Call the Midwife set in 1971 as Trixie opposes new health rules

Call the Midwife returns to BBC One at 8pm set in 1971, with the decimal coin now in circulation and Nonnatus House braced for another year of traumatising work. Trixie (Helen George) stands up to the Board of Health’s threatening new rules, newly qualified Sister Catherine (Molly Vevers) is thrown in at the deep end with a patient who can’t stop vomiting, and the Poplar women’s liberation march features in the episode.

Earlier on the evening, ITV1’s The Floor at 7pm sees 73 contestants vying to win more squares and reach the final for a shot at a £50,000 cash prize, while Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down at 7.45pm challenges potters to make a pair of bookends in a round described as frequently emotional by judge Keith Brymer Jones.

At 9pm BBC One’s The Night Manager follows undercover Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston), who has seemingly gained the trust of Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva) after hoovering up his drugs and nearly drowning in his pool — will he be able to find proof of the supervillain being in cahoots with British intelligence?

At the same hour BBC Two concludes its two-part true‑crime re-examination The Million Pound Shaman Scam, in which victims of faith‑healing fraudster Juliette D’Souza seek justice. Also at 9pm ITV1’s Red Eye sees assassin Fox (Tom Forbes) turn a grounded flight into a battleground, including makeshift surgery and a bold murder that reveals a shadowy mastermind.

Key Topics

Culture, Poplar, Women's Liberation, Juliette D'souza, Helen George