8. Christmas Special 2018 (2018)
As Poplar prepares for Christmas, the nuns leave for the Mother House to vote in a new mother superior and to help care for a group of Chinese orphans. Meanwhile, Trixie returns to Poplar refreshed and is shocked to discover that many mothers no longer want to give birth at home.
Release date: 2018-12-25
User rating:
6.5 / 10
2 votes
Episode number: 8
Runtime: 89 minutes
Guest stars
Helen George
as Trixie Franklin
Jenny Agutter
as Sister Julienne
Judy Parfitt
as Sister Monica Joan
Linda Bassett
as Phyllis Crane
Annabelle Apsion
as Violet Buckle
Alice Brown
as Angela Turner
Ella Bruccoleri
as Sister Frances
Fenella Woolgar
as Sister Hilda
Georgie Glen
as Millicent Higgins
Victoria Yeates
as Sister Winifred
Max Macmillan
as Timothy Turner
Stephen McGann
as Patrick Turner
Cliff Parisi
as Fred Buckle
Laura Main
as Shelagh Turner
Vanessa Redgrave
as Mature Jennifer Worth (voice)
Jennifer Kirby
as Valerie Dyer
Leonie Elliott
as Lucille Anderson
Daniel Laurie
as Reggie Jackson
Bronwyn James
as Mavis Holler
Andy Beckwith
as Nolly Watling
Marty Cruikshank
as Mother Jesu Emanuel
Jack Shalloo
as Bobby Holler
Margaret Jackman
as Elderly Nun
Yvonne O'Grady
as Ward Sister
Miriam Margolyes
as Sister Mildred
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
April Rae Hoang - May Tang, Christy Sullivan - Lena Trembley, Elizabeth Costerton - Mandy, Wilson Blomfield - Neil, Ellie Gee - Denise, David Hartley - Billy Tremblay