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Christmas Special ()

Christmas Special 2016 (original title)
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A group from Nonnatus House travels overseas in order to assist a struggling clinic in South Africa.

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Mature Jennifer Worth (voice)
Alice Brown ...
Angela Turner
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Shelagh Turner
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Dr. Patrick Turner
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Timothy Turner
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Sister Julienne
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Sister Winifred
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Sister Monica Joan
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Nurse Trixie Franklin
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Fred Buckle
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Nurse Delia Busby
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Tom Hereward
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Nurse Phyllis Crane
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Nurse Barbara Gilbert
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Sister Mary Cynthia
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Nurse Patsy Mount
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Violet Buckle
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S.A.P.S Sergeant
Dries Botha ...
S.A.P.S Constable
Amy Anley ...
Sister Edith
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Sister Gertrude
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Dr. Myra Fitzsimmonds
Sive Gubangxa ...
Roza (as Sivenkosi Gubangxo)
Phumla Stamper ...
Grandmother
Vusumzi Ntshanga ...
Innocent
Nicholate Ngongoshe ...
Fezeka
Zanele Radau ...
Constance
Thando Guma ...
Abel
Shane Soetland ...
Matthias
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Mr. Starke
Jennifer Pau ...
Roza's Mother

Directed by

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Syd Macartney

Written by

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Heidi Thomas ... (created and written by)
 
Jennifer Worth ... (inspired by the memoirs of)

Produced by

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Adam Friedlander ... south african producer
Pippa Harris ... executive producer
Elizabeth Kilgarriff ... executive producer: BBC
Alan Shearer ... line producer
Heidi Thomas ... executive producer / producer (showrunner)
Alec Thorne ... line producer
Ann Tricklebank ... producer

Music by

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Maurizio Malagnini

Cinematography by

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Stuart Biddlecombe ... director of photography
Michael Snyman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mary Finlay

Editorial Department

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Drew Armstrong ... i/o co-ordinator
David Chisholm ... on-line editor
Theresa Crooks ... digital intermediate coordinator
Arthur Davis ... assembly editor
Alice Jowitt ... data i/o: operator
Mellissa Lo ... trailer editor
Jateen Patel ... colourist

Casting By

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Christa Schamberger
Rebecca Wright

Production Design by

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Sarah-Jane Prentice

Art Direction by

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Keith Slote ... supervising art director
Kiera Tudway

Set Decoration by

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Lesley Jooste ... co decorator

Costume Design by

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Maggie Chappelhow

Makeup Department

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Juliette Argent ... make-up and hair daily
Toni Lee ... hair & make-up artist
Karon Mathers ... hair & make-up artist
Stella O'Farrell ... make-up & hair designer / prosthetics designer
Lucy Willis ... daily hair stylist
Ray Marston ... Wig Maker (uncredited)

Production Management

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Vanessa Joan Haupt ... production manager
Heidi Mount ... post-production supervisor
Luke Wilkinson ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Grantly Butters ... first assistant director
James Crestani ... second assistant director
Joy Hoes ... second AD assistant
Bryony Jackson ... second AD assistant
Hayley Westray ... base assistant director
Ronald Hoskins ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jess Alexander ... graphic designer
Ben Bagley ... property master
Michele Barfoot ... property master
Dave Blacker ... props
Roddy Dolan ... dressing propman
John Hajdukiewicz ... props storeman
Sara Hayward ... standby art director
Charlie King ... assistant art director
Rob King ... art department assistant
Richard Pugh ... props: dailies
Roxanne Rousseaux ... petty cash buyer (as Roxanne Farnham)
Richard Rowntree ... additional greens: Palmbrokers
John Ryan ... standby carpenter
Alexandra Slade ... production buyer

Sound Department

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Joe Beal ... sound effects editor
Tom Deane ... dialogue editor
Claire Hesom ... boom operator
Martin Jensen ... re-recording mixer
Diethard Keck ... sound mixer (as Dieter Keck)
Roger Slater ... sound mixer
Anna Wright ... foley recordist
Saoirse Christopherson ... adr editor (uncredited)
Simon Diggins ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Sarah Elias ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Catherine Thomas ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kevin Bitters ... special effects supervisor: South Africa
Ed Smith ... special effects supervisor
Julie Bentley ... snow effects consultant (uncredited)
Gerry Glynn ... snow effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Alan Banis ... visual effects supervisor
Sonny Hamberg ... visual effects artist
Christian Lindholm ... matte painter
Johan Rosenberg ... compositor
Kristian Talajic ... visual effects artist
Sean Wheelan ... visual effects producer
Erica Winkler ... visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kingsley Amadi ... digital imaging technician
John Attwood ... gaffer
Stuart Biddlecombe ... director of photography: UK unit
Paddy Blake ... camera operator: "a" camera
Paul Boshoff ... second assistant camera
Lee Brinkley ... lighting technician
Brandon Daniels ... best boy lights
Mark Forster ... key grip
Jayson Hunte ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mbuyiselo Jantjies ... spark
Andrew Luscombe ... first assistant camera
Riyaad Majiet ... best boy
Lesley Manuel ... gaffer
Djuma Masudi ... best boy grip
Craig Palmer ... lighting technician
Clive Shirlaw ... digital imaging technician
Coco Van Oppens ... still photographer
Patrick Vrieslaar ... electrician
Richi Holt ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Gareth Hughes ... director of photography: second unit, dailies (uncredited)
Laurentiu Maria ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Candice Maree ... extras coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mandy Cole ... assistant costume designer
Jen Davies ... principal costume standby
Mkhululi Dukuza ... wardrobe assistant
Andy Fordham ... prop costume maker
Nina Hasse ... key costumer
Rebecca Jempson ... costume standby
Sarah McGovern ... costume assistant
Maryke Nel ... set costumer
Clare Ramsell ... principle uniforms
Philip Stapelberg ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Sam Courtnage ... Unit Manager: dailies
Katy Fyfe ... location manager
Jayson Snyman ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Laurence Anslow ... digital recordist
Sam Jones ... composer assistant
Peter Salem ... composer: original theme
Patrick Savage ... musician
Jehan Stefan ... booth reader
Vicki Williams ... music supervisor
Warren Zielinski ... concertmaster
Jehan Stefan ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Amanda Lean ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mark William Russell ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Mogammad Angus ... set medic
Paul Fullerton ... assistant accountant
Jacqueline Graham ... production accountant
Stephanie Johnson ... assistant production coordinator
Kaci Page ... assistant production co-ordinator
Helen Revington ... unit nurse
Harriet Sams ... production assistant
Fergus Wright ... health and safety advisor

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

As Christmas 1962 approaches Sister Julienne gets a call from the Hope Clinic, a mission hospital in South Africa, in danger of closure due to under-staffing on the eve of a much needed polio vaccination programme. Along with a group of midwives, the Turners, Fred and Tom, she arrives at the clinic to assist its lone medic, Myra Fitzsimmons, and they are shocked by the lack of supplies and the rudimentary conditions, with Phyllis delivering a baby under a tree in the desert. They also encounter Apartheid and dysentery, caused by the lack of clean water. Worst of all Dr Myra is convinced she has cancer. Before they return to England Trixie has performed a Caesarean, Sister Julienne has persuaded a gruff white land owner to run a fresh water pipe-line through his property and Dr Turner has good news for Myra, all allowing the clinic to continue. At the same time Barbara and Tom have good news of their own Written by don @ minifie-1

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Also Known As
  • Christmas Special (United States)
Runtime
  • 89 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Helen George (Trixie) and Jack Ashton (Tom) were in a relationship when this episode aired. Later they had a daughter together. In the episode, Trixie gives Tom advice as to how to propose to Barbara, played by Charlotte Ritchie. See more »
Goofs When Phyllis is helping the woman giving birth by the tree she asks her to kneel to facilitate the process, but after she does the camera shows Phyllis talking and the woman appears still standing even though she knelt in the previous take. See more »
Soundtracks The Loco-Motion See more »
Quotes Dr. Myra Fitzsimmonds: When people have no love to live for, it's so very easy to fill that void with hate.
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