Jenny Agutter has admitted she was unconvinced by the Christmas episode of Call The Midwife as she didn’t think the storyline was up to scratch with some of the stronger plots.
The Railyway Children star, who plays Sister Julienne in the BBC period drama, said that it had been a very different sort of episode to fit with the festive theme.
She explained: “I didn’t think it was as strong as the other stories have been, in a way only because it had to be quite broad and draw everybody in.
“It was different, unlike episode one [of series four] which was very specifically about an issue at that particular time, child neglect. Not that that isn’t still the issue today, but it’s been very focused on particular stories.”
Jenny added that the show’s action moving into the Sixties meant taking a different tack to what previous series have concentrated on.
She said: “This series was very much about the beginning of the Sixties, and with that, you see all the wonderful opportunities that people start to have; you have the NHS and you start to take things for granted.
“Then the other side of that, there’s quite a lot of anguish; suddenly one looks at the rotten parts of society, realising how bigoted people are; realising how stuck one is with certain things. It’s the beginning of ‘What about me?’. And that brings with it a sort of discontent.”
Call The Midwife Series 4 DVD is available now.
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