'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 11 Episode 4

Believe it or not, we’ve already reached the halfway point of Call the Midwife Season 11. A heatwave has settled over Poplar when, just last week, spring showers were softly falling on attendees of the Nonnatus House centenary celebration. Nurse Corrigan befriended a homeless man with a serious alcohol addiction and Nurse Crane supported a young woman with a big decision to make about her future. The full recap can be found here if you need a refresher.

Moving on to this week’s adventures, our resident entrepreneur, Fred Buckle, has purchased a rather large number of ice lollies just in time for the stifling heat. Violet is skeptical that he can shift them, so the couple makes a wager. If he can sell them all by the end of the day, Fred gets a steak dinner; if he can’t, he must clean Violet’s shop.

Reggie discovers their store freezer is broken, so the two men gather up all the lollies and give them away to friends and neighbors before they melt. Sister Monica Joan is particularly appreciative of the chilly confection. Can you imagine how uncomfortable wearing a nun’s habit in extreme heat must be?

Of course, Violet finds out pretty quickly how Fred “emptied the freezer”. As a punishment for his deception, Mrs. Buckle eats his steak dinner in front of her husband.