'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 11 Episode 7

It’s hard to believe we’re already up to the penultimate episode of this season’s Call the Midwife! When last we were in Poplar, our friends were dealing with arty squatters, a reclusive clairvoyant with a serious health issue and Dr. Turner was trying to get a measles vaccination trial off the ground. If your memory needs refreshing, all the details can be found in this recap.

This week the neighborhood is preparing for Bonfire Night, so we know we’re in early November. You may recall that last time, a raven had found its way into Nonnatus House and Sister Monica Joan was sure it was an omen of death. Well, she and her new spiritual advisor Mrs. Greenhalgh may not have been wrong. More on that later…

Let’s begin with Sister Frances and her patient Carole Reece (Ellie-May Sheridan), a teenage foster child with a baby boy of her own. Her son Dean is suffering from eczema and Frances is determined to give the struggling new mum a little extra support; particularly since Carole is set to move into her own council flat as soon as she turns 16.

Carole’s foster mum confides to Sister Frances that boys have been coming around at all hours to lead her young charge astray. She’s concerned what will happen when there’s no one there to chase these eager lads away. Frances informs Carole that she can have a contraceptive coil (IUD) fitted, but the teen is having none of it. She says she’s done with boys, but Frances doesn’t really believe her.