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Helen's character Trixie has become a cornerstone of Call the Midwife and viewers were delighted to finally see her marry Matthew and find happiness. Many fans left messages of support in the comments section of Helen's post, sharing their feelings after watching the milestone episode for Trixie.
In Series 11 she begins dating Matthew Aylward. However, Trixie's departure to care for her seriously ill godmother in Portofino forces them to put their blossoming relationship on hold.
Call the Midwife fans are thrilled that Trixie Franklin is finally getting the happy ending that she deserves as she ties the knot with fiance Matthew Aylward in the Call the Midwife season 12 finale.
In the 2022 Christmas Special Trixie returns to Poplar. Matthew continually tries to propose to her, but the moment is always ruined.
Call The Midwife fans have eagerly awaited the season 12 finale, which will see Nurse Trixie Franklin (played by Helen George) finally marry her longtime love, Matthew Aylward (Olly Rix).
However, after a relatively bumpy time in the latest season, Trixie and Matthew did actually get married in episode 8. It's been weeks of build up and a delayed finale but the time finally arrived to see Call the Midwife's Trixie (Helen George) and Matthew (Olly Rix) tie the knot..
Back then he was married to another woman and his wife was pregnant with their first child. However, tragedy struck when she was diagnosed with, and later died from, leukaemia. Widowed and a single father he rebuilt his life with the help of Trixie, who had been his late wife's midwife.
Previously, Trixie had briefly left Call the Midwife in season 11 when her godmother was ill and Italy and she went to care for her. However, her departure was never permanent and came about as Helen George went on maternity leave.
At the beginning of Season Four, Tom proposes to Trixie and she accepts, but later breaks off the engagement upon learning Tom was going to be assigned to a new parish in Newcastle as she didn't think she'd be able to accompany him and to be the sort of wife a reverend needs.
Helen George had to take time off, but she's coming back with a bang. Call the Midwife's Trixie Franklin left halfway through series 11, due to actress Helen George's pregnancy. But you can rest assured that she is returning for some big storylines in series 12, which is currently filming now.
Actress Helen explained why this could be the reason Trixie and Matthew will not have children of their own. Speaking on the abundance of babies, she said: "I think they should get a dog. I really think we need a dog as a lead character in the show.
In the series, Trixie was seen travelling to Italy to care for her godmother. The star's pregnancy was not written into the show, so using some clever camera trickery and props, Helen was able to conceal her growing baby bump.
Following the Call the Midwife series 12 finale, Leonie confirmed that she had indeed left the show via social media, leaving us at Digital Spy dismayed at the low-key and sudden departure of such a fan-favourite character.
Trixie is a self-confessed alcoholic who now enjoys sobriety and has been single since the break-down of her relationship with Christopher Dockerill. She shows a real flare for understanding the medical aspects of her day-to-day midwifery and nursing care.
Helen George was pregnant while filming Call the Midwife series seven – but you wouldn't know it. The actress, who plays Nurse Trixie Franklin, gave birth to her daughter Wren in September 2017. But Nonnatus House's most glamorous midwife never revealed any kind of baby bump.
Ferris reportedly left the show due to a hectic production schedule and a lack of time for her personal life. "Making the decision to leave Call the Midwife was a wrench," she told Radio Times.
Call The Midwife's Leonie Elliott confirms exit from BBC drama after six years as fans gutted.
They met when filming the BBC series in South Africa in 2016; and now they now live together with their daughters, five-year-old Wren Ivy and one-year-old Lark in London.
After having her child taken from her, Mary's mental health broke down very quickly and she snatched the Redmond's newborn daughter Gillian from her pram outside her house. It is revealed that Mary has gone back to prostituting herself, though she is not under a pimp, and is homeless.
The couple eventually decide to find a flat together and Patsy moves out of Nonnatus House. Tragically, just after they moved, Delia was involved in a traffic accident in the Series Four finale, leaving her with amnesia and no memory of Patsy.
After a few moments, he hears a faint thumping sound, and allows Shelagh to listen, and she's relieved to find the baby is still alive. In the final episode of Series Six, Shelagh picks Sister Julienne to be her midwife.
After dealing with a mother who has Huntington's disease which has left her unable to care for her children, Trixie breaks off her relationship with Christopher out of concern for Alexandra, and she relapses into alcoholism.
Clip: Season 11 Episode 3 | 1m 32s | Matthew finds a moment in the rain to get a little closer to Trixie.
After a rather uneventful first 45 minutes, things took a turn in the space of a few minutes, with the crash, which saw Dr Turner and Shelagh rush to Lizzie's aid, her death and then Dr Turner hastily delivering her baby safely, as Lizzie's partner was left distraught.