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Call The Midwife viewers call for Reggie to become a regular

Character stole the show in the return of the drama

By Kaggie Hyland

Call The Midwife aired its first episode of series six on BBC One, taking us back to the rundown district of Poplar in 60s London.

And it’s safe to say, viewers were more than prepared for the Sunday evening show:

New midwife Valerie Dyer (Jennifer Kirby) arrived at Nonnatus House as a breath of fresh air, while at the other end of the spectrum, we saw Sister Mary Cynthia (Bryony Hannah) in a despondent state at a psychiatric facility.

But in the midst of drying our eyes, we were also relishing the warm and fuzzy feeling of the show:

The opening episode saw Fred’s (Cliff Parisi) cousin Ivy (Kate Williams) die at the local church, leaving her son Reggie (Daniel Laurie), who has Down’s syndrome, with nowhere to live.

And people’s hearts were broken:

Then as a temporary arrangement, Fred invited Reggie to stay at his home.

But all alone at home, Reggie inadvertently turned the gas on and we were fearing for his life:

And when he was bullied by the neighbourhood men, we felt the anger surging through our veins:

The internet collectively wanted to adopt Reggie:

Fred went to view an asylum to see if it would make a possible home for Reggie, but of course, we were having none of it:

But after recommendations from Dr Turner (Stephen McGann), Fred found another place for Reggie – one that looked much nicer and housed other people with Down’s syndrome…

Some fans were so enamoured with Reggie they want him to return…

You are an amazing actor. had me in tears 🙂 I do hope we see more of Reggie on call the midwife and more from you on TV

– Anthony Beechey (@AntSchmant)

Can Reggie stay with Fred and Violet and be a recurring character on Call the Midwife????

– Sion Jesse (@sejhammer)

well played that man. I was hoping Reggie could have stayed with Fred&Violet  

– rowena (@rowsays)

Kaggie Hyland
Editor-in-Chief