Call the Midwife: Season Six Recap and Reaction

First of all, I just wanted to say, I called that. Back in my review of season three, I said that despite the odds Shelagh (Laura Main) would get pregnant and I was right. She did get pregnant, but it was not an easy pregnant. She nearly went into premature labor before her fifth month, but after that nasty scare, things went well and she even managed a natural delivery, with (despite this not being the norm) her husband right there. They had a healthy baby boy in the finale, though we don't know his name.
Now to the plots. Thank goodness Sister Ursula (Dame Harriet Walker) didn't last long. She was too firm with her rules on short appointment times and unfeeling nature toward the patients. And if they didn't follow her rules, she would dock their pay. It wasn't until a baby nearly died because Barbara (Charlotte Ritchie) couldn't complete a thorough exam that Sister Ursula changed her ways and moved back to the Mother House returning Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) to her rightful place.
We had a domestic violence plot line, still painfully too relevant today, another timely one on dealing with a sudden disability, and the arrival of the birth control pill, which went horribly for one young mother, the self-effect of blood clots claimed her life. We also had two different cultures struggling to be the minority in a white world, including the touchy and controversial subject of female circumcision. There also was another heart-wrenching episode where a poor mother abandoned by her husband nearly gives up her infant for adoption.
We also have the personal relationships of the characters, Barbara and Tom (Jack Ashton, who needs to wear his shirt less) get married, as Barbara's father (a cleric) was transferred to another country and she always dreamed of him marrying her. Trixie (Helen George) also has a new romantic interest, the kind dentist, Dr. Dockerill (Jack Hawkins) who is divorced with a young daughter. But he is far more suited to her, driving a sports car. And she's good with his daughter, just as we all knew she would be. And then there is poor Sister Mary Cynthia (Bryony Hannah) who suffers a further breakdown after the violent husband in episode one. She is taken to a mental hospital where she is forced to undergo electric shock therapy. Fortunately, Sister Julienne is able to get her transferred to somewhere far more humane. Her stay in the dreadful hospital caused Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) much distress.
And Patsy's (Emerald Fennell's) father was dying so she had to leave to care for him. And Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett) nearly killed a boy with her car, though fortunately, he made a swift and full recovery.
Again, this show is one of the best on television, probably of all time, dealing with a multitude of issues, most still relevant today. The performances, from both the regulars and guest stars, are excellent, and everything such as the music, set decoration, cinematography and editing is in place. And this season ended happily, which I love. Grade: A-