Helen George had to take time off, but she's coming back with a bang.
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.
Helen, has been playing Trixie in Call The Midwife since 2015, quickly establishing herself as firm favourite amongst fans. As Helen gave birth to her baby daughter, Trixie made a scripted exit from the show, with her absence from Nonnatus House being explained by her going to stay with a relative abroad.
Over summer, the actress had teased a "surprise" for Trixie in the upcoming Christmas special episode. In season 11, fans saw Trixie leave Nonnatus House to care for her ill godmother amid her blossoming romance with Matthew.
Is Trixie back for season 12 of Call the Midwife? Yes! It was revealed earlier this year that fan favourite Helen George, who plays Trixie Franklin, had started filming once again after taking a break from the show mid-way through season 11 to go on maternity leave with her second daughter, Lark.
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.
Call the Midwife's Trixie and Matthew marry – but it's not smooth sailing. It's the episode (and wedding) we've all been waiting for. 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.
Share this: 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).
Vicar Tom Hereward is impressed with how well Trixie handles the situation and proposes to her - and she accepts. After Tom is told by his bishop that he will be reassigned to a parish in Newcastle, Trixie breaks off the engagement as she doesn't feel she will be able to accompany him.
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.
However, disaster struck when Nurse Barbara died of sepsis in series seven in one of the show's most memorable, and heart-breaking scenes. Tom left Poplar and went off to Papua New Guinea to grieve for his wife as Jack Ashton bowed out of Call The Midwife, which is now airing on PBS in the USA.
Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter. Actor Helen George has announced her split from partner Jack Ashton, who she met while starring with him on BBC One's series Call The Midwife.
Call the Midwife has said goodbye to a fan-favourite. Leonie Elliott, who played Lucille Anderson in the BBC series, has confirmed she has now left the period drama, just a few days after season 12 came to an end.
Helen George returns to the small screen, but only on the big screen...
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.
The moment in question came towards the end of the episode which saw beloved character Nurse Phyllis Crane, played by Linda Bassett, being told by a panel of doctors that she may be now too old to continue work as a midwife.
Hart quit the show during series four due to work commitments, with Chummy being sent to a mother and baby unit to explain her absence. She went on to star in action movie Spy alongside Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law.
Barbara soon becomes very ill with meningococcal septicemia and dies, Tom and Phyllis were at her bedside. Tom does not appear in Series 8 as he joined Barbara's father on his mission in New Guinea.
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She starred as the lead character Jenny Lee in the first three series of the BBC One drama Call the Midwife. On 9 March 2014, it was announced that Raine was leaving the show at the end of series three to pursue a film career in the United States.
The former couple, who are best known for their roles as Trixie Franklin and Tom Hereward in the BBC drama, first began dating in 2016. Helen and Jack later went on to welcome two children together, Wren in 2017 and Lark in 2021.
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Helen George may be known for her glamourous portrayal of Nurse Trixie Franklin in Call the Midwife, but away from screens, the actress is a doting mum of two young girls.
Season 12 of Call The Midwife finally gives Trixie the happy ending she richly deserves. However, there are a lot of organizational issues, tragedy befalling a patient, and stressors leading all the way up until the actual ceremony.
Trixie will take a pregnant pause
Helen George, the actress who plays Trixie, was pregnant while filming season 7. Thanks to the magic of television and a creative wardrobe department you probably won't even be able to tell. But Helen had to take a break for a couple of episodes for the birth of her daughter Wren.
One mainstay has been Nurse Trixie, played by Helen George, who has been part of the show's core cast since the very first season. So, naturally, many fans were made understandably nervous by Trixie's sudden exit at the end of episode 5 of season 11.