Scott Mills forced to issue on-air apology over BBC blunder

Scott Mills forced to issue on-air apology over BBC blunderSource: BBC

Transcript

00:00This morning we woke up to the news that the show that never ends is indeed ending.

00:06I'm so sorry if you hadn't heard before, we did mention it much earlier in the show.

00:11And I'm, well I'm sorry if this is how you're finding out.

00:16I hate to be the one to break it to you, but the next season of Call the Midwife will apparently be its last.

00:24Obviously there's the film and the prequel series, but it will end.

00:29It is ending.

00:30It feels like it's quite a long one.

00:3215th series will be the final one.

00:36We opened our phone lines this morning to offer you support in these times.

00:41Good morning, I may have done a bad thing here, so I'm now going to read from this prepared statement from the BBC, which I just received.

00:51The BBC would like to reassure fans that Call the Midwife will remain at the heart of the BBC for years to come.

00:57As previously announced, there are two Christmas specials, a new series, a film and prequel series, before a 16th series in due course.

01:07Call the Midwife is not going anywhere.