Yahoo News Harriet Walter Joins Cast Of Call The Midwife As Sister Ursula
Dame Harriet Walter has joined the cast of Call the Midwife.
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The 65-year-old actress has landed the role of Sister Ursula in the period drama, which will return to screens next year, but her alter-ego’s arrival doesn’t go down too well with the other nuns and Nonnatus House will descent into chaos.
Writer Heidi Thomas told the RadioTimes.com: “It’s back to earth with a bump for our beloved midwives as they return from their magical Christmas mission trip to South Africa.
"It is now 1962, and in a rapidly changing world, the arrival of Sister Ursula - superbly played by Dame Harriet Walter - brings new challenges to Nonnatus House.
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"Tears are shed, and bonds reinforced, as the team pull together as never before.”
While her character is having a hard time settling in, Harriet has been made to feel like she’s part of the family since her arrival on set alongside Helen George, Charlotte Ritchie, Emerald Fennell, Jenny Agutter and Judy Parfitt.
She said of her new role: “As an actor I’ve been made to feel one of the family from the start.”
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The sixth series is set to be filled with plenty of tears, emotion and heart-warming moments as Miranda Hart, who took a one-year hiatus in 2014, will reprise her role as Camilla ‘Chummy’ Fortescue-Cholmeley-Browne next year.
She’ll also make a brief appearance in the Christmas special, which will air on December 25, in five months’ time.
