First look at Call the Midwife series 5 episode 3: prejudice, new housemates and gardening gloves

Call the Midwife is threatening to be an almighty tear-jerker this week. Not that you'd necessarily know it from these preview pictures.

Sister Monica Joan can be seen sporting muddy gardening gloves, while life looks on the up for Patsy as Delia finally appears to move in to Nonnatus House.

But there is upset on the horizon as Sister Winifred is forced to question her beliefs, a young woman is cast aside from society and illness threatens Poplar as a warm summer approaches...

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Call the Midwife continues on Sunday at 8:00pm on BBC1