Call The Midwife confirms it will return for at least THREE more seasons

Call The Midwife has confirmed the much-loved drama will return for three more series ahead of its series 10 premiere on Sunday.

Fans of the show will be delighted as BBC bosses – who had already announced series 11 –  have now confirmed a further two.

Filming for the next series will begin soon and is slated to air next year, as insiders report that the coming series will cover the years 1967-1969.

A TV source told the Sun: ‘Call The Midwife may have been around for nearly a decade but it is still going strong and providing the Beeb with a Sunday night ratings winner.

‘There was no way the corporation were going to axe a show which has such a strong following and so much more scope for story lines.’

‘Continuing the show into series 12 and 13 sees the programme enter one of the most exciting periods in recent history.’

They added that there is no sign of the long-running series winding down due to the success it has provided for the broadcaster.

Fans have been given a first look at the upcoming 10th series as Nonnatus House tackles the perils of nuclear testing and the joy of the 1966 World Cup.

Images show star Helen George in character as Nurse Trixie after she lands a promotion to become Sister at a private hospital. 

In the first look images, star Helen can be seen in character as Nurse Beatrix Franklin, donning her smart new nurses uniform after landing her new job as a Sister.    

Call The Midwife regularly attracts more than 10million viewers making it one of the most successful shows on British TV.

But it has only ever won one Bafta award, the Radio Times Audience Award in 2013, which was voted for by members of the public.

It has not received a single nomination since that year in any category, with the Best Drama award often going to thrillers such as Peaky Blinders or Broadchurch.   

The show was written and created by Heidi Thomas based on the memoirs of a nurse.