They returned to our screens for a Christmas special, now the midwives of yesteryear head into the 1960s in a new series.

Look out for Kentish sights as BBC One’s hugely popular Sunday night drama series, Call the Midwife – which attracts 10 million viewers – returns on Sundays on BBC One at 8pm.

Crew and cast, including Helen George, Charlotte Ritchie, Emerald Fennell, Jenny Agutter and Pam Ferris, were back at Chatham’s 80-acre Historic Dockyard in the autumn to film the latest series of the drama, which is set in the East End of London.

This time, the midwives have a new look with more flattering uniforms as they cycle into 1961.

Patsy (Emerald Fennell) helps deliver a baby born with severe deformities, and when the father struggles to cope with his new daughter’s needs, the sisters rally round to support the family.

Trixie (Helen George) teaches a keep fit class which results in a medical
emergency and also reminds her that her patients need to be taught more about their bodies.

And if you’d like to sample the life of the midwives and nuns at Nonnatus, you too can head into the 1960s with a tour of the set.

Satisfying the need for nostalgia, the dockyard’s Call the Midwife location tours, with afternoon tea, start again this spring.

You’ll be greeted by your very own 'midwife' and see the locations used in filming the series.

You can follow in the bicycle tracks of the girls as they head along the cobbles and listen to entertaining stories of what it was like to be an extra on the set.

The tours, which are on Sundays, are at 2pm and start on Sunday, April 17.

For details and to book, visit www.thedockyard.co.uk