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Scott Mills was forced to issue a live apology on Thursday morning after holding a full-blown ‘funeral service’ for Call The Midwife on his Radio 2 show.
The Radio 2 presenter, 51, devoted an entire segment of his Breakfast Show to reports claiming the BBC series would come to an end after its fifteenth season next year.
Treating the news with dramatic flair, Scott played sombre funeral-style music and even opened a phone line for devastated fans to call in and share their heartbreak.
However things got awkward after he was told only moments later that the beloved drama hadn’t been axed after all.
Opening the segment, he declared: ‘This morning, we woke up to the news that the show that never ends is indeed ending. I am sorry if this is how you are finding out.’
As he confirmed the series in question was Call the Midwife, he added: ‘It is ending, the fifteenth series will be the last one.
Scott Mills was forced to issue a live apology on Thursday morning after holding a full-blown ‘funeral service’ for Call The Midwife on his Radio 2 show – but the drama hadn’t been axed
The Radio 2 presenter, 51, devoted an entire segment of his Breakfast Show to reports claiming the BBC series would come to an end after its fifteenth season next year (pictured in January)
‘We opened our phone lines to offer you support in these times because we’ve all laughed and cried and gasped at some of the births. Lots of you have been messaging in and using the helpline.’
Listeners flooded the show with emotional voice notes, reminiscing about the programme’s most memorable moments.
One even expressed hope the series might return, to which Scott firmly replied: ‘No it won’t.’
But just ten minutes later, Scott was forced to backtrack dramatically after being handed a statement from BBC bosses live on air.
Sounding sheepish, he said: ‘Good Morning, I may have done a bad thing here so I’m going to read this prepared statement from the BBC which I’ve just received.’
He then read word-for-word a response from the BBC, which said: ‘The BBC would like to reassure fans that Call The Midwife will remain at the heart of the BBC for years to come.
‘As previously announced, there are two Christmas specials, a new series, a film and prequel series, before a sixteenth series in due course. Call the Midwife isn’t going anywhere!’
Originally, The Daily Star reported the long-running show was set to wrap after its fifteenth series in 2026.
Opening the segment, he declared: ‘This morning, we woke up to the news that the show that never ends is indeed ending. I am sorry if this is how you are finding out’ (Linda Bassett and Helen George pictured on the show)
As he confirmed the series in question was Call the Midwife, he added: ‘It is ending, the fifteenth series will be the last one’ (Bryony Hannah, Jessica Raine, and Helen George pictured on the show)
A source told the publication: ‘After years of drama and countless births, Call The Midwife is coming to an end.
‘The team have decided it’s time to draw the show to a close and bow out.
‘This is the last we’ll see of these much-loved characters. Storylines will tie up a lot of loose ends.’
But the BBC has made it clear the drama, which regularly draws in up to 11 million viewers and has won multiple awards, has no plans to hang up its midwifery bags just yet.
And there’s even more to look forward to.
Earlier this year, The Sun revealed a prequel series is in the works, set during World War II and expected to explore the origins of some of the show’s best-loved characters.
The BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show is broadcast weekly on weekdays.
Since Zoe Ball’s departure in December 2024, Scott took over the show from January 2025, hosting in that exact weekday morning slot.
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