10 March 2023
Call the Midwife
If you watched the recent series of ‘Call the Midwife’ on Sunday evenings on BBC1, you may have noticed an episode that featured a character with psoriasis. We are very proud to say that we worked with the BBC to help them tell Gerard’s psoriasis story. Incidentally, the episode was also set in 1968, which is the year the Psoriasis Association was founded.
Gerard’s eldest son Joey has been caring for his father ever since and is fearful the family will
be split up. However, Joey is in fact suffering with undiagnosed
Leukaemia, which eventually gets diagnosed and the nonnatus team discover the
full extent of Joey's homelife. Joey is admitted to hospital for
treatment and Gerard finally has his skin condition diagnosed and his treatment
starts.
Feedback from the episode has been hugely positive with people praising its realism and highlighting some of the issues faced by those with psoriasis. It was such a privilege to work with the team on the episode as well as to rediscover our archives from the year we were founded!
If you
haven’t managed to watch the episode yet, it is available on BBC iPlayer –
Season 12, episode 6. Let us know your feedback afterwards!