CALL The Midwife fans have branded the latest plot, which tackles the problem with black mould, a "state of affairs" and claimed "we’re now in 2024 and nothing has changed",
Viewers were taken aback at how relevant the storyline was in today's times despite the show being set over 50 years ago.
The emotional episode saw Shelagh Turner (Laura Main) confronting a welfare officer after she learned about a young mother living with deadly black mould in her flat.
After the instalment aired, Call The Midwife fans took to X(Twitter) and discussed the story's relevance in 2024.
One user penned: “Watching #CallTheMidwife with the damp storyline.
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"Funny that we’re now in 2024, and nothing has changed! Council/social/housing associations not interested."
Another wrote: “I love #CallTheMidwife, but it’s a sad state of affairs that completely avoidable situations such as mould-induced respiratory disease are still around now."
A third typed: “Mould + oxygen tents + nurses strikes - tonight's #CallTheMidwife could have been set today!"
A fourth chimed: “Given recent news stories concerning mould in social housing and issues tenants have been facing with private landlords taking advantage of their tenants' circumstances, this @CallTheMidwife1 story could be lifted straight out of today. #CallTheMidwife.”
While another added: “People still living in these atrocious conditions. Why? #Mold #HousingCrisis #CallTheMidwife."
During the BBC episode, the young mother called Edna had been abandoned by her husband and was struggling to cope as the dampness in her flat made her daughter very ill.
She was keen to ensure that a healthcare visitor didn't discover the mould in the bedroom, but Sister Veronica, played by Rebecca Gethings, was horrified when she found it while checking up on the sick girl.
Edna’s little girl and new baby were hospitalised as she despaired: "It’s a filthy, stinking, mould-ridden world that makes my children sick - and me ashamed of the way I have to live."
The young mum disclosed that she had thoroughly cleaned the house repeatedly, but the mould viciously returned time and time again.
Not wanting to feel like a beggar, Edna denied herself any assistance, but thankfully, the midwives took matters into their own hands.
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After Shelagh heard about the young mother's troubles, she made a very forceful visit to the housing officer.
The nurse stormed into his office and scolded him for the conditions the family were living in while insisting that he take action immediately.
While Shelagh demanded action, he seemed unmoved that children were being hospitalised over the mould, but she assured him that the nurses were.
Call The Midwife has never shied away from highlighting controversial stories which still have relevance today.
Last year, fans of the show were left horrified at an appalling domestic abuse storyline after Mrs Talbot confessed to Sister Veronica that her home life was far from rosy as she attempted to seek a way out of her abusive marriage.
Call The Midwife airs on BBC One on Sunday nights at 8pm.
