CALL The Midwife viewers have worked out a shocking exit for a fan favourite.
The teaser for next week’s episode of the show hints that one of fans' favourite nuns could be leaving Nonnatus House.
The religious medical drama revealed that Nurse Crane may be facing her final days.
Viewers watched horrified at the devastating domestic abuse storyline that unfolded in tonight’s episode.
A woman was raped and beaten by her own husband - and police could do nothing for her.
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At the time of the show it wasn’t considered a crime.
The BBC show’s Twitter account shared: "Shockingly, the crime of rape within a marriage did not exist in English law until the 1990s, and was first laid out explicitly under the Sexual Offences Act 2003."
Meanwhile Nurse Crane offered some much-needed support to young mum Nancy.
She also helped look out for her colleague and friend Lucille.
But in the final moments of the episode a trailer for next week’s edition played out - and it looks like bad news for Nurse Crane.
The Chairman of the Board of Health can be seen paying a visit to the midwives.
And in a dramatic twist Nurse Crane discovers that she is being summoned to a meeting with him.
She is left terrified she will be forced to retire, saying: "What if they tell me I've got to give up working?"
And viewers think it’s a clue that she will be given her marching orders.
One wrote: "Nurse Crane is the hero who not only rolls up her sleeves to help, but who still gives you agency & respect. I love her"
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Another added: "Nurse Crane. One of the kindest and most wonderful female characters on TV.”