February 06, 2020 - 17:07 GMT Francesca Shillcock Call the Midwife has been loved by viewers for many years for its heart-warming storylines, but it's also been hailed for touching on and raising awareness on more sensitive subjects. One of the show's stars, Judy Parfitt, echoed this notion when opening up about her late husband's battle with dementia.
Speaking on Thursday's Loose Women, Judy, 84, expressed how the show was relatable to viewers, and that the discussion around dementia was growing."A lot of the programmes that are on, [there] is somebody killing somebody, or war, and I think people like to see something that people can identify with."In the BBC drama, Sister Monica Joan was one of the first women to qualify as a midwife in Britain.
It's a subject that's close to the actress' heart as, not only does the character she's played on the show since 2012 have dementia, her late husband Tony Steedman suffered with the disease and sadly passed away in 2001."I always said with my husband, I lost my husband that I loved, but I gained a child that I love because they become your children, and they're there physically, but they're not with you.
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