Call the Midwife viewers are worried about the fate of Dr McNulty after finale
This article contains spoilers.
Call the Midwife saw Dr Kevin McNulty's pethidine addiction finally reached breaking point in last night's emotional finale.
Lee Armstrong's Dr McNulty had become dependant on the painkilling opioid which he was initially given to treat his pain after an old shoulder injury. But the young doctor's usage spiralled into a secret addiction, which prompted him to collapse at the hospital during last night's episode.
Fans are hoping that Kevin McNulty will be rehabilitated so he will return for the Christmas special and next year's season 10.
Viewers wished him a speedy recovery, with one hoping for a future storyline that features him wooing and marrying Nurse Val (Jennifer Kirby), who lost her Aunt Elsie (Ann Mitchell) to cancer in the finale.
One fan implored: "Please, please can we have Lee Arms in series 10 of Call the Midwife? I've grown quite attached to Dr McNulty."
Another fan suggested that the Turners may adopt McNulty now.
The Turners are going to adopt Dr McNulty now, aren’t they? #CallTheMidwife
— Hadaway and Write (@Magpie_Dreams) February 23, 2020
Last episode of #CallTheMidwife and there’s simply not enough time for Dr McNulty to get over his opioid addiction *and* woo and marry Val. 😔
— Alex Shimmings 🐝 (@AlexShimmings) February 23, 2020
I swear to god, if Dr McNulty doesn’t come back for Christmas all healed, then me and the BBC are going to have a falling out. #CalltheMidwife
— Amy Victoria Smith (@amyxvxsmith) February 23, 2020
I hope @Lee_Arms can return to @CallTheMidwife1 next year with dear McNulty clean and healthy. Such a nice guy who was struggling #CallTheMidwife
— Debbie Blackman (@DebbieBlackma14) February 24, 2020
Some also shared their upset when Stephen McGann's Dr Turner exposes the injection scars and bruises on McNulty's arm as he treats him.
"The world is full of fragile people Kevin, and when we try to mend them, it can break us," Dr Turner tells McNulty.
"Have you ever been broken?" Kevin replies, to which Turner tells him: "Yes, and I became a better doctor."
Dr Turner’s face seeing those scars on Dr McNulty’s arm broke my heart a little 🤧 #CallTheMidwife
— ⎊ Sia ⍟ (@Sias_Creations) February 23, 2020
So it would seem like there could be hope for Dr McNulty in the future.
Viewers were also loving a brief respite from all the heartbreaking storylines when Sister Monica Joan and Sister Hilda taught Dr McNulty how to dance.
Admit it. Sister Monica Joan and Sister Hilda teaching Dr McNulty how to bust a move is the internet content you never knew you needed 😆😆😆🕺#CallTheMidwife @BBCOne pic.twitter.com/I3HHXSIEMb
— Call The Midwife (@CallTheMidwife1) February 23, 2020
That dance was something I never knew I needed to see 😂😂. Thank you @Lee_Arms. Thank you for being a wonderful addition to @CallTheMidwife1 and I hope this isn't the last we'll see you of you and McNulty will be back clean and healthy next series #CallTheMidwife
— Debbie Blackman (@DebbieBlackma14) February 24, 2020
Call the Midwife will return later this year for the Christmas special. Season 10 will be back next year.
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