Call the Midwife's Turners celebrate as sweet news is confirmed
May Turner is officially part of the family.
There was cause for celebration in the penultimate episode of Call the Midwife season 14 when May was officially adopted by Shelagh and Patrick Turner.
Their daughter came to Britain as part of the Hong Kong Adoption Project, which ran from 1960 to 1963, after her biological mother Esther Tang was unable to offer her adequate care. But it was another family who were initially supposed to take her in.
When her adoptive father fell ill, however, it was the Turners who welcomed May into their home and hearts as she instantly made a glowing impression on them.
And despite a number of bumps in the road, including the very real possibility of her being removed from Shelagh and Patrick's care last season when she nearly drowned, May's status as a Turner is no longer in any doubt.
Esther, who still lives in Hong Kong, has "now completed the formal agreement for the adoption", announced one of the panelists.
"Are you happy about that?" he asked May.
"I've been happy for a long time, just knowing it will happen," she smiled.
When the news was finally confirmed, Shelagh and Patrick embraced their daughter, who was beaming from ear to ear.
Ahead of last year's Christmas special, Stephen McGann did say that there would be "ups and downs" in the Turner family's future, such is life, but he did promise a "much more settled" path ahead.
He also said it was "really lovely" for himself and Laura Main now that the actors playing their children are "a little bit older".
"We can get more done with them dramatically," he added.
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Main also addressed the Turner family's past worries about May to RadioTimes.com back in January.
"I just want everything to be OK," she said. "I really, really do.
"I love those children, I love working with those actors, I genuinely love them and they're a wonderful unit, and I just sort of hope it's OK."
But while they were always "concerned" that outside forces could take May away from them while they were fostering her, she is now well and truly part of the family.
The Call the Midwife season 14 finale airs on Sunday 2nd March on BBC One and iPlayer.
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Abby Robinson is the Drama Editor for Radio Times, covering TV drama and comedy titles. She previously worked at Digital Spy as a TV writer, and as a content writer at Mumsnet. She possesses a postgraduate diploma and a degree in English Studies.
