It appears things are going from bad to worse for Trixie (Helen George) in the finale episode of Call the Midwife.

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In the penultimate episode, viewers saw Trixie confide in Dr Turner (Stephen McGann) about her struggles with sleep - following her marital issues with Matthew (Olly Rix).

As a solution to her sleeping troubles, Dr Turner prescribes Trixie some sleeping tablets, but due to her being a recovering alcoholic, it could signal troublesome challenges ahead.

In a first-look image of Trixie (above), she can be seen pouring pills into her hand, in what appears to be daytime, as she is in her nurse's uniform.

Elsewhere in last week's episode, Trixie was left devastated when Matthew left for New York to fix their financial troubles, with the nurse making it clear she wasn't ready to leave Poplar.

Could Matthew not being by her side lead to disastrous consequences?

Speaking of their final scenes together, Rix said it was "genuinely very moving on the page, and it was something we found quite emotionally exhausting to do".

Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne and Helen George Trixie Aylward. Sister is looking at Trixie as she has her hand to her mouth
Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne and Helen George Trixie Aylward. BBC/Neal Street Productions/Olly Courtney

However, Trixie could be helped by Sister Julienne, who catches her in the act.

The first-look image (above) shows Sister Julienne looking across at Trixie, who has been stopped in her tracks.

Helen George as Trixie Aylward in a long blue coat and red hat, standing at the bottom of stairs
Helen George as Trixie Aylward. BBC/Neal Street Productions/Olly Courtney

In another image (above), Trixie can be seen exiting Nonnatus House, stood at the bottom of the stairs looking across at something.

With so much on her mind, will Trixie confide in someone about the real issues going on for her?

The Call the Midwife season 13 finale airs on Sunday 3rd March at 8pm on BBC One. All past 12 seasons are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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Katelyn MensahEntertainment and Factual Writer

Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.

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