Call The Midwife fans were left devastated after a harrowing double death in the latest episode, with some sobbing ‘the BBC aren’t holding back’.

The latest episode of the popular BBC drama aired on Sunday and proved to be an emotional instalment. 

It delved into the story of Jacqui Berridge, who was heavily pregnant with her second child.

Jacqui struggled with heroin addiction, while her husband Laurence had gone sober.

She managed to deliver their son, Michael, after a complicated birth and later in the instalment, Laurence realised Jacqui was still taking drugs and had sold her wedding ring to buy more. 

He confronted her and said: ‘You sold your wedding ring for this? Where did you even get this from?’

It delved into the story of Jacqui Berridge, pictured, who was heavily pregnant with her second child

She managed to deliver their son, Michael, after a complicated birth and later in the instalment, Laurence realised Jacqui was still taking drugs and had sold her wedding ring to buy more

Later on in the instalment, Sister Veronica and Cyril visited the couple’s home and found them ᴅᴇᴀᴅ

‘I would have never have taken it if I hadn’t met you,’ Jacqui said, referencing how it was him who initially introduced her to the drug. 

‘We moved on Jacqui, at least I moved on. I’m doing my best here to stay clean, to give this family a decent go at things,’ Laurence replied.

‘Don’t throw it away please, you know what it’s like. You could do it with me, you wanted me to take it with you once and I did because I love you. And now I’m asking you to take it with me,’ Jacqui sH๏τ back tearfully.

Later on in the instalment, Sister Veronica and Cyril visited the couple’s home and found them ᴅᴇᴀᴅ.

The show also saw May get adopted by Doctor Patrick Turner and Shelagh, while Nurse Joyce faced a disciplinary board.

Viewers took to social media to share their thoughts on the hard-hitting episode. 

One posted on X: ‘What an episode – Exhausted now after all the sobbing! #callthemidwife.’;

‘Aww what an episode definitely needed the tissues tonight, so sad #callthemidwife.’;

‘Another extremely brave storyline. Very sensitively put together. So sad but beautifully and sympathetically written and acted. #CallTheMidwife.’;

‘Poor Jacqui I can’t stop crying.’

‘Sobbing. I’m not ready for this series to end #callthemidwife.’;

‘This is a hard watch tonight… just so heartbreaking #CallTheMidwife.’;

‘Oh God, both of them full respect to #callthemidwife for not holding back the reality this is the reality, and it’s cold and hard and brutal this is the reality of addiction, all it takes on one bad batch.’

It comes after a previous episode left fans in tears when another character died.

Viewers took to social media to share their thoughts on the hard-hitting episode with one describing how they were ‘sobbing’

The instalment featured the tragic death of Cyril Robinson’s treasured cat, Nigel. 

Cyril, played by Zephryn Taitte, first acquired the feline after he found him on a street in Poplar during the Christmas special in 2023. 

Nigel’s health sadly took a turn for the worst. Nurse Rosalind Clifford, played by Natalie Quarry, discovered the ill cat and took him to Cyril, wrapped in a blanket. 

‘I need you to last ’til the morning, so I can take you to the vet,’ Cyril said to his beloved pet. 

However, by the morning Nigel had pᴀssed away and he was laid to rest in an emotional scene.

For mental health help, contact Mind: 0300 123 3393 or Samaritans: 116 123. 

Call The Midwife airs on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.