Arwen Humphreys, who plays Mrs. Margaret Brackenreid, has been a key part of the Murdoch Mysteries ensemble since the pilot episode all the way back in 2008. It’s not easy being married to the Inspector and later Chief of Police Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig): Margaret and Tom have survived criminals threatening their lives, coming close to divorce, informal couples’ therapy, and their teenage sons getting into trouble. GBH Drama interviewed Humphreys to find out her favorite moments from the show and what she’s looking forward to in the remainder of season 18.

We’ve reached the point in the season where Poplar’s timeline is overlapping with ours. Specifically: the squad is undergoing a rigorous spring cleaning. But unlike us, they’re doing it for a person. That’s right: there’s a new girl in town named Sister Catherine, and she’s studying for both her religious vows AND her midwifery certification, so she’ll be one busy bee. Also a busy bee? Fred, who’s helping by moving various furniture pieces, and who I hope will get a nice break soon.

Just in case you needed a new reason to like Fred, this episode kicks off with him attempting to save an injured bird, and that’s pretty much the tone of this whole episode. For starters, Joyce has been assigned the case of a gentleman who’s had prostate surgery, and been sent home with a catheter. While she’s in the neighborhood, Sister Veronica asks her to also check in on a recently widowed woman with three young kids, all of whom are suffering from malnutrition and a skin condition, having only recently moved into a council flat from a homeless shelter.

Last week we had a secession, an engagement party, and an exorcism: not too shabby for a season premiere! This time, we meet a brand new arrival in town with an unusual backstory: she’s just been released from a psychiatric facility. And if you think that’s the most dramatic thing we’ll see this episode, don’t fret: Vi is organizing a flower festival as her final act as mayor, and needs everything to go perfectly.

I think there’s a good chance the Midwife crew spent their entire budget for baby actors in this first episode, because we’re kicking off 1970 with a clinic that features the most baby actors I think we’ve EVER had on screen, at least so far. Very cute, Call the Midwife, very cute. Between all the chubby lil faces, we learn something important: the team is participating in a study where they will enroll every baby born over the course of a week, and then follow those babies for the next 18 years.

All Creatures Great and Small season 5 is officially over, having brought us laughter, tears, and a surprising number of goats. GBH Drama already discussed the first half of the season, and now we’re back to talk about the rest. Warning: there will be spoilers.

Today MASTERPIECE announced that Miss Scarlet has been renewed for Season 6. GBH Drama took a look back at all the best parts of Season 5, and what we hope to see in future episodes.

Somehow, we’re already at this season’s final episode, and despite my confusion about that fact, our friends are diving right into the action. At the morgue, New Guy examines the body of a murder victim (stabbing, pretty typical) and then assigns a lead investigator. Will it be Hardscrabble, who’s practically begging for the job? No, it’s some other dude we’ve never seen before! Rude!

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost at the end of the season, but alas, here we are. Last week, we bid adieu to another friend… or hooroo, as they apparently say in Australia? At least we’ll always have the Hotel St Marc, Detective Mustache! Anyway, though I am personally distressed by this development, we have a case to solve, and childhood trauma to unlock.