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ister Frances has a lot on her plate in the current series of Call the Midwife. As well as dealing with some challenging cases and patients, the young nun is also struggling with a personal medical issue. Here, the actress who plays her tells us more.
Sister Frances has grown in confidence since we first met her… Yes, she’s more confident and she’s starting to find her voice. She stands up for herself, which is awesome because people don’t expect it. There are still stumbling blocks, though, because she’s only human and life in Poplar always throws something unexpected her way. Tell us about her medical issue She suffers from incredibly painful menstrual cramps, which stop her
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which makes me, and I think many others, weep like a madwoman! doing her job to her full ability. I love that it gets a mention. Women are still judged for taking time off for such reasons but I think we need to stop being ashamed about it and be totally upfront about it. What do people love about the show? I think people connect to the fact that it represents ordinary working people. Also, it promotes kindness and empathy,
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What have you learnt about Sister Frances this series? She’s so young to have become a nun, so things can turn into a struggle. But she’s a force to be reckoned with. And she’s far stronger than people give her credit for. Plus, she’s absolutely amazing with a sewing machine!
John Goodman stars in The Righteous Gemstones on Sky Comedy
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John’s best known for playing Dan Conner in hit sitcom Roseanne (1988-2018). He reprised the role in recent spin-off The Conners, which followed the family after the death of mum Roseanne. As well as other TV shows, including The West Wing, Damages and Black Earth Rising, John’s appeared in films such as The Big Lebowski, Patriots Day and Arachnophobia, to name but a few.
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In satirical nine-part comedy The Righteous Gemstones, John plays multimillionaire televangelist Dr Eli Gemstone, who owns a string of mega-churches but is struggling to cope with the death of his wife. Meanwhile, his kids, Jesse, Judy and Kelvin, seem destined to destroy the family legacy, especially when blackmailers threaten to ruin Jesse’s reputation with footage of his dodgy private life.
