Is there a chance that 'Call the Midwife' will stay on the air longer than expected? Is there a chance that Call the Midwife will stay on the air longer than expected? 'Call The Midwife' Season 5 Is About To Get 'Emotional' In a report from Xpose on Tuesday, screenwriter Heidi Thomas gave hope that the British drama will not only continue for a fifth and sixth season, but there might be decades worth of new episodes after that.