Patsy Mount, Call the Midwife

Patsy Mount (Emerald Fennell)

In period drama Call the Midwife, Patsy is a nurse and midwife who first appeared as a minor character in season 2. She returned as a main character in season 3 episode 5 when she became roommates with regular character Trixie.

There were a few hints to her sexuality “having a boyfriend isn’t the be all and end all,” and “I don’t think girls are the equal of boys, I think they’re better”, and in season 4 episode 2, it was revealed that Patsy was in a long term relationship with Delia Busby, a nurse she had previously worked with at The London.

Due to negative feelings toward homosexuality in the 1960s, Patsy and Delia were forced to keep their feelings for each other a secret, but they eventually decided to move in together. Just after they moved, Delia was involved in a traffic accident in the season four finale, leaving her with amnesia and no memory of Patsy. Delia’s mother took her home to Wales, leaving a heartbroken Patsy in London.

They met again a few months later after Delia got her memories back and moved in together again. At the end of season five, they went to a bar tolerant of gay couples after Delia convinced Patsy that it would be nice to know “others like them”.

In season six, Patsy received a letter from Hong Kong telling her that her father was dying, left to be with him and wasn’t seen again until the season finale when she and Delia were reunited and finally got their first on-screen kiss.

Call the Midwife was renewed for seasons 7, 8 and 9 with a Christmas Special included in each. Emerald Fennell and Kate Lamb announced they would not return to the show.

Female love interests:

• Delia Busby (Kate Lamb, lesbian, regular, 16 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.