Former EastEnders star Cliff Parisi, who played Minty in the BBC soap, has been filming scenes dressed as Santa for the Call the Midwife Christmas Special.
MailOnline reports that the actor, who plays Fred Buckle, filmed scenes in Central London with Emerald Fennell, who plays nurse Patsy Mount.
The Christmas Special will be the only new Call the Midwife episode until the next series later in 2016.
Cliff Parisi films Call The Midwife Christmas Special in sweltering heat http://t.co/Qp3IC01gNX pic.twitter.com/EbPaggR24h
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