The shows trusted GP is the blueprint for a man who listens and leads with compassion.
(For U.S. viewers, Season 13 premiered on March 17 on PBS.)
Im not alone in my crush.
whether hes beaming at a mom post-delivery (A bonny little boy!)
or reassuring the families of Londons East End with soulful attention.
Under one such video,a comment thread sums it up best.
I wish more doctors would be like Dr. Turner, wrote one user.
Another replied, More MEN like Dr. Turner.
Its not like that.
Hes more proud that people love Turners warm, gentle demeanor.
Ive never played anybody so basically decent, or like most people out there.
Turner, who begins the series as a widowed dad, is the respectful king of pent-up longing.
And if I didnt accept that, I wouldnt deserve to live, Turner says in the tension-filled moment.Whew.
Theres a quiet steadiness to Turner.
He isnt some wizard surgeon or genius diagnostician.
If that translates to boyfriend material, well, McGann gets it.
You want somebody to be there to actually go,Youve got my attention.Whats really wrong?
Are you OK?Thats where love often grows.
The doctor-ing itself is almost secondary.
If Turner sounds like the platonic ideal of theman-written-by-a-womangenre, its because he is.
But ithas.Its just been the most beautiful thing.
AndCall the Midwifesdoctor isnt just fun to watch; he can also change viewers thoughts about their own care.
Shutting maternity homes across the country?
But Turner takes it in stride with a quick, knowing nod.
This is the most important job Ive ever done, because its about compassion.
And its about care, McGann says.
And why not like the kind people on TV?
Its an overrated virtue to be a bad boy.
