She was lead director on the very first series of '' Call the Midwife '' . Her opening episode gained the highest audience for any debut of a drama in the past decade . She also directed the first '' Call the Midwife '' Christmas Special ( 2013 ) , for which she won a BAFTA for directing . She is the only woman ever to have won this award
BAFTA for directing
2013 British Academy Television Craft Awards
Philippa Lowthorpe