Jenny Lee

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Jenny Lee is a young, idealistic nurse and midwife whose experiences working in London’s impoverished East End during the 1950s and 1960s form the emotional and narrative core of the period drama "Call the Midwife."

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Jenny Lee canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Call the Midwife
associatedWith Chummy Browne
Cynthia Miller
Sister Evangelina
Sister Julienne
Sister Monica Joan
Sisters of St. Raymond Nonnatus
Trixie Franklin
basedOn Jennifer Worth
characterDevelopment confronts social inequality
gains clinical confidence
characterOrigin memoirs of Jennifer Worth
characterTrait compassionate
dedicated
idealistic
naive
emotionalFocusOf Call the Midwife early seasons
fictionalUniverse Call the Midwife universe
firstAppearance Call the Midwife series 1
linked to: Call the Midwife
gender female
genreContext medical drama
period drama
language English
medium television series
narrativeFunction viewpoint character
narrativeRole primary narrator
protagonist
nationality British
occupation midwife
nurse
portrayedAs inexperienced at start of series
young
primaryLocation Poplar, London
professionFocus community nursing
maternity care
religiousContext Anglican
settingPeriod 1950s
1960s
targetOf character-driven storytelling
themeInNarrative poverty in urban London
professional vocation
social change in postwar Britain
women’s health
worksAt Nonnatus House
worksIn East End of London

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Call the Midwife mainCharacter Jenny Lee
Cynthia Miller worksWith Jenny Lee