Nurse Valerie Dyer

Nurse Valerie Dyer - Jennifer Kirby

One fateful day in 1962, Valerie was pulling pints in the pub when a warehouse on the docks was rocked by an explosion. Valerie was alerted to the situation when the explosion caused some of the bottles in the pub to rattle; her nursing instinct kicked in and she raced to the scene, where she helped Shelagh tend to workmen who'd been caught up in the explosion and check them for smoke damage and burns, and were then informed there were two men in the building, so Valerie and Shelagh went inside to try and help them. Sadly one of the men died while the other went blind.
After Sister Julienne secured the funds to engage a new District Midwife, she and Phyllis Crane interviewed several potential candidates, however none of them were really suitable for the job. Then Sister Julienne remembered Valerie and how she had helped Shelagh that day on the docks, so she went to The Black Sail to talk to Valerie and attempt to persuade her to apply for the job. Valerie didn't take much persuading; she applied for the job straight away and got it and moved to Nonnatus House.

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Jennifer in TV/Films and Theatre

Jennifer Kirby has got quite a stage CV having performed with The Royal Shakespeare Company playing Katherine in Henry V and Lady Percy in Henry IV.
Jennifer played Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Sylvia in The Recruiting Officer, Josie in the RocknRoll Musical 'Teddy', and has also appeared in Holby City as well as taking the Lead Role (Laura) in the short film Mermaids Singing.
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Holby City - (When a Man loves a Woman 2015) - Scarlet O'Brien

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Verona - Juliet

Verona is the retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in 15 minutes running time in contemporary London.

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Mermaids Singing - Laura

If you had the choice, would you make the best one? A group of friends and family spend the night in a large house by the sea for Christmas celebrations. As their individual traditions spill into each other's lives, Laura discovers her brother's secret - his terminal illness and decision to end it all.

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Pride and Prejudice (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) - Elizabeth Bennet

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The Recruiting Officer (Salisbury Playhouse) - Sylvia

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Teddy (Southwark Playhouse) - Josie

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Henry 1V (Royal Shakespeare Company) - Lady Percy

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Henry V (Royal Shakespeare Company) - Katherine of France

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