After announcing her departure, fans are left wondering why Jennifer Kirby left Call the Midwife and how her absence will be ...

Valerie Dyer is a funny, feisty girl ... Valerie joined the Queen Alexandra's Nursing Corps as soon as she qualified as a nurse. She served with the army in Hong Kong and more recently Germany.

She becomes firm friends with Valerie, Trixie and Nurse Crane. And - having initially seen a nursing career as a means to an end - she steadily falls in love not just with the East End ...