Sister Frances — Call the Midwife Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ella Bruccoleri

Appears in

Call the Midwife (2012)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (9)

• Sister Frances — Mentor and Trainee — Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter)

  Julienne shapes Frances' clinical and spiritual development through direct mentorship.

• Sister Frances — Strict Mentor — Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris)

  Evangelina enforces rigorous training protocols, shaping Frances' clinical confidence through strict guidance.

• Sister Frances — Convent Allies — Sister Hilda (Fenella Woolgar)

  Frances and Hilda align clinical and administrative responsibilities, ensuring smooth convent operations.

• Sister Frances — Medical Collaborator — Timothy Turner (Max Macmillan)

  Timothy and Frances coordinate medical and nursing interventions, bridging clinical and convent care.

• Sister Frances — Clinical Partners — Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett)

  Crane and Frances coordinate medical interventions, combining nursing expertise with convent protocols.

• Sister Frances — Administrative Supervisor — Sister Winifred (Victoria Yeates)

  Winifred guides Frances through administrative protocols and clinical scheduling.

• Sister Frances — Community Partners — Tom Hereward (Jack Ashton)

  Tom and Frances blend spiritual support with practical nursing interventions during community crises.

• Sister Frances — Senior Colleague — Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine)

  Frances inherits Jenny's established protocols, adapting them to her own nursing style.

• Sister Frances — Unpredictable Colleague — Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt)

  Frances navigates Monica Joan's erratic conduct with professional detachment and occasional compassion.

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More characters from Call the Midwife

• Jennifer Worth (Vanessa Redgrave)
• Trixie Franklin (Helen George)
• Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine)
• Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter)
• Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt)
• May Tang (April Rae Hoang)
• Shelagh 'Sister Bernadette' Turner (Laura Main)
• Nurse Lucille Anderson (Leonie Elliott)
• Nurse Valerie Dyer (Jennifer Kirby)
• Angela Turner (Alice Brown)
• Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris)
• Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett)