<P> The following is a list of characters from Call the Midwife, a British television period - drama series shown on BBC One since 2012 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th_colspan="7"> Series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> 7 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jessica Raine </Td> <Td> Jenny Lee </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miranda Hart </Td> <Td> Chummy Noakes (Camilla Browne) </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jenny Agutter </Td> <Td> Sister Julienne </Td> <Td> Sister - in - charge, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judy Parfitt </Td> <Td> Sister Monica Joan </Td> <Td> Retired midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pam Ferris </Td> <Td> Sister Evangelina </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryony Hannah </Td> <Td> Sister Mary Cynthia (Cynthia Miller) </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helen George </Td> <Td> Beatrix "Trixie" Franklin </Td> <Td> Senior nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laura Main </Td> <Td> Shelagh Turner (Sister Bernadette) </Td> <Td> Practice manager, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen McGann </Td> <Td> Patrick Turner </Td> <Td> General practitioner </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cliff Parisi </Td> <Td> Frederick "Fred" Buckle </Td> <Td> Caretaker </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Caplan </Td> <Td> Peter Noakes </Td> <Td> Police Sergeant </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanessa Redgrave </Td> <Td> Voice of Jennifer Worth </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emerald Fennell </Td> <Td> Patience "Patsy" Mount </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victoria Yeates </Td> <Td> Sister Winifred </Td> <Td> Midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Ashton </Td> <Td> Tom Hereward </Td> <Td> Curate </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlotte Ritchie </Td> <Td> Barbara Hereward </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linda Bassett </Td> <Td> Phyllis Crane </Td> <Td> Nursing sister, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Annabelle Apsion </Td> <Td> Violet Buckle </Td> <Td> Wife of Fred Buckle </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kate Lamb </Td> <Td> Delia Busby </Td> <Td> Nurse </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jennifer Kirby </Td> <Td> Valerie Dyer </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonie Elliott </Td> <Td> Lucille Anderson </Td> <Td> Nurse, midwife </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Max Macmillan </Td> <Td> Timothy "Tim" Turner </Td> <Td> Patrick Turner's son </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Rainsford </Td> <Td> James "Jimmy" Wilson </Td> <Td> Friend of Jenny Lee </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cheryl Campbell </Td> <Td> Lady Browne </Td> <Td> Chummy's mother </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dorothy Atkinson </Td> <Td> Jane Sutton </Td> <Td> Medical orderly </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leo Starr </Td> <Td> Alec Jesmond </Td> <Td> Boyfriend of Jenny Lee </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alice Brown </Td> <Td> Angela Turner </Td> <Td> Adopted daughter of Shelagh and Patrick Turner </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maxine Evans </Td> <Td> Mrs Busby </Td> <Td> Delia Busby's mother </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Walter </Td> <Td> Sister Ursula </Td> <Td> Sister - in - charge, midwife, nurse </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Hawkins </Td> <Td> Christopher Dockerill </Td> <Td> Dentist </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Laurie </Td> <Td> Reggie Jackson </Td> <Td> Fred and Violet Buckle's ward </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trevor Cooper </Td> <Td> Sergeant Woolf </Td> <Td> Police Sergeant </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nina Yndis </Td> <Td> Magda </Td> <Td> The Turners' au pair </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th_colspan="7"> Series </Th> </Tr>

Who plays chummy's mother on call the midwife