J is for ... Jenny (3)

 

A member of the Paternoster Gang, Jenny Flint is the wife of Madame Vastra, the famous Silurian detective. The pair first met when Jenny came to work for Vastra as a maid - a role she has continued to serve, despite their subsequent marriage. Jenny was estranged from her family due to her sexuality.

Vastra's home was at 13 Paternoster Row, in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Jenny assisted Vastra with her criminal investigations, and once they recruited the Sontaran nurse Strax as butler and fellow investigator, the trio became known as the Paternoster Gang, after their base of operations.

Jenny was skilled in martial arts and was a formidable swordswoman. When Vastra was commissioned to investigate the Sweetville factory in Yorkshire, Jenny went under cover to look for the missing Doctor.

The Gang had looked after the Doctor during the period when he had hidden himself away in Victorian London, following the loss of Amy Pond. Jenny had introduced a governess / pub serving maid named Clara to Madame Vastra, after she had encountered the Doctor and gone looking for him. They did not realise that this was a splinter of the real Clara, whom the Doctor would meet in the 21st Century.

During a psychic conference arranged by Vastra, Jenny realised that she had forgotten to lock the door, and the Whisper Men - servants of the Great Intelligence - were able to enter. They killed Jenny. Fortunately Strax was able to revive her after they had all been transported by the Intelligence to the planet Trenzalore.

Later, Jenny and Vastra helped the Doctor recuperate from his next regeneration, and assisted with his struggle against the Half-Face Man and his fellow clockwork droids.

Played by: Catrin Stewart. Appearances: A Good Man Goes To War (2011), The Snowmen (2012), The Crimson Horror (2013), The Name of the Doctor (2013), Deep Breath (2014).

• As well as the five episodes listed above, Jenny has also featured in the following shorts / prequels: The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later (2011), The Great Detective (2012), Vastra Investigates (2012).
• Below: Jenny's costume from Deep Breath (left).