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Casualty favourite Jan Jenner (played by Diane Botcher) has been struggling with her life as a paramedic over recent weeks and in tonight\u2019s (10th December) powerful, improvised episode, the beloved character almost hit breaking point.<\/p>\n
Jan had been run ragged throughout the special episode which highlighted the conditions paramedics are working under and following a series of disasters and heartbreaking call-outs, her stress levels were so high that she accidentally knocked over a woman with her ambulance.<\/p>\n
Of course, Jan was devastated \u2013 thankfully the patient will make a recovery \u2013 and when she headed home after a tough day, she broke down to her wife.<\/p>
Viewers may be wondering if Jan\u2019s future as a paramedic is in question after what\u2019s been a devastating few weeks for the favourite on the long-running series.<\/p>\n
However, Casualty boss Jon Sen exclusively spoke about Jan\u2019s future to RadioTimes.com<\/a> \u2013 and there\u2019s heartening news for fans.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously off the back of this, we are looking at Jan\u2019s struggles. Obviously she\u2019s got a wife and Ffion and we portray their domestic lives, tangentially into their professional lives. I think she\u2019ll go through struggles, but Jan will get through that.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re endeavouring to carve the entire series of Casualty up into mini-series, so this comes at the end of one of those. It\u2019s the combination of a Jan story when she\u2019s been under immense pressure, she\u2019s struggled to really control her team and to keep the morale up and Sah has gone off to take some time because she found the pressure too much.<\/p>\n \u201cSo Jan\u2019s really struggled to keep her team together, and the irony is that having done all this, then it\u2019s Jan herself who kind of suffers under the pressures.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about why Jan was crucial for this innovative episode which explores the impact of the current climate on paramedics, Sen explained it was because she has historical knowledge about how better it used to be.<\/p>\n \u201cJan is one of our most popular paramedics. She portrays a character who\u2019s been in the paramedic service for a significant number of years. She\u2019s seen it change and during the episode she reflects on it briefly.<\/p>\n \u201cWe focused on Jan not only because she\u2019s an incredible leader who runs that paramedic team, but because she\u2019s got an historical perspective about being in the ambulance service for so long.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to particularly show Jan in this light, not least because she\u2019s battling as a leader, but she ends up falling foul of a mistake herself.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Lewis Knight.<\/em><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <\/strong>TV guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Helen Daly Published: Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 12:00 am Casualty favourite Jan Jenner (played by Diane Botcher) has been struggling with her life as a paramedic over recent weeks and in tonight\u2019s (10th December) powerful, improvised episode, the beloved character almost hit breaking point. 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