Manju Patel was a fictional character in the popular BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Leena Dhingra.
Originally a guest character, Mrs Patel's primary purpose was as a plot device in the exit of nurse Naomi Julien, after the actress Petra Letang left the show. However, following her two appearances on 4 May and 21 May 2007, she became popular with fans, to the point where she has been called a "cult icon" by Digital Spy soaps edit...
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Manju Patel was a fictional character in the popular BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Leena Dhingra.
Originally a guest character, Mrs Patel's primary purpose was as a plot device in the exit of nurse Naomi Julien, after the actress Petra Letang left the show. However, following her two appearances on 4 May and 21 May 2007, she became popular with fans, to the point where she has been called a "cult icon" by Digital Spy soaps editor Kris Green. It was announced on 16 August 2007 that she would be return to the show later in 2007.
Mrs Patel was a patient of Walford's general practitioner, May Wright. May wrote out a double prescription for her, and took one of the bottles of dihydrocodeine pills for her own personal use. She later told nurse Naomi Julien that it was a mistake, after Mrs Patel pointed this out.
Mrs Patel was later mentioned on 9 August 2007 during a telephone conversation between Dot Branning and Charlie Slater. On 9 November it was revealed that Mrs...
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