“The Spreewald Clinic” with Sina-Valeska Jung: This is why she is touched by her new role in the series

“The Country Doctor’s Practice” went on vacation on August 28th. But thanks to “The Spreewald Clinic,” Sat.1 viewers don’t have to miss out on an early evening series. The new medical series will then also be broadcast from August 29th at 7 p.m. Sina-Valeska Jung (45) will be seen as Dr. Lea Wolff, who moves from Hamburg to the Spreewald in southeast Brandenburg and starts working at the Spreewald Clinic. There she meets the young nurse Nico (Isabel Hinz), clinic director Dr. Barbara Berg (Muriel Baumeister) and the attractive doctor Erik (Daniel Buder). And Paul Menke (Daniel Scholz), the biological father of her daughter, also comes back into her life. She has given the latter up for adoption and now wants to find her.

In an interview with the news agency spot on news, Sina-Valeska Jung reveals details about her role Lea and her emotional component, as well as about filming in the Spreewald, where mosquitoes became a problem. She also talks about the medical procedures in front of the camera and how she balances things out away from filming.

Lea is announced as a strong female protagonist. What else can you reveal about the character of your role?

Sina-Valeska Jung: Lea is a strong woman with a traumatic past. When she was 16, she had a child that was given up for adoption against her will. She now wants to actively deal with the pain and travels to the Spreewald to talk to the child’s father about what happened. This is how the story begins and it becomes clear that Lea has to stay in the Spreewald to finally find herself. And yes, she finds her daughter and her deep sense of family. She is also a very good and empathetic doctor who also really enjoys working in a team.

Lea is moving from Hamburg to the Spreewald. How big is the change for her?

Jung: It’s a big change, but the positive aspects of this new attitude to life in the small town outweigh the negative ones. The warmth of the people, away from the anonymity of the big city, the family atmosphere and of course the incredibly beautiful landscape are all plus points for the Spreewald.

How would you deal with such a change? Could you personally imagine a life in the Spreewald?

Jung: To be honest, I’ve never really thought about it. I live in Berlin and I really enjoy the hustle and bustle there. I think it’s the mix that makes it for me – having the opportunity to go out into nature, which is available in the Berlin area, which also includes the Spreewald, is enough for me at this stage in my life. Let’s see what the future brings.

Lea is looking for her biological daughter. Did the story particularly touch you as a mother?

Jung: Yes, of course. As a mother, you feel boundless love for your child and the idea of ​​it being taken away from you is crazy. I can understand Lea’s actions very well and it was precisely this basic story of the series that convinced me straight away.

Besides her job as a doctor and her search for her biological daughter: What is Lea’s situation in terms of love?

Jung: Well, you’ll have to wait and see, just like me. There are some charming, attractive colleagues at the Spreewald Clinic and we’ll see how the stories develop…

How was filming in the Spreewald? What do you like most about the region and did you have a connection to it before filming?

Jung: I was actually in the Spreewald once before, as an additional companion on a class trip for my daughter. We rented canoes and went for a good paddle. It was wonderful. It’s incredibly idyllic here. Filming is very intensive, but because of the short distances from one location to the next and the more relaxed pace of the local people, it was and is really nice. We’re still filming until mid-September and I really hope that at the end I’ll be able to sail through the canals in a canoe or barge again.

Did anything go wrong during filming or was there another unforgettable moment?

Jung: The mosquitoes in the Spreewald are particularly cheeky. During a text rehearsal on location, one of them landed on my lip. I didn’t even notice it at first… My colleague Daniel Buder looked at me, reached out and hit me precisely. He didn’t even touch me, but the mosquito was gone after that. Unfortunately, it had already stung me in one second and that was clearly visible. Lip injections à la Spreewald.

Were you able to enjoy nature outside of filming? Do you generally enjoy being outside in nature?

Jung: Unfortunately, I hardly have any time for enjoyment outside of filming. My filming weeks are pretty full, so I don’t fill my little breaks with great activities. At the weekend I go home to my daughter. So I can see why so many people like to spend their holidays in the Spreewald, I didn’t have a holiday. But I generally like being out in nature, and I originally come from the Wetterau district in Hesse, so from a very rural area. As I said, I really like the change between nature and the big city at the moment.

What else do you like to do between filming to balance things out?

Jung: When I have free time, I stay at home and spend time with my daughter. That’s a great balance, no matter what we do.

Have you had any experience acting in a hospital set?

Jung: Yes, actually I only appeared in an episode of “In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte” in 2023. But then I was a patient, now I can take a different perspective.

How did you prepare for your role? Did you have to learn medical practices before filming? What was the biggest challenge?

Jung: We had a crash course before filming in which we learned the most important techniques. During filming, we had a medical expert for all scenes where it was required, who explained the equipment to us, showed us how to do things like inserting an IV and also the attitude to use when dealing with patients. It should be as authentic as possible. The medical terms are always a challenge… They simply aren’t as easy to store in the brain as normal dialogue.

With the “Landarztpraxis” (country doctor’s practice), a tough doctor is already playing a leading role on Sat.1. What is the difference between the “Spreewaldklinik” and the series?

Jung: Apart from the fact that here and there a female doctor is involved and the stories are not set in the urban jungle, there are actually not many similarities. In the “Spreewald Clinic” the relationship between Lea and her daughter is central. Then there are the medical cases, the stories of the colleagues in the clinic and of course the secret star, the Spreewald.