Jeffrey Jenkins is one of the recurring characters in Sex Education. He is portrayed by Joe Wilkinson.
He is Cynthia's husband, with whom he often argues.
Throughout the Series[]
Season 1[]
He's often seen arguing with Cynthia. It's revealed that he doesn't know when her birthday is.
Season 2[]
Jeffrey's aiming to be a magician, and is later ridiculed by Cynthia.
Season 3[]
In Episode 3.3, while Cynthia and Jeffrey are having sex, their movement causes their microwave to come loose and fall on Jonathan, thus killing him.
Jonathan was a son to Cynthia because Jeffrey said they could never have a baby. Cynthia decided to have repetitive sex with Jeffrey to stop the pain from her cat's death.
Jeffrey is also Roland Matthews' drug dealer and often comes to his house to share a blunt with him.
Season 4[]
Jeffrey attends Erin Wiley's funeral, after which he apologizes to Maeve that Cynthia couldn't come to it, as she was still sensitive about funerals after Jonathan's death.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Cynthia Jenkins (wife)[]
- Main article: Cynthia and Jeffrey
Cynthia is Jeffrey's wife. They seem to really love one another, but bicker back and forth frequently.
Appearances[]
Episodes | ||||||||||
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Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | |
One | - | - | ✔ | ✔ | - | ✔ | - | - | 3 | |
Two | - | - | ✔ | ✔ | - | - | - | ✔ | 3 | |
Three | - | - | ✔ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Four | - | - | - | - | - | ✔ | - | - | 1 | |
Total | 8 | |||||||||
Books | ||||||||||
Sex Education: The Road Trip | Sex Education: A Guide to Life | |||||||||
✔ | - | |||||||||
✔ = Appeared | M = Mentioned | |||||||||
- = Did not appear | P = Pictured |
Trivia[]
- In season 1, Jeffrey made himself a tattoo that consisted of Cynthia's face and her name that was spelled wrong; Sinthia.