Suranne Jones definitely has the Midas touch when it comes to TV roles, but she seems to be just as lucky in her love life, too – just ask her long-term partner!
The popular actress returns to our screens this weekend (June 30), albeit doing something completely different. Instead of acting, she’s presenting a new Channel 4 documentary about witches…
In Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials, she goes on an “epic journey”, and you could say that’s been true in real life, too. Here’s everything you need to know about Suranne Jones, her partner, the tragic death of her parents, and why she felt used at Corrie…
Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials
Actress Suranne “goes on an epic journey” to learn about the most infamous witch trials in history. In the two-part documentary Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials, she discovers why so many women were accused of witchcraft and what their story means today.
In part one of two, she begins in the Lancashire town of Pendle, where she grew up. It was the site of one of the most notorious mass executions for witchcraft in English history. She also travels to Germany, the epicentre of brutal witch trials that swept through Europe 400 years ago.
She says: “It’s not about witchcraft but about women.” The documentary seeks to expose the misogyny at the heart of the witch hunts.
What is Suranne Jones famous for?
Suranne Jones is a popular TV actress found fame playing Karen McDonald in Coronation Street. She played the mouthy character on the cobbles between 2000 and 2004.
However, she started her TV career in 1997, playing another character in the ITV soap. She popped up as Mandy Phillips in one episode, and obviously made an impression as they asked her back permanently three years later to play Karen.
After leaving the popular ITV soap, she went on to play Beth opposite Ray Winstone in Vincent, Linda Nelson in Strictly Confidential, Dr Martha Elliot in Harley Street, and Ruth Slater in Unforgiven.
She also portrayed PC Laurie Franklin in the hard-hitting Five Days, Sister Joan Livesey in period drama The Crimson Field, and DC Anne Oldman in A Touch of Cloth.
Between 2011 and 2016, she starred in the popular detective drama Scott & Bailey, opposite Lesley Sharp. Another huge role followed in 2015, when she played Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster.
She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress in 2016 for her portrayal of the wronged woman.
In 2019, Suranne began portraying Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack. She also played Amy Silva in Vigil, Claire McGory in Save Me, and Becca in Maryland.
When was Suranne in Coronation Street?
Suranne’s first stint in Corrie was back in 1997, when she appeared in one episode as a character called Mandy Phillips. She had a one-night stand with womanising mechanic Chris Collins.
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