Gentleman Jack

She's a favourite actress of many TV fans and has won high praise for her roles over the years - including as Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster and Rachel Bailey in ...

She found the lockdown restrictions on set to be a constant reminder of the virus that had taken her father. To have a parent pass of the thing that you are reminded of all the time… "I'm not ready to watch it because it's so full of memories mixed up with stuff," she added. Raised as Catholic, Suranne says she developed a phobia of wrists - carpophobia - after seeing images of Jesus on the cross. Her character married Steve McDonald, played by Simon Gregson, twice - the first time for a £10 bet and the second time after she and Steve realised they really did love each other. While Suranne has been on our screens for more than two decades, you may not know much about her life away from the cameras.

The story of Anne Lister and Ann Walker continues in the HBO and BBC thrilling period drama, "Gentleman Jack."

- Katherine Kelly as Elizabeth Sutherland - Timothy West as Jeremy Lister - Gemma Jones as Aunt Anne Lister - Gemma Whelan as Marian Lister The wait for Gentleman Jack Season 2 is finally over... for some.

The historical series' creator and writer Sally Wainwright told Digital Spy and other press following a screening of the season two premiere episode that she ...

It wasn't hard because the journals are so full of life." "I did make stuff up in the first series," she said. "I really respect the journals.

Suranne Jones as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack Season 2. Here's where you need to go to stream the second season of Gentleman Jack. (Image credit: BBC/ ...

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SURANNE JONES has revealed how playing fearless Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack inspired her to carry on after she struggled with depression and anx.

She’s almost in the next scene before you’ve got to the next scene, so it’s a challenge. She said: “Lister is so intelligent and she’s so ahead of every single character. She said: “I’ve talked a lot about my own mental health. And she admits to being worried about the day she will have to say goodbye to her genre-busting character. She said at an event in Halifax to launch the new series: “In the first series it was all about the chase, and if anyone’s been in a relationship or a marriage we all know that the reality is slightly different.” She owned a colliery — and Suranne reckons she was the first Conservative of her kind. And while her fans witnessed a slick production last night when they tuned in to Gentleman Jack, it was a different matter behind the scenes. Her condition improved and she came off the medication before appearing in the first series of Gentleman Jack. Suranne’s mum Jenny — who she has described as her “icon” for her “real strength of character” — was diagnosed with vascular dementia in her fifties and passed away in 2016. But Suranne, 43, has revealed she was inspired to carry on by the real-life story of her bolshie, sex-mad 19th-century lesbian character who challenged the norms of the day. The actress suffered a public breakdown after losing both of her parents in the past six years and had to seek treatment. SURANNE JONES has revealed how playing fearless Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack inspired her to carry on after she struggled with depression and anxiety.

Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle and Lydia Leonard will reprise their roles in the BBC One series as new cast members join the line-up.

All eyes are on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden Hall as wife and wife, determined to combine their estates and become a power couple. Gemma Jones as Aunt Anne Lister BBC One's Gentleman Jack is back for season two.