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Sophie Turner on playing Joan Hannington - 'She burst into tears when she saw me'


Sophie Turner takes on the role of Joan Hannington, a jewel thief, in a brand-new ITV series and confesses her real-life counterpart was emotional when they first met

Inspired by the real-life Joan Hannington, this six-part ITV series sees Sophie Turner explore the life of the notorious jewel thief, trapped in a marriage with a violent criminal. Game Of Thrones star Sophie plays Joan, taking on different identities and making new acquaintances along the way, including Laura Aikman’s character, Val. Joan transforms with wigs and costumes as she continues her thievingTo get into character, Laura creates playlists and she had a specific song in mind for Val.

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