Actress Suranne Jones has a history of playing powerhouse women, from Corrie’s Karen McDonald, to scorned Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster, and brave Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack. Now, Suranne is back for series two of BBC thriller Vigil and reprises her role as DCI Amy Silva.
In series one, Amy was plunged into deep waters as she led a murder investigation on a submarine. With scenes of overwhelming claustrophobia – particularly when Amy was trapped in a torpedo compartment – the show attracted over 13 million viewers. So it’s no wonder Suranne and the rest of the team were keen to return, even if they didn’t know quite what was in store.
“I didn’t know what Vigil series two would look like because the first one was so wild and brilliant,” explains Suranne. “I like the fact that Amy and Kirsten’s relationship is in the middle of such a big, boy-sy, thriller and that at the heart of it is the two of them. Also, the scope of the show is so big compared to the last one – I wanted to go back. I was really interested to see where it went, and the fact that one of us was having a baby kind of helped.”
This story is from the December 11, 2023 edition of New UK.
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