“They are a fascinating couple because every time you think they’re totally wrong for each other, something happens and you go, ‘Are they maybe totally perfect for each other?’”
INTERVIEW BY ROXY BOURDILLON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY BBC/LOOKOUT POINT/HBO/JAY BROOKS
Thank heavens and providence, season two of your favourite lesbian period drama is finally here! To celebrate this glorious news, our editor had a heart-to-heart with the show’s stars, Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle. Are you ready for your teaser of what they had to say?
Suranne on
Sophies audition…
“We’d seen a couple of people and it was like, ‘Oh, it has to be her, doesn’t it?’ We did have the chemistry.”
Those phenomenal sapphic sex scenes…
“We talked about sexual experiences. We talked about sexual animals. We talked about how we would like to be touched. What has happened with Gentlemen Jack is it’s had care behind it.”
Sophie on
The relationship between Anne and Ann…
“They are a fascinating couple because every time you think they’re totally wrong for each other, something happens and you go, ‘Are they maybe totally perfect for each other?’”
Playing Ann…
“Ann Walker really was erased from history, like actively. Her family wanted to get rid of her because she was an uncomfortable part of their family narrative. So there is a responsibility to do her justice.”
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