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Privacy NoticeJenna Coleman has played a wide variety of characters over the past 20 years – from The Doctor’s companion in Doctor Who to Queen Victoria in Victoria and a serial killer’s girlfriend in The Serpent. Now, she’s switching things up once again, taking on the role of detective. The actor, 38, stars in BBC One’s upcoming four-part series The Jetty as Ember Manning – a detective and mum who begins to discover her late husband’s mysterious past when investigating a decades-old missing person case. Ember being Jenna’s first-ever detective role is no accident, with the BBC star admitting that she’s avoided detective dramas throughout her career. “My reluctance in the past, as much as I love detective thrillers, has been where you become a vehicle with which to turn the cogs of the story,” she explained.
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“Whereas for me, I felt I knew who Ember was as a human from the first page. It felt like a human and emotional story as much as a detective thriller – the two co-exist together. That completely hooked me and also the beauty, the themes, the waters of conscious trauma, blurred boundaries, memories. It felt so dense and rich.” Jenna broke her own rule of never going for detective roles to take the role of Ember, who she said is “rediscovering herself” after the death of her husband. When a lakeside property in Ember’s Lancashire town is destroyed by a fire, Ember learns that it is connected to the case of Amy Knightly, a teenager who disappeared years before after an illicit relationship with an older man. “The Jetty asks probing questions about identity, sexual boundaries, sexual politics and the awakening of one’s self,” Jenna said.
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“She’s investigating a case which becomes very personal to her,” Jenna added. “It’s a very character, human and relationship-driven drama that’s wrapped up as a detective thriller.” Earlier this year, Jenna announced that she was expecting her first child with partner Jamie Childs – a director who worked with Jenna on Netflix’s The Sandman. The actress debuted her blossoming bump at a press event for The Jetty, looking radiant in a floor length white and pink striped dress at Soho Hotel. The Jetty airs Monday 15th July at 9pm on BBC One, or stream the whole series from 6am on BBC iPlayer.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnJenna Coleman
