Corrie’s Suranne Jones on Maryland: 'I’ve lost both my parents- I know grief'

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Star of Doctor Foster,Vigil , and Gentleman Jack , Suranne Jones is known for the clever, gutsy and determined women she plays on screen.

However, in ITVX drama Maryland she plays against type as the messier and more submissive of two sisters. “I felt like I wanted to play a younger sister, someone who was kind of dragged along or felt stuck rather than had things all clued up and ran the show,” says the 44-year-old actress. “I wanted to be someone who I could unravel throughout. "I had the choice of either sister at the beginning, and most people thought I’d play Rosaline.

I wish I had the wardrobe of Rosaline – she had cashmere and now I’m going, ‘My jeans are a bit short.’” The three-parter focuses on the relationship between high-flying Rosaline and down-to-earth mother-of-two Becca, who have drifted apart.

When a body is found on an Isle of Man beach they are devastated to learn it’s their mother, Mary. Arriving on the island, they are shocked at what they discover about Mary’s secrets and lies. “I’ve always been fascinated by another life,” says Suranne. “Usually it’s men, so we were really intrigued about how a woman does that, and that’s what we kept coming back to.