ITV will air its new drama Joan this week - here's the true story behind Sophie Turner's character Joan Hannington

Who was the real Joan Hannington? Joan Hannington is a former jewel thief known as “The Godmother”, who was once one of the most notorious figures in London’s criminal under

Sophie Turner returns to the small screen with a sparkle in "Joan," a new drama about a jewellery thief so prolific she became known as "the Godmother" in Britain's criminal underworld. But despite her aptitude for pilfering wigs,

For all its Eighties tunes, wigs and diamonds, ITV’s new drama about jewel thief Joan Hannington is middle-of-the-road, unable to move its anti-heroine beyond ‘victim’ and ‘girl boss’ templates

Actor Sophie Turner makes her return to the small screen with quite a meaty role in Joan. The British drama is about a jewellery thief, who was so prolific that she became known as "the Godmother" in Britain's criminal underworld.

The Game of Thrones actress isn’t playing the victim any more. She talks motherhood, misogyny and why stepping into the shoes of a diamond-swallowing crime boss proved irresistible