Suranne Jones rose to fame as Karen McDonald in Coronation Street, and her credits range from the lead role in Orlando at the Royal Exchange, to the humanoid incarnation of the Tardis in Doctor Who. Theatre credits include Blithe Spirit at the Royal Exchange, Sandra in Beautiful Thing at the Arts Theatre, and Top Girls at Chichester and then the West End. She has won many awards, including the Theatregoers’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Few Good Men at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with Rob Lowe, and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance in a Drama for Scott & Bailey.