Hostage: 9 Suranne Jones Roles You'd Probably Forgotten She Once Played

Suranne Jones in Netflix's HostageSuranne Jones has already won a wave of praise for her role in the new thriller Hostage.After making a name for herself as Underworld machinist Karen in Coronation Street, Suranne has gone on to appear in a number of prestigious shows, including everything from Scott & Bailey and Vigil to Vanity Fair and Gentleman Jack.The British star even won a TV Bafta for her work in the gripping Doctor Foster, and with her latest project streaming on Netflix, she could well be about to win over a legion of new international fans, too.But what about the Suranne Jones roles that aren’t so well-remembered? Well, here are just nine of them that you might have clean forgotten about…Coronation StreetSuranne Jones as Mandy in her first Coronation Street appearance back in 1997Yes, it’s well-documented that Suranne Jones’ real breakthrough moment came when she was cast as Karen in Coronation Street, a role she played for four years and saw her take centre stage in a number of gripping storylines.But what you might not realise is that she actually appeared in the soap once before, in a one-off role back in 1997 as Many Phillips (a love interest of mechanic Chris Collins, played by heartthrob Matthew Marsden), three years before becoming a permanent fixture.VincentSuranne Jones and Ray Winstone in VincentAfter leaving Coronation Street in 2004, Suranne’s next high-profile gig was in the crime drama Vincent.The ITV series saw Suranne sharing the screen with Ray Winstone in the title role, with supporting cast including Philip Glenister and Ian Puleston-Davies.Strictly ConfidentialTristan Gemmill and Suranne Jones in Strictly ConfidentialFrom there, Suranne landed her first lead role in Kay Mellor’s Strictly Confidential.Nothing to do with the similarly-named celebrity dance competition, the show featured Suranne as a police-officer-turned-sex-therapist who gets embroiled in a very complicated series of events when she quietly asks her husband’s brother to donate sperm so she can get pregnant, only to end up falling in love with him, all the while her practise has been linked to some pretty grisly erotic-asphysiation-adjacent murders.The Sarah Jane AdventuresSuranne Jones as a very different take on the Mona Lisa in The Sarah Jane AdventuresWhovians might remember that Suranne briefly appeared in the CBBC Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures as the Mona Lisa.Like all the modern-day British acting greats, she also appeared in an episode of the main show in 2011, playing Idris, a physical manifestation of the Tardis, alongside Matt Smith as The Doctor.Single FatherSpeaking of Doctor Who, Single Father featured David Tennant as a dad-of-three grappling with single parenthood after the death of his wife.The four-part series featured Suranne as the best friend of David’s character’s late wife, with the pair later having an extra-marital affair.A Touch Of ClothSuranne Jones and John Hannah in the satirical police show A Touch Of ClothBest known for the likes of Black Mirror and his satirical Screenwipe and Death To… series, Charlie Brooker penned a Sky police comedy in the 2010s, parodying some of the more series procedural dramas that have become commonplace on British telly.Suranne played Anne Oldman in the show opposite John Hannah, Karen Gillan and Todd Carty (playing himself, naturally).A Christmas StarWith innumerable TV credits to her name, Suranne has actually only appeared on the big screen once, in the oft-overlooked 2015 Christmas film A Christmas Star.Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Downton Abbey’s Rob James-Collier (plus narration from Love Actually star Liam Neeson), Suranne appears as school teacher Miss Darcy.There’s also a cameo from Kylie Minogue, because... why not, eh?Christmas CaroleA Christmas CaroleKeeping the festive fun going, back in 2022, Suranne appeared in another seasonal offering, Christmas Carole.As the title suggests, the Sky original film was a retelling of Charles Dickens’ Christmas story with Suranne in the lead role of ruthless businesswoman Carole McKay.The reviews weren’t exactly glowing, but we’re 100% here for Suranne’s severe bob, if nothing else.Stars In Their EyesWe had to dive deep into the archives for this one, but back in her soap days, Suranne appeared as Madonna in a Coronation Street special of Stars In Their Eyes, complete with cowboy hat, oversized fur and a fake gap in her front teeth.Sadly, it wasn’t enough to win over the studio audience, who instead chose Samia Ghadie as Holly Valance to be their winner.READ MORE:These Are Our 12 Top Picks Of The New TV Shows And Films To Stream On Netflix In August 2025Critics Are Saying The Same Thing About Netflix's Adaptation Of The Thursday Murder Club11 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets You Probably Didn't Know About How Wednesday Season 2 Was Made

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