Part crime caper, part emotional rollercoaster, Joan is a stylishly addictive series that strikes gold in every sense

Joan: the real story behind the ITV drama about the glamorous diamond thief - Sophie Turner stars in the new series that tells the extraordinary story of Joan Hannington, the mother turned notorious jewellery thief who made millions swallowing diamonds.

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,

Joan, a new crime drama that begins airing on ITV this week, is based on real life events of a notorious jewel thief referred to as “The Godmother”. The six-part series stars Sophie Turner – of Game of Thrones fame – as Joan Hannington,

Joan: who plays who in the Sophie Turner ITV drama - The story of a mother turned diamond thief is coming to ITV

Who's in ITV drama Joan, about the woman who called herself Britain's most notorious jewel thief? - Sophie Turner plays the real-life Joan Hannington in the 1980s-set drama, who used her criminal skil

With input from her family (son Chris Wilding and granddaughter Naomi Wilding) along with Hollywood habitués Joan Collins, George Hamilton and Sharon Stone, the opening episode starts with National Velvet and Taylor’s career as a child star,