She is set to star as 18th century diarist Anne Lister in BBC One series Gentleman Jack.
And Suranne Jones dressed to impress in a sleek black trouser suit as she attended the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival at the BFI Southbank in London on Sunday.
The actress, 40, paired the chic blazer with a high-neck gold metallic blouse and black open back shoes ahead of a Q&A session about the upcoming series.
Chic: Suranne Jones dressed to impress in a sleek black trouser suit as she attended the BFI and Radio Times Television Festival at the BFI Southbank in London on Sunday
She wore her brunette locks loose around her shoulders and opted for minimal make up for the highly-anticipated event.
Suranne was joined by BAFTA Award winning writer Sally Wainwright to discuss the real-life historical inspiration behind the new drama, which is based on the code-written diaries of Anne Lister.
The landowner is considered ‘the first modern lesbian’ and the show will detail her life in West Yorkshire in 1832.
Historical: The actress, 40, paired the chic blazer with a high-neck gold metallic blouse and black open back shoes ahead of a Q&A session about the upcoming series
Suranne’s former Coronation Street co-star Katherine Kelly, 39, stars as Elizabeth Sutherland, the sister of Anne’s intended wife Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle), in the show.
The actress and Katherine are both breakout stars from the ITV1 soap, and while they didn’t star together their characters Karen and Becky are linked by their relationship with Steve McDonald.
Suranne’s character Becky dated Steve from 2001, and they got married in February 2004 despite a rocky road up the aisle before they officially divorced in 2006, even though Suranne already left the show during its 2004 Boxing Day episode.
Glam: She wore her brunette locks loose around her shoulders and opted for minimal make up for the highly-anticipated event
Stars: Suranne’s former Coronation Street co-star Katherine Kelly, 39, stars as Elizabeth Sutherland, the sister of Anne’s intended wife Ann Walker, in the show
Katherine joined the soap in 2006, and she soon embarked on a relationship with Steve after splitting from her boyfriend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), and they then married in 2009 before getting divorced.
On joining the cast of Gentleman Jack, Katherine gushed: ‘I’m thrilled to be reuniting with Sally [Wainwright, the show’s writer] once again.
‘I know how passionate she is about the life and times of Anne Lister, and I’m delighted to be portraying such a key historical character in Anne Lister’s story.
Pals: Gentleman Jack follows the romance between landowner Anne and heiress Ann who are believed to have met in 1832, in a time when homosexuality was both a crime and a taboo
Exciting story: The drama, based on a true story, focuses on the life of a 19th-century Yorkshire heiress who is determined to marry her female lover, Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle)
Also set to join the cast is The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl, 50, who will appear towards the end of the series as Queen Marie of Denmark.
The drama, based on a true story, focuses on the life of a 19th-century Yorkshire heiress who is determined to marry her female lover, Ann (Sophie Rundle).
It follows the romance between landowner Anne and heiress Ann who are believed to have met in 1832, in a time when homosexuality was both a crime and a taboo.
Past: The drama, based on a true story, focuses on the life of a 19th-century Yorkshire heiress who is determined to marry her female lover, Ann
Before returning to her ancestral home, Shibden Hall in Halifax, Anne was busy gallivanting across the globe.
She was given the moniker Gentleman Jack by locals, she was determined to re-open coal mines and find herself a wealthy partner.
These details were kept in a diary by Anne who wrote her secrets in code that were decoded in the 1980s.
Looking good: Suranne Jones looked fierce in a new promotional image for the BBC’s upcoming historical drama Gentleman Jack
