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Here are some nice and detailed interviews conducted by the BBC with Jenna Coleman, and the rest of the cast and crew of The Jetty!

Also, here are some more promotional and behind the scenes pictures of Jenna Coleman as Ember Manning:

In an interview with the writer of The Jetty, Cat Jones, The Jetty was said to be released in BBC1 “later this summer”

There will also be a special screening of The Jetty and Q&A with Jenna Coleman, Cat Jones, and Elizabeth Kilgariff, on the 20th of June.

https://www.wftv.org.uk/events-1/the-jetty-in-person-screening-and-q-a-with-jenna-coleman

It again says that The Jetty will be released “this summer”!

Jenna Coleman’s new show, “The Jetty” is launching at the BBC studios showcase as one of the main attractions this week. Distributors from around the world will be able to acquire it as well.

BBC Studios is betting that The Jetty can be a global hit

The link also features an interview with Jenna Coleman (who plays the leading role of Ember Manning), executive producer Elizabeth Kilgariff, and writer Cat Jones. Here are some of the highlights:

Coleman: “What I enjoyed so much about Ember is that her good character traits are also her flaws – her pride and her beating down the door and not being able to give up, and her arrogance in certain ways. All of those traits that are her best bits are also her flaws. So we see her turning in on herself all the time. We really see her in so many extreme, complex, emotional segues.”

“Ember goes on a big journey across the four episodes. We don’t let her off the hook at all. But she is always quite badass. And she’s really funny,” Kilgarriff says. “She is that person who might say the wrong thing, but you just love her, because she’s just so cool.”

“We talked about Jenna playing Ember even before I think we had the green light.”

Kilgariff: “We’ve got Archie Renaux playing her sidekick, Hitch. It’s a very interesting relationship. It starts out very much like, “oh God, he needs to learn from Ember,” and Ember is a sort of older sister, teaching him the way. But as we go along, there are moments where he just will say things that make her sort of stop and perhaps second-guess herself a little bit.”

Coleman: “That is a dynamic that gives us so much of the humor in the show.”

I can’t wait for people to see Ember. I think she was a pretty cool character on the page. But what Jenna has done with her is amazing. You know that thing where you’ve got two friends, and you know when you introduce them, they’re going to love each other. That’s how I feel about audiences meeting Ember. She’s just exactly the person you’d want if you’re in trouble. She’ll sort it out. And she’ll make jokes about it as well. She’s fun to be with.

Could we see more of Ember in the future?

Kilgarriff: “The show works very well, it is very satisfying as a piece, which I think is really important for the audience. Saying that, but I don’t want to give anything away, I would love to see her back again. And I do think the audience is going to respond to her in an incredibly positive way. So, yeah, it would be wonderful. But we don’t know that.”

Jones: “It’s really funny. I hope so. You’re very funny, Jenna. And she’s a very entertaining character. There are lots of scenes of Ember and Hitch in cars, driving around places. I would love to do a spin-off show of just Ember and Hitch driving around, just talking about things. They’re so entertaining. There’s not enough space to have as many of those scenes as you want.”

New Jenna Coleman show announced!

Jenna Coleman will play the lead role of rookie detective Ember Manning, and be executive producer of the 4-part BBC show “The Jetty”, a detective thriller!

Filming is set to start on the 4th of September, in Manchester!

Jenna said the following about being cast in this role:

Jenna Coleman says: "I’m delighted to be returning to the BBC to be a part of The Jetty, with Firebird Pictures at the helm, bringing the story of Ember Manning to life. I look forward to exploring Cat Jones’ darkly probing scripts, alongside Marialy Rivas’ eloquent vision."

Cat Jones, the writer of the show commented:

“What feels like a total dream team continues to grow with the addition of Marialy Rivas to direct and the brilliant Jenna Coleman. I’ve no doubt audiences are going to be completely transfixed by her as Ember."

And another executive producer of the show, Elizabeth Kilgariff, who already previously worked with Jenna on The Cry, said: