Joan Hannington’s life and crimes are the focus of ITV’s Joan, but some changes have been made for the six-part series and viewers might now be wondering if she ever went to prison.

Boisie Hannington is a key character in ITV’s Joan and some people might be curious about if he’s based on a real person. This year we’ve been spoilt for choice when it comes to true crime ...

This is especially true given that the series is based on the real-life story of British jewel thief Joan Hannington. The British ITV series has received little marketing promotion here in the states.

It was a split-second decision that changed the course of Joan Hannington’s life. Working late one evening at a high-end jewellery store in central London, she found herself standing in front of ...

AFTER impulsively swallowing diamonds in a bid to steal them, Joan Hannington got a taste for the expensive gems. The famous jewel thief's story is now being told in new ITV drama Joan starring ...

Joan Hannington calls herself "Britain's most notorious jewel thief." In the late 1970s, Hannington's life was in great turmoil. She'd left her allegedly violent husband, convicted armed robber ...

Joan Hannington, the real-life subject of ITV’s latest true crime series Joan, has spoken out on Sophie Turner’s portrayal of her. The six-part series debuted on the station late last month ...

Joan Hannington stole diamonds for the thrill and to raise funds to rescue her daughter from foster care - but viewers wonder if she went to prison ...

The Game of Thrones actress isn’t playing the victim any more. She talks motherhood, misogyny and why stepping into the shoes of a diamond-swallowing crime boss proved irresistible ...

In real life Joan was arrested and sent to jail for 30 months for using a stolen cheque book. She went to jail two weeks after her wedding to Boisie. After serving her sentence she then got a job at a ...

In real life, Joan's daughter is called Debbie and she reveals the pair's story in her memoir I Am What I Am. Just like in the first episode of the series, Joan really did leave Debbie in care, in ...

Joan Hannington, a fiery and uncompromising woman in her 20s, is a devoted mother to her 6-year-old daughter, Kelly. But, she’s trapped in a disastrous marriage with a violent criminal named Gary.