{"id":2105507,"date":"2025-10-21T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2105507"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:49:27","slug":"ruth-jones-stars-in-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ruth-jones-stars-in-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Jones stars in new Harlan Coben Netflix series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gavin &amp; Stacey creator Ruth Jones will lead the new Harlan Coben series on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jones will star alongside Cold Feet&#8217;s James Nesbitt in Run Away, an eight-part adaptation of Coben&#8217;s thriller of the same name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series starts on New Year&#8217;s Day, with the story relocated from the US to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It also stars Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati, and is Coben&#8217;s 13th adaptation for Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jones will play Elena Ravenscroft, opposite Nesbitt&#8217;s Simon Greene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The story follows Simon, a man whose seemingly perfect life falls apart after his eldest daughter goes missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When he finally finds her, a violent confrontation sets off a chain of events that exposes deep family secrets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Run Away was written by Danny Brocklehurst, who was has adapted several of Coben&#8217;s novels including Fool Me Once, which starred Michelle Keegan and Joanna Lumley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jones is best known for co-creating BBC&#8217;s hit show Gavin &amp; Stacey with James Corden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It debuted back in 2007 on BBC Three, with Jones playing the role of loveable Nessa Jenkins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the finale aired Christmas Day 2024, the comedy was watched by 19.11 million people, making it one of the most watched scripted TV shows of the century.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The last ever Gavin &amp; Stacey aired on Christmas Day 2024 [BBC]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More top stories<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gavin &amp; Stacey creator Ruth Jones will lead the new Harlan Coben series on Netflix. 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