{"id":2218188,"date":"2025-12-31T21:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2218188"},"modified":"2025-12-31T21:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:08:19","slug":"ruth-jones-reveals-the-run-away-scene-that-left-her-gobsmacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ruth-jones-reveals-the-run-away-scene-that-left-her-gobsmacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Jones reveals the Run Away scene that left her \u2018gobsmacked\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"c6ebf64b-cd52-4bea-bdc0-897749537dfc\">There\u2019s plenty to be excited about with the New Year starting, not least the exciting new shows set to hit our screens in 2026. Not only do we have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/claudia-winkleman-new-chat-show\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/claudia-winkleman-new-chat-show\/\">Claudia Winkleman&#8217;s \u2018dazzling\u2019 new TV show<\/a> to look forward to, but Netflix are starting off the year with a bang by dropping an all-new Harlan Coben thriller on New Year&#8217;s Day \u2013 and it stars Ruth Jones in a role like none she\u2019s undertaken before.<\/p>\n<p>Her new Netflix thriller, <em>Run Away<\/em>, will air on 1 January, 2026, and sees Ruth in the role of Elena Ravenscroft, a private investigator and ex-police firearms officer who is now working with the police to help solve the disappearance of a young girl.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"c6ebf64b-cd52-4bea-bdc0-897749537dfc-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The eight-part &#8216;dark&#8217; and &#8216;twisty&#8217; series is a far cry from the heartwarming comedy of <em>Gavin &amp; Stacey<\/em>, with Ruth revealing that she had to undergo &#8216;serious training&#8217; and learn how to fire a gun for the role, which rather than being daunting, actually left her feeling &#8216;powerful&#8217; in front of the camera.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] 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That was great fun to shoot. A big warehouse full of these big crates that we had to hide behind then come out shooting,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was gobsmacked at how many people were involved in setting up a scene like that \u2013 and I learned what was meant by a \u2018squib\u2019 \u2013 a fake explosion that mimics gunfire, and shots bouncing off surfaces. I had to be taught how to hold and fire a gun with blanks as that was a first for me. The guns are incredibly loud!&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-p9mwT2rXnHUjzLhxnj6frg\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-p9mwT2rXnHUjzLhxnj6frg slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As with previous Harlan Coben projects, we can expect lots of twists and turns when it comes to <em>Run Away<\/em>, with red herrings and misdirects planted in each episode that draw us in and, let\u2019s be honest, confuse us until the case is finally solved at the end of the eight episodes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"e09980c0-1ab0-44ef-a3c2-4eedd4a607c3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft in Run Away\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KmKJEJikdhCvDHjsrErp3D.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Ben Blackall\/Netflix)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0010cb60-fd2d-4922-ab7f-fed730dd1263\">&#8216;You can\u2019t trust anyone in Harlan\u2019s shows, that\u2019s the beauty of it, that\u2019s the intrigue, the excitement of it,&#8217; James Nesbitt, who stars alongside Ruth in the series, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/james-nesbitt-run-away-trust-character-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/james-nesbitt-run-away-trust-character-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>The Radio Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;All you can really do playing it is just trying to be in the moment to try and be as truthful and authentic as you are \u2013 and then the script and the story will take that card wherever it\u2019s supposed to go.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Teasing what we can expect to feel when tuning in, he added, &#8216;The audience will be unsettled and discombobulated at times. But no, it\u2019s exciting.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>All eight episodes of <\/strong><em><strong>Run Away<\/strong><\/em><strong> will be released at once on Thursday, January 1, 2026, on Netflix.<\/strong><\/p>\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.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s plenty to be excited about with the New Year starting, not least the exciting new shows set to hit our screens in 2026. 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