Andrea Riseborough: Alice & Jack's relationship is "catastrophic in many ways"
Riseborough spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com about the new Channel 4 show.
Channel 4 drama Alice & Jack follows a relationship over 16 years, as two people meet, fall in love and then drift apart, before coming into and out of each other's lives repeatedly.
The series stars Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson, both of whom spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com about the series for a Big RT Interview.
During this interview, Riseborough explained what drew her to star in the series, saying that it was the combination of the team behind it and the "extraordinary characters" at the fore.
She said: "Both Alice and Jack are quite extraordinary characters, and very human – flawed, well-meaning, but their relationship is catastrophic in so many ways, and hopeful and full of joy in so many others."
Riseborough continued: "And so the pairing of Vic [Victor Levin, writer] and Juho [Kuosmanen, director] and Hong [Khaou, director], it gave us this really interesting combination of mainstream television and independent cinema.
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"And I think the thing that was then created and the feeling as we were making, it was very unique. It's an unusual piece of episodic work, the environment felt quite new."
As well as Gleeson and Riseborough, the show also stars Aisling Bea as Lynn, a woman Jack starts a relationship with after breaking up with Alice, and Aimee Lou Wood and Sunil Patel, who play Alice and Jack's respective co-workers, Maya and Paul.
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The official synopsis for the series reads: "When Alice (Andrea Riseborough) and Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) first meet, they're bound by a connection so powerful it seems nothing can break it, but will their path lead them to a place of happiness and togetherness? Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way?
"Honest, intimate and surprisingly funny, the series shows love in all its unexpected, technicolour, kaleidoscopic beauty."
Alice & Jack will start airing on Channel 4 from Wednesday 14th February at 9pm. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
