Single mother joan o'connell (sophie turner) escapes after her petty criminal boyfriend gets in trouble with violent gangsters Joan was the usual feminine form of john in the middle ages She is forced to place her daughter with the authorities while she tries to start again in london.
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Here’s everything to know about joan hannington and the true story behind 'joan'.
Give that little girl a medal
It seemed obvious that some hardships were being glossed over to present a zippy, mesmerising tale set to a banging 1980s soundtrack I’m sure life for the real joan hannington was much harder than it’s made out here. While “joan” is full of twists and turns, the series is, at its core, about what a mother is willing to do to ensure a better future for her child.
