In the series, she stars as Tess, one of three friends whose bond was almost broken by a traumatic event one night 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
The trio reunite when one of them writes a novel, the plot of which is based on the events of that night.<\/p>\n
Speaking in this week\u2019s issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, Whittaker explained what drew her to the series, saying: \u201cEmily Ballou\u2019s writing was absolute poetry.<\/p>\n \u201cThe use of our younger versions within scenes, of flashbacks and memory; the celebration and complication of friendship; the exploration of trauma\u2026 I found that intoxicating.<\/p>\n \u201cHorrific sexual assaults against women are shown on television all the time, but this point of view hasn\u2019t been explored before in anything I\u2019d seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Whittaker also spoke about whether One Night being an Australian production gave her a sense of freedom, to which she said she would \u201cnever be offered this in England\u201d.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no way you\u2019d look at my CV and think Tess,\u201d Whittaker explained. \u201cAs we meet her, she\u2019s super-business, incredibly still\u2026 like a shark. I was like: \u2018Me, really? Also: have you heard my voice?’\u201d<\/p>\n Asked how difficult she found grasping the Australian accent, Whittaker said: \u201cThank God Tess had lived in England for 20 years! I came in with what my idea of an Australian accent was. It was clear it\u2019d be like someone going, \u2018This is what people oop nawth talk lak.’\u201d<\/p> Beyond One Night, Whittaker\u2019s next role is narrating the BBC Julia Donaldson animation Tabby McTat<\/a>, which will air on BBC One this Christmas.<\/p>\n Whittaker said of the animation: \u201cTabby McTat is such a beautiful story about embracing change, and the transitions in life as well \u2013 from childhood to adulthood and people going on journeys.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is so much warmth and celebration of family and community, but then there\u2019s also the moments of fear and loss that is often a gain.\u201d<\/p>\n One Night is coming to Paramount Plus on Friday 24th November \u2013\u00a0get a seven-day free trial of Paramount Plus on Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want to visit Death in Paradise locations in Guadeloupe at a discount?\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times is offering savings of up to 7% for registered users booking their next holiday with travel website Expedia.\u00a0<\/strong>Claim your exclusive Radio Times Expedia holiday discount now<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Whittaker stars in the series which arrives on Paramount Plus this week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40113,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-scaled.jpg",2560,1708,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/jodie-whittaker-on-what-drew-her-to-intoxicating-thriller-one-night-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Whittaker stars in the series which arrives on Paramount Plus this week.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Jodie](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/OneNightJodie-Whittaker-as-Tess-Nicole-da-Silva-as-Simone-and-Yael-Stone-as-Hat-credit-Joel-Pratley117-4e30be4.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"OneNight_Jodie")
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