{"id":45840,"date":"2024-02-14T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1990139"},"modified":"2024-02-14T08:31:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:31:18","slug":"andrea-riseborough-alice-jacks-relationship-is-catastrophic-in-many-ways","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/andrea-riseborough-alice-jacks-relationship-is-catastrophic-in-many-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Riseborough: Alice &#038; Jack\u2019s relationship is \u201ccatastrophic in many ways\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Riseborough spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com about the new Channel 4 show. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 at 06:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Channel 4 drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/alice-and-jack-release-date\/\">Alice &amp; Jack<\/a> 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\u2019s lives repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p>The series stars Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson, both of whom spoke exclusively with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> about the series for a <strong>Big RT Interview<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During this interview, Riseborough explained what drew her to star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/domhnall-gleeson-andrea-riseborough-alice-jack-trailer-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">the series<\/a>, saying that it was the combination of the team behind it and the \u201cextraordinary characters\u201d are the fore.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cBoth Alice and Jack are quite extraordinary characters, and very human \u2013 flawed, well-meaning, but their relationship is catastrophic in so many ways, and hopeful and full of joy in so many others.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=899%2C599 3x, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1988377 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/761912S1Ep2Alice-and-Jack-9e8939b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson stood underneath a bridge in Alice &amp; Jack\" title=\"76191_2_S1_Ep2_Alice and Jack\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson in Alice &amp; Jack.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Riseborough continued: \u201cAnd 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/one-day-emma-death-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">One Day stars defend \u201cshocking\u201d twist: \u201cI think it\u2019s necessary\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/a-gentleman-in-moscow-ewan-mcgregor-first-look-newsupdate\/\">Ewan McGregor in first look at A Gentleman in Moscow adaptation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think the thing that was then created and the feeling as we were making, it was very unique. It\u2019s an unusual piece of episodic work, the environment felt quite new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s respective co-workers, Maya and Paul.<\/p> <p>The official synopsis for the series reads: \u201cWhen Alice (Andrea Riseborough) and Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) first meet, they\u2019re 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?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonest, intimate and surprisingly funny, the series shows love in all its unexpected, technicolour, kaleidoscopic beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"1673e4cf9600958aa87d447e4e771a0569353966\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"1673e4cf9600958aa87d447e4e771a0569353966\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Alice &amp; Jack will start airing on Channel 4 from Wednesday 14th February at 9pm. 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