Leading Intimacy Coordinator Vanessa Coffey, who is known for her work on Outlander, Vikings: Valhalla, Rules of the Game and War of the Worlds, introduced us to the fundamentals of her role and also how that role has developed. She was joined by Outlander star Jessica Reynolds, who plays Malva Christie in the latest series, with Caroline Frost hosting the discussion.
When the credits rolled in 2018 for the second series of The Deuce, HBO’s series about the porn industry in 1970s New York, a job title appeared for the first time on screen– an “intimacy coordinator”. This was a landmark moment for television, instigated by actor Emily Meade in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
In regency England appearances are everything and for the powerful Bridgerton family they face the constant battle between their duty and desires.
Inspired by the Julia Quinn novels, wealth, lust, betrayal and honour are navigated by those seeking to stay ahead in an English society filled with secrets and gossip.
The Emmy-nominated series sees Claire Randall (Catriona Balfe), a married WWII combat nurse, get lost in time and end up back in 1743. Immediately her life is on the line and she must fight for her very survival when she finds herself caught up in the tumultuous Jacobite risings. She is forced to marry Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a dashing and romantic Scottish warrior and finds herself torn between her man of the future and her man of the past.
