Joan Hannington became one of Britain's most accomplished jewel thieves and some people might be wondering if she ever went to prison

The Joan ending was emotional and after being drawn in by Joan Hannington's story you might be wondering if there'll be Joan season 2

ITV is back at it again with a brilliant dramatisation of a true life story. Off the back of Mr Bates vs. The Post Office comes Joan, which sees Sophie Turner take on the role of a diamond thief. But where is the real Joan Hannington now?

Inspired by the real Joan Hannington and events from her life, the exhilarating drama also stars Frank Dillaine, Kirsty J Curtis, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and Laura Aikman. The real life Joan ran away from home at 13, and four years later she married her first husband, convicted armed robber Ray Pavey.

Who was Joan Hannington's second husband Boisie Hannington, and what happened to him? Here’s what you need to know about the real person.

Joan met her second husband, Ronald Thomas Hannington, also known as Benny Boisie, in a London pub when Joan got into a fight with a police informant. Boisie stepped in to help her and within weeks of the altercation, he had moved in with her.

Like, where is the real Joan Harrington now? How close to the truth is the adaptation? And was Boisie Hannington a real person? Starring Sophie Turner in the titular role, Joan tells the story of a woman who went from a traditional housewife to a notorious diamond thief in London during the 1980s.