BBC crime show The Jetty's boss responds to characters' queer "love affair"
The Jetty spoilers follow.
The Jetty creator Cat Jones has addressed the queer "love affair" between principal characters Amy and Caitlin.
The BBC show focuses on Jenna Coleman's Detective Ember Manning as she investigates a fire at a holiday home, which links back to a past cold case.
In the past timeline, audiences meet schoolgirls Caitlin (Laura Marcus) and Amy (Bo Bragason), who grow increasingly close to each other. The show boss has now opened up about their relationship.
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“I do think it is a love affair,” Jones explained PinkNews. “Although it begins in this very cruel and manipulative way – Amy effectively recruits Caitlin and realises that Caitlin has some attraction towards her, weaponises that against her, and uses her – what Amy is not anticipating is that she does end up having feelings for Caitlin."
The show boss further revealed the fact that Amy – who is initially not reciprocal towards Caitlin – is so “troubled” means she doesn't realise her feelings towards Caitlin until “it’s too late”.
"Had she met Caitlin under different circumstances, it would be a different outcome," she added. "There is something incredibly tragic about the fact that it’s just out of reach, that something good [and] quite special between them is just out of reach.”
She also said that The Jetty is a coming-of-age story as well as a thriller, noting: “In a way, we’re telling her coming out story with Caitlin, but equally, it’s a coming out story with Amy."
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“Although it’s more obvious that Caitlin is queer and struggling to come out… they’re both working out who they are," she continued. "It’s always difficult to watch those stories, especially when you’ve written that story, and you’re drawing upon your own experiences.”
Jones went on to note the importance of telling queer stories today, suggesting that anyone that downplays the need is "not watching what’s going on" in the world.
“Our rights are at risk, so bringing queer characters to a BBC One audience, who are perhaps not as used to watching those characters, and saying: ‘Look at her, the love she feels, and look at the choices she makes. She is no different from you’, that’s an important thing.”
All episodes of The Jetty are available now on BBC iPlayer.
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