Gentleman Jack
“Write your own story.”
Creator
Sally Wainwright
Anne Lister returns to Shibden Hall in 1832 to take over the family estate, run its coal interests and marry a woman. 'Gentleman Jack' draws on Lister's own diaries — millions of words, part of them in a code she invented to record her relationships — and Sally Wainwright writes her as someone who simply refuses the terms offered. Suranne Jones plays her addressing the camera directly, a device that turns the audience into a confidant. Shot largely at the real Shibden Hall in Halifax.
Seasons
2
Episodes
16
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Canceled
Cast
Suranne Jones
Anne Lister · 16 eps
Sophie Rundle
Ann Walker · 16 eps
Gemma Jones
Aunt Anne Lister · 16 eps
Shaun Dooley
Jeremiah Rawson · 16 eps
Gemma Whelan
Marian Lister · 16 eps
Rosie Cavaliero
Elizabeth Cordingley · 16 eps
Amelia Bullmore
Eliza Priestley · 16 eps
Timothy West
Jeremy Lister · 16 eps
Vincent Franklin
Christopher Rawson · 16 eps
Joe Armstrong
Samuel Washington · 16 eps
Peter Davison
William Priestley · 8 eps
Lydia Leonard
Mariana Lawton · 8 eps
George Costigan
James Holt · 8 eps
Tom Lewis
Thomas Sowden · 8 eps
Albane Courtois
Eugénie Pierre · 8 eps
Ben Hunter
Joseph Booth · 8 eps
Thomas Howes
John Booth · 6 eps
Jessica Baglow
Rachael Hemingway · 6 eps
Saul Marron
James Mackenzie · 6 eps
Lucy Black
Mary Sowden · 5 eps
Tilly Kaye
Amy Sowden · 5 eps
Bruce Alexander
Mr Parker · 4 eps
Amy James-Kelly
Suzannah Washington · 4 eps
Jodhi May
Vere Hobart / Vera Cameron · 3 eps
Joel Morris
William Hardcastle · 4 eps
Katherine Kelly
Elizabeth Sutherland · 3 eps
Rupert Vansittart
Charles Lawton · 3 eps
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Delia Rawson · 2 eps
Anthony Flanagan
Sam Sowden / Ben Sowden · 3 eps
Stephanie Cole
Aunt Ann Walker · 3 eps
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1
I Was Just Passing
Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man. Despite her affection for her elderly aunt, Anne is frustrated by the shabbiness of her ancestral home and finds her father and long-suffering sister difficult to live with.
2
I Just Went There to Study Anatomy
Anne begins a playful but dangerous courtship of shy local heiress Miss Walker, who quickly finds herself captivated by the attention of her charismatic and unusual neighbour. Anne's plan to renovate Shibden Hall is also stepping up a gear, and her determination to sink her own coal mines brings her into the path of local magistrate Christopher Rawson and his brother Jeremiah.
3
Oh Is That What You Call It?
Despite mutual acquaintances begin to chatter about their relationship, Anne confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt. Meanwhile, the Rawson brothers step up their attempts to out-maneuver her in the coal business, and Marian grows annoyed that her sister is treating Shibden like a hotel.
4
Most Women Are Dull and Stupid
During a visit to York, Anne is delighted when Doctor Belcombe confirms that she is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder. When the news of a bereavement arrives at Cliff Hill, Ann's desperate reaction makes Anne suspect that there's more to it and that Ann has secrets of her own. As her rivalry with Christopher Rawson heats up, Anne plans to re-open her old coal mines and sink her own shaft.
5
Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect
The widowed Reverend Ainsworth arrives in Halifax with his sights set on Ann Walker's hand in marriage. Aware that Ainsworth's attentions are stirring up painful memories for her lover, Anne sets out to deal with the clergyman in her own inimitable manner. However, she soon realizes that there are greater demons inside Ann Walker's troubled mind.
6
Do Ladies Do That?
With Ann Walker's mental health in an alarming downward spiral - and her overprotective relatives watching over her – Anne Lister is forced to contemplate travelling alone, despite her family's warnings that to do so would raise eyebrows. Meanwhile, Anne reopens her coal-mine negotiations with the Rawson brothers, and Thomas Sowden's secret casts a cloud over his budding relationship with Suzannah Washington.
7
Why've You Brought That?
Before setting off for Europe to escape the heartache of her doomed relationship with Ann Walker, Anne invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian. Undeterred by his warnings that her accusations will have dangerous repercussions, Anne comes up with a bold, reckless strategy to finally sink her own pit and expose the Rawsons' industrial-scale theft of her coal.
8
Are You Still Talking?
Following a four-week journey from Paris to Copenhagen, Anne finds acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society, stepping out of her sartorial comfort zone to attend a birthday ball hosted by Queen Marie. When difficult news arrives from Shibden, Anne is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home.
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