Gentleman Jack

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Anne Lister determines to restore the fortunes of Shibden Hall and find herself a wife.

Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister shakes up her shabby ancestral home, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife. Society will talk. Starring Suranne Jones.

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Suranne Jones

Sophie Rundle

Gemma Whelan

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Gentleman Jack: Series 2: A Lucky and Narrow Escape

A Lucky and Narrow Escape

BBC One - Gentleman Jack, Series 2, A Lucky and Narrow Escape

Halifax is on the brink of revolution, and Anne Lister is refusing to keep a low profile.

Halifax is smashed to pieces by a mob hungry for political change. It’s a dangerous time to be a Tory, and a lesbian, but Anne Lister refuses to keep a low profile.

It’s the election of January 1835, and revolution is in the air in Halifax. Returned to Shibden Hall and determined to move on from Mariana Lawton, Anne Lister throws herself into furthering the Tory cause. 

With rumblings of discontent from Radicals looking to dismantle the traditional seats of power, it’s clear this won’t be an easy win for Anne’s party, but the violence and lawlessness of how the election unfolds horrifies everyone. 

Meanwhile, after a wall of silence from her sister, Ann Walker is stunned to learn that, at such a volatile time, the Sutherlands have ordered evictions on their shared property. With this, and Anne Lister’s refusal to keep a low profile, the couple are drawing dangerous attention to themselves, and their relationship.

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Anne and Ann settle in Shibden, confronting issues in their public and private lives.

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