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Suranne Jones and Albane Courtois in Gentleman Jack

Some Anne Lister Resources

2 Comments / News, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / May 8, 2019 / Anne Lister, Gentleman Jack, Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister (Movie Tie-In), Sally Wainwright, Suranne Jones, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Want some outstanding Anne Lister resources? I’ve got ’em! The first is in a tweet, with a Twitter thread of my own thoughts . . .

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Watch This: Trailer for Gentleman Jack – UPDATED

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / March 20, 2019 / Amelia Bullmore, Anne Lister, Gemma Jones, Gemma Whelan, Gentleman Jack, Jennifer Perrott, Joe Armstrong, O’Hooley and Tidow, Peter Davison, Rosie Cavaliero, Sally Wainwright, Sarah Harding, Sophie Rundle, Suranne Jones, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, theme song, Timothy West, trailers, Women Directors

I’m quite excited about Gentleman Jack. It’s an 8 hour historical drama series about Anne Lister, one of England’s earliest out lesbians. It’s written by Sally Wainwright. It stars Suranne Jones. Could anything get better than that?

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Maxine Peake and Anna Madeley in The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Review: The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

4 Comments / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / July 27, 2017 / Alan David, Anna Madeley, Christine Bottomley, Gemma Jones, Gentleman Jack, Jane English, Maxine Peake, Sally Wainwright, Susan Lynch, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

A comment from a reader sent me on a hunt for The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, which I found on Amazon Video. This 2010 BBC film introduced me to “the first modern lesbian in British history,” and sent

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