Gentleman Jack

TV-MA

Apr, 2019

2 seasons

7.9

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.

Current Season

Season 2

Apr, 2022

8 episodes

7.3

Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes are on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden Hall as wife and wife, determined to combine their estates and become a power couple. Anne Lister’s entrepreneurial spirit frightens the locals as much as her unconventional love life and, with Halifax on the brink of revolution, her refusal to keep a low profile becomes provocative and dangerous.

Reviews

Peter McGinn

7.0

September 26, 2020

This series had at least two things going for it, in my view. Creator/director Sally Wainwright and star Suranne Jones as Anne Lister. It presents an interesting juxtaposition: it is a costume drama from the early 1800s, but also tells the story of a woman who tried to live her life as a man, quite amazing at that time. The story held ...

Videos

How do you dress a 19th Century lesbian? | Gentleman Jack - BBC
Jun 05, 2019

Behind the Scenes
Gentleman Jack's Sally Wainwright on class and gender in TV writing - BBC Newsnight
May 30, 2019

Featurette
The extraordinary life of 'rockstar' lesbian Anne Lister | Gentleman Jack - BBC
May 30, 2019

Behind the Scenes
England's 'first modern lesbian' Anne Lister is heartbroken when her lover chooses another - BBC
May 25, 2019

Clip
Gentleman Jack: Styling A Gentleman - Behind the Scenes | HBO
May 20, 2019

Behind the Scenes
Suranne Jones talks about Gentleman Jack | BFI + Radio Times TV Festival 2019
May 09, 2019

Featurette
Gentleman Jack: Invitation to Set with Suranne Jones | HBO
Apr 25, 2019

Behind the Scenes
Conversations with Suranne Jones & Sally Wainwright of GENTLEMAN JACK
Apr 23, 2019

Featurette