Series Cast

Suranne Jones
Anne Lister
Sophie Rundle
Ann Walker
Gemma Whelan
Marian Lister
Gemma Jones
Aunt Anne Lister
Timothy West
Jeremy Lister
Rosie Cavaliero
Elizabeth Cordingley
Joe Armstrong
Samuel Washington
Amelia Bullmore
Eliza Priestley
Shaun Dooley
Jeremiah Rawson
Vincent Franklin
Christopher Rawson

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Season 2

2022 | 8 Episodes

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.

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Sun Sep 27 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 my interest easily, with strong writing and, as is always the case with Wainwright’s creations, an excellent ensemble cast to back up Jones. Timothy West and Gemma Jones, just to mention two. Apparently there will be a second seri3s to continue the story. Th...