Gentleman Jack

TV-MA

16 episodes2 seasons

US Release

~ Write your own story. ~

Overview:

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.

Created by:

Sally Wainwright

Status:

Canceled

Language:

English

First air date:

4/22/2019

Last air date:

6/13/2022

Key words:

based on true story
period drama
biting
lgbt
woman director
north of england
dramatic
hilarious
amused
assertive
brisk

Seasons

Season 1

8 Episodes

Season 2

8 Episodes

Cast

Suranne Jones

~ as ~

Anne Lister

Sophie Rundle

~ as ~

Ann Walker

Gemma Whelan

~ as ~

Marian Lister

Gemma Jones

~ as ~

Aunt Anne Lister

Timothy West

~ as ~

Jeremy Lister

Rosie Cavaliero

~ as ~

Elizabeth Cordingley

Joe Armstrong

~ as ~

Samuel Washington

Amelia Bullmore

~ as ~

Eliza Priestley

Shaun Dooley

~ as ~

Jeremiah Rawson

Vincent Franklin

~ as ~

Christopher Rawson

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
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.

The plot and character were created from a diary actually kept by Ann Lister, which was written in code to protect herself from the stifling social stigmas of the time, so this isn’t a made up story to reach for modern open minded sensibilities. I read about Lister some after I watched it, and it didn’t seem like one of those fantastic reimagining you sometimes get.

So, on to series two!