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.
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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
8 eps
Season 1
2019
8 eps
Season 2
2022
Status
Canceled
Original Language
EN
Network
HBO
Tagline
"Write your own story."
Created By
Sally Wainwright
Production
Lookout Point
Peter McGinn
September 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 th...
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