7.770 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestAnne and Ann’s marriage is in serious danger when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland determined to destroy Anne Lister’s reputation.
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.
Acting
Suranne Jones struts like she invented swagger.
Writing
Sally Wainwright's dialogue bites and seduces equally.
Production
Shibden Hall: a character with secrets in every stone.
Creator
Sally Wainwright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anne Lister's four-million-word diaries were partly written in a secret code—Crack the code, find the sexts.
The term 'lesbian' barely existed in 1832; Lister called her orientation her 'oddity.' The show reclaims her on her own defiant terms.
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