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{{Short description|British historical television drama series (2019, 2022)}} |
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| creator = [[Sally Wainwright]] |
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| theme_music_composer = [[Murray Gold]] |
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| producer = [[Phil Collinson]] |
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| runtime = 60 minutes{{efn|Episode 8 of Series 2 runs for 70 minutes.}} |
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'''''Gentleman Jack''''' is a [[historical drama|historical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Sally Wainwright]] for [[BBC One]] and [[HBO]].<ref name=BBCShibdenHall /><ref name=Deehan>{{cite web|last1=Deehan|first1=Tom|title=BBC/HBO series, Gentleman Jack, to film in the UK and Denmark|url=https://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/04/bbchbo-series-gentleman-jack-to-film-in-the-uk-and-denmark/#|website=The Location Guide|date=30 April 2018|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613055536/https://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/04/bbchbo-series-gentleman-jack-to-film-in-the-uk-and-denmark/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|<!--Do not change book title without reliable, verifiable sources.-->''Gentleman Jack: The Life and Times of Anne Lister – The Official Companion to the BBC Series'' was published in 2019 alongside the programme.<ref>{{cite news |author1link= Anne Lister|author2-link= Sally Wainwright|last1=Lister |first1=Anne |last2=Wainwright |first2=Sally |last3=Choma |first3=Anne |title=Gentleman Jack: The Life and Times of Anne Lister – The Official Companion to the BBC Series |publisher=[[Ebury Publishing]] |location=London |url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/content/dam/prh/company-pages/catalogues/Ebury-Spring-2019-Catalogue-V2.pdf |year=2019 |access-date=9 March 2019 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174520/https://www.penguin.co.uk/content/dam/prh/company-pages/catalogues/Ebury-Spring-2019-Catalogue-V2.pdf |url-status=dead }} [PDF p.32]</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lister |first1=Anne |last2=Wainwright |first2=Sally |last3=Choma |first3=Anne |author1link=Anne Lister |author2-link=Sally Wainwright |title=Gentleman Jack: The Life and Times of Anne Lister the Official Companion to the BBC Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=anXZugEACAAJ |year=2019 |publisher=BBC Books |isbn=9781785944048 |access-date=15 April 2019 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523183739/https://books.google.com/books?id=anXZugEACAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Set in the 1830s in [[Yorkshire]], it stars [[Suranne Jones]]<ref name="BBCOneGentlemanJack">{{cite web |title=The Real Diaries of Anne Lister |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3QT2z16RXhfxSDn1mrbRNVp/the-real-diaries-of-anne-lister |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> as landowner and industrialist [[Anne Lister]]. The series is based on Lister's collected diaries—which run to an estimated 5 million words with about a sixth in secret code,<ref name="BBCOneGentlemanJack" />—documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships. [[Helena Whitbread]] began decoding and transcribing the diaries in the 1980s.<ref name=Crampton_diaries>{{cite news |last1=Crampton |first1=Caroline |title=The lesbian Dead Sea Scrolls: Anne Lister's diaries |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/11/lesbian-dead-sea-scrolls |work=[[New Statesman]] |date=5 December 2013 |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=24 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724062409/http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/11/lesbian-dead-sea-scrolls |url-status=live }}</ref> Other transcribers have carried on the work. The research carried out for Wainwright’s ''Gentleman Jack'' amounts to hundreds of thousands of words of new transcription of the diary.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister – Cracking the Crypthand Code |url=https://www.visitcalderdale.com/the-secret-diaries-of-anne-lister-cracking-the-crypthand-code/ |website=www.visitcalderdale.com |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |
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The series premiered on 22 April 2019 in the United States,<ref name=HBOpr22 /> and on 19 May 2019 in the United Kingdom.<ref name=Munn_2019 /> On 23 May 2019, It was renewed for a second series,<ref name=BBC_S2renew>{{cite press release|author=Media Centre|title=Gentleman Jack to return for a second series, following its hugely successful debut on BBC One|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/gentleman-jack-2|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623021223/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/gentleman-jack-2|url-status=live}}</ref> which was shown on BBC One from 10 April<ref>{{cite news |author-link=Zoe Williams |last1=Williams |first1=Zoe |title=Uncompromisingly gay': Sally Wainwright on turning Gentleman Jack into a global icon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/25/uncompromisingly-gay-sally-wainwright-on-turning-gentleman-jack-into-a-global-icon |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523114440/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/25/uncompromisingly-gay-sally-wainwright-on-turning-gentleman-jack-into-a-global-icon |url-status=live }}</ref> to 29 May 2022 and on HBO from 25 April to 13 June 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darwish |first1=Meaghan |title='Gentleman Jack' Sets Season 2 Premiere Date on HBO |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1031036/gentleman-jack-season-2-premiere-date-photos-suranne-jones-hbo/ |work=[[TV Insider]] |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521144705/https://www.tvinsider.com/1031036/gentleman-jack-season-2-premiere-date-photos-suranne-jones-hbo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2022, co-production company HBO said it would not proceed with a third series. In July 2022, the BBC announced that they wanted to continue with the programme, but they need to find a production partner to replace HBO.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/gentleman-jack-sally-wainwright-bbc-renew-exclusive-newsupdate/ | title=Gentleman Jack creator says BBC "up for" renewing show but needs new partner }}</ref> |
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'''''Gentleman Jack''''' is an upcoming American-British drama television series created by [[Sally Wainwright]]. Set in 1832 and starring [[Suranne Jones]], the series will premiere on [[BBC One]] in the United Kingdom and [[HBO]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Suranne Jones To Star In Sally Wainright Drama Series For HBO & BBC One|url=http://deadline.com/2017/07/suranne-jones-star-sally-wainright-drama-series-hbo-bbc-1202131733/|accessdate=August 7, 2017|work=[[Deadline.com]]|date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
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In 1832, Miss Anne Lister leaves [[Hastings]] brokenhearted and heads to the lush landscape of [[Halifax, West Yorkshire]], England to restore her uncle's estate that she has inherited. While restoring the estate she finds that the family land has a coal mine and that it is being stolen by two brothers. This unusual lady landowner develops a potentially dangerous romance with a woman named Ann Walker, which she records in a cryptic diary. |
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In 1832, [[Anne Lister]] ([[Suranne Jones]]) returns to her ancestral home in West Yorkshire after a period of travel and social climbing. The series explores the relationships and interests Lister develops in her quest to transform her ancestral home, her business interests and find herself a wife.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/><ref name=Sjcast/> |
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==Cast and characters== |
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==Production== |
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===Main=== |
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In November 2016 screenwriter [[Sally Wainwright]] was awarded the £30,000 screenwriting fellowship grant from charitable organisation the Wellcome Trust, in partnership with [[Film4]] and the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/sally-wainwright-awarded-screenwriting-fellowship|title=Sally Wainwright awarded Screenwriting Fellowship|work=welcome.ac.uk|publisher=The Wellcome Trust|date=23 November 2016|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> Wainwright disclosed to the media that she was writing a drama series about the landowner, industrialist, and intellectual [[Anne Lister]], and would use the grant to further her research.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=24 November 2016 |title=Sally Wainwright to write show about diarist Anne Lister for BBC |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/24/sally-wainwright-show-diarist-anne-lister-bbc-happy-valley |newspaper= |location=London |access-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> In March 2017 it was announced that [[BBC One]] and the American cable network [[HBO]] had commissioned the eight-part series, provisionally titled ''Shibden Hall'', after Lister's ancestral home.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> Wainwright was additionally announced as the series' director, and will serve as executive producer alongside [[Piers Wenger]] and Faith Penhale.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> Wainwright, a native Yorkshire-woman, had grown up in the environs of [[Shibden Hall]] and had had ambitions to write a drama based on Anne Lister for over 20 years.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-one-announces-shibden-hall|title=BBC One and HBO announce original new drama series Shibden Hall from award-winning writer Sally Wainwright|author=Editorial Team|work=BBC Press office|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=5 March 2017|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=VarietyShibdenHall>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hbo-bbc-one-sally-wainwright-shibden-hall-1202002265/|title=HBO, BBC One Order ‘Shibden Hall’ From Sally Wainwright|work=[[Variety]]|last=Birnbaum|first=Debra|date=4 March 2017|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> She described Lister as "a gift to a dramatist" and "one of the most exuberant, thrilling and brilliant women in British history".<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> The series is based on the collective diaries of Anne Lister - containing over 4 million words and written largely in code.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/><ref name=VarietyShibdenHall/> |
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* [[Suranne Jones]] as [[Anne Lister]] |
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* [[Sophie Rundle]] as [[Ann Walker (landowner)|Ann Walker]], Anne Lister's fiancée, and later, wife. |
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* [[Joe Armstrong (actor)|Joe Armstrong]] as Samuel Washington, land steward for both Ann Walker and Anne Lister |
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* [[Amelia Bullmore]] as Eliza Priestley, wife of William Priestley |
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* [[Rosie Cavaliero]] as Elizabeth Cordingley, [[Cook (domestic worker)|cook-housekeeper]] for the Listers and former [[lady's maid]] to Anne Lister |
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* [[Gemma Whelan]] as Marian Lister, Anne Lister's sister |
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* [[Gemma Jones]] as Aunt Anne Lister |
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* [[Timothy West]] as [[Jeremy Lister|Capt. Jeremy Lister]], Anne Lister's father |
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* [[Tom Lewis (actor)|Tom Lewis]] as Thomas Sowden, one of Anne Lister's tenants |
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===Recurring=== |
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In June 2017 the series was re-named ''Gentleman Jack'' and Suranne Jones was announced as having been cast in the central role of Lister.<ref name=Sjcast>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Suranne Jones To Star In Sally Wainright Drama Series For HBO & BBC One|url=http://deadline.com/2017/07/suranne-jones-star-sally-wainright-drama-series-hbo-bbc-1202131733/|accessdate=August 7, 2017|work=[[Deadline.com]]|date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> Jones had previously starred in the Wainwright scripted projects ''[[Dead Clever]]'', ''[[Unforgiven]]'' and ''[[Scott & Bailey]]''. Jones relished the chance to be directed for the first time by Wainwright anticipating an "immediate, exciting and new" connection between the pair whilst Wainwright deemed Jones to be capable of embodying the "boldness, subtlety, energy and humour" required to depict Lister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/suranne-jones-gentleman-jack|title=Suranne Jones to star in Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright’s new drama for BBC One and HBO|author=Editorial team|work=BBC Press Office|publisher=BBC|date=|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> |
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* [[Stephanie Cole]] as Aunt Ann Walker |
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== References == |
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* [[George Costigan]] as James Holt, who works for Anne Lister and helps with managing her coal business |
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* [[Peter Davison]] as [[William Priestley (wool clothier)|William Priestley]], Ann Walker's cousin and one of the trustees of her [[Fee tail|entailed]] estate |
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* [[Shaun Dooley]] as Jeremiah Rawson, Ann Walker's cousin and Christopher Rawson's brother |
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* [[Vincent Franklin]] as Christopher Rawson, a magistrate and Ann Walker's cousin |
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* [[Lydia Leonard]] as Marianna Lawton, Anne Lister's ex-lover with whom she occasionally sleeps |
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* [[Katherine Kelly (actress)|Katherine Kelly]] as Elizabeth Sutherland, Ann Walker's sister who lives in Scotland with her husband and children |
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* [[Derek Riddell]] as Elizabeth's husband, Captain Sutherland |
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* [[Amy James-Kelly]] as Suzannah Washington, eldest daughter of Samuel Washington |
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* [[Thomas Howes (actor)|Thomas Howes]] as John Booth, [[head gardener]] for the Listers |
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* Albane Courtois as Eugénie Pierre, Anne Lister's [[Lady's maid|femme de chambre]] or French lady's maid |
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* Ben Hunter as Joseph Booth, the Listers' [[Domestic worker#Terminology|manservant]] and brother of John Booth |
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*[[Daniel Weyman]] as Dr Kenny, the local doctor for Ann Walker, Aunt Anne Lister, Capt. Jeremy Lister and Henry Hardcastle |
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* [[John Hollingworth (actor)|John Hollingworth]] as Mr Abbott, Marian Lister's suitor |
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* Saul Marron as James Mackenzie, Ann Walker's manservant |
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===Guest=== |
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* [[Anthony Flanagan]] as Samuel Sowden, Thomas Sowden's alcoholic and violent father, and as Ben Sowden, Samuel Sowden's brother and Thomas's uncle |
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* [[Rupert Vansittart]] as Charles Lawton, Marianna Lawton's husband |
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* [[Sylvia Syms]] as Mrs. Rawson, mother of Christopher Rawson and Jeremiah Rawson |
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* [[Brendan Patricks]] as Reverend Thomas Ainsworth, a man who raped Ann Walker and later proposes to her |
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* [[Jodhi May]] as Vere Hobart, later Lady Vere Cameron, Anne Lister's former travelling companion and unrequited love |
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* [[Sofie Gråbøl]] as [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel|Queen Marie of Denmark]] |
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* [[Stephanie Hyam]] as Sophie Ferrall |
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* Julie Agnete Vang as Countess (Emily) Blücher, Sophie's elder sister |
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* [[Joanna Scanlan]] as Anne Lister's former lover, Isabella "Tib" Norcliffe |
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==Episodes== |
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{{Series overview |
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===Series 1 (2019)=== |
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{{Episode list |
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| Title = I Was Just Passing |
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| DirectedBy = [[Sally Wainwright]] |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|4|22|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|5|19|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.441 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-22-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423210854/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-22-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.22.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=23 April 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|author-link= Mitch Metcalf|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 6.70 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB">{{cite web |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/ |title=Most viewed programmes |publisher=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]] |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018150742/https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| ShortSummary = In 1832, worldly Anne Lister returns to [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax in Yorkshire]] after her former lover, Vere Hobart, leaves her to marry a man. Taking over the management of her family's ancestral home [[Shibden Hall]], Lister discovers that not only has the estate been neglected and the rents uncollected, but there is considerable coal on the property that could be mined at great profit. A chance meeting introduces her to the shy but wealthy heiress Ann Walker, who lives nearby. |
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| Title = I Just Went There To Study Anatomy |
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| DirectedBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|4|29|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|5|26|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.437 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-29-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430202230/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-29-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.29.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=30 April 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=30 April 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.88 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Anne Lister begins a dangerous venture of courting Ann Walker. Meanwhile, Lister continues to fight the Rawson brothers for coal and enlists the help of Mr. Washington to claim her money. After learning that Eugénie, Anne Lister's new lady's maid, is unexpectedly pregnant, John Booth decides to assist her in concealing her secret. After attending the wedding of Vere Hobart, Anne Lister feels closure and begins her pursuit of Ann Walker to the [[Lake District]]. |
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| Title = Oh Is That What You Call It? |
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| DirectedBy = Sarah Harding |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|5|6|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|6|2|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.338 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-6-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507202225/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-6-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=7 May 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=7 May 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.70 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Anne and Miss Walker's relationship begins to become intimate. Anne proposes a future with Miss Walker of them living together as a married couple. Miss Walker responds by saying they should wait six months before committing. The Rawson brothers try to outmanoeuvre Anne in the coal business by making a low offer. Mr. Booth proposes marriage to Eugénie to protect her honour. Feeling powerless, Marian threatens her sister by saying she will marry a man to bear a male heir and challenge the ownership of Shibden. When Anne realises that Sam Sowden, one of her tenants who is working with her on the coal mine, arrived to work drunk she dismisses him. Sowden's drunken threats force his son Thomas to take him home and tie him up. Later on, Thomas kills him and feeds him to the family pigs. |
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| Title = Most Women Are Dull and Stupid |
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| DirectedBy = Sarah Harding |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|5|13|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|6|9|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.427 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-13-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514202216/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-13-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.13.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=14 May 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=14 May 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.94 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Mrs. Priestly develops grave concerns over Ann's newfound love with Anne Lister. After news of Mrs. Ainsworth's death, Ann suffers a bereavement as her secret begins to unravel. Anne continues to deal with the Rawson brothers in a fight to reclaim what they have stolen. After a proposal of an engagement from the newly widowed Reverend Ainsworth, Ann must make a decision. Eugénie suffers a [[miscarriage]] and calls off her engagement with John Booth, much to his dismay. Thomas fears for his tenancy and feigns ignorance with his family and others regarding his father's death. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 5 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title = Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect |
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| DirectedBy = Jennifer Perrott |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|5|20|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|6|16|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.362 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-20-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523164240/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-20-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.20.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=21 May 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=21 May 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.59 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Reverend Thomas Ainsworth travels to Halifax and sets his sights on Ann Walker. Hearing of Ainsworth's arrival, Miss Lister sets out to deal with him in her own way. While Anne Lister proposes marriage to Miss Walker, Mrs Priestley spreads vicious statements to Miss Parkhill about Anne Lister's character and her being a lesbian, which ultimately leads to Ann Walker's detriment. Thomas Sowden's mother comes to the realisation of Sam Sowden's mysterious disappearance. Ann Walker fights and struggles to reconcile her desire for Anne Lister with the mix of her family's expectations and her faith eventually leading to Ann vociferously shunning Anne. In an attempt to keep Lister away from Walker to stop her from taking Ann's money to sink her coal-pits, Christopher Rawson sends a thug to beat up and intimidate Anne. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 6 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
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| Title = Do Ladies Do That? |
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| DirectedBy = Jennifer Perrott |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|5|27|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|6|23|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.499 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-27-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529203954/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-27-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=29 May 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=29 May 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.82 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Anne returns to Shibden after having been beaten and laments over her loss of Ann. Thomas Sowden begins his own courtship over Suzannah Washington despite class restraints. Ann Walker's mental state takes a turn for the worse as she struggles to reconcile her homosexuality with her religious beliefs. Anne struggles with her desire to help Ann while balancing her coal ventures. John Abbott is twice invited to tea at Shibden, but Anne refuses to meet him each time, much to Marian's chagrin. Anne writes to Ann's sister and husband in Scotland, who decide that Ann should stay with them. Anne implores Ann to stay with them to recuperate. Before Ann departs, she once again refuses Anne's marriage proposal. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 7 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title = Why've You Brought That? |
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| DirectedBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|6|3|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|6|30|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.270 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604202332/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=4 June 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=4 June 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 5.45 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = Thomas Sowden visits Suzannah's father and asks for her hand in marriage. Anne confronts Christopher Rawson over his disrespectful treatment of Marian. Offering the deeds to Shibden Estate as collateral, Anne takes out a loan to finance the sinking of a new coal pit. Her former lover Marianna Lawton joins her in London. Heartbroken over Ann Walker's rejection, Anne implores Marianna to leave her husband and come to live with her at Shibden. Miserable and alone, Anne continues her journey to Paris. Meanwhile, Ann Walker's mental health deteriorates further while staying in Scotland with her relatives, and she deeply gashes her hand from shattering a glass. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 8 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
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| Title = Are You Still Talking? |
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| DirectedBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2019|6|10|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2019|7|7|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 0.365 {{small|(US)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-10-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614054543/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-10-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2019|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.10.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=11 June 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=11 June 2019|author-link= Mitch Metcalf}}</ref> |
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| Viewers_2 = 6.14 {{small|(UK)}}<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| ShortSummary = The sinking of the coal pit runs into unexpected financial problems, putting ownership of Shibden Hall at risk. While Anne is enjoying herself in Copenhagen and socialising with the royal court, she is summoned home after receiving a letter that her Aunt Anne may die of [[gangrene]]. Meanwhile, Ann Walker leaves Scotland, much to the chagrin of Captain Sutherland. Ann Walker meets with Anne Lister, and says that she is ready to marry her. Lister takes Walker to the church where they take the [[Eucharist|sacrament]] together, and Ann agrees to move into Shibden Hall. Meanwhile, Thomas Sowden marries Suzannah Washington, but his uncle's presence at the wedding reveals to Washington's father that the uncle had not written a letter saying Sam had moved to America. |
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===Series 2 (2022)=== |
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|titleR=<ref>{{cite web |title=Gentleman Jack – Series 2 Episodes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016cl2/episodes/guide |website=[[BBC One]] |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529032312/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016cl2/episodes/guide |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 9 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
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| Title = Faith is All |
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| DirectedBy = [[Edward Hall (director)|Edward Hall]] |
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| WrittenBy = [[Sally Wainwright]] |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|4|10|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|4|25|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 4.28<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-4-25-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 4.25.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=April 26, 2022|access-date=April 27, 2022|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512182010/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-4-25-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finalswe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 10 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |
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| Title = Two Jacks Don't Suit |
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| DirectedBy = Edward Hall |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|4|17|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|5|2|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.38<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.094<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-2-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 5.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=May 3, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-date=4 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504041022/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-2-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 11 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
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| Title = Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably |
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| DirectedBy = Edward Hall |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|4|24|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|5|9|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.37<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.116<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-9-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 5.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=11 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511051555/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-9-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 12 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
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| Title = I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is |
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| DirectedBy = [[Amanda Brotchie]] |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|5|1|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|5|16|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.15<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.093<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-16-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 5.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517214223/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-16-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 13 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title = A Lucky and Narrow Escape |
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| DirectedBy = Amanda Brotchie |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|5|8|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|5|23|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.20<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.113<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-23-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 5.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Salem|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=May 24, 2022|access-date=May 24, 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524223015/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-23-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 14 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
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| Title = I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life |
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| DirectedBy = Fergus O'Brien |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|5|15|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|5|30|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.21<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.091<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-30-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Monday 5.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=June 1, 2022|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=June 2, 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601225756/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-5-30-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title = What's All That Got to Do with Jesus Though? |
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| DirectedBy = Fergus O'Brien |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|5|22|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|6|6|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.19<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.115<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-6-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Monday 6.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=June 7, 2022|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=June 18, 2022|archive-date=11 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611201927/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-6-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 16 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
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| Title = It's Not Illegal |
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| DirectedBy = Fergus O'Brien |
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| WrittenBy = Sally Wainwright |
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| OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2022|5|29|df=y}} {{small|(UK)}} |
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| OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2022|6|13|df=y}} {{small|(US)}} |
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| Viewers_1 = 3.20<ref name="BARB"/> |
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| Viewers_2 = 0.091<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-13-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Monday 6.13.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=June 14, 2022|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=June 18, 2022|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715045301/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-6-13-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Background and production== |
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In November 2016, screenwriter [[Sally Wainwright]] was awarded a £30,000 screenwriting fellowship grant from the charitable organisation the [[Wellcome Trust]], in partnership with [[Film4]] and the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sally Wainwright awarded Screenwriting Fellowship|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/sally-wainwright-awarded-screenwriting-fellowship|website=Wellcome Trust|date=23 November 2016|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526114720/https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/sally-wainwright-awarded-screenwriting-fellowship|url-status=live}}</ref> Wainwright disclosed to the media that she was writing a drama series about the landowner, industrialist, and intellectual Anne Lister and would use the grant to further her research.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|title=Sally Wainwright to write show about diarist Anne Lister for BBC|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/24/sally-wainwright-show-diarist-anne-lister-bbc-happy-valley|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 November 2016|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134336/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/24/sally-wainwright-show-diarist-anne-lister-bbc-happy-valley|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2017, it was announced that [[BBC One]] and American network [[HBO]] had commissioned the eight-part series, provisionally titled "Shibden Hall", after Lister's ancestral home [[Shibden Hall|of the same name]].<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> Wainwright was announced as the series' director, and executive producer together with [[Piers Wenger]] and Faith Penhale.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> A native of Yorkshire, Wainwright had grown up in the environs of Shibden Hall and had had ambitions to write a drama based on Anne Lister for over 20 years.<ref name=BBCShibdenHall>{{cite press release|author=Media Centre|title=BBC One and HBO announce original new drama series Shibden Hall from award-winning writer Sally Wainwright|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-one-announces-shibden-hall|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=5 March 2017|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125140315/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-one-announces-shibden-hall|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=VarietyShibdenHall>{{cite news|last=Birnbaum|first=Debra|title=HBO, BBC One Order 'Shibden Hall' From Sally Wainwright|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hbo-bbc-one-sally-wainwright-shibden-hall-1202002265/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=4 March 2017|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212333/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hbo-bbc-one-sally-wainwright-shibden-hall-1202002265/|url-status=live}}</ref> She described Lister as "a gift to a dramatist" and "one of the most exuberant, thrilling and brilliant women in British history".<ref name=BBCShibdenHall/> <!--Source/s must verify book title "Nature's Domain".--> |
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In July 2017, the series was renamed ''Gentleman Jack'' and Suranne Jones was announced in the [[protagonist]] role of Lister.<ref name=Petski2017>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Suranne Jones To Star in Sally Wainright Drama Series For HBO & BBC One|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/suranne-jones-star-sally-wainright-drama-series-hbo-bbc-1202131733/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=19 July 2017|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807112951/http://deadline.com/2017/07/suranne-jones-star-sally-wainright-drama-series-hbo-bbc-1202131733/|url-status=live}}</ref> Wainwright, who had previously worked with Jones in ''[[Scott & Bailey]]'' and ''[[Unforgiven (TV series)|Unforgiven]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gove|first1=Ed|title=Happy Valley's Sally Wainwright: "I write people I want to be, not who I am"|url=https://rts.org.uk/sallywainwright|website=[[Royal Television Society]]|date=5 April 2017|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119180618/https://rts.org.uk/SallyWainwright|url-status=live}}</ref> deemed her capable of embodying the "boldness, subtlety, energy and humour" required to depict Lister.<ref>{{cite press release|author=Media Centre|title=Suranne Jones to star in Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright's new drama for BBC One and HBO|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/suranne-jones-gentleman-jack|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=20 July 2017|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607100529/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/suranne-jones-gentleman-jack|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2018, [[Sophie Rundle]] joined the production as Ann Walker, Lister's intended spouse.<ref name=Petski2018>{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='Gentleman Jack': Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Timothy West & Gemma Jones To Co-Star in BBC-HBO Series; Full Cast Set|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/gentleman-jack-sophie-rundle-gemma-whelan-timothy-west-gemma-jones-co-star-hbo-series-cast-1202377701/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=26 April 2018|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042926/https://deadline.com/2018/04/gentleman-jack-sophie-rundle-gemma-whelan-timothy-west-gemma-jones-co-star-hbo-series-cast-1202377701/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In November 2018, [[Katherine Kelly (actress)|Katherine Kelly]] was cast in the role of Ann Walker's sister, Elizabeth Sutherland, [[Sofie Gråbøl]] as [[Marie of Hesse-Kassel|Queen Marie of Denmark]] and [[Tom Lewis (actor)|Tom Lewis]] as Thomas Sowden.<ref name=GK2018>{{cite press release|author=Media Centre|title=Katherine Kelly and Sofie Gråbøl join Sally Wainwright's BBC One drama Gentleman Jack, as a new image of Suranne Jones as Anne Lister is released|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/gentleman-jack-further-casting|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 November 2018|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=27 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127082433/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/gentleman-jack-further-casting|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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HBO cancelled the programme on 7 July 2022, after two series.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Gentleman Jack' Canceled By HBO After 2 Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/gentleman-jack-canceled-hbo-bbc-no-season-3-1235060075/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=7 July 2022 |date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711205320/https://deadline.com/2022/07/gentleman-jack-canceled-hbo-bbc-no-season-3-1235060075/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===Music=== |
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The theme music was composed by [[Murray Gold]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 December 2018 |title=Murray Gold Scoring HBO's & BBC's 'Gentleman Jack' |work=Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/12/13/murray-gold-scoring-hbos-bbcs-gentleman-jack/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723223053/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/12/13/murray-gold-scoring-hbos-bbcs-gentleman-jack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series' ending theme song is "Gentleman Jack", written and performed by Yorkshire folk music duo [[O'Hooley & Tidow]] and first released in 2012.<ref name="theme"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ballinger|first1=Lauren|title=Watch theme song for Gentleman Jack written by Huddersfield folk duo|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/watch-theme-song-gentleman-jack-15958084|work=[[Huddersfield Daily Examiner]]|date=12 March 2019|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428022256/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/watch-theme-song-gentleman-jack-15958084|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Filming=== |
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[[File:Shibden Hall, Halifax - geograph.org.uk - 1804046.jpg|thumb|[[Shibden Hall]], the historical home of Anne Lister, was one of the filming locations]] |
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Location shooting took place in Yorkshire and surrounding areas, including [[Shibden Hall]] as Anne Lister's home and [[Sutton Park, Yorkshire]] as Ann Walker's home.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Newton|first1=Grace|title=Where was Gentleman Jack filmed? Yorkshire filming locations at Shibden Hall and elsewhere for Anne Lister series|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/gentleman-jack-where-filmed-shibden-hall-yorkshire-filming-locations-anne-lister-bbc-drama/|work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|date=20 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913205621/https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/gentleman-jack-where-filmed-shibden-hall-yorkshire-filming-locations-anne-lister-bbc-drama/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shibden Hall|url=https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/filming-in-yorkshire/locations-production/historic/shibden-hall/|website=[[Screen Yorkshire]]|year=2018|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524075753/https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/filming-in-yorkshire/locations-production/historic/shibden-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The final scenes of series one were shot in [[Goodramgate]] and [[Precentor's Court]] in York.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17758058.york-reacted-finale-gentleman-jack-bbc/ |title=How York reacted to finale of Gentleman Jack on BBC |work=[[The Press (York)]] |date=9 July 2019 |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710175003/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17758058.york-reacted-finale-gentleman-jack-bbc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three other locations in York – [[Duncombe Place]], [[Minster Yard]] and [[Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York|Holy Trinity Church]] – were used earlier in the series.<ref>{{cite news|author= Dodd, George|url= https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17210449.video-crowds-york-minster-watch-filming-gentleman-jack/|title= VIDEO: Crowds at York Minster to watch filming of Gentleman Jack|work= [[The Press (York)]]|date= 8 November 2018|access-date= 20 April 2022|archive-date= 23 July 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220723222952/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17210449.video-crowds-york-minster-watch-filming-gentleman-jack/|url-status= live}}</ref> |
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Production on series two, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/shibden-hall-now-closed-filming-gentleman-jack-series-2-3008169|title = Shibden Hall now closed for filming of Gentleman Jack series 2|work = [[Halifax Courier]]|date = 19 October 2020|author = Kellett, Abigail|access-date = 15 April 2022|archive-date = 30 June 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210630075724/https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/shibden-hall-now-closed-filming-gentleman-jack-series-2-3008169|url-status = live}}</ref> It then shut down again and resumed filming in the summer of 2021. Suranne Jones confirmed that filming for the second series had concluded on 4 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=suranne_jones|first=Suranne|last=Jones|author-link= Suranne Jones|postid=CUoxIU_sHBn|title=We only bloody wrapped on the 2nd season!!! The crew worked so hard. We juggled episodes and directors, Covid, babies, the passing of my father and a world that was masked and in chaos for most of our shoot. We had a summer off when we needed to be with our family and friends then we got through this last 5 weeks together and faced a few more challenges on the way.... Thank you to everyone who worked on this show. We can't wait for you to see it next year 🎩🎥🏅|date=4 October 2021|access-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/suranne_jones/2677606055049982055|archive-date=23 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenes in episode six were filmed at one of the historic mines in the [[Shibden Valley]], near the Bare Head Tunnel.<ref>{{cite news|work = [[The Yorkshire Post]]|author = Kellert, Abigail|url = https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/gentleman-jack-filming-locations-from-series-one-3603494?page=2|title = Gentleman Jack filming locations – Calderdale spots used in series one of Anne Lister drama|date = 11 April 2022|access-date = 20 May 2022|archive-date = 13 March 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220313085233/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/gentleman-jack-filming-locations-from-series-one-3603494?page=2|url-status = live}}</ref> |
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==Release== |
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BBC One released a teaser [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] for series one on 8 March 2019,<ref name=BBCteaser>{{cite web|title=Gentleman Jack: Teaser Trailer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0730b20|website=[[BBC One]] Trailers|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=8 March 2019|access-date=24 March 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330143304/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0730b20|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by the first official trailer on 18 March 2019.<ref name=BBCtrailer>{{cite web|last1=Munn|first1=Patrick|title=BBC One Releases Trailer For 'Gentleman Jack'|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/03/bbc-one-releases-trailer-for-gentleman-jack/|website=TV Wise|date=18 March 2019|access-date=24 March 2019|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031101024/https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/03/bbc-one-releases-trailer-for-gentleman-jack/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=UKtrailer>{{cite web|title=BBC One releases trailer for Gentleman Jack|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/leisure/national/17509756.bbc-one-releases-trailer-for-gentleman-jack/|work=[[Isle of Wight County Press]]|date=18 March 2019|access-date=24 March 2019|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324105035/https://www.countypress.co.uk/leisure/national/17509756.bbc-one-releases-trailer-for-gentleman-jack/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first trailer from HBO was also released on 18 March 2019.<ref name=HBOtrailer>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Steve|title='Gentleman Jack' Trailer: HBO/BBC's Period Tale of Lesbian Rebel Anne Lister|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/gentleman-jack-trailer-hbo-bbc-anne-lister-1202051869/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=18 March 2019|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808124925/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/gentleman-jack-trailer-hbo-bbc-anne-lister-1202051869/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Broadcast=== |
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''Gentleman Jack'' premiered first in the US on 22 April 2019;<ref name=HBOpr22>{{cite press release|title=HBO/BBC Drama Series GENTLEMAN JACK, Created, Written and Directed by Sally Wainwright, Debuts April 22 on HBO|url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/03/18/hbobbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-created-written-and-directed|location=New York, NY|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=18 March 2019|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602175153/https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/03/18/hbobbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-created-written-and-directed|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=HBOpremiere>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Peter|title=HBO To Launch Suranne Jones Period Drama 'Gentleman Jack' On April 22 in New Monday Slot|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/gentleman-jack-hbo-april-22-1202577543/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=18 March 2019|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230348/https://deadline.com/2019/03/gentleman-jack-hbo-april-22-1202577543/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Warner22>{{cite press release|title=HBO/BBC Drama Series Gentleman Jack, Created, Written and Directed by Sally Wainwright, Debuts April 22 on HBO|url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/04/03/hbobbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-created-written-and-directed|location=New York, NY|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=2 April 2019|access-date=25 April 2019|archive-date=25 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425115912/https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/04/03/hbobbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-created-written-and-directed|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by the UK premiere on 19 May 2019.<ref name=Munn_2019>{{cite web|last1=Munn|first1=Patrick|title=BBC One Sets UK Premiere Date For 'Gentleman Jack'|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/05/bbc-one-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-gentleman-jack/|website=TV Wise|date=2 May 2019|access-date=5 May 2019|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027204626/https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/05/bbc-one-sets-uk-premiere-date-for-gentleman-jack/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BBC19May>{{cite tweet|publisher=BBC One|user=BBCOne|number=1123953975831793666|date=2 May 2019|title=The one-of-a-kind Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) is on a mission to marry a seriously wealthy woman. In the mid-19th century. #GentlemanJack, by Sally Wainwright (@spiceyw), starts on Sunday 19th May on BBC One and @BBCiPlayer.|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> The first series premiered in Australia on [[Fox Showcase]] on 19 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drama series Gentleman Jack debuts on Fox Showcase May 19|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/hbo-bbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-debuts-on-foxtel-may-19/|work=[[Mediaweek (Australia)|Mediaweek]]|location=[[New South Wales]], Australia|date=15 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602175150/https://www.mediaweek.com.au/hbo-bbc-drama-series-gentleman-jack-debuts-on-foxtel-may-19/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' described ''Gentleman Jack'' as a "funny, smart, and touching story" which at times has the main character [[Fourth wall|talk to the camera]] to explain her inner thoughts, allowing aspects of Lister's diary to be used.<ref name=THR2019>{{cite web|last1=Goodman|first1=Tim|title='Gentleman Jack': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gentleman-jack-review-1202036|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=15 April 2019|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114173225/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gentleman-jack-review-1202036|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'''s review said "Suranne Jones rocks Halifax as the first modern lesbian...Anne Lister's diary [becomes] a thrilling coal-town romp that flirts with parody, so maybe it's Queer Brontë."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mangan|first1=Lucy|author-link=Lucy Mangan|title='Gentleman Jack' review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/19/gentleman-jack-review-suranne-jones-bbc|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519230818/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/19/gentleman-jack-review-suranne-jones-bbc|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' pointed up the drama's uniqueness: "Wainwright makes an intriguing choice that sets up a decidedly adult romance about devotion, trust and partnership that is rare for TV in general, let alone for lesbian characters in a period piece."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Framke|first1=Caroline|title='Gentleman Jack'|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/gentleman-jack-review-hbo-anne-lister-1203187084/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=19 April 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819232902/https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/gentleman-jack-review-hbo-anne-lister-1203187084/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The second season also received critical acclaim. On ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', it has a rating of 95%, based on 21 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's consensus reads, "Blessed with Suranne Jones' exquisite performance and some of the crispest dialogue on television, Gentleman Jack remains a total ace."<ref>{{cite web |title= Gentleman Jack - Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gentleman_jack/s02 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' gave a 5 out of 5 star review for season 2, writing: "It is a masterpiece... One of the greatest British period dramas of our time … Suranne Jones is an alchemical force of nature in the gleeful, radical return of this rollicking, romantic and exquisitely scripted show."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramaswamy|first1=Chitra|title='Gentleman Jack series two review – one of the greatest British period dramas of our time' review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/10/gentleman-jack-series-two-review-one-of-the-greatest-british-period-dramas-of-our-time|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 April 2022|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote of season 2: "The show has lost none of its brilliance, nor has Wainwright dislodged its heart and soul – she has only added to it. Gentleman Jack remains a bold and transgressive figure not just for a period drama, but mainstream TV in general, and season 2 another emotional ride."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Molly|title='Gentleman Jack season 2 review: Suranne Jones is back with gusto' |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/gentleman-jack-season-2-review/|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=6 April 2022|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> |
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At the time of cancellation, it was noted that the second season registered amongst HBO's lowest-rated current original series by net viewership.<ref name="Canceled"/> Nonetheless, reports surfaced that the BBC may pursue production of a third season without HBO following the BBC's statement: "We are tremendously proud of Gentleman Jack, a show which has made a huge cultural impact, and we are in discussions with Sally about what’s next."<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGeorge|first1=Alistair|title=''Gentleman Jack'' could still return to BBC for series 3 despite axe: 'We are in talks' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/08/gentleman-jack-could-still-return-to-bbc-for-series-3-despite-axe-16965360/|work=Metro.co.uk|date=8 July 2022|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> As of 2024, there have been no official announcements regarding the show's future. |
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After it was known that the programme would be discontinued after the second series, ''The Guardian'' published reactions by many people who described how it had powerfully affected their lives for the good.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Gentleman Jack has genuinely saved lives': readers respond to the show's cancellation |author=Guardian readers and Alexi Duggins |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 July 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/15/gentleman-jack-has-genuinely-saved-lives-readers-respond-to-the-shows-cancellation |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715171652/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/15/gentleman-jack-has-genuinely-saved-lives-readers-respond-to-the-shows-cancellation |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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|[[TVTimes|''TVTimes'' Award]] for Best Actress<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=TVTimes Awards 2019 |magazine=[[TVTimes]] |location=London, England |publisher=[[TI Media]] |date=7 December 2019 }}</ref> |
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|[[25th National Television Awards|National Television Award]] for New Drama |
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The series [[tie-in]] paperback book was released on 25 April 2019 in the United Kingdom by [[BBC Books]] under the title ''Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister'', and on 4 June 2019 in the United States by [[Penguin Random House]] as ''Gentleman Jack: The Diaries of Anne Lister''.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Choma|first1=Anne|title=Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1114926/gentleman-jack/9781785944048.html|publisher=[[Penguin Random House]]|year=2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506011545/https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1114926/gentleman-jack/9781785944048.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Choma|first1=Anne|title=Gentleman Jack: The Diaries of Anne Lister|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610435/gentleman-jack-movie-tie-in-by-anne-choma-foreword-by-sally-wainwright/|website=[[Penguin Random House]]|year=2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302030326/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610435/gentleman-jack-movie-tie-in-by-anne-choma-foreword-by-sally-wainwright/|url-status=live}}</ref> The book was written by Anne Choma, the historical adviser for the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Choma |url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1083876/anne-choma.html |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Penguin Books Ltd |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521154902/https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1083876/anne-choma.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Gentleman Jack | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Sally Wainwright |
Written by | Sally Wainwright |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
Ending theme | "Gentleman Jack" by O'Hooley & Tidow[1] |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Phil Collinson |
Production location | United Kingdom |
Cinematography |
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Camera setup | |
Running time | 60 minutes[a] |
Production company | Lookout Point TV |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 22 April 2019 13 June 2022 | –
Gentleman Jack is a historical drama television series created by Sally Wainwright for BBC One and HBO.[2][3][b] Set in the 1830s in Yorkshire, it stars Suranne Jones[6] as landowner and industrialist Anne Lister. The series is based on Lister's collected diaries—which run to an estimated 5 million words with about a sixth in secret code,[6]—documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships. Helena Whitbread began decoding and transcribing the diaries in the 1980s.[7] Other transcribers have carried on the work. The research carried out for Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack amounts to hundreds of thousands of words of new transcription of the diary.[8]
The series premiered on 22 April 2019 in the United States,[9] and on 19 May 2019 in the United Kingdom.[10] On 23 May 2019, It was renewed for a second series,[11] which was shown on BBC One from 10 April[12] to 29 May 2022 and on HBO from 25 April to 13 June 2022.[13] In July 2022, co-production company HBO said it would not proceed with a third series. In July 2022, the BBC announced that they wanted to continue with the programme, but they need to find a production partner to replace HBO.[14]
Overview
[edit]In 1832, Miss Anne Lister leaves Hastings brokenhearted and heads to the lush landscape of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England to restore her uncle's estate that she has inherited. While restoring the estate she finds that the family land has a coal mine and that it is being stolen by two brothers. This unusual lady landowner develops a potentially dangerous romance with a woman named Ann Walker, which she records in a cryptic diary.
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Suranne Jones as Anne Lister
- Sophie Rundle as Ann Walker, Anne Lister's fiancée, and later, wife.
- Joe Armstrong as Samuel Washington, land steward for both Ann Walker and Anne Lister
- Amelia Bullmore as Eliza Priestley, wife of William Priestley
- Rosie Cavaliero as Elizabeth Cordingley, cook-housekeeper for the Listers and former lady's maid to Anne Lister
- Gemma Whelan as Marian Lister, Anne Lister's sister
- Gemma Jones as Aunt Anne Lister
- Timothy West as Capt. Jeremy Lister, Anne Lister's father
- Tom Lewis as Thomas Sowden, one of Anne Lister's tenants
Recurring
[edit]- Stephanie Cole as Aunt Ann Walker
- George Costigan as James Holt, who works for Anne Lister and helps with managing her coal business
- Peter Davison as William Priestley, Ann Walker's cousin and one of the trustees of her entailed estate
- Shaun Dooley as Jeremiah Rawson, Ann Walker's cousin and Christopher Rawson's brother
- Vincent Franklin as Christopher Rawson, a magistrate and Ann Walker's cousin
- Lydia Leonard as Marianna Lawton, Anne Lister's ex-lover with whom she occasionally sleeps
- Katherine Kelly as Elizabeth Sutherland, Ann Walker's sister who lives in Scotland with her husband and children
- Derek Riddell as Elizabeth's husband, Captain Sutherland
- Amy James-Kelly as Suzannah Washington, eldest daughter of Samuel Washington
- Thomas Howes as John Booth, head gardener for the Listers
- Albane Courtois as Eugénie Pierre, Anne Lister's femme de chambre or French lady's maid
- Ben Hunter as Joseph Booth, the Listers' manservant and brother of John Booth
- Daniel Weyman as Dr Kenny, the local doctor for Ann Walker, Aunt Anne Lister, Capt. Jeremy Lister and Henry Hardcastle
- John Hollingworth as Mr Abbott, Marian Lister's suitor
- Saul Marron as James Mackenzie, Ann Walker's manservant
Guest
[edit]- Anthony Flanagan as Samuel Sowden, Thomas Sowden's alcoholic and violent father, and as Ben Sowden, Samuel Sowden's brother and Thomas's uncle
- Rupert Vansittart as Charles Lawton, Marianna Lawton's husband
- Sylvia Syms as Mrs. Rawson, mother of Christopher Rawson and Jeremiah Rawson
- Brendan Patricks as Reverend Thomas Ainsworth, a man who raped Ann Walker and later proposes to her
- Jodhi May as Vere Hobart, later Lady Vere Cameron, Anne Lister's former travelling companion and unrequited love
- Sofie Gråbøl as Queen Marie of Denmark
- Stephanie Hyam as Sophie Ferrall
- Julie Agnete Vang as Countess (Emily) Blücher, Sophie's elder sister
- Joanna Scanlan as Anne Lister's former lover, Isabella "Tib" Norcliffe
Episodes
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 8 | 22 April 2019 | 10 June 2019 | |
2 | 8 | 10 April 2022 | 29 May 2022 |
Series 1 (2019)
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1 | 1 | "I Was Just Passing" | Sally Wainwright | Sally Wainwright | 22 April 2019(US) | 0.441 (US)[15] | |||||
19 May 2019(UK) | 6.70 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
In 1832, worldly Anne Lister returns to Halifax in Yorkshire after her former lover, Vere Hobart, leaves her to marry a man. Taking over the management of her family's ancestral home Shibden Hall, Lister discovers that not only has the estate been neglected and the rents uncollected, but there is considerable coal on the property that could be mined at great profit. A chance meeting introduces her to the shy but wealthy heiress Ann Walker, who lives nearby. | |||||||||||
2 | 2 | "I Just Went There To Study Anatomy" | Sally Wainwright | Sally Wainwright | 29 April 2019(US) | 0.437 (US)[17] | |||||
26 May 2019(UK) | 5.88 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Anne Lister begins a dangerous venture of courting Ann Walker. Meanwhile, Lister continues to fight the Rawson brothers for coal and enlists the help of Mr. Washington to claim her money. After learning that Eugénie, Anne Lister's new lady's maid, is unexpectedly pregnant, John Booth decides to assist her in concealing her secret. After attending the wedding of Vere Hobart, Anne Lister feels closure and begins her pursuit of Ann Walker to the Lake District. | |||||||||||
3 | 3 | "Oh Is That What You Call It?" | Sarah Harding | Sally Wainwright | 6 May 2019(US) | 0.338 (US)[18] | |||||
2 June 2019(UK) | 5.70 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Anne and Miss Walker's relationship begins to become intimate. Anne proposes a future with Miss Walker of them living together as a married couple. Miss Walker responds by saying they should wait six months before committing. The Rawson brothers try to outmanoeuvre Anne in the coal business by making a low offer. Mr. Booth proposes marriage to Eugénie to protect her honour. Feeling powerless, Marian threatens her sister by saying she will marry a man to bear a male heir and challenge the ownership of Shibden. When Anne realises that Sam Sowden, one of her tenants who is working with her on the coal mine, arrived to work drunk she dismisses him. Sowden's drunken threats force his son Thomas to take him home and tie him up. Later on, Thomas kills him and feeds him to the family pigs. | |||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Most Women Are Dull and Stupid" | Sarah Harding | Sally Wainwright | 13 May 2019(US) | 0.427 (US)[19] | |||||
9 June 2019(UK) | 5.94 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Mrs. Priestly develops grave concerns over Ann's newfound love with Anne Lister. After news of Mrs. Ainsworth's death, Ann suffers a bereavement as her secret begins to unravel. Anne continues to deal with the Rawson brothers in a fight to reclaim what they have stolen. After a proposal of an engagement from the newly widowed Reverend Ainsworth, Ann must make a decision. Eugénie suffers a miscarriage and calls off her engagement with John Booth, much to his dismay. Thomas fears for his tenancy and feigns ignorance with his family and others regarding his father's death. | |||||||||||
5 | 5 | "Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect" | Jennifer Perrott | Sally Wainwright | 20 May 2019(US) | 0.362 (US)[20] | |||||
16 June 2019(UK) | 5.59 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Reverend Thomas Ainsworth travels to Halifax and sets his sights on Ann Walker. Hearing of Ainsworth's arrival, Miss Lister sets out to deal with him in her own way. While Anne Lister proposes marriage to Miss Walker, Mrs Priestley spreads vicious statements to Miss Parkhill about Anne Lister's character and her being a lesbian, which ultimately leads to Ann Walker's detriment. Thomas Sowden's mother comes to the realisation of Sam Sowden's mysterious disappearance. Ann Walker fights and struggles to reconcile her desire for Anne Lister with the mix of her family's expectations and her faith eventually leading to Ann vociferously shunning Anne. In an attempt to keep Lister away from Walker to stop her from taking Ann's money to sink her coal-pits, Christopher Rawson sends a thug to beat up and intimidate Anne. | |||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Do Ladies Do That?" | Jennifer Perrott | Sally Wainwright | 27 May 2019(US) | 0.499 (US)[21] | |||||
23 June 2019(UK) | 5.82 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Anne returns to Shibden after having been beaten and laments over her loss of Ann. Thomas Sowden begins his own courtship over Suzannah Washington despite class restraints. Ann Walker's mental state takes a turn for the worse as she struggles to reconcile her homosexuality with her religious beliefs. Anne struggles with her desire to help Ann while balancing her coal ventures. John Abbott is twice invited to tea at Shibden, but Anne refuses to meet him each time, much to Marian's chagrin. Anne writes to Ann's sister and husband in Scotland, who decide that Ann should stay with them. Anne implores Ann to stay with them to recuperate. Before Ann departs, she once again refuses Anne's marriage proposal. | |||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Why've You Brought That?" | Sally Wainwright | Sally Wainwright | 3 June 2019(US) | 0.270 (US)[22] | |||||
30 June 2019(UK) | 5.45 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
Thomas Sowden visits Suzannah's father and asks for her hand in marriage. Anne confronts Christopher Rawson over his disrespectful treatment of Marian. Offering the deeds to Shibden Estate as collateral, Anne takes out a loan to finance the sinking of a new coal pit. Her former lover Marianna Lawton joins her in London. Heartbroken over Ann Walker's rejection, Anne implores Marianna to leave her husband and come to live with her at Shibden. Miserable and alone, Anne continues her journey to Paris. Meanwhile, Ann Walker's mental health deteriorates further while staying in Scotland with her relatives, and she deeply gashes her hand from shattering a glass. | |||||||||||
8 | 8 | "Are You Still Talking?" | Sally Wainwright | Sally Wainwright | 10 June 2019(US) | 0.365 (US)[23] | |||||
7 July 2019(UK) | 6.14 (UK)[16] | ||||||||||
The sinking of the coal pit runs into unexpected financial problems, putting ownership of Shibden Hall at risk. While Anne is enjoying herself in Copenhagen and socialising with the royal court, she is summoned home after receiving a letter that her Aunt Anne may die of gangrene. Meanwhile, Ann Walker leaves Scotland, much to the chagrin of Captain Sutherland. Ann Walker meets with Anne Lister, and says that she is ready to marry her. Lister takes Walker to the church where they take the sacrament together, and Ann agrees to move into Shibden Hall. Meanwhile, Thomas Sowden marries Suzannah Washington, but his uncle's presence at the wedding reveals to Washington's father that the uncle had not written a letter saying Sam had moved to America. |
Series 2 (2022)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title [24] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Faith is All" | Edward Hall | Sally Wainwright | 10 April 2022(UK) | 4.28[16] |
25 April 2022(US) | 0.025[25] | |||||
10 | 2 | "Two Jacks Don't Suit" | Edward Hall | Sally Wainwright | 17 April 2022(UK) | 3.38[16] |
2 May 2022(US) | 0.094[26] | |||||
11 | 3 | "Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably" | Edward Hall | Sally Wainwright | 24 April 2022(UK) | 3.37[16] |
9 May 2022(US) | 0.116[27] | |||||
12 | 4 | "I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is" | Amanda Brotchie | Sally Wainwright | 1 May 2022(UK) | 3.15[16] |
16 May 2022(US) | 0.093[28] | |||||
13 | 5 | "A Lucky and Narrow Escape" | Amanda Brotchie | Sally Wainwright | 8 May 2022(UK) | 3.20[16] |
23 May 2022(US) | 0.113[29] | |||||
14 | 6 | "I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life" | Fergus O'Brien | Sally Wainwright | 15 May 2022(UK) | 3.21[16] |
30 May 2022(US) | 0.091[30] | |||||
15 | 7 | "What's All That Got to Do with Jesus Though?" | Fergus O'Brien | Sally Wainwright | 22 May 2022(UK) | 3.19[16] |
6 June 2022(US) | 0.115[31] | |||||
16 | 8 | "It's Not Illegal" | Fergus O'Brien | Sally Wainwright | 29 May 2022(UK) | 3.20[16] |
13 June 2022(US) | 0.091[32] | |||||
Background and production
[edit]In November 2016, screenwriter Sally Wainwright was awarded a £30,000 screenwriting fellowship grant from the charitable organisation the Wellcome Trust, in partnership with Film4 and the British Film Institute.[33] Wainwright disclosed to the media that she was writing a drama series about the landowner, industrialist, and intellectual Anne Lister and would use the grant to further her research.[34] In March 2017, it was announced that BBC One and American network HBO had commissioned the eight-part series, provisionally titled "Shibden Hall", after Lister's ancestral home of the same name.[2] Wainwright was announced as the series' director, and executive producer together with Piers Wenger and Faith Penhale.[2] A native of Yorkshire, Wainwright had grown up in the environs of Shibden Hall and had had ambitions to write a drama based on Anne Lister for over 20 years.[2][35] She described Lister as "a gift to a dramatist" and "one of the most exuberant, thrilling and brilliant women in British history".[2]
In July 2017, the series was renamed Gentleman Jack and Suranne Jones was announced in the protagonist role of Lister.[36] Wainwright, who had previously worked with Jones in Scott & Bailey and Unforgiven,[37] deemed her capable of embodying the "boldness, subtlety, energy and humour" required to depict Lister.[38] In April 2018, Sophie Rundle joined the production as Ann Walker, Lister's intended spouse.[39]
In November 2018, Katherine Kelly was cast in the role of Ann Walker's sister, Elizabeth Sutherland, Sofie Gråbøl as Queen Marie of Denmark and Tom Lewis as Thomas Sowden.[40]
HBO cancelled the programme on 7 July 2022, after two series.[41]
Music
[edit]The theme music was composed by Murray Gold.[42] The series' ending theme song is "Gentleman Jack", written and performed by Yorkshire folk music duo O'Hooley & Tidow and first released in 2012.[1][43]
Filming
[edit]Location shooting took place in Yorkshire and surrounding areas, including Shibden Hall as Anne Lister's home and Sutton Park, Yorkshire as Ann Walker's home.[44][45]
The final scenes of series one were shot in Goodramgate and Precentor's Court in York.[46] Three other locations in York – Duncombe Place, Minster Yard and Holy Trinity Church – were used earlier in the series.[47]
Production on series two, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed in October 2020.[48] It then shut down again and resumed filming in the summer of 2021. Suranne Jones confirmed that filming for the second series had concluded on 4 October 2021.[49] Scenes in episode six were filmed at one of the historic mines in the Shibden Valley, near the Bare Head Tunnel.[50]
Release
[edit]BBC One released a teaser trailer for series one on 8 March 2019,[51] followed by the first official trailer on 18 March 2019.[52][53] The first trailer from HBO was also released on 18 March 2019.[54]
Broadcast
[edit]Gentleman Jack premiered first in the US on 22 April 2019;[9][55][56] followed by the UK premiere on 19 May 2019.[10][57] The first series premiered in Australia on Fox Showcase on 19 May 2019.[58]
Reception
[edit]The Hollywood Reporter described Gentleman Jack as a "funny, smart, and touching story" which at times has the main character talk to the camera to explain her inner thoughts, allowing aspects of Lister's diary to be used.[59] The Guardian's review said "Suranne Jones rocks Halifax as the first modern lesbian...Anne Lister's diary [becomes] a thrilling coal-town romp that flirts with parody, so maybe it's Queer Brontë."[60] Variety pointed up the drama's uniqueness: "Wainwright makes an intriguing choice that sets up a decidedly adult romance about devotion, trust and partnership that is rare for TV in general, let alone for lesbian characters in a period piece."[61]
The second season also received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 95%, based on 21 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's consensus reads, "Blessed with Suranne Jones' exquisite performance and some of the crispest dialogue on television, Gentleman Jack remains a total ace."[62] The Guardian gave a 5 out of 5 star review for season 2, writing: "It is a masterpiece... One of the greatest British period dramas of our time … Suranne Jones is an alchemical force of nature in the gleeful, radical return of this rollicking, romantic and exquisitely scripted show."[63] Radio Times wrote of season 2: "The show has lost none of its brilliance, nor has Wainwright dislodged its heart and soul – she has only added to it. Gentleman Jack remains a bold and transgressive figure not just for a period drama, but mainstream TV in general, and season 2 another emotional ride."[64]
At the time of cancellation, it was noted that the second season registered amongst HBO's lowest-rated current original series by net viewership.[41] Nonetheless, reports surfaced that the BBC may pursue production of a third season without HBO following the BBC's statement: "We are tremendously proud of Gentleman Jack, a show which has made a huge cultural impact, and we are in discussions with Sally about what’s next."[65] As of 2024, there have been no official announcements regarding the show's future.
After it was known that the programme would be discontinued after the second series, The Guardian published reactions by many people who described how it had powerfully affected their lives for the good.[66]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Nominee | Award | Result |
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2019 | Suranne Jones | TVTimes Award for Best Actress[67] | Won |
Gentleman Jack | TVTimes Award for Favourite Drama[67] | Won | |
2020 | National Television Award for New Drama | Nominated | |
Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series[68] | Won | ||
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series[69] | Nominated | ||
Suranne Jones | National Television Award for Best Drama Performance[70] | Nominated | |
Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actress[71] | Nominated | ||
Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor – Female[72] | Nominated | ||
British Academy Television Award for Best Actress [69] | Nominated |
Book
[edit]The series tie-in paperback book was released on 25 April 2019 in the United Kingdom by BBC Books under the title Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister, and on 4 June 2019 in the United States by Penguin Random House as Gentleman Jack: The Diaries of Anne Lister.[73][74] The book was written by Anne Choma, the historical adviser for the series.[75]
Ballet
[edit]A ballet inspired by the series will be touring England and Finland starting in 2026. Sally Wainwright is a creative consultant on the project.[76]
See also
[edit]- The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister – 2010 BBC Two drama film about Anne Lister
Notes
[edit]References
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