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Gentleman Jack(TV show/series, 2019-2022)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 16 episodes

Gentleman JackRating: 4.0/5 (with 84 votes)
Gentleman Jack is a historical drama television series created by Sally Wainwright. Set in the 1830s in Yorkshire, it stars Suranne Jones as landowner and industrialist Anne Lister. The series is based on the collected diaries of Lister, which contain over four million words and are written largely in secret code, documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships. The diaries were decoded and transcribed by Helena Whitbread. Gentleman Jack is a BBC One and HBO co-production. The series premiered on 22 April 2019 in the United States, and on 19 May 2019 in the United Kingdom. It was renewed by the BBC on 23 May 2019 for a second series, which was shown on BBC One from 10 April to 29 May 2022 and on HBO from 25 April to 13 June 2022. In July 2022, co-production company HBO said it would not be proceeding with a third series. The BBC announced that they wanted to continue with the programme, but they first need to find a production partner to replace HBO. ()
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About Gentleman Jack

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.

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Gentleman Jack Seasons and Episodes

04/25/2022Season 2 - 8 episodes
Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes are on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden Hall as wife and wife, determined to combine their estates and become a power couple. Anne Lister’s entrepreneurial spirit frightens the locals as much as her unconventional love life and, with Halifax on the brink of revolution, her refusal to keep a low profile becomes provocative and dangerous.
#1 | 04/25/2022Faith Is All
4.3/5 (with 4 votes)
Yorkshire, 1834. A month on from their private marriage ceremony, Ann Walker remains in York under the care of her doctor while Anne Lister, with fresh financial confidence and entrepreneurial vigour, renovates Shibden Hall in preparation for her wife to move in.
#2 | 05/02/2022Two Jacks Don't Suit
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)
Anne Lister’s former flame, Isabella ‘Tib’ Norcliffe, threatens to derail Anne’s idyllic honeymoon by revealing details of her complicated romantic past to Ann Walker. Questioned by Ann in the foothills of Mont Blanc, Anne Lister reveals something of her relationship with Mariana Lawton, but keeps back crucial information.
#3 | 05/09/2022Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably
4.0/5 (with 4 votes)
Anne Lister and Ann Walker launch a charm offensive on Ann’s relatives, determined to show them that Miss Walker is flourishing at Shibden Hall. Anne is fascinated by the arrival of a railway in Yorkshire, and quizzes Halifax’s men of industry on what this revolution could mean for the town.
#4 | 05/16/2022I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is
4.4/5 (with 3 votes)
Anne Lister is drawn back into her complicated past with Mariana during a trip to Lawton Hall. Determined to draw a line under the tempestuous 20-year relationship, the women find themselves raking over past heartache. Back at Shibden with her in-laws, Ann Walker receives a visitor of her own, in a sneaky move by her meddling cousins.
#5 | 05/23/2022A Lucky and Narrow Escape
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)
Halifax is smashed to pieces by a mob hungry for political change. It’s a dangerous time to be a Tory – and a lesbian – but Anne Lister refuses to keep a low profile.
#6 | 05/30/2022I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)
In the face of a campaign to destroy their relationship, serious cracks are appearing in Anne Lister and Ann Walker’s marriage.
#7 | 06/06/2022What's All That Got to Do with Jesus Though?
4.2/5 (with 3 votes)
Ann Walker’s determination to divide the family estate angers Captain Sutherland, who is increasingly disturbed by Anne Lister’s involvement with his sister-in-law.
#8 | 06/13/2022It’s Not Illegal
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)
Anne and Ann’s marriage is in serious danger when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland determined to destroy Anne Lister’s reputation.
04/22/2019Season 1 - 8 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latin (LA), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 04/22/2019
Last episode released on: 06/13/2022
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Gentleman Jack - Write your own story"
"Джентельмен Джек"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:30702, Added: 01/26/2019, Last updated: 03/20/2024