‘Britain’s first modern lesbian’: the scandalous life of Anne Lister, hero of Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack

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‘Britain’s first modern lesbian’: the scandalous life of Anne Lister, hero of Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack
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Fed up of graphic HBO dramas with too much sex and nudity?

If so, the US network's forthcoming BBC collaboration Gentleman Jack may not be be for you. Written by Happy Valley screenwriter Sally Wainwright, the newly trailered series will be based on the diaries of the real 19th century noblewoman and landowner Anne Lister, played by Suranne Jones, who was sometimes dubbed “Britain's first modern lesbian”.

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