First look at Suranne Jones' new BBC drama 'Gentleman Jack' - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity First look at Suranne Jones’ new BBC drama ‘ Gentleman Jack’ By You Magazine - May 22, 2018 Who doesn’t relish a quality period drama to get stuck into? And if you loved Suranne Jones in Doctor Foster, then her upcoming BBC series needs to be on your radar. Taking the lead in Gentleman Jack, Suranne will play real-life British society figure Anne Lister, a rebellious Yorkshire landowner who lived a uniquely adventurous life in the early 19th century, travelling the world and climbing mountains. BBC The series is set in 1832 in Halifax, during the Regency era, as Anne returns to England to save her ancestral home of Shibden Hall. Anne Lister was also one of the few openly lesbian women at that time in Britain, and the series will explore her love affair with the wealthy heiress Ann Walker, played by Peaky Blinders’ Sophie Rundle. The story of Anne Lister’s unusual life has been pieced together from her many diaries; she was a prolific diary-keeper, writing four million words – in her own secret code – over her lifetime. (They were deciphered by one of her ancestors many years later). The eight-part series will also star Gemma Whelan (Game Of Thrones) as Anne Lister’s sister Marian, Timothy West (Last Tango In Halifax) as their father, and Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones’s Diary) as their aunt. If a cast of that calibre hasn’t already won you over, Gentleman Jack is written by Sally Wainwright – who was behind the hugely addictive, BAFTA-winning Happy Valley with Sarah Lancashire. Suranne has worked with Sally before on both Unforgiven and Scott & Bailey. Earlier this month, Suranne posted a portrait of her character Anne on her Instagram account, explaining that she would be taking a break from social media while she was busy filming the show. https://www.instagram.com/p/BiaNioznefv/?utm_source=ig_embed Filming for Gentleman Jack has started on location in and around West Yorkshire – so expect some beautiful scenery to feature – and in Copenhagen. The show is expected to air on BBC One later in the year. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved