Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Anne Lister

1. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.

Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Ben Hunter

Votes: 15,932

2. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 92 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A look at the life of 19th-century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister (1791-1840), who lived openly as a lesbian and kept diaries chronicling the details of her daily life.

Director: James Kent | Stars: Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Christine Bottomley

Votes: 2,243

3. A Skirt Through History (1994– )

180 min | Biography, Drama, Family

A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.

Stars: Dearbhla Molloy, Lesley Manville, Anna Massey, Paola Dionisotti

4. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Faith Is All (2022)

TV-MA | 57 min | Biography, Drama, History

Anne Lister's revelation that her new wife Ann Walker is moving in with her in Shibden shocks Ann's relatives.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Suranne Jones, Stephanie Cole, Thomas Howes, Maizie McDonagh

Votes: 411

5. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Anne Lister throws herself into public life in Halifax, but privately she struggles to resist Mariana Lawton's magnetic pull.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Sophie Rundle, Albane Courtois, Suranne Jones, Gemma Whelan

Votes: 306

6. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Two Jacks Don't Suit (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

In France, Ann Walker is shocked by details about Anne Lister's complicated relationship with Mariana Lawton.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Jodhi May, Nicola Sloane

Votes: 339

7. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Anne Lister is drawn back into her complicated past with Mariana during a trip to Lawton Hall. Back at Shibden with her in-laws, Ann Walker receives a visitor.

Director: Amanda Brotchie | Stars: Lydia Leonard, Suranne Jones, Rupert Vansittart, Sophie Rundle

Votes: 318

8. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: A Lucky and Narrow Escape (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Amanda Brotchie | Stars: Alex Bhat, Leo Flanagan, Rosie Cavaliero, Suranne Jones

Votes: 278

9. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

In the face of a campaign to destroy their relationship, serious cracks are appearing in Anne Lister and Ann Walker's marriage.

Director: Fergus O'Brien | Stars: Suranne Jones, Bruce Alexander, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan

Votes: 266

10. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: What's All That Got to Do with Jesus Though? (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Fergus O'Brien | Stars: Joe Armstrong, Amelia Bullmore, Peter Davison, Ben Hunter

Votes: 260

11. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: It's not Illegal (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Anne and Ann's marriage is in serious danger when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland determined to destroy Anne Lister's reputation.

Director: Fergus O'Brien | Stars: Ben Hunter, Albane Courtois, Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle

Votes: 305

12. A Skirt Through History (1994– )
Episode: A Marriage (1994)

30 min | Biography, Drama, Family

"Anne Lister, an outwardly conventional gentlewoman living in Halifax at the beginning of the last century, had a secret life that would have shocked local society. Her diaries, written in ... See full summary »

Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Dearbhla Molloy, Julia Ford, Sophie Thursfield, Beth Tuckey

Votes: 7

13. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: I Was Just Passing (2019)

TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Drama, History

Rejected by her partner Vere Hobart in Sussex, the worldly Anne Lister returns to Yorkshire and her family's ancestral home, Shibden Hall. After discovering her land is rich in coal, Anne takes over the management of the neglected estate.

Director: Sally Wainwright | Stars: Dexter Hughes, Joel Morris, Rocco Haynes, Natalie Gavin

Votes: 1,078

14. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: I Just Went There to Study Anatomy (2019)

TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lister begins a playful but dangerous courtship of Ann Walker.

Director: Sally Wainwright | Stars: Suranne Jones, Saul Marron, Sophie Rundle, Luis Soto

Votes: 911

15. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Oh Is That What You Call It? (2019)

TV-MA | 62 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lister confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt, as Mrs. Priestley's inkling about the two women's relationship presents a threat. Meanwhile, John Booth is surprised at his own romantic success.

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Lucy Briers, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Saul Marron, Sophie Rundle

Votes: 872

16. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Most Women Are Dull and Stupid (2019)

TV-MA | 62 min | Biography, Drama, History

Dr. Belcombe confirms that Lister is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder. When news of a friend's death arrives, Ann's desperate reaction makes Lister suspect that she has secrets of her own.

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Amelia Bullmore, Peter Davison, Stephanie Cole, Sophie Rundle

Votes: 842

17. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect (2019)

TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Drama, History

The arrival of an unsavory figure from Ann Walker's past stirs up trouble.

Director: Jennifer Perrott | Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Brendan Patricks, Amelia Bullmore

Votes: 794

18. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Do Ladies Do That? (2019)

TV-MA | 63 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lister faces a heart-breaking decision as Ann Walker's mental state takes an alarming downturn.

Director: Jennifer Perrott | Stars: Suranne Jones, Gemma Jones, John Hollingworth, Louise Harding

Votes: 749

19. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Why've You Brought That? (2019)

TV-MA | 62 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lister confronts Christopher Rawson and executes a bold but risky coal plan.

Director: Sally Wainwright | Stars: Rosie Cavaliero, Dino Fetscher, Suranne Jones, Gemma Whelan

Votes: 682

20. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
Episode: Are You Still Talking? (2019)

TV-MA | 62 min | Biography, Drama, History

Difficult news from Shibden spurs Lister to leave behind her new lifestyle in Denmark.

Director: Sally Wainwright | Stars: Albane Courtois, Dino Fetscher, Suranne Jones, Gemma Jones

Votes: 822