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Monday, May 27, 2019

GENTLEMAN JACK ON M-NET


(Suranne Jones)

M-Net (channel 101) will air the start of the series Gentleman Jack on May 28, 2019, at 22h00.

Gentleman Jack is a British-American historical drama series created by Sally Wainwright. Set in year 1832 in Yorkshire, it stars Suranne Jones as noted 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 premiere of this period drama opens with Anne Lister, returning to her ancestral home following a romantic rejection.

Gentleman Jack is directed by Sally Wainwright, Sarah Harding and Jennifer Perrott and stars Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle.