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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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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Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man. Despite her affection for her elderly aunt, Anne is frustrated by the shabbiness of her ancestral home and finds her father and long-suffering sister difficult to live with.
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Directed by Sally WainwrightWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Wim Snape, James Quinn, Sarah Durham, Roxanne Waite, John Tueart, Kelvin Cantwell, Dale Hooley, Saul Marron
Anne begins a playful but dangerous courtship of shy local heiress Miss Walker, who quickly finds herself captivated by the attention of her charismatic and unusual neighbour. Anne's plan to renovate Shibden Hall is also stepping up a gear, and her determination to sink her own coal mines brings her into the path of local magistrate Christopher Rawson and his brother Jeremiah.
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Directed by Sally WainwrightWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Luis Soto, Hugh Stubbins, Michael Sheldon, Daniel Betts, Saul Marron, Emma Paetz, Jodhi May, Ben Hunter
Despite mutual acquaintances begin to chatter about their relationship, Anne confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt. Meanwhile, the Rawson brothers step up their attempts to out-maneuver her in the coal business, and Marian grows annoyed that her sister is treating Shibden like a hotel.
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Directed by Sarah HardingWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Lucy Briers, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Steve Evets, Daniel Coll, Saul Marron, Bruce Alexander, Mason Dixon, Anthony Flanagan
During a visit to York, Anne is delighted when Doctor Belcombe confirms that she is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder. When the news of a bereavement arrives at Cliff Hill, Ann's desperate reaction makes Anne suspect that there's more to it and that Ann has secrets of her own. As her rivalry with Christopher Rawson heats up, Anne plans to re-open her old coal mines and sink her own shaft.
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Directed by Sarah HardingWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Sylvia Syms, David Bardsley, Lucy Briers, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Steve Evets, Wim Snape, Saul Marron, Emma Paetz
The widowed Reverend Ainsworth arrives in Halifax with his sights set on Ann Walker's hand in marriage. Aware that Ainsworth's attentions are stirring up painful memories for her lover, Anne sets out to deal with the clergyman in her own inimitable manner. However, she soon realizes that there are greater demons inside Ann Walker's troubled mind.
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Directed by Jennifer PerrottWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Brendan Patricks, Joseph Mihranian, Philip James Lunt, Saul Marron, Elle McAlpine, Anthony Cozens, John Hollingworth, Derek Lea
With Ann Walker's mental health in an alarming downward spiral - and her overprotective relatives watching over her – Anne Lister is forced to contemplate travelling alone, despite her family's warnings that to do so would raise eyebrows. Meanwhile, Anne reopens her coal-mine negotiations with the Rawson brothers, and Thomas Sowden's secret casts a cloud over his budding relationship with Suzannah Washington.
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Directed by Jennifer PerrottWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Daniel Betts, Saul Marron, Emma Paetz, Elle McAlpine, John Hollingworth, Louise Harding, David Sterne, Bruce Alexander
Before setting off for Europe to escape the heartache of her doomed relationship with Ann Walker, Anne invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian. Undeterred by his warnings that her accusations will have dangerous repercussions, Anne comes up with a bold, reckless strategy to finally sink her own pit and expose the Rawsons' industrial-scale theft of her coal.
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Directed by Sally WainwrightWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Bruce Alexander, Rupert Vansittart, Michael D. Xavier, Mason Dixon, Jodhi May, Veronica Clifford, Angela Clare, Derek Riddell
Following a four-week journey from Paris to Copenhagen, Anne finds acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society, stepping out of her sartorial comfort zone to attend a birthday ball hosted by Queen Marie. When difficult news arrives from Shibden, Anne is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home.
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Directed by Sally WainwrightWritten by Sally WainwrightGuest stars Caspar Phillipson, Stephanie Cole, Derek Riddell, Sofie Gråbøl, Katherine Kelly, Anthony Flanagan, Ben Hunter, Jessica Baglow
