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- HBO
- Apr 22, 2019
- HBO
- Apr 22, 2019
Summary Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) returns to England seeking to restore her ancestral home, Shibden Hall by reopening the coal mines and marrying a wealthy heiress named Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) in Sally Wainwright's series based on the real life diaries of Anne Lister.
Created By: Sally Wainwright
- HBO
- Apr 22, 2019
- HBO
- Apr 22, 2019
Summary Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) returns to England seeking to restore her ancestral home, Shibden Hall by reopening the coal mines and marrying a wealthy heiress named Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) in Sally Wainwright's series based on the real life diaries of Anne Lister.
Created By: Sally Wainwright
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
77
83% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
17% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It’s one of the most engaging dramas to come along so far this year.
There is an unexpected playfulness to the series, due not only to Lister's sardonic wit but Wainwright's own cheekiness and willing to experiment.
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Based on 33 User Ratings
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“Gentleman Jack” is British period drama, and it’s also a lot of fun.
The actors ... are really left to infuse the interactions with their own energy and inflections, leading to really outstanding and engrossing results.
The storytelling style can be frustrating in its narrow imagination. Still, there’s Jones--a true original with a vivid arrival.
Between Wainwright’s crisp, fair-minded scripts and star Suranne Jones’ flawless performance, it’s tempting to believe that Anne Lister was the most fascinating person of the 19th century.
Gentleman Jack girds itself with a more positive, palatable attitude. The pity is that Anne Lister, a truly audacious, difficult, and groundbreaking woman, ends up with a biographical portrait that’s anything but.