Suranne Jones stars as Anne Lister, in this remarkable BBC biopic about  "the first modern lesbian". Co-starring Timothy West.

Charismatic, swashbuckling Anne Lister, who walked like a man and charmed her way into high society – determines to transform the fate of her ancestral home Shibden Hall.

To do this, she must re-open her coal mines and marry well.

But Anne has no intention of marrying a man.

True to her own nature, she plans to marry a woman. And, consequently, embarks on an extraordinary, epic, unconventional love story.

Release Date  20th May 2019