Gentleman Jack

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.

Lister begins a playful but dangerous courtship of Ann Walker.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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