Drama / Romance / TV Movie /

Score: 66%( 55 votes )

Overview: A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.

Cast:

Maxine Peake
Anne Lister

Anna Madeley
Mariana Belcombe

Susan Lynch
Isabella Norcliffe

Christine Bottomley
Ann Walker

Gemma Jones
Aunt Lister

Alan David
Uncle Lister

Richenda Carey
Mrs Priestley

Michael Culkin
Charles Lawton

Tina O'Brien
Miss Browne

Dean Lennox Kelly
Christopher Rawson

Tessa Peake-Jones
Mrs Rawson

Belinda Lazenby
Mrs Browne

Jemima Foxtrot
Lister Maid

Ted Holden
Rough Man

Martin Oldfield
Jeweller

Micky Dacks
Barman

Robert Maxfield
Priest