Gentleman Jack
Season 2
20228 episodes
Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes are on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden Hall as wife and wife, determined to combine their estates and become a power couple. Anne Lister’s entrepreneurial spirit frightens the locals as much as her unconventional love life and, with Halifax on the brink of revolution, her refusal to keep a low profile becomes provocative and dangerous.
Episode 1
Faith Is All
Apr 10, 202258m
TMDB rating 6.6TMDB
Yorkshire, 1834. A month on from their private marriage ceremony, Ann Walker remains in York under the care of her doctor while Anne Lister, with fresh financial confidence and entrepreneurial vigour, renovates Shibden Hall in preparation for her wife to move in.
Episode 2
Two Jacks Don't Suit
Apr 17, 202258m
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB
Anne Lister's former flame, Isabella 'Tib' Norcliffe, threatens to derail Anne's idyllic honeymoon by revealing details of her complicated romantic past to Ann Walker. Questioned by Ann in the foothills of Mont Blanc, Anne Lister reveals something of her relationship with Mariana Lawton, but keeps back crucial information.
Episode 3
Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably
Apr 24, 202258m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
Anne Lister and Ann Walker launch a charm offensive on Ann's relatives, determined to show them that Miss Walker is flourishing at Shibden Hall. Anne is fascinated by the arrival of a railway in Yorkshire, and quizzes Halifax's men of industry on what this revolution could mean for the town.
Episode 4
I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is
May 1, 202259m
TMDB rating 7.9TMDB
Anne Lister is drawn back into her complicated past with Mariana during a trip to Lawton Hall. Determined to draw a line under the tempestuous 20-year relationship, the women find themselves raking over past heartache. Back at Shibden with her in-laws, Ann Walker receives a visitor of her own, in a sneaky move by her meddling cousins.
Episode 5
A Lucky and Narrow Escape
May 8, 202258m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
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.
Episode 6
I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life
May 15, 202259m
TMDB rating 6.1TMDB
In the face of a campaign to destroy their relationship, serious cracks are appearing in Anne Lister and Ann Walker's marriage.
Episode 7
What's All That Got to Do with Jesus Though?
May 22, 202259m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
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.
Episode 8
It's Not Illegal
May 29, 20221h 10m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
Anne and Ann's marriage is in serious danger when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland determined to destroy Anne Lister's reputation.