The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

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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

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