Early 19th-century England is usually seen through the eyes of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. Sue Perkins explores a dramatically different version, as lived and recorded by Anne Lister. A Yorkshire landowner, she kept a detailed, partly coded diary, revealing graphic details of her love affairs with women. Regency England was surprisingly tolerant of Anne's chosen lifestyle, and it was only when Anne sought to sink a coal mine on her land that criticism of her private life became public.
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- Oxford Films
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Sue Perkins as Self - Presenter
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Matthew Hill · Director
Matthew Hill · Cinematographer
Andrew Mitchell · Editor
Sue Outlaw · Editor
Simon Rockell · Executive Producer
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