Gentleman Jack: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: May 19, 2019

Summary: In 1832, after several years of traveling, Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) returns to England seeking to restore her family home by reopening the coal mines and marrying a wealthy heiress named Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) in Sally Wainwright's series inspired by the real-life diaries of Anne Lister.

Creator: Sally Wainwright

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Are You Still Talking?
Air Date: June 10, 2019
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S1:E8. Are You Still Talking?
Air Date: July 7, 2019
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S1:E7. Why've You Brought That?
Air Date: June 3, 2019

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Hank Stuever

Apr 22, 2019

It’s one of the most engaging dramas to come along so far this year. Read full review

Amy Glynn

Apr 22, 2019

Not everything about the series works ... But certainly watch Gentleman Jack. Watch it for an interesting depiction of 19th-century Yorkshire society ... Watch it for Jones’ forceful, vivacious, smart-as-hell portrayal. Read full review

Collider Allison Keene

Apr 18, 2019

The actors ... are really left to infuse the interactions with their own energy and inflections, leading to really outstanding and engrossing results. Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

Jan 3, 2020

This is its own programme, a confident, smart period drama with fabulous sets and costumes, especially Anne’s top hats and black suits, and a large warm heart. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Apr 23, 2019

The storytelling style can be frustrating in its narrow imagination. Still, there’s Jones--a true original with a vivid arrival. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Apr 22, 2019

On the whole ... the deliberately clashing elements of Gentleman Jack are the things that make it work. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Apr 24, 2019

Gentleman Jack girds itself with a more positive, palatable attitude. The pity is that Anne Lister, a truly audacious, difficult, and groundbreaking woman, ends up with a biographical portrait that’s anything but. Read full review

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jefflynch967

May 25, 2019

I write TV and non-fiction book reviews for living. Gentleman Jack is the best TV show I have ever seen.

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Faithjb

May 7, 2019

This show is throughly entertaining, I reccomend it to everyone that I can. As well as having full marks for being thrilling to watch with a wonderful cast, it also provides much needed visibility, telling the story of a realistic and positive lesbian relationship. This show will be lifeThis show is throughly entertaining, I reccomend it to everyone that I can. As well as having full marks for being thrilling to watch with a wonderful cast, it also provides much needed visibility, telling the story of a realistic and positive lesbian relationship. This show will be life changing and I hope very much that if gets a second season and more.… Expand

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BM85

Apr 9, 2020

Best period romantic drama-comedy that I've ever seen on TV. It's set in the 1800s and it's' based on the secret diaries of a intelligent, strong, romantic woman that really existed and loved science and travelling, Anne Lister.

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Seasons & Episodes

78

Series Overview
Season 2

80
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 24, 2022
Season 1

77
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 19, 2019
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  S1:E8. Are You Still Talking?
  Air Date: June 10, 2019
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  S1:E8. Are You Still Talking?
  Air Date: July 7, 2019
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  S1:E7. Why've You Brought That?
  Air Date: June 3, 2019
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  S1:E7. Why've You Brought That?
  Air Date: June 30, 2019
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  S1:E5. Let's Have Another Look at Your Perfect Past
  Air Date: June 16, 2019
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  S1:E4. Most Women Are Dull and Stupid
  Air Date: June 9, 2019
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  S1:E3. Oh Is That What You Call It?
  Air Date: June 2, 2019
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  S1:E2. I Just Went There to Study Anatomy
  Air Date: May 26, 2019
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  S1:E1. I Was Just Passing
  Air Date: May 19, 2019