The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

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It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Jane EnglishWriter
• James KentDirector

Cast

• Maxine PeakeAnne Lister
• Anna MadeleyMariana Belcombe
• Susan LynchIsabella Norcliffe
• Christine BottomleyAnn Walker
• Gemma JonesAunt Lister
• Alan DavidUncle Lister
• Richenda CareyMrs Priestley
• Michael CulkinCharles Lawton
• Tina O'BrienMiss Browne
• Dean Lennox KellyChristopher Rawson
• Tessa Peake-JonesMrs Rawson
• Belinda LazenbyMrs Browne

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