
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
Uncle Lister

Richenda Carey
Mrs Priestley

Michael Culkin
Charles Lawton

Tina O'Brien
Miss Browne

Dean Lennox Kelly
Christopher Rawson

Tessa Peake-Jones
Mrs Rawson
Belinda Lazenby
Mrs Browne
Jemima Foxtrot
Lister Maid
Ted Holden
Rough Man
Martin Oldfield
Jeweller
Micky Dacks
Barman
Robert Maxfield
Priest
Crew

James Kent
Director
Jane English
Writer

Ben Lester
Editor
Lukas Strebel
Director of Photography
Paul Staples
Colorist
Lee Trevor
First Assistant Director
James Mountain
Second Assistant Director
Will Cummins
Third Assistant Director
Gemma Nunn
Third Assistant Director
Amy Mobley
Production Coordinator
Nicolas Kent
Executive Producer
Simon Rockell
Executive Producer
Mark Bentley
Producer
Geraldine Hawkins
Line Producer
Chris Truelove
Production Design
Steven Gardner
First Assistant Camera
Kim Vinegrad
Second Assistant Camera
Michelle Smith
Casting
Joanne Evans
Costume Supervisor
Theresa Rymer
Costume Design
Caroline Greenough
Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
Joyce Dean
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Wayne Brooks
Sound Effects Editor
John Pearson
Sound Mixer
Dan Dewsnap
Boom Operator
Avshalom Caspi
Music
Emma McClelland
Production Accountant
Charles Bates
Production Accountant
Philip Barnes
Dialogue Editor
Jane Burrows
Script Supervisor
Luc Webster
Location Manager
Elaine Ford
Stunt Coordinator
Noel Cowell
Property Master
Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers
Property Buyer
Anthony Ward
Grip
Christoph Schobert
Gaffer
Matthew Bowden
Unit Manager
Richard Downes
Art Direction
Kelly Lawlor
Production Secretary
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