The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

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.

Details

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