Overview
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.
Year 2010
Studio Oxford Film and Television
Director Matthew Hill
Crew Sue Outlaw (Editor), Matthew Hill (Director of Photography), Simon Rockell (Executive Producer), Matthew Hill (Producer), Andrew Mitchell (Editor), Kieran Smyth (Editor)
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Language English