Review: HBO’s grand 'Gentleman Jack' gives a 19th-century lesbian landowner the respect she deserved
Suranne Jones, left, and Sophie Rundle play Anne Lister and Ann Walker in “Gentleman Jack.” By Hank Stuever Hank Stuever TV critic Email Bio Follow TV critic April 21 at 2:33 PM It’s not easy to describe a character as intensely original as Anne Lister, the gender nonconforming 19th-century protagonist in HBO’s deliciously provocative British period drama “Gentleman Jack,” which premieres Monday night on HBO.
Suranne Jones is downright sensational as Wainwright’s vision of Anne Lister, blowing into the small village of Halifax in 1832 with cyclone force, dressed in a tailored hybrid of haberdashery and long skirts — all in raven black, including her masculine top hat. Yet Anne’s adversaries admit she’s the most interesting person in town. “She’ve very clever, that’s why I like her,” says the amused mother of the man stealing Anne’s coal. “Her company, her conversation. . . . She’s been to so many places, done so many things. Most women are dull and stupid, but not her.”“I doubt it,” his mother replies.Suranne Jones portrays the real-life Anne Lister in “Gentleman Jack.
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