Publisher's Synopsis
Feature-length BBC drama based on the life of Anne Lister, the 19th-century scholar, philanthropist and Yorkshire landowner, considered by many to be the first modern lesbian. Maxine Peake stars as Lister, a contemporary of Jane Austen who compiled a bitingly honest four million word diary detailing her inner life and loves, including her passionate relationship with long-term partner, heiress Ann Walker (Christine Bottomley).
