"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."
Maxine Peake
as Anne Lister
Anna Madeley
as Mariana Belcombe
Susan Lynch
as Isabella Norcliffe
Christine Bottomley
as Ann Walker
Gemma Jones
as Aunt Lister
Alan David
as Uncle Lister
Richenda Carey
as Mrs Priestley
Michael Culkin
as Charles Lawton
Tina O'Brien
as Miss Browne
Dean Lennox Kelly
as Christopher Rawson
Tessa Peake-Jones
as Mrs Rawson
Belinda Lazenby
as Mrs Browne
Jemima Foxtrot
as Lister Maid
Ted Holden
as Rough Man
Martin Oldfield
as Jeweller
Micky Dacks
as Barman
Robert Maxfield
as Priest
Jane English
Writer
James Kent
Director
Will Cummins
Third Assistant Director
Theresa Rymer
Costume Design
Noel Cowell
Property Master
Dan Dewsnap
Boom Operator
Chris Truelove
Production Design
Emma McClelland
Production Accountant
Christoph Schobert
Gaffer
Joyce Dean
Hair Designer
Lee Trevor
First Assistant Director
Amy Mobley
Production Coordinator
Jane Burrows
Script Supervisor
Matthew Bowden
Unit Manager
Joanne Evans
Costume Supervisor
Luc Webster
Location Manager
Richard Downes
Art Direction
Nicolas Kent
Executive Producer
Simon Rockell
Caroline Greenough
Makeup Supervisor
Hair Supervisor
Paul Staples
Colorist
Lukas Strebel
Director of Photography
Wayne Brooks
Sound Effects Editor
Kelly Lawlor
Production Secretary
Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers
Property Buyer
Kim Vinegrad
Second Assistant Camera
Steven Gardner
First Assistant Camera
Charles Bates
Anthony Ward
Grip
John Pearson
Sound Mixer
James Mountain
Second Assistant Director
Elaine Ford
Stunt Coordinator
Geraldine Hawkins
Line Producer
Gemma Nunn
Philip Barnes
Dialogue Editor
Makeup Designer
Michelle Smith
Casting
Avshalom Caspi
Music
Ben Lester
Editor
Mark Bentley
Producer