Suranne Jones as Anne Lister
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Exploring the life and legacy of Anne Lister, the real Gentleman Jack

The BBC One series is based on a truly formidable woman!

Before Gentleman Jack became a huge hit on BBC One, many people perhaps had not heard of the real Anne Lister.

She was a formidable woman who lived in 18th century England and blew all convention out of the water…

And had a HELL of a lot of fun doing it.

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Anne was F-I-E-R-C-E before the word became on-trend.

But what did she really look like, and how and when did she die?

Here’s everything you need to know about the character who inspired BBC One drama Gentleman Jack.

The real Anne Lister
The real Anne Lister depicted in this painted portrait (Credit: Calderdale Council / YouTube)

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The real Anne Lister
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Anne Lister's home Shibden Hall

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Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack

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Helen Fear
TV Editor