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Gentleman Jack (TV Series)
''Gentleman Jack'' is a historical drama television series created by Sally Wainwright. Set in the 1830s in Yorkshire, it stars Suranne Jones as landowner and industrialist Anne Lister. The series is based on the collected diaries of Lister, which contain over four million words and are written largely in secret code, documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships. ''Gentleman Jack'' is a BBC One and HBO co-production. The series premiered on 22 April 2019 in the United States, and on 19 May 2019 in the United Kingdom. It was renewed by the BBC on 23 May 2019 for a second series, which was shown on BBC One from 10 April to 29 May 2022 and on HBO from 25 April to 13 June 2022. In July 2022, co-production company HBO said it would not be proceeding with a third series. The BBC wants to continue with the programme, but needs to find a production partner to continue with it. Overview In 1832, Miss Anne Lister leaves Hastings brokenhearted and heads to the lush landscape of Halifa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Wainwright
Sally Anne Wainwright (born 1963) is an English television writer, producer, and director from Yorkshire. Early in her career, Wainwright worked as a playwright, and as a scriptwriter on the long-running radio serial drama ''The Archers''. In the 1990s, Wainwright began her television career, and, in 2000, created her first original drama series ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003). She won the Royal Television Society's Writer of the Year Award for the 2009 mini-series ''Unforgiven''. Wainwright is known for her creation of the ITV drama series ''Scott & Bailey'' (2011–2016''), Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012-2020), and '' Happy Valley'' (2014–present). ''Last Tango in Halifax'' won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 2013, whilst ''Happy Valley'' won the same award in both 2015 and 2017. Wainwright is the creator of the 2019 HBO and BBC One television series '' Gentleman Jack'' starring Suranne Jones as Anne Lister and Sophie Rundle as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Statesman
The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society, such as George Bernard Shaw, who was a founding director. Today, the magazine is a print–digital hybrid. According to its present self-description, it has a liberal and progressive political position. Jason Cowley, the magazine's editor, has described the ''New Statesman'' as a publication "of the left, for the left" but also as "a political and literary magazine" with "sceptical" politics. The magazine was founded by members of the Fabian Society as a weekly review of politics and literature. The longest-serving editor was Kingsley Martin (1930–1960), and the current editor is Jason Cowley, who assumed the post in 2008. The magazine has recognised and published new writers and critics, as well as e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Whelan
Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones''. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy ''Upstart Crow'', Detective Eunice Noon on the first season of ''The End of the F***ing World'' on Channel 4, and Geraldine on the third season of ''Killing Eve''. Early life Whelan was born in Leeds and grew up in the Midlands. She attended The King's High School for Girls in Warwick and the London Studio Centre. Career As a stand-up comedian, Whelan won the 2010 Funny Women Variety Award. She performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe with her show ''Chastity Butterworth & The Spanish Hamster''. In 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show as her character Chastity Butterworth for BBC Radio 4. On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films ''Gulliver's Travels'' and '' The Wolfman''. She played Kate (appearing in all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook (domestic Worker)
A cook or private chef is a household staff member responsible for food preparation. Description The term can refer to the head of kitchen staff in a great house or to the cook-housekeeper, a far less prestigious position involving more physical labour. The cook in an English great house was traditionally female; today's residences may employ a head cook or chef who may be of either gender. The cook is responsible for the preparation of daily meals and menus, as well as menus for parties and other special occasions. The cook is also responsible for the ordering of food, the maintenance of the kitchen and for keeping accounts with local merchants. The holder of the position reports directly to the lady of the house or sometimes to the housekeeper. The cook supervises all kitchen staff. In large households, especially at a noble or royal court, this comprises an elaborate hierarchy, at the bottom of which come the kitchen boys (who, despite the name, were not always minors), in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosie Cavaliero
Rosalind Cecilia Cavaliero (born 27 November 1967) is a Brazilian-born English actress. She has appeared in numerous television roles. Filmography Theatre work * ''Dracula'' at the Everyman, Cheltenham – Florrie (February 1995) * ''Airswimming'' at the Battersea Arts Centre, London – Persephone (February 1997) * ''In Flame'' at the Bush Theatre, London (January 1999), then transferring to the New Ambassadors Theatre, London (September 2000) – Clara * ''Abigail's Party'' at the Hampstead Theatre (July 2002), then transferring to the New Ambassadors Theatre, London (December 2002) – Angela * ''The Anniversary'' at the Liverpool Playhouse (September 2004) and then transferring to the Garrick Theatre, London (January 2005) – Karen Radio work * ''The Public'' BBC Radio 3 (November 1999) * ''The Bayeux Tapestry'' BBC Radio 4 (19 February 2001) * '' Doctor Joe Aston Investigates'' BBC Radio 4 (7 December 2001) * ''Beyond the Back of Beyond'' BBC Radio 4 (26 December 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Bullmore
Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 31 January 1964) is an English actress, screenwriter and playwright. She is known for her roles in ''Coronation Street'' (1990–1992), '' I'm Alan Partridge'' (2002), '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2009), ''Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and ''Scott & Bailey'' (2011–2014). Bullmore began writing in 1994. Her writing credits include episodes of ''This Life'', '' Attachments'', ''Black Cab'', and ''Scott & Bailey.'' Early life and education Bullmore was born in Chelsea, London, to Jeremy Bullmore, an advertising executive, and Pamela Bullmore (née Green), a gardening writer. She has two older brothers, neuropsychiatrist and neuroscientist Edward Bullmore and documentary filmmaker Adam Bullmore. She studied drama at Manchester University. Career Acting Bullmore was part of a cabaret group named Red Stockings, along with Helen Edmundson. While performing at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, a casting director for ''Coronation Street'' saw her per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Armstrong (actor)
Joe Armstrong (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor. His notable television roles include Allan A Dale in three series of ''Robin Hood'', Hotspur in '' Henry IV, Part I'', Ashley Cowgill in '' Happy Valley'' and Bairstow in '' The Village''. On stage, he played the lead role in D. C. Moore's '' The Empire'' and appeared in the 2011 revival of '' Flare Path''. He co-starred with Maxine Peake in ''Miss Julie'' at the Royal Exchange and with Louise Brealey in a touring production of ''Constellations''. Early life Armstrong was born and raised in London, the son of Sue (née Bairstow) and actor Alun Armstrong. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who was in the band Clock Opera.Hayes, Martha. "My Family Business: The ''New Tricks'' star on the advantages of sharing a role with son Joe in BBC1's ''A Passionate Woman''", ''TV Times'', 10–16 April 2010. He attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Walker (landowner)
Ann Walker (20 May 1803 – 25 February 1854) was an Englishwoman, married in Britain's first known lesbian wedding, to diarist and fellow Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister. Their union was solemnised by taking the sacrament together on Easter Sunday in 1834 at Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York, which bears a commemorative plaque acknowledging the event. Walker inherited half of her family's estate, Crow Nest, located in Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, near Shibden Hall, Lister's family estate, in Calderdale. Both women inherited their respective estates during the early 19th century, when primogeniture, the custom of granting lands and property to the oldest surviving son, dominated European law and society. They were travelling abroad together when Lister fell ill and died. Research into their diaries and letters suggest Walker may have experienced bouts of anxiety and depression throughout portions of her life. Early life Ann Walker was born on 20 May 1803 in Lightcliffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax () is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, and the headquarters of Calderdale Council. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woollen manufacture. Halifax is the largest town in the wider Calderdale borough. Halifax was a thriving mill town during the industrial revolution. Toponymy The town's name was recorded in about 1091 as ''Halyfax'', from the Old English ''halh-gefeaxe'', meaning "area of coarse grass in the nook of land". This explanation is preferred to derivations from the Old English ''halig'' (holy), in ''hālig feax'' or "holy hair", proposed by 16th-century antiquarians. The incorrect interpretation gave rise to two legends. One concerned a maiden killed by a lustful priest whose advances she spurned. Another held that the head of John the Baptist was buried he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west at Senlac Hill in 1066. It later became one of the medieval Cinque Ports. In the 19th century, it was a popular seaside resort, as the railway allowed tourists and visitors to reach the town. Today, Hastings is a fishing port with the UK's largest beach-based fishing fleet. It has an estimated population of 92,855 as of 2018. History Early history The first mention of Hastings is found in the late 8th century in the form ''Hastingas''. This is derived from the Old English tribal name '' Hæstingas'', meaning 'the constituency (followers) of Hæsta'. Symeon of Durham records the victory of Offa in 771 over the ''Hestingorum gens'', that is, "the people of the Hastings tribe." Hastingleigh in Kent was named after that tribe. The place n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
