The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
In nineteenth century Yorkshire wealthy orphan Anne Lister lives with an aunt and uncle, anxious for her to marry well and blissfully - unaware that she is a lesbian. Anne is recording her thoughts and exploits in a coded diary. When her lover Mariana Belcombe makes a marriage of convenience to rich old Charles Lawton she feels betrayed and, although Mariana visits her,the relationship is going nowhere. Helped by old flame Tib she makes a play for innocent Miss Browne but sees she is barking up the wrong tree and diverts herself by renovating the family hall. A drunken Tib almost exposes her secret and scornful mine-owner Christopher Rawson, whose marriage proposal she rejects, tells her that her sexuality is a subject of local gossip.... âAnonymous
Genre:
Biography,
Drama,
Romance
Actor:
Maxine Peake,
Anna Madeley,
Susan Lynch
Director:
James Kent
Country:
United Kingdom
Duration: 92
Quality: HDx
Release: 2010
IMDb: 7.0