The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010)

6.5/10 • 90 min • Drama Romance TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Maxine Peake

Anne Lister

Anna Madeley

Mariana Belcombe

Susan Lynch

Isabella Norcliffe

Christine Bottomley

Ann Walker

Gemma Jones

Aunt Lister

Alan David

Uncle Lister

Richenda Carey

Mrs Priestley

Michael Culkin

Charles Lawton

Tina O'Brien

Miss Browne

Dean Lennox Kelly

Christopher Rawson

Tessa Peake-Jones

Mrs Rawson

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