"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
James Kent
Director
Jane English
Writer
Noel Cowell
Property Master
Caroline Greenough
Makeup Supervisor
James Mountain
Second Assistant Director
Hair Supervisor
Lukas Strebel
Director of Photography
Charles Bates
Production Accountant
Kim Vinegrad
Second Assistant Camera
John Pearson
Sound Mixer
Jane Burrows
Script Supervisor
Simon Rockell
Executive Producer
Steven Gardner
First Assistant Camera
Christoph Schobert
Gaffer
Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers
Property Buyer
Luc Webster
Location Manager
Anthony Ward
Grip
Wayne Brooks
Sound Effects Editor
Nicolas Kent
Gemma Nunn
Third Assistant Director
Joyce Dean
Makeup Designer
Joanne Evans
Costume Supervisor
Philip Barnes
Dialogue Editor
Chris Truelove
Production Design
Kelly Lawlor
Production Secretary
Elaine Ford
Stunt Coordinator
Geraldine Hawkins
Line Producer
Matthew Bowden
Unit Manager
Dan Dewsnap
Boom Operator
Amy Mobley
Production Coordinator
Paul Staples
Colorist
Lee Trevor
First Assistant Director
Emma McClelland
Will Cummins
Hair Designer
Michelle Smith
Casting
Richard Downes
Art Direction
Theresa Rymer
Costume Design
Ben Lester
Editor
Avshalom Caspi
Music
Mark Bentley
Producer