Gentleman Jack: Season 1

TV-MA

2019

Created by Sally Wainwright
90%
94%
8 episodes
Drama
HBO

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time... More

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.

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Where to watch Gentleman Jack: Season 1

Gentleman Jack: Season 1 is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on Neon.

Gentleman Jack: Season 1 episodes

I Was Just Passing

Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall,... More having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man. Despite her affection for her elderly aunt, Anne is frustrated by the shabbiness of her ancestral home and finds her father and long-suffering sister difficult to live with.

I Just Went There to Study Anatomy

Anne begins a playful but dangerous courtship of shy local... More heiress Miss Walker, who quickly finds herself captivated by the attention of her charismatic and unusual neighbour. Anne's plan to renovate Shibden Hall is also stepping up a gear, and her determination to sink her own coal mines brings her into the path of local magistrate Christopher Rawson and his brother Jeremiah.

Oh Is That What You Call It?

Despite mutual acquaintances begin to chatter about their relationship, Anne... More confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt. Meanwhile, the Rawson brothers step up their attempts to out-maneuver her in the coal business, and Marian grows annoyed that her sister is treating Shibden like a hotel.

Most Women Are Dull and Stupid

During a visit to York, Anne is delighted when Doctor... More Belcombe confirms that she is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder. When the news of a bereavement arrives at Cliff Hill, Ann's desperate reaction makes Anne suspect that there's more to it and that Ann has secrets of her own. As her rivalry with Christopher Rawson heats up, Anne plans to re-open her old coal mines and sink her own shaft.

Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect

The widowed Reverend Ainsworth arrives in Halifax with his sights... More set on Ann Walker's hand in marriage. Aware that Ainsworth's attentions are stirring up painful memories for her lover, Anne sets out to deal with the clergyman in her own inimitable manner. However, she soon realizes that there are greater demons inside Ann Walker's troubled mind.

Do Ladies Do That?

With Ann Walker's mental health in an alarming downward spiral... More - and her overprotective relatives watching over her – Anne Lister is forced to contemplate travelling alone, despite her family's warnings that to do so would raise eyebrows. Meanwhile, Anne reopens her coal-mine negotiations with the Rawson brothers, and Thomas Sowden's secret casts a cloud over his budding relationship with Suzannah Washington.

Why've You Brought That?

Before setting off for Europe to escape the heartache of... More her doomed relationship with Ann Walker, Anne invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian. Undeterred by his warnings that her accusations will have dangerous repercussions, Anne comes up with a bold, reckless strategy to finally sink her own pit and expose the Rawsons' industrial-scale theft of her coal.

Are You Still Talking?

Following a four-week journey from Paris to Copenhagen, Anne finds... More acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society, stepping out of her sartorial comfort zone to attend a birthday ball hosted by Queen Marie. When difficult news arrives from Shibden, Anne is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home.

Gentleman Jack: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

90_%52 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
94_%66 reviews
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"The eight-episode season might have worked better as a more closely focused six."

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The New York Times

"While it is fun, and has moments of heart, it also has moments that seem to flirt with period drama parody."

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The Guardian

"Precise, attentive, and beguiling, Jones is such a gust of fresh air, it’s tough for the series around her to keep up."

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IndieWire

"A confident, smart period drama with fabulous sets and costumes... and a large warm heart."

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Independent

"Five episodes in, the show feels choppy rather than immersive."

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The New Yorker

"You may wonder: am I a monster, or is this show’s tone inscrutable? The answer is both: You are in fact a monster, and this show is pretty hard to read."

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Vulture

"There are a lot of smaller plots, Downton Abbey-style, but Anne — and Jones — are the big draws."

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Boston Globe

"Without a firmer grip on its remarkable central character, Gentleman Jack meanders more than it truly focuses on what should set it apart."

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Variety

"Crisp and gorgeously produced, Gentleman Jack stays small and wonderfully detailed in scope, though does somewhat confusingly break the fourth wall..."

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