The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

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.

Drama Romance TV Movie

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)

Belinda Lazenby

(Mrs Browne)

Jemima Foxtrot

(Lister Maid)

Ted Holden

(Rough Man)

Martin Oldfield

(Jeweller)

Micky Dacks

(Barman)

Robert Maxfield

(Priest)