The Daily Telegraph

Jack the lad

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Suranne Jones, the actress, is barely recognisab­le in top hat and tails as she acts in scenes for Gentleman

Jack, in which she plays Anne Lister, a 19th century landowner known as “the first modern lesbian”. Lister gained her nickname for wearing men’s clothes and enjoying hunting and shooting. A street in Huddersfie­ld was given a Victorian makeover as scenes were shot for the eight-part BBC drama.

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