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The Best British Shows to Stream for Pride Month
Pride Month is upon us, and it seems there are more high-profile shows centering queer characters than ever, despite the current political climate. The buzz around queer British TV is heating up as American streaming services (especially BritBox) have been bringing over multiple series featuring LGBTQ+ talent and stories. Over
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10 Best British Shows To Stream In The U.S. From 2022
I was recently asked by someone why they could not just subscribe to one service in the U.S. and get all the British TV series and movies that cross the pond in one place. And while that may yet happen, as the BBC retreats and regroups for a new
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'Gentleman Jack' Creator Hints That All Hope is Not Lost for a Third Season
The news that premium cable network HBO had decided not to greenlight a third season of the period drama Gentleman Jack came as a shock to many, given the series' almost universal critical acclaim, prestige feel, and uber-talented cast. And yet, the impending behind-the-scenes shakeups thanks to the recenter
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Period Drama 'Gentleman Jack' Canceled at HBO After Two Seasons
Sad news for Gentleman Jack fans: HBO has announced the critically acclaimed drama will not return for a third season. The series, which premiered in 2019, starred Suranne Jones (Vigil) as Anne Lister, the 19th-century British landowner, intellectual, businesswoman, and prolific diarist who wrote extensive coded entries about her sexual
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‘Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Finale Recap: “It’s Not Illegal.”
Gentleman Jack Season 2's finale begins with Lister and Ann arriving in London. Ann is furious, disappointed, and sulky. Lister promised to introduce her to her aristocratic friends, and now she won't! Lister asks her to pour her a cup of tea, and Ann's
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: “What’s All That Got To Do With Jesus?”
The penultimate episode of Gentleman Jack Season 2 starts with Eliza and William Priestley, Ann's cousins, who have invited Samuel Washington to their house to explain a letter they've received. Eliza Priestley cautions her husband William against being aggressive because they are good Christians and respectable.
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: “I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life”
Episode 6 of Gentleman Jack opens with Anne Lister striding through the streets of Halifax, on her way to visit her lawyer, Mr. Parker (Bruce Alexander). He has been instructed to demand a letter of apology from the editor of the second (and local to Halifax) newspaper who picked up
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: “A Lucky and Narrow Escape.”
It's the 1835 national election, and Halifax is in a state of unrest. Despite the passing of the 1832 Reform bill, which expanded the vote and regulated election procedures, the town is in an uproar. Tory (Conservative, "blue") candidate James Stuart-Wortley (Alex Bhat) faces a crowd
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: “I’m Not the Other Woman, She Is.”
Mariana and Lister have not yet decided on pistols at dawn when this week's Gentleman Jack begins. However, the argument about their former relationship goes on and on with little resolution. Mariana, emotional, manipulative, and trapped in an unhappy marriage, makes the mistake several times of describing Ann
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: "Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably."
It’s morning, and Ann has a dreamy smile as the sunlight makes the red bed curtains glow. At breakfast, the Lister family is in cracking form. They’re discussing that newfangled fad, the railway. Marion is convinced the railway is unhealthy, causing headaches and biliousness with its outrageous speed
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'Gentleman Jack' Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: "Two Jacks Don’t Suit.”
The episode opens with Lister, glamorous in a fashionable massively-sleeved gown, and Ann, also beautifully dressed, dining at a hotel restaurant in Paris. Lister shows off for Ann's benefit and probably for the other patrons. She talks loudly about her aristocratic friends, gesticulates, and shamelessly name-drops. Ann, bless