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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is a 2010 British biographical historical drama film about 19th-century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister. Made for television, the film was directed by James Kent and starred Maxine Peake as Lister. The script by Jane English drew from Lister's diaries, written in code, and decoded many years after her death. The story follows Lister's lesbian relationships and her independent lifestyle as an industrialist. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister held its world premiere screening at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in March 2010 and was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC in May 2010.
Original Release
03/01/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maxine Peake | Anne Lister |
Anna Madeley | Mariana / Mariana Belcombe |
Susan Lynch | Isabella Norcliffe / Tib |
Christine Bottomley | Ann Walker |
Gemma Jones | Aunt Lister |
Alan David | Uncle Lister |
Richenda Carey | Mrs Priestley |
Michael Culkin | Charles Lawton |
Dean Lennox Kelly | Christopher Rawson |
Tina O'Brien | Miss Browne |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maxine Peake | Anne Lister |
Anna Madeley | Mariana / Mariana Belcombe |
Susan Lynch | Isabella Norcliffe / Tib |
Christine Bottomley | Ann Walker |
Gemma Jones | Aunt Lister |
Alan David | Uncle Lister |
Richenda Carey | Mrs Priestley |
Michael Culkin | Charles Lawton |
Dean Lennox Kelly | Christopher Rawson |
Tina O'Brien | Miss Browne |
Tessa Peake-Jones | Mrs Rawson |
Jemima Foxtrot | Lister Maid |
Belinda Lazenby | Mrs Browne |
Ted Holden | Rough Man |
Martin Oldfield | Jeweller |
Micky Dacks | Barman |
Rob Taylor | Fiddler |
Robert Maxfield | Priest |
Max Callum | Country Gent |
Mark Tristan Eccles | Butler to Anne Lister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nicolas Kent | Executive Producer |
Simon Rockell | Executive Producer |
Mark Bentley | Producer |
Geraldine Hawkins | Producer |