‘Gentleman Jack’
HBO’s flirty new historic drama Gentleman Jack follows the real-life story of 19th century noblewoman Ann Lister, an adventurer, free spirit, and (according to her own journals) an out lesbian. As Lister, Suranne Jones dominates every scene she’s in with the kind of swagger and sex appeal that you’d normally ascribe to a iconic character like Han Solo. Yes, the ladies were falling over themselves for Ann Lister. She was ferociously intelligent, incredibly confident, and absolutely ravishing. In short, she was a stud. Thanks to Gentleman Jack’s fourth wall-breaking style — Jones often winks to camera and cracks jokes to the audience — this original series feels like a cross between Fleabag and Downton Abbey. It’s a rebellious, must-see love story.