Sally Wainwright on her new HBO-BBC series Gentleman Jack

Published: April 26, 2019, 7 p.m.

Growing up, Sally Wainwright visited Shibden Hall, a historic house and park in West Yorkshire. But she wasn\u2019t taught much about Anne Lister, who had lived there in the 19th century. Years later, Wainwright learned that Lister was truly ahead of her time: a businesswoman and a gay-marriage pioneer. Wainwright tells us about \u2018Gentleman Jack,\u2019 her new HBO-BBC series based on the extraordinary life of Lister.