The BBC and HBO have announced more of the cast for Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack.
The 8-part series, which will be shot on location in West Yorkshire and Copenhagen is a Lookout Point production for the BBC.
Joining Suranne Jones will be Sophie Rundle (Bodyguard, Peaky Blinders), Gemma Whelan (The Moorside, Game Of Thrones), Timothy West (Last Tango In Halifax, Bleak House) and Gemma Jones (God’s Own County, Bridget Jones’s Diary).
Also announced are Stephanie Cole (Waiting For God, Still Open All Hours), Peter Davison (Liar, Doctor Who) and Amelia Bullmore (Happy Valley, Scott & Bailey).
“I’m delighted that the story of Anne Lister has attracted such a talented, stand-out cast. We also have a wonderful crew on board and I can’t wait to start filming,” said Wainwright.
The story is about Anne Lister, who returns to Halifax in 1832, after years of exotic travel. She’s determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall.
The story is based on historical fact, from the 4m words in her diaries.
Filming will begin next month.
