The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Mar 01 2010
•2h 30m
•Drama, Romance, TV Movie
A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.
Cast
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Maxine Peake
Anne Lister
Anna Madeley
Mariana Belcombe
Susan Lynch
Isabella Norcliffe
Christine Bottomley
Ann Walker
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