Movie
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-03-01
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Oxford Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maxine Peake as Anne Lister
- Anna Madeley as Mariana Belcombe
- Susan Lynch as Isabella Norcliffe
- Christine Bottomley as Ann Walker
- Gemma Jones as Aunt Lister
- Alan David as Uncle Lister
- Richenda Carey as Mrs Priestley
- Michael Culkin as Charles Lawton
- Tina O'Brien as Miss Browne
- Dean Lennox Kelly as Christopher Rawson
- Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs Rawson
- Belinda Lazenby as Mrs Browne
Crew
- James Kent - Director
- Jane English - Writer
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