The BEST episodes of Gentleman Jack
Every episode of Gentleman Jack ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gentleman Jack!
Halifax, 1832. Rejected by aristocratic Vere Hobart, Anne Lister returns to her shabby ancestral home, Shibden Hall, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife.
#1 - Are You Still Talking?
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/10/2019
Difficult news from Shibden threatens to call Anne back from her aristocratic lifestyle in Denmark, while Ann Walker finally finds the courage to take control of her future.
#2 - It's Not Illegal
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/2022
Anne refuses to introduce Ann to her society friends during a trip to London, and simmering resentments on both sides of the relationship boil over. Back in Halifax, Anne is privately dismayed to realise she cannot count on the support of her family and receives terrible news about a friend. The ongoing mission to divide the Walker estate puts the couple under even more strain when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland determined to destroy Anne's reputation.
#3 - Oh Is That What You Call It?
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2019
Anne Lister and Ann Walker are growing closer, but are they playing with fire? Meanwhile, the Rawson brothers step up their attempts to outmanoeuvre Anne in the coal business.
#4 - Why've You Brought That?
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2019
Anne finally confronts Christopher Rawson and, as she heads off to Europe, puts in place a bold but risky coal plan.
#5 - What's All That Got to Do with Jesus, Though?
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2022
Anne's plans for her Halifax empire grow grander by the day, and she ignores Parker's warnings against the spiralling financial risk. She and Ann press on with the proposal for a division of the Walker land, meeting Captain Sutherland's every obstruction head-on. But Ann's litigious determination to secure her share of the family estate sends shockwaves through her tribe of relations.
#6 - Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2019
The arrival of a sinister figure from Ann Walker’s past prompts bitter Mrs Priestley to stir up trouble, jeopardising Ann’s future with Anne Lister.
#7 - Most Women Are Dull and Stupid
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2019
Anne and Ann are consumed by the excitement of their affair, until bad news prompts Ann Walker to reveal a crippling and compromising secret.
#8 - I'm Not the Other Woman, She Is
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2022
Anne Lister is drawn back into her complicated past with Mariana during a trip to Lawton Hall. Back at Shibden with her in-laws, Ann Walker receives a visitor.
#9 - I Can Be as a Meteor in Your Life
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2022
In the face of a campaign to destroy their relationship, serious cracks are appearing in Anne Lister and Ann Walker’s marriage.
#10 - A Lucky and Narrow Escape
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2022
Halifax is smashed to pieces by a mob hungry for political change. It’s a dangerous time to be a Tory – and a lesbian – but Anne Lister refuses to keep a low profile.
#11 - Do Ladies Do That?
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/27/2019
As Ann Walker’s mental health spirals out of control, her Scottish in-laws step in and Anne Lister faces a heart-breaking decision.
#12 - I Just Went There to Study Anatomy
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2019
Anne begins a playful but dangerous courtship of shy local heiress Miss Walker, who quickly finds herself captivated by the attention of her charismatic and unusual neighbour.
#13 - Faith Is All
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2022
Anne Lister’s revelation that her new wife Ann Walker is moving in with her in Shibden shocks Ann’s relatives and leaves Anne's former lover Mariana devastated.
#14 - Tripe All Over the Place, Presumably
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2022
Anne Lister throws herself into public life in Halifax but privately struggles to resist Mariana Lawton’s magnetic pull.
#15 - Two Jacks Don't Suit
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2022
In France, Ann Walker is shocked by details about Anne Lister’s complicated relationship with Mariana Lawton. Back in Halifax, Ann’s family are hatching a plot to marry her off.
#16 - I Was Just Passing
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2019
Halifax, 1832. Rejected by aristocratic Vere Hobart, Anne Lister returns to her shabby ancestral home, Shibden Hall, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife.
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