Gentleman Jack

Rejected by her would-be companion Vere Hobart, Anne Lister returns to her shabby ancestral home, Shibden Hall, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife.

Lister begins a playful but dangerous courtship of Ann Walker, who soon finds herself captivated by her charismatic and unusual neighbor.

Lister and Ann Walker's liaison takes a thrilling turn, as mutual acquaintances begin to chatter about their relationship.

Lister and Ann Walker are consumed by the excitement of their affair, until bad news yields a crippling secret.

The arrival of an unsavory figure from Ann Walker's past stirs up trouble and prompts Lister to deal with matters in her own inimitable fashion.

With Ann Walker's mental state in a downward spiral, Lister contemplates travelling to Europe alone. Aunt Anne and Captain Lister endure another visit from the irritating Mr. Abbott. Lister reopens her coal-mine negotiations with the Rawson brothers.

Before setting off for Europe, Lister invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian. Later, Lister comes up with a bold strategy to mine her own coal and expose the Rawson brothers' industrial-scale theft.

Season One Finale. Difficult news from Shibden spurs Lister to leave behind her newly aristocratic lifestyle in Denmark, while Ann Walker finds the courage to take control of her own destiny in Scotland.