"GENTLEMAN JACK" Season One (2019) Episodes Ranking
Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes from the HBO series, "GENTLEMEN JACK". Based on the diaries of Anne Lister and created by Sally Wainwright, the series starred Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle:
"GENTLEMAN JACK" SEASON ONE (2019) EPISODES RANKING
1. (1.03) "Oh Is That What You Call It?" - Diarist and estate owner Anne Lister confides her hopes for a future with neighbor and new lover Ann Walker to her aunt Anne Lister. Meanwhile, the wife of Ann's cousin, Mrs. Priestley, threatens the couple's relationship with hints and gossip. inkling about the two women's relationship presents a threat. Anne's alcoholic tenant Samuel Sowden has a major confrontation with his more responsible son, Thomas.
2. (1.06) "Do Ladies Do That?" - Ann Walker's mental state takes a turn for the worse as she struggles to reconcile her homosexuality with her religious beliefs. Anne struggles with her desire to help the former, while balancing her coal ventures.
3. (1.01) "I Was Just Passing" - In the series premiere, Anne Lister returns to Shibden Hall, her family's Yorkshire ancestral home after being rejected by her partner Vere Hobart in Sussex. Upon discovering that her land is rich in coal, Anne takes over the management of the neglected estate.
4. (1.05) "Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect" - Reverend Thomas Ainsworth, an unsavory figure from Ann Walker's past, stirs up trouble as he attempts to claim her hand in marriage.
5. (1.02) "I Just Went There to Study Anatomy" - Anne begins a dangerous courtship of Ann Walker. Meanwhile, she continues to fight the Rawson brothers for control of the coal on her estate and enlists the help of land steward Mr. Samuel Washington to claim her money.
6. (1.07) "Why've You Brought That?" - Thomas Sowden visits Mr. Washington and asks for his daughter Suzannah's hand in marriage. Anne confronts Christopher Rawson over his disrespectful treatment of her younger sister Marian. Anne takes out a loan to finance the sinking of a new coal pit, using the deeds to the Shibden estate as collateral.
7. (1.08) "Are You Still Talking?" - Bad news from Shibden Hall about her aunt's health and the unexpected financial problems of her new coal pit leads Anne to leave behind her new lifestyle in Denmark and return to Yorkshire. She and Ann Walker come to a new understanding regarding their relationship.
8. (1.04) "Most Women Are Dull and Stupid" - Anne's friend, Dr. Belcombe, confirms that she is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder. When news of a friend's death arrives, Ann Walker's desperate reaction makes Anne suspect that the former has secrets of her own.