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Gentleman Jack: Suranne Jones reveals ‘sadness’ as HBO pulls plug on historical drama after two seasons

Suranne Jones shared an emotional post about her time on Gentleman Jack after HBO confirmed the historical drama would not be returning after two seasons.

Evening Standard

Suranne Jones breaks silence on 'sad news' as Gentleman Jack is axed after two series

Set in the 1830s, Gentleman Jack was based on the real-life diaries of landowner, pioneer and “gender-nonconforming entrepreneur”, Anne Lister, which documented her relationships with women

Daily Mirror

Suranne Jones issues statement as BBC's Gentleman Jack is axed

HBO decided not to renew the period drama for a third season

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Suranne Jones issues statement as her BBC show is axed leaving fans 'devastated'

It has been announced that Gentleman Jack will not be renewed for a third season by HBO

Manchester Evening News

Suranne Jones issues long statement as her show Gentleman Jack is cancelled

The BBC and HBO co-production first aired in 2019 but is not coming back for another series

Wales Online

Gentleman Jack is AXED by HBO just one month after the end of season two aired

Gentleman Jack, which stars the likes of Suranne Jones as Anne Lister and Sophie Rundle as Ann Walker, has been cancelled after two series

Daily Mirror

Five lesbian expressions from the 19th century to remember when watching Gentleman Jack

Based on the writings of English diarist Anne Lister(1791-1840), Sally Wainwright’s immensely popular BBC television series Gentleman Jack has returned for a second season. In comparison to the first, the new episodes rely more heavily on the language of the diaries.

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Gentleman Jack Changed My Life review – who knew art still had such power?

Women the world over speak up about how seeing Anne Lister’s life on screen gave them the courage to come out. This is TV as a triumphant act of resistance

The Guardian - UK

‘It was like a ceiling fell in’: the women whose lives have been saved by Gentleman Jack

From women moved to come out to devout Mormons who realised their sexuality isn’t ‘evil’, we meet those whose lives have changed for ever because of Sally Wainwright’s period drama

The Guardian - UK

BBC Gentleman Jack viewers worry over ending after penultimate episode

'This is my biggest fear but if it leads to season 3 I will endure it'

Wales Online

Suranne Jones helps gay women come out with lesbian role in BBC's Gentleman Jack

Gay women say in a new documentary that watching the hit BBC period drama Gentleman Jack, starring Suranne Jones and Sophie Rundle, has made it easier for them to be open about their sexuality

Daily Mirror

Tale of a taboo marriage

After three years of absence due to Covid-19, the second season of the highly anticipated period drama series Gentleman Jack finally premiered recently on HBO Go. The new season has eight episodes, released every Tuesday until June 9.

Bangkok Post

Nicola Walker, star of Unforgotten and The Split, returns to the theatre

The actor only really hit her stride at 40, but has always kept her feet firmly on the ground

The Guardian - UK

Gentleman Jack fans heap praise on Suranne Jones for 'captivating' portrayal of Anne Lister

The 43-year-old actress was back on our screens on Sunday

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The Guardian - UK

Gentleman Jack series two review – one of the greatest British period dramas of our time

Suranne Jones is an alchemical force of nature in the gleeful, radical return of this rollicking, romantic and exquisitely scripted historical drama

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Suranne Jones is back as newly-wed Gentleman Jack

A jealous ex causes problems in the second season of Sally Wainwright’s lascivious period drama. Plus: a zippy South African crime drama comes to Channel 4. Here’s everything to watch this evening

Evening Standard

Gentleman Jack series 2 review: A swaggering comeback for Suranne Jones’ Anne Lister

The second outing of Sally Wainwright’s period piece is pacy and full of warmth

The Guardian - UK

Why does it make me uneasy when straight women write TV shows about lesbians?

I know, I know: I sound bitter and chippy. But lesbianism is a very specific thing, not a proxy for feelings of outsiderdom, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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