Doctor Foster star Suranne Jones will strip off again as she plays historic lesbian Anne Lister in racy new role
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Doctor Foster star Suranne Jones has been researching hard for her new role playing iconic and historic lesbian landowner Anne Lister.
The 39-year-old TV star will be filming girl-on-girl scenes for the upcoming BBC biopic titled Gentleman Jack (the monicker given to Anne by locals in her native Yorkshire).
Suranne and show writer Sally Wainwright have reportedly visited Anne’s home, Shibden Hall, near Halifax ahead of the filming process.
During her trip, Suranne was given access to Anne’s private diaries that gave details of her lesbian love affairs.
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“[It was] a real privilege,” Suranne told the Daily Star of her chance to finger through Anne’s dusty old diaries.
A BBC Spokesman added that the lesbian drama is likely to thrill audiences.
“Shibden Hall is a remarkable and unlikely love story,” the spokesperson said.
It is believed Anne kept a diary of her incredible life but her intimate secrets were written in code that was only deciphered in the 1980s.
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She is viewed as the ‘first modern lesbian’ in Britain with the costume drama set in the 1830s and chronicling Anne’s romance with heiress Ann Walker who she met in 1832 and was determined to marry.
In July, when the show was announced (and which is due to start filming next year), Suranne gushed about being reunited with writer Sally who created the show Scott & Bailey.
“I remember the feeling of reading her scripts. They were scripts for women – fresh, daring and bizarre in a wonderful, modern, fun, complex, challenging way,” Suranne said.