"Wonderful" Suranne Jones Yorkshire-set period drama hailed "a triumph" is coming to Netflix

Those who missed out on Gentleman Jack the first time around are in for a major treat, as the BBC and HBO series has arrived in the "worth the wait" section on Netflix, and will be coming soon to the streaming service.

Created by Sally Wainwright, the show starred Suranne Jones as real-life Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister, with the series being based on her collected diaries, many of which were written in a secret code.

The series detailed how Anne fell in love with Ann Walker, played by Sophie Rundle, with the two eventually entering into Britain's first known lesbian wedding.

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The show was cancelled by HBO after two series, much to the chagrin of viewers and the stars, with Jones taking to Instagram to say: "While it is sad news Gentleman Jack will not be renewed, this show has brought so many together, enabled people to share their stories, brought joy, emotion and creativity and gave me a real connection to you as its audience."

Rundle also took to social media upon news of the series' cancellation, uploading a carousel of images from behind the scenes and writing: "What a privilege it has been to play Ann Walker and bring her and Anne Lister's extraordinary love story back to life."

Critically lauded, Gentleman Jack's first series holds a 90% approved rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Mail on Sunday praised the show in a glorious five-star review as "wonderful and delicious and a hoot... This is period drama reworked with wit, energy and verve".

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The Washington Blade heralded it as "a rare and genuine treat", elaborating: "it’s a full-blooded, full-bodied period piece with and vibrant and authentic inner life that is fully relatable yet true to its own time."

Standing as a shining example of queer representation in period pieces, the series was praised by Mediaversity Reviews for "celebrat[ing] queer history", while noting that "the show’s many sex scenes smoulder with eroticism but avoid the male gaze."

The New Republic echoed the sentiment: "Gentleman Jack, while beautiful to gaze at, is a show with an agenda: It wants to tell a queer story, in a time more open and receptive to queer stories."

Gentleman Jack is coming to Netflix soon.

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