The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

201090 min6.5 / 10

A period drama centered on an intimate lesbian relationship in 19th-century England, balancing romantic connection with the social constraints and secrecy that defined queer life in that era.

A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.

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