We hear just as much about Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) as we hear from her in a new trailer for “Gentleman Jack,” an upcoming HBO series. “However far away my sister goes, however long she goes for, she always manages to become the topic of any given conversation,” her sister Marian (Gemma Whelan) explains. Nearly 200 years later, we’re still talking about Anne. Set in 1832 Halifax, West Yorkshire, “Gentleman Jack” is based on the true story of landowner Anne Lister.

Anne collects rent, despite the fact that people are convinced “it’s a man’s job.”

We’re told that “people talk” about Anne — and it isn’t always nice. Described as “eccentric” and not being “as feminine as some people would like her to be,” Anne is determined to change the fate of her “faded ancestral home, Shibden Hall, by reopening the coal mines and marrying well. The charismatic, single-minded, swashbuckling Lister – who dresses head-to-toe in black and charms her way into high society – has no intention of marrying a man,” the series’ official synopsis details.

The trailer does introduce a woman Anne seems to be interested in marrying: Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle).

“I was born like this. Why should I compromise myself?” asks Anne.

“The real-life Anne Lister’s story was recorded in the four million words of her diaries,” HBO writes, “and the most intimate details of her life, once hidden in a secret code, have been decoded and revealed for the series.

“Gentleman Jack” is created, written, and directed by “Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright. Other directors include Sarah Harding (“Vikings,” “Queer as Folk”) and Jennifer Perrott (“Doctor Who”). The series premieres on HBO April 22 and wil air in the UK on BBC One this spring.

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