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Gentleman Jack S1E1 — I Was Just Passing

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Gentleman Jack•Season 1•Episode 1

I Was Just Passing

8.2/10 · 1,170 votesMay 19, 201961 min

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man. Despite her affection for her elderly aunt, Anne is frustrated by the shabbiness of her

Directed bySally Wainwright

Written bySally Wainwright

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Cast13

Suranne Jones

Suranne Jones

Anne Lister

Sophie Rundle

Sophie Rundle

Ann Walker

Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

Marian Lister

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Aunt Anne Lister

Timothy West

Timothy West

Jeremy Lister

Rosie Cavaliero

Rosie Cavaliero

Elizabeth Cordingley

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

Samuel Washington

Amelia Bullmore

Amelia Bullmore

Eliza Priestley

Peter Davison

Peter Davison

William Priestley

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Jeremiah Rawson

Vincent Franklin

Vincent Franklin

Christopher Rawson

George Costigan

George Costigan

James Holt

Crew12

Sally Wainwright

Sally Wainwright

Director

Sally Wainwright

Sally Wainwright

Writer

L

Liam Carey

Stunts

N

Nathan Juckes

First Assistant Director

Laura Swift

Laura Swift

Stunts

M

Matt Gray

Director of Photography

Elizabeth Donker Curtius

Elizabeth Donker Curtius

Stunts

J

John Hembrough

Steadicam Operator

K

Kim Vinegrad

Focus Puller

S

Sue Newbould

Makeup Artist

T

Tom Bartram

Location Assistant

D

Daniel Gale-Coyne

Assistant Editor

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Episode Summary

"I Was Just Passing" is episode 1 of Gentleman Jack season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,170 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Sally Wainwright and written by Sally Wainwright, it aired on May 19, 2019.

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