Lister finds acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society; when difficult news arrives from Shibden, Lister is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home; Ann Walker makes a bold resolution about her future.
Times shown in UTC. Change timezone.
Lister finds acceptance and appreciation in Danish high society; when difficult news arrives from Shibden, Lister is faced with the decision to stay in Europe or go back home; Ann Walker makes a bold resolution about her future.
With Ann Walker's mental state in a downward spiral, Lister is forced to contemplate traveling to Europe alone, despite her family's warnings that doing so will raise eyebrows; Lister reopens her coal mine negotiations with the Rawson brothers.
Lister begins a playful but dangerous courtship of Ann Walker; Lister's plan to excavate her coal mines brings her into the path of local magistrate Christopher Rawson and his brother Jeremiah; Lister's servant offers a solution to Eugénie's problem.
In 1832 Halifax, Anne Lister turns to Shibden Hall and discovers that her would-be companion, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man; Anne plans to transform the estate after learning that her land is rich in coal.
Lister's revelation that Ann Walker is moving into Shibden leaves her wife's relatives shocked and her ex-lover devastated.
When the widowed Reverend Ainsworth arrives in Halifax and sets his sights on Ann Walker, Lister sets out to deal with the clergyman in her own inimitable manner; Lister's ambitious plans to transform her estate lead her into trouble.
Dr. Belcombe confirms that Lister is the perfect tonic for Ann Walker's nervous disorder; as her rivalry with Christopher Rawson heats up, Lister steps up her plan to reopen her old coal mines; Eugénie's misfortune has implications for John Booth.
Lister confides her hopes for a future with Ann Walker to her aunt; the Rawson brothers step up their attempts to out-maneuver Lister in the coal business; Marian grows annoyed that her sister is treating Shibden like a hotel.
On their honeymoon, Lister tells Ann about her complicated past with Mariana.
Lister invites Christopher Rawson to Shibden to rebuke him for publicly insulting Marian; Lister comes up with a bold strategy to mine her own coal; Ann Walker discovers that her brother-in-law plans to marry her off to his penniless cousin.
When Halifax is smashed to pieces after a pivotal election, Lister refuses to keep a low profile.
Anne Lister brushes the humiliating newspaper announcement aside, refusing to be intimidated by its public lampooning of her sexuality; Ann Walker is devastated to discover that her family have colluded with Captain Sutherland over the Walker estate.
At Lawton, Lister's determination to draw a line in her relationship with Mariana is matched by her former lover's efforts to win her back.
Lister and Ann find their marriage in peril when Captain Sutherland arrives from Scotland, determined to destroy Lister's reputation.
Anne Lister and Ann Walker launch a charm offensive on Ann's relatives, determined to show them that Miss Walker is flourishing at Shibden Hall; Anne is fascinated by the arrival of a railway in Yorkshire.
Despite Parker's cautioning, Lister furthers her plan to construct a grand hotel in Halifax; Captain Sutherland, begins to suspect that Lister has a malicious influence over Ann.
