Few people knew this until Wainwright wrote Gentleman Jack, her show about Lister. She first became aware of Lister when, as a child, she visited Shipton Hall, Lister’s old home in Halifax.

who was the inspiration behind Sally Wainwright’s TV series, Gentleman Jack. Christa gets a special behind-the-scenes tour of Anne’s old home Shibden Hall which is not open to the public.

The creator of Bafta award winning programme Last Tango in Halifax has been made a freewoman of the borough of Calderdale, where the series is based. Sally Wainwright, who also set dramas ...