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    Sally Wainwright and the not so secret life of a television revolutionary. In Yorkshire. With a female gaze.

    by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Apr 18, 2019 5 minutes

    Here's how you know you are watching a show written by Sally Wainwright: It revolves around women of all ages, talents and temperaments; it is set in Yorkshire; it most probably stars Sarah Lancashire, Suranne Jones, Nicole Walker and/or Amelia Bullmore, and it's very, very good.

    "Unforgiven," "Scott & Bailey," "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard," "Happy Valley," "Last Tango in Halifax," "To Walk Invisible" - for the last 25 years, Wainwright has created some of the best shows on British television, many of which have found devoted audiences in the U.S., either through PBS or streaming services.

    "Gentleman Jack," which debuts Monday on HBO, checks all the Wainwright boxes. The story of a 19th century very out lesbian that took Wainwright more than 15 years to get made, "Gentleman Jack" may finally get her the international

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