Sally Wainwright of the gentleman Jack teases the plot of season 2

Note: This article contains spoilers for Mr. jackis the first season.

Mr. jack Designer Sally Wainwright revealed what awaits Anne Lister in the second season.

Speaking exclusively to Digital spy, Wainwright said she hoped the show would continue long after the second series, which will see Anne (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) negotiate their married life as a gay couple.

"They sit together at Shibden in Round Two, talking about how they negotiate their married lives in public, and how they handle their detractors and consequences for their relationship," said Wainwright. .

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Speaking of the relevance of the show today In the light of the conversation about children's education about LGBTQ + relationships in school, Wainwright said she found it both "relevant" and "unfortunately relevant", particularly in light of the recent attack of a bad couple on a London bus.

"I hoped it was relevant because we are all talking a lot more about gender and baduality, as well as the debate about identity," Wainwright said.

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"I hoped that it was relevant at this level, that we can now have a drama in which the lead role was a homobadual woman, the 9 o'clock public, a Sunday night drama in which the characters Main are two homobadual women.

"But by becoming aware of these stories in recent weeks, it is relevant and sadly relevant that Anne Lister got beaten up at the end of episode five and that still happens now."

The director also added that she would like to be able to write the show for the rest of her days, explaining that there is a lot of material in Anne's diaries to use in the future .

"Obviously, we have the second season, which is fantastic, and I hope it will continue after that," added Wainwright. "There is no end to stories, diaries, this huge wealth of knowledge."

Mr. jack broadcast on BBC One, and the series will be released on DVD on July 15.

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