Crowds gathered at the Piece Hall in Halifax to watch the star-studded event. Filmed in and around West Yorkshire, Gentleman Jack series one followed Lister’s life as she inherited her uncle’s fading estate, Shibden Hall in Halifax, which she attempted to restore while beginning a romance with Walker.
Series two, set in 1834, picks up just four weeks after series one ended with all eyes on Lister and Walker as they set up home together at Shibden as wife and wife, determined to combine their estates and become a power couple.
Scroll down to see 16 photos from the glittering event by The Yorkshire Post photographer Bruce Rollinson.
10. Series 2 is here
Gentleman Jack series two, set in 1834, picks up just four weeks after series one ended with all eyes on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden as wife and wife
12. The Huddersfield-born creator, writer and executive producer
"People have been asking me if it puts more pressure on now so many people know Anne Lister now," Wainwright said, "and the truth is it makes me want to do it even more because I know people are interested. They want to know what happens next.