I did see it but didn't post because if you read the article listed in the OP it makes it quite clear no one believes this and is based on "Bisley Boy, largely created in 1901 by the author Bram Stoker, and as reality-based as his tale of the vampire Dracula" whose sexism means he couldn't believe a woman could be clever, etc..
I think the article makes this clear this is just nonsense et:
" ... it leans into a very real and contemporary political trend: the urge amongst so-called progressives to take stories of female role models and rebrand them as trans narratives.
James Strong, the show’s producer, calls this a story “that feels modern and relevant to today’s viewer.” Because there’s nothing “modern and relevant” about a story of female survival when it could be replaced with a Victorian yarn about male achievement. ... "
Although admit that many will just consume it as being "real" as we know that not just the media but too many have taken on the trans narrative as the narrative.