I have mostly enjoyed the episodes so far and have accepted that the portrayal of Anne Lister is based not only on what is known about her but the detailed records she kept herself in her diaries.
And there are many series where the main male character is flawed (eg that male reactionary Poldark!).
But I am sad that they (the BBC? the writer Sally Wainwright who was on newsnight yesterday) decided to do it as a sort of romp. A bit like (I may have remembered this wrong) Tom Jones with Albert Finney which as on the telly a while ago.
And I wonder if they have done this to almost make her a comic character to that it would be accepted in the US.
It would be such a different story if it was told as a personal drama. We see her at this point in her life as very (over?) confident. But how did she get to be like this, let alone accept and pursue being a lesbian. And did she feel that because she was that she had to be a bit masculine?
The bit I cant quite understand is why so many older women all see to accept and admire her. You would think given the social constraints of the time they wouldn't want to be seen as friendly towards her.
But I have to say I really enjoy her sister's reactions not only to what she does but also the (often very pompous) things she says!