Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man….

Moordale’s friskiest come together again — in more ways than one. Otis sports a ‘stache but hides a secret. Jean comes clean. A head teacher arrives.

Poplar is rocked by a series of violent attacks on women, and a prostitute is too ashamed to report what she knows – but her actions lead to a dangerous…