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April 21 - 27, 2019 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media A (wo)man's world: There's never been a historical drama quite like this one. "Gentleman Jack" features a modern woman living in the early 1800s, a mem- ber of the gentler sex who is de- termined to become an industri- alist and collect taxes from her family's land — activities that her contemporaries view as de- cidedly unladylike. Oh, and she also wants to marry another woman. "Gentleman Jack" is HBO's latest fascinating historical mini- series and is based on Anne List- er's actual diaries, which were written largely in code and re- mained undeciphered until more than a century after her death. The series, a co-produc- tion with the BBC, premieres Monday, April 22. Suranne Jones ("Coronation Street") stars as Lister, a land- owner who returns to her ances- tral home after several years of traveling and takes up a lifestyle that is most unbecoming for a lady living in the 1830s. But while her efforts to industrialize her family's estate and modernize her business interests raise more than a few eyebrows, it's her not- so-secret interest in other wom- en that leads to her earning the nickname "Gentleman Jack." A drama about a historical les- bian needs a love interest, of course, and English actress So- phie Rundle ("Peaky Blinders") fills the role here. She plays wealthy heiress Ann Walker, whose relationship with Lister scandalizes a community that's deeply rooted in its traditional Anglican faith. Gemma Jones ("Bridget Jones's Diary," 2001), Timothy West ("EastEnders"), Gemma Whelan ("Game of Thrones") and Joe Armstrong ("Darkest Hour," 2017) also star as other members of Lister's family, her neighbors and the movers and shakers around her who struggle to deal with the scandals she leaves in her wake. The real-life Lister kept me- ticulous records about her bat- tles with societal norms in her coded diaries, and now HBO has given her unique story the miniseries treatment. "Gentle- man Jack" premieres Monday, April 22. Keeping up with the Con- ners: Audiences have stuck with the Conner family, and so has ABC. The story of "Roseanne's" revival more than 20 years after it went off the air, its cancella- tion after just one new season, and the subsequent creation of a new "Roseanne" series minus the show's titular matriarch doesn't need to be retold here, but through all of the scandal and the title changes, ratings have proven that the show's for- mula is still a winning one. "The Conners" premiered last fall still stinking of scandal, and while the idea of a show that was basically "Roseanne" without Roseanne Barr sharply divided fans, the numbers don't lie. "The Conners" is a hit, and ABC has renewed the comedy for a sec- ond season. That's not to say that "The Conners" is as big a phenome- non as the "Roseanne" revival was. Despite keeping all of its other stars, including John Goodman ("10 Cloverfield Lane," 2016), Sara Gilbert ("The Talk") and Laurie Metcalf ("Lady Bird," 2017), "The Con- ners" experienced a significant decline in audience numbers when compared to the previous year's revival, but that isn't the full story. Even with fewer viewers, "The Conners" was still the highest-rated new show on ABC this season, and it was one of the top five new shows on any network. Those are some impressive achievements, and they've prov- en that audiences want more of the Conner clan — and now that Season 2 is officially a go, they will. Expect the second season this fall on ABC. Glitzy good boys: Holly- wood stars are going to the dogs. In what's fast becoming a holi- day tradition, NBC brings the third annual Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina to TV screens across the nation on Easter Sunday, April 21. Tune in and watch as more than 1,200 furry friends repre- senting 175 breeds mingle with Hollywood stars before moving on to compete for the coveted Best in Show title. Actor John O'Hurley ("Seinfeld") and American Kennel Club-licensed judge David Frei serve as hosts, while Maria Menounos ("E! News") and NBC Sports corre- spondent Mary Carillo provide minute-by-minute commentary on the goings-on in the show ring and among the celebrities in the audience and on the red carpet. This year's lineup of canine- loving guests is an impressive one and includes professional snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, "Saved by the Bell" star Mario Lopez, "High School Musical" (2006) star Ashley Tisdale and "Mani- fest" actress Parveen Kaur. Two Triple Crown-winning jockeys, Victor Espinoza and Mike Smith, also plan to attend. Last year's Best in Show win- ner, a seven-year-old wire fox terrier named King, went on to win the same title at this year's prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City, which has helped to estab- lish the Beverly Hills show as a proving ground for that most es- tablished show. Dog lovers are everywhere, even in Hollywood. Stars and dogs come together for a day of glamour, glitz and tasty little bis- cuits in the third annual Beverly Hills Dog Show presented by Purina on Sunday, April 21, on NBC. ABYSSINIAN BENGAL BOBCAT BOMBAY CARACAL CARNIVORE CAT NAP CLAWS COAT CORNISH REX DEVON REX DEWCLAW FELINE FERAL GROOMING GROWL HISS HUNTER JAGUAR KITTEN KITTY KODKOD LEOPARD LION LITTER LYNX MEOW MEW MOUSER OCELOT PAWS PERSIAN PURR SERVAL SHREDDER SPHYNX TAIL TIGER TOMCAT Cats Suranne Jones stars in "Gentleman Jack" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elrod Firm 2 x 3