All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Rachael Stirling, ranked

Nancy Astley is a young girl employed as a cook and waitress at her father’s coastal eatery. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she sees a male impersonator, Kitty Butler, perform for the first time. Nancy falls deeply in love with Kitty, leading to a rollercoaster ride of emotions and a seven-year quest for self-discovery. Ultimately, Nancy realizes that a life filled with thrills and excitement isn’t sufficient.

Fisheries expert Alfred Jones receives an email from financial adviser Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, seeking advice on a project to bring salmon fishing to the Yemen—a project being bankrolled by a wealthy Yemeni sheikh and supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Alfred dismisses the project as ‘fundamentally unfeasible’ because Yemen cannot provide the necessary environment for salmon.

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England’s resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace’s spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.