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Play S1 E1In the summer of 1891, Oscar Wilde first met Lord Alfred Douglas — an encounter that will dramatically and tragically change both of their lives.
Cast: Michael Gambon, Robin McCallum, Emily Richard
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Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Gilded YouthAt number 16, Tite Street, London, in the summer of 1891, a meeting takes place that will dramatically and tragically change the lives of the four people present.CC50minMar 26, 1985
- 2. TrialsBy 1894 Oscar Wilde was flourishing - acknowledged as the greatest wit and one of the finest playwrights in Britain. His close friendship with Bosie Douglas , however, had provoked a quarrel with Bosie's father, Lord Queensberry, which in the following spring came to a head when Oscar charged Queensberry with criminal libel.CC50minMar 27, 1985
- 3. De ProfundisFollowing the sensational trials, and to the delight of the public and press, Oscar Wilde , found guilty of acts of gross indecency with various male persons, was incarcerated in Pentonville Prison in May 1895 to serve a sentence of two years' hard labour -an experience which would later produce one of his best known works, The Ballad of Reading Gaol.CC50minMar 28, 1985
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In the summer of 1891, Oscar Wilde first met Lord Alfred Douglas — an encounter that will dramatically and tragically change both of their lives.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Henry Herbert
- Created by
- John Hawkesworth, Carol Robertson
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Audio languages
English
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