Series
Oscar
“The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name”
Drama
In the summer of 1891, Oscar Wilde first met Lord Alfred Douglas — an encounter that will dramatically and tragically change both of their lives.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Gilded Youth26 Mar 1985 · 50mAt 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.
- 2Trials27 Mar 1985 · 50mBy 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.
- 3De Profundis28 Mar 1985 · 50mFollowing 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.
Details
- First aired
- 26 Mar 1985
- Last aired
- 28 Mar 1985
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Cast
Michael GambonOscar Wilde- RRobin McCallumLord Alfred Douglas
Emily RichardConstance Wilde
Karl HowmanFred Atkins
