Oscar
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
1985•50m•3.3/10
Drama
Ratings
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3.3/10(4)
In the summer of 1891, Oscar Wilde first met Lord Alfred Douglas — an encounter that will dramatically and tragically change both of their lives.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
March 26, 1985
Last Aired
March 28, 1985
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Gilded Youth
Air date: 1985-03-26
At 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.
E2
Trials
Air date: 1985-03-27
By 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.
E3
De Profundis
Air date: 1985-03-28
Following 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.
Cast
Michael Gambon
Oscar Wilde
Robin McCallum
Lord Alfred Douglas
Emily Richard
Constance Wilde
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