South

South (1959)

Peter Wyngarde stars in Britain’s earliest surviving gay TV drama.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1959-11-24
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Granada Television
  • Director: Mario Prizek

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Summary

The earliest surviving gay-themed British TV drama, South stars Peter Wyngarde as Lt Jan Wicziewsky, who visits a southern plantation as the American Civil War looms. The arrival of Eric MacClure (Gould) forces Wicziewsky to face up to his darkest secret: his love for another man. Barely two years after the Wolfenden Report, homosexuality was still taboo – making Wyngarde’s impassioned performance all the more extraordinary.

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  • Peter Wyngarde

    as Lt Jan Wicziewsky

  • Graydon Gould

    as Eric MacClure

  • Alan Gifford

    as Broderick

  • John Harrison

    as Uncle John

  • Helena Hughes

    as Regina

  • Karl Lanchbury

    as Jimmy

  • Karal Gardner

    as Angelina
Directing Mario Prizek Director
Writing Julian Green Writer
Art William Brodie Art Direction
Writing Gerald Savory Adaptation

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