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Jul 26, 2017 · Based on a true story, the film follows journalist Peter Wildeblood, who was jailed for his affair with a serviceman in 1952. He later testified before the Wolfenden committee, which recommended decriminalizing homosexuality in Britain.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Fergus O'Brien
- 2017-07-26
Jul 27, 2017 · Against the Law (BBC2) sees film-maker Fergus O’Brien tell the story of Wildeblood, the only openly gay man to testify before the Wolfenden Committee in 1955. Two years later, the...
- Julia Raeside
United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy. Cast. Daniel Mays. Peter Wildeblood. Richard Gadd. Eddie McNally. Mark Gatiss. Dr. Landers. Charlie Creed-Miles.
- Fergus O'brien
- 83 min
- 3
When Peter Wildeblood fell in love with Edward McNally in 1952, homosexuality was a crime in Britain. Their love affair would have devastating consequences for each of them, leading to a watershed...
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- Daniel Mays
- Fergus O'brien
- Biography, Drama
Drama LGBTQ Rated: 16+ 2017 1h 24m. Peter Wildeblood's affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly during the time homosexuality was a crime and the devastating consequences of their relationship. Against the Law featuring Daniel Mays and Richard Gadd is streaming on BritBox.
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- Fergus O'brien
- 16+
Mar 16, 2017 · Movies. Against the Law. 2017 Drama, History, Romance, TV Movie · 1h 23m. Stream Against the Law. $8.99 / month. Watch Now. United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.
Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader. TOP CRITIC. This somber BBC production... intercuts eyewitness accounts from grizzled survivors of homophobia in postwar England with a dramatic treatment of the...
