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Against the Law

Against the Law

Mar 16, 2017 1h 23m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Against the Law
Companies BBC Studios, The Wellcome Trust
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords based on true story, law and ethics, male homosexuality, based on memoir or autobiography, docudrama, sexual repression, semi-documentary, lgbt, 1950s, criminal trial, queer britannia, social prejudices, gay theme
Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Peter Wildeblood
Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd

Eddie McNally
Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Dr. Landers
Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

Superintendent Jones
Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

Prosecutor Roberts
Mark Edel-Hunt

Mark Edel-Hunt

Edward Montagu
David Robb

David Robb

Lord Wolfenden
Josh Collins

Josh Collins

Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Betts

Daniel Betts

Defense Rawlinson
Timothy Watson

Timothy Watson

Clerk of Assize
Barney White

Barney White

Dan Starling
James Gaddas

James Gaddas

Governor Cockayne
Matthew Canny

Matthew Canny

John Reynolds
David Watson

David Watson

Radio Announcer (voice)