South

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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Drama

Duration:

80 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Mario Prizek

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Company:

Granada Television

Cast:

Lt Jan Wicziewsky

Eric MacClure

Broderick

Uncle John

Regina

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