Wilde
Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars.
Poignant dramatisation of Oscar Wilde's life, telling the story of the devoted husband and kind father who also happened to be attracted to men - in particular to the spoilt Alfred Lord Douglas, or 'Bosie'. Their relationship outraged Bosie's father, the maniacal Marquess of Queensberry, and led to a sensational trial which spelled Wilde's downfall, vividly highlighting the brutal homophobia of the Victorian legal system.
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Wild West
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I Will Kiss Thy Mouth, Jokanaan
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Nothing Should Revela The Body But The Body
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He Loves
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Cast Into Outer Darkness
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Gates Thrown Open
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The Wounds of Love
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I Do Need An Audience
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Mr Wilde, You Must Go
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An Age of Silver
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Don't Ever Change Your Love
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Angel At My Side
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Almost As Beautiful As His Mother
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Who Has Dared To Wound Thee
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Constant Constance
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De Profundis
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So Wildly Worshipped, and So Madly Kissed
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Wilde
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Oscar Wilde | Stephen Fry |
| Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas | Jude Law |
| Lady Speranza Wilde | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Constance Lloyd Wilde | Jennifer Ehle |
| Marquess of Queensberry | Tom Wilkinson |
| Lady Queensberry | Gemma Jones |
| Lady Mount-Temple | Judy Parfitt |
| Robbie Ross | Michael Sheen |
| Ada Leverson | Zoe Wanamaker |
| John Gray | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Charles Gill | Peter Barkworth |
| Vyvyan Wilde | Laurence Owen |
| Alfred Wood | Benedict Sandiford |
| Rent Boy | Orlando Bloom |
| Friend | James D'Arcy |
| George Alexander | Robin Kermode |
| Arthur | Albert Welling |
| Doorkeeper | Arthur Whybrow |
| Writer | Julian Mitchell |
| Director | Brian Gilbert |
| Producer | Marc Samuelson |
| Producer | Peter Samuelson |
| Composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Director of photography | Martin Fuhrer |
Broadcasts
- Fri 17 Aug 2007 23:40
- Sun 19 Aug 2012 21:00
Mon 21 Jan 2013 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Wales & Scotland only- Thu 10 Aug 2017 22:00
- Thu 15 Jul 2021 22:55
- Mon 24 Oct 2022 23:00
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