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A Very British Sex Scandal (2007) (TV)

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User Rating: 8.3/10 (59 votes)

Overview

Director:
Patrick Reams
Writer:
Patrick Reams (writer)
Release Date:
21 July 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A docu-drama which chronicles the experiences and actions of Peter Wildeblood which eventually led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Great Britain. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Engaging mix of drama and documentary with the latter being strong even if the former is a bit cold more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Nicholas Le Prevost ... John Wolfenden
Harriet Eastcott ... Mary Cohen

Sam Heughan ... Edward McNally
Barny Clevely ... Goronwy Rees
Karl Davies ... John 'Johnny' Reynolds
Martin Hutson ... Peter Wildeblood

Roger Barclay ... Stan
Eric Carte ... Lord Hailsham
Orlando Wells ... Lord Edward Montagu
William Chubb ... Chief Constable
Joe Murray ... Sergeant McCreadie
Darrell D'Silva ... Superintendent Jones

Richard Lintern ... Peter Rawlinson
Kevin Colson ... Judge Ormerod

Roger Ashton-Griffiths ... 'Khaki' Roberts
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
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Company:
Blast! Films more

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Engaging mix of drama and documentary with the latter being strong even if the former is a bit cold, 4 December 2007
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

Shown as part of Channel 4's "40 years out" season of films to make the anniversary of the legalisation of male homosexuality in the UK, this film looks back at a period where a high profile homosexuality trial (the Lord Montague case) was conducted at the same time as a Common's committee was reviewing the legal situation and the possibility of legalisation of the "Huntleys" and their acts when conducted in private with mutual consent. The structure of the film mixed contributions from those involved at the time, a narrator delivering a frame not unlike a documentary, all over a dramatisation of the salient points and sequences.

The mix is not one I expected to work that well but actually it does. The film does focus more on the documentary aspect and as such the occasional attempts to flesh out the characters or provide something in the way of emotional involvement with them don't really come off. However I think this also protects the film from the usual trap of this approach, which is terribly hammy acting that don't work within the documentary side and mostly the rather crisp drama sequences work well as a result. The fact that they do lack flamboyant turns fits with the documentary approach and this is backed up by the cinematography, which again is quite crisp and gives the air of a factual presentation rather than a dramatic one.

The cast also match this as they provide restrained yet engaging performances. Of most note are turns from Hutson, Wells, Le Prevost and a few others. Overall then this is an engaging and interesting film that does mix the drama and documentary styles together to good effect.

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