Dread Poets' Society (TV 1992)

Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambridge to receive his Creative Arts Fellowship sharing a carriage with a racist and ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Wilson

Writer:

David Stafford (screenplay)

Stars:

Alan Cumming, Dexter Fletcher, Alex Jennings

Cast

Credited cast:
Alan Cumming	...	Shelley
Dexter Fletcher	...	Keats
Alex Jennings	...	Byron
Benjamin Zephaniah	...	Himself

Storyline

Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambridge to receive his Creative Arts Fellowship sharing a carriage with a racist and philistine car spares salesman played by Timothy Spall; by chance the poets Keats, Byron, Shelley and writer Mary Shelley are transported from a séance they are conducting in The Villa Como by a freak electrical storm. AQ battle of wits, drug taking and poetry performance ensues!

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Plot Keywords:

laudanum

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1992 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

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