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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Graydon Gould, Alan Gifford, John Harrison, Helena Hughes, Karl Lanchbury
Crew: Mario Prizek (Director), Julian Green (Writer), Gerald Savory (Adaptation), William Brodie (Art Direction)
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Language: English
Studio: Granada Television
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 24, 1959
IMDb: 10
Keywords:forbidden love, romance
