Against the Law

2017

1h 23m

6.8

6.8/10

26 votes • View on IMDb

Overview

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

BBC Studios The Wellcome Trust

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

based on true story law and ethics male homosexuality based on memoir or autobiography docudrama sexual repression semi-documentary lgbt 1950s criminal trial queer britannia social prejudice gay theme

Quick Facts

Release Date	March 16, 2017
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt6523092
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Cast

Daniel Mays

Peter Wildeblood

Richard Gadd

Eddie McNally

Mark Gatiss

Dr. Landers

Charlie Creed-Miles

Superintendent Jones

Richard Dillane

Prosecutor Roberts

Paul Keating

Fanny

Mark Edel-Hunt

Edward Montagu

David Robb

Lord Wolfenden

Josh Collins

Michael Pitt-Rivers

Daniel Betts

Defense Rawlinson

Timothy Watson

Clerk of Assize

Barney White

Dan Starling

Key Crew

Brian Fillis

Screenplay

Aysha Rafaele

Executive Producer

Scott Bassett

Producer

Fergus O'Brien

Director