Episodes

1. The Man on the Platform

A man returning from the WWI battlefront discusses his experience with gay love in the trenches.

2. A Grand Day Out

In 1994, as the government votes on lowering the age of male homosexual consent, 17-year-old Andrew comes to London.

3. More Anger

Actors can feel typecast, but it's 1987 with AIDS hitting the headlines, and a new part looks like a game-changer for Phil.

4. Missing Alice

Alice and her husband share a secret, but with the 1957 Wolfenden Report's publication it may not need to be a secret any more.

5. I Miss the War

The 1967 Sexual Offenses Act will revolutionise everything, right? Perhaps not, as far as dapper gent Jackie is concerned.

6. Safest Spot in Town

As the Blitz hits London, Frederick is grateful that he survived in a very unlikely place of refuge.

7. The Perfect Gentleman

Bobby is a swaggering man-about-town, but he has a secret. Can it survive when it really matters?

8. Something Borrowed

Steve anxiously prepares his wedding speech, but now the big day is here, what has been won and what has been lost?

Overview

A series of eight monologues set in the same pub over many years of gay history in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.

Details

Genres

Drama

Language

EN

First Air Date

2017-07-31

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

Available On

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Cast

Alan Cumming

Ben Whishaw

Gemma Whelan

Russell Tovey

Fionn Whitehead

Ian Gelder