Against the Law

Against the Law

201783 min
6.8/10
DramaHistoryRomanceTV Movie

Plot Summary

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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👥Cast (17)

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Peter Wildeblood

Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd

Eddie McNally

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Dr. Landers

Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

Superintendent Jones

Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

Prosecutor Roberts

Paul Keating

Paul Keating

Fanny

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Mark Edel-Hunt

Edward Montagu

David Robb

David Robb

Lord Wolfenden

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Josh Collins

Michael Pitt-Rivers

Daniel Betts

Daniel Betts

Defense Rawlinson

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Timothy Watson

Clerk of Assize

Barney White

Barney White

Dan Starling

🎬Crew

Director

Fergus O'Brien

Writers

Brian Fillis

Producers

Aysha Rafaele, Scott Bassett

🖼️Gallery (2 images)

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🏷️Keywords

based on true storylaw and ethicsmale homosexualitybased on memoir or autobiographydocudramasexual repressionsemi-documentarylgbt1950scriminal trialqueer britanniasocial prejudicegay theme

Production Companies

BBC Studios