Against the Law

Against the Law
2017
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 83 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaHistoryRomanceTV Movie
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Britbox Apple TV Channel
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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Fergus O'Brien
Writer
Brian Fillis
Producer
Aysha Rafaele, Scott Bassett

Production

BBC Studios, The Wellcome Trust

Keywords

based on true storylaw and ethicsmale homosexualitybased on memoir or autobiographydocudramasexual repressionsemi-documentarylgbt1950scriminal trial