South (1959)
Peter Wyngarde stars in Britain’s earliest surviving gay TV drama.
1959-11-24
80 Min.
PG-13
Overview
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.
Cast
Lt Jan Wicziewsky
Eric MacClure
Broderick
Uncle John
Regina
Jimmy
Angelina