TV series
The Line of Beauty
Overview
Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of love, class, sex and money.
Details
- First air date
- 2006-05-17
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 3 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC Two
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dan Stevens as Nick Guest
- Tim McInnerny as Gerald Fedden
- Hayley Atwell as Cat Fedden
- Alice Krige as Rachel Fedden
- Carmen du Sautoy as Elena
- Alex Wyndham as Wani Ouradi
- Oliver Coleman as Toby Fedden
- Don Gilet as Leo Charles
- James Bradshaw as Polly Tompkins
- Lydia Leonard as Penny Kent
- Christopher Fairbank as Barry Groom
- John Warnaby as Badger
Creators and crew
- Saul Dibb - Creator
- Laura Mackie - Executive Producer
- Hilary Salmon - Executive Producer
- Kate Lewis - Producer
- Saul Dibb - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: The Love Chord
It's 1983 and Oxford graduate Nick Guest is adopted by the privileged family of a Tory MP.
Episode 2: To Whom Do You Beautifully Belong
It's 1986 and Nick is swept up in the euphoria of excess and power.
Episode 3: The End of the Street
In 1987 Thatcher has been re-elected but political scandal engulfs the Fedden house.
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