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The Line of Beauty
Episode 1: The Love Chord
Date:
2006Categories:
DramaCast & Crew
Dan Stevens (actor)
Tim McInnerny (actor)
Alice Krige (actor)
Hayley Atwell (actor)
Oliver Coleman (actor)
Carmen Du Sautoy (actor)
Christopher Fairbank (actor)
Don Gilet (actor)
Alex Wyndham (actor)
Caroline Blakiston (actor)
John Standing (actor)
Floella Benjamin (actor)
Richard Lintern (actor)
Kate Lewis (producer)
Laura Mackie (producer)
Hilary Salmon (producer)
Saul Dibb (director)
About this programme:
Nick Guest is invited to stay at the home of wealthy Conservative MP Gerald Fedden just as Margaret Thatcher's government is returned to power in 1983. It's Nick's first taste of the high life and he is entranced by their privileged life, but dysfunction and glamour come in equal measure with the Feddens.
About this series:
Adapted by award-winning writer Andrew Davies from Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel, this three-part saga is set during the hedonistic 1980s and stars a mix of new, young talent and established names. A story of love, class, sex and money, The Line of Beauty crawls 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. Framed by the two general elections, which returned Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative government to power, the series unfurls through four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.
Guidance
Contains strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.
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Episodes
Ep. 1:
| The Love Chord- Nick Guest is invited to stay at the home of wealthy Conservative MP Gerald Fedden just as Margaret Thatcher's government is returned to power in 1983. It's Nick's first taste of the high life and he is entranced by their privileged life, but dysfunction and glamour come in equal measure with the Feddens. | ||
Ep. 2:
| To Whom do You Beautifully Belong?- It's the summer of 1986 and Nick is leading the sort of life he has always dreamed of, comfortably ensconced in the Fedden household. He also has a new boyfriend who is beautiful and rich, but the glamour of Nick's new life quickly fades when he learns that his former lover is dying. | ||
Ep. 3:
| The End of the Street- The 1987 General Election is looming but Nick has other things on his mind. Meanwhile, Gerald is implicated in a share scandal and his affair becomes public knowledge. Things worsen further when Nick's affair with Wani is exposed in the national press. |
