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Man in an Orange Shirt
Tales of love across two films highlighting the very different challenges that face the couples, With Michael and Thomas just after WWII, and Adam and Steve in the present day.
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Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
Featuring a cast including Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave, Man in an Orange Shirt charts the challenges and huge changes to gay lives from the Second World War to the present: In 1944, British Army Captain Michael Berryman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) meets war artist Thomas March (James McArdle) in Southern Italy while chaos reigns all around them. Despite having a young fiance, Flora (Joanna Vanderham), waiting at home for him, straight-laced Michael finds himself falling for Thomas' bohemian charms. In 2017, an aging Flora (Redgrave) looks on as her grandson, Adam (Julian Morris), tentatively forms a relationship with his client Steve (David Gyasi) in a more accepting world. But while the external obstacles have fallen away, a minefield of internalized issues and dangerous temptations still line the road to happiness.
Awards
- 2018 - Emmy - TV Movie/Mini-Series - winner
- 2017 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Production Design: Drama - nominated
