Forbidden Passion: Oscar Wilde
Biography of Irish writer Oscar Wilde.
- 1985-1985
- 1 season
- Documentary, Drama
Biography of Irish writer Oscar Wilde.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1985
Episode 1
Gilded Youth
Oscar meets Lord Alfred Douglas and they begin a relationship. Things take a turn for the worse when Alfred's father, The Marquis of Queensberry, begins to harass Oscar.
Episode 2
Trials
The trials begin; the libel case against Queensberry and the gross indecency case against Oscar.
Episode 3
De Profundis
Oscar is sent to prison where he writes his letter to Bosie. After two years he is released, unwell, he heads to France. Reuniting once more with Bosie, they live together in Naples. Oscar returns to Paris where he lives until his death.