Man in an Orange Shirt (2017)

Directed by

Michael Samuels

Genre

drama, historical drama, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows two love stories in the same family across two generations. One story is set in the 1940s and the other takes place in 2017. Both focus on the challenges and joys of loving someone.

bittersweetintimatepoignantslow-pacedrestrainedemotionalreflectivetender

What happens

Man in an Orange Shirt is a two-part British television movie from the BBC. It was produced by Kudos Film and Television and premiered on 31 July 2017 at BBC One. The film drama tells three love stories from two generations of a family, in the 1940s and in 2017. Vanessa Redgrave, Julian Morris, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen act in the lead roles, directed by Michael Samuels. The script and idea come from the British best-selling-author Patrick Gale, whose family history is the autobiographical core of the plot. The film won 2018 International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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