Consenting Adults - 2007

Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homosexuality. But behind the scenes of what was to become a turning point in British social history, there was an even more extraordinary story. Jack's son Jeremy, then a brilliant undergraduate at Oxford, was himself gay, something his father could not bring himself to acknowledge.

80min
2007
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Matt Ryan profile pictureMatt RyanCharlie Bullard
Charles Dance profile pictureCharles DanceJack Wolfenden
Sean Biggerstaff profile pictureSean BiggerstaffJeremy Wolfenden
Samantha Bond profile pictureSamantha BondJill Wolfenden
Mel Smith profile pictureMel SmithDavid Maxwell Fyfe
Pip Torrens profile picturePip TorrensFrances Graham Harrison
Amy Phillips profile pictureAmy PhillipsPriscilla Wolfenden
Haydn Gwynne profile pictureHaydn GwynneMary Cohen
Richard Lintern profile pictureRichard LinternGoronwy Rees
Mark Gatiss profile pictureMark GatissPC Butcher
Colin Stinton profile pictureColin StintonDr. Kinsey
David Bamber profile pictureDavid BamberDr. Carl Winter
John Standing profile pictureJohn StandingLord Goddard
Giles Cooper profile pictureGiles CooperPhilip French

About Consenting Adults

Consenting Adults Overview

Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homosexuality. But behind the scenes of what was to become a turning point in British social history, there was an even more extraordinary story. Jack's son Jeremy, then a brilliant undergraduate at Oxford, was himself gay, something his father could not bring himself to acknowledge.

Runtime: 80min

Extra details

Original Title: Consenting Adults
Original Language: English
Production Companies
Lion TelevisionBBC