Directed by Richard Curson Smith Original language(s) English First episode date 5 September 2007 | Country of origin United Kingdom Director Richard Curson Smith Screenplay Julian Mitchell | |
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Starring Charles DanceSean BiggerstaffSamantha BondMel Smith Initial release 5 September 2007 (United Kingdom) Cast Similar Blinded, Century, Summer, When Harvey Met Bob, The Good Father | ||
Consenting adults
Consenting Adults is a 2007 BBC Four television dramatisation of the events of the Wolfenden committee, whose report led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain. Set in the 1950s, the film depicts social attitudes towards homosexuality in Britain at that time, largely focusing on the committee's chair, John Wolfenden, and his own homosexual son Jeremy.
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The film was commissioned as part of a season of programming marking the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales in 1967. Similar legislation came into force in Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1981 and 1982 respectively.
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The film was nominated for BAFTA Scotland’s Best Drama Award on 18 November 2007, and Sean Biggerstaff won BAFTA Scotland’s Award for Best Actor (Television).