Blasphemy at the Old Bailey (1977)
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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey (1977)
Plot.
An Everyman TV series Special . A re-enactment of the Whitehouse v Lemon court case. In 1976, British magazine Gay News publishes a poem, 'The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name', describing Jesus as a practising homosexual, and Christian activist Mary Whitehouse brings a private prosecution for blasphemy against its editor Denis Lemon.
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Cast & Crew.
Hugh David
Director
Peter
Self - Presenter
John Beardmore
The Court Usher
Donald Eccles
His Hon. Judge King-Hamilton QC
Terrence Hardiman
Mr. John Smyth
Peter Machin
Denis Lemon
Norman Rodway
Mr. John Mortimer QC
Norman Rutherford
The Clerk of the Court
Gareth Thomas
Mr. G. Robertson
Daniel Wolf
Producer
Details.
Release Date
September 18, 1977
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
1
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This TV Show Is About.
lgbt
gay theme
Scripted