The Line of Beauty
Adaptated by Andrew Davies from the Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst, this BBC mini-series explores the underbelly of 1980s excess through the eyes of a young gay man. Nick Guest (Dan Stevens) moves to London in 1983, and finds himself caught up in a circle of the rich and powerful, including a new Conservative MP in Margaret Thatcher's triumphant post-Falklands administration. As the decade unfolds, Nick finds himself in two very different love affairs which make him question the ruthlessness behind the glamour of 1980s wealth and indulgence.
Year: 2006
Genre: Drama, Queer Cinema, TV Drama, Television Shows
Country: UK
Director: Saul Dibb
Starring: Dan Stevens, Hayley Atwell, Tim McInnerny, Alice Krige, Don Gilet, Kenneth Cranham, Barbara Flynn, Alex Wyndham, Kika Markham
Duration: 180 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Drug use, sex scenes and offensive language
7.5/10
Location in store: Queer Cinema
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