Man in an Orange Shirt

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Man in an Orange Shirt is a British television drama that interweaves two gay love stories set in the 1940s and the present day, exploring themes of secrecy, repression, and changing social attitudes.

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Man in an Orange Shirt canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf television drama
television film
basedOn original screenplay by Patrick Gale
broadcastFormat television film
countryOfBroadcast United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts gay relationships in contemporary Britain
gay relationships in the 1940s
legal and social constraints on homosexuality
director Michael Samuels NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastOnChannel BBC Two NERFINISHED
format two-part miniseries
genre LGBT-related drama
drama
gay-related television programme
romantic drama
hasPart Episode 1
Episode 2
hasSubject LGBT history in the United Kingdom
modern British society
post-war British society
medium television
narrativeFocus two gay love stories
narrativeStructure interwoven timelines
numberOfEpisodes 2
originalChannel BBC Two NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredInDecade 2010s
originalNetwork BBC Two NERFINISHED
portrays impact of social change on personal relationships
producer Lisa Osborne NERFINISHED
productionCompany BBC
Kudos Film and Television NERFINISHED
runtimePerEpisode approximately 60 minutes
screenwriter Patrick Gale NERFINISHED
settingTime 1940s
present day
targetAudience adult
theme changing social attitudes
closeted sexuality
family relationships
homophobia
intergenerational conflict
repression
secrecy
writer Patrick Gale NERFINISHED

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David Gyasi appearedIn Man in an Orange Shirt
Julian Morris notableWork Man in an Orange Shirt