Eight short monologues in response to the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act.
(I originally had these in the wrong order, that has been sorted.)
Episode 1: The Man on the Platform
A young man returning from the trenches of the First World War recollects a love that dared not speak its name.
Episode 2: A Grand Day Out
1994. As the government votes on lowering the age of male homosexual consent, 17-year-old Andrew comes to London for the first time – with unexpected results.
Episode 3: More Anger
Actor’s can easily feel typecast. But it’s 1987 and with AIDS hitting the headlines a promising new part looks like a game-changer for Phil.
Episode 4: Missing Alice
Alice and her husband share a secret but with the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957 it may not need to be a secret anymore.
Episode 5: I Miss the War
The 1967 Sexual Offences Act will revolutionise everything, won’t it? Well, perhaps not as far as dapper gent Jackie is concerned.
Episode 6: Safest Spot in Town
As the Blitz hits London, Fredrick is grateful that he survived in a very unlikely place of refuge.
Episode 7: The Perfect Gentleman
Bobby is a swaggering man about town. But Bobby has a secret. Can it survive when it really matters?
Episode 8: Something Borrowed
Steve, a groom to be, anxiously prepares his wedding speech. But now the big day is here, what has been won and what has been lost?
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