The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder.
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to destroy his playing, marriage and sanity.
After years of exile in Greece, Connie returns to England to lay claim to the family fashion business.
Educated at St Marylebone Central School. Began as a professional actor at the Oldham Repertory Theatre in 1954. Attended RADA. Performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Performed with the National Theatre. Performed at the Royal Court Theatre. Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Sherlock Holmes".
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