The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

Love, class and tragedy deep under the skin of 80s Britain.

Created by Saul Dibb

On BBC Two

20061 season3 episodes60 min6.8 / 10

A concentrated, deeply interior portrait of a young gay man's life and love in Thatcher's Britain, moving from romantic euphoria toward the shadow of AIDS.

Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of love, class, sex and money.

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