Joe Orton Laid Bare - BBC2 Documentary - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Genre
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
1
Features
Leonie Orton, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Codron, Christopher Hampton, Patricia Routledge and Joe Orton
Directors
Producers
Richard Curson Smith and Franny Moyle
Company
Fifty years since his murder at the hands of his lover Kenneth Halliwell, Joe Orton Laid Bare charts Joe's meteoric rise, one which began after his imprisonment for defacing library books in 1962.
The film celebrates the rapid development of his unique comic voice and his significant role in the culture of 60s swinging London. Joe's writing takes centre-stage in this account, with excerpts from his stage and TV plays and outrageous diaries. In addition, the circumstances of Joe's murder are re-examined and new insights provided into that tragic event.
Interviewees include Kenneth Cranham, Sir Michael Codron, Christopher Hampton, Dame Patricia Routledge and Joe Orton's sister, Leonie.
Additional details
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Saturday 25th November 2017 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
80 minutes
All previous repeats
Tuesday 9th January 2018 at 1:15am on BBC2