{"product_id":"against-the-law","title":"AGAINST THE LAW - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Work like this doesn’t come along every day. Against the Law stands as a brilliant, important, must-see piece.” The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaniel Mays stars in this powerful dramatisation of the Montagu Trial – one of the most sensational and controversial court cases of the 1950s and the catalyst for a campaign that paved the way for the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain. Against the Law follows the affair between celebrated Fleet Street journalist Peter Wildeblood and serviceman Eddy McNally – the exposure of which led to public vilification and prison sentences for Wildeblood and his friends Michael Pitt-Rivers and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Enduring a year-long incarceration in which he was encouraged to undergo aversion therapy to alter his sexual orientation, Wildeblood emerged with a determination to challenge the draconian laws that shattered the lives of generations of gay men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso starring Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss and scripted by BAFTA-nominated Brian Fillis, this film is based on Wildeblood’s bestselling autobiography and features moving interviews with gay men who recall their own experiences during the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Gold Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46417205166254,"sku":"OGM0050","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/AgainsttheLaw_LIMELIGHT.jpg?v=1752590136","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/against-the-law","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}