Oscar (TV serial)

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1985 TV series or program

Oscar

Genre| Biography, drama
Written by| John Hawkesworth
Directed by| Henry Herbert
Starring|

* Michael Gambon
* Robin Lermitte
* Tim Hardy
* Karl Howman
* John Hudson
* Bryan Murray

Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Executive producer| John Hawkesworth
Producer| Carol Robertson
Editor| Phil Southby
Original release
Release| 26 March (1985-03-26) –
28 March 1985 (1985-03-28)

Oscar is a British TV serial first transmitted by BBC2 in March 1985. All three episodes were directed by Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke. Michael Gambon portrayed Oscar Wilde while other actors included Robin Lermitte as Lord Alfred Douglas, Tim Hardy as Alfred Taylor, Emily Richard as Constance Wilde and Norman Rodway as the Marquis of Queensberry. The serial concentrated on Wilde's trials and time in prison.

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* Oscar at IMDb

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Oscar Wilde

Novel|

* The Picture of Dorian Gray

Essays|

* "The Decay of Lying"
* "The Soul of Man Under Socialism"
* "The Critic as Artist"
* "De Profundis"

Short stories|

* "The Canterville Ghost"
* "The Portrait of Mr. W. H."
* "The Remarkable Rocket"

Collections|

* Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
* The Happy Prince and Other Stories
* A House of Pomegranates

Poems|

* The Ballad of Reading Gaol
* Charmides
* "The Harlot's House"
* Poems in Prose
* The Sphinx

Plays|

* Vera; or, The Nihilists
* The Duchess of Padua
* Lady Windermere's Fan
* A Florentine Tragedy
* A Woman of No Importance
* Salome
* La Sainte Courtisane
* An Ideal Husband
* The Importance of Being Earnest

Family|

* Constance Wilde (wife)
* Cyril Wilde Holland (son)
* Vyvyan Wilde Holland (son)
* Merlin Holland (grandson)
* William Wilde (father)
* Jane Elgee Wilde (mother)
* Willie Wilde (brother)

Places|

* Oscar Wilde Centre (academic centre)
* Merrion Square home
* Tomb and gravesite
* A Conversation with Oscar Wilde (London sculpture)
* Memorial triptych sculpture, Dublin

Based on Wilde's
life and works|

* Music based on the works of Oscar Wilde
* Biographies of Oscar Wilde
* Themes and derivatives of Salome
* Oscar Wilde (1936 play)
* Oscar Wilde (1960 film)
* The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960 film)
* The Importance of Being Oscar (1960 play)
* Oscar (1985 miniseries)
* Wilde (1997 film)
* Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (1997 play)
* The Judas Kiss (1998 play)
* Oscar (2013 opera)
* The Happy Prince (2018 film)

Related|

* Oscar Wilde bibliography
* The Letters of Oscar Wilde
* Teleny, or The Reverse of the Medal
* Lord Alfred Douglas
* Ada Leverson
* Robbie Ross
* Robert Sherard

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