Andrew Doyle - The Second Mr Bailey
In Edinburgh 1967, John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband. Stars Richard Greenwood.
John is a young gay man living in Edinburgh in 1967. Homosexuality is about to be legalised in England, but not in Scotland. When John takes up lodgings with the enigmatic Mrs Margaret Bailey, he begins to experience what life as a conventional straight man could be like. But Margaret is no ordinary house-wife; she's slowly turning John into a replica of her husband. And John's beginning to like it.
Haunting drama by Andrew Doyle.
Cast:
Young John...... Sam Swann
Older John ...... Richard Greenwood
Brian................ Owen Whitelaw
Margaret..... Gerda Stevenson
Hilary........ Gabriel Quigley
Policeman...... James Bryce
Producer: Kirsty Williams
Director: Bruce Young.
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