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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Edward Mirzoeff

Letter: John Pitman’s remarkable film Angus and Tony

John Pitman’s film Angus and Tony was one of the first depictions of the life of a gay couple on British TV
John Pitman’s film Angus and Tony was one of the first depictions of the life of a gay couple on British TV

The perceptive obituary of the reporter John Pitman covered much of his work, but did not mention the remarkable film Angus and Tony in his series of love stories about very different couples, The Other Half (1984). This delicate and sympathetic film, a portrait of the writer Sir Angus Wilson and his partner Tony Garrett, was one of the first depictions of the life of a gay couple on British television.

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