Playhouse

Playhouse· Season 8 · Episode 10

Aubrey

S08E10·January 22, 1982·BBC Two

The story of Aubrey Beardsley, an English illustrator and author, whose black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.

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Guest stars

John Dicksas Aubrey BeardsleyRula LenskaRula Lenskaas Mabel BeardsleyRonald LaceyRonald Laceyas Leonard SmithersChristopher StrauliChristopher Straulias Arthur SymonsSandor ElèsSandor Elèsas Andre RaffalovichGwen Ffrangcon DaviesGwen Ffrangcon Daviesas Mother SuperiorSimon ShepherdSimon Shepherdas John GrayMark TandyMark Tandyas W.B. YeatsAlex NortonAlex Nortonas Max BeerbohmRoger HammondRoger Hammondas Opera House ManagerNorma Shebbeareas Mrs. BeardsleyPeggy Ann Jonesas Alice Smithers

Crew

Peter HammondPeter HammondDirectorJohn Selwyn GilbertWriterRosemary HillProducer

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