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Overview

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

Directed by Terence Davies

Top cast

Jack Lowden

Siegfried Sassoon

Peter Capaldi

Siegfried Sassoon (Older)

Simon Russell Beale

Robbie Ross

Jeremy Irvine

Ivor Novello

Calam Lynch

Stephen Tennant

Tom Blyth

Glen Byam Shaw

Kate Phillips

Hester Gatty

Gemma Jones

Hester Gatty (Older)

Geraldine James

Theresa Thornycroft

Ben Daniels

Dr. Rivers

Edmund Kingsley

Rex Whistler

Harry Lawtey

Bobby Andrews

Anton Lesser

Stephen Tennant (Older)

Lia Williams

Edith Sitwell

Suzanne Bertish

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Jude Akuwudike

Priest

Joanna Bacon

Lady Sybil Colefax

Matthew Tennyson

Wilfred Owen

David Shields

Alexander Fenton

Julian Sands

Chief Medical Officer

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