This should make for a really interesting watch.
A BBC documentary about one of Ireland’s finest ever exports will be coming to the BBC soon.
The legendary poet Oscar Wilde will be remembered in an 80-minute documentary that features a star-studded cast.
Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor and James Flee are some of the names that will be reenacting some of Wilde’s greatest pieces of work throughout the documentary.
The Importance of Being Oscar will also feature Stephen Fry, Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland, and his latest biographer, Matthew Sturgis to offer a further insight into the life of the man.
According to Variety, the executive producer of the documentary, Franny Moyle, has said that it will focus on his “fuller life”, rather than just his trail and imprisonment.
He said: “We felt that the story of Oscar’s trial, imprisonment and the final years have been well-covered. But the story of his fuller life, and the importance and brilliance of the work he created before his fall, deserved fuller attention alongside an account of his tragic demise.”
There is no exact release date for the documentary just yet, but we can expect to see it at some point in 2019.
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