DanielMaysLineOfDuty,RogueOne:AStarWarsStory,PublicEnemiesstarsinBBCTwo'spowerfulfactualdramaasPeterWildeblood,athoughtfulandprivategayjournalistwhoseloverEddieMcNallyplayedbynewcomertotelevision,RichardGadd,underpressurefromtheauthorities,turnedQueen'sevidenceagainsthiminoneofthemostexplosivecourtcasesofthe1950stheinfamousMontaguTrial　　Morethantenyearsbeforethedecriminalisationofhomosexualactsin1967,PeterWildeblood,andhisfriendsLordMontaguMarkEdelHuntandMichaelPittRivers,werefoundguiltyofhomosexualoffencesandjailed　　Withhiscareerintattersandhisprivatelifepainfullyexposed,Wildebloodbeganhissentenceabrokenman,butheemergedfromWormwoodScrubsayearlaterdeterminedtodoallhecouldtochangethewaythesedraconianlawsagainsthomosexualityimpactedonthelivesofmenlikehim　　Danielsays:「I'mincrediblyproudtobepartofadramathattellssuchanimportantreallifestoryPeterWildebloodisafascinating,complex,yetflawedcharacterfromatimewhenbeingagaymaninBritainwasincrediblydifficultIcan'twaittobringhistaletolifefortheBBCTwoaudience」　　PatrickHolland,ChannelEditor,BBCTwo,said:「50yearsago,itwasacrimetobeagaymanintheUKAgainstTheLawisastunningpiecethatmeldsdramaanddocumentarytestimonytotellthestoryofoneman,andhiswidergeneration,astheystruggledtomakesocietyaccepttheirsexualityasnoncriminalItisbrillianttohaveafilmthatbringstheauthorshipofBrianFillis,thevisionofdirectorFergusO'Brien,andtheoutstandingtalentofDanielMaysandcasttothisimportantsubject」　　ThedramaalsofeaturesMarkGatissTaboo,SherlockasWildeblood'sprisonpsychiatrist,DoctorLandersandCharlieCreedMilesRipperStreet,PeakyBlindersasSuperintendentJones　　Woventhroughthispowerfuldramaisreallifetestimonyfromachorusofmenwholivedthroughthosedarkdays,whenhomosexualswereroutinelyimprisonedorforcedtoundergochemicalaversiontherapyinanattempttocurethemoftheir"condition"Thereisalsotestimonyfromaretiredpoliceofficerwhosejobitwastoenforcetheselaws,andaformerpsychiatricnursewhoadministeredthesocalledcuresAlloftheseaccountsservetoamplifythethemesofthedramaandhelptoimmerseusintherealityofadarkchapterinourrecentpast,apaststillwithinthereachoflivingmemory