Synopsis
Screen adaptation of Oscar Wilde's celebrated play in which two Victorian gentlemen both adopt a double identity under the name of Ernest and end up in trouble when they both turn up at the same country house one weekend. Featuring Colin Firth, Judi Dench and Reese Witherspoon.
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Victorian Sensations | The first performance of 'Lady Windermere's Fan'
Paul McGann discusses Oscar Wilde's play 'Lady Windermere's Fan' and the scandal of the opening night.
Victorian Sensations | Plot and context of A Picture of Dorian Gray
An introduction to the plot and Victorian context of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.