Sir Ian McKellen on Edward II and British TV’s first gay kiss

Sir Ian McKellen visits the BFI Southbank to talk about Edward II, the 1970 adaptation of the Christopher Marlowe play that saw he and his co-star, James Laurenson, engage in British TV’s first gay kiss.

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