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'''''South''''' was an ITV play, shown in 1959, which is considered to be the first depiction of homosexuality on British television. It was based on a stage play by the gay American writer Julien Green, and starred [[Peter Wyngarde]].

The play had been largely forgotten until it was discovered by the British Film Institute and shown at the [[London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival]] in 2013.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/mar/16/itv-play-gay-television Mark Brown, "Newly unearthed ITV play could be first ever gay television drama" ''The Guardian'', 16 March 2013</ref>

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