![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/421/421978_85d25a.jpg)
Directed by:
Saul DibbScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
David OddComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Dan Stevens, Kenneth Cranham, Tim McInnerny, Alice Krige, Hayley Atwell, Lydia Leonard, Kika Markham, Alex Wyndham, Barbara Flynn, Caroline Blakiston (more)Plots(1)
A story of love, class, sex and money, The Line of Beauty crawls deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. Framed by the two general elections which returned Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative government to power, the series unfurls through four extraordinary years of change and tragedy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Dan Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/421/162421968_0bc03b.png)
Dan Stevens
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Love, Death & Robots (2019) (series)
Legion (2017) (series)
![Kenneth Cranham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343131_750edb.png)
Kenneth Cranham
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
![Tim McInnerny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272622_fa824f.jpg)
Tim McInnerny
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Alice Krige](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273812_d1f036.jpg)
Alice Krige
South Africa
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
The Alienist (2018) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
![Hayley Atwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316111_228e18.jpg)
Hayley Atwell
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Criminal: UK (2019) (series)
The Pillars of the Earth (2010) (series)
![Lydia Leonard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/617/158617157_280234.jpg)
Lydia Leonard
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Rome (2005) (series)
Casualty 1907 (2008) (series)
![Kika Markham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/806/163806079_7ddbca.jpg)
Kika Markham
UK
Best series:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)
![Alex Wyndham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361713_e8ecf6.jpg)
Alex Wyndham
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Rome (2005) (series)
Little Dorrit (2008) (series)
![Barbara Flynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279642_a27713.jpg)
Barbara Flynn
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
![Caroline Blakiston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538480_179382.jpg)
Caroline Blakiston
UK
Best series:
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) (series)
Chancer (1990) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Julia St. John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538382_d75e01.gif)
Julia St. John
UK
Best series:
The Brittas Empire (1991) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
![David Yelland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/429/162429575_61df60.jpg)
David Yelland
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Joseph Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443595_6d9422.jpg)
Joseph Morgan
UK
Best series:
The Originals (2013) (series)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
Titans (2018) (series)
![John Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416797_b986df.jpg)
John Standing
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (series)
![Adam Rayner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/313/159313854_3e649b.jpg)
Adam Rayner
UK
Best series:
Miranda (2009) (series)
Warrior (2019) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Rosie Fellner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120219_e0d703.jpg)
Rosie Fellner
Ireland
Best series:
A Small Light (2023) (series)
The Fast Show (1994) (series)
The Trip (2010) (series)
Carmen Du Sautoy
UK
Best series:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Aristocrats (1999) (series)
Absolutely Fabulous (1992) (series)
![Stephen Hogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064327_49dc99.jpg)
Stephen Hogan
Ireland
Best series:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
X Company (2015) (series)
Graham Bohea
Best series:
Miranda (2009) (series)
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
EastEnders (1985) (series)
![Richard Lintern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771262_4ebdbe.jpg)
Richard Lintern
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)