Benediction
Overview
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
Cast
Jack Lowden
Siegfried Sassoon
Peter Capaldi
Siegfried Sassoon (Older)
Simon Russell Beale
Robbie Ross
Jeremy Irvine
Ivor Novello
Calam Lynch
Stephen Tennant
Tom Blyth
Glen Byam Shaw
Kate Phillips
Hester Gatty
Gemma Jones
Hester Gatty (Older)
Geraldine James
Theresa Thornycroft
Ben Daniels
Dr. Rivers
Edmund Kingsley
Rex Whistler
Harry Lawtey
Bobby Andrews
Anton Lesser
Stephen Tennant (Older)
Lia Williams
Edith Sitwell
Suzanne Bertish
Lady Ottoline Morrell