BBC4がTerence Rattigan(テレンス・ラティガン)のドキュメンタリーをベネディクト・カンバーバッチ出演で製作。
BBC Press：Rattigan By Benedict Cumberbatch
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of playwright Terence Rattigan - whose neglected plays are starting to enjoy a long overdue revival - one of the country's leading actors, Benedict Cumberbatch, presents a passionate documentary arguing why Rattigan was one of Britain's greatest playwrights.
From Harrow, where both playwright and actor were at school, to LA via the West End, Cumberbatch meets the new champions and performers of Rattigan's work. The film also explores the enigma of Rattigan's personal life: tormented by his own sexuality, the polite restrained dramas he created confronted the very issues - sexual frustration, failed relationships, adultery and even suicide ? that he found so difficult to deal with in his own life.
テレンス・ラティガン(Terence Rattigan：1911-1977）はBennyと同じ、ハーロウ校出身で、英国演劇界の第一人者。シリアスもコメディも得意で人気があった劇作家だそうで。
Bennyが2011年夏にNational Theatreで演じた『After the Dance』もラティガンの戯曲。学校を抜け出す口実にラティガン・サークルに入っていたというBennyなので、色々な思い入れもありそうです。
放送時期はまだ未定ですが、BBCのドキュメンタリーは密度が高いとの噂もあるので、楽しみです。出来ればBSでいいので日本放送してください・・・