Mark Gatiss chases a ghost through paint and queer history — obsession never looked this gorgeous.
For the actor and writer Mark Gatiss, Minton has been something of an obsession since he first came across his work as a teenager and in this personal, authored film, he tells the story of Minton’s colourful, complex life for the first time on television.
Direction
Thomas frames Minton's art like it breathes.
Writing
Gatiss's personal script aches with identification.
Director
Matthew Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gatiss owns several Minton originals and loaned pieces for filming, making this essentially his curated exhibition on screen.
Minton's 1950s Soho circle included Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon — the documentary subtly positions him as the queer talent history erased while celebrating his straight contemporaries.
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