Episode 57: The Naked Civil Servant, Starring John Hurt as Quentin Crisp

2025-06-03

What has four thumbs and loves John Hurt? This podcast. The Naked Civil Servant, a groundbreaking television movie from our friends in Great Britain, tells the powerful story of the wonderful Quentin Crisp—a man whose experience as a gay man spans the entire 20th century and is marked with trauma, challenges, arrests—and tremendous humor and humanity. Topics include: The groundbreaking producer of this film, Verity Lambert; A from-the-afterlife Part II to “Fuck Tha Police” performed by QC, Harvey Milk, and Marsha P. Johnson; QC’s honest assessment...

What has four thumbs and loves John Hurt? This podcast. The Naked Civil Servant, a groundbreaking television movie from our friends in Great Britain, tells the powerful story of the wonderful Quentin Crisp—a man whose experience as a gay man spans the entire 20th century and is marked with trauma, challenges, arrests—and tremendous humor and humanity.

Topics include: The groundbreaking producer of this film, Verity Lambert; A from-the-afterlife Part II to “Fuck Tha Police” performed by QC, Harvey Milk, and Marsha P. Johnson; QC’s honest assessment of how he’d fare in the army—and our own; the “Gay Best Friend” trope’s progression; our envy of the career of “raconteur,” and so much more.

The Naked Civil Servant is directed by Jack Gold, and stars John Hurt as Quentin Crisp, John Rhys-Davies as Barndoor, Liz Gebhardt as Art Student, Stanley Lebor as Mr. Pole, and Patricia Hodge as Ballet Teacher..

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