- Country: UK
- Genres: Biography, Drama
- Release: 2005-03-02
- Director: Chris Durlacher
- Writers: Chris Durlacher
- Language: English
- Stars: Rob Brydon , Michael Cochrane , Lisa Eichhorn , Tom Goodman-Hill , Alex Hassell , Polly Hudson , Catherine McCormack , Georgina Rich , Julian Sands , Trevor White
- Runtime: 73 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (United Kingdom)
- Plot: In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made 'literary manager' of London's National Theatre. His views on censorship (can't stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the NT's Chairman, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Tynan has a friend and ally in the Governor, Laurence Olivier, but cannot always count on the older, more conventional man's support. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his 'erotic entertainment' "Oh Calcutta" in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.
- IMDB:tt0436481
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Cast · · · ALL
Chris Durlacher
Director
Rob Brydon
Kenneth Tynan
Michael Cochrane
Lord Lyttleton
Lisa Eichhorn
Mary McCarthy
Julian Sands
Laurence Olivier