A Poet in New York
In 1953 Dylan Thomas went to New York for the last time, his marriage a wreck, his drinking out of control. He was on his way to meet Stravinsky and to wallow in New York acclaim - but what was he escaping? How did such a triumph become a requiem? The last days of a great poet.
Andrew Davies
Aisling Walsh
Casts & Crew
Tom Hollander
Essie Davis
Phoebe Fox
Ewen Bremner
Celt Llewelyn-Jones
Jamie Ballard
Demetri Goritsas
Samantha Coughlan
Naomi Everson
Jason May
Robert Blythe
Sharon Morgan
Nansi Rhys Adams
Robbie Lester
Morfydd Clark
Lucinda O'Donnell
Gruffydd Weston
Wanda Opalinska
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Celyn Jones
Kate Jarman
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