A Poet In New York: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

BBC America | Season Premiere Date: October 29, 2014

Summary: The Andrew Davies' drama recounts the final 20 days of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Tom Hollander) in 1963.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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David Wiegand

Oct 28, 2014

What makes Aisling Walsh’s film must-watch, however, is Tom Hollander’s performance as the great Welsh poet. Read full review

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Gail Pennington

Oct 28, 2014

Anyone who watches won’t soon forget A Poet in New York, one of the best things on television this year. Read full review

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Oct 28, 2014

It would be grim if it were not for the poetry itself, and Mr. Hollander’s soothing approximation of the way Thomas declaimed it on recordings he left behind. Read full review

Renee Scolaro Mora

Nov 3, 2014

The portrayal of Thomas’ decline is visceral from the first moments to the last, evoking that same second-hand queasiness one experiences watching, say, Leaving Las Vegas, with explicit images of obliterating drunkenness, retching, and emotionless, mechanical sex, as well as the spasmodic gasping for breath coming out of a blackout or descending into an asthma attack. Watching Thomas’ experience is riveting. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Oct 29, 2014

Everything else about A Poet in New York, which is timed to air alongside the centennial of Thomas’s birth, is small and underwhelming. That sounds like a damning complaint, but the limits of the script, by Andrew Davies, actually benefit Hollander’s performance to some extent. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 28, 2014

A Poet in New York is constrained in both its ambitions and rewards. That said, viewed strictly in terms of the poetry of the words and power of Hollander’s portraiture, it’s not a bad way to commemorate, as Thomas put it, the dying of the light. Read full review

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TheRimRider

Feb 21, 2015

Talented without a doubt but what makes this film difficult to enjoy is that Thomas wasn't the best of human beings. Relationships weren't his strong point. He can't help himself of course so it's like watching a train wreck, waiting for the inevitable crash. That sometimes makes forTalented without a doubt but what makes this film difficult to enjoy is that Thomas wasn't the best of human beings. Relationships weren't his strong point. He can't help himself of course so it's like watching a train wreck, waiting for the inevitable crash. That sometimes makes for uninspired viewing. Performances are good as is the poetry itself, naturally. Having said that, I liked him more when I didn't know this much about him.… Expand

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 2014
- No episode information is currently available for this season