The Naked Civil Servant

The Naked Civil Servant is a British television drama, produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It was originally transmitted on December 17 1975, and runs to ninety minutes in length. Starring John Hurt as Quentin Crisp, the production was based on Crisp's own memoirs. It was directed by Jack Gold, written by Philip Mackie and produced by Verity Lambert. For his performance in the lead role, Hurt won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor in 1976. The production itself won the 1976 Prix Italia, and in 2000 was placed fourth in a poll of industry professionals conducted by the British Film Institute to find the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century.