A tragedy in blank verse. It deals with the recall by Edward II, on his accession, of his favorite, Piers Gaveston.

The revolt of the barons and the capture and execution of Gaveston; the period during which Spenser (Hugh le Despenser) succeeded Gaveston as the king's favorite.

The estrangement of Queen Isabella from her husband. Her rebellion, supported by her paramour Mortimer, against the king. The capture of the latter, his abdication, and his murder in Berkeley Castle.

The audacious Jarman has produced this elegantly crafted, well acted, film of the play.

Jarman's imagery and style, swathed in homoeroticism and modern expressionism has moments of sublime camp.

When Gaveston is exiled a second time, he has their departure scene played against singer Annie Lennox's singing Cole Porter.

Edward's counterattack is held as if a violent protest rally for gay rights in Picadilly.

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