Cultural historians cite Lamont Johnson’s 1972 drama, That Certain Summer, as television’s first foray into gay-themed storytelling. With its high-caliber cast—Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, Hope Lange, and young Scott Jacoby—it certainly carried the weight of a landmark moment. And while it does hold the distinction of being the first American production to tackle the subject with such gravity, it was not, in fact, the first time the lens had turned toward such themes. Years before in 1959, Britain’s ITV—as part of its Play-of-the-Week series—presented a television adaptation of Julien Green’s play, Sud (or South, as it came to be known). In the timeline of television history, this is the true pioneer; it was the first drama to quietly, daringly unveil gay-related motifs to a home audience. I stumbled upon a grainy clip of it on YouTube recently, and found myself instantly captured, wanting to know more. Like so many live broadcasts that, in those years, ran once then vanished into the ether, South was considered lost for years. In a wonderful bit of providence, the British Film Institute unearthed and restored it in 2013. Now, it waits available to watch on many media platforms.