This 2023 documentary highlights the successes and contradictions in the life of the iconic English playwright, actor, director, songwriter, and singer Noël Coward, who was known for his wit and flamboyance, as well as his work.

Suave, offhand, sophisticated, and always ready with a razor-sharp comeback; there's a certain kind of urbane English aristocratic film character that we owe almost entirely to the work and personality of Noël Coward.

Coward rose to become one of the 20th century's foremost entertainers and an icon of the English upper classes.

Despite his success, Coward's humble origins and lifelong covert life as a gay man meant he always felt like an outsider.

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward story, directed by Barnaby Thompson and narrated by Alan Cumming and Rupert Everett, draws on a wealth of archival footage to chart Coward's extraordinary life as an entertainer and creative.