Silver Spring, MD; May 21, 2008 —Acorn Media announces the July 15, 2008 DVD debut of Beau Brummell: This Charming Man, a critically acclaimed BBC production about England’s first fashion celebrity.

Exuding confidence and charisma, James Purefoy (Rome, Vanity Fair, A Dance to the Music of Time, and 2009’s The Saint TV series) delivers a captivating performance as the dandy of Regency England who changed male fashion forever. In an age when men bedeck themselves in powders, perfumes, and all manner of finery, Brummell boldly advocates simplicity, elegance, and—good heavens!—washing. His friendship with the Prince Regent (Hugh Bonneville, Iris) rockets Brummell to social prominence, but his fascination with the magnetic bad-boy poet Lord Byron (Matthew Rhys, Brothers & Sisters) eventually proves his undoing.

Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (The Other Boleyn Girl) and based on Ian Kelly’s critically acclaimed biography, Beau Brummell tells its story with a wit, flair, and irresistible stylishness that befit England’s ultimate man of fashion.

Beau Brummell: This Charming Man aired on BBC America in May 2007.

Special Features: “Brummell in Pop Culture” essay and cast filmographies.

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