| Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves | |
|---|---|
 Adam Lundgren and Adam Pålsson, the lead actors | |
| Swedish | Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar by Jonas Gardell |
| Screenplay by | Jonas Gardell |
| Directed by | Simon Kaijser |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Björn Kjellman |
| Theme music composer | Andreas Mattsson |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Maria Nordenberg |
| Cinematography | Stefan Kullänger |
| Editors |
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| Running time | 58 min |
| Production company | Sveriges Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | SVT1 |
| Release | 8 October – 22 October 2012 |
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Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (Swedish: Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar) is a 2012 three-part Swedish TV drama about the impact of AIDS in Stockholm's gay community in the early 1980s. It is based on the Swedish novelist Jonas Gardell's trilogy with the same name, with each episode covering one of the three novels that are subtitled Love, Disease and Death.[1]
The three-part drama was produced by Sveriges Television,[2] and aired the first time on SVT1 on 8, 15 and 22 October 2012.
In September 2013, it was announced that the BBC had bought the series,[3] and the first episode was aired on BBC Four on 2 December 2013 to mark World AIDS Day.[2]
- ^ "Aidsdrama ska ge bögarna upprättelse" [AIDS drama will give the gays redress]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ a b "BBC Four acquires award-winning drama, Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves, to mark World Aids Day". BBC Media Centre. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "BBC buys new Swedish drama as SVT unveils int'l unit". TBI Vision. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.