Looking back at battle over “That Certain Summer” – the first gay TV movie starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen

Starring Hal Holbrook and Martin Sheen and developed by the guys who created Columbo just a few years earlier, the TV movie That Certain Summer was a groundbreaking project that many thought could never be made.

Before it was even filmed, the movie caused an uproar behind the scenes and in public. On one side were those who felt that it should be banned from the airwaves … and on the other, a handful of brave writers, actors, and producers who fought to smash a television taboo.

And when the dust settled, this broadcast helped bring about a TV revolution, and had an impact that even its creators couldn’t have anticipated. This is the story of That Certain Summer — one of the most important TV movies ever made.