

A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Jim Broadbent
Geoff Figg

Robert Stephens
Vic Griffiths

Bruce Myers
Twentyman

Richard Butler
Mr Griff

Fred Pearson
Mr Hodgeson
Peggy Ann Clifford
Miss Martlett

William Hoyland
Mr James

Bruce Payne
Barratt

Ray Mort
Whittaker

Suzanna Hamilton
Alison Cooper

Kay Stonham
Miss Denton

Jesse Birdsall
Barry
Lisa Geoghan
Sylve
Terry John
Sergeant Powell
Gillian Davey
Miss Pointer

Julia Deakin
Deputy Headmistress Grunsell

Kwame Kwei-Armah
Paul (as Ian Roberts)

Juanita Waterman
Dawn
Mike Smart
Terry
Robert Stagg
George Number 1
Paul Gamble
George Number 2
Michael Ames
Mr Kitchin
Peter Badger
Mr Grant
Daryl Webster
Mrs Twentyman
Tony Seaborne
Stephen Harris
Janet Lacey
Julie
Dean Macaree
Booth
Feizal Sobratty
Ramkissoon
Stuart Hunter
Peter Field
Vincent Dawes
Martin Mills
Julia Millbank
Sally Wilson
Donald Dempster
Cooper
Glen Dallas
King
Danny Behrman
Alan Frazer
Errol Francis
John
Jason Hood
Armitage
Benjamin Perry
Scott
Ian Searle
Ingram
Nicola Elliott
Margaret
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Details
Release Date
1983-06-19
Runtime
79 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
ITV Central
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
TV Movie