Birth of a Nation (1983 film)

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Birth of a Nation
Directed byMike Newell
Written byDavid Leland
Produced byPatrick Cassavetti
Margaret Matheson
StarringJim Broadbent
Lisa Geoghan
Edited bySteve Singleton
Release date
  • 19 June 1983 (1983-06-19)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Birth of a Nation is a 1983 television play starring Jim Broadbent as teacher Geoff Figg. It was written by David Leland and directed by Mike Newell. It was originally broadcast on ITV on 19 June 1983 as the first in an untitled series of works by Leland (including Made in Britain), all loosely concerned with the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of Tales Out of School.[1]

It was #31 in The Daily Telegraph's list of the Top 60 ITV shows.[2] It was reviewed in newspapers such as The Times[3] and the Reading Evening Post.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "What we have here is a failure to communicate: A UK Blu-ray review of TALES OUT OF SCHOOL" by Slarek (CineOutsider)
  2. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2015/the-60-greatest-itv-shows/
  3. ^ Review by Peter Davalle, The Times June 18, 1983
  4. ^ Reading Evening Post 20 June 1983

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