Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation
1983DramaTV Movie79 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Mike Newell

    Director

  • David Leland

    Writer

  • Ian Wilson

    Director of Photography

  • Steve Singleton

    Editor

  • 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

    • Runtime

    79 minutes

    Released

    1983-06-19

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    ITV Central

    Updated

    445 days ago

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