Learning on ScreenRotter’s Club
- Synopsis
- Television adaptation, in three episodes, of Jonathan Coe’s novel. Tells the story of a group of Birmingham teenagers and their families in the 1970s, a time of class conflict, racial tension and industrial strikes. In one episode a pupil introduces the question of Shakespeare’s sexuality in abusive terms. The teacher admonishes him by assigning an essay topic on the theme of ‘great writing has no gender’. In a later episode the one black pupil in the class (Richards) is shown playing Othello in a school production.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- gender issues; schoolchildren; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); School productions
Credits
- Director
- Tony Smith
- Producer
- Chrissy Skinns
- Writer
- Dick Clement; Ian La Frenais; Jonathan Coe
- Cast
Bill Anderton Geoff Breton Julian Rhind-Tutt Kevin Doyle Mark Williams Peter Bankolé Rebecca Front Sarah Lancashire
Production Company
- Name
Company Pictures
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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