Birth of a Nation (1983 film)

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 the 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]

Birth of a Nation
Written byDavid Leland
Directed byMike Newell
StarringJim Broadbent
Lisa Geoghan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducersPatrick Cassavetti
Margaret Matheson
EditorSteve Singleton
Running time79 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV
Release19 June 1983 (1983-06-19)

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

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  1. ^ "What we have here is a failure to communicate: A UK Blu-ray review of TALES OUT OF SCHOOL" by Slarek (CineOutsider)
  2. ^ Lawrence, Ben; Hogan, Michael; O'Donovan, Gerard; Tate, Gabriel (28 January 2016). "The 60 greatest ITV shows". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ Review by Peter Davalle, The Times June 18, 1983
  4. ^ Reading Evening Post 20 June 1983
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