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TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the staff confide in him or generally pplay on his good nature. Then Derek Meadle arrives on the scene. He is a new part-time teacher who really wants to be full-time, but people like Quartermaine are in the way.Read moreLess
TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the staff confide in him or generally pplay on his good nature. Then Derek Meadle arrives on the scene. He is a new part-time teacher who really wants to be full-time, but people like Quartermaine are in the way.
The story
TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the staff confide in him or generally pplay on his good nature. Then Derek Meadle arrives on the scene. He is a new part-time teacher who really wants to be full-time, but people like Quartermaine are in the way.
Cast & crew
Edward FoxSt John Quartermaine
John GielgudEddie Loomis
Eleanor BronMelanie Garth
Peter JeffreyHenry Windscape
Paul JessonDerek Meadle
Clive FrancisMark Sackling
Tessa Peake-JonesAnita Manchip
Eiji KusuharaOko-RiExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- John McGlashan
- Editor
- Dave King
- Producer
- Louis Marks
- Director
- Bill Hays
- Writer
- Simon Gray