Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

79 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 19, 1983

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.

Birth of a Nation

79 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 19, 1983

Birth of a Nation
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.
Producers ITV Central
Original title Birth of a Nation
Directors Mike Newell
Writers David Leland

Cast

Jim Broadbent

as Geoff Figg

Robert Stephens

as Vic Griffiths

Bruce Myers

as Twentyman

Richard Butler

as Mr Griff

Fred Pearson

as Mr Hodgeson

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Miss Martlett

William Hoyland

as Mr James

Bruce Payne

as Barratt

Ray Mort

as Whittaker

Suzanna Hamilton

as Alison Cooper

Kay Stonham

as Miss Denton

Jesse Birdsall

as Barry

Lisa Geoghan

as Sylve

Terry John

as Sergeant Powell

Gillian Davey

as Miss Pointer

Julia Deakin

as Deputy Headmistress Grunsell

Kwame Kwei-Armah

as Paul (as Ian Roberts)

Mike Smart

as Terry

Robert Stagg

as George Number 1

Paul Gamble

as George Number 2

Michael Ames

as Mr Kitchin

Peter Badger

as Mr Grant

Daryl Webster

as Mrs Twentyman

Tony Seaborne

as Stephen Harris

Janet Lacey

as Julie

Dean Macaree

as Booth

Feizal Sobratty

as Ramkissoon

Stuart Hunter

as Peter Field

Vincent Dawes

as Martin Mills

Julia Millbank

as Sally Wilson

Donald Dempster

as Cooper

Glen Dallas

as King

Danny Behrman

as Alan Frazer

Errol Francis

as John

Jason Hood

as Armitage

Benjamin Perry

as Scott

Ian Searle

as Ingram

Nicola Elliott

as Margaret