Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.
Cast
Keith Barron
Nigel Barton
Jack Woolgar
Harry Barton
Katherine Parr
Mrs. Barton
Vickery Turner
Jill Blakeney
Robert Mill
Adrian
Janet Henfrey
Miss Tillings
PJ Kavanagh
Reporter
Johnnie Wade
Georgie
Godfrey James
Bert
Llewellyn Rees
Senior Proctor
Brian Badcoe
Junior Proctor
Brian Hankins
Conrad
Terence Soall
Scout
Barbara Keogh
Mrs. Taylor
Peter Madden
Jordan
Alan Lake
Billy
Edward Palmer
Ernie
Charles Lewsen
President of the Union
Charles Collingwood
Tim 11
Crew
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