About
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
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Keith Barron
Nigel Barton
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Jack Woolgar
Harry Barton
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Katherine Parr
Mrs. Barton
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Vickery Turner
Jill Blakeney
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Robert Mill
Adrian
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Janet Henfrey
Miss Tillings
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Johnnie Wade
Georgie
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Godfrey James
Bert
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Llewellyn Rees
Senior Proctor
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Brian Badcoe
Junior Proctor
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Brian Hankins
Conrad
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Terence Soall
Scout
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Barbara Keogh
Mrs. Taylor
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Peter Madden
Jordan
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Alan Lake
Billy
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Edward Palmer
Ernie
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Charles Lewsen
President of the Union
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Charles Collingwood
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