Birth of a Nation (1983 film)
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This article is about the 1982 television play. For other uses, see The Birth of a Nation (disambiguation).
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]
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Directed by | Mike Newell |
Written by | David Leland |
Produced by | Patrick Cassavetti Margaret Matheson |
Starring | Jim Broadbent Lisa Geoghan |
Edited by | Steve Singleton |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
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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]