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Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965)
Directed by Gareth Davies
Overview
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.
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Janet Henfrey | Barbara Keogh | Keith Barron | Godfrey James | Vickery Turner | Charles Collingwood | Alan Lake | Robert Mill | Peter Madden | Brian Badcoe | Llewellyn Rees | Jack Woolgar | Edward Palmer | Johnnie Wade | Terence Soall | Charles Lewsen | Katherine Parr | PJ Kavanagh | Brian Hankins