Tales Out of School

Synopsis

Tales Out of School is a British anthology of television plays by David Leland: Birth of a Nation, Flying Into the Wind, R.H.I.N.O.: Really Here in Name Only, and Made in Britain.

First Air Date: 1983-06-19

Last Air Date: 1983-07-10

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: David Leland

Top Cast

Jim Broadbent as Geoff Figg
Derrick O'Connor as Barry Wyatt
Rynagh O'Grady as Sally Wyatt
Deltha McLeod as Angie
Tim Roth as Trevor
Robert Stephens as Vic Griffiths
Peggy Ann Clifford as Miss Martlett
Fred Pearson as Mr Hodgeson
Richard Butler as Mr Griff
William Hoyland as Mr James

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Birth of a Nation (1983-06-19)

Geoff Figg, a new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school, feels that corporal punishment may only be inflaming trouble, and so begins to campaign against it.
Ep. 2: Flying Into the Wind (1983-06-26)

Barry and Sally Wyatt wish to educate their children at home, but the authorities have other ideas. From 1969 and 1980, we see how this affects the various individuals and attitudes.
Ep. 3: R.H.I.N.O.: Really Here in Name Only (1983-07-03)

Isolated, overweight, teenage kleptomaniac Angie is pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to decide what to do with her.
Ep. 4: Made in Britain (1983-07-10)

After being sent to an assessment center, 16-year-old skinhead Trevor clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.