Birth of a Nation
1983-06-19A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.

A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.

Geoff Figg
Jim Broadbent

Vic Griffiths
Robert Stephens

Twentyman
Bruce Myers

Mr Griff
Richard Butler

Mr Hodgeson
Fred Pearson
Miss Martlett
Peggy Ann Clifford

Mr James
William Hoyland

Barratt
Bruce Payne

Whittaker
Ray Mort

Alison Cooper
Suzanna Hamilton

Miss Denton
Kay Stonham

Barry
Jesse Birdsall
Sylve
Lisa Geoghan
Sergeant Powell
Terry John
Miss Pointer
Gillian Davey

Deputy Headmistress Grunsell
Julia Deakin

Paul (as Ian Roberts)
Kwame Kwei-Armah

Dawn
Juanita Waterman
Terry
Mike Smart
George Number 1
Robert Stagg
George Number 2
Paul Gamble
Mr Kitchin
Michael Ames
Mr Grant
Peter Badger
Mrs Twentyman
Daryl Webster
Stephen Harris
Tony Seaborne
Julie
Janet Lacey
Booth
Dean Macaree
Ramkissoon
Feizal Sobratty
Peter Field
Stuart Hunter
Martin Mills
Vincent Dawes
Sally Wilson
Julia Millbank
Cooper
Donald Dempster
King
Glen Dallas
Alan Frazer
Danny Behrman
John
Errol Francis
Armitage
Jason Hood
Scott
Benjamin Perry
Ingram
Ian Searle
Margaret
Nicola Elliott