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Quartermaine's Terms

Comedy by Simon Gray, set in a school for teaching English to foreigners in the 1960s. It deals with the concerns of seven teachers over several years.

Simon Gray's funny and moving play is set in a school for teaching English to foreigners in the 1960s. It deals with the concerns of seven teachers over several years and in particular the progress of Quartermaine, a lonely man and ineffective teacher.

St John Quartermaine ...... Michael Palin
Anita Manchip ...... Francesca Faridany
Mark Sackling ...... James Fleet
Eddie Loomis ...... Clive Francis
Derek Meadle ...... Andrew Lincoln
Henry Windscape ...... David Yelland
Melanie Garth ...... Harriet Walter

Directed by Maria Aitken.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Jan 2009 14:30

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Jan 2009 14:30

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