Birth of a Nation

"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."

Cast

Jim Broadbent

as Geoff Figg

Robert Stephens

as Vic Griffiths

Bruce Myers

as Twentyman

Richard Butler

as Mr Griff

Fred Pearson

as Mr Hodgeson

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Miss Martlett

William Hoyland

as Mr James

Bruce Payne

as Barratt

Ray Mort

as Whittaker

Suzanna Hamilton

as Alison Cooper

Kay Stonham

as Miss Denton

Jesse Birdsall

as Barry

Lisa Geoghan

as Sylve

Terry John

as Sergeant Powell

Gillian Davey

as Miss Pointer

Julia Deakin

as Deputy Headmistress Grunsell

Kwame Kwei-Armah

as Paul (as Ian Roberts)

Juanita Waterman

as Dawn

Mike Smart

as Terry

Robert Stagg

as George Number 1

Paul Gamble

as George Number 2

Michael Ames

as Mr Kitchin

Peter Badger

as Mr Grant

Daryl Webster

as Mrs Twentyman

Tony Seaborne

as Stephen Harris

Janet Lacey

as Julie

Dean Macaree

as Booth

Feizal Sobratty

as Ramkissoon

Stuart Hunter

as Peter Field

Vincent Dawes

as Martin Mills

Julia Millbank

as Sally Wilson

Donald Dempster

as Cooper

Glen Dallas

as King

Danny Behrman

as Alan Frazer

Errol Francis

as John

Jason Hood

as Armitage

Benjamin Perry

as Scott

Ian Searle

as Ingram

Nicola Elliott

as Margaret

Crew

Ian Wilson

Director of Photography

Barbara Lane

Costume Design

Patrick Cassavetti

Associate Producer

Jamie Leonard

Production Design

Margaret Matheson

Producer

Steve Singleton

Editor

David Leland

Writer

Mike Newell

Director

Andy J. Clark

Original Music Composer