TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the staff confide in him or generally pplay on his good nature. Then Derek Meadle arrives on the scene. He is a new part-time teacher who really wants to be full-time, but people like Quartermaine are in the way.

Cast

Edward Fox

St John Quartermaine

John Gielgud

Eddie Loomis

Eleanor Bron

Melanie Garth

Peter Jeffrey

Henry Windscape

Paul Jesson

Derek Meadle

Clive Francis

Mark Sackling

Tessa Peake-Jones

Anita Manchip

Eiji Kusuhara

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