''Birth of a Nation'' is a 1983

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starring

Jim Broadbent James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film ''Iris'' (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for hi ...

as teacher Geoff Figg. It was written by David Leland and directed by Mike Newell. It was originally broadcast on

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on 19 June 1983 as the first in an untitled series of works by Leland (including ''

Made in Britain ''Made in Britain'' is a 1983 British television play written by David Leland and directed by Alan Clarke. It follows a 16-year-old racist skinhead and his constant confrontations with authority figures. It was broadcast on ITV on 10 July 198 ...

''), all loosely concerned with the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of ''Tales Out of School''. It was #31 in ''The Daily Telegraphs list of the Top 60 ITV shows. It was reviewed in newspapers such as ''The Times'' and the ''Reading Evening Post''.Reading Evening Post
20 June 1983

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* 1983 television films 1983 films Films directed by Mike Newell 1983 drama films 1980s British films British drama television films {{tv-drama-film-stub