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It was originally screened on the BBC1 Sunday afternoon slot, which often showed serialisations of classics aimed at a family audience. It made some free adaptations to Hughes's novel, creating the role of Flashman's father, writing new sub-plots around Flashman and Arnold and including some graphic caning scenes.<ref>See Katheryn Hugehes's article on Hughes' novel in ''[[The Guardian]]'' '' http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/20/booksforchildrenandteenagers ''.</ref> The sadistic overtones of the latter attracted the attention of 'Clean-up TV' campaigner [[Mary Whitehouse]] who claimed they broke the BBC's guidelines on violence.<ref>Charles Gillies [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19711208&id=x9A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4726,1519880 "Mrs Whitehouse, ''Casanova'', and ''Tom Brown's Schooldays''"], ''Glasgow Herald, 8 December 1971, p.8</ref> |
It was originally screened on the BBC1 Sunday afternoon slot, which often showed serialisations of classics aimed at a family audience. It made some free adaptations to Hughes's novel, creating the role of Flashman's father, writing new sub-plots around Flashman and Arnold and including some graphic caning scenes.<ref>See Katheryn Hugehes's article on Hughes' novel in ''[[The Guardian]]'' '' http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/20/booksforchildrenandteenagers ''.</ref> The sadistic overtones of the latter attracted the attention of 'Clean-up TV' campaigner [[Mary Whitehouse]] who claimed they broke the BBC's guidelines on violence.<ref>Charles Gillies [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19711208&id=x9A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4726,1519880 "Mrs Whitehouse, ''Casanova'', and ''Tom Brown's Schooldays''"], ''Glasgow Herald, 8 December 1971, p.8</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Anthony Murphy (actor)|Anthony Murphy]] as [[Tom Brown (character)|Tom Brown]] |
* [[Anthony Murphy (actor)|Anthony Murphy]] as [[Tom Brown (character)|Tom Brown]] |
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| Tom Brown's Schooldays | |
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| Written by | Thomas Hughes (novel) Anthony Stevens (writer) |
| Directed by | Gareth Davies |
| Starring | Anthony Murphy Iain Cuthbertson Louise Jameson Simon Fisher Turner Richard Morant |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John McRae |
| Running time | 225 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 14 November 1971 (UK) 14 January 1973 (US) |
Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1971 television serial adaptation of the Thomas Hughes novel of the same name.
It was originally screened on the BBC1 Sunday afternoon slot, which often showed serialisations of classics aimed at a family audience. It made some free adaptations to Hughes's novel, creating the role of Flashman's father, writing new sub-plots around Flashman and Arnold and including some graphic caning scenes.[1] The sadistic overtones of the latter attracted the attention of 'Clean-up TV' campaigner Mary Whitehouse who claimed they broke the BBC's guidelines on violence.[2]
The series was regarded as well-acted[citation needed] and was later shown on Masterpiece Theater in the USA. Both the programme and Anthony Murphy's lead performance won Emmy Awards.
Cast
- Anthony Murphy as Tom Brown
- Iain Cuthbertson as Dr. Thomas Arnold
- Louise Jameson as Mary Arnold
- Simon Fisher Turner as Harry "Scud" East
- Richard Morant as Flashman
- Gerald Flood as Sir Richard Flashman
- Richard Gibson as Sunning
- Christopher Guard as Darcy
- Daniel Hill as Harry
- John Hug as Druce
- Robin Langford as Martin
- John Paul as Mr. Brown
References
- ^ See Katheryn Hugehes's article on Hughes' novel in The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/20/booksforchildrenandteenagers .
- ^ Charles Gillies "Mrs Whitehouse, Casanova, and Tom Brown's Schooldays", Glasgow Herald, 8 December 1971, p.8
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