Clayhanger Last of a Schoolboy (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

Clayhanger

Last of a Schoolboy (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

The year is 1875. Edwin Clayhanger is turned 16 and it's his last day at school. He wants to be an architect. His father - the autocratic printer - has other ideas for his future.

Director

David Reid

Writers

Arnold Bennett ("Clayhanger" novels) | Douglas Livingstone (dramatised by)

Producer

David Reid

Production Designer

Michael Bailey

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Updated Jan 1, 1976

Release date

Jan 1, 1976 (United Kingdom)

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Harry Andrews Darius Clayhanger Darius Clayhanger See fewer	The Hill (1965)
William Relton Edwin Clayhanger, as a young man Edwin Clayhanger, as a young man See fewer	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Thelma Whiteley Maggie Clayhanger Maggie Clayhanger See fewer	Clayhanger (1976)
Rosemary Blake Clara Clayhanger Clara Clayhanger See fewer	A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973)
Joyce Redman Auntie Hamps Auntie Hamps See fewer	Tom Jones (1963)
Bruce Purchase Big James Big James See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
David Wilkinson Charlie Orgreave, as a young man Charlie Orgreave, as a young man See fewer	Getting Away with Murder(s) (2021)
Harold Bennett Mr. Shushions Mr. Shushions See fewer	Are You Being Served? (1972)
Brian Pettifer Stifford Stifford See fewer	Amadeus (1984)
Diana Rayworth Miss Ingamells Miss Ingamells See fewer	The House of Eliott (1991)
Clifford Kershaw Schoolmaster Schoolmaster See fewer	David Copperfield (1974)
Sonny Farrar Enoch Peake Enoch Peake See fewer	She Shall Have Music (1935)
Vera Jakob Mrs. Nixon Mrs. Nixon See fewer	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
David Edwards Messenger Boy Messenger Boy See fewer	Clayhanger (1976)
Mo Willshire Florence Simcox Florence Simcox See fewer	The Nineteenth Hole (1989)
John Rainer Reciter Reciter See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Enid Irvin Waitress Waitress See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Roy Pattison Bargee Bargee See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Joe Holmes Stallholder Stallholder See fewer	Country Matters (1972)
Marc Harrison Young dancer Young dancer See fewer	The Onedin Line (1971)