ITV Playhouse Ancient and Modern (Season 3, Episode 13)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

ITV Playhouse

Ancient and Modern (Season 3, Episode 13)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

An Orwellian world in which a Socialist Public School is opened,despite the good intentions and efforts from staff to produce a school of equal opportunity and excellence, the school ends up like all the others.

Director

Guy Verney

Writer

Guy Slater

Production Designer

Stanley Mills

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 29, 1969

Release date

Dec 29, 1969 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
John Boxer Steward Steward See fewer	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Anne Brooke Socky Shuckburgh Socky Shuckburgh See fewer	Letters from the Dead (1968)
Miranda Connell Wendy Van Gruisen Wendy Van Gruisen See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Michael Dawes Standeven Standeven See fewer	ITV Playhouse (1967)
Gerald Flood Bull Shuckburgh Bull Shuckburgh See fewer	Patton (1970)
Denis Goacher Alden Van Gruisen Alden Van Gruisen See fewer	St. Ives (1960)
Jane Lowe Bucky Branch Bucky Branch See fewer	Bad Girls (1999)
William Lucas Eric Halfyard Eric Halfyard See fewer	Portrait of Alison (1955)
Zakes Mokae Gavin Lesotho Gavin Lesotho See fewer	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Guy Slater Michael Ferguson Michael Ferguson See fewer	Philosoma (1995)
Simon Williams Pint Shuckburgh Pint Shuckburgh See fewer	Kinvig (1981)