Nightingale's Boys: The Complete Series (1975)
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Nightingale's Boys shows what happens when a master at a northern grammar
school, Bill 'Tweety' Nightingale, tries to organise a reunion with the boys of
the 'star' class of his career: the 1949 sixth form. Nearing retirement and
aware that his gifts are fading, Bill fondly regards the class as the high point
of his career, and now hopes to recapture some of its alchemy; as this
seven-part series unfolds, we see just how the likely lads of '49 turned out -
and whether Bill is doomed to disillusion.
Derek Farr - like several cast members a former teacher himself - brings great
sympathy to the role of Bill Nightingale, a radical who had fought in the
Spanish Civil War, and a distinguished master with 35 years' teaching
experience. Each drama focuses on a particular member of his favourite class,
with Anton Rodgers, Ronald Lewis, David Swift and Bernard Gallagher among the
noted actors portraying the sixth-formers in adult life; writers include
award-winning playwright Jack Rosenthal, Arthur Hopcraft (Tinker, Tailor,
Soldier, Spy) and John Finch (A Family at War).