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Educating Rita
Moving comedy drama about a young hairdresser (Julie Walters) who decides to better herself by enrolling at college. Based on Willy Russell's award-winning stage play.
Moving comedy drama based on Willy Russell's hit stage play about a hairdresser who dreams of rising above her drab urban existence through the power of education. For better or worse, she chooses drunken lecturer Frank Bryant as her tutor. Julie Walters gained an Oscar nomination for her film debut.
Last on
Tue 30 Aug 2022
23:15
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dr Frank Bryant | Michael Caine |
| Rita Susan White | Julie Walters |
| Director | Lewis Gilbert |
| Brian | Michael Williams |
| Trish | Maureen Lipman |
| Julia | Jeananne Crowley |
| Denny | Malcolm Douglas |
| Rita's Father | Godfrey Quigley |
| Elaine | Dearbhla Molloy |
| Bursar | Pat Daly |
| Collins | Kim Fortune |
| Tiger | Philip Hurdwood |
| Lesley | Hilary Reynolds |
| Writer | Willy Russell |
| Executive Producer | Herbert L Oakes |
| Producer | Lewis Gilbert |
| Composer | David Hentschel |
| Director of photography | Frank Watts |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Aug 2007 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
Wed 28 May 2008 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except London & Scotland- Wed 28 May 2008 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London & Scotland only
Sun 17 Aug 2008 23:00- Sat 1 Aug 2009 22:00
- Sun 11 Jul 2010 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Mon 12 Jul 2010 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 2 Nov 2010 22:30
- Tue 10 Jul 2012 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Tue 10 Jul 2012 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Wales only
- Sun 17 May 2020 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Sun 17 May 2020 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Sun 17 May 2020 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Mon 18 May 2020 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 23 May 2020 22:35
- Sat 19 Dec 2020 22:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Feb 2021 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 25 Feb 2021 21:00
- Sun 5 Sep 2021 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Wales
- Sun 5 Sep 2021 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 22 Mar 2022 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 30 Aug 2022 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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