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A Better Class of Person by John Osborne Episodes

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  1. 10. On the Pier at Morecambe

    10/10 Another marriage ends and penury beckons, but so does success.

  2. 9. Fall of a Sparrow

    9/10 The writer recalls further theatrical enterprises.

  3. 8. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

    8/10 Focus on the 'Brighton year', and a spluttering start to Osborne's writing career.

  4. 7. Kindly Leave the Stage

    7/10 The famous playwright remembers his first faltering steps towards his calling.

  5. 6. Hold the Front Page

    6/10 Playwright John Osborne's theatrical aspirations.

  6. 5. Don't Fence Me In

    5/10 The playwright's formal education comes to an end, when girls and rebellion cost him dear.

  7. 4. Too Young To Fight and Too Old to Forget

    4/10 After an illness, young John is sent to Dorset for brutal convalescence.

  8. 3. O Wall!

    3/10 The reknowned playwright reminisces about school and his burgeoning literary interest.

  9. 2. I Don't Want to End Up in a Dead-and-Alive Hole

    2/10 The writer recounts his formative years, a peripatetic life thanks to his mother's whims.

  10. 1. No Pride in Real Gentry

    1/10 Playwright John Osborne's early years - his mother's make-up regime and Uncle's letters.