Spare the Rod (1961)
It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?
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Cast
- Max Bygraves — John Saunders
- Geoffrey Keen — Arthur Gregory
- Donald Pleasence — Mr. Jenkins
- Betty McDowall — Ann Collins
- Peter Reynolds — Alec Murray
- Jean Anderson — Mrs. Pond
- Eleanor Summerfield — Mrs. Harkness
- Mary Merrall — Miss Fogg
- Richard O'Sullivan — Fred Harkness
- Claire Marshall — Margaret
- Jeremy Bulloch — Angell
- Michael Craze — Thatcher
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