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Quartermaine's Terms

7.019871h 54mMovieComedyDramaTV Movie

TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact,…

DirectorBill Hays
WriterSimon Gray
ProducerLouis Marks

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Cast · Directed by Bill Hays

EFEdward Fox
Edward Fox
St John Quartermaine
JGJohn Gielgud
John Gielgud
Eddie Loomis
EBEleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Melanie Garth
PJPeter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
Henry Windscape
PJPaul Jesson
Paul Jesson
Derek Meadle
CFClive Francis
Clive Francis
Mark Sackling
TPTessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones
Anita Manchip
EKEiji Kusuhara
Eiji Kusuhara
Oko-Ri

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