Stand Up, Nigel Barton

Name: Stand Up, Nigel Barton
Director: Gareth Davies
Released: 1965
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Keith Barron, Jack Woolgar, Katherine Parr, Vickery Turner, Robert Mill

1965 · 72 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 78 VOTES · DIR. Gareth Davies

Overview

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,102 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:05 Hey, Dad. Why do you always walk in the middle of the road?

00:02:38 (AEROPLANE ROARS OVERHEAD)

00:05:55 Eight on the dot. You said you wanted to be on the move by quarter past.

00:09:11 Well, Miss, I thought perhaps this bit.

00:11:46 - Does he? - Don't mind him.

00:14:20 - Nigel's been writing some good stuff. - So I'm told. Never read it myself.

00:17:24 "'Blessed are they which are pers... persecuted for righteousness' sake

00:20:43 Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter.

00:23:50 I didn't say I weren't, did I?

00:26:26 It even had a little round brown maggot hole in it, so true to life it were.

00:29:08 You think you're too good for us lot, don't you?

00:32:37 Barton's palate is as primitive as his politics.

00:35:49 - That would come in handy. - We'll hold our breath, won't we?

00:38:39 Two pints of half and half and a pint of bitter, please.

00:41:51 (GEORGIE) That's straight up. Straight up.

00:44:49 I'm doing a telly programme about class in

00:47:45 - (SPEAKS LATIN) - Sir?

00:50:29 Somebody in this room is a thief.

00:53:23 But they've opened the door and let you in.

00:56:24 - Harry? What, our Harry? - That's right. Is he...

00:58:53 - I take it you stand by your son. - You can take your hook out of here.

01:02:09 But if all is all right in the world of Mr Brennan

01:04:49 It's a tightrope between two different worlds and I'm walking it.

01:08:15 Yeah, I know.

Cast & Characters

Keith Barron Nigel Barton Jack Woolgar Harry Barton Katherine Parr Mrs. Barton Vickery Turner Jill Blakeney Robert Mill Adrian Janet Henfrey Miss Tillings Patrick Kavanagh Reporter Johnny Wade Georgie Godfrey James Bert Llewellyn Rees Senior Proctor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,102

Dialogue density15.3 lines / min

First line00:00:05

Final line01:08:15

Production Record

DirectorGareth Davies

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes78