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Tales Out of School

1983 · 1 season

A serious, socially observant set of standalone plays that asks you to sit with ordinary British lives and their quiet frustrations.

Created by
David Leland
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Rynagh O'Grady
Tagline
Four films by David Leland.
Overview
Tales Out of School is a British anthology of television plays by David Leland: Birth of a Nation, Flying Into the Wind, R.H.I.N.O.: Really Here in Name Only, and Made in Britain.

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Created by
David Leland
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Rynagh O'Grady
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    David Leland
    Written by
    David Leland
    Starring
    Jim Broadbent, Derrick O'Connor, Rynagh O'Grady, Deltha McLeod, Tim Roth, Robert Stephens, Peggy Ann Clifford, Fred Pearson
    Music
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    Cinematography
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    Length
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    Country
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    Languages
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