Nigel Barton
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The Nigel Barton plays are two semi-autobiographical television dramas by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on BBC1 on 8 and 15 December 1965 as part of The Wednesday Play strand. The first play, Stand Up, Nigel Barton, follows the eponymous character's journey from his childhood in a small mining community to winning a scholarship for Oxford, while the second play, Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton, sees him standing for Parliament as the Labour Party candidate in a by-election. Both plays develop themes and use dramatic devices that became hallmarks of Potter's later plays for television.
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Nigel Barton | |
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Also known as | Stand Up, Nigel Barton Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton |
Written by | Dennis Potter |
Directed by | Gareth Davies |
Starring | Keith Barron |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producers | Graeme MacDonald James MacTaggart |
Running time | 75ā80 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 8 December (1965-12-08) ā 15 December 1965 (1965-12-15) |
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