The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

TV Series
1978
1h

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The series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s S... Read allThe series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland.The series tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland.

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Geraldine McEwan

Jean Brodie

Vivienne Ross

Miss Campbell

Lynsey Baxter

Sandy Stranger

Amanda Kirby

Jenny Gray

Tracey Childs

Rose Stanley

Jean McKinley

Mary MacGregor

Penelope Allsopp

Dorothy

Julie Brennan

Juliet

Evelyn Hill

Schoolgirl

Marion Harvey

Schoolgirl

Janette Rankin

Schoolgirl

Leona Monaghan

Schoolgirl

Anne McFadden

Schoolgirl

Diane Wilson

Schoolgirl

Patricia Rouse

Schoolgirl

Candace Alexander

Schoolgirl

Linda Downey

Schoolgirl

Noreen D'Inverno

Schoolgirl

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The first episode is set largely in Newcastle and the sepia stills in the opening titles show local scenes (the Tyne and swing bridges, Grey's monument and the castle). The remainder of the series takes place in Edinburgh and the titles show scenes from there: Edinburgh Castle, the West End of Princes Street, the rear of Register House and the Dean Village.

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Featured in Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland: Characters (2012)

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At her prime

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was adapted by Scottish Television into a seven episode television serial in 1978. It is very much an adaptation of the play rather than the novel itself.

Geraldine McEwan takes the the lead as Miss Jean Brodie and episodic format give the film room to breathe in comparison to the more famous film of the play.

It is obvious from the first episode that Scottish Television spent a lot of money in this series with extensive location shooting in the opening episode including Jean Brodie riding on a steam train. Music was provided by Hollywood Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch.

Things get more sedate in the classroom. Geraldine McEwan and John Castle are the stars here. There are future stars playing the school girls such as Lynsey Baxter and Tracey Childs. It goes nicely along but it does also drag out a bit as well.