Quartermaine's Terms is a play by Simon Gray.
Plot
St John (pronounced 'Sinjon') Quartermaine is a teacher whose life is lived vicariously in the confines of a staffroom in a Cambridge school for teaching English to foreigners. Set in the 1960s, it deals with the concerns of seven teachers over several years and in particular the progress of Quartermaine, a lonely man and ineffective teacher.
Productions and adaptations
| Quartermaine's Terms | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bill Hays |
| Written by | Simon Gray (play) Simon Gray (adaptation) |
| Starring | John Gielgud Edward Fox Eleanor Bron Clive Francis Tessa Peake-Jones Peter Jeffrey Paul Jesson |
| Music by | Jeremy Nicholas |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Quatermaine's Terms was made into a made-for-TV film in 1987.
- Melanie ...... Eleanor Bron
- Quartermaine ...... Edward Fox
- Mark ...... Clive Francis
- Eddie ...... John Gielgud
- Henry ...... Peter Jeffrey
- Derek ...... Paul Jesson
- Anita ...... Tessa Peake-Jones
- Producer BBC
- Director Bill Hays
It was adapted as a radio play on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday 17 June 2006.
- Quartermaine ...... Michael Palin
- Anita ...... Francesca Faridany
- Mark ...... James Fleet
- Eddie ...... Clive Francis
- Derek ...... Andrew Lincoln
- Henry ...... David Yelland
- Melanie ...... Harriet Walter
- Producer Catherine Bailey
- Director Maria Aitken
