The History Man(TV show/series, 1981)

Name: The History Man
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981

1h per episode | Genre: Comedy

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

The History Man is a British television drama series which aired in four parts on BBC2 in 1981. It is based on Malcolm Bradbury's 1975 novel of the same title. ()

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About The History Man

Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk (Antony Sher) subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university.

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The History Man Seasons and Episodes

01/04/1981Miniseries - 4 episodes

#1 | 01/04/1981Episode 1

Howard and Barbara Kirk , fashionable Watermouth University's well-known progressive couple, are throwing one of their celebrated parties. Another fresh term—new faces to radicalise, old issues and adversaries to be confronted. History needs some action and Howard has just the scheme for an autumn of disruption.

#2 | 01/11/1981Episode 2

The Kirk seminar is an advanced scholastic encounter with George Carmody, the perfect teaching aid and the only boy in the university with a trouser press. For Howard, a bonus in confronting the liberal establishment. But first there's the party to be scrutinised with Flora, and indeed Annie and Felicity.

#3 | 01/18/1981Episode 3

The departmental meeting. A setting of legendary divisiveness for the fruition of Howard's master plan. But with Professor Marvin a reluctant combatant and Howard's varied extra-mural activities under novel surveillance, the inevitability of the plot is no longer totally in the author's hands.

#4 | 01/25/1981Episode 4

History charges everyone a price for the stands they choose to make. Howard seems to be about to pay his dues, but in the fight for his academic life, the University is the battlefield. As in any war the choice of survivors—and casualties—is very arbitrary and contingent.

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 1 language: English (EN)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/04/1981

Last episode released on: 01/25/1981

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