I love all the shots of Old Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Wikipedia suggests it was still the original Edinburgh setting but with Jean currently working in Newcastle at the start of the series before going back to Marcia Blaine in Edinburgh. I need to watch this!
Thanks so much for posting this - I've had that tune in my head for over 30 years - nice to hear it again. (Actually what's in my head is the bit starting at 29 seconds in - and in this clip it's cut off at 36 seconds, so there must be a longer version somewhere: maybe the _end_ titles?)
'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' theme is such a lovely, very beautiful piece of music, did anyone else notice Gwyneth Guthrie's name on the 'Brodie' end credits? she went on to play the plain, stern looking gossip Mrs.Mack and her very pretty sister Florence Crossan, a dual role for Guthrie in STV's soap 'Take the High Road'. Also on the end credits is Anna Wing who went on to play Ian Beale's gran Lou Beale in 'EastEnders'. First watched Geraldine McEwan as 'Miss Jean Brodie' when i was little, well worth getting the DVD of the series. If anyone enjoys McEwan in 'Agatha Christie's MARPLE' , it is available on Amazon uk in Blu-ray format (Spanish import), and will play English soundtrack.
the ITV franchisee, STV ( Scottish Television), covering central and north Scotland, which made this series in 1977/78, expect to release the series on DVD in January 2013 according to a recent tweet. the series was last shown on Channel 4 in 1984 before the current replay on Sky Arts
Hi Robynsegg This version is to be shown on Sky Arts 2 from Monday 6 August 2012 at 1730 and repeated at 01.30. Looks like it will be on every day. I will be interested to find out if it is as good as I remember.
If you do a search for the tv series on HMV.com you will see that there is an intention to have this production commercially available on DVD, when I do not know.
@G6JPG You are right, the end titles were as you remember, there was an extended version of the opening titles. Someone had the end titles on youtube a few years back, but big brother again was watching and had them removed- not sure how long this one will last before the powers that be step in...
she hears of a vacancy in Edinburgh and jsut as well as her contract is nt being renewed because of her politcial views but continues to teach in Newcastle meantime. I cannot recall the school name.. when she is offered the job back in Edinburgh, she gives each of her class a little gift box covered with handmade Venetian paper. The Newcastle also covers her relationship with business man George Jenkins
Hi there, I've just noticed that this version will be broadcast on Sky Arts 2 from Monday 6th August 2012 at 1730 and again at 01.30. Looks like it will be on every day. I too want to know if it's as good as I remember.
actually, i FINALLY found out; it's lynsey baxter as 'sandy'. i didn't know she was MY age (47). she was beautiful to me (then a 14 year old) and looking at more current pictures of her, she still is.
@Kitchiegeorgedotcom: the person who put up this one very kindly also put up the end credits: ?v=n5d3gYQgtis - makes me quite tearful to hear this piece of music (and in excellent quality, too) which has been in my head for 32 years.
Hi there, I've just noticed that Sky Arts 2 are showing the Geraldine McEwan version from next Monday 6th August 2012 at 1730 and again at 0130. Hope this helps.
I don't recall any affairs portrayed other than Mr Lloyd's mistress Miss Crawford who clashes with Miss Brodie, being slightly jealous of Miss Crawford! Each of the seven episodes focused on characters with Miss Brodie being the main focus of episodes one and two in Newcastle and Edinburgh. Episode three was about Sandy and Jenny, discovering sex, four was Guilia, five was Rose, six was Dorothy , the aspiring ballet dancer, and last the episode was about orphan Mary McGregor
episode 1 begins with Miss Brodie teaching in Newcastle and is desparate to return to Scotland. She describes the English education system as geared to turning out girls as marriage fodder. She qualifies this by saying she wishes to turn out girls who are married or otherwise.
Have I missed a trick here, but why have they used stills of what appears to be Newcastle Upon Tyne with the novel is set in Edinburgh? Anyone who knows please enlighten me.
hmmmm...lemme figure this out. i remember the character that had the affair in that television series as being a brunette. that said, this 33 years ago, so i won't bet the farm. i think what i NEED to do is pre-order on amazon so i can get my hands on this show.
I think she was blond in the series. She was a bit jealous when Miss Brodie's favour focused no ther pupils, especially Guilia and Rose. I think the actresses were much older than the characters they played. I have an article from a Scottish newspaper published many years after the series ended and it was discussing what the actresses were doing then.
PLEASE tell me this is real! i saw this on pbs in chicago in 1979...and loved it. gotta say i liked it more than the movie. fell in love with the dark haired girl who turned out to be 'bad'. LOL
I think you mean Guilia Cibelli played by Romana Kaye who runs away from home hearing her parents are being given political asylum meaning she will never see her 'fiance' again
