The Higher Mortals (1993)
1h 6m
Running Time
June 1, 1993Release Date
Plot.
This movie deals with the problems suffered by many smaller girls' boarding schools during the early 1990s recession, and makes use of metaphor and analogy in its critique of the John Major government of the day.
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Cast & Crew.
Georgina Glyn
George
Charlotte Payne
Charlie
Jemima Rooper
Vicky
Peter J. Morton
Jason
Gordon Griffin
Mr. Sefton
Fergus Brazier
Wayne
Victoria Finney
Mrs. Sefton
Susannah York
Miss Thorogood
Tat Whalley
Jake
Colin Finbow
Director
Kaleb Gumbs
Ryan
Brianne Perkins
Producer
Glen Mead
Clint
Zoey Brand
Hayley
David Hewson
Composer
Sam McCourt
Cinematographer
Lucy Balmer
Isabel
Clemency Burton-Hill
Melissa
Lucinda Nicholson
Laurel
Kate Fowler
Rebecca Ritchie
Katie Waldergrave
Peach Parrish
Patsy Byrne
Matron
Gilly Coman
Miss Pluckley
Richard Kane
Mr. Boles
Details.
Wiki.
The Higher Mortals is a film produced by the Children's Film Unit in 1993, directed by Colin Finbow and distributed by Channel Four Films. It was filmed in south Suffolk and north Essex, and received its sole TV transmission on Channel 4 on 25 September 1994, also being shown at the 1994 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It deals with the problems suffered by many smaller girls' boarding schools during the early 1990s recession, and makes use of metaphor and analogy in its critique of the John Major government of the day. It notably features early appearances by the now prominent actresses Jemima Rooper and Clemency Burton-Hill.