tom brown's schooldays 1971

[Antiphyletist]

Matron has an i-pad!!!

[hollywoodwerewolf]

I think if both boys challenged Flashman here he would've turned tail.

[MsPelicanus]

hammy

[dramaqueen465]

i forgot they say fagging!

[FrauGrimhild]

Does anyone know the music to this?

[izzyfana]

my girlfriends and i watched this when we were thirteen, so anxious for each episode. we so cried during the flogging episode. thank you for putting it up.

[happygamestvfun1]

got one word for this "LAME"

[muffingirl1606]

The actor playing East is Simon Turner, NOT Alex Pettyfer.

[pipesmokerable]

haha i go to this school

[Dehzee]

Love this, I didn't think I would ever have a chance to see it again! Thanx for posting.

[979708]

The DVD boxset is also avaliable from Amazon.

[XenophobicPiglet]

Everyone loves Flashman.

[Brenda2OOO]

One doesn't kill little vermin lke you, Cuthbertson, one destroys them.

[welles2002]

I just bought my DVD and can't tell you the memories it brings back. I'm not sure if it reminds me of my youth when i first saw the series on Masterpiece theater or that is is just so damn good especially the villain flashman one of the all time great villains ever put on film and videotape of course.

[maraskywalkeriii]

This is next on my list for netflix. I am terribly excited. It's Bunter!

[le238man]

When this aired,I was 15. While going through our 4 only channels I came upon this show and was hooked. Couldn't wait for the next part every week. . I couldn't wait for each of these shows every week! Great series! Thanks for posting. I also miss the late "Allister Cooke" .

[fbtl1946]

Great acting by Anthony Murphy [ tom brown ] . Nowadays this cude boy is an amazing artist

[andres28230]

Yes, thanks for the posting. I remember that scene, so long ago.

[lomein495]

I remember this from long ago. Thanks so much for posting.

[ravenslaves]

For those not familiar with the author George MacDonald Frasure, he continues the life of Harry Flashman through the Flashman Papers. A series of brilliant novels. Read them all, in order.

[ajg68]

stick it to the little prig flashy!! i' m with you ravenslaves! i've read and re- read the flashman novels again and again over the last 25 years and love them all! alas, gmf died last year, so that's that.

[Useless2112]

Is this really set in 1971? Wow.

[BigJimUK]

No, it was set in 1834. It was just filmed in 1971.

Doh!

[Useless2112]

No, it's set in 1971. It says so. Besides, there was no colour TV in 1834.

[BigJimUK]

You think he wrote the story in a time that was almost eighty years after his own death and more than a century after he actually penned it? The 1971 in the title is NOT when the story is set; it is when the program was made. You only have to look at the clothing to realise that.

[Useless2112]

Yeah, its kind of a weird school that makes them dress like they're living in Victorian England in 1971. Does the school really exist?

[BigJimUK]

Well, strictly speaking not Victorian, as William IV was on the throne till 1837.

Yes, the school is very real and still going strong, I've been there. It's one of the top schools in the country, alongside the likes of Eton, Harrow, Marlborough and Repton.

[Useless2112]

Kind of a weird school that makes them dress like it's 1837, though I've heard that Eton's uniform is a top hat and dungarees. Wasn't it a hassle getting dressed up like that everyday when you went there?

[BigJimUK]

Doh x2.

Every school in the country has had it's uniform evolve over the years. Rugby's uniform is nothing like that now. Traditional it may be, but not THAT traditional.

Eton abandoned top hats in the 1940's. Dungarees have never been worn, to my knowledge.

I should explain that by "I've been there", I mean I've visited it. Once. To my everlasting regret I didn't attend it as a pupil.

[Useless2112]

Yeah I agree, they should get rid of the traditional uniforms, it's time for them to evolve.

You only went once??? I skipped a few classes in my time man, but that's hardcore! How did you do in your exams?

[BigJimUK]

Oh my aching sides. Tee hee, ha ha, ho ho etc.

The Birching Tower still stands, by the way, except nowadays it's used as a storage space. The tower called "The Caning Tower" in the film is not actually the proper Birching Tower. They chose that one for filming because it stands more dramatically alone, like a finger pointing at the sky. The real Birching Tower stands in the middle of a wall.

[atvman1000]

lol at Useless2112 'there was no colour TV in 1834'

[cutelilhog]

yeah the school does exist, the new movie of it said it was originally filmed there

[rainbowgirl678]

thats wat year it was made dumbass! these kinds of shows were popular in the 1970s!

[310sucks]

This is so cheesy I love it! I remember watching this on aussie tv back in the 80s. Someone upload the whole thing! I want to see Cuthbertson!

[MrTowcho]

Jesus this is the only version for me. Can you please tell me how to get this series on dvd? It was the absolute best of Masterpiece Theatre, together with I Claudius and Cosmos. And the acting was superlative. But then, I'm 45. GOD BLESS! dina

[maraskywalkeriii]

Hello. It is available on DVD now in Region 1. My next netflix DVD will be this very production.

[1979LITTLEMISS]

@MrTowcho Hi. I bought the DVD a few years back via a newspaper ad (a DVD in a cardboard sleeve). You may be able to track it down on eBay. Hope this is of use.

[yellowcup87]

This East is terrible!! No one can do it better than John Charlesworth!

Tom Brown is okayish. He did try at least.

[zenatycizinec]

Absolutely appalling acting.

[boffinme80]

I wonder if they'll do the sequel Tom Brown in Oxford.

[boffinme80]

I really don't like this East. He looks too down-trod and he acts too arrogant. There have been loads of versions of Tom Brown's Schooldays, but John Charlesworth from the 1951 Disney British version beats them all! Best East ever!

But Jimmy Lydon from the 1940 version is the best Tom Brown ever! John Howard Davies from 1951 was a bit weedy.

[Oldwickclockco]

The best part was when Flashmann got caned near the end. He cried like a baby to his father as he drove away.

[mirrorc]

Really!! lOL idve loved to see that

[XxGuErNsEyGuRlxX]

'rugby is a school for gentlemen'

'then wat r u doin here'

lol. so funi.

pretty gd but i prefer the 2005 version.

[Gee0Gee0lemons]

when was this out?

[RepublicOH]

please put the rest of it up!

[RepublicOH]

I have no idea why but I love this! I've just got the whole series from amazon and will watch it soon. Boys' schools are so cool!

RB

[a0159]

ALEX PETTYFER is the best!

[magicali42]

LOVE the music it makes me giggle :P. Pettyfer is sooooooooooo much fitter and a better actor(and doesn't look like a girl) . East is ummmmm well....

[memafala2]

lol that poke was sooooooooo fake lmao

[BeastoftheBeasts]

i know wow

[xxezxx]

this is good, but the 2005 one is a little better acting. thank u 4 sharin xxx

[PSnedden]

Great theme tune! Anyone know who wrote it? (maybe Brahms or Mendelssohn??)

[simonfisherturner]

i can't find a reference for this theme...the 1951 film's theme was written by richard addinsell...i'll have to find out now!

[Clockmaker46]

I remember watching this on PBS way back then. The best was when Fleischmann got caned....heh heh.

[979708]

@Clockmaker46 Do you mean by Brooke?

"Take your medicine like a man, Flashman..."

[chickwith2eyes]

THE BEST EVER!!!

'*eh* I've never seen such vast beds!"

[aardvark1917]

Wow! This sure takes me back. Loved the series and wished it re-aired more often. Have all of you read the book?

[redhairkid]

I first read the book in 1969 and still have it.

[Confedgirl]

I watched this series in 1971 as a ten-year-old and fell in love with Anthony Murphy, the talented lead character. It would be lovely to know where he is and how he fared in life. Excellent BBC series with a charming main character.

[nessie96]

This was a great series that was a part of Masterpiece Theater....back in the 1970's.

[multitudinal]

'any time flashman!' that was painfully bad acting

[tigertounge]

They should haves the series!!

[sodkicksass]

thats a nice vid can u put the new one