Pinkerton’s Progress (BBC-2 1983 with Geoffrey Whitehead and Eleanor Bron)

UK / BBC Two / 6×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 18 May – 22 June 1983 Wednesdays 9.00pm

Writer: Charles McKeown / Producer: Gareth Gwenlan / Director: John B. Hobbs

Sitcom. Stories of Mr Pinkerton, newly arrived deputy head at Lyttleton Old School.

cast
Mr Pinkerton…………………………….. GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD
Miss Shilling……………………………… ELEANOR BRON
Mr Renfrew………………………………. MICHAEL ELWYN
Mr Davies…………………………………. CLIVE MERRISON
Mr Beech………………………………….. DEREK FRANCIS
Mr Flax……………………………………. ALAN PARNABY
Mr Parsons……………………………….. DAVID SIBLEY
Bursar……………………………………… PAUL HARDWICK
Mr Clifford……………………………….. ANDREW ROBERTSON
Headmaster Grinwell…………………. DEREK FARR

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.