Poor Man's Eton

Sam was 11 and was not quite sure where he lived. The only thing he knew for certain was that he went to Woolverstone Hall - a stately mansion in Suffolk which is now a boarding school. It's not a traditional public school, but a comprehensive - and it's run, improbably, by the Inner London Education Authority. For boys like Sam, Woolverstone is security. Many of the pupils here come from deprived homes. It's more expensive than Eton. ILEA wants to close Woolverstone, but Headmaster, Richard Woolett , is not prepared to give up....

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Release Date

November 26, 1987

Status

Released

Original Title

Poor Man's Eton

Runtime

40min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

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