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Goodbye Mr Chips

TV·1984–1984·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC One·Drama·30m·Created by Alexander Baron

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Goodbye Mr Chips is a 1984 BBC television miniseries based on James Hilton's 1934 novella of the same name. Adapted by Alexander Baron and directed by Gareth Davies, the six-episode serial stars Roy Marsden as the title character. Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Charles Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

Cast

Roy MarsdenRoy MarsdenCharles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping
Anne Kristen
Anne KristenMrs Wickett

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1984Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1January 29, 1984—
  2. S01E02Episode 2February 5, 1984—Overcoming his early difficulties, Chips has settled down over the years to the humdrum life of a bachelor housemaster. Then, on holiday, he
  3. S01E03Episode 3February 12, 1984—Chips is married toKatherine and blissfully happy. But when Katherine quarrels with Mrs Wickett, Chips finds himself caught between conflict
  4. S01E04Episode 4February 19, 1984—Shattered by Katherine's death in childbirth, Chips struggles to find the courage to face life alone. At first it seems as if not even his b
  5. S01E05Episode 5February 26, 1984—Chips has emerged victorious in his quarrel with the new headmaster. But now he must face a far greater threat to his tranquil life at Brook
  6. S01E06Episode 6March 4, 1984—The Great War, the war to end wars, is at its height. Not only have many of Chips's former pupils been killed, but also his best friend, the

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