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Hearts and Minds (1995 TV series)

Hearts and Minds
Genre Drama
Created by Jimmy McGovern
Written by Jimmy McGovern
Directed by Stephen Whittaker
Starring Lynda Steadman
Christopher Eccleston
David Harewood
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Producer(s)

Tara Prem

Ian Scaife
Cinematography Graham Frake
Editor(s) Max Lemon
Running time 63 minutes
Production company(s) Alomo Productions
WitzEnd Productions
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network Channel 4
Picture format 14:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 16 February (1995-02-16) – 9 March 1995 (1995-03-09)

Tara Prem

Hearts and Minds is a British television series created by Jimmy McGovern and first aired on Channel 4 from 16 February to 9 March 1995. The series won the Royal Television Society award for Best Serial Drama.

The series is about a young teacher at a tough Liverpool high school. After working in a factory, Drew Mackenzie (Christopher Eccleston) manages to educate himself to become a teacher. He wants to share his idealistic approach to rising above his circumstances with his Liverpool students, but soon finds himself caught in the crossfire of racial tensions, homophobia, and the difficult home lives of the teenagers.

According to series creator Jimmy McGovern, the series was based in part on the three years he spent as an English teacher at the Quarry Bank school in Liverpool. The series was well reviewed by British critics, who praised its realism as compared to other well known school dramas.

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