"Adapted from the novel by Malcolm Bradbury"

The History Man

Name: The History Man
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-01-04
Rating: 4.071
Cast: Antony Sher, Geraldine James, Jonathan Bruton, Charlotte Enderby, Isla Blair

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Drama

Creator:Christopher Hampton

The History Man is a four-part 1981 British television drama miniseries written by Christopher Hampton, based on Malcolm Bradbury's 1975 novel of the same title. Ardently left-wing, or so it seems, Howard Kirk subtly extends his power over students and colleagues alike at a redbrick university.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 4, 1981

Last AiredJanuary 25, 1981

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons1

Episodes4

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

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Last Episode

S1 E4 • 1/25/1981

Part 4: Gross Moral Turpitude

Kirk is vindicated over his marking of Carmody's work. However, Carmody has filmed Kirk having sex with Felicity and files an official complaint to the Vice Chancellor. Kirk gets his demonstration for Mangal but tragedy strikes on the way there.