Take a Girl Like You - 2000

Set in the 1950s, it follows the progress of twenty year old Jenny Bunn, as she moves from her family home in the North of England to a London suburb to teach primary school children. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Because of her attractiveness, Jenny's views on virginity and marriage cause conflicts. The film centres on the (increasingly desperate and cruel) attempts of Patrick Standish, a 30 year old schoolmaster at the local grammar school, to seduce Jenny, against a backdrop of his skirmishes with his school authorities and with the shabby, suburban middle class milieu in which the film is set.

162min
2000
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Sienna Guillory profile pictureSienna GuilloryJenny Bunn
Rupert Graves profile pictureRupert GravesPatrick Standish
Hugh Bonneville profile pictureHugh BonnevilleJulian Ormerod
Robert Daws profile pictureRobert DawsDick Thompson
Emma Chambers profile pictureEmma ChambersMartha Thompson
Jeff Rawle profile pictureJeff RawleMr. Charlton
Amelia Warner profile pictureAmelia WarnerShiela Torkingham
Marsha Fitzalan profile pictureMarsha FitzalanLady Dot Edgerstone
Leslie Phillips profile pictureLeslie PhillipsLord Archie Edgerstone

About Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You Overview

Set in the 1950s, it follows the progress of twenty year old Jenny Bunn, as she moves from her family home in the North of England to a London suburb to teach primary school children. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Because of her attractiveness, Jenny's views on virginity and marriage cause conflicts. The film centres on the (increasingly desperate and cruel) attempts of Patrick Standish, a 30 year old schoolmaster at the local grammar school, to seduce Jenny, against a backdrop of his skirmishes with his school authorities and with the shabby, suburban middle class milieu in which the film is set.

Runtime: 162min

Extra details

Original Title: Take a Girl Like You
Original Language: English
Directed By: Nick Hurran
Production Companies
BBCWGBH Boston