P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang. (First Love: P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang) (1982)
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The romantic hurdles experienced by the teen set at a British school are juxtaposed with the same type of difficulties experienced by their elders in this pat, adolescent view of life and love by director Michael Apted for a British TV series called First Love. The English teacher (Alison Steadman)… More The romantic hurdles experienced by the teen set at a British school are juxtaposed with the same type of difficulties experienced by their elders in this pat, adolescent view of life and love by director Michael Apted for a British TV series called First Love. The English teacher (Alison Steadman) is in love with the gardener (Garry Cooper) and has her own problems to handle. Young Alan (John Albasiny) is in love with Ann (Abigail Cruttenden) and is hyperventilating over the fact that he will have to kiss her in the school play, in front of everyone. Alan and his best buddies are more or less focused on the nature of sex and how to get it and what to do from there, while Alan's hero the gardener may turn out to have feet of clay. In this standard TV fare, the young actors are not quite at the same par as the adults, making their antics less engaging than otherwise. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Apted
- Genres
- Television, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 1982 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 25, 1991
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Touches lightly and convincingly on the universal aspects of first love
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Cast
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John Albasiny
as Alan
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Alison Steadman
as Miss Land
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Garry Cooper
as Tommy
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Abigail Crittenden
as Ann
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Maurice Dee
as Geoffrey
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Robert Urquhart
as Headmaster
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Dave Atkins
as Fish-and-Chips Shop Owner
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Richard Carey
as Botany Teacher
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Peter Dean
as Policeman
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Maurice O'Connell
as Gym Teacher
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Eric Richard
as Workman
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Tim Seely
as French Master
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Arthur Whybrow
as Workman
- Maurice Leo
