Goodbye, Mr. Chips

In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking holiday, he meets and marries the vivacious Kathie,who becomes his helpmate at the school but sadly pre-deceases him. Just before World War One insensitive new headmaster Ralston tries to edge Chipping out but the boys rally and Sir John Rivers, an old pupil of Chipping's and now head of the board of governors, invites him to stay and,when the war breaks out and Ralston joins up, Chipping becomes the new head.

Cast

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

as Mr. Chipping

Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton

as Kathie

Conleth Hill

Conleth Hill

as Max Staefel

John Wood

John Wood

as Wetherby

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

as Ralston

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

as Burnley

Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford

as Metcalf

Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd

as Young Rivers

James Casey

James Casey

as Young Colley

Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

as Henshaw

Reviews

Peter McGinn

I had seen at least one version of this novel adapted for film, but I have always liked Martin Clunes so I wanted to watch this one. He does his usual stellar performance in the title role, and Victoria Hamilton, who stood out in Lark Rise to Candleford, is vivacious and perfect here as Kathie. T...

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