Modern classic comedy drama about the relationship between a feisty working-class Open University student and her tutor. Julie Waters and Michael Caine star.

Moving comedy drama based on Willy Russell's hit stage play about a hairdresser who dreams of rising above her drab urban existence through the power of education.

For better or worse, she chooses drunken lecturer Frank Bryant as her tutor. Julie Walters gained an Oscar nomination for her film debut. With Michael Caine.