Stalky & Co
Miniseries
“Three loyal friends confound the Establishment at a British public school”
Created by: Alexander Baron
Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 1982-01-30
Overview
Stalky & Co. is a faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name (less one chapter and the afterstory chapter). Kipling was telling tales based on his own public school experiences as a boy (he is 'Beetle' in the book), and he did an excellent job of capturing the tenor of life in 'the Coll,' a school that catered to boys who would go on to govern and defend the British Empire in the Civil Service, Foreign Service and the military.
About This Season
A collection of school stories whose three juvenile protagonists—Stalky, M'Turk, and Beetle—display a know-it-all, cynical outlook on patriotism and authority.
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