Sidney Poitier played a troublemaker in schoolroom classic Blackboard Jungle. A decade later, he turned the tables to star as the teacher who wins the grudging respect of his hardened class. Patricia Routledge won her first film role, while James Clavell, better known as a bestselling novelist, took a rare turn behind the camera.
To Sir, with Love is a Film programme that first aired in 1967 and has been classified a PG certificate.
