The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The programme follows an unconventional teacher who believes that exposing her pupils to live performance will awaken a love of the arts. To that end, she arranges a class visit to a ballet, hoping the experience will encourage them to embrace artistic expression. The story centres on this educational adventure.

Dorothy and Juliet is a television programme presented as an episode. Classified under the episode genre, it follows the conventions of a scripted broadcast and is delivered as a single instalment within a larger series, offering a compact narrative that fits the episode format. The story centres on an unconventional teacher who is determined to get her students interested in the arts. To achieve this, she organises a field trip to a ballet performance, hoping the experience will encourage the pupils to appreciate and perhaps take part in artistic pursuits. The teacher believes that exposure to live performance can spark curiosity and foster a lasting appreciation for creative expression among her learners, and her methods reflect her eccentric personality. The episode features Geraldine McEwan in a leading role, portraying the teacher who drives the plot forward. Her presence adds a recognizable face to the story, anchoring the classroom dynamics and the outing to the ballet. McEwan’s performance captures the teacher’s quirky determination, providing a focal point for the classroom’s experience. Through the simple premise of a school trip to a ballet, the programme highlights the effort to bring culture into everyday education. The storyline stays within the confines of the school trip, avoiding subplots and keeping attention on the central educational aim.