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The First Grader

Drama about an 84-year-old ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who wants to take up the Kenyan government's offer of free education for all and go to school to learn to read.

Drama about an 84-year-old ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who wants to take up the offer of the new Kenyan government to guarantee free education for all so that he can learn to read. However, when he presents himself for the first day of term at a local school he encounters resistance from the parents and the educational establishment. He wants to learn but discovers that he needs to teach the children and teachers the lessons of his life.

1 hour, 37 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Dec 202200:15
BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

Credits

Jane ObinchuNaomie Harris
Kimani N'gan'ga MarugeOliver Litondo
Charled ObinchuTony Kgoroge
WriterAnn Peacock
DirectorJustin Chadwick

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 Mar 201322:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two except Northern Ireland
  • Sat 2 Mar 201323:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Fri 9 Dec 202200:10
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 10 Dec 202200:15
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only