To Sir, with Love II

It was directed by Peter Bogdanovich (his first made-for-TV film) and stars Sidney Poitier reprising the role of Mark Thackeray. There, however, the challenge of reaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist. Sidney Poitier once again shines as Mark Thackeray in To Sir, with Love II We then see him go to Chicago, my birthtown, where he will now be teaching a new bunch of problem students of various races. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? So on that note, To Sir, with Love II is at the least worth a look. A college dropout called for jury duty tries to prove his childhood crush innocent. But if you like my reviews and are reading this under my username, all I'll say now is watch this space for anything further I may comment on in the future...Of these 25 films about high school life, which is your favorite? A man is greeted as a war hero in his hometown due to a photo from Korea of Marilyn Monroe and him in LIFE magazine. Do I get a sense of deja vu here? Evie arranges for him to meet Taylor, and also meets her son. Sidney Poitier reprises his role as Mark Thackeray in “To Sir, With Love II, ” the sequel to the original 1967 classic film “To Sir, With Love.” It is the eve of Thackeray’s retirement from the working class London school where he has taught for the last 30 years. Was this review helpful to you? He befriends a cute rich girl and a poor old woman. Sidney Poitier reprises his role as Mark Thackeray in “To Sir, with Love II,” the sequel to the original 1967 classic film “To Sir, with Love.” It is the eve of Thackeray’s retirement from the working class London school where he has taught for the last 30 years. After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. Plot summary 2 of 2 people found this review helpful. To Sir, with Love II (TV Movie 1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And this time, we get a little background on what Sir had been doing before that fateful time he first set foot in that English school so that's a plus. 1996 Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. There, however, the challenge of …

"To Sir, with Love II" is an American television movie, a sequel to the 1967 British film, "To Sir, with Love ".Like its first part, it deals with social issues in an inner city school. After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. With Sidney Poitier, Christian Payton, Dana Eskelson, Fernando López. 29 February 2012 | tavm

To be honest, nothing can touch the original in terms of charm and entertainment but Poitier is still a fine actor in his twilight years and the players playing his students this time do have their chance to shine. There, however, the challenge of reaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist. Sidney Poitier reprises his role as Mark Thackeray in "To Sir, With Love II," the sequel to the original 1967 classic film "To Sir, With Love.". Synopsis.

For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Little by little he learns their personal stories:Wilsie is a gang leader who protects his younger brother.Another is a black female who battles against double prejudice.The white kid is growing without parents and hides this to avoid being fostered.We also know a bit of Mr Thackeray's story.As a teenager in Guyana, he fell in love with a Chicago girl whose father had come to build a mall.They lost contact and he went to Britain to study, became a teacher and got married.He is now a widower but decided to take this teaching opportunity to find his earlier love.At school he sets out to teach these troubled kids of their true potential if they take their fate in their hands.He teaches about the Later, the police pressures him to give the name of the armed kid, since the gun was involved in a Meanwhile, one of his pupils has taken a job in a newspaper and decides to investigate on the old Chicago love of Thackeray's.The girl arranges an appointment for him.Thackeray meets the son of his former love in a hospital.His mother is ill.Thackeray learns that she loved him back but her father retained all his letters, because she had gotten pregnant, so that young man he had just met is his son.Thackeray learns that Wilsie is hidden because he thinks that the police are after him.His brother takes Thackeray to the hideaway to explain the real situation and avoid that Wilsie ruins his life.Through courage and talking, the teacher convinces Wilsie to yield his new gun and confronts a rival gang that had come to fight Wilsie.Wilsie and the friend who had got him the gun explain themselves at the precinct.The kids have been doing a "stand in" and force the principal to accept their beloved teacher back.Unlike the British film, there is no infatuation with him among his pupils, but a fellow teacher (We are using cookies for the best presentation of our site. To Sir, with Love II (TV Movie 1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And despite the limited running time with commercials being considered during each fade-in, director Peter Bogdanovich manages to make each scene count. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, To Sir, With Love II first aired April 7, 1996 on CBS.~Hal Erickson So on that note, To Sir, with Love II is at the least worth a look.