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Key Features:
Teacher-student relationship, Inner city, Social issues, Second chance, Mentorship, Character redemption, Education, Community
Tone:
earnest, serious
Target Audience:
Educators, Socially conscious viewers, Fans of feel-good stories, Viewers interested in social issues
Emotional Arc:
Hope → Challenge → Triumph

To Sir, with Love II

1996-04-07
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After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist.

Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Cast
Sidney Poitier, Christian Payton, Dana Eskelson, Fernando López, Casey Lluberes, Michael Gilio, LZ Granderson, Bernadette Speakes, Jamie Kolacki, Saundra Santiago
Crew
Peter Bogdanovich, Philip Rosenberg
Rating
6.4(59 votes)
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