Cambridge, Great Britain, 1980s. When the headmaster of Porterhouse College dies without naming a successor, the government appoints a former graduate whose ideas clash with the extreme conservatism that reigns at the institution.
Zipser
Skullion
Dean
Cornelius Carrington
Bursar
Sir Godber Evans
Senior Tutor
Sir Cathcart D'Eath
Lady Mary
Gimingham
Director
Writer