boys and teachers standing at the field trip lawn, with Hector's voice encouraging them to "pass it on". Cast Staff Richard Griffiths as Douglas "Hector", English & General Studies teacher Clive Merrison as Felix, the Headmaster and Geography teacher Frances de la Tour as Mrs Dorothy Lintott, History teacher & Deputy Headteacher Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin, a temporary History teacher who encourages pupils to dissent from generally accepted viewpoints. Penelope Wilton as Mrs Hazel Bibby, Art and Art History teacher Adrian Scarborough as Mr Stanley Wilkes, Physical Education teacher Georgia Taylor as Fiona, school secretary Students Samuel Anderson as Christopher "Chris" Crowther Samuel Barnett as David Posner, a Jewish boy who believes that he may be gay. Dominic Cooper as Stuart Dakin James Corden as Anthony "Tony" Timms Sacha Dhawan as Adi Akthar Andrew Knott as James "Jimmy" Lockwood Russell Tovey as Peter Rudge Jamie Parker as Donald "Donnie" Scripps The majority of the main cast later appeared in Bennett's 2015 film The Lady in the Van, with de la Tour in a prominent role and cameo roles for Moore, Anderson, Barnett, Cooper, Corden, Dhawan, Knott, Tovey and Parker. Griffiths died in 2013, before The Lady in the Van was shot. Reception Richard Schickel of Time opined that the film is better than the original play. He explained that the transformation to film improved the "flow and intimacy" of the production, while preserving the messages it seeks to convey. Rolling Stone notes that some sense of familiarity with the subject of the film is lost in the cutting of nearly an hour from the original play, but the dialogue remains witty and pointed as is the customary style of the author. New York describes the film as "brilliant and infectious", and filled with Alan Bennett's customary deadpan humour. Awards The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named The History Boys one of the Top Ten Films in its 2006 awards. The film was nominated for the 2007 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Griffiths and de la Tour received BAFTA nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Soundtrack References External links 2006 films 2000s teen comedy-drama films 2006 LGBT-related films British teen comedy-drama films British LGBT-related films DNA Films films Films scored by George Fenton Films about educators British films based on plays Films directed by Nicholas Hytner Films set in the 1980s