The boys’ original history teacher, Mrs Lintott has got them excellent A level grades by concentrating on facts. She is a cynical observer of what happens in the play. She functions as a ...

Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs. Dorothy Lintott (Frances de la Tour) in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Mr. Hector (Richard Griffiths) in General Studies ...

Twenty years ago, The History Boys by Alan Bennett premiered ... Gillian Benevan as Mrs Lintott was every part the matronly schoolteacher, so much so that when she was on ‘playground duty ...

It’s 20 years since The History Boys burst boisterously onto the scene ... teacher Hector and wryly observant history beak ...

And by the odd intake of breath I heard, I don’t think I was alone in noticing, as The History Boys opened ... the only female character, teacher Mrs Lintott (Gillian Bevan), who issues these ...