Educating Rita (film) Educating Rita (film) Educating Rita is a British 1983 drama/comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, and Maureen Lipman. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Caine and Walters both won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for best actor and actress. The British Film Institute ranked "Educating Rita" the 84th greatest British film of the 20th century. A Liverpudlian working-class young hairdresser Rita (Julie Walters) wants to better herself by studying
Educating Joey Essex Educating Joey Essex Educating Joey Essex is a British television programme which began airing on ITV2 on 16 March 2014. The show features former "The Only Way Is Essex" star Joey Essex and is narrated by Phillip Schofield. The first programme aired in March 2014 and was originally planned to be a one-off special. On 5 June 2014, a full series was announced. In 2016 it was announced that "Educating Joey Essex" would return for a second series filming started in April. Series 2 premiered 12 June 2016. Essex announced whilst on ITV This Morning on 28 June 2017 that