And then there is Miss Jean Brodie, the controversial Scot who is guaranteed to stir up strong emotions. She is the original influencer, and the control she exerts is as powerful today as it was ...

The world's most dangerous secret lies between them.

Muriel Spark's classic novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was adapted by Scottish Television into a seven episode television serial for ITV in 1978 that featured Geraldine McEwan in the lead role.

Maggie Smith won her one and only Oscar for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Watching the film after her death was a mistake. The Oscar winning performance and the film have aged rather awkwardly.

Here are some of her most iconic roles. Jean Brodie (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) Having made her on-stage acting debut in 1952, and then received a first Oscar nomination for Othello in 1965, ...