The Corn Is Green is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Katharine Hepburn as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town, despite great opposition.

It received two Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Katharine Hepburn.

[1] Middle-aged Lilly Moffatt (Katharine Hepburn) sets up a school in a Welsh coal mining town, despite the determined opposition of the local squire (Bill Fraser).

Then she discovers a promising student Morgan Evans (Ian Saynor), a miner seemingly destined for a life of hard work and heavy drink.

Through a heartfelt and persuasive conversation, Moffatt offers to care for the baby and convinces the young man to continue his higher education and contribute something to the world.