Just watched this on ITV. I found it very interesting and very well done.
DRAMA: Ahead of the Class
Channel: ITV1 Central 3
Date: Sunday 30th January 2005
Time: 21:00 to 23:00
Duration: 2 hours.
Fact-based drama in which headmistress Marie Stubbs saves the notorious St George's School from closure in the wake of the murder of popular headmaster Philip Lawrence. As one of the most respected in her profession, Marie is coaxed out of retirement to face a catalogue of problems at the ailing school, including disheartened teachers, disrupted lessons, bullying, violence, vandalism and truancy.
Starring: Julie Walters, Reece Dinsdale, Tony Slattery, Hannah Yelland, N'deaye Ba, Amy Jo Lamb
(Subtitles, Stereo)
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