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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
A young teacher begins work at a tough Liverpool comprehensive, where he has to deal with racism, homophobia and his students' poor backgrounds.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 77
IMDb7.5
First aired
1995
February 16, 1995
Ended 1995
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26 · most episodes first
Christopher EcclestonDrew Mackenzie · 4 episodes
Ian McElhinneyAlex · 4 episodes
David HarewoodTrevor · 4 episodes
Peter HallidayShotgun · 4 episodes- SMSara Mair-ThomasMo · 4 episodes
Peter ArmitageNorman · 4 episodes
Pauline BlackJoanna · 4 episodes
Jonathan DowMaurice · 4 episodes
Lynda SteadmanEmma Mackenzie · 4 episodes
Zara TurnerChris · 4 episodes
Mark WomackArchie · 4 episodes
Paul FoxTony · 4 episodes
Benedict WongInterpreter · 4 episodes- TATrina AliSahira · 4 episodes
- AJAnn JosephMaggie · 4 episodes
- JWJulie WalkerKaren · 4 episodes
- MCMary CunninghamMrs Pee · 4 episodes
- EAElizabeth AvisRachel · 4 episodes
- ZPZara PierceRebecca · 4 episodes
- MCMichael ChristopherNUT Rep · 4 episodes
Harmage Singh KaliraiMr Azzad · 4 episodes
Christine TremarcoFifth Former · 4 episodes- TSTony ScoggoCaretaker · 4 episodes
Eileen O'BrienAnnie Kinsella · 4 episodes
Directing · 1
- Stephen Whittaker Director
Writing · 1
- Jimmy McGovern Writer, Creator
Camera · 1
- Graham Frake Director of Photography, Cinematography
Editing · 1
- Max Lemon Editor
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