Big School (TV series)
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First series titlecard
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | BBC |
| Written by |
David Walliams Dawson Bros. |
| Directed by |
Tony Dow (2013) Matt Lipsey (2014) |
| Starring |
David Walliams Catherine Tate Philip Glenister Frances de la Tour Joanna Scanlan Daniel Rigby Steve Speirs Jocelyn Jee Esien |
| Composer(s) |
David Arnold Michael Price |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Freeland |
| Producer(s) | Jo Sargent |
| Location(s) | Salisbury |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | King Bert Productions BBC |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 August 2013 – 10 October 2014 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Big School is a British sitcom, starring David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Steve Speirs, Frances de la Tour and Philip Glenister. It is set in a secondary school and follows the comedic relationships of the teachers. The first series began airing on BBC One on 16 August 2013, and was met with polarised reviews. The final episode of the first series aired on 20 September 2013. On 2 December 2013, BBC One controller Charlotte Moore announced that Big School had been renewed for a second and final series, which concluded on 10 October 2014. In June 2015, it was officially announced that Big School was not to be returning for a third series.
The series follows Keith Church (David Walliams), a socially naive chemistry teacher at the fictional Greybridge Secondary School, near Watford, who falls for new French teacher Sarah Postern (Catherine Tate), who believes herself to be an inspirational teacher, in tune with youth culture and a beautiful woman. However, she is also getting attention from the arrogant and rude sports teacher Trevor Gunn (Philip Glenister). Other staff members include Ms Baron (Frances de la Tour) as the alcoholic 'no nonsense' headteacher, Mr Martin (Daniel Rigby), a music teacher with ambitions to be a singer-songwriter, Mr Barber (Steve Speirs), a geography teacher who is having a nervous breakdown and is employed as a caretaker in the second series and Mr Hubble (James Greene), the elderly and unwell head of science. The pupils at the school are portrayed as being mainly interested in social networking, texting and partying and as being bored by the attempts of Mr Church and Miss Postern to engage with them. The most prominent of them in the first series is a streetwise pupil called Manyou, played by Joivan Wade, who is asked for advice on how to succeed with women by Mr Church.
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