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First Broadcast: Thu 20th February 1997

It's Suzy's first day as a teacher but none of her training has prepared her to cope with Galfast High School.

She soon encounters Eric Slatt, the incompetent yet ambitious Deputy Headmaster, who manages to make a bad school worse.

There are dead rats in the water tank, a dead teacher in one of the classroms and the pupils are revolting in every sense of the word.

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2. The Interviews

First Broadcast: Thu 27th February 1997

Eric Slatt has applied for a headship and so has his current headmaster, Mr. Nixon. Eric is desperate to move away from Galfast High School, so he'll go to any lengths to make sure he gets a new job.

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3. The Staff Meeting

First Broadcast: Thu 6th March 1997

A disillusioned pupil is interviewed on local radio and rumours begin to spread about Galfast High School.
A television news crew turns up to investigate the rumours while the staff are having a meeting.

Eric Slatt has finds himself trapped and in desperate need of a trip to the toilet.

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Thu 13th March 1997

One of the sixth formers at Galfast High School becomes a mother, but who is the father? Surely it can't be Eric Slatt? And who is "Pumpman"?

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Thu 20th March 1997

The school is about to be inspected, so Eric Slatt has started to panic.

He becomes even more panic-stricken when he finds that all of the pupils have disappeared.

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Thu 27th March 1997

Eric Slatt is worried when his mother threatens to pay a visit.

He's afraid that details of his childhood, which he would rather keep hidden, will be revealed. He also has to cope with the annual football match between pupils and staff.

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