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A Christmas Carol

Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Stephen (Layton Williams), Alfie (Jack Whitehall), Mitchell (Charlie Wernham)
An extra special musical-themed Christmas spectacular, starring Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mathew Horne and Vicki Pepperdine alongside the cast of Class K as they've never been seen before.

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Featuring original songs and choreography to tell a Dickens-inspired tale, Jack Whitehall returns for a special Christmas cameo as Alfie Wickers with an unmissable musical theatre performance.

On the last day of Christmas term at Abbey Grove, drama teacher Stephen stages his own funeral to hear what the school will say about him when he leaves for his new job in a pantomime. But he is shocked to encounter the ghost of Alfie, who tells him he will be visited by three ghosts to show him the error of his ways. Alfie wants Stephen to care about teaching more than he ever did; but his happiness depends on the lessons he learns that night, when Stephen has an important decision to make about his career at Abbey Grove.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 14th December 2023 2:20am BBC3
Thursday 14th December 2023 10:55pm BBC3
Friday 22nd December 2023 10:40pm BBC1

Cast & crew

Cast
Layton Williams Stephen
Charlie Wernham Mitchell
Mathew Horne Fraser
Vicki Pepperdine Hoburn
Asha Hassan Usma
Anthony J Abraham Inchez
Bobby Johnson Harrison
Laura Marcus Jinx
Ali Hadji-Heshmati Warren
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Blessing
Jack Whitehall Alfie
Writing team
Freddy Syborn Writer
Felix Hagan Writer
Production team
Freddy Syborn Director
Hussain Casey-Ahmed Producer
Jack Whitehall Executive Producer
Richard Ackerman Executive Producer
Freddy Syborn Executive Producer
Ben Caudell Executive Producer
Navi Lamba Executive Producer
Sarah Fraser Executive Producer
Idris Ahmed Line Producer
Jess Nestley-Verrinder Senior Post Producer
Christopher CF Chow Editor
Declan Price Production Designer
Nicky Bligh Casting Director
Chris Ferguson (as Chris Fergusson) Director of Photography
Lex Wood Costume Designer
Claire Woods Make-up Designer
Vince Pope Composer
Felix Hagan Composer
Alex Shaw (as Alexandra Shaw) Graphics
Andy Gradwell 1st Assistant Director

Video

Stephen is haunted

With the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove.

Featuring: Jack Whitehall (Alfie) & Layton Williams (Stephen).

Press

Bad Education: A Christmas Carol review

Thanks to Strictly Come Dancing, the return of Jack Whitehall to his school-based comedy is overshadowed by the effervescent Layton Williams.

Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 13th December 2023

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