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Big School. Image shows from L to R: Miss Postern (Catherine Tate), Mr Church (David Walliams). Copyright: BBC / King Bert Productions
Big School

Big School

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2013 - 2014
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about the dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive whiteboards of an urban secondary school. Stars David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Philip Glenister, Frances de la Tour, Joanna Scanlan and more.

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Big School. Image shows from L to R: Mr Gunn (Philip Glenister), Miss Postern (Catherine Tate), Mr Church (David Walliams). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2013 - 2014
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
12 (2 series)
Stars
David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Philip Glenister, Frances de la Tour, Joanna Scanlan, Steve Speirs, Daniel Rigby, James Greene and more
Writers
David Walliams, Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson and Tim Inman
Directors
Tony Dow and Matt Lipsey
Producers
Jo Sargent, Mark Freeland and David Walliams
Companies

Set in an urban secondary school, Big School is a comedy about a dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive white boards.

Chemistry teacher Mr. Church is hopelessly in love with the school's new French teacher, who in turn is being chased by a lothario gym teacher.

David Walliams is 40-something chemistry teacher Mr Church, who has taught at Greybridge School for years. Catherine Tate plays the school's enthusiastic new recruit, Miss Postern, who despite being a French teacher has never actually been to France.

Philip Glenister plays the lothario gym teacher Mr Gunn, whilst Frances de la Tour is Ms Baron, the no-nonsense, plain-speaking headmistress of Greybridge School.

Joanna Scanlan plays Mrs Klebb, the nosey and interfering drama teacher, while Steve Speirs plays Mr Barber, the pessimistic geography teacher who's counting down the days until he can retire.

Finally, Daniel Rigby plays Mr Martin, the mod-like music teacher who desperately wants to be mates with the kids and still clings to his dream of becoming a rock star.

Series 2: In the second series the main characters return, plus we're introduced to sexy new teacher Dr Dalton (Jimmy Akingbola) and Fenella Forbes (Morgana Robinson), a best-selling children's author who arrives to give the pupils some advice on careers day.

Other characters who will appear include no-nonsense OFSTED Inspector Mrs Steele (Sylvestra Le Touzel), new pupil Dean (Jack Carroll), Mr Gunn's long-suffering mother (Michele Dotrice) and Trish (Karen Taylor), the mother of one of the pupils at the school.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Autumn Leaves (Working title)
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 16th August 2013 at 9pm on BBC One
Most recent repeats

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