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.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 3

Mr Gunn views the impending parents evening at Greybridge in a whole new light when he discovers that one of his pupils may well be his son.

Preview clips

Further details

Big School. Image shows from L to R: Mr Gunn (Philip Glenister), Ryan (Connor Goodliff). Copyright: BBC / King Bert Productions

Mr Gunn discovers that one of his pupils may well be his son. Desperate to be the father the boy never had (apart from his current father) Gunn sets about trying to make his boy's school days as joyous as possible, while Mr Church and Mr Martin battle to make sure Gunn's hot gossip is spread far and wide.

A meeting with their pupils' parents also presents challenges for the rest of the Greybridge staff. Miss Postern is struggling to stop everyone eyeing her cleavage; Ms Baron is attempting to dodge the event altogether; Mr Barber is desperate to master his errant leaf blower and everyone's trying to avoid missing an episode of The Great British Bake Off.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 12th September 2014
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 31st March 2016 10:00pm Gold
Friday 1st April 2016 2:30am Gold
Friday 3rd March 2017 1:05am Gold
Tuesday 18th July 2017 2:20am Gold
Wednesday 6th September 2017 2:50am Gold
Thursday 7th September 2017 2:40am Gold
Monday 9th October 2017 2:15am Gold
Tuesday 10th October 2017 1:45am Gold
Thursday 9th November 2017 1:05am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
David Walliams Mr Church
Catherine Tate Miss Postern
Philip Glenister Mr Gunn
Frances de la Tour Ms Baron
Joanna Scanlan Mrs Klebb
Steve Speirs Mr Barber
Daniel Rigby Mr Martin
James Greene Mr Hubble
Matthew Fenton Nicholas
Cheryl Fergison Jo
Guest cast
Karen Taylor Trish (Ryan's Mum)
Connor Goodliff Ryan
Harmage Singh Kalirai Photocopier Man
Trevor Michael Georges Daryl
Writing team
David Walliams Writer
Andrew Dawson (as The Dawson Bros) Writer
Steve Dawson (as The Dawson Bros) Writer
Tim Inman (as The Dawson Bros) Writer
Kevin Cecil Script Editor
Production team
Matt Lipsey Director
Jo Sargent Producer
Mark Freeland Executive Producer
David Walliams Executive Producer
Robin Peters Editor
Richard Drew Production Designer
David Arnold Composer
Michael Price Composer

Video

Dos and Don'ts for Parents Evening

Ms Baron calls the teachers together to discuss parents' evening.

Featuring: David Walliams (Mr Church), Catherine Tate (Miss Postern), Philip Glenister (Mr Gunn), Frances de la Tour (Ms Baron), Joanna Scanlan (Mrs Klebb) & Daniel Rigby (Mr Martin).

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