Please Sir!. Bernard Hedges (John Alderton). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Please Sir!
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1968 - 1972
- 55 episodes (4 series)
Teacher Bernard Hedges struggles to keep control over the unruly pupils at Fenn Street Secondary School. His form, 5C, are notoriously uneducatable. Stars John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett, Joan Sanderson, Richard Davies and more.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 12 - Situations Vacant
As 5C prepare to enter the real world, Hedges is increasingly worried about Dennis's employment prospects, or lack thereof. Can he come up with a position that'll allow him close to the animals he loves?
Further details
With the end of the school term approaching, most of Fenn Street's form 5C are already fixed up with jobs, but animal-loving Dennis Dunstable still has no apparent futre.
Then teacher Bernard Hedges has a brainwave which looks like the solution. He suggests Dennis for a stable-lad's job down at the local brewery.
But Dunstable's dad has other ideas.
Notes
This episode was filmed in black and white only due to an ITV-wide strike of colour television technicians.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 6th December 1970
- Time
- 7:25pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| John Alderton | Bernard Hedges |
| Deryck Guyler | Norman Potter |
| Noel Howlett | Mr Morris Cromwell |
| Joan Sanderson | Doris Ewell |
| Richard Davies | Mr Price |
| Erik Chitty | Mr Smith |
| Malcolm McFee | Peter Craven |
| Peter Cleall | Eric Duffy |
| Liz Gebhardt | Maureen Bullock |
| Penny Spencer | Sharon Eversleigh |
| David Barry | Frankie Abbott |
| Peter Denyer | Dennis Dunstable |
| Peter Bayliss | Mr. Dunstable |
| Joe Ritchie | Mr. Stone |
| John Esmonde | Writer |
| Bob Larbey | Writer |
| Alan Wallis | Director |
| Mark Stuart | Producer |
| Barbara Bates | Production Designer |
| Sam Fonteyn | Composer |