Teachers
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 2001 - 2004
- 40 episodes (4 series)
A popular Channel 4 comedy drama following the adventures of the staff at a state school in Bristol. Stars Andrew Lincoln, Raquel Cassidy, Nina Sosanya, Navin Chowdhry, Adrian Bower and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2001 - 2004
- Channels
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 40 (4 series)
- Creator
- Tim Loane
- Stars
- Andrew Lincoln, Raquel Cassidy, Nina Sosanya, Navin Chowdhry, Adrian Bower, Gillian Bevan, Lloyd McGuire, Ursula Holden Gill and more
- Writers
- Tony Basgallop and Linton Chiswick
- Directors
- Susanna White and Andrew Lincoln
- Producers
- Rhonda Smith and Jane Fallon
- Companies
Comprising of forty, fifty minute episodes, Teachers creates a balance between surreal comedy and realistic drama. Although one might expect teachers to hold more maturity and decency than students, Teachers sets out to prove this wrong.
Paranoia, neuroticism, sexual inadequacies and an innate inability to quit smoking are just a few of the problems which haunt the staff who work at Summerdown School.
For the first two series, the programme focuses on the neurotic Simon Casey, the beautiful ice queen Jenny Page and the ever sensible best friend Susan Gately; however, despite the departure of these characters, Teachers continued to run for a further two series.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The soundtrack to Teachers was released separately and was an iconic part of the show; the title music was 'The Boy with the Arab Strap' by Belle and Sebastian. This was rounded up by music from the likes of Feeder, The Hives, Starsailor, Mercury Rev, Athlete, Supergrass, I Am Kloot and Ash.
Website links
- Official Website
The official website of the show. Features an article, episode guide and clips. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 21st March 2001 at 9pm on Channel 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 13th November 2009 at 12:00am on C4 - Series 3, Episode 13
- Friday 6th November 2009 at 1:45am on C4 - Series 3, Episode 12
- Friday 30th October 2009 at 12:00am on C4 - Series 3, Episode 11