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Ahead of the Class (2005)

6.8/10 1h 34m Aug 05, 2005
Drama TV Movie

Drama based on real-life events. Marie Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is coming up to retirement age, takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in north west London which was facing closure after the notorious murder of its previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in 1995 as he was breaking up a fight between his pupils and those from a rival school.

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Movie Details

Original Title Ahead of the Class
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Julie Walters
Julie Walters
Marie Stubbs
Popularity: 1.4
Reece Dinsdale
Reece Dinsdale
Sean Devlin
Popularity: 2.4
Tony Slattery
Tony Slattery
Stuart Stiles
Popularity: 1.5
Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairley
Sonia Venning
Popularity: 1.3
Inday Ba
Inday Ba
Trudy Gower
Popularity: 0.6
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
Graham Ranger
Popularity: 8.9
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Danny Nussbaum
Thomas Moreira
Popularity: 0.7
Hannah Yelland
Hannah Yelland
Tracey O'Leary
Popularity: 4.6
Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins
Tony Mackersie
Popularity: 8.0
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson
Vicky Foley
Popularity: 8.0
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Calum MacNab
Jason Foley
Popularity: 2.1
Bernard Holley
Bernard Holley
Bill Stubbs
Popularity: 5.8

Key Crew

Director Adrian Shergold
Executive Producer Simon Heath
Editor Tania Reddin

Production

ARG Televison
Worldwide Productions

Keywords

high school based on true story headmaster

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Details
Release Date August 5, 2005
Runtime 1h 34m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
Links
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