How today's teachers must look back at programmes like this and lament the passing of innocence and discipline.
This series introduced a young John Alderton as Fresh-faced Mr Hedges taking on the tyrants of class 5C. A motley working-class crew of young and not-so-young actors and actresses replicated an adolescent version of the 'Bash Street Kids' at some deprived inner-city school. It was a sitcom version of 'To Sir, With Love'.
Extremely popular in its time. There were great performances from a number of TV familiars, not least of which was old stalwart Derek Guyler, as the cantankerous janitor.
Later series declined as a consequence of actor changes. The format had probably run its course anyway.
The early series are the best, and still worth a watch for the sake of nostalgia. You couldn't make a sitcom out of inner-city school-life today. Its routine of violence, foul-language, and feral indiscipline is now just a terrifying tragedy.
This series introduced a young John Alderton as Fresh-faced Mr Hedges taking on the tyrants of class 5C. A motley working-class crew of young and not-so-young actors and actresses replicated an adolescent version of the 'Bash Street Kids' at some deprived inner-city school. It was a sitcom version of 'To Sir, With Love'.
Extremely popular in its time. There were great performances from a number of TV familiars, not least of which was old stalwart Derek Guyler, as the cantankerous janitor.
Later series declined as a consequence of actor changes. The format had probably run its course anyway.
The early series are the best, and still worth a watch for the sake of nostalgia. You couldn't make a sitcom out of inner-city school-life today. Its routine of violence, foul-language, and feral indiscipline is now just a terrifying tragedy.