Alan arrives at a small independent school in a Welsh village, we learn he has suffered mental health problems due to previous workloads and stress and he thinks a job in a smaller school will assist him in getting over this.
The children in Alan's class are disappointed that their old teacher, the 'Mr King' of the title, has moved on/. But a postcard from him, read by the headmaster, telling them he is enjoying life 'down under' seems to please them.
Alan proceeds to teach the children about the environment, focusing quite seriously on Greta Thunberg and the XR movement.
A quiet girl, Kerry, seems withdrawn and nervous. Alan senses this and questions if everything is ok at home. He makes remarks about Michael Jackson.
Later, Kerry's parents make a complaint, alleging Alan showed Kerry his penis and made lewd and unacceptable comments. The head insists on photographing Alan's penis - interrupted by the half blind school cleaner - to see if it matches Kerry's description.
As the story unfolds it's very clear that it's heading in dark direction - the discovery of a file containing photos of other penises - and it bears a striking resemblance (or homage) to a certain Edward Woodward movie.
I enjoyed this episode immensely, even though it became quite predictable. The final scenes were actually quite creepy, the actual realisation of what is happening in a colourful, cheerful classroom setting is unsettling. An all round great episode.
And for the reviewer who claimed that the scenes photographing Alan's penis bore no relevance to the story and served only to make the head look weird - rewatch the end, listen to what the head tells Alan about being 'natural'.
The children in Alan's class are disappointed that their old teacher, the 'Mr King' of the title, has moved on/. But a postcard from him, read by the headmaster, telling them he is enjoying life 'down under' seems to please them.
Alan proceeds to teach the children about the environment, focusing quite seriously on Greta Thunberg and the XR movement.
A quiet girl, Kerry, seems withdrawn and nervous. Alan senses this and questions if everything is ok at home. He makes remarks about Michael Jackson.
Later, Kerry's parents make a complaint, alleging Alan showed Kerry his penis and made lewd and unacceptable comments. The head insists on photographing Alan's penis - interrupted by the half blind school cleaner - to see if it matches Kerry's description.
As the story unfolds it's very clear that it's heading in dark direction - the discovery of a file containing photos of other penises - and it bears a striking resemblance (or homage) to a certain Edward Woodward movie.
I enjoyed this episode immensely, even though it became quite predictable. The final scenes were actually quite creepy, the actual realisation of what is happening in a colourful, cheerful classroom setting is unsettling. An all round great episode.
And for the reviewer who claimed that the scenes photographing Alan's penis bore no relevance to the story and served only to make the head look weird - rewatch the end, listen to what the head tells Alan about being 'natural'.
