Hardwicke House 

Sitcom set in a comprehensive school.

Stars:

Roy Kinnear, Pam Ferris, Tony Haygarth

Cast

Series cast summary:
Roy Kinnear	...	Mr. Wickham 2 episodes, 1987
Pam Ferris	...	Ms. Crabbe 2 episodes, 1987
Tony Haygarth	...	Mr. Savage 2 episodes, 1987
Duncan Preston	...	Moose Magnusson 2 episodes, 1987
Gavin Richards	...	Mr. Flashman 2 episodes, 1987
Granville Saxton	...	Mr. Fowl 2 episodes, 1987
Roger Sloman	...	Mr. Mackintosh 2 episodes, 1987
Nick Wilton	...	Peter Philpott 2 episodes, 1987
Kevin Allen	...	Slasher Bates 2 episodes, 1987
Paul Spurrier	...	Spotty 2 episodes, 1987
Mick O'Donoughue	...	Ernie 2 episodes, 1987
Patrick Doyle	...	Terry 2 episodes, 1987
Christopher Driscoll	...	Stan 2 episodes, 1987
Chris Pitt	...	Junior 2 episodes, 1987
Mark Monero	...	Leroy 2 episodes, 1987
Paul Darlow	...	John 2 episodes, 1987
Stephen Arnold		2 episodes, 1987
Annabelle Barker		2 episodes, 1987
Dylan Champion		2 episodes, 1987
Sean George		2 episodes, 1987
Ladene Hall		2 episodes, 1987
Michael Hutchinson		2 episodes, 1987
Sally Johnson		2 episodes, 1987
Pui Fan Lee		2 episodes, 1987
Faye Maguire		2 episodes, 1987
Leslie Mantock		2 episodes, 1987
Phillip Moore		2 episodes, 1987
Christina Norris		2 episodes, 1987
Mark O'Connell		2 episodes, 1987
Joachim Shotter		2 episodes, 1987
Leon Snelgrove		2 episodes, 1987
Jean Turner		2 episodes, 1987
Stuart Wattam		2 episodes, 1987

Storyline

Sitcom set in a comprehensive school.

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Plot Keywords:

school | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 1987 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Independent Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (7 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series earned the dubious distinction of being named by the British newspaper Metro as one of the "10 sitcoms even worse than The Wright Way (2013)".

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Connections

Featured in 80's: The Best of Bad TV (2015)

User Reviews

Misses the mark

I remember watching the first episode with high hopes - was I wrong! Embarrassingly unfunny is the mildest comment I can make. Ahead of its time? I don't think so - the jokes(?) just did not work and some of the actors appeared to be distinctly uncomfortable in their roles. The story? Set in a school presumably modeled along the lines of St Trinians, which is OK for the 50's, but completely misses the mark in the 80's. I started to cringe when the school supplies were delivered by a security firm (because the kids usually raided the van). It could have been funny but I think that the producer was trying too hard - any controversial material must have been lost in the general silliness of the script.