This was one of the last really popular sitcoms to be broadcast on BBC Three before it was shut down and taken online, I was really thankful that it was repeated before I missed out on the opportunity to watch it. Basically the series takes place at the fictional Abbey Grove School, in Watford or Tring, Hertfordshire, and it focuses on posh, newly graduated secondary school history teacher Alfie Wickers (Jack Whitehall, also writing). Alfie is a bigger kid than the kids he is teaching in Class K, his students include teacher's pet Joe Poulter (Ethan Lawrence), tough guy Mitchell Harper (Britain's Got Talent's Charlie Wernham), wheelchair-bound rude boy Leslie "Rem Dogg" Remmington (Jack Binstead), inappropriately flirtatious Chantelle Parsons (Nikki Runeckles), camp Stephen Carmichael (Layton Williams), the studious Jing Hua (Kae Alexander) and outwardly fiery Cleopatra Ofoedo (Weruche Opia). Throughout the series, the mismatched youngsters give him a hard time and take the mick, but often they can relate to them, banter with him, and become his good friends. Also throughout, Alfie is constantly trying to impress his crush, openly bisexual biology teacher Miss Rosie Gulliver (Sarah Solemani), trying to appear "cool", often his efforts turn into embarrassing situations or humiliation for himself, the students or the teaching staff. Alfie also has to contend with the the teaching staff, including eccentric headmaster Shaquille Banter "Simon" Fra$er (Mathew Horne), and meet the expectations of the deputy heads, including demanding dictator Isobel Pickwell (Michelle Gomez), ruthless yet cringe-worthy Professor Celia "Pro Green" Green (Samantha Spiro), and his own father, dramatically inappropriate Martin Wickers (Harry Enfield). Also starring Jack Bence Jack Bence as Grayson, James Fleet as Richard, David Bradley as Ennis, Roger Allam as Maurice Hewston, Lethal Bizzle as Rapper and Colin McFarlane as Politician. Whitehall gives a fantastic performance as "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system", the supporting cast members, young and old, all do great as well, Whitehall's writing is brilliant, all three series are both cringing and hilarious, it may have had the critics being negative towards it, but I found a very entertaining and funny comedy show. Very good!
Review of Bad Education
