Ahead of the Class
2005 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Adrian Shergold |
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| Writer: | Robert Jones |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 2005 |
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| Director: | Adrian Shergold |
| Writer: | Robert Jones |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | high school, based on true story, headmaster |
| Production Companies | Worldwide Productions, ARG Televison |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julie Walters | Marie Stubbs |
| Reece Dinsdale | Sean Devlin |
| Tony Slattery | Stuart Stiles |
| Michelle Fairley | Sonia Venning |
| Inday Ba | Trudy Gower |
| Anton Lesser | Graham Ranger |
| Danny Nussbaum | Thomas Moreira |
| Hannah Yelland | Tracey O'Leary |
| Adrian Rawlins | Tony Mackersie |
| Katherine Parkinson | Vicky Foley |
| Calum MacNab | Jason Foley |
| Bernard Holley | Bill Stubbs |
| Mercedes Grower | Alex Greer |
| Alan McKenna | Simon Linder |
| Kate Lonergan | Maxine Horley |
| Neville Jason | Canon Joseph |
| Heather Craney | Nadine Stubbs |
| Amy Jo Lamb | Debbie Campbell |
| Frances Gold | Lusha |
| Heshima Thompson | Rory |
| Daniel Anthony | Carmichael |
| Jack Bence | Taylor |
| Tina Asihene | Marsha |
| Bhima Bent | Paolo |
| Gerard Canning | Father George Dangerfield |
| Amanda Fahy | Layla |
| Gemma Lawrence | Reena |
| Kanana Kirimi | Beth Layland |
| Rosalind March | Tara Baker |
| Martin Savage | Journalist |
| Charles Mnene | Carl |
| Luke Savva | Tino |
| Gem Souleyman | Alec |
| James Wong | Oscar |
| Stuart Antony | Chris Francis (uncredited) |
| Jason Frederick | Gang Boy |
| Dario Attanasio | Gang Boy |
| Millie Foster | Marie's Granddaughter |
| Clara Foster | Marie's Granddaughter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paula McBreen | Line Producer |
| Tania Reddin | Editor |
| Robert Jones | Adaptation |
| Paul Heard | Original Music Composer |
| Gareth Milne | Stunt Coordinator |
| David Odd | Director of Photography |
| Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Adrian Shergold | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Simon Heath | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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