Ahead of the Class (2005)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.454 |
Directed By
Adrian Shergold
Crew
Paul Heard
David Odd
Dan Hubbard
Adrian Shergold
Robert Jones
Paula McBreen
Simon Heath
Gareth Milne
Tania Reddin
TOP CAST
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
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