Ahead of the Class (2005)

Directed by Adrian Shergold1h 34mDrama,TV Movie

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.

Rated
15
Year
2005
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
5 August 2005
TMDB
7.4 (5)
CineVerse
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Julie Walters
Julie Walters
Marie Stubbs
Reece Dinsdale
Reece Dinsdale
Sean Devlin
Tony Slattery
Tony Slattery
Stuart Stiles
Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairley
Sonia Venning
Inday Ba
Inday Ba
Trudy Gower
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
Graham Ranger
D
Danny Nussbaum
Thomas Moreira
Hannah Yelland
Hannah Yelland
Tracey O'Leary
Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins
Tony Mackersie
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson
Vicky Foley
C
Calum MacNab
Jason Foley
Bernard Holley
Bernard Holley
Bill Stubbs
Mercedes Grower
Mercedes Grower
Alex Greer
Alan McKenna
Alan McKenna
Simon Linder
Kate Lonergan
Kate Lonergan
Maxine Horley
Neville Jason
Neville Jason
Canon Joseph
Heather Craney
Heather Craney
Nadine Stubbs
A
Amy Jo Lamb
Debbie Campbell
F
Frances Gold
Lusha
H
Heshima Thompson
Rory
Daniel Anthony
Daniel Anthony
Carmichael
Jack Bence
Jack Bence
Taylor
T
Tina Asihene
Marsha
B
Bhima Bent
Paolo
G
Gerard Canning
Father George Dangerfield
A
Amanda Fahy
Layla
Gemma Lawrence
Gemma Lawrence
Reena
K
Kanana Kirimi
Beth Layland
Rosalind March
Rosalind March
Tara Baker
Martin Savage
Martin Savage
Journalist
Charles Mnene
Charles Mnene
Carl
L
Luke Savva
Tino
G
Gem Souleyman
Alec
J
James Wong
Oscar
S
Stuart Antony
Chris Francis (uncredited)
J
Jason Frederick
Gang Boy
D
Dario Attanasio
Gang Boy
M
Millie Foster
Marie's Granddaughter
C
Clara Foster
Marie's Granddaughter
S
Sanchez Brown
School Kid
R
Robert Bushell
School Kid (uncredited)
M
Maria Del Carmen
Lucy Wells (uncredited)
Natasha Jenssen
Natasha Jenssen
Teacher (uncredited)
J
Jane Staiano
Teacher (uncredited)

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