Ahead of the Class (2005)
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.
Director: Adrian Shergold
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: August 5, 2005
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
Screenplay
- Robert Jones (Adaptation)
- Robert Jones
- Marie Stubbs (Novel)
Music: Paul Heard
Cinematography: David Odd
Editing: Tania Reddin
Production: ARG Televison, Worldwide Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Coming of Age and Self-Discovery
Keywords
high school, based on true story, headmaster
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ahead of the Class about?
- 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.
- Who directed Ahead of the Class?
- Ahead of the Class was directed by Adrian Shergold.
- Who stars in Ahead of the Class?
- Ahead of the Class stars Julie Walters, Reece Dinsdale, Tony Slattery, Michelle Fairley, Inday Ba, Anton Lesser.
- How long is Ahead of the Class?
- Ahead of the Class has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is Ahead of the Class?
- Ahead of the Class is a Drama, TV Movie film.
- Where was Ahead of the Class produced?
- Ahead of the Class was produced in United Kingdom.
- What are the themes of Ahead of the Class?
- The themes of Ahead of the Class include: Coming of Age and Self-Discovery.