Bad Education

Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford, Hertfordshire.

Creators and Cast

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Jack Whitehall

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Mathew Horne

Shaquille Fraser

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Jack Binstead

Rem Dogg

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Layton Williams

Stephen Carmichael

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Charlie Wernham

Mitchell Harper

Episodes

Specials

3 episodes

S0 E1 · Christmas Special

2013-12-17

Mr Fraser decides Alfie is the right man to direct the Abbey Grove Christmas play.

S0 E2 · Reunion Special

2022-12-15

Class K are back for a careers day and a reunion that descends into mayhem. Meanwhile, Alfie has a decision to make – will he finally leave the school forever to be with Gulliver?

S0 E3 · A Christmas Carol

2023-12-13

On the last day of Christmas term at Abbey Grove, drama teacher Stephen stages his own funeral to hear what the school will say about him when he leaves for his new job in a pantomime. But he is shocked to encounter the ghost of Alfie, who tells him he will be visited by three ghosts to show him the error of his ways. Alfie wants Stephen to care about teaching more than he ever did; but his happiness depends on the lessons he learns that night, when Stephen has an important decision to make about his career at Abbey Grove.

Series 1

6 episodes

S1 E1 · Parents' Evening

2012-08-14

It's parents' evening and Alfie is under pressure to mark his mock exam papers.

S1 E2 · Sex Education

2012-08-21

Parents are worried about the impending arrival of the French exchange students.

S1 E3 · Self Defence

2012-08-28

A new computer game craze hits Abbey Grove School, affecting both pupils and staff.

S1 E4 · School Trip

2012-09-04

On a school trip, Alfie and Gulliver take their pupils to a petting zoo and ink museum.

S1 E5 · Football Match

2012-09-11

Alfie steps in as coach when Abbey Grove takes on the local public school at football.

S1 E6 · Politics

2012-09-18

Pickwell has designs on getting Fraser's job, and it is election time at Abbey Grove.

Series 2

6 episodes

S2 E1 · Swimming Gala

2013-09-03

It's the Abbey Grove swimming gala and Alfie's class compete in the synchronised diving.

S2 E2 · The American

2013-09-10

Alfie is shocked when a charming new American teacher takes over his class.

S2 E3 · Funeral

2013-09-17

Abbey Grove is rocked by the news that deputy headmistress Miss Pickwell is dead.

S2 E4 · Valentine's Day

2013-09-24

For Valentine's Day, Mr Fraser plans a special Take Me Out to help shy kids find love.

S2 E5 · Drugs

2013-10-01

Mr Fraser organises a guest speaker for Drugs Awareness Day, to Miss Gulliver's annoyance.

S2 E6 · Fundraiser

2013-10-08

When Abbey Grove is plunged into financial ruin can Alfie come up with a plan to save it?

Series 3

6 episodes

S3 E1 · Strike

2014-09-16

With the threat of a staff redundancy the teachers of Abbey Grove go on strike.

S3 E2 · After School Clubs

2014-09-23

Alfie tries to attend a book group, a LARPing club and a leaving party at the same time.

S3 E3 · Sports Day

2014-09-30

It's sports day and Fraser has hired the most inappropriate new teacher to oversee events.

S3 E4 · Fundraising

2014-10-07

After running him over, Alfie and his class raise funds for the caretaker's surgery.

S3 E5 · The Exam

2014-10-14

Alfie never passed his biology GCSE, so he must resit the exam with his own class.

S3 E6 · The Finale

2014-10-21

Alfie realises he can't go on teaching without his beloved class and quits Abbey Grove.

Series 4

6 episodes

S4 E1 · Rivals

2023-01-15

Stephen and Mitchell are told one of them will be fired so go to extreme lengths to save their jobs. Meanwhile, Fraser has accidentally started printing the entire internet.

S4 E2 · Whodunnit

2023-01-22

Stephen is determined to find out who snitched on him about Class K’s trip to a drag brunch. Meanwhile, Fraser mistakes an Ofsted inspector for a Task Rabbit.

S4 E3 · Prison

2023-01-29

Hoburn tries a prison experience programme at the school to teach the kids discipline. Class K end up incarcerated with Stephen, who’s prepping an audition as a hardened criminal.

S4 E4 · Trailblazer

2023-02-05

After Class K make Stephen feel old and irrelevant on his birthday, he goes to ridiculous lengths to prove he is still a trailblazer.

S4 E5 · Glow Up

2023-02-12

Stephen is desperate to get rid of Mitchell who has moved in after his girlfriend threw him out. So Class K and Stephen give Mitchell a glow up in the hope she’ll take him back.

S4 E6 · School Play

2023-02-19

Stephen wants to turn the school play into a showcase for his talents to impress an agent, but Hoburn has more sinister plans to use it as a way of closing the school down.

Series 5

6 episodes

S5 E1 · Boxing

2024-01-14

After spending their life savings on a wedding venue mix-up, Mitchell risks losing Kayleigh. Class K come to the rescue, promoting a boxing match at Abbey Grove with dramatic consequences for Warren.

S5 E2 · Face-Off

2024-01-14

When Mitchell gets a bit part in a gangster film, it goes to his head. Swayed by the hype, Hoburn instructs him and Stephen to swap jobs - but with the school drama competition looming, Class K aren't keen on the changes.

S5 E3 · Fitness

2024-01-21

Hoburn enlists fitness guru Mo Dix to get the school back in shape. While Class K protest under Mo's regime, Stephen falls for him, going to great lengths to get rid of Mitchell so Mo can replace him as the new PE teacher.

S5 E4 · Haunted House

2024-01-21

The recovery of Stephen and Mitchell’s old time capsule prompts an overnight break-in and some ghostly encounters and revelations for Class K. Hoburn is desperate to keep the identity of the new art teacher a secret.

S5 E5 · Reading

2024-01-28

When Jinx abandons her studies to spend more time with Mitchell, Class K struggle with their exam prep and ask Fraser to help, leading to an unusual interpretation of Pygmalion - involving an actual pig.

S5 E6 · Camping

2024-01-28

Class K's camping trip spirals into chaos after Mitchell takes his pranks a step too far. Stephen goes missing when he encounters an old drama school rival. Warren reveals he has a secret crush on someone.