The Demon Headmaster (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, The Demon Headmaster is a drama, action & adventure, mystery and family series.

What it’s about. The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 January 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired once a week from 25 September to 6 November 1996, and the third series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 6 to 22 January 1998. School location scenes in the first series were filmed at Hatch End High School, in Hatch End, Harrow, North West London and The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Other scenes were filmed around West London and the Vulcan Tower is in fact the Atrium building in Uxbridge. CGI was used to make this building appear on a traffic island close to Warwick Avenue tube station. Some scenes in the later series were filmed in the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire and other locations in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Who’s in it. The Demon Headmaster stars Terrence Hardiman as The Demon Headmaster, Tom Szekeres as Harvey Hunter, Kristy Bruce as Ingrid and Nina Young as Professor Claudia Rowe, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, The Demon Headmaster has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Sky Go. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Demon Headmaster page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Demon Headmaster tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.