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Ahead of the Class (2005)

2005-08-05 · 1h 34m · EN
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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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Adrian ShergoldDirector

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Julie WaltersJulie WaltersMarie StubbsReece DinsdaleReece DinsdaleSean DevlinTony SlatteryTony SlatteryStuart StilesMichelle FairleyMichelle FairleySonia VenningInday BaInday BaTrudy GowerAnton LesserAnton LesserGraham RangerDanny NussbaumDanny NussbaumThomas MoreiraHannah YellandHannah YellandTracey O'LearyAdrian RawlinsAdrian RawlinsTony MackersieKatherine ParkinsonKatherine ParkinsonVicky FoleyCalum MacNabCalum MacNabJason FoleyBernard HolleyBernard HolleyBill Stubbs

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Based on a true storyHigh schoolHeadmasterBased on true story

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Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityBased On A True Story · High School · HeadmasterDialogue densityDramaDirector preference235378Actor preference82160 · 20479 · 44435Country preferenceGb

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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.

How long is Ahead of the Class?

Ahead of the Class has a runtime of 94 minutes.