Episode 1
Series following bright teenagers from low-income backgrounds across the UK. In this episode, three Year 9 girls face mounting pressure in their first year of GCSE preparation.
GCSE preparation begins for the Year 9 students, but the girls each face added pressures.
In Port Talbot, avid reader and top-tier student Anne-Marie knows she wants to go to university, but she suffers from anxiety around her exams. Meanwhile in Tamworth, Shakira's school recognises that she is a talented artist and tries to help her find her creative voice by pushing her out of her comfort zone.
Confidence is less of an issue for Birmingham-based aspiring paediatrician Jada - her determination to ace her Year 9 exams is pinned on her dream of winning a future place at nearby Sixth Form grammar school. But however determined she and her mum are, money may halt her dream.
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"She is one of the best"
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"Do you know anyone who has gone to university?"
Duration: 01:13
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Sigur Rós
Starálfur
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Maxine Peake |
| Executive Producer | Sacha Baveystock |
| Executive Producer | Edmund Coulthard |
| Composer | Sam Hooper |
| Director | Luke Sewell |
| Series Producer | Zehra Yas |
| Production Manager | Paul Evans |
| Production Manager | Regie Gardener |
| Editor | Steve Barclay |
| Editor | Michael Harte |
