Episode 1
Schuey and Agnes cause uproar when they rebel against Stella’s new rules. New teacher Darius Donovan arrives and shakes up the staffroom, while Jack Rimmer returns to school.
Schuey and Agnes cause uproar when they rebel against Stella’s new rules. New teacher Darius Donovan arrives and shakes up the staffroom, while Jack Rimmer returns to tackle the troubles of a new generation on his first day as school counsellor. Cat and Izzy lock horns over the school’s new addition, and Stella is distracted as she struggles to integrate her estranged grandkids at the school.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Stella Drake | Lindsey Coulson |
| Joe Casey | James Baxter |
| Mike Rutherford | Ryan Clayton |
| Wendy Whitwell | Jo Coffey |
| Neil Guthrie | Neil Fitzmaurice |
| Nisha Chandra | Saira Jackson |
| Nicky Walters | Kym Marsh |
| Darius Donovan | Jon Richardson |
| Valerie Chambers | Shauna Shim |
| Donte Charles | Adam Thomas |
| Jack Rimmer | Jason Merrells |
| Cat Guthrie | Lucy Chambers |
| Stacey ‘Stace’ Neville | Tillie Amartey |
| Aleena Qureshi | Sonya Nisa |
| Lois Taylor-Brown | Miya Ocego |
| Ben Drake | Fintan Buckard |
| Hope Drake | Savannah Kunyo |
| Izzy Charles | Scarlett Thomas |
| Portia Weever | Maisey Robinson |
| Tonya Walters | Summer Bird |
| Shola Aku | Chiamaka Ulebor |
| Dwayne Jackson | Thapelo Ray |
| Declan Brown | Teddy Wallwork |
| Schumacher 'Schuey' Weever | Zak Sutcliffe |
| Tyler James | Bill Bekele |
| Agnes Eccleston | Niamh Blackshaw |
| Marc Todd | Tom Wells |
| Ashton Stone | Cory McClane |
| Zayne Jackson | Inathi Rozani |
| Forest Sumi | Alfie Corbett |
| Stunt coordinator | Mat McKay |
| Idea Originator | Ann McManus |
| Idea Originator | Maureen Chadwick |
| Executive Producer | Leanne Klein |
| Executive Producer | Jo McClellan |
| Executive Producer | Gaynor Holmes |
| Executive Producer | Cameron Roach |
| Series Producer | Lindsay Williams |
| Writer | Chris Gill |
| Producer | Adam Leatherland |
| Director | Lloyd Eyre-Morgan |
| Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
| Production Company | Rope Ladder Fiction |
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