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Film / 2005
Ahead of the Class
Directed by
Adrian Shergold
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Julie WaltersMarie Stubbs
Reece DinsdaleSean Devlin
Tony SlatteryStuart Stiles
Michelle FairleySonia Venning
Inday BaTrudy Gower
Anton LesserGraham Ranger
Danny NussbaumThomas Moreira
Hannah YellandTracey O'Leary
Adrian RawlinsTony Mackersie
Katherine ParkinsonVicky Foley
Calum MacNabJason Foley
Bernard HolleyBill Stubbs
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Mercedes GrowerAlex Greer
Alan McKennaSimon Linder
Kate LonerganMaxine Horley
Neville JasonCanon Joseph
Heather CraneyNadine Stubbs
Amy Jo LambDebbie Campbell
Frances GoldLusha
Heshima ThompsonRory
Daniel AnthonyCarmichael
Jack BenceTaylor
Tina AsiheneMarsha
Bhima BentPaolo
Gerard CanningFather George Dangerfield
Amanda FahyLayla
Gemma LawrenceReena
Kanana KirimiBeth Layland
Rosalind MarchTara Baker
Martin SavageJournalist
Charles MneneCarl
Luke SavvaTino
Gem SouleymanAlec
James WongOscar
Stuart AntonyChris Francis (uncredited)
Jason FrederickGang Boy
Dario AttanasioGang Boy
Millie FosterMarie's Granddaughter
Clara FosterMarie's Granddaughter
Sanchez BrownSchool Kid
Robert BushellSchool Kid (uncredited)
Maria Del CarmenLucy Wells (uncredited)
Natasha JenssenTeacher (uncredited)
Jane StaianoTeacher (uncredited)
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