Ahead of the Class

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 & crew

Julie WaltersMarie Stubbs

Reece DinsdaleSean Devlin

Tony SlatteryStuart Stiles

Michelle FairleySonia Venning

Inday BaTrudy Gower

Anton LesserGraham Ranger

Danny Nussbaum

Danny NussbaumThomas Moreira

Hannah YellandTracey O'Leary

Adrian RawlinsTony Mackersie

Katherine ParkinsonVicky Foley

Calum MacNab

Calum MacNabJason Foley

Bernard HolleyBill Stubbs