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Ahead of the Class

Ahead of the Class

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

05 August 2005

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Marie Stubbs

Reece Dinsdale

Reece Dinsdale

Sean Devlin

Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery

Stuart Stiles

Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley

Sonia Venning

Inday Ba

Inday Ba

Trudy Gower

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Graham Ranger

Danny Nussbaum

Danny Nussbaum

Thomas Moreira

Hannah Yelland

Hannah Yelland

Tracey O'Leary

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Tony Mackersie

Katherine Parkinson

Katherine Parkinson

Vicky Foley

Calum MacNab

Calum MacNab

Jason Foley

Bernard Holley

Bernard Holley

Bill Stubbs

Mercedes Grower

Mercedes Grower

Alex Greer

Alan McKenna

Alan McKenna

Simon Linder

Kate Lonergan

Kate Lonergan

Maxine Horley

Neville Jason

Neville Jason

Canon Joseph

Heather Craney

Heather Craney

Nadine Stubbs

Amy Jo Lamb

Amy Jo Lamb

Debbie Campbell

Frances Gold

Frances Gold

Lusha

Heshima Thompson

Heshima Thompson

Rory

Daniel Anthony

Daniel Anthony

Carmichael

Jack Bence

Jack Bence

Taylor

Tina Asihene

Tina Asihene

Marsha

Bhima Bent

Bhima Bent

Paolo

Gerard Canning

Gerard Canning

Father George Dangerfield

Amanda Fahy

Amanda Fahy

Layla

Gemma Lawrence

Gemma Lawrence

Reena

Kanana Kirimi

Kanana Kirimi

Beth Layland

Rosalind March

Rosalind March

Tara Baker

Martin Savage

Martin Savage

Journalist

Charles Mnene

Charles Mnene

Carl

Luke Savva

Luke Savva

Tino

Gem Souleyman

Gem Souleyman

Alec

James Wong

James Wong

Oscar

Stuart Antony

Stuart Antony

Chris Francis (uncredited)

Jason Frederick

Jason Frederick

Gang Boy

Dario Attanasio

Dario Attanasio

Gang Boy

Millie Foster

Millie Foster

Marie's Granddaughter

Clara Foster

Clara Foster

Marie's Granddaughter

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