Ahead of the Class

Ahead of the Class is a 2003 book and 2005 dramatic television film based on real-life events.

Ahead of the class 2005 based on the true story of marie stubbs
Plot
Cast
Awards and nominations
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Plot

Marie Stubbs is a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is close to the age of retirement. After being Head teacher at The Douay Martyrs School, Ickenham, she takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in North West London. The school is facing closure after its previous headmaster, Philip kind Lawrence, was murdered in 1995, while breaking up a fight between his pupils and students from a rival school.

The drama was filmed on location at former Kingsland Secondary School in Dalston, Hackney, London.

Cast

Julie Walters as Marie, Lady Stubbs

Reece Dinsdale as Sean Devlin (Deputy Headteacher)

Hannah Yelland as Tracy O'Leary (Deputy Headteacher)

Inday Ba as Trudy Gower

Michelle Fairley as Sonia Venning

Tony Slattery as Stuart Stiles

Awards and nominations

Royal Television Society

2006: Nominated, "Best Single Drama"

2006: Nominated, "Best Actress" - Julie Walters