Hope and Glory (1999)
Hope and Glory (1999)
Plot.
Ian George, the head of an exclusive school, is asked to take a look at Hope Park Comprehensive School, which is in special measures, and asked to confirm its closure. The outgoing head breaks down during his farewell speech and delivers an emotional rant against the students, telling them how worthless they are. After meeting staff and pupils, George believes there is some hope for the school. The show was inspired by a real head teacher named William Atkinson.
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Cast & Crew.

Lucy Gannon
Creator

Lenny Henry
Ian George

Amanda Redman
Debbie Bryan

Sara Stephens
Sally Bell

Gillian Kearney
Kitty Burton

Clive Russell
Phil Jakes

Lee Warburton
Tony Elliott

Rosie Day
Emma
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
high school
england
teacher
high school teacher
Scripted
Wiki.
Hope and Glory is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure. It starred Lenny Henry as maverick "Superhead" Ian George, enlisted to turn around the school's fortunes.
It was created by Lucy Gannon, who had previously created Soldier Soldier, and was inspired by a real head teacher named William Atkinson, who had turned around a secondary school in London which had been placed into special measures.
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