Hope and Glory

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

June 22, 1999

Last aired

November 5, 2000

Episodes

16

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creator

Lucy Gannon