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Ahead of the Class is a single British television drama film, based on the book of the same name by Marie Stubbs, that first broadcast on ITV on 30 January 2005. Adapted for television by Robert Jones and directed by Adrian Shergold, the film stars Julie Walters as Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who takes on the challenge of improving the fortunes of St George's Roman Catholic Secondary School in North West London.
Original Release
01/30/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Julie Walters | Marie Stubbs |
| Inday Ba | Trudy Gower |
| Reece Dinsdale | Sean Devlin |
| Michelle Fairley | Sonia Venning |
| Danny Nussbaum | Tomas Moreira / Thomas Moreira |
| Tony Slattery | Stuart Stiles |
| Hannah Yelland | Tracey O'Leary |
| Anton Lesser | Graham Ranger |
| Adrian Rawlins | Tony Mackersie |
| Frances Gold | Lusha |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Julie Walters | Marie Stubbs |
| Inday Ba | Trudy Gower |
| Reece Dinsdale | Sean Devlin |
| Michelle Fairley | Sonia Venning |
| Danny Nussbaum | Tomas Moreira / Thomas Moreira |
| Tony Slattery | Stuart Stiles |
| Hannah Yelland | Tracey O'Leary |
| Anton Lesser | Graham Ranger |
| Adrian Rawlins | Tony Mackersie |
| Frances Gold | Lusha |
| Amy Jo Lamb | Debbie Campbell |
| Calum MacNab | Jason Foley |
| Heshima Thompson | Rory |
| Dan Anthony | Carmichael |
| Tina Asihene | Marsha |
| Jack Bence | Taylor |
| Bhima Bent | Paolo |
| Gerard Canning | Father George Dangerfield |
| Heather Craney | Nadine / Nadine Stubbs |
| Amanda Fahy | Layla |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Foster | Executive Producer |
| Simon Heath | Executive Producer |
| Sue Latimer | Executive Producer |
| Elli Jason | Producer |
| Paula McBreen | Producer |
