Big School

2013

Big School

6.7 | en | Comedy

A comedy about a dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive whiteboards set in an urban secondary school. Chemistry teacher Mr. Church is hopelessly in love with the school's new French teacher, who in turn is being chased by a lothario gym teacher.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 Episode 6

Oct. 10,2014

Unnatural disaster strikes Miss Postern's classroom when Mr Barber spends the night there.

EP5 Episode 5

Oct. 03,2014

A popular member of staff meets his maker at Greybridge School.

EP4 Episode 4

Sep. 19,2014

When Ofsted arrive to conduct an impromptu inspection, Greybridge is thrown into chaos.

EP3 Episode 3

Sep. 12,2014

A meeting with their pupils' parents presents challenges for the Greybridge staff.

EP2 Episode 2

Sep. 05,2014

Miss Postern's spirits are raised by the arrival of the dashing Dr Dalton.

EP1 Episode 1

Aug. 29,2014

Miss Postern and Mr Church's relationship has taken a downward turn.

6.7 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 2013-08-16 | Released Producted By: King Bert Productions , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g6pq3

Synopsis

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Cast

David Walliams , Catherine Tate , Philip Glenister

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Trailers

Cast

David Walliams

as Mr Church

Twist Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Britain's Got Talent: The Champions Missing Link Murder Mystery The Queen and I Walliams & Friend

Catherine Tate

as Miss Sarah Postern

Hard Cell The Nan Movie Monster Family 2 Monster Family Do Not Disturb Billionaire Boy Unity The Vote Catherine Tate's Nan

Philip Glenister

as Mr Gunn

Belgravia The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Living the Dream The Level Outcast From There to Here Prey For the Love of Cars Big School

Reviews

GrimsbyBE-227-447084 Being English and growing up with such gems as Monty Python, Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore, The Goodies etc. etc.,I just have one thing to say; Big School is just not funny! If this is the best they can do then British comedy is in BIG trouble. I started watching episode one and seriously thought about turning it off but decided I would sit through it, feeling sure it would get better; it didn't. However, I turned the TV on again for episode 2, optimistically thinking that it couldn't get any worse than the previous episode but again I was wrong. At least I had had one little chuckle during the first episode whereas in the second one I never even cracked my face. I am afraid it is now time to throw in the towel, I can't take anymore!

lynnylulu Having read the "bad" reviews by people who'd seen the FIRST episode only - made me write this review out of disgust! I really enjoyed this series, it's well written, laugh out loud funny, even touching and the acting & characterisation is excellent. Well you can't please everyone when it comes to humour but I think they've done a very good job of this one. One of the best sitcoms I've seen for years. In the tradition of Porridge and Faulty Towers, yes, it's in the old school but I think there's a lot of us out there wanting to see something fresh but classic. I can't be the only person out there who's fed up with so called comedy where they're so scared of making an ism that there's no comedy left just "laughs" based on bodily fluids and rude words for body parts. I left THAT kind of humour behind when I left primary school. So well done BBC, please can we have more Sir?

istara Big School is a win for comedy fans. Drawing inspiration from The Office, Alan Partridge, and even older comedies such as Dear John (Philip Glenister's character channels Kirk St Moritz, especially in Episode 4), there are some incredibly funny scenes.Better still, because it is character-based - much like The Office and others (Partridge, Frasier) that feature anti-hero cringe characters - it improves on repeat viewing. Familiarity with Big School's characters only makes them funnier. For some reason Big School has attracted many lukewarm and even highly critical reviews. I recommend that new viewers give it a chance and watch at least a couple of episodes, preferably re-watching them, before dismissing it.After all, would Frances De La Tour pick a turkey?

Jay Hanson With a cast like this, I was expecting big things. Sadly what I got was a tired, old fashioned, unfunny, misogynistic program. Clichéd, cringe-worthy and lacking in anything approaching laughs. If you're a fan of The Dick Emery/Benny Hill school of 1970s sexist sitcoms then It'll be right up your street, but not for me. It had me squirming in my seat with embarrassment - true car crash stuff. Whatever happened to the original talent of the likes of Walliams, Tate, et al? As for Philip Glenister, well all I can say is bye, bye career - The Gene Genie will be turning in his grave. Definitely one to miss! Though having said that - maybe watch it for the painful experience, because it won't be coming back for a second series!