BIG SCHOOL, the hysterical new comedy series written by, and
starring, David Walliams of Little Britain and Come
Fly with Me fame, premieres Tuesday, September 24, at 8.30pm on
Channel Nine.
Set in the Greybridge Secondary School, BIG
SCHOOL follows the unconventional relationships of its dysfunctional
teaching faculty.
Mr Church (Walliams) is the socially awkward
Deputy Head of Science at Greybridge who is disillusioned with teaching and
about to resign after a particularly dramatic experiment that his students had
no interest in at all. But the arrival of the sexy new French teacher who has
never been to France, Miss Postern (Catherine Tate), changes everything.
Physical Education teacher Mr Gunn (Philip
Glenister) also has his eye on Miss Postern, so Mr
Church takes advice from a pupil on how to succeed with women.
Greybridge’s no-nonsense Head Teacher, Ms Baron (Frances
de la Tour), runs the school with an iron rod and a cigarette, while
depressed Geography teacher Mr Barber (Steve Speirs), who believes he is
on the verge of a nervous breakdown, is often the target of student pranks.
Then there’s the Music teacher, Mr Martin (Daniel Rigby), who likes to
liven up music classes with his own undeveloped compositions.
Rounding out this dysfunctional staff room are Mrs
Klebb (Joanna Scanlan), the nosey and interfering Drama teacher; Mr Church’s loyal lab assistant Pat (Julie
T. Wallace) who never speaks, but whose actions make it quite clear that Mr
Church is the man for her; and the frequently confused Head of Science, Mr
Hubble (James Greene).
