Series 1
The first series was broadcast on BBC1 on Thursday evenings between 20 February and 27 March 1997. The first four episodes were transmitted at 21:30, but the final two episodes of the second series were moved to 22:20.
| Episode title | Original airdate | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Suzy Arrives" | 20 February 1997 | 1 | |||
| New teacher Suzy Travis (Nicola Walker) joins the staff of Galfast High, only to find that the rest of her colleagues appear to be insane. She discovers that the Headteacher (John Wells) has locked himself in a cupboard, and that the previous English teacher has been found dead whilst teaching a class. Slatt (David Bamber) attempts to remove the corpse without upsetting any of the pupils. | |||||
| "The Interviews" | 27 February 1997 | 2 | |||
| As the headteacher and Eric are up for the same job at another school, the panel decide to interview them both at Galfast High. | |||||
| "The Staff Meeting" | 6 March 1997 | 3 | |||
| The staff are locked in the staff room by a pupil protesting over human rights issues in Estransia (a country invented by Mr McGill). As the protest continues, a TV crew arrive outside, whilst Eric desperately needs a pee. | |||||
| "Both Called Eric" | 13 March 1997 | 4 | |||
| Star pupil Helen gives birth to twins and, as a result of her infatuation with the deputy head, decides to name them both "Eric". Meanwhile, Suzy takes an immediate attraction to the new religious education teacher, Mr Cockfoster (Damien Matthews). | |||||
| "The Inspection" | 20 March 1997 | 5 | |||
| Three inspectors (Deborah Norton, Steven Beard and James Saxon) are about to visit the school as the Department of Education is looking to close a school in the area. Eric is determined to create the best possible impression but he's reckoned without music teacher Amanda Trippley (Amanda Boxer), who has decided to expel all of the students. Slatt and colleagues attempt to disguise the fact that the school has no pupils. | |||||
| "Mother" | 27 March 1997 | 6 | |||
| Suzy finds a vase with a dedication to Eric's apparently dead mother. Assuming it's an urn, Suzy is surprised when his mother turns up at the school, and is the spitting image of his wife. | |||||
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