Ahead of the Class

6.8

94 minutes

8/5/2005

Overview

Drama based on real-life events. Marie Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is coming up to retirement age, takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in north west London which was facing closure after the notorious murder of its previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in 1995 as he was breaking up a fight between his pupils and those from a rival school.

Cast List

Julie Walters
as Marie Stubbs
Reece Dinsdale
as Sean Devlin
Tony Slattery
as Stuart Stiles
Michelle Fairley
as Sonia Venning
Inday Ba
as Trudy Gower
Anton Lesser
as Graham Ranger
Danny Nussbaum
as Thomas Moreira
Hannah Yelland
as Tracey O'Leary
Adrian Rawlins
as Tony Mackersie
Katherine Parkinson
as Vicky Foley
Calum MacNab
as Jason Foley
Bernard Holley
as Bill Stubbs
Mercedes Grower
as Alex Greer
Alan McKenna
as Simon Linder
Kate Lonergan
as Maxine Horley
Neville Jason
as Canon Joseph
Heather Craney
as Nadine Stubbs
Amy Jo Lamb
as Debbie Campbell
Frances Gold
as Lusha
Heshima Thompson
as Rory
Daniel Anthony
as Carmichael
Jack Bence
as Taylor
Tina Asihene
as Marsha
Bhima Bent
as Paolo
Gerard Canning
as Father George Dangerfield
Amanda Fahy
as Layla
Gemma Lawrence
as Reena
Kanana Kirimi
as Beth Layland
Rosalind March
as Tara Baker
Martin Savage
as Journalist
Charles Mnene
as Carl
Luke Savva
as Tino
Gem Souleyman
as Alec
James Wong
as Oscar
Stuart Antony
as Chris Francis (uncredited)
Jason Frederick
as Gang Boy
Dario Attanasio
as Gang Boy
Millie Foster
as Marie's Granddaughter
Clara Foster
as Marie's Granddaughter