Hope and Glory
Premiered: Jun 22, 1999 | 2 seasons | 16 episodes
Popularity: 0.9
| Creator: | Lucy Gannon |
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| Hope and Glory is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure. It starred Lenny Henry as maverick "Superhead" Ian George, enlisted to turn around the school's fortunes. It was created by Lucy Gannon, who had previously created Soldier Soldier, and was inspired by a real head teacher named William Atkinson. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Stephens | Sally Bell | 16 |
| Lenny Henry | Ian George | 16 |
| Amanda Redman | Debbie Bryan | 16 |
| Gillian Kearney | Kitty Burton | 16 |
| Phyllis Logan | Annie Gilbert | 10 |
| Clive Russell | Phil Jakes | 10 |
| Rosie Day | Emma | 6 |
| Richard Griffiths | Leo Wheeldon | 2 |
| Shirley Stelfox | Jean Bryan | 2 |
| Gary Lewis | Malcolm Bird | 1 |
| Peter Davison | Neil Bruce | 1 |
| Harry Capehorn | Boy in socks | 1 |