Hope and Glory

Overview

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.

Cast

Lenny Henry

Ian George

Amanda Redman

Debbie Bryan

Sara Stephens

Sally Bell

Gillian Kearney

Kitty Burton

Clive Russell

Phil Jakes

Lee Warburton

Tony Elliott

Phyllis Logan

Annie Gilbert