Hope and Glory
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United Kingdom · 1999-2000
2 seasons · Completed
50m, 60m
Creator Lucy Gannon
Starring Richard Griffiths, Gillian Kearney, Clive Russell, Amanda Redman
Genre Drama
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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.
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