Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20070826 | 20110518 (BBC7) 20110519 (BBC7) 20120809 (BBC7) 20120810 (BBC7) 20141007 (BBC7) 20141008 (BBC7) 20170220 (BBC7) 20170221 (BBC7) | Rick Braithwaite is a handsome, ex-RAF pilot from Guyana who gets a job as a teacher in a radical school in post-war London's East End. Once in the classroom, the students are tough, foul-mouthed and angry, proving unreceptive to his teaching methods... Stars Kwame Kwei-Armah as Rick, Sasha Behar as Gillian, Simon Treves as Weston, Liza Sadovy as Clinty and Sam Dale as Mr Florian. The first of a two-part adaptation of Guyanese author, ER Braithwaite's semi-autobiographical, international best-selling novel. Dramatised by Roy Williams. ER Braithwaite: born 1912 - died in 2016 Producer: Claire Grove First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. Black teacher Ricardo Braithwaite gets a job in a tough East End school in post-war London A black teacher gets a job in a tough East End school. Stars Kwame Kwei Armah |
| 02 | 20070902 | 20110519 (BBC7) 20110520 (BBC7) 20120810 (BBC7) 20120811 (BBC7) 20141008 (BBC7) 20141009 (BBC7) 20170221 (BBC7) 20170222 (BBC7) | Teacher Rick Braithwaite and his hostile, inner-city students are slowly getting to know each other better - and Rick is falling for his school colleague, Gillian... Stars Kwame Kwei-Armah as Rick, Sasha Behar as Gillian, Simon Treves as Weston, Liza Sadovy as Clinty and Sam Dale as Mr Florian. Two-part adaptation of Guyanese author, ER Braithwaite's semi-autobiographical, international best-selling novel. Dramatised by Roy Williams. ER Braithwaite: born 1912 - died in 2016 Producer: Claire Grove First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. As black teacher Ricardo's relationship stalls, he faces up to classroom hostility. A black teacher gets a job in a tough East End school. Stars Kwame Kwei Armah |