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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Welcome Mat

    • November 11, 1968
    • ITV1

    Young teacher Bernard Hedges is determined to improve the new tough East London school that he has been assigned to. This means he has to deal with 5C, the worst class in the school, and Potter the notorious school keeper.

  • S01E02 A Picture Of Innocence

    • November 18, 1968
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    Bernard has to do some quick thinking when someone from the art class shows him their drawings of the pupils of 5c. This would normally be ok, but the artist has, for some reason, drawn them in the nude!

  • S01E03 Maureen Bullock Loves Sir

    • November 25, 1968
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    When 5c pupil Maureen is seen coming out of teacher Bernard's flat, the school rumour mill starts working overtime.

  • S01E04 A Near Greek Tragedy

    • December 2, 1968
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    The inexperienced Alf finds himself taking over as landlord at the Brown Cow. The return of a Greek Cypriot student causes a lot of disruption within the school. Bernard Hedges tries to deal with the boy with a firm hand and winds up fearing for his life.

  • S01E05 Barbarian Librarians

    • December 9, 1968
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    Complaints are made about the state of the library, and the noise coming from there, after 5c are given custody of the key to the door.

  • S01E06 Student Princess

    • December 16, 1968
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    Bernard is surprised when he finds out that the new trainee teacher is an old girlfriend. When she becomes more successful at dealing with 5C than he is though, he starts to see her as a threat.

  • S01E07 It's The Thought That Counts

    • December 23, 1968
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    As the end of term approaches, Bernard wonders what the students will give him as a Christmas present. And then he finds out that 5C's old teacher has recovered and will be returning to teach them next term.

Season 2

  • S02E01 They're Off

    • September 20, 1969
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    The pupils of 5C discover that maths can be more profitable that they first thought.

  • S02E02 Common Law

    • September 27, 1969
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    A member of staff from the school is under suspicion, after Sharon is attacked while walking home across the common.

  • S02E03 Panalal Passes By

    • October 4, 1969
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    Bernard's attempts to raise interest in the PTA are thrown into chaos when a young Indian student joins 5C

  • S02E04 The Sporting Life

    • October 11, 1969
    • ITV1

    Bernard uses his new position as sports master to help Duffy out with a problem.

  • S02E05 Norman's Conquest

    • October 18, 1969
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    When 5C decide to adopt a Jerboa, the sight of the animal causes Potter to reminisce about his time in the army as a Desert Rat.

  • S02E06 X Certificate

    • October 25, 1969
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    It's the annual Fenn Street Open Day, and as usual, it causes nothing but trouble for Bernard.

  • S02E07 The Decent Thing

    • November 1, 1969
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    After a drunken night out, Bernard wakes up in a strange woman's bed, but when she turns out to be Sharon's mother, Bernard decides that he only has one course of action.

  • S02E08 The Generation Gap

    • November 8, 1969
    • ITV1

    bernard arranges for 5C to help out at an old folks home.

  • S02E09 Life Without Doris

    • November 15, 1969
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    Miss Ewell is thinking about leaving the school and emigrating to Australia.

  • S02E10 The School Captain

    • November 22, 1969
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    Mr Cromwell's decision to split the school into houses, causes a few problems for Bernard.

  • S02E11 Out Of The Frying Pan

    • November 29, 1969
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    Bernard tries to come up with a solution when the pupils start complaining about the school dinners.

  • S02E12 Mixed Doubles

    • December 6, 1969
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    Abbott gets in trouble with the police, when he acts like Duffy to try and chat up a girl.

  • S02E13 Dress Circle

    • December 13, 1969
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    5c and Bernard plot revenge on Miss Ewell, after she sends them home for a change of clothes, before they will be allowed on the trip to the theatre.

Season 3

Season 4

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Please Sir! The Film

    • ITV1

    Mr Hedges takes his class on a field trip, with disastrous consequences.

  • S04E01 Identitwit

    • September 18, 1971
    • ITV1

    Bernard has to say goodbye to his 5C class at Fenn Street School but his new class (4C) brings some unexpected problems.

  • S04E02 The Pruning Of Hedges

    • September 25, 1971
    • ITV1

    Now that 5C have left, Bernard is seriously considering resigning to spend a year at university. All he lacks is the courage to hand in his resignation — so Penny decides to do everything in her power to force him.

  • S04E03 Viva La Revolution

    • October 2, 1971
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    The pupils decide to produce their own revolutionary magazine.

  • S04E04 A Rather Nasty Break

    • October 9, 1971
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    Chaos reigns when a supply teacher arrives with strong ideas about discipline and physical fitness.

  • S04E05 David and Goliath

    • October 16, 1971
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    The school is agog when new young teacher David Ffitchet-Brown takes on the bullying gym teacher Mr Dix.

  • S04E06 A.W.O.L.

    • October 23, 1971
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    New teacher Mr Brown attempts to recapture two notorious truants.

  • S04E07 What's A Class Between Friends?

    • October 30, 1971
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    Mr Brown takes 4C on an outing to the cinema, and manages to lose the entire class.

  • S04E08 Our Mr Price

    • November 6, 1971
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    The fed-up members of staff find a new job for Mr Price.

  • S04E09 Black Power

    • November 13, 1971
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    Potter's prejudices are challenged when he is given a new black assistant.

  • S04E10 False Alarm

    • November 20, 1971
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  • S04E11 Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo And Georgie

    • November 27, 1971
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    A visit from the school inspector rouses the children to rebellion.

  • S04E12 United We Sit

    • December 4, 1971
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    Cromwell clamps down on boys' long hair and girls' short skirts, sparking a pupil rebellion.

  • S04E13 Nemesis For Norman

    • December 11, 1971
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    Against all odds, Potter gets his way and is voted in as standard-bearer.

  • S04E14 Old Fennians Day

    • December 18, 1971
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    Cromwell's idea of a day for Fenn Street alumni is greeted with little enthusiasm, until he offers a prize to whoever composes a stirring school song.

  • S04E15 What Are You Incinerating?

    • January 1, 1972
    • ITV1

  • S04E16 The Ugly Duckling

    • January 8, 1972
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  • S04E17 Cup Fever

    • January 15, 1972
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  • S04E18 Please Give Generously

    • January 22, 1972
    • ITV1

  • S04E19 Blodwyn All Over

    • January 29, 1972
    • ITV1

  • S04E20 The Price War

    • February 5, 1972
    • ITV1

  • S04E21 The Fixer

    • February 12, 1972
    • ITV1