Hope and Glory
TV ShowTitle | Hope and Glory |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Jun 22, 1999 |
Release date of last episode | Nov 5, 2000 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Lucy Gannon |
Production country | GB |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 16 |
Run time | 50, 60 min. |
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.