Hope and Glory (series)
- User score: 5
- Production country: GB
- Creator: Lucy Gannon
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 6/22/1999
- Release date of last episode: 11/5/2000
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 16
- Run time: 50, 60 min.
Series description
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.
