First episode of Series 16.
Synopsis[]
Schuey and Agnes cause uproar when they rebel against Stella's new rules. New teacher Darius Donovan arrives and shakes up the staffroom, while Jack Rimmer returns to tackle the troubles of a new generation on his first day as school counsellor. Cat and Izzy lock horns over the school's new addition, and Stella is distracted as she struggles to integrate her estranged grandkids at the school.
Cast[]
Staff[]
- James Baxter as Joe Casey
- Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell
- Lindsey Coulson as Stella Drake
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie
- Saira Jackson as Nisha Chandra
- Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker
- Jason Merrells as Jack Rimmer
- Jon Richardson as Darius Donovan (First appearance)
- Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers
- Adam Thomas as Donte Charles
- Tom Wells as Marc Todd (Final appearance)
Students[]
- Scarlett Thomas as Izzy Charles
- Lucy Chambers as Cat Guthrie
- Tillie Amartey as Stace Neville
- Sonya Nisa as Aleena Qureshi
- Miya Ocego as Lois Taylor-Brown
- Maisey Robinson as Portia Weever
- Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
- Niamh Blackshaw as Agnes Eccleston
- Fintan Buckard as Ben Drake (First appearance)
- Savannah Kunyo as Hope Drake (First appearance)
- Zak Sutcliffe as Schuey Weever
- Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
- Teddy Wallwork as Declan Brown (First appearance since S13E2)
- Bill Bekele as Tyler James
- Cory McClane as Ashton Stone
- Inathi Rozani as Zayne Jackson (First appearance since S13E3)
- Alfie Corbett as Forest Sumi
Notes[]
- This episode is dedicated to series co-creator Ann McManus, who died at the age of 67 on 16 August 2025.
