First picture from the set

Filming has begun on the fifth series of BBC Three comedy Bad Education  in London.

The first image from the set has been released today – above – featuring lead actors Layton Williams as drama teacher Stephen Carmichael and Charlie Wernham as PE teacher Mitchell Harper.

Also returning for the new series and pictured alongside are Mathew Horne as Mr Fraser and Vicki Pepperdine  as headteacher Ms Hoburn.

The Bad Education reunion is the highest rating comedy on BBC Three since the channel was relaunched last year, and series four drew in more than 1.1 million viewers.

The new generation of Class K will all be returning to Abbey Grove for the fifth series – which will air next yaer – including glamorous gossip Usma (Asha Hassan), wannabe roadman Inchez (Anthony J Abraham), himbo Harrison (Bobby Johnson), clueless slacktivist Jinx (Laura Marcus), eccentric Warren (Ali Hadji-Heshmati) and energetic hustler Blessing (Francesca Amewudah-Rivers)

The writers include Anna Costello, Ava Pickett, Charlie Wernham, Nathan Bryon, Laura Smyth, Rhys Taylor, Layton Williams, Felix Hagan, Freddy Syborn, with additional material from Kyrah Gray and Fathiya Saleh. 

Published: 9 Aug 2023