Movie
Ahead of the Class
Released: August 5, 2005 (2005)
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Drama based on real-life events. Marie Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is coming up to retirement age, takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in north west London which was facing closure after the notorious murder of its previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in 1995 as he was breaking up a fight between his pupils and those from a rival school.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Julie Walters as Marie Stubbs
Age at release: 55
- Anton Lesser as Graham Ranger
Age at release: 53
- Adrian Rawlins as Tony Mackersie
Age at release: 47
- Reece Dinsdale as Sean Devlin
Age at release: 45
- Tony Slattery as Stuart Stiles
Age at release: 45
- Michelle Fairley as Sonia Venning
Age at release: 42
- Inday Ba as Trudy Gower
Age at release: 32
- Hannah Yelland as Tracey O'Leary
Age at release: 29
- Katherine Parkinson as Vicky Foley
Age at release: 27
- Danny Nussbaum as Thomas Moreira
Age at release: Unknown
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- Neville Jason as Canon Joseph
Age at release: 71
- Bernard Holley as Bill Stubbs
Age at release: 64
- Kate Lonergan as Maxine Horley
Age at release: 43
- Alan McKenna as Simon Linder
Age at release: 39
- Heather Craney as Nadine Stubbs
Age at release: 34
- Mercedes Grower as Alex Greer
Age at release: 24
- Heshima Thompson as Rory
Age at release: 18
- Jack Bence as Taylor
Age at release: 18
- Daniel Anthony as Carmichael
Age at release: 17
- Calum MacNab as Jason Foley
Age at release: 16
- Amy Jo Lamb as Debbie Campbell
Age at release: Unknown
- Frances Gold as Lusha
Age at release: Unknown
- Tina Asihene as Marsha
Age at release: Unknown
- Bhima Bent as Paolo
Age at release: Unknown
- Gerard Canning as Father George Dangerfield
Age at release: Unknown
- Amanda Fahy as Layla
Age at release: Unknown
- Gemma Lawrence as Reena
Age at release: Unknown
- Kanana Kirimi as Beth Layland
Age at release: Unknown
- Rosalind March as Tara Baker
Age at release: Unknown
- Martin Savage as Journalist
Age at release: Unknown