The Unteachables

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: Tue 4 October 2005

Revolutionary English teacher, Phil Beadle has just one weekend to try and get all 16 children to buy into the plan. He will assess their learning potential and try to get them on board with activities such as the 'dickhead game' and Kung Fu punctuation. Will he manage to win them over before chaos engulfs the project?

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