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television drama series
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Ackley Bridge
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British comedy drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is set in the fictional town of Ackley, and filmed in Halifax, West Yorkshire and it began broadcasting on Channel 4 on 7 Jun ...
'' began broadcasting on 18 June 2019 on
Channel 4
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, and ended on 6 August 2019. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional
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academy school
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Ackley Bridge College, in the fictitious
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of Ackley Bridge. It consists of eight sixty-minute episodes.
Production and casting
Production and filming on the series began in January 2019 in
Halifax, West Yorkshire
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. In November 2018, ''Ackley Bridge'' put out an open casting for boys aged 15 to 18 of Polish ethnicity. In January 2019, the castings of
Charlie Hardwick
Claire Elizabeth Hardwick (born 3 November 1960) ''
Rob James-Collier
Robert James-Collier (born 23 September 1976), sometimes billed as Rob James-Collier, is a British actor widely known for his roles as Liam Connor in ''Coronation Street'', Thomas Barrow in ''Downton Abbey'', and Martin Evershed in '' Ackley ...
were announced; Hardwick was cast as Sue Carp, director of pupil behaviour, whilst James-Collier was cast as the new deputy headteacher and Emma Keane's ( Liz White) replacement as an English teacher, Martin Evershed. Hardwick said she is "absolutely over the moon to be joining" the show, complimenting the "fantastic characters and brilliantly-sharp storytelling." Hardwick describes Sue as "belligerent and unwilling" and who is "solely concerned with counting down the next ten years to her retirement" rather than the welfare of the students. James-Collier said he is "thrilled" of his casting and called the young actors "fearless and talented." Upon completion of filming,
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graduates Hareet Deol and Adrian Nik were revealed to have joined the cast; Deol portrays new PE teacher Hassan Hussein, whilst Nik was cast as Yusef Ibrahim. The additions of George Potts, as Mandy's new "nightmare" boss Ken Weaver, and Phoebe Tuffs-Berry, as Year 10 "bad girl" Rukhsana, were announced shortly before the trailer's release.
Natalie Gavin
Natalie Gavin (born 27 July 1988) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC dramas '' Prisoners' Wives'' (2012) and '' The Syndicate'' (2013), and the ITV drama ''Jericho'' (2016).
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was later revealed to be playing Sam's "formidable" mum, fresh out of prison,
Nadine Murgatroyd
''Ackley Bridge'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural Academy (English school), academy school Ackley Bridge College. Ackley Bridg ...
. In the third episode of the series,
Ty Glaser
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was introduced as the stand-in headteacher, Sian Oakes.
Missy Booth
Missy Booth is a fictional character from the Channel 4 school drama '' Ackley Bridge'', portrayed by Poppy Lee Friar. Missy first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, first broadcast on 7 June 2017. She is introduced as one of the p ...
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