The Teacher (2022 TV series)

Not to be confused with A Teacher (miniseries).

The Teacher
GenreDrama
Created byMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Written byMike Benson
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jon Gilbert[1] (series 1)
Michael Crompton
Rebecca Wojciechowski (series 2)
Directed byDominic Leclerc
Starring
ComposerEdmund Butt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerMike Benson
ProducerJyoti Fernandes
Production locationHungary
CinematographyBenjamin Pritchard
EditorJohn Phillipson
Running time60 minutes
Production companyClapperboard Studios
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) –
present
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The Teacher is a British anthology drama, produced by Channel 5, created by Mike Benson and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. The first four-part series stars Sheridan Smith as Jenna Garvey, a secondary school teacher accused of having sex with a pupil.[2][3] The episodes were shown over four successive evenings from 31 January 2022.

The programme was renewed for a second series, which began airing on 9 September 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "Speakers | Jon Gilbert | London Screenwriters' Festival". Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "My5". www.channel5.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ Geall, Kayleigh Dray & Lauren (1 February 2022). "Sheridan Smith's The Teacher is coming to Channel 5 this week". Stylist. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-teacher-season-2-air-date-newsupdate/