The Teacher (2022 TV series)

The Teacher is a 2022 four-part drama produced by Channel 5, created by Mike Benson and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. It stars Sheridan Smith as Jenna Garvey, a secondary school teacher accused of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old pupil.[2][3] It consists of four episodes, which were shown over four successive evenings from 31 January 2022.

The Teacher
GenreDrama
Created byMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Written byMike Benson
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jon Gilbert[1]
Directed byDominic Leclerc
Starring
ComposerEdmund Butt
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMike Benson
ProducerJyoti Fernandes
CinematographyBenjamin Pritchard
EditorJohn Phillipson
Running time60 minutes
Production companyClapperboard Studios
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release31 January (2022-01-31) –
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)

Plot summary

Jenna Garvey is an English teacher who is good at her job and popular with her pupils, but has a shambolic personal life. She is charged with having sex with one of her pupils, Kyle, after a drunken night out.[4]

Jenna decides to plead guilty, since she was too drunk to remember what happened on the night in question, and she wants to avoid forcing Kyle to give evidence. She receives a suspended sentence and a community service order. Soon after, she discovers that the evidence against her was fabricated.

Cast
  • Sheridan Smith as Jenna Garvey, an English teacher at Earlbridge School.
  • Samuel Bottomley as Kyle, a pupil at Earlbridge.
  • Cecilia Noble as Pauline, Jenna's colleague.
  • David Fleeshman as Roger Garvey, Jenna's father and a retired teacher.
  • Sharon Rooney as Nina, Jenna's colleague.
  • Kelvin Fletcher as Jack, Jenna's colleague.
  • Sarah-Jane Potts as Mary
  • Tillie Amartey as Izzy, a pupil
  • Ian Puleston-Davies as Brian
  • Karen Henthorn as DI Sowerby
  • Aaronveer Dhillon as Adnan
  • Anil Desai as Rick Mills, Earlbridge’s headteacher.
  • Karen Bryson as Ava Mansouri, Jenna’s solicitor.

Production

Although the series is set in Bradford, it was mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary, due to financial reasons.[5]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Dominic LeclercMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)5.63
2"Episode 2"Dominic LeclercMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)5.37
3"Episode 3"Dominic LeclercMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Jon Gilbert2 February 2022 (2022-02-02)5.23
4"Episode 4"Dominic LeclercMike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)5.59

Reception

Carol Midgley of The Times gave it four out five stars, dubbing it "highly entertaining" thanks to Smith and the lurid plot elements.[6] Sean O'Grady of The Independent also gave it four out five stars, praising Smith's performance.[7] Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph gave it three out of five stars, also commending Smith but questioning the script and direction.[8]

References
  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. "The Teacher cast: Meet the characters of the Sheridan Smith drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "How Channel 5's The Teacher turned Budapest into Bradford". The Independent. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. Midgley, Carol. "The Teacher review — Sheridan Smith turns in a class act". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. "Sheridan Smith's performance in The Teacher balances flair with vulnerability: review". The Independent. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. Singh, Anita (31 January 2022). "The Teacher, review: Sheridan Smith excels as the tutor you wouldn't let near your teenage sons". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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