About this season
A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of his fellow teachers who have lost hope in these kids.
Episodes (21)
1. Identitwit
Aired 18 September 1971 • 30 min
Bernard has to say goodbye to his 5C class at Fenn Street School but his new class (4C) brings some unexpected problems.
2. The Pruning of Hedges
Aired 25 September 1971 • 30 min
Bernard has finally decided to leave Fenn Street School, but he finds that resigning is not as simple as he had imagined.
3. Viva La Revolution
Aired 2 October 1971 • 30 min
All contributions are gratefully accepted when magazine time comes around at Fenn Street School. But headmaster Cromwell's efforts to muster his usual support are thwarted by an irate local shopkeeper and Fenn Street's alternative press.
4. A Rather Nasty Outbreak
Aired 9 October 1971 • 30 min
Georgie Duffy is nervous. He is due to start his first term at Fenn Street School - three weeks late. But big brother Eric, a member of last year's 5C and an old hand at dealing with authority, explains that there is nothing to worry about.
5. David and Goliath
Aired 16 October 1971 • 30 min
Bernard Hedges has left Fenn Street School and the gap has been filled by Mr Dix, a living example of everything a teacher should not be. The staff long for a new young champion to challenge this tyrant, but when David Ffitchett-Brown arrives wearing beads, they wonder just what sort of champion they have.
6. A.W.O.L.
Aired 23 October 1971 • 30 min
Cromwell's yo-yo obsession helps distract him from David's request for new school supplies, including a new television set that Mr Price attacked with Nitric Acid after his horse had lost a horse race. But between themselves and Potter they work out a cunning plan.
7. What's a Class Between Friends?
Aired 30 October 1971 • 30 min
When Cromwell succumbs to an attack of administrative megalomania, the Charge of the Light Brigade is cancelled, a class is lost at the cinema and Mr Price is driven to drink.
8. Our Mr Price
Aired 6 November 1971 • 30 min
It looks as though Fenn Street will lose yet another teacher when Price applies for a job in industry. But can he really make the break?
9. Black Power
Aired 13 November 1971 • 30 min
Potter's repeated demands for an assistant are finally heeded, and Sidney Noakes arrives at Fenn Street.
10. False Alarm
Aired 20 November 1971 • 30 min
The amalgamation with neighbouring Weaver Street and the possibility of Fenn Street going comprehensive is more than the Fenn Street staff can cope with. Potter has to decide where his loyalties lie.
11. Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie
Aired 27 November 1971 • 30 min
For Miss Ewell, life is not exactly a bowl of cherries at the moment. There is the school inspection to be organised, and the new Weaver Street kids to keep under control.
12. United we Sit
Aired 4 December 1971 • 30 min
Headmaster Cromwell makes a new rule about haircuts and skirts at Fenn Street School. But the kids won't take this lying down, they decide on a sit-in to ask for pupil representation on staff meetings.
13. Nemesis for Norman
Aired 11 December 1971 • 30 min
Potter's boasting about his war career gets out of hand when he is chosen to carry the banner at his El Alamein reunion.
14. Old Fennians Day
Aired 18 December 1971 • 30 min
Cromwell's latest idea is a school song for the first meeting of his newly-formed Old Fennians Association. With the staff bursting into a flurry of musical activity, and the return of the old Form 5C for the big event, it is a day to remember.
15. What Are You Incinerating?
Aired 2 January 1972 • 30 min
The headmaster's "Clean Up Fenn Street" campaign is in full swing. But when Potter takes on some temporary assistance, an explosive situation develops which threatens to clean up Fenn Street for good.
16. The Ugly Duckling
Aired 9 January 1972 • 30 min
Miss Ewell gets her "mountie", Miss Petting her mandarin and Daisy her "prince".
17. Cup Fever
Aired 16 January 1972 • 30 min
Fenn Street School makes sporting history when its football team reaches the semi-final of the district cup. But Miss Ewell has a match of her own with the star of the team, and if she wins, the school loses.
18. Please Give Generously
Aired 23 January 1972 • 30 min
When Fenn Street School holds a charity walk for the local "old and needy", the staff are confident of its success. But deciding just who the "needy" are, can be a tricky business.
19. Blodwyn All Over
Aired 30 January 1972 • 30 min
When the chairman of the Fenn Street School governors makes rash promises to his "niece", the whole school is affected. Cromwell gets a secretary, the kids get a pin-up, and Pricey gets a whole new outlook on life.
20. The Price War
Aired 6 February 1972 • 30 min
Headmaster Cromwell has a new toy to help him communicate with the whole school, but Price does not want to keep in touch, for an old enemy is out to get him.
21. The Fixer
Aired 13 February 1972 • 30 min
Wedding bells ring out for Miss Ewell and Mr Sibley. Meanwhile, Potter's ding-dong with his wife Ruby ends in a fly-away flourish.