Hope and Glory (1999)

Hope and Glory is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure. It starred Lenny Henry as maverick "Superhead" Ian George, enlisted to turn around the school's fortunes. It was created by Lucy Gannon, who had previously created Soldier Soldier, and was inspired by a real head teacher named William Atkinson.

• First Air Date: 1999-06-22
• Last Air Date: 2000-11-05
• Total Seasons: 2
• Total Episodes: 16
• Episode Runtime: 50 min.
• Network: BBC One
• Creator: Lucy Gannon