Season guide

Bad Education: Series 1

6 episodes Premiered Aug 14, 2012 Updated Oct 5, 2026

Previously on Bad Education

Season 1 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Bad Education Season 1.
⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Aug 14, 2012 · 29 min

It's parents' evening and Alfie is under pressure to mark his mock exam papers.

S1·E2 Core

Aug 21, 2012 · 28 min

Parents are worried about the impending arrival of the French exchange students.

S1·E3 Core

Aug 28, 2012 · 28 min

A new computer game craze hits Abbey Grove School, affecting both pupils and staff.

S1·E4 Core

Sep 4, 2012 · 29 min

On a school trip, Alfie and Gulliver take their pupils to a petting zoo and ink museum.

S1·E5 Mytharc

Sep 11, 2012 · 28 min

Alfie steps in as coach when Abbey Grove takes on the local public school at football.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Sep 18, 2012 · 29 min

Pickwell has designs on getting Fraser's job, and it is election time at Abbey Grove.