British
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television drama series
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Ackley Bridge
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British comedy-drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is filmed in Halifax, West Yorkshire and it began broadcasting on Channel 4 on 7 June 2017. In the fourth series, ''Ackley B ...
'' began broadcasting on 18 June 2019 on
Channel 4
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, and ended on 6 August 2019. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-culturalacademy school Ackley Bridge College, in the fictitious
Yorkshire
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mill town of Ackley Bridge. It consists of eight sixty-minute episodes.
Production and casting
Production and filming on the series began in January 2019 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. In November 2018, ''Ackley Bridge'' put out an open casting for boys aged 15 to 18 of Polish ethnicity. In January 2019, the castings of
Charlie Hardwick
Claire Elizabeth Hardwick (born 3 November 1960) ''
Rob James-Collier
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Early life
James-Col ...
were announced; Hardwick was cast as Sue Carp, director of pupil behaviour, whilst James-Collier was cast as the new deputy headteacher and Emma Keane's ( Liz White) replacement as an English teacher,
Martin Evershed
''Ackley Bridge'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural Academy (English school), academy school Ackley Bridge College. Ackley Bridg ...
. Hardwick said she is "absolutely over the moon to be joining" the show, complimenting the "fantastic characters and brilliantly-sharp storytelling." Hardwick describes Sue as "belligerent and unwilling" and who is "solely concerned with counting down the next ten years to her retirement" rather than the welfare of the students. James-Collier said he is "thrilled" of his casting and called the young actors "fearless and talented." Upon completion of filming,
Mountview
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graduates Hareet Deol and Adrian Nik were revealed to have joined the cast; Deol portrays new PE teacher Hassan Hussein, whilst Nik was cast as Yusef Ibrahim. The additions of George Potts, as Mandy's new "nightmare" boss Ken Weaver, and Phoebe Tuffs-Berry, as Year 10 "bad girl" Rukhsana, were announced shortly before the trailer's release.
Natalie Gavin
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Gavin was born in Bradford. She grew up in the Bra ...
was later revealed to be playing Sam's "formidable" mum, fresh out of prison,
Nadine Murgatroyd
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British television drama series that follows the lives of the staff and pupils at the fictional multi-cultural academy school Ackley Bridge College. Series one features the debuts of friends Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar) ...
. In the third episode of the series,
Ty Glaser
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was introduced as the stand-in headteacher, Sian Oakes.
Cast
Main
Featured
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Poppy Lee Friar
Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995) is an English actress. She has portrayed television roles including Eve in the CBBC series '' Eve'', Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge'' and Lydia in the BBC Three series '' In My Skin''. A ...
as
Missy Booth
Missy Booth is a fictional character from the Channel 4 school drama ''Ackley Bridge'', portrayed by Poppy Lee Friar. Missy first appeared in the pilot episode of the series, first broadcast on 7 June 2017. She is introduced as one of the pro ...
Series 3 Series 3 may refer to:
* 3 Skypephone Series, the mobile phone series
* Apple Watch Series 3, smart watch
* Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3, the automobile model
* Aston Martin V8 Series 3, the automobile model
* BMW 3 Series, the automobile model li ...