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CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...

until 2010. It is a comedy sketch show set in a school. The main characters are all played by

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and

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who are one of

's most popular duos. The single thirty-minute episode of ''Class'' was produced in aid of

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Overview

This is a sketch show, which features: *The Headteacher and his trusty companion *Two students who get up to no good in class when the teacher is not looking *The two frogs, who plan to blow the whole school by using their explosives *The Dinner Ladies *Max, the cool maths teacher

Airing

The programme airs on CBBC only, around 5:00.

External links

CBBC Official Website

CBBC programme page
BBC children's television shows 2010s British children's television series