''First Degree'' was a 9-part drama series made by

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which aired in 2002. The series followed the lives, trials and tribulations of students in the fictional Bay College, one of several hi-tech media schools owned and run by an enigmatic entrepreneur based in

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known only as The Founder. A

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-style virtual eye roves to every corner of the campus 24 hours a day, tracking student movements, while lecturers control their destinies by hatching underhand plots.

Cast

* Adam Randall as Gethin * Adam Allfrey as Steffan * Jade Capstick as Rachel * Nicholas Aaron as Sion * Salima Saxton as Rehema *

Victor Spinetti Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti (2 September 1929 – 19 June 2012) was a Welsh actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films ' ...

as The Founder * Caroline Hayes as Johanna * John Moraitis as Principal Maurice * Phil Read as Ioan *

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as Sarah * Amanda Rawnsley as Maddy * Sarah Farooqui as "Taz" *

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as Jay *

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as "Cookie"

External links

* * BBC television dramas 2000s British drama television series 2002 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings 2000s Welsh television seriesbr>BBC press release
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