The Teacher (2022 TV series)
| The Teacher | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Mike Benson & Barunka O'Shaughnessy |
| Written by | Mike Benson Barunka O'Shaughnessy Jon Gilbert (series 1) Michael Crompton Rebecca Wojciechowski (series 2) |
| Directed by | Dominic Leclerc |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Edmund Butt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Benson |
| Producer | Jyoti Fernandes |
| Production location | Hungary |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Pritchard |
| Editor | John Phillipson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Clapperboard Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 31 January 2022 – 12 September 2024 |
The Teacher is a British anthology drama, produced by Channel 5, created by Mike Benson and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. The first four-part series stars Sheridan Smith as Jenna Garvey, a secondary school teacher accused of having sex with a pupil. The episodes were shown over four successive evenings from 31 January 2022 and received positive reviews.
The programme was renewed for a second series, which began airing on 9 September 2024. However, this series was less well received than the first.