Bad Education returns for an extra special musical-themed Christmas spectacular, starring Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mathew Horne and Vicki Pepperdine alongside the cast of Class K as they’ve never been seen before. Featuring original songs and choreography to tell a Dickens-inspired tale, Jack Whitehall returns for a special Christmas cameo as Alfie Wickers with an unmissable musical theatre performance.

On the last day of Christmas term at Abbey Grove, drama teacher Stephen (Williams) stages his own funeral to hear what the school will say about him when he leaves for his new job in a pantomime. But he is shocked to encounter the ghost of Alfie, who tells him he will be visited by three ghosts to show him the error of his ways. Alfie wants Stephen to care about teaching more than he ever did; but his happiness depends on the lessons he learns that night, when Stephen has an important decision to make about his career at Abbey Grove.

Bad Education is produced by Tiger Aspect Comedy (part of Banijay UK) and Jackpot Productions. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy and the Commissioning Editors are Ben Caudell and Navi Lamba for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The Executive Producers are Jack Whitehall, Freddy Syborn, Sarah Fraser and Richard Ackerman. The director is Freddy Syborn. Banijay Rights will distribute the series internationally.

BBC Three/BBC iPlayer - date to be confirmed.

pictured: Stephen (Layton Williams), Alfie (Jack Whitehall) and Mitchell (Charlie Wernham)

Image: BBC/Tiger Aspect/Adam Lawrence