Chalk

Name: Chalk
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1997-02-20
Rating: 7.3
Cast: David Bamber, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Nicola Walker, Amanda Boxer, Duncan Preston

★ 7.3 /10 (5) • 1997

Comedy

Creator Steven Moffat

A British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series written by Steven Moffat were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like his earlier sitcom Joking Apart, it was produced by Andre Ptaszynski. The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt, permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff. His wife Janet and new English teacher Suzy Travis attempt to help him solve the problems.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United Kingdom

Status

Ended

Cast

David Bamber

Eric Slatt · 12 eps

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Janet Slatt · 12 eps

Nicola Walker

Suzy Travis · 12 eps

Duncan Preston

J.F. Kennedy · 12 eps

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John Wells

Richard Nixon · 12 eps

John Grillo

Mr. Carkdale · 12 eps

Amanda Boxer

Amanda Trippley · 12 eps

Martin Ball

Dan McGill · 12 eps

Richard Lumsden

· 1 eps

Doreen Mantle

· 1 eps

Marc Bannerman

· 1 eps

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Episode Guide

Suzy Arrives

20 Feb 199730 min

It's Suzy's first day as a teacher but none of her training has prepared her to cope with Galfast High School. She soon encounters Eric Slatt, the incompetent yet ambitious Deputy Headmaster, who manages to make a bad school worse. There are dead rats in the water tank, a dead teacher in one of the classrooms and the pupils are revolting in every sense of the word.

The Interview

27 Feb 199730 min

Eric Slatt has applied for a headship and so has his current headmaster, Mr. Nixon. Eric is desperate to move away from Galfast High School, so he'll go to any lengths to make sure he gets a new job.

The Staff Meeting

06 Mar 199730 min

A disillusioned pupil is interviewed on local radio and rumours begin to spread about Galfast High School. A television news crew turns up to investigate the rumours while the staff are having a meeting. Eric Slatt has finds himself trapped and in desperate need of a trip to the toilet.

Both Called Eric

13 Mar 199730 min

One of the sixth formers at Galfast High School becomes a mother, but who is the father ? Surely it can't be Eric Slatt ? And who is 'Pumpman' ?

The Inspection

20 Mar 199730 min

The school is about to be inspected, so Eric Slatt has started to panic. He becomes even more panic-stricken when he finds that all of the pupils have disappeared.

Mother

27 Mar 199730 min

Eric Slatt is worried when his mother threatens to pay a visit. He's afraid that details of his childhood, which he would rather keep hidden, will be revealed. He also has to cope with the annual football match between pupils and staff.