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📊 Series Specifications
Network ITV1
Episode Runtime ~30 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 7
Original Language EN
Creator Paula Burdon
Hardwicke House (1987)
Created by Paula Burdon
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
Hardwicke House is a 1987 British sitcom produced by Central Independent Television for ITV. Seven spisodes were made, but the series was so poorly received that only the first two were transmitted. In the large comprehensive school Hardwicke House, the staff of which are as dysfunctional as the pupils. One teacher is a multiple murderer while the deputy headmaster lusts after male pupils. One teacher, Moose Magnusson, is on an extended exchange placement because his own school in Iceland refuses to have him back.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Series 1)
7 Episodes E1 The Visit
The South African ambassador Van der Git and his wife intend to enroll their son at Hardwicke House, unaware of the chaos within.
E2 First Day of Term
As the students and teachers return for a new term, they learn that Mr Fowl has been put in charge of distributing pens and paper from stock. Slasher instructs his new gang to get his hands on these supplies.
E3 Interview Day
A selection of teachers are being interviewed for Head of Curriculum. Fowl sets about sabotaging his opponents, Ms Crabbe and Moose.
E4 Prize Giving
Parents arrive for the annual Prizegiving. Outside, Slasher and his gang set to work stripping all of the parked cars.
E5 Old Boys
On the day commencing exams, two ex-students that Mr Fowl sent to Borstal come to pay a visit.
E6 Inspector Calls
Philpott is desperate to pass Inspection, so Flashman lends a helping hand. Fowl, on the other hand, manages to foul it up with the Inspector almost immediately.
E7 Passion Play
The students and faculty are putting on a play based on the Last Supper. Fowl insists on playing Jesus, while Moose has decided to play Samson and Savage refuses to wear period dress.