The Worst Episodes of Teachers

#1 Worst Episode
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5.9/10(34 votes)
#1 - Episode One
S4:E110/26/2004
Summerdown has merged with another school and it’s all change for the teachers. Bob is struggling to adjust: he’s been demoted, and his new boss seems to be a hit with the women.
Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Richard Stoneman
6.1/10(29 votes)
#2 - Episode Four
S4:E411/16/2004
It is Obesity Awareness Month and Ben becomes obsessed with Lindsay’s weight. It’s purely selfish, of course; he’s worried her death would be bad for his own stress levels.
Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Linton Chiswick
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Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Linton Chiswick
6.7/10(29 votes)
#3 - Episode Six
S3:E69/10/2003
Half the staff are off with stress, leaving the other half even more stressed. In a desperate bid to relieve the pressure, Clare assigns them all a stress partner, which proves very stressful.
Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Richard Stoneman
6.9/10(36 votes)
#4 - Episode Three
S4:E311/9/2004
Ewan is thrown into turmoil when he finds out that a pupil, John, fancies him. All his attempts to handle the situation sensitively backfire horribly.
Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Charlie Martin
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Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Charlie Martin
6.9/10(28 votes)
#5 - Episode Two
S3:E28/13/2003
Penny’s self-obsession and self-pity have reached such dizzying new heights that she’s driving everyone insane. Bored to tears with her moaning, Lindsay finally cracks.
Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Richard Stoneman
6.9/10(26 votes)
#6 - Episode Seven
S4:E712/7/2004
No sooner has Damien announced that he doesn’t need a girlfriend, than he falls for the substitute teacher Anna. But an unfortunate incident with a pupil and an icing bag has rendered him impotent.
Director:Iain B. MacDonald
Writer:Charlie Martin
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Director:Iain B. MacDonald
Writer:Charlie Martin

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7.0/10(29 votes)
#7 - Episode Five
S3:E59/3/2003
Lindsay is about to turn 30, which is fine, until everyone points out that 30 is very old. What’s the best way to handle being 30? Grow old with grace and start acting your age, or the exact opposite?
Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Charlie Martin
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Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Charlie Martin
7.1/10(28 votes)
#8 - Episode Six
S4:E611/30/2004
After discovering Penny’s real surname is Eichmann, the others take pleasure in winding her up. She’s blonde, she hates foreign food, she has no black friends—could she be a racist?
Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Tony Basgallop
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Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Tony Basgallop
7.1/10(28 votes)
#9 - Teachers Christmas Special
S4:E912/21/2004
The school is trashed after the Christmas party, the teachers are hungover, Bob is getting married in the playground—and the Ofsted Inspector is due. Happy Christmas, everyone!
Director:Iain B. MacDonald
Writer:Ed Roe
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Director:Iain B. MacDonald
Writer:Ed Roe
7.1/10(27 votes)
#10 - Episode Three
S3:E38/20/2003
Kurt thinks his luck with the ladies is changing. At parents’ evening he meets a woman he reckons he has a good chance of pulling. As usual, however, his judgement in these matters isn’t perfect.
Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Richard Stoneman
7.2/10(38 votes)
#11 - Episode Three
S2:E33/27/2002
Jenny’s house-shaking romping with her new boyfriend Alec is driving Susan crazy, so she agrees to get a flat with Simon. And then Brian and Kurt convince Simon that he fancies her.
Director:John Alexander
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:John Alexander
Writer:Richard Stoneman
7.2/10(35 votes)
#12 - Episode Nine
S2:E95/8/2002
Having split up with Alec, Jenny’s going through a hedonistic phase—much to Brian and Kurt’s delight as she keeps buying all the drinks.
Director:Reza Moradi
Writer:Andrew Rattenbury
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Director:Reza Moradi
Writer:Andrew Rattenbury
7.2/10(33 votes)
#13 - Episode One
S3:E18/6/2003
A new term and a new teacher, in the (rather large) shape of Lindsay. She can outdrink the boys, and Brian in particular thinks she’s brilliant, until Kurt convinces him that she fancies him.
Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Ed Roe
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Director:Brian Kelly
Writer:Ed Roe
7.2/10(31 votes)
#14 - Episode Four
S3:E48/27/2003
Bobs wife throws him out of the house and moves her boyfriend in. For the first time, Liz takes pity on this dishevelled wreck. But a combination of pity and alcohol can have surprising results.
Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Otto Bathurst
Writer:Richard Stoneman
7.2/10(29 votes)
#15 - Episode Eight
S3:E89/24/2003
The English department are left without a head when Bob is taken in for emergency surgery, and Clare decides that, whether he likes it or not, Matt is the ideal choice to act as Bobs replacement.
Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Tony Basgallop
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Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Tony Basgallop
7.3/10(28 votes)
#16 - Episode Eleven
S3:E1110/15/2003
Brians obsessed with Eileen—the only good-looking dinner lady in the world—and when Bob starts complaining loudly about the canteen food, Brian has to stand up for his dream woman.
Director:Susanna White
Writer:Jack Lothian
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Director:Susanna White
Writer:Jack Lothian
7.3/10(32 votes)
#17 - Episode Two
S4:E211/2/2004
Penny makes a pass at Ewan, but it all ends in humiliation. Meanwhile, Ben is ordered to babysit some pensioners who are visiting the school which forces him to confront his own prejudices.
Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Ed Roe
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Director:Barnaby Southcombe
Writer:Ed Roe
7.3/10(37 votes)
#18 - Episode Ten
S2:E105/15/2002
Penny takes a shine to Simon’s replacement Matt because he’s the only person who talks to her. And Kurt wonders if he made a mistake splitting up with Carol.
Director:Reza Moradi
Writers:Simon McCleave, Richard Stoneman
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Director:Reza Moradi
Writers:Simon McCleave, Richard Stoneman
7.3/10(39 votes)
#19 - Episode Seven
S2:E74/24/2002
When a former student brings her baby into school to illustrate the hardships of motherhood, Susan ends up desperate for a child of her own. She doesn’t need a father, just good genetic material.
Director:Susanna White
Writer:Charlie Martin
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Director:Susanna White
Writer:Charlie Martin
7.3/10(41 votes)
#20 - Episode Two
S2:E23/20/2002
Carol continues to pursue Kurt, even though he insists their relationship is over and tries to convince her that Penny is his new girlfriend. Meanwhile, Bob tells Simon he hasn’t had sex for 23 years.
Director:Peter Lydon
Writer:Andrew Rattenbury
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Director:Peter Lydon
Writer:Andrew Rattenbury
7.3/10(50 votes)
#21 - Episode One
S2:E13/13/2002
It’s a new term. Simon mistakes new languages tutor J.P. for a sixth former, and buxom newcomer Penny receives a lot of attention from the men. Recently divorced Susan turns on the charms with J.P.
Director:Peter Lydon
Writer:Julie Rutterford
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Director:Peter Lydon
Writer:Julie Rutterford
7.4/10(26 votes)
#22 - Episode Five
S4:E511/23/2004
It’s Religious Tolerance Week and the teachers prepare to represent their allocated religions at the Tolerance Fair. Meanwhile, Bob finally takes delivery of his new wife.
Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Jack Lothian
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Director:Sean Grundy
Writer:Jack Lothian
7.4/10(29 votes)
#23 - Episode Nine
S3:E910/1/2003
The teachers are depressed that none of them is in a functional relationship, until Liz points out that Brian and Kurt are as good as married. But Brian thinks that Kurt is taking advantage of him.
Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Ed Roe
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Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Ed Roe
7.4/10(31 votes)
#24 - Episode Twelve
S3:E1210/22/2003
When Brian and Kurt race each other to school, Kurt’s desire to win results in injury. Brian’s attempts to administer first aid only serve to make things worse and Kurt ends up in a wheelchair.
Director:Andrew Lincoln
Writer:Richard Stoneman
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Director:Andrew Lincoln
Writer:Richard Stoneman
7.4/10(34 votes)
#25 - Episode Seven
S3:E79/17/2003
There’s something disturbing in the air. A stranger, with a sinister beard, is lurking by the perimeter fence. But it turns out that he’s not so strange after all.
Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Ed Roe
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Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett
Writer:Ed Roe