What time is Ackley Bridge on TV tonight and who’s in the cast with EastEnders’ Jo Joyner?
ACKLEY Bridge series three is back on Channel 4 TONIGHT (July 30) at 8PM.
Here's everything you need to know as the school-based comedy comes to an end next week.
When did series three start?
The third series of Ackley Bridge started on 18 June.
The show has been airing on Channel 4 on a week-to-week basis, with a total of eight episodes making up its third run.
And if you happen to miss any episodes, you can always catch them again on 4 Catch Up.
Commissioning Editor Manpreet Dosanjh said: "This bold and ballsy show reflects modern Britain in all its diverse glory and does so with wit, grit and its heart firmly in the right place.”
Who’s in the cast?
Jo Joyner plays Mandy
Jo Joyner has returned as Mandy - the extremely driven and passionate headteacher.
Her new boss Ken dumps a bunch of kids from the Trust’s other schools into Mandy’s school.
Amy-Leigh Hickman plays Nasreen
Amy Leigh is super ambitious and determined to earn her place at Oxford where she wants to study medicine in the near future.
And now that she’s accepted her sexual orientation, she has to deal with her family’s constant expectations, with things only getting harder as the show goes on.
Poppy Lee Friar plays Missy Boots
Missy Boots is Nasreen’s best friend who is in her final year at Ackley Bridge.
Taking care of her troubled mother while caught up in her complicated love life, there’s no denying that Missy has a lot of personal issues she has to take care of.
The main cast has also returned…
- Sunetra Sarker as Kaneez Paracha
- Robert James-Collier as Martin Evershed
- Charlie Hardwick as Sue Carp
- Megan Parkinson as Sam
- Natalie Gavin as Nadine
What is it about?
Originally titled The ABC, Ackley Bridge tells the story of a school in a Yorkshire town of the same name.
The story follows two comprehensive schools that are forced to merge due to budget cuts.
However, trouble arises as one school is predominantly white, while the other is an Asian-led comprehensive - and the communities are for the most part separated from each other.
Building upon the first series, the second series will explore some difficult issues such as Nas’s need to balance her traditional background with her modern sexual and emotional identity.
It will also touch on the issues of threats from gangs, squeezed budgets, failing students and strained relationships both at school and at home.