Watch the trailer for The Teacher
The Teacher returns to Channel 5 with a brand new series and cast of characters. The first series aired in 2022 with Sheridan Smith's character accused of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old pupil following a drunken night out.
The drama was a huge hit for Channel and streaming platform My5 with millions of viewers and sparked a second series to be released on Monday, September 9.
The second series focuses on Kara Tointon's Dani having an impulsive affair with a fellow colleague that at first answers all her needs, but soon spirals out of control. As things take a dark turn, the art teacher is focused to risk everything and lie to everyone she loves.
This is everything you need to know about the latest series of The Teacher.
What is the plot of The Teacher series 2?
The second run of the drama is said to explore the illicit love affair between two school teachers who work together, Dani Oxley , played Kara Tointon and friend and colleague Jimmy Spencer, played by Will Mellor.
While chaperoning a school trip to an outdoor adventure centre, Dani sneaks off for a spontaneous moment of passion with Jimmy . But while their students are unsupervised, a troubled teen goes missing and questions are raised about Dani and her conduct.
According to the synopsis: "The Teacher II follows the story of Dani, a teacher who loves her job. She’s a real mentor and inspiration to her students, but what she lacks is a properly functioning marriage with real intimacy and mutual desire.
"This leads her into an impulsive affair with a fellow colleague that at first answers all her needs, but soon spirals out of control. When a pupil goes missing on a school trip, Dani rightly blames herself for being too easily distracted.
"When things start to take a sinister turn, she is forced to lie, and quickly finds her life falling to pieces. She risks everything to right the wrongs that she has, in part, been responsible for."
When will The Teacher be aired?
The latest series will begin airing on Monday, September 9 at 9pm on Channel 5, with the following episodes broadcast each night that week.
The series finale airs on Thursday, September 12. There will be four episodes in The Teacher series 2.
Who appears in The Teacher series 2?
Kara Tointon leads the cast as art teacher Dani who is looking for an escape from her boring marriage. The actress is known for her roles as Dawn Swann in EastEnders and Mr Selfridge, and most recently starred in Father Brown and the Channel 5 thriller, Too Good to Be True.
Will Mellor plays friend and colleague Jimmy Spencer. You may recognise him from Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps but he has crafted a respectable dramatic career thanks to roles in Line of Duty, Broadchurch and Mr Bates vs The Post Office as Jimmy and
Emmett J Scanlan plays Tim who is Dani's husband. The Irish actor is best known for playing bad boy Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks as well as appearing in BBC thriller The Fall and Peaky Blinders.
The Catch's Michael Crompton has written the series alongside Death in Paradise writer Rebecca Wojciechowski with Sex Education director Dominic Leclerc behind the camera.
