Educating Greater Manchester

Educating Greater Manchester (Educating: series 5)
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 8
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 31 August (2017-08-31) – 19 October 2017
Series chronology

Educating Greater Manchester is the fifth series of the BAFTA award-winning British documentary television programme Educating broadcast on Channel 4. The eight-episode fifth series began broadcast from 31 August 2017.[1] The documentary follows previous installments in the Educating... series including the BAFTA Award-winning Educating Essex (2011), Educating Yorkshire (2013), Educating the East End (2014) and Educating Cardiff (2015). The fifth series was filmed at Harrop Fold School in Little Hulton, Salford.[2]

Channel 4 confirmed in January 2018 that the Educating programme was renewed for two further series, set to air in 2018 and 2019. For the first time, the series will return to the same school for the sixth and seventh series, in Manchester.[3]

Episodes

No.
overall		EpisodeOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
36Episode 131 August 2017 (2017-08-31)2.75
37Episode 27 September 2017 (2017-09-07)2.73
38Episode 314 September 2017 (2017-09-14)2.71
39Episode 421 September 2017 (2017-09-21)2.65
40Episode 528 September 2017 (2017-09-28)2.50
41Episode 65 October 2017 (2017-10-05)2.43
42Episode 712 October 2017 (2017-10-12)2.32
43Episode 819 October 2017 (2017-10-19)2.19

Production

After the fourth series of the educating series ended it was announced that the series would be shelved till 2017 to give the show a break and a rest.[4] It was announced on 22 December 2016 by Channel 4 that the Educating would be returning in 2017 with a fifth series after a 2-year break. The series will again be filmed using fly on the wall cameras and will film the lives of teachers and students. The fifth series will be filmed in Salford, Greater Manchester.[2]

Filming for the fifth series began in September 2016 and finished in August 2017 at the end of the school year, the series premiered on Channel 4 from 31 August 2017.

Future episodes

It was announced on Wednesday 24 January 2018, There would be a series 2 and series 3 of Educating Greater Manchester.[5] The announcement was very popular on social media.

References

  1. ↑ "Factual highlights, summer 2017". Channel 4. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dobson, Charlotte (1 September 2017). "What to expect in the first episode of Educating Greater Manchester". Manchester Evening News.
  3. ↑ Gill, Emma (24 January 2018). "New series of Channel 4's Educating Greater Manchester to be filmed at Harrop Fold School". Manchester Evening News.
  4. ↑ Fletcher, Harry (6 July 2016). "Channel 4's Educating series is reportedly shelved until 2017". Digital Spy.
  5. ↑ Ward, Helen (25 January 2018). "Educating Greater Manchester returns for two more series". Tes.
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