Bad Education: A Christmas Carol | Preview (BBC Three)

Bad Education is back for a Christmas special before a brand new series next year on BBC Three. The special will see Jack Whitehall reprise his role.

In the Christmas special, with the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove. Mitchell takes his Die Hard obsession to the limit.

Lead actors Layton Williams (West End’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) as drama teacher Stephen Carmichael and Charlie Wernham (EastEnders) as PE teacher Mitchell Harper.

Also returning for the new series and pictured alongside are British comedy stars Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey) as Mr Fraser and Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On) as headteacher Ms Hoburn.

Layton Williams says: "I'm so buzzing that everyone embraced the new Bad Education! Thanks to yous, we're back and badder than ever, creating more chaos with a super talented bunch. More life, more laughs, more looks!"

Charlie Wernham says: "The response to the last series was phenomenal, I am so excited for the fans to see what we have in store for series five! We have such a wonderfully talented cast, crew and writing team who have so much fun making the show, I am truly grateful that we all get to do it again!"

Bad Education: A Christmas Carol airs Wednesday 13th December at 9pm on BBC Three.