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Review of BBC Three s new comedy set in a pupil referral unit
Is it ironic to wish PRU, the BBC’s new comedy about teenagers excluded from mainstream education, would calm down and show a little more discipline?
The comedy, whose pilot episode dropped on iPlayer today, is based in a pupil referral unit, the acronym of the title. That this is a setting rarely seen on TV is actually a surprise given it’s such an ideal precinct for a sitcom, with diverse larger-than-life characters thrown together in a situation they can’t escape.
Its makers are keen to stress the authenticity: director Teddy Nygh and writers Alex Tenenbaum and Nathaniel Stevens have done their research and many of the cast have had their own youthful run-ins with authority.
PRU shows a world that isn t normally seen
Kerry Godliman is to star in a BBC comedy series about unruly pupils who have been removed from mainstream education.
Four episodes of PRU, originally announced as a pilot last summer, will air on BBC Three’s iPlayer channel from March 2.
And Godliman, whose other credits include Derek and After Life, will play a ‘weary art teacher’ in the titular Pupil Referral Unit.
She says her character Jean ‘has the best of intentions but is a little tired! She started the job with a sense of I m going to change the world and I m going to pull out the best of these kids .