5.8/10 5 votes#1 - The Interview
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/1997
Eric Slatt has applied for a headship and so has his current headmaster, Mr. Nixon. Eric is desperate to move away from Galfast High School, so he'll go to any lengths to make sure he gets a new job.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#2 - Suzy Arrives
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1997
It's Suzy's first day as a teacher but none of her training has prepared her to cope with Galfast High School. She soon encounters Eric Slatt, the incompetent yet ambitious Deputy Headmaster, who manages to make a bad school worse. There are dead rats in the water tank, a dead teacher in one of the classrooms and the pupils are revolting in every sense of the word.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#3 - The Staff Meeting
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/1997
A disillusioned pupil is interviewed on local radio and rumours begin to spread about Galfast High School. A television news crew turns up to investigate the rumours while the staff are having a meeting. Eric Slatt has finds himself trapped and in desperate need of a trip to the toilet.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#4 - Both Called Eric
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/1997
One of the sixth formers at Galfast High School becomes a mother, but who is the father ? Surely it can't be Eric Slatt ? And who is 'Pumpman' ?
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#5 - The Inspection
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/1997
The school is about to be inspected, so Eric Slatt has started to panic. He becomes even more panic-stricken when he finds that all of the pupils have disappeared.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#6 - Mother
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/1997
Eric Slatt is worried when his mother threatens to pay a visit. He's afraid that details of his childhood, which he would rather keep hidden, will be revealed. He also has to cope with the annual football match between pupils and staff.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
- NaN/10 0 votes
#7 - New Student
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1997
A new student named Ronald Langham spends a week at the school.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#8 - Amanda
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1997
An inspector from the Local Education Authority visits the school to investigate financial irregularities.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#9 - Bungee
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1997
Eric Slatt criticises Maureen Bullivant during morning assembly. Later, at the parents' evening, he has reason to regret his harsh words.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#10 - Dream
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1997
Eric and Suzy both have a dream after a new pupil starts at the school.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#11 - Exam
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1997
Exams are approaching, and Eric Slatt has to go and upset the school's star pupil.
Director: Juliet May
Writer: Steven Moffat
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#12 - Party
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1997
It's the end of term, and the staff are looking forward to celebrating.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steven Moffat
The Best Episodes of Chalk
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A British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series written by Steven Moffat were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like his earlier sitcom Joking Apart, it was produced by Andre Ptaszynski. The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt, permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff. His wife Janet and new English teacher Suzy Travis attempt to help him solve the problems.
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Chalk" is "The Interview", rated 5.8/10 from 5 user votes. It was directed by Juliet May and written by Steven Moffat. "The Interview" aired on 2/27/1997 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Suzy Arrives".