The Best Episodes of Please Sir! Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.5/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Identitwit

   S4:E19/18/1971

   Bernard has to say goodbye to his 5C class at Fenn Street School but his new class (4C) brings some unexpected problems.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
2. 

   6.2/10(14 votes)

   #2 - The Pruning of Hedges

   S4:E29/25/1971

   Bernard has finally decided to leave Fenn Street School, but he finds that resigning is not as simple as he had imagined.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
3. 

   6.1/10(16 votes)

   #3 - Viva La Revolution

   S4:E310/2/1971

   All contributions are gratefully accepted when magazine time comes around at Fenn Street School. But headmaster Cromwell's efforts to muster his usual support are thwarted by an irate local shopkeeper and Fenn Street's alternative press.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writer:Tony Bilbow

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   Writer:Tony Bilbow
4. 

   6.2/10(17 votes)

   #4 - A Rather Nasty Outbreak

   S4:E410/9/1971

   Georgie Duffy is nervous. He is due to start his first term at Fenn Street School - three weeks late. But big brother Eric, a member of last year's 5C and an old hand at dealing with authority, explains that there is nothing to worry about.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
5. 

   6.6/10(15 votes)

   #5 - David and Goliath

   S4:E510/16/1971

   Bernard Hedges has left Fenn Street School and the gap has been filled by Mr Dix, a living example of everything a teacher should not be. The staff long for a new young champion to challenge this tyrant, but when David Ffitchett-Brown arrives wearing beads, they wonder just what sort of champion they have.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writer:Unknown

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   5.9/10(17 votes)

   #6 - A.W.O.L.

   S4:E610/23/1971

   Cromwell's yo-yo obsession helps distract him from David's request for new school supplies, including a new television set that Mr Price attacked with Nitric Acid after his horse had lost a horse race. But between themselves and Potter they work out a cunning plan.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker

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   Writers:Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker
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   5.8/10(14 votes)

   #7 - What's a Class Between Friends?

   S4:E710/30/1971

   When Cromwell succumbs to an attack of administrative megalomania, the Charge of the Light Brigade is cancelled, a class is lost at the cinema and Mr Price is driven to drink.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writer:Unknown

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   5.5/10(14 votes)

   #8 - Our Mr Price

   S4:E811/6/1971

   It looks as though Fenn Street will lose yet another teacher when Price applies for a job in industry. But can he really make the break?

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writer:Tony Bilbow

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   6.9/10(9 votes)

   #9 - Black Power

   S4:E911/13/1971

   Potter's repeated demands for an assistant are finally heeded, and Sidney Noakes arrives at Fenn Street.

   Director:Howard Ross

   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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   Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
10. 

    5.7/10(14 votes)

    #10 - False Alarm

    S4:E1011/20/1971

    The amalgamation with neighbouring Weaver Street and the possibility of Fenn Street going comprehensive is more than the Fenn Street staff can cope with. Potter has to decide where his loyalties lie.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker

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11. 

    5.1/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie

    S4:E1111/27/1971

    For Miss Ewell, life is not exactly a bowl of cherries at the moment. There is the school inspection to be organised, and the new Weaver Street kids to keep under control.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
12. 

    5.5/10(14 votes)

    #12 - United we Sit

    S4:E1212/4/1971

    Headmaster Cromwell makes a new rule about haircuts and skirts at Fenn Street School. But the kids won't take this lying down, they decide on a sit-in to ask for pupil representation on staff meetings.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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13. 

    5.4/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Nemesis for Norman

    S4:E1312/11/1971

    Potter's boasting about his war career gets out of hand when he is chosen to carry the banner at his El Alamein reunion.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writer:Tony Bilbow

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14. 

    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Old Fennians Day

    S4:E1412/18/1971

    Cromwell's latest idea is a school song for the first meeting of his newly-formed Old Fennians Association. With the staff bursting into a flurry of musical activity, and the return of the old Form 5C for the big event, it is a day to remember.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker

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15. 

    4.9/10(13 votes)

    #15 - What Are You Incinerating?

    S4:E151/2/1972

    The headmaster's "Clean Up Fenn Street" campaign is in full swing. But when Potter takes on some temporary assistance, an explosive situation develops which threatens to clean up Fenn Street for good.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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16. 

    5.6/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Ugly Duckling

    S4:E161/9/1972

    Miss Ewell gets her "mountie", Miss Petting her mandarin and Daisy her "prince".

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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17. 

    5.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Cup Fever

    S4:E171/16/1972

    Fenn Street School makes sporting history when its football team reaches the semi-final of the district cup. But Miss Ewell has a match of her own with the star of the team, and if she wins, the school loses.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writer:Andy Baker

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18. 

    5.8/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Please Give Generously

    S4:E181/23/1972

    When Fenn Street School holds a charity walk for the local "old and needy", the staff are confident of its success. But deciding just who the "needy" are, can be a tricky business.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Geoff Rowley, Andy Baker

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19. 

    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Blodwyn All Over

    S4:E191/30/1972

    When the chairman of the Fenn Street School governors makes rash promises to his "niece", the whole school is affected. Cromwell gets a secretary, the kids get a pin-up, and Pricey gets a whole new outlook on life.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writer:Tony Bilbow

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20. 

    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #20 - The Price War

    S4:E202/6/1972

    Headmaster Cromwell has a new toy to help him communicate with the whole school, but Price does not want to keep in touch, for an old enemy is out to get him.

    Director:Howard Ross

    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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21. 

    4.9/10(15 votes)

    #21 - The Fixer

    S4:E212/13/1972

    Wedding bells ring out for Miss Ewell and Mr Sibley. Meanwhile, Potter's ding-dong with his wife Ruby ends in a fly-away flourish.

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    Writer:Unknown

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