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A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of his fellow teachers who have lost hope

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 15 - What Are You Incinerating?
    5.0/10(15 votes)

    #1 - What Are You Incinerating?

    S4:E15

    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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  2. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 11 - Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie
    5.1/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie

    S4:E11

    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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  3. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 21 - The Fixer
    5.1/10(16 votes)

    #3 - The Fixer

    S4:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 12 - United we Sit
    5.4/10(16 votes)

    #4 - United we Sit

    S4:E12

    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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  5. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 13 - Nemesis for Norman
    5.4/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Nemesis for Norman

    S4:E13

    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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  6. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 17 - Cup Fever
    5.5/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Cup Fever

    S4:E17

    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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  7. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 10 - False Alarm
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    #7 - False Alarm

    S4:E10

    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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  8. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 16 - The Ugly Duckling
    5.6/10(15 votes)

    #8 - The Ugly Duckling

    S4:E16

    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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  9. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 8 - Our Mr Price
    5.7/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Our Mr Price

    S4:E8

    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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  10. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 1 - Identitwit
    5.8/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Identitwit

    S4:E1

    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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  11. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 3 - Viva La Revolution
    5.9/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Viva La Revolution

    S4:E3

    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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  12. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 7 - What's a Class Between Friends?
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    #12 - What's a Class Between Friends?

    S4:E7

    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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  13. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 18 - Please Give Generously
    5.9/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Please Give Generously

    S4:E18

    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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  14. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 6 - A.W.O.L.
    6.0/10(19 votes)

    #14 - A.W.O.L.

    S4:E6

    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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  15. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 19 - Blodwyn All Over
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Blodwyn All Over

    S4:E19

    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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  16. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 2 - The Pruning of Hedges
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #16 - The Pruning of Hedges

    S4:E2

    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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  17. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 4 - A Rather Nasty Outbreak
    6.2/10(19 votes)

    #17 - A Rather Nasty Outbreak

    S4:E4

    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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  18. Please Sir! Season 3 Episode 4 - Enter Mister Sibley
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Enter Mister Sibley

    S3:E4

    Duffy enters the embraces of the cold and harsh world outside school and finds it cold and harsh.

    Director:Mark Stuart
    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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  19. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 14 - Old Fennians Day
    6.5/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Old Fennians Day

    S4:E14

    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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  20. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 20 - The Price War
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #20 - The Price War

    S4:E20

    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. Please Sir! Season 4 Episode 9 - Black Power
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Black Power

    S4:E9

    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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  22. Please Sir! Season 2 Episode 6 - X Certificate
    6.7/10(17 votes)

    #22 - X Certificate

    S2:E6

    Fenn Street is having an open day and each class must contribute, even 5C. The only problem is that no-one told Bernard.

    Director:Mark Stuart
    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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  23. Please Sir! Season 3 Episode 3 - Knick Knack Taffy Whack
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Knick Knack Taffy Whack

    S3:E3

    Why does one set about weighing Fenn Street School? It seems that Bernard believes that acts like this will help prepare 5C for their entry into the great, wide world at the end of this term.

    Director:Mark Stuart
    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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  24. Please Sir! Season 3 Episode 5 - It's a St Bernard's Life
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #24 - It's a St Bernard's Life

    S3:E5

    When Smithy falls ill in the country, Bernard sees Reigate in all its rustic glory. He is quite smitten and dreams of the idyllic married life there, but his fiance, Penny, dreams otherwise.

    Director:Mark Stuart
    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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  25. Please Sir! Season 3 Episode 6 - Two and Two Make Nun
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Two and Two Make Nun

    S3:E6

    Maureen feels rejected, not only by Sir but now by Monsignor Sopwith.

    Director:Mark Stuart
    Writers:Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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Worst Episodes Summary

"What Are You Incinerating?" is the worst rated episode of "Please Sir!". It scored 5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Howard Ross and written by Bob Larbey, John Esmonde, it aired on 1/2/1972. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sibley, Mumsie, Dodo and Georgie".