The Best Episodes of Teachers Season 3

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(30 votes)

   #1 - Episode One

   S3:E18/6/2003

   A new term and a new teacher, in the (rather large) shape of Lindsay. She can outdrink the boys, and Brian in particular thinks she’s brilliant, until Kurt convinces him that she fancies him.

   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Ed Roe

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   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Ed Roe
2. 

   6.9/10(27 votes)

   #2 - Episode Two

   S3:E28/13/2003

   Penny’s self-obsession and self-pity have reached such dizzying new heights that she’s driving everyone insane. Bored to tears with her moaning, Lindsay finally cracks.

   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Richard Stoneman

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   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Richard Stoneman
3. 

   7.1/10(26 votes)

   #3 - Episode Three

   S3:E38/20/2003

   Kurt thinks his luck with the ladies is changing. At parents’ evening he meets a woman he reckons he has a good chance of pulling. As usual, however, his judgement in these matters isn’t perfect.

   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Richard Stoneman

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   Director:Brian Kelly

   Writer:Richard Stoneman
4. 

   7.2/10(30 votes)

   #4 - Episode Four

   S3:E48/27/2003

   Bobs wife throws him out of the house and moves her boyfriend in. For the first time, Liz takes pity on this dishevelled wreck. But a combination of pity and alcohol can have surprising results.

   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Richard Stoneman

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   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Richard Stoneman
5. 

   7.1/10(28 votes)

   #5 - Episode Five

   S3:E59/3/2003

   Lindsay is about to turn 30, which is fine, until everyone points out that 30 is very old. What’s the best way to handle being 30? Grow old with grace and start acting your age, or the exact opposite?

   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Charlie Martin

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   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Charlie Martin
6. 

   6.7/10(28 votes)

   #6 - Episode Six

   S3:E69/10/2003

   Half the staff are off with stress, leaving the other half even more stressed. In a desperate bid to relieve the pressure, Clare assigns them all a stress partner, which proves very stressful.

   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Richard Stoneman

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   Director:Otto Bathurst

   Writer:Richard Stoneman
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7. 

   7.4/10(33 votes)

   #7 - Episode Seven

   S3:E79/17/2003

   There’s something disturbing in the air. A stranger, with a sinister beard, is lurking by the perimeter fence. But it turns out that he’s not so strange after all.

   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Ed Roe

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   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Ed Roe
8. 

   7.2/10(28 votes)

   #8 - Episode Eight

   S3:E89/24/2003

   The English department are left without a head when Bob is taken in for emergency surgery, and Clare decides that, whether he likes it or not, Matt is the ideal choice to act as Bobs replacement.

   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Tony Basgallop

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   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Tony Basgallop
9. 

   7.4/10(28 votes)

   #9 - Episode Nine

   S3:E910/1/2003

   The teachers are depressed that none of them is in a functional relationship, until Liz points out that Brian and Kurt are as good as married. But Brian thinks that Kurt is taking advantage of him.

   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Ed Roe

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   Director:Jonathan Fox Bassett

   Writer:Ed Roe
10. 

    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Episode Ten

    S3:E1010/8/2003

    Students and parents have been complaining about Lindsay, and she’s ended up with a formal warning. So she’s going to transform herself into ‘super-teacher’, with help from an unlikely guru: Bob.

    Director:Susanna White

    Writer:Andrew Rattenbury

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    Director:Susanna White

    Writer:Andrew Rattenbury
11. 

    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Episode Eleven

    S3:E1110/15/2003

    Brians obsessed with Eileen—the only good-looking dinner lady in the world—and when Bob starts complaining loudly about the canteen food, Brian has to stand up for his dream woman.

    Director:Susanna White

    Writer:Jack Lothian

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    Director:Susanna White

    Writer:Jack Lothian
12. 

    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Episode Twelve

    S3:E1210/22/2003

    When Brian and Kurt race each other to school, Kurt’s desire to win results in injury. Brian’s attempts to administer first aid only serve to make things worse and Kurt ends up in a wheelchair.

    Director:Andrew Lincoln

    Writer:Richard Stoneman

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    Director:Andrew Lincoln

    Writer:Richard Stoneman
13. 

    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Episode Thirteen

    S3:E1310/29/2003

    Love, lust, and general weirdness are in the air. Penny’s started a new romance, Clare’s getting frisky, and in a drunken moment Matt and Lindsay find themselves snogging.

    Director:Andrew Lincoln

    Writer:Charlie Martin

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    Director:Andrew Lincoln

    Writer:Charlie Martin