Layton Williams Hints at Cancellation of Bad Education

Strictly Come Dance Star Layton Williams thinks it’s unlikely a BBC comedy Bad Education will return for another series.

The Jack Whitehall-created series returned in January for a fifth season, starring Class K alumni Stephen Carmichael (Williams) and Mitchell Harper (EastEnders star Charlie Wernham) are now all adult and newly qualified teachers at the infamous Abbey Grove School.

In an exclusive interview with digital spythe actor who is currently entertaining audiences in the London series Cabaretweighed in on the question of whether Bad Education could return for a sixth series.

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“I don’t know what I can say about it, but I will say it’s been a bad time,” he told us. “Sometimes all good things come to an end.

“We usually shoot in the summer. I’m a little busy, so you can probably connect the dots.”

THE Everyone is talking about Jamie The star explained that the cast are “just a bit busy” with other projects at the moment, including Williams currently acting as entertainer at the Kit Kat Club at London’s Playhouse Theatre.

“I will come back to Bad Education “I feel so lucky to have been able to revisit this show for a few years, put my own spin on it and run a business.

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“I’ve directed a show or a musical in the West End, but I’ve never been a favorite when it comes to a TV show, so it was a big problem for me.”

“I was like, ‘Yeah, someone’s finally taking…’ – not even a bet on me – but I was just like, ‘You’ve got this, we’ve got your back, you can do this,'” he said. -he declares. added, reflecting on the responsibility he’s been given as the main character in season five.

“Honestly, this has been one of the most exciting, scariest, wildest six to eight weeks.”

Williams will appear in Cabaret for a strictly limited period of four months, alongside Heart stroke actress Rhea Norwood, who plays the iconic Sally Bowles. Their last performance takes place on September 21.

Tickets for Cabaret can be purchased at ATG Tickets and Love Theater.

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