Layton Williams Addresses Bad Education Cancellation

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams thinks BBC comedy Bad Education is unlikely to return for another season.

The Jack Whitehall-created series returned in January for a fifth series, with former K-Class pupils Stephen Carmichael (Williams) and Mitchell Harper (EastEnders star Charlie Wernham) now all grown up and newly qualified as teachers at the infamous Abbey Grove School.

In an exclusive interview with digital spythe actor who is currently entertaining audiences in London series Cabaret, has wondered 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 was 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 Everybody’s Talking About Jamie star explained that the cast are all “just a little bit busy” with other projects at the moment, including Williams who is currently playing emcee at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theater from London.

“I will always remember Bad Education fondly,” he said. “I feel so lucky to have been able to revisit that show for a few years, put my own spin on it and run a company.

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“I’ve directed a West End show or a musical before, but I’ve never been a favourite for a TV show. So this was a big coup for me.”

“I said to myself, ‘Yay, someone’s finally taking…’ – not even a bet on me – but just: ‘You can do it, we’re rooting for you, you can do it,’” he said. -he added, reflecting on the responsibility he was given as the main character in season five.

“It was honestly the most exciting, scary, crazy six to eight weeks of my life.”

Williams will appear in Cabaret for a strictly limited four-month run, alongside Heartstopper actress Rhea Norwood, who plays the iconic Sally Bowles. Their final performance is on September 21.

Tickets for the Cabaret can be purchased at ATG Tickets and Love Theatre.

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