The Boot Street Band

The Boot Street Band was a BBC children comedy television programme which aired for two six-episode seasons in 1993-4.[1] It was set in a school which appears to be run by the students, and was created by Andrew Davies and Steve Attridge. Steve Attridge wrote the second series and a book based on the idea.[2] Idris Elba got his TV break by appearing in the series. Roland MacLeod played Mr Lear and Richard Davies played Mr Cramp.[3]

The Boot Street Band
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time22 min
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release11 November 1993 (1993-11-11) –
15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)

Episodes

Season 1
No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
1"Part One"11 November 1993 (1993-11-11)
2"Part Two"18 November 1993 (1993-11-18)
3"Part Three"25 November 1993 (1993-11-25)
4"Part Four"2 December 1993 (1993-12-02)
5"Part Five"9 December 1993 (1993-12-09)
6"Part Six"16 December 1993 (1993-12-16)

Season 2
No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
1"The School Secretary"10 November 1994 (1994-11-10)
2"New Brains for Old"17 November 1994 (1994-11-17)
3"Take Away Trouble"24 November 1994 (1994-11-24)
4"The Great Pretender"1 December 1994 (1994-12-01)
5"Standing for Office"8 December 1994 (1994-12-08)
6"The Great Exchange"15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)

References
  1. The Boot Street Band (TV Series 1993–1994) - IMDb, retrieved 25 February 2021
  2. Cardwell, Sarah (22 July 2005). Andrew Davies. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-6492-0.
  3. "The Boot Street Band". The Radio Times. No. 3644. 4 November 1993. p. 101. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


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