Gates
- TV sitcom
- Sky Living
- 2012
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom about parental rivalries on the school run. Sue Johnston, Joanna Page and Tom Ellis star. Also features Catherine Shepherd, Tony Gardner, Nick Mohammed, Toby Wharton, Nadine Marshall and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
Although it's 'Walk To School Week', judging from the rows of people carriers and Mia's promotion of her stuffed-crust pizza night by the school entrance, it seems Mr Gould's latest initiative hasn't made an impression. Mark and Helen, however, have forgotten
something a little more fundamental and neither knows who is supposed to be collecting Chloe.
Dashing to school with her clients in tow, Helen arrives to find that Sarah's son Zac had a minor scrap with her daughter. She wants him to apologise but Sarah blames Helen's lateness on allowing the scuffle to happen at all and refuses to admit fault. The false smiles give way and the mums spring into action, though not in a way the fitness initiative promotes. Despite receiving a telling-off by Miss Hunter, the matter is far from settled and the next day the pair are the talk of the playground.
As the whispers circulate and the husbands get involved, the situation spirals out of control. Helen and Sarah both embrace their fiery side when the debacle culminates at Mia's 'salsacise'
class, where the moves have more punch than anyone expected.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 21st August 2012
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- Sky Living
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Joanna Page | Helen |
Tom Ellis | Mark |
Catherine Shepherd | Sarah |
Sue Johnston | Miss Hunter |
Tony Gardner | Aiden |
Nick Mohammed | Ciaran |
Nadine Marshall | Melissa |
Ella Kenion | Mia |
William Andrews | Mr Gould |
Mari Ann Bull | Chloe |
Louis Labrosse | Zack |
Louie Sacarello | Sam |
Lorraine Bruce | Scary Mum |
Dani Moseley | Candy |
Samuel Dagunduro | Troy |
Richard Cunningham | Mr Ridgeway |
Andrew Collins | Writer |
Richard Preddy | Writer |
Dan Sefton | Writer |
Abigail Wilson | Writer |
Gordon Anderson | Director |
Izzy Mant | Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Saskia Schuster | Executive Producer |
Laurence Bowen | Executive Producer |
Phil Clarke (as Philip Clarke) | Executive Producer |
Anthony Boys (as Ant 'Pants' Boys) | Editor |
Sam Williams | Editor |
Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
Jonathan Whitehead | Composer |
Video
Episode 2 First Look
The playground politics continues in Episode 2.