5C are thrilled to learn that Bobby Charlton is coming to the school. All except for Maureen, that is. Dismayed at Mr.Hedges' impending marriage to Penny, she plans on becoming a nun.
After Sharon spots her entering a convent with a suitcase, Mr.Hedges goes to see Monsignor Sopwith, to try and persuade him to talk Maureen out of making a hasty decision...
When the cast of 'Please Sir!' were reunited in 1985 as part of I.T.V.'s 'T.V. Weekly', the late Liz Gebhardt remarked on her physical resemblance to a stick insect. I always thought she looked remarkably frail. Indeed one of her later roles was as an anorexic in the A.T.V. daytime soap 'General Hospital'. I'm sure this episode must have been among her favourites, it gives her a bit more to do than just weep. As it turns out, Maureen was only going to the convent to donate old clothes to charity.
Roland MacLeod, who plays the 'Monsignor', was a familiar face to viewers through roles in such series as 'Marty', 'The Goodies' and 'The Fall & Rise Of Reginald Perrin'. His best scene is when he turns up at the school, as a last-minute replacement for Bobby Charlton, and proceeds to win the class over.
Funniest moment - Potter attempting to teach 5C boys about car maintenance, using Mr.Cromwell's car as a guinea pig. Unfortunately, after removing the water pump, he finds he does not know how to replace it!
Spot The Mistake - When Maureen takes a collection tin into the staff room, she addresses Smithy as 'Mr.Price'!
After Sharon spots her entering a convent with a suitcase, Mr.Hedges goes to see Monsignor Sopwith, to try and persuade him to talk Maureen out of making a hasty decision...
When the cast of 'Please Sir!' were reunited in 1985 as part of I.T.V.'s 'T.V. Weekly', the late Liz Gebhardt remarked on her physical resemblance to a stick insect. I always thought she looked remarkably frail. Indeed one of her later roles was as an anorexic in the A.T.V. daytime soap 'General Hospital'. I'm sure this episode must have been among her favourites, it gives her a bit more to do than just weep. As it turns out, Maureen was only going to the convent to donate old clothes to charity.
Roland MacLeod, who plays the 'Monsignor', was a familiar face to viewers through roles in such series as 'Marty', 'The Goodies' and 'The Fall & Rise Of Reginald Perrin'. His best scene is when he turns up at the school, as a last-minute replacement for Bobby Charlton, and proceeds to win the class over.
Funniest moment - Potter attempting to teach 5C boys about car maintenance, using Mr.Cromwell's car as a guinea pig. Unfortunately, after removing the water pump, he finds he does not know how to replace it!
Spot The Mistake - When Maureen takes a collection tin into the staff room, she addresses Smithy as 'Mr.Price'!