The WORST episodes of Teachers
Every episode of Teachers ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Teachers!
Created by Tim Loane, the series follows a group of secondary school teachers in their daily lives. While the first series centres heavily around probationary teacher Simon Casey (Andrew Lincoln), later series have an ensemble approach. The cast changes dramatically over time, with few original characters remaining by the fourth series. While some of these disappearances are explained, others happen between series without explanation. The first three series are set in the fictional Summerdown Comprehensive, which merges with another school in the fourth series to form Wattkins School.
#1 - Episode Thirteen
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/29/2003
Penny embarks on a new romance. In a drunken moment Matt and Lindsay find themselves in a compromising situation. The two spend the rest of the week avoiding their feelings for one another. After hearing that the human pupils dilate when looking at someone you love, Brian and Kurt try it out with everyone. It only proves successful however, when they look at each other. Meanwhile, Clare discovers Bob’s secret ‘weapon’ and has sex with him on her porch.
#2 - Episode Four
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2003
For the first time in her hard-hearted life, Liz takes pity on the dishevelled wreck that Bob has become. But mix up pity with alcohol and the results can be very surprising.
#3 - Episode Five
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2003
As Lindsay turns 30 the group discuss her attitude on the matter. Matt throws a party for his wife, who is also turning 30, but is disappointed when he discovers that Lindsay won’t be having a party to keep Brian and Kurt away from his house. This is due to their recent fascination with what she looks like, which is making Penny jealous. Later on at the party, Penny gets her revenge on Matt by proving that no matter how perfect he claims his life is, she can always influence the kind of selfish decisions he makes.
#4 - Episode Six
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2003
The teachers are assigned to pairs in an attempt to make them share their problems and make them more sociable to other staff. Lindsay and Matt are paired up, which makes Penny jealous.
#5 - Episode Seven
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2003
Simon returns to Summerdown with a fully-grown beard. He tells everyone that he has been sleeping his way around the world, but after a grilling from Brian and Kurt things are not what they seem. He is given an opportunity to substitute, when a flu epidemic wipes out most of the English department. However, Simon proves to be very unpopular with most as he finds himself caught up in a messy love triangle.
#6 - Episode Eight
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2003
An unwilling Matt takes over as head of English when Bob is taken into hospital, but his early intentions to remain one of the gang soon go right out of the window.
#7 - Episode Nine
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2003
The gang grow depressed at their single lives, pondering their inability to sustain a relationship, until Liz points out that Brian and Kurt are as good as married and seem to have the perfect partnership. Simon receives a job at a new school and ponders what his future may be like.
#8 - Episode Ten
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/2003
After receiving repeated complaints from parents and staff, all of which result in a formal warning, Lindsay takes a radical step and turns to Bob for help in keeping her job. Can the guru turn her into a ‘super teacher’?
#9 - Episode Eleven
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/2003
Brian becomes more obsessed with dinner lady Eileen, and soon comes to her rescue when Bob complains about the canteen food. This wins him a date with her, but he becomes so infatuated with her that he leads himself to believe that they are in a long term relationship, which he sadly ends after he claims that it isn’t “working”. He feels gutted however, when he realises that he never slept with her even when it was offered.
#10 - Episode Twelve
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/22/2003
Lindsay bets Penny that Matt and Kurt are completely alike when it becomes apparent that they are both tight when it comes to giving to charities.
#11 - Episode Three
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2003
Kurt tries to give up smoking to impress a mother that he met at open evening, while all the staff secretly hold bets as to how long he will last. Brian gets told that he is boring, when he asks Matt why Kayla is failing his class. It is only when he talks to Liz about Fascism that he discovers the real reason behind her daughter’s academic problems.
#12 - Episode One
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2004
Summerdown Comp has merged with a rival school into Wattkins Comprehensive, and a ""us and them"" divide between staff and pupils. Bob starts a vendetta against his new boss Ewan, only to be humiliated. Claire, on the other hand, does everything she can to get Ewan's attention. The other newcomers, the cynical Damien and hypochondriac Ben, meanwhile, are labelled standoffish by Lindsay and Penny as they resist friendly gestures.
#13 - Episode Two
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2004
Penny is upset after a failed pass at Ewan, but she is soon chatted up by a librarian. Her colleagues learn that he is actually a pupil, but Lindsay is loathe to tell Penny. Bob faces rejection as he searches for a Thai mail order bride, while Ben changes his views of the aged after visiting a group of pensioners on Age Awareness Day.
#14 - Episode Three
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2004
During Gay & Lesbian Awareness Week, Ewan panics when a pupil develops a crush on him. Ben is attracted to Sarah from The Advisory Group, Claire is fascinated by a lesbian's behaviour, Liz worries that daughter Kayla is gay, and Lindsay is upset when she's told she'd make a good lesbian.
#15 - Episode Four
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2004
Bob has a vasectomy to prepare for the arrival of his mail order bride. Meanwhile, Claire informs Lindsay that she must lose weight, as it is Obesity Awareness Week. Penny gets dumped by pupil Anthony, who would prefer to concentrate on his schoolwork.
#16 - Episode Five
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2004
The teachers are excited by the arrival of Bob's new wife Ping, from Thailand. However they soon discover she is a misery who refuses to have sex. Meanwhile, it's the school's Religious Tolerance Week, resulting in a war between the pupils, and Ben is provoked to go to search for inner peace.
#17 - Episode Six
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2004
The staff learn that Penny's surname is really Eichmann, and they immediately suspect her to be a Nazi - and she does lots of things to arouse their suspicions. During Race Awareness Week, Bob pretends that he is having lots of sex with his new wife, Ping. However in reality the only one Ping seems to be interested in is Ewan.
#18 - Episode Seven
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2004
Damien proudly declares he doesn't need a girlfriend to complete his life - however he changes his mind when he sets eyes on supply teacher Anna. But his inflamed ardour is cooled after an unfortunate incident with an icing bag. Bob is still having problems with his wife, who refuses to give him sex and constantly abuses him.
#19 - Episode Eight
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/2004
Bob is planning his stag night in Dublin, but Ben insists he can't come- a ouija board predicted he would die the day before- and to ensure going to heaven, he converts to all religions for half a day each. Meanwhile, Penny tries to avoid getting into trouble for having an affair with pupil Anthony.
#20 - Episode Nine
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2004
A severe female Inspector arrives to the school - with the classrooms in a mess from the Christmas Party the day before. Clare's plan of action - involving dinner ladies and fake pupils - fails and Ewan must seduce the Inspector to save the day. Bob prepares for the marriage ceremony - taking place in the playground, and featuring an igloo a sleigh, and Ben as the best men, with a reluctant Ping as a bride.
#21 - Episode Two
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2003
Penny drives everyone insane with her self absorption until Lindsay finally cracks and tells her to shut up. Brian has switched from drinking lager to vodka, resulting in his vomiting; Bob is still sleeping in his car after his wife threw him out ; and the staff indulge in testing Liz’s temper—resulting in a barrage of four-letter fury!
#22 - Episode One
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2001
On his 26th birthday Simon is persuaded to steal a statue from Summerdown School. He spends the next week worried the authoritarian Claire will find out. Simon also gets it in the neck from Jenny, who feels he is too undisciplined, and he’s in for a shock when he realizes his girlfriend Maggie is in fact a police officer.
#23 - Episode Three
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2001
Simon finally gets kicked out by his dad and is forced to move in with the boring Science teacher Steve. In the end, he decides even living in Brian and Kurt’s pigsty would be better and he moves in the following day. Things go from bad to worse as Maggie threatens to dump Simon for being unromantic. However, Carol’s idea of a romantic dinner goes down a treat and all is alright again.
#24 - Episode Five
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2001
Simon gets sick of living with Brian and Kurt and Maggie eventually lets him move in with her. At the House Warming party Jenny gets off with Brian—something she later seriously regrets.
#25 - Episode Six
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2001
Susan’s marriage falls into turmoil and she has a nervous breakdown after all her advice goes wayward. Simon is offered a permanent post by Claire, but begins to wonder if he is in the right profession after his pupils mock results turn out to be disastrous.