‘Anyone else watching behind their hands?’ The Teacher viewers say their ‘skin is crawling’ after suspecting Sheridan Smith’s ‘creepy’ character is guilty of sleeping with a pupil
The Teacher viewers were left with their ‘skin crawling’ after suspecting Sheridan Smith’s character is guilty of sleeping with a pupil, in the first episode on Monday.
Many took to social media to say that some of the scenes made them ‘feel ill’ and that they were ‘watching behind their hands’.
The new Channel 5 drama sees Sheridan’s character Jenna Garvey, a popular teacher with a chaotic private life, accused of sleeping with 15-year-old student Kyle Hope (Samuel Bottomley) after a night out celebrating her promotion.
Awkward: The Teacher viewers were left with their ‘skin crawling’ after suspecting Sheridan Smith’s character is guilty of sleeping with a pupil, in the first episode on Monday (pictured with pupil Kyle)
A colleague at the school tells her after the night: ‘There’s been a report of inappropriate behaviour between yourself and a pupil. I need you to stay away from the school.’
As the Channel 5 drama left the outcome of her night out at club Lazarus unclear, many viewers took to Twitter to guess whether or not she was guilty.
One said: ‘#theteacher on second thoughts…it looks like she’s guilty’
Another social media user wrote: ‘Anybody watching #TheTeacher on Channel 5 and can feel their skin crawling? Horrid.’
Opinions: Many took to social media to say that some of the scenes made them ‘feel ill’ and that they were ‘watching behind their hands’ after a weird moment between the pair (pictured)
Another tweeted: ‘What ever happens to her from now is her mess, cause why is she flirting with a child. If I’m in a club and a 15-year-old comes there, I’m out #TheTeacher’
One wrote: ‘that club scene made me feel ill just looking at it #TheTeacher’, while another said: ‘anyone else watching behind their hands.. #theteacher’
Another tweeted: ‘Jenna has the right to go out gallivanting every night if she so chooses, but when it interferes with her school life, and it leads to accusation of sexual assault, it’s a whole different ball game #TheTeacher’.
Reaction: As the Channel 5 drama left the outcome of her night out at club Lazarus unclear, many viewers took to Twitter to say they found it uncomfortable to watch
Jenna’s carefree nightclub antics were played out in blurred segments, becoming more distorted as she larked around with Kyle on the dancefloor.
A fellow staff member urged her to leave but to no avail, as Jenna was insistent on staying, telling her ‘Kyle Hope is here!’
Jenna and Kyle were seen heading into a toilet cubicle before the montage cut.
Other viewers were keen to point out that even if she wasn’t guilty of what she was accused of, her behaviour towards the pupil was ‘inappropriate’.
Plot: The new Channel 5 drama sees Sheridan’s character Jenna Garvey, a popular teacher with a chaotic private life, accused of sleeping with 15-year-old student Kyle
Not happy: Other viewers were keen to point out that even if she wasn’t guilty of what she was accused of, her behaviour towards the pupil was ‘inappropriate’
One wrote: ‘Even if she didn’t sleep with the kid she’s so inappropriate on so many levels #TheTeacher’
Another said: ‘Even IF she didn’t sleep with the boy, she has behaved inappropriately on all levels. Does she not get that?!Taking shots with these kids, going into a cubicle with one of her students. Like, where is the code of conduct?? #TheTeacher’
A third tweeted: “How does she get away with eyeing up her student like a piece of rump steak ?#TheTeacher”, while a viewer wrote: “Well creepy the way she looks at him #TheTeacher”
No recollection: Jenna and Kyle were seen heading into a toilet cubicle together in the episode before the montage cut
Trouble ahead? A fellow staff member urged her to leave but to no avail, as Jenna was insistent on staying, telling her ‘Kyle Hope is here!’
The next morning, things were no longer fun and games for the hazy-minded teacher as she attempted to piece together the events from the night before – while discovering an open condom packet.
Things then took a turn for the worst when Jenna was asked to leave school premises after reports of inappropriate behaviour.
To Jenna’s utmost shock and horror, a police officer arrived to put her in cuffs.
Of being accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor, she protested: ‘I would never do anything like that. That’s not me.’
Oh no: Things then took a turn for the worst when Jenna was asked to leave school premises after reports of inappropriate behaviour
The dramatic conclusion to the first episode saw Kyle’s mother berating Jenna, branding her a b***h while slamming her car window with a bag.
The four-part drama also features Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher, Small Axe’s Cecilia Noble and My Mad Fat Diary’s Sharon Rooney as fellow teachers.
Speaking to the Radio Times, Sheridan said of her characterisations: ‘I love playing people who are flawed and complex like Jenna. I always want to make a character likeable because I want to find the heart in them, no matter how flawed someone is’.
Protesting: To Jenna’s utmost shock and horror, a police officer arrived to put her in cuffs
She went on to explain that after having her son Billy, 20 months, in lockdown, she was ‘gripped’ by the script and determined to work on the show.
She said: ‘We’d all been in lockdown, I’d had my son and I’d been reading lots of different scripts. Then this one came along and I was gripped…
‘Jenna is such a complex character, there are so many layers to her and I love the fact that you don’t know if she’s telling the truth or not.’
‘All these twists and turns came along in the story that I did not expect, and I couldn’t put it down, which is rare – I read it all in one go…
‘I really wanted to do the show – initially the dates weren’t working, but I couldn’t stop thinking about this script. Things moved around so it didn’t clash anymore, and it felt like a sign.’
The Teacher airs at 9pm on Channel 5. Also stream on My5.
Venture: The four-part drama also features Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher (pictured) Small Axe’s Cecilia Noble and My Mad Fat Diary’s Sharon Rooney as fellow teachers
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