Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestIn the final showdown with the Headmaster, how far will the gang go to save the world?
All is not what it appears at Lizzie's new school. There’s something seriously spooky about the strange Headmaster and Lizzie is determined to find out what’s going on, before it’s too late.
Acting
Nicholas Gleaves' stare could freeze mercury.
Direction
Balances silly school drama with genuine unease.
Practical Effects
Those purple-tinted glasses actually hit different.
Creator
Gillian Cross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2019 revival updates Gillian Cross's 1980s novels with smartphones and social media, making the mind control allegory uncomfortably current.
The original 1996 BBC adaptation's Headmaster, Terrence Hardiman, reportedly refused to watch this version—allegedly too 'shiny and Americanized.'
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