How the Other Half Learns: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This educational experiment sees three children from an urban comprehensive given the opportunity to taste what life is like at a posh private school. Mustafa, Michelle and Moeed travel from Preston Manor High in Wembley to the prestigious £28,000-a-year Wells Cathedral School in Somerset where they will begin a fortnight of private schooling.

But, how will they fare with this new, very different way of life? In the second episode, the boot is on the other foot when three of Wells' privileged pupils will experience life at Preston Manor.

Series details

• Title: How the Other Half Learns
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2007-05-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-05-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31940

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-05-02; final listed air date 2007-05-16; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from How the Other Half Learns on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.