The Demon Headmaster: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dinah Glass moves in with the Hunter family and starts going to the same school as her foster brothers Lloyd and Harvey. It's not easy, as they seem to hate her, and school is really strange. Pupils suddenly talk like robots and do weird things, even Dinah finds herself acting oddly. She's sure the headmaster has some kind of power over them, and is determined to find out more. But the Demon Headmaster is equally determined to stop her!. Based on Gillian Cross's books "The Demon Headmaster" and "The Prime Minister's Brain". Adapted for television by Helen Cresswell.

Series details

• Title: The Demon Headmaster
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1996-01-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-01-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9559
• TVDB ID: 72455

Cast and credited roles

• Terrence Hardiman — The Demon Headmaster

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-02; final listed air date 1996-01-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-09-25; final listed air date 1996-11-06; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-01-06; final listed air date 1998-01-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Demon Headmaster 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.