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It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman and the Falklands War as headteacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another rollercoaster year.
Vera, the ever efficient school secretary enjoys a royal occasion while Ruby the caretaker rediscovers romance with a Butlin's Redcoat. For Jack, wedding bells are in the air but the unexpected is just round the corner.