Ackley Bridge is back for more high-jinx plans, scams, and mad-cap adventures in school and on the estates. We’ll pick up with our trio - Johnny, Kayla and Fizza - as they try to navigate the second half of the school year. A year already jam-packed with love triangles, catfishing, compulsive liars and one utterly joyous (albeit failed) Romany wedding. But it’s not over until the last school bell rings, and there’s still plenty of time for fervent new teacher Asma Farooqi to cause a stir with the students and teachers alike before the sun breaks on the summer holidays…

Ackley Bridge is produced by The Forge with George Ormond and George Faber serving as Executive Producers. Jade Taylor is the Producer. Ashley Walters makes his directing debut for five episodes and Reza Moradi directs the other 5 episodes.

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Speakers

Laila Zaidi who plays Asma Farooqi

Megan Morgan who plays Marina

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi who plays Fizza

Producer Jade Taylor from The Forge

Caroline Hollick, Head of Channel 4 Drama

Chair: Writer, Kamal Kaan