Set in a West Midlands school, the series will follow a diverse group of troublesome teens who are trying to find their path in mainstream education after being excluded. 

Nicholls will play Carl, the dad of 15-year-old Billy and 11-year-old Rihanna, who goes missing while on a driving job in Europe, leaving the two kids all alone for months. 

The six misfits come together to show that being an outsider is the best club to be in, forming unlikely friendships that help boost them and their determination to not be left on the sidelines. 

Each episode will follow one of the characters and their experiences of teen life, including the challenges they face in and out of the classroom.

Billy is played by Alex Draper, Darcy by Luca Alves, Summer by Lauren Corah, Rani by Tara Webb, Khaled by Krish Bassi and Leila by Imogen Baker. 

Orla McDonagh plays Billy’s sister Rihanna and Tyler Fayose plays head teacher Jamie Stewart who is determined to give the kids a second chance and integrate them back into a mainstream school. 

Filming has begun in Coventry and at the former secondary school Woodlands Academy.