As Bad Education returns for its second series since the sitcom’s revival in 2022, Layton Williams reprises his role as Stephen Carmichael, drama teacher at his former secondary school, Abbey Grove. Having been a member of the endearingly dysfunctional Class K when he attended as a free-spirited teen, he now finds himself attempting to guide its next generation of pupils. Here, the Strictly Come Dancing runner-up reveals more…
You were filming the new series of Bad Education when you started your amazing journey on Strictly. How did you manage to juggle both jobs?
A lot of perseverance and as much sleep as I could get. I