| ACKLEY | ___ Bridge, school-based drama with Sunetra Sarker (6) |
| NICKEL | Reform school-based drama nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award (6,4) |
| MALICE | New 80s-based drama with Martha Plimpton, A Town Called _ (6) |
| SARKER | Sunetra _, Casualty actress appearing in Ackley Bridge (6) |
| BRIDGE | School-based Channel 4 comedy-drama (6) |
| PLEASE | _ Sir!, late 60s and early 70s school-based sitcom (6) |
| GAMBIT | The Queen's _; chess-based drama series (6) |
| ONEDIN | Liverpool-based drama of the 1970s and 80s, The _ Line (6) |
| BOYS | Reform school-based drama nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award (6,4) |
| ROAD | Waterloo _, school-based drama series (4) |
| WATERLOO | Word that when followed by Road gives the title of a BBC school-based drama series (8) |
| HULK | 1970s/ 80s comic- based drama with Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible _ (4) |
| CAGE | The ___, new casino based drama with Sheridan Smith (4) |
| HILL | Classic school-based children's drama, Grange _ (4) |
| SUNETRA | Actress who partnered with Brendan Cole on Strictly in 2014, - Sarker (7) |
| PITCHINGIN | Fix inner irritation with Wales-based drama (8,2) |
| SION | SIES College and Our Lady of Good Council School based here |
| SBA | School-based Assessment (abbr) (1,1,1) |
| SIR | School-based sitcom, Please ---! (3) |
| THEPROM | School-based musical film from the creator of Glee (3,4) |
