Editorial
The Teacher viewers are saying they’ve been left with their ‘skin crawling’ as they try to solve the show’s plot.
The Channel 5 drama follows a senior school teacher (played by Sheridan Smith) who goes on a boozy night out and is then accused of having an illicit relationship with 15-year-old student, Kyle (Samuel Bottomley).
After watching the first episode, which aired on January 31, many people have taken to Twitter and said some scenes were ‘horrid’.
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One Twitter user commented: “Anybody watching #TheTeacher on Channel 5 and can feel their skin crawling? Horrid.”
Another added: “Jenna [Smith’s character] has the right to go out gallivanting every night if she so chooses, but when it interferes with her school life, and it leads to [an] accusation of sexual assault, it’s a whole different ball game #TheTeacher.”
However, many were distracted by Smith’s ‘compelling’ performance and took to the comments to praise her.
A viewer said: “Channel 5’s The Teacher… What a compelling watch, Sheridan Smith [is a] brilliant actress.”
In agreement, a second wrote: “Is there any part Sheridan Smith can’t play? Great actress.”
“The Teacher on Channel 5 is gonna be some series,” a third enthused. “Anything Sheridan Smith touches turns to gold. She’s an amazing British actress.”
Alongside a ton of clapping emojis, a fourth penned: “Sheridan Smith doing her thing…”
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Smith recently revealed in an interview about The Teacher that she felt compelled to take on the role as she enjoys playing ‘flawed and complex’ characters.
The actress reportedly said: “Jenna is such a complex character, there are so many layers to her and I love the fact that you don’t know if she’s telling the truth or not.
“All these twists and turns came along in the story that I did not expect, and I couldn’t put it down, which is rare – I read it all in one go.”
She continued: “Sometimes characters written for women can be quite bland, but I love playing people who are flawed and complex like Jenna.
“She’s got a drink problem, she’s lost her mum, has a really strained relationship with her dad and she has just gone off the rails and lost herself a bit.
“When she finishes work, she clocks out and has a chaotic life. I always want to make a character likeable because I want to find the heart in them, no matter how flawed someone is, but I do want the audience to doubt Jenna and to feel unsure about where they stand, it’s exciting to play that in a role.”
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