Miss Hardacre

Miss Hardacre is an EFL teacher hired by Miss Courtney to replace Jeremy Brown. She appears in "Come Back All Is Forgiven" and is played by Margaret Courtenay.

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When Miss Hardacre arrives to replace Mr. Brown, her strict authoritarianism and the students' fondness for their old teacher lead them to take a pledge of silence, which they break only when she sits in Anna's apple strudel. She further upsets Miss Courtney by insisting on taking her coffee in the principal's office instead of the tearoom and looking over the prospectus to find ways to reorganise the school. The EFL students continue to give Miss Hardacre the silent treatment, so she takes over increasing numbers of administrative duties. Miss Courtney, worried that her own job is at risk, agrees to reinstate Mr. Brown when he stops by the school, remarking that even though she prefers female teachers, Miss Hardacre is manlier than most men she's met.