Educating Rita reprised her radio and Menier Chocolate Factory performance as Rita, and Frank was played by renowned actor Tim Pigott-Smith. Like the Willy Russell season at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the production ran in repertory alongside "Shirley Valentine" starring Meera Syal. A UK tour played in 2012, starring Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly as Rita and Frank respectively. A 35th anniversary production was staged at Liverpool Playhouse from 6 February to 7 March 2015, starring Leanne Best as Rita and Con O'Neill as Frank, directed by Gemma Bodinetz. The same year the Chichester Festival staged a production with Lenny Henry and
Educating the East End Educating the East End Educating the East End is the third series of the British documentary television programme "Educating" broadcast on Channel 4. The eight-episode first series was first broadcast from 4 September 2014. Its format is based on the BAFTA Award-winning 2011 series "Educating Essex" and the National Television Award-winning 2013 series, "Educating Yorkshire". It follows the everyday lives of the staff and students of Frederick Bremer School in East London which is a comprehensive secondary school. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> "Educating the East End" was commissioned by Channel 4 after the success of "Educating Yorkshire" in 2013 and "Educating Essex" in