Bad Education

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Bad Education is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and BINGE, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Britbox Apple TV Channel right now. 5 seasons means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 113 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Mathew Horne — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Bad Education is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The jokes in Bad Education land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford, Hertfordshire. Mathew Horne and Jack Binstead lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It ran for 5 seasons (2012–2024), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Bad Education earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Bad Education. A.P. Bio is the obvious comparison, but Bad Education earns its own place alongside it. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Mathew Horne anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Bad Education was cancelled in 2024, created by Jack Whitehall — and 5 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.