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	The series follows the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they enter the world of work. Some episodes were written by Geoff Rowley and Andy Baker, as well as David Barry and Tony Bilbow. The series' stars were [[Peter Cleall]], [[Carol Hawkins]] (who also replaced [[Penny Spencer]] as Sharon in the 1971 ''[[Please Sir]]!'' film), [[David Barry (actor)\|David Barry]], [[Peter Denyer]] and [[Liz Gebhardt]].		The series follows the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they enter the world of work. Some episodes were written by Geoff Rowley and Andy Baker, as well as David Barry and Tony Bilbow. The series' stars were [[Peter Cleall]], [[Carol Hawkins]] (who also replaced [[Penny Spencer]] as Sharon in the 1971 ''[[Please Sir! (film)\|Please Sir!]]'' film), [[David Barry (actor)\|David Barry]], [[Peter Denyer]] and [[Liz Gebhardt]].

	[[Leon Vitali]] replaced [[Malcolm McFee]] as Peter Craven during the first series, although Malcolm took this role back for the second and third series'. Peter Denyer (Dennis Dunstable) and Liz Gebhardt (Maureen Bullock) were absent from the third (and final) series. [[John Alderton]] (Mr Hedges, their form-master in ''Please Sir!'') guest-appeared in three episodes of the first series of ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and the first two episodes from the final series of ''Please Sir!'', which ran alongside ''The Fenn Street Gang'' in transmission dates. [[Richard Davies (Welsh actor)\|Richard Davies]], who played science teacher Mr Price in ''Please Sir!'', also appeared again as Mr Price in one episode of series one.		[[Leon Vitali]] replaced [[Malcolm McFee]] as Peter Craven during the first series, although Malcolm took this role back for the second and third series'. Peter Denyer (Dennis Dunstable) and Liz Gebhardt (Maureen Bullock) were absent from the third (and final) series. [[John Alderton]] (Mr Hedges, their form-master in ''Please Sir!'') guest-appeared in three episodes of the first series of ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and the first two episodes from the final series of ''Please Sir!'', which ran alongside ''The Fenn Street Gang'' in transmission dates. [[Richard Davies (Welsh actor)\|Richard Davies]], who played science teacher Mr Price in ''Please Sir!'', also appeared again as Mr Price in one episode of series one.

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{{Infobox television
| image =The Fenn Street Gang.jpg
| caption = Credits
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Esmonde and Larbey|John Esmonde]] [[Esmonde and Larbey|Bob Larbey]]
| starring = [[Peter Cleall]] [[Carol Hawkins]] [[David Barry (actor)|David Barry]] [[Peter Denyer]] [[Liz Gebhardt]] [[Malcolm McFee]] [[Leon Vitali]]
| country = United Kingdom
| company = [[London Weekend Television|London Weekend]]
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1971|9|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1973|7|15|df=y}}
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 47
| list_episodes = List of The Fenn Street Gang episodes
| related =
}}

'''''The Fenn Street Gang''''' is a British television [[sitcom]] which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. Created by [[Esmonde and Larbey|John Esmonde and Bob Larbey]], it was a spin-off from their popular ''[[Please Sir!]]'' series.

==Synopsis==
The series follows the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they enter the world of work. Some episodes were written by Geoff Rowley and Andy Baker, as well as David Barry and Tony Bilbow. The series' stars were [[Peter Cleall]], [[Carol Hawkins]] (who also replaced [[Penny Spencer]] as Sharon in the 1971 ''[[Please Sir]]!'' film), [[David Barry (actor)|David Barry]], [[Peter Denyer]] and [[Liz Gebhardt]].

[[Leon Vitali]] replaced [[Malcolm McFee]] as Peter Craven during the first series, although Malcolm took this role back for the second and third series'. Peter Denyer (Dennis Dunstable) and Liz Gebhardt (Maureen Bullock) were absent from the third (and final) series. [[John Alderton]] (Mr Hedges, their form-master in ''Please Sir!'') guest-appeared in three episodes of the first series of ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and the first two episodes from the final series of ''Please Sir!'', which ran alongside ''The Fenn Street Gang'' in transmission dates. [[Richard Davies (Welsh actor)|Richard Davies]], who played science teacher Mr Price in ''Please Sir!'', also appeared again as Mr Price in one episode of series one.

The series ran for two years and 47 episodes, but proved not as popular as its progenitor<ref>{{IMDb title|0069584}}</ref> and was axed.

==Production==
The first season, consisting of twenty-one episodes, was produced by [[London Weekend Television]] at [[Wembley Studios]] in north-west [[London]]. Seasons two and three, consisting of eighteen and eight episodes respectively, were recorded at LWT's newly constructed [[South Bank Television Centre]] (also known as Kent House).

==Episodes==
{{main|List of The Fenn Street Gang episodes}}

==Sequel==
''[[Bowler (TV series)|Bowler]]'' (1973) was a 13-episode spin-off series following ''The Fenn Street Gang'' crime boss Stanley Bowler, played by [[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sitcom.co.uk/sitcoms/bowler.shtml |title=British Comedy Guide - Bowler |website=Sitcom.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref>

==DVD releases==
All three series of ''The Fenn Street Gang'' have been released on DVD.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release date
|-
| The Complete Series 1 || 29 October 2007
|-
| The Complete Series 2 || 5 May 2008
|-
| The Complete Series 3 || 21 July 2008
|-
| The Complete Series 1 - 3 || 12 March 2018
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0069584}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|sitcom|fenn_street}}

{{Esmonde Larbey}}

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[[Category:London Weekend Television shows]]