EastEnders' Kara Tointon to star in The Teacher season 2 with Corrie and Hollyoaks stars

Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon is set to star in season two of The Teacher, alongside familiar faces from Coronation Street and Hollyoaks.

The first season of the Channel 5 drama aired in 2022 and starred Sheridan Smith, who played a teacher accused of having sex with one of her students.

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Now, it has reported (via Televisual) that the channel has commissioned a second season of the psychological thriller, which will mark the development of a new anthology collection.

Following the first season’s exploration of an illicit relationship, the next instalment will focus on an affair between two teachers which has dangerous consequences.

Tointon, who previously played Dawn Swann in EastEnders, will lead the series as Dani, while Corrie’s Will Mellor will play Jimmy and former Hollyoaks actor Emmett J. Scanlan will play Tim.

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The synopsis for the series reads: "The Teacher II follows the story of Dani, a teacher who loves her job.

"She’s a real mentor and inspiration to her students, but what she lacks is a properly functioning marriage with real intimacy and mutual desire. This leads her into an impulsive affair with a fellow colleague that at first answers all her needs, but soon spirals out of control.

"When a pupil goes missing on a school trip, Dani rightly blames herself for being too easily distracted. When things start to take a sinister turn, she is forced to lie and quickly finds her life falling to pieces. She risks everything to right the wrongs that she has, in part, been responsible for."

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The Teacher will be written by Michael Crompton (Silent Witness) and Rebecca Wojciechowski (Death in Paradise), and Dominic Leclerc (Sex Education) will return to direct.

Sebastian Cardwell, deputy chief content officer for the UK at Paramount said on the news: "This is another gripping and exciting story evolved from The Teacher which was a huge success for the channel. We have an incredibly talented cast on board and I can’t wait for them to bring this story to life."

Season one of The Teacher is currently available to stream on Netflix.

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