The original television version was developed into a musical for the stage with songs by Willy Russell, Chris Mellor and Bob Eaton.

[3] The updated version was performed outside Liverpool at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds from 24 Aug - 2 September 2017.

A group of pupils in a Progress Class at a secondary school in a deprived part of Liverpool are going on a trip to Conwy Castle, but they misbehave.

In an uncharacteristic moment, Mr. Briggs takes the children to the fun fair, where Mrs. Kay gently mocks him for enjoying himself, saying she has the photographs to prove he is not all that bad.

The reviewer of the 2010 production wrote: "Russell has the ability to inject, into what is superficially a jolly knees-up, social comment and human understanding.