TV series
The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 January 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired once a week from 25 September to 6 November 1996, and the third series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 6 to 22 January 1998. School location scenes in the first series were filmed at Hatch End High School, in Hatch End, Harrow, North West London and The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Other scenes were filmed around West London and the Vulcan Tower is in fact the Atrium building in Uxbridge. CGI was used to make this building appear on a traffic island close to Warwick Avenue tube station. Some scenes in the later series were filmed in the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire and other locations in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
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The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. The first series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 2 to 18 January 1996, the second series contained seven episodes, and aired once a week from 25 September to 6 November 1996, and the third series contained six episodes, and aired twice weekly from 6 to 22 January 1998. School location scenes in the first series were filmed at Hatch End High School, in Hatch End, Harrow, North West London and The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Other scenes were filmed around West London and the Vulcan Tower is in fact the Atrium building in Uxbridge. CGI was used to make this building appear on a traffic island close to Warwick Avenue tube station. Some scenes in the later series were filmed in the village of Sarratt, Hertfordshire and other locations in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
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Episode 1
Dinah's father is offered a job at the Biogenetic Research Centre (BRC), but the company has a familiar director. The Headmaster recruits Rose, a prefect from the school, to help him with Dinah.
Guest stars David Baukham, Annette Badland
Episode 2
Guest stars David Baukham, Annette Badland
Episode 3
Lloyd goes missing and the team try to find him. Rose continues her mission.
Guest stars David Baukham, Shelley King
Episode 4
Rose continues to drive a wedge between Dinah and her family, as Simon helps Dinah.
Guest stars David Baukham, Shelley King
Episode 5
Simon gets into trouble with the Headmaster, the team try to bring Lloyd back.
Guest stars David Baukham, Shelley King
Episode 6
The Headmasters genetic experiment of creating a human-lizard hybrid comes to a conclusion as the egg hatches.
Guest stars David Baukham, Shelley King, Irene Ng
Episode 7
The Human-Lizard hybrid, called Eve, is programmed. Dinah tries to save her brother.
Guest stars Shelley King, Irene Ng
Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
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