Estelle Cooper was the secretary of Brian Vaisey (c.1976- 2006) and Jack Rimmer (2006-2007). Estelle left for an unknown reason in between the "Summer" of Series 1 and 2.
Jack Rimmer quoted in Series 2 Episode 1 "She left me in the lurch."
Estelle Cooper is the School Secretary throughout Series 1. She has a good working relationship with Jack Rimmer, and displays strong loyalty towards him. She resigns from her post between Series 1 and 2, leaving Jack without a secretary at the start of a new term.
Trivia[]
- Judith Barker, who portrayed Estelle, later returned to the show for a few episodes of Series 10 appearing as Grace, an old woman in a care home whom Darren Hughes and Rhiannon Salt befriended. This makes her the only actor to appear in both the first and last series of the original run of the show.
Quotes[]
- "We'll soon have this lot sorted, Mr Rimmer. And I, for one, will be more than happy working for you." (first line, to Jack Rimmer immediately after he became headmaster)
- "He had a few phone calls to make." (final line)