50 Fun Facts About Sex Education

Who created Sex Education?

Ben Taylor directed and Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson produced through Eleven Film.

What is the name of the fictional town where the series is set?

The setting looks like modern Britain but is full of 1970s–90s cars and CRT televisions, an homage to 1980s John Hughes films.

On what date did the first series arrive on Netflix?

Netflix said it was on pace to be streamed by more than 40 million viewers within its first month.

Who plays Otis Milburn?

Otis begins the show ambivalent about sex, partly because of his mother's profession and parade of suitors.

Which actress plays sex therapist Jean Milburn?

Anderson said the show's American cultural references were intended to appeal to US audiences.

Who plays Eric Effiong, Otis's best friend?

Eric is the openly gay son of a religious Ghanaian-Nigerian family.

Eric's family has roots in which two African countries?

In series 3 he travels to Nigeria, where he meets a gay photographer named Oba.

Who plays Maeve Wiley?

Mackey was announced with the core cast in May 2018; Maeve is the brains behind the sex clinic business.

Where does Maeve live?

Cynthia owns the site, and Isaac Goodwin and his brother Joe move onto the same campsite in series 2.

What is the name of the popular clique led by Ruby Matthews?

Anwar Bakshi and Olivia Hanan are the other members; Aimee Gibbs leaves the group after befriending Maeve.

Adam Groff's father Michael holds which position at the school?

Alistair Petrie plays the strict Mr Groff, who is replaced by Hope Haddon in series 3.

Jackson Marchetti, the head boy, is a champion in which sport?

Pool scenes were shot at the Newport International Sports Village in Wales.

Which Ted Lasso star plays Sofia Marchetti, one of Jackson's two mothers?

Sharon Duncan-Brewster plays his other mother, Roz.

Lily Iglehart writes erotica about what?

Tanya Reynolds played her for three series; Lily's mother Carol, a nurse, appears in series 3.

What does Jakob Nyman, who starts a relationship with Jean, do for a living?

Mikael Persbrandt plays the widowed Swede; his daughter Ola becomes Otis's first girlfriend.

Who becomes Otis's first girlfriend in series 2?

Patricia Allison plays Ola Nyman, who is pansexual and new to the school.

An outbreak of which infection in series 2 exposes the school's poor sex education?

It leads to Jean being brought in as the school's resident sex therapist.

Who plays Otis's womanising father, Remi Milburn?

Remi is a therapist and sex addict who lives in America; Purefoy's casting was reported in July 2018.

Which actress plays Maeve's drug-addicted mother, Erin Wiley?

Erin is also mother to Sean and to Elsie, the half-sister who ends up with foster mother Anna.

Who raised Maeve in place of her parents?

Edward Bluemel plays Sean, who returns in the final series with a dodgy friend played by Jack Gleeson.

Which national treasure appears as himself hosting a quiz in series 2?

Viv and Dex are members of the school quiz team that competes.

Rahim Harrack, who takes an interest in Eric, is an exchange student from where?

Sami Outalbali plays him; his uncle Yousef owns the local shop.

Who plays Hope Haddon, the new headmistress in series 3?

Her plans to revamp the school put her at war with the students.

Which teacher helps Maeve apply for an exchange programme in America?

Rakhee Thakrar plays the English teacher, who recurs from series 1 and becomes a main cast member in series 3.

Which Harry Potter actor plays Peter Groff, older brother of Adam's father Michael?

Peter appears in series 3 as Michael's life unravels after losing his job.

Non-binary student Cal Bowman relocated to the school from which US city?

Dua Saleh plays Cal; Andi Osho plays Cal's mother Nicky in the final series.

After the school shuts, the students move to which sixth-form college in series 4?

The new college has its own popular clique, The Coven, led by Abbi Montgomery.

Maeve begins her studies at which prestigious American university in the final series?

Dan Levy plays Mr Molloy, a teacher in her study programme there.

Which Schitt's Creek co-creator plays Maeve's American teacher Mr Molloy?

He joined in series 4 alongside Thaddea Graham, Lisa McGrillis and Eshaan Akbar.

Who is Otis's rival sex therapist at the new college?

Thaddea Graham plays O, whose campus practice is already established when Otis arrives.

Which Australian comedian plays Celia, a manager at the radio station where Jean works?

Jean's sister Joanna, played by Lisa McGrillis, also arrives in the final series.

Which actress appears to Eric as God in the final series?

Eric also meets a love interest, Adedayo, through his church in series 4.

Where does Adam work in the final series?

Bella Maclean plays Jem, his co-worker there.

Which Game of Thrones actor plays Dodgy Mo, a friend of Sean's, in series 4?

It was a rare screen role for the former Joffrey Baratheon.

Science teacher Colin Hendricks conducts which school ensemble?

Jim Howick plays him; drama-club member Quentin is his sworn enemy.

The school scenes were filmed at a former campus of which institution?

The Caerleon campus in Newport stood in for the school; the pool scenes were shot at the Newport International Sports Village.

Much of the first series was filmed along which river on the Wales–England border?

Locations included Llandogo, Tintern, Symonds Yat, Monmouth and Redbrook.

Which English county hosted the WWI trench scenes filmed for series 3?

Shorncliffe Military Cemetery and the Hawthorne Trench doubled as France; Folkestone's Harbour Arm also appears.

The showrunner said the show's retro look is an homage to the 1980s films of which director?

Hence the lockers, letterman jackets and non-uniform dress code in a supposedly British school.

Roughly how many viewers did Netflix say streamed the first series within a month of release?

Series 3 was watched for more than 447 million hours in its first six weeks on the Netflix Top 10.

Which cast member won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for series 2?

Her character Aimee leaves the popular clique to befriend Maeve.

The third series won Best Comedy Series at which ceremony?

It was the 50th edition of the ceremony; the series also scored 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sex Education was Netflix's first production to adopt which on-set practice?

The coordinators choreograph intimate scenes with a focus on performer consent, communication and safety.

In 2022 the series was adapted into which format by Kadokawa's Comic Bridge magazine?

John Tarachine illustrated the adaptation, which began serialisation in July 2022.

How many series of Sex Education were made in total?

Netflix confirmed in July 2023 that the fourth, released that September, would be the last.

Which production company, run by Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, made the series?

Netflix gave the series order in November 2017, with Ben Taylor set to direct.

Which popular student becomes Aimee's boyfriend?

Chris Jenks plays Steve; Kyle is one of Aimee's exes and Malek goes out with Olivia.

Which member of Jean's family turns up in the final series?

Lisa McGrillis plays Joanna Franklin, who arrives while Jean juggles a new baby and a radio job.

Jackson is tutored by which quiz-team member from series 2 onwards?

Chinenye Ezeudu plays Viv, whose love interests include Eugene and later Beau.

What Rotten Tomatoes approval rating did the second series receive?

The third series matched it; the first and fourth both landed on 91%.