Unauthorised Absence (2026)
A drama from the heart of the education crisis
A single mother fighting for support for her autistic daughter is fined, threatened and pushed to breaking point by an education system that wasn’t built for them.
- Date of release
- 2026-09-30
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Georgia Parris
Casting
- Emily Bruni — Mum
- Beatrice Flaherty — Thea
- Cathy Tyson — Headteacher
- Anna Maxwell Martin — School Secretary
- Natalie Lauren — Teacher
- Amy Booth-Steel — CAMHS Worker
- Nicole Sadie Sawyerr — School SENCO
- Sabil Suleman — Education Welfare Officer
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