They had a cunning plan to get Tony Robinson to their school. And it worked...

Sir Tony Robinson at St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth. Credit: ITV Anglia.

When Year Six at St Nicholas Priory Junior School made documentaries about the industrial revolution for their history class, there was only one person they wanted to show them to.

After a lot of letters, emails, tweets and social media mentions, Sir Tony Robinson finally agreed to visit St George's Theatre in Great Yarmouth to watch their work.

And the star of Blackadder, writer and TV presenter was impressed with what he saw.

Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Kate Prout