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[ Indistinct conversations ]

Sit down.
Sit down.

[ Conversations stop ]

Good morning, Year 11.

Today, we are gonna talk
about exams.

[ Students groan ]

"La-la, la-la-la.
I'm not listening."

They don't want to talk
about exams,

but we need to get them to
buckle down and start revising.

-Now.
-How are we gonna do that?

As from this week,
your school day

will no longer end at 3:00.

You will now go to Period 7,

-study skills, until 4:00.
-[ Indistinct grumbling ]

Good luck with that.

They'll just go home as usual.

Not if Mr. Simpson
does his job properly.

Gate patrol.

[ Laughter ]

Oh, and I've canceled the prom.

-TOGETHER: What?!
-I know, I know.

I know it's a disappointment,
but you have to understand

that, sometimes,
in order to succeed in life,

you have to make sacrifices.

It's not fair.

I've already bought
my prom dress.

And Grandpa said he'll babysit.

I'm sorry, Candice.
It's out of my hands.

I'm not sure
that went at all well.

It went exactly as I expected.

LORRAINE: Mayday!
Assistance required.

This is not a drill.

He just wandered in, and you
should see the state of him.

I'll break the door down.

You're in the N.U.T.,
not the S.A.S., Mr. Shah.

-Lorraine?
-I was a Girl Guide.

Always prepared.

[ Slurred ] Get off me!
I'm not one of your sort!

-Gays! Hey!
-That's enough! That's enough.

I'll deal with this.

-Are you sure?
-Yes.

I'll deal with it.

Well, look who it is.

All right, Dad?

All right, Nathan?

Morning, Ray.

[ Locks engage ]

Home, sweet home.

He's, uh
[Whispering] in the toilet.

Um...

how are you?

Yeah, I'm fine.

And Steve?

Let's not do this, Mum.

We said all that needed
to be said last time.

When he sobers up,
tell him if he ever comes

to my school again,
I'm calling the police.

He hadn't had a drink in months.

He's got dementia.

This is him on a good day.

He's getting worse.

He wanders.

He don't realize where he is,
what he's saying.

He makes people so angry.

-And he gets --
-[ Toilet flushes ]

And he gets so angry.

That's not dementia, Mum.

That's just Dad.

You're still making excuses
for him.

I-I need a --
I need a break.

To sort things out.

-Two weeks. That's all.
-[ Scoffs ]

Mandy, if you don't help me,
I sw--

I offered to help you
five years ago, Mum.

You made your choice then.

He stopped looking
after the pigeons.

I got a call from Jonny
at the allotments.

-He hadn't been paying his subs.
-[ Pigeons cooing ]

-Mandy?
-[ Door opens, closes ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Pigeons cooing ]

Racist alert.

What?

Oh, she totally
still fancies you.

Yeah, well,
that's her problem, not mine.

CANDICE:
Yeah, sign this.

-Save the prom.
-Oh, okay.

I weren't even sure
I were going.

I mean, it all seems
a bit babyish, to be honest.

Now that me and Aaron
are cohabiting.

-Oh, give it here.
-Oh, okay.

You're supposed to be getting
some vitamin D.

What's going on under there?

Nothing, Miss.

Razia.

I used some skin bleach,
and it went wrong.

EMMA: Ohh.

[ As Michael Jackson ] Hee-hee!
Shamone!

-[ Laughter ]
-EMMA: Razia!

I know. Isolation.
I'm going.

She got the skin bleach
off the market.

I did tell her.

Are you all right?

Look, Raz, you might not be
my mate anymore.

But I'll always be yours.

TEACHER: Shh.

[ Whispering indistinctly ]

[ Whispering ]
Why did you do it?

[ Whispering ] Riz.

He didn't want
a brown girlfriend, did he?

MANDY: There's a sandwich
in the fridge for your lunch,

and the remote's just there.

I've left my numb--

I've left my number by the phone
in case you need me, so...

I should be back
just before 6:00.

So, um...

...have a nice day, I suppose.

Right.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Hi.

[ Ringing continues ]

So?

[ Sighs ]

What is it? I'm at wor--
I'm at work.

What is it?

Whatever it is you need --

I can't h--

Can you get rid of that
for me, Lorraine?

She's not been coping
since Steve left.

Not at all.

I thought shechucked himout.

Have you spoke to him?

What did he say?

-[ Alarm beeping ]
-Oh, for God's sake, Dad!

What you playing at?!

You could burn the house down.

I told you. I left you
a sandwich in the fridge.

Aw!
I were watching that.

-[ Beeping continues ]
-I said, "I were watching that."

Yeah, I heard you
the first time.

RAY:
Don't you turn your back on me.

I'm not, Dad.
I'm just trying --

Always have to have
the last word, don't you, eh?!

How many times
do I have to tell you?

About that mouth of yours?

When you're under my roof,
you do as I say, all right?

All right?

Back into school.
Your day is not over.

It's Period 7.
Oi!

-Get back here!
-YOUNG MAN: See you later, mate.

YOUNG MAN #2: See you later.

[ Sighs ]

-What?
-[ Laughs ]

Did you, uh -- Did you always
want to be a traffic cone

when you grew up, sir?

You think you're funny?

Let's still see
if you're laughing in detention.

I can't.

It's comedy night
at the community center.

I'm on first.
I need to get ready.

Oh, so you dothink
you're funny?

Come on.
Please, sir.

WILL: Go on.

EMMA: [ Laughs ]

At least have the decency
to laugh behind my back

like everyone else.

Not everyone.

I'm sorry.

What can I do to cheer you up?

Nowt.

Well, we could go to
his comedy night and heckle.

Yeah, all right.

I'll meet you there.

Yeah, cool, then.
I'll catch you.

-Yeah.
-[ Chuckles ]

Whoa, mate.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Nice try.

It's only for another week.
It's fine.

No, it's not.

You're camped out in your car.
You're struggling at work.

And I've been here 20 minutes.

You've not gone
near a corkscrew.

It's a screw top.

I'm not saying you can't cope.
I just...

I just think
with everything else...

Where's yours?

I'm not in the mood.

Since when?

[ Man speaking indistinctly
on TV]

MAN: ...but got to see
how they're getting on

with the new training schedule.

[ Sighs ]
Congratulations?

MANDY: It couldn't have come
at a worse time.

This is not for discussion
in the staff room.

Or anywhere
in Lorraine's earshot, right?

EMMA: 'Course not.

How are you feeling?

[ Sighs ]
Tired, mainly.

Get used to that.

[ Ray blows nose, coughs ]

Having him here won't help.

Oh, damn.
I'm gonna be late.

Mmm.

Do you mind
if I take that bottle?

-[ Chuckles ]
-You're not gonna drink it.

No.

-See ya.
-See ya.

[ Door opens, closes ]

[ Applause ]

Uh [Clears throat]

-Good evening. Um...
-[ Feedback whines ]

MAN: Come on!
Get on with it!

Uh, I'm Naveed.

I'm still at school.

You know, it's not
a rough school or owt,

but, yesterday,
our English teacher

asked us what comes
after a sentence.

And this one kid stuck up
his hand and said, "The appeal."

[ Laughter ]

And, uh --
And the bell went off.

Only, it wasn't the bell,
were it?

-It were his tag.
-[ Laughter ]

But, you know,
it's not just our school, is it?

It's the whole town.

Ever wondered why birds
fly upside down 'round here?

There's nowt worth crapping on.

-Is there?
-[ Laughter ]

I mean, let's face it. The best
thing to come out of Ackley...

is the A58, innit?

-[ Laughter ]
-Straight out of here.

-WOMAN: Yay!
-[ Applause ]

[ Clears throat ]
Yeah.

-So, what do you think?
-Pretty good.

Funnier than some
of the stuff on telly.

-[ Chuckles ]
-So, what's next?

Another gig?
A world tour?

I've got me A-levels first, sir.

Right answer.

Although there is a course in
Liverpool I've been looking at.

Performing Arts.

-Are you gonna go for it?
-[ Sighs ]

Mum and Dad want me
to do biochemistry.

But do they know
you're doing this?

God, no.
They'd go spare.

-But you don't know that.
-[ Scoffs ] Yeah.

I do.

HOST:
Now, ladies and gents,

it's time for our next act.

You're brilliant, you,
aren't you?

[ Young woman gasps ]

[ Laughter ]

Right, what have you done?

It's the latest thing.
What do you think?

Uh, I think
you're daft in the head.

Well, I think you're a racist.

Oh, for God's sake!

What now?

How can it be racist?

I'm showing everyone
that brown is beautiful.

Are you, though?
Are you really?

EMMA:
All right, all right.

JAVID: Out of the way.

Oh, Hayley.

Miss, it's not what you think.

She was just trying to be
a good mate. That's all.

Ms. Carter's office.
Now!

[ Laughter ]

Hang on.
Isn't Razia a racist an' all?

No.
She's an idiot.

She's just trying to live up
to Western standards of beauty.

In many ways, that makes her
a victim of racism.

Okay, okay. So it's one rule
for you and one rule for us?

Who even asked you?

-Leave it.
-EMMA: Shh! All right!

Razia, come with me.

Everyone else
straight to registration.

Now!

Come on.
Wait in there.

I know what it looks like,

but she's not got
a racist bone in her body.

It's her face
that I'm worried about.

Well, just be aware -- She's had
a rough trot this year,

so tread lightly, yeah?

-I were making a point.
-That brown is beautiful.

-Which, indeed, it is.
-[ Knock on window ]

So I don't see
what the problem is.

Well, it's not so much
the sentiment, Hayley.

It's more how you've chosen

-to express it.
-[ Cellphone buzzing ]

I think maybe
we should call your mum.

No, you can't!

She's -- She's not at home.

Why's this the first
I've heard about that?

It's okay.
You can call Aaron.

-He lives with us now.
-JAVID: Look.

Why don't I deal with this?

Take your call.
Come on.

-You have a visitor.
-Well, tell them to wait.

-It's your mum.
-[ Buzzing continues ]

Oh.

Oh.

Yeah.

Year 7.

We asked them to paint a picture
of what they'd most like to see

outside their bedroom windows.

We're trying to get them
to think beyond Ackley Bridge.

I know which one you would
have painted at that age.

You used to love
that week in Filey.

Come a long way since then.

Good job, lovely fella.

Why are you here, Mum?

I...

I can't do it.

I can't have him
back in the house.

He's gonna have
to stay at yours.

Come through.

Two weeks.

That's all you said you needed.

I know, and I'm sorry, but when
I think about him coming back...

-You've seen what he's like.
-I always knew what he was like.

It's you that's been pretending
he was somebody different.

I didn't realize
how hard everything had got.

I thought it were all my fault
for being stupid and useless

and always making him angry.

You're right.

You're right.
I should have come with you.

I should have packed my bag
and got in your car.

But you didn't, Mum.

You chose him.

It wasn't like that.

Five years.
Five years without a word.

And you only turn up,
what, now you want something?

You'd got out.

If you'd have had me
to think about,

you wouldn't have all this.

School. House.

Husband.

Yeah, well,
this school is failing,

um, the house is mortgaged
to the hilt,

and I chucked Steve out
two weeks ago.

And I'm pregnant, too.
So, yeah.

I don't know
if I want to keep it.

So I'm doing really well.

[ Sighs ]

Excuse me. Hiya.

Um, I'm here about Hayley Booth.

They said there was
an emergency or something,

but they wouldn't tell me
what it was about. Is she okay?

Keep your hair on.
She's fine.

LORRAINE: Excuse me!
You need to sign in.

So, why am I getting calls
from your school?

All you have to do
is tell Mr. Shah

-that Hayley's not a racist.
-What?!

Just say that
she's learned a valuable lesson

and you'll make sure
she never does it again.

That way, we don't have the
social workers sniffing around.

-[ Sighs ] This...
-This isn't my first rodeo.

It's just life
with the Booth sisters, innit?

Mr. Turner?

Hiya.

Thanks a lot.

Look, she's not a racist.

That's ridiculous.
I mean, her best friend is a...

Well, I mean, I am.

Kind -- Well, I'm not.
I'm half. But...

[ Clears throat ]
There you go.

JAVID: Why hasn't
she washed her face yet?

Well, you know, it's just
daft kids' stuff, innit?

And if you can't handle that,
then --

I don't know --
maybe you're in the wrong job.

This is why I would have
preferred to speak

to Hayley's mother,
not her sister's boyfriend.

Yeah, well, that's not
an option, mate, is it?

Looks like you're stuck with me.

Look, let's just say that
she's learned a valuable lesson

and she won't do it again.

[ Breathes deeply ]
Yeah? Cool.

-Are we done?
-[ Sighs ]

[ Door opens ]

Sorted.
[ Chuckles ]

See?
Just a misunderstanding.

I'm not sure I agree.

This kind of behavior isn't on.

And in the absence
of your mother,

I've no choice but to speak
to social services.

-No, but, sir...
-Hayley, you'll be spending

the rest of the day
in isolation.

Off you go!

-Nice one.
-[ Door closes ]

-What did you say?
-What you told me to.

Well, you must have
got it wrong.

Well, then maybe you shouldn't
have dropped me in it.

This is not what boyfriends do.
All right?

And I'll take him home tonight.

No, Mum, you can't.

I'll manage.
I...

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

Yeah.

You need to get back
to your own life.

No, Mum, I'm not gonna let him
carry on ruining your life.

-Not now you've finally...
-Finally come to me senses?

Oh.

It's too late, Mandy.

I've made me bed.

No.

Neither of us
have to put up with him.

We'll put him in a home.

[ Sighs ] I looked into it.
I don't have that kind of money.

Well, what sort of money?

You just told me
that you were in debt.

Everyone's in debt, Mum.

Your dad doesn't deserve
a penny from you.

I wouldn't be doing it for him.

Oh.

It was always my big plan.

Ever since I was in school.

Just go to uni, get a good job,

and then go rescue me mum
from me crappy dad.

When the big day came,
I waited outside in the car

till me dad had gone to the pub.

And I just walked
into me mum's flat

and told her to pack her bags.

EMMA:
How did that go down?

She was too scared.

I mean, I get that now.

But you didn't back then?

No.
No, I was so angry.

I mean, 20-odd years
he'd knocked her around,

called her
every name under the sun.

And I was offering her
a way out, so...

...I gave her a choice.

I told her I couldn't
be around him anymore,

which was true,

and that as long
as she wanted to be with him,

I didn't want to see
or hear from her.

And then I just walked out.

She made the right choice
in the end.

It just took five years
for her to get there.

Yeah.

Right, Dad, I'm off,
and that's...

-[ Keys clatter ]
-Dad!

Dad!

[ Sighs ]

Dad, I've got to go to work.

You can't stay in here.

Mm. You're my little beauty,
aren't you?

Mm. [ Smooches ]
Mm.

The care worker's coming again
this afternoon.

Do you remember?

Oh.

Mm. [ Smooches ]

Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.

-MANDY: [ Sighs ]
-Oh.

Oh, don't be frightened.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

See you later.
Daddy see you later.

Put some trousers on.

Don't you get too comfortable.

Your days are numbered an' all.

Oh. Good shot.

Neil Sykes and Clint Northwood.

I'll see you in me office.

Oh, excuse me.

I need to know who was playing
on table five yesterday.

Stop.

Go back.

Stop.

Oi!
Hey! What you doing?!

WOMAN:
[ Speaking indistinctly ]

What the hell's going on?

It's your home help.

-Jordan.
-I aren't doing owt wrong.

Yes, you are.
You are taking advantage

of a vulnerable old man!

Ray? Whatever. I aren't
taking advantage of anyone.

So, you just took it upon
yourself to become a home help,

and you're getting
nothing in return, yeah?

They give me change
for when I've been to the shops.

Then sometimes let me sleep
on their couch a few nights.

Home helps don't stay
for breakfast, Jordan.

Look, I don't ask for any of it.

I'm all right
with a cup of tea and biscuits.

Right, so,
they take jammy dodgers

down the snooker hall
these days, do they?

He wanted to go out somewhere.

He's just tired of being
stuck in front of TV all day.

And he told you that, did he?

Yeah, he did.

He's quite chatty
once he gets going.

Tell him I said ta-ra.

He's been faking it, Mum.

You said he'd been like this
for months.

It were hard to tell
the difference at first,

but he got worse.

Well, did you take him
to the doctor's?

-Get him checked out?
-He hates doctors.

If I even suggest...

Oh, no!

It never even crossed my mind
that he were taking the mick.

I mean, why would he do this?

'Cause it's what he does,
isn't it?

Make people's lives a misery.

You must think I'm so stupid.

If you're stupid,
then I'm an idiot.

DIANNE:
What are you going to do?

I should go to the police.

You're right.

And I'll own up
to my part in it all.

[ Sighs ]
Mum, you've done nothing wrong.

Haven't I?

I were the one
that took him to the school

and talked you
into taking him in.

I deserve everything
that's coming to me.

MANDY: Calm down.

Mum, I don't even know what
they'd charge him with, anyway.

We'll deal with this ourselves,
yeah?

We'll do it together.

Thanks, love.

Thank you.

Right, so, thank you, everyone,
for joining me this afternoon.

I won't take up
a lot of your time.

But I do have one or two things
that I would like to raise

before you go off
and do your marking.

So I'll be brief.

And --

I thought
we could get some feedback

about how the extra study-skills
sessions are working.

-[ Teachers murmuring ]
-Uh, right.

Um [Clears throat]

Well, look, I know it's been a
bit of a slow start, hasn't it?

Mandy, I know
I'm always banging on

about smaller class sizes,

but it's getting ridiculous,
even with Will

-on the school gates.
-I'm trying my best.

RASHID: It is quite dispiriting
teaching the kids

who can't outwit

-a physical-education teacher.
-None taken.

I think
you're on the right track.

Extra teaching hours is the way
to go, but focused teaching.

You know,
targeting kids who need it.

Now, I could come up
with an alternative plan

for the Year 11s.

Then, if we all agree, we --

Hang on a minute.
Hang on.

I'm a big fan of democracy, but
that's not what this school is.

I am still the head teacher.
I set the educational policy.

Yeah, but if you're not around
to see that policy in action?

Now, I appreciate that things
at home are difficult.

[ Teacher gasps,
teachers murmuring ]

Absences
can't always be avoided.

I look forward
to hearing your thoughts.

No boy is worth this.

Same with the yo-yo diets

and the silly shoes
that hurt the feet

that you read in your magazines.

That's just one idea
of beautiful.

Huh?

-[ Door opens, closes ]
-Good.

Missy's got a right face on.

Apparently
I've messed everything up

'cause I'm a racist.

-I wasn't even being racist.
-Oh. Come here. Sit down.

I don't even know
what I've done!

You're too young to remember,

but people used to be funny
buggers about us on the TV.

Painting their face.
Wobbly head.

-I never even...
-KANEEZ: I know, I know.

And it's not on the TV anymore.

And that's good.

But it doesn't mean people
are not funny buggers still.

They're just sneaky
about it now.

We don't want to be
the joke anymore, beta.

I'm sorry.

KANEEZ:
You say that to Mr. Shah.

It'll all be okay.

[ Ringing ]

AARON: Aaron's phone.
Leave a message.

-[ Beep]
-Missed you last night, babe.

Uh, did you stay at your mate's?

Anyway, uh,
I don't want to be a nag,

but we've got that meeting
with the social worker tomorrow.

They'll take Hayley away

if we don't have
an adult in the house.

We need you.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I might have done
something daft.

Like what?

I invited Naveed's dad.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Good evening,
good evening, good evening.

Well, you seem
like a nice crowd.

You know, you never know.
I've, um...

I've had
a few rough gigs recently.

I'm not gonna...

Um...

Did a funeral last week.

Doesn't get much tougher
than that.

People actually heckled.

"Get away
from Granddad's coffin."

"We've called police."

-"So disrespectful."
-[ Laughter ]

Miserable bunch, I'll tell ya.

Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Simpson.

That's one of me teachers there.

Well, he's a --
He's a P.E. teacher.

-[ Laughter ]
-No.

Teaching P.E. is for those
who want to be a teacher,

but don't actually want to do
any of the boring reading.

-[ Laughter ]
-Isn't that right, sir?

Isn't that right?

Hey, don't worry.
Your secret's safe with us.

Secret's safe with us...

and everyone else who's
ever been to school before.

[ Laughter ]

Not sure,
but his dad is coming over.

Oh.
[ Clears throat ]

What did you think?

I think the joke's on me.

I'm not sure I understand.

Naveed told his mother and me

that he was in the library
studying tonight.

I said I was sorry about that.

If it wasn't for your teacher,
I'd never have known.

-Thank you, Mr. Simpson.
-Yeah, thanks.

Well, I wasn't trying
to get Naveed in trouble.

I really think he's got talent.

And I thought
it'd be a good chance

for you to come
and see him for yourself.

You think
I don't know my son is funny?

At home, we laugh all the time.

Then maybe Naveed should pursue
his talent professionally.

[ Gasps ] Oh!

Interesting idea.

And maybe I could help him.

I could find
a nice cardboard box

for him to sleep in
on the streets

because he doesn't have
a proper job.

See?
I'm funny, too.

Right.
Time to go.

You must have had an idea it was
probably gonna go like that.

I knew it was a long shot.

Then why'd you bother?

'Cause I wanna be
a good teacher.

More than just a traffic cone
in trainers.

At least you got a good laugh
out of it, though,

so it wasn't
a complete waste of time.

See you tomorrow.

Have you had your tea yet?

I'm just gonna get some chips
on the way home.

Unless you wanna get pizza or...

Yeah.
Pizza's good.

Yeah? Great.

-Yeah.
-Great.

RAY: Mmm. Mmm.
Mmm. Mmm.

Do you think he wants some more?

Um, I don't know.

Yeah.

He won't get food like this
when he's in the home.

DIANNE: Won't he?

I don't know
what they were cooking

when I went to look 'round,

but it smelled like
bleached cabbage.

And even that didn't cover up
the other smell.

I think some of them had been
left to sit in their own...

you know.

Still...
get what you pay for, don't you?

It was the cheapest one
I could find.

I mean, there's no point
in wasting money on someone

who doesn't even know
what planet he's on, is there?

Oh, and I worked out
what to do with the pigeons.

Did you, love?

Taste great, don't they?

[ Spits ]
You little cow!

[ Screams ]
Me pigeons!

-Oh, he's going to be so angry.
-It's all right, Mum.

I won't let him hurt you.

RAY:
What have you done?!

Oh.

You scheming little bitch!

How long did you think
you could keep it up for, Dad?

-RAY: Long enough.
-Really?

And what were you hoping
to achieve from all of this?

I wanted her to realize that
we're better off without you.

Yeah, every birthday,
every Christmas...

having to look at her with
her face like a slapped backside

[Mockingly] 'cause we haven't
got a card from you.

[ Normal voice ]
Well, I'd had enough, eh?

I knew she'd call you
if I gave her an excuse.

Then it were
only a matter of time

before you'd turn her
against me.

I knew you'd end up getting her
to stick me in a home.

Now do you understand?!

-I-I do.
-RAY: Yeah.

So, thanks for everything.
We'll be on our way.

-Say your goodbyes.
-No.

Don't make me have
to tell you again.

You'll never have to tell me
anything again, Raymond.

You think
you've shown our Mandy up?

You'rethe only one
that's been shown up.

I can see you.

Finally.

You heard her.

Is that the best you can do?

[ Voice breaking ]
Oh, God, what have I done?

MANDY: It's all right, Mum.
He's going. He's going.

I've got nowhere to live.
The flat's in his name.

We'll find you somewhere else.

How will I pay the rent?

Everything goes
into his account.

We'll get you
your own account, yeah?

With the money I was gonna
spend on putting him in a home.

That's yours now.

-No, love.
-Yes. Yes, Mum.

That money was always for you.

So you could have your own life
and your own home.

Maybe now it could be
somewhere a bit closer?

Oh, love.

[ Crying ]

It's all right.

It's all right.

Your extra classes
are a disaster, Mandy.

And unless we do summat,

the Year 11 exam results
are gonna be a disaster.

We aredoing something.
We're doing everything we can.

Cracking down
on uniform violations?

Pulling kids out of non-core?

They're just gestures.

The time for those has passed.

We need extreme measures.

I'm not sure
"extreme" is a helpful phrase.

I've drawn up a list
of all the pupils

I think would benefit most
from focused resources.

Those kids did okay
in their mocks.

At least five good passes.

And, perhaps,
with a bit more attention,

they could be doing even better.

I thought we were here
to discuss the kids

-that are failing.
-Wh-- [ Chuckles ]

You mean the pupils
that have been failing

their entire school careers?

We can't turn that around
in a few weeks.

So we just give up on them?

Sorry.
Maybe I misunderstood.

But didn't you bring me in here

to improve results
and admissions?

Not to make
the same old excuses.

My pupils will not experience
indifference from me

or any other member of my staff.

I don't care if it's their first
or their last day here.

We never give up.

And that's
a great Facebook status,

but it's no way to run a school.

Look, there is no point
in teaching lost causes.

We haven't got any.

JAVID: Hayley Booth.

You have no idea
what she's been through.

Junkie mum?
Yeah, I've read the file.

So I also know about
her attendance problems,

lack of discipline,

and how she's lagging behind
in every subject.

Look, kids like her
don't need to be told

that they can overcome the odds
and go to university

on the back of a unicorn.

What they need
is a reality check.

I will not teach our kids
to lower their expectations.

Then you have to accept
that you might be doing

more harm than good.

Find out when he's meeting
Hayley's social worker.

-I want you there, too.
-Yeah.

See you tomorrow.

And I thought she was joking

when she said
about the old ladies.

Gonna grass me up
to police, then?

No, but this has got to stop,
Jordan.

You make it sound like
I've got a choice.

CORY: You have.

Just listen.

I've spoken to social services,
and they've finally agreed

to place you
in emergency foster care.

I'd rather
just look after myself.

MANDY:
I don't believe you.

I don't believe
you are happy on your own

out here without your friends,
without your brother.

I think you're bored
and scared and miserable.

And I think if you don't get
in this bloody car now,

you're gonna kick yourself.

And if he doesn't, I will.

I'm getting in the front.

[ Door closes ]

MANDY: Mum?

Are you ready to go?

Mum?

We're gonna be late.

Let me guess.

-Next stop, sunny Filey?
-Where else?

Never did understand why
you dragged us there every year

so we could pretend to be
a happy family.

Ungrateful little cow.

My dad never took me anywhere.

I scrimped and saved
to take you on holiday.

No, you didn't!
Mumdid.

You never put your hand
in your pocket.

Where is she, Dad?

If you've hurt her...

Well, she paid
for this little beauty.

Didn't you, my love?

What, so all that stuff
about wanting

to get away from him,
wanting to be my mum?

Maybe if you'd acted
more like a daughter

over the last few years.

Even before that,
you were always trying

-to come between us.
-Aye.

As if her marriage was
anything to write home about.

Yeah! Never wondered why
you drive everyone away, Mandy?

So, you did all of this
for money?

I don't think a bit of comfort
in our old age

-were too much to ask.
-But you didn't ask!

-Did you?!
-I didn't have to!

You loved it,
playing the martyr.

Couldn't wait
to hand over the money

so that you could
feel better than us.

Well, you are what we made you.

Maybe we deserve something
to say thank you for that.

And this is what you think
you deserve, is it, Mum?

A crapped-out camper van

and spending the rest
of your life with him?

Well, I hope it makes you
happy, Mum. I really do.

Come on.

I don't remember asking you
to join us, Ms. Keane.

The girls need someone
in their corner.

I'm not sure
that's entirely appropriate.

I'm not sure I care.

[ Door closes,
footsteps approaching ]

Sorry I'm late.

Shall we do this?

-You okay?
-Yeah.

I got your text.

What's so important?

I'm pregnant.

And I'm keeping it.

[ Laughs ]

-What? I thought...
-Yeah.

No, I mean, that doesn't mean,
obviously, you and me.

No, no, Mandy.

Listen, I know things
have got really screwed up,

but we've been here before,
haven't we?

MANDY:
But isn't that the problem?

Yeah, but I'm trying to say
we can sort it out.

Well, and what?
And then what?

What, we just do it all again?
I mean...

[ Sighs ]

No.

Steve, I've seen
what it's like for people

who are trapped
in a crappy marriages

and how much
they hurt each other,

and then they hurt
everyone else around them.

And I-I don't...

Let's just not do it anymore.

I, um...

I want to be part
of my child's life.

Yeah.
That's why I wanted to see you.

'Cause I want you to be,
as well.

And so we will talk about that.

[ Voice breaking ]
We will sort it out like adults.

I promise we will.

Right.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffles, sobs ]

Is that one better?

You see this face?

I love this face.

You hear me?
Hmm?

-[ Knock on window ]
-[ Gasps ]

-[ Squeals ]
-KANEEZ: Yes!

-He was brilliant.
-Oh, thank you.

EMMA: Hey!

MISSY: Thank you.

-Ready?
-Yeah.

CANDICE:
Is this 'cause of my petition?

-It is, innit?
-Well, you've made me see

that the prom is quite important
to some of you.

It's the most important night
of the year.

Prove it. 'Cause the only way
to get a ticket to this prom

is with 100% attendance
in Period 7.

-Deal?
-TOGETHER: Deal.

MANDY: Carrot, stick.

I know these kids, Javid.

I know what works.

EMMA:
Year 11s, back in, please.

Two by two.
Thank you very much.

Back into the school, Year 11s.