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As-salamu alaykum.

As-salamu alaykum, Auntie.

Beysharam.

Beysharam. Beysharam. Shirabi.

Beysharam. Beysharam. Shirabi. Beysharam. Shirabi.

Shirabi. Beysharam.

Beysharam. Shirabi.

Shirabi. Embarrassment.

Shame. Shameless.

Shameful. Drunk, Shirabi.

Shameless.

That's it, girls. Come on, Fizza.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Not bad.

Some of us are natural athletes.

It's OK. You'll get there.

Fizza. Mashallah, you played brilliantly.

Could do with a hand here, Farooqi?

Can we talk? After practice. I can explain about last night.

You were drunk.

Not gonna tell anyone if that's what you're worried about.

Right, good morning, everyone.

Thank you very much for coming. First up.

Year 11 parents' evening.

Mrs Carp, if you could supervise setting up the hall. Thank you.

So I lose my free period,

while some of us swan around praying all day. No offence.

Here she is.

Ackley's own super teacher. Miss Farooqi.

Dad?

I've just been telling Mr Farooqi how much you bring to Ackley,

the Valley Trust and, indeed, the nation as a whole.

Thanks once again, for your very generous donation.

My pleasure. Shall we?

You can end this little rebellion now.

I've donated to this charity.

So stop this nonsense and come home.

You can't just turn up here like this.

Your mother is out of her mind with worry.

So you thought you'd turn up here like some Pakistani Daddy Warbucks?

Throw your money at a problem.

I've got balls.

Balls for the rugby match.

Finally, I get to meet the man who's stealing my daughter.

I've heard all about you too.

Well, this isn't how I was wanting you two to meet.

Dad, Hassan.

We've got lessons to teach. I'll call you later.

I'll see you in Leeds tomorrow evening. I'm up on business.

I've booked us a table at La Gavotte.

Apparently they do wonderful things with a lamb's liver.

You told him I was your boyfriend?

Stop smiling.

"You gotta let me have this, Farooqi. Stealing his daughter?"

Look, I get it.

Lying to your parents. My dad's head of a faith school.

It was just to get him off my case about moving back to London.

I thought he might leave me alone if I told him I'd met someone here.

So you don't fancy us then?

I should've known he'd do this.

So this thing tomorrow,

"Lady Rose Garden" or whoever we're seeing.

Is it gonna be any good?

I mean, if you don't like it we can always leave and go somewhere else.

Oh, yeah?

Think I like the sound of that more.

I hate this place.

Babe. What's happened now? I hate my life.

Dad and Kyle spent all night arguing about dogs.

It's like living in a war zone.

I think people living in an actual war zone might disagree.

Why is she in here? This room is for sixth formers.

I'll see you tomorrow, Chlo.

What's happening tomorrow?

We're going to a poetry night.

A poetry night?

It'll be different.

Yeah, you're not invited so what's it to you?

Well, I mean, you can come if you want.

All right, I will. Like you say,

it's always good to try something different, innit?

Ta-ra.

Mum's special. Chicken tikka panini.

He's got no idea how much more fulfilling this work is than law.

I'm doing my deen, I've got my community round me.

He can't make you leave.

You don't know my dad.

My dad's pressuring me as well. He's all like,

I got married young and it worked out well for me.

You found her then, yet? Your good Muslim girl?

And you?

No, guess not, or you wouldn't have to make up a romance with me.

I don't think I'm that easy a person to...

We'll get this dinner over with, yeah?

Get him off your back, but you're gonna have to stand up to him

sooner or later, you know.

Anyway, good chance to wear my one suit innit, Primarni's finest.

Don't use too much gel. And don't say bro, all right?

Yeah, yeah. Sure.

And the hydrogen and nitrogen react together to form...

..ammonia.

You're only a what, sir?

Ammoni your alarm clock, it would seem. Eh?

What? Eh?

That's comedy gold, come on! BELL RINGS

All right, there's the bell. Go, go on then.

Quick as you can, please. Quick as you can, come on.

Come on, everyone, off you go. Not you, Mr Cooper, thank you.

Thank you very much.

You can't keep doing this, Johnny. Not with exams coming up.

You need to give up the late night gigs.

Yeah, right. What, live on air?

You can get benefits for you and Queenie, we'll help you apply.

I'd rather play music, thanks.

My friend runs a summer school at the Conservatory

for talented young musicians.

They'll give you intensive training and guidance

on how to apply for music courses.

Why would I want that?

I've watched you play. You're good.

So me, getting into debt when I could be working,

all for what? Eh? Some stupid dream that's never gonna happen?

Good one.

Johnny, Johnny, wait.

That money I gave you all gone?

Barely covered rent.

The council can find you shared accommodation,

you can get housing benefits... No.

Just take what help is out there.

You deserve it.

Hello, welcome to parents' evening.

If you just please take a seat,

you will be called when your slot is coming up.

As-salamu alaykum, Auntie. Uncle.

Welcome to parents' evening.

Creep.

I can't find Saleem.

I am the parent.

Hello, good evening. Evening.

Mrs Iqbal, please.

Hey, whoa, whoa. Is this some sort of wind-up?

No, there are time slots.

Saleem has done reasonably this term,

but he could apply himself better, Mrs Paracha.

Perhaps if he tried studying at home instead of playing video games.

You said you wouldn't bring home into this.

Shut. Thank you, Mr Hyatt. That's some good advice.

We will try that.

Younis needs to work harder, Mrs Iqbal.

O!

Mr Hussain. What on earth are you doing?

My office now, Younis.

I'd have put that garb on if I'd known it'd got me seen quicker.

Not much chance of you going unnoticed, is there, Dean?

20 minutes I've been waiting here.

All these lot care about are the Asian kiddies.

Mr Dobson, calm down eh...

I'll calm down as soon as you stop ruining things for my family.

That is enough.

Get out of me face. All right!

Mr Evershed.

You all saw that. He assaulted me.

A word. Thank you, everyone.

As you were.

Your cavalier attitude knows no bounds.

I'll see you in my office first thing.

I didn't touch him.

It's not about that.

As-salamu alaykum, Auntie.

Wa alaykumu as-salam.

How's she doing?

She's such a talent.

She wrote an essay on the apologists' defence of Iago.

It was A-level standard.

I don't know what that means but it sounds impressive.

She's very bright. So articulate.

Auntie, the sky is the limit.

I really don't want anything to stop her achieving

her full potential, Mrs Aktar.

You hear that, Fiz?

I hope you don't mind me asking, but is everything OK with her dad?

Hmm?

It's just, the other day, at the debate, he made a bit of a scene.

He's a drag queen. It's what he does.

And Fizza left to go after him, halfway through the debate.

What? You didn't tell me this.

If he's ill again you need to say.

No, he's not ill again.

I can't help you if you're not honest, Fizza.

I walked out because I didn't want to be in a stupid debate,

that's all. Faiza, tell me what's going on.

I never asked for you to help me.

Don't listen to her, she acts all holier than thou,

then gets off her face on vodka behind closed doors.

Fizza, shh! That is enough.

It's true.

I saw her last night.

She's a drunk. A shirabi, a hypocrite.

Hey, lads, what are you playing at?

A considerable sum has been withdrawn from the school funds.

Yeah, that was a student welfare issue.

Johnny Cooper couldn't afford rent and food.

I made it quite clear that fund was being redirected.

What's more important than student welfare, Kenneth?

Rules, Martin. They're there to keep us safe.

And you have shown a flagrant disregard for them.

You're suspended until further notice.

You can't do that. It's above my head, Martin.

A Valley Trust matter, now.

Mrs Carp will be acting up in your absence.

You're not serious?

OK.

Oh, Martin, can you just have a look at this.

Martin?!

Thought you weren't meant to pray after you've been drinking.

I haven't.

Anyway, it's for God to judge whose prayers to listen to. No-one else.

I'm not judging, just wondering.

Is it true what Fizza said?

My faith means everything to me.

You know, every time I think I'm getting to know you,

you just hit me with some new curveball. Thought we were mates.

Hassan, wait.

You are still coming tonight, aren't you?

Seriously?

When I find the phantom gummer...

Well, don't look at me.

I know it's not you. You're not an animal.

What can I help you with, Mr Cooper?

Is it, you know, all right?

Is what all right?

This summer school thing?

The shadow imposes its terror,

again and again and again.

I look, I observe...

Hiya.

..and just like a tigress stealthily between the withered palms,

I roar. I roar!

I roar.

I am roar.

APPLAUSE

Can we go?

You can catch the last bus if you leave now. I'll go to the bar.

Come on, then.

I'm here with Fizza.

She'll be all right. She's with her own kind now.

No.

I'm staying here.

One thing you should understand about Chloe.

She actually finds it really hard to say no to people.

She doesn't like to hurt their feelings.

She's not into you, is what I'm saying.

She just doesn't have the guts to tell you herself.

Is he always late?

A bottle of the Saint Cadou and three of the Madeira livers.

Hopefully your boyfriend will get here before it gets cold.

They're not halal. Two risottos, please.

Absolutely, madam.

When did you stop enjoying life?

Sitting there in that head-rag.

Your mother thinks you're depressed.

I've never been happier.

You're having a crisis of confidence.

You couldn't cope with the cut and thrust of the law world

so you've run away, pretending it's not for you.

You're scared.

It's all nonsense, of course. Your wine sir.

I'll take that.

My brilliant girl.

Come back.

We need you and you definitely need us.

Congratulations!

Excuse me.

You should probably go too.

I've been offered a lift home by some mates.

Right, you'd better take that bus.

Right. OK.

You made it.

Sublime.

Asma tells me your father runs a faith school?

One of the top-rated in the country.

Top rated Islamic schools? Not saying much.

Dad.

Oh, come on, it's true.

Top three of all UK schools.

Where did your school come?

Nowhere near as high as they would have liked, I'll bet.

You did well enough out of it.

She was well on her way to becoming a top lawyer

before she decided to squander it all. Sad, really.

I have to say, Mr Farooqi,

the way Asma inspires these kids is unbelievable.

There's no squandering going on here. And, erm,

what does she get out of it?

A two up, two down in a slum neighbourhood?

She won't want for anything, I'll see to that.

She's one of the sharpest minds in the country.

Do you seriously believe you're a match for her?

Any man who thinks he's a match for Asma

is either exceptionally self-regarding

or blind to her splendour.

Not a bad effort. But still, the decision's been made.

She's coming home with me.

My mind's made up, Dad.

I'm not leaving Ackley.

I can't believe I just did that.

Been a long time coming, I guess.

Thank you.

Glad I could help. Night.

Hassan?

I'm sorry I haven't been open with you.

I did used to drink. A lot.

Then I found Islam and it helped me stop.

But the other day, with Fizza, I slipped up.

That's all it was, a little lapse.

Faith isn't a straight line,

and we all have bumps, but I'm trying.

I really like you, Hassan.

I really like you too.

Farooqi.

Thanks for being honest.