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I need my money by the end of the week. All of it.

I'm in a tight spot. I've got nowt.

Got to find somewhere else to live now.

Stay at ours, then.

Oi, Preston!

He's in hospital, after a cardiac arrest because of bulimia,

that you knew about.

CRYING: Please be OK.

FIRE ALARM BLARES Open it!

Danny! Samia! No, no, no, OK. Danny's in there!

I should've listened to myself about Miles.

This is on me.

MUSIC: Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

We don't need no education...

"Dear Mr and Mrs Arnold, Miss Aznawi, Mr Lewis,

"Mr Lagari, Mrs Wilson, Mr Weaver, Mrs Volleshon.

"I am writing concerning your child's long-term absence."

No dark sarcasm in the classroom...

"While we understand your circumstances may be difficult,

"it is a legal requirement for your child to attend school.

"We will be providing free transport for the first morning of term,

"and we'd gently remind you that failure to attend,

"could now result in a fine of up to 2,500."

Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone...

"I urge you to ensure that your child attends school regularly

"and punctually.

"By doing so, you are giving them the best possible chance

"to succeed in their academic and personal development.

"Yours sincerely, Miss K Campbell.

"Head."

All in all, you're just another brick in the wall...

PHONE ALARM BEEPS

Hey, you all right? You sleep all right?

Dad, can you put that on for me? Not too tight. Yeah, yeah, of course I can.

Not too cold out there, Ton?

Preston. Oh!

Right, Ton, have you eaten yet? There it is.

OK, you hurry up cos we're going to be late for the hospital.

You don't need to come with me.

Yes, I do, I've taken the day off work for this, now come on.

MUSIC PLAYS ON HEADPHONES

Hiya, are you all right?

Oi! Put that back, you thief!

What are you doing? Get off me!

Let go!

HE GRUNTS

Here.

Go on, run.

No, hey, this way! Come on!

What are you doing? Just come on!

Ooh. New-term tingly tummy.

Sorry, yeah, no.

It's just cos I care, right.

Not just about the kids but about you as well.

Are you sure you're not taking on too much?

This is how we make a real and tangible difference.

Well, just like my nan used to say -

"Sometimes the bumpiest roads are often the most rewarding."

Nanna Casey.

Yeah, you know, they might not even turn up.

Let's wait for the bus.

Yeah.

OVERLAPPING SHOUTING ON BUS

Come on, get on the bus. No, I need to go school.

Get ready, I think it's going.

Walk on your own.

..down! Hey!

Look, this bus is not going anywhere until you all sit down!

You heard him, G's, no school, if we don't sit down!

ALL CHEER

Please, just drive!

No, I will not. Not until we just...

If we don't go to school, our dad will get fined.

And you really don't want that to happen.

Drive! Drive! Drive!

ALL CHANT: Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive!

Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive!

Drive!

Hey! Let me back on!

Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive!

Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive! Drive!

ENGINE STARTS

HE LAUGHS

Can you even drive? What do you think I'm doing?

Let me back on!

HORN BLARES

Hey, I put a fixture on the gym wall

so we can hang on the shirt on it now.

Oh. Cheers, Donte, thank you.

And you, coach?

This is lovely, Kai.

Retiring Danny's number, it's lovely.

I think the team would appreciate a moment of silence for Danny.

HORN BEEPING REPEATEDLY

They're early.

Mm.

That's a good thing, I suppose.

Thank you, Kai, thank you, everyone.

Uh, have a good day.

Flat jackets and helmets on.

Lindon, they are not the enemy, OK?

They're just kids who've been avoiding school, that's all.

HORN BEEPS, KIDS SHOUT

TYRES SKID

Good morning, welcome to Waterloo Road...

All right, no, no.

You all need to calm down! No, no, no.

In you go. What is going on?

Hey!

Try and grab everyone up, try and pick them all out!

Right. Whoever's done that...

You're in so much trouble.

How? I didn't do anything, right?

KIM: Welcome.

Kai.

I'm really sorry about that.

Sorry? No, it's them losers that should be sorry, Miss.

Who's that anyway?

We're welcoming a new cohort of students, OK?

Your parents did get an email about it.

You're relying on my mum to tell me that my school's being invaded?

It is not an invasion. Choose your words, Kelly Jo.

Come on, they are Waterloo Road students, just like you.

They got kicked out of their old school, didn't they?

No, actually. They've not been in regular attendance of any school.

Great. So we're a rescue home for dumb animals.

Enough! So they're a bunch on wrong'uns!

Kelly-Jo, listen.

There are 100 reasons why... Great. ..young people do not attend school.

Thank you for the knowledge. Yep.

OK? A lot of it is out of their control, Kelly Jo.

Have a wonderful day.

KELLY JO: And you!

Kai, do you want me to give that to Mr King?

I'll get him to pop it in another frame for you. Yeah?

Sorry.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down, slow down, coming through.

Out of the way!

Where's my...

Oh, yes, very mature.

Ha-ha-ha! Thank you!

Here you are, Neil.

Thank you.

"My esteemed colleagues, thank you for granting me this..."

Hey, is this an acceptance speech for Teacher Governor?

Yeah, well, I probably won't get it. You're the only one who ran.

Well, because you told me to.

Yeah, well, that's cos you were like, "Oh, I've got to start

"doing something with my time, and stop being such a grump."

They're your words not mine. Well, after how many pints?

Truth sobers the truth drunk, Neil. Oh.

I could do with a drink after a day with this lot.

Mm, well, good job it's staff karaoke night, then, innit?

Oh! The Ancient Japanese art of making a berk out of yourself.

No, thank you.

Whoa, hey.

Hey, spotted with a loser, yeah?

Get that camera out of my face,

or I'll stuff it where the sun don't shine!

That is not being stuffed anywhere. It's coming with me.

Thank you. Out of my way.

Huh? Oh, man, same old dragon walker.

Still getting our saddle kicked from bossing kids around?

I swear she don't have a life.

You know what, we'll soon find out.

Yeah?

Let's see if she's on socials.

Name?

Stefani Germanotta.

Your name, not Lady Gaga's.

Oh. You know your music.

It's Stacey Neville.

Yep. I also know a smart aleck when I see one.

Off you pop, Stacey Neville.

Look, all that I can do is apologise and...

Hello? Hello?

Oh, me of little faith, I should never have doubted you.

That bus was full.

There was one missing.

You're never going to get 100%.

Yeah, it was the driver.

Erm, one of the kids drove the bus.

Now, luckily, the driver's not going to report it to the police,

he thinks it's too much hassle.

But we can't turn a blind eye to this.

You know, maybe you're right and this is a mistake.

No, no, no. Absolutely, not.

This, if anything, shows how important it is for us

to get this...right.

Yeah.

Yeah, do you know what?

I'm not going to let one apple ruin the whole barrel.

Let's just find out who it was.

Yeah. OK? Mm-hm.

Let's do it. Yes.

Good morning. Name?

Jess Clarke. Morning, Jess.

Lovely to have you here.

Do you know what happened on this bus this morning?

Do you run a Witness Protection Programme?

Then no, I like my face arranged the way it is.

And you are?

Schumacher Weever.

Schuey, actually.

Get it right.

And how are you, Portia? What sort of school has dibble?

The sort of school that takes the security of the students seriously.

Well, obviously not that seriously.

You let a kid drive your school bus. PORTIA AND OTHERS SNICKER

Are you sure her name's Coral?

Her parents must have hated her even more than we do.

Well, there's 23 Coral Walkers on here.

This one's actually quite fit.

THEY SNICKER

Look, we've searched everywhere,

I genuinely just don't think she's on socials, man.

Or maybe she's on the dark web.

Dullard Walker?

The only thing she's interested in is some lame poetry club.

Well, maybe we can give her a new life.

I don't think she'd be into it.

She doesn't need to know, does she?

Fake profile? This is genius.

Maybe we can even get the sad cow a man.

Friend request, a couple of desperate saddos.

Yeah. Well, doesn't get more desperate -

Grumpy Guthrie.

THEY LAUGH

Yes.

Here you are. Thank you.

Hey, they're, um, hanging Danny's shirt in the gym after school.

Are you going to go?

No.

I can't face it.

PHONE ALERT

Morning, everyone.

Thank you all for coming.

We're already here.

This is our bunker from the feral blitz.

Feral? No. In need of our support to come back to school? Yes.

Is it true that one of them drove the bus here?

It is going to be a challenge,

but I will not see young people written off with no education.

So, they're getting away with it.

We don't know for sure who it was.

Well, the bus was full, someone must've seen.

We'll do all we can to find out who it was.

But we can't damage the trust of all these students on day one.

Now as I mentioned at staff training,

we were due to start a life skills curriculum in the next few weeks.

We are actually now going to start that today.

Without any prep?

The Senior Management Team have prepped the first lesson.

Oh, Neil, do you want to... just hand some around?

And then we will be appointing someone to lead the initiative.

Schools who have taught life skills have seen dramatic results.

I don't just mean with exams either.

So, we are going to be teaching them how to open a bank account,

apply for college, maintain friendships,

understand the Criminal Justice System.

Ha-ha! They could teach us about that.

Last term I failed.

This term I'm putting it right.

Danny Lewis's death will not be in vain.

So, in other news, I think you'd all like to join us

congratulating our new teacher governor,

Mr Neil Guthrie.

Thank you very much, thank you.

Yeah, Neil.

My esteemed colleagues...

BELL RINGS

Thank you, everyone, have a good day.

Would you mind teaching mixed year life skills class on respect

and relationships with everybody involved in the altercation this morning?

Yeah, hey, great idea.

Yeah, get 'em talking rather than scrapping. Yeah.

Mike, as our resident police officer,

I was thinking of ways that we could raise your visibility.

How would you feel about offering a self-defence class?

Yeah. Sounds great.

Been looking to get more involved. Yeah? Brilliant. Starting at lunch?

Consider it done.

Brill, thank you.

"Consider it done." Pwhoar, very suave.

Very, very suave, Eastwood.

I'm watching you, boy.

No way! Guthrie's accepted.

THEY LAUGH

We weren't sure you know, man.

You all right, cuz? Oh, you all right, mate?

Are you guys related, yeah?

One big happy family.

Family first, bro, innit?

Just come on, man. Weirdo!

Shut up, man.

Hey! What were you doing on that bus this morning?

What do you think? I was going to school.

Yeah, I know that. But I could've given you a lift.

Yeah, right, like you care.

What's that supposed to mean? You chucked me out in the garden!

Hey, I thought you liked your little girl den.

You never asked! I'm never asked about anything.

I'm just told what to do and forgotten about.

Look, and Izzy squeezed in together just wasn't working, all right?

See, everything's always about your precious little princess.

SIGHS

BELL RINGS

Hey! Missed you, bestie.

Have you seen the new kids?

Right, so Dean's cousin's one of them.

Dean reckons he's crazy.

And if crazy Dean reckons he's crazy, then it's like, argh!

SIGHS

Sam, I can't believe you've been doing this all holiday, man,

swatting.

Good morning, everyone.

Morning, sir!

To our new starters, welcome.

To the rest of you, welcome back.

This term I'll be running extra tuition...

STUDENTS GROAN

..Thursday, after school, in the run-up to the mocks.

If anybody wants to sign up.

Urgh.

STUDENTS CHUCKLE

OK.

Can anybody tell me the difference between an endothermic

and a exothermic reaction?

Samia?

Exothermic reactions release the energy, and endothermic absorb it.

COUGHS UNDER BREATH: Teacher's pet.

You've got something to say, then say it to my face.

Oh, is that a face? I thought it was a roadkill.

Oi! Stop it, you two.

I mean, I can't get a clear view from any of the CCTV.

Of course we can't.

Well, we're just going to have to interview everyone officially.

It's not a murder investigation.

Kids driving a bus? Could've been.

We'll just have to keep our ears to the ground.

If we can figure out which one of them it was,

then we'll make it a police matter.

SHOLA: "Not till God make men of some other metal than earth."

Thank you, Shola.

Very well read.

Now, in pairs, I would like you to discuss

the representation of women and marriage in the play.

It's not musical chairs, Tonya.

Someone's sitting there. Yeah, me.

So, are you as crazy as your brother?

I mean, I've got an older brother as well, so.

Wow! Let's be best mates forever.

Well, I mean, it's not like I've got much competition.

You don't know me.

What's there to know? Right, OK, let's see.

You've got an older brother called Schuey, oh,

and that is literally all I know.

Like, I'm only known as Preston's little sister.

Preston, lame name.

Schuey, lamest name.

And now you've introduced yourselves,

may I introduce to you Mr Shakespeare?

Oh, yes.

Yes! Yes! God, you're good.

Yes! What's it called again?

Paced Special Transpose.

Oh, hi.

Hi. What are you doing here?

Sharing some sexy spreadsheet love.

I've got a couple of meetings at Heath View Academy.

Couldn't go past without seeing how you were doing.

Head teacher of five schools,

still finds time to check in on us commoners.

It's six schools, actually, and I'm CEO of the academy trust,

not a head teacher.

Stand corrected, milord.

Do you want to come on through?

We are not on your way to Heath View Academy.

I couldn't exactly say that you left this at my place.

Oh! I never realised.

Thank you.

Hm.

DOOR OPENS Oh!

You forgot your tea, My Lordship.

Oh, thank you.

And this.

Brilliant, thank you, Wendy.

Thanks.

She didn't see us. No.

No, no, she definitely didn't.

You know she did though, don't you? Yeah.

So how long haven't you been in school?

Since last year.

Seriously?

My dad don't care,

until they threatened him with a two grand fine.

Oi! We were talking!

You ain't here for girlie chats, all right?

Give me your phone. Use your own.

I'm out of minutes.

Oi, Tonya, you were on that bus this morning, right?

So?

So did you not see who was driving it? It was one of the kids.

Was it? Oh, I was sat at the back.

What, you didn't realise it had been hijacked.

Dad, my bracelet's broken.

I think you've put it on too tight.

Let's have a look.

Hey, it's fine. Well, don't worry, I can put it back together.

Yeah? Hey.

Don't get upset about it.

Look, I've just got to put it together like that.

It's easy, all right?

What did he want?

Just wanted to know who nicked the bus.

You better not have told him.

No, of course not. Yet.

Well, maybe I'll tell him what you were doing this morning.

BELL RINGS

OK, I've kept you long enough.

Make sure you read through the hypothesis

before the next lesson, thank you.

Samia, this is a really important year.

I don't want you to get thrown off course by troublemakers.

Well, does any of this look like I'm off course, sir?

No, it looks good. Keep at it.

Um, sir, are we still all right to hang Danny's shirt up

before practice tonight?

Uh, yes, of course, I'll get it re-framed at lunch.

Danny, Danny, Danny.

When are you just going to shut up about him?

What's going on with you? Just leave me alone.

Samia.

Just listen to her, man. I would, but she's not talking.

Look, Miss Omar sorted me out some counselling,

and I've got no doubt of it.

Yeah, of course you have, cos you're your own favourite subject.

I mean, she's kind of like not wrong.

Soz.

Yo, Samia, wait up!

Ooh, look at this, Gs.

Go out to the fire boy.

Nice one, girls! Yes, Stace.

Ooh.

Are you having a laugh?

Yeah, I am, as it goes.

No, don't touch her like that, man.

Give it me back now.

KAI: What are you doing? What's going on.

Just give it back!

Why? It's not like he needs it.

Worst luck, saw his photo. Looked like a right sort.

If you utter one more word...

Come on, this is our school, yeah. And not any more, sweet cheeks.

Are you going to let him talk to me like that?

Come on, man, that's not cool.

You call yourself a Weever.

How about you put her back in her box! "Her?" Are you mad?

Give it back now.

KIDS CHANT: Fight, fight...

OVERLAPPING SHOUTING

Dean, tell her to give it back.

Why? Cos Danny was an all right lad.

Yeah, then stop being such a girl, and get it yourself!

What did you call me?

Hey, hey, what's going on?

Now, who's the girl?

Am I girl enough for you?

Hey, calm down.

Right! Stop! Stop!

Move on, everyone! OK, right. Break this up!

He just whacked me!

What are you lying for?

Mike, can you take him to my office, please?

Miss Campbell, you don't believe him, do you?

Just see me in my office. Thank you.

Do you think Danny would want this?

The boy who wore this vest had a tough time,

probably tougher than you.

But he made the most of his opportunities.

He fought tooth and nail to come to this school.

All we're asking for is for you to turn up!

You do that, and we will support you

so that you can become the best versions of yourself.

Aw!

Can you repeat that, Miss? I'll stick it on a fridge magnet.

LAUGHTER Move.

Go to class, all of you.

Now! Move on, go to class, now!

Right, shall I take you to the car?

It's only just break time, already we've got a stolen bus,

a wrecked memorial and a mass brawl.

Sorry, rewind. Stolen bus?

Oh, yeah, don't ask.

You've had as many long-term refusers

as our entire trust in one go,

and we spread ours over six academies.

We've only taken on those that we were supposed to do.

What would you prefer?

That we put them on a waiting list, or just drip 'em in a few at a time?

No. Of course not.

I mean, you could share the burden. They're not a burden.

They deserve an education.

That's not what I meant.

You don't change, do you?

There is another way.

Ooh, right, OK.

What, er, join the trust, become an academy?

Why not?

Because it's just more bureaucracy, innit?

It's more about business than it is about education. No.

I just don't want to see you struggle on your own.

Look, if you really want to help,

there is something that you could do.

It really doesn't sound like something Mr Charles would do.

It doesn't matter what it sounds like.

Cos it's the truth.

And why would he hit you?

I don't know.

Why don't you ask him?

Because I'm asking you.

And people don't hit each other for no reason.

You must have some idea.

What's the point?

The point is, if what you're saying is true,

then Mr Charles is guilty of assaulting a child,

which is a criminal offence, which means I need to call the police.

And, I'll have to get your dad down here as well.

They didn't believe you, did they?

Yeah, of course not.

Why would anyone believe a scumbag like you?

Mr Charles, that's enough!

CLEARS THROAT Shall we? Right, you can go.

Chop, chop.

You want to know who nicked the bus?

I'm telling you, it was that headcase.

Speculation isn't helpful, Donte.

Donte, come on, let's go.

For what it's worth, my money would be on him too.

Ooh, temper, temper.

Get lost.

Went well with Miss Campbell, then? Should have told her the truth.

You got it handed to you by a girl.

It were a cheap shot.

Want to go again, then?

I don't hit girls.

But your dad is going to get it.

The caretaker?

He means nothing to me, I just live with him.

Yeah, a nice little house, and a nice little family,

for a nice little girl.

And...

..don't he have a nice little truck?

So what's the plan? Going to slash his tyres?

Yeah, bit of a cliche.

His truck's insured.

He's pretty about our Jeep, you'd be doing him a favour.

Stop trying to protect Daddy.

Well, I mean, he's not my dad.

But, I know a way you can get him back...

..properly.

And why would you do that?

Cos he's doing me head in.

GUTHRIE: Today we are looking at images from the First World War.

Now, look at your paintings, you've all got one in front of you.

Historical sources don't have to be written.

Look at your painting,

and think of why it is so critical on the war on the Western Front?

Mm?

Try to look beyond the obvious.

Think about the mood, the atmosphere.

What's it saying to you?

MESSAGE TONE

THEY SNICKER

THEY STIFLE LAUGH

He's actually replied.

Mm. Mm.

What's it saying to you? Shut up and write, perhaps?

Yeah. Well, try it, then.

BOTH: Yes, sir.

Well, flush it, then!

Right, keep on flushing it,

we need to keep him busy so we can get that bracelet.

STACEY BEATBOXES

Will you just shut up? Some of us are actually trying to work!

RESUMES BEATBOXING

LAUGHTER

Miss, will you tell her?

We run a music club, Wednesdays at lunch times.

You might want to come along and work on your beatbox.

Is that it? This is a really important year for me.

I've been studying all holiday, just to come back to this?

Just calm down. But I'm here to learn!

Well, getting angry isn't going to help that. Well, why shouldn't I be?

You're meant to be teaching us, and you're not doing anything.

Come on, mate, yeah? Just chill.

Will people just stop telling me what to do!

I'm going to the library.

Fine.

See ya!

You're so rubbish at this.

Ah, Rolf, just the man.

There's a blockage in the girls' toilets.

No chance, mate.

I wouldn't steal all your glory.

Good luck!

It's got to be here somewhere.

He said he was fixing it, so...

Oh, he's coming.

Oh, go on, then, go out! No, no, no, no, no.

Come here. He'll see us.

Get under.

PHONE RINGS

Yeah, hello?

Rolf.

Eh? How's a blocked khazi a two-man job?

Rolf!

Argh.

Have I got to do everything, man?

I told you you were rubbish.

Oh, am I?

Wah! Wah!

Wah-wah! Wah! Wah! Mm.

What? Looks like he can handle it.

The head of PE at St Clements says he's got new ones

so you can have these for keeps.

Ooh! Don't suppose you've got any spare photocopiers as well,

have you?

Thank you for all of this.

Mm, part of the job.

Allocating resources to where they're needed most.

You know, I could get you a lot more if you only joined my trust.

Oh, are you going to go there again?

I know that you're ideologically opposed to becoming an academy...

Yeah. ..but most schools are heading that way.

Well, I value my autonomy.

What if the CEO promised to be hands off?

Professionally, at least.

MIKE: First...

You know, a bit of extra sports equipment's nothing.

You could have access to capital for building.

I don't trust an academy structure that answers to business

rather than the community.

So I'm a corporate stooge?

I mean, there are exceptions to the rule.

I thought you had meetings to get to?

Yeah, I'm going. I'm going.

Miss Chambers.

Can I have a little chat?

MIKE: All right. It looks like rain.

Come on, guys, let's get the equipment into the hall.

I've knocked together a few notes for the governors meeting.

A few? Have you not heard of a thing called email?

Well, I'm more of a quill-and-ink man myself.

So, let me get this straight.

You want me to decipher this scrawl,

type it all up and add it all into the agenda?

If it's not too much bother.

It is.

Electronic submissions only. Oh.

Anything else?

Actually, yes.

How do you know if a lady is interested in you?

I've been approached...

..online.

And, well, as I say, I'm more of a quill-and-ink man.

Yeah, I was surprised.

Came from an unexpected quarter.

Well, you're quite the catch now you're a school governor.

Oh.

Is that what it is?

I'm struggling to find any other reason.

HE CHUCKLES

What do you think?

Mm, it's very comprehensive.

Life's got more and more complicated for young people.

And like I said this morning in the staff meeting,

we need someone to run it.

Here we go again. Me? The glorified supply teacher?

No, that's not what it is.

I thought that you might like to do it.

I'd "like to do it"?

After everything that's happened...

..I thought that you might find it therapeutic.

So, Danny dies but everything's fine

cos we're running a life skills curriculum?

Everything is not fine.

We're doing this because everything is not fine.

And if we'd had something like this in place,

then maybe we would've got through to Myles

and Danny would still be here.

I'm sorry, but, no.

Danny's not here, it's all too late.

Twisting into the punch.

Like that.

SHOLA: Like that? Yeah.

Sam?

Oh, Sam, come on, this is dead boring.

Come on, at least let's have fun.

You know, boom, boom, boom. Kells.

Whoops!

Sam. What do you think you're doing? It's not worth it. Sam!

Sam! What do you think you're playing at?

Sam! Stop! Huh?

What do you think you're playing at? Oi! Get out! Out!

Oi, Get off me.

You, step away.

Out!

You, come with me.

Well, let's channel that aggression, yeah?

Turn a negative into a positive.

Shola, can you pass Samia your gloves?

Thank you.

Are women attracted to men in power?

I mean, have you noticed anything different in me

since I became a governor?

Yeah. Now that you mention it, yeah, I have, yeah.

Oh?

You ask even weirder questions.

What?

HE CLEARS THROAT All right, Miss.

Do you mind helping us with a survey for PSHE?

When you've got a chance, obviously.

We've got lunchtime, so.

I suppose, if I have to.

OK. Well, we're literally just trying to find out what

people like doing in their spare time, so?

I'm a teacher. I don't get spare time.

THEY SNICKER Oh, come on, Miss, you must do something.

It's there now, I see it, I see it in your eyes. Come on, Miss.

OK. Well, tonight I'll be going to the staff karaoke.

Karaoke?

Oi! Where is it?

Where's what?

The bracelet. I know it was you.

I don't know what you're on about.

You can't go around accusing people of something they didn't do.

Just cos he did it to you.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

The only thing that's wrong is him.

Tonya, I want you to stay away from him.

Stop telling me what to do! You're not my dad!

Well, don't tap it, hit it, yeah?

Right come on, my gran wouldn't even feel that.

Twist it. Argh! Oh, yeah, that's it.

Now power from both legs, yeah? Yeah, right.

That's it, now both hands, yeah, OK?

Argh, argh. Yeah, harder.

And again, harder, harder, right.

Argh! Both hands, yeah? Both hands.

One, two! That's good, one, two, one, two, one, two.

Argh! One, two, one, two, one, two.

SHE SCREAMS CONTINUOUSLY

Here, come on, it's all right, it's OK.

It's OK, all right?

Come on. Sorry.

Got a mate who will give us a decent price.

I'll let you know what he says.

Do you think I'm stupid?

You're worth a try. Mm.

Oh.

Your dad's grassed me up.

We need to get rid of the evidence.

Ah-ah-ah, no. No, come on. You're with me.

We've got a special life skills class

for everyone that was on the bus.

Oh, you're not going to clear that up?

No. No? Right.

Like a couple of foxes.

OK.

All right, thank you. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Erm, I'm not sure how much you saw this morning.

But I think that you should know...

I don't know what you mean.

Is it six weeks and four days

you and Andrew have been seeing each other?

Never mind.

If you want my opinion... I don't.

..he's a keeper.

Yeah, I know.

Er, Miss Campbell.

The police are here.

Right, listen, feel free to mix it up a little bit, right?

We do not have to stick to the worksheet.

If they check the register, they'll see that I wasn't in class.

Chill out.

It's me they'll come for.

They always do.

Sorry to interrupt, Mr Casey, can I...

Can you come with me, please?

No, not you. Tonya.

I can work with you.

Come on, chop chop.

Got everything? Yep? Oh.

If this is about that bracelet, I don't know anything.

You can search me if you want. Er, Tonya.

Can you come through, please, Tonya?

I didn't do it.

Yeah, I know.

That's what I keep telling him.

It was her, Donte.

Why?

Look, just tell us how much I owe you and I'll double it.

I'm sorry, it's already been reported, Donte.

Does Mum know?

No.

They called me in because your mum is still at hospital with Preston.

Tonya.

Look, Nick's got enough on.

This is the last thing her mum needs right now.

She's sorry, yeah?

Tell him that you're sorry.

Hm, it was stupid.

I missed breakfast and everyone was busy.

My mum was worried about Preston,

so I just thought if I stayed out the way, then...

Is that why you got on the bus?

I didn't want to put anyone out.

Oh, Tonya.

You see, this is all my fault.

No, that's not an excuse, Donte.

Tonya knows the difference between right and wrong.

Yeah, all right, I know.

Look, the kid's been through a lot.

Yeah? She's lost her home, she nearly lost her brother.

Please, will you just... Come on, man, we've been to your shop!

You know who we are.

Look at her, she's a good kid. Kim, am I right?

It is out of character, but it's still serious.

Come on. We're not talking about money here,

we're not talking about TV's or cars,

we're talking about a little bit of brekkie, that's it.

I'm really sorry.

I've never nothing done anything like this before.

I promise I won't do it again.

Maybe not, but your mate is trouble.

Which mate?

I don't even know who it was.

He just shoved me out the shop.

OK, look, I don't want to pursue this any more.

Thank you.

Here, take this.

Make sure you pay your dad back.

He's not my...

I will.

Thanks for sticking up for me.

Yeah, no sweat.

But you can deal with your mum on your own.

She's going to kill me, though.

Yeah, I know that feeling.

I've got to tell Izzy about Chlo's bracelet.

That was the bracelet that was stolen?

Yeah. Right, stay out of trouble.

OK?

You were very lucky that they didn't pursue that.

I know that you've had a rough time, but half the school could say that.

Yeah, I'm sorry, Miss. It's no excuse.

No, it's not.

And I meant what I said about it being out of character.

Please don't make me eat my words, OK?

I won't, Miss. Thank you.

BELL RINGS

You need to give the bracelet back.

No way!

I didn't know it was Izzy's mum's.

So?

So, you don't take from your own, do you?

They're not "your own", are they?

We've been on the streets twice,

thanks to my family letting us down.

Donte didn't have to take us in.

He did it because he's decent and he's caring.

And, no, he's not my dad.

He's better than that.

It's going to cost you.

I knew you'd say that.

Looks around your size.

Yeah, it's mint.

I'll give you the other one when you give me back the bracelet.

Hey.

Thank you for coming.

It would've meant a lot to Danny.

Are we ready?

APPLAUSE

Oi! Cry Baby Bunting, has Daddy gone a-hunting?

Oi! You again! I swear, don't even try it, mate.

Come on, let's just go home, just ignore her.

Sam!

She's right. It's all meaningless. What's the point?

What are you even chatting?

Are you mad?

Sam!

Sam.

Samia.

Why don't you come inside...

No, I'm done.

What's wrong with yer?

That bracelet's worth half those trainers

but it's priceless to Izzy.

Well, maybe I just wanted a memento from my first day back at school.

Oh, really? Really.

Mm. Besides, we had a laugh.

Right? "We?"

Yeah, we. Partners in crime now, innit?

Hey, did you hear? Found it under my bench.

Must've fallen out my jacket.

So, is that an apology?

Well, it makes us even on false accusations.

Want to start again?

You're a wrong 'un, kid, you know that? Right, I'll meet you outside.

All right.

Anyway, it's time to pay up.

Quits.

Depends on what else you've got.

Oh! Someone's been busy.

Don't you dare tell anyone!

I won't have to.

See, that hiding place you've got, proper bait.

Someone's going to find it.

I move it about.

It's not my only stash.

How long have you been on t'rob?

Who do you sell to?

Well, I mean, it's not about the money.

What? You're sat on bare bags there,

and my mate can give you the best price.

Obviously, I'll take a small introduction fee.

How much?

50%.

Just for selling it? Do I look like a mug?

I'm the one who nicked it.

OK, 40% and we split everything down the middle from now on.

What do you mean, "now on"?

Partners in crime.

What are you doing in here?

I was...

I was giving him a tour.

Is that right?

Yeah. I just thought if he saw the school properly,

he'd see that it's worth taking seriously.

I mean, I got a second chance, it's only fair, right?

Yeah.

Well done, Tonya.

But it's home time.

Yeah.

I'll show you the rest tomorrow.

We could've got the bus.

Yeah, well, it was on my way.

On your way to where?

To picking you up.

Hey, how are you feeling? You've been here all day.

Mm.

Look, Nicky...

..before Preston get finished, I...

If this about Tonya, mate, I already know.

The school rang me.

Right.

SHE SIGHS

Maybe thieving's in the genes, eh?

How am I supposed to shout at her after...

After? Come on.

What you and her did are two completely different things.

Why are my kids such a tag team of trouble?

Honestly, just when I think Preston's turning a corner,

Tonya's off on one.

Look, I'm pretty sure that it's just a one-off.

Look, I've spoken to her already.

And she seems pretty sorry.

Putting up with my kids, playing taxi driver.

It's a bit beyond being a landlord, that, isn't it?

A landlord? The cheek of it!

You know, I like to think that I'm more of a mate

than just a landlord.

China in your hands

Don't wish too hard

Because they may come true

And you can't help them

You don't know what you might have

Set upon yourself

China in your hand.

Thank you.

Eh, what do you think? I know the tune pretty well, mm?

Bit of the old T'Pau.

Yeah, you're right, Neil.

Karaoke really is the ancient Japanese art of making

a fool of yourself.

Well, technically it's Filipino - not Japanese.

The guy who invented the machine was Japanese.

But it was a Filipino patented it.

Ta. And that's 30 seconds of my life I won't get back, Neil.

Interesting, I didn't know that one.

I thought you'd blown us out.

Yeah, I very nearly did.

I have got a pile of paperwork, but, apparently,

it'll still be there tomorrow, so...

Can I get a vodka tonic, please? Do you want one?

No. Thanks.

I am sorry about earlier.

It was pretty close to emotional blackmail.

It's fine.

I just don't know if I'm going to be able to get it right.

You know, I've already used up plan A, B and C already.

You'll get it right.

Even if you have to go down to plan Z. Mm.

I let a student down today.

I didn't give them the support they needed.

And I keep telling myself, it's because I don't have the energy,

or it's not really my responsibility.

But it's not.

I'm scared of failing again, like I failed Danny.

You didn't fail Danny.

It's just taken so much out of me.

But you, you keep going, like you won't be beaten.

I admire that.

Mm-mm.

Amy. Ta.

For you.

What is that?

Sex on the Beach.

I asked for half a lager.

Survived the day, then?

Cheers to surviving the first day of term.

Just about. That's a good sign.

What, I'm driving them all to drink?

Hardly.

They'd walk through walls for you.

Hi, could I have a pint of lager, please?

How could you be so stupid?

I'm sorry. I might not be a millionaire, Tonya,

but you've everything you need!

Yeah, I know. So why, then?

Loads of kids shoplift. She was just unlucky to get caught.

Obviously not very good at it.

Excuse me? Being a thief is nothing to aspire to!

I didn't mean it like that. I've never done anything like this before.

Yeah, she's learnt her lesson. We all make mistakes, all right?

Look, I think it's about time we all started pulling together again.

Me and Izzy have been talking.

You want to give it another go, sharing with Tonya?

Yeah. What do you think?

Why not?

DOORBELL RINGS

Pizza!

Hey! Hey, come on.

CLINKS GLASSES

Keeping it musical.

Erm...

Look, I really wanted to say thank you so much.

I know it's been a real baptism of fire.

And, to be honest,

I can't promise it's going to be a bed of roses going forward.

But I honestly believe that if we just stay committed

and work together, then we can make it right.

Hear, hear. Hear, hear.

Hear, hear.

Now, I do think that it's obvious that the majority of our long-term

refusers are resistant to us trying to integrate them into the school.

So what I'm actually thinking is

maybe we need to leave it to the students themselves.

Are you kidding? This morning was like full-on gang warfare.

I know, but I think if we take the gang mentality out of it

and maybe introduce a one-to-one

peer mentorship,

so pairing up our current students with our new intake.

Good idea. Maybe they could realise

that they've got more in common than they think. Yeah, exactly.

Mm. I'll... I'll help you run it.

Yeah, er... Wait, sorry, no - forget it.

How much have you had to drink?

It's cool - I love it.

I'll maybe speak to you tomorrow, though, eh?

I may put a request in.

Absolutely not.

Come on.

ALL CHANT: Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

INCREASING SPEEED: Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe!

All right.

CHEERING

Put all phones away.

Can he sing? Oh, no.

SHE LAUGHS

So have we hit Plan Z?

With this peer mentoring thing?

My momma used to dance for the...

Well, if it doesn't work out, I can always invent some new letters.

Preach a little gospel...

I will run the life-skills mentor programme.

Seriously?

Gypsies, tramps and thieves...

You refuse to be beaten.

It's not just the kids that get to be the best versions of themselves

because of you.

It is a lot of work to take on. Oh, whatever.

We're used to being over-worked and under-resourced.

Same again?

Yeah, I'll have the same again. Gypsies, tramps and thieves

We hear it from the people of the town, they call us

Gypsies, tramps and thieves

But every night, all the men would come around

And lay their money down...

CHEERING

Pizza! Hurry up, before it goes cold. Let's get stuck in.

What have we got here? Right, Tommy, that's yours.

Get stuck in.

So pizza means celebration.

Er, yeah, they said that I can go back to school next week.

That's great.

Aw. Don't make that noise. Go on.

Mm. >

How much did that lot cost you?

Not so much that I can't afford a taxi back to your place.

Well, that was a success. Unlike the rest of the day.

Oh, come on. It's only day one.

Oh, right, yeah, er, joyriding

a bus, brawling in the corridors, and mass exclusions from lessons -

ooh, I can't wait to see what day two holds.

The important thing is you've got the staffroom behind you.

Mm. An under-resourced and over-worked staffroom.

Kim, you've got trust and a sense of togetherness.

Yeah, do you know what the definition of madness is?

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

I'm talking to the kids about

resistance and I'm just as bad myself.

You're hardly resistant. You've approached it from every angle.

Apart from one.

Becoming an academy.

But you're against academies. Mm. I have been, but...

It's different now.

Why's that?

You.

I've always thought of academies as being businesses,

but then you've shown me today something that I've known

ever since I've met you, really,

that for you education is the priority.

Are you saying you want to join the Trust?

I'm saying...

..that I want to join your trust.

I want to give Waterloo Road a chance.

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