Original subtitles

Do you know that modelling agency

that's been messaging Shola? Got her a job!

Who's your mate? Er, eyes on me, thanks!

How much happier have you been since that selfish cow dumped you?

Yeah, but why would you want to be with someone

who annoys you half the time?

I wouldn't.

I think we should just cool things. Fine!

Maybe if you got a decent job,

you could afford a roof over your own head.

I just had a temporary cash flow problem, and I stayed a few nights.

You're homeless?!

Actually, things might not be so tight.

I'm getting some inheritance.

What? When did this happen?

A few weeks ago. It's from my auntie.

There will be something there for a deposit.

We might use some of our unallocated funds.

Sorry, which funds?

The inclusion unit money.

She's given my budget away.

Clearly doesn't trust me with anything.

I need her off my back.

What's that? Nothing good.

Oh!

Oh... I'm sorry.

I could hold the fort here.

Oh, my God. So funny!

Absolute genius wit.

Shut up, Forest.

Funnier than you'll ever be.

DARIUS CLEARS THROAT

Cones are there for a reason, aren't they?

Put it back, please.

THEY LAUGH

Thank you.

And what are you doing on duty?

I thought you had to swot up for your meeting?

It's important for school leaders to be seen.

You mean the head's off,

and it's important that you're seen in her place?

Ouch. What are you like, you?

Well, listen, I know you've got Serena-Michelle coming in,

but you will be finished in time for my scan, won't you?

Yeah, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Cos then I would be sleeping on the couch for a week, wouldn't I?

Absolutely right, my love.

See you later. See you later.

Ooh, I had something to tell you, actually.

What? It's not a big deal.

I spoke to the estate agent and put the deposit down.

What, on that new build?

Wait, you said that your auntie's inheritance

wasn't coming through for months.

I called my dad's solicitor, hurried things along.

Oh, my God. We've got it?

Mm-hm. Ah! No way!

SHE GIGGLES

SQUEALS: I'm so excited!

Mwah! STUDENTS GROAN

LAUGHTER WOLF WHISTLE

You have no idea how much I want to do something

inappropriate to you right now.

Hold that thought till tonight, please.

SHE CHUCKLES

See you later. See you later. Love you. Bye.

Here you are.

Thank you.

You won't do too much when I'm gone, will you?

I think I can manage.

I appreciate you're trying hard to look after me.

I feel like I'm the one that did this to you!

It wasn't just the party, Ben.

Losing my pension knocked me for six.

I feel better for the time at home.

You will text me to let me know what the doctor says?

I know what the doctor's going to say.

He's going to say, "Your results are clear,

"and your grandson can stop worrying about you."

You are the world's worst patient, you know?

SHE CHUCKLES Go on.

You're late as it is.

See you.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR SHUTS

One year already?

Ooh, hasn't he half grown?!

Aw! THEY CHUCKLE

Oh, that's the face he makes when he's about to do a poo.

Oh! Who's that, George or Neil?

THEY LAUGH Hey!

He's so cute!

Aw!

How could you tear yourself away?

Are you kidding? I'm bursting to know what's been going on.

He tells me nothing. Ah...

DOOR OPENS OK, everyone.

I'm back. DOOR SHUTS

Your supply teacher extraordinaire. SHE CHUCKLES

I bet you're all seeing your next Ofsted report

improve before your very eyes.

SHE LAUGHS

But first, I am looking for a nice, strong man to help me

put these in the fridge.

Oh! And, Neil, there you are.

NEIL CHUCKLES Hello again.

Would you write "Steph" in bold on there,

cos I don't want anyone thinking

that they can have a go at my thick and creamy.

SHE CHUCKLES

But if you play your cards right,

Neil, I might let you have a little dip.

Ha.

NEIL CLEARS THOAT

Welcome back, Miss Haydock.

Mr Charles.

I still can't believe you do this for a living!

Yeah. Well, it's all thanks to that one influential teacher -

Mr Grantley Budgen. Ha!

Yeah, well, I'm sure I put you over my knee once or twice,

back in the day. SHE CHUCKLES

And, no, Neil, I don't do requests. Ha!

Anyway, you might be seeing a lot more of me,

because I've got an interview for the English department.

I thought you were a French teacher?

I know. But there's a recruitment crisis, Donte.

If you can read the back of a cornflake packet these days,

then you've got the job.

Anyway, who is head of English?

I've heard she's a right drag.

HE SIGHS DOOR OPENS

Hi, everyone.

Sorry to say that there's still no update on Stella.

Yeah, she does look like she's going to be off for the foreseeable,

so you are stuck with us, I'm afraid.

Now, I... I've spoken to the governors and reassured them

that we do not need a caretaker head dropping on us.

And I know I can do that,

cos each and every one of you is a brilliant and dedicated educator.

For my part, I'll make sure there's no lapse

in behaviour management or discipline.

We just need to carry on the great work Stella's done, OK?

So, let's do it for her.

FAINT APPLAUSE Whoo!

NISHA CHUCKLES

Is anyone else panicking?

What? You mean, cos of English?

It's only a spoken language presentation,

it doesn't really count.

Well, it's still part of your GCSE result.

It goes on your certificate.

You guys are going to want to see this.

Excuse me.

Oh, no! No.

Hey, you said you wouldn't show anyone.

But you did such a good job.

The photographer said we looked so natural together.

Sorry!

Oh, look at you! This is brilliant.

This is blackmail material FOREVER!

You love the camera, you, don't ya?

Look, the model wasn't there, all right? They were stuck.

Yeah, more like desperate.

I've got another shoot this morning with a new company.

Miss Walker even agreed to let me do my English presentation another day.

Lucky you!

Ah, Cat, can I have a quick word?

Er, so, I know that you already know,

but the police are coming to talk to you about Portia, again.

So, I think they'll be here about Period One.

I still don't get why, though.

Look, it's just some follow-up questions on your statement.

Everyone gave a statement -

why am I the only one being called back?

I didn't even see her with that Tony or anything. I...

You know I've got my English assessment, don't you?

I know. I'm sorry that it had to be today.

We'll get it done as quick as possible.

You all right, Forest?

Hope you've got your PE kit for this week.

If that means - has my asthma miraculously gone away? No.

How many times? Asthma is not an excuse to miss PE.

So you're disregarding my special needs?

HE SIGHS No.

God forbid I miss PE.

I mean, how is running, jumping,

and throwing stuff around even a real subject?

Ah, so that's why you don't try, is it?

I do try. You do try?

Last week, you let the other side score

because you were doing a Rubix cube in goal.

Oh, yeah. I smashed my record. THEY CHUCKLE

Yeah, yeah.

But you also let your team down.

They were depending on you.

So, you're saying it's just better if I didn't play, then?

Thanks a lot, sir.

Forest...

He just got told!

All right. Come on.

Get to where you're meant to be.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Nothing's set in stone.

It's just an initial chat about a possible merger.

Don't worry. Stella has already asked me

to look over the merger report, so it makes sense for me to fill in.

Of course. But in Stella's absence,

I have invited someone along with previous experience in the process.

I don't want you to feel awkward.

What do you mean awkward?

He wants to speak to you, ahead of the meeting.

Just to clear the air.

So, there's nothing to worry about, Cat.

We just wanted clarification on a couple of details

in a statement you've given.

I told you all I know.

I know it's a bit of an inconvenience,

but it will ultimately help Portia.

Do you know what would really help Portia? If you just believed her!

I don't think anyone here is not believing her.

So why is all this necessary?

She's had to stay at home while all this is happening,

cos it's too stressful for her to be in school!

And I've got an exam this afternoon.

It's like we're the ones being punished!

Cat.

It's a difficult process, I know,

but we're working towards the best possible outcome.

Funny how so many rapists go unprosecuted, then, isn't it?

Cat...

Look, the police officers are just trying to do their jobs,

so can we please just... It's OK.

We understand completely,

and it's as frustrating for us as it is for you, Cat.

It's why we have to be so careful

about things like statements.

If the case depends on a date in a statement

by someone who never even saw her with the paedo,

something's wrong, somewhere.

Every bit of evidence matters,

so we have to make sure everything's watertight.

OK, fine.

Further to my previous statement,

I would like to add the following.

Portia is someone who's been through all kinds of family trauma

in her life. Her dad's been in jail, she's been in care,

she's been separated from her brothers.

She was desperate for attention and Tony Walters took full advantage!

End of story.

He was fired...

..for drinking in school.

What is he doing back?

He won't have access to the pupils,

and he's agreed to daily breathalyser tests.

And we have decided, as a trust, to support him.

By putting him on consultancy rates?

And we talk about failing upwards.

He has been through this process before and he knows the school.

And he punched me in the face in front of pupils.

And he wants to apologise!

If you could find a way to work with him, I would be hugely indebted.

If you'd like to step in, Mr Rimmer.

DOOR SHUTS

I realise this is difficult.

I'm in rehab.

I'm undergoing treatment.

I'm 118 days sober.

Well done.

I take full responsibility for my relapse.

I was in a bad place.

It was unfair of me to blame any of it on you,

and I would like to apologise to you and to Stella.

I'm pleased to hear that.

I hope that we can put this behind us

and work together for the good of the school.

SHE SIGHS

Shall we get this under way?

DOOR SHUTS

SCHOOL BELL RINGS HE KISSES TEETH

CLAMOUR

How was it? Pathetic!

Like, why do they need to do all this?

She's told them what's happened.

Well, what did they want to know?

Just going on about dates and times.

I told them, though, the whole system's wrong.

You really said that?

Totally. I said that Portia had been through all kinds of trauma,

and it's not her fault that she was desperate for attention

when he came along.

What else do they need to know?

You said what?

I was... I was defending you.

I was saying, you've been messed around by men your whole life.

Oh, so you know about my life, do you?

I was... I was saying they should believe you.

What they're going to believe is that I'm a desperate stalker, yeah?

I didn't say you were a stalker.

Just desperate, then.

No! Look, Portia...

A little victim, yeah?

A sad little loser chasing after the nice, respectable coach?

That's not what I said.

And there's no way they can use this against you.

Oh, I'm not bothered.

I'm bothered it's what you think of me.

It's what you all think of me, really, innit?

That I had it coming!

Portia!

I'm going to go check up on her.

Nice job, Cat.

I've done nothing wrong!

Right.

DONTE: Right, come on, everyone. Let's get a move on.

We've all got lessons to go to.

Thank you.

I've just watched my daughter yell at the police for half an hour.

How's your day going? DONTE SIGHS

How is she?

Well, it's the copper I'm worried about, ha.

Yeah, I just had a Year Nine tear a strip off me

for not letting him skive off. Forest Sumi?

Oh, Sumi bot? Oh, yeah.

Mother's straight down to school if you breathe on him too hard.

Yeah, tell me about it.

I mean, there's no reasoning with him.

I mean, it's like trying to explain yourself to a self-service checkout!

Well, why are you explaining anything?

All you need to explain is you're the one in charge.

Yeah, it's not exactly what they teach nowadays, though, Neil.

Oh, no, no, no. No, no.

The pedagogical experts might have their radical new ideas,

but they haven't got to get 30 teenagers to shut up

and listen, have they?

No, you just have to show them who's boss.

What are you saying? I need to be tougher?

Eh, deep down, that's what they want.

Hold on a minute.

You just said that Cat just wiped the floor with the dibble!

Ah, yes, well,

she's not a teenager.

She's a 35-year-old,

trapped in a teenager's body.

Ugh.

CLAMOUR

On your left.

BALL BOUNCES

Go left! Left, left, left. Get it!

Nice. Come on, Declan.

Come on. I'm back if you need.

Don't let him pass. Beautiful.

Pass, pass, pass, pass.

Yes, Forest!

Yes!

ALL GROAN

What was that? What are you doing?

HE SIGHS

Am I sent off now, sir?

Just go and get the ball, will you?

All right. I'll try my very best.

Oh. FAINT CHUCKLING

MOUTHS: What is he doing?

What an idiot. What is he doing?

He's showing you up, sir.

Forest, stop messing ar-... MURMURING

Sir, are you going to take that?

WHISPERS: You're embarrassing yourself.

Come on, mate. MURMURING

STUDENTS GASP Forest Sumi!

STUDENT: Ooh!

HUSHED MURMURING

You don't want to be part of the team? Fine.

You can be the ref.

What?

Yeah.

See how you like that.

And if you don't do it, I will talk to your head of year.

There'll be no chess club,

there'll be no music lessons,

there'll be nothing, because you'll be training with me,

every single day after school. LAUGHTER

LOUDLY: Do I make myself clear?

MURMURING

Now go and get the ball!

STUDENTS OOHING, GIGGLING

Oh!

Go on, sir. Well done! STUDENTS APPLAUD

What an idiot.

I mean, it's only like my fifth job,

and I still can't believe it's happening.

Work hard, don't make a lot of drama, you'll be golden.

I'm trying.

You've got beautiful hair.

I need to have to think about what to do with it.

GIGGLING IN BACKGROUND

I love it.

Aw, thank you.

Erm, I'm not sure that's going to be the right shade for me.

It's a bit light.

Oh, no, it's fine.

I've used this on girls with skin like yours lots of times.

It's just that the make-up artist at my last shoot said that

I've got a lot of warmth in my skin tone,

and if it's too light, it could end up looking grey.

Well, I can only work with what I've got.

The ongoing issue is that Waterloo Road is suffering

disproportionately from the problems facing all schools,

which is falling pupil numbers and staff retention.

Now, we have big ambitions for this school,

and one idea is that merging with another school

is the best way to achieve them.

I have to say that the staff and I would absolutely welcome

the opportunity to upscale.

Well, that's good to know, Darius.

Jack, I know you have some concerns.

Yes, erm...

I can see the benefits to the trust as a whole.

But I've seen for myself that mergers can fail

when the community isn't onboard.

This school brings a lot to this area.

You know, it has a unique identity,

which I personally think it would be a shame to lose.

There's a lot of baggage with the name Waterloo Road,

and I, personally, would love the chance

to shake off those associations.

I think there is an expectation of failure in some quarters.

When you talk about associations,

you could also say pride.

I mean, I've seen the results of trying to merge schools

with strong identities.

And the benefits of a new media studio aren't worth much

when the pupils are outside kicking merry hell out of each other.

Well, you were the authority on that, Jack.

Ahem.

Perhaps you can speak to how you negotiated specific challenges

in your previous merger, Jack.

I'd be happy to.

But I don't really see the point of digging any deeper

when the head isn't here.

I've been lucky enough to work closely with Stella,

and I think I can speak for her,

and I know she will want to do

whatever is necessary to maintain progress.

I also know Stella...

And I feel a personal responsibility

to continue the great work she has started.

In fact, I'm more than happy to put together a presentation

on the potential benefits for us specifically, if that helps.

MUSIC: Shutdown by Skepta

I'm sorry. Could you stop, please?

I'm not trying to be awkward, I just...

I know it's not going to look right.

Oh.

This is your fifth job, is it?

Well, it's no good for my skin.

Oh. You're making it about that?

I'm sorry, what?

Do you know what? Let's just leave it.

Your skin is perfect as it is.

But I don't want you to leave it.

All the other girls have got make-up on.

Well, this is what I'm using.

Well, I'm sorry, but, no.

Talk about London

Yo, Frisco, where shall I start?

Walked in, spat ten 16-bars

And each and every one of them came from the heart

None of my lyrics are stolen

"go on, then, go on, then"

That's my slogan... SHE SCOFFS

Nice attitude.

No A-list songs, and I told them

Blud, I just shut down That's not me

And it's shutdown... WHISTLE BLOWS

Ring-ring-ring, and it's shutdown

Fashion Week and it's shutdown

Went to the show, sitting in the front row

In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown

Touch the road and it's shutdown...

WHISTLE BLOWS

Go.

Ayesha!

What are you doing, you idiot?

So annoying! STUDENTS COMPLAIN

Well, I'm the ref.

So I make the rules.

You're just ruining it for everyone - as usual.

Such an idiot. Right. Off.

Oh, you're not sending nobody off.

You know what? You two, you're off, as well.

All right, that's enough.

You know what?

You're all off.

All of you. You're all off!

Nobody's off, you doughnut.

Yeah? Well, I'm the boss of you.

STUDENTS GASP

Declan!

FOREST WHIMPERS Sir, he's broke my nose.

It's your own fault.

Right, changing rooms now.

All of you!

MURMURING

You did this.

You did.

DISCONTENTED MURMURING

I'm telling my mum.

I'm going to get you sacked for this.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

MUSIC: Right There by Cassia

I was sitting right there

Looking out the window

Trying to keep the day from losing all my light

Positive that someday

Looking up at your way

Dreaming on the light

That's right

I was sitting, I was sitting right

I was sitting right.

WOMAN CLEARS THROAT

Could I see your visitor's pass, please?

Oh, disappointing!

I was hoping I might have to take down your particulars.

Hello, trouble.

Hello.

Nice to see you back in school, Jack, where you belong.

It's very handy to have my sponsor just down the corridor.

Well, I take my role very seriously.

I have to.

You know, the only gentleman caller I get these days

is you having a wobble!

I don't believe that,

but I'm very grateful.

Mm. You've done it all yourself, anyway.

Facing up to Donovan, again, after everything he's done to you -

it's not easy, Jack.

And he's no great shakes, from what I can see.

You should have seen him in there.

He couldn't have made his intentions clearer

if he'd put his CV on the whiteboard.

He was the same in the staff briefing.

He made it quite clear who's "in charge".

Well, he's not in charge of me.

I'm in charge of me,

and I'm done blaming him for my choices.

Yeah, well, that's the programme talking.

Look, because of the programme,

Donovan is no longer of my concern.

I'll catch you later.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

On the other hand,

it could be argued that the raft was plenty big enough for two people

to fit onboard and Rose could have easily pulled Jack onto it.

I assume that the film-makers made the raft this size deliberately,

to make us question why.

I suggest that the themes of Titanic are...

CLAMOUR OUTSIDE

..er, class structure and hierarchy.

Izzy.

I-I'm sorry for the interruption.

One moment, please.

EXCITED CLAMOUR

Wherever you're meant to be, get there, now.

Oh, it's OK, Miss, they're with me.

I was just grabbing a brew.

It's lesson time.

Yeah, I know, but I can't get started

till I've had me third cuppa!

QUIETLY: I'm doing a GCSE exam in there.

Well, I can't just magic them outside, little bit of air.

Little bit of skive, more like.

I just think that it gets their brains working.

But, I suppose not all teachers have got the imagination

to break out of old routines.

I see.

Well, perhaps you can tell me more

about your innovative approach later.

CHUCKLES: Sorry?

I'm Miss Walker.

I'll be interviewing you.

DOOR OPENS

Year Seven!

Apologies.

CAMERA BEEPS

Continue.

To conclude, perhaps the raft is a metaphor for the treatment

of the poor by the rich.

Meaning that the poor construct the raft,

but are not allowed a place on it,

even if there's a space free.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Well presented, Izzy.

A subject that you're obviously very passionate about.

Right, Cat.

Erm, it's...

"Women are their own worst enemies," true or false?

PORTIA SCOFFS You would say that.

STUDENTS SNICKER Thank you.

Let's hear her, please.

I would like to discuss the often proposed idea

that one of the factors holding women back in society

is women themselves.

For instance, Camille Glover,

in her book, The Sisterhood Mythos,

suggests that in order to succeed in top jobs,

women are forced to play by male rules,

which means deriding female competition.

In other words,

girls end up trashing other girls.

Mm, you'd know.

B-But I would argue that this is... This is not true.

PORTIA CHUCKLES

In fact...

..I would argue that this, in itself,

is an outdated and sexist trope,

and that it's only due to women's continued camaraderie

that we succeed at all.

Oh, my God.

Can you be any more two-faced?

PORTIA GROANS

Portia.

Oh, Miss, she's so full of crap, though.

Soon as I'm out of the room, she's telling everyone I'm a slag!

STUDENTS GASP, GOSSIP

Last warning.

Cat.

Erm...

I believe that, erm...

CAT SWALLOWS

SHAKILY: ..far from...

CAT BREATHES HEAVILY

..far from being, erm, a myth,

th-the concept of the si...sisterhood...

SOFTLY: Cat.

Don't walk out or I'll have to fail you.

DOOR SHUTS

Ooh!

SING-SONG: I'm going to have a fancy biscuit,

and I don't care who...

Right. You, right, OK - your attitude? It stinks.

SHE SIGHS

I think we've got a problem here.

Serena-Michelle asked for a financial report

for a meeting and I've had to lie and say that there's an IT issue,

cos I can't give her this.

Well, what's wrong?

I can't make the figures tally up.

There's a massive hole in the SEN budget.

In SEN?

Like, laptops or something like that,

but if it was, I'd know about it, so...

All right, well, how much are we talking?

Nearly 60 grand.

60,000?

Yep.

Before I do flag with Serena-Michelle,

I don't know if you want to talk to Mitch about it,

see if you can shed any light on it.

Yes.

Yeah. Yeah, thank you, Wendy.

I'm sure there'll be an explanation.

OK, so we did full spectrum bloods to rule out anything serious,

and it's generally good news.

No problems with your liver, kidney function,

no sign of diabetes.

Generally?

Have you used recreational drugs recently?

SHE CHUCKLES No.

No, of course not.

Well, I'm afraid your test results show traces of ketamine

in your system.

That would certainly account for the symptoms you described.

The confusion, the sleepiness, and so on.

Well, it must be a mistake.

Well, the results are fairly conclusive.

If you're certain that you haven't knowingly taken...

I've just told you - I haven't.

How could there possibly be ketamine in my blood?

Well, we do see cases

where it's been administered without someone's knowledge.

As a date rape drug, for instance.

Now, obviously, if this is what you think has happened,

then you should speak to the police.

S-Sorry. Are... Are you seriously saying

that someone has drugged me?

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

I know I'm a bitch, so you can save your breath, all right?

Well, you might be able to have another go at your spoken languages.

At least you can speak to Miss Walker about it.

I've blown it.

Like I said, it... It doesn't really count.

In my head, it counts.

I don't know why you're getting yourself so worked up about this.

Maybe it's cos I can't open my mouth

without saying something stupid.

Portia's not actually angry at you.

She's just taking it out on you, OK?

When did you get your degree in psychology?

I've been going family therapy with my dad.

They've been telling me,

"Stop trying to control everything,

"cos you can't."

I make mistakes.

I don't do mistakes.

Oh, really?

Really.

I've got a life plan, and I stick to it.

LAUGHS: A life plan?

I wrote it when I was 12.

I planned out which universities I wanted to go to,

and how much the rent would cost me.

It's actually pretty interesting.

It's actually me trying to control my life after a bad thing happened.

I don't need therapy to tell me.

Your mum and dad breaking up?

Well, I did need someone to tell me.

When my mum died, I thought everything was my fault.

Apparently.

Wow.

So much in common.

So much. THEY CHUCKLE

You know what?

That sisterhood thing you're talking about -

it's still a thing.

You're doing better sistering than my actual sister,

wherever she is.

Oh, so you see me as a sister?

No. Not exactly.

I need to go see Coral.

I see you haven't been in full-time education for some time.

Why have you decided to return now?

It was coming back here, to do supply.

I felt like I'd never been away.

You see, to me, teaching isn't just a career.

It's a vocation.

Huh. Because I asked my Year 11s,

and they said you mostly put on the Romeo and Juliet DVD

while you read Take A Break.

SHE LAUGHS

Is that what they said?

Yeah.

Cards on the table.

I believe this is the second time you've advertised this job.

You're struggling to fill the post.

I've got experience, I've got availability.

I know the school, and I know the staff.

Some you'd probably like to know better.

I'm sorry?

Shall we talk about the GCSE curriculum.

I trust you're familiar with it?

I get the feeling that you've already made your decision.

SHE INHALES

Cards on the table.

I'm not sure you're exactly what we're looking for.

I see!

Well, what a shame.

But you're right.

I don't know the subject inside out.

But then again, I don't imagine you know French.

Et tu es une vieille sorciere triste.

Au revoir.

DOOR OPENS

You know what?

I so thought they were going to say something was wrong.

But look at him.

He's bloody gorgeous!

THEY CHUCKLE

You're bloody gorgeous.

Ooh, you're smooth, you.

Look at you. SHE GIGGLES

You better say that when you're announcing it

in the staff briefing tomorrow. Hmm.

Are you sure you want to do this?

If he's in one of his moods...

I want to meet your dad.

OK. I want him to see this.

I want him to know.

Exactly. Come on.

Dad? I've brought someone to meet you.

This is Nisha.

Hello, Jimmy.

Have you thrown your dinner at the nurse? Again?

Aw, no! Spag bol as well - it's my favourite, that.

Love, if you tasted it, you'd throw it at someone, too.

SHE LAUGHS

Listen, Dad, we've got something to tell you.

Guess who this is, Jimmy?

What the hell's that?

It's your grandson.

Dad.

What's it got to do with me?

Jimmy, it's a picture of your grandson.

We're expecting.

If it turns out anything like him,

it should be strangled at birth!

Dad. What are you going to teach it?

How to scrounge for a living?!

Darius is a Deputy Head, you should be proud of him.

That won't last five minutes, like everything else.

Teaching?

Someone needs to teach him to tie his own boot laces!

Have you got a sec?

You OK? Yeah, go on. You go.

I can't believe you'd speak to your own son like that.

You don't know him like I do, LOVE.

No, but that's no excuse to be rude to him, or to me.

Look, I know that you must be upset about losing your sister.

What are you talking about?

Your sister.

I'm really sorry to hear that she passed.

I don't have a sister.

You're talking rubbish, love.

Whatever he's told you,

it'll be a pack of lies!

INAUDIBLE

Well...

..that was about as successful as my Hinge profile.

Ay, come on.

It can't be that bad.

You know, people always focus on the little things

that they say wrong in an interview.

Mmm.

I called her a sad old witch -

in French.

You never!

HE LAUGHS

Look, the thing is about Coral,

well, you just don't want to get on the wrong side of her.

Well, probably mad to think that I could come back full-time, anyway.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

You know, I just want to know

when it starts to feel like those adverts on the telly.

You know, when the kids are hanging on your every word

and you're changing lives.

Cos as far as I can see,

every day just rams it home that you're no good at it.

You're as good a teacher as anyone!

No, I'm not. I'm not qualified, am I?

I don't know why I thought I could do it in the first place.

Hey! Where's all this coming from?

I'm just having a nightmare with one of the pupils, and Neil...

Ooh, Neil.

Yeah, well, he said that I should be stricter, tougher.

And that, that just made things worse.

I mean, he annoyed everyone that much he got assaulted,

and now I think his mum's going to sue me.

I'd usually had a couple of them by lunchtime.

HE SNORTS

The thing is, Donte,

teaching isn't a "one size fits all."

It's about personality, it's about life experience.

Everyone has their own strengths,

you've just got to learn to...

..to play to them.

Yeah, and what's yours?

My beauty.

BOTH GUFFAW

Ah, you've not changed, have ya?

Look, I can tell you what I said in the interview,

or I can tell you the truth.

And to be honest, I haven't got a clue,

I'm still trying to work it out.

The point is, you're not going to reach your pupil

by shouting at them.

You're going to reach them by being you.

Anyway, I've got a Period Five to prepare for.

Hey, thanks for the advice.

You're welcome.

I'm just sorry I'm not going to be here to dispense

any more of me sage wisdom.

But it's probably for the best.

You're early.

DOOR SHUTS Should you be here?

I was allowed out for a shoot,

but I came back early.

There's no point going to my other lesson for five minutes.

Well, your other teacher might feel differently,

but, came back early - why?

I walked out.

The make-up artist was using all the wrong products

and when I mentioned it, she acted like I was being awkward.

Oh, because it's not awkward that she learnt how to do her job

with only one ethnicity.

I'd have had to go in front of the camera looking rubbish

and feeling rubbish and so I would have done a rubbish job.

I thought make-up artists were supposed to know what they're doing.

Have you seen these?

From my glory days in the music industry?

You look amazing in them, Miss.

Because I did my own hair,

and I did my own make-up.

If I'd left it to them,

I'd have no hair left.

This first time, she was brutal with the tong.

She used no heat protection, of course.

It was like she'd never even seen black hair before.

I know, right?

You are not the problem, Shola.

The problem is that make-up artist.

The problem is the people who trained her

and the people who hired her.

So, what are you meant to do?

If it's ever going to stop,

it's because people like you tell them what is OK and what's not OK.

It's your hair, your skin.

And asking for a so-called professional

to understand how to manage it is the bare minimum.

But my agent might stop putting me up for jobs.

If she's a good agent, she'll find you better jobs.

You're not being employed just for this.

You're being employed for this.

Your attitude and your personality.

I'm so proud of you for not being afraid to show it.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hey. Got a minute?

I've got two - before the Year Sevens descend.

Look, I don't want to put you on the spot or anything,

it's just that I spoke with Miss Haydock.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, er...

She seems to think that her interview didn't go too well,

and I just wondered, you know, on the QT...

I'll be letting her know,

after I've carefully considered the responses of a...

..loud mouthed, has-been teacher of a completely different subject.

HE SNICKERS Look, I just think you might have

got the wrong impression of her.

Look, I know that she can be a little bit in-your-face.

All right, maybe a lot, at times -

but she's a great teacher.

I mean, I should know, she taught me.

What did you get in French?

Er, Unclassified.

Yeah, but that was my fault, all right? Not hers.

Look, I know that she gives off the impression

that she doesn't care, but she does.

Maybe a little bit too much.

But she would jump headfirst into her students' lives.

She would do whatever she needs to do to get them

to where they want to go.

That was a good few years ago, Donte.

Grape?

Look, you can learn new strategies,

but you can't learn heart.

And Miss Haydock, she has that in spades.

And we need as much of that as we can get, don't we?

Look, I got two pieces of teaching advice today.

One from Neil, and one from Miss Haydock.

And one...

HE SIGHS

One just made me want to pack it all in.

And the other?

Well, it made me believe in myself again.

Can you guess which is which?

DOOR OPENS

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Just look at the body language, bro!

Anyone can see what's going on.

That's what the photographer told us to do, so...

Oh! Oh, did he also tell you to be all touchy-feely

when you see each other in school, or...?

Look, she goes out with male models!

Anyway, Tonya's only been gone for two seconds.

It is not like that.

Mmm.

Ben.

Nan, is everything all right?

What did the doctor say?

The doctor wanted to know if I'd been taking ketamine.

What? It was on my blood test.

Now, there's only one way that I can explain that,

and that's if somebody gave it to me without my knowing.

You think I'd spike you?

You had ketamine in your locker.

I would never!

Right. Well, then, who?

I know there were drugs at that party,

is it something to do with that?

STAMMERS: I don't know.

I'm going to have to report this to the police,

so if you're trying to protect somebody...

Jack.

All I'm asking is if you can shed a bit of light on it.

And just to be clear, no-one is accusing anyone of anything.

No, not out loud,

but someone obviously thinks I've had my hand in the till.

Look, I've got a series of invoices for spare special needs education

that I can't explain.

And they're 10K a pop.

I've never heard of sphere-whatever.

That's because it doesn't appear to exist.

Hang on, so you think I've set this up

and paid myself for supplies that don't exist?

Oh, for goodness' sake, you're the SENCO!

I have to ask.

Serena-Michelle will also be asking.

Right, I asked Stella for a budget meeting repeatedly,

and she cancelled it more than once.

Yes.

I did change it in her diary a couple of times.

Right, and I've been hassling her,

because we are desperate for equipment.

Why would I encourage her to look at the budget

if I'd been doing this?

I wouldn't even know how to go about it.

And I can't just sign off on orders,

that's why I had to see Stella.

He's right.

It would have to be signed off by senior management.

OK, well, sorry to drag you out, Mitch.

Go back to your lesson now.

Oh, thank you.

Love you. Love YOU.

What?

Who signed it?

Stella.

I wanted a way back, to make amends.

So, you know, if I can help with the merger...

Sorry, what... What merger?

What, you don't know?

No.

Well, Darius is leading it.

He told everyone you were in favour of it.

This is the first I'm hearing of any merger.

Well, he's not representing you, clearly,

he's representing himself!

Look, I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation.

Maybe.

I'll just say this.

I'm sure he'd like nothing better than to have you out of his way.

I know he was talking in the staffroom

like you were never coming back.

Stella?

No, Stella wouldn't.

Not in a million. SHE SIGHS

I know, but these invoices can only have been signed off by her account.

All right, well, so she made a mistake.

For that amount?

Have you met Stella?

Yeah, I have.

And she's as straight as they come.

AND she's close to retiring.

Mm.

Well, she can't retire.

Sorry?

Well, you must have read about the pension fund collapsing.

Stella was one of the people affected by it.

What, she lost her pension?

Oh, my...

Wendy, I really need that financial report.

Stella?

Oh, yeah, Just... Just give me a minute. I'm just...

Just trying to get my thoughts together.

Well, you carried straight on, after Hope.

No wonder you're on the sick.

No, no, it's nothing to do with that.

Last term, you said that Darius actively tried to get you to drink.

I honestly didn't want to get into this.

But did he?

He put a bottle of whisky on my desk

after he'd seen me at an addiction meeting

cos he wanted me to relapse.

Cos he wanted my job.

But I was the one who drank it.

I can't keep blaming him.

What's going on?

I believe I was drugged.

I started feeling weird at work.

My... My head was swimming

and I could barely keep my eyes open.

Well, it must have been given to you in school.

Who were you with?

Darius.

Yeah.

I promised myself I was going to let this lie,

but this changes things.

Serena-Michelle is in school, I say we go and find her.

Your dad doesn't know what he's saying.

Hmm. He knows.

Hey, it's lucky that your auntie weren't so sour.

Did them two get on?

You've just seen him.

He doesn't get on with anyone.

What is she doing here?

I've been looking for you,

but I'd prefer if we could talk privately.

You should not be in work.

I'm not ill any more,

but that's what I want to talk to you about.

Look, we have serious concerns about a member of staff.

I suspect there's been criminal behaviour.

Joe and Wendy have made me aware of some allegations.

Stella, what are you doing here?

Er, could we continue this somewhere else, please?

I cannot be having this conversation.

Not without a lawyer present.

I'm sorry?

You need to listen to her.

Look, I don't know what you're referring to,

but a significant amount of money is missing from the school accounts.

So, it is out of my hands.

It's now a police matter.

Hiya, we received a call.

Yes. That's me, Serena-Michelle.

Erm, I didn't know Mrs Drake was going to be here,

but you'll be wanting to speak to her.

If you'd like to follow me.

S-Sorry. What... What is going on?

Let's just, erm...

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Exactly...

Come on, boys. Get a move on.

Why are we outside?

Well, it's PE detention.

Funnily enough, we're doing PE.

We are going to be doing this every night.

What?

We didn't do anything.

Erm, child slavery.

Look, I'm telling my mum.

MIMICS: "I'm telling my mum."

Yeah, we know, Forest.

All right, I tell you what.

I'll set you a challenge.

A race.

One circuit of the playground.

Me, versus all of you.

Well, you're going to win.

You do PE all day, and you've got longer legs.

Yeah, well, this is where the fun starts.

Because all of you are going to be running in a relay.

So, let's see if the five of you together can beat the one of me.

And if you win - if you win...

..no more detentions.

SOFTLY: Get in!

So, what's it going to be?

All right. Yeah.

Yeah?

Let's get started, then.

Each of you to one of those cones. Let's go!

PORTIA: Oy, Cat.

Portia.

I went to speak to Mr Swift about everything that happened before.

And he said it's OK to be angry,

but it's not fair to be aggressive with people.

I was only trying to help.

Mmm. Yeah, well, soz for messing up your exams and, like,

your entire future or whatever.

I'll be all right.

And I don't think you're desperate.

I think you're strong.

Yeah, well, I don't want to have to BE strong.

I just want to forget it happened, but I can't,

cos people are talking about it all the time,

and the only person who doesn't want to talk about it is me.

Well, we're always here, all right?

We've got your back.

Any time you want to talk, we're all here for you.

Sisters!

ALL: Sisters!

FOGHORN BLASTS

CHEERING

Go on, Declan!

MUSIC: Mind The Gap by The Reytons

Tie up your laces, cover your faces

The boys are about to attack

Stood in their places

Their dress codes are basic

Stone Island and Burberry caps

Get ready for it

Shots fired

Don't lose your place

Stand in the trenches and cover your face when there's

Shots fired

No time to wait

If they want war, then we will

We will retaliate.

RAUCOUS CHEERING

Get in! Get in.

Good, that was. Yeah.

DONTE CHUCKLES

Yeah, yeah. All right, you got me.

No detentions now, you know.

No detentions.

All thanks to Forest.

Hey, fair is fair.

I've seen sloths faster than that, sir.

THEY CHUCKLE

Well, listen, if you like that,

we can do it next week in PE.

Same teams.

What do you reckon, Forest?

Look, I know what you're doing,

cos I'm not a complete idiot.

But, yeah.

OK.

SING-SONG: I'm telling your mum, I'm telling your mum!

Great race, mate.

Mrs Drake, you need to come with us, now.

Could you at least wait until all the pupils have gone?

This is ridiculous.

You're not even giving her a chance to put her side.

She's clearly being set up!

She needs to account for where the money has gone.

Mate, what's going on?

Nan!

Nan, what's happening?

Ben, it's OK. It's all right. I-I'll call you.

I'm fine.

Come on, back inside, everyone. Go on.

Go back in, come on.

Yeah. Let's go.

She is not a thief.

She is the last person you should be looking at.

Do you know what's going on?

STUTTERS: I don't know. I don't know.

OK. Yeah. Thanks again, Charlotte. OK. I'll see you.

Ha-ha! Is that another job?

No, it's just my agent being brilliant.

She won't put me up for any more jobs with make-up artists

that don't know how to do their jobs.

And she admires me for sticking to my principles.

Is that not a bit pushy?

Yeah, but I'm going to be more pushy.

I mean, it's my hair, it's my skin and it's my life.

OK! Ha-ha, ha!

So, when am I taking you out, then?

HE COUGHS

Huh? Oh, sorry. Is that too pushy for you?

No. No, no, no, no.

HE SPLUTTERS

How's Friday for you?

HIGH-PITCHED: Friday?

Friday.

DEEPER: Friday. Friday. Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah.

OK. OK. Yeah? That's cool.

See you. Yeah. Bye-bye.

SHE CHUCKLES

WENDY: I just don't know if we did the right thing.

MITCH: We did the only thing that we could.

JOE: Yeah, we didn't know they were going to make her

do the walk of shame in front of the whole school, did we?

Serena-Michelle, making sure everyone knows

she's washing her hands of Stella.

Mm. Yeah, but we shouldn't jump to conclusions.

Well, surely they wouldn't have arrested her

unless they had evidence.

All I'm saying is, it doesn't seem right.

Yeah, I don't get it. She seemed dead straight to me.

She hadn't been well.

Perhaps she was confused?

Oh, aye. Yeah, yeah.

Because every time I'm feeling a bit rough,

I forget where I put several thousand pounds.

Why would she need to steal?

She must be on a massive wedge.

It's the pensions.

Eh?

Sh-She lost her pension, in the...

Well, that's it, then, isn't it? Case closed.

I don't think we should be discussing this.

Certainly not in public.

Have you told 'em?

What?

Our news.

Oh! You know what, I don't think that's...

We are expecting.

A handsome little thing. Oh, my God! Let me see!

Oh! Congratulations.

We're hoping he gets his mum's everything. Thank you.

Let's be honest.

Same again, everyone?

Come on, we're celebrating. ALL: Yeah.

Lovely, yeah. Congrats. Thank you.

Wow. Great! Thank you. Nisha and baby.

Do you mind if I join you?

I'm in shock about Stella.

Never mind you lot!

Actually, you're probably just wanting to have

a private discussion, so I'll make myself scarce.

Budge up.

Can I have a word, in there, before you go?

Yeah. You didn't warn me about the school hatchet face.

My God, if I have ever seen a woman more in need of...

D...! That's my...missus.

Well, in my humble opinion, Neil,

she's punching.

HE GIGGLES

Did she just say that he...

Yeah!

SHE CHUCKLES

I wanted to thank you for coming in.

So, this is the big elbow, is it?

Not necessarily.

I wanted to reassure you that the decision hasn't yet been made.

You have some excellent references.

Thank you for letting me know.

I'm sorry if I was a bit harsh on you in the interview.

It's my first day back off Mat leave.

First day?

Bloody hell.

What are you going to be like by half term?

Heads on spikes.

SHE CHUCKLES

You're welcome to join us.

Should you be in here?

Where's Donovan? No.

Jack, no! Out of my way.

What ever happened to, "I'm done blaming him?"

He did the same thing to Stella that he did to me.

So, what are you going to do, hey?

Get drunk and punch his lights out - again?

Don't you think this is what he wants?

I know it's what I want.

And there'll be no coming back this time.

It's him.

He took the money.

He drugged Stella to get her out of the way.

And then she takes the fall and guess who steps up in her place?

But that's no concern of yours, Jack. That's what you said.

What happened to all those chats we've had

over the last few months, hey?

About you wanting to be a different man.

Well, this is where it matters.

Be different.

If you can see what he did,

then someone else can.

Honestly, he's on borrowed time!

MUSIC: You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse

We're like how we were again

I'm in the tub, you on the seat

Lick your lips as I soap my feet

Then you notice lickle carpet burn

My stomach drop and my guts churn

You shrug, and it's the worst

Who truly stuck the knife in first?

I cheated myself

Like I knew I would

I told you I was trouble

You know that I'm no good

I told you I was trouble

You know that I'm no good.

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