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I am a teacher at your school.

No you're not. You're just a feeble old man in pyjamas.

I put my faith in you and you have let me down. I need you to

come through for me and first I'm raising my faith.

Okay. I'll have you kicked out of here quicker than your feet can touch the

ground. You wouldn't do that.

Try me. You know if you're just doing this to get at me Connor it's working.

Yeah that's it because it's all about you isn't it?

Coming back to school.

All done?

This isn't going to be our life forever, you know.

We're going to do things.

Lots of things.

Cheltenham Festival?

Horse racing? No, no, I mean... I mean, I'm talking about seeing the world.

All the historical sites.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

They were a poetic creation.

What, you mean they're not real?

No, but if they were, I'd like to see them with you.

I love you, Grantley Budgin.

You do know that, don't you?

You really think giving up mandarin to chopped vegetables is a good career

Mum, get off my case.

You know, I could give you a hard time.

Oh, is that right?

Yeah. Like the empty bottle of vodka I found in the bin last week.

I did not drink a drop of that. It went straight down the sink. I know.

Trust me. I've always known you've been drinking.

Right, bang.

Oh, I've got to figure the journey.

I am not an invalid.

I think I can manage to walk to the local shop.

Do you want some breakfast?

Will you lot shut up?

I cannot hear myself think.

I'm sorry? Why don't you sit down? I'll bring you toast.

Going back to work after a long break is not easy.

I'm fine. There's no need to worry.

Oh, good luck, Casey.

Yeah, watch you don't get your brain scrambled, Casey.

I like yours this already, you mean.

I'm going to come back and wave my medal in your face.

What medal?

She wants to go for the Commonwealth Games.

She can do it, can't she, miss?

It's going to take some doing, Casey.

Well, you said she was talented.

Well, anything's possible, but... Do you know what? It's good to have a go.

Yeah, why not?

Hey.

Case reckons she's going to walk it today, Baz.

Ha -ha!

Reckons she'll get battered.

Yeah?

Oh, no, no, no. I don't mean she's not good or anything. I just mean she's not

going to walk it.

It's no contest.

She will get battered.

The girl she's fighting has been boxing for ages.

I have proper training and everything.

The only thing I can do is make loads of money out of it.

Tell everyone she's going to win. Do you hear me?

I don't want to be late for the first day back, so...

Come on, love.

You can take it standing on your head.

I don't want to go back anymore.

Can't do it. You can.

Can't do it.

Christine is expecting you.

You're not giving up 20 years from the door.

I think after nearly 40 years, I've learned my right.

Well, I don't want you to give up.

You have not been through hell these past few months just to jack it all in.

Look at our kid.

They look up to you.

Let's just get today over with, hmm?

I suppose one day won't make any difference.

Who knows what deadly bacilli are lurking in this place.

Currently, it's lovely to see you.

Thanks. I wish I could say the feeling of mutual... Oh.

Listen to him.

Sorry, excuse me.

Have you cleaned in here?

Aye. Really?

Well, it doesn't look like it.

I'm a cleaner, not a dishwasher.

But surely part of your responsibility is to tidy this room, is it not? Well,

I'm two cleaners down, and all I've got is a wee lassie from Moldova. I can't be

everywhere. Might I remind you that you and your cleaning staff are employed

directly by the school?

Easy up. Pompous little... Excuse us.

We need to have a word with Christy.

To ease you back in, Maggie and I thought you might like to help out with

National Schools Poetry Competition this morning.

I thought Tom's do... I mean, I thought he'd done that.

He didn't finish it.

And today's the last day to pick Waterloo Road submission.

I've arranged for a presentation in a lecture theatre after school and I need

you to work your magic.

Get the poems up to scratch and then pick the winning entry.

You'll do a great job, Christine, won't you?

Oh, of course.

I don't mind playing St Jude for the day.

Thanks, Grantley.

And it is really great to have you back.

I'm sorry, Christine.

He was mad keen to get back. I don't know what's got into him. Are you sure

not coming back too soon?

He'll be fine when he gets a few lessons under his belt.

You two out for a stroll or on your way to class?

Out of the way.

He's a stuck -up so -and -so, that Windsor.

Don't you worry, old guppet.

He won't make a fool of me again.

Biggest mistake he ever made.

Just talk to her.

I'm not saying she'll forgive you, but she'll talk to you. And that'll make

things a lot less awkward for us.

Hi. Hi.

Hi. I'm really looking forward to see Katie Box today.

Don't talk to her.

She doesn't want anything to do with you.

I can speak for myself, Paddy.

But he's right.

I've got enough to say to you.

Commonwealth Games?

I know.

It's ambitious, but she's really up for it.

Are you sure she's good enough? It's not really your area of expertise, is it? I

know I'm no coach, but I know talent and ambition when I see it. But as you say,

you're... No coach.

Sorry I'm late. Just supervising the boxing ring being delivered.

We're all set.

Just remember the PTE. Aren't you happy about it? It's going to be a great

event. It's all down to Nicky here.

Casey's going to do us proud.

I know she will.

Long term, she's going to need financial backing.

I've got a student council meeting today. I'll put fundraising for her on

agenda. Well, we can discuss that at a later date.

Nicky, I hope it all goes well.

Thank you.

Simon, NQT observations. I haven't had a chance to see one of Sue's classes yet.

How's she doing?

No problem.

Really hitting the ground running.

Moving forward, let's hope we'll all be on the same page.

Indeed, singing from the same hymn sheet.

That's the first time I've seen you smile since Princess left.

Was that a smile?

I suppose it was.

Well, I'm assuming that Mr Clarkson has filed your poems somewhere.

We haven't even wrote them yet, sir.

Right. Well, the general rule of poetry used to be simple.

Nowadays, practically anything passes as poetry.

Do you mean like pop songs?

Oh, and rap.

Rap. I am not reading any of that rubbish.

Just remember it is easiest to write about something you know well, that you

care about.

Sir, can I use my laptop?

Providing it's used appropriately and there's no copying from the internet.

So we want to determine the order of the reaction in respect to... In

respect to the hydrogen ions.

Now, as you know, iodate... As you know, the iodate ions are an oxidising agent

which... which react with sulphate ions in acidic pollution...

to produce... Miss, are you going to let them do

that? They don't want to learn, then. That's their business.

No, but I do. And I want, if you can't control them... You'd better not teach

them, I say.

Oh, pass the sick bar.

I've just realised I've lost a mini in the stuff room.

Job centre open to ten, miss.

Hmm. Right.

I'd like to hear a few opening lines, if possible.

Lula, you've had technological support, anything?

Um, I'm still doing my research.

Holler's finished.

Mr Taylor, let's hear it. Right, pin back your luggles, everyone. Here comes

Waterloo Road Diamond Armitage.

Um, for you.

If I could pray your pain away, I surely would.

If I could hold you fast until your fear had passed, I'd try.

If I could cry your weary... Stop!

Perhaps Mr Clarkson didn't make it clear, but entries for the competition

be original pieces of work.

Copying and pasting from the internet is strictly verboten.

I didn't copy it.

You can't kid a kidder, son. I saw you on that thing. I was helping Lula.

I did this.

I did, didn't I?

Sorry. Enough.

I don't want to hear it.

Heads down, you've got until break.

Look ahead.

I'm talking about our future.

Life, death, marriage.

Are you OK with me?

Absolutely. Never better.

I mean, I know what I want to do with my life.

Give up teaching?

No, Imogen. Get married.

I am having the works. Vintage car, church.

Sickeningly expensive dress.

Oh, that sounds amazing.

It's all set. I'm going to be a princess.

I thought marriage was about how much you love someone and not about how you

look. Mr. Loadley is my dream man and he wants me to look my best.

Just like when he first saw you, miss.

In the unlikely event of crashing into the sea, please blow into this whistle

keep the sharks away.

Actually, Barry, you've got the moves all wrong.

passing the jacket over your head, past the straps around your waist. Once

outside the aircraft, the jacket can be inflated by pulling down on the toggles.

A light and a whistle are provided to attract attention.

Toot -toot!

There was a young man from Leeds.

He swallowed a packet of seeds.

He grew some grass on his under... I couldn't fart for weeks.

Thank you, Pam Airs.

I don't think infantile limericks was what Mr Clarkson had in mind.

Sir, I finished mine.

It's called Scream.

My blood runs to keep you warm and fill your belly.

My skin twisted in pain like a newborn baby.

My pain is your gain.

A life lived short like a butterfly and squashed like a bug.

Hear my scream.

Really rather good.

I would tone down some of the similes, but the message of the poem is clear.

Perhaps a little too clear.

Right, well, get on with it, everyone. We haven't got long. Good effort.

Ted Hughes, amazing powers of observation. Try and capture some

of that in yours.

Without copying.

Hello. How are you feeling?

Your little effort at breaking me in gently isn't working.

Complete waste of time.

So far, I've had one decent effort, plagiarism and a bunch of limericks.

I'll be expecting too much of him.

Keep pushing him.

He'll come round.

Entree, entree, don't I sell the class?

Oh, my God!

Someone's a laggy, sir.

Quiet!

Right. Sweep it in one.

It's too hard.

Just use words that express your feelings.

I have done.

Swag.

Swag. Swag on you, chilling by the fire while we eat in

fondue.

But, sir, is that not a Justin Bieber song?

I've had enough plagiarism for one day.

Look, W .H.

Auden. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century said that

a poet is, before anything, someone who is passionately in love with language.

Now, I am no Orden, but I've always loved words.

Their diversity, their malleability, their malleability.

Above all else, their sound.

Rhiannon, what's your favourite word?

Donuts.

We all know money's yours, Barry.

Too right.

I'm running a book on the boxing match.

Right.

Let's make a start. I want everyone to make a list of their favourite words. No

profanities. What's your favourite word, sir?

Me? I like cacophonous words.

Words that have a harsh, Or unpleasant sound.

Like what?

Putrid. Popular.

Pratt. Prude.

Pickle. Pimple.

Poppycock. And that's just a piece.

Christine, we've got a problem. I need to talk to you. All right, all right.

You've got to come barking in here. Quit out there.

This better be good.

That cleaner has exacted her revenge by dumping rubbish all over my desk.

I had to remind her of her duties this morning, and I don't think she took too

kindly to the rebuke.

Did you actually see her do it?

No, it was obviously her.

Well, you don't know that. Sounds like kids playing a trick.

They wouldn't dare. She would. She's just the type.

And what type is that?

I think you should just get rid of them all.

In Japan, you know, children clean their own schools. George, you're annoyed.

But there's a class out there that should be in a lesson.

Sponsored clean.

We should get the children to raise money by cleaning the school.

It's genius.

I can see a twinkle in your eye. I think you're hot on the idea, are you not?

Look, take it to the school council. If they think it's any merit, I will think

about it.

Right.

I shall.

After you've finished teaching that lot?

Of course.

Right, you've

all got a copy of the agenda, so item one is... Sir, I'd like to add something

to this.

It's about Miss Bark.

Miss Bark?

What about her?

Well, she can't teach for one.

This morning she spent the full lesson talking about marriage and showing us

skills as a flight attendant.

Well, Miss Boxlitten isn't on the agenda, so... Yeah, but we really think

somebody should... It's not on the agenda, OK?

Can we just move on, please?

Tennessee.

Oh, Casey's boxing gear.

That's Gabby.

If she's going to be in the Commonwealth Games, then she needs some proper

equipment. That's really soon. Yeah, so she's good enough.

Yeah, we'd all agree with that, didn't we?

I think what we should do is... Don't wake up here and absolute silence.

I wonder if I could address the school council.

Well, er... I'd like, if I may, to pitch a little idea of mine to you to raise

much -needed school funds.

And the idea is a sponsored clean of the school.

A sponsored clean.

Yep.

Kill two birds with one rock.

Raise money and get a nice clean school.

Right.

Let's put it to a vote, shall we?

Anybody want to put on rubber gloves and scrub floors?

is not good, Katie.

You're capable of way better than this.

Miss, I've had no time.

I'm sorry to interrupt.

Can I borrow Katie's pre -fight routine?

Well, see what all that training's leading to?

A five -year -old could have done that.

She's trying her best.

Aren't you?

I'm sorry.

I'm just a bit up to here with everything at the minute.

I'll make sure she gets it done properly.

Come on.

Miss, I've left my homework in my locker.

Oh, here we go. Another Jackanory.

What? Nothing.

Go and get it.

Very, very.

I'll have 50 quid on the half of a girl.

Are you sure?

I've heard she's got arms longer than my small intestine.

Right, well, 50 quid it is.

Evens. I'll give you the money later.

Hey!

I won't see the bet.

I know.

Your kids are going to get slaughtered. No.

And I'll be the one doing the slaughtering if I hear you repeat that.

So can I have a word, please?

I hope you haven't come to protest your innocence again.

No, Barry's just trying to rip you off.

You know, with a boxing.

How do you mean?

He's going to win.

Barry knows the other girl. He's just threatened her to make a move.

I don't care if you didn't do it. Get it cleaned, please.

Aha.

Thank you.

Ooh. At least you're smiling now and not shouting because Budgie didn't like

your little poem.

Yeah, whatever, Darren.

Ooh, little poem I wrote. Shut up, Darren. I'm not joking.

Right, what is it with you and your old cherry face anyway? Shut up! Shut up!

You over there.

You.

I've got enough

on my plate today without you two trying to lock lumps out of each other.

Darren's been winding me up about my poem.

The one you've been doing with Mr Budgin? You think I've copied it?

And did you?

No, I've spent ages doing it.

I'm not bothered.

Budgin thinks I'm a liar, so what?

Harley. He doesn't.

He's just... He's not himself today.

I'll tell you what.

I'll have a word with him. Give me the poem. I'll make sure he reads it.

I can't.

I've trucked it away.

I know, but... Just save it.

Here.

I've got your money.

50 quid.

Casey, I thought you were better on YouTube.

You thought I was born yesterday. You got a problem with that?

No, no.

50 on Casey.

Good luck.

Hiya, love.

Listen, I've just had a word with Harley and he's pretty upset about that porn

thing. That's because it's not his poem. He lifted it off the internet.

He says he didn't. And I know a fraud when I see one.

Okay, don't have to bite my head off.

I'm having this in the staff room.

I thought I told you to back off, Miss Spock.

I did.

But then she went off on one.

If you ask me, she's a bit, well, you know.

He's protecting her.

I would do the same for you.

But she's waiting on chances of getting into uni.

Hi. How's Katie doing?

I'm not hungry.

You like that?

Yeah, what?

See you later.

I have a feeling she's not going to forgive you.

Maybe it's time to move on, mate.

Thank you, Lula, yes, I'll read it now. Sir, can I talk to you about Harley?

Finally.

A decent piece of work.

Have him one of those days.

It gets easier, believe me. Why don't they listen?

All this chattering and the questions.

I just want to teach science to people that want to learn.

You walk into the room, you look confident.

You give them a scowl.

Never smile before half term.

I've tried that. It lasts about two seconds.

Don't! Answer questions like, where do you get your top, miss?

Or, are we doing something good today, miss?

Now, let the room go silent.

Have something prepared, something simple that they can't question.

You make it sound so easy.

Well, it's nearly 40 years of experience, but then...

Once in a blue moon, you uncover...

A diamond.

I thought that it might give him the lift, but it hasn't.

I'll give him a chance. He's coming back to this lot at walk in the corridor.

I know, I know. I just worry that he's going to give up on life and everything.

Well, you've got to convince him that there is life beyond this place, beyond

that machine he hooks himself up to.

Yeah.

Listen, you'd better get off.

Maggie. I know you're thinking something.

Good morning, Miss Bellsmith.

Good practice.

Yeah, yeah.

Do you think I'll lose?

Really joking.

No worries, eh?

None. And you've got the whole school backing you.

Are you not a little bit nervous?

Why would I be nervous?

You've got what it takes in here and in here.

All right? Remember that.

Yes.

I had to defend you earlier at the student council.

Imogen Saju, I told everyone about your here comes the bride lesson.

Well, yeah, I was telling them about our wedding. You spent half the lesson

talking about it.

They liked it.

Even Barry, I think.

Are you serious?

Sue, you have got to get a grip.

Our jobs could be on the line if anyone finds out. Oh, worried about your

precious career.

Of course I'm worried about it.

Are you OK?

No. I had support with Barry, and now you're having a go at me. You know what

mean. Would you take us?

Get up.

My bag!

Just head to the box, then.

You know, I'm afraid I find public displays of aggression a little

take. I mean, we preach tolerance, non -violence... It'll take a bit more than

your sober tongue to get people scrubbing floors.

What's wrong with a silver tongue?

Aren't you supposed to be supervising the car?

France?

Food's horrible.

What about grief?

You can't put paper down the toilet after you've done your business. I'm not

having that.

How many did you take?

Two. How many?

Two, I think. Two. You think?

Can you imagine if Christian had seen you just spaced out?

I'm sorry, OK, but you weren't there.

They were horrible for me.

Stop crying, all right? Somebody might come in.

I thought you were done with these months ago. You said all that anxiety

behind you.

It is.

They were left over from before.

I hate this school.

Hey, nice clean face. Let's go on.

Casey, come here, come here.

You can do this. Alright, you can do this.

One,

two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

He works with alcohol.

You've got to try something. Just keep drinking it.

I've got to go to the box inn.

You hate me.

No, no, I don't hate you.

But we are getting married.

And you're hiding stuff from me.

What are you going to do?

She's really strong.

Look, you're already really behind on points.

That's it, I should stop it.

No way.

You can't do that.

Rita?

What? Did you see what he just did?

Ignore him.

Second down.

Second down.

Concentrate. Right.

No, this way.

What have you been?

I, um, got caught up in something.

I'll tell you after.

You stitched me up.

Yeah, I did.

You're not very good at telling when people are lying to you, are you, sir?

I told you the truth about my poem.

And you didn't believe me, did you?

I lied about Casey and you did.

Sure, not like this in front of everybody.

Oh, I'm an idiot.

A complete and utter idiot.

Well, you have your moments.

Book the holiday anywhere, I don't care.

Where are you going?

To see a boy about a poem.

Well, Nicky clearly overplayed her abilities.

That's a bit harsh.

What were you going to tell me about earlier?

Nothing, it doesn't matter.

Look, I'm going to check on Casey.

Okay, settle down.

Well, let's hope all that violence hasn't dulled your senses.

We seem a bit thin on the ground, don't we, everybody?

Everyone's doing gymnasts.

Audrey, could I have a... Sorry, Miss McCall.

Could I have a word with Harley, please?

Yes, of course.

I owe you an apology.

A big one.

Your poem?

Can you tell me something about it?

Where you got your inspiration?

Well, there was a clue in the title.

For you.

Wait a minute.

You're saying that you wrote that for me?

and said to write a poem about someone to look up to.

Someone of you to look up to.

You were the one who got me into reading.

Mm.

Capture in the Rye.

Right, what have you done with that poem?

I've thrown that in the bin, in the toilets.

Yeah, but you remember it off by heart.

No, I don't care about the... Stupid competition anyway.

It's all my fault.

I've been telling her she's the best thing to do.

Don't say not, Kevin.

No, I wasn't going to.

I thought you did really well for a first fight.

How are you going to face everyone after that?

Okay, everyone.

Meet me back to class, please.

We want Casey!

We want Casey.

We want Casey. Come on. We want Casey. We want Casey. We want Casey. We want

Casey. We want Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants

Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She

wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey.

She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey. She wants Casey.

She wants Casey.

Don't believe it.

They shouted for you.

Come on. No way.

I'm not showing my face in there.

They wanted to see you.

Tell you how well they did.

And how proud they are of you.

Like I am.

It's been a loss.

3 -1, Casey.

Okay,

okay.

Casey, today, without any formal boxing training.

You got in that ring with someone much more experienced and showed it all, a

thing or two about guts and determination.

And so we are going to work hard to make sure you get professional coaching.

Mr Windsor has come up with an excellent idea.

I'm looking for ten volunteers to take part in the first -ever school

clean starting today, and I'm going to kick it off by sponsoring those ten

people £5 each.

So come on, who's up for it?

Yep, I'm in.

Kevin, thank you.

I'll do it, miss, if someone is going to our KC. You have my word. Every penny

earned from this scheme will go to KC.

The bin.

From the boys' toilets. Which one?

Er, let me think.

One of the black ones, I think. Oh, ha, ha. Very funny. Look, I am looking for

something very important. Do you happen to remember the position that the refuse

from the boys' toilets was placed?

Hang on. I've written it down somewhere.

Sorry. Lost it.

Whatever it is you've lost, you'd better hurry up and find it.

That lot's going to the tip this afternoon.

Dinesh. Sorry, me? She's not allowed phone rings like that?

Yeah.

Mm -hmm.

What now?

We'll be with you in the hour.

Get back here, Mr. Dinesh.

Draw.

I'm fine.

Just needed a snack.

We told anyone.

Good job I had a free period.

So, you bring every problem to me from now on, yeah?

What are you playing at?

I've been looking all over for you.

I'm looking for Harley's poem.

Have you gone doolally or what?

Get out of there. I've got to find it.

Grantley, the hospital called Mr Dinesh. What did he want?

Oh, oh, nothing much. He only wants to give you a new kidney.

We have to go straight away.

What, now? Yes, now, Grantley, now. Get out of the bed before your blood

pressure goes through the roof. But I've got... Listen, listen, Grantley. Listen

to this.

A new kidney.

It's what we've been waiting for.

Good news.

It's brilliant news.

Give me two minutes.

I know it's in here somewhere. What?

I believe you made a bit of money out of Katie today.

I've not had a bad day, yeah.

So you'll be helping her out with sponsorship?

You are joking, aren't you?

If she wants to get her brain damaged, that's up to her.

You should never have let her in that ring.

I let her down, I know that.

But... I'm not going to just abandon her. You know, I might fork out for a

plasters for the next fight.

I thought you buried stuck together.

Casey's got guts.

To lose like that and then come back and face people, I couldn't have done it.

Grantley, we have got to get going.

Keep looking. I can't let the lad down again.

You have a kidney waiting for you. It's a stupid poem.

It's not stupid to him. He's put his heart and soul into it.

Right, fine, don't mind me. Don't mind me. All the worrying I've been doing,

the sleepless nights.

Do you know something, Grantley Budgeon? You can go on holiday yourself.

You can just... Hey, I've got it.

Good.

Now, can we please...

Get going.

I need two A's and a B.

I have no chance that she keeps teaching us.

Mum will listen to it, but we need backup.

Thanks for giving our Casey that support before.

No problem.

Does it mean we're best mates or nothing?

No, it's just... At least we can talk.

Oi. Me and Connor are going to make an official complaint about my support.

Is there a problem over there?

Nope.

Right, after you get the peer review, I will sort the poetry competition.

We've had such a great response, and real quality.

Grantley, let somebody else do it. The winning entry.

It's the best bit of writing I've seen in years, and it's Harley Taylor's, so I

would like a bit of fuss made.

Yeah, of course.

Just let me announce the winner, and then we'll go, I promise.

We need to be at the hospital.

This is brilliant.

Oh, yeah, there's more. Look.

Lula.

Lenny Brown.

Even Darren Hughes has a talent for rhyming.

Well, you've certainly got your mojo back, Grantley. OK.

Half an hour, then hospital.

Yes. Right, see you in the lecture theatre.

See you there.

And what are you lot up to?

We're going to speak to Matthews McGrew, student council president.

What's so important?

We're making a complaint against Miss Burke.

Why? What's she done?

Well, she's not really teaching us properly.

She can't teach more like.

Come on. It's no to do with you.

Right. I'll let the hospital know that you'll be there about... What are you

doing? Sue needs my help.

She's a big girl, Grantley. She doesn't need you to sort her out. She's a kid.

Christine will have her out.

If she's not up to the job, then she should get the push.

Oh, you don't believe that. And if you do, you're not the woman I married. Take

those. I'll sort Sue out. I'll be back in two minutes.

Don't run!

I don't want to get Miss Burke into trouble, but... No, no, you did the

thing coming to me.

Keep this to yourself, though. I'm sure you understand how delicate the

situation is.

Thank you.

Thanks.

What's that about?

A delegation.

Against Sue.

Yeah? What are they saying?

She's allowing Barry to disrupt every class. No homework set.

Book not marked.

She's a young teacher. Come on. We've all been there.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to take a look for myself, Simon.

You, sit there.

The rest of you, not one.

Word.

Now, Miss Spark, do you have a worksheet?

Yes, I was just about to hand it down.

Excellent.

Lots to do here.

Now, Miss Spark has carefully prepared your task this lesson.

And I want to hear from her that it has been completed to the

highest possible standard.

You know, I think we should take this the official route. Do a proper

performance management review.

Oh, I'll see you in a minute.

Yeah, great.

That process takes time. You're just a complete incompetent. I need to know

Well, she seems to have everything under control.

Well, in this classroom, yeah.

You know, it's Barry that's the problem. If we sort him... It's your

responsibility to manage your classroom.

I'll be keeping a very close eye on her.

The harder you rub, the more streak free the shine.

Oh, Mr Windsor's asked me to help out. I was in charge of cleaning at the fish

factory I worked at.

How very resourceful of him.

Can I have a quick word?

About Miss Spark.

I will be keeping a very close eye on things, but I'm asking you to give

A little bit more time.

If things don't improve, action will be taken.

You have my word.

Nice bit of her teaching today.

But I'm still doing home economics.

As I seem to be on something of a roll with money -saving ideas, why don't we

simply swap, Miss Not -Very -Bright -Spark?

for a PE teacher.

Have you forgotten who her father is?

We're going to have to wrap her in cotton wool.

Why are the names going on here?

What are you doing without gear?

The school's filthy.

We're trying to clean it. Thank you, Sadja.

We're just trying a little experiment, Annie. The pupils are going to be

out with some of the cleaning.

What? No, they are not.

They're being sponsored. It's for a really good cause.

Oh, that's nice.

What is it?

Starving children.

No, it's for Casey Barry and her boxing training. I always knew you were a stuck

-up cow, my girl, but I didn't know you had mutton for brain.

Hey, right, come on, Olga, out of here.

Olga, come on. Good, wait in.

To bad rubbish.

Holly.

Are you not coming to the presentation?

No. Oh, please.

For me?

You think you're going to win?

It's all here. Gym work, training programme.

But... Second to this.

America?

Residential?

Well, it's where the best training is.

I'll have to think about it, miss.

Look, I don't want what happened today to ever happen again. I feel totally

responsible for that.

Yeah, but...

America, we'll have to scrub a lot of floors to pay for that.

Pace.

Look, I'm sorry about what happened earlier.

Old Budgeon, you've got 50 quid on you to win.

You must have seen all that natural talent you've got for fighting.

I thought maybe you could put it towards your sponsorship or whatever.

It's yours.

Go on.

Thank you.

That's really generous.

Thank you, Barry.

So, you going to go for it?

Yeah. Yeah?

Of course I am.

of the day.

You're amazing.

Thank you.

I think you'd better have a seat. Take the weight off your ego.

Afternoon, everyone.

Mr.

Tom Clarkson entered this portrait competition because he believed in the

of young people.

And he was right.

Mr. Budgeon, our most experienced English teacher, has in his

Well, I'll let him tell you for himself.

Mr. Budgeon.

This is a fantastic body of work.

My congratulations to all who entered the competition.

Oh, I'll be honest with you, I didn't feel like coming back to work today.

And had it not been for a certain person pushing me, quite literally on

occasion, I wouldn't be standing here now.

To the competition.

I have an apology to make to the author

of this.

It is so good.

I didn't believe he wrote it.

But he did.

I just hope he can forgive an old dog who's run out of tricks.

The winning poem for you by Harley Taylor.

I'm a lot off by that anyway.

For you.

If I could pray your pain away, I surely would.

If I could hold you fast until your pain had passed, I'd try.

If I could cry your weary tears well dry, I'd weep.

But all I have are words.

And words alone.

But these few words I have hewn from dank and unyielding

pits and torn by wretched, tattered hands in charcoal

dark from bitter, brittle stone.

These are my words.

And I have polished them.

For you.

I've already overdone it today.

Frankly.

Friendly?

Great to cover in the P .E. lesson this week. Mainly, of course, is whipping you

into shape.

Have you sent off your headship application yet?

I'm not applying.

This is a brilliant opportunity for you.

Are you new?

It's me, Eve.

Now, as well as the uniform, we can have an original austerity Britain.

Coming up, we go on and off road with original British drama, Stephen

Tompkinson's leading a convoy of stars in brand new truckers, next on BBC One.

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