All language subtitles for Waterloo.Road.S05E10.720p.iP.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-420D_track3_[eng]

- Most of you probably know me,

I'm here to oversee the redevelopment
of Waterloo Road

as Executive Head.

- Are you doing stand-up?
- Erm...no.

- All I can do is think about him, I
love him.

- Where do you think you're going?

I ain't finished with you yet.

That was clumsy, wasn't it?

- And when he came in, I stabbed him.
- Oh, Lindsay no.

- I killed him, and I'm glad, he
deserved it.

- You're a bully, a pathetic
old-fashioned bully.

- # All right...yeah

# All right...yeah

# I got a feeling, baby

# It's about the time of day

# So let the dramas of the week

# Just float away

# I'm at the end of the phone

# If you wanna play Who's got the je
ne sais quoi...? #

- I think it's time, Mark. You asked
for my assessment and I think there
are problems.

As far as I'm concerned, there's only
one thing we can do.

We need to make a change, and it needs
to happen soon.

Look forward to seeing you at the
meeting.

Thanks, Mark.

- # ..I'm so excited I'm a detective,
I'm all over you

# Let's get excited

# I'm so excited... #

- Good morning.

You look cheery.

- Last day of term.

- I don't get it, one minute you're
obsessed

with getting the act perfect and the
next you don't even care.

- It's just a talent show, it's not a
big deal.

- Right, so that's why you nearly had
a panic attack when you first found
out about it.

- That was then, right.

- So, is the act ready?

- Soon find out, won't we?

- Look, Philip, if there is something
wrong then you should just tell me.

- There's nothing wrong. OK?

- Ros, I like your new hairstyle. I'm
not sure about that headband though.

- Yeah, the style suits you though.

- Thanks. Glad somebody noticed.

- She's not in jail, she's on bail.

- So?
- So what's the point in signing a
"Free Lindsay James" petition

if she's already free?

- Cos she's going on trial and she's
innocent, so we're going to show her
that we support her.

- I'm not signing it. Not after
everything she's done.

- That is over. From now on, all the
gang stuff, it's finished.

- Says who?
- Says me.

From now, nobody kicks off with John
Foster's.

- What if they start kicking off with
us?

- Then come to me and I'll sort it.

And that goes for you too, and all.
The gangs end today.

Right, what are you waiting for? Sign
it.

- All right, Grantly? Looking sharp.

- I thought I'd make an effort you
know, upcoming celebrations.

Morning, children.
- What's that all about?

- Haven't the foggiest.

- Have you seen it out there?

It's like Rochdale Mardi Gras.

- No, sorry, I've been busy this
morning.
- Busy?

Rachel, nobody should be busy on the
last day of term.
- Oh, is that a fact?

- Traditionally, this is the day for
slacking off, dressing down...

- Bringing in games?
- I've got Kerplunk in the car if you
fancy.

- No, Max and I have got a meeting
with the governors first thing this
morning.

- The health check on the merger?

- Yeah. They want to know where we

stand.
- Anything I can do?

- Actually, yeah, I need grade
projections.

- Give me half an hour.
- Brilliant.

- Morning!

- Yep, suppose it is.

Why is he so full of the joys?

- He's got Kerplunk in the car.

You look terrible. Are you OK?

- I'm fine. Just had a bit of a late
one last night, that's all.

Anyways, so, are you ready for your
meeting?
- Oh, I hope so, yeah.

I think we've made some good progress,
despite the difficult circumstances.

- Right, and when you say 'difficult
circumstances' I take it you mean Max?

- No, I don't.

Yes, I do.

Actually, I know I'm as much

to blame as him. I do realise that.

- Hang on, is this Rachel Mason
admitting she's wrong?

- She's admitting that she and Max
have been fighting

instead of focusing on what's
important.

- Which is?
- Which is, serving this school and
its pupils,

working together to move forward. We
can't do that when we're at each
other's throats.

- Well, that certainly sounds like a
new leaf to me.
- Yeah.

And in the spirit of fresh starts,
Kim, I want to...

I want to apologise.

- For what?
- My attitude to you seeing

Max, it's not been fair.

If you're happy,

as a friend, I should be happy too.

- It really means a lot to me to have
your blessing, thank you.

- I can't believe we're doing this.

- Quit moaning. Gets us out of class.

- Mr Tyler has made a change.

- Well, you said we could finish the
show, like a big finale.

- Yeah, send them home smiling.
- Send them home laughing more like.

- Have you got a problem?

- Only with muppets who think they can
dance.
- Come here and say that.

- No. Might catch something.
- Enough, Amy Porter, or I'll get
others to help.

- But Miss, why does it have to
change?

- Because Mr Tyler wants a staff
performance, God help us.

- Ah, come on.

You did what?
- I volunteered us to sing at the
show.

- Why would you do that?
- Because no-one else would.

Tyler was moaning about there being no
staff performances

so we have stepped in to save the day.

- Since when did we care about saving
Tyler's day?

- I care about making our lives as
easy as possible and keeping my job.

He's not exactly loving the fact that
we're still here, so a few brownie
points can't hurt.

- But we haven't rehearsed, Steph.

We don't even have a song!

- Da-da, every one a classic.

I know them all so the choice is yours
but just remember,

I'm a little bit country.

- I'm so not doing this.

- We'll be fabulous.
- No, we won't, because I'm not
singing.

- Fine. Then I'll leave it up to you
to tell Tyler, shall I?

Oh, and by the way we're called "Class
Act".

That was my idea.

- Hey!
- Hey!

What, what, what are you doing all
scrubbed up?

- As if you didn't know.

- Know what?

- Let's not be coy, Stephanie.

I'm sure you've been busy putting it
all together.

- Putting what all together?!

- Oh, very good, yes, almost had me
going for a minute.

Just give me a shout when it's about
to start, would you?

- So, when did she decide this?

- Does it matter? The point is, she's
willing to call a truce.

- If she really wants to become a team
player, that's great news.

- And are you willing to meet her
halfway?

- Of course. Now we can finally get
this school working.

- Finally, peace has broken out.

- You look tired.
- Oh, it's sweet of you to notice.

Thank God it's the end of term, eh?
Grantly, looking good.

- Smartest line of the conversation,
killer track of the compilation.

Left, right, left, the combination.

Ali, The greatest...

- OK, Bolton, no rapping in my class
unless it's in French.

- Miss, he's not rapping. It's his
words for the show.

- It's about my hero.

Ali! Ali! Ali! Ali!

- That's enough, Bolton, shut up.

- Is Ali G seriously his hero?

- Muhammad Ali, Danielle.

- Tell me what's wrong.
- Nothing's wrong.

- Well, you're lying, cos something's
bugging you.

- Right, do you want to know what's
bugging me?

You, OK, always going on,

interfering with my life, and I'm sick
of it.

- Quiet please, school's not over yet.
- In case you didn't know,

I've already got a mum, I don't need
another one.

- Philip!

Hey, where'd you think you're going?

Oi!

- Impressive. Should be able to give
the board a complete overview.

- If you want, we could sit down and
discuss it,

make sure we're on the same page.

- Can't do that I'm afraid.

- Look, Max,

thank you, I know we haven't been
seeing eye-to-eye, but I'm more than
willing to try and work with you.

- I'm delighted to hear that.
- So, why can't we sit down and work

out a strategy for this meeting?

- Because Marion James is waiting for
you in the foyer.

She's here to talk about Lindsay and
Emily.

She's asked for you.
- Sorry I didn't realise, I thought...

- That's OK. Take us a while to get
into our new stride.

I'll see you at the meeting, Rachel.

- I'll See you.

- Reckon their routine could be a
laugh.

- How'd you work that out?

- Be funny if they muck it up, won't
it?

- Maybe we should make sure they do.

- # What you are, what you see, it
don't matter to me

# It don't matter to me, but you know
what you need

# It don't matter to me, just be
faithful to me

# When you know, oh, oh Turning
cold... #

- Good morning, Ryan. How's things?

Everything OK?
- Yes, sir.

- Yes? Or do I have to worry about
you, Ryan?

- No, sir.

- Excellent. I hate to worry.

Mark. Thanks for coming in.

- Max, I get the feeling there's lots
to discuss this morning.

- Only one real item on the agenda.

- I thought a fresh start might be
best, but she's set on staying here.

It's amazing, isn't it? Kids can find
something positive,

even in a nightmare like this.

- How's Lindsay coping?

- She's better, now that the truth's
out.
- I'm glad.

Are you OK?

- I'm fine. I just...

I really wanted to explain what...

- Rachel, we're ready to start.

- OK, Max, I'll be in in a minute.

- Sure. Take your time.

- Thank you. Shall we go to my office?
Come on.

- Lights, please!

- Are you sure you weren't imagining
it?
- I saw it with my own eyes.

- Grantly Budgen gave someone a tip?
- Yes, and a fiver by the look of it.

- Lights please!

- He's smiling, dressing up,

giving people tips. Something big's
afoot.

- And I'm supposed to know what it is.

- Not his birthday, is it?

- No, celebrates that by calling in
sick.
- Wedding anniversary?

- Nope. Last month. Took Fleur to
Newmarket races.

- When you're quite ready!

- All right, keep your hair on.

25,000 switches here and I don't know
what any of them do.

- Oh, my God. I don't believe it.

- Yeah, all right, slight
exaggeration.

How did you know which...
- Voila!

- Hey, look, Fleur sent them. 25.

One for...
- Every year in the job.

They're beautiful.

- You know, I turned up for a week's
cover,

ended up staying 25 years.

- Grantly, I forgot.

I'm not joking, I actually forgot.

- What?

You mean nobody knows?

- I'm sorry, no.

- So there's no party?

No...staff presentation?

No oversized card?

- Nothing. I'm really sorry.

- But I told you Friday, in the pub,
you said...

- I know what I said, that we'd pull
out all the stops and celebrate.

- Huh. Posh lunch at the Castle Hotel
you promised.

- It just went clean out of my head.

Listen, I'll make it up to you.

I'll get everyone to go down to the
pub tonight.

- Nah, don't bother.

No point now.

- I'm so sorry.

- How can I live with myself,

knowing she's in there because of me?
- It is not your fault, Marion.

- I'm her mum,

I should've protected her.

She should never have been in a
position where she was forced to...

I just can't get past that.

- You can't keep blaming yourself.

- Why not?
- Because that is not what Lindsay and
Emily need right now.

You know, when you were inside they
stayed so strong.

- I know, but...
- It's your turn to do that for them
now.

Come on, don't let them down.

- What if I'm not up for this?

- If I can do anything at all to help
you,

you ring me whenever you need to.

- (Thank you.)

- Come on.

- Bottom line, this merger has not
been as successful as it should've
been.

- Merging John Foster's and Waterloo
Road was always going to take time.

- I disagree. If we'd had the right
management in place...

- Are you saying Rachel is not right
for this role?

- I'm saying I think we could find
someone better equipped

to unite the school.

- You're talking about removing a very
popular head teacher.

- I agree, Rachel is well liked.

She's very close to the pupils.

- And is that such a bad thing?

- When you get too involved in their
personal lives, it is.

- But surely we should be helping
these kids to cope with their
problems?
- Of course.

But that's not Rachel's remit.

This school has excellent pastoral
care. Waterloo Road needs a head
teacher,

not a social worker.

- I did mean what I said, you know,
any time you need me just give me
call.
- Thank you.

- Hi, Mrs James.

- Oh, hi.
- How's Lindsay?

- She's better, thanks.
- What are you up to, Michaela?

- It's a petition to support Lindsay,
the whole school's signing it.

- Good for you, well done. She'll
really appreciate that.

- Thank you.
- It's OK.

- I don't know what the girls would've
done without this place.

- Well, like I said, it's great to
have Emily back,

and Lindsay's welcome too, when this
is all over.

- Thank you, Rachel.

- Thank you, take care.

- With Rachel Mason placing so much
focus on pastoral issues,

academic achievement has been taking a
back seat.

If you want your children to fulfil
their academic potential,

we need to start thinking
strategically.

- Forming strategy, isn't that where
you're supposed to come in, Max?

- Yeah, it's where I've tried to come
in.

Here's a record of the initiatives and
schemes I've been trying to implement.

All aimed at increasing attainment,
and all rejected by Rachel.

I've also included a report on
Rachel's continuing campaign

to obstruct and undermine my
decisions.

- Really?

I'd like to see that report.

- Glad you could join us.

- Rachel, Max has been expressing his
concerns about the running of the
school.

- Right, OK, well maybe he'd like to
express them to me directly.

- It's nice, it's well glam.
- What does Philip think of it?

- I ain't shown him it yet.

It was meant to be a surprise but...

- He'll love it, it's a proper stage
shirt. He'll feel like a big time
comedian.

- Yeah, you're too good for him, you
know.

Philip, look what Ros got you.

- Ah, you know what? Forget about it,
I'm pulling out of the stupid show,

I'm not doing it.
- Philip...

- Stupid cow.

- Can always take it back, eh?

- This is a mixed ability school.

And, as such,

we have a duty to make the curriculum
relevant to all pupils.

- You mean appealing to the lowest
common denominator?

- I mean we have to cater for those
who struggle academically as well as
those who excel.

- And in the process, they all become
mediocre.

- The pupils at this school are not
mediocre.
- Really?

Well, these grade projections say
exactly that.

Once again this school is set to
achieve some very poor results.

- Measuring success of the merger by
exam results, it's unfair, and it's
unfair to everybody.

- Come on, Rachel. Even you can see
it's not working.

- If this isn't working, it's because
you're not letting it.

If anyone's trying to disrupt this
process, it's you.

You have undermined everything we're
trying to achieve.

You've countermanded decisions, you've
blatantly ignored anything that I...

- As executive head I have the right
to intervene.

- You don't have a right to fire two
members of staff without consulting
me.

- Someone around here has to make the
difficult decisions.
- That someone's me.

- Perhaps we should wrap this up and
reconvene another time...

when our heads are a little cooler.

SHE SINGS OUT OF TUNE:

- # Cos I am your lady

# And you are my man

# Whenever you reach for me

# I'll do all that I can

# We're heading for something... #

- Are you OK?
- Yeah, fine. Why?

- CD PLAYER:

- # Somewhere I've never been... #

- Nothing, it's fine.

- # ..Sometimes I am frightened but
I'm ready to learn. #

- What the hell were you playing at?

- Giving an honest assessment on the
state of the school.

- That was an ambush. You didn't even
have the decency to warn me.

- I told you I wanted you out. How
much warning do you need?

- You're a long way from firing me. I
will fight this.

- I'm prepared. Maybe I won't get rid
of you this time, but it will happen.

- What is it that I do that offends
you so much?
- You're dangerous.

You indulge these kids. You pander to
them, interfere in their lives.

- It's about helping them. It's about
being a good head.

- It's about you, Rachel.

- SHE SCOFFS

- It's about you feeling good about
yourself.

Every kid you think you save, every
family you think you heal,

it's just another boost for your ego.

- I don't think you're in a position
to talk about ego.

- And while you swan around thinking
you're a saint, you miss what they
really need.

- And what's that?

- Order, structure, authority.
- They need you, is that it?

- They don't need you, that's for
sure.

Why don't you do something that will
really help them for once?

- SHE SCOFFS

- You don't really think I'm going to
make it that easy for you, do you?

- Yes, because I won't stop.

I will force you out, whatever I have
to do to make it happen.

If you really care about this school,
Rachel, you'll sign that

today.

- (You...)

- Come on, everyone inside.

Can you take your seats as quickly as
possible, please?

That's it, girls.

- Should be quite a show.

- Ruby's done a brilliant job.

Real end-of-the-pier stuff, singing,
dancing, magic acts. The lot.

How did the meeting go?

- Early days, let's just say it all
went to plan.

Next term, we'll have our school back.

- Er, OK, look, Steph, I can't do
this.

- Will you get over yourself?

- You don't understand,

I can't sing.
- Well, so what?

It's only a school play, and you're
hurting my arm.

- No, you don't get it.

I really can't sing and I have to get
out of this.

- Well, tough, it's all arranged and
Max Tyler wants us to sing.

- No, Max Tyler doesn't want me to
sing.

- Then mime, just pretend you're
singing. All right?
- Mime?

- Just stand there, look good and let
me take care of everything else.

Bolton, I need to ask you a favour.

- Mime. OK, I can do that, I can mime.

Lauren, hold still a minute, will you?

- The costumes are great, Mrs Kelly.

- That's cos she's dead clever, aren't
you, Mum?

Er, only talent backstage please.
- Fry said we can help out actually.

- Yeah? Well, you can start by
emptying them bins.
- What did I say?

Enough. Get on with it.

- Sounds great, lads.

- Dad, we're just tuning up.

- Yeah, I know. Just saying.

- No, you're just going.

- All right, all right, good luck.

- Thought you'd pulled out?

- I changed my mind, didn't I?

- She said you would.

- That looks great.

- Yeah, it does.

- OK, thank you everyone, thank you,
thank you.

Right, it's show time.

So, good luck to everybody and, you
know, try your very best, OK?

Right, I need my first two acts to the
stage, please. My break dancers, where
are my break dancers?

Thank you. And Philip. Philip?

Oh, my God!

Philip?

- Oh, it's nothing, Miss.

- Well, what on earth's happened?

- Football practice.
- Right?
- Let's give them a show they won't
forget, eh?

- Mm-hm.

Right, OK, super, OK, onwards and
upwards.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- Ladies and gents, boys and girls,
welcome to our very own end of term

show, Waterloo Road Has Talent!

- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- Now, I know you're all very eager to
see the acts, but I just want to say a
few words first.

I know this year has been a challenge
for all of us,

uniting John Foster's and Waterloo
Road was always going to be a
challenge.

But I truly believe we are on the
verge of making real progress.

And as of next term, I think you'll
find there'll be a marked difference.

Where, united as one, we will take
this school from strength to strength,

achieving results beyond your
expectations.

So I want you now to sit back and
enjoy this and look forward to next
term.

- APPLAUSE

DIZZEE RASCAL:

# Some people pay for thrills But I
get mine for free

# Man, I'm just living my life There's
nothing crazy about me... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What a great start, and thank you to
the Waterloo Road Crew.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And now for a very funny young man, Mr
Philip Ryan.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- Thank you, yes, everyone OK?

So, I was in the playground the other
day and this little kid

tries to sell me his maths book.

I didn't buy it from him though.

I've got enough problems. Yeah.

- 20.
- I'm not doing it, Miss.

- OK, would you like me to tell your
friends about the poem you wrote me
and left in my class?

It's quite sweet really, eh,

little schoolboy crush?

- I didn't write you a poem, Miss.

- Well, I think that your friends in
your 'massive' would believe anything
I tell them.

I'm blackmailing you, Bolton,

keep up. Rep in tatters. Or...

- Rachel, what are you doing? The
show's already started.

- You could've warned me, Kim.

- Sorry?
- You must've known he was going to do
this.

- I don't know what you're talking
about.

- Max, trying to get me fired.

He set me up, he had it all planned.

- Look, I don't know what you're going
on about but you can't keep blaming
Max for everything.

- Yes, I can keep blaming Max when I
get back-stabbed like

I just did in that meeting.

- Just like to say hello to the
ex-John Foster's kids...

- BOOING

- Come on, I know they're snobby but
it can't have been easy coming here.

I mean, have you tasted the canteen's
caviar? It's minging.

But they've brought some great things
to this school.

And we've had a fantastic time
stealing them.

- Is it me or has he suddenly got fit?

- It must be the lights.

- They did give us Tyler though.

And I know, we should've kept the
receipt but what can you do?

He's very dependable, is our Mr Tyler.
You can always rely on him to ruin
your day.

And now he's trying to ruin this
school.

Getting rid of all the best things
about it, all the best people.

Ah, I'd better watch my step here, eh,
Max? I don't want to get you angry.

Cos we both know what happens when you
get angry. Don't we, Max?

Ah, coming to join me are we, Max? We
can do a double act if you want.

We could do the sketch we did in

your office last week if you want,
that was funny was that!

- Cooler. Now.

Get the next act ready.

- And thank you, Philip.

Erm, and now it is Sarah Thompson and
her euphonium.

APPLAUSE

So much for working together!
- I know your feelings,

but I have to let you know he is not
the man you think he is.

- Rachel! Please, just stop!

No, I can't do this. I can't do this.

Not today.
- You can't do this today?

- You need to come quick. It's Philip.

- There was me thinking we had an
arrangement, an understanding,

and you go and pull a stunt like that.

- That's what you get for not keeping
your side of the bargain.

I heard you with Rachel,

you're already trying to get her out.
It won't work.

You won't win. She's not going
anywhere.

- Ah, I'm afraid she is.

The wheels are already in motion.

- Yeah, well, they'll soon stop once I
report you for assault.

- You do what you have to.

You'll probably just make things worse
for her.

Philip Ryan is an emotional and easily
influenced boy,

very protective of his aunt, would do
anything for her.

Including making spurious

and damaging allegations against me.

When pressed on the subject, Philip
admitted that Rachel

had persuaded him to lie.

Using a pupil in such a way proves
that Rachel Mason is unfit

for this and any other teaching post.

- No-one's going to believe that.

- Yeah, my word against yours.

I'm the one with 10 years' exemplary
service.

I'm the one the LEA listens to. You?

You're just a sad, lonely, little boy
who tries to be funny, just so that
people will like him.

- Philip, is everything all right?

- Everything's fine.

- Grantly. I've said I'm sorry

and I'm trying to make it up to you.

- By making me sit and watch a bunch
of kids deluding themselves they've
got talent?

- You never know, one of them might
surprise you.

- Be the first time in 25 years if
they did.

- Will you stop moaning and get in?

- I'm sorry, Philip,

but I don't believe you. Tell me what
this is all about.

- I got carried away, I took the joke
too far.

- Ros said that you said some really
serious things about Mr Tyler,

about him getting angry with you.

- I was just trying to get a laugh.

- I don't believe that you'd do that
sort of thing for fun.

Come on, what's on your mind?

- Just drop it, all right? I messed up
and I'm sorry, OK?

- If there's something to say...

- There's nothing.
- You mustn't feel afraid...

- Rachel.
- What?!
- Just let him go, come on, Philip,
off you go.
- Well...

Kim, why did you just do that? I was
trying to talk to him.

- Because he has nothing else to say.
He just took things too far.

- It's obvious there's something going
on with him and Max.

- No, there's not, there's something
going on between you and Max.
- Oh...

- God, this is never going to end, is
it?

The longer you're both here, the
longer everybody suffers.

- I am not causing that!

- It doesn't matter. This school
cannot take another term of you and
Max going at each other all the time.

- What are you trying to say?

- That something has to give.

- You think I should go.

- Do you know what, I don't know.

I just want what is best for this
school.

And this...

It can't carry on.

# Today is gonna be the day

# That they're gonna throw it back to
you

# By now you should've somehow
realised what you gotta do

# I don't believe that anybody feels
the way I do about you now

# Backbeat, the word is on the street

OASIS: # That the fire in your heart
is out

# I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt

# I don't believe that anybody feels
the way I do about you now

# And all the roads we have to walk
are winding

# And all the lights that lead us
there are blinding

# There are many things that I would
like to say to you

# But I don't know how

# Because maybe... #

- At least wait till after the break.
Take some time to think it through.

- No.

No, it's got to happen today.

The last thing this school needs is
uncertainty.

- You resigning will put everyone on
an even keel, will it?

- They'll have the break to think it
through, and next term they can make
it work.

- I'm not sure that's going to happen
without you.

- It won't happen with me.

Look, Chris, Max and I cannot work
together,

and the atmosphere we create rubs off
on the kids.

- How do you work that out?

- The biggest turf war in this school
wasn't fought in the playground,

it was fought in here. It's between me
and him.

- You should stay and fight this.

- Sorry, I can't,

because I can't ruin this place just
to get one over on Max Tyler.

I need to call the LEA.

They need to find a new head.

- Ruby, how's it going?

- So far, so good I think really.

Philip's act is proving a bit hard to
follow.

- Yeah, I heard he took things too
far.

- "A bit far"?! Kim, he was
outrageous.

Poor Max, having to sit through that.
- I'm sure Max will survive.

- I knew something was wrong before he
went on, because he was in a foul
mood.

- Well, that doesn't sound like
Philip.

- I know, and you should've seen his
reaction when I talked about his

bruise thing. Bolton, you're on.

- What bruise?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

- This poem's called, "Grantly. The
Greatest".

He's more than a man, he's my
inspiration.

Smartest line of the conversation,
killer track of the compilation,

brightest star in the constellation.

Left, right, left, the combination,
huh, Grantly, the greatest.

More than a fighter, he's an educator.

Man of wisdom, an illuminator.

Man of the people, a communicator.

Man of action, a motivator.

Get in his way, and he'd annihilate
ya, huh. Grantly, the greatest.

King of the ring, moves outstanding.

Watching him box, my mind expanding.

Amazed at every blow that he's
planting. Loving every punch that he's
landing,

out of my seat and I start chanting.

Grantly, boom-by-ey,

Grantly, boom-by-ey, come on!

- ALL CHANT: Grantly, boom-by-ey,
Grantly, boom-by-ey...

CHANTING CONTINUES

- Look at this!

What's the matter?
- Rachel's going.

- Mrs Fry was just concerned.

- I told her, it's nothing.

- Fine.

I just wanted to check.

So, how's the football training going,
then?

- Good.

- What position is it that you play?

- Erm, I haven't decided yet, I'm
still trying a few out.

- Oh, right. Mr Clarkson reckons the
team's got quite a good chance this
year.

Do you think you might be picked
regularly...
- Miss...don't.

I know what you're doing.

- Just asking about the football team.

- You know I don't do football. Let's
just stop messing about.

- OK, let's stop messing about.

So, are you going to tell me how you
really hurt your back?
- (I can't say.)

- Why not?

- Miss, I just can't say.

Don't ask me again, OK?

- No, Phil, it's not OK.

You are a pupil of this school.

But not only that, you're my friend's
nephew.

So if someone's hurt you, then I want
to know about it.

So you can take as long as you like.

I am not leaving here until you tell
me.

And that was Michaela White.

And now for a street dance routine

from Sambuca Kelly and Lauren Andrews.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- Oi! Muppets.

- LAUGHTER

- Come on, let's get off.
- No, I'm still doing it.

- # Hey sister, go sister, soul
sister,

go sister... #

Get to the cooler now!

# Hey sister, go sister, soul sister,
go sister

# He met Marmalade down in old Moulin
Rouge

# Struttin' her stuff on the street

# She said, "Hello, hey, Joe, you
wanna give it a go?"

# Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da

# Gitchi gitchi ya ya here

# Mocha chocolata ya ya

# Creole Lady Marmalade... #

- Grantly, have you seen Steph?

- Erm, Sir, if this is about that
poem, it was...

I didn't plan to do it that way... it
was kinda like spur of the moment
thing...

- Thank you, Smilie.

- Sir, I can't breathe.

- Carry on, lad.

- Grantly, seriously, if you see Steph
please will you tell her that...

- Erm, right, you're nearly on.
- No, Ruby, I can't, Steph's not here.

- You'll just have to muddle through
by yourself, come on.

- Oh, no, no, no...
- Come on, come on, come on!
- Oh, Rubes, I don't want to.

- # ..Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

- # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! #

- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- They were good, weren't they?
- Good? They were bloody brilliant!

- And now, everybody, for our finale

could you put your hands together and
welcome Miss Jo Lipsett!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CLEARS THROAT

Back door, eh? Not your style, Rachel.

- I'm sorry, Steph, but I just really
feel I need to leave now, so...

- Do you know what I thought of you
when you first came here?

- No, but I can guess.

- I thought you were a stuck up,
prissy, cold hearted cow.

- And now?

- Nothing, that's pretty much it.

- I am going to miss you, you know.

- But you're a bloody good head,
Rachel.

Best I've ever had,

and I don't know how, but you managed
to make this place work.

- Thanks.

- I can't understand why you're
prepared to hand things over to that
maniac.

- Oh, Max isn't a maniac.
- Yes, he is.

I've seen him at work, up close and
personal, and I bet you have too.

- So what do you think I should do,
Steph? Just stand up and announce

I'm being bullied by Max Tyler?

- Yes, that would be a start.
- And who is going to believe me?

- Well, we would.

- OUT OF TUNE:

# Sometimes I am frightened

# But I'm ready to learn

# 'Bout the power of love. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Did you hear that applause?

- Yeah, they sound relieved.

- That's the end of the show, sure
you'll agree it was very eventful.

All that remains for me to say is have
a very good holiday, we'll see you all
next term.

Get everyone in the staffroom in five
minutes.

- Philip, you should've come to me as
soon as it happened.
- I didn't want to make it worse.

- I do appreciate that you were trying
to protect me.

Come on, why don't you go and get
changed?

I'll come and see you later.
- Thanks, Miss.

- I just... I don't know what to say.

- You couldn't have known about that.
- Well, no,

but you've been trying to warn me
about Max for ages and I've just not
wanted to hear it.

- Look, if it's any consolation even I
didn't think he was capable of this.

- So, what happens now?

- Now, Max and I are going to have
this out.

- Rachel, I needed to believe him.

- No, it's OK.

- Today.

I just really needed to believe him.

MAX:
- I know I don't have to tell you how
difficult

the last few months have been.

We've been under a lot of pressure,

unfortunately, it's proved too much
for Rachel.

I'm as sad as you are but I respect
her decision.

I know she'd want us to carry on as
normal, so I will be taking over her
duties for now,

but I won't lie to you, next term,
things will be different...

- I wouldn't start ringing the changes
just yet, Max.

- Rachel, I thought you'd gone.

- Yeah, I nearly had gone,

and then Philip informed me of a few
facts.

Like how you threw him against a
filing cabinet last week.

- OK, thank you, everyone and have a
great break...

- ..and then blackmailed him into
keeping quiet,

by threatening to fire me.
- Shall we do this in private?

- That's fine by me.

- What are you doing here?
- Rachel called to tell me she was
resigning,

so I came over to try and talk her out
of it.

But it seems things have taken a more
serious turn.

- This is an internal matter,
Jennifer.

No need for the LEA to get involved.

- Sorry, Max, but we already are.

So where do you want to do this?

- We'll talk in my office.
- Do you have a union rep?

- I won't need one.
- I wouldn't bet on that.

- MUSIC: "Dance Wiv Me" by Dizzee
Rascal

# I can't see no room for improvement

But why you all over there on your
Jack Jones...? #

Obviously you two didn't get the
message this morning.

- Touch us and we're going straight to
Mason.

- What did I say this morning?

What did I say, Porter?
- You said

that the gang stuff was finished.

- Right, so you were listening?

- All right then, let's do it.

- Sign.

# ..Oh, look at those thighs

# It's in her eyes She's good to go

# She could satisfy my mind body and
soul Come and dance with me

# Come and dance with me Come and
dance with me Come and dance with
me... #

Now, I don't want to have to tell yous
again.

- What? That's it?

- I told you. It's finished.

Come on, girls.

# ..Then I just shut my eyes Then I
can't see Get away from the bar

# Tell your boyfriend to hold your jar

# And dance with me I see you glance
at me That's why I'm asking B

# So let's party B Come and dance with
me. #

- You believe it? They've suspended
me,

immediate effect.

- How could you do it?

He's just a kid.
- Oh, come on,

I expected more from you, Kim.

This is ridiculous.

- Ridiculous?
- It was one time, a rush of blood.
You know what I'm talking about.

- No, actually, I don't know what
you're talking about.

I don't know what's worse,

The fact that you've done it, or the
fact that you're not even sorry.

- Of course I'm sorry.

Look, this is stupid.

We've got a future, you and me.

Let's focus on that, eh?

- No, no, let's focus on Philip and
how you've just hurt him.

- OK, maybe I was a bit forceful with
him,

but I've been under a lot of pressure
lately.

- Pressure?
- You know that.

What with things at home, the
divorce...

- No, let me tell you about pressure,
Max.

Katy Ward, Year 11, she looks after
her mum with MS,

24/7, now, that is pressure.

Lindsay James, sexually abused by her
dad, kept it a secret until finally
she cracked.

Everybody in this school is under some
kind of pressure,

but you are the only one who

is using it as an excuse to hit kids.

- You're angry, I get it...

but let's not kid ourselves.

You can't walk away from what we have.

- Do you know what, I loved you...

that was before I had any idea who you
are.

- Kim, Come back!

- MUSIC: "Reasons Not To Be An Idiot"
by Frank Turner

- You've got to be kidding.

- It's school policy I'm afraid, Max.

- You were brilliant, Philip.

I mean, like, everyone was laughing.
- Yeah, surprised me, actually.

- How do you think all that up, it
must be dead hard?

- Not really. I work with Ros, she
helps, sort of, build up my ideas.

She can sort of shape an act whereas
I'm all gags, but she knows how to
connect things.

It's weird actually,

we sort of know what makes each other
laugh so we just riff on that.

What are you two smiling at?
- Philip, are you stupid?

- Wait any longer and you'll miss your
chance.

- I'm relying on you to keep up the
John Foster's standards, Ruby.

- How dare you talk to me!

Shame on you, Max.

# You've only got yourself to blame
You've only got yourself to blame

# Get up, and get down, and get
outside... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

- So, you're the one?

- Yeah, I am the one.

Or at least I was until this
afternoon, anyway.

- Yeah, that came as a shock to me,
too.

Thing about Max, he's great

when everything's going his way.

When it goes wrong, so does he.

- I'm...I'm really sorry if I've
caused you any pain.

- Hi.

- I've spoken to your Chair and called
the office. Everyone's in agreement.

Max is suspended and the case referred
to the GTC.

It's unlikely he'll ever teach again.

- I see.

- Well, it was good to see you again.

- Are you OK?

- Yeah, yes, I am.

- We're all just going to head down
the pub. I really need a drink. Do you
fancy...?

- No, no, I don't think so...

I just need to be on my own.
- If you change your mind?

- Well, all-in-all, I'd say that was
quite a term.

- I expect at least one drink from
each and every one of you.

- Miss!

Been thinking about that money.

- You are not getting another penny
out of me, mate.

OK, I'm confused.

- My words, innit? They touched him.

- And me, Bolton.

- See you later, Miss.

- I'm sorry about before, I was out of
order.

- Why didn't you just tell me what was
happening?

- Dunno, couldn't,

I didn't want you to think I was weak.
- That's daft.

- And I spent every night with you for
two weeks and I didn't even try and
kiss you.

- I gave you enough chances.
- When?

- Like Tuesday, when we were making
toast in the kitchen.

- See, I thought there was something
there,

but I just never know when's the right
time.

- Now?

- What?

- Now's the right time.

- When you've been in the job as long
as me,

it's easy to become a source of
inspiration.

- Like a muse?

- Exactly, Tom. The kids look around

for someone that they can admire, and,
well, a man that they can learn from.

- And when they can't find him, they
settle for you.

- Oh, Grantly, here's to another 25
years.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- Right, that's me. I'm off.

- Karaoke hasn't even started yet.

- Oh, I'll murder Rhinestone Cowboy
some other time, I've got Josh
tomorrow. See you later.

- See you.

TTFN.

- I tell you what, Ruby, you know how
to put on one hell of a show.

- Oh, Thanks. It's a pity it only
takes one person to spoil it.

- You can't blame yourself for what
Max did.

- No, I meant your singing.

- So, how does it feel to have your
school back?

- Oh, it's fantastic, but we have got
a lot to do to make that merger work.

What's so funny?
- Do you think maybe you could relax
for one night?

- This is me relaxed!

- Hope I'm not interrupting.

Thought I'd drop by,

share a drink with my colleagues.
- I really think you should go, Max.

- When did you start thinking,
Christopher?

Was it about the time you started
going soft on her?

You know, I can't see the attraction
myself.

But then,

I never was into used goods.

- Right.
- Oh, Chris, you know what, just leave
it.
- Yeah, yeah,

leave it, Christopher. Be the good
little lap dog that you are.

Out of interest,

how much does she charge a member of
staff?

- Not bad for a science teacher.

- Go home, Max.

- Where've you been? I've been waiting
ages.

- We're supposed to see each other
tomorrow.

- Is that Chinese?

- Well, yeah.
- Good, I'm starving.
- What's all this about?

- What does it look like? I'm moving
in.

Grab a case, eh, dad?

- I can't believe that I didn't suss
Max out earlier.

- Oh, he's not all bad.

And...you know, in his own way, he
really did care about the kids.

- Funny way of showing it.
- It's the right ethos, wrong methods.

Oooh...how is that?

- It's freezing, actually.

- Do you normally, sort of, jump in
like that for damsels in distress?

- Only when I fancy the damsel.

Oooh...sorry, I think I've had a bit
too much to drink.

- I think we both have.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Just out of curiosity,

how drunk would you say you were?

- Erm, I think I'm sober enough to
know that it wouldn't be a good idea.

- Yeah.

Your place?

- Yours is closer.

- Cranford Road, please.

- Oh, come on...

You can do this.

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