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Hector loves showing off to you, haven't you noticed?

- Hector loves showing off to everyone.

- Took me ages.

- Well worth the effort when you get through your exams

and onto that course.

- Well, aren't you teacher's pet?

- I still love you, Vaughan.

- A C?! - It's a pass isn't it, Lenny?

- I'm never going to be ready for these exams.

- We'll make sure you are.

- MUSIC: Teenage Icon by The Vaccines

# Oh, look at me so ordinary

# No mystery

# With no great capabilities

# But I could make out as if I had it

# But you'd know

# That I'm so obvious

# And I should let it go

# I don't know... #

KNOCK AT DOOR

- Lenny?

Lenny?!

- MUSIC STOPS

- Have you been up all night?

- Er, no. I just got up early. What time is it?

- Why would anyone waste their time swotting their guts out

for some poxy mock exam?

- Because if they don't get a decent grade,

then there's no point applying for their college course.

- How long's this exam obsession going to last?

- I'll see you down there.

Whoa, here's a first.

You ready for your exams?

I never get to check up on you, holed up in that garage.

- Yeah. Bring it on.

- Don't get too cocky.

- Right is everyone nearly ready?

I've got an art exam to get ready for this morning.

- Can you please shut up?!

- Did you know, every year, nearly ten billion junk letters

are sent and received?

- Yep, most of it to this house.

Right - come on, everybody. Plates in the sink. We've got to go.

- What happened to being nice?

- I can't help it - he winds me up.

- You've just got to try harder.

We need them to be on our side,

then maybe we can stop sneaking around.

- I know. I'm sorry.

- "Think now and then that there is a man

"who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!"

- That doesn't mean you're going to pass.

- No, but it means I'm getting better.

- Just remember - they're just mock exams.

- I know, but usually if you do good in the mocks,

it means you're going to do good in the real thing.

- Are you still thinking about doing sports physio, Len?

- Yeah, I'm thinking about going to Stirling Uni, maybe.

Mr Reid says that there is a really good sports department down there.

Trouble is I need an A and three Bs.

- Stirling Uni?

You've got more chance of becoming the next Pope!

- Have you asked any teachers about your predicted grades?

- The teachers won't tell you, will they? Be good to know but, eh?

- You know there are some other ways of finding that information.

I'll catch you later, pal.

- Come on, you lot. Time to go. Good luck.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Mr Reid gave me the prospectus.

I'm not saying that I'm definitely going.

But I want to try, Lisa.

He's pushing himself really hard.

You should see the state of his bedroom.

- Well, he's set himself a very challenging goal.

He needs pushing.

- He's a good lad, Lenny. Bright, positive.

He'd make a great PE teacher.

- Like anyone we know?

- I can't help it if I'm a role model, Maggie. - Yeah...

Good morning, everyone.

As you can see your papers have been laid out.

If you could return them to the same spot after your exams

that would be great.

Thank you and good luck.

- Thank you, Simon.

Thank you for all the work you've done on getting us ready. Bravo.

Now I know you've all been cracking the revision whip

the last couple of weeks.

Some of you rather more than others...

I just think we need a little more calm around the place.

Exams are important,

but they shouldn't be the tail that wags the school dog.

- We want results, Vaughan. That comes at a cost.

- There's nothing wrong with hard work,

but we don't want to turn the school into an exam factory.

Well-rounded individuals - that's what we are looking for.

They are children not robots.

- Do you agree with that?

- Sorry what?

- How does he think kids pass exams? By osmosis?

- He does have a point, Christine.

The brain tends not to function well under stress.

- Well, they have to learn to cope with it.

If they can't handle a few exams,

wait till they step into the real world.

- I take it Vaughan's praise means you're working late tonight?

- Well, it's me or it closes, so what can I do?

What is this?

- Oh, it's a special offer from the Sea Crest Hotel.

Probably trying to tempt more people to join their gym, I expect.

- Well, you should go. It'll do you good.

- Well, I'd rather have a nice meal with you.

- Some other night, all right?

- Everything OK?

- Not really.

- You've been avoiding me.

- Hector, just give me a bit of space all right?

I take it you've paid for every bill since she's been in there?

That's thousands of pounds on aromatherapy massages

and reiki healing while we've struggling by,

squashed into that stupid house.

- What was I supposed to do?

I didn't think it would take this long.

- Is there more to this than a guilty conscience?

- What?!

- She still seems to have a very strong hold over you.

- Allie, she's the mother of my children.

I'm not going to pretend she doesn't exist.

But no-one wants her out of there more than me.

- Really?

Well, actions speak louder than words.

- Allie.

- Mum, you don't have any of them really fine paint brushes, do you?

- You're supposed to supply your own.

- I know, I'm sorry. I just left mine at home.

- Well, that is typical of you!

- All right, I was just asking.

- I'm sorry. Yes, don't worry. We've got loads.

- Mum, what's up?

- Nothing. I'm fine.

Shouldn't you be getting to the art room.

- Mum, I know something's wrong.

What's up?

- I've just found out Vaughan's been paying for Olga's treatment

in the clinic.

Nothing for you to worry about. Me and Vaughan will sort it out.

Keep it to yourself, yeah? - OK.

- See you in the art room.

- Yeah, I'll see you later.

- MUSIC: These Paths by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

# These pants

# Rub off

# Against

# Against

# These paths

# Will cross

# Again

# Again

# These pants

# Rub off

# Against

# Against

# Take your seat

# On the tip

# Of the star

# That you sit

# Take your piece

# Take a sip... #

- Morning, boys.

- Miss, did you get my grandad's cheque?

- Yes, Lenny. Thanks, I did.

- He's going for it, ain't he, Miss?

- I know it off by heart, Miss - the quotes, everything.

- That's great. But just make sure you get the context right.

I've got every faith in you, Lenny.

- How come your sister doesn't get tutored?

- She's not interested! - All right. I'm only asking.

- Look, I'm sorry, mate.

This is just something that I want to do on my own.

Don't say anything to anyone.

- Hey, Lenny...

told you there were ways.

Listen, mate, they're only predicted grades.

- A, C and the rest Ds?

- Yeah. I know how you feel. All of mine have dropped as well.

- Is this for real? Where did you get it?

- Don't ask. You found them, all right?

- OK, everyone. Bags at the front, no mobile phones.

Come in quietly.

(Lenny... Lenny?)

We haven't started yet.

- Oh, right. Sorry, Miss. I forgot.

You putting that in your exhibition?

It's pretty good. - Don't touch it.

- Look, I'm just trying to make an effort, mate.

We live in the same house.

- Yeah, well, tell your dad that. - What?

- Your dad has been paying for your mum to live in that loony bin...

and lying to my mum about it.

She just told me then.

- OK, everybody, sorry I'm late.

If you all want to get any pens, pencils,

or equipment you might need ready, we'll start in two minutes.

- Sorry, did you not know about that?

- Well, I mean, it proves one thing, doesn't it?

- Oh, yeah, what is it? - Just how much he cares about my mum.

- Oh, is that the reason why he dumped her, then?

- Look, I'm just saying.

You best get used to it, because she won't last.

- Get out of my face.

- Wha...? Hey! Hey! Whoa, what's going on?

What's going on?

- I'm not having this loser slagging off my dad

for looking after his wife.

- Go back to your place, Justin.

- Well, why shouldn't he know?

- Because it's none of your business. So zip it.

You're not helping anyone.

All right, let's begin.

- All right, everybody in. Take a seat quickly, please. Come on.

- Mrs Lowsley!

- Hector, I'm teaching.

- Two secs.

- I haven't got two secs.

I told you, we need to keep our distance.

- And I agree. I just came to tell you that I get it.

I'll keep my distance.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- (Oh, my God! Lisa, Lenny's cheating!)

- OK, everybody, turn round, get on with your work.

What's going on?

I'll take that.

- I didn't look at that, Miss. I promise.

- You've got three minutes left.

I'll see you at the end.

- VAUGHAN: Take your time.

Nice and easy.

Your exam go well?

- Yeah, not bad.

I've just found out you've been paying for Mum's medical bills?

- Yes.

Who... - Floyd.

Your girlfriend told him.

- I just wanted her to have the best care.

- Of course you did. It's natural, isn't it?

- Sorry?

- Dad, I saw the way you were with her last week

and now you lie to Allie about the clinic...

you still love her?

You can tell me. - Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Justin, slow down.

You have absolutely the wrong idea.

- Am I missing something here?

- The kiss - just an affectionate goodbye.

The clinic - I feel partly responsible for Mum's condition,

but I'm not going back to her.

The marriage is over.

So why didn't Vaughan tell Mum about it?

Pretty big thing to keep a secret, isn't it?

- Just thought he was going to get back with my mum.

He's not.

- But you hoped he was?

- Look, it's not our problem.

It doesn't change anything between us.

- You're right.

And to prove it, next lesson you're going to apologise to Floyd.

- Tiff, I can't just pretend that didn't happen.

- Why not?

When I don't want to think about things I don't like,

guess what I do?

I don't think about them.

Lenny, I am so disappointed.

- I didn't look at it.

- That's not the point.

You're not allowed to bring revision material into an exam room.

- I forgot.

There was stuff in that exam that you didn't even cover.

- We covered everything.

- You said the close reading was going to be a newspaper article.

- I said it might be.

Did you remember the reading method - blurb, title, signal word?

- No, cos I thought it was going to be a newspaper article.

That's what you said!

- Lenny, just calm down.

Lenny. Lenny?

ALLIE: I shouldn't have told Floyd. I'm really sorry I did that.

- I'm not pointing fingers.

- They're fighting our battles for us, you realise that, don't you?

This is all getting out of hand.

- I'll go and see Olga straight after school.

- Hi, Miss. - Is Lenny in there?

- I don't know. I think he might... - Just go and get him, Darren.

- Lenny, Mrs Mulgrew's outside.

Come on, you nugget.

- Is everything OK, Lenny?

- I panicked in there.

I don't think I can do this, Miss.

- Of course you can. Where's this come from?

- Just something from earlier. I'm fine now.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah. Honestly, Miss, I'm fine.

- OK. Critical essay next. - Yeah.

- A Tale of Two Cities and a TV drama of your choice.

It's all in here, Lenny.

Just relax.

- OK. Thanks, Miss.

- LISA: Why did she let you off?

Cos you've been working so hard?

Special treatment?

- I know this is something you're not interested in,

but I'm actually trying to do something with my life.

- Oh, right, yeah. - Sports Physio(!)

I like sport and I'm good at football.

There's nothing wrong with having a goal, Lisa.

- Oh, my God. A goal?!

What is Mulgrew filling your head with?

What is it with you and her?

- She's tutoring me, all right.

- Tutoring?

What, like, just you and her?

- Yeah.

- Why?

Why is she helping you?

- Grandad's paying her to get me into university.

- Grandad's paying her?

- Yeah. About 20 quid a lesson.

- Why has he never offered to help me?

- Get real. Since when have you been interested in learning or school?

- You actually think you'll get into uni?

- I'm going to give it a go.

- You coming?

Lisa?

- Mrs Lowsley?

What would you say if I told you

I was going to close the cafe tonight?

- What, you can do that?

- Hey, I'm in charge.

Where do you want to go?

- Oh, I don't mind. You decide!

- OK.

I'll sort it. See you later.

Mrs Lowsley.

- Mr Reid.

- Just keeping my distance.

They reckon it's about 1.2 metres.

- What is?

- Personal space.

SHE SCOFFS

LISA: I'm not bothered about him doing it.

He went behind my back - that's what I don't like.

- I thought twins told each other everything

or knew what the other one was thinking and that?

- That's identical twins.

- He looks like he's about to get his teeth pulled out.

- What's the matter? Not done enough revising?

What's this? Predicted grades?

Where did you get these?

- I just found it, give me it back.

- You're getting a C in English, Lenny.

This proves it. All this revising - it's a complete waste of time.

- E, Lise you got an E!

- Like I'm bothered.

- OK, round two, everyone. Please go inside.

Lisa, one word.

What was that about?

- Nothing.

- Well, it didn't look like nothing to me.

Lenny doesn't need you having a go at him

two minutes before he starts his exam.

Do you want him to do well in his mocks?

- Yes.

- Well, a word of encouragement goes a long way.

- You've got an extra 20 minutes, OK?

- Look, what I said earlier - I was out of order.

- Yeah, whatever.

- No, I mean it, Floyd.

What goes on between my dad and your mum, it shouldn't affect us.

And I'm sorry.

- Have you had a brain transplant or something?

- Come on, life's too short.

- OK, everyone, turn your papers over.

SHE COUGHS

MUSIC: Babys by Bon Iver

# Summer comes

# To multiply

# To multiply... #

- (You do it.)

- (I've got a bit of a tickly throat.)

- OK, everybody, put your pens down, please.

The exam is finished.

- Complete silence until all your papers have been collected.

- Lenny, the exam's finished.

- Lenny, put your pen down, please.

- Lenny!

- Lenny...

- Can you dismiss this lot?

- OK, everybody, stand up, please.

Chairs under, and make your way out quietly.

- Hey, Len. The exam's over.

I think you've done enough, mate.

That's it...good lad.

- How did you do?

I had brain freeze.

That probably means I dropped a couple of marks.

I don't think I've ever dropped two marks in my life.

Actually I did drop three marks in a test once.

When I was seven.

- Good to see you two actually having a conversation.

Your dad will be pleased.

- Yeah, actually, sir, it was more of a monologue.

Floyd just kind of listened.

See? Best friends for ever.

- Kevin, you've got more time left.

- I don't need it.

- What's happened?

Come on, you're much better than this.

- I used to be, yeah.

- Lenny, what's the matter?

- I totally bombed it in that test.

- Oh, my God - will you shut up about the tests?

- Lisa? - Lot of good your tutoring did.

- Just leave it, Lisa.

- She's worried about Lenny. He's not feeling very well.

- Lenny, what's this?!

- Mrs Mulgrew, Lenny's not...

- Lenny? - Breathe easily, mate.

Lenny, look at me.

Just look at me, look at me.

Try and go easy.

Nice and easy, yeah?

Nice and easy, OK?

Lenny!

Lenny, Lenny, look at me.

Stay with me, Lenny. Hey.

- One at a time, one at a time. All right, don't crowd me!

Look at this lot. Easy money.

- You don't need to pay. You're guaranteed all As, Kevin.

- Yeah...

- Great.

I get predicted a D even before I'm in the exam.

Why bother?

- We should boycott these exams.

- Why?

- Like you said - why bother if you're not going to pass?

- To prove them wrong?

- It's a waste of time. They've already written us off.

Come on, we all do it - a mass walk-out.

- No-one's listening to you, Lisa.

I need to pass these exams, like your Lenny.

You should try too.

- How did you do it?

The predicted grades - is that what you were doing this morning?

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

- HECTOR: 'I think what you had there, mate, was a little panic attack.

Probably brought on by a lack of sleep and anxiety over the exams.

Physically he's fine. Nothing a few hours kip wouldn't put right, anyway.

- Thank you, Mr Reid, I appreciate it.

Exam fever get too much for you?

- look, I did put Lenny under a bit of pressure.

I hold my hands up to that.

- A bit of pressure? He had a panic attack.

- It wasn't Miss Mulgrew's fault, sir. I asked her to tutor me.

- You've been giving Lenny extra lessons?

- Yes.

- I asked her to. Well, my grandad did, he's paying for them.

- Mr Brown contacted me. He wanted me...

- Can we discuss this in my office, please?

- Absolutely.

- You feel up to getting some fresh air?

- Yeah. - Good.

- JUSTIN: I thought we could do with getting out of the house tonight.

Spending a bit of alone time together,

so I thought the only place we can go

without any questions being asked.

Sir! We'd like to volunteer for the community cafe tonight.

- Oh, I appreciate that, guys, but the cafe is closed tonight.

- But we're volunteering, sir.

- Yeah, I've got staffing problems. Sorry.

Tomorrow night instead, yeah?

- Let's sign up for tomorrow?

- I want to spend time with you tonight.

- You heard him, the cafe is closed.

- Sorry, what was it that my dad does again?

Go. Go.

THEY LAUGH

- Lenny?

Why did you give Lisa and Shaznay that sheet with the grades?

- I didn't. They took it from me.

- Did you tell them that I gave them to you?

- No, I said that I found it.

- If they've already given up on us, why should we care?

- All right, Len, where've you been hiding?

- What's going on there?

- Lisa and Shaznay have organised a mass walk-out of the history exam.

Right, come on, let's go.

- Lisa...you're not doing the exam?

- Well, we're not staying here when they've already written us off.

You in, Len?

As if, Mrs Mulgrew might disapprove.

- No, I'm in.

- Well, what happened to wanting to pass all your exams and go to uni?

- OK, Lisa, can we just go?

- Lenny, don't listen to them.

Who asked you?

I'm trying to get the best out of Lenny,

to secure the best future for him.

- By hot-housing him.

- Call it whatever you want but it gets results.

It's a competitive world, Vaughan.

- Education isn't about competing.

It's about fostering a spirit of curiosity.

- Lenny's mother is a drug addict, his older brother's in prison.

Who is going to sit round a kitchen table with Lenny fostering curiosity?

- We are.

- I bet you helped your kids over the years.

All those silly primary school projects,

buying Justin or Leo books or laptops or God knows what

to give them get that little advantage over the others.

Looking back, I know it's what I should've done more of with Connor.

That's what I'm trying to do here.

- Make amends for past mistakes?

- Well, if you like.

Connor's happy for now,

but who knows what he'd be doing if I'd really pushed him.

- Well, I don't want to create sleep-deprived,

overworked, unhappy students.

I want our children to be balanced individuals

with more to them than a number or a letter on a page.

- What are you going to do, ban teachers from tutoring?

- Yep. - You can't do that! - Watch me.

- So sorry to interrupt, but Ms McFall wanted a word.

- Yes, Audrey?

- We've have a slight problem.

A number of pupils have failed to show up for their history exam

and I found this, along with several others,

pinned to the hall doors.

Apparently Lisa Brown and Shaznay Montrose

are the ringleaders. - How did they get hold of these?

- I don't know. And Lenny has also joined the protest.

- Oi, mate - you couldn't get us three cans of cider?

Thanks. Get some soap while you're in there.

LISA: - I knew this exam rubbish wasn't going to last.

Uni's not for us.

Mulgrew was lying to you.

She got it wrong with you.

- I gave it a go, eh?

- And wasted your time.

- And we're wasting our time here too.

- Can we not think of something better to do than drink cider?

- Lenny'll go in and get us some.

- I've no money.

- I've got loads.

- No. Lenny doesn't need any money, do you?

Or are you going to bottle that as well?

- Oi!

- Got it? - Run!

- GIRLS SCREAM AND LAUGH

How should we deal with this boycott?

- Well, I sympathise with them, but they are truants.

The usual punishment's apply.

Um...

- VAUGHAN CLEARS HIS THROAT

- Have you ever done private tuition?

- Not since student days, no.

- What do you think - good thing, bad thing?

- Put it this way - without it, exam results would suffer.

- Yes - the fear of failure.

Starts with the parents, passes to the teachers

and ends up infecting the kids.

- KNOCK AT DOOR

- Come in.

- Hi, can I have a word?

- Can it wait till after school, Justin? I am a bit busy.

- Right. No time. What a surprise(!)

- Yeah, all right, all right. Just as long as you're quick.

- It's about the cafe.

Mr Lowsley says it's closed tonight.

I was just wondering if he'd let me and Tiffany run it?

I know we're supposed to be supervised,

but I reckon we'll be fine.

- I had a personnel issue.

Maggie couldn't cover me and I've got this thing, so...

- Mr Lowsley, Justin offers his services very rarely.

We would be insane to turn him down.

- Yeah. Yeah, why not?

I'll see you after school.

GIRLS GIGGLE

You are totally useless, Lenny.

- Epic fail or what?

- GIRLS GIGGLE

Where are you going?

Lenny!

- I'm going back to school. I'll see you later.

- You're going back to school? Why?

- Take a wild guess, Lisa. I've just nearly been done for shoplifting.

- You've failed your exam, Lenny. There's no point.

- You're glad about it.

You're the one that's been making me think that I'm stupid,

that I've been wasting my time!

- And you have been.

I'm just trying to look out for you.

- I don't need you to look out for me anymore.

- You wouldn't last two minutes at uni without me.

We've always done everything together.

- Come with me, then.

- I'm not going back.

No way.

- So I'm just supposed to give up everything?

All to keep you happy?

- I'm not surprised they walked.

Finding out you're going to get an E, it's not exactly motivating, is it?

- Surely we shouldn't worry about letting the kids know

how they're actually doing.

- Two no shows in the geography exam I was invigilating.

If Vaughan had been happy to tell pupils their grades,

then this boycott wouldn't have happened.

- I'm sure it's not like that. - It gets worse.

Vaughan's now threatening to stop teachers

earning money from private tuition. - I didn't know that.

- Allie, I've got a son in London, rent to pay.

How would he cope going from head teacher salary to main scale?

My pay's been cut in half.

- Sue, I'm really, really sorry about tonight, OK?

I will make it up to you.

- You made a commitment. It's all right.

- I'll be back about nine...

I'll bring you a takeaway and a bottle of wine.

- Look, don't worry about it.

In fact I might use that spa voucher tonight.

Have a bit of me time. - Good idea.

We are married. It's all right.

Enjoy the spa, yeah?

- Lenny.

Where have you been?

- Nowhere, Miss. Just walking around.

- Where are the others?

- Lisa and Shaznay wouldn't come back.

- You're in trouble, Lenny. You know that.

- I just came to say that I'm sorry about the test.

Sorry for letting you down.

- You didn't let me down and you came back.

That took a bit of courage, didn't it?

- Nah. It was either that or hang about outside the shops.

- I bet Lisa tried to talk you out of it, hm?

- Don't be harsh on Lisa, Miss.

She's just doing what she thinks is best for me.

- You sure about that?

- She gets it wrong sometimes, but...

she does care, really.

It's my fault.

I should have told her about all this in the first place.

- Right, best get off home.

We'll speak to Mr Fitzgerald tomorrow.

- Miss, I know that this might sound a bit daft...

..but is there any chance that I could maybe do my test again?

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Just came to wish you good luck with Olga.

- Thank you.

- Planning your ban on private tuition?

- News travels fast.

- You can't stop teachers doing what they want in their own time.

- No, but I can stop them doing it here

and I can stop them doing it with pupils from Waterloo Road.

- Sure you want the aggro?

Christine's out for a fight.

- She can have one.

There is a principle at stake here.

I'm sure we can come to an agreement.

- I'll see you later.

Good luck. - Thank you.

- LENNY: I just want another chance.

Just to prove to you I can do this.

- You don't have to prove anything to me.

If you'd had a bit more faith in yourself,

you would have passed that exam today.

- I've got it now, Miss. I have. I promise.

Please...I need to do this.

Please.

- Well, you do look a lot calmer...

You realise this will be an unofficial exam -

the first one would still stand? - Of course.

- Well...

We'll do just one question, OK?

A Tale of Two Cities.

You've got 45 minutes.

I'll be back in a sec.

- What's this?

- Lenny's having a go at one of the English mock questions.

Don't worry, he's calm.

- Christine, did you not spot the signs today?

That kid was out of his mind with stress.

- Yes, he was. And I take full responsibility for that.

But this time it's on his terms.

- Did nothing I said earlier sink in?

I don't want this pressure on our students.

- There is no pressure in there.

Good exam results could be a way out for Lenny - he wants to be in there.

He wants to do well.

- No, you're still not listening.

I am the new head...

and I need you to back my decisions.

- No, you don't.

You need people around you who will challenge your decisions.

I know I messed up with Lenny and with Lisa,

and I will put that right.

But my tutoring did not cause all the problems today!

- So you think if the students were given their grades,

the walk out wouldn't have happened.

- We'll never know, but maybe next time

we should ask them what they want?

- All right, when he finishes, I want him outside kicking a ball around,

listening to music, reading a book - anything except work.

- I shall make sure he gets some serious down time.

- I don't want to stop teachers supporting the students...

but they must all be assessed on an individual basis.

- And the tutoring ban?

- Will not now take place.

But each request must be approved by the SMT.

- Sounds like a fair compromise to me.

We could always try eradicating Third World debt while we're at it.

- Let's do that next week.

- What you doing?

It was you, wasn't it?

With the predicted grades?

- I'm pleading the Fifth Amendment, to the head's son.

- I won't tell anyone. Honestly.

I never tell my dad anything. He doesn't listen to me anyway.

If you did hack into the school system -

not saying you did -

but it would be very impressive.

- No, no, it's not that impressive if you've got the right tools.

- Tools, like software?

- No, look, mate. See, I'm very busy at the moment.

- Honestly, I won't tell anyone.

You could deny it anyway.

- Waterloo Road school accounts.

- No way!

Are you going to, like, mess them up?

- No, no, it's nothing like that.

This is just a reminder that I'm still good at something.

Well, come on, sit down.

- Floyd won't show it, but he'll have appreciated what you did.

- Yeah, I don't think I'm quite on the Christmas card list yet.

- SHE CHUCKLES

Now all you have to do is work on my mum.

- Oh, easy.

- Justin.

- Sorry, yeah. What can I get you?

- A cup of tea please.

- Do you want to sort that table out?

- Hi. Doctor Harrison said I can go and see Olga.

- That's fine, thank you, Mr Fitzgerald.

- Hi, Olga. - Hi, love.

- I need to talk to you about a few things.

- What's wrong? The boys all right?

- Yeah. Yeah, they're fine.

We need to think about the future, Olga.

All our futures.

- I'm not sure I like where this is heading.

- I can't afford to keep paying to have you stay here.

- Allie sent you, didn't she?

- Well, she's aware of the financial situation, of course.

I just spoke to Dr Harrison - he says you're well on the mend.

- What a difference a week makes.

- Well, I didn't think this should wait till the morning.

A solid B.

- No way! Seriously?

Oh, Miss, thank you so, so much.

This is what I needed - a B!

- And you'll get one. But we're going to take things easy from now on.

No more all-nighters, OK?

- Yeah. - Look what the cat dragged in.

You, my lady, have to see Mr Fitzgerald

first thing tomorrow morning.

- Can I have a word with Lisa please, Maggie?

- Be my guest.

Lenny, give us a hand with the tea.

- MOCKINGLY: - I got a B! I got a B!

- I'm sorry, Lisa.

I may have pushed Lenny and his tutoring, but I also pushed you away.

I presumed you weren't interested and that was wrong of me.

I've never had a brother,

so I don't know what it's like to feel like you're losing him.

But I do have a son...

and I know how I felt when Connor left home.

I never thought it would happen, then one day - he's off.

Empty house.

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

- One day, you and Lenny are going to go your separate ways -

job, college, marriage...

Doesn't mean you won't see each other again.

- Yeah, I'd figured that out.

- Good.

So you know what Lenny wants

and you know that standing in his way is wrong, hm?

I'm going to be tutoring Lenny for a few more weeks.

Maybe I can help you too?

- Me? No way.

- Yes way.

Why not?

You could end up at the same uni.

DOOR OPENS

20 years...

You know, it doesn't actually hit you for a while...

the loss, the pain.

Then it's like waves.

- You're a strong woman, Olga.

- Spare me the platitudes.

I don't want to live on my own - why should I at my age?

- Can you stay with your parents for a bit?

Or your sister?

I'm sure there are some very good NHS places we can look into.

- It's funny, isn't it?

I'm in here because of you and now you want to kick me out.

- I'm not dodging my responsibilities, but I can't ke...

I won't keep paying for this.

- This isn't really about paying for this place, is it?

- No. It's about moving on.

And you have to come to terms with that, Olga.

It's over.

- Just say it, Vaughan.

You'd be perfectly happy if you never clapped eyes on me again.

- You know that's not true.

- You should remember...

I'm always going be in your life.

We have two sons together. You can't take that away from us.

- I'm not taking anything from you.

But I'm with Allie now and you have to accept that.

You will get back on your feet.

You're a great teacher.

- OK, I'll try my sister.

- Is she still in Newcastle?

- I'll give her a ring, see how she's fixed.

- OK. Take a few days, make some plans.

Thank you.

- OK, now you've said what you came to say, leave me alone.

Are you going to tell the boys?

- I'll call you.

- SHE SOBS

This beats teaching any day of the week.

- Hector?!

- Sue.

- You followed me here?!

- Yeah, sort of. Sorry about that.

- You are such a stalker, I don't believe it!

- At least we're away from school. We're alone.

- Until somebody comes in.

- All I want to do is talk.

I have spent every hour and every second of the last week

thinking about you.

Now, I'll go.

I'll walk out the door, I'll never mention it again

if you can look me in the eye and tell me that you don't want me

and what happened was just...

That it meant nothing to you.

- Not here.

- I need to confess...

the spa treatment, I set it all up.

- What, there was no special offer?

- I was desperate.

A mate of mine runs the gym.

I took a chance of booking a room as well.

- You are unbelievable.

I should turn around and leave this very second.

- SHE SCREAMS

SHE LAUGHS

Evening, all.

Hi, Vaughan.

- Do you want a drink? - Yeah.

- Where have you been?

- I've been to see your mum.

Leo, a word.

Your mum's leaving the clinic.

- Wha...?

- She's going to live with Aunt Nadia.

- Why? That's miles away.

- Because she's better.

- I knew this was coming.

- How are we going to visit Mum when she's all the way in Newcastle?

- Well, she won't be there for ever.

She'll be back at work soon, and then she'll go home to Edinburgh.

- I'm going to bed.

- I couldn't afford to keep her there. Your mum knows that.

- So what did Doctor Harrison say?

- He said she's ready.

As long as she's happy, yeah?

- Yeah. Yeah, I suppose so.

That's the main thing, right?

Night.

- Night.

I think I'll get to bed too. Night.

VAUGHAN: Night.

Night, Mum. - Night, love.

World War Three averted.

This is it now. The start we wanted.

What's up?

- I think I'll turn in too.

- Vaughan?

- KNOCK AT DOOR

SONG: All Of Me

I thought Mum was never going to go bed.

Are you OK? - Mm.

- I'm proud of you.

I thought you were really going to kick off.

I'm sorry.

- You don't have to be sorry. It's not your fault.

Anyway all that matters now is us, yeah?

- Yeah.

- # Give my all to me

# Give my all to you

# You're my end and my beginning

# Even when I lose I'm winning

# Cos I give you all of me. #

- Not bad.

- What you on about? It was brilliant.

- LISA LAUGHS

You should start a band or something.

- What, instead of going to uni? Good one.

- I'll see you in the morning.

- Lise...

you know, whatever happens...

with uni and that...

..I don't think I'll ever get rid of you.

Night-night, Lise.

- Night.

Watch out!

SHE SCREAMS

- And they all say that kid came from nowhere.

Jumped him. - But he hit back.

- Wouldn't you?

- That's not the point.

I've been too soft on him.

- Are you saying you don't want to see me again?

- You know I do.

- It's like the hardest game of chess in the world

and I'm just a stupid little pawn.

- You talk to me about going off on my own and doing what I want,

but that's what you did.

- Simon is just upstairs.

- Mm-hmm. That's half the fun of it.

You and your ex wife used to teach at the same school, didn't you?

Must have been tough when the marriage broke down.