1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,360 I suspect you're pre-menopausal. - Impossible, she's only 41. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:05,880 - You don't get it. 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,640 I don't want this baby. 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,520 - Well, I think it's make-your-mind-up time, don't you? 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,120 - Are you saying you could never feel the same way? 6 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:15,160 - That is exactly what I'm saying. 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,320 - I'm more concerned about our daughter than I am about your... 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:20,800 sordid little affair. 9 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,160 - It's over. 10 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:23,520 With Maria. 11 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,000 All right, bro? - Still meeting at yours for poker tonight? 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:50,000 - Yeah, course. We've got 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,000 a warm-up here at lunch as well. 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,760 - I could come before the others. Practice card counting. 15 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,480 - Yeah, cool. Why not? - Guess who? 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,120 Morning, boyfriend. Are you avoiding me? I haven't seen you all week. 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,080 - No, I've just been busy, that's all. 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,160 - You can make it up to me tonight, yeah? 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,840 - Er... - Cos my parents are away, 20 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,960 so I was thinking we could get to know each other better? 21 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,400 - I've got plans with Finn, actually. 22 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,680 - So you'd rather spend your night with him? 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,320 - Er, no, course not. 24 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:20,800 - Good, cos it's not like he can offer you what I can, is it? 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:20,800 And I've been saving myself for 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,880 someone special, Josh Stevenson, 27 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,120 and I think that's you, so you don't let me down, yeah? 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,600 - Karen, I meant what I said about making things work. 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:36,880 I know it's not going to be easy 30 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,400 and I know I screwed things up, 31 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,360 but I do want it to work. 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:42,360 - Well, we're going to need each other's support more 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,680 than ever today, aren't we? 34 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:48,840 - It'll be fine. 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:51,760 I promise. 36 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,840 I'm sorry. - No, I'm sorry. 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,480 - Bit soon, eh? - Yeah. 38 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,600 But...thanks for the effort. 39 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,720 - Oh, check him out. 40 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,600 - Yeah, he is pretty fit. Better get in there before someone else does. 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,880 - Morning, ladies. - Connor? 42 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,120 - Dad, erm, I don't need a lift home tonight. 43 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,480 I'm going to go to Vicki's and have tea there. 44 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,120 - I'll deal with this. 45 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,640 No, dinner at ours, remember? - Dad. 46 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:33,720 - No excuses, Jess, you'll be there. 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,440 - You all right? - Er, no, not really. 48 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,120 It's my precious sister's 18th birthday today, 49 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,400 so it's pretty much all my parents can think about. - Sorry, Jess. 50 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,600 - We're having a stupid party for someone that probably isn't even alive any more, 51 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,040 like it's the most normal thing in the world. 52 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,520 It's worse than a funeral. 53 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,640 - Look, I'm always here if you want to talk, you know. - Morning. 54 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,600 - I was wondering if it might be worth going out for dinner tonight, 55 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,320 try something a bit different. 56 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,000 - Well, we always celebrate Bex's birthday at home. 57 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,040 It's tradition. Why change that? 58 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,920 - Yeah I know, I just worry that the kids might start to 59 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:17,280 find the whole party thing a bit...morbid. 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,120 - Morbid? 61 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,320 It's the one time of the year where we get together as a family, 62 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,680 in our own home, to remember her. 63 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,520 I think that's important, don't you? 64 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,280 - Of course. Whatever you think. It was just a thought. 65 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,560 - Right then, ladies. Quick warm-up, straight into a match. 66 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:39,880 Year 12s to kick off. 67 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,640 - Yes, Mr Clarkson. 68 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,000 - THEY WHOOP AND CHEER 69 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,680 - Check the skills on that Connor, boys. 70 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,080 Yeah, not bad, that, mate. Not bad. 71 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,800 You signing for the team, then? Could have done with you a while ago. 72 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,480 - Maybe. See if any of you boys are up to standard. 73 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,320 - Where'd you learn skills like that? 74 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:22,760 - Coleview. My last school. 75 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,600 - Yeah? My brother used to play there. Says they've got a homo on the team. THEY LAUGH 76 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,440 - Right. That'll be me, actually. 77 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:30,600 - THEY LAUGH 78 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,720 - You being serious? - Yeah, why? 79 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:33,720 - You never said. 80 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,520 - I didn't think I had to. 81 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:37,920 It's not a problem, is it? 82 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,840 - Er, no, we just... 83 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:43,320 - Well, you don't look like a gay, do you? 84 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,080 - What do you want me to do? Print it on a T-shirt? 85 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,280 - Is that why you left Coleview, then? People giving you grief? 86 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:51,400 - No, just moved home, didn't we? 87 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,400 Believe it or not, some people don't have a problem with it. 88 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,040 - Whoa. - I know. 89 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,160 Gay and good at football. Who'd have thought it, eh? 90 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,000 - You can't trust anyone these days. 91 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,680 Might have had an easy ride at Coleview. I doubt he'll get the same here. 92 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,480 - I don't know, mate. With skills like that he might just get away with it. 93 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,680 - Oh, Mrs Fisher, Mr Kirby's here to see you. - Pleased you could make it. 94 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,480 - Four-week review, as promised. 95 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:28,440 - Well, hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised by the progress they've made. 96 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,400 - Being impartial, I think you'll have your work cut out. 97 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,920 I've worked in education long enough to know I can offer my children a better education. 98 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,200 - Let's see how they're settling before we draw hasty conclusions. 99 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,280 - Sharkey! Use your players. 100 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,400 - Tom, sorry to interrupt. 101 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,680 This is Mr Kirby, Jonah's dad. 102 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,640 - Nice to meet you. - Come to see how he's settling in. 103 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,000 - Well, see for yourself. 104 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,240 Proving to be a little dynamo on the wing. 105 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,240 - Nice one, Jono! 106 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,320 - And as for Connor, settling in like a dream. 107 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,280 Yes! Well done, Connor! That's more like it. 108 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,560 - Jonah seems to have found his niche. 109 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,560 - Yeah, well, we'll see. 110 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,600 - Come on, Josh, get stuck in. 111 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,480 - Here. - Shoot! Shoot! 112 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,040 - Josh! - Josh, you flaming idiot! 113 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,440 - Well done, mate(!) - You screwed the pass up. 114 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,040 - What? - Course you did, you poof! 115 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,840 - Oi! - What? Who are you calling poof? 116 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:50,720 Me? - What? - Come on, then. 117 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,000 - Come on, now, calm it down. What's going on? 118 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,480 - All right, listen up, guys. 119 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,200 If anyone here thinks that's just a bit of harmless name-calling, then think again. 120 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:06,960 Because there's zero tolerance towards homophobic language like that in this school, OK? 121 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,000 - It's all right, Miss Fisher, honest. 122 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:14,720 - No, it's not all right, Connor. It's abusive and bullying and it's gone unchecked for far too long. 123 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,680 - The bench. I'll deal with you later. 124 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:21,760 - Anyone found using that kind of language again will be fast-tracked to a third strike, 125 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,600 which means exclusion. You got that? 126 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,400 Let's go and see how Ruth's settling in. 127 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:31,880 - Right, come on. 128 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,920 - Back on the game now, yeah? 129 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,240 - It's heartening to see Jonah's fitting in, 130 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,520 but he was never going to have as hard a time as Ruth, was he? 131 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:44,320 - Ruth could do just as well if she wasn't so resistant to being involved in life in the school. 132 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:48,640 But who can blame her when her own father isn't prepared to lead by example? 133 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,880 - Let's not be naive about this, shall we? 134 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,280 Ruth's abilities will always single her out 135 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,080 for bullying and discrimination. 136 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,400 The large peer-group situation of state education only serves to exacerbate that. 137 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:05,800 - So you're prepared to see her unique and potentially ostracised for her whole life? - Of course not. 138 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:10,160 - This school doesn't have the softly-softly approach to bad behaviour it once had. 139 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,600 I operate a three-strike policy. 140 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,400 We give them their chances, but if they don't reform... 141 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,600 - Easily said in principle, but... 142 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,440 - We can debate the pros and cons all we like but it's meaningless 143 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:26,000 unless we actually ask Jonah and Ruth about what they're feeling themselves. 144 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,160 - Cess? 145 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:42,280 Hi. 146 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,400 Listen, I...appreciate things have been 147 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,640 a bit...awkward the last couple of weeks. 148 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,160 - That's one way of putting it. 149 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,840 - I don't think that's a reason for us to avoid each other. 150 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,880 - No, erm, you're right. I'm sorry. 151 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:59,640 - Hey, I've still got some photos and letters of Maria's that she might want back. 152 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,840 I could post them to her myself or... 153 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,960 - Put them in an envelope and I'll drop them off next week. 154 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,000 - You haven't spoken to her, have you? 155 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,120 I just want to make sure she's all right. 156 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,160 - As well as you can imagine. I don't know what you expected. 157 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,640 - No, no, no, course not. 158 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,680 Tell her I asked, yeah? 159 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:18,360 - Tell her yourself if you have to. 160 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,280 I'm done doing your dirty work. 161 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:28,600 - Connor? 162 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:30,840 About what happened with Josh... 163 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,800 - I'm sorry, Mr Clarkson, I didn't mean to, it's just... 164 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:37,160 - It's him that should be apologising. He was way out of line. 165 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,880 I don't know what got into him. 166 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,120 - No worries. It's just football, banter. 167 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,160 Never thought it'd be anything else. 168 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:43,160 - Good, but I want to reassure you 169 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:47,320 that we don't tolerate it in this school, ever. 170 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,400 - It's nice of you to say, but you don't have to worry about me. 171 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,320 I can look after myself. Thanks. 172 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,600 - I'll talk to you when you're changed. 173 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,040 - You played well today, mate. - Cheers, man. I try. 174 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,200 Probably give you a run for your money at poker tonight. - What? 175 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,320 No, we don't need any more players. 176 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,400 The table's full. 177 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,680 - It's cool, bro. We can fit one more in. 178 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:19,080 - Why not? As long as some of your boys don't mind me being there. 179 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,920 - No, ignore him. He's just jealous cos he can't make it. 180 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,560 Joshey's got a hot date with Lauren tonight. 181 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:26,640 - THEY CHEER 182 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,400 THEY CHATTER AND LAUGH 183 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,800 That's funny, she usually likes to be in here during her break. 184 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,200 - Hardly the socialisation you promised. 185 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,160 - Hardly the fair chance you said you'd give her, either, 186 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:48,160 as she spends most of her time 187 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:54,720 catching up on e-mails and extra work you've been sending her, apparently. 188 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:58,040 - What can I say? I'm finding it hard to let go. 189 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:02,920 - So why did you drop out of mainstream education if you're so motivated to make a difference? 190 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:04,360 - I spent my entire career climbing the ranks from secondary teacher 191 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:09,440 to university lecturer, 192 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:14,640 and all I saw was the same government interference and tedious bureaucracy at every single level. 193 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:14,640 It crystallised for me that I wouldn't waste 194 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,720 my children's lives or futures 195 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,920 in the same flawed system. 196 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,920 Now, don't get me wrong - I loved my job, I loved teaching. 197 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,320 I just didn't see it working the way it could do. 198 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,280 - Whoa, slow down, mate, what's up? - Nothing. 199 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,560 - You've been acting weird recently. What's the matter with you? 200 00:11:37,560 --> 00:11:38,840 - Just let me in, mate. 201 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,360 - Ah, getting a bit of cold feet, are we? - Something like that, yeah. 202 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,080 - Josh, what are you doing? 203 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,600 Josh, what's up? 204 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,200 - I've got something to tell you. 205 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,560 - Mate, we all get stage fright the first time. It's only natural. 206 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:58,440 - It's not stage fright. 207 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,160 I just don't fancy her, at all. 208 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,840 - It doesn't matter. Still a lay, innit? 209 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,480 - It's not that simple. 210 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,960 - It is. You've pulled a desperado. Cool! 211 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,000 - Finn, you're not listening to me. 212 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:10,440 - You're not listening to me. 213 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,960 Chances like this don't come round all the time. 214 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:14,720 You need to make the most of them. 215 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:15,880 - Finn... 216 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,720 - Look, you just need to grow a pair and get on with it, OK? 217 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,440 What?! 218 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:29,840 - Finn. 219 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,680 Finn! 220 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:32,800 Finn! Finn! 221 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,000 Finn! - Oi! Oi! 222 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,160 What's up with him? 223 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,200 - I don't know. 224 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,080 - I want a word with you, 225 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,040 about what you said to Connor. 226 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,160 It's totally unacceptable, Josh, 227 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,360 and you know that. - Not now, Dad, please. 228 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,560 - You did it in front of Mrs Fisher, which makes us both look bad. 229 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:56,400 You're really lucky to escape without a strike, Josh. 230 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,200 Josh! 231 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,720 - < - Jonah? 232 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,760 Have you seen Dad's in school? 233 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,480 Come to rescue us, finally. 234 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,480 - Some of us don't need rescuing, I told you. - Well, I do. 235 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,280 I hate it here and as soon as he sees that he's going to take me out. 236 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,480 - Grow up, Ruth. Dad just wants us to succeed, whatever we do. 237 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:19,760 Do you not get that? As long as we keep our noses clean, we're staying. There's nothing he can do about it. 238 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,960 - He hates us being here. You're deluded if you can't see it. 239 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,880 - Well, he didn't look too fussed when he watched me on the pitch just now. 240 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,280 Really made up, actually. 241 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,560 He's happy if we are. 242 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:35,080 Just stay out of my way and don't try and sabotage it for both of us. 243 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,520 Hi, lads. I'm not too late, am I? 244 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,800 - Where's Finn? - I don't know. - Right each stick 20p, yeah? 245 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,760 - Doesn't look like you were good at keeping it a secret. 246 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,680 - Oh, for... - What are you doing? 247 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:11,680 - In. - In. - In. - Poker tournament. What's 248 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:17,400 it look like? Warm-up for tonight. 249 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,640 Why don't you run along, leave the grown-ups to their game? 250 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:24,360 - Er, I think I can probably handle myself, actually. 251 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,000 I've got some cash. 252 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,800 I mean, it can't be that hard to pick up. - Yeah? You reckon? 253 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,440 - All right. 254 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,680 Put your money where your mouth is. Show us what you've got, eh? 255 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,960 - Finn. - Don't talk to me, Josh. - Finn, please... 256 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,040 It was a mistake. 257 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,520 - Damn right it was a mistake! Touch me again and I'll kill you. 258 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,680 - Finn. - Don't touch me! 259 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,600 - I was just messing around. Please! 260 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,760 - You stay away from me! Have you got that? 261 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:52,760 - Oh, Finn! - I said stay away from me, 262 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,560 you creep! 263 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,560 - CROWD: - Fight! Fight! Fight! 264 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:57,560 - Finn, get off me! Finn! 265 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,720 - Oi, what are you doing?! 266 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,120 - What the hell's got into you? 267 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,160 - Cooler. Both of you. 268 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,960 - Get to your class, Lauren, please. 269 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,280 - You each get dealt two cards each, yeah? Have you got that? - Yeah. 270 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:23,720 - All right, shall we play? You'll learn it as we pick up. Yeah, easy. 271 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:23,720 I'm taking all her pocket money off her. 272 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,040 - HE LAUGHS 273 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:28,240 - Right. 274 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,720 - SHE MOUTHS 275 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,880 - In. - In. - In. 276 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,760 - Haven't got a chance this time! Nah, mate. 277 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,000 Beginner's luck! 278 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,800 She's absolutely wiping us out! - Well, get in then. 279 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,640 - That's it, I'm over. 280 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:29,840 Take two! 281 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,920 - Aw, please! 282 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,640 - Folded. 283 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,920 - Nightmare. - Not got much left to bet with, you. 284 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:45,720 - Proper hustled us, then. - Me and my dad studied body language for ages 285 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:51,200 when we were doing psychology. 286 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,680 You can tell when someone's bluffing, easy. 287 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,400 He does that ear-touching thing when he's nervous. 288 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:56,400 He kept looking to the left when he raised you. You couldn't even look 289 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,840 me in the eye and... 290 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,520 you kept playing with your tie. 291 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,560 - Well done, little girl. Looks like you've your uses after all. 292 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,880 - There you are. - Ruth? 293 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,640 What's going on? 294 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,320 - Erm, we were playing poker. 295 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,160 I won. 296 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,080 - What have you got there? 297 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,120 - That's no concern of yours, Janeece. 298 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:34,520 - Well, it is if you're using the school copier. 299 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,720 20p if it's personal. 300 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:41,920 And I'll have to enter it into my little log book. 301 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:46,320 - OK... 302 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,680 How about you enter this in your little log book? 303 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,840 It is none of your business, OK? 304 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,200 Or I will report you for invasion of privacy. 305 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,280 - PHOTOCOPIER WHIRRS 306 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:34,400 - We can wait all day if we have to, but someone's going to tell us what's going on. 307 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,480 - Him, I'd expect the silent treatment from, but you?! 308 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,040 You practically lived at ours over the summer. 309 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,360 I think you owe me a little bit more respect. 310 00:18:51,360 --> 00:18:53,840 - Well, that's why I'm not saying anything. 311 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,920 If you want to know what happened, ask Josh. - Finn! 312 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:00,480 - Josh? 313 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,040 - I haven't done anything. 314 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:07,600 He's totally lost it, he just attacked me out of nowhere. - You're the one who's lost it. 315 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:11,520 Pretending to be my mate then putting your tongue down my throat. - Liar! - What? 316 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,440 - Your son tried to kiss me this morning, that's what! 317 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,600 - He's lying, Dad! - Why can't you just tell them, Josh? 318 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,880 Just tell them what a little gay you are? - Hey, that's enough! 319 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,160 - You can't talk! You're the one always sucking up to Connor! 320 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:26,880 - Hey, hey! - Enough! 321 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,000 - Oi, sit down! 322 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,400 Whatever's gone on, there's no excuse for that kind of behaviour. 323 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,760 You heard what Mrs Fisher said this morning - zero tolerance. 324 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,760 Now whatever Josh has done to upset you, you do not lie. 325 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,920 - Why would I lie about him trying to kiss me!? Why would I do that? 326 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,680 - There's no excuse for you attacking him like you did. 327 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:49,400 You can have a detention at lunch and one after school for your troubles. 328 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,640 See if you're so keen to pick fights then. 329 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,160 And just be thankful it was us who caught you and not Mrs Fisher, 330 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:01,560 because anything like this happens again, Finn, and you WILL be excluded - do you understand me? 331 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:02,640 Now go on. 332 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,880 Just wait there one second, Josh, please. 333 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,600 What's all this nonsense about you kissing him? 334 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,240 - I don't know what he's on about. 335 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:25,240 Seriously, Dad, he's been acting 336 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:29,200 jealous ever since I got with Lauren. 337 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,560 I think he probably fancies her as well. 338 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,920 Probably trying to split us up. 339 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,640 - Right, well you keep your distance from him. 340 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,160 I don't want to have to keep you out of trouble again today. 341 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,680 Now, go on. 342 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:54,000 - There will always be kids like that who will mess things up for the rest of them. 343 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,800 I've taught enough of them to know that. 344 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,520 - That's the one thing we agree on. 345 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:57,520 I'm as opposed as you are to one 346 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:02,120 pupil disrupting the needs of others. 347 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:04,400 I've got 600 of them to look after. 348 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,080 - Well, now you've got 598. 349 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,960 - I'm not going, Dad. I don't want to. 350 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,680 - Fine. Stay if you want to. 351 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,600 At least one of you has the common sense to recognise a bad thing. 352 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,280 - Look, it was HER hustling us. 353 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,440 She's not the precious, little innocent Ruth you think she is, Dad. 354 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,680 She picked up the game so quick and no-one forced her to join us. 355 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:32,920 SHE wanted to. 356 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,160 - Something new to learn, isn't it? 357 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,600 And, yeah, I might have enjoyed it, what can I say? 358 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,920 I was applying the skills YOU taught me to a real life situation, just like you told me. 359 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,160 - Ruth! - What? You want to take that away from me as well? 360 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,200 Besides, it's about time I started having some fun round this dump. 361 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:03,120 Made some money too while I was at it. - Can we talk about this now in my office, sensibly? 362 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,960 - So did you manage to get any more sense from Josh, then? 363 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:16,600 - Oh, just some daft falling out over Lauren, apparently. 364 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,160 - Are you sure that's all it was? 365 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,960 - What? - Well, you know kids can often experiment with their sexuality at this age, it's not uncommon. 366 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:25,640 - It was a complete wind-up, Charlie. 367 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,200 You heard what Josh said. - And you believed him? 368 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:32,760 - Well, I know my own son. And I know he's not that way inclined, OK? 369 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,560 - OK. If you say so. 370 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,560 - Proper dodged a bullet with the poker game there, Sharkey. 371 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,960 Fisher rumbled it, didn't she? Blew us all out. 372 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,120 How come you and Josh didn't make it? Did you get a tip-off? 373 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:50,880 - We're not mates any more. End of. 374 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:50,880 - Why, what happened? 375 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,080 Thought you two were well tight. 376 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,320 - Not any more. - You two had a lovers' tiff? 377 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:59,000 - The only gay boy round here is him, do you get that? 378 00:22:59,000 --> 00:22:59,000 - All right, don't have to take it 379 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:02,920 out on me. Did he touch you up? 380 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,440 - Did he tell you that? - No. 381 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,760 - He tried to kiss me this morning, if you must know. 382 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,680 Now I'm getting done for it. - No way. 383 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,200 - He'll do the same to you if he gets half a chance. 384 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,560 I want you to spread the word and warn everyone. 385 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,480 No way is he getting away with this. 386 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:26,440 See how easy it is for him to deny it when the whole school knows what a liar he is. 387 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,600 - CHATTERING 388 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,360 WOLF WHISTLING 389 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:14,920 - Morning, guys. 390 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,000 - Are you all right? - Yeah, are you? - Yeah. 391 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,040 - And you, Sam, good, yeah? - Yeah. 392 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,080 - OK, last week's modular assignments. 393 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,160 Finally got your grades back. 394 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:29,400 And clearly some of you need to work on your periodic tables, never mind your genetics. 395 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,680 Congratulations, Jess. That's a really good effort. 396 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,240 Keep that up and it'll be an A next time. 397 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,360 - Thanks, Sir. - Not so great for you I'm afraid though, Vicki. 398 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,120 Look, is everything OK? 399 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,840 It was just... I know you've had trouble balancing schoolwork 400 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,720 and home life in the past, yeah? - No, it's fine. Honestly. 401 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,360 I just wasn't concentrating. 402 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:55,960 - OK, only you need to try a bit harder next time, yeah? 403 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:03,000 - What happened there, Vic? I thought you were all over this. 404 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,400 - You try looking after your sick dad and aceing your coursework at the same time. 405 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,920 It's not like I can take short cuts to getting good grades like you can. 406 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,520 - What are you on about? You know I worked really hard for this. 407 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,320 - I seen you leaving his flat the other day, Jess. 408 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,480 I know there's something going on between you two. 409 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,120 - Both quiet, please, girls. 410 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:25,080 Anything that important, you can share it with the rest of the class. 411 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,840 Tina, need to work harder next time on that. 412 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:35,320 - Listen, I'll talk to you about it later, yeah? 413 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:36,240 Could you just not tell anybody, 414 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,080 please? 415 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,600 - MISS FISHER: You are clearly an accomplished teacher 416 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,160 and passionate about your children's education, 417 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:55,720 but why not use that passion and drive to try and fix the problem rather than attack it? 418 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,400 - Are you suggesting I return to state teaching? 419 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,360 - There is a vacancy here if you want it. 420 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:08,480 Well, think about it, Marcus. Why limit your talent to Jonah and Ruth? 421 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,880 Jonah is clearly settled here, Ruth is heading that way. 422 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:20,600 So you could continue to oversee their education and help me out with all my other kids at the same time. 423 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:23,720 Will you give it some thought? 424 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,560 KNOCK AT DOOR 425 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,200 - Oh, sorry to interrupt, Karen. 426 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,480 Can I have a word with you about Vicki MacDonald? 427 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,000 - You get back to me when you've made a decision? 428 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,320 - In your seats, please. 429 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:52,880 Chapter four. 430 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,120 - Not A Picture Of Dorian Gray again. 431 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:59,560 - More like A Picture Of Josh Is Gay by Oscar Bender. - What was that, Amy? 432 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:04,240 Any more comments like that and you'll be straight to Mrs Fisher, do you understand me? 433 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:10,440 - Why are you saying that? - Turns out you kissed a boy and made him gay. 434 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,960 - Josh tried to kiss Finn this morning, did you not hear? 435 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,400 The whole school's talking about it. 436 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,040 - Josh? 437 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,920 - Quiet, please, just get on with your work. 438 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,480 - Look how red he's gone. It MUST be true. 439 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:25,040 - So what if he did? - There's not a problem, because it's not true, is it, Josh? 440 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,520 - Why am I getting all the grief when HE'S the gay one?! - Josh, 441 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,800 Josh, Josh! 442 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,000 Get on with your work! 443 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,320 - Whatever you saw, you've got to promise me you won't tell anyone. 444 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,200 - Tell them what, Jess? 445 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,920 You've not even told me, remember? 446 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,920 - OK, erm, it was a one-off, yeah? 447 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,640 And it happened before I knew he worked here. 448 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,000 - So you did? You slept with him? 449 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,600 Oh, I don't believe this. 450 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,720 - Vicki, please, just don't say anything! 451 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,800 - Why? He's a pervert, and everyone should know. 452 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,920 - It was a mistake, OK, and it wasn't his fault either. 453 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,720 I told him I was 24. - So? 454 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,360 - He'll lose his job, Vicki. - What do you care? 455 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:20,080 He's not YOUR responsibility. 456 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,120 - So for me then? 457 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,040 My mum WOULD kill me if she found out. 458 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:29,920 - You promise me that it's over? 459 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,520 Look, of course I won't tell anyone. 460 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:43,920 I just don't want to see you getting burnt again, Jess. 461 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,760 Look, you've learned your lesson, yeah? - Yeah. 462 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:54,760 - Dad, what's the conclusion, are you getting us out or not? 463 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:59,760 - Erm... We're still in negotiations at the moment, love. 464 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,760 Maybe... Maybe give it another week, yeah? 465 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:07,200 Hey, hey, hey, whatever happens, I will always be here for you. OK? 466 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,440 That will never change. 467 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,880 Come here. 468 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,920 Off you go, OK? Have a good day. 469 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,680 - HE SOBS 470 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:43,120 - Sorry, mate, I'll just... - It's not 471 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:48,400 true what they're saying. - Oh? 472 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:49,800 I'm not gay. 473 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:49,800 I didn't say you were. - But you were thinking it. 474 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:54,120 Same as the rest of them idiots. 475 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,240 - Is this why you had an issue with me this morning? 476 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,440 If something is going on, mate, I've been through similar. 477 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,120 You know I can always help. 478 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,000 - Nothing's going on, mate. 479 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,800 Don't worry yourself. 480 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,440 - You don't have to make this harder than it needs to be. 481 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,480 It's not worth the heartache, mate, believe me. 482 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,600 - I'm nothing like you, will you leave me alone?! 483 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:20,840 - Josh? 484 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,400 What's going on? 485 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,760 - I think you need to ask your son that. 486 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,120 - Josh, what are you playing at, mate? 487 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,360 - Nothing, I just... 488 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,720 - You know that by acting like this you're making things worse for yourself. 489 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,000 I am trying to help you, Josh. 490 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,320 But I don't see how I can do that if you're going to make things difficult for me. 491 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,240 Is there something else going on here that I should know about? 492 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,320 - He wasn't lying, Dad. 493 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,440 I did kiss Finn this morning. 494 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,000 - So it's true... 495 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,280 What they were saying in the class? 496 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:34,800 What... You think you might be gay? 497 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:40,720 - No, I don't think so. No. 498 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,480 - Well, then why would you do something like that? 499 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:45,040 I mean, what were you thinking? 500 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:46,880 - It was just a joke. 501 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,960 I was just messing, honestly. 502 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:57,000 Anyway, I've got a girlfriend, haven't I? I can't be gay. 503 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,040 - Right. 504 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,080 Well, maybe you should concentrate on kissing her... 505 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:12,320 ..and not messing around with one of your best mates. 506 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,480 - KNOCK AT DOOR 507 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:31,400 - Do you have any spare lever arch files, please? 508 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,720 - Is this for your surrogacy questionnaire? 509 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,400 You left the originals on the photocopier. 510 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:37,400 I thought you were trying for your own baby. Why do you want to mess 511 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:42,440 around with this nonsense? 512 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:42,440 - I have told you, Janeece, 513 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:47,040 it is none of your business, OK? 514 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,120 - There's some ugly freaks there, I don't know how you can do it. 515 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,360 - Janeece! - What!? It's true. 516 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,280 Finding another woman to have your baby with your husband's sperm. 517 00:32:56,280 --> 00:33:00,280 That's just weird. - Yes, yes, it is, actually. 518 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:05,960 But you know, we don't all have the luxury of choice, some of us just have to make do with what we've got. 519 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:10,320 We can't all knock out babies that we don't even want like they're going out of fashion. 520 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:17,800 How you deserve to get pregnant when I can't... 521 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,360 Ah, it's beyond me. 522 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,560 - WOLF WHISTLING 523 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,160 Lauren. 524 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:03,040 - What's all this crap about you kissing Finn then? 525 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,120 - I don't know, he's completely lost the plot. - Really? 526 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,880 So is that why stormed out of class when everyone was talking about it? 527 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,440 - No, it's cos I don't like being called gay. - Whatever. 528 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,720 - Let me make it up to you. 529 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:32,320 You said you wanted to get to know me better, right? 530 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,720 - Yeah, but... - Why wait until tonight when we can have a warm-up now? 531 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:44,560 - Lauren, where the hell do you think you're going? 532 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,600 - Where's it look like? To enjoy myself. 533 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,360 - And what about what everyone said earlier? 534 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,480 Do you seriously think you can trust him?! 535 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,280 - It's lies, he told me. 536 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:53,280 Why do you care so much anyway? It's not like you were looking out for me 537 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:57,720 earlier, is it? 538 00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:18,320 - There he is, Georgie Peorgie's dad. 539 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:23,560 It wasn't the girls your lad's been kissing and making cry. 540 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:27,560 - Grantly! - You know better than to pay attention to pupil gossip, Grantly. 541 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,920 - It's not funny to joke about a pupil's sexuality, Grantly. 542 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,520 - Yeah, especially when it's not true, which it's not. 543 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:32,520 So drop it, you got that? 544 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,280 Whatever you think you've heard, you're wrong. Do you understand? 545 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:41,520 - Easy, Tom. You'll start to sound no better than this dinosaur if you carry on like that. 546 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:50,720 Listen, Josh is probably hearing all kinds of crap from the students 547 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:54,400 without getting it from the teachers as well. - It was just a joke. 548 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,280 - You wouldn't joke about someone's skin colour. 549 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:56,280 - What? - It's racist. And joking about 550 00:35:56,280 --> 00:36:00,560 someone's sexuality is homophobic. 551 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,640 And it's all unacceptable now, Grantly. 552 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:04,800 We've moved on a bit since the '80s. 553 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,120 - Josh'll be going through hell right now. 554 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:07,120 He needs all the help 555 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:11,120 and support the school can give. 556 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,440 - Come on. 557 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,920 What's wrong? - Nothing. 558 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:44,240 - Look, this was your idea. You don't want to, do you? 559 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:48,440 - I do, it's just... 560 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:53,080 - Just what? What was this to you, just some sort of experiment? 561 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:56,960 - I can't do it, I'm sorry. 562 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,920 - Whoa. What's going on? Josh? 563 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,240 Cooler. Now. 564 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,280 - I've been looking for you. 565 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:35,160 Mr Mead mentioned something about your grades slipping in the last couple of weeks. 566 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,080 - Oh, so he's grassing me up to everyone now, is he? 567 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:42,240 - No, he's showing his concern as your teacher. 568 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:45,120 Which is a concern that I share as your head teacher. 569 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:46,640 It's my job to make sure all our A-level students are on track to 570 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:52,920 achieve the highest grades possible, 571 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:56,960 and at the moment you seem to be falling short of that. 572 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,680 Is there something going on at home we can help with? 573 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:05,800 - No, nothing's going on, Miss. 574 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,960 I just didn't put enough effort into my last assignment. 575 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,840 I'm sorry, it won't happen again. 576 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:19,480 - Well, if you need extra tuition, will you please ask? 577 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:21,840 Myself and Mr Mead are only here to help. 578 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,760 - Is everything OK? 579 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:56,120 Lauren, Lauren, what's happened? 580 00:38:56,120 --> 00:39:00,320 - Nothing, he just wasn't the person I thought he was. 581 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:06,760 Look, if he is gay, I wasn't the one that turned him. 582 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,680 You got that? 583 00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,800 - Yeah, we was only messing about. 584 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,000 - I just can't believe how stupid I was. 585 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,480 I really liked him. 586 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,440 I thought he could be my first. 587 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:26,880 - He doesn't deserve you, all right? 588 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,240 - MR STEVENSON: - I don't believe this. 589 00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:30,560 What was he playing at? 590 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:30,560 - Would it have anything to do with these rumours about him 591 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:34,560 and Finn by any chance? 592 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,320 Tom? 593 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:38,040 - They weren't just rumours. 594 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,480 He did kiss Finn, he told me this afternoon. 595 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,440 I tried talking some sense into him, but... 596 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:44,920 What if he is gay? How do I deal with that?! 597 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,920 - Tom. - Ah, c'mon, Charlie, don't play the bleeding liberal with me. 598 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:51,400 You can't pretend you'd be OK if your lad was kissing boys. 599 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,840 I'm OK with the gay thing, but when it's your own flesh and blood... 600 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:59,000 - Tom, you can't behave like this. You have to be OK with it. You're his dad. 601 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:03,000 You need to talk to Josh and deal with it, don't you? - I've tried that. - Honestly? 602 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,360 - What if I don't like what he tells me? - You deal with that as well. 603 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:09,840 And you get over yourself because you can't keep running from this, Tom. 604 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:13,840 Josh will be doing enough of that himself and you are meant to be the grown-up. 605 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:31,520 You try and bury things or ignore them and they only get worse. 606 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,120 Could even drive him away for good. 607 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:35,920 And believe me, you really don't want that to happen. 608 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,920 I learnt the hard way. 609 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,920 - All right, still joining us for the poker? 610 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,560 Definitely a spare place now that wet blanket's been knocked out. 611 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:51,840 - I think I'll pass, actually. 612 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:51,840 I think I can do without people who can treat their best mates 613 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:57,320 like crap so easily. 614 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:13,520 - Leave it, Ruby, they're fine. 615 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:17,240 - They're not fine. The place is a tip. 616 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:22,480 - DOORBELL RINGS 617 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,000 - That'll be them. 618 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:29,760 Let's go meet the mums. 619 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:36,040 Take a seat, make yourself comfy. 620 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:38,920 I don't quite know 621 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,880 what the protocol is for this kind of thing, but, er... 622 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:46,000 - I picked up on quite a lot of proofing errors in your application. 623 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:49,520 Does dyslexia run in your family? 624 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:55,520 - Well, just the obvious questions, really. 625 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,400 Where do you come from, what's your background? 626 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:04,640 - Have you suffered with depression, addiction, high blood pressure in the last 627 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:06,880 five or ten years? 628 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:42,240 - Not an easy decision for either party, I guess it's just a case 629 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:45,760 of finding the right mix of personalities that, you know, gel. 630 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:51,280 - Would you have a problem doing an IQ or lie detector test, at all? 631 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:54,720 Well, there's one last applicant left, so, 632 00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:58,240 well, it isn't over yet, is it? 633 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:05,440 - Surprise! 634 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:45,160 - Josh, what's going on, mate? 635 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:46,680 What's with the stuff? 636 00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:50,640 - I'm going to my mum's. You don't have to worry about me any more. 637 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:53,840 - Look, don't be daft. You don't have to do that. 638 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:53,840 - I can't go back to school and it's obvious you don't 639 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:58,120 want anything to do with me. 640 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:03,120 - Look, Josh, just talk to me for a second. - We tried that. 641 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:05,000 A fat lot of good it did us. 642 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:05,000 All that crap you said 643 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,560 about not treating people differently for their sexuality. 644 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:11,040 You can't look me in the eye cos I kissed Finn. 645 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,400 - Do you expect me to jump for joy? 646 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:17,640 - No, but a bit of help and support would be nice. You're supposed to be my dad. 647 00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:18,880 You remember? 648 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,880 - I'm sorry, Josh. 649 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:27,880 I should have been there more for you, but I just... 650 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:31,960 I can't stand the thought of you with another man. 651 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,640 - Don't exactly fill me with joy at the minute. 652 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,200 I didn't ask for this any more than you did. 653 00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:44,400 - So is that what we're saying, then? 654 00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:48,760 That you are... 655 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:51,080 - I don't know. 656 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,600 Don't know what I'm supposed to be, any more. What I'm supposed to think. 657 00:44:55,720 --> 00:44:58,600 All I know is that I kissed Finn and I wanted to. 658 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:01,960 And I wanted him to kiss me back. 659 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:09,040 So if that makes me gay, then, I'll just have to deal with it, won't I? 660 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,840 And if you or anyone else can't... 661 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:15,880 ..I'll just have to do it on my own. 662 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,400 - You don't need to go anywhere. 663 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:27,320 I want you to stay here with me, please. 664 00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:33,560 You're my son and I love you, 665 00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:40,080 I just... I can't promise it's always going to be easy, that's all. 666 00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:46,280 - Well, whatever happens you're going to have to start coping a LOT better than what you did today, 667 00:45:46,280 --> 00:45:50,080 cos if you can't, I won't be staying round for any second chances, next time. 668 00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:55,160 JANEECE: - It's funny, that. 669 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:55,160 I always thought you would have 670 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:58,040 lived somewhere bigger. 671 00:45:58,040 --> 00:45:58,040 Oh, check that out. 672 00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:02,680 My mum's got one just like this. She had it off a boot sale. 673 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:05,200 - I seriously doubt that. It's an antique. 674 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,640 Crisps are for serious-minded applicants only. 675 00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:16,320 - I am serious, you can't snub me. 676 00:46:16,320 --> 00:46:20,400 And you couldn't have thought I was that bad a candidate with my application. 677 00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:24,200 - Oh, please! You filled in this with a false name. 678 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:28,400 - I still got a baby though, haven't I? 679 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:32,440 I mean, you clearly want one bad enough to go through this, 680 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:37,800 so have mine, solve two birds with one stone. 681 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:40,040 Look, I'm being serious, Rube. 682 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:45,440 I know I was a bit off about the surrogacy thing earlier, but I never knew how desperate you was. 683 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:51,080 - I'm not that desperate, thank you. 684 00:46:51,080 --> 00:46:53,480 That is enough entertainment for one evening, go on. 685 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,000 - Hang on, Ruby. 686 00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:58,320 Can we just have a word out the back? One minute? 687 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,680 - All right, Vicki. Is everything OK? 688 00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:35,680 - Yeah, fine thanks. - You're still here? 689 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:38,280 Oh, is this about extra tuition? 690 00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:41,680 It's probably a bit late for that, isn't it? 691 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:43,960 - Didn't seem to be a problem in the past. 692 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:48,040 Only I heard you're not too shy about giving one-on-one to students these days. 693 00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:49,680 - I'm sorry, what are you talking about? 694 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:51,560 - You know what Jess is like. 695 00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:54,240 Can't keep her mouth shut any more than her legs. 696 00:47:57,160 --> 00:47:58,480 Don't worry. 697 00:47:58,480 --> 00:48:01,200 Your secret's safe with me. 698 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:01,200 Just make sure you start helping 699 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:04,840 me out with my grades in the future, yeah? - Vicki... 700 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:08,840 - This way, you get to help me out with any problems I might be having 701 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:12,760 in my private life and I'll make sure I keep quiet about yours. 702 00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:33,600 - Have you completely lost your mind? 703 00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,720 - No, I just think that it's an option worth considering. 704 00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:38,240 Well, Ruby, the truth is that you've never exactly been sold on 705 00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:43,080 the idea of surrogacy, have you? 706 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:47,280 And it's not exactly as if we could afford it. 707 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:54,760 - If I couldn't bear the thought of a baby that was only half ours, 708 00:48:54,760 --> 00:48:58,720 how am I going to be with one that's 100% Janeece's? 709 00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:02,480 - Because adoption is the only real option we've got left 710 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:06,200 and this is the offer of a newborn baby right on our doorstep. 711 00:49:07,720 --> 00:49:11,160 You see, nature's only a small part of the equation. 712 00:49:12,680 --> 00:49:15,360 It's 100% ours when we're raising it. 713 00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:27,160 - 714 00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:30,200 715 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:33,160 716 00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:36,680 717 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:38,600 718 00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:55,600 Go on then, Harry. It's your turn to make a wish. 719 00:50:07,080 --> 00:50:09,560 Anyone got anything they want to say? 720 00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:10,960 - Err, yeah. 721 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:12,520 This is weird. 722 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:15,200 - Jess. - It's all right, Charlie. 723 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:16,800 Jess is entitled to her opinion. 724 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,160 Why do you think it's weird, darling? 725 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:25,000 - Well, because she isn't here and she's not coming back 726 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:28,880 so I don't understand why we have to have these stupid vigils for her... - Jess! 727 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:31,040 - No, Dad, you're no better. 728 00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:34,520 You think the same as me so I don't know why you're pretending you don't. 729 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:41,040 - Is it so wrong that I want your sister to come back? 730 00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:43,560 That I hold out hope for her? - Yeah. 731 00:50:43,560 --> 00:50:46,120 Because it's all you ever talk about, you crazy old... 732 00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:53,520 You swamped her when she was here 733 00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:56,920 and now she's not, you're swamping us. 734 00:50:56,920 --> 00:50:58,920 You can hardly blame her for leaving. 735 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:08,240 - Jess is right. There's just no point to this, any more. 736 00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:08,240 I'm sorry, Karen, but I've tried to act like everything's all OK, 737 00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:12,800 but, you know, it's just not. 738 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:16,040 You might not be ready to move on, but the rest of us are. 739 00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:19,240 Nothing any of us try and do is ever good enough for you. 740 00:51:19,240 --> 00:51:21,760 And then we just keep coming back to all this. 741 00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:25,840 - Charlie. - I'm sorry, Karen. I need to get some air and I don't want to talk about this. 742 00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:32,920 - DOOR SLAMS 743 00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:55,200 - It appears I may have been a bit hasty dismissing your offer, Janeece. 744 00:51:55,200 --> 00:52:01,360 And obviously, it is not the surrogacy that we planned, 745 00:52:01,360 --> 00:52:04,520 but perhaps we could come to some kind of agreement. 746 00:52:04,520 --> 00:52:08,720 Though I presume it's not going to be for free, 747 00:52:08,720 --> 00:52:10,280 is it? 748 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:14,680 I mean, just bear in mind that I'm on a teacher's salary. 749 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:17,680 - I don't want your money, keep it. 750 00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:21,440 All I wanted was for the baby to have a proper family, 751 00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,520 that's all the payment I would have needed. 752 00:52:27,480 --> 00:52:31,000 You know what, shove your money, shove your stupid arrangement! 753 00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,680 - No, Janeece... No, oh, God... 754 00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:35,400 Oh, I'm so sorry. 755 00:52:35,400 --> 00:52:38,680 I didn't mean to offend you. 756 00:52:38,680 --> 00:52:43,080 It's just the most amazing thing that you're prepared to do for us. 757 00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:48,760 - I suppose this means you need to start being more nice to me 758 00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:52,920 from now on, yeah? 759 00:52:57,880 --> 00:53:00,920 - Well, I think that calls for a drink then, yeah? 760 00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:03,200 - Just a soft drink for her. 761 00:53:05,400 --> 00:53:09,760 Well, I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on you from now on, aren't I? 762 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:14,000 That's my baby you're going to be having, yeah? 763 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:18,640 - Am I just expected to be the part-time lover 764 00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:20,200 or is this another goodbye? 765 00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:21,800 - I'm sorry. 766 00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:25,760 I thought she might change once she'd found out, but everything's just the same. 767 00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:29,320 And maybe I didn't want it to change. 768 00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:40,000 I just need someone I can talk to. 769 00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:43,040 You know, honestly. 770 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:46,960 And I know that's not her any more. 771 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:49,760 - DOORBELL RINGS 772 00:53:52,080 --> 00:53:56,920 - If we do it this time, Charlie, we do it properly, 773 00:53:56,920 --> 00:53:59,120 and you need to tell her. 774 00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:02,480 - Yeah, of course, it's just finding the right moment, isn't it? 775 00:54:14,560 --> 00:54:20,560 - Hello? - Karen Fisher, Charlie's wife. 776 00:54:22,200 --> 00:54:24,280 - Karen? 777 00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:26,360 - Call me naive but I thought you'd be at least 15 or 20 years younger 778 00:54:26,360 --> 00:54:32,080 and a hell of a lot prettier. 779 00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:36,520 I presume he's here? 780 00:54:36,520 --> 00:54:39,800 - Yes, I'll... 781 00:54:39,800 --> 00:54:42,120 - I thought you and I could have a word first. 782 00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:44,880 - But my kids are in bed. - I'm not here to cause trouble. 783 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:48,880 I've come to tell you that can have him. 784 00:54:52,320 --> 00:54:57,640 And I wish you well and I hope you have better luck with him than I did. 785 00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:01,200 - I'm so sorry this has happened, Karen. 786 00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:03,680 Really. 787 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:07,000 It was never meant to come to this, I wanted him to tell you. 788 00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:09,640 - Well, he wouldn't. He's a coward, 789 00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,400 he doesn't have the bottle 790 00:55:12,400 --> 00:55:14,960 and that's something you'll have to live with. 791 00:55:19,080 --> 00:55:21,160 Would you mind if I just said goodbye? 792 00:55:33,440 --> 00:55:35,640 - Karen. 793 00:55:50,200 --> 00:55:52,920 - I should have done that the first time I found out. 794 00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,200 - Karen... - Save the crap, Charlie. 795 00:55:56,200 --> 00:55:59,320 I've packed a bag for you. 796 00:55:59,320 --> 00:56:01,000 I think that's about it. 797 00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:01,000 - What about the kids? 798 00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:04,480 - Leave them to me, I'll handle it. 799 00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:07,000 I won't mention the affair, 800 00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:10,720 I'll find some other excuse for the separation 801 00:56:10,720 --> 00:56:13,200 that won't make you look like such a coward. 802 00:56:15,080 --> 00:56:15,080 - And work? - I'll see you tomorrow, 803 00:56:15,080 --> 00:56:20,520 bright and early. 804 00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:54,840 - I never thought I'd be teaching in a place like this. 805 00:56:54,840 --> 00:56:57,040 - Oh, here he is, sweet boy Stevenson, 806 00:56:57,040 --> 00:56:59,560 looking for a new boyfriend now I'm not interested? 807 00:56:59,560 --> 00:57:02,040 - Your mate, Vicki, she knows about us. 808 00:57:02,040 --> 00:57:04,200 - Don't worry about it, yeah? I'll sort it. 809 00:57:04,200 --> 00:57:09,360 - Me and Maria have been talking about me maybe moving in to her place. 810 00:57:09,360 --> 00:57:13,320 - Very sensible. - Look, Karen... Karen. 811 00:57:13,320 --> 00:57:13,320 - I'm getting out of Rochdale for good. Thanks to your dad 812 00:57:13,320 --> 00:57:17,560 it looks like I'm going today. 813 00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:19,960 - I took this job so we'd see more of each other. 814 00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:19,960 - I came here so we wouldn't! 815 00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:22,680 - Get in the car. - Calm down. 816 00:57:22,680 --> 00:57:24,200 - You're my son, get it? 817 00:57:24,200 --> 00:57:26,920 - You're not taking that boy anywhere! - Who's going to stop me? 818 00:57:26,920 --> 00:57:29,040 - Looks like that's going to be me. 819 00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:50,760 - Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd 820 00:57:50,760 --> 00:57:53,800 E-mail subtitling@bbc.co.uk