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Loves in, loves out, find the feeling.

Screaming,

scream out, time for healing.

You feel the moment's come too soon.

Jack.

You come to escort me off the premises?

Andrew's told me you two have had a chat.

I thought it might be helpful if the three of us sat down for a meet.

Ensure a smooth handover.

I'll just do as I'm told now, yeah?

Well, obviously I'll be expecting you to be a supportive deputy.

I've told Roger that we've agreed to implement his zero -tolerance exclusions

policy.

Kick out all of the scumbags.

Great.

The children who want to learn will think so.

Excuse me. I've got to go home and work on my lesson plans.

It's all yours now, Andrew.

Do you want some more coffee, Lorne? No, I'm fine.

And look at this tool. What is it?

Well, Anne, it's sourdough.

It's gorgeous.

They're worth hobbling into town for.

How is the ankle?

Oh, it's still a bit tingly up my leg, but not like it was. And my foot feels

fine now, so I'll drive myself to work today.

There you are.

Do you want some of this tool, Mika?

Lorne bought it especially.

Someone's got boyfriend trouble.

Why are you saying that, Mum?

Mika hasn't got a boyfriend, has she? Well, then it must be hormones.

Whatever. It was rude.

I'll just grab the bathroom.

I'll go and watch telly.

Hey, if she can hobble off to town, she can hobble off to a hotel room.

Tom. What are we pussyfooting around for, talking about toast?

It's been over a week now with her practically lying down the middle of our

I'm going to go and have a word with her.

I thought she had another go at throwing herself down the stairs. No, I don't.

I'll do it. You still don't believe me about her, do you?

All right.

Mika?

What do you want?

I just want to talk to you.

Because I know you resent me being here.

But please believe me.

I'm really embarrassed about turning myself into an invalid.

And I am trying to find a flat of my own, and your mum's been helping me, so

really isn't fair on her to make things so awkward.

You haven't got a clue what you're doing.

None of you have.

Just stop here, will you?

I've got people seeing you over here.

Mika, it's you that's making this a big problem. Close that fuss, does she?

It won't be for too long anyway.

What, you and him?

Mika! That's what's caused all these problems.

I can't believe I'm having another child.

Morning, Mr. Rimmer.

Sorry I'm late for my birthday.

Another two minutes.

Sadly, you're a good week late for me, Miss Shackleton.

Sorry?

I'm back in the classroom teaching history.

Acting head's Mr.

Trennaman now.

Oh.

Still, doesn't mean that you and me can't be the best of pals, eh?

So, er, what happened to you, then?

I'm a bad boy.

Hello.

You must be our new Stecky.

I'm Steph Haydock, French.

Davina Shackleton.

Nice to meet you.

Likewise.

So. What do you think Miss Shackleton's going to make of our new acting head,

Steph? Well, why don't I take you through and introduce you to him,

you can find out for yourselves.

Right. I'm sure he'll be keeping you very busy.

Abusive and threatening behaviour to a teacher is something we won't tolerate

here, Courtney.

She shouted at me. I'm not debating it with you.

As of now, you're excluded from Waterloo Road for nine days.

Collect your things on the way out. Give this to your mother.

Off the car.

I mean it.

Right, I'm going to call the police. You're banned from coming anywhere near

this school.

Oh, I'm sorry, me.

I forgot I got a nice bowl.

I'll have to see you downtown then.

I'm a bit disappointed, actually.

I like Jack. Oh, do you? Well, you like Andrew Trenneman more.

Mr Trenneman, this is your new Estelle.

Miss Shackleton.

Found her in the car park. Oh, right.

Welcome to Waterloo Road, Miss Shackleton.

He's unattached, if you fancy somebody your own age.

I know my way to the office.

I'll, um, go and get started on the partial, all right?

Excellent.

Tim.

Look, I know we've got our differences, but we always have had.

That's not sort of being civil.

Come on, this is silly.

No. No, actually, this is frightening.

I just had to run the gauntlet through some of your excluded pupils outside the

school gates, led by Louis Seddon. Yeah, cos thanks to yours and Aspinall's hard

line, he's got a whole posse of angry boys with him now.

Morning, sir.

Morning.

Janice Bryant?

Oh, no.

Is that mine?

I can't believe it.

Then they must have put it in my pocket.

Sir, it won't ring again. That's a promise, sir. You can collect it at the

of the week.

Sir? Your mother signed up for this like 89 % of all the other parents.

So go.

There's no way for you to keep him out for a week.

You haven't put this through, have you? I'm sick of the themes.

So has every teacher in every school in Britain, the ones that haven't banned

him already. Well, let's just go to your side, as there isn't a paper file

stalking one of our kids, shall we? There are no more child abductions than

there were 40 years ago.

Oh, you've got it all rehearsed, haven't you? And perhaps, now we're keeping him

out of this school, we'll have no more robberies or happy flappings or bullying

texts or pornography.

Do you want me to go on?

Andrew?

I've been waiting for a moment to grab you alone.

I'm a bit out on a limb in the staff room at the moment, but I just want you

know I'm personally really excited about everything Mr Aspinall wants to achieve

here. I have to admit, that's really nice to hear.

Well, some teachers always see change as a threat.

Lorna, maybe we should have a catch -up later.

You're free period five, aren't you?

I've got a proposition I want to put to you.

Oh?

See you later, then.

Yeah, see you later.

Hi, Mika.

Why are you doing this to me, Leanne?

Eh? Don't pretend.

I know it's you who set up that hate site.

Hate site?

Mika, you're saying someone set up an hate site about you?

Brett must be mad hanging out with you. I don't know what you're talking about,

but you better not even think about bad -mouthing me to Brett.

Hey, Mika, did you get my... Why does she keep freezing me out?

She's so sensitive, isn't she? I mean, we all got off our heads that night. Why

is she making such a big deal of it?

Is she getting in trouble with her mum or something?

Honestly, Brett, I think she's just dead uptight.

I've tried everything to get her to talk about it, but it's like...

Do

you think so?

Cheers.

I'll let you see here in the staff room.

Yeah, well, I can't say that I'm thrilled to be back teaching the

a bunch of comatose 12 -year -olds, either.

You are still going to apply for the permanent headship, though, aren't you,

Jack? I mean, you're not just going to roll over.

Too right on bloody applying.

If Aspinall wants a fight, he's picked the right bloke to give him one.

I'm just holding my fire.

See which way the wind blows. Well, you know who I'm rooting for?

Onwards and upwards, eh?

So now we move on to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. You mean the

of immoral capitalist morons.

You know, it's funny, but I've had this annoying buzzing in my ear for the whole

lesson. And it's driving me flaming crazy!

Dude, it's gone.

Where was I?

Uh, Mr. Rimmer, could I just... Now, turn to chapter four in your

books.

Sorry, I didn't drop your class.

Problem?

I'm trying to find last year's capitation budget. No,

well, that's because there'll be in the filing cabinet marked departmental

budget.

Right.

Great, thanks.

Think I didn't keep on top of the paperwork?

This is going to be fun, isn't it?

Cheers. Thanks.

Lorna. About you staying on at ours.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to start paying you some rent.

No, no, we don't want any money. Yeah, well, I'll give it to you in vouchers

then. I really owe you it.

It's been really healing for me staying with you and Tom.

Look, he really wants to make a start on turning the box room into a nursery.

It's Mika, isn't it?

She's not happy about me, is she?

Well, look, I'm sure I'll like one of these new flats at the weekend.

And, well, there's no chain or anything, so...

Andrew Trennaman fancies me.

Eh?

I suppose I should probably give that B &B a call, shouldn't I? See if they've

got their plumbing full.

Miss? Miss Strenman's double employed. There's some desk.

Fine. In you go.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Thank you for the data.

Blinging top.

Only for a nice night.

Amazing.

Mika?

Are you concentrating?

What's the point?

I'll never be any good at French.

Well, don't be put off by how good Brett is. I'm hoping he's going to be an

inspiration to all of you.

Three more?

Brett says he's offered to help you, but you don't want to know.

Well, I would take him up on that if I were you.

Practise your conversation together, expand your vocab.

Might even come along myself.

Mika already gets enough out with her English, living with three teachers.

Oi, t 'es toi, Julianne. Well, it's true, innit?

I don't get any bloody help at home. I don't even talk to Mr Clarkson if you

really want to know. Never mind his stupid wife.

All right, all right. Can I see you all concentrating, please?

We've just got to make sure that she finds a flat this weekend. If she wants

No, she knows it's causing problems with Mika. The only way to shift Lorna is to

tell her straight.

This is her last night, Ed.

Do you have to be so confrontational?

Give her another day and she'll take a week.

Another week, then it's a month.

Then what? She's then when the baby's born.

I wouldn't put it past her taking turns at breastfeeding.

She's just desperate not to be on her own.

Do you know, I think someone up there's punishing us.

And we deserve it and all.

No. No.

Lorna is punishing us.

Are you doing anything lunchtime?

Let's go to the pub, eh? Have a chat.

Mika?

What was all that about then, eh?

Nothing. Come on, love, I can tell you're not happy.

Look, Mika, I don't want to pry, but are you being given a hard time because of,

you know, things at home?

No. It's just rubbish I get extra help with my homework.

Well, you don't have to put up with being bullied, you know.

Do you want me to have a chat with your mum?

No way. What for?

I'm not being bullied.

I'd say if I was.

I'm just not getting on with all this new work I've got to do. All right,

listen, don't let it get you down.

You've got plenty of time ahead.

Come on.

Right, come on, Chloe. It's my own.

Get along. Come on, Chloe.

Stop it. You look good.

See? Told you I'd get it back.

How?

Just took it.

What, out of his office?

Don't you think he's going to find out? He's not going to find out. Not when

there's about a million other ones in there.

Oh, watch this.

What are you doing?

Don't it... Oh,

that's as well... You idiot.

Isn't this the same one I confiscated this morning?

You stole it from my office.

Come with me.

You idiot.

I'm so beat.

a bottle of vodka, Mr Patel? I want to see for my ID.

You're a hard man, Mr Patel.

No ID.

No alcohol.

You've seen it.

You've seen it.

Refusing to drink because I'm white.

Well, that's discrimination.

Right. I think you should call the police.

I'll call the police.

Before you do... Hey, come on. This is my living.

Put that back!

I won't get away with it.

I've been a racialist.

Cheers now.

Where's the paper cups?

We're just going to have a little chat.

You've got to leave this to me now, OK?

They're like the worst when they're masterful.

Kim, can I have a word?

Ask me what you mean.

What? I'm going to have to exclude Ginny Sprite.

Another one.

We're going to have the best pupil -teacher ratio in the whole country, the

you're going. She broke into my office and stole something from my desk.

Stole what exactly?

Her confiscated mobile.

I just thought I'd do you the courtesy of letting you know. No, Andrew, I could

talk about this sensibly.

Janice, you more than anyone know how much of an effort she's made.

I'd never believe that she'd choose to come back and reset her GCSEs.

Can we not just give her another chance? Look.

A last chance. I can't make an exception.

Something of this magnitude, it means automatic exclusion.

Andrew, I know that it's a lot to ask.

But I'm asking.

So you want us to just lose everything for breaking one stupid rule?

Having a heated debate, are you?

Yeah. Yeah, about you.

So? It's just a lot of us are noticing that if you're a poor kid around here

your life chances are next to nothing, you've been shown the door.

I was poor myself once, Miss Campbell, but my parents taught me respect for

authority and how to conduct myself.

Really?

Well, you seem to have forgotten.

Or do you not think you need to try any more because you're rich?

Well, that's put me in my place.

She's just patient.

So am I, Andrew.

Got the latest set of plans with the swimming pool layout.

Marvellous. About that bank transfer, it doesn't seem to have cleared into the

school's account.

It's just that science are desperate for their tech lives.

I'll give the bank a rock in.

Mr Cameron.

Hi, Mr Espinel.

Davina. Happy in your new job?

Yeah, fine.

We've had a phone call.

From a Mr Patel.

The local shop.

Right. Can we meet up later, Roger? Say, last period?

Sure.

Jack, we've got a gang of our ex -pupils terrorising the local shopkeeper. I've

got to get down there.

You want to use my car?

I want you to come with me.

This is my PPA time.

You're the disciplinarian. Jack.

I need your backup.

I think Lewis Shetton's involved.

better not have been about me. What would I want to talk about you for?

It's obvious what your problem is, isn't it? Well, apart from your mum having it

off with another teacher's husband.

Look, will you just leave me alone?

No. Not until you piss off out of this school, Mika.

Because if you don't, there'll be a picture of your tits on that website.

Mika! Yeah, maybe.

Yeah, I just saw. Come on, both of you, inside now.

Why do you let them run riot? They're no longer with us, Mr Patel. What do you

mean?

Half of them are little kids.

They should be sitting in the classroom on their bums instead of drinking,

sniffing, gloating, God knows what else. They've been excluded.

Half the school's been excluded.

Now they run riot on the estate.

My business, it's ruined.

You know how much for security?

£8 ,000 a year.

Cameras and alarms and insurance.

And you two, you just wash your hands.

It's not your problem.

Have you tried calling the police?

If the police could help, why is he a prisoner in his own shop?

You slash your tires.

And your children, your wives.

I'm sick of it.

No one can run a business here now.

What a mess.

I just lost my temper.

It wasn't about her.

I'm just totally fed up of being back at school.

You know that I'm here to help you talk about any problems.

I wouldn't have any problems if I could just leave school.

I'm sick of it.

I don't want to stay on three levels.

Really? I know I'd be much happier in a shop or an office, you know, working my

way up.

You know I'm going to have to send you to the cooler for this, don't you?

Fine. Send me to the cooler.

Don't matter.

I won't be coming back to school tomorrow.

You don't seem to be enjoying that.

Look, Lorna, I'll get to the point.

This isn't working.

You living with us.

We need you to leave tonight.

If you need money for help for a hotel room, we're really sorry.

Oh, for goodness sake, Tom, don't be.

I completely understand.

You've both been fantastic to me.

I'll get on to it after school.

Don't say anything to Izzy. I don't want her upset with the baby and everything.

I presume you're paid.

Of course.

Thank you for lunch, Tom.

Hello, love.

Hey -o, Tom.

Bill Winslow.

Union rep.

Are you all right?

What Grantley's telling me, I don't think you are. Not a happy ship, is it,

Waterloo Road?

Well, not exactly.

Not since Aspinall's been stalking the corridors looking for trouble?

I haven't had much dealings with him myself.

No, it's just me so far. But if this isn't constructive dismissal, then all

job contracts are written on toilet paper.

Yeah, well, Jack's felt the squeeze himself now, hasn't he?

You should just walk back into your job. Force Trenneman to show his hand.

I've got a better idea.

Why don't we get all our members in the English department to walk out with me,

eh?

Better be getting back.

Rouse the troops on my behalf?

Well, I'll test the water for you, mate, but I think you've got to get the union

position clarified.

The union's only as strong as its members.

Well, I mean, there's a lot of positive things happening.

Like the discipline's a hundred times better, and, well, the new school,

everyone wants a piece of that.

It's a bribe to make me forget you've got rights.

Well, it was you who walked, weren't they?

You could probably negotiate a great settlement.

Never see the inside of Waterloo Road again. Sounds like bliss to me.

Then Aspinall and Trennyman will have won.

And they'll pick off the rest of you, one by one.

What I can't get to the bottom of is why she hit you. I mean, did you do

something to provoke her? No, miss.

But it's not like me could just lash out at someone.

It's embarrassing.

Come on, Liam.

I need you to tell me.

It's all since Brett Aspinall invited me and Mika round to his house.

Mika got dead drunk and tried to get us to have a threesome.

Honest, it's true, miss.

Me and Brett were dead shocked.

He had to get his dad's driver to take her home.

Now it's like he's just really got it in for me.

Like it's me that's made Brett go off her.

Was Mr Aspinall aware of what was going on?

He was upstairs.

Look, miss, I don't want to make a big thing out of it.

I mean, me and Mika used to be best mates.

I just think she's turned really funny.

I'm so sorry, Lorna. I forgot all about our meeting.

No problem. I know you're a very busy man.

Proposition? I'd like you to take over as acting head of English.

Me? Look, if you're up for it, I certainly think you're capable.

Well, um, gosh.

Well, I'd love to.

Um, it's a big challenge.

Well, I'm here if you need any help.

Yeah, well, I'll take you up on that. Please do.

Um, you don't put me any problems having Tom and Izzy working on, do you?

Oh, we're the better friends, Andrew. I mean, they've even invited me to share

their home.

Well, that's a first, surely.

Yeah, well, we go back a long way. I just hope this proves to everybody we've

finally put our troubles behind us.

And I'm happily single again.

Well, won't be for long, I'm sure.

Yeah, well, here's hoping.

I've just thought I'd send Mika to the cooler for hitting Leanne Galloway.

I saw her do it.

She's her best friend.

She wouldn't explain why.

Well, apart from to say that she was fed up with school.

Well, what did Leanne say about it?

I can't make out what the issue is.

I just think that you should try and get Mika to talk to you.

She's obviously got a lot going on.

Well, I know she's been a bit moody. I don't not talk to her.

I really think she's in a bad way, is he?

Maybe just make a special effort with us tonight, then. Kim, I don't need

lessons on how to mother my own kids, all right?

Sorry.

I shouldn't have snapped. You're right.

I have been ignoring Mika and Chloe.

It's fine.

Look, I know you're under a lot of strain.

Yes, Charles, what is it?

Sir, I'm hoping... Well, the thing is...

It was me who deliberately got Janine for trouble.

She doesn't want to get chucked out, sir.

And if she does, you're going to have to chuck me out and all.

Give me the blaster thing.

You've not had the last one.

Go.

The exclusion policy.

We're going to have to rethink it. Oh, and it's working so well. It's causing

havoc out there.

The system can't deal with all these feral children just dumped on them.

And one school can't deal with them all either, Andrew, like you said yourself.

And I'm only interested in this one school.

Yes, I know, but... Look, I'm telling you, this time next year, we'll have

queuing round the block to get their kids in here.

We will get the support of this community.

Not if what I've seen this afternoon is anything to go by.

And all these letters.

Eh? This is from Mrs McPhail.

She's 83.

Two boys, she says, are sitting on her wall all day long, swearing and spitting

at her when she leaves her home. Has she contacted her MP?

It doesn't say.

All she knows is that they're from Waterloo Road.

Not anymore, they're not. I know they're not technically, but the impression out

there in the wider community is that we're responsible.

Here's another.

The church on the edge of the estate... Andrew, Andrew.

This is how it is.

I'm paying my hard -earned money to give our poor kids a decent education.

And I'm not having it disrupted by a bunch of thugs. End of.

Once the local folks start complaining through the proper channels, that'll put

a rocket up the politicians' backsides.

It's their problem now.

Speaking of hard -earned money, what do the banks say about the transfer? I'll

call them just as soon as I've got a minute, Andrew.

Just give me the invoice in the meantime.

you to tell me what's going on in your head.

Look, I want you to know that nothing means more to me than you and Chloe.

Not Tom, not Lorna, nobody.

You're right.

Why did you hit Leanne?

Felt like it.

I don't bloody care.

I've got nothing left.

Nothing.

You better

get out there. Sorry? And

so you should be, and you.

Kim. You've just turned this whole community upside down with your big sick

theories, and for what?

Hey, to show us all how tough you are or to pander to his gigantic ego. Kim.

Just look out the window.

We are the enemy now, Andrew.

Do you know what? It was bad enough when it was you on your own. Now you've

teamed up with that moron.

What a mess.

This is exactly the time we need to stay strong.

I'll need to sort this out.

You ask me, Kim Campbell should be following Budge in out the door.

She might be a decent teacher, but her heart's not in what we're trying to do

here. Well, looking out there, it's hard to defend what we're doing, isn't it?

I hope you're not going soft on me, Andrew.

Kim Campbell is an excellent teacher.

She might express herself too forcefully, but only because she is

committed to this school. No one speaks to me like that and expects to stay in

my employment.

Thank God the money charge is here.

You know, one good thing about them not having mobile phones is that they can't

take a picture and send it to the local paper.

Leave me alone, you.

Imagine what they'd make of this.

Right, come on, break it up now.

We have to have a discovery.

Inside, please.

Mr Patel, I really can't understand why you're upset, but it's really... He's

not understand anything.

Because that's been on the phone.

You'll talk it out.

So, what are you doing after school?

Why? Well, if you didn't have any plans, I know this great little place we can

get by to eat.

Maybe pick your brains a bit.

Sounds intriguing.

So you're up for it, then?

I'm not doing anything else.

Well, I'll see you later, then.

When the coast is clear.

See you.

Mr. Chenerman, Janice is here to see you.

I'm dead sorry, sir, honest.

If there was any way you'd give me another chance, I'd never get expelled

I just want to get my GCSEs.

Here you are.

I'm not expelling you, Janice.

Miss Campbell has persuaded me to be lenient.

Are we, or...? Take it home and leave it there.

No, sir.

I'd rather you kept it.

Just in case I'm tempted.

Maybe I should test myself.

Just to see if I can do better.

Presume you've got a minute.

And you are?

I'm Grantley's union rep, Bill Winslow.

And this is our union's case to say that he's been constructively dismissed from

his post, that he's been bullied and discriminated against.

I'm seeking immediate reinstatement, compensation and an apology from the

You.

Me?

You are the headmaster, aren't you?

Do your worst, Budgeon.

You won't get any apology from me.

Mika, isn't there any way we can all just, you know, chill a bit?

It's tough with you and me, aren't it?

It's crap.

I mean, we're not going to be spending a lot of time together.

No, we're not.

I'm choking it.

What? You're A -levels?

How are you going to get to uni?

Uni isn't everything, you know. Don't be daft, Mika. What are you going to do

the rest of your life? Work in a shop?

Just leave it, Brad.

Come on, leave. Talk about it. Let me off tonight.

Mika!

Roger.

I'm glad I caught you before you left.

All yours. The thing is, I can't continue to support your exclusions

Come on, we've had one blow -up incident.

We can't be blamed for those yobbs' behaviour.

I think I understand that.

Perhaps I've come to the conclusion that there are better ways of disciplining

our pupils, especially when their lives are so chaotic.

What, Miss Campbell's ways?

Sit them down for a cosy chat about the problems?

Well, there's got to be something better than just trying to bomb them into

submission. Is there?

It doesn't matter what you give back to a community if you've already destroyed

half of it. Which is why I'm not your man to run the school.

Don't talk rubbish. I'm not.

The fact that you don't value the work of teachers like Kim Campbell.

Well, I can only hope she's truly grateful to you.

Oh, he's never gone and expelled you.

What's to expel you, Bernard?

What? What for?

Got you worried, then?

So you're staying?

Told you. I'm going to get my GCF fees.

Right, you two.

See you. Goodbye.

Hello.

Did Nika head off? I didn't see her.

She must have gone then.

This is a nightmare.

Thought I'd missed you.

I'm cooking for two tonight.

Steak frites.

Do you fancy?

Sorry, Steph, I'm already booked for tonight.

Oh, where are you going?

I'm going out with Davina.

Davina?

Look, Steph, don't kick off yet.

You know that you and me were just going round the houses.

No, I don't. I thought you and me were going to my bed last week. Yeah, well, I

was at a low end then.

You owe me better than that, Jack.

Obviously, I owe you loads.

And I'll stick by you in school, but... Come on.

We're adults, yeah?

Yeah.

I just wonder why an adult would want to go out with someone who looks half

their age.

What's up with you?

There's nothing, miss.

Well, it's clearly something.

Mika, can you handle half a cider?

Kim?

What?

You can drop the hostility.

I told Roger I don't want a job.

Do you hear me?

I'm not going to be headteacher anymore.

You were right.

I shouldn't have taken it on.

And... I couldn't stand Aspinall driving a wedge between you and me.

I hope you might be up for a drink.

To celebrate?

What with you?

I'd rather go out with Louis Seddon.

Of course, hey, do I really deserve that? You deserve a lot worse. Hang on a

minute. No, sorry, Andrew. The only reason you're saying this now is because

you've messed up.

It was a bit late for Mr Patel, innit?

I've just about had enough of your holier -than -thou attitude.

Wouldn't it be nice to be you, just standing on the sidelines, carping?

Some of us actually try. There's a difference between you and me.

Well, I'm glad there's a difference, because I saw as I wouldn't want people

thinking we were the same.

Just stop.

You've got to go right to the top with this, Nathan.

You've got to tell Andrew Trennaman.

I can't tell him. Well, why not?

He'll be right on your side about bullying. He's not flaky like Mr Rimmer

When it comes down to it, I mean, it's nothing really. Just a few gnarly

comments and some texts. And a hateful website.

This girl is out to make your life a misery.

Believe me.

I know.

I've been bullied myself, to be frank with you, Mika, so don't go telling me

it's nothing.

Please, Miss Steph.

Look, I know what you're worrying about. You read about it in the papers every

day, don't you?

Somebody gets bullied, they tell their parents, the parents complain to the

school, and all that happens is the bully comes back at them even worse.

not this time.

This bully is going to get a ton of bricks come down on us.

Can you handle another?

I'd better let my mum know.

Only, I don't have her mobile.

Well, I'm still allowed mine, aren't I? For the time being.

Let me phone your mum.

Why hasn't she contacted me?

Don't get yourself in a state. Don't tell me how to behave. You're not her

mother. Izzy, it's only seven o 'clock.

I know you feel guilty about me, but she's going to feel so much happier now,

alone, it's going.

Hello? Hi, Izzy, it's Steph.

Yeah, yeah, fine.

Just to let you know, I've got Mika with me.

Yeah, we're just finishing going over some coursework.

She'll be home in about half an hour, so I'll pop her in a taxi.

OK, bye.

Voilà.

Right. There is no way I'm allowing you to give up A -level French.

You're just going to have to be slyer than her.

Slyer and more ruthless.

Could never beat Leanne at her own game.

Oh, you could, Mika.

And you will.

Trust me, it'll work.

Can I, um, have the same again, please?

Well, I'm up for making a night of it.

No wife waiting for you at home, then?

No wife, no mistress, no nothing.

I'm assuming it's the same for you.

I'm not married.

Well, that's what you're asking.

Divorce? No.

So, you'll need to tell me where Roger sits in the picture.

Not very subtle, are you?

I know he's a big fan of yours.

Big fan of himself.

Oh, haven't you noticed?

Oh, yes.

He likes to be in control.

So maybe you're his plant.

Checking things out, feeding him back information.

Excuse me.

Roger, what can I do for you?

Waterloo Road doesn't have a headmaster.

I'm trying to be chucked in.

No.

Really? I want you to take over again.

Well, obviously I appreciate your renewed confidence in me, Roger, but to

honest, I'm not sure I want to, given the hassles.

I think we've all learnt something from this, Jack.

You're the man for the job.

You've been brilliant, miss.

Well, just remember, whatever was said in there, between you and me, I missed.

Right. Well, get yourself off to your mum with a smile on your face, please.

Hi, Mum. Tam.

Sorry if you're worried about me.

Me care.

I want you to come and tell me what's wrong.

Honestly, Mum, I've just been a bit tense, that's all, with everything.

I know.

And I want you to tell me what you've been tense about.

And if it's loner, then don't be. She's on her way out of here tonight.

Oh, brilliant.

Look, I'm dead tired. Can we talk about this in the morning?

OK, darling.

Night -night.

Cheers. Night.

Night.

Well, maybe we should get Steph to sort out Lorna's problems, too.

I thought he was on in time. I'll get a couple of cans.

Not for me, darling.

I never said they were for you.

Don't worry about me. I'll talk to you when she's ready.

My head is absolutely fried.

Lorna.

Oh, God, I'm so sorry.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

Perhaps we should have a special code so I know when to steer clear.

Well, I hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.

Andrew wants me to take over his head of English.

Eh?

Say hello to your new boss.

I've got a weekload of files and whatnot to get through here.

Hang on a minute. You have got yourself a hotel room.

You can't expect me to move into a hotel when I've got this lot to do, can you?

Yeah, we can.

Tom! Look, I know you want an evening to yourselves, but I really want to make a

good impression on Andrew. No, I'll get some drinks.

I'll have a whiskey.

I want you to get your stuff, put it in a suitcase and go.

Tom, don't be like that. Now!

Fine, I'll go and pack. Don't make a scene.

Here you go.

Not for me, darling. I'm going to go and pack my bags. What?

Let's stop pretending, Eve. No, sit down, Lorna. It's Tom who can pack his

Don't worry. At least Tom's finally been direct with me. That's the

breakthrough. I can't stand this.

We'll always be friends, either, you and I.

You mustn't fall out with Tom on my account. Yeah, but why is it being so

difficult? Mika got over herself. Why can't he?

Well, he obviously still has some deep issues.

Lorna?

Lorna, are you all right?

Hey, Lorna, what's wrong?

I'm taking you to a hotel. Now.

She's not going anywhere. She's sick.

I kicked my back, right?

Get your coat.

Can you just give me a minute? Look, just drop it, will you? You're not

here. Have you got that? Do you listen to me?

Roger would hate this.

Yeah?

You seem to know him very well.

Intimately, even.

See?

There you go again.

Why don't you just ask me outright?

Are you having an affair with Roger Aspinall? Okay, are you?

No.

Have you ever had an affair with Roger Aspinall?

No.

And shall I tell you why?

Why? He's a creep.

He's got his hands in too many places.

That's not all.

No, slamming isn't.

Well, I'm surprised he recommended you for the job then.

He just wanted me out of his office.

I asked too many questions.

What about his widgets?

Oh, he hasn't got a clue what I know about him.

And what's that, then?

What's he paying for this academy?

Two million?

Now, that's a hell of a lot of money.

That's peanuts for him, though, isn't it?

It's the factory that makes him a fortune.

If it doesn't make him a penny.