All language subtitles for Waterloo.Road.S16E01.1080p.iP.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-TBN_track3_[eng]

The last thing that I need is for
my name to be attached to a school

like Waterloo Road. But that's
exactly why you need to do it.

This would be a chance
to restore your reputation.

WHISTLE BLOWS
Pause! Pause!

SHOUTING AND TYRES SCREECHING

Where's the car? Let me out!

What are you saying?
That he's actually mine?

You can move in with me.
What about Tommy and Izzy?

I expect you to respect
our policies.

Now, if you can't do that,
find another school.

You had a boyfriend in New Zealand?
Girlfriend.

Oh, you're a lesbian?
Not a fan of labels.

Neil, I'm pregnant.

I can go get you some ice
if you need it that bad.

She's having the baby!

THEY GASP

SCREAMING

Oh, this is mad!

You're a controlling,
lying narcissist.

Libby, I have to ask,
has Jared ever hurt you? No.

You made me feel like I'm nothing.

Sometimes I need a bit of space.

Have all the space you want. Jared!
HORN BLARES

TYRES SCREECH

It didn't feel like love,
it felt like prison.

GLASS SHATTERS

Look what you made me do.

Where's Stella? Back stairwell.

It was my mum, Gemma Neville.

You're dead to me.

Schuey! Don't.

Are you secretly into bad boys?
I'm into secret good boys.

I've been listening to that one
on repeat.

Give it a go yourself.

Stella Drake? Mr Rimmer?
Just call me Jack.

I've always believed that schools
should be a sanctuary.

But the school gate isn't a boundary
any more, is it?

I'll take the job. Are you sure? No.

Wow.

I could not be more proud.

Thanks, Dad.

Everyone should feel safe here.

Can't believe you persuaded
the school to do it.

After you.

your car down the road?

without a cause?

that I'm falling for?

Pfft! What is it,
Bring Your Grandkids To Work Day?

without a cause?

that I'm falling for?

SHARP INHALATION

without a cause?

that I'm falling for?

CHATTER

This is proper lush, this.

Can I do a...? No.
CAMERA CLICKS

And can you put that away, please?

Don't get used to it.

We'll probably be
in a different school next week.

How many times do I have
to say this, Ben?

This is not a temporary arrangement.
HE SCOFFS

As long as your mum...

It's OK. You're allowed to say it.

"Sectioned".

You'll stay with me
and we have to make this work.

Shut up! Beg your pardon?

This is so me.
Like, this couldn't be more me.

Right. Well, I'm afraid
that's been cast.

Well, yeah,
but that's before I got here.

You're the headteacher, right?

You must be able to do something.
Pull some strings?

We make this work
by not expecting special treatment.

But I am special. You can ask
the drama teacher at my last school.

I was Beauty AND the Beast.

True story. OK, Hope. We get it.
You're the head teacher,

and we'll be treated like every
other pupil you're not related to.

But don't expect me to play by the
rules just cos I'm your grandson.

OK. Can you stop with the attitude,
Ben?

Look, I know this is going
to be difficult at first,

but if you want to fit in,

you're probably best
that you don't stand out.

Yeah. Good luck with that.

Mic test. One, two. One, two.

and we're kicking down doors

fighting in brawls

How the demon falls

When all else fails

MUFFLED MUSIC

Cross we wear

we find in prayer

with a story to tell

Bro! Come on, man.

Mate, that was proper, man!
You smashed it right up, man.

And the performance
in assembly later?

You're going to do it
all over again. Yeah.

That was epic.
Very impressive, lads.

What you doing? Why are you here?

You could have just watched
the live stream.

Because, Schuey, that was amazing.
You sounded so good.

All right, you lot, let's get you
to where you need to be, please.

And quickly, please.
No hanging around in corridors.

Bro, chill out, man.
Nerves are good, all right?

If you ain't nervous,
you ain't feeling it.

Cat Guthrie,
give yourself a big pat on the back.

If Neil had his way, it'd be called
the Cat Guthrie Rainbow Walkway.

You cannot blame a dad for
being proud of his daughter, right?

This was her brainchild, this.
Good morning.

Hiya. This is great, isn't it? Yeah.

This says
that this school is inclusive.

All are welcome
and everyone should feel safe here.

Pupils must feel comfortable
talking to us.

Yeah, but do we feel comfortable
talking to them, Stella?

Sorry to interrupt, but, er...

..I have no idea
where I'm supposed to be going.

Ah, good morning, Jack.
Hi. Hiya. Hiya.

I think we're done here.

Joseph, could you show Jack
to his new office, please?

It's the old prayer room.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Follow me.

Mr Donovan.

Hey. Sorry. You got that
"new starter" look about you.

Perky and excited? Yeah,
that's some very strong coffee.

HE LAUGHS
I'm sorry. Mr Charles. I teach PE.

Word in the staffroom is you
came from Hyde Park Academy.

Well, I think you'll find
our students are

a little bit more challenging.
Ah, I'm always up for a challenge.

You must be if you've come
from Hyde Park to Waterloo.

Yeah, well,
I like to change things up.

And, um...

Well, a messy break-up was making
the staffroom a little bit tense.

Yeah, I've been there, mate.

I am never dating a colleague
ever again.

Shirt, please. Sorry, Sir.

Something tells me that this is
definitely the school for you.

Really? Staffroom?
Yes, please, mate.

Yeah? Come with me.

I'm not sure whether kids have grown
or I've shrunk.

I don't remember 'em being that big
a few years ago.

There's so many slogans.
How could you not be inspired?

Slightly different
to what's written in the toilets.

Ah! This is, er, your new home.

Somebody else's old home?
Yeah. It's not your problem.

Um...

But, yeah,
it might be someone else's.

I'll, um... I'll let you...

..get settled in.

Er...right.

And research that we got back
from the trust

tells us that parents prefer
non-religious schools.

So, in short, the emphasis is
on getting bodies through the door.

OK. Secondly, um,
as you all know, this morning,

er, we're setting aside lesson time

to focus on
healthy relationship education.

Mistakes were made last term.
What happened to Libby Guthrie

must never be repeated
in this school again.

I missed things and I'm determined
not to miss them again.

Thank you.

She's doing OK now.

She should be back in school soon.

A mother and a daughter?
Mate, I had no idea, honestly.

When you're ready, Mr Charles.
Sorry, er...

Look at you, eyeing the fresh meat.

Well, let's face it,

all the other meat round 'ere
is well past its sell-by date.

This is Darius Donovan.

He will be joining us
as our new creative arts teacher.

We teach creative arts?

Also known as the much-maligned
"media studies".

THEY LAUGH

Not as maligned as PE, though.

I hope that you'll all make him
feel very welcome

and help him should he need it.

And I will definitely need it.

THEY CHUCKLE

So sorry.

Showed Jack his new cage. Rawr!

This is Mr Casey.
He's our deputy head.

Joseph, this is Darius Donovan,
our new creative arts teacher. Hiya.

It's a pleasure. Sorry. That was...

And another not-so-new
member of staff

that really deserves a mention
is Marc Todd.

Marc has been shortlisted

for the North-West
Teacher of the Year Award.

Wow. What's the prize if you win?

A year off.

THEY LAUGH

From everybody here,
a sincere well done

and a round of
embarrassing applause, I hope.

Yep, definitely embarrassing.

During his first week,

Mr Donovan will be shadowing
experienced members of staff.

Oh! What have you done
to deserve that?!

I'm looking forward to it.
See how you do things around here.

Well, Neil can show you how to teach
the Battle of Hastings

whilst kids take each other's
eyes out for real.

EMBARRASSED LAUGHTER

And today, you have hit the jackpot,

because you will be shadowing
our Teacher of the Year nominee.

Well, if you are going to learn,
then you learn from the best.

BELL RINGS

So this is the school's
updated behavioural policy.

There you go. You're welcome.

I'm Mr Donovan, and congratulations,

cos this year
I am your form teacher.

So, if you have any problems at all,

we can discuss them here
in form period

before your first lesson of the day.

What do you actually teach, Sir?

Well,
I can't see any Bunsen burners.

So shall we say media studies?
KIDS LAUGH

Yeah, and you can do
all your jokes now,

cos I've heard
every one of them before.

"Mickey Mouse subject", ha-ha-ha.

I LOVE Disney, me.

Oh, come on. It's an easy subject,
though, to get a GCSE.

Well, no, it's not.
If you study the media,

you're going to learn
about narratives, agendas.

You're going to learn how stories
are spun in the modern world.

Oh, wow.
That's so exciting.

CHUCKLING

Well, let me give you an example
question, then.

So, when we were sent
to fight in Iraq,

would you say it was the media
that pushed the narrative

of weapons of mass destruction?

When we were sent to fight?

What regiment were you in, Sir?

Er, I was with the Royal Marines.

Seriously?

You? You were in the Marines?

I was, yeah.
I retrained as a teacher

when I was released
from the service,

cos it's a much safer profession...

..on the whole. You look like
you're going to be trouble.

CHUCKLING

So the, er...the prayer room -
is that getting a new home as well?

No, there's not going to be
a prayer room any more.

The trust wants us
to cut out religion

to appeal to
a wider group of parents.

OK, well,
you might not want to hear this,

but you do realise that religion
is still important to some pupils?

Like Schuey? Well, not just him.

I mean, there are other kids with
different religions in this school.

I know, but the trust believes
that this decision

will increase the numbers overall.

And these decisions that
they're making, you're backing them?

Look, you're in danger
of making this personal, Joseph.

When you walk into this place,
any feelings that you have,

you have to leave them at the door.

Sorry. Is that what you're doing
with Ben and Hope?

Well, I have to,
because when they're here,

they're not family members.
They're just pupils in this school.

Well...also...

..Schuey and Tyler are meant to be
doing their thing in assembly.

All right, which is fine.
Well, is it?

It's just...

..their thing is a rap
with quite a few

not-so-subtle religious
connotations in it.

I mean, it's not the Lord's Prayer,
but...

Well, then you probably know
what I'm going to say next.

If you need me to tell him...

No, no, no. I can, er...
I can tell him the good news. Right.

How do you think of these lyrics?

SHE LAUGHS

Yo. Yo!

Off. That's enough, ladies.

OK. So, I think most of us heard
Mr Weever's work this morning,

and I'm sure I'm not the only one
who was rather impressed.

Can we just get on
with the lesson, please, Miss?

Well, it's funny, because my musical
career began in church too.

Gospel music was
a big inspiration for me.

Whoa-whoa-whoa. Rewind.

Did you just say church?
Oh, my God, he's a choirboy. Wow.

It's nothing to be
embarrassed about, Schuey.

Wait. So hang on.
You're, like, a religious rapper?

Christian and rap?
Is there even a word for that?

What's it called again...?

I think it's, um...

.."Crap".

LAUGHTER
All right, that's enough.

Er, Miss, can I borrow Schuey
for a moment?

Of course.

I don't think
he's enjoying the limelight.

Bye! See ya!

Ladies, if you can't be respectful,

then I will remove you
from the class.

Are you OK? Yeah, yeah.

What's up?

Well, there's no easy way
to put this,

so I'm just going to have to
come out with it. The, um...

The performance. Yeah.
Yeah, I know. I get it.

Really? Yeah.

They want us to tone things down,
don't they? Well, no worries.

We've got other stuff we can use,
so it's all good.

No, it's not all good, mate.

They're actually pulling
the assembly.

Yeah, I know, I know.
I'm as angry as you are.

No, I'm not angry.

It's just, the trust, they...

Sir. It's fine.

Are we done? We're done.

So today's lesson will
be slightly different.

Today, we're going
to be concentrating solely on PSHE.

Like, seriously, are we back in
Year Four or summat?

Sir, do we have to learn
how to hold hands?

Or is it just sex?

No, it's not just sex, Izzy.

What are you even doing?
A lesson we don't need to be doing.

We will be talking
about healthy relationships.

Is this because of what happened
to your daughter, Sir?

Well, it is to make sure that that
kind of thing never happens again.

Pretty easy.
Avoid weirdo controlling creeps.

We will also be talking
about how to recognise the signs.

Oh, did you not see the signs, Sir?

That big mouth,
why don't you just shut it?

Cat, pack it in. Who are you
actually talking to? You.

I'm talking to you.

Ain't you got some stupid rainbow
you need paint?

Oh, cos inclusion's stupid, is it?

If you're so desperate
to be included, then, yeah, it is.

Right, cut it out!

Or you'll be paying a visit
to Mrs Drake.

That is not
a good start to the morning, is it?

BELL RINGS

HE SNEEZES

Bless you, Sir. Again.

Thank you, Declan. Again.

Are you OK, Sir?
You look...ill as.

Nothing a little pick-me-up
won't fix.

Come on, back to your work.

We had to do all this relationship
stuff at my last school.

One time we had to do a trust fall.

A kid ended up with
a fractured skull. True story.

Are you Miss Drake's grandkid?

Bet you get proper privileges.

Oh, yeah. Totally.

She's wrapped
right round my middle finger.

Right. I just have to go
and grab some more books.

I'll be two minutes.

Remember, Mr Donovan is observing,
and he sees everything.

HE SNEEZES

Yeah, while you're out there, Sir,

do you want to bring back some masks
for me and the class?

KIDS LAUGH

BELL RINGS

This is what cancelling feels like.

First they took away the prayer room

and now they're saying
you can't do your performance.

Yeah, we're being censored
cos we're Christian.

And we haven't
even done anything wrong.

Schuey, you don't seem to care.

Yeah, I mean...

..what's the point?

Fighting back,
sticking up for what you believe in.

We're being told that
this is a more inclusive school,

but we're not being included.

Whatever.

You might be too embarrassed
to do anything,

but I can't sit around
and do nothing.

HE SNEEZES

God, I should've gone
full hazmat suit today.

Here y'are, Mr Todd.

That should sort you out.
A bit of vitamin C for you.

Thanks, I think.

Oh, here she is.

Waterloo Road's
hardest-working teacher.

And Waterloo Road's
hardest-working dinner lady.

Right. Um, I'm going to crack on.

Oh, I love Nicky.

I mean, that's what's so great about
working at Waterloo Road, you know.

Nobody really looks down
on the, um...

..the help.

"The help"?

Um...my mum was a dinner lady. Oh.

Oh, no. No.

Right, I didn't mean anything by it.

I mean, being a dinner lady,
it's like...

My mum wasn't a dinner lady.

Oh! That is not even nearly funny.

Shadowing Mr Todd has made you mean.

How many times have you fell asleep
in his lesson this morning?

Now, I think there's a bit of
professional rivalry creeping in.

No. I just, you know,

like to think that my lessons
offer something a bit different.

When I'm actually teaching
what I get paid to teach.

Ah, you're not a fan of PSHE,
then? No.

I'll be honest, in this day and age,

I actually think
it's really important.

Really? Mm-hm.

Well, why don't you teach it
for me, then?

With pleasure.

We'll just have to find a way to get
you away from Teacher of the Year.

Yo.

Agnes is proper on my case, man.
I haven't even done anything.

Maybe that's the point. What?

But maybe she's expecting too much.

If you are embarrassed... I'm not.
Cos I was too, at first.

But I get it, mate.
This is all pretty new to you.

OK. So me not kicking off
about things -

that's the problem?
That means I don't believe?

I'm not gonna lie.

It took me proper time
to work it all out.

To realise who I really am.

Well, I know who I am.

I'm me. I'm Schuey Weever.

I'm a Christian.

And no-one gets in my face
and tells me to quiet down.

Sounds to me like the fighter
is back, man.

Mm.

Never went away.

BELL RINGS

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

The chair is usually
more comfortable.

It's not about comfort.

OK.

So, what is it about, then?

The school is trying to
silence religion.

We won't let it.

"We"? Are there more of you
under the desk?

So I'm guessing this is
some form of protest, then.

And you can't stop me.

I know my rights.

When we used to protest,

most of us didn't know
what we were protesting about.

It was just a chance
to get out of lessons.

I'm protesting about
God being silenced.

And I'm not moving.

OK.

Well, then, um...?

Agnes.

But my name doesn't matter.

I've got a meeting.

So for now, Agnes,
I'll leave you to it.

To be continued.

OK. Given what we've just discussed,

I'd like you to write down
ten of your needs,

without which
you would not be happy.

Um... My phone?
KIDS TITTER

Write them down.

But let's try and think
outside of the phone box, OK?

Are you feeling better, sir?

I'm feeling a lot better.
Thank you, Shola.

Aw. Your needs are important
to us, sir.

So if you want to go and have
a lie down, then, you know...

Again, I appreciate your concern.

But thanks to Mr Paracetamol
and his good friend, Caffeine,

I am good to go.

Hmm.

DOOR OPENS

Sorry to interrupt, Mr Todd,

but I was just wondering
if I could steal Mr Donovan.

Really?

Miss Chandra mentioned me
talking to her class about

some of my experiences
about how relationships

are forged in the Armed Forces.

Well, then, that's fine with me,
as long as you've no objections.

Yeah, always happy to help.

Cheers.

You took your time.
Thank you, Mr Todd.

So pin a little Post-it Note
in your brain -

next Tuesday,
first rehearsal for the musical.

Miss. So are you in charge
of the musical?

Yes. It appears I did something
terrible in a previous life.

And all the roles,
they've been cast already?

They have indeed.

And I'd like to tell you,
it was an easy process, but...

So put me in it.

I sing, I dance, I act, whatever.
Do you want to see my running man?

Not right now, but thank you.

I was a king in my school Nativity.

All three of us
were different Elvises.

That was stupid.

So what we're going
to be doing today...

You know Mrs Drake's my nan.
Oooh!

I do. And you know
she has been very firm

on not giving you or your brother
preferential treatment.

Totally. And that's cool.

But maybe if you would
just hear me sing.

Do you know The Pirates Of Penzance?

Is that a prequel?

Me and my mum knew
all the songs off by heart.

Do not start to sing.

I'm well allergic to cringe.

of a modern Major-General

Please make it stop.

Oh, my days. Zayne!

Boo! Declan, pack it in!

OK, that's enough.

And this can stop now.

Thank you for that
impromptu display, Hope.

But there is a time and a place,

and neither of those
are here or now.

Yeah, it's a proper no from me.

LAUGHTER

So...

..today we will be working
on your compositions.

Sir! Sir! Sir, sir, sir. Yes?

Have you ever killed anyone?
Ashton!

What?! Miss, you said
we could ask anything.

And how does that relate
to mutual respect and tolerance?

HE SNIGGERS

Sorry, do you want to offer
something on the subject?

Me?

I've got nothing to offer
no-one, mate.

It's not mate. It's Sir.

And in battle, it's imperative
you respect your enemy.

Being in the army
teaches you many things -

courage, discipline,
integrity, loyalty.

BELL RINGS

OK. So, if you could close
your books, please, class,

and leave them on your desk.

Great discussion.

Thank you.

I think that's a five-star review.

Is that from them or from you?

Let's just say I might
have to use you again.

Already looking forward
to being used again.

Let's get to work.

What the hell is that?

What does it look like?

"Not inclusive".

What are you even talking about?

We're talking the truth.

Aw. Did someone stop you
doing your tragic little rap?

It wasn't tragic.

Nobody was going to stop you

doing your pretty little rainbow,
were they?

Obviously you hate the rainbow.

Typical homophobe.

Sorry, but I'm homophobic
because I believe in God?

No, you're homophobic
because you're a bigot.

Whoa! You can't call him that.

I just did.

And who opened your mouth again,
Dizzy?

You're good at calling people names,
aren't you?

The "Be Kind Crew".

What's wrong with being kind?

Nothing. Just some people think
it only applies to them.

Oh, here he is.

The head's grandson. Aw! You what?

You really think
we wouldn't find out about that?

CAT SIGHS
That is embarrassing.

Listen to it.

It just wants some attention.

"It"? Oh!

Sorry, are those not
your preferred pronouns?

Oh, you've found God
as well, have you?

You've been brainwashed too.

I haven't been brainwashed.

Yeah, because you'd have to have
a brain to do that.

All we want is to be listened to.

For religion to be treated
with a little bit of respect,

just like everything else is.

And you do that
by painting on windows?

SHE SCOFFS
Do you realise how lame that is?

You push us, we push back.

Cry more, angry little Jesus.

Quiet down, clown. You're pathetic.

This isn't about God.

This is about hate.
Yeah. You hating on religion.

It's not even nearly the same.

You choose your religion.

You can't choose your sexuality.

SCHUEY SCOFFS
Whatever.

There's time for your safe spaces,

your fancy little rainbows,

all that healthy relationship
garbage this morning,

All while they take our prayer room.

After what happened to my sister?
Here we go.

Sorry, what was that?

I don't know, maybe if she was
better at choosing boyfriends.

Seriously? You're sick.

Sorry, what is wrong with you all?

My sister was abused
and you think that's funny?

You're actually laughing at that?

All of you, you're just a bunch of
not-right Jesus freaks.

You need to stop talking.

You and your little maniacs

can bang on all you want
about your silly Bible,

but no-one cares.

That's why no-one's
listening to you.

You and your cult are pathetic.

What is he doing?

Keep going!
LAUGHTER

Are you listening now? Hey!

Hey, what's going on?

Oi!

HE BLOWS WHISTLE
That's enough. Break it up!

I told you, I'm not moving.

Hunger strike too, is it?

Lunchtime.

I must say,

the food is a lot better
than it used to be.

What is it you actually teach?

I mean, you are a teacher, right?

Mr...

Mr Rimmer.

In a past life.

Now I'm a counsellor/therapist.

You really don't want to
hear the whole title.

So that's what you do
in here, therapy?

So, like, anyone
that's got a problem,

they can come to you
and you can solve it?

If only it were that simple.

My religion is my therapy.

And if I have questions, I'd come
in here and find the answers in God.

You can still do that.

This space can be whatever
you need it to be.

So you're playing God?
Absolutely not.

I don't have the qualifications.

This thing that you're doing -

and I fully respect
your right to do it -

but I'm just wondering,
what is it you hope to achieve?

Well, sir, if someone took
something from you,

something that really meant
something to you,

would you be OK with it?

No, I wouldn't.

Right.

Well, this is just me saying
that it's not OK.

And I don't really care
if you think that it's stupid.

I don't. Or pointless.

If we don't stand for something,
we stand for nothing.

I think you're right.

SHE CHUCKLES

Are you just saying that
because you want your desk back?

Partly.

But I'm also saying it because
I couldn't agree more.

I think you make a fair point.
I think you make it well.

And I'm quite happy
to take it to Mrs Drake.

OK.

Right, well,

you know you have to do it now,
don't you, sir?

Because God's never not listening.

Hmm.

Oh, Jesus.

No way!

I literally just saw it.

Is that what I think it is?

Yeah. I thought I was seeing things.

One of the kids
must have dropped it.

One of the kids? You think?

Well, don't you?

DOOR CLOSES

Hi, Mr Todd. Hi, Mr Todd.

STUDENTS CHATTER

Outside the staff toilets?

This is insane.

So what are you going to do now?

Speak to Stella, follow procedure.

We need to find out whose this is.

BELL RINGS

As I explained
to your colleague earlier,

if I'd have wanted them
to come tomorrow,

I would have ordered them
for tomorrow, wouldn't I?

Marc! Well, it makes
perfect sense to me.

Hang on. Marc, what exactly
are you going to tell her?

I hate people. How can I help you?
Can she spare five minutes?

No, actually, I'm afraid she can't.

She's... She's had to pop away
and deal with something.

Maybe we should come back later.

Yes, yes, I'm still here.

I mean, we don't even know
what it is yet.

Could just be kids messing about,

and then we're going
to look really stupid.

Look, if you're going to
put me on hold again,

at least provide
some appropriate hold music.

I don't know.
Have you got any thrash metal?

Come back in a bit, Marc.

I'm sure she'll find some time
for her Teacher of the Year.

I'll catch up with her later.

You've been back one day.

One day! But this was all him, Miss.

Miss. You weren't listening to us,
so we had to do something.

I'm not even going to listen
to any point you're trying to make

until every little bit
of that black paint is cleaned up.

But you're never going to listen.

I beg your pardon?
You're a hypocrite.

You need to remember
who you're talking to.

You bang on about how inclusive
this place is, but it's not.

You've already picked a side.
Don't test me, Ben. You'll lose.

Can't lose
if you're not trying to win.

Fine. Detention.

LAUGHTER

Those involved will spend the rest
of the day cleaning up this mess.

And after you finish,

we will be discussing
further punishment.

Oh, can you take over, Joseph?

No problem.

Right. You heard what Mrs Drake
said. You will be getting a call...

I know this is probably
a really good time.

For what?

Another problem.

It's Hope.

Oh, I'm sorry, Wendy,
but would you be bringing this

to my attention
if she wasn't my granddaughter?

Well, she didn't turn up
for her lessons,

and nobody's seen her,
so I thought you might like to know.

Thank you.

Hey!

Now, that is a face of a teacher
who's been here a few years,

not a few hours.

Oh, mate.

Do you know the expression caught
between a rock and a hard place?

Oh, don't say that.

I knew I shouldn't have
walked down this corridor.

Now, look, I know obviously

all schools deal with things
differently.

Yeah, I know, but look,
if you've got a problem,

then you meet it head-on.
You know, you talk to SMT.

It's a pretty big problem.

I saw Mr Todd...

HE SIGHS

..with drugs.

What? I know.

The Teacher of the Year.

Are you actually being serious?

I saw them fall out of his pocket
outside the toilets.

He sort of pretended
he'd just found him, but...

..I was in his classroom
this morning, and he was struggling.

And then, just like that,
he's bouncing.

DONTE SIGHS

You can ask the kids.

DONTE SIGHS

Look, I might have got it wrong.

I mean, this is Marc Todd
we're talking about.

Do you know what? Will you
please just forget I said anything?

Look, I don't think I can.

You know,
there's procedures in place.

You know, safeguarding.

I mean, I've got kids here.

Look, I'll tell you what.

I'll keep your name out of it...

..but this needs to be dealt with.

I just can't believe Marc
would be so stupid.

Yeah, well,
if I've learned anything,

people will always surprise you
with just how stupid they can be.

Yeah.

DOOR OPENS

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hope.

I'll be honest,
with a lot of years under my belt,

I know that toilets maybe aren't
the best place to hide in a school.

And I'm not great
at speaking through doors.

You should be in lessons.

SHE SIGHS

I know you just think
I'm being stupid,

and I talk too much -
a lot too much -

but the musical...

I can't keep repeating myself.

I cannot be seen to be
giving you special treatment.

I know, but I'm not anything here.
I'm nothing.

It's your first day, Hope!

Yeah, well, even if I make friends,
what's the point?

They're all going to forget me
when I'm at a different school.

You're going to be in this school
for a long time.

Mum said that about my last school.

Look, I...I know how
difficult things have been

for you and your brother.

We're bulletproof.
That's what he says.

We've got each other
and no-one else matters.

Even if Mum goes away for a bit,
she always comes back.

And now you have me too.

Yeah, but here,
you're just the head teacher.

You keep saying it.

And I'm OK when people laugh at me.
Whatever. I don't even care.

They can't stop me from trying
to be what I want to be, can they?

When I was your age, people
tried telling me all the time

that I couldn't be
what I wanted to be.

What did you want to be?

Wonder Woman.

Sadly, that role was taken,

so I became the next best thing -
head teacher.

Life is about
proving people wrong, Hope.

And when you do it, there is
no better feeling in this world.

SHE SIGHS

Yeah, well,
I'd better get to lesson.

Nobody likes a drama queen.

BELL RINGS

They came to me because
they're worried about the situation.

Well, who exactly are they?

I'm sorry, but I promised that
I'd keep their name out of it.

They were concerned that
a teacher was using drugs in school.

So I'm supposed to conduct
an investigation

based on a nameless source?

But if drugs have been
brought into this school,

then I thought you should know.

Of course I need to know,
but this is Marc.

Marc Todd! Yeah, I know.

I suppose you just never know
who anyone really is.

No, you just see what
they want you to see, right? Mm.

HE SIGHS

So? What happens next?

Well, an allegation's been made.

We'll have to follow
school procedure.

Thank you.

You all right?

Ah. They've put you on
supervision duty too, I see.

Yep. My day just keeps
getting better and better. Hm.

This is so unfair.
They did this, not us.

Maybe if you didn't
start stamping your feet

like an angry little activist.

Maybe if you hadn't started
mouthing off for no reason.

Maybe if you did less talking
and more cleaning,

you'd be done a lot quicker.

Yeah. You two obviously rubbed
each other up the wrong way,

so perhaps you'd be better if you
stayed out of each other's way.

Not being funny, but she's
been winding me up all day.

Well, that's not a good start.

Living rent-free in her head, sir.

Making fun about PSHE.

Well, it is funny.

And childish.

It was like she was
laughing about Libby.

Hold on. I didn't say anything
about your sister.

She's been giving it the big "I am"
all day because of a rainbow.

What's wrong with the rainbow?

Then she was on Schuey's side
about his pathetic prayer room.

Well, I hate playing
devil's advocate...

Oh, be careful, sir.

If you want to be
an advocate to that fella,

you're probably
on the wrong side already.

I'm just saying, you know,
Schuey might have a point.

Yeah.

The wrong one.

KNOCK ON DOOR
Come in.

Mr Todd is here.

Thank you. Er, Marc, if you'd
like to take a seat, please.

I wanted to see you, actually.

I came to your office earlier.

Um...

Sorry, what are they doing here?

I thought it best
that your union rep was present.

What?

Sorry, is this...is this a wind-up?
Am I being recorded or something?

Marc, we've had a report
that you've got drugs on you.

You're actually serious?

I need you to empty your pockets.

Well, that's why I came to see you.

Um... I found something
outside the loos at lunch.

SHE SIGHS

Hang on...

You don't honestly think that
that is mine?

Stella, come on.

I've spoken to LADO.

We have no choice but to suspend
you, pending a full investigation.

What? You're serious?

I have to follow school procedure.

Stella, please! You know me!

I have to keep this formal. But...

This will go
to the appropriate bodies now,

so we have to let the investigation
run its course. What?

You'll be able to put your side of
the story across during the inquiry.

I don't believe this.

So what happens now? Is someone
going to escort me off the premises?

Given the severity
of the accusation,

we have no option
but to call the police.

The police? Marc, you were found
with drugs on your person.

It would be the same for anyone.

Hey, you've missed a bit.

Whoa!
LAUGHTER

Easy, tiger.

We need more water, sir.

Right, well, you know
where the tap is.

Come on. Nice and quick.

You know,
if you'd just talk to me...

And say what?

Well, how you're feeling.

If you talk about a problem,
then you can work out a solution.

The solution is fighting back.

Standing up for what we believe in.
That's what Agnes reckons.

Yeah, well, there are
ways of doing things.

Sir, if someone was to say to you
that you can't be you any more,

how would you feel?

Nobody is saying
that you can't be you.

Yes, they are.

It's like I'd finally found
something that made me feel...

What?

Forget about it. No. Feel what?

Like I'm not on my own any more.

But the thing is,
nobody was consulted.

If the trust can just drop religion,
then what else can it just drop? Mm.

Well, I'm afraid religion
is a nuanced subject, Mr Charles.

Nuanced?

It means complicated.

Yeah, I know what it means, Iz!

Temper, temper.

Like father, like daughter.

Hold on a minute,
I ain't got a temper.

If you had your way,
you'd still be using the cane.

Oh! Calling me old-school, are you?

No, no, not old-school,
just old, mate.

Ohh!

Well, sorry, we all can't be
fit, young PE teachers.

Oh, I'm sorry, have you
got a problem with PE now?

Ha-ha! It's physical education.
It's the kind of subject

you give to people
who can't teach proper subjects.

Oh! You're a history teacher.

Your job is remembering dates
that no-one cares about. Heh.

Schuey's well aware
of the disruption

his actions have caused today
and he accepts his punishment.

You're on very thin ice, young man.

If anything like this
ever happens again...

It won't. Will it?

Miss, when I'm in church,

I'm there and I feel...

..calm.

And for the first time in my life,
my head ain't going crazy.

I just forget about everything
else that's happened and...

I know I don't matter here...

Everyone matters
in this school, Schuey.

..but it's like
I've finally found something good.

And it felt like it was
just taken away from me.

So I snapped, and I know
I shouldn't have, and I am sorry.

Well, thank you for the apology.

With that in mind,
I think it may be prudent

to review the guidelines
on dismissing religion outright.

I don't know what that means.
Just, just...

It means that
I'll take a second look,

see if there's room for manoeuvre.

So...the assembly, the rap...?

That's not happening.

But outside of school time,
whatever you believe,

feel free to sing it
from the rooftops.

I've never touched drugs in my life.

It doesn't make sense.

I found it outside
the toilets with Darius

and then suddenly I'm being pulled
into Stella's office and suspended.

What?

I think
he's thrown me under the bus.

No! Yeah. I'm serious, Nish.

I keep thinking, if they
weren't my drugs, then...

Whoa, Marc, come on.
That is a bit of a leap, that.

Are you sure you're
not being paranoid?

No, I just picked them up
before he could.

Yeah, but... If he'd have
dropped them, then...

I mean, come on...

When we found them, he was
trying to blame it on the kids.

It was weird, like something
wasn't right with him.

It's his first day at work.

Maybe...maybe he can't
believe what's happened.

No.

All right, listen, Marc...

You need to...
You need to go home...

Listen. You need to go home,
you need to talk to a lawyer,

your rep, yeah?

Look, look, you've done nothing
wrong and you know the truth, yeah?

It's only the truth
if the right people believe it.

Maybe you're right,
but I'm telling you,

there is something
not right about him.

Like, whatever we had going on,
it wasn't that.

Seriously,
could they be any more cringe?

This morning, that was my bad.

But I seriously wasn't
laughing at your sister.

That almost sounded like an apology.

But what Tyler said...

..Schuey... Yeah, that
was bang out of order.

I don't even care about religion.
People can believe what they want.

I don't even know what I believe.

I know it sounds stupid, but...

..I think I have to believe
in some sort of heaven

cos if I don't, then...

..then I won't ever see my mum
again, and it's just like...

That doesn't sound stupid.

You know, they actually look like

they're not about to
kill each other. Hm.

Well, I'm guessing
Cat's backed down.

Well, she's actually quite mature.

She's old for her years, that one.

Hold on, are you saying
that Izzy isn't?!

This doesn't mean we're friends.

IZZY SCOFFS
Friends?

Oh, no, you had your big day.

You can go back
to being a saddo now.

BELL RINGS

OK, thanks, guys. Get home safe.

You know, you really
didn't need to come in.

Clean-up job and a detention?
I'd say you got pretty lucky.

I'm sorry, it's just...

When I hear he's been in trouble,
the alarm bells start to go.

Right. Well, lucky or not, it's...
it's dealt with now, isn't it?

Is it? Oh, Mike.

What? He defaces a rainbow
and that's not raising any flags?

Oh, come on.

Come on, this...
this is not homophobic.

No, no, his religion
was being challenged.

What? You... You don't believe that?

Oh, come on, he's only
just found religion.

It could be something
else next week, Joe.

No... If you talk to him properly...

Like you do.

No, I just... I listened to him,
and so did Stella,

and today, right,
he's just lashing out.

Yeah, the trouble with Schuey,

when he lashes out,
he doesn't miss, does he?

I'll meet you outside.

Not exactly SAS, were you, sir?

Just googled you
and it said you only worked

at some army recruitment centre.

I said I was in the Royal Marines.
I didn't say which part.

What did you do? Give out free pens?

Ha!

And free advice.

Don't be silly enough
to take everything at face value.

I did my years of service

and then I followed
a different path.

It's funny you didn't
mention that in class.

I didn't lie.

And as I said earlier, in this
world, the aesthetic is everything.

The what?

MR DONOVAN SCOFFS
The aesthetic. How things look.

Shiny and new and attractive.

Your generation
should know all about that.

You write your own story in life,
Ashton.

Go big...or go home.

There weren't too many
Agnes Ecclestons

last time I was a teacher.

SHE CHUCKLES
You met your match already?

Well, every day's a school day.

But what she was saying...

Is not without validity.

I've already taken steps to find
somewhere else for the prayer room.

Proactive. Not reactive.

Well, sometimes it's good to hear
what the kids are saying.

I suppose your next battle
is with the trust.

I've made my decision.

They won't like me
backtracking on religion,

but I'll find another way
to increase the numbers.

I believe you. Mm.

I still can't believe
what's just happened.

I've been suspended.

Oh, no. Seriously?

Yeah. So...

..you need to put it right.

You were there, Darius.
You've got to tell them the truth.

Mm.

Sounds like it might be a bit late
for that, though, don't it?

What?

I-I might never work again.

You've been shadowing me all day,
acting like you're my mate,

and now you're going
to stab me in the back?

Wow.

Bet you didn't see that coming,
did you?

Suppose I won't be, er...
shadowing you any more, will I?

HE SNIGGERS

Are you laughing at me?

God, no.

Marc, no.

How could anybody laugh
at the Teacher of the Year?

Agnes!

Hey. I, er...did what you said.

I heard what you did.

Yeah, you wanted me to prove
how much God meant to me.

Attacking things
doesn't prove anything.

W-wait... You did a protest.

Peacefully.

I thought you'd be happy.

Well, I'm glad you
found your voice, Schuey.

I'm just not happy
with how you used it.

Well, I wasn't just
standing up for me.

I was standing up for us.

I know.

And I love that.

I really do.

So you're not mad?

Judge not that ye not be judged.

You know whatever mad path
you were on before?

You're on a different one now.

With me. Hm.

I'm in the musical.
I still can't believe it.

Miss Chambers must have
been impressed.

Yeah, obvs, but I thought you
might have said something, too.

Oh, someone might have mentioned
there was a small role going,

but, er, it won't be centre stage.

Yeah, but it's still on the stage.

Can we just go home?

Yes, but first, I would like
to say something to you both.

Anything we haven't heard before?

It's fair to say
that I'm a bit out of practice,

but I'm going to do my best
to make this work.

But it's only going to work
if we're all on the same page.

Me? I can't wait to read
the rest of the book.

See what I did there?
I do jokes too.

Maybe stick to the singing.

You're probably
still not sure about me,

but I'm going to do everything
in my power to prove you wrong -

that I'm not the monster
you secretly think I am.

"Secretly"?

When it comes down to it, Ben,

it's only as temporary
as you want it to be.

If you keep kicking back,

there's only so many detentions
I can put you in.

It's up to you.

But do you really want to
see your sister uprooted again?

Not now I'm in the musical. No way.

We both know
how much this means to her.

You're good. So are you.

Maybe we've got more in common
than you think.

Maybe.

BOOMING MUSIC IN DISTANCE

What the hell is that?

CHEERING

Yo, let me get some energy!
Make some noise!

CHEERING

and we're kicking down doors

fighting in brawls

And the demon falls

..when all else fails.

CHEERING

End of your rainbow

Humble brag

CHEERING

My feet are planted on the ground

I know that Boz is with Him now

but I hope I do him proud

CHEERING

Thank you!