All language subtitles for Waterloo.Road.S17E07.1080p.iP.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-TBN_track3_[eng]

Do you know that modelling agency

that's been messaging Shola?
Got her a job!

Who's your mate?
Er, eyes on me, thanks!

How much happier have you been
since that selfish cow dumped you?

Yeah, but why would you
want to be with someone

who annoys you half the time?

I wouldn't.

I think we should just cool things.
Fine!

Maybe if you got a decent job,

you could afford a roof
over your own head.

I just had a temporary cash flow
problem, and I stayed a few nights.

You're homeless?!

Actually, things
might not be so tight.

I'm getting some inheritance.

What? When did this happen?

A few weeks ago.
It's from my auntie.

There will be something there
for a deposit.

We might use some of
our unallocated funds.

Sorry, which funds?

The inclusion unit money.

She's given my budget away.

Clearly doesn't trust me
with anything.

I need her off my back.

What's that? Nothing good.

Oh!

Oh... I'm sorry.

I could hold the fort here.

Oh, my God. So funny!

Absolute genius wit.

Shut up, Forest.

Funnier than you'll ever be.

DARIUS CLEARS THROAT

Cones are there for a reason,
aren't they?

Put it back, please.

THEY LAUGH

Thank you.

And what are you doing on duty?

I thought you had to swot up
for your meeting?

It's important for school
leaders to be seen.

You mean the head's off,

and it's important
that you're seen in her place?

Ouch. What are you like, you?

Well, listen, I know you've got
Serena-Michelle coming in,

but you will be finished in time
for my scan, won't you?

Yeah, I wouldn't miss
it for the world.

Cos then I would be sleeping
on the couch for a week, wouldn't I?

Absolutely right, my love.

See you later. See you later.

Ooh, I had something to tell you,
actually.

What? It's not a big deal.

I spoke to the estate agent
and put the deposit down.

What, on that new build?

Wait, you said that
your auntie's inheritance

wasn't coming through for months.

I called my dad's solicitor,
hurried things along.

Oh, my God. We've got it?

Mm-hm. Ah! No way!

SHE GIGGLES

I'm so excited!

Mwah!
STUDENTS GROAN

LAUGHTER
WOLF WHISTLE

You have no idea how much
I want to do something

inappropriate to you right now.

Hold that thought till tonight,
please.

SHE CHUCKLES

See you later. See you later.
Love you. Bye.

Here you are.

Thank you.

You won't do too much
when I'm gone, will you?

I think I can manage.

I appreciate you're trying hard
to look after me.

I feel like I'm the one
that did this to you!

It wasn't just the party, Ben.

Losing my pension
knocked me for six.

I feel better for the time at home.

You will text me to let me
know what the doctor says?

I know what the doctor's
going to say.

He's going to say,
"Your results are clear,

"and your grandson can stop
worrying about you."

You are the world's worst patient,
you know?

SHE CHUCKLES
Go on.

You're late as it is.

See you.

DOOR OPENS

DOOR SHUTS

One year already?

Ooh, hasn't he half grown?!

Aw!
THEY CHUCKLE

Oh, that's the face he makes
when he's about to do a poo.

Oh! Who's that, George or Neil?

THEY LAUGH
Hey!

He's so cute!

Aw!

How could you tear yourself away?

Are you kidding? I'm bursting
to know what's been going on.

He tells me nothing. Ah...

DOOR OPENS
OK, everyone.

I'm back.
DOOR SHUTS

Your supply teacher extraordinaire.
SHE CHUCKLES

I bet you're all seeing
your next Ofsted report

improve before your very eyes.

SHE LAUGHS

But first, I am looking for
a nice, strong man to help me

put these in the fridge.

Oh! And, Neil, there you are.

NEIL CHUCKLES
Hello again.

Would you write "Steph"
in bold on there,

cos I don't want anyone thinking

that they can have a go
at my thick and creamy.

SHE CHUCKLES

But if you play your cards right,

Neil, I might let you have
a little dip.

Ha.

NEIL CLEARS THOAT

Welcome back, Miss Haydock.

Mr Charles.

I still can't believe you do
this for a living!

Yeah. Well, it's all thanks
to that one influential teacher -

Mr Grantley Budgen. Ha!

Yeah, well, I'm sure I put you
over my knee once or twice,

back in the day.
SHE CHUCKLES

And, no, Neil, I don't do requests.
Ha!

Anyway, you might be seeing a lot
more of me,

because I've got an interview
for the English department.

I thought you were a French teacher?

I know. But there's
a recruitment crisis, Donte.

If you can read the back
of a cornflake packet these days,

then you've got the job.

Anyway, who is head of English?

I've heard she's a right drag.

HE SIGHS
DOOR OPENS

Hi, everyone.

Sorry to say that there's still
no update on Stella.

Yeah, she does look like she's going
to be off for the foreseeable,

so you are stuck with us,
I'm afraid.

Now, I... I've spoken to
the governors and reassured them

that we do not need
a caretaker head dropping on us.

And I know I can do that,

cos each and every one of you is
a brilliant and dedicated educator.

For my part, I'll make sure
there's no lapse

in behaviour
management or discipline.

We just need to carry on
the great work Stella's done, OK?

So, let's do it for her.

FAINT APPLAUSE
Whoo!

NISHA CHUCKLES

Is anyone else panicking?

What? You mean, cos of English?

It's only a spoken language
presentation,

it doesn't really count.

Well, it's still part
of your GCSE result.

It goes on your certificate.

You guys are going to want to see
this.

Excuse me.

Oh, no! No.

Hey, you said you wouldn't
show anyone.

But you did such a good job.

The photographer said
we looked so natural together.

Sorry!

Oh, look at you! This is brilliant.

This is blackmail material FOREVER!

You love the camera, you, don't ya?

Look, the model wasn't there,
all right? They were stuck.

Yeah, more like desperate.

I've got another shoot this morning
with a new company.

Miss Walker even agreed to let me do
my English presentation another day.

Lucky you!

Ah, Cat, can I have a quick word?

Er, so, I know
that you already know,

but the police are coming to
talk to you about Portia, again.

So, I think they'll be here
about Period One.

I still don't get why, though.

Look, it's just some follow-up
questions on your statement.

Everyone gave a statement -

why am I the only one
being called back?

I didn't even see her
with that Tony or anything. I...

You know I've got my English
assessment, don't you?

I know. I'm sorry
that it had to be today.

We'll get it done
as quick as possible.

You all right, Forest?

Hope you've got
your PE kit for this week.

If that means - has my asthma
miraculously gone away? No.

How many times?
Asthma is not an excuse to miss PE.

So you're disregarding
my special needs?

HE SIGHS
No.

God forbid I miss PE.

I mean, how is running, jumping,

and throwing stuff around even
a real subject?

Ah, so that's why you don't try,
is it?

I do try. You do try?

Last week,
you let the other side score

because you were doing
a Rubix cube in goal.

Oh, yeah. I smashed my record.
THEY CHUCKLE

Yeah, yeah.

But you also let your team down.

They were depending on you.

So, you're saying it's just better
if I didn't play, then?

Thanks a lot, sir.

Forest...

He just got told!

All right. Come on.

Get to where you're meant to be.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Nothing's set in stone.

It's just an initial chat
about a possible merger.

Don't worry.
Stella has already asked me

to look over the merger report,
so it makes sense for me to fill in.

Of course. But in Stella's absence,

I have invited someone along with
previous experience in the process.

I don't want you to feel awkward.

What do you mean awkward?

He wants to speak to you,
ahead of the meeting.

Just to clear the air.

So, there's nothing to
worry about, Cat.

We just wanted clarification
on a couple of details

in a statement you've given.

I told you all I know.

I know it's
a bit of an inconvenience,

but it will ultimately help Portia.

Do you know what would really help
Portia? If you just believed her!

I don't think anyone here
is not believing her.

So why is all this necessary?

She's had to stay at home
while all this is happening,

cos it's too stressful for her
to be in school!

And I've got an exam this afternoon.

It's like we're the ones
being punished!

Cat.

It's a difficult process, I know,

but we're working towards
the best possible outcome.

Funny how so many rapists go
unprosecuted, then, isn't it?

Cat...

Look, the police officers
are just trying to do their jobs,

so can we please just... It's OK.

We understand completely,

and it's as frustrating for us
as it is for you, Cat.

It's why we have to be so careful

about things like statements.

If the case depends on a date
in a statement

by someone who
never even saw her with the paedo,

something's wrong, somewhere.

Every bit of evidence matters,

so we have to make sure
everything's watertight.

OK, fine.

Further to my previous statement,

I would like to add the following.

Portia is someone who's been
through all kinds of family trauma

in her life. Her dad's been in jail,
she's been in care,

she's been separated
from her brothers.

She was desperate for attention and
Tony Walters took full advantage!

End of story.

He was fired...

..for drinking in school.

What is he doing back?

He won't have access to the pupils,

and he's agreed to daily
breathalyser tests.

And we have decided,
as a trust, to support him.

By putting him on consultancy rates?

And we talk about failing upwards.

He has been through this process
before and he knows the school.

And he punched me in the face
in front of pupils.

And he wants to apologise!

If you could find a way to work with
him, I would be hugely indebted.

If you'd like to step in, Mr Rimmer.

DOOR SHUTS

I realise this is difficult.

I'm in rehab.

I'm undergoing treatment.

I'm 118 days sober.

Well done.

I take full responsibility
for my relapse.

I was in a bad place.

It was unfair of me
to blame any of it on you,

and I would like to apologise to you
and to Stella.

I'm pleased to hear that.

I hope that we can put
this behind us

and work together
for the good of the school.

SHE SIGHS

Shall we get this under way?

DOOR SHUTS

SCHOOL BELL RINGS
HE KISSES TEETH

CLAMOUR

How was it? Pathetic!

Like, why do
they need to do all this?

She's told them what's happened.

Well, what did they want to know?

Just going on about dates and times.

I told them, though,
the whole system's wrong.

You really said that?

Totally. I said that Portia had been
through all kinds of trauma,

and it's not her fault
that she was desperate for attention

when he came along.

What else do they need to know?

You said what?

I was... I was defending you.

I was saying, you've been messed
around by men your whole life.

Oh, so you know about my life,
do you?

I was... I was saying
they should believe you.

What they're going to believe is
that I'm a desperate stalker, yeah?

I didn't say you were a stalker.

Just desperate, then.

No! Look, Portia...

A little victim, yeah?

A sad little loser chasing after
the nice, respectable coach?

That's not what I said.

And there's no way
they can use this against you.

Oh, I'm not bothered.

I'm bothered
it's what you think of me.

It's what you all think of me,
really, innit?

That I had it coming!

Portia!

I'm going to go check up on her.

Nice job, Cat.

I've done nothing wrong!

Right.

Right, come on, everyone.
Let's get a move on.

We've all got lessons to go to.

Thank you.

I've just watched my daughter yell
at the police for half an hour.

How's your day going?
DONTE SIGHS

How is she?

Well, it's the copper
I'm worried about, ha.

Yeah, I just had a Year Nine
tear a strip off me

for not letting him skive off.
Forest Sumi?

Oh, Sumi bot? Oh, yeah.

Mother's straight down to school
if you breathe on him too hard.

Yeah, tell me about it.

I mean,
there's no reasoning with him.

I mean, it's like trying to explain
yourself to a self-service checkout!

Well, why are you
explaining anything?

All you need to explain
is you're the one in charge.

Yeah, it's not exactly what
they teach nowadays, though, Neil.

Oh, no, no, no. No, no.

The pedagogical experts might
have their radical new ideas,

but they haven't got to get
30 teenagers to shut up

and listen, have they?

No, you just have to show them
who's boss.

What are you saying?
I need to be tougher?

Eh, deep down,
that's what they want.

Hold on a minute.

You just said that Cat just wiped
the floor with the dibble!

Ah, yes, well,

she's not a teenager.

She's a 35-year-old,

trapped in a teenager's body.

Ugh.

CLAMOUR

On your left.

BALL BOUNCES

Go left! Left, left, left. Get it!

Nice. Come on, Declan.

Come on. I'm back if you need.

Don't let him pass. Beautiful.

Pass, pass, pass, pass.

Yes, Forest!

Yes!

ALL GROAN

What was that?
What are you doing?

HE SIGHS

Am I sent off now, sir?

Just go and get the ball, will you?

All right. I'll try my very best.

Oh.
FAINT CHUCKLING

What is he doing?

What an idiot. What is he doing?

He's showing you up, sir.

Forest, stop messing ar-...
MURMURING

Sir, are you going to take that?

You're embarrassing
yourself.

Come on, mate.
MURMURING

STUDENTS GASP
Forest Sumi!

Ooh!

HUSHED MURMURING

You don't want to be
part of the team? Fine.

You can be the ref.

What?

Yeah.

See how you like that.

And if you don't do it,
I will talk to your head of year.

There'll be no chess club,

there'll be no music lessons,

there'll be nothing,
because you'll be training with me,

every single day after school.
LAUGHTER

Do I make myself clear?

MURMURING

Now go and get the ball!

STUDENTS OOHING, GIGGLING

Oh!

Go on, sir. Well done!
STUDENTS APPLAUD

What an idiot.

I mean, it's only like my fifth job,

and I still can't believe
it's happening.

Work hard, don't make
a lot of drama, you'll be golden.

I'm trying.

You've got beautiful hair.

I need to have to
think about what to do with it.

GIGGLING IN BACKGROUND

I love it.

Aw, thank you.

Erm, I'm not sure that's going to be
the right shade for me.

It's a bit light.

Oh, no, it's fine.

I've used this on girls
with skin like yours lots of times.

It's just that the make-up artist
at my last shoot said that

I've got a lot of warmth
in my skin tone,

and if it's too light,
it could end up looking grey.

Well, I can only work with
what I've got.

The ongoing issue is
that Waterloo Road is suffering

disproportionately from the problems
facing all schools,

which is falling pupil numbers
and staff retention.

Now, we have big ambitions
for this school,

and one idea is that
merging with another school

is the best way to achieve them.

I have to say that the staff
and I would absolutely welcome

the opportunity to upscale.

Well, that's good to know, Darius.

Jack, I know you have some concerns.

Yes, erm...

I can see the benefits
to the trust as a whole.

But I've seen for myself
that mergers can fail

when the community isn't onboard.

This school brings a lot
to this area.

You know, it has a unique identity,

which I personally think
it would be a shame to lose.

There's a lot of baggage
with the name Waterloo Road,

and I, personally,
would love the chance

to shake off those associations.

I think there is an expectation
of failure in some quarters.

When you talk about associations,

you could also say pride.

I mean, I've seen the results
of trying to merge schools

with strong identities.

And the benefits of a new media
studio aren't worth much

when the pupils are outside kicking
merry hell out of each other.

Well, you were the authority on
that, Jack.

Ahem.

Perhaps you can speak to how
you negotiated specific challenges

in your previous merger, Jack.

I'd be happy to.

But I don't really see
the point of digging any deeper

when the head isn't here.

I've been lucky enough to work
closely with Stella,

and I think I can speak for her,

and I know she will want to do

whatever is necessary
to maintain progress.

I also know Stella...

And I feel a personal responsibility

to continue the great work
she has started.

In fact, I'm more than happy
to put together a presentation

on the potential benefits for us
specifically, if that helps.

Shutdown
by Skepta

I'm sorry. Could you stop, please?

I'm not trying to be awkward,
I just...

I know it's not going to look right.

Oh.

This is your fifth job, is it?

Well, it's no good for my skin.

Oh. You're making it about that?

I'm sorry, what?

Do you know what?
Let's just leave it.

Your skin is perfect as it is.

But I don't want you to leave it.

All the other girls
have got make-up on.

Well, this is what I'm using.

Well, I'm sorry, but, no.

came from the heart

SHE SCOFFS

Nice attitude.

That's not me

WHISTLE BLOWS

sitting in the front row

and it's shutdown

WHISTLE BLOWS

Go.

Ayesha!

What are you doing, you idiot?

So annoying!
STUDENTS COMPLAIN

Well, I'm the ref.

So I make the rules.

You're just ruining it
for everyone - as usual.

Such an idiot. Right. Off.

Oh, you're not sending nobody off.

You know what?
You two, you're off, as well.

All right, that's enough.

You know what?

You're all off.

All of you. You're all off!

Nobody's off, you doughnut.

Yeah? Well, I'm the boss of you.

STUDENTS GASP

Declan!

FOREST WHIMPERS
Sir, he's broke my nose.

It's your own fault.

Right, changing rooms now.

All of you!

MURMURING

You did this.

You did.

DISCONTENTED MURMURING

I'm telling my mum.

I'm going to get you sacked
for this.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Right There
by Cassia

losing all my light

WOMAN CLEARS THROAT

Could I see your visitor's pass,
please?

Oh, disappointing!

I was hoping I might have
to take down your particulars.

Hello, trouble.

Hello.

Nice to see you back in school,
Jack, where you belong.

It's very handy to have my sponsor
just down the corridor.

Well, I take my role very seriously.

I have to.

You know, the only gentleman caller
I get these days

is you having a wobble!

I don't believe that,

but I'm very grateful.

Mm. You've done it all yourself,
anyway.

Facing up to Donovan, again,
after everything he's done to you -

it's not easy, Jack.

And he's no great shakes,
from what I can see.

You should have seen him in there.

He couldn't have
made his intentions clearer

if he'd put his CV
on the whiteboard.

He was the same
in the staff briefing.

He made it quite clear
who's "in charge".

Well, he's not in charge of me.

I'm in charge of me,

and I'm done blaming him
for my choices.

Yeah, well,
that's the programme talking.

Look, because of the programme,

Donovan is no longer of my concern.

I'll catch you later.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

On the other hand,

it could be argued that the raft was
plenty big enough for two people

to fit onboard and Rose could have
easily pulled Jack onto it.

I assume that the film-makers made
the raft this size deliberately,

to make us question why.

I suggest that the themes of Titanic
are...

CLAMOUR OUTSIDE

..er, class structure and hierarchy.

Izzy.

I-I'm sorry for the interruption.

One moment, please.

EXCITED CLAMOUR

Wherever you're meant to be,
get there, now.

Oh, it's OK, Miss,
they're with me.

I was just grabbing a brew.

It's lesson time.

Yeah, I know,
but I can't get started

till I've had me third cuppa!

I'm doing
a GCSE exam in there.

Well, I can't just magic them
outside, little bit of air.

Little bit of skive, more like.

I just think that it
gets their brains working.

But, I suppose not all teachers
have got the imagination

to break out of old routines.

I see.

Well, perhaps you can tell me more

about your innovative
approach later.

Sorry?

I'm Miss Walker.

I'll be interviewing you.

DOOR OPENS

Year Seven!

Apologies.

CAMERA BEEPS

Continue.

To conclude, perhaps the raft is
a metaphor for the treatment

of the poor by the rich.

Meaning that the poor
construct the raft,

but are not allowed a place on it,

even if there's a space free.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Well presented, Izzy.

A subject that you're obviously
very passionate about.

Right, Cat.

Erm, it's...

"Women are their own worst
enemies," true or false?

PORTIA SCOFFS
You would say that.

STUDENTS SNICKER
Thank you.

Let's hear her, please.

I would like to discuss
the often proposed idea

that one of the factors holding
women back in society

is women themselves.

For instance, Camille Glover,

in her book, The Sisterhood Mythos,

suggests that in order
to succeed in top jobs,

women are forced
to play by male rules,

which means deriding
female competition.

In other words,

girls end up trashing other girls.

Mm, you'd know.

B-But I would argue that this is...
This is not true.

PORTIA CHUCKLES

In fact...

..I would argue that this,
in itself,

is an outdated and sexist trope,

and that it's only due
to women's continued camaraderie

that we succeed at all.

Oh, my God.

Can you be any more two-faced?

PORTIA GROANS

Portia.

Oh, Miss, she's so full of crap,
though.

Soon as I'm out of the room,
she's telling everyone I'm a slag!

STUDENTS GASP, GOSSIP

Last warning.

Cat.

Erm...

I believe that, erm...

CAT SWALLOWS

..far from...

CAT BREATHES HEAVILY

..far from being, erm, a myth,

th-the concept of
the si...sisterhood...

Cat.

Don't walk out
or I'll have to fail you.

DOOR SHUTS

Ooh!

SING-I'm going to have
a fancy biscuit,

and I don't care who...

Right. You, right, OK -
your attitude? It stinks.

SHE SIGHS

I think we've got a problem here.

Serena-Michelle asked
for a financial report

for a meeting and I've had to lie
and say that there's an IT issue,

cos I can't give her this.

Well, what's wrong?

I can't make the figures tally up.

There's a massive hole
in the SEN budget.

In SEN?

Like, laptops
or something like that,

but if it was,
I'd know about it, so...

All right, well,
how much are we talking?

Nearly 60 grand.

£60,000?

Yep.

Before I do flag
with Serena-Michelle,

I don't know if you
want to talk to Mitch about it,

see if you can shed any light on it.

Yes.

Yeah. Yeah, thank you, Wendy.

I'm sure there'll be an explanation.

OK, so we did full spectrum bloods
to rule out anything serious,

and it's generally good news.

No problems with your liver,
kidney function,

no sign of diabetes.

Generally?

Have you used
recreational drugs recently?

SHE CHUCKLES
No.

No, of course not.

Well, I'm afraid your test
results show traces of ketamine

in your system.

That would certainly account
for the symptoms you described.

The confusion,
the sleepiness, and so on.

Well, it must be a mistake.

Well, the results are
fairly conclusive.

If you're certain that
you haven't knowingly taken...

I've just told you - I haven't.

How could there possibly be
ketamine in my blood?

Well, we do see cases

where it's been administered
without someone's knowledge.

As a date rape drug, for instance.

Now, obviously, if this is
what you think has happened,

then you should speak to the police.

S-Sorry. Are...
Are you seriously saying

that someone has drugged me?

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

I know I'm a bitch, so you
can save your breath, all right?

Well, you might be able to have
another go at your spoken languages.

At least you can speak to
Miss Walker about it.

I've blown it.

Like I said, it...
It doesn't really count.

In my head, it counts.

I don't know why you're getting
yourself so worked up about this.

Maybe it's cos I can't open my mouth

without saying something stupid.

Portia's not actually angry at you.

She's just taking it out on you, OK?

When did you get your degree
in psychology?

I've been going family
therapy with my dad.

They've been telling me,

"Stop trying to control everything,

"cos you can't."

I make mistakes.

I don't do mistakes.

Oh, really?

Really.

I've got a life plan,
and I stick to it.

A life plan?

I wrote it when I was 12.

I planned out which universities
I wanted to go to,

and how much the rent would cost me.

It's actually pretty interesting.

It's actually me trying to control
my life after a bad thing happened.

I don't need therapy to tell me.

Your mum and dad breaking up?

Well, I did need someone to tell me.

When my mum died, I thought
everything was my fault.

Apparently.

Wow.

So much in common.

So much.
THEY CHUCKLE

You know what?

That sisterhood thing
you're talking about -

it's still a thing.

You're doing better sistering
than my actual sister,

wherever she is.

Oh, so you see me as a sister?

No. Not exactly.

I need to go see Coral.

I see you haven't been in
full-time education for some time.

Why have you decided to return now?

It was coming back here,
to do supply.

I felt like I'd never been away.

You see, to me,
teaching isn't just a career.

It's a vocation.

Huh. Because I asked my Year 11s,

and they said you mostly put on
the Romeo and Juliet DVD

while you read Take A Break.

SHE LAUGHS

Is that what they said?

Yeah.

Cards on the table.

I believe this is the second time
you've advertised this job.

You're struggling to fill the post.

I've got experience,
I've got availability.

I know the school,
and I know the staff.

Some you'd probably
like to know better.

I'm sorry?

Shall we talk about
the GCSE curriculum.

I trust you're familiar with it?

I get the feeling that
you've already made your decision.

SHE INHALES

Cards on the table.

I'm not sure you're exactly
what we're looking for.

I see!

Well, what a shame.

But you're right.

I don't know the subject inside out.

But then again,
I don't imagine you know French.

Et tu es
une vieille sorciere triste.

Au revoir.

DOOR OPENS

You know what?

I so thought they were going to say
something was wrong.

But look at him.

He's bloody gorgeous!

THEY CHUCKLE

You're bloody gorgeous.

Ooh, you're smooth, you.

Look at you.
SHE GIGGLES

You better say that
when you're announcing it

in the staff briefing tomorrow. Hmm.

Are you sure you want to do this?

If he's in one of his moods...

I want to meet your dad.

OK. I want him to see this.

I want him to know.

Exactly. Come on.

Dad? I've brought someone to meet
you.

This is Nisha.

Hello, Jimmy.

Have you thrown your dinner
at the nurse? Again?

Aw, no! Spag bol as well -
it's my favourite, that.

Love, if you tasted it,
you'd throw it at someone, too.

SHE LAUGHS

Listen, Dad, we've got
something to tell you.

Guess who this is, Jimmy?

What the hell's that?

It's your grandson.

Dad.

What's it got to do with me?

Jimmy, it's a picture
of your grandson.

We're expecting.

If it turns out anything like him,

it should be strangled at birth!

Dad. What are you going to teach it?

How to scrounge for a living?!

Darius is a Deputy Head,
you should be proud of him.

That won't last five minutes,
like everything else.

Teaching?

Someone needs to teach him
to tie his own boot laces!

Have you got a sec?

You OK? Yeah, go on. You go.

I can't believe you'd speak
to your own son like that.

You don't know him like I do, LOVE.

No, but that's no excuse to be
rude to him, or to me.

Look, I know that you must be
upset about losing your sister.

What are you talking about?

Your sister.

I'm really sorry to hear
that she passed.

I don't have a sister.

You're talking rubbish, love.

Whatever he's told you,

it'll be a pack of lies!

INAUDIBLE

Well...

..that was about as successful
as my Hinge profile.

Ay, come on.

It can't be that bad.

You know, people always focus
on the little things

that they say wrong in an interview.

Mmm.

I called her a sad old witch -

in French.

You never!

HE LAUGHS

Look, the thing is about Coral,

well, you just don't want
to get on the wrong side of her.

Well, probably mad to think that
I could come back full-time, anyway.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

You know, I just want to know

when it starts to feel like
those adverts on the telly.

You know, when the kids
are hanging on your every word

and you're changing lives.

Cos as far as I can see,

every day just rams it home
that you're no good at it.

You're as good a teacher as anyone!

No, I'm not.
I'm not qualified, am I?

I don't know why I thought
I could do it in the first place.

Hey! Where's all this coming from?

I'm just having a nightmare
with one of the pupils, and Neil...

Ooh, Neil.

Yeah, well, he said that
I should be stricter, tougher.

And that,
that just made things worse.

I mean, he annoyed everyone
that much he got assaulted,

and now I think his mum's
going to sue me.

I'd usually had a couple of them
by lunchtime.

HE SNORTS

The thing is, Donte,

teaching isn't a
"one size fits all."

It's about personality,
it's about life experience.

Everyone has their own strengths,

you've just got to learn to...

..to play to them.

Yeah, and what's yours?

My beauty.

BOTH GUFFAW

Ah, you've not changed, have ya?

Look, I can tell you
what I said in the interview,

or I can tell you the truth.

And to be honest,
I haven't got a clue,

I'm still trying to work it out.

The point is, you're not going
to reach your pupil

by shouting at them.

You're going to reach them
by being you.

Anyway, I've got a Period Five
to prepare for.

Hey, thanks for the advice.

You're welcome.

I'm just sorry I'm not going to be
here to dispense

any more of me sage wisdom.

But it's probably for the best.

You're early.

DOOR SHUTS
Should you be here?

I was allowed out for a shoot,

but I came back early.

There's no point going to
my other lesson for five minutes.

Well, your other teacher
might feel differently,

but, came back early - why?

I walked out.

The make-up artist was using
all the wrong products

and when I mentioned it,
she acted like I was being awkward.

Oh, because it's not awkward
that she learnt how to do her job

with only one ethnicity.

I'd have had to go in front
of the camera looking rubbish

and feeling rubbish and
so I would have done a rubbish job.

I thought make-up artists were
supposed to know what they're doing.

Have you seen these?

From my glory days
in the music industry?

You look amazing in them, Miss.

Because I did my own hair,

and I did my own make-up.

If I'd left it to them,

I'd have no hair left.

This first time,
she was brutal with the tong.

She used no heat protection,
of course.

It was like she'd never even seen
black hair before.

I know, right?

You are not the problem, Shola.

The problem is that make-up artist.

The problem is the people
who trained her

and the people who hired her.

So, what are you meant to do?

If it's ever going to stop,

it's because people like you tell
them what is OK and what's not OK.

It's your hair, your skin.

And asking for
a so-called professional

to understand how to manage it
is the bare minimum.

But my agent might stop
putting me up for jobs.

If she's a good agent,
she'll find you better jobs.

You're not being employed
just for this.

You're being employed for this.

Your attitude and your personality.

I'm so proud of you
for not being afraid to show it.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hey. Got a minute?

I've got two -
before the Year Sevens descend.

Look, I don't want to put
you on the spot or anything,

it's just that
I spoke with Miss Haydock.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, er...

She seems to think that her
interview didn't go too well,

and I just wondered,
you know, on the QT...

I'll be letting her know,

after I've carefully considered
the responses of a...

..loud mouthed, has-been teacher
of a completely different subject.

HE SNICKERS
Look, I just think you might have

got the wrong impression of her.

Look, I know that she can be
a little bit in-your-face.

All right, maybe a lot, at times -

but she's a great teacher.

I mean, I should know,
she taught me.

What did you get in French?

Er, Unclassified.

Yeah, but that was my fault,
all right? Not hers.

Look, I know that she gives
off the impression

that she doesn't care, but she does.

Maybe a little bit too much.

But she would jump
headfirst into her students' lives.

She would do whatever
she needs to do to get them

to where they want to go.

That was a good few years ago,
Donte.

Grape?

Look, you can learn new strategies,

but you can't learn heart.

And Miss Haydock,
she has that in spades.

And we need as much of that
as we can get, don't we?

Look, I got two pieces
of teaching advice today.

One from Neil,
and one from Miss Haydock.

And one...

HE SIGHS

One just made me want
to pack it all in.

And the other?

Well, it made me
believe in myself again.

Can you guess which is which?

DOOR OPENS

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Just look at the body language, bro!

Anyone can see what's going on.

That's what the photographer
told us to do, so...

Oh! Oh, did he also tell you
to be all touchy-feely

when you see each other in school,
or...?

Look, she goes out with male models!

Anyway, Tonya's only been
gone for two seconds.

It is not like that.

Mmm.

Ben.

Nan, is everything all right?

What did the doctor say?

The doctor wanted to know
if I'd been taking ketamine.

What? It was on my blood test.

Now, there's only one way that
I can explain that,

and that's if somebody gave it to me
without my knowing.

You think I'd spike you?

You had ketamine in your locker.

I would never!

Right. Well, then, who?

I know there were
drugs at that party,

is it something to do with that?

I don't know.

I'm going to have to report
this to the police,

so if you're trying
to protect somebody...

Jack.

All I'm asking is if
you can shed a bit of light on it.

And just to be clear, no-one is
accusing anyone of anything.

No, not out loud,

but someone obviously thinks
I've had my hand in the till.

Look, I've got a series of invoices
for spare special needs education

that I can't explain.

And they're 10K a pop.

I've never heard of sphere-whatever.

That's because
it doesn't appear to exist.

Hang on,
so you think I've set this up

and paid myself for supplies
that don't exist?

Oh, for goodness' sake,
you're the SENCO!

I have to ask.

Serena-Michelle will also be asking.

Right, I asked Stella
for a budget meeting repeatedly,

and she cancelled it more than once.

Yes.

I did change it in her diary
a couple of times.

Right, and I've been hassling her,

because we are desperate
for equipment.

Why would I encourage her
to look at the budget

if I'd been doing this?

I wouldn't even know how
to go about it.

And I can't just sign off on orders,

that's why I had to see Stella.

He's right.

It would have to be signed off
by senior management.

OK, well,
sorry to drag you out, Mitch.

Go back to your lesson now.

Oh, thank you.

Love you. Love YOU.

What?

Who signed it?

Stella.

I wanted a way back, to make amends.

So, you know,
if I can help with the merger...

Sorry, what... What merger?

What, you don't know?

No.

Well, Darius is leading it.

He told everyone you were
in favour of it.

This is the first
I'm hearing of any merger.

Well, he's not representing you,
clearly,

he's representing himself!

Look, I'm sure there's
a perfectly reasonable explanation.

Maybe.

I'll just say this.

I'm sure he'd like nothing better
than to have you out of his way.

I know he was talking in
the staffroom

like you were never coming back.

Stella?

No, Stella wouldn't.

Not in a million.
SHE SIGHS

I know, but these invoices can only
have been signed off by her account.

All right, well,
so she made a mistake.

For that amount?

Have you met Stella?

Yeah, I have.

And she's as straight as they come.

AND she's close to retiring.

Mm.

Well, she can't retire.

Sorry?

Well, you must have read about
the pension fund collapsing.

Stella was one of the people
affected by it.

What, she lost her pension?

Oh, my...

Wendy, I really need that
financial report.

Stella?

Oh, yeah, Just...
Just give me a minute. I'm just...

Just trying to get
my thoughts together.

Well, you carried straight on,
after Hope.

No wonder you're on the sick.

No, no,
it's nothing to do with that.

Last term, you said that Darius
actively tried to get you to drink.

I honestly didn't want
to get into this.

But did he?

He put a bottle of whisky on my desk

after he'd seen me
at an addiction meeting

cos he wanted me to relapse.

Cos he wanted my job.

But I was the one who drank it.

I can't keep blaming him.

What's going on?

I believe I was drugged.

I started feeling weird at work.

My... My head was swimming

and I could barely keep
my eyes open.

Well, it must have been
given to you in school.

Who were you with?

Darius.

Yeah.

I promised myself
I was going to let this lie,

but this changes things.

Serena-Michelle is in school,
I say we go and find her.

Your dad doesn't know
what he's saying.

Hmm. He knows.

Hey, it's lucky that
your auntie weren't so sour.

Did them two get on?

You've just seen him.

He doesn't get on with anyone.

What is she doing here?

I've been looking for you,

but I'd prefer
if we could talk privately.

You should not be in work.

I'm not ill any more,

but that's what I want
to talk to you about.

Look, we have serious concerns
about a member of staff.

I suspect there's been
criminal behaviour.

Joe and Wendy have made me
aware of some allegations.

Stella, what are you doing here?

Er, could we continue this
somewhere else, please?

I cannot be having
this conversation.

Not without a lawyer present.

I'm sorry?

You need to listen to her.

Look, I don't know
what you're referring to,

but a significant amount of money
is missing from the school accounts.

So, it is out of my hands.

It's now a police matter.

Hiya, we received a call.

Yes. That's me, Serena-Michelle.

Erm, I didn't know Mrs Drake
was going to be here,

but you'll be wanting
to speak to her.

If you'd like to follow me.

S-Sorry. What... What is going on?

Let's just, erm...

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Exactly...

Come on, boys. Get a move on.

Why are we outside?

Well, it's PE detention.

Funnily enough, we're doing PE.

We are going to be doing this
every night.

What?

We didn't do anything.

Erm, child slavery.

Look, I'm telling my mum.

"I'm telling my mum."

Yeah, we know, Forest.

All right, I tell you what.

I'll set you a challenge.

A race.

One circuit of the playground.

Me, versus all of you.

Well, you're going to win.

You do PE all day,
and you've got longer legs.

Yeah, well,
this is where the fun starts.

Because all of you are going to be
running in a relay.

So, let's see if the five of you
together can beat the one of me.

And if you win - if you win...

..no more detentions.

Get in!

So, what's it going to be?

All right. Yeah.

Yeah?

Let's get started, then.

Each of you to one of those cones.
Let's go!

Oy, Cat.

Portia.

I went to speak to Mr Swift about
everything that happened before.

And he said it's OK to be angry,

but it's not fair to be
aggressive with people.

I was only trying to help.

Mmm. Yeah, well, soz for messing
up your exams and, like,

your entire future or whatever.

I'll be all right.

And I don't think you're desperate.

I think you're strong.

Yeah, well,
I don't want to have to BE strong.

I just want to forget it happened,
but I can't,

cos people are talking about it
all the time,

and the only person who doesn't want
to talk about it is me.

Well, we're always here, all right?

We've got your back.

Any time you want to talk,
we're all here for you.

Sisters!

Sisters!

FOGHORN BLASTS

CHEERING

Go on, Declan!

Mind The Gap
by The Reytons

cover your faces

and cover your face when there's

RAUCOUS CHEERING

Get in! Get in.

Good, that was. Yeah.

DONTE CHUCKLES

Yeah, yeah. All right, you got me.

No detentions now, you know.

No detentions.

All thanks to Forest.

Hey, fair is fair.

I've seen sloths faster than that,
sir.

THEY CHUCKLE

Well, listen, if you like that,

we can do it next week in PE.

Same teams.

What do you reckon, Forest?

Look, I know what you're doing,

cos I'm not a complete idiot.

But, yeah.

OK.

SING-I'm telling your mum,
I'm telling your mum!

Great race, mate.

Mrs Drake,
you need to come with us, now.

Could you at least wait
until all the pupils have gone?

This is ridiculous.

You're not even giving her
a chance to put her side.

She's clearly being set up!

She needs to account
for where the money has gone.

Mate, what's going on?

Nan!

Nan, what's happening?

Ben, it's OK. It's all right.
I-I'll call you.

I'm fine.

Come on, back inside, everyone.
Go on.

Go back in, come on.

Yeah. Let's go.

She is not a thief.

She is the last person
you should be looking at.

Do you know what's going on?

I don't know.
I don't know.

OK. Yeah. Thanks again, Charlotte.
OK. I'll see you.

Ha-ha! Is that another job?

No, it's just my agent
being brilliant.

She won't put me up for any more
jobs with make-up artists

that don't know
how to do their jobs.

And she admires me
for sticking to my principles.

Is that not a bit pushy?

Yeah, but I'm going to be
more pushy.

I mean, it's my hair,
it's my skin and it's my life.

OK! Ha-ha, ha!

So, when am I taking you out, then?

HE COUGHS

Huh? Oh, sorry.
Is that too pushy for you?

No. No, no, no, no.

HE SPLUTTERS

How's Friday for you?

HIGH-Friday?

Friday.

Friday. Friday. Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah.

OK. OK. Yeah? That's cool.

See you. Yeah. Bye-bye.

SHE CHUCKLES

I just don't know
if we did the right thing.

We did the only thing
that we could.

Yeah, we didn't know
they were going to make her

do the walk of shame in front of
the whole school, did we?

Serena-Michelle, making sure
everyone knows

she's washing her hands of Stella.

Mm. Yeah, but we shouldn't
jump to conclusions.

Well, surely they wouldn't
have arrested her

unless they had evidence.

All I'm saying is,
it doesn't seem right.

Yeah, I don't get it.
She seemed dead straight to me.

She hadn't been well.

Perhaps she was confused?

Oh, aye. Yeah, yeah.

Because every time
I'm feeling a bit rough,

I forget where I put
several thousand pounds.

Why would she need to steal?

She must be on a massive wedge.

It's the pensions.

Eh?

Sh-She lost her pension, in the...

Well, that's it, then, isn't it?
Case closed.

I don't think
we should be discussing this.

Certainly not in public.

Have you told 'em?

What?

Our news.

Oh! You know what,
I don't think that's...

We are expecting.

A handsome little thing.
Oh, my God! Let me see!

Oh! Congratulations.

We're hoping he gets
his mum's everything. Thank you.

Let's be honest.

Same again, everyone?

Come on, we're celebrating.
Yeah.

Lovely, yeah. Congrats. Thank you.

Wow. Great! Thank you.
Nisha and baby.

Do you mind if I join you?

I'm in shock about Stella.

Never mind you lot!

Actually, you're probably
just wanting to have

a private discussion,
so I'll make myself scarce.

Budge up.

Can I have a word,
in there, before you go?

Yeah. You didn't warn me
about the school hatchet face.

My God, if I have ever seen
a woman more in need of...

D...! That's my...missus.

Well, in my humble opinion, Neil,

she's punching.

HE GIGGLES

Did she just say that he...

Yeah!

SHE CHUCKLES

I wanted to thank you for coming in.

So, this is the big elbow, is it?

Not necessarily.

I wanted to reassure you that
the decision hasn't yet been made.

You have some excellent references.

Thank you for letting me know.

I'm sorry if I was a bit harsh
on you in the interview.

It's my first day back
off Mat leave.

First day?

Bloody hell.

What are you going to be like
by half term?

Heads on spikes.

SHE CHUCKLES

You're welcome to join us.

Should you be in here?

Where's Donovan? No.

Jack, no! Out of my way.

What ever happened to,
"I'm done blaming him?"

He did the same thing
to Stella that he did to me.

So, what are you going to do, hey?

Get drunk and punch
his lights out - again?

Don't you think
this is what he wants?

I know it's what I want.

And there'll be
no coming back this time.

It's him.

He took the money.

He drugged Stella
to get her out of the way.

And then she takes the fall
and guess who steps up in her place?

But that's no concern of yours,
Jack. That's what you said.

What happened to all
those chats we've had

over the last few months, hey?

About you wanting to be
a different man.

Well, this is where it matters.

Be different.

If you can see what he did,

then someone else can.

Honestly, he's on borrowed time!

You Know I'm No Good
by Amy Winehouse

the knife in first?