All language subtitles for Waterloo Road s17e02.eng

You're not weird
if you don't fancy someone.

You just don't fancy them,
and that's OK.

Yeah, but why would you want to be
with someone who annoys you

half the time?

I wouldn't.

I had a daughter when I was 13.

She's with his family.

Hi, Mia.

I don't want to put any pressure
on you.

Yeah? I just want you to know
that I'm with you,

if this is ever what you want.

Kyle, what are you playing at?

I'm desperate.

It'll be two hours, max.

I can't do it. It's a joke.

Don't be so hard on yourself.
You're new at this.

Mia had a great time.
She can't wait to see you again.

Why is he lying?
No.

Look, maybe it just didn't go
as bad as you thought it did.

I am an internet sensation.

You're going to do
make-up tutorials?

Do you think I'm rubbish
at doing make-up?

Of course not, Portia.
You look amazing.

I mean, I would love
to look like you.

I guess I'm just going to have to
find another way to become rich

and famous, aren't I?
You can join my football team.

Become the next Chloe Kelly.

I didn't realise
you were into footy.

Football, totally my vibe.

Yeah, that's nice.
Thanks, coach.

Go on, Portia.

To think you were only
dragged down here last week.

You've really come into your own.

Find that focus, you can do this.

Unlucky.

We'll work on it tomorrow, yeah?

Keep the focus.

Why do you always walk to school
this way?

You keep making me late.

I'm not going to walk past tomorrow.

Fine.

Got some skills
I should be working on anyway.

You, Portia Weaver,
do not need to work on any skills.

Yeah. The Costa Blanca.

Nice. Sounds nice.

Actually, it's the Costa Brava,
but...

I'm guessing it's just as nice.

Ooh, you know what? There are a few
day trips/restaurants

I'd like to get booked ASAP.

It's just the early evening slots,

they tend to go,
and I can't eat past 8.00pm, so...

Sorry, 8.00pm? Why?

Oh, all right, you know,
just like to be organised.

Have you seen his lunchbox?

He's got designated snacks
for each break.

Wow.
Tiny little compartments.

10.00am, snack.

12.00pm, protein.

3.00pm... Come on, What? Yeah, yeah.
I like routine. Shoot me.

That doesn't mean
I just can't abandon it

and fly by the seat of me pants.

And the last thing was
just a couple of staff absences.

Couple meaning two?

Couple meaning four?

What?
There's a bug going around,

and we've still got the problem
with the languages vacancy.

Right, so what are we doing?

Well, I've moved around
a few timetables,

and the supply agency
has come up trumps,

so an actual language teacher
will be with you pronto.

Thank you, Wendy. That's great.

You were in early again.
I thought you might have sorted it.

Well, this is fine for today,

but supply teachers don't work
in the long term.

I know. A reliable, consistent
teaching staff is everything.

We'll get on it.

Hey, stranger.

Hey.

Cute chat last night.

But did your phone die
about 10.00 or something?

What?

You left me on read.

Not that I mind or anything.
It's just casual, isn't it?

Yeah, it was my dad.

He's always telling me
to turn my phone off.

Him and Ashton just pet my head all
the time. They just don't get me.

Sorry, you don't need to know
about all that.

It's all cool.
Honestly, don't worry.

I'll see you in class, yeah?

Yeah.

Erm, let's just keep this
on the down low for now, yeah?

You don't want to rub it
in Izzy's face. I get it.

Totally cazh.

Yeah.

It is also way hotter that way.

Any chance we could meet at yours
one time?

Really? With my mum and my gran
there?

Maybe I'll have to swing by
the football again after all.

And now the inclusion unit is open,

the reintegration of the new intake
should be seamless.

Right, onto the vacancy problem.

Problems.

Yes. All sorted.

Ah, right. What, we being cloned?

LAUGHTER

More supply teachers?
What?

The kids respond badly
to the supply teachers.

There's no continuity.

They just play up.

Yeah, they have the best hour
of their lives,

and then we've got to peel them
back off the ceiling.

Well, as part of the SMT,

you'll know how hard these gaps are
to fill.

Thank you, Joe.

Mrs Drake and I are well aware
that this isn't perfect,

but they stick to our
consistent teaching styles,

they handle the kids.

All supply staff are
experienced teachers.

Really?

Absolutely.

But don't you worry
your little heads about it.

Every supply you've ever seen
in your life

will pale into insignificance.

I've got this covered.

Miss Haydock?

What happened to
walking to school together?

Chill out.

You weren't with one of the boys,
were you?

Can't help if my skills
attract some male attention.

Pass.

Yes, the boys!

Yeah, but that's the point.

You've got good skills -
why don't you build on that?

I am. And I will.

Don't be jel that I'm
a good footballer, Shola.

Actually not.

It's not like I'm any good at school
like you,

or guys falling at me feet.

But for once,
I am getting a bit of attention,

so just let me be.

Just don't jump into anything
too quickly, yeah?

SHE SIGHS
Whatever.

Really? How many years ago was that?

I know what you're thinking.

She doesn't look old enough.

I can vouch for that.

She was my teacher.

Really?
Yeah. Donte Charles.

Nope.

Rings a vague bell, but...

Well, you've probably seen
a thousand kids since that ugly mug.

And substituting for ten years
as well.

For me sins.

It's all right, though,
you know, I mean,

mainly I get treated like a piece
of poo on the bottom of

a year seven shoe,
but no marking, no parents.

I couldn't teach full-time anyway,
not with my delicate joints.

Oh, would you like me to...?

Oh! Thank you, Neil.

Any time.

Miss Haydock,
I've got your timetable.

Oh.
There you go.

A couple of Spanish classes.

Really?

Chivalry is not dead, Donte.

Yeah, and neither's Coral, Neil.

Oh, please!

You'll see it's quite rigid,
but so is the curriculum,

so if you stick to that,
the kids will respond.

They'll really appreciate
the consistency.

Say the words, take the money.
I know. Great.

I'm sure you've got lots of supply
teachers who think they know

way better and want to get far too
involved, but that is not me,

Mr Donovan.

I have never so much as put
a beautifully pedicured toenail

out of line.

OK.

Neil?

BELL RINGS

You can work in pairs,
but quietly, please.

Seriously, what is up with you
today?

Nothing.

Well, before, you were all weird
cos everyone fancies Shola.

And now you're, like,
all odd and smiling.

I don't care who fancies Shola.

I might be seeing a new lad meself.

Who? Is he from your football thing?

I can't say.

Why?
I just told him I wouldn't.

I wish I could, Ton, but...

I'm not bothered.

His trust is just really important
to me right now.

Sounds like a massive red flag.

I don't want you thinking
he's a bad person.

He's really not.
I don't even know who it is.

Fine.

It's Ben.

Ben? As in Drake?

Sh!

You're seeing Ben Drake
and he wants to keep it a secret?

Yes.

Why? Because he didn't
keep Izzy a secret.

Exactly.

Did you see how that one ended?

And he really doesn't want to hurt
Izzy's feelings, which is well cute.

So please don't tell anyone.

Sh.

Come on. It can't be that bad.

I'm going to die.

Really?

Of embarrassment.

Nah. Do you know what?
You'll be fine.

Yeah. Chlamydia is well common,
isn't it?

Well, have either of you had it?

Er...

Do you know what? We are
going to sort this out together.

Yeah. But who have you gone with
to get it off?

I fell for party boy, didn't I?

He knew how to have a good time,
and,

well, he was actually quite sweet,
till he wasn't, so...

It was Ben Drake.

It's not actually that sweet now.

OK, standard pass.

Remember, elbows tucked in,
coming from the chest.

OK? Go on, Iz.

Dad!
Got all this energy.

A proper little spring in your step.

Hey, listen, I don't know where
this has all come from,

but just don't let it get in the way
of your studies, OK?

What? No messaging your friends
talking about course work all night

every night. That is studying.
Yeah, yeah, course it is.

OK, let's switch players.

Well done, guys. Keep it going.

Come on. That's it.

Standard passes. Elbows tucked in.

BELL RINGS

You OK?

No, not really.

My lunchbox is missing.

Right, I've missed my 10.00am snack,
and I can feel my blood sugar

dropping, and I'm not enjoying it
at all.

You little...

Look, I'm sorry, OK? I'm sorry.

But...
No.

Just wanted to prove a point

that you cannot fly by
the seat of your pants.

And that doesn't mean that
I don't love you,

but maybe let's try
and be spontaneous.

Yeah? Break the cycle.

Spontaneous?
Yeah.

Fine.

Really?

Oh, really. OK. Yeah.

All right.

Maybe we should get a takeaway
or something for lunch.

Yeah?
Takeaway? For lunch?

So now? OK. Yeah. Do it.

Make the call.

Yeah.
Brr, brr.

Hello. Is that the takeaway?

Good. It's good. It's good.

Don't feel good, though.

I'll get maybe some fruit
or something.

Thank you, Neil.
Just pop that there.

If we can get it all plugged in...

You OK?

Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

Well, with Leone still being around.

Right.

Agnes Eccleston.

Here, Miss.

In Spanish, we say presente.

What?
It means present.

Yeah, I figured that out,
but we don't normally say that.

Well, just say what you're used to.

Aleena Quereshi.

Looks like she's not presente, Miss.

Where is she?

Do you also have Lois Taylor Brown
and Stacy Neville in this class too?

Yep. Yes, right.
Well, they'll be up to no good.

I'll go looking.
Oh, don't worry.

It'll be fine.
I know what girls are like.

Probably fixing their caballo.

Fixing their horse?

No, their hair.

Caballo.

It's hair.
Cabello is hair.

Caballo is horse.

You don't speak Spanish,
do you, Miss?

Actually, French is
my preferred language.

Yeah, Miss Haydock
has 50 years on all of you lot.

Well, not quite.

I'm sorry. What I meant was that
we should respect her experience

and make her feel welcome.

Would help if she could
speak Spanish, though.

Right, inclusion unit now.

Come on, sir. I didn't...
You've done enough.

Bye.

Got to stick up for your
new girlfriend, ain't you, sir?

Shut it.

OK, talk quietly amongst yourselves.

Thank you, Mr Guthrie.

I hope I didn't overstep.

No, no, no, no.

Just as Mr Donovan said,
don't get too involved.

Just get through the day.
Yes.

Right, well, TV is done, unless
there's anything else you need.

You teach history, don't you?

I'm covering A-level later,

and I just wondered, could you draw
me up a jazzy little lesson plan?

Absolutely.

Yeah. It's a fascinating syllabus,
that one.

Your wife is one lucky woman.

Well, there is no wife.

But there is a lady and a baby,
both of whom I love very much.

See you at break, Neil.

Yeah.

OK, let's crack on.

So here, maybe we put...

You've been sent here.
What did you do?

Nothing. Like, literally nothing.

Well, you don't get kicked out
of class for no reason, do you?

So...come on.

I got kicked out of class

like Mike got kicked out of his
relationship with Mr Casey

for absolutely no reason.

Schuey.
Mitchell.

You and Joe don't even
suit each other.

At least him and Mike
are well matched.

It won't be long
till he's bored of you too.

I'm warning you.

Whatever.

PEOPLE SPEAKING SPANISH IN VIDEO

Listen to the pronunciation, please.

This is all part of the curriculum.

Yes? It's very important.

All you need to do
is go to the doctor, get some...

Ah! Los tres amigos.

What?

Just sit down.

Guys, just stop talking about it,
cos you're ruining my street cred.

It's your fault.
No. It's not my fault.

You can't know from
what people look like.

Girls, is there a problem?

No.

We can't tell you, Miss.
It's boy stuff.

Come on. Spill.
No.

Well, if there isn't a good enough
medical reason for you

being late to my class,
then I'm afraid...

She does have a medical reason.
A very bad one.

Well, what? A baby? An STI?

No, I'm not stupid enough
to get myself pregnant.

Oi!

I'm sorry. I didn't mean...

I mean, Mia's great.
I didn't mean to...

Look, it's...

WHISPERS: ..chlamydia.

I've had it twice.

You just need to speak to
the doctor, pop a few pills,

and then book yourself a girlie
holiday while you lick your wounds.

Come on.

I thought all you Gen-Z-ers
were all about owning your feelings.

Well, why don't we?
What?

Book Ibiza. Just us girls,
like we said.

Yeah. Something to
look forward to. Really?

Yeah, we're booking it
after this lesson.

Not even chlamydia
is going to stop us.

Sh!

BELL RINGS

OK. Look, it's 11 minutes past 11.

But I do not care, right,
because I bought us crisps,

some mini wafer chocolate bar thing,

and this, OK, that is a pasty.

Lunchbox? What lunchbox?

Well done.

Thank you.

Oh, I thought
you'd be buzzing with that.

Erm...

..Schuey came to the inclusion unit,

and he was going off about
me and you again.

What?
I'm not bothered, but...

..it's not nice to hear.

Yeah. No, of course.

I'm sorry.

Anyway, pasty?
That is a pasty.

Defo mine.
Oh! OK.

A girls' trip? Why does Aleena need
something to look forward to?

I don't get it. Shut up!
Well, who is it?

Social Services.

Left me a voicemail
asking me to call them back.

So? Well, they probably know
I had Mia the other day.

They want to tell me off
or something.

I know it went really bad.

Hey, look, you know,
it wasn't that bad.

I'm practically a stranger to Mia.

They're probably going to tell me
to never go near her again.

Just ring 'em.
You won't know otherwise.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Ben, can I have a word, please?

I mean, sure.

Do you want to go...?
No, not really.

You know, when I went into
this...thing with you,

I thought I could trust you.

And do you know how long it's been
since I could trust anyone?

And then you've gone and
done this to me.

Done what?

Did you know about his infection?

Or, actually,
are you the one that gave it to him?

What?
He's given me chlamydia, hasn't he?

You caught chlamydia
cos you slept with him?

Well, keep me out of it,
cos me and him were done ages ago.

At least I made him wear something.

So how many girls
have you been with?

This is not the time or the place.

You're a joke.

LAUGHTER

All right, done.

Hiya.
Oh, hi.

What is that?

Oh, it's for Miss Haydock.

You just done her lesson plan?

Yeah, well, she's covering history
A-level this afternoon

whilst I'm in a meeting
with the department over recruitment

and retention of staff.

You do realise how ridiculous
that sounds. Does it?

So did you spend your break
creating this?

Yeah, I really didn't mind.

But who does that help, you or her?

Aside from a glorified baby-sitter,

what exactly is the point
of this supply teacher?

Mr Donovan?

Yeah. I'm seeing him.

Ooh! Very nice.

Oh, he's cute.

He's kind of like, mysterious,
as well.

And do you know what, Steph?
I've tried.

I've tried not to dip me pen
in the office ink,

but it's harder than it looks.

Self discipline comes with age.

Ish.

So it wasn't just about
hurting Izzy?

The real reason you didn't
want to be seen with me.

And I thought you were being kind.

Yeah, I was, but I just
didn't want Izzy or Aleena...

Sorry. What's this about me again?

And you being "kind"?
Nothing.

Do you know how embarrassing
it was before back there,

getting accused of spreading
chlamydia in front of everyone?

And you couldn't even defend me.

I thought, after everything, you
might at least still have a heart.

Same.

Sorry, hold on.

Her as well?

You're sleeping with everyone!

Wait. Hold on.

Why was I getting accused
of starting this chlamydia stuff

when you're sleeping with her?

Oh, shut up, I don't have it.

Right. What's going on here?

Well, you clearly do.

You're chlamydia patient zero.

Right, that's enough
from all of you.

What is all this talk
about chlamydia today?

Who are you?

You lot just talk about everything,
how hard it is to be a kid.

Oh, well, ain't it lucky
you're well old, then?

Hey, Portia.

When was the last time these kids
had any sex education?

Well, we cover it in PSHE,
but, to be honest,

we only discuss it theoretically.

It's not like we can send them
to the STI clinic,

or make them get tests or anything,
so...

ROWDY SHOUTING

Right, stop!

Pack it in or you'll be in detention
for a week.

Hello, Cheryl?

Hi. It's Steph Haydock here.

Yes! That Steph.

Listen, I wonder if
I could ask you a favour.

BELL RINGS

I know I should be covering science,
but chemistry is cancelled.

What?
Feminism.

I may be paid
to babysit these lessons,

but I want you
to see me as the cool baby-sitter,

the one who is going to teach you
all you need to know

about coming of age
and having sex responsibly.

Oh, this is cringe on cringe.

STIs are no laughing matter.

Miss, please.

I saw you all at break,
pointing fingers,

and that's all well and good, but
chlamydia needs treating and fast.

It can make you infertile.

It can leave you with
long term pelvic pain,

and, lads, swollen...you know what.

Now, condoms do not only prevent
unwanted pregnancies,

they can also prevent
unwanted infections.

If you are sexually active,

you should be wearing one
and testing regularly.

So I am going to give you
the opportunity to do just that

right here today.

No way.
We're not all mad at it, you know?

I know you're not.
I'm not assuming you are.

There is never any reason
to feel pressured into having sex.

But for those who wish to,
there will be tests,

completely voluntary and discreet.

This is a joke.

No. No, I'm out of here.

Yeah, it's not a joke.
It's not remotely funny.

In fact, weren't you the one
that all this speculation

was about at break?

Whatever.

Then it's your responsibility
as a sexually active adult.

Trust me, if you ignore it,
it'll only get worse.

OK, anyone else who doesn't want
to take their sexual health

seriously, please feel free.
Follow him.

I'll do one if she does one.

Prove who's clean.

As I said,

this is as much about education
as it is about participation,

so thank you to all of you
who stayed.

PHONE CHIMES

Right, just bear with me.
I'll be back in a couple of ticks.

Talk amongst yourselves.

You OK?

So was it a slap on the wrist
from social services, then, or what?

No. The complete opposite.

Kyle's parents aren't well.

He can't cope on his own full-time.

They've asked if I'll have
shared custody of Mia officially.

That's amazing.

But I'm a complete stranger to her,
Noel.

Just some random person.
You saw what happened last time.

Yeah, but spending time
with her officially,

you can find out more about her,
build up a proper connection.

She's not just got some manual
I can learn.

That bond, that mum bond,
it takes years.

She's four, and she knows her mind.

She knows what she likes
and what she don't like.

I can't make her love me.
They're just setting me up to fail.

You're not being forced to have her.
I sort of am,

cos if I don't agree to it,
she goes into care.

Another family.

That's it. Chance gone.

Well...

..just have a serious think
about what's right, yeah?

What if I ruin her life, Noel?

I can't just click my fingers
and become a mum.

Ah. A lovely lady dropped
those off for you.

Ooh! Great.

Yeah, Cheryl, she's a diamond.

Yeah. She looked really familiar.

I thought I'd seen her
somewhere before.

Well, you probably have, love.

She runs a local
sexual health clinic.

Anyway, just pop these on expenses.

OK.

Mr Swift, sorry to interrupt.

I need a word with Schuey.

Your boyfriend send you
to tell me off, did he?

No, I wanted to tell you that
I'm disappointed that you're here.

That's none of your business
any more, so...

And to hear that your attitude
has taken a backward step.

I thought you'd moved past all this.

You know, you were never a bad kid,
Schuey.

Just bad circumstances?
Well...

Never had a stable enough home?

Oh, I still don't have that,
by the way. Right.

I know you're angry at me,
and maybe you don't understand

why me and Mike couldn't be
together. But we weren't happy.

And sometimes you have to
break the cycle.

I needed something new, OK,
to make me a better person.

But I never set out to hurt anyone,

and I know that I did, and for that,
I am really sorry.

Can I get out of here, then?

No, you can wait till after lunch.

Cool.

Speaking of lunch, takeaway.

OK.

Your pick.
OK.

You can either do them
in the toilets down there

or take them home. It's up to you.

Mm, I'm not actually having sex yet,
so...

Well, good for you.

I'm just saying that
if you ever decide to,

then don't be scared of these,
that's all.

Miss...do they hurt?

Absolutely not.

Listen, if I had a pound
for every one I've had to do,

especially since I downloaded
the dating apps...

Come on. I'll do one with you.

You are in a pickle.

I'm fine.
Well, why don't you do one?

Eh? Be the bigger person.

Bigger than him, anyway.

Come on. You'll feel better
if you do.

BELL RINGS

CHATTER

Ooh! Care to share, boys?

Not adult content, by any chance?

Listen, I'm all for you
enjoying yourselves,

but the clue's in the name -
adult, over 18.

And as you're not coming to
my sexual health lessons,

then I'm just not sure
you're mature enough.

I think we are.

Do you? And also, lads,
you don't want to be learning

about how to pleasure a woman from
those sites. They're unrealistic.

Looks pretty realistic to me.

What's your name?

Your name.
Ben.

Ben what?
Drake.

Ben Drake, as in...?

Yeah. Mrs Drake's grandson.

Right. Well, perhaps, Mr Drake, you
want to think less about the ladies

on the internet and more about
the girls you go to school with

and how you have treated them all.

Leading a woman on back in my day
was a cliche,

but now it's just wrong.

Back a horse and stick with it.

And while you're there, wrap it up.

Excuse me, Miss Haydock.

What exactly is going on?

Ah, Mr Donovan. I just...

Ben.

I'm negative.

Thanks to Miss, I can prove
I didn't give you chlamydia.

Must have picked it up elsewhere
to give Aleena.

Chlamydia?

But I don't have it either.

Well, you don't know, Ben,

cos you're too busy looking at porn
to get a test.

Can somebody explain to me, please?

Look, Mr Donovan, I know you told me
not to get involved, but...

Oi, Portia. What's your results,
then? You give it Ben?

She said it was private.

Right. Can everybody head inside,
please? Including you, Miss Haydock.

Come on. You're positive. Own it.

Why don't you go inside?

You don't want to be stood
out here getting shamed.

No, I'm not going inside. I need to
get away from you and everyone.

Bye, patient zero.

OK, everybody, that is enough.

Allowing pupils to take
chlamydia tests, in lesson time,

without parental consent.

Where exactly is that
on your timetable?

And what sort of liberties
are you taking with our pupils?

Telling Ben Drake to wrap it up.

It's part of his education.

Well, I don't think Mrs Drake
is going to see it exactly that way.

BELL RINGS

The internet is great.

Phone.

But we need to know these equations
in our brains for the exam.

My brain's not working today, Miss.

Are you searching for flights?

I so need this holiday -
sunshine, the beach, clubs.

No boys, though.

I mean, I'm like, "Will I ever
be able to trust a guy again?"

Girl time's going to be amazing.

Right. Concentrate, please, girls.

Don't come for her today, Miss.

Right. Stacey, get out.

What have I done?

You are clearly not taking
this lesson seriously.

Oh, do you know what?
Today can do one.

It's entirely inappropriate.

They're going to parties.
They're watching porn.

No, not all of them.

And we don't pander to
the minority, anyway.

And PSHE is there to cover
those topics anyway.

Oh, what, some softy softy,
wokey wokey chat where you're more

bothered about upsetting the kids or
which parent's going to complain?

You really think you're
the first person to question

this new way of doing things?

Trust me, I've been there,
and it has its merits.

Stop trying to bring on
the next revolution.

But they're not listening to you
or PSHE.

They're getting all they need
to know off the internet.

Yes, and that's why we limit
the phone use in our schools.

I do know what I'm doing here, OK?
This is not my first rodeo.

Do you, though?

Cos your grandson isn't exactly
adhering to the phone policy, is he?

I beg your pardon.

I saw him this lunchtime, looking
at porn, showing all his mates.

He's got no respect for women.

Did you or his mother
not explain that to him?

I will not have my family
spoken about like that.

Well, I'm sorry, but it's him
that's sleeping with both Portia

and Aleena,
refusing to wear a condom.

I mean, did safe sex never come up
in one of your wokey, softy chats?

If you think you can sit here
insulting my teaching

and my parenting, after everything
that you have done today,

then you are far, far stupider
than you look.

Miss Drake, all I have ever wanted
is to be useful to this school,

but I can see half of these kids
sleepwalking into toxic

relationships with huge
self esteem issues.

And now you have
a huge unemployment issue.

You will never work
in this school again.

Well, I have two lessons
left to teach,

so I won't be leaving
and losing a day's pay.

Fine. You can sit in the staff room
for this afternoon,

collect your time sheet, and then
go. Fine. Sounds good. Good.

Thank you.

We need to find Portia Weaver now.

Right, if you've calmed down,
you can come back in.

What's it like?

Having a kid.

Oh, yeah, I did hear that you were
going through that. I'm sorry.

Social services want me to have
shared custody of my little girl.

Officially.

But I can barely look after myself.

Well, that's not true.

And social services, they wouldn't
even let you if they thought so.

I just feel, like,
totally out of my depth.

I saw her last week
and I could barely do two hours.

That's probably just nerves.
But she's not a baby.

I don't have time to have nerves
and learn it all.

She's four, and she's smart enough
to know that I'm winging it,

and I'm failing badly.
Right. First things first.

You need to stop beating
yourself up.

Every mum wings it.

I've winged it for 20-odd years,
constantly trying to

convince my daughter
that I'm not actually a monster.

You know, in the end,
you look at your kid,

and you finally think,
"You know what? I did all right.

"I got away with it."

So it's basically feeling like
a failure for two decades?

Pretty much, yeah.
But then, after that,

it's like you've got
this new best friend for life.

And you'll be like me, where you're
still young enough to go out,

you know, and have fun.

Cos by the time my friends were
having kids, I had my life back,

and she was the one picking me up
from the pub on a Friday night.

Thanks, Miss.

Come on.

Oh, and I was always
the hot young mum in the playground.

Sweet.

Sir, I thought we had
a supply today.

You do, but she is
otherwise engaged.

You could say that
I am the supply's supply.

HE ALONE CHUCKLES

Anyhoo, I have prepared
a lesson plan.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hi. Sorry, Mr Guthrie. Can I have
a quick word with Schuey, please?

OK, what have I done wrong
this time?

Look, I need to know, have you
heard from Portia this afternoon?

No.

Why? Is she OK?

Erm...

..she had an altercation
at lunchtime,

and she's not returned
to her classes.

We'll keep you updated, OK?
I'm sure she'll be OK.

Yeah. Yeah.

I have four minutes
for an emergency loo break.

What is it?
Portia never turned up to English.

She's not picking up her phone.

All the teachers are out looking for
her. Wait, wait, wait, wait.

What?
I am worried about her.

What Izzy said, and your mate Ben,
has clearly messed with her head.

All right, let's look for her,
then. Wait, what?

No, I'm sure we can find
Portia somewhere.

She's probably hiding in
her new favourite football place.

I thought you only had four minutes.

Oh, you have an urgent
hospital appointment.

Your mum forgot to ring, and you
were in pain near the toilets.

You needed me there.

I can't use my medical condition.

And what about your bag?

I don't care. Come on. Let's go.

Hey, has anyone seen Portia Weaver
on their travels?

No? Miss Haydock?

No. Is she missing?

Yeah.
Oh, and call me Steph, by the way.

Sorry. Old habits.

Look, do you really not remember me?

Of course I do,
you little scallywag.

When I told Jack I was coming back,
he told me to look out for you.

Ah. How is Jack? Is he all right?

Mm, he's getting there, slowly.

Look, I'm sorry I blanked you.

It's just that going from school to
school, I think it's better to just

remain anonymous, you know, keep me
head down, get through the day.

Didn't work here, though, did it?

You could never be anonymous, Miss.

Never change, all right?

Thanks, Donte.

Calmed down?

What?
Well, earlier.

Aleena was making accusations.

Portia was saying stuff.

I just wanted to let everyone know
I didn't have chlamydia.

Defend myself. But clearly, I can't
do anything right at the moment.

OK. I get that.

But Portia's gone missing.

And this mad fiery side,
that's harder to understand.

Like, which is the real you?

Me. I'm the real me.

I'll be rude if I want to,
so if you don't like it...

No, I don't, actually.

I think it's a lot.

Think we should just cool things.

Fine.

You think this is where
Ben and Portia hooked up?

Oh, can we just stick to
the task in hand, please?

You all right, mate?

Can a manager put a shout-out
over the tannoy or something?

Our friend, we're looking for her.

Maybe we should just
go back to school.

Look, we might get caught.

No. Look, we'll find Portia.

And then we can squeeze in
a cheeky five-a-side.

Hiya. Can I help you?

Yes. Hi. We're looking for a friend.
She's called Portia.

Apparently, she comes here a lot.
We just don't know our way around.

Tonya?

Dad?

Portia.

Please, Miss, don't.

Don't worry. I'm not going to
tell you off. You all right?

I was better this morning.

When you thought that creep
Ben Drake liked you?

Don't confuse sex with love, Portia.

I don't want love.

Well, we all do, really,
even if we don't think we do.

To feel love, to be admired,
to, as you young ones say,

have your main character moment.

But, actually, you don't need it.

You're a good kid.

You've got something about you.

Without a lad,
without top GCSE grades.

You're going to be fine.

Really?
Yes.

Just keep telling yourself enough,
and you'll believe it.

Do you know what always makes me
feel just that little bit better?

Bit of slap, touch of lippy.

Chucked mine away.

Ben told me it was too sticky.

What?!

Come on.

Let's let the other teachers know
where you are.

Hey, she's back.

I thought I told you.

You were missing someone.

Oh, Portia.

Take a seat, love.

I'm sorry if you were triggered
by what Miss Haydock did today.

No. Miss Haydock was the only person
who actually looked out for me.

Even if I didn't want to know,
I needed to know I had chlamydia.

Oh, right.

Look, I'm aware of the accusations
flying around about you, Aleena,

and my grandson.

I actually thought Ben liked me.

And I thought I made him feel good,
too, but now, apparently,

I've given him chlamydia.
I should have just told him

there was no way on earth
it could have come from me.

Ben was the first person
I've slept with.

Oh, Portia, none of this is great,

but is it not worth
correcting these rumours?

Miss, I'll be fine.

I just need to go back to being me.

I don't need to be the best
at anything or have a bloke.

I'm OK.

I will have to tell
your foster parents.

Whatever.

Please take care of yourself,
Portia.

Everything OK? Could you find out
what lesson Ben is in, please?

Sure.

What, you own this place?

Yeah, and four others
in the north-west.

I do a bit of coaching as well,

but it's mainly just overseeing
how things are working.

I obviously would have dropped you
a line, Ton,

knowing that you're nearby.

It's really cool.

Yeah, we're hoping to get some local
school kids in, training, learning.

Future Lionesses are a priority,
actually.

You fancy training?

This is mad.

So you're the coach Portia
and Shola have been talking about?

I suppose Preston was always
the sporty one, wasn't he?

Yeah.

Until he starved himself half dead,
so, you know, he couldn't any more.

What? You know, stuff your fancy
offers, and stuff your fancy place,

because I don't want
anything from you.

It's a shock to her.

I probably should have rung
rather than just

bumped into her like this
after so long.

Why did you abandon your kid
all those years ago?

All right! It's a bit harsh.

I'm protecting Ton, aren't I?

Well, their mum will tell you
something different,

but I've always worked, travelled,
owned businesses.

That's how I've got this today.

Well, it didn't suit family life.

Or the family life that
Nicky wanted, anyway.

But I always missed the kids.

I'm not proud of
how things worked out.

I'd treat them like kings
if they'd let me in.

Just...tell her to ring me, yeah?

Chlamydia? But it's not just that,
though, is it?

Porn. And in school.

You know it's illegal for under-18s
like you to watch it, don't you?

Everyone watches porn, nan.

No, they don't, actually.

And they also don't have a clear
disrespect for girls' feelings.

Create some sort of macho entitled
impression of themselves.

Can we not do this here? Think
they don't need to do an STI test.

Think they're somehow above
all that.

You're not a bad lad, Ben, but this
is not going in a good direction.

You know, I've already had this
from the supply teacher. Good.

I'll speak to the girls later.

I am sorry.

And I'm sorry for embarrassing you,
too.

Thank you.

Your mum and I will talk to you
about that porn thing later.

OK.

Can I...?
Yes.

Hi.

Hi.

I know I've messed up,
and I need to be honest.

Well, I should have been honest
from the start, really.

I've really liked
spending time with you.

But I've hurt people.

And I'm just continuing
to hurt people by leading them on.

I think...I need to break it off.

Cool.

We were never that serious, though,
were we?

And it's unfair to carry on
and mess with your head.

So I take it you're breaking it off
with Aleena too?

Right.

You're a really cool girl, Portia.

SHE SIGHS
Whatever.

I understand your worries about Mia.

And if it's too much of a rush,
then, well,

maybe we should see her
a few more times till you're ready.

I don't think mums are ever ready,
are they?

I've just been trying so hard
to be perfect,

because me and my mum aren't,

but I don't know if I'll ever be
perfect, or if I'll be able

to make her love me or even like me,
but...I'm going to try really hard.

I'm going to say yes to the social
services...if you're in too.

Of course.

Right, then. we'll be great.

Yeah, and if not,
then we do our best, yeah? Together.

Miss Haydock.

Oh, don't worry. I'm going.

No, don't.

Sorry?

I was obviously alarmed at your very
forward approach with the girls,

but for some reason, you managed
to cut through the noise.

Teach them something worthwhile.

My grandson, at least.

Perhaps the softy softy, wokey wokey
approach doesn't always work.

If the agency call you again,
I hope you'll consider coming back.

Well, I don't see why not, do you?

BELL RINGS

HE GROANS

Joe.
Oh! You!

Oh, you look a little bit pink.

Yeah.

It's the takeaway,
the refined carbs.

Sorry. You didn't want to know that.

Er, actually, I do.

I want to know everything about you.

So if you need designated foods
at designated times, that's cool.

No, no, it's not cool.

It's just it's knowing that
I need to be pushed

outside my comfort zone sometimes,
right?

But there is a limit.

OK. So no pre-booked dinners
in Spain.

Fine.

Hey, Iz.

Where do you think you're going?

Car's this way. Taking Tommy
shoe shopping, remember?

Correction - you are.

No, WE are.

Just cos you want to
play happy families

and pretend that everything's fine
doesn't mean I want to, OK?

Hey, Iz, come on.
No!

OK. All right, fine.

Just...if you didn't want to come,
why didn't you just talk to me?

I did.

That is literally what I just said.

Call me when you get home,
all right?

Portia.

Where have you been? They've had
half the school looking for you.

Well, here I am.

You're all right, yeah?

Totally fine now. I'll ring you.

I didn't set out to deceive you.

I did really like
spending time with you.

Mm.

And I've realised that I need to
put all of my energy into you.

I do really like you.

Oh, do you?

Yeah.

Well, I really liked you too,
when we were having fun at parties.

This isn't fun any more.

Bye. See you.

See you.

Is he for real?
Yeah, I know, it's gross.

So did she ever come back
for your lesson plan?

Oh, no.

Yeah, I know what you're thinking.
Stupid fool, but

the truth is I just miss Coral
being at school.

Aw!

Someone to have that sparky banter
with, you know.

But she's got the baby now, so.

Yeah, well, Steph Haydock
was the next blonde in line, so...

Absolutely not.

Coral is my life, thank you.

Men!

Look, it might be worth a chat.

What? No.

I can't. My mum hates him.

Imagine she comes off a training
course and sees that,

oh, me and Daddy are bessie mates.

Well, my mum didn't even
tell my dad about me. Exactly.

Donte didn't even know about you.

That guy chose not to see me.

All I know is I am glad
I gave my dad a chance, OK?

Call him.

Yoo-hoo!

Oh, Steph.

I know you've been worried sick
about me, Neil,

but, actually, I'm fine,

so you don't need to worry
your pretty little head about me.

Right, which pub are we going to?

Oh, I should get back.

We all know you'll be more
used to Coral in the pub anyway.

Just come for one.

I like this woman.

Oh!

First round's on Joe.

JOE: I think not.

MUSIC: Fireworks
by First Aid Kit

I could've sworn I saw fireworks

From your house last night.

PHONE CHIMES

MUSIC: People Help The People
by Birdy

God knows what is hiding
in those weak and drunken hearts

Guess he kissed the girls
and made them cry

Those hard-faced queens
of misadventure

God knows what is hiding
in those weak and sunken eyes

Fiery throngs of muted angels

Giving love but getting
nothing back, oh

People help the people

And if you're homesick,
give me your hand and I'll hold it

People help the people

Nothing will drag you down

Oh, and if I had a brain,
oh, and if I had a brain

I'd be cold as a stone
and rich as the fool

That turned all those
good hearts away

People help the people

And if you're homesick,
give me your hand and I'll hold it

People help the people

Nothing will drag you down

Oh, and if I had a brain

I'd be cold as a stone
and rich as...

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