All language subtitles for Waterloo Road s06e10

I don't want to stay here.

Ruth, you have to give it a chance.

Why?

When your mother and I split up, it
wasn't because we fell in love or what

happened with your sister.

I had an affair.

I think it's time you gave your father a
break and Maria a chance.

What are the doctors saying?

Alzheimer's, he reckons, early onset.

Oh, Grantley, I'm so sorry.

Promise me you won't put me in a hole.

I promise.

I don't know who they think.

It's Grantley, ma 'am.

I'm here to help, Grantley.

You need help.

Is that Chris Mead, or I resign?

Oh, OK.

I've still got a job. If you recognise
your inexperience and learn from it.

I believe you're actually all right with
all this stuff.

Well, if it was up to me, you'd be out
sweeping the streets and cleaning the

public loo. But it's in a good cause and
it's been a long time. We could do with

some fun.

Thanks, Mum.

Is everything OK?

Oh, he's moping because Ruth might be
leaving. Sure.

I'm fine, Mum, honestly.

Don't forget your dad's picking you up
this evening.

Yeah, he's just told me about ten times.

Not to argue with your sister and to
stop giving your mum a hard time. Well,

he's spot on there.

The trouble with your dad is he's forced
you to rock them.

I hear you're staying over this weekend.

Wouldn't be anything to do with the
music festival, would it? And the fact

he's a soft touch when it comes to
staying up very late.

OK, I'll stop.

I'll judge you by the smile on your
face.

This separation's working very well.

I've been there.

Nikki? Yeah, it's me.

But more to the point, what are you?

Er, sponsored blinders.

Right. Miss Fry said that my idea
demonstrates compassion for the less

Erm, Amy can't speak all day.

Well, it's got to be worth loads of
money.

Here you go.

What, so you two are going to stay like
this for the whole day?

Well, we've got to.

If Amy says one word before period
six...

And she's not getting anything off me.

Paul, anyone else?

Paul!

Amy! You can't just leave me!

Amy, come back!

Yes, Phil.

This is the main hall.

And your room's up there on the right.

With a lovely view of the garden.

Yeah, like we said, you can see the
roses when they're out.

I should not be letting this happen.
It's not right.

We've been through it time and time
again, Grantley.

She needs this, and so do you.

But I promised her, I said I'd always
look after her.

Always. And that's exactly why you've
brought her here.

They can give her the care she needs.

Then a group of Year 10s are going to do
non -stop rapping throughout lunch in

the music block. And then, ta -da, big
finale, we've got a raffle to win a

session with a top sportsman. And that's
good for you, Jessica.

Wow, that sounds like quite a day. You
must have been working really hard.

How come we haven't come up with a
charity for the money yet?

Because we have invited the kids to come
up with their own suggestions.

And, you know, that's the shortlist, and
they're all local charities.

The Norton Road Animal Sanctuary.

That's just a petting zoo, isn't it?

Well, the kids are raising the money.
It's important they decide where it goes

to. Yeah, make them feel like they're
making a difference.

Absolutely. Well, they already are,
because the ticket sellers have been

back asking for more, and there are
going to be so many mums for the raffle.

think why.

Well, it sounds like you've got
everything covered.

Although I do think we should just keep
an eye on those three speed -eating

events. I don't want tomorrow's headline
to read Child Chokes on 31st Chicken

Nugget.

Just keep calm and read the paper
carefully.

I'm not worried, Dad. You should be.

This entrance exam is your way out of
here.

You do want that, don't you?

Too right.

You all ready?

Yes, Miss.

She'll walk it.

Good luck for today.

I'll be so sorry to see Rose go.

It's your last day as well?

Unless you've had a sudden change of
heart?

No.

I hope it's not as a result of what
happened between us.

My time here is done.

At least Jonah's not leaving.

Yep. He's adamant this is the place for
him.

I'll be sorry to see you go.

Karen.

Hi. Listen, I know it's a busy day for
you, but I've got some news.

Maria's being promoted to headteacher.

Good for Maria.

In London.

You're moving to London?

Well, there'll be more work for me down
there soon.

Well, I'm glad I won't be around when
you tell the kids.

Chop, chop.

Lauren, were you watching?

Er, yeah, well, I know what I'm doing.
Yeah, well, rare, actually, so... I knew

that.

Amy, are you sure you're not a failure?

Amy, out of matter of interest, how are
you going to answer to the register?

Well, she's got me to do that for her.

Oh, lucky Amy. She's got one of the
gobbiest girls in school to be a voice

the day.

Right, Mr Stevenson, you are for it.
Where are you?

hopes for this fundraiser.

Maybe we should make it an annual thing.

That's why it's the other day goes
first, shall we?

Come on, Chris, keep positive.

God knows we've had our fair share of
challenges thrown at us this time.

Yeah, I'd second that.

Oh, do what?

Settle down!

Where's Mr Budgin? He didn't turn up,
sir.

Well, that's no excuse for you to cause
such a commotion.

Now sit down quietly.

You'll turn up shortly.

Tom, have you seen Grant this morning?

No, why? Is he not here?

No, he seems not.

You can't just have teachers not turning
up like this, especially on a day like

today when the kids are so hyper.

And as you're his head of department, he
should let you know if he's going to be

running late.

Make sure he knows.

Well, good. In the meantime, you'd
better take his registration class.

Of course.

Sorry, Karen.

You've moved the pictures and that bath
from your sister.

No, love, they're at home.

So where are they? Where, Grantley?

At home, love.

Mr Budgett.

Just going to have a word with the lady.

Don't worry, Steph's here.

Steph?

Hey.

It's all right here, isn't it?

My name's Fleur.

Is this your home?

Fleur, it's me.

It's Steph.

So, here's this month's invoice.

Phase. I thought we'd covered this.

Yes, the council can help out, but there
is a means test which determines what

your contribution is, and...

It appears that Fleur hasn't qualified
for NHS funding either.

Didn't you get the letter?

How much are they?

£404.

After my mortgage, my monthly... A week.

A week? No. Is that a joke?

I can't pay it. I haven't got it to
give. The means test is there to ensure

for everyone.

To make it fair.

Fair? You call this fair?

Well, no way can I pay it, and she needs
this.

It's a council decision, not hers.

You could try to appeal, and if that
doesn't work, you could free up some of

your assets.

Assets?

I'm a teacher, love.

Okay,

you can turn over your paper now.

And you have 90 minutes.

Yes, Ruth.

Is this the right paper, miss?

Uh, it says it's from Wobbly Hall.

A -level mock, and it has your name on
the envelope.

Is that a problem?

No, miss.

I promised the school a sports
personality.

He can't pull out now. It's for charity.

We've sold hundreds of tickets already.

Right, come on, Fleur, let's pack your
things.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on? She
can't stay here.

Don't be so ridiculous.

It's a great place.

Look, she's already looking a bit more
settled. The staff are lovely. You don't

understand. I can't keep her here.

I've been through this a million times
before.

I know it's going to be difficult for
you at first, for both of you, but you

promised... To look after her.

To care for her to the best of your
ability.

If you want to keep that promise, this
is where she has to be.

You're right.

I'm only reminding you of what you said.

Any news?

Have you found someone?

Yep. In black and white, £404.

A week?

I know, grantly. That is what care homes
cost these days.

It can't be right.

After I've paid the home, I'm going to
be lucky to have enough money left to

bread and milk. Oh, stop exaggerating.

Yeah, and I bet you'll always find
enough to pay for that.

Well, by my reckoning, I'm going to be
living on about zilch pounds a week.

Oh, well, you do the maths.

You know how much a teat here brings
home a month. What, take £1 ,600 off it?

All right, I agree. You won't have a lot
to play with. I'm going to have to

bring her home and look after her
myself.

No.

Grantley, that's not an option.

There's one thing you haven't thought
of.

Sell your house.

No way.

So, how did it go?

When I'm confusing, I need to find Mr
Butcher.

But this is all I've got left of us,
Steph.

We sat in those chairs for hours,
talking away.

Well, you can take the chairs with you,
Grantley. It's not just them, is it?

It's everything. It's curtains, it's...
It's that wallpaper.

No. We've been in this house 30 -odd
years and the state's going to take it

away because my wife is ill.

I know.

But drinking yourself into a frenzy
isn't going to help. You need to get

work. But if we'd sponged off the
taxpayer all our lives, then her nursing

would be free.

That's disgusting.

It's a bit like pussy.

Right. Now, take the falafel and roll it
in the palm of your hand.

And you want to dip it in your egg.

Then you flour.

Hi, can I have a quick word to Harry,
please? Yes, Harry, go on, leave your

balls there. Now, we need 100 out of
each batch, cos we need as much as we

for the speed -eating competition.

Thank you.

Grant, Lee, will you hurry up?

Yeah, all right.

Well,

I'll be in the car.

London, that's hundreds of miles away.
It's a few hours on the train. But why?

Because Maria's got a new job down
there.

Right, OK, so you're just going to
follow her like a little puppy dog?

London,

that's hundreds of miles away. It's a
few hours on the train. But why?

Because Maria's got a new job down
there.

Right, OK, so you're just going to
follow her like a little puppy dog?

She doesn't much care about us.

Come on, Jess, I'm your dad.

I'll always be your dad, no matter where
I live.

Take it, she'll be taking her kids with
her.

So they'll have a dad and we won't?

You can come and visit any time, son.

Harry. Harry!

Yeah, Dad. I think you should speak to
Miss Fisher.

I'm not leaving you on your own today
and that's it. I can see my way to my

classroom, thank you. Just in case.

Anyway, I'm quite enjoying being back in
the old place again.

Especially since I don't work here
anymore.

Mr Budgin?

What? We've just done the Webley Hall
entrance exam.

Lucky you. A glittering future in a
world of privilege awaits you. It was a

English A -level paper from this year's
syllabus.

So? So, I was expecting it to be on King
Lear, Great Gatsby and Yeats, the books

we've been studying.

It's going to take long. You're off to
Hogwarts and I've got things to do.

The paper was on birdsong, Tennyson and
the God of Small Things.

Private sector?

You'd think with all that money they'd
get things right.

I just checked online.

Those are the right texts. The ones
you've been teaching us are from last

syllabus.

What?

All this term you've been teaching us
the wrong books.

It's supposed to be a joke. Yeah, of
course it's not a joke.

Budgen's cracked it up and we're pig
sick of it.

Right, that's enough.

I'm sure if we all give him time, then
Mr Budgen will be able to...

Explain everything.

You should be sacked.

Okay.

Take one and pass them round.

Right, now that we have finished the
preparatory texts, we are ready to move

to the actual A -level books.

Are you for real?

I want you to read them over the
holidays and try and answer the sample

questions at the back.

Yeah, we can stuff it.

See, what we've been doing is reading
similar texts to get us used to the

critical level of thinking expected at
this level.

After a term on these, we are now ready
to move on to the actual texts with an

elevated perspective.

So what you're saying is all the work
we've done was just practice?

We spent a term on books that are not
even going to be in the exam?

Oh. My dear boy, these are great works
of literature. No, no, no, I am teaching

you how to think, how to question and
how to read a text properly.

Why are you doing English A -level if
reading three more books is a problem

you?

So, as you read them, over the holidays,
I want you to apply the same level of

critical thinking you did to the others.

So you're lying. Shut up.

As I was saying... I've just got the
wrong books.

He never checked and now he's trying to
cover up.

You are lying, aren't you? I've just
worked my guts out. I can't believe this

man. You little sod.

Staff room.

Staff?

What are you doing here?

I've just come for the fundraiser.

Oh, right.

Grantly, I need a word.

Is there any truth in this rumour that
you've been studying last year's tech?

Simple mistake.

Simple mistake?

That's a whole term's worth of work
completely wasted.

Easily rectifiable.

I'm going to have one minute.

Oi, you lot!

Settle down now, we'll be back in here
in two minutes.

And sit down in the chair, all of you.

If that is true, then we are in deep
trouble, and I don't mean just you.

I mean the whole school.

You'd better go to Karen's office now.

I'll go with him.

Come on.

Like hell.

Oh, Grantley, please don't do anything
stupid.

I always knew when the end came it'd be
messy. And here it is.

Grantley, you messed up. Who hasn't? But
you've got every reason for that

happening. You've just got to tell
Karen.

No.

No way I'm having a bunch of bureaucrats
poke around my private life. No, I mean

it. Steph, I am not having anyone know
about Fleur.

Grantley?

What's going on?

Please tell me that this isn't what it
looks like.

No, no.

Okay, right then. Well, like I've just
said, let's take this to Karen's office,

shall we?

Excuse us, Steph.

Come on.

I'll wait for you.

Marcus, it's all right. We're on to it.
I hope so.

Because if this is true, you're going to
get parents doing this school. Me with

them. That's just what the school budget
needs.

A court case or 20.

You here to complain too?

I'm a friend of Grantley, actually.

How unfortunate for you. Oh, get over
yourself, will you?

All this fuss over a stupid exam.

Is there nothing you can say in your
defence?

Well, then, I think the only way forward
is a charge of professional misconduct.

And as you can't give me a reasonable
explanation, you will face a suspension.

And when you return, we'll look at
reducing your hours for a probationary

period. I can't go part -time. I've got
responsibilities.

Just reduce me to a teaching assistant
and I'm done with it.

Do you have any idea of what you've
done?

Right now?

The only responsibilities that you
should be concerned about are towards

pupils. You've failed them, Grantley.
You've wasted their time and their

And you don't seem to care.

Hey, Denise.

Is that what you do here?

Shouldn't you know?

It's Mr Budgeon, innit?

He's in trouble, innit?

So these are the three he taught us.

And here's where it says what the text
is supposed to be.

That's bang out of order, innit?

But everyone else doing this exam,
they're going to be better prepared than

That's not going to be the case.

Look, I need at least a B to get in the
course I want to do.

That's hard enough as it is.

Guarantee you'll do an A and I'll be
happy.

I need to speak to the head of
department.

and find out the best way to move
forward on this.

So can we have another meeting at
lunchtime?

What about Budgin?

You leave Mr Budgin to me.

Five, please.

One of these is a bus ticket and the
other one's a receipt.

Thanks.

It's all Grantley. What a terrible thing
to happen.

I know.

Listen, your John knows the property
business, doesn't he? Yeah. I just think

that Grantley needs some sensible advice
about selling the house. How long it

might take, roughly how much you might
get for it, that sort of thing. I'll get

John a call.

No, because he knows Grantley's area
really well.

Thanks. I'll get one of these.

How could this happen?

I don't know.

I told him the books we were doing.

Passed on the syllabus, all the relevant
paperwork, acted he'd read it, he said

he had.

But surely you must have checks in place
to stop this sort of thing happening.

Like what?

Sitting in on his classes, making sure
he's teaching the right book. With

someone like Grantley, maybe.

He's a senior teacher.

If I ask him and he says yes, what else
am I supposed to do?

Go through his briefcase to see if he's
lying?

I could have checked the coursework.

I probably should have.

So how can we remedy this?

Teaching sessions in the holidays.

That won't be popular with staff or
students.

Popularity is the least of our problems.

Will it work?

For the more abled students, definitely.

The intermediates should catch up,
but... But?

The less abled students are going to
struggle.

Fine. Then we go to the exam board and
we ask for leniency. It automatically

weakened the school's reputation with
the LEA. Why waste the life when we can

fix it in -house?

People need to feel that we know what
we're doing.

You can't just go running to mummy at
the first sign of trouble. No. We need

be completely transparent on this.

Come on, what do we prioritise? The
reputation of the school? Or the

welfare of every single one of our
students?

Besides, our reputation won't be worth
anything if we abandon less able

just to protect our professional pride.

I can't argue with that.

Fair enough.

I'll draw up a schedule of classes over
the holidays.

I'll take them.

It's the least I can do.

I'll tell the students.

What about Grantley?

Oh, I know what I'd like to do.

Grantley, I've just spoken to John about
the house.

You did what?

Steph said he'd be thinking of selling
your house.

Well, Steph had no right to do anything
of the sort. Grantley, listen.

John's sold a house in your street only
last week for just shy of £100 ,000.

When I remortgaged that house, they said
it was worth £200 ,000. Are you...

John's told me that I've lost £100 ,000?

Yeah,

that's the market. It's not John's pod.

No.

No.

Listen, why don't you come downstairs
and join in all the fun, eh?

Take your mind off the hundred grand.

Be there in a minute.

Who? I've never heard of him. Well, the
kids have heard of him.

No, it's just that they're expecting
someone a little bit more famous.

No, I understand.

But... Well, it's either that or we're
going to have to give all the money

Come here. What I want you to do is step
out and say, wow, that chick said she

knew a lot about me.

Dead loud so everyone can hear. Yeah?
And remember, the more customers I get,

the more money you'll make.

Come on, girl.

Everything she said was true.

She's amazing.

Really amazing.

What's he going to keep us in the whole
holiday?

You're having a laugh, aren't you?

Have you thought about providing private
tutors?

On our budget.

Wouldn't you rather that than pay
compensation?

Yeah.

Lucky you're leaving, Ruth.

Maybe it's best if you join her, Jonah.
Look, I know this situation isn't ideal.

but we've written to the exam board
explaining the circumstances, but you

are just going to have to put the work
in. Yeah, but how am I going to fit that

round my temp job?

I'm on my own. I've got to earn money to
live.

We'll find a way.

Basically, your way means work harder
else.

Well, can I ask you what you expected
from an A -level course?

Yeah, but that's not the point.

Shit, I don't think this is on.

I have worked so hard this term to be
told that I need to work harder, and I

don't even get a holiday.

Yeah. When do we get a break?

Some of us have got dads that live
hundreds of miles away, you know. Look,

help anyone with extra tuition.

Thank you.

Look, as I've said, we're all really
sorry that this has happened and I'll be

with you every step of the way. I don't
know what else I can offer.

How about teachers that can do the jobs
properly?

All I'm asking is that you apply
yourselves and we'll do everything that

Yeah, I've heard enough of you.

Yeah, me too.

Guy?

We shouldn't even have to do this, we
know nothing about it. And they should

give us all aid. Like they're going to
do that?

With the cheek of them doing a
celebration charity day when we've got

extra work to do.

Come on.

You should be proud about what you've
done. What do you know about pride?

Take it easy, Grantley. I have worked
all my life and I've got nothing and I

can't even protect my own wife.

You just don't care, do you?

About us, about your job? That's enough.
Call yourself a teacher, you're

nothing. Just a useless, lazy bully.

Ruth! Oi!

You've got a bit much to say for
yourself, madam. Can't you see how upset

Good. Ruth, a word. Grant me.

No.

I neither want or need an escort. I want
to be left in peace.

She is really good.

Like, she told me I was going to be dead
famous. I mean, it could all be crap,

but she said I'd get the boy of my
dreams.

You are going to meet the woman of your
dreams next week.

I want to pity.

What? I'm gay.

Yeah, well, you think it's a woman, but
it turns out to be a man dressed in

women's clothes, and you fall madly in
love.

Me and a man, together, like a couple.

You said you was gay, a man, dressed in
women's clothes, and you fell madly in

love.

Me and a man, together, like a couple.

You said you was gay.

It was lying through my teeth.

Have you got any other predictions?

Yeah. Bog off.

It's for charity, isn't it?

Jess.

Yes, I... I've heard what happened with
your English work.

It's terrible.

Dad, don't do that, OK?

Act all concerned it wasn't washed.
Please.

Like you care.

So what are them balls actually made of,
miss?

Chickpeas. You what?

Chicken. No, mate, not a chicken.

They're a vegetable.

Yes, it's got, you know, onion and cumin
and coriander.

They're lovely.

I'm not eating that.

Why?

Oh, well...

Do you know what else you can do with
these?

Hello?

I can only apologise, Mr Armstrong.

Yes, we have disciplined Mr Budgie.

Well, we're planning our response right
now and we'll be sending letters out to

all the parents involved as soon as
we're done.

Okay?

Indeed, I do take your point. Thank you.

Yeah. Thank you.

Don't worry, Karen.

We will sort this.

Let's get down to the hall.

Do you think you're doing?

Today, of all days, you're supposed to
be helping others.

Reaching out to those less fortunate
than us. You lot should be ashamed of

yourselves. She started it. Yeah, too
right.

We've got the right to be listened to.
Oh, okay, so you've got a bit of a

grievance. That's no reason to spoil it
for everyone else.

These kids are trying to raise money for
people with real problems.

And you want to stop that because of a
bit of extra schoolwork? All of you

can...

Mrs Fry, get this place cleared up, and
then clean yourselves up.

Hi, um, Dapé Doc.

Used to teach French here.

I'm sure you've heard a lot about me.

Anyway, I'm a friend of Grantley, and he
will kill me for mentioning it, but I

just wondered if you knew that his wife
Fleur, she's got Alzheimer's.

No, he's never mentioned anything about
that to me.

Presumably he would have said if he'd
needed more time at home.

Not Grantley. He's too proud.

I did say that he should say something,
but the fact is he's been struggling

with this all through term.

But he has some help?

Not at first.

Then things started to happen.

And me and Ruby, well, we had to
practically twist his arm, but he has

she doesn't need to be in residential
care.

I never knew anything about this.

Yeah, we took her in this morning, but
sadly he's not coping very well.

Right.

He might be able to sell his home.

John's not sure, but I ought to speak to
him. Don't worry.

I'll get in touch with him.

Oh, come on, Grantley.

for a lifetime's work, is it?

Still, know as though you'll be missed.

Okay, thanks for your... Thanks for your
help. Bye.

Not good?

Grantley was meant to go back there.
Never arrived.

Right. He's just been really agitated
all day.

Shall I try him again?

We should go to his home.

I just found this in the staff room.

It was under the sink.

Oh, Ruby, he never goes anywhere without
that.

What's that?

Insurance policies.

Building and... Complaints.

Lies.

Where have I put my keys?

Look, I think it's probably best if I go
on my own. Well, I'd like to be there.

I feel partly responsible for the mess
he's in. I'd never forgive myself if

done anything stupid.

I've just fallen asleep in front of the
racing. I just think it's best if I go

and check everything's OK.

Well, will you call me as soon as you
know anything more?

Of course I will.

And he's been living with us how long?

About a year.

That explains a few things.

Have you

told the kids?

They didn't take it too well.

I just wanted to say that I can help
Jess with all this A -level catch -up

over the holidays.

If you let me.

Thanks, Charlie.

No.

I'll be helping myself just as much.

So how are you coping?

I'm fine. The fallout from this A -level
situation is a bit of a headache, but

I'm fine. Karen, you don't have to tell
me, but don't say you're fine. Well, I

have a member of staff that's been going
through a living hell and I didn't

know. Come on, it's not your fault.

This thing with Grantley is just a one
-off. He's a one -off. Yeah, you could

have done things differently, but
couldn't we all?

It's the understatement of the century.

The day you came home and told me you
were pregnant with Betts and you were

worried because you'd just got your
promotion... Do you know, I've never

fulfilled in my life.

So much joy crammed into one second.

We were a family.

She completed us.

The thing is, she tore us apart.

We let her.

No, I don't believe that.

I believe we'd have been all right, you
know.

She just hadn't have left like she did.

I'm a little bit worried.

Yes, so am I.

I hope things work out for you.

Okay.

I know you never got everything you
wanted, let alone everything you

And that's probably my fault.

Most things are.

But remember, no matter what,

that I had to do this.

There was no other way.

Mr Budgin. I'm just having five minutes
with my wife, if that's all right.

Did your colleagues get a hold of you?

What? There were several calls for you
rather than Fleur.

A Miss Haydock and a Miss Fisher.

Miss Haydock left a message.

She said they're looking for you and
they're going round to yours.

What, my house?

I suppose so.

No, they can't! But, Mr Budgin, when can
we... Talk about this invoice.

Gruntley?

Gruntley?

You in?

Gruntley?

It's me!

You're here.

Yes, I am, Grantley.

Me and your little friends.

Looks like they caught blight.

I must have been careless.

Oh, don't give me that.

You can't kid a kidder, Grantley. You
were trying to set the house alight so

that you could claim the insurance
money.

No, I wasn't. Oh, come on.

What the hell were you playing at? I
can't believe you could be so stupid.

Might have worked.

We'll be glad that it didn't because
they would have rumbled you in a

Anyway, at least you're all right.

We thought you were going to, you
know... Leave Fleur?

I did this for her.

So you being banged up in strange ways
for insurance fraud was going to help

in what way exactly?

It just seemed like a good idea at the
time. It was all I could think of.

Got that wrong and all.

Nothing I did seemed to help.

I tried.

I tried.

It was no good.

Nothing made her better.

I couldn't make her happy.

Couldn't keep us safe.

I've failed as a husband.

And I've just flushed my career down the
toilet.

I'm useless.

Listen, I'm your friend, okay?

I will never let you go under.

I promise.

Alright, yes.

Where have you been?

All over.

It's complicated.

Yeah, but you're back now, right? To
stay.

I've been sneaking around, Perk. Because
I doubt on flavour of the month around

here. Why do you think I've not been in
touch? Because it's just going to be one

letter after another.

You've got to see Mum. No way, she'll
freak.

Not as much as she will do if you don't
see her. Well, then don't say anything.

Bex, please.

She needs to see you. We all do.

It's different now.

Mum and Dad, it...

It's all changed.

Yeah? Yeah.

Please.

If you disappear now, I don't know how
they'll cope. I don't know how I'll

Life's rarely boring around you,
Grantley.

Come in.

We can't pretend that today didn't
happen.

So a period of probation is required for
your benefit.

No -one should have to deal with what
you've been going through by themselves.

So from now on, you've got to tell us
what's happening.

What you need, what you can and can't
do.

Do you understand?

Payroll have agreed to advance.

Your salary, until your situation is
resolved.

And I'll call social services and find
out if there's anything else I can help

with. So the, um... Thank you. Thank
you.

Part -time business.

Is up to you.

Well, I'd rather keep things as they
are.

But try hard, Ian.

Keep busy.

OK.

We do need to decide what to do with
your A -level group.

That relationship might take a little
bit of time to heal.

So I thought Tom could take over for
now.

It was my mistake. I'd like a chance to
put things right.

Then the key thing is to keep talking
and know that I'm here.

To support you in any way I can.

Thank you.

Come on, Bex. We should get going.

Bex.

What's wrong?

So you really missed me, then?

What?

My room?

My things?

Like I'd died or something.

Yeah, well, for all we knew, you might
have.

You didn't bother ringing or anything
and letting us know you were okay, did

you? You have no idea what it's been
like for me.

You've no idea?

You've just sat back, you've got on with
your lives, I've had to...

You wipe me out.

Don't you dare.

Mum and Dad are getting a divorce.

Harry's in counselling.

Well, so everything's my fault, even if
I'm not here. No, Bex, because you

weren't here. I'll make a difference.

That's why you've got to come back.

No -one blames you.

We just missed you. We just want you
back, that's all.

No chance.

Bex, please.

Bex, please, I'm begging you.

I believe.

He sounded wound up on the phone, but he
tried to do that.

Yeah, well, spend a turn in this place,
you might understand.

Do you know, they really wound me up
today, and all because I'm trying to do

something nice.

Ruby, Ruby, look, I don't know how to
say this, but I've been trying him all

day, honest, and, well... What's wrong?

Uh, excuse me?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Right, well, you guys get in there.
We've got a bit of an entrance to make.

You missed me. Thank you.

Come on, let's do it.

Hiya, you all right?

Hi, Joyce.

Call Cheryl.

Good.

She's great.

Feels weird being here.

You're missing her.

But not like youse.

You just look after her, yeah?

Will do.

Well, it was good for you, it was good
for me.

I don't want to lose you again.

I feel grateful someone's given up the
teaching profession.

OK,

come on, come on, put him down, Miss
Ada. Let someone else have a go. Hey,

later.

Right, can I have everybody's attention,
please? Can we have a Waterloo Road

welcome for our special guest, Mr
John...

Are you all right, sir?

Let's just say I'm as all right as it's
going to get.

What were you saying before?

About your wife?

My wife has something called
Alzheimer's, Ruth.

I'm really sorry.

I shouldn't have said what I said to
you.

You know, a school like this needs
pupils like you.

Sadly.

You're in.

I've just been on a phone to admittance
at Webley Hall.

They were so impressed with your paper
that they've offered you a place on the

spot.

Well done, Ruth.

Dad? Hmm?

I don't want to go.

Why?

Well, maybe an education's more than
just what I can get for myself.

You're right.

Look, I feel bad that you're leaving
because I said I wanted to spend more

with you.

And now...

Would you like me to say?

It's not about letting you do anything.

If you want to stay, it's your decision.

Marcus, the door is always open there
for you if you change your mind.

Oh, yeah, right.

Excuse me, everybody.

Our chosen charity for this evening is a
community project and it's to encourage

deprived teenagers to consider a career
in music. It is called Wrap Up.

You know, if everybody knew about Mr
Budgin's wife, I'm sure they'd want to

help.

Do you think so?

You can always ask them.

Take your number

373

No one

Thank you.

Well, Waterloo Road, you should be proud
of yourselves because you have raised a

whopping £4 ,607!

And we have just had the most generous
offer from Mr John Barnes to double...

consider using the extra money for a
course much closer to home for

someone who is experiencing the
emotional and financial demands

of caring for his very lovely wife
Fleur.

Cheska got that eye, haven't they?

Well, one thing that she hasn't got is a
partner.

Oh, well. What do footballers know about
real women, anyway?

I would much rather spend the night with
a bunch of teachers down the pub.

Thank you.

Thank Ruth.

It was her idea.

Look, I'll keep an eye on things here.
Why don't you go on?

Thanks, Chris.

Fish and chips.

I thought you'd gone home.

Did.

You all right, love?

Something's happened.

What is it, Jess?

Tell me I'm not dreaming.

No, you're not.

Really, it's me.

Well, coming up next here on BBC HD,
someone's going to get fired in The

Apprentice.