All language subtitles for Waterloo.Road.S08E27.720p.iP.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-420D_track3_[eng]

ALL: Stop animal cruelty! Blood is on
your hands!

- You're like my little secret weapon
- my eyes and my ears.

- He raped you.
- Don't say that word.

- I've had some good news. I found out
earlier...

They said I'd make an ideal donor.

- What are you going to do?

- I resign.
- And I accept your resignation.

- I'm delighted to announce we're
engaged to be married.

- Congratulations.

- MILD APPLAUSE

- I am marrying Audrey.
- I'm going to have to tell her.

- # Have you ever loved someone

# With all of your heart?

# Sharing all the joy

# Giving from the start

# Have you ever loved someone

# Deep down in your heart?

# Oh-oh-oh

# In your heart
- In your heart, in your heart... #

- KNOCK ON DOOR

Good morning.

- Morning. We need to talk.

- You're going to cancel the wedding.

- Audrey, of course I'm not going to
cancel the wedding,

you're my future.

It's just that, I'm not sure our
future is here, you know?

How do you feel about moving to
London?

- London?

- My cousin is there, you know. He has
his own business.

He's asked me to come and work with
him.

This could be a great opportunity for
us!

For both of us!

- Yes, but London? I mean, that's a
huge move!

- Sure, but isn't that what today is
all about?

Making these big moves? Together.

- I suppose so.

- It's too much, it's too much for
you. I understand.

This is your home, you know.

Audrey, forget I even said anything.

- Ndale! Wait, no. This is important
to you.

Well, I've always liked London.

Why not?

- Let's talk about this later, yes?

Keep it between us,

just until we can finalise all of the
arrangements?

- OK.

# Deep in your heart

# Have you ever loved someone?

# Well, so have I

- # So-o have I

- # Have you ever loved someone? #

- Have you got a job interview?
- No. Just a meeting.

- I can't believe you're going to let
her get away with this.

Fees are against everything we've
worked for, Michael.

- Well, it hasn't happened yet.

- What's going to stop it happening
now you've resigned?

- You've resigned? But what about the
school?

And the pupils?

- I am not abandoning them. I have to
go, I'm late.

- Good luck with that ship jumping!

- So what do you think?

- It looks a bit real.

- That's because it is real.

As of today, you're the head teacher
at Waterloo Road.

- It's going to take a bit of getting
used to.

- Well, you've got half an hour.

I want to tell the staff before first
period.

- I don't know what to say to them.

- There's nothing to say. You're the
new boss, end of.

Stop looking so worried, you're going
to be fine.

- OK.
- OK.
- Yeah.

- Sorry. I was here to see Michael?
- Nikki can deal with it.

- Oh, then are you ready to deal with
this?

- Yep. Let's get started.

- Are you really going to tell
Imogen's mum?

- About the wedding? The fact that you
got married? Yes!

I'm going to speak to her today.

- OK. But I was thinking. I should do
it.

We should be the ones that tell her.

- And what, I can trust you to do
that, can I? After last week?

- Yeah, you can. It's time it was all
out in the open.

SHE SCOFFS

- Every morning I call and every day
the same nurse

tells me the same thing.

- Well, least he's not getting any
worse.

- I suppose.

It just seems to be all I'm living for
at the minute.

- Well, maybe you need a distraction.
- It'd have to be a pretty big one.

- Well, why don't you get involved
with the school more?

You're always going on about how much
you'd love to teach.

- I wouldn't know where to start, man!

- Start by sitting in on one of my
lessons. Get a taste for it.

Come on, let the master show you how
it shouldn't be done.

- Well, suppose it can't hurt.

- Good luck today, Miss.
- Oh, thank you.

- Hey! Here they are. The happy
couple.

- I can't believe she's making you
work on your wedding day.

- Ah, well, getting married isn't
enough to warrant a holiday,
apparently.

- And they say my country is harsh.

- We did try to get a Saturday, didn't
we?

But the church is booked up for
months.

- Well, true love can't wait, eh?

- You couldn't give us a hand, could
you?

- Is that the cake? Can I take a peek?

- No way. Tom. Will you put this in
the office, please?

Thanks.

Maggie, button holes and bouquets are
in the fridge.

- Right.

- Try not to drop that, Tom, eh?

I can't do this.
- Of course you can.

- I can't stand by and watch you marry
her.

- It's hard. OK. I know.

But you can get through this, do it
for Audrey's sake.

- Have you any idea how irresponsible
your actions were?

- Sorry, Miss.

- She did it, Miss, not us!

- Putting poison pen letters on
people's cars?

And threatening violence?

The distress you caused the workers at
Nox.

- That was my protest.

- It was a criminal act.

- Nox Pharmaceuticals are criminals.
- Change the record, Lula.

- Nox is vital to this community.

- Nox kills animals. But no!

Nobody cares about their distress, do
they?

- That's enough.

Right, I'm not sure what your
punishment will be yet,

but it will be severe.

Get to your classes.

- Not sure about the others, but that
girl needs kicking out.

- That's a little bit extreme, isn't
it?

- So what, then? Suspension?

- I was thinking maybe she should talk
to the educational psychologist.

- Therapy?
- Yeah, I think it could be good for
her.

- Nikki, you're being soft.

We need to be seen to be imposing
discipline.

- I'm not being soft. It's necessary.
And I think it'd do her good.

- Fine. You're the boss.

- Look, if you want to put a stop in
the campaign,

I totally understand.
- I'm not stopping.

- Lula, what you did at Nox was brave
and admirable, but you got caught.

- So what? I really don't care.

- Well, I do. Lorraine's invested a
lot of money in Nox.

She'll kick you out in...

- She's profiting from murder. We have
to stop her.

- No. I don't want to get you in any
more trouble.

- Then tell me a way that won't get me
into trouble.

- I don't know. Maybe a petition?

Demanding Lorraine sever all ties with
Nox?

- Yeah, I can get everyone to sign the
petition

and that way Donnegan will have to
listen.

- Shh!

- < Have you seen her today?
- Yeah, I spoke to her.

- Well, what did your mum say?

- She thinks I'm going to phone your
mum, do the grown up thing.

- You volunteered to do it?

- To buy us some time. I'm not
actually going through with it.

- You've lied to your mum?
- Look who's talking.

- Dynasty! Would you just calm it?

- Calm it? Mum's calling Steve-O's mum
to apologise for me.

What was she thinking? Her own
daughter.

- She's just trying to keep the peace.

- Yeah, well, screw the peace. What
about me, Barry?

I was the one that got raped.

- Yeah, I know. And then you went to
the police.

- And what? You just expect me to let
him get away with it?

- No, but if you'd let me handle it,

then we wouldn't have a rep for
grassing.

Mum's just doing what's best.

- How can you defend her?

- We're family and family stick
together.

- Yeah? And I'm out.

- What do you mean you're out?

- I'm leaving. I'm done with you.

- You're staying put.

- Dynasty, you all right?

- We're just talking.

- Yeah, and now we're done.

- BELL RINGS

Thank you for getting me this meeting,
Robert, I do appreciate it.

- No problem. I haven't told the board
yet what this is about.

I thought it best to keep this under
wraps.

I trust you felt the same.
- No-one knows I'm here.

- This is politically delicate and if
the press get a hold of it...

- I understand.

- I have to say I'm surprised that
you're bringing this to us.

- Taking Waterloo Road back under LA
control is good for everyone.

It's a win-win situation...

- Michael, I said I was surprised, I
didn't say I wasn't interested.

- You won't regret it.
- There's a way to go yet.

We still have to get through the
committee.

- Well, I think they'll come round,
once they see my proposal.

- Martin Johnson is going to be in
there.

He's got it in for Waterloo Road, so
you've got a fight on your hands.

- Well, it's one I can't afford to
lose.

Look, look. No arguments.

You're coming to live with me in the
flat and that's that.

- You sure it'll be OK?

- It'll be better than OK. It'll be
great.

Seeing you all the time.

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

- No idea. No-one tells me anything
any more.

- Staff meeting. Any idea what it's
about?

- We're not short of issues, are we,
Esther?

- Morning. Please tell me you two are
still coming to the wedding?

- I'm not sure I can.
- I've got to sort out Connor.

- Oh, come on, she's not going to have
anybody there!

- Tom. It'll never last. I give it two
years, tops.

- Don't be like that.

- Or at least until Ndale gets his
hands on his passport.

- What's that about his passport?

- For the honeymoon. You'll need
passports if you're going abroad.

- We're not going on honeymoon.
- What?

- Ndale doesn't want to waste money.

- That was very considerate of him.
- That's a shame.

- Why don't we chip in for a few
nights in a hotel as a wedding
present?

- No gifts.

But if you'd like to make a donation
to our Malawi charity fund,

we'd be very grateful.
- That's a lovely idea.

- Sonya? Help us convince Audrey

that we should chip in for a
honeymoon, will you?

- Really, Tom, there is no need.

- I know of a lovely caravan going
spare.

- Connor's got a tent.
- Actually, we're going to London.

- So you are going on honeymoon?

- No. We're going for good.

- You're leaving?

- Yes. Ndale has a chance of a job
down there.

And we want to make a fresh start.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Tell you what?

- That you were moving to London.
- It was just an idea, you know.

- Really? Because Audrey's seems to
think it's a done deal.

- Sonya, I need to move on.

- What about us? What about me? You
just going to leave me behind?

- Listen, look, I know the situation
is not ideal, OK?

It's not what I want, but I'm making a
life with Audrey now.

- And I'm supposed to just step aside?

- Sonya, look, I care about you, OK,
very much.

Sonya? Please, come on! Wait!

- FOOTSTEPS FADE

- Thanks for coming, everyone.

Now, some of you may know already but
for those who don't,

Michael Byrne resigned on Friday.

- MURMURING

- We'll miss him.

Personally, I think it's time we went
in a new direction.

So, with that in mind, I'd like to
introduce Nikki as our new head.

- Thank you. I will keep it brief. We
all admired Michael.

His commitment and passion, but it is
time for fresh ideas.

Now, in the short term, I don't expect
there to be many changes.

- That's not exactly true, though, is
it?

Lorraine is planning to charge fees
next term.

- What?

- You're taking the school private?

- SHE SIGHS

- We're already private.

Just that, up until now, I was paying
the bill.

As you all know, the school has a
funding problem.

Introducing fees will solve it.

- What about the kids that are already
here?

- Obviously, they'll still keep their
place

but eventually we'll have to employ
some form of means testing, right?

- Yeah.
- You make the school fee-paying and
you will kill this community.

- I understand that this is hard for
some of you.

- No. No, it's not. Cos we won't let
it happen.

- And just how are you going to stop
it?

- Whoa! Wait! Look, you can't just
walk out.

- I think you'll find we can.
- This is ridiculous.

- Standing by and watching you wreck
this school. That's ridiculous.

Are you with us, Audrey?

- In spirit only, Tom. I'm sorry, it
would be unprofessional.

- You joining them?
- It's not my style.
- You're in favour of charging fees?

- I'm in favour of the pupils.
Striking's not going to help them.

- Go on, Miss! Let them know who's
boss!

- That's enough, Rhiannon.
- I'm just supporting you, Miss.

- Well, I'd rather you handed in your
homework.

- How long you striking for, Sir?
- As long as it takes.

- Yes! Go on!

No teachers. We rule the school!

CROWD CHEER

- All right, thanks.

They're so predictable.

- That's half of the staff out.

Lorraine, we're going to have to close
the school.

- We are not closing the school.

- What choice have we got unless you
want the kids to teach themselves?

- I'm calling in supply teachers.
They'll be here soon.

- Are they any good?
- Can't be any worse than this lot.

- Lorraine, can I have a word?

- Yeah?
- Just giving you a heads up.

I took this off a Year 12 this
morning.

They're going round the school and,
apparently, there's a petition.

- A petition for what?

- I don't know, but from what I've
heard

it's something about you and your
relationship with Nox?

- See this? This is Lula Tsibi.

We should have come down hard on her
this morning.

- STUDENTS CHATTER

- Oi! Walk!

- The more you try to fight them, the
more they'll resist.

Why not try a more subtle approach?
- How?

- Why not arrange for Lula

and the kids to go on a tour of the
Nox facilities?

- You want me to send Lula to Nox?
- I'll supervise them. And who knows?

Once they see the good work Nox does,

they'll maybe change their views. It's
got to be worth a try.

- OK. I'll make some calls. And
thanks.

- Taking over Waterloo Road will give
you the opportunity to

inherit a flagship school in a
struggling area.

We're already established.

We have an excellent staff and a
dedicated referral unit

and, furthermore, we're performing
well.

Strong results. High grade averages.

Low absentee rate.

- Tables and graphs are all very well,
but they don't tell the whole story.

We all know what's going on at your
school.

- Martin's right. Some of our problems
have been very serious.

- You said it.

- But we haven't overcome them by
shouting the odds.

We've worked hard, we got through
them.

And we will continue to do so.

For every negative you can point out
about my school,

I can provide you with a positive.

But in the end,

the only question you have to ask
yourselves is this -

will taking over this school benefit
the community that you serve?

Now, in my opinion, there is only one
answer to that question.

- Hey, Audrey.

- Is this true?

- Audrey, it was a mistake. A moment
of weakness. That's all.

I tried to stop it.

I tried to tell her it couldn't happen
again, you know.

She wouldn't listen to me. Sonya is
obsessed with me.

- I can't believe this...
- Audrey, please.

- Ndale...
- You don't know what she's like.

Look, look, at this, see. Look at the
handwriting. You see?

This is her doing. This is Sonya.
She's trying to break us up.

Look, Audrey, I know I have hurt you.

I have done a terrible thing.

Please, please, Audrey, please don't
cancel the wedding.

Audrey, please! Come on, wait!

- Robert.

- Well, we'll know in the next few
hours,

but I think you should be positive.
- Easy for you to say.

- Martin will come round to the idea.

As long as the school keeps its head
down, we'll be fine.

OK?

- Yeah, sorry, what were you were
saying?

- The school, it'll need to run
smoothly the next coming weeks.

- Don't worry. It will. Thanks.

APPROACHING SINGING

Here come the subs.

- # Unite the human race

# Arise ye workers from your slumbers,
arise... #

- George Windsor.

- Christine Mulgrew.

- I'm surprised you're not dead.
- I'm surprised you're not drunk.

- What happened to China?

Did they kick you out for being too
right wing?

- On the contrary, they took me to
their hearts.

Especially the women.

- Please. I've just eaten.

So? You're going to cross our picket
line?

- Is that what it is?

- We are fighting a very good cause.

- Then I'm sure you'll win. We should
have a drink sometime.

- First strychnine's on me.

- Friend of yours, is he?

- Yeah. Actually. He is.

Sign this.

- OK? John Windsor?

- It's George.

- George. Right. And you're maths?

- Modern languages.

- Oh, right, sorry. It says here's
you're...

Oi! Stop right there!

- Glad to see everything is under
control.

- Yeah, well, today's not really
been...

- Well, no, no, please no.

I really don't care. I need to see the
head.

- You're speaking to her.

- Been in the job long?

- Actually, it's my first day...today.

- Good God.

- Audrey? Audrey?

- Look, let me tell you how this is
going to work.

I'm basically here to keep the school
open and the kids occupied.

I don't do marking and I don't do
discipline.

First hint of trouble from any child
and I'll send them straight to you.

- Anything else?

- Yes. When the bell goes, I go.

- Right.

- That was a cowardly thing to do.

- I wanted you to know the truth.
- And you couldn't tell me to my face?

All this time, playing the friend,

when really you were just trying to
steal him away from me.

- I didn't steal Ndale. What happened
just happened.

- Think what you're saying, Sonya!
You're supposed to be my bridesmaid.

- You needed to know.
- On my wedding day!

How could you?

- I'm sorry.

I know this must be hard, but can't
you see it's for the best?

- How? How is it for the best?

- Because this way, you see him for
what he really is.

- He's my fiance.

- He's more like your lodger. Oh, come
on, Audrey!

I can give Ndale what he wants. I know
what he needs!

- Oh, I see what this is all about.

LOUD MUSIC

Oh. That was a close one.

- All right, Miss? Lost or something?

- Have you not got a teacher?

- They're all on strike, Miss.

MUSIC STOPS

- Yes, I know that, but didn't they
get someone to cover the class?

Have you not got something you could
be getting on with? Reading maybe?

- No, Miss. We've read everything.

- STUDENTS LAUGH

- How about we all take turns reading
this?

- What for?

- Well, this is an English class and
reading books is part of English.

- Yeah, but you're not an English
teacher.

- Yeah, but I can read, Jack.

- But you can't take us for a subject
you know nothing about.

- He's right, Miss.

- Get your things and line up at the
door.

- Why?

- Because I said so, that's why, now
come on, chop-chop!

Come on, get a rocket up you!

- So what languages are you learning?

- French and Gaelic.

- Spanish.

- God. 6,000 languages on the planet
and they teach you Spanish.

Most of Europe will be speaking
English by 2050.

- Well, what should we be learning?

- Well, how about we look to the
future?

Embrace the new century and study the
enigma that is Mandarin?

- What? You speak Chinese?

- Kou xiang tang. Le se xiang.

- What does that mean?

- Chewing gum. Bin. Thank you.

So what is it that's so fascinating?

- It's a petition, Sir.

- We want Lorraine Donnegan to stop
investing in pharmaceuticals.

- So you have a problem with her
helping companies to cure diseases?

- Nox Pharmaceuticals test their drugs
on animals.

- Well, I would hope so.

- Those animals suffer.

- Well, rather them than me.
- So you do not respect animal rights?

- Absolutely. I respect their right to
taste nice.

- STUDENTS GASP, MURMUR

- One of the best meals I ever had was
in China.

A delicious plate of curried dog.
Then, of course, there's veal.

- You have all seen enough cookery
programmes on telly,

so I'm expecting great things.

- Oh, my...

Maggie.

What on earth is going on?

- Well, the teachers are on strike,
so, I stepped in.

- You stepped in?
- Yeah.

- You can't just decide to teach a
class.

- A sponge cake is hardly teaching, is
it?

Rhiannon, go easy on that sugar!

- No, no, no, I mean,

you're not qualified to supervise an
entire class full of kids.

- Well, I'm very sorry, but they
obviously needed supervising.

They were creating merry hell up
there.

Jack, back to your station.

- Even so, I can't allow it. I just
can't.

- Fine.

- CLAPS HANDS

- Everybody.

I need you to stop what you're doing
and pack up.

- STUDENTS GROAN

- That's crap, that is.

- Rhiannon, you will not use language
like that in my kitchen.

- But my cake's not even in the oven
yet!

- I don't care. No excuse.
- Sorry, Miss.

- Right, what would you like me to do
with them?

- Actually, scrap that. What are you
doing the rest of the afternoon?

- You see, if humankind thought like
you,

we'd all still be living in caves.

Fact is, we've been exploiting animals
since the dawn of time.

We've eaten them, we've worn them,
we've worked them,

we've ridden them and it's been
mutually beneficial.

- How has it been mutual?

- Well, take the cow for example. Big,
slow, dumb. Easy prey.

Left to its own devices, it probably
would have died out years ago.

But by allowing itself to be exploited
by humans,

the cow survives.

- Only until we kill it for meat.

- Individual cows die, yes, but the
species continues.

It's a bilateral transaction.

We get milk and meat and leather and
they get food and shelter

and protection from their predators.

- That still doesn't give Nox the
right to experiment on animals.

- Easy for you to say now.

But 30 years down the line, when the
doctors find...

- I will never touch their drugs.

- Well, then, you're just a dumb as
the fat rabbits they keep at Nox.

- STUDENTS GASP

- Intelligent point. Well made

Out.

I said, out!

- FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Do you want to marry me?

- Yes, of course.

- I need you to swear that there is
nothing else I should know.

- Audrey, I swear.

- I mean it, Ndale, no more lies.

- I swear to you. There's no more
lies.

- Then I'll see you at the church.

- Thank you.

Michael. You've come to give us some
moral support.

- Not really, no.

Can I have a word with you, in
private?

You need to call them back to work.
- Why?

- You're putting the pupils at risk.
It's unprofessional, Christine.

- Unprofessional? I see. So we should
just give up like you did?

- I haven't given up.

Look, I have a plan to save this
school.

But the strike isn't helping my case.

- So what's the plan?

- I can't tell you.

- Then we're staying out.

- Was it worth it? Telling her?

- What was I supposed to do? You're
planning on leaving me!

- How can I leave you, Sonya? I was
never with you.

I was always with Audrey.
- You weren't always with Audrey.

- What happened between us was a
mistake, and now it's over.

- We can still make this work.
- Stop this!

- Listen, London's isn't that far.
It's just a few hours on the train.

Give it a couple of months, maybe I
could come and visit.

- We are finished. Do you understand?
I do not want to see you any more.

- BELL RINGS

- All right, everybody! That's lunch.

You can't just drop me, Ndale.

- I am marrying Audrey!

- I've just taught a class!

Hey, hey! What's the matter?

- SHE SOBS

- We have every right to be here.

- Of course you have. But would you
listen to what I have to say?

You think you're all out here fighting
for the school

but you're wrong.
- Someone has to stand up to her.

- But not like this, Tom. This is not
the way.

- And how would you do it?

- By going back inside. By sitting
down and negotiating a compromise.

- Lorraine doesn't do compromise, you
know that.

- Says the man who abandoned his
pupils this morning.

Tell me, Tom, did you notify the
school of your intention to strike?

Did any of you set any work for the
pupils to be

getting on with in your absence?

Did you try to explain to any of them
what this was about?

Don't talk to me about compromise.

- We're trying to put up some kind of
a fight, Michael. That's all.

- Yeah, but there's a bigger fight at
stake here,

the fight for the kids' hearts and
minds.

I mean, what kind of lesson are you
giving them

standing around out here?

- That sometimes you have to stand up
and be counted.

- Yeah, but you're not being counted,
Tom.

You're standing outside here while
your kids are in there being taught by
strangers.

Y'know, I woke up this morning and
realised something,

OK, you all have a distinct advantage
over me.

You still have the privilege of coming
here, every day

and teaching these kids.

Now to me, walking out is an abuse of
that privilege.

You should all be ashamed of
yourselves.

- What were you thinking?

- The girl is out of control.

- Lula says you provoked her.

- We were having a perfectly rational
deb...

Well, rational until she started
throwing the furniture around.

- Well, she's claiming that was an
accident.

- Yeah, well, she would, wouldn't she?
- Look, she's a special case.

She's quick to anger and she needs
handling.

- Handling? What is she, a bomb?

- I think you deliberately set out to
incite her by attacking her beliefs.

- And then she attacked me.

Do you not think you should be
disciplining her for that?

- Don't tell me how to do my job.
- Why not? Someone has to.

- George, can you give us a minute?

Thanks.

- Look, I don't know where you found
him,

but he is an obnoxious, sexist...
- He has a point.

Nikki, what is Lula still doing at
this school?

- What? He provoked her.

- I'm sorry, but you had the chance to
deal with her this morning.

- Right. I see. So, this is all my
fault, is it?

- Don't take this personally.

- Lorraine, it's quite hard not to

when you're questioning every
decision.

- You might want to come and have a
look at this.

Surprised to see you here.

- I heard you were having some
problems.

- It's nothing we couldn't handle.

- The staff will return to work if you
agree to listen to their concerns.

This is where you nod, Lorraine.

- Right.

Well, you've wasted most of the day,
so get back to work.

- It's lunchtime, Nikki.

- OK, back to business as usual.

Straight back into classes after
lunch.

- I need you now.

- Are you drunk?
- I realise it's short notice.

- What about Sonya?
- Sonya isn't bridesmaid material.

- OK, you're going to have to give me
a little bit more than that.

- She's been sleeping with Ndale.

- OK, Audrey, listen to me.

You have to get out of this wedding
now.

- I don't want to get out of it.

- Why not? He's been sleeping with
Sonya!

- And I've forgiven him. So now I need
a bridesmaid.

Will you do it?
- Absolutely not!

I'm not going to stand beside you and
watch you make a huge,

no strike that, titanic, mistake.

- It's so easy for you, isn't it?
You're young, relatively speaking.

You're attractive. Men are drawn to
you.

Well, men are not drawn to me, they
never have been.

Even when I was young, I wasn't a
beauty queen.

And I am, I know I am, something of a
cold fish.

Which means I have been alone for a
long time.

I'm not stupid, Christine. I know
Ndale doesn't love me.

Not the way you think he should
anyway.

- Then why marry him?

- Because he's kind and he's gentle.
And he's a good friend.

And at this stage in my life, that's
what I need.

And who knows? Maybe in time, love
will grow.

- Taking a big chance though.

- Yes.

- I've got nothing to wear.

- What you've got on will be fine.

- She's moving out, then.

- It's what she wants.

- So, I was thinking, it's about time
you and me called a truce.

- What do you mean, a truce?

- Look, you and Dynasty are clearly
seeing each other. I get that.

- Right. Good.

- And if you think about it, you and
me have something in common now.

We both want to take care of her.

- Yeah. I guess.

- Right. That's settled then.

So now we need to talk about how we're
going to deal with all this.

Dynasty can't move in with you.

- Look, Barry, it's happening. You
just have to deal with it.

- No. See, things are pretty unsettled
at home.

I'm trying to make things better, but
it's not easy.

- That's not my problem.
- No. It's Dynasty's problem. It's her
family.

And right now, we need her to be at
home.

Do you understand?
- She's made her choice.

- Yeah, but you could talk to her,
tell her that you couldn't do it.

- No, I don't think staying at home
with you lot is good for her.

- Well, what if I won't let her go?

- Then I'll tell the police about the
gun. Your gun.

- First you shake my hand and then you
threaten me?

- PANTING: It wasn't a threat. It was
a promise

- Forgetting something, are we? You're
in this as deep as I am.

- I don't care. I'll do whatever it
takes to help Dynasty.

- Leave him alone!

- It's his fault. You. Steve-O's
family. Mum.

- No, Barry. You're wrong.

This is our mess caused by our messed
up family.

- If you leave with him tonight, then
you are nothing to me.

- Fine.

You all right?

- Yeah.

- I know it sounds stupid, but I
really did think he liked me.

- And the fact that he was marrying
Audrey didn't tell you otherwise?

- But he doesn't love her, Maggie!
- Sounds like wishful thinking to me.

- Come on.

Can you really see Ndale spending the
rest of his life with her?

- Seems like he's willing to give it a
try.

- I'm such an idiot.

- No. You made a bad choice, that's
all.

- All my choices are bad. Especially
when it comes to men.

- I'm sure that's not true.
- It is.

- Well... Maybe it's time you went for
a different type.

- Can't help who you're attracted to.

- What's the point, right, of running
around, playing the other woman,

always being second best?

- It's exciting, I suppose.

- Sonya, man. Love is a gift.

It should be shouted from the
rooftops.

Not kept hidden like a dirty secret.

- He's got a phone.
- What?

- Ndale. He's got another phone.

- Sonya! What are you doing?

- It's not in here.

- What?

- APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

- You look beautiful, Miss.
- Oh, thank you, Rhiannon.

- That's a disaster waiting to happen.
- Maybe not. Maybe it's love.

- Yeah, because young African men
always fall for

white women middle-aged, don't they?
- Now you're just being cynical.

- Do you need a seat, Sir?

- STUDENTS LAUGH

- What was all that about?

- A child threw a chair at me.

- Does that happen often?

- You'd be surprised.

- Who was it?

- Some maniac called Lula.

- We don't know who she is.
- Oh, I think we do.

- Maybe she's a friend. Or a sister.

- Come on. Unbelievable. He played us
both.

Me and Audrey, like a pair of fiddles.

We need to stop the wedding.

- OK. I'll get me stuff.

- That man is a pig.

In fact, calling him that is an insult
to pigs.

- You threw a chair at him.
- I didn't!

- You need to apologise.
- No.

- Yes, Lula. You need to do whatever
it takes to make that right.

- Why should I?
- Because I've convinced Lorraine to
give us

a tour of Nox Pharmaceuticals.
- Why would I want to go to there?

- Think about it. If we get in there,
scope the factory.

Security, CCTV. Everything.

With intelligence like that, we can
make bigger plans

than a few poison pen letters.

- FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

- Right. Lula, let's do this.

- I want to apologise to Mr Windsor
for my actions.

- OK.

- BELLS RING

- OK? Still time to change your mind.

- ORGAN PLAYS

- Well?

- No. This is what I want.

DOOR OPENS

- Audrey!

- What are you doing here?
- You've got to stop the wedding.

- How dare you.
- You can't marry him, Audrey.

- I can. And I will.

- You can't, Audrey. He's already
married.

I'm so sorry.

- Hey, Audrey, are you OK? What's
wrong?

- I think you know exactly what's
wrong.

- What is this? What...what...what is
it?

- Audrey, first of all...
- No more lies!

Everybody out. Everybody's got to go.
Everybody go!

- Move!

- Audrey, please...

- How could you humiliate me like
this?
- I'm sorry.

- How could you do it?
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

- Sorry?! Were you marrying me for
citizenship?

- Audrey, please, I can explain.
Please listen.

- And then what? Bring the family over
and just surprise me?

We'd rub along happily together ever
after?

Oh, no, it was a quick divorce. Toss
me to one side.

Oh, God, how stupid am I?

- Audrey, you are not stupid, don't
say that.

- Look at me!

- All I wanted was a chance to work.

To make money and provide for my
family. That's all I wanted.

- I was just a means to an end.

- No, Audrey, you are a good woman. I
admire you so much.

- But you don't love me.

- Why is everyone in this country so
obsessed with this word love?

Do you know, for some people in Malawi
it's a luxury

for them to have this, this, love?

- Then tell me, Ndale. Do you love
your wife?

You can dress this up whatever way you
want, but you're a liar

and cheat and you used me and that's
the truth.

- You were happy to be used.

You knew something wasn't right. That
first day, in Malawi, you knew.

- I didn't know you were married!

- But you suspected something.

And yet you still invited me here,
even with your doubts.

- Yes. It was too good to be true.

I'm naive, Ndale.

- So, Audrey, why didn't you say
anything?

- Because I wanted it to be true.

- Shouldn't one of us go in there,
make sure everything is all right?

- No, I'd just leave them to it if I
were you.

- I can't believe he'd do this to her.

- Yeah, well, you should, cos he's a
snake.

- The police?

- Sonya...

- What's her name?

- Mesi.

- And the boys?

- Chatha and Thombo.

- How old?

- Chatha is seven and Thombo will be
ten at the end of the next month.

Audrey, I never meant to hurt you.

- What will you do now?

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

- Please, please, just...give them a
minute.

- It's OK.

Audrey, I'm tired, I'm tired of all of
this.

I'm ready to go home.

I miss my family.

Audrey McFall.

- Ndale?

- Hey. You all right?

- Not a great start to my job, eh?

- I think you managed OK. School's
still open. Strike's off.

- It was Michael that stopped the
strike.

- Look, it'll be better tomorrow.

- No. No, it won't, Lorraine.

I'm not ready for this.

- You can't just quit after one day.

- Sometimes one day is all you need.
I'm out of my depth.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry it didn't work
out.

- Yeah. Me too.

- I am right about Lula though.

- Ah, Lorraine.

- Must admit, I didn't expect them to
call off the strike so quickly.

- Well, I think the staff came to
realise

they were putting the kids at risk.

- You mean, you made them realise.

- It's easier to point these things
out when you're on the outside.

- Yeah. And how's that working out for
you, being on the outside?

- I'm keeping busy.

- Too busy to take your old job back?

- Are you OK?

- Not really, no.

- I'm sorry, Audrey. I really am.

- I think it's best if we get Audrey
home.

Maggie, can you drive us?
- No, I don't want to go home.

We still have a buffet at the pub and
we need to not waste that.

- Are you sure?

- Yes. Yes.

I'm technically a bride for the day,
so you have to do what I say, please.

- OK, Audrey, why not?

- Couple of drinks can't hurt, can it?

- I'm really sorry.

- Ah, Michael, there you are.

- How did it go with the committee?

- They're interested. They were very
impressed with your presentation.

Still a long way to go, but we could
be up and running by next term.

And when Waterloo Road's back in the
body of the kirk,

you can sit back and relax.

- How so?

- You won't have to try so hard, will
you?

No more educational experiments or
pioneering schemes.

The council will dictate policy, all
you have to do is implement it.

Goodnight, Michael. Well done.

Here we go.

A toast.

To Audrey.

She may not have a husband, but she
still has her family. Us.

- Audrey.

- Thank you for today.
- Ah, don't mention it.

- No, no. You had your reservations,
but you were there for me.

- Oh, look out, it's the boss.

- Not any more. I quit.

- What is it with head teachers and
quitting these days?

- I better get going. Visiting time.
- You want me to come with you?

- No, you're all right, Tom, thanks.

I like to sit with him on my own, tell
him about me day.

- You can tell him he's got some
competition now that you're teaching.

- Folks. Where's Ndale?

- It's a long story.

- Get a round in and we'll tell you.

- OK, Lula, now you come along this
corridor here and then what?

- And I'll leave through the service
doors here.

- Are you sure you want to go through
with this?

- Nox are in a for a surprise.

- I tell you what. I'll do you a deal.

If you haven't been snapped up in five
years, I'll marry you.

- I don't think that would work, Tom.

- Why not?

- I'm too much woman for you.

HE CHUCKLES

- I know I was put in an impossible
position,

so why do I feel like I failed?

- Is the school still standing? Did
anyone try to burn it down?

- No.

- What's she doing here? Do you think
I should go say something?

- If you want me to go, I'll go.

- Tom, could you get Sonya a drink,
please?

- What would you like?
- A G&T please, Tom.

- Audrey's a better woman than I am.
- Forgiveness is a wonderful thing.

- So am I forgiven for today?

- The strike was a stupid idea.

- OK, but I was only doing it for you.

- I don't need a cheerleader.

- Well, that's a shame, because I've
just gone and bought the outfit.

Pom-poms and everything.

Oh, come on, Michael, we're going to
have lots of arguments

in the future, we've got to learn to
laugh them off.

- Got the future all mapped out, have
you?

- Well, I don't know. I had a few
thoughts in the church today.

- SHE LAUGHS

- Don't panic.

You've got a couple of years yet
before we get to that stage.

- You all right, Michael?

- Yeah.

CLOCK TICKS

SHE SOBS

- Something weird's going on, and I
just thought you should know.

- I'm still surprised she agreed to
this take over.

- You leave my daughter alone.

- Get lost!

- I'm going to take my phone in so I
can film inside.

- It's just so rare to be handed a
school that's doing so well

and knows exactly where it's going.

- He wants me to give the school to
the council.

- Let our kids keep their school.

- This is no longer Waterloo Road,

but the Lorraine Donnegan Institute of
Excellence.
- What?

- You can either sign up, or collect
your P45s.

- It's disaster.
- This is my school, and I want you
out of it.

- Are you happy now?

- This time next year the school's
going to be paying for itself.

- THEY CHANT

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