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VOICEMAIL: Hiya, it's Debbie Rafferty.

What you ringing me for? Just drop me
a text.

- Wherever you are, you better get
here now.

If you've forgotten, I swear to God,
Debs.

Ring me back when you get this.

- Just stop with all the drama.

Debs could be on her way to school for
all you know.

- Well, you'd think she'd give
drinking a miss

the night before my meeting. She's out
every single night.

- It's not every night.
- Where's my stuff gone?!

- It's not every night.
- No, it is.

That's why she said it to me. She said
it to me.

- All right. Hey, hey, hey, look at
me. Look at me, please.

Look at me.

Look at me, Auntie Nicky. Eyes, OK?

Right, listen, even if she doesn't
make your meeting...
- Oh!

- ..even if she doesn't make your
meeting, I will be there for you.

You're going to get your diagnosis,
OK?

It's gonna be fine, OK? Promise.

All right?
- Yeah.

- Good girl.
- I'm fine.

- All right.

See ya, kid.
- See ya.

- DOOR SHUTS

- Do you have to do that?

- What now?
- Putting your sister down.

- NICKY HUFFS

- She's doing her best.
- Yeah, right.

DOOR SHUTS

What's all this for?

- Breakfast like a king, remember?
Setting you up for the day.

And more to the point, I've no idea
what their lunches are like.

- It's gonna be like a mini prison.

- It's a PRU, not youth offenders'.

- But a "youth conditional caution"
doesn't sound too good, does it?

- I know you haven't been given the
best hand in life,

but as long as you can prove you're
trying to rehabilitate yourself,

you're golden. Do you understand?

- CAR ENGINE WHINES AND GRINDS

Watch the clutch!

- Well, you making that face isn't
filling me with confidence.

- Yeah, well, you negotiating a
roundabout

isn't exactly filling me with
confidence.

- Right, I've been reading ahead,

and I've got to practise an emergency
stop.

- Oh, yeah, I wouldn't worry about
that.

You do one at every set of lights.

- SHE HUFFS

ENGINE STARTS AND REVS

You're doing great! Keep at it.

ENGINE CUTS OUT

HE STIFLES A LAUGH WITH A COUGH

ENGINE REVS LABORIOUSLY

ENGINE TURNS OVER

- Shut up.

- CLUTCH GRINDS

- I never said a word.

- TYRES SQUEAL

I know she's my mum, but I do wish
that you were sometimes, cos...

at least you act like one.
- Aw.

- She doesn't even know how to spell
ADHD, you know?

- Well, she's probably just trying to
get her head around it, in't she?

- Yeah, I shouldn't slag her off.

She has been trying a lot harder
recently.

- Yeah, I suppose so.

And you have been a lot calmer in the
last few weeks.

- Yeah, I know. She's been dead good
with us.

She's been going out of her way to
help.

- How do you mean?
- Just the pills.

- What pills?

- Diazepam.

- What?
- Yeah.

- Whoa, hang on a...

Diazepam?
- Yeah, giving me that too.

- No, Kel.
- What?

- She can't be giving you medication
like that without a prescription.

She's not a doctor. It's illegal.

- Illegal?

Well, she's not gonna get in any
trouble, is she? It's not her fault,

it's mine.
- No, it's not.

- It IS.
- No, it's not your fault, at all.
None of it.

- OK.

- If you've got ADHD, then, yeah, you
might need some medication,

but that isn't your mum's decision to
make.

Right, come here. Come on. I'll see
you later at the meeting.

See ya later.
- Yeah.

Wait.

You're not gonna tell anyone, are ya?
Promise me.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

- Go on.

Don't be late.

- OK.

See ya.

DOOR SHUTS

- God's sake.

- Morning, Val.

PHONE ALERT CHIMES Oh!

- Morning.

I just wanted to remind you about the
governors' meeting,

period three.

Of course you don't need reminding.

- Thank you. I've got enough problems
with LEA.

I've got to make sure the parents are
onside.

PHONE ALERT CHIMES

Make sure you back me up on the
security issue.

- Ah, yeah, yeah.

- How does Priestley explore the role
of women in An Inspector Calls?

- Oi. Let's wag it after this.

- Dean.

If you're gonna wag it, at least learn
to whisper.

- Don't I normally get a detention at
this point, Miss?

- You can have one if you want one.

DEAN GASPS

- Dean.

- Make sure that you indicate clearly

how working-class women are presented
as...disposable.

- Dean.

I don't need to wag it.

They're letting me out today.

- Well, guess what?
- What?

- I'm getting out, an' all.

- Well, why didn't you tell me?

- I thought you'd be gutted, being in
here without me.

- Yeah, you wish.

Dean, come here.

I'm not a disposable woman.

I do my own thing.

- Nice.

- Thank you.

- I think that we needed to show the
governors how our new approach

to community policing's gonna work,

so can you grab us some statistics
together,

show that it can have a positive
impact?

- Is that what this consultant Andrew
told you?

He seems to be in touch quite a lot.

- Well, that's none of your business,
Lindon.

- I know things went south between us,
but I was hoping that

at some point in the future, maybe we
could move past this.

- OK, let me just stop you there.

We are not, absolutely not, ever going
there again.
- All right.

- It should never had happened in the
first place, and I can't have

you questioning everybody I talk to
just because I slept with you once.

SHARP CRACK

- Verity.

Verity!
- Sir, my knickers are proper riding
this morning.

- Oh, thank you...

Uh, no running in the corridor, thank
you, Miss.

- Sorry, Sir. I just wanted to give
Kelly-Jo this.

- Oh.

- What is it?
- Well, I knew

you were feeling a bit anxious about
today, so...

- Sprout, Spratt.

I see what you've done.

Lovely.

- Where's the tenner?
- It's just a good luck message, I'm
afraid.

- I'm just joking. Erm...

- Aw.

- Yeah, I'm really proud of you too,
Miss.

Not gonna lie to ya, I didn't really
think much of you the first day,

but you've made A LOT of progress.

- VOICE MOCK-BREAKING:
- I'm so proud of ya.

- Thank you!

- No, but seriously, thank you.

You've, erm, really helped me.

Don't look at me.

- Good luck, OK?

- I've got this, Miss!
- Yeah, you have.

- I've got this!
- Whoa, hey, hey, hey.

People, learning, all right?
- Sorry.
- Yes.

She's right, though.

You know, you've been...

You've been proper sick.

- No.

- Is that not what yous do now?
- No.

Sir, can I, erm, just message Samia to
tell her

I'll be in maths with her later?

- You can message her, but I don't
think

you're gonna be in class that soon,
I'm afraid.
- Why?

- Well, even if we are talking ADHD,

it doesn't mean that we forget
everything that's gone on

and you just waltz out of the BU.

- Yeah, well, it should.
- No, where you going? Look,

listen, can we just have some calm,
all right, before we go in there?

- Yeah.
- It's like yoga.

Yes, yes.
- Namaste!

- Very zen, very zen.
- See you in there, Sir.

- All right, wash your hands with
your...
- I will!

- Look, you're our union rep.

You've got to get these parents off
our backs.

- I hear what you're saying, but at
the end of the day,

we should be developing more positive
relationships

with the parents, right? Look, Kim
knows what she's doing.

- DISSENTING MURMURS

They're worried about the governors'
meeting?

- You can't blame them.

Parent power is enough to scare off
any teacher.

Last thing we need is parents thinking
they can call the shots.

I mean, it's Kim that calls the shots.

- Oh.

You don't think she did the right
thing by Danny?

- Sending a kid to a baby prison when
she didn't have to.

- Yeah, but Val, modern PRUs, they're
not...

- I know the chat. I had to sell it to
Danny this morning.

How's Dwayne doing?

- Yeah.

Great.

Hasn't taken a feather out of him.

I know.
- Wow.

- And we're...moving forward with the
adoption process.

- That's really great, Joe.

- Hey, listen, I better shoot. I've
got to get down for Kelly-Jo.

- Oh.
- Oh.
- Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding.
- Yeah, round one.

Have a good day.

- Yeah.

I'll try.

- Overall, we have noted that you have
demonstrated

more than six symptoms of
inattentiveness and impulsiveness.

You're also showing signs of
hyperactivity.

And while this isn't an exact science,
these indicators

do suggest Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder.

- I assume we can start working
towards a EHCP?

That's an Education Health and Care
Plan.

It just means that all the
organisations involved

can work together.

I will make sure that the school can
respond to her needs,

but I have to say that Kelly-Jo has
taken significant steps

in managing her own behaviour.

- < You can't just go in there.
There's a meeting going on.

- I think I can. It's my meeting.

- Mum?

- Hiya!

- Oh, yeah, this is Miss Rafferty.

This is Kelly-Jo's mum.

- I see.

Given the circumstances, maybe we
reconvene?

- No, no, I'm here now.

So, go on, then, what's your verdict?

- For the sake of brevity, your
daughter has ADHD.

- Oh.

Well, that's good, I suppose.

I might get some help now, then,

cos it took you guys for ever to
figure that one out.

- Mum.

- What?

- OK, now might be a good time to chat
about next stages.

- Oh, of course.

I've already sent off a referral for
therapy.

- And how long's that waiting list?

Cos by the time that comes about,

she'll have left school, so what
good's that?

- Well, it would most likely be CBT,

and that's a talking therapy with
actionable exercises.

We can also explore parent training.

- Parent training?

I'm not the one who can't sit still!
What do I need parent training for?

Oh, this system's a mess.

- You're the only thing that's a mess.
- Listen, will you pipe down?

Sat there chatting. All this time, sat
on their arses.

Meanwhile, I've been living in a
frigging nightmare.

- At least they're not drugging her
up.

- Can I ask what you meant by your
last comment, Miss Walters?

- Nothing.

- SHE CLEARS HER THROAT

- My sister's been...medicating
Kelly-Jo with Diazepam.

- SOMEONE CLEARS THEIR THROAT

- OK, er...

Right.

- Come on through. Thanks for coming.

It's much appreciated.

Did you catch up with Verity?

- She went straight to class. She
won't talk to me.

- Mrs Massey, hi. Come on in.

Thanks for coming.

How is Miles?

- He's doing well.

No thanks to Dwayne Jackson.

- Right, shall we begin?

Right, well, it's always nice to start
with some positives.

I've managed to sort some new
computers for the library.

So, all being well, we'll be able to
install those next week.

- Oh, that's brilliant. That's great
news.

- So, OK, let's get to the point.

Why have the security measures been
removed from the school?

- We had an isolated incident and took
appropriate action,

and the pupil concerned has been
removed.

- I felt that the time was right to
lift the security measures.

- Well, you're talking about it as if
Danny Lewis was the only problem.

Mr King calls it "an isolated
incident".

I'm not so sure.
- Neither am I.

I mean, it's true, isn't it, that when
you did bag searches

you found a number of knives?

- Yes, but knife crime is a big
problem in ALL schools.

- I don't care about all schools. I
care about this one.

Personally, I would like to see the
knife arches,

the uniformed officers, and the bag
searches brought back immediately.

- Those things were brought in to keep
our kids safe.

I don't understand why they've gone.

- Because they were creating a hostile
environment

that was putting the pupils off
learning.

- Just to reassure you,

we do have a plain clothes police
officer on site.

- Whenever I make a decision, I take
into account the needs

of every individual pupil, as well as
the wider school community.

From the outside looking in, it's
difficult to understand

the reasoning behind some of these
decisions,

but please, be reassured, none are
taken lightly.

- I'm not on the outside looking in,
am I?

My understanding is that we are part
of the leadership of the school.

- No, see, all I was saying was that I
think that some coppers

lose their authority when their
uniform's gone.

- Yeah, well, we'll see who's got no
authority

when I report you for stealing someone
else's mug, "Mum".

- HE CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY

Hey.
- Hey.

- Hey, you're a lot niftier with that
thing

than the four-wheeler I saw you in
this morning.

- Yeah, it's gonna take me ages to
pass my test.

I'm hopeless.
- No, I was only joking.

You weren't that bad. You know what?

You'll probably pass it first time and
when you do, come see me.

I know a few garages. We'll get you a
motor sorted in no time.

- Thanks, Donte. That's great.

- Well, there's an incentive to pass
if ever there was one.

Oops!

- SHE SNORTS DERISIVELY

SHE TITTERS SARCASTICALLY

All right?

- Ah.

Um, do you, um, want to...

..catch up later on?
- Yeah.

- Cool.

- You can't be in here. Just wait till
we get home.

- Home?

- Yeah, we'll see.

- Do you know, when you were down, I
put a roof over your head,

no questions asked.

But when I'M down, you just kick me in
the balls.

Where's your loyalty?

- I wasn't being disloyal. Quite the
opposite.

Dosing Kelly-Jo up on happy pills,
that is not right, Debs.

- What was I supposed to do?
- Wait!

Till you got an actual diagnosis.

And by the way, you're not even on
Diazepam,

so where are you getting them pills
from?

- It doesn't matter. I did what I did.

Who do you think you are?

Where were you when Kelly-Jo was
little, eh?

I-I don't have time to mollycoddle my
kid.

- I don't "mollycoddle" my children.

I CARE about them, and I always put
them first.

- You'd still have Preston in nappies
if you could.

- Well, better than being neglectful.

- Neglectful?

Are you joking?

I didn't even know where you'd gone.

That's what I call neglectful.

You left me to look after our mum.

Is there any wonder that I've turned
out the way I have?

- Just stop making excuses, Deborah.

It's always someone else's fault,
someone else to blame.

Blokes, me, your own daughter...

You can't even hold down a job.

- Yeah, says you, with your
five-minute salon!

Covid close you down, did it?

No, crap hair closed you down.

- Can we just drop this?

The kids are gonna be here in a
minute.

- So, if we make our way down the
stairs,

I'll talk you through our security
measures.

- How's Danny doing in PRU?

He started today, didn't he?

- How do you think? He practically
skipped out the door this morning.

- Val, look, I am really sorry.

If he's having a hard time, you have
got to stop blaming me.

You know he stabbed someone.

I did the right thing.

- For Danny or for your reputation?

- DISTANT CALLS AND SHOUTS

Hey, Samia, are you lost?
- Hi.

- It's just that people that come here
tend to be...

..preoccupied.

- Well, actually, this is a quiet area
for reflection

and quiet contemplation.

- I used to say that about the locker
room.
- Shut up.

- Unless...

- What?

- ..unless you're here to reflect
about someone in particular?

Are you back with Danny Lewis?

SHE LAUGHS

- What makes you think that?

- I can read you like a book — one
with a lot of pictures.

- So, what are you two doing here?

- You need to go.

Doesn't look very professional you
being here.

- "Professional"? For Christ's sakes,
you're a dinner lady.

It's like you live in a dream world.

You actually think that you're better
than me and Mum.

- That is all in your head.

- Do you know...

..you were 13 when you went to live
with Dad.

13.

What made you go?

- NICKY SOBS

Because I couldn't bear living at home
any longer.

But it was nothing to do with you,
Debs.

Me and Mum just...

We just didn't get on.

You know that.

- She was an alky.

She didn't get on with anyone.

And you left me with her.

I was still in primary school, and you
left me.

And I hate you for it.

Because you ruined my life.

- And now you're gonna ruin Kelly-Jo's
life, then, yeah?

Ah!

What are you... Get off me!

- Oh!
- Hey, get off her!

- Get off me!
- Ow!

- Get off me!
- Debs, Debs! Get off her, get off
her.

- Mum!
- Get off her, get off her.

- Stop it! Everyone's watching ya!

- Right, you lot, serve the food.

Green canteen.

Please, make your way to the green
canteen.

And you, and you, my office, now.

Now!

I needed today to go well.

I needed to show concerned parents
that Waterloo Road is a safe

place for their children,

and instead I get you two knocking
seven bells out of each other.

- I couldn't care less about your
meeting.

So what happens to our Kelly-Jo now?

- Luckily for you, Dr Park says that
the diagnosis still stands,

so Kelly-Jo can progress with her
EHCP.

- Thank you.

I know you must've pushed for that.

DEBS LAUGHS

- Great... No harm done.

- Excuse me!

Do you know what impact today has had
on Kelly-Jo?

That girl has been confused pretty
much her whole life,

and today she was finally going to be
able to make sense of herself

and of the rest of the world, and
instead, you rock up, late,

stinking of booze, and then she has to
witness her mum

and her auntie going at it in front of
the entire school.

She is a child!

And she had to separate the pair of
you.

No harm done? Really?

Fortunately, she didn't get seriously
ill from taking

unprescribed medication,

but Social Services are gonna be
getting involved.

Do you know that?

And they are gonna be asking you why
you thought giving drugs to

Kelly-Jo was the only solution.

- Cos no-one was HELPING ME!

You lot shoved her in the BU and that
was that.

You think she was bad at school?

You should've seen her at home.

Kicking and screaming at everybody.

And where were Social Services then?

- As far as I am concerned, both of
you failed Kelly-Jo today.

- Are you finished?

- You can stay to deal with Social
Services,

then you are banned from my school.

Is that clear?

And you, you're lucky you're not
fired.

You have put me in an impossible
position, Nicky.

- Verity, please, I just...

I just wanna make sure you're OK.

- I've not told anyone, if that's all
you're bothered about.

- No, of course not.
- Right, then.

Well, I'll ring Mum and tell her,
then, shall I?

- I'm sorry.

- Mum's still not gonna forgive you,
though.

Not for this.

- HE GROANS

Came to see if you're OK.
- Ah.

You know what? I'm not gonna lie, it
really hurts.

- Yeah, you should have put ice on it
straight away.

- I know.
- Let me clean you up.

- No, it's all right, you don't have
to.
- No, let me.

There'll be something in there.

A woman's handbag is like the TARDIS.

Here you are.

Tip your head back.
- Yeah?
- Mm.

- Ah!

- Come on, now, be brave.

- Yeah, I'm trying.

- I forgot to tell ya, Izzie got the
best mark in the test last week.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, it's cos she's got the best
teacher, that's why.

- Oh, here, you've got a...

- Hey, you know what? It feels all
right now.

- Yeah, cool, erm...

I'll get rid of this.

- Yeah, cheers.

- See ya later?
- See ya.

- How's Kelly-Jo doing?

- She's OK.

Yeah, just, you know, a lot to deal
with.

I assume you'll be starting an
investigation into her mum?

- Oh, that's already begun.

But, actually, I'm glad I caught ya.

I wanted to talk to you about
something else.

- It's about the boys?

- Yeah, their mum's been in touch.

- What for?

- She's probably just worried after
what she heard

what happened last week.

You need to give that to the boys.

Eh, the good news, she's been clean
and sober now for some time, so...

- Right, erm... Can we have a chat?
Er, right...

You just had to, didn't ya?

She's so amazing.

You're such a great mum.

You're so perfect.

- What was I supposed to do?

- Just shut up, will yous?

- Oh, and just like that, the social
worker arrives.

The teachers click their fingers and
you jump too.

Well, where are you when I need ya?

- I'm really sorry, Miss Rafferty,

but we need to have a strategy meeting
about Kelly-Jo's welfare.

I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
- No.

No.

That's my daughter.

- Just leave, Mum.

I don't want you here right now.

- Mr Casey, can you take Kelly-Jo back
to the BU?

- No.

Why?

- Look, I promise I'll come and find
you later

and I'll let you know what's
happening.

- No, it's not fair again.

- Hey, Kelly-Jo, come on.

- No, it's not even me.

- I know, but come on. Calm down.
- I'm sorry.

- It's gonna be fine. Come with me.

Come on.

- No, we need you to stay as the
responsible adult.

- No, not her! I'm her mother, not
her.

- Come on. It's gonna be fine.

- OK.

- No.

No, come here.

She's mine.

- Just go home, Mum.

I don't wanna be anything like you
when I grow up.

Just go home.

- Well, I know we're all a bit shaken,
but shall we make a start?

Kim, I really respect you as a person.

You know that.

But I am starting to question your
leadership.

- I have to say, I agree.

There's obviously a bit of a problem
at the school

when kids can't even play football
matches safely.

- I mean, we're all invested in the
school, but if this is going

to work, you may need to accept the
support of your governing body.

I mean, that's our job.

At this moment in time, I'm not
convinced that we should be

investing in the school, emotionally
or financially.

- What are you saying?

- I'm saying we'd like to be able to
monitor the school more effectively.

We'd like monthly progress meetings

and the power to conduct no-notice
walkabouts.

- I don't think the staff will go for
that level of monitoring.

- I don't think that unions will go
for it.

- No.

- Well, unless you accept the extra
level of support that we're

offering, I would have to withdraw my
support for Miss Campbell's
leadership.

- As would I.

- Then it looks like I don't have much
choice, doesn't it?

- I wouldn't mind you chipping in
every lunchtime.

- Well, well, well, look who it is.

Hey, I don't think the canteen will be
getting

any five-star reviews on TripAdvisor.

Yeah, I'd probably give the kids mayo
instead of custard, me.

Hey, how are you doing? Are you all
right?

- Not really.

Better than your nose. What's happened
to you?

- Well, it's the last time I try and
help you out, put it that way.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Look... Come on, you did the right
thing, you know.

You were just looking out for
Kelly-Jo.

- The whole thing's such a mess.

This family's been walking a tightrope
for a long time,

and I've just given everybody the
final shove.

I'm not sure there's any coming back
from this one.

- Hey, it's just a bad patch.

That's all it is.

- Nah, I'm gonna go home and find all
my stuff on the step,

and I probably deserve it.

I mean, nobody needs to hear they're a
terrible mother, do they?

It's not like I'm perfect.

- Nah, you're all right.

Hey, look, you'll get home and she
would've bought you some scran

and a bottle of wine and everything
will be forgotten about.

Don't worry.

- Can you excuse me for one second?
- Yeah.
- Thank you.

- All right, mate?

- Yeah. Have you got a meeting?

- Yeah, yeah. I've been meaning to
say,

I'm sorry things didn't work out
between you and Samia.

I thought you were OK, you know,

as far as a lad dating your daughter
can be.

- Yeah, well, we're still mates. Sort
of.

- Have you seen her today? I just
wanted a word.

- Yeah, but not recently.

I'll let her know you're looking for
her.
- OK.

- No worries.

- ON-HOLD MUSIC

- Hey... Who's that?

- Housing.

I've been on hold ages.

I'll try 'em later.

- Are we gonna have to move out of
Auntie Deb's?

- It's a mess.

Social Services are getting involved
now with Kelly-Jo.

And then if they find out that I'm
gonna be homeless, they'll

think we're a dysfunctional family,
and what happens to you guys?

- No, Mum, come here... Mum, don't get
upset.

It's gonna be OK. It's fine.

- I'm sorry.

- I mean, what sane person would wanna
take our Tonya into care, right?

- Horrible.

Here, I ruined your lunchtime, so at
least have a decent tea.

- Nah, keep it.

We're gonna need all the money we can
get.

- It should be me looking after you,
not the other away round.

- Well, it's my turn now.

- See, now, if that was me,

I'd be at home right now filling out a
compo form.

- Yeah, I would do, mate,

but I'm too embarrassed to put down
that I've been hit by a dinner lady.

- Lunchtime Organiser.
- Oh, yeah, that's right.

Oh, man, Chlo would be laughing her
head off right now.

- How are you getting on?

- Oh, I'm just getting on, mate.

You know how it is living by yourself.

- Yes, I do.

It's lonely, isn't it?

- Yeah.

Just gotta keep busy, haven't ya?
- Mm.

And are ya?

- Yeah, yeah, I am trying.

You know, the kids help, but they're
at a sleepover tonight.

So, yeah, without them, I just feel
like I've got nothing to do.

- Mm.

- It's weird how everything just
always revolved around her.
- Mm.

Yeah, you just take your time, mate,
you know?

And don't go on any dating apps like I
did.

- Did ya?
- Urgh, yeah.

I signed up for a website. Minger.

- Don't you mean Tinder?

- No.

No, I mean Minger.

- Mate, you can't say stuff like that.

- Yes, I can.

You weren't there.

- DONTE LAUGHS

- Well, it'll be ages before I do any
of that.

I'm saying that, though, I was
thinking about inviting someone round.

Nothing like that, you know, just a
bit of company.

But, yeah, I'm glad that I didn't.

You know, we work together.

I just think it would've been awkward,
you know?
- Mm.

We could always go for a pint after
school if you fancied it?

Or we could invite other people as
well.

- Yeah. Yeah, you know what? I'll take
you up on that sometime.

But no, tonight, I've got a free
night,

so I'm just gonna tidy the house.

The joy of being a single dad, eh?

I'll see ya later.
- See ya.

- Kel?

- Oh, my God.
- Just hear me out, please.

I've just spend the last hour
apologising to Miss Campbell

and your mum and Preston.

- Mm-hm.

- But I owe you the biggest one.

You asked me not to say anything about
your mum medicating ya,

and I should've listened.

- Well, yeah, but you didn't.

So...

I don't know what you want me to say.

That it's OK. That it doesn't matter.

- Look, she rocked up to your meeting,
late, stinking of booze and fags.

- Don't knock my mum like that.
- Hang on.

- Get off me, now!
- Stop that!

She then had the cheek to sit there
and slag you off.

You!

I just feel like you could do better
sometimes, that's all.

- What, like you? Little Miss Perfect
and all that?

- Come on, don't do that.

- Don't do what? That's my mum!

And I know that she's not great or
anything like that,

but you keep putting her against me
for no reason.

- That is not what I'm doing.
- You just grassed her up!

- She didn't nick you a bag of crisps,
Kelly-Jo.

She was drugging you.

- No, she wasn't.
- She was drugging you...

What am I supposed to do with that?

- Well, maybe...

..maybe you could've helped out a bit
more.

- That's not fair.
- Well, yeah, cos she couldn't cope
with me.

And then you're there, swanning off,
doing your own thing.

- NICKY SCOFFS

- Right, just leave me alone.

- Wow.

- All right, let's not start a riot on
our way to class.

What?

- Nothing.

Just, you know, nice to have you
around...

even if you're not in uniform.

Right, come on.

Let's not start a riot on our way to
class.

Oh, look, they listen to me.

That's strange, isn't it?

- KNOCK AT DOOR

- I finally caught up with Verity.

- How is she?

- She's angry and upset, but she has
every right to be.

- I am so sorry, Lindon.

- It's OK.

It's on me now, but I will have to
tell Hannah.

I don't want Verity to have to keep a
secret like this.

- No, all that matters is that you get
things sorted,

and I'm sure you will.

- Thanks.

Oh, and...

..about earlier...

I should've backed you up with the
governors.

I should've been more professional.

- I know.

And I've got the LEA to deal with, the
union,

and now the parent governors on top of
everything else.

And I think it's...

..probably for the best that we just
keep everything business now, OK?

- Absolutely.

New start.

- Oh, God.

Oh, God, no!

What are you gawping at?

- You should be looking for real
criminals.

There's only women and children in
here.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

- Mum? Mum!

- Oh, you happy now?

- I never meant for any of this.

What are you doing? Why are you here?

- Looking for drugs, thanks to you.

Grassing on your own flesh and blood.

Got what you wanted?

- Sir!

- Er, eh, they're my angina pills.

- Oh, my God.

- If something happens to me tonight
you've got blood on your hands, I tell
ya.

- Do you know the whereabouts of Miss
Rafferty?

- This is on you.

- NICKY SOBS

- So, did you miss me?

- Maybe.

- Oh, come off it, I know you did.
- Nah, I didn't.

- Well, I've missed you.

- All right, maybe I missed you a
little bit.

- THEY LAUGH

Sami?

Oh, this better not be Danny.

I'm not one of those dads.

You know the type, the ones that think
they can control their daughters.

But I'm looking at you, and I'm
wondering what is she choosing?

- Mr Choudhry, I...
- She can have her pick. You know
that.

She's smart. She's funny. She's kind.

And yet, there's you, a lad who brings
a knife to school

and uses it.

I don't get it.

She obviously likes you.

But if you are a decent man,

you will end this relationship for her
sake.

- Dad...

Just stop it.

Let's be honest, it's none of your
business what I do.

- We'll see about that. Come on.

- Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, listen, can you
hear that?

- What?

- That's my clutch saying, "Not again,
Amy."

- Oh, yeah, yeah. Very funny.

- Oh, by the way, I think you should
just go for it.

- Look, I am trying to, but you won't
let me drive.

- Yeah, I'm not talking about the car.

- What are you talking about, then?

- Donte.

- This again?

Look, right, I don't like him, OK, so
just let it go.

- Yeah, stop... I think he likes you
back.

- Why do you say that?
- I'm intuitive.

Sensitive, if you like.

You know?

I have an instinct when it comes to
matters of the heart.

- Oh, yeah.

- And he told me...pretty much.

- Really? He said he likes me?
- Mm.

And he made a point of telling me he's
all on his own tonight.

- What? Hang on.

You think he wants me to go round
there?

- Dean.

- Kelly-Jo!

Kelly-Jo Rafferty!

What's that?

You think she should forgive her
mother because she loves her?

- Yeah, well, you're embarrassing.

So can you just move?

Oh, come on, Dean.

- You used to love this when you were
a kid.

I keep it my bag all the time.

I have done for years, cos it reminds
me of you.

And when I'm rummaging in my bag, and
I come across him,

he just makes me smile.

- Mum, I'm trying to text.

- Look, I'm sorry for making a show of
ya.

Oi...no excuses.

It was my fault. I'm sorry.

End of.

Nicky was really winding me up.

- I know she was.

- Eh...do you want a chippy tea?

- THEY LAUGH

- Good, good, good, good, but watch...

OK.

Wait, watch this one.

- Ah, right, well, you laugh, but
underestimate me at your peril.

Look, see? Whoa! Come and get it,
then.

Come on, then.

Whoa! Whoa!

- You'd better teach your son some of
those skills...

Yeah, my ball.

- Come on.

- Miss Rafferty?

Look, Miss Rafferty, I'm really sorry,
but you can't be on site.

- All right, we're going.

- All right, Ronaldo. Show us what
you've got.

- All right. Let's go.

Right.

Whoop! All right, listen,

£5 if you get one past me.

- MOBILE PHONE RINGS

- Come on. Let's go.

- You can have whatever you want,

as long as you don't mix the curry and
the gravy.

- MIKE:
- I told you not to pull up outside.
- I'm going to, cos that's what I do.

- Are you gonna get mushy peas?
- I'm gonna get loads of mushy peas.

- Just don't worry about that.

We just wanna give you and Kelly-Jo a
lift home, OK?

- It's OK, we can walk.

- Everything OK, Miss Rafferty?

- Have you got that teddy?
- No.

- I've not got it.

You must've dropped it.

- Just leave it.

- No, I don't need a bodyguard.

- Deborah...

Deborah, look, just go home.

- Yeah, why do you want me to do that?

Just so you can arrest me in front of
my kid again?

No.
- Let's not discuss it here, OK?

OK, look, just don't make a scene.

Miss Rafferty, don't cause a scene.

Miss Rafferty, don't cause a scene,
yeah?

- Mum!

- Hey, hey!

- OVERLAPPING SHOUTS

- Get off!
- Stop!

- Hey, I know, I know, but you need to
calm down and come with me, all right?

We'll go inside and then we can talk
about it.

Breathe, Kelly-Jo.

- KNOCK AT DOOR

Hey.
- Oh, hi.

What, you passed your test already?
That was quick.

- Oh, God, definitely not, no.

I just thought we'd get cracking.

- What, you wanna buy a car now?

- Well, Neil said if you've got a goal
in mind, you should just go for it.

- You do know it's not a date, don't
you?

- You wish.

I've emailed you some stuff on our
policy on police training...

How's it all going?
- Mm, yeah, great.

Police initiative, great.

It's just the scrapping dinner ladies

and the difficult conversations with
staff that I don't like.

- I'm sure you've got it all under
control.

- You wouldn't be saying that if you
saw me today.

- Well, my day consisted of talking
down a teacher after a pupil

tampered with their dating profile.

- No way.

- To be fair, the kid knew what they
were doing.

Significant reduction in swipe lefts,
apparently.

- Do you ever wish that you hadn't got
into this?

- Only every day.

- I can't seem to please everyone.

You know, if it's not the pupils that
are thinking that I'm making

the wrong choices, then it's the
staff, or it's the governors, and

to be honest, half the time, I don't
even know if I'm getting it right.

- Who does? You seem to be doing a
great job.

- Really? Today, one of the pupils
overheard me

talking about sleeping with their dad.

- You didn't sleep with a parent?

- No. Uh...

I mean, yes, but he's also my deputy,
so...

- SARCASTICALLY: Oh, that's much
better.

- Don't pretend you haven't done it.

- Only with you.

- Do you like the look of this one?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

- Yeah, it's very me.

- I can see you in something like
that.

It matches your hair and everything.

- It does.

- Right, OK, we can have a look at
that.

- I know working in a school can drive
anyone to the booze,

but this is impressive, even by my
standards.

- Oh, no, it's nothing like that.

Well, I was building a bar for Chlo.

- Of course.

- Hey, look, I've got loads of things
that I need to crack on with,

you know? I've gotta put the optics in
and everything.
- I can help with that.

- You do a bit of DIY yourself, do ya?
- Yeah.

No, no, I don't.

But I can help you empty these
bottles.

Shall we start with this one?

Come on, come on.

DONTE WINCES

Shall I make a toast?

To life beyond school.

Hmm?

Whoa.

- Are you all right?

- Yeah, super-cool Amy.

- Eh...

- DOOR OPENS

- Danny?

How was it?

- I hated it.

I just wanna go back to Waterloo Road.

- You don't have a choice about that
right now.

- Everyone labels me as a criminal.

When they see me in this uniform, they
instantly start judging me.

That's to say they weren't judging me
already.

- Listen to me.

I will fight your corner, but you made
a choice, Danny,

and this is where that choice has led
you.

So, for now, you're just gonna have to
suck it up.

- I did. I totally smashed her face
in.

THEY LAUGH, MUSIC PLAYS

- You did not. You weren't that sort
of girl.

- No, I was.

I was cock of the school.

Everyone was scared of me.

MUSIC: Flowers by Sweet Female
Attitude

Oh, my God, I love this song.

- Now we're talking. What a tune.

- Yeah, oh, what was the... Oh, God,
what was the thing?

That thing?
- What thing? What is that thing?

- You know, the thing?
- What is that what you're doing
there?

- No, the thing with the arm and the
head thing.

- That is not a thing. Are you OK?

- I don't know whether I'm OK.

You know what I'm talking about.

- No, I have no idea what you're
talking about.

- You do, you do.

Show me.

- No, no, I can't dance.
- I can't, I can't, I can't.

- I can't dance.
- You can, you can, you can.

- OK, I can dance. Are you ready?

- Yeah.
- Yeah!

- Yes!

Where are you going? Where are you
pulling to?

- Where am I going?

- You have to teach me now.

- OK, are you ready?

- All right, it's cool.

This is serious.
- Wait, wait, serious face now.

- OK, sorry.
- After three.

One, two, three.

Oi!
- Whey!
- And back again, back again. Whey!

- You know me, I've always been mates
with the people that I've

worked with, and I find it really hard
that

I can't have discussions with people,
like with Val.

You know, I really respect her, and I
want her to understand

the reasons behind some of the choices
that I've made.

- But you can't.
- No. I know.

I know, and...I've just started to
worry that all the staff hate me.

- They don't hate you, they just don't
understand what you have to do.

You can't be everyone's friend,

and you can't get into the business of
explaining every single

decision you make, that just weakens
you as a leader.

- I know, I know.

It's really hard when you haven't got
someone to off-load to.

- There's your deputy... Oh.

- I feel so lonely.

Especially since...

- I heard about Dexter.

I'm so sorry, Kim.

- When it first happened, I just threw
myself into work.

That's how I ended up working towards
a deputyship,

and then suddenly I was going for a
headship without really

thinking about whether I wanted it or
not.

And then...

..none of it, none of it can...

..fill that...Dexter-shaped hole.

- How could it?

You're a fantastic teacher, Kim.
- Sorry.

- And a brilliant head, as far as I
can see.

And those kids are lucky to have you
fighting for them.

I know it's easy to feel isolated,

but I'm here any time you want to
talk.

As a friend.

- Hmm. Thank you.

- Don't worry, I will sort this.

You know, this is all your fault.

- No, that's a foot, Donte!

No, ahh!

- Oh, sorry.

- No, how is it all my fault?

- Cos you're the one who said you
could do

the Running Man on top of the table.

- I thought I could.

- Looks like we've both been in the
wars today.

Well, I am just happy to return the
favour.

- Oh, well, you may rise, sir.

- Yeah, Dr Donte says you are A-OK.

- KNOCK AT DOOR

- Hey.

Erm, look, I'd invite you in,

but I'm just in the middle of
something right now.

- I wondered, erm...

God, I can't even believe I'm here, to
be honest.

I didn't know who else to go to,
which, on reflection, sounds

really sad, but I think that's just my
life right now, isn't it?

Oh, you are busy.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.
- Wait, a minute, it's not what it
looks like.

- No, it doesn't matter if it is.

It's nothing to do with me, is it?

Can we just pretend this never
happened, please?

- Nicky?

Amy?

- MUSIC: Switch Up by Gioia

- Look, I am so sorry if I...
- No, I'm sorry.

I just, I just thought...
- No, no, it's my fault.

- No, it's my fault.

- Look, I am so, so sorry...

..but I think it's probably best that
you got dressed, all right?

- Yeah.

MUSIC FADES INTO REVERB

Oh, God.

MUSIC FROM TV

DOOR CLOSES

- Mum, I text ya. Why didn't...?

- SWITCHES TV OFF

I'm really sorry this has happened.

I know you're worried, but they won't
keep your mum in for long.

- Might not, but she'll lose her job.

And if we can't pay the rent, we'll
all have to move out.

We know that you think you're better
than us,

but do you always have to try and
prove it?

- DIALLING TONE

- Yeah, Vinnie McCullen.

- Hello.
- Nicky?
- Yeah.

- What can I do for you?
- I need some money.

- How much do you need to borrow this
time?

- About two grand.