13x05 - Episode 5

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Danny, Danny, Danny. When are you
going to shut up about him?

What's the point?

I'm Libby.

You know if you've got
something to say,

why don't you just say it, Libby?

She's trying to stick up for you,
Kels.

ARGH!

SOBBING: I'm positive
that's what the test said, Mum.

One stupid mistake doesn't mean
your life's over, love.

You know, he didn't even
stay for the result, Mum.

Well, you're off the hook, anyways.

HE EXHALES

Joke!

We think Waterloo Road
will really benefit

from joining the Academy trust.

What if they see I promise to be
hands off? Professionally, at least.

Just tell me what is going on!

I've got cancer.

Kim. Kim!

Oh!

Oh, I'm so sorry. Don't worry.

Thank you.

I knew this would happen.

What?

That you'd be like this.

Like what?

Mum, honestly.

Well, I know
I didn't need to walk you.

I want to.

Yeah, well, I can manage from here.

I know you can, cos you're
a perfectly capable young woman.

A young woman who can make
decisions about her own life,

and her own body.

Yeah, subtle.

It is your decision, though.

Yeah, I know. This isn't America.

And you are going to have to
make it soon,

cos, well, it can be too late to...

Oh, really?! Wow, I had no idea!

'Ere, are you being sarcastic?

All right, all right!
Today I'll decide.

It's harder than I thought
it was going to be.

I said you didn't need to come.

Of course I need to come.

It's your first day of chemo.

I'm here, aren't I?

Are you, though?

I am here.

Everything's going to be OK.

But I can't not worry.

Is it pathetic
I'm worried about losing my hair?

Absolutely, yes.

I can barely look at you.

It's just that my head's
a really funny shape.

Andrew Treneman?

OK?

Oh, Andrew.

Everything's going to be OK,
all right?

Lie to me again.

I like it.

My slippers?

Yep, and a blanket.
You will thank me for it later.

Oh, wow, what a beauty!

Yeah, and the car's not bad either!

Stop it. Hey, I told you leasing
was a good idea, didn't I?

Yeah, but trolling the Internet
for Mini Metros

was almost making my evenings with
Coral and the Guthries bearable.

Yeah, I can imagine.

Well, the world's your oyster now.

Well, the M60 is, anyway!

Oi! You stupid cow!

Oi! Who are you talking to?

You soaked me there,
driving through that massive puddle,

me and me brand-new trainers!

Me? Yes! Yes, you!

Well, if I splashed you, then...
Which you did.

Obviously it was an accident.

I'm sorry. Gosh, I...

Well, you're not exactly Di Caprio
at the end of Titanic wet, are you?

I'm wet enough.

Well, if you're wet,
put your PE kit on!

I'm not an 11-year-old.

Well, act your age, then, Schuey.

Go on, you'll be fine. Be brave.
You'll soon dry off.

I've been doing some reading up
on it... Mum, go away, please.

Oh, she's here.
Oi! Weever, a word!

Quick, bro, leg it.

Oh, what,
are you going to run away again?

No, I've been trying to apologise,
but she's been avoiding me.

Yeah, well, can you blame her?

What's the big deal?

She's not up the duff.
Just kiss an make up, yeah?

Next time, wrap it up!

Noel!

Please, Kels, just give me
five minutes to explain.

I'm warning you, Weever.
Mum, please.

I'll see you at home, yeah?

I've missed you.

Do I look like I care?

Look, I was just going to... No.

I literally couldn't have
been any clearer.

I gave him the name, the website,
a photo, and still...

I mean, what clown gets Mulberry
and Burberry confused?

It pretty much ruined my Sweet 16.

Let's head into town after school
and find you a bag.

You are really good at shopping.

I mean, if only my dad
would see it as a strength.

I was thinking, after, we could...

Courtesy of the Guthrie
drinks cabinet!

Are you trying to get us
into trouble?

How else are we going to forget
how bad we did in them mocks?

Ugh, I've done like zero prep.

I know they're only mocks but...

Kelly-Jo, you all right?

Why are you being nice to her?

I bet you've not had much time
to focus on history, have you?

Bet you're not ready
for the mock today.

Well, actually I've done loads.

They're well important, aren't they?

Well, good for you.

Someone needs to learn how to
have more fun.

What are you doing here?
I work here.

Today. What are you doing here
today? I thought Andrew was...

He was. He is.

But there's not much that
I can do there, so I am here.

Do you want to come and fill me in?
Yeah, yeah.

How is he?

Scared.

And how are you?

Fine.

Once more, with feeling.

Honestly, I'm fine.

Oh, you're back! Now, listen,

a seagull is not a pet,
right? Go on.

Unbelievable.

How's your auntie?

Yeah, yeah,
she's on the mend, thank you.

Was it your mum's side
or your dad's?

OK, was it the whole family tree,
or did you actually want something?

Oh, right, yeah, sorry.
I just, er...

I have...trust issues.

What?

Trust issues, with...

It's just a joke.

It's the future of our school, Joe.
It's not a joke.

Right, Kim is actually
a very busy woman, Joe,

and she's on her way somewhere
right now, so...

All right. Is...is there anything
I can do, or...?

Oh, I have a few suggestions, yeah.
Joe, don't worry.

I will have signed on the dotted
line by the end of the day. OK?

Kelly-Jo!

Please!

Hey, how many times
can I say sorry?

Shut up, all right?

I really mean it!

It's k*lling me, us not talking,
not seeing you.

Dean and Kelly-Jo against the world!

Look, I know your mum's mad at me
for what I did, but...

I'm pregnant.

What? But you said... I didn't say
I wasn't pregnant, Dean.

I just said that
you were off the hook.

Well, say something.

Well, is it mine?

Is it yours?

Is it YOURS?!

I wish it wasn't flipping yours!

Well, you lied to me! Yeah!

And you left me!
And you know why?

It's cos you're useless.

I don't need you.

And I don't ever want to see you
again, Dean Weever.

It's a nightmare.
She's normally dead reliable.

I'm so sorry,
but I really need the shift.

Yeah, yeah. All right, Parveen.
Thanks for letting me know.

Just get here as soon
as you can, yeah?

I won't let you down, I promise.

Yeah, no worries, love. Bye-bye.

Right, everybody, welcome to
life skills class.

Skill number one is sitting down,
so take your seats, please.

I've been proper looking
forward to today, miss.

Have you? Yeah.

You love me nachos,

so imagine what else I can do
with my culinary wizardry!

Mm, yeah.

Right, OK, then.
From the boxes in front of you,

you each have to choose three veg.
Now, choose them wisely,

because you're going to have to
prepare them

and you're going to have to eat
them, OK?

Can we do four to a box, please? If
one of you moves over there, thanks.

Where is Dean Weever?

I'd worry if Dean
turned up to your lesson.

And I know he wasn't here.

Ah, check this out!
Ratatouille for beginners.

Wow, I used to remember this
back in the day. Mm.

Er, and did you ever make, um...

A little trowel in metal works?
Yeah, yeah! That's it!

Hey, you've always been good
with your hands, you, haven't you?

Er, haven't you got a fridge to fix?
Yeah. I'll see you in a bit.

No! Don't stick that in there!

Honestly.

Contrary to what Hollywood films

or plays in the theatre
would have you believe,

Elizabeth I
and Mary Queen of Scots never met!

Oh! Kelly-Jo,
how very apt of you to join us.

We were just discussing
entitled women.

Look, I can go back to the BU.
It makes no odds to me.

No! Please, take a seat.

Thank you.

The divine right of kings
asserted that all monarchs

derive their authority from God.

So it was Elizabeth I herself
who signed Mary's death warrant.

It took a queen to k*ll a queen.

Will all of this be in the exam
this morning, sir?

Yes, Samia, the exam covers
the entire reign of Elizabeth I.

Which weren't really that long,
was it?

Oh, 45 thrilling years.

Define "thrilling".

Will you just do some b*llet points
on the board, like a quick summary?

Go on, for me?

No, Libby.

Right... DOOR OPENS

Oh, Mr Guthrie,
your help is required.

One of my windows is jammed.

CLASS GIGGLES ALL: Ooh!

Settle down. Grow up! Thank you.

Right, off we go.

Heads in books, no nonsense!

Heads in your books!

LAUGHTER

OK, so, without conflict
there can be no drama.

And that... WHISPERS: Boring.
..conflict can be inner conflict,

like in Hamlet, for example.

So, can we think of any other
examples of inner conflict

between what a character wants
and what a character needs?

And it doesn't need to be
a set text,

it can be your favourite film
or a TV show, or...

OK, so, in my favourite film,
Hidden Figures...

Miss, I think I've got one.

Oh, OK, go on?

This is a safe space,
there are no wrong answers. OK.

Miss Spratt wants to be a teacher.

Miss Spratt NEEDS a boyfriend.

Ooh! LAUGHTER

But who would have her?

Er... Right, OK, that's enough.

Well, you said no wrong answers.
You did say that.

Yeah. Er...

SHE CLEARS HER THROAT
Right. Um...

So, Hamlet.

Oi. Shall I cook at yours tonight?

Why?

It's bound to be my turn,
and your mum deserves a night off.

Ah, well, she won't get one tonight.

Tommy's got his taekwondo
mates round.

I could come to yours. Mm...

..no.

But your parents love me!

Look, it's no fun round mine.

All right. So we'll bring the fun.

Liven up Bea and Adil's night.

Not even a royal visit from
Kate and William

would liven up my mum and dad.

Well, they're not THAT bad.

Well, I'm sure they'll be
pleased to see me.

I said no. Stop going on about it.

Fine. Fine.

Mine it is.

I was just asking.

So, try to get to a place
where you don't know who's leading

and who's following.

That's good.
Really good vibes, guys.

Schuey, do you have a partner?

Not really my type.

For this exercise.

You know, miss,

I think you're destined to
be alone for ever.

Like one of those cat ladies.

Oh, come on, mate,
can we just focus on the task?

A cat lady
with only a rabbit for company.

OK, look. Enough, yeah?

Obviously what happened
this morning really upset you,

and I didn't appreciate how much,
so I'm sorry.

I'm not upset.

Well, angry, then. Mm...

OK, well, in my experience,

when people feel like they're
hiding their damage,

it's actually the only thing
that everyone else can see.

So, listen, if you ever want
to talk about anything,

then you can talk to me.

KNOCK ON DOOR

DOOR OPENS

Wendy, hi.

Is Kim around?

Oh, sorry, she's back to back.

Oh, I mean, I won't take a minute.

Mike.

Kim, um...

Look, I know you're busy
but I wanted to tell you myself.

They've concluded the internal
investigation

and found no wrongdoing.
Yeah, I know, your boss updated me.

So, are you happy for me
to come back?

Do you think you would be here
if I wasn't?

Do you want to come in
and have a cup of tea?

Wendy, can you brew up, please?

Look, I'm so sorry for
putting you in this position.

I just really need the money.

Yeah, well, we'll manage

as long as he don't start
screaming the place down.

Oh, he won't,
he'll sleep right through.

Miss, it looks horrible.

It looks like a badger's been
hit by lorry, or summat.

Well, I mean, it's a not a patch
on your nachos, is it?

Well, how am I going to fix it?

A salad garnish.

Noel! Oh, my God, Noel!

Parveen.

I used to babysit Noel.

Nitty Noel!
Well, we thought it were.

Fleas, weren't it?

How...how are you?

Yeah, good. Busy is how she is.

Off you pop.

Go on.

Come on.

BELL RINGS

This is where you've been hiding.

I haven't got time to talk with you.

I've not even looked at
all the modules yet.

You don't need to worry about that.

Yes, I do. I should've been studying
all week instead of going out.

I thought you didn't care
about the exams.

Yeah, well, I don't want to fail
them, though, do I?

Well, it might be your lucky day.

I found this in my dad's desk.

What is that, for mock?

Yeah, why else would
he have it with him?

Have you seen the questions?

And I've even highlighted
the most important bit.

I don't know, it's cheating.

Well, it's up to you, but at least
you know what you're cramming for.

"Thanks, Libby."
You're welcome, Samia.

Happy to save your arse any time.

MUTTERS: Where are they?

SHE SIGHS

BABY GURGLES

BABY CRIES

I want to talk to you about what
you've done to my car.

I haven't done anything to your car.

Come on,
we both know that's not true.

Look, I just... I want to understand
why you have keyed my car

and let the tyres down.

So someone's keyed your car.

Who'd do such a thing?

Well, you, probably,

with car keys stolen
from my classroom this morning!

No, Miss Spratt.

Why are you accusing me?

Have you any proof?

Oh, is that a no?

That's a no, innit? Exactly!

Right.

SHE SIGHS

What is going on with you?

I'm angry.

Oh, wait, no...

Or am I sad

and just think that I'm angry?

It's a tough one, miss.

Schuey!

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BEEPS

PHONE DIALS OUT

Hey.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Well, not nothing, but...

You're calling.

You never call.

I don't never call.

You rarely call.

I just wanted to hear your voice.

How are things there?

Yeah, yeah, all good.

Wheels didn't fall off
without you.

No. Good.

Yeah. So...

So...?

I can't remember.

Must've been a lie.

Probably.

I should let you go.

You must have tonnes to do.

Well, yeah.

This is nice, though, innit?

I'll let you know what time later.

Yeah.

I love you.

I love you too.

# Twinkle, twinkle, little star

# How I wonder what you are

# Actually I know what you are

# ba*ls of gas

# And helium and nitrogen, yes. #

What are you doing?

Hey, don't come up on us like that.

What? Mad, innit?

Just found it.
Yeah, well, put it back, then!

Mate, we're going to have to tell
someone.

We can't leave it by itself!

Whose is it, do you think?

Get your hands off him!

What do you think you're doing
with my son? Whoa! Give him.

All right. Come here.
I got you, I got you.

Schuey, look, if we can't
talk about this

I'm going to have to get
Mr Casey involved.

What's Mr Casey going to do,

hit me with his handbag?

No, Schuey...
Stop walking away from me!

I'm not walking away from you!

I'm going to the toilet.
Is that OK?

Or do you want to come in here
with me?

No! I want you to take
responsibility for your actions.

You're so obsessed with me.

Oh, my God, get out of my way. No.

Get out of my way! No!

Miss, you really need
to stay off of my bad side.

Really? Really.

And why is that, then?

BELL RINGS

Argh! You just think you're
so much better than me.

You think you've got all this power,
but that's only in here,

that's only during the day.

So what about at night?

What about when you're
walking home all by yourself?

I know you need to walk
through the park.

You're nothing

and you need to learn
how to shut up!

Or maybe it won't just be your car
getting damaged next time.

Oi!

Bigger men than you have tried
and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

OTHER PUPILS LAUGH

Miss! You can't say that.

Look, Nicky only agreed to it
cos I said he'd be no trouble.

I said he'd sleep through,
cos he usually does.

But if I mess this up,
I can't pay rent.

If I can't pay rent, I'm homeless.

If I'm homeless,
they'll definitely take him.

So what are you going to do?

If your Miss Campbell finds out,

Nicky will get a P45 as well as me.

BABY GURGLES

We can look after Tyson,
me and Dean. What?

Yeah, don't be daft. I'm not.

You are. I'm just trying to help out
a friend.

Look, we've got loads of free
periods anyway, cos of the mocks.

Look, it's kind, but it's crazy.

What have you got to lose?

Tyson. Into care.

You two would probably
get suspended or something,

and I'll get done for neglect.

So, yeah. Apart from all that,
it's a great idea!

We won't go far.
We won't get caught.

We can use a baby monitor,
and our phones' live location,

so you always know where he is.

You can count on us.

I've never been so scared
of a student before.

I don't know what happened.
I just lost it.

All right, does Kim know?

No, but can't you handle it?
No. Not really, no.

You can't just behave like that,
Amy.

I mean, teachers have been
sacked for less.

You're going to have to
speak to Kim.

Did you try speaking to Schuey,
on his level, as equals?

Not as teacher and student,
but as one human being to another?

Oh, yeah, I'll try that next time,
thanks, Mark!

You mustn't feel bad.

You've shown remarkable fortitude
under extreme duress.

Thanks, Coral.

The Weever boy picked
an easy target.

The weakest of the herd.

Could've happened to any of us.
Look at Mike here.

What about Mike here?

Well, even being kind to them
doesn't work.

Well, I think they're completely
different situations.

Mm. Amy, just go and speak to Kim.

But they are symptoms
of the same disease.

Children like the Weever boy
know exactly how to play the system,

which buttons to press,
how hard to press them,

whilst we have to take it,
grinning like idiots!

OK, Coral,
thank you for the TED talk.

On the bright side,

maybe this has finally
rid you of your naive belief

that you can help them all.

Clearly you can't.

Accept that, and we'll make
a good teacher of you yet.

Ha! Little monkey.

Yeah, let's see. Yeah.

TYSON GURGLES

What's this about?

Is it like a scarf
or a blanket or something?

No, it's one of them things
you, like,

put the baby in and strap it up.
Go on, let's see.

HE WHISPERS TO BABY

Yeah, I guess. Yeah?

Get in.

I think you want, like, the head
supported, so, I don't know, mate.

BABY GURGLES

Take one of these and sit down.

There you go.

Er, Tonya, you've dropped
a hand-out.

Yeah, well, we stand together
with Schuey.

Come on!
Yeah, it was harsh, miss.

We stand with Schuey!
We stand with Schuey!

Miss, I like you,
and Schuey's an idiot.

But what you did to him
was kind of...yeah.

Shola...
ALL: We stand with Schuey!

We stand with Schuey!
We stand with Schuey!

We stand with Schuey!
All right, come on.

We stand with Schuey!
We stand with Schuey!

All right, that's enough, thank you.

We stand with Schuey!
We stand with Schuey!

We stand with Schuey!
Come on, guys.

We stand with Schuey!
We stand with Schuey!

Hey, shall we wake him up?

What? No.

Spoilsport, man.

Oh... Sh.

BABY CRIES

Oh, Dean, look what you've done.
He's woke up!

Sh! Sh!
Do something, do something.

Sh! Come on, Tyson.

Come on! Sh, stop crying!
Wait, peek-a-boo,

peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo.
Don't cry.

CRIES INTENSIFY

Don't cry.
Why's he still going?

Do something, do something.
Oh, my God, please, please.

VIDEO ON PHONE: Bigger men than you
have tried and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

Come to have another go, have you?

Don't waste your breath, Portia.

Me dad's going to go sick.

Yeah. Then she'll be sorry.
Come on.

OK, if we could start to make
our way into the hall, please, now,

thank you.

Oh, Miss Spratt? Miss Spratt?

Bigger men than you have
tried and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me...

There's nothing here that
won't wait until tomorrow. Wait!

Um, about that...

What?

BABY CRIES Look, he's not hungry,

he don't want to be changed.
What's up with him?

Hey. Nah. Hey. We're going to
need to call Parveen.

You can't do that, she really
needs this money. Yeah?

There was me thinking you were
doing this cos you fancied her.

Oh, hey, shush. Sh, hey, for
Uncle Noel, do it for Uncle Noel.

"Uncle Noel"? Yeah.

Hey, hey. Sh.

No, if he don't stop crying,
the whole school's going to hear,

and we're going to be screwed! OK.

Well, do you want me
to sing him a lullaby?

If you start singing,
I'll start crying! Come on, mate.

We've got to do something.

Sh! Hey!

Hey. Ooh, yeah!

Ha! Sh, sh, sh-sh-sh-sh.

Hey. Ooh, arr, Tyson, wee lad!
Ooh, shush now or you're

going to have to walk the plank!
CRYING STOPS

Hey, lad, where's me
buried treasure?

Shiver me timber, lad!

THEY LAUGH

Arr! Arr! Arr!

Come on!

Of all the students to be late.

Even Kelly-Jo got here on time.

Well, did Libby not explain?
Yes, she did.

That still doesn't explain

why you're in the toilet
and not in the exam.

Can I sit down?

You know how important
these exams are.

What you do now could determine
your entire future.

Hey! Eyes on your own work.

Can I sit down or not?

Paper's there,
if you can be bothered.

I'll do my best.

SHE MOUTHS

And I had tried.

I let him know I was there for him,

I tried to defuse the situation,

I tried standing my ground.

But all I got back was
this hostility.

And in the corridor, the things
he was saying... So you said.

But it's his word against yours,
just like the damage to your car.

You have got no proof.

But your reaction is
preserved for posterity.

Which I know looks terrible,
it IS terrible,

but I have been around boys
like Schuey all my life...

I don't care why you've done it.

The fact of the matter
is that you've done it.

I know, I know.
I went too far and I am sorry.

But I was provoked.

Of course you were provoked!

Welcome to teaching. But...

But nothing, Amy!

Taking out the sexualised nature
of your conduct,

you're falling well short
of school standards.

By rights, I should report you.

What? So I might get sacked?

And never qualify!

No...

Amy.

Amy, sit down!

You have got to learn
to respond, not react.

You can't be governed
by your emotions.

You can't lose it with a student.

It makes you dangerous.
I'm not dangerous.

While they are in this school,
while they are in this building,

we are loco parentis, OK?

And for some of them,

we do a damn sight better
at looking after them

than their actual parents do!

They come to this school to escape.

So to then have you
out of control...

If you are going to carry on
teaching here,

you're going to have to have
continued professional development.

You're also going to have to go and
see the occupational health team.

What? For, like, therapy?

I think you'd benefit from it.

Now we've got Schuey's dad
coming in

to see if we can make sure
this doesn't escalate any further.

So I'm going to need you to be
contrite and contained

and keeping it together.

Now, if this goes one way,

I can make sure that it is
dealt with internally,

as long as you play your part.

If it goes another way...

..then that is the end
of your teaching career.

Thierry, c'est mauvais
pour les dents.

ALL: Bof.

Oh!

BELL RINGS Oh, right.

Well done today, people.

And listen, don't forget,

assignments are due on...?

No? Friday.

Please.

See you at lunch?

Yeah, is the canteen all right?

Or do you want to come to my house?

What?

Ooh.

Trouble in paradise?

No.

Probably just being melodramatic.

Mm. You?!

It's Preston.

Right. And family.

OK.

Preston and family
together under one roof.

Did it not go well?

It has, but what if it won't?

You've lost me.

They've never met him
as my boyfriend.

Ah.

Right.

I mean, it was fine when we were
in the basketball team together.

But now, though...

..what if it's weird?

What if it's not?

You haven't met my parents, sir.

Kai, you're not the first
g*y teenager

to take his boyfriend
home for dinner.

So is this part where you tell me

how hard it was for you
back in the olden days?

Well, back in the "olden days",
thank you,

this was before equal marriage,
right,

I remember bricking it, taking
my boyfriend home to meet my mum.

What happened?
It doesn't matter.

Sir... No.

The point is, it wasn't this

nightmare that I'd built it up
to be.

Your family love you.
Preston obviously cares about you.

So that's something that
you've got in common already.

Just don't build it into something
that it may not be.

However it goes, you will be fine.

Trust me.

I guess.

You guess? You're going to be fine.

Inshallah. Inshallah!

Let me know.

Never did I think I would ever

voluntarily get in a car with you
again.

Oh...

What are you sat in here for, then?

Got nowhere else to go.

I've been where you are now
once or twice.

You know, back through the
mists of time.

What, you've had your lowest
professional moment uploaded

to a social media platform with
a billion users, have you, Neil?

I've lost me rag with a student and

been mocked and judged by students
and colleagues because of it.

Look, if this is a pep talk,
it needs work.

This too shall pass.

Next week, it'll be
somebody else's turn.

Just weather out the worst of it
for the next few days,

and you'll be fine.

Oh, I just don't know
if I can do it any more.

Then some toerag's name becomes
the epitaph on your career.

Yeah, but he keyed my car,
I am sure of it.

Well, are you going to set fire
to your life over it?

Yeah, but it's just...
This isn't fair! No!

Life isn't fair!

And if you expect life to be fair,
then...

..well, you've got
your expectations wrong.

Night.

Can I sit?

Free country.

Don't be like that.

That was, like, worst exam ever.

For me, anyway.

How much extra paper
did you ask for?

What was it you said?

"Why are you being nice to her?"

To Libby? Don't even get me
started on her.

That girl is trouble.

I failed the exam because of her.

Because of her?

She said she had the exam paper
before the exam, but it wasn't.

Are you saying you cheated?

Are you not listening to me?

She gave me the wrong exam paper,

and I tried to memorise it
for nothing.

Yeah, but you didn't know
that at the time, so...

At the time, you thought that
you were cheating,

and you did that anyway?

Well, what's it to you?
You'll have done all right.

Yeah, because worked really,
really hard on that.

You hardly need to do anything,

and you couldn't even be
bothered doing that?

Who even are you, Sam?

What do you mean?

Listen, I know that Danny died,

but you've changed...

..to someone who pies their mates,

and doesn't even revise for the
exam.

Libby... Libby nothing.

Stop blaming her for every single
thing that's going on.

You're supposed to be my mate.

Yeah, yeah,
and you're supposed to be mine.

When was the last time you asked me
how I am?

Well, are you OK?

Do you know what?

You are selfish, yeah?

Self-involved.

And the only reason
why you care now

is because I've not been hanging
onto your every word, right?

You need to calm down,
everyone's watching.

Is that not what you want? No.

Oh, come on.

Cos it's not a friend you want
at all.

It's an audience, right?

Did you see what she was wearing
the other day, with the strawberry?

I know.

I didn't know whether
to do her photocopying

or spread her on me toast!

SHE CACKLES

And, er, can you send those
attendance reports over right away?

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Convincing. Yeah.

Lesley from reception. Motormouth!

She said Mr Weever's on his way
down. Face like thunder.

KIM SIGHS Get the biscuits out?

Yeah, not sure
they're going to work today.

Campbell?

Kim Campbell, Mr Weever.

Can Wendy get you a coffee
or a tea maybe?

Yeah, let's just skip all that.

What's he done now?

OK. Do you want to go straight
through?

HE SIGHS

TINNY ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

Did you want something?

Yeah.

I want you to come round mine
for your dinner.

But I thought that... No.

Look, I still have to remind myself
how lucky I am with my parents.

So...

..I don't want you to come round
as my mate.

I want you to come round
as my boyfriend.

It's time I...

..introduced you properly.

Thank you.

Mr Weever, this is...

Oh, I know who she is.

She's gone viral, haven't you, love?

Miss Spratt?

Yeah. Um...

Mr Weever, Schuey.

Um...

As a teacher,
I should set an example,

but instead I've let you
and the school...

..and myself down with the way that
I behaved towards Schuey earlier.

And for that, I am sincerely sorry.

And as I have said, we have
put measures into place

to make sure that this doesn't
happen again.

Are we done? Sorry, Mr Weever,
can we just...?

Some of us have got jobs to go to,
you know.

OK. Schuey,
do you accept Miss Spratt's apology?

Look, if you need support,
or if you feel that you...

Look, he feels fine, right?

She had a go.
But Schuey's tough,

cos I brought him up to be tough.
And tough is what he is.

So he doesn't need any help, and he
doesn't need to talk about feelings.

Isn't that right, son?

I'm fine.

There we are, then.

OK. Thank you very much
for your time, Mr Weever.

Yeah.

Schuey, you can go back to class.

Right.

Unless you have anything that
you want to talk to me about?

So, I'm in the clear, then?

Schuey and his dad
just want to move on.

You don't need to report me, right?

It's been your lucky day.

Oh! Thank you, Kim.

Thank you so much
for everything that you did.

I didn't do anything.
Yeah, you did. You saved my career.

No, Pete Weever not caring less
about his son saved your career.

And I don't think
that's anything to celebrate.

But... Why don't you take
the rest of the day off,

and I'll get someone else
to cover your class?

You don't need me? No.

No, I don't.

I can't believe that paper
wasn't the exam, can you?

What even was that? Don't know.

I thought it was all right, though,
not that it matters.

It matters, Libby.
These exams, they matter.

You sound like my dad.

Yeah, well...

..I were thinking, I probably
shouldn't come to yours tonight.

OK.

Or at the weekend.

I've got loads of revision to do.
OK.

And the following weekend,

we said we'd go into town together,
and you'd stay at mine.

but I forgot my cousins
are coming over, so...

Yeah, OK.

OK?

Yeah, OK.

Well, are you not upset
about it, or anything?

About...?

We made plans
and we talked about Barcelona.

Plans change, Samia, and I'm pretty
sure Barcelona will let us in,

even if we're not going together.

Oh, yeah.

I know that. What I meant was...

To be honest, being your friend
is quite hard work.

You're quite hard work.

I've got to be living my best life

and I just can't be doing that
with you hanging off me.

You're quite...

..draining.

No offence. I mean, people
must've said that to you before.

No. No-one's told you
that you're draining and clingy?

No.

Gosh.

Well, I've got to put me first.

Yeah, course.

But I'll see you around, I guess.

Yes.

Wendy. Oh! How did it go?

Ooh, that bad?

Amy's got potential to be
a great teacher.

And I know how hard it is
when a kid pushes your buttons.

But you cannot sexualise a pupil
like that.

Are you sure you're not taking
your frustrations about a certain

floppy-haired gentleman in hospital
out on her, just a little bit?

Not my business, I know.

I'm sure you did the right thing,
you always do.

Yeah, maybe I was a bit harsh.

I'll tell you what,
can you hold the fort for me?

I probably should go and...
Check on Andrew? Yeah.

Don't say I don't listen to you.

Mm, I'll remind you of that
next time I ask for a pay rise.

I'll take this to reception.

BELL RINGS

Oh, Libby!

Libby. I'm glad I caught you.

It's your dad's birthday soon.
It is.

I am no good with gifts.

I don't receive many.
I don't give many.

There's a connection there.

Um, I thought about a tool,

or something for the garden.

Could I canvass your opinion
on a couple of options?

Yeah, sure.

I knew it. It's hopeless.

May I?

You may.

Maybe, like, a plant?
Lavender, jasmine,

something fragrant so the scent
will remind him of you.

Mm. Thank you, Libby.
I'm so glad we get on.

Happy to help.

Lavender it is.

Oh, hiya.

I thought you'd gone.

Yeah. I just had one last thing
to do.

You're like Elton on
one of his farewell tours.

Come on, off you pop. Yeah.

I just needed to bite the b*llet,
sign the papers for the Trust.

Ooh, hello metaphors. Mm, yep.

Right, I really am going now.

Oh...

Phone. Phone, yeah.

PHONE DIALS OUT

This is Andrew Treneman.
Please leave a message

and I'll get back to you.

Hiya, it's me. Um...

I hope everything's gone OK
this morning. I'm on my way,

so I'm hoping that
I should be able to...

..make it on time.

Or not.

I will be with you
as quick as I can.

Kelly-Jo.

You know the bell's gone.

Yeah.
You should be in class by now.

What's up?

Is it the exams? Look,
you do know that they're just mocks.

All right, come on, let's get you...

What's up? What's happened?

I'm pregnant, miss.

OK, come on.

I just feel so stupid.

You're not stupid.

Being clever is not a contraceptive,
believe me.

Yeah, well, I can't even work
that out now, miss.

This is going to be one of the...

..hardest decisions you're going
to make,

but only you can make it.

Yeah, that's what my mum says.

And what does the father say?

Um...

..Dean. Dean.

What if I...if I have the ab*rtion

and then regret it?

And then, what if I keep it
and then regret that?

Cos I'd have to come
off my meds, you know.

It says it on, like,
the back of the leaflet,

about being pregnant
and then breast-feeding.

And then...

..I'm the same person
that I used to be,

but on top of that
I have a baby as well.

Then I'd have to leave school,

and then my life would be over,
miss. No, no, no.

No, that's what it is.
You wouldn't have to leave school.

Kelly-Jo, listen.
We would support you.

Your life would not be over.

It would be changed.

And it'd be challenging, but...

..I think you'd manage.

I don't want to manage,
that's it. I...

I want to really, really do good.

I want to... I want to get
a really decent job

and prove everyone that said
I would never amount to anything,

that they were wrong, miss.

Of course they're wrong, Kelly-Jo.

But you've got to make
the decision for the right reasons,

because whatever you choose,
it's got consequences.

I know.

Bringing a baby into the world is

a life-changing,
lifelong commitment

that you can't take on lightly.

Equally, nobody skips
out of an ab*rtion clinic

having had a wonderful time.

OK.

OK.

Are you going to be OK?

Yeah.

Yeah, thanks, miss, for the talk.

And the tissue, actually, thanks.

SHE LAUGHS

I'm here if you need to talk more.

Yeah.

I guess I'll just decide.

You know, rip off the plaster.

Yeah.

Right, go on. Get yourself back into
class.

Really?

Exams will be here in no time.
I know!

KELLY-JO SIGHS

Thanks. My treat.

Very kind.

All right, little matey,

not long now before Lady Parveen
comes to get ye!

I'm surprised we managed to get him
in here without being caught.

I'm going to miss you, little man.

Arrr! Take your time, man. Yeah.

One last hug before you need to go.

There you are, mate.

I challenge you to a duel!

Dean, what the hell are you doing?

Why have you got a baby?

Bigger men than you have tried
and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

Miss!

Look, if Tyson's happy,

which it looks like he is,
then I'm happy.

That's all right.
Thanks so much for this, Noel.

Yeah, he's a right laugh.

He's a proper little geezer
is Tyson.

Does, um...

..he take after his dad?

I hope not.

That waste of space legged it
as soon as he was born.

Well, I mean, if you ever need
a baby-sitter,

I'm pretty sure me and Dean will be
available, or just me, if...

Well, I might have to take you up
on that.

Noel... Yeah?

..why do you have a breast pad
over your eye?

What?

Let's give him this, shall we?
Thanks, Noel.

Well, look, I'll say it
again and again,

I'm sorry for before, Kelly-Jo.

You're everything to me.
I don't want to lose you.

I know. Please.

Maybe if we had this baby,
it wouldn't be a disaster. Dean...

Look, just...let me finish, please,
cos it's important, yeah?

Just... I surprised myself by
how much I enjoyed

being with the little man,
and how good I was at it. Dean...

I'm just saying, you need to
think about it, that's all.

You know, when you make your
decision, which...

..which is your decision,
no-one else's.

That doesn't mean you can't
take into account

what other people think
when you make it. Dean.

What?

I'm going to have an ab*rtion.

Hiya.

So this was you, then?

Me?

Yeah. The video. Your handiwork.

N-No.

So these aren't your shoes?

The shoes you're wearing now?

Oh, don't be mad,
cos I can explain.

Libby! I posted it cos I thought
it was brilliant.

I thought that you were brilliant.

Kickass, take no prisoners,
feminist icon.

Do you know how much worse
you have made things for me?

I didn't mean to.
I don't care if you didn't mean to!

You did, you stupid,
thoughtless, selfish... Amy!

That's enough!

You made a mistake.

Now you have to come to terms
with that. You're a grown-up.

Don't take your bad day and your
poor judgment out on my daughter.

You're right, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Libby.

I am so sorry I'm late.

Disaster followed by a crisis,

and then just as I was going to
leave,

one of the students who has
got so much potential

and zero self-belief needed to
speak to me and I...

So, an average day at Waterloo Road?

Yeah, yeah.

Meanwhile, I've been sat here

waiting for you to pick me up,
as promised.

And I'm now on first name terms
with Dr Fletcher.

Caroline, if you're interested.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Kim...

..I've spent enough time
in hospitals

without hanging around in
one unnecessarily.

I could've got a cab hours ago!

I said I am sorry.

I am not the enemy here.

A student needed to talk to me.

What was I supposed to do,
ignore them?

You said you wanted
to be a part of this.

I either need to know
that I've got your full support,

or that I've got to get used
to doing it on my own.

If I can't count on you,

that's fine. I understand.
I really do.

Andrew, you can count on me.

Look, I've just signed
the papers for the Trust,

so I'm going to have more time
for me, for us.

I am all in.

Always.

OK.

Let's get out of here. Yeah.

Look, give me that.

SHE SOBS

Argh!

SHE SOBS

Oi!

Bigger men than you have
tried and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

Oi!

Bigger men than you have tried
and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

Oi!

Bigger men than you have
tried and failed to shut me up.

You don't scare me, little man.

Well, if it ain't our very own
internet sensation!

HE WHISTLES

Someone's nervous.

Too famous to talk to
the likes of me now, are we?

HE WHISTLES

Oops.

HE WHISTLES

You're nothing.

HE WHISTLES