03x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

Hey, Rimmer!

What do you want?
Said you wouldn't mind

going a couple of rounds if there weren't
no kids about. Don't see none now. Do you?

Take it easy.

Jack!

Izzie, Izzie, stay with me.

All right, all right, stay with me.

Izzie, Izzie, stay with me.

[Jack.]

Stay with me.

Izzie!

HELP!

HELP!

'..There's no respect any more.
They should lock these kids up.

'What's it coming to when teachers
are getting k*lled in a playground?'

Jack Rimmer?

What happened
at Waterloo Road was a tragedy.

But we have to believe that
we can make things better.

'What kind of
things are you talking about?

'Well, we have several
new members of staff,

'and behind them the strongest
teaching team we've ever had.

'And though we push our kids,

'we achieve the results
we know they're capable of.'

RADIO OFF

I've put a new
management team in place.

- Our new deputy-head teacher Eddie Lawson
here, is among - the best in the country.

Our motto is, "Ex nihilo omnia."

"Everything from nothing."
And we stand by that.

A lot of people would have folded
after what happened to Izzie.

Jack's stayed on because
he wants to make things better.

That's why I've joined him.

If anything, what happened to Izzie
reinforced our policy of inclusion,

because the kids at our community
school become the community.

You've won a National
Bravery Award for taking on

a violent drug dealer
in your school grounds.

You've been in all the papers. Look, we just
want to get on with the job we're paid for.

KNOCKING AT DOOR

Hiya.

Thought you might want some support.

Y'all right, Mr Clarkson?

Chlo's just having her breakfast,
she'll see you at school.

[I'll tell him myself.]

[It's fine.]
Your toast's going cold.

Tom? Me and Donte...

We've been talking.

Well, I hope it was about how hard you're going to
be working this year. Because in half an hour's time

is when the grafting starts.
You make your mum proud, eh?

You get your A-levels,
the whole world opens up to you.

..About getting married.

Come back to me in ten years' time and we can
discuss it then, OK? It's what we both want.

Chlo, you're 16. Stop talking daft.
I'm old enough to.

Look, the truth is, Chlo, Donte
Charles is... Well, he's an idiot.

..Albeit a nice idiot. But you'll
find that out when you grow up.

I am grown-up,
and we love each other.

And you don't want to
come to the wedding? Fine.

Do you believe that?

Listen, thanks for the
vote of confidence in there.

I meant it. I know how demoralising
it can be for headmasters.

There's not enough of them out there trying to
change things. See you at school. Hey, Jack.

You deserved that award.

You sounded dead sexy.

Yeah. Face for radio, eh?! I never thought
I'd be living with a real life hero.

Have you ever thought
about having hero kids?

When do you want to start?

Everything from nothing.

CAR ENGINE STARTS

See?

You should have told him the truth.

I did. You heard me. The real truth. He's
going to be in pieces when he finds out.

You know how much I want
Tom there this afternoon,

but do you really think he'd come?

He doesn't take me
and Donte seriously.

Promise me you'll tell him.

I promise.

And you really love Donte?

More than anything.

Oh, it's gorgeous.

You are going to look so beautiful.

Today's going to be great.

WOLF WHISTLES

Morning, girls.

I take it you were the only one who
applied? I wonder why?!

Thanks for your good
wishes, Grantly!

Oh, I'm just saying, Kim Campbell's
shoes going to be hard to fill.

Well, I've got a
k*ller pair of my own.

Well, don't get too settled, eh?

Her and Treneman's only
on sabbatical. Yeah. Well...

Got to dash, I've got
a "management" meeting.

All right, babes?

I really hoped she'd
grow out of him.

Maybe you should have a proper
talk with her. I mean, she's not an idiot.

She loves him for a reason.

I'll try and catch her at lunch.

So, what, you haven't told him yet?
I tried to.

Anyway, he'd probably lock me in my
room if he thought I was being serious.

So, we don't tell anyone, OK? What?

Not until it's sorted with Tom.

Very colourful, very expressive.

Well, it's not exactly pre-Raphaelite,
but, um, it catches the spirit.

Definitely not a big fan of pre-Raphaelite. I
always thought he was a bit overrated, myself.

Ah.

Morning, gentlemen. Eddie Lawson.

Steph Haydock, French.

Oh, I've heard
a lot about you, Steph.

All good things, Steph. All good
things. How's the new office?

I'm going minimalist, actually,
settling for a new plant.

Which will give me something
to talk to while you two are

comparing the size of your 4x4s.

We all set? Yeah. Do we have to?

This is such a lovely job
when there's no kids about.

BANGING ON DOOR

OK. All right,

calm down. In you come.

I'm going to give Donte
a big surprise today.

I'm going to bake him a cake.

You can't do that on
your first day in the job.

I can.
I'm practically my own boss now.

You are going to try
and make this job work?

Steph says Mr Rimmer's
really stuck his neck out for you.

Rimmer owes me.
That's why I've got this gig.

And anyway, I get to see you every
day so of course I'll make it work.

And, you'll get to see me.

I said, orderly!

Er, bag.

Get off me. Who do you think you

are? Your worst nightmare, son.
Hand it over!

THEY BOO AND HISS

What's your name?

Bolton Smilie.

You want to have a bit
of a clear-out, Bolton.

You're carrying too much junk, lad.

Anyone got a problem with
bag searches, find another school.

I'll have to give you a shout if I
get any tricky pastoral-care issues.

Any time.

Go on. Right, who's next?

Babe.

Come here. Listen, er,

you're not having, you know,
second thoughts about...

us two. Getting married and that?

'Course not, you muppet.
It's what I want.

You've always been the one for me.

You've created
top sets in the GCSE groups!

I've allocated
with department heads.

You said it would be all mixed ability at Waterloo
Road. We need to cater for the new intake.

Well, half this new lot
aren't in our catchment area.

They've picked up on the buzz.

What, from a m*rder*d teacher?

There's some bright kids here.

Not one of these new Year 10s got
below a Level 7 on their SATs.

If we stick to mixed-ability classes,

these'll raise the bar
for all the kids.

We don't want it lowering for them. I'm talking
about setting for a year. Just to kickstart results.

Pure learning, no distractions. We can get this
lot through their core-subject GCSEs in a year.

Our A to C grades will rocket, that's good
publicity, feel-good factor in the school.

It sets a goal to the other kids. That's
what I want. Show them nothing is impossible.

Hello.

We'd better roll out the carpet.
Here come's Karla Bentham.

I do wonder about you, Jack.

We can't deal with a kid
with Asperger's syndrome.

It's not like she's ill.

Well, I hope she's not going to
be one of those "difficult" kids.

- We've got enough of those with the excluded boys the LEA dumped on us.
- Three words, Steph.

Inclusion, inclusion, inclusion.

Three more, Jack.

Yawn, yawn, yawn!

Tom.

We should catch up.

No, thanks.

Mrs Bentham.

I am so grateful, Mr Rimmer.

It's easy for schools
to see the condition

rather than the child. Well.

It's not like she's "full-blown",
so to speak.

You have read the notes? Not yet.

Apparently there was
a mix-up with the files.

It's polite to knock. Karla!

You said I should always knock.

Karla.
Would you wait outside, please?

Outside?

It says here that Karla
was excluded from her last school.

It says that she's moved school
three times in as many years.

It's knowing how to handle her. If she's
given a routine, she knows where she is.

"Rude to staff, aggressive with
pupils." I can't put this on my...

She doesn't mean it,
it's anxiety...

If she gets scared.

You should have told me about
this before. I don't think we can...

"No child left behind."

That's what you said.

I thought finally she had
a chance to be accepted.

But you're just
the same as the rest.

- Don't lose them. 100 quid's worth there. I'll guard them with my life.
- Yeah, don't take the...

What are you doing?

Looks like you're doing a drug deal.

Come on, what's happening?

Well, it's a wedding.

Who's getting married?

You and Chlo?

Oh, that's mint! When?

Today. Look, Jan,

do not breathe a word to anyone.

Don't worry, Donte. Oh, my God!

Today! Where?

I'll tell you after, all right?

Janeece has difficulty
holding her own water.

How d'you think she's going
to keep this under her hat?

All right, Donte, lad?

So, er, what's the do with this cake?

I think she'd do better where there's
more resources for more challenging pupils.

You've got the resources.

I mean, you're taking loads
of LEA money to include her.

I just want Karla to have a chance.

OK,
we'll give it a go then, shall we?

She said you told her
to wait outside.

Outside the office. Karla does
tend to take things literally.

It's part of the Asperger's.
You have to be very clear with her.

Would you give Miss Haydock a call? Tell her to
look for Karla? She'll just be in the playground.

She never goes far.

She's very good on boundaries.

These help with her concentration.
She takes one at morning break.

They also help with her anxiety too.
I could stay and talk to her teachers,

discuss how she can get
bit edgy sometimes.

Maybe go through some of her
routines with them. No.

You get off, Mrs Bentham.

We've got a busy day, y'know, first
day back. You leave Karla to us, yeah?

Thank you.

Just had a call from that

new drama teacher, Matt Wilding.

Says he's stuck
on some Greek runway. Typical.

You tried that one year, remember?

Just thought I'd introduce myself.
Eddie Lawson, new deputy.

Oh, I'm Grantly Budgen.

Head of English. Tom Clarkson.
Morning. Tom.

And this is Jasmine.

Koreshi. Koreshi... Our rookie.

Ah, you and me both, eh? I feel totally out
of my depth. And as jumpy as a box of frogs.

I was terrified on my first day.

It's all a big act,
that's the secret of teaching.

But if you do need any help,
don't hesitate to give me a shout.

Oh, these are my attempts at lesson
plans. I don't know how useful they are.

I haven't taught all your texts
but I have done my best. Mmm.

That's good practice for you, and I
need to see what you're capable of.

Grantly Budgen.
Welcome to Easy Street!

Tom.

Did you get Jack's messages? He's
gutted. Don't take it the wrong way.

I know you're only
trying to help, but...

I hope he is gutted!
Tom, will you...

All he had to do was play it
by the book. Call the cops.

But no, he had to be a hero.

He's got a nice badge though!

THEY ALL TALK AND LAUGH

Morning, class.
I'd just like to introduce...

TALKING CONTINUES

Miss, are you new?

Yes.

Miss, you look about 16. Just
about old enough to get married.

Are you married, Miss?

Miss, are you going to answer Janeece's
question? Yeah, it's only a question.

I mean, if someone asked me
a question, I'd just say no.

THAT

is just a hint of how much
you're annoying me right now.

Sorry, Miss.

Right.

Let's start again, shall we?

My name's Miss Koreshi.

[You didn't tell them, did you?]

It's a dump. No wonder the head had to
pay my Mum two grand to send me here.

I'd better be getting some serious treats for
that money. A fortnight in Florida, the lot.

Like you've got time for a holiday!

My mum's all,
"It's a golden opportunity."

Easy for her to say, she's not the one
taking her GCSEs in one year rather than two.

Skipping class?

No, thanks, skipping's for kids.

You new here too?

It's my fourth time being new.

You broke some rules or something?
We don't talk about that.

Wild.

So, do you want to hang out with us?

Mum says I should be
my own person this time.

I'm too easily led.

What are you girls loitering
about for? The bell's gone. Go on.

Karla Bentham...

aren't you supposed to be sitting on
a chair outside Mr Rimmer's office?

He said wait outside, he didn't say anything
about a chair. Don't take that attitude with me.

I distinctly heard him.

Come on. Get off me!

Just to make it clear, just so that there's no
misunderstanding, I am distinctly saying inside now!

Well, it's been a regular
walkabout this morning.

Thank you for trying with me.

Miss Haydock, our Head of Pastoral
Care, will give you the tour, OK?

Stay here one second.

Jack.

This girl... And another thing,
Karla takes a prescription every day

and I think it's best if you
handle this. A prescription?

Make sure she gets one at break.
They're to stop her being anxious.

I'll be snaffling a
few of these myself.

I tell you, Jack,
I've just got a bad feeling.

It's the way she looks at me,
it's like, it's like something

off Crimewatch. Trust me, OK?

I wouldn't have taken her on
if I thought she was a hard case.



What do I do now?

Team effort, eh?

The pyramids at Giza,

the UN building in New York,

the Mona Lisa,

daisies,

Mondrian's New York,

the Parthenon in Athens,

and...

pineapples.

Why am I showing 'em to you?
Is it cos you're mad, sir?

LAUGHTER

Close, Damon, but... Is it cos we

take 'em on holidays? You pillock!

You big muppet. Idiot.

I don't mind what you come up with, as long
as you come up with something. All right?

All the things I've just shown you
are about numbers.

Sir, but it's a pineapple... But you see,
that's why it's so flipping interesting.

There's a system in the pineapple.
Are you taking the piss?

Shut up.

Phi. Sometimes known
as the Golden Ratio.

It's a number you'll find in all
of these things I've just shown you.

Going right back to the
construction of the great pyramids.

Which, incidentally, have
a base-to-height ratio of... 1.6.

I know you're thinking, "Who's this bloke? We're the
bottom set, all we do is adding and taking away!"

Well, not any more.

This is where it all starts.

Cos everything you see around you,
and I mean everything...

If you look hard enough,

you'll find maths in it.

Right, remember, homework -
to work out that sequence of numbers.

There's a code in there somewhere.
Your mission, should you choose to

accept it, is to break that code.

Are you a swot or something?

Hey, it's called enthusiasm, Damon,

and you'll make a friend in me for
life if you show a bit. Off you go.

Here, let's see your scribbles.

Come on.

You didn't say a word all class, I just want to
see what, if anything, you were listening to.

That boy, Damon,
he told me to shut up.

Do you know what this is?
The Fibonacci sequence.

Each number is the sum
of the numbers before it.

How does that relate
to what we were doing?

Cos as the sequence gets bigger,

when you divide each number

by the previous one,
you get the golden ratio - 1.61.

I don't want you
in my class any more.

Have I done something wrong?
Opposite. There's no way you're bottom set.

What class have you got next?
English with Miss Koreshi.

Do you like English?

I like books and plays.

Yeah? What's your favourite?

I like Herman Melville, Moby d*ck.

Whales are my favourite mammal.

And Bram Stoker, and Jane Austen.

I've read all of William Shakespeare
but I don't like all of those.

Maybe we should have
a word with Mr Rimmer? Just one?

Hey, that Karla Bentham. Have you
checked her history? She's not kicked off?

Eh?

- Karla? She's an A in maths, far as I can tell. I want her in my top set.
- Bump her up in English too.

Well, y'know, maybe it's
just beginner's luck.

Let's see how she settles, first.

Look, whatever I feel
about setting - if we're gonna

do it, I'll back you 100%,
but we need consistency.

I just think
she might be a bit disruptive.

I don't want her distracting
the other new intake.

She hasn't got a disruptive history.
You're allocating support staff for her.

- Yeah. No, no, that's on it's way. Should be here today, actually.
- Who is it you're dealing with?

It's fine.
It's fine, look, I'm on it.

Jack, you're drowning in paperwork,
I'll talk to Grantly.

'There's nothing between them
as they go two lengths clear.

'They approach the line.

'Calypso Breeze just gets in front
on the line, it's Calypso Breeze!'

DOOR OPENS

Quiet! Here you are.

I won't ask you if you know
the works of Robert Burns,

because I already know the answer.

He's a Scottish poet, now dead.

Page 109.

Tae A Moose.
Who's going to start the reading?

Hmm? You.

It's not even English!

What are you smirking at, girl?
No, it is Scots.

Read it phonetically.

Wee, sleekit, cowrin,
tim'rous beastie

O, what a panic's
in thy breastie...

She's clearly been
put in the wrong set.

Her maths ability is outstanding.

What's that got to
do with her English?

Favourite authors
of the 1800s or the fact

that she can recite Shakespeare?

You can get a parrot to do that.

They tend to leave a bit to be
desired on critical theory though,

don't they?

..That wee bit heap o' leaves an'
stibble Has cost thee mony a weary nibble

Now thou's turned out

For a' thy trouble... [Keep
an eye on that one.] Verse two.

Hi, Karla.

I'm Davina.

That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble
Has cost thee mony a weary nibble

Now thou's turned out for a'
thy trouble But house or hald

To thole the winter's sleety
dribble An' cranreuch cauld

But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane
In proving foresight may be vain

The best laid schemes o' mice
an' men... Is that a diamond?

Sadly, no.

Page 109, I think.

Karla?

My dad gave my mum
some diamond earrings.

She sold them to pay off
her credit card. No talking.

It's my fault, Mr Budgen.

I asked Karla a question.

In my class, we don't
talk over a reading.

That's a lie because he's
talking now. Read the poem.

Excuse me? I thought
I just heard you call me a liar?

You've been saying we shouldn't
talk, and you've been talking.

Oh, and that makes me a liar?

Yes.

WHO in God's name
do you think you are?!

Explain yourself.

Mr Budgen, I think you
should leave it. Mr Budgen...

Don't you tell me how to run
my classroom, Miss Shackleton.

CLASS: Whoo-ooooh! And be quiet!

Karla? What on earth do you
think you're doing with that?

Put it down. Karla, stop it.

You'd better damn well
stop this or by God I will!

That is one serious space cadet.

Put it down this instant!

- Sir, this is really - quite disruptive.
Karla, please, you need to calm yourself down.

It's our human right to learn and this is
compromising it. Sit down, this instant, now!

What, and get a chair in the face?

Shall we just leave Karla
to calm herself down?

KARLA SOBS

It's all right.
Karla, are you all right...?

Agh!

Leave me alone!

Mr Budgen? Are you all right?

Get Mr Rimmer here, this minute.

I said, leave me alone.

Jack, you have to keep calm.

Bloody hell. Quite.

I want that girl out of here today.

Get her down to the cooler, get Steph down
there, find out what's going on in her head.

It wasn't her fault, Jack.
Just get her down there. Come on.

Wind her up and let her go.

Back inside without a sound, please.

Don't bother with the cooler,
Jack, just sling her out.

Grantly, you've got to give her a chance,
it's her first day. Are you serious?

You're expecting me to teach again in
a school where violence is tolerated?

That's not what I'm saying, Grantly.

Oh, really? Well, I wonder how
the rest of the staff'll see it.

CHILDREN TALK AT ONCE

I said quiet!

I don't care what Mr Budgen said to
you. Your actions are inexcusable.

It all went black, I don't remember. Well,
here's a reminder - you near broke his nose!

He provoked me.

I see. So if I provoke you, you're
going to lamp me, are you? Yes!

I'm not paid enough for this.

Aren't you looking after Karla? I am not
spending another minute alone with her.

I suspect nobody else will, either.
You're wrong on that one, Steph.

- Oh, I see, so you've caught the "positive,
dynamic vision" bug - an' all, have you?

I hope I have. Have you been
feeding Jack E numbers?

It's like he's been taken over
by Paul McKenna.

Just remember - you only have
to put up with him in the day.

Yeah, well, Jack can just remember that I
didn't sign up to teach flipping Rain Man.

Karla...

Not a good day so far?

Not a good day at all.

Well, it's going to get better,

because you and me are
gonna have lunch together.

Is that OK?

I think so. As long as they don't use
low-fat spread on their sandwiches.

Well, if they do, we won't have any.

None at all? No.

We can try something else -
they've got a new salad bar.

I like you.

But I wish I didn't have
to be here, it scares me.

- Disrespect
- is bad enough, but physical violence?

We've got to make a stand.

And don't you start spouting
Jack's inclusion claptrap, Steph.

Cos this is how it ends up.
Don't worry, I won't.

I have given every bit of my
experience to that girl, and

it's like looking into a void.

Jack. What's going on? Grantly's mobilised the
staff, I think we've got a bit of a situation.

Hey! What's going on? Get back into your
classrooms!! Get back into your classrooms!

That is stupid and dangerous.
Get up!

Off the desks, in your seats now.

Massey - put that ball down!
Get back in your class.

What's this? It's Armageddon
out there. Get back to your classes.

No-one's teaching until
we get the support staff

your special wards require, are we?

You're going on strike? We can't expose
another member of staff to the likes of that.

D'you think I'd put any of you at
risk? I don't know what you'd do.

Oh, I bet you're
loving this, aren't you?

What is it, revenge? Kick in the
teeth? Don't tempt me. Go on, then.

Have a go if you want.

Come on!

Get it out of your system, Tom.

You're worse than the flaming kids!

That was out of order, Jack.

You don't understand. I know. Cos it's
insane. I've never seen anything like it.

I said forget about it, OK?

Where's Karla?

In the cooler, out of harm's way.

That's punishing her for
having Asperger's. Eddie,

I've got enough on my hands with a
flaming teachers' strike, all right?

- I warned you she'd be disruptive
- but, no, you knew best.

OK, OK. Look, we now know she needs
support staff. Is she statemented?

Do we know what she's entitled to?
I'm dealing with it.

Put her on School Action Plus until it's
finalised. I'll grab the file off Bridget.

I can handle it. All right?

What I need from you is to
keep the teaching staff on side.

Oi! Smilie!

This goes on much longer,
we'll have to send the kids home.

Yes. I want an early lunch called.

Yes! Now!!

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

I put her in the cooler.
Jack, I can't let her... Leave it.

Go ahead...

Look, Davina,

I'm trying to keep
it together, but...

I told you it was too soon

to come back. It's all right. Just...

Deep breaths...

I'll be all right.

I'm perfectly calm now.

Yeah.

Don't worry.

What's that?

Your carriages await.

Ready?

Right, well, er...

See you there, OK? Yeah.

Let's go.

Do your make-up in the loos, yeah?

Yeah. Hiya, girls.

Can you just give us a minute?
Yeah, sure.

I'm sorry I was
a bit of a grump this morning.

How about we go out
for a meal tonight?

I can't. I'm going out with Donte. Just you
and me then, Mika. We can eat for three, eh?

I'm not sure
if I can make it either.

Well, er, tomorrow, then? Yeah.

Yeah? Only if Donte can come.

I'm just trying to
keep us together, yeah?

Like a family?
Like your mum would've wanted.

Anyway, homework before boyfriends.

I'll text him, OK?

Hey, hey, hey, lad! Just a touch.
You'll give everyone kidney failure.

And keep stirring.
I don't want a sticky bottom.

Like I'm going to poison 'em?
Well, if you do, you're out.

That's the beauty of probation.

There you go.

All right, Mr Clarkson? What can

I get you? Bit of wedding cake?

You what?

Laters, yeah.
Hey, what you on about, Seddon?

Did Donte Charles fib to us
about him and Chlo getting wed?

What, he told you that? I said, "Clarkie -
sorry, Mr Clarkson - won't let that happen."

Well, you said it.
You should tell him that, sir.

Oh, I will. You watch me.

Are you all set, then?

I'm crapping myself, Dad.

Hey. Come on, son. I just...
keep feeling dead sick, y'know.

I felt like that
when I married your mam.

Look, if you think you've
got responsibilities now,

wait till you've got a nipper
relying on you day and night.

Best feeling in the world, son. Girls are on
their way. See you later, Dad. Come on, go on.

Chlo, Mika! Come on!

All set, girls? Let's go, then.

- There's nothing in Karla's file to suggest
that she needs support - or she's been violent.

She's got Asperger's and there's
no LEA statement? That's odd.

Read it yourself if you don't believe
me. Why wouldn't I believe you?

Anyway, Davina says that it
was Grantly's fault that she

kicked off in the first place.

I think we should draw a line under this.
I'll get onto the LEA. Put a rocket up 'em?

Thanks, Eddie, but it's under
control, at least it will be

when I get Grantly and the rest
of the mutineers back on side.

Bridget, can you get Karla

Bentham's mother on the phone for me?

I would not knowingly put any
of my staff or pupils at risk.

I've checked the LEA's position on
this and Karla's form of Asperger's

is what they call
"high functioning" -

she's not automatically
entitled to support.

High functioning?

What? In karate?

You went in pretty hard
on her, from what I've heard.

Oh?

So, I'm the cause of this now, am I?

You have got a responsibility for
the health and safety of your staff.

How much risk do you
want to put us at?

Jack, I voiced my concerns straight off. I mean,
come on, you can't pretend she acts normal.

I agree with you, Steph and that's why
I'm providing support out of my own budget.

I'm assigning Davina Shackleton

to look after her,
day by day, class by class.

So I hope it'll put all
this talk of striking to bed.

We're a collective here.

Well, I'll leave you
to vote on it then.

Is that all right?

Your daughter's been aggressive
toward a member of staff today.

Looking at her file it seems out of character
and I don't know how much it's her... Not again.

I'm sorry - again?

The way I see it is, you're
the link makes all this work.

I want Karla to have a chance here,
like every other kid, but I've got

to reassure the staff as well.

Well, I'm not exactly qualified.

I've seen the rapport you've built
up with her. You'd be brilliant.

And I know the staff would give
you a massive vote of confidence,

and we'd put you on a short course too,
cos it's all about support for you as well.

We can find some money
in the budget for training.

And do y'know what? This'd
really kickstart your CV.

OK, then.

I'll go and tell Karla.

Mrs Bentham?

It seems there were a few pages
missing from Karla's file, Jack.

I want your assignments
first thing tomorrow, no excuses.

Chlo?

People tell me I'm difficult.

I'm not always.

Mum says I'm as good as gold
when I've had my pills.

Which you said you'd taken
responsibility for, Mr Rimmer.

Couldn't pass us over Karla Bentham's
prescription, could you, Steph? Why?

It's still got the seal on it.

She's a fruit loop. One tablet
wouldn't make any difference.

You were meant to give her one
at break time. One dose might

have made all the difference!

OK, I'm sorry. I was wrong.
I feel terrible I forgot.

And you're supposed
to be head of what?

Steph, were Chlo and Donte Charles
in your last class?

No. Obviously they thought
that if we were on strike,

they could slope off an' all.

♪ I'd like to say

♪ That I was on your mind

♪ So I phone you at ten past three

♪ In the afternoon

♪ It's evening for you

♪ And another bare hotel room

♪ So hard to believe

♪ That you're dreaming of me too
But it's true... ♪

I'm here.

You look gorgeous, babe.

♪ You only go around,
round, round

♪ You only go around,
round, round... ♪

Donte! Donte!

♪ ..Around, round, round... ♪

Rochdale Registry Office
- where is it? ..Oi, shift!

Well, I'll look forward to
seeing you again tomorrow, Karla.

That is if we haven't scared you off.
Do you think you'll be happy here, Karla?

You're pretending too, aren't you?
I'm sorry?

I do this.

I smile. It stops people
asking me questions all the time.

It makes them think I'm OK.

It's all right. Good luck. Yeah.

See you later, mate.

I'll get the beers in.

Oh... my... God.

I saw him first.
No, I saw him first.

No, please, I don't think so.

Mr Rimmer? Mr Rimmer!

Hi. Matt Wilding.

I did phone.

I've had a nightmare. My flight was
delayed. It was chaos. Stuck in an airport.

You must be on a different time

zone, Mr Wilding. My day's over.

I've been doing lots
of planning, though.

You know, what I feel I can bring to the
school and what I want to achieve here.

Really? Such as?

Um, I was thinking of
putting on a musical...

with a twist. Something that will
inspire the whole school.

Local press interest.
That sort of thing.

OK, we'll talk tomorrow.
My office, eight o'clock.

Remind me why we didn't
do this last Saturday.

Donte's job.

Chlo Grainger and Donte Charles?

You nervous?

Yeah, me neither.

It's definitely room 3B.

Oh, no!

Sorry, babe.

Wouldn't miss it
for the world, Chlo.

Ladies and gentlemen, we're here,
as you know, to celebrate the marriage

of Donte and Chlo, as they commence
a new chapter in their lives.

Before I begin, however,
tradition dictates that

I should ask if any person has any
legal impediment to this marriage?

What the hell's going on?

Tom?! This is ill*gal. She's 16.

She needs permission.

I've got permission... from my dad.

Donte's got permission
cos I'm his dad. And you are?

Wh... Mika, you an' all?

Can someone tell me
who this person is? What, me?

I'm nobody.

Carry on.

Right, this is how it goes. She says, "I do,"
he says, "I do," and then we have a party.

So get a wriggle on.

It's been a tough day, Eddie.

Can we just leave it, yeah?

Why didn't you talk
to me about Karla?

Don't you trust me?
I have to manage this school.

Sometimes that means holding
back on the info, all right?

I only knew about
Karla's history today.

If I'd have told the staff what was in that
file, I'd have had a walkout from the off.

I have to give each pupil the
benefit of the doubt, a fresh start.

Otherwise what's the point? You

don't manage the school by yourself.

We're a team.

I chose to come here because
I believe in what you're doing.

Don't make me regret that.

OK, I got it wrong today.

But I really,
really appreciate you being with me.

I think we're going to
make a bloody good team.

So drop the dodgy little secrets.

Either I'm in the loop or I walk.

No more secrets.

You sure about that? I only want
what's best for this school.

I do.

Thank you.

And do you, Donte Charles,

take Chlo Grainger
to be your lawful wife?

I do.

Whoo! Congratulations, son.

And not an Elvis
impersonator in sight.

Congratulations.

Let's go to the pub! Hooray!

Hey, you toe rag! Tom!

Get off him. I love her.
I'm going to look after her.

With what? The money from your
paper round? It's about love!

Yeah? What's it about now?

Wonder why they didn't tell you?
Donte's my family. He'll live with me.

No way. Your mum'd go spare.
She left the house to me and Mika.

We can do what we want.
So if you don't like it,

you can find somewhere else.

You know what? I give up.

I concede defeat.

It's pretty clear you
don't want me in your life, Chlo.

I'll pack my things.

And you, you'd better
flaming well look after her.

Go after him, Chlo. Talk to him.

- It's him that's got the problem,
- not us.

We'll be all right, babes. I'll move in
tonight. Will you take me home, please, Brett?

Hey, guys, what about the party?

First day's over.

That's got to be a good thing.
Thank God.

Violent pupil, staff kicking off

and a deputy who thinks
he knows more than me.

Same old Waterloo Road, then.
They do know I wouldn't put

them at risk, don't they?

Everyone's just a bit
sensitive right now.

Jack, you can't keep doing this.

You can't keep blaming yourself.

I'm sorry. Look...
I didn't know you were still here.

Yeah, well, don't worry.

I'll be on my way in a minute.

So you can make yourself at home. I'm just
some bloke who lived here for a bit, eh?

All I want is for
you to be happy, Chlo.

I hope this is it.

We've got our own place, Chlo! We're still
at school and we've got our own place!

I want you here.

Nothing's changed. I'll just
be living somewhere different.

You know you've always got me.

You can't leave me
living with Donte Charles.

There's nothing I can do.

You two want this place? You can have it.
Cos I'm not staying here. Not without Tom.

Mika, please don't be like this.

We'll be all right.
It's just us two now.

I know. I just... I just want us
to all to be together.

Tom, Tom, I'm sorry.

I love you.

I love you too.

I don't want to be on my own.

I miss my mum so much.

I miss her too.

Tom, please don't leave us.

It's going to be OK.
It's going to be OK.

SHE SOBS

Help!

I confiscated this
from Paul Langley.

A kung fu magazine?
He's been very keyed up.

Come on!

You could tutor Chlo instead of Steph,
couldn't you? Oh, yeah, that'd be brilliant.

Go on, then. Thank you.

What's in that pie, Lewis? Chicken

and mushroom. Ugh, mushrooms?

Can you give me potatoes,
carrots and broccoli? Hurry up!

You should have a
higher opinion of yourself, Chlo.

You're great.

Paul...

Put it down.