Ackley Bridge

- We're going out. - She's single.

- I'm well in. - What are you doing back?

My dad wants me to get married.

Let me think about it.

Look, Sadiq. You and me, it was a mistake.

It's Jamie... Candice won't let me see him.

- You're such a baby. - Me and her. Unfriended.

Have a custard cream.

How are you ever going to be happy if you can't be yourself?

- Let's do Justin Bieber. - No! Wait!

Missy! Missy!

They say you don't know what you've got until it's all gone.

One day you're mucking along, taking it all for granted...

... and then the next thing you know...

... everything changes.

Did you not see those girls checking you out at the game?

I'm serious.

Well...

I... I didn't notice any of them.

The only person I noticed was you.

We can't.

- Not here. - Well,

maybe next time I can come back to yours.

I'll see you later.

Bye.

Where have you been?

I, erm,

had to go around to Missy's because,

uh, she had lots of homework to do.

Bed.

Before you wake your mum up.

Naz.

I'm going to need an answer from you soon.

I can't... I can't do it.

I'm sorry.

Are you angry?

- Do you want strawberry jam? - Yeah.

- But... - Take the big bits out. I know.

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I've got to go.

But aren't you going to help me with Nana?

What about your toast?

Ready to go out now, Nana?

Madam's gone, so it's just...

Missy!

Do you not hear me? I've been calling you for ages.

You all right?

Erm, Lila hasn't texted me since Friday,

so I don't know whether to text or, like, call, you know?

- Missy? - Yes.

Right...

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- Heya. - Hey.

- You, uh, have a good weekend? - Yeah, thanks.

Do anything nice?

- Uh, I'm just... Sorry. - Sure, sure.

See you in school.

Jordan.

I've got something for you.

What do you want me to do with this?

You take a DNA swab and you put it in his mouth.

Yeah, I know to do with it, Einstein.

How can I get a swab if she won't let me see him?

Good one.

Oh, my God, look at that jacket.

She looks dirty. She must've copped that from a charity shop.

Settle down, please, Year 11.

Settle down. Phones away, girls.

- Phones... What's so funny? - Miley Cyrus, sir.

Hey, don't knock it. I had a jacket like that back in the '90s.

- Sir, you never. - I did. I had the curtains, as well.

Oh, can me and Raz go for pizza after school?

I told Nana we'd make "fadjitas" but they can wait.

Peppers only repeat on me, anyway.

Missy, are you all right?

- Missy! - Yeah, go for it.

- Have ham and pineapple for me. - Yes!

Right, registration please.

- Tahira Abad. - Yes, sir.

- Hayley Booth. - Here, sir!

- Missy Booth. - Yeah. Yes, sir.

So you need to make sure this is covered in your notes

and that you have a labelled diagram of the heart.

Now, remember how the vena cava looked and felt different

to the aorta in the heart we dissected?

I like your bracelets, Miss.

My bracelets are not going to help you pass A-level biology, Shireen.

Now, I want you to think about the difference in pressure

and how they have a different structure to combat this.

All right?

Good work, Naz.

Erm, have you been talking to Missy?

She won't say nothing.

Yeah, cos she's known for keeping her mouth shut.

Right. Finish this up for homework.

I look forward to seeing your perfect diagrams next class.

Look, I'm sorry, OK?

But this is a big deal for me, if it gets out.

Look, this is a big deal for me, too.

But, Mandy, that's the trouble.

How can he get the test if he can't get near the baby?

How is this your problem?

Well, he's got no-one else to fight for him, has he?

It's a bit above and beyond, isn't it?

He's really turned the corner lately.

He's better behaved, he's putting in the hours in the rugby team.

I just want to support him so he keeps all that up.

Leave it with me, I'll have a think.

You all right? How's the team?

Absolute shambles.

But at least they've stopped fighting each other, so that's something.

As long as they don't completely humiliate us against St Marks.

I'd rather encourage them to do the best

than focus on words like "humiliate".

Well, I think we should always strive for excellence.

Should we go through?

Idiot.

I don't expect to find you

in detention when you've got rugby practice.

Especially not with a brilliant teacher like Miss Shariff.

Uh, "Ms".

It's "Ms", not "Miss".

Sir, you just got told.

Well, you can sit and write a letter of apology to MS Shariff.

I didn't do anything, sir.

Take a seat. I'll be with you in a minute.

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OK, boys. You can go now.

Not till they've finished their letters.

No, it's OK, Mr Simpson.

- Really. Off you go. - Thank you, Miss.

OK, well, I don't expect to see you back here again, boys, OK?

- Naz. - I've got to go.

Missy just texted me,

- she said it something serious. - Naz.

I'm sorry, but I've got to go see what's wrong.

Hi.

What's happened?

It's Nana.

She's dead.

We can't tell anyone, they'll take Hayley into care.

I don't know what to do.

Well,

usually we'd have to wash the body,

but we don't need to worry about that.

Maybe we should get her dressed.

In her best clothes.

She's not going down bingo.

Have you called the doctor?

You do know you're going to have to tell someone, right?

- Say goodbye to Hayley. - Aye.

Good morning, Ackley Bridge general practice.

Hello?

I need to report a...

a death.

- Will and Ms Sharif? - Yeah, he's got it bad.

- I can't see her going for that. - Why? He's a good looking lad.

- Do you, erm, think I'm getting fat? - No, you've still got it.

- Team looks happy? - Yeah.

Apart from John.

Yes, I pass that on to Candace's social worker.

She's the one with access to her, so, hopefully, she'll have a word.

Oh, nice one.

- What was that for? - Do I need a reason?

- Is it just you on your own? - No, Mum's out.

She works shifts in a factory,

making biscuits.

I tried calling, but couldn't get through.

No breaks.

Practically slave labour, but what can you do?

- I'm sorry for your loss. - Thank you, Doctor.

Do you want to stay at mine?

Hayley will be back soon.

And your mum will be wondering where you are.

- Well, I can explain. - No.

The longer we keep this quiet, the longer Hayley stays with me.

Please, Nas.

Oh, God.

These bloody biscuits broken already.

- Are you deaf? - Eh?

This is because Nas has come to her senses

and said no to your Pindu friend, eh?

Hey, what happened next door?

Geeta says that she saw Julie Booth taken out in a body bag.

But you know Geeta, she say she saw Shilpa Shetty down Lidl last week.

What's up with the old cow, anyway?

Oh, no. She hasn't?

Aye, Allah, why didn't you say? You should've called me.

I'll go around and check on the girls now.

Go to the freezer and get the kebabs and the choc ices.

No, no, no, please. I told Missy that I wouldn't say anything.

Why would you say such a thing?