Britannia High (2008) s01e05 Episode Script

Some kind of rush Can't get enough So turn it up Feels like some kind of rush Rush, yeah So good Feels good, so good Wanna show you how I feel Can't get enough Oh, oh, oh-oh Feels like some kind of rush Hi, baby.
Claudine, how are you, babe? - Hey! - Hey, mate.
BB! What ARE they wearing? Ace, what are you doing here? This is where you've been hanging out? Someone said you'd sold out.
Your age, and you're still going to school? Duh! It's a performing arts college actually.
Lola Finally someone's gonna teach you how to dance.
Yeah.
We do ballet, tap, jazz, the lot.
Oh, and the teachers are way cool too.
- Lola - You're a joke.
So what does that make you? The punchline? Is that the way it is? Is that it? Woh! Yeah! That's what I'm talking about.
Is that it? I challenge you and your pathetic crew to a battle on friday.
Whatever, loser.
You have got us involved in a street dance battle.
We'll win it easy.
They ain't all that.
They ain't all that? We are in trouble.
This could be the start of something I can feel my heart, it's jumping Want to walk, I can't stop running Oh, I can't stop running It's good to be a part of something What's the point, it's always nothing ♪ This could be the start of something ♪ Britannia High S01 EP05 BB, who was that guy in very bad clothes? Oh, that's Ace.
I've known him for ages.
He lives in our estate and he thinks he's the big I Am.
Yep, that's probably because he is.
If I could work up my enthusiasm I think I'd be hyperventilating.
I so can't street dance.
Oh, I can krump with the best of them.
Krump? It's a kind of street dance move.
What? And you knew that? No, I Googled it.
Talent alert.
Nine o'clock.
No, no, that's nine o'clock.
Ah, man, that's not talent.
That's my brother.
- That IS talent.
- That is definitely talent.
What you doing here? First Ace, now you.
What is it? National Turn Up And See BB At Work Day? Work? Are you calling this work? It's a lot harder than what you do all day.
- Oh, yeah? - Couch potato.
Listen, bro.
Ace has been shouting his mouth off.
Taking the mick out of you coming here.
You've turned me into a joke.
I'm a laughing stock.
My heart bleeds, Julius.
I've got a reputation.
And you're screwing it up.
You better win this street dance battle or else.
BB, hello? When are you gonna introduce me to your brother? Erm, Claudine, Julius.
Julius, Claudine.
Did someone just turn the heating up or is it me? Oh, I hate that.
I know.
There's nothing worse than fake look-at-me laughing.
Isn't there? No, it's a girl marking her territory.
She's saying, "Hands off, he's mine.
" Really? Yeah, she'll do it again in a minute.
Watch.
See? She's so fake.
Yeah, keep her off the stage.
So are you to come and see your kid brother tonight then or what? He's written a song.
He's gonna sing it at the open mic spot tonight.
And will you be there tonight? You know, in the flesh? Oh, yeah, there'll be a lot of that.
- Bring it on! - That's my favourite film.
It's a date then.
Ciao! What? First you think it's bad I come here.
Now you're practically moving in? Hey, do they have communal changing rooms? Should be fun tonight, man.
Might even bring the lads.
I know you think I'm stupid.
Well, you did believe me when I said that shopping was an Olympic sport.
Well, I can see right through you.
You're so translucent.
Transparent.
And, no, I'm not.
You don't fancy Julius.
All that primping and preening and look-at-me laughing, it was to make a certain someone jealous.
The guy is hot.
Who? Julius or Danny? If you could choose between eating 10 penguins live or walking naked down Oxford Street, which would you choose? Jez, man, I'm practising.
So I whisper words I wanna say I know you'll never hear it Penguins.
Live.
May God forgive you.
You know every day I pave the way but never getting near it It's really freaking you out, your brother coming tonight, isn't it? It's just you seem a bit I've got my life at home and I've got my life here.
And never the twain shall meet? Because I'm just reminiscing Don't listen to my confession.
- Do you know what I wish? - What? That I'd shut up? That he comes tonight and realises that if he gets off his backside he can do something with his life.
Oh, BB, you're such an inspiration.
He doesn't do nothing.
He just goes out every night with his mates.
What? Out with the stars and in with the milk? I shouldn't be so hard on him.
He's been so good to me since Mum and Dad died, you know.
Taking me in and that.
He was only a kid himself.
Would it not be better if it went, erm Because I'm just reminiscing, don't listen to my confessions Yeah.
How much make-up can one girl put on? Yeah, she's going to have to flick her head back to keep her eyes open.
Here she is.
You look amazing.
What? These old rags? Come on or we'll be late.
You see me playing with my headphones Didn't see you coming in Now you got me with my back turned I don't even know where to begin So much to tell you, I haven't had the time to work it out So I'll take this opportunity to lay it all down To lay it all down You should know What I know Just can't hold Back no more So I whisper words I wanna say I know you'll never hear it You know every day I pave the way but never getting near it Because I'm just reminiscing, don't listen to my confession Oh, to my confession, yeah When I listen on my headphones And the rhythm is on my mind I send the lyrics through the air And the meanings intertwine Lost in the music It's the only I thing I wanna do So I'll take this opportunity to tell you the truth, yeah You should know What I know Just can't hold Back no more Oh, so I whisper words I wanna say, I know you'll never hear it You know every day I pave the way but never getting near it Because I'm just reminiscing, don't listen to my confession Oh, to my confessions, yeah Take your headphones off Listen to my heart You're gonna get this, I'm talking to you, yeah Take your headphones off Let's go from the start All I'm feeling I'm confessing to you I be confessing like I'm Usher, but I, I put it down.
I want the respect from my brother but run it like Chris Brown.
I'm a man now, got respect from my peers now.
Just open up your heart, bro, and let me in now.
You should know What I know Just can't hold Back no more So I whisper words I wanna say, I know you'll never hear it You know every day I pave the way, but never getting near it Because I'm just reminiscing, don't listen to my confession So I whisper words I wanna say, I know you'll never hear it You know every day I pave the way but never getting near it Because I'm just reminiscing, don't listen to my confession So did you like it? Yeah, man, that was heavy.
Listen, me and the boys, we're getting itchy feet.
We're gonna make a move.
Someone's not going to be happy.
Keep her on ice for me.
We're going to a party.
Wanna come? Hey, he's got a party here with his dancing buddies.
Hey, leave him alone.
He can come if he wants.
Are you sure? Yeah, what we waiting for? It'll be wicked, bro.
- Is there gonna be any girls? - Leaving so soon? I've got stuff to do, babe.
Maybe I'll see you around, yeah? Guys only get one chance with me, Julius.
And you just blew it.
Rumour has it you wear tights in lessons.
Is that true? Oh, shut up, Leo.
In lessons? He wears 'em round the house, man.
Do you, BB? And do you wear a bra? Hey, do you wear skirts, BB? You all right, girls? Very funny, yeah.
Anyways, how come you can afford a car like that, Gaps? Hey, don't ask.
We ain't all slackers like your big bro.
Hey, man, watch your mouth.
There ain't nothing slack about me.
Hey, listen, I'm starving if anyone's interested.
Let's go get a takeaway.
Yeah, shotgun, yeah? Shotgun in the middle.
Yo, I'm like a thief, a rapper I am, If I was older you'd be libel I'm libel to take you to court They are so wicked.
Maybe we should try and copy them.
Do you really think this street dance battle rubbish is actually gonna happen? Don't make me laugh.
We're gonna make 'em laugh unless we get some practice in.
Yeah, well, you can count me out.
Ah.
Touchy because you got stood up, 'ey? Since when did my love life become so fascinating to you? It's not.
Where's BB? He's supposed to be teaching us some moves.
Yeah, where is he when you need him? Come on, guys.
Crimp! - Krump.
- Whatever! So which one of those girls are you tapping up, BB? I've got too many for one.
So that's why you go there, for the women? No, man.
It's nuts you go to that place, though, innit? Look, I'm just trying to give you a reality check, bro.
And besides, man, you're missing out on all the fun you could have with us.
I'm having fun now.
What? Even in blokes clothing? Oh, shut up, Leo.
I'm a man.
One hundred per cent.
Does he ever speak? White Noise? He has his moments.
Do you hear that, Gaps? BB's a man! Smell that testosterone! - Well, I ain't a girl.
- Yeah? Prove it.
Oh, Leo, what did you do that for? Nah, man, it's all right.
We're gonna need some money to get this takeaway anyway.
BB, you don't have to shoot it.
Just point it.
Ace was right.
He's gone soft.
You a chicken, BB? Sweet and sour? Shut up, Leo.
Oh, leave him.
He's only an ickle baby.
Ah, does your nappy need changing, mate? Shut up! He will never do it.
Here we go.
Are you all right, mate? Did you want anything? Go on BB! I think he's going to do it, you know.
What's he waiting for? Julius, I can't, man! You're a way cool mover, mister.
Thanks.
You really cut some shapes.
- Are you majoring in dance? - Drama.
I love acting.
I love singing.
I love dancing.
I'm the triple threat.
Actually, can you help me up, please? And, like, a lot of people think I'm American? Because of my accent.
Only I'm not.
Not what? American.
I mean, I used to live there and I pick up accents really easily because you're Irish, right? Scotch.
Like, in five minutes I'll be speaking Scotch.
- Scottish.
- Sorry? Look, forget it.
I don't know what you're looking at her for.
She's spoken for.
I'm young, free, single and stunning.
And you forgot modest.
So you and me.
What do you say? I say I wouldn't mind knowing who the guy in the checked shirt is.
Oh, my gosh, this is totally embarrassing.
Jonas.
Lovely Irish boy Jonas - Scottish.
- This is your lucky night.
I thought you'd gone to a party.
We're refuelling on the way, innit? Get some forks, White Noise.
Fork handles! So what? Are we gonna pretend the last half hour never happened? Oh, do one, Leo.
I said do one! Easy.
It's a bit late to start trying to prove your manhood.
You had your chance to join the crew and you blew it.
Crew? When did they go from being a laugh to become the crew? That school has changed you, man.
No, you're off your head.
It's not the school that changed me.
I changed me.
Shame you can't do the same.
Don't talk to me like that in front of my crew! I can't believe you've got a gun, What would Mum and Dad say? Walk tall.
Walk proud.
They'd turn in their grave.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
Go to your ballet dancing mates.
That's right.
I will.
I'm not hanging around to see you mess up your life.
Me? I'm going places.
Yeah.
Wormwood Scrubs, mate.
Have a nice life.
After all I've done for you? At first maybe.
But then it was me.
Working clubs, bars.
Dancing here, singing there, breakdancing on street corners.
Anything to get cash.
And you think it's funny I like dancing? Well, mate, big yourself up all you want.
Dancing put more bread on the table than you ever did.
Walk tall? Walk proud? BB, I promised Mum and Dad I'd look out for you.
Who did you rob for that? Bro Bro? I ain't got a bro.
Just take it! - Oh, my God! - ?? Quick! Don't look now but see the guy in the yellow shirt? Don't look now but do look now? Shut up, Jez! I am totally setting you up here.
Yellow shirt.
Now look.
Right.
Isn't he hot? Indecently so.
Shall we call a doctor? Doctor Love maybe.
Because guess what? What? He's producing enough sweat to rival the Thames? He's so into you it hurts.
I'm so happy for you, Jez.
Babe, he's not for me, OK? What do you mean he's not for you? He's hot for you! No, no, he's just hot.
And he's a minger.
You're crazy.
He thinks you're a minger.
Sorry? He thinks you're a minger! BB, bright and early.
Can't keep away from the place, sir.
Anyway, could say the same about you.
Oh, well.
Britannia High is the new Bebo.
I'm totally addicted.
Check dis! And the brilliant thing about pink- and-yellow striped eye shadow is.
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You look wrecked, dude.
You been caning it with big brother? Where you living now? I'm staying in a room in Camberwell.
Old friend of mine from school.
And wait till you see my candyfloss kisses with morello extract lip gloss.
It's life-changing.
Right.
Choices.
If you had to chose between driving a bus under a really low bridge and killing all the passengers, or wearing a suit Have you got a couch I can sleep on? made out of flesh-nibbling rodents.
Yeah, why? Just for a couple of nights.
- Yeah.
Of course.
- Your tights are so fetch! - I'd drive the bus.
- Murderer! It's doing my head in.
Just till I get sorted.
What's happened, bro? You ain't my bro, all right? Sorry, man.
What's with the man and bro? You ain't from the streets so why pretend you are? OMG! Call for the glambulance! My lip gloss just ran out.
Will you just shut your face, Lola, for once in your stupid life.
BB, wait.
Who's the minger now, Pretty Boy? Sorry, what is your problem? Six foot nothing and goes by the name of you.
But what did I ever do to you? Called me a minger.
Or.
.
Oh, I know! What about that time you called me a minger? You see, my last name is Singer.
So guess what everyone is calling me now? Singer the minger! Sorry.
I've never seen you before in my life.
He's the one who was hot for you.
- What? - Last night? You did call him that.
You know you did, Jez.
No, no, I didn't.
It was someone else, someone who was a minger.
You're vile.
Do you know that? So the lesson to learn from this is, just be nice about people and stuff? Great.
Five, six, seven, eight.
And one, and two, three and four, five, six.
Claudine, will you concentrate! Just take a chill pill, BB! Does this battle mean anything to you? Not really.
Come on, let's go again, guys.
Five, six, seven, eight.
- And one, two- BB, can I have a word, please? Is this about me staying here last night? Come in.
It won't happen again.
Jez says I can stay at his place.
BB, erm, there was a shooting last night.
And your brother has been injured.
He's in intensive care at St Hugh's.
BB! BB! Out of my way! Move! Coming through.
Move! All right? I'm here now.
It's weird, isn't it? You read about it every day, but don't expect it to happen to you.
It hasn't happened to you.
Well, somebody I know.
We've all got to get our kicks from something.
Ours is performing and theirs is Yeah, guns and knives.
Come on.
Settle down.
But Stefan, we've had a really big shock.
I know.
I'm not saying you haven't.
One day you'll be working professionally, all week.
What do you do if something bad happens then? Lose your focus and professionalism? So come on.
Books out, please.
We're gonna get you better and out of here.
We're gonna go somewhere else where we can get away from all this.
You get me? You can keep an eye on me and I can keep an eye on you.
It's gonna be all right.
It's gonna be just us.
We're gonna get you back on your feet.
Walk tall.
Walk proud.
- He's in VF.
Can someone help, please? - Somebody get him out of here.
We need a crash trolley now.
Stay with us, Julius.
Are you OK? Is there anything I can do? Dame Marie Rambert, one of my personal heroes, born 1888, died 1982.
She was a Polish Jew and a dancer and teacher that had a massive effect on British ballet.
She began her training at school.
Subjects like history and languages came very easily to her.
But she was a restless child, so got bad grades - Mate.
What's happened? How is he? BB.
He's gone.
BB, do you think this is a good idea? What else have I got to do? Go on, then.
You're a teacher.
Teach me.
So, uh - I ain't in the mood for your funny-boy games, Jez.
Do you get me? Sorry, bro.
How many times, man? You are not my brother! Sorry.
Bad choice of words.
Very bad.
The worst you could choose.
It slipped out Like my fist might, and punch you in the mouth? You need to calm down.
Don't tell me.
I know what I have to do.
I don't think it's a good idea you being here.
So what do I do, Jez? Go home and twiddle my thumbs? Wait until they release his body? Or draw a line under it and try Listen to yourself, you prat.
My mum's dead, my dad's dead, and now my brother is.
He pulled a gun on someone who pulled a gun on him.
Only the other bloke was the better aim and you say, "Move on"?! I'm sorry.
OK.
I'm sorry.
I just um I wish I knew what to say but In my experience, when you don't know what to say, keep it shut.
You know what, the thing is - Get out of the way, you idiot! BB.
- Leo?- It's calming, innit? All this noise, people getting on with their life.
Has something happened? That bloke what killed Julius.
Shouting his mouth off about it.
Don't know what to do.
Sorry.
I do.
Come on.
You can do better than that.
Call that a vocal warm-up? Let's tryremember the money, OK? And Remember the money, remember the money, remember the money, remember the mone remember the money Keep it up.
Good.
Remember the money, remember the money Jez, where's BB? Keep those lips a-moving, Danny boy.
Remember the money.
Remember the money.
Look, I'm worried.
BB! All right? - We'll be in the car.
- This won't take long.
What are you doing here? You doing what I think you are? Depends what you think I'm doing.
You have two choices.
Either you can avenge your brother's death - or you can do - I don't need this.
Oh, I think you do.
It ain't one of your silly choice games, Jez - like sleeping on a bed of nails or eating dead mice.
This is serious.
I let you live your life.
Let me live mine, yeah? BB, please.
There is no choice.
I've got to get him back.
Julius is family.
It needs sorting.
Sorting? And how will you go about doing that? Like for like.
What, kill him? I've got no choice.
You don't come from my world.
I wish that I could make this feeling go away I wish to God that there could be another way But there's a-screaming in my mind And there's no reasoning this time Never thought that it was gonna be like this Never thought you'd be the one to take the hit But they took you away now And someone's gonna pay now No silence, no comfort Just panic and chaos No logic, no meaning No exit, no way out, no way out Are you really gonna throw it all away? There's no love in a fight song Only the sound of your life breaking Are you really gonna throw it all away? There's no peace here for no-one There's no love in a fight song My heart is hurting now I have to do this now Bad days are coming, I kno-ow There's no way out of here There's nothing left to fear No time for loving, oh no-o Are you really gonna throw it all away? There's no love in a fight song Only the sound of your life breaking Are you really gonna throw it all away? There's no peace here for no-one There's no love in a fight song Are you really gonna throw it all away? Are you really gonna Jez.
You didn't go.
Claudine, is there something you're not telling me? Ever since I met him there's been something between us.
- Every time I look at him.
- Has anything ever happened? No.
- But he wants it to.
- Please don't.
If you value our friendship, please don't mess this up for me.
I love him and I wanna be with him.
You can have your pick of men.
I know you think I'm the sort of girl that'd mess things up for you.
I won't.
Thank you.
Oh, the perils of love! Very good.
Under the thumb.
OK, who's next? 'Twas the night before the wedding and I can't marry you because I'm a Libyan.
He never did tidy up.
Don't worry about it.
I'll clear up.
So uh why did you change your mind? For once in my life, I feel like I'm doing all right.
Why would I jeopardise that? Yeah, I could do all right by him.
But.
.
I want to do right by me.
Does that make sense? Yeah.
I wish I coulda made him proud.
What are you talking about? The night he saw you sing in the den? He was proud.
"I hope BB's OK.
" Well, he's with Jez, so at least he's not on his own.
Yeah, he's better at all that stuff than us.
Well, me anyway.
I just wish there was something we could do to help him.
Maybe there is.
From the top of the routine, here it is.
Here we go.
5 6 7 8 One Let's break it down slowly.
1 2 Round the head.
Over the top.
Down.
Pop! You heard anything from the crew? Look, text me if you need anything, OK? Julius always said they were family.
What's family anyway? They all walk out on you in the end.
What, like me now? There's a lot less to me than meets the eye.
The first time I met you, the first day of term, you said you were fed up feeling things were in a downward spiral.
- Did I? - Yeah.
You said you wanted to feel you were looking up for once.
Look up.
Now the thing about street dancing is it's all about wit.
And there's isn't anyone funnier than me.
So we'll be laughing.
- Claudine? - Mm? I didn't get a chance to say earlier, but you were great in class today.
It was like you meant every word.
Well, I'm just a good actress.
Well, you're not that good.
- What? - Keep away from Danny, yeah? Night, Claudine.
It's the things that we don't say Everybody makes the same mistakes Take them with us when we go away Why'd we do what we do? I had a dream we were talking There was nothing in the way We were laughing, we were walking Just the most beautiful day But in the light of the morning I was still in the dark Cos I had you when I lost you Before I got to your heart It's the things that we don't say Everybody makes the same mistakes Take them with us when we go away Why'd we do what we do? You didn't know that I loved you I didn't know I made you proud Cos people being people The words get stuck in our mouths And people being people Get so worried 'bout shouting out loud It's the things that we don't say Everybody makes the same mistakes Take them with us when we go away Why'd we do what we do? Take them with us, yeah We can never open up to Why'd we do what we do? Why'd we do what we do? You ready, man? - What are you doing here, man? - What you talkin' 'bout? We your crew now, bro.
We don't carry no weapons.
Apart from the sharp edge of my tongue.
And some of us girls wear killer heels like We are so gonna win that street dance.
You guys are crazy.
- You all right? - All right.
Sorry to hear about Julius and that.
Cheers, man.
So umstreet dance battle.
What do you say? I say I'm sick of fighting, even on the dance floor.
You disrespecting us? No, man.
I mean I won't dance against you but I will dance with you.
That's cool, bruv.
That's cool.
Easy, yeah? Oh when I was little boy living in the last century A thought about living in the future then it occur-ur-red to me I turned around, the future was now The future was all around me Nothing like I had imagined it was totally confounding then 21st century life, I got swept away I got 21,000 things that I gotta do-o-o today 21st century life, well, what can I say? The new world's got me feeling so dirty Think I need to get down and pla-ay I'm talkin' 'bout the number 21 21 woh-oh I see stuff others can't.
She'll haunt you for the rest of your life.
Did you hear about Lauren and Danny in rehearsals? Word is they are in T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
Trouble.
I cannot believe you've forgotten our anniversary.
You've been fooling around.
You're poison.
You're twisted.
You're worthless.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, time for Lauren to take a fall.