Ackley Bridge (2017) s02e11 Episode Script

Mum? She's done it again.
If you love us, you will leave us alone.
I love you! I've been hoping for a rematch.
- I've lost everything.
- How's the school supposed to survive with a bankrupt sponsor? Who'd have thought we'd be double dating, eh? I'm Tony.
Chloe! You're a 16-year-old girl, who's being taken advantage of.
- Marry me.
- I'm moving in.
Nas.
Er, hello.
- Excuse me, please.
- Yes, madam.
Cup of tea.
Oi! Out of my way.
You! Oi! Come here! Stop her! Missy? Missy? Can you hear me, Missy? Right, you've just banged your head, OK? They're gonna take you to hospital and just give you a scan, OK? I don't want a scan.
No, stop the car! - Stop the car! Get your hands off me! - Missy.
Missy, it's just a scan.
- It don't hurt.
- No, it's not me I'm worried about.
I'm pregnant.
How? They say there's a chance, with the pill and Booths get pregnant easy.
Nanna always used to say a whiff of Old Spice and we're up the duff.
It's still early.
Early enough to do summat about it.
I'm gonna be a dad! I'm going to be an aunty.
I'm gonna be an aunty! Pub quiz tonight.
Wazza's done his back in so the Culture stool is empty.
Told the lads I might know someone.
Plays, poetry, all that arty stuff.
Not tonight.
I'm staying in.
Right.
Well, er, I could always blow 'em off.
Long as you don't mind cleaning up a crime scene.
She didn't come home last night.
I waited up.
- I texted you, didn't I? - At half past 11! - You knew I was with Tony.
- Chloe, please.
Come home tonight.
We need to talk about this.
I'm 16 and I love him and I want to be with him.
What's there to talk about? - Don't we need to go to the office? - Why? Well Well, you know, to tell them maybe that you are pregnant? - You know? - I'm not telling no-one until I need to.
You all right? Missy? Oh.
Poor cow.
Puked my guts up for months when I had Jamie.
She's not pregnant, is she? - No.
- My God, she is, isn't she? Missy Booth's got a bun in the oven! Got a bun in the oven! Come on.
Come on.
Oh! Congratulations.
Thanks.
I imagine there's not many people saying that.
When you're ready, we should sit down, look at your dates.
- Work out a plan.
- Er, for what? Working around your pregnancy.
Not just your exams, I'm thinking next year sixth form, college.
This doesn't have to stop you doing anything.
- Can I go? - Just to say, now we know that you're pregnant, we will have to refer you to the Hospital Education Service.
- It's just so they can look after you.
- I don't need looking after.
I don't have a choice, I'm afraid.
Are we done? Yeah.
OK, thanks.
Bye, Miss.
The stupid, stupid kid.
Finished? You haven't written anything yet.
I know, I didn't understand it.
- What, none of it? - No.
Then I'll help you understand it.
My office, after school.
- I'm trying to help.
- I'm not doing this.
Where do you think you're going? Missy Booth! Oi! Tweedledum and Tweedledumber.
What are you up to? Mr Hyatt has wrote this list of universities that he thinks that I should be looking at it.
It's very thorough.
- I've scored each one on various elements.
- Let me see.
Durham? Sussex? Scotland! I tell you what why don't we look at University of Timbuktu - while we're at it.
- Kaneez, I understand why you're concerned You don't know nothing.
When it comes to my family, I know what's best for them, huh? I make the decisions.
Keep the paper.
- Mum, come on! - I don't feel great.
I think I might head back.
- Babe, do you want me to come with you? - No, I'm fine.
No.
Go with her.
Look after her.
- It's your fault, innit? - No, it's not.
Just need a rest.
Science homework can be very relaxing.
You won't be getting no more homework off me, Mr Hyatt.
I'm done with school.
Missy.
Missy.
How are you doing, Ackley Bridge? We have got a party for you tonight.
Are you ready? I didn't think this'd be Chloe's scene.
- It's not.
- This is Ackley rollers disco party.
We're here every week with me, DJ Galiano, taking you rolling into the night.
But wherever he goes, she follows, like a lamb to the slaughter.
Now this one's for all you single ladies out there! - You did very well.
- Thanks.
- Love it.
- It's really warm in here, - do you want to go outside? - Yeah.
Wait here.
Whoa! Where is she? MUSIC STOPS Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Hope you're all enjoying the music.
Let's give a hand to our DJ, yeah? Oh, there he is, gob like a carp.
30-year-old Tony Galliano, the man who is sleeping with my 16-year-old daughter.
Basically, he's a pervert.
Anyhow, I'm telling you this because when he's done with my daughter - which he will be - chances are it'll be one of yours next.
So, anyway, have a great night, everybody! So is that it then? Just gonna throw it all away? Don't be such a drama queen.
No! I'm not being a drama queen, Missy.
I am not the one flushing - my entire future down the toilet.
- Stop! You know the pill, yeah? You know the pill is about 96% effective.
I know, cos I looked it up.
So? What did you say in there? About it not being Aaron's fault? - I wasn't - Well, you was.
Did you get yourself pregnant on purpose, Missy? God, yes, fine, yeah! I stopped taking it.
- Are you happy now? - Oh, my God! Missy, you got yourself knocked up.
What, look, you're just gonna drop out of school.
What's next? You're gonna be shoplifting nappies in your trackie bottoms? We used to laugh at girls like you.
Come on.
- Hi.
- Hiya.
- You all right? - Yeah, you? I don't know why I did it.
I mean, I had the pill in my hand, and I was going to take it and then I just didn't.
I don't know why.
What, you didn't have any reason? But it's just It's your education and I've had an education.
You're on about exams, and I'd fail them anyway.
I'm not like you, Nasreen.
I was never going to go to university, never get a high-powered job, never change the bloody world.
This is all the world I need.
Right here.
Me, Aaron, the baby.
Have you told him what you did? Promise me you won't tell him.
Look.
Come on.
He's dead chuffed, anyway.
If it's a lad, he wants to call it Frodo.
He did The Hobbit at school, or something? Probably the only book he's ever read.
Frodo? Baby Frodo! Don't know why she wants a baby, anyhow.
Our Jamie's a right little potato.
They just sit there, don't they, babies? "Look at me, I'm a baby.
" All they do is roll about and crap themselves.
Do you know, you give it all the big one, but I secretly think you'd love to be a mum.
Oh, yeah? Yeah, I do.
Not going to happen any time soon, though, is it? What, with you, me.
We could have a go.
Might be fun trying! She knows what she wants, though, Missy.
I mean, she's got it all worked out.
She's got a plan.
I mean, Aaron, he works full time.
She could get a little job to cover the childcare.
Friends.
Family.
She can stay here in Ackley.
You know where you are here.
You know who you are.
Apart from me.
I don't know who I am, where I'm going or what the hell I am supposed to do when I get there.
Seriously! All this uni stuff's messing me up.
What does your mum say? It's messing her up too.
So you stay here and all.
Stay with me.
Universities are full of nobs anyway, though, aren't they? Oi! Do you want to come and throw that ball at me again, yeah? Come on, then.
I'll have yer! - I take it she's in? - With your Chloe.
What's this? Come to ask for the head's blessing? You're a joke! Em Mr Galliano here says that you called him a pervert.
Oh, no.
That's not true.
No, I called Mr Potts a pervert.
Galliano's just his DJ name.
You see? Well, what I see here is an unfortunate domestic argument.
And what I don't see is how it's relevant to school.
Because she humiliated Tony at his place of work, - so here we are, at her place of work.
- Difference is, Chloe, I'm not a pervert.
She's said it again! I'm sorry, but I want a public apology - or I'm going to the police.
- Go to the police.
I called a spade a spade.
Do you realise the Roller Rink manager's - banned him from DJ-ing there? - Good! Now, see, that's just the start, because it's my mission to make your sleazebag boyfriend a pariah in Ackley Bridge.
We're going.
- No-one dragged you here! - I hate you! You've got all this to come, Mand.
- Did you want to see me about anything? - Oh, yeah.
Missy Booth didn't show up and I spoke to Kaneez.
She's quit school.
No! Oh! Things are different these days.
I mean, there was a time when a head teacher would discourage a pregnant girl from coming to school, like it was some kind of contagious disease.
But not now, so We want to support you.
I've drawn up a plan, in liaison with the LEA.
And you've obviously got morning sickness, but they're happy for you to take time out, or time off, if you need it, and I've talked to your other teachers, and they'll provide work for you to do at home.
Miss Keane has worked really hard to get you this deal.
You can still do your exams, go to college, even.
It is all still possible, Missy.
- I'm not coming back.
- Missy? No, I'm not! End of! Fine.
Well, if you're happy to shoot yourself in the foot, - then go ahead.
- I didn't ask you to come here.
No, you didn't.
But we came anyway.
So you just have a long, hard think about that.
Yo, boys, this is going to be sick.
- Print it out for everybody.
- Don't worry.
No-one's going to know.
Can I have a look at your bag, please? Oh, sir, is it true Mrs Paracha's your girlfriend? Don't think you're going to divert me, Zain, if that's what you think.
Show me the bag! Give me the bag now! Come on! Their parents won't let them go to prom, so they were going to lie to them.
Because these kids know they won't let them go to prom in its current form.
No dancing, no girls.
Yeah, I understand the cultural issue, which is why I sent a detailed letter home, so the parents could make an informed decision.
Which for our more traditional parents has to be a no, which I think is a shame.
So what are you suggesting? That we encourage these lads to lie to their parents? No.
I'm suggesting we change the prom to allow those parents to say yes.
But I don't have any answers.
Well, maybe you could find an answer when we're not in the middle of a finance meeting! - Come back to me when you've got something.
- Sure.
- So, to return to important matters - Yeah.
The prom is an important matter.
- It's an incentive.
- Yeah, fine, but it's not going to solve our money problems, unless we charge them a grand a pop.
The situation is serious, especially now we don't have a financially solvent sponsor.
I am here.
I suggest we could start by trimming the fat.
I know where I'd start.
- Redundancies? - No, no.
No way.
Dad.
- Why didn't you tell me you were coming? - I thought I'd surprise you.
- Oh, right.
- No, Chloe, stay.
Please.
Your mum may not have gone about it the right way, but she thought she was doing the right thing by you.
That's all.
Chloe.
Whatever's happened this week, I suggest we put it behind us, get together and talk like adults, yeah? Well, she's not an adult.
That's the point.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Well, me, Mum, you and Tony.
What do you say? He's working tonight.
OK, great.
We'll go to him, then.
It's a club, isn't it? You realise she has to be 18 to go to a club.
Oh, yeah, like you didn't do the same.
She can have squash.
Fine.
I'll see what he says.
Great.
In two minutes, you've managed to undermine me and welcome a degenerate into the family.
She's rebelling.
If you want to stop her, all you've got to do is just take away all the things she's rebelling against.
MUSIC PLAYS I'm sorry for what I called you.
I'm sorry I called you a pervert.
Fine.
And we're all friends again.
Did Chloe tell you I used to do a bit of DJ-ing back in my university days? Slick Nik.
Mostly funk, bit of rare groove, a bit of Chicago House if they begged me for it.
- Cool.
- Yeah, most def! Oh, wow, I think you've really put her off him.
I mean, they might actually be eating each other.
Yeah, well, we're playing the long game.
You haven't got time to play the long game.
You've got to be back at work tomorrow.
Well, I was actually thinking about sticking around for your birthday.
Oh, what would Eve have to say about that? If I'm honest, Eve doesn't really have much to say to me these days.
Aw.
I'm sorry.
I'm sure you'll get over it.
Maybe we shouldn't.
Truth is, Emma, it's hard to make a new relationship work when you've when you've never really got over someone else.
All right, all right! Keep your bloody hair on! - Who is it? - Police.
Mrs Kaneez Paracha? Look, I'm really sorry.
I would've called Missy, - but the baby, and I just - It's fine.
- You come to our house, OK.
- Come on.
There you go.
It's not like you to get into a fight.
Yeah, well, I drank too much.
On a weeknight? Is this about the baby? It's OK to be a bit scared, you know.
I just liked it the way it is, you know.
That's all.
Just me and Missy.
Hayley.
You living next door.
I hadn't finished enjoying that yet.
You do know that she thinks you're dead excited about it? Yeah, well, that's what I want her to think, innit? What kind of bloke would I be if I said I weren't ready? It happened.
Wasn't no-one's fault.
So Just got to deal with it.
It wasn't an accident, Aaron.
The baby.
I just can't believe you'd lie to me.
Why didn't you just talk to me? Because I thought you'd say no.
From now on, just promise me that you won't go behind my back again, OK? What? I don't know.
I just I was expecting you to properly kick off.
It's not going to change anything if I did, is it? And All right, you made a mistake.
You lied to me.
And now we're going to have a baby.
And we are where we are.
We'll make it good.
I promise.
OK? Are you sure? Dead sure.
Come here.
Morning.
Don't be mad, but I did have to tell him.
I know.
You all right? Morning.
All right, I'm off.
He actually understands what you did? What can I say? I was born to be loved.
Have a good day at school.
I'm going to exfoliate me feet.
Your dad's throwing a barbecue for me tonight.
I'd love it if you'd come.
Tony? That'd be a "no", then.
Happy Birthday.
Mrs Younis, firstly, I need to reprimand Zain for what he did.
Yeah, we, er, we really can't encourage lying so I'm giving Zain a detention.
so you see, the school prom Yeah, that's why I've spoken to Mrs Carter - - Yes! Eh?! Oi? OK.
How do you fancy cooking for the prom dinner? Chance to show off your skills? I feed this lot every day.
This would be different.
We're talking fine dining.
Get to display your culinary talents and you'd get paid.
Eh? Pimping me out for my rotis now, eh? Uh, listen, I'm truly sorry that I got involved in your daughter's future, but I think I've done my time on the naughty step now, don't you? I haven't finished with it! Oh, that's lovely.
- Do you like it? - Mmm.
Ah I'm getting lilies and pomegranates and .
.
Sweaty bedsheets.
You do realise you're making me irresistible, don't you? Yeah, well, careful, cos it doesn't sound like Nik needs any more encouragement.
WHISPERS: So were you even slightly tempted? Oh, God, no.
Devious bugger played the guilt card nicely, though, you know SHE MIMICS NIK: "It'd be really good for Chloe, for her stability.
" Oh, God, Chloe.
Oh Emma, she's just a kid, doing what kids do.
All those years away from her, Mand.
I thought she was fine, but maybe she wasn't.
Maybe she needed me.
If you starve your kid of affection, don't be surprised if she falls for the first fella that gives her some.
Even if he is bloody ancient.
Oh.
Heads up, - you've got incoming.
- Great! I've solved it.
If we sell it, we'll make good money.
But if we sell it with outline planning consent, we'll make great money.
No.
Sport was written into the DNA of this school from day one.
It's important they get a chance to succeed at something.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I'm going to have to agree with Sadiq on this one.
Can I remind you that there is a very sharp, heavy axe waiting to fall on this school? I'm trying to stop that.
So if you don't like my ideas, I strongly suggest you come up with some of your own.
MUSIC: Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol Thanks.
- Happy Birthday.
- Oh, they're beautiful.
Thank you so much.
I'd kiss you, but Chloe? God, Dad, you stink of burgers.
- All in a good cause.
- Thanks for coming.
I should get changed.
If you don't take your hand off my backside, there's summat else going on that barbecue.
And we both know it ain't no quarter pounder.
Is there any more chicken? - Chicken, yes.
- Oh, God, save me! You all right? Oh, say no more.
Will.
Are you one of Chloe's friends? Mrs Keane's Emma's boyfriend.
Oh.
Nik.
Chloe's dad.
Chloe? Chloe? - Where are you going? - Tony's.
I'm moving in.
- Absolutely bloody not! - You can't stop me! - No, Chloe.
No! - Let me go! - Oi! Oi! - She's insane, Dad.
- I can't live with her anymore.
- Come and stay with me.
No! Chloe! Let me go! Eve always said you'd screw things up.
And she was right, wasn't she? Hey! GRUNTING Nik, get off him! Doorbell rings MUSIC: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia Did we arrange something tonight? No, but What's with the bag? I've done it.
I've left home.
I mean, you should've seen her face.
I can move in with you.
Tony? We never spoke about this.
You can't move in.
I thought you understood this was just a bit of fun.
Look, if you go back now, say sorry, or whatever, then she'll have you back.
She's your mum.
Don't don't you ? Come on, Chloe.
Chloe! Welcome back to Simon Said It.
Today, we're in Ackley Bridge.
Later, we will be talking to a man who married his cat, but our next guest has had ten children in just ten years.
She says she's creating the perfect family.
Her neighbours say she's creating perfect hell.
Please welcome Missy Booth.
You all right? Good boy.
Shh.
Flipping heck, Frodo.
Oi! Hey! What you doing?! You're hurting my arm! I haven't done owt! Missy! - Out! - Ow! You're hurting my arm! - Get off me! - Get out! I don't even want your poxy food.
I'll be better after this.
Low blood sugar.
Shouldn't you be at school? - Day off.
To revise.
- Right.
That going well, is it? Yeah.
I'm doing good.
Be finished soon, I expect.
Yeah.
Well, you make sure you sign on soon as you leave.
Make you wait long enough for your money as it is.
Might get a job.
Doing what? No news? Hayley? Your fella? No dramas? Still Plenty of time for drama, eh? Simone! It's Geggsy! You comin'? Come on! - Can't! - Come on, Simone.
No, it's it's all right, Mum.
You go.
- Sure? - Yeah, I've got stuff to do anyway.
All right, then, darling.
You look after yourself.
I'll see you soon.
Come on, hurry up.
- Say hiya to your sister for me! - Hey! In you get.
Oh, hiya! - Bad day? - It's a long day.
Ready for me kip.
What's in the bag? Have a look.
Are you OK? The baby.
Yeah, what? I'm not going to have it.
I thought it's what I wanted but now I know it's not.
- What do you mean by that? - You said you didn't want it anyhow.
No, I didn't say that.
I said I would've chosen not to have it now.
Yeah, exactly, so this is for the best.
This is bloody typical of you, innit? - What do you mean by that? - Selfish.
- Yeah? - Yeah, you decide to get pregnant one minute, decide to get rid the next, no conversation.
Nothing.
Well, yeah, maybe I am selfish, and why do you think that is? 'Cos I've had to make all the decisions on me own.
'Cos there weren't no-one else in this house that ever gave a damn! That includes me, does it? No.
I thought you'd be relieved.
You didn't think of me at all! I can't be with someone like that.
We're done.
SHE SIGHS Haven't heard from him.
Tried calling his phone, he's not answering.
Erm, OK, maybe we go round to his mum's? I need your help, Nas.
I can't do it by myself.
Will you come to the clinic with me? Anything.
You know that.
Chloe? You OK? If you need me, shout.
I think we'll be fine, but thanks anyway.
Did he hurt you? Told him I was moving in.
He didn't want me to.
He said he loved me, Mum.
He said it all the time.
He made me feel safe.
I mean he, he wanted us to be together.
Like, properly together.
Oh, Chloe, I'm sorry.
SHE SNIFFS If you'd have told me about Tony from the start, I I No more secrets, eh? And that includes me.
What's wrong with me, Mum? Nothing.
Nothing at all.
I'm going back to school.
Good.
'Cos, you know, I have been getting to school early, I've been eating really healthy, I've been working during break times.
I know.
I mean, without you there, I'm actually a bit of a tryhard.
Might try hard meself for a few weeks.
I do want to try.
The baby, what I did I'm scared.
Scared of trying.
Scared of mucking it all up.
It's not right, is it? Head up.
FOOTSTEPS RECEDE How is she? OK.
She's brave.
She's not the only one.
I don't feel brave, Mum.
I feel scared, if I'm honest.
You know I've got I've got all these choices to make and I don't know how to make them.
I don't know what I'm doing.
Maybe you speak with Mr Hyatt, then.
I don't know if I want to go.
I don't want you to go, beti.
But I don't want you to waste your gifts neither.
You need to make a choice, but you have to know what the options are, huh? I don't understand all the universities, but speak with Mr Hyatt, huh? He he know.
You really think Mr Hyatt will help? After the way you've been treating him? - Kaneez.
- Rashid.
Do you still have them brochures for the universities? Yeah, of course.
I don't understand all that, but I would like for you to sit down with Nasreen and go through it all, huh? With your chart and all that, huh? OK.
Sure, yeah.
I'm sorry.
I just got scared.
You were right.
It's all right, yeah? You help me, then I help you.
If you still want me to cook for you bloody prom thingy, - I'll do it.
- That's brilliant.
BRILLIANT news! Kaneez is going to cook for the prom - Don't do that.
- All right, I'll stop.
I'll stop.
- Nice moves, sir! - Go to class.
I've just come to get my stuff.
It's probably best that I, erm, move back to my mum's.
I'm sorry.
Nasreen left me a message to tell me about You OK? Actually, I should probably just get my stuff.
Everyone's got a ball, haven't they? - Everyone's got a ball? - Yeah.
I've got a ball? Well, you might.
Might just be lying around in your boot THEY LAUGH Are you ready? Ready as I'll ever be.