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20 Episodes 2003 - 2003
Episode 1
It's Induction Day, a chance for the new Year 7's to look round school. Togger heads in with Andy, who seems to have learned the school rules from the handbook sent. Tanya gets warned by her older sister that her lip ring will bring her a detention. Leah tells Shannon about how her parents are getting divorced - Shannon is upset because they've been like second parents to herself. Togger and Andy are mortified when Togger's Uncle Peter gives them a lift to school - insisting on driving into the playground. Not seeing the irony, Togger laughs about Uncle Peter's nickname when he was at Grange Hill - "Tucker!" Tucker is told off by Mr. Malarchy - "no parents' cars, the sign says" - Tucker replies that's it's no problem since he's not a parent. He hears "You Boy" in the distance... "Flippin' 'Eck," remarks Tucker, for old times' sake as he gets back into his car. Baz and younger sister Annie leave their house, and a bottle flies out after them, smashing on the pavement. Both Abel and Togger seem to have football skills, but when the ball goes astray, and lands at the feet of Mooey Humphries, it's Togger who retrieves the ball. At school, parts of the building are surrounded by scaffolding after the explosion in the previous term, and Leah talks about Deverill, now banged up in prison, and Tom, at university. Mr. Robson explains to Shannon why the former Miss Carver is absent - she is pregnant. As the names are called out in the impressive hall, not everyone's yet arrived, for Baz and Annie have missed the bus. History repeats itself, with Togger being stopped from flicking an elastic band at Tanya by Mr. Malarchay, just as his uncle was stopped from doing the same thing some twenty five years earlier. "No Malarky!" says Mr. Malarchay, seemingly oblivious of the pun. Again history repeats itself, as Mrs. Bassinger calls out the name of absentee Annie Wainwright, and you might almost hear echoes from the past - "has anyone here seen Ann Wilson"... Just as his uncle was left over in the hall on his first day, so is Togger, but Mrs. Bassigner ignores his idea that perhaps he should just go home. Miss Dyson introduces herself to the new class of 7D. Jeremy, sitting next to Emma, tells her that he doesn't expect to make many friends. She tells him she lives with her mum. Tanya hides her lip ring for a while, but Miss Dyson soon notices the affront to school rules and insists on its removal. Then the tardy Annie arrives, making a host of excuses about alarm clocks and buses. Mr. Malachay stamps his authority on Ian and Baz when he finds them in his gym. Mr. Malachay smirks that he's lucky he's back since the Army didn't want him - Ian says it was he who decided to leave the Army. Baz gets a text message from girlfriend Maddie. In his office, Mr. Robson welcomes back Leah. He tells her that he's going to get in some advanced technology into the school to bring it into the digital age. He has in mind that Leah would work on a committee to see how to use the technology - but she would prefer to concentrate on her school work. Emma talks to Jeremy and Tanya about what their parents do: Jeremy's dad is an architect who worked on the shopping centre, Tanya's father works in the centre as a warehouse man. When it comes to Annie, she doesn't want to talk about her dad, turning her face away. Togger finally makes it to Miss Dyson's class and to his disgust is made to sit next to Tanya. "What happened to your face?" he asks. "She made me take it off," she replies, meaning the lip ring. "Wasn't talking about that!" he replies. Baz meets Maddie out in the playground. He goes to kiss her, but she pushes him away "You made me wait," she snarls. Ian asks Mr. Malachay about the football team, but he's put in his place and told to wait until the names are put up. Shannon, though, quite fancies the new sports master. Togger winds Andy up by saying that there will be an underpants inspection later, checking that what they are wearing aren't patterned. He also puts forward the idea, from seeing a large pair of underpants in the Deputy Head's office, that the school fire caused lots of deaths, and people's remains were all stored in cardboard boxes. Emma is very talkative with Annie who by contrast is taciturn. She burbles about rumours she has heard about school life - that you have your head flushed down the loo on your birthday, that the school is haunted by the ghost of a girl who died. Baz lies on the grass with Maddie, who's evidently forgiven him. She wonders why Baz always puts off her visits to his house. After school, Mooey seems intent on bullying Jeremy, searching his pockets, and emptying his smart briefcase. He is interrupted by Abel Benson, followed by Togger and Andy. Seeing he is outnumbered, Mooey grabs Abel's football boots and lobs them over onto the school roof, then disappears. "Welcome to Grange Hill," remarks Togger...
Episode 2
The first proper day back and Josh tries to explain the joys of foreign holidays to puzzled Martin. Kathy tries to interest Maddie with her Belfast trip, but Maddie walks off without paying any attention, and tries to get Annie to explain why Baz isn't there. Jeremy is bodily lifted by Mooey Humphries and hung on the lockers, and has his phone stolen. Togger, Andy and Abel, are distracted from rescuing him by the sight of Abel's lost football in the hands of one of the Humphreys brothers, and it falls to Emma, passing by, to release him. Josh confides in Martin: he's setting his sights on Anika Modi, of Year 11. Tanya has no hope with getting away with her bright red lipstick - even though she claims it to be lip balm. "It's my mouth..." she starts to say. Togger continues the sentence for her... "she can't stop opening it 24/7!" Togger coins the nickname that he'll use against her for years to come "Tannoy". As they leave registration, Togger and Abel ponder over the problem of Abel's missing boots - currently on the school roof, courtesy of Mooey Humphries. In the Sixth Form room, Ian sceptically shows Shannon and Leah Mr. Malarchay's flyer that asks for participants in a new woman's soccer team. He suggests that if God had intended girls to play football, he would have made their pretty little heads big enough to understand the off-side rule. In Games, Jeremy's late arrival offers the possibility of Abel playing - they suggest he leaves his kit and goes to find Miss Dyson first. Annie and Baz have a cautionary meeting with Mr. Robson because of Annie's primary school record on lateness. The Head asks if there are problems at home - Baz is quick to quash that notion, perhaps a little too quick... On the football pitch, Togger, Andy and Abel lark around too much for Mr. Malarchay's satisfaction and are sent inside. Jeremy turns up at this point, mournfully complaining that he can't find his football boots - not surprising, since Abel borrowed them... In the changing rooms, Jeremy realizes that Abel and Togger were behind the disappearance of his boots, but they lark around with them, thinking Jeremy realizes they don't mean him any real harm. To their horror, Jeremy bursts into tears, then Ian sees what's happening, and fiercely tells Togger that there's a strict no-bullying rule in the school. Spencer is apprehensive because his father is due to be released from prison soon - Anika reassures him that things will be okay. Amy is cross that the Art department is too poorly equipped for her to do well in her GCSE year, since she promised her dying mother that she would, she takes her complaint to Leah. Leah is confused as to why Amy thinks she's a school rep, as she's not yet agreed to it, but it seems Mr. Robson has already assumed she would agree. Maddie is getting suspicious about the way Baz doesn't want to take her to his house, and gives priority to sister Annie. After running away from the Humphrey's brothers, and briefly hiding in the Staff Room, Togger, Andy and Abel find themselves on the school roof. While they wonder how they will get down, there's a silver lining to their cloud - Abel spots his missing boots down below. They return to the changing rooms to find Jeremy still there. Togger, anxious to dissuade Jeremy from the notion that he's a bully, and wanting silence about their activities on the roof, hastily hands over Jeremy's mobile phone. Mr. Malachay asks Togger what he's been doing, since he's not changed yet, and while Jeremy keeps his mouth shut, Togger replies, "Nothing much."
Episode 3
Baz avoids meeting his father on the way out of the house, by jumping out of the upstairs window, while sister Annie is bodily pushed out the front door. Feeling he's getting nowhere with Anika, Josh fails to persuade Kathy to help, so the next step is for Martin to make a move on Anilka's friend, Amy. Tanya's latest thing to try to get past eagle-eyed Miss Dyson is bold eye makeup, but she has no hope. At registration, the names are called, but Baz and Annie are missing - held up as Baz limps along, his leg damaged by the drop from the window. Baz decides to go to the health centre and make up a story about a football injury. Josh tries to get Maddie interested in Josh's plight, and Kathy helps, but from her remarks to Maddie it seems Kathy herself is interested in Josh. When Miss Dyson asks her class to choose partners for an art trip, Emma is disappointed that Tanya immediately chooses Annie, rather than herself. Maddie calls Baz's house to find out why he's absent, but instead reaches Baz's unhelpful, unfriendly father who hangs up abruptly. Emma makes up a story about Annie having a message at the secretary's office, and in her absence, Emma tries to win over Tanya by giving her a new lipstick, but Miss Dyson spots the transaction and sends Tanya to Mr. Walker. Later, Miss Dyson buttonholes Karen in order that Tanya (Karen's half sister) is brought into line. Mr. Robson unveils his plans for new technology, which would bring email to every student, to a largely disinterested group (Martin being the exception). There is a snag though, the school needs to raise £50,000. After the previous year's fiasco with the web site, Mr. Robson wants the new web-site to be better controlled, but Leah just considers that Mr. Malachay's plans to be boring - not funky enough. After the meeting, Leah raises the issue of the low quality of school dinners. Mr. Robson's reply doesn't fill them with confidence - the new catering company seem to have got the job by virtue of also being a sponsor of the new technology plans. Miss Dyson tries to get the point across about why make-up's not allowed - everyone looks the same, so everyone's treated the same - but Tanya isn't really listening. Togger is once again on the run from Mooey and his brother. He bumps into Tanya, and just for a moment, she sides with him, helpfully putting out her foot so that Mooey and Max trip over headlong. After her lecture, Tanya meets up with Emma, who is pleased to be alone with her. Her success is short-lived - Annie arrives, having worked out that Emma's diversionary message was phony. Shannon almost trips over Max and Mooey, still on the floor after being tripped up, and irritatedly calls out "Watch it!" When they reply "sorry Miss," it's clear they think she's a teacher from her peremptory tones, and she's not slow to use her perceived authority to give them a detention! Her little act wasn't unobserved though - Mr. Robson, though impressed by her fake authority, tells her he's got to explain to the Humphries brothers who she really is - then she's got to join the drama club. Mooey ticks off Tanya for almost breaking his brother's leg, but both Annie and Emma stand up to him, and taking him by the ear, Annie leads him out of the class. Afterwards, Tanya tries to get Annie's home phone number, but Annie makes vague excuses and doesn't give it. Annie catches up with her brother - his foot is badly sprained and in a bandage. Baz has another problem though - his mobile's been off while in hospital, and when he turns it back on, a spate of angry text messages arrive from Maddie...
Episode 4
Togger, Andy and Abel take a sneaky look at Grange Hill's swimming pool, but are turfed out by the caretaker. Shannon and Leah, annoyed at Ian's prejudiced attitude against women, wonder just why he left the Army to return to school: Ian deflects Shannon's probing questions, but Mr. Malarchay also has trouble accepting him for the football squad because he quit the Army. Miss Dyson holds auditions for the drama hopefuls: Tanya makes a good impression and gets selected. Meanwhile, Togger and his friends are determined to get hold of the keys to the swimming pool. They use ketchup to stage an accident, luring out the caretaker. While Wally's out the way, Togger grabs the key, and the three make their way inside the forbidden territory. Andy keeps watch while Abel races Togger. Shannon plays the part of Ella Macarthur, sailing single-handedly around the world: but her performance isn't entirely convincing. Abel and Togger climb out the pool - they have no towels, but Togger's jumper can be used - but there's a problem - Abel's clothes are missing. With Andy's blazer, and a dainty green umbrella to shield Abel's shame, the three head off back into the corridor. After a bit of headless-chickening, it dawns on Togger and Andy that the lost property will be a more fruitful source of clothes for Abel. Ian calms down after football trials, and when he encounters Shannon he explains that he left the Army because he just didn't see the point of it, but while he's talking to her, he puts down Mr. Malarchay's bag, which he was taking to the Staff Room, and behind his back, Togger grabs some track suit bottoms from it, not realizing their owner isn't Ian. The IT committee holds a meeting, but Leah and Anika can't get a word in, though at least Miss Dyson supports their view that the web site should be more than a prospectus. After considering Abel's sorry appearance, Togger and his mates come to the conclusion that since Mooey is away, it must be the Grange Hill Ghost - the ghost of a girl who killed herself - who took the clothes. Martin, acting on instructions from Josh, has been interrogating Anika about her "roots", even though both she and her parents were born in Britain. It gives her the idea of making a secondary web site for her to put up her views. In the changing rooms, Togger decides to be the one to wear the mix-and-match clothes, substituting some female theatrical garment for the too-large trousers, while Abel has his uniform. They are interrupted by Mr. Malarchay who is hopeful that Abel will be a key player in the school football team. They hand back his gear, saying they found it in the corridor. When he's left, Togger looks at himself - and he's a sorry mess. Then there's the sound of another class heading for the changing room - they hide under the benches - but Togger looks out, and sees a rather more useful array of clothing being deposited - problem sorted!
Episode 5
Togger is still trying to find Abel's lost uniform - he arrives at school in Andy's enormous trousers. The plans for the website don't seem to include anything suggested by the students, but no-one's listening to Leah, as Shannon and Ian continue to argue (good-naturedly) over her football aspirations. Emma discusses Annie's week-long absence with Tanya, but it's obvious Emma's just happy to have Tanya on her own. Her joy is short-lived though, as Annie turns up during the English class. Afterwards, Annie tells Emma that she was off looking after Baz. Emma learns that she and her brother live with her father, her mother being estranged. Josh and Martin show Anika and Kathy the web site they have been putting together. Anika is far from impressed with Josh though, especially since his sports kit reeks. Kathy tries to work out if Martin is interested in her, but it's uphill work as she struggles to understand what, if anything, he feels. Togger and his mates raid the Art Room, hoping to find some suitable clothes, but they hear someone coming and hide in a cupboard. Unfortunately, Abel can't resist tampering with one of the projects - a pyramid puzzle which is left in pieces as Miss Dyson enters. Maddie collars Annie angrily, wanting to know where Baz has got to, and why he hasn't phoned her. Annie gives a different lie, reasserting Emma's suspicions. Afternoon registration starts, but Togger, Abel and Andy are still stuck inside the cupboard. Luckily, Miss Dyson asks Emma to get some paper from the stationery cupboard, and while her back is turned, trying in vain to solve the pyramid puzzle, the boys sneak out, and then pretend to have just come through the entrance. Tanya's cross with Togger, sure that it was he who took her missing sandwiches. Emma claims they are another victim of the school ghost. Year Seven head out for the school photo: Tanya making a quick visit to the loo to apply some makeup, while Togger looks ridiculous in a uniform several sizes too big. As they line up, Togger quickly puts on the enormous Y-Fronts outside of his trousers. As the photographer clicks her camera Togger flicks an elastic band at Tanya. She turns round at the crucial moment with a vociferous yowl, ruining the photo. Miss Dyson looks at her, and spots her newly applied makeover, angrily marching her off to the toilets. Leah and Shannon head out to the football pitch - Leah has agreed to play in order to get into Mr. Malarchay's good books; Shannon wants to prove herself to Ian who is also playing. Before kick off, Shannon throws some insults at Ian about his short-lived Army career. Leah is put in goal, but shies away from the ball to Shannon's disgust. Then Shannon brings down Ian with a poorly aimed tackle. Afterwards, Shannon is in everyone's bad books - Ian's for injuring him, and possibly putting him out of action for the match, Leah's for asking her to play and making her look an idiot, and Mr. Malarchay himself who hasn't been inspired by the football skills shown. Shannon is just about the last person left at school. She hears a sound in a classroom and checks inside. There's no-one there but a half-finished sandwich and other litter on the floor. On the side, the pyramid puzzle has been completed. "Pigs!" exclaims Shannon...
Episode 6
Leah's mother makes herself beautiful for her new job at the Leisure Centre - or is Shannon right in thinking that she's trying to recapture the old magic, and win back Leah's father? Baz hobbles in on crutches to a volley of complaints from Maddie, and he's told he's been dumped. Class 7D are beginning to come round to Emma's opinion about the ghost, or poltergeist, who evidently solved the almost impossible pyramid puzzle. Ian's still sore about being injured by Shannon, and she doesn't help by accidentally biffing him in the stomach with her bag while they are talking on the stairs. Tanya and Emma read a book about poltergeists and come to the conclusion that they need to talk to the ghost in the 7D form room, asking it nicely to return Abel's missing clothes. Outside, Baz has managed to calm Maddie down - she's still cross he didn't phone, but he explains he was worried that he'd lost the use of his foot at all. She buys his tall tale about falling off a stepladder, and kisses him. Josh is determined to win over Anika. His latest plan is to read up on Hinduism, and impress her with his knowledge, and respect for her religion. Martin's job is to say "That's right, Josh" to everything. Martin doesn't understand why Anika calls Josh, "Jonathon" when she leaves. Mr. Robson holds a meeting with the IT Committee, but Leah is horrified to learn that the Head plans to make some of the necessary money by selling off the school playing fields. In Form 7D, it seems Tanya is pulling a fast one on the boys - making them stand on one leg with their eyes closed, a trouser leg rolled up, and while holding a paper flower, reciting: "Mystery Sprite, Mystery Sprite, Return to us, What's ours by rights." While the boys start the incantation, Tanya and Emma creep away, and when they open their eyes, they find an amused Miss Dyson standing there. Baz comes back to school after having his ankle checked. He tells Miss Dyson that he slipped in the bath - Maddie looks confused hearing a different reason for his injury. Predictably, Ian does his nut when he learns about the plans to sell off the playing fields. Mr. Malachay points out that it's only one, or maybe two, playing fields that would be sold off - not all of them. The women's football team is listed on the noticeboard - to Ian and Shannon's amazement, Leah is listed too. Shannon tells Leah she is convinced that Mr. Malachay must fancy her (Leah) to put her in the team. Tanya and Emma return to the "haunted" form room, determined to prove the ghost's existence by leaving a pile of coins precariously balanced. Meanwhile, Togger, Abel, and Andy have armed themselves with the necessary equipment to create a fake spook. Abel and Andy, dressed like a giant with a large coat covering Andy, and a mop on Abel's head, enter the classroom abruptly. Abel roars fiercely, and hearing it spooks Andy below him, who ruins the effect by revealing his terrified face to an amused Tanya and Emma. While the girls explain about their coins-being-moved plan, there's suddenly a fearful loud animal-like sound from somewhere nearby. The five run out of the classroom. After they've calmed down, they return tentatively. Something has been left under the puzzle pyramid - Abel's uniform!
Episode 7
Tanya spies on her sister Karen and learns to her delight that she keeps, hides, and locks, a journal. Togger is suspicious to hear Tanya talk to Emma about a key (the diary key) because they found a key in the pocket of Abel's returned uniform. Maddie confides in Karen about Baz's secretive nature - he refuses to elaborate why she saw him with wads of cash. Josh uses Anika's web site to get clued up on her likes and dislikes - he tells her he likes Keanu Reeves, which does at least get her attention. When she's with Amy, she puzzles over "Jonathon" and his parallel tastes (she is convinced Josh's name is Jonathon). It takes Amy to work out that the web-site, and its photos of her bedroom, give away enough information about her for anyone to know what she likes. Anika smiles, determined to get her revenge. Concerned at the loss of some items of a textile display, Miss Dyson and Mrs. Bassinger inspect Year 7's lockers, and bring their owners to them. Miss Dyson explains that they have found some of the missing items in Annie's locker. At first she denies any knowledge of them, but then capitulates when Miss Dyson threatens to call her dad, agreeing that she had taken them. Togger tries to interject, with his own knowledge about missing, and returned, clothes - but he's not allowed to get a word in. Alone with the teachers, Mrs Bassinger tries to understand why Annie took the clothes, but when she can't satisfactorily explain, the threat to call her father reappears. Meanwhile, Class 7d meet Mrs ("Don't call me Miss") Knuckle for their food technology lesson - and pancake making. It proves to be a frustrating experience, with hand-washing, and nail cleaning, and so much time explaining the theory that there doesn't seem like there will be any time left for the actual making of the pancakes. Baz notices his sister outside the Deputy Head's office, and Annie explains what happened - Maddie overhears too and tries to intervene. Annie has an uncomfortable meeting with Mrs. Bassinger, anxious that she paints a rosy picture of home-life. She doesn't quite escape though - the Deputy Head insists she gets her father to call school. Food technology is interrupted by a noise outside, and Mrs. Knuckle goes to investigate. While the teacher is away, and to Jeremy's anguish, Togger can't resist trying to make and eat a pancake before she returns. Togger's first attempt sticks to the ceiling, and it's not long before a fight starts with flour and eggs being thrown around - and that's just for starters - soon cream flans are being chucked too. The room is a total disaster area, and the occupants heed Jeremy's warning that they will get excluded, and set to work clearing up at a frantic pace. Mrs. Knuckle returns. Evidently, they have succeeded to some degree in masking the mess, but a tinkle from Jeremy as a piece of her broken best mixing bowl falls to the ground alerts her that all is not well. Then, Togger's pancake loosens from the ceiling and falls onto the teacher's head...
Episode 8
While everyone plans for Parents' Evening, Leah still frets with Shannon over her mother's new impulse to smarten her image and get fit. Togger and his mates puzzle over the key found in Abel's returned jacket - then he notices the forbidden part of the building, still undergoing heavy duty rebuilding. Mr. Malachay is not too impressed when Baz represents himself at the Parents' Evening: he gets a stern warning that he'll lose his place on the team if he keeps skipping football practice. When it's over, Baz gets up, but there's a nasty shock when his father walks in the room. Mr. Wainwright wants to hear more about Baz's poor attendance record, and insists on Baz leaving the room. Anika's updated her website in order to get back at Josh by publishing some outlandish tastes for him to mimic - a love of badgers, a Beckham haircut. Togger, Andy and Abel get ready to look inside the partly destroyed building, waiting for the builders to leave. Togger goes off to get a torch - he's a long time coming back, and Andy is annoyed when Togger explains he had his tea while he was away. Inside the heavily damaged building, Togger, Abel and Andy nervously explore the darkened stairway. Togger moves ahead, and there's a terrifying crash of debris falling. Andy and Abel leg it, screaming in terror. Shannon is angry with Ian for abandoning the women's soccer team: he tells her he's concentrating on the business of losing the playing fields, and has started an Internet forum. In the damaged building, Andy and Abel have recovered their nerve and gone back to find Togger. Togger finds a door with a '6' on it - could the number '9' on the key be upside down? The key doesn't work and Togger bangs the door in frustration - some boxes slide away, revealing another door - the correct door with '9' on it. Abel has a feeling they are being watched, and as he talks, a foot neatly traps a football that's rolling along the floor. Baz returns from the car to find his father talking about becoming involved in school activities. There's an air of veiled menace from the way Mr. Wainwright speaks to his son. Inside the old boiler room, the Year 7 boys have found obvious signs of recent habitation - dirty dishes, clothes, lighted candles, shoes and fantasy artwork. In the Computer Lab, Anika is showing parents around and finds Martin in there with Josh. Josh has taken the bait, and talks avidly about badgers to Anika. He talks to Martin about a problem he foresees - just how do you take off a girl's bra? Shannon asks Mr. Malachay to do something about Ian's cancelling of the women's soccer, but he refuses to get involved. He leaves his personal organizer behind, and Shannon notices a phone number on it - Leah's phone number! Inside the secret den, Togger's lot become a mite complacent, nosing round the photographs, and other personal items, until there's a sudden loud crash from nearby, as though part of the ceiling had caved in. As they rush outside, sure enough, there's another fall of plaster and brick fragments, and a cloud of dust obscuring their vision, and they are trapped, unable to go either way. On their way out of school, Baz is berated by his father for not taking his share of the responsibility of looking after things. To Mr. Malachay, who listens nearby, it seems that Mr. Wainwright is speaking words of wisdom. Martin is uncomfortable as he reluctantly assists Josh in the difficult task of undoing a brassiere - Martin wearing one of Josh's mother's. They are caught in the act by Kathy and Anika. Things look bad for Togger and his lot, and even the torch seems to be likely to give out soon. Then, Andy gets angry, thumps the door that was previously stuck - and it opens. They are at least inside the room again, but on the top floor - then they notice the chute, set there for rubble to be extricated from the building site. With Anika gone, Kathy remonstrates with Josh that he ought to try to just be himself - to try to become Anika's friend. Josh wonders why Kathy was still at school - she tells him she's learned something shocking - that Leah is going out with Mr. Malachay. While she says this, Leah herself is outside the school and can't believe what she sees - Mr. Malachay gets into her mother's car, and kisses her, after apologizing for being so late. Togger, Abel and Andy descend into a builder's skip and brush themselves off. Togger is determined to go back - to find out once and for all who is living there - but then a football falls through the chute - it has red marker pen on it with "STAY OUT!" boldly inscribed. As they run off into the night, a figure watches them leave from the room they just vacated...
Episode 9
Josh comes to school with a Beckham-style quiff of bleached hair. Shannon is furious to hear Emma talk to Tanya about the mysterious Sixth Former who is seeing Mr. Malachay. She learns that Emma's read an article on the website. Leah puts the suggestion to Ian that if the woman's soccer team was a reality, then the extra usage of the playing fields might deter the staff from selling them. The school photo comes back - Togger's large undies (worn outside) are visible, Tanya's face isn't, due to her turning round just at the wrong moment, but Abel notices a guest face behind one of the windows. The Year 7 boys come to the conclusion it might be "Tank Man" - the mystery occupant of the tank room. After registration, it occurs to Togger that the large pants stunt was a bad idea, since his mother will go crazy having forked out money for the special photo. Togger decides they need to make use of a computer scanner to make an amended version. Emma is narked that Tanya sides with Annie about her owning up to taking the art display blouse. It's not long before Leah learns about the gossip regarding herself and Mr. Malachay: she tells Shannon it's her mum, not her who's been snogging the teacher. Martin and Josh (still trying to get a handle on the correct route to Anika's heart) get a visit from Togger and his friends, persuading Martin to reprint the photo after altering it. While there, they see the webcams, and it gives them the idea of capturing images of the elusive occupant of the damaged building. Josh gets fed up with people laughing at his "Beckham Barnet" as Mr. Malachay puts it - the sports teacher tells him it's against school rules, but Martin, whose Aspergers condition tends to make him remember details such as rules, contradicts this statement. Outside, Tanya and Emma overhear Andy talking about Tank Man, and the possibility of setting up a CCTV camera. Tanya notices "Stay Out" on the football, and reckons that she, Emma and Annie need to find out what's going on. After much struggling, Andy, Abel and Togger wire up the CCTV, and connect it to one of the computers - they see a dark image inside the mysterious tank room. Suddenly there's a stern voice from the doorway - "Should you be in here, boys?" - but it's just Tanya giving them a fright. The girls are still thinking in terms of a ghost, but Andy explains it's just some bloke. At home, Leah has a nasty surprise for her mother - her father arrives, having been told there is a problem. The Year Sevens finally see a hunched figure moving around the Tank Room on the computer screen and decide they must go and investigate. In the darkness, the six see a small figure run past, and descend the ladder. They are too slow, but outside, Togger realises where he must be hiding - the boy's lavatories. Cautiously, Togger opens the door - behind is a scared looking ragamuffin of a boy. Before any of them can react, he's darted off down the corridor...
Episode 10
Annie's in a very dark mood, and has no answers to Maddie's predictable question about the location of Baz. Togger, Abel and Andy find the CCTV has been bundled up and returned near the computer - evidently the boy who is living in the old building doesn't want to be spied upon. Togger manages to communicate with the boy up in the old Tank Room, although not before he gets bitten. Kathy doesn't get quite the reply she wants when she asks Martin who he'd ask out if he had to give a name: he tells her matter-of-factly "you I suppose - none of the pretty girls would talk to me!" Maddie asks Kathy to cover for her at lunchtime - she wants to find out why Baz is at home. Togger gets to the root of who the boy is - he's lost his parents and he is staying up there because he doesn't want to be taken into care. Maddie taps on Baz's window. Hurriedly he gathers up money from the table, and goes to let her in. Kathy helps Josh overcome his difficulty in talking to Anika, playing her part. Unfortunately, while they are play acting an impossibly unrealistic dialog, Martin silently walks in, and is astonished to hear the turn of events - Josh asking Kathy out and her agreeing. Meanwhile, Togger is joined by the others, and the boy in hiding becomes uncomfortable with the large amount of people who know of his existence. He relaxes a bit though when they talk about his involvement in the mysteries that have been dogging them - the pyramid puzzle, the face in the photo... Maddie doesn't get too many answers from Baz. Outside the house he kisses her, which does at least reassure her; at the same time, Annie gets her mobile phone confiscated by Miss Dyson, and is frantically upset by its loss. After an exchange of words, she's made to stand in the corridor - Emma smiles. After the lesson, Annie gives the explanation that she needs her phone to stay in touch with her dad. Togger decides to help, but Maddie is also on the case, having encountered Annie as she heads off for P.E. While Miss Dyson is giving first aid to a nose-bleeder, Maddie grabs Annie's mobile back. Josh, with Kathy in the background egging him on, finally struggles to get out the question he's been trying to ask Anika - will she go out with him - she declines. Leah has a shocking announcement for Shannon - she's decided that she's going to leave school. She tells Mr. Malachay to stay away from her mother. Baz finally meets up with Annie, who's been reunited with her phone. Maddie once again demands to know what the great Wainwright family secret is all about - Baz must explain or they are through. "Okay," says Baz, "then we're through!" As it's the last day of term, Togger and Abel go and see the boy in the Tank Room, and leave him some provisions. Leah walks out of school with her possessions in a box. She explains to Shannon that her parents are back together again - sort of. Shannon is upset - all she has left at Grange Hill now is Hudson! Leah gets into her mother's car. Shannon watches her go: "Thanks, Leah," she says bitterly.
Episode 11
Maddie confides in Karen about her split from Baz, and her discovery of him in a confused state with a roll of cash. Tanya's pleased with herself - she's "borrowed" her big sister's diary. Her bold red hair extensions though are set to cause her problems with Miss Dyson. Karen warns off Tanya from seeing Annie, thinking that if Baz is involved in something bad, then Baz's sister might be too. Emma immediately thinks it's because Annie's involved with drugs. Shannon is missing Leah - Ian is no substitute - but perhaps Nick Edwards might take her mind off her unfinished assignment for Miss Dyson. She finds out that Nick used to be at Grange Hill, but went for a short time to the local technical college, thrown out for not working. Togger breaks the news to Tanya that the boy in hiding - Tranter - has fallen sick in his hideout. Martin explains to Miss Dyson that Josh is off sick - he has a broken heart! Baz and Annie have another worrying meeting with Mrs Bassinger about their bad attendance, and the lack of response she's had from letters written to their father. After they have gone, Mr. Robson discusses the case and decides to visit the house. Maddie overhears a snatch of conversation from Tanya about Karen fancying Baz, and warns Karen that her little sister may have possession of her journal - and also remarks that she's to keep her hands off Baz. In the canteen, Tanya is furious with Annie when her makeup bag turns up in Annie's bag, and goes off in disgust. Emma looks suspiciously self-satisfied at this point. Left alone with Emma, Annie stomps off, letting her lunch tray fall to the ground, the plate on it breaking. Kathy makes her move on Martin - could she become his girlfriend? Her hand reaches forwards his, and he jerks it away, rushing off. Tanya goes with Togger to see Tranter, and she shares his doubts that he's going to recover without some external help. Miss Dyson, who overheard Emma and Annie, talks separately to each, but they are both mute about their dispute. Karen approaches Tanya wanting to look through her bag, and means business! Tanya makes threats that she'll expose Karen's fancying of Baz, but she's no match for her older sister, who pulls off her hair extensions. Their fight is broken up by Mr. Robson. Later, Annie tries to reason with Tanya, but it seems Emma has successfully isolated Annie. Shannon persuades Hudson to go for a kick around - they mutually agree that Leah was rubbish at football, but Ian grudgingly admits to Shannon being good, with a bit of practice. Maddie catches up with Baz as he leaves, and once again she makes up with him, but there's a fly in the ointment: Baz sees his sister crying in the corridor, and it's Annie who has priority. He's reassured her by the time that they reach home, and then there's a shock as they see Mr. Robson. The Head has come to see Mr. Wainwright, and is puzzled that while his taxi cab is outside, there's no-one answering the door. Annie gives a good mannered apology for Mr. Robson not being able to come inside, Baz is more blunt - "you're not coming in," he says, and disappears inside. Meanwhile, Shannon and Ian are leaving school, and Ian seems a bit put out when Shannon asks if they don't leave together - she doesn't want to give Nick Edwards the idea that she's Ian's boyfriend. Nick though, doesn't show a flicker of interest in Shannon's presence...
Episode 12
Baz starts the day paying off an unpleasant visitor to the house. He gets angry with Annie when she asks him about the cuts on his hands - did their father do it? Togger, Andy and Abel take Tranter some food, some of it rather impractical, but he seems a lot worse than before. Shannon seems to be getting nowhere with Nick, saying the wrong thing, much to the amusement of Ian Hudson. Kathy tries to get back to normal with Martin, but he has become scared of her. Mooey has sussed that Togger's lot are doing something in the burnt out building, and demands money to keep quiet. Annie and Baz are surprised when their father turns up in his cab at the school gates: Baz tells him to go. Maddie and Karen watch Annie with Baz: they are convinced they are drug dealing. Maddie sees Kathy in distress, and offers to help her with Martin. Fed up with making their plaster masks, Abel decides he wants his entire body to be encased! He's not too pleased when Togger and Andy wheel him to a place outside school, and abandon him, where he stands like a statue, unable to move. Shannon meets new Sixth Former, Mel, who is just as non-communicative as Nick. Year 7 try to decide what to do about Tranter, and there's the additional worry about Mooey. In his enforced stationary position, Abel hears Mooey tell Miss Dyson about something weird going on in the damaged building. Abel relays on the information, but they still leave him standing there like a piece of modern art, until a girl pushes him over in surprise when he talks. Ian discusses tactics with his female football team: Nick doesn't endear himself to Ian by saying that he looks like a muppet. Miss Dyson follows up Mooey's suggestion that someone is in the Tank Room. She finds nothing there, and cautions the Year 7's to stay out. At home, Mr. Wainwright has an angry argument with Baz because he's heard about Mr. Robson coming round. As they struggle, Annie tries to pull back her father, and his arm swings round, accidentally striking her - she falls to the ground. While Baz comforts a tearful Annie, Baz's father shouts that he wishes Baz had never been born. Karen and Maddie encourage Kathy to make another approach to Martin - Maddie tells her she must kiss Martin and imagine he's made of chocolate. At first, when she talks to him, he seems to be coming round to the idea of her being his girlfriend, but then she makes the disastrous move on him. He pulls away, and storms out of the room. Outside the door, Maddie and Karen revel in Kathy's unhappiness. As they are walking home, Abel still pulling bits of itchy plaster off his clothes, the Year 7's are shocked to find Tranter lying on the grass, semi-conscious. At home with the Wainwrights, Baz crunches up the pills which apparently his father is supposed to take, putting the powder in his evening meal. His dad, relaxed again after his bout of bad temper, tucks in...
Episode 13
Tranter is recovering, but the Year 7 boys are still mad at Mooey for grassing on him to Miss Dyson. Abel wins the large dare trophy underpants for his all-over body plastering. Baz pretends to be his father, phoning school to relate that he and his sister have flu, to give time for Annie's black eye to recover. Ian unveils his master plan to create more demand for the football pitches, making people take up an additional outdoors sport. Mr. Robson calls in the Year 7's to tell them about Michael Tranter - he's in hospital recovering from pneumonia. Their punishment for not telling an adult is that their parents will be told. While they are in the room, Andy takes on an "Underpants Dare" - to take something from the Head's office. While Mr. Robson is occupied with Hudson describing his new plans to make full use of the playing fields, Andy escorts out the bow-tie wearing skeleton that was adorning the corner of the office. Amy gets depressed at her low coursework grade, considering how hard she worked. Hudson encounters Baz in the newsagents, and tells him he's off the football team for not turning up again - it's the least of Baz's problems though. It occurs to Tanya and Emma that Tranter might come back to Grange Hill when he leaves hospital, so they start a campaign on the website's forum. Ian advertises his campaign painting graffiti on the building site's temporary walls, though his work is augmented by other people's daubs and hand prints. Miss Dyson, approves to some degree of the abstract art, though not the abuse of her paint intended for masks, but Mr. Robson is not amused. Togger, Abel and Andy visit Tranter in hospital. They take him a present - the hand of Mr. Robson's office skeleton! They can't comply with his request to get him out of hospital, but they do agree that they will retrieve some of his belongings from the old building. On the football pitch, Shannon is temporarily distracted by Nick, who leaves. Ian notices Mel has a neat line in football moves, and sees in her a star player for the team. Anika explains how Amy's feeling her coursework difficult to Miss Dyson, but when Miss Dyson talks to Amy, her sympathetic overtures aren't welcome, and Amy is cross with Anika for her intervention. At Tranter's hospital bed, Andy explains about the skeleton - Tranter wonders what happened to the rest of it. At school, Mooey uses a kung-fu style kick to open his locker - the Head's skeleton falls out on top of him. It has a label on it - "From Tranter!"
Episode 14
Fed up with school rules, Tanya decides to work to rule, following all the rules literally, such as not answering her name in registration because she's supposed not to talk. Annie's back after her fake bout of flu: Emma doesn't look pleased to see her. Tanya decides she and Emma will follow the rule about walking on the right hand side of the corridor, even if it means a journey round school to go a few yards to her classroom. Hudson is not happy to find the caretaker has painted over his playing fields protestations. After a long night out on the road, Baz doesn't think his dad should go out again, so hides his keys in his bag. Tanya's late arrival, and subsequent refusal to share Emma's textbook (misinterpreting another school rule) is picked up on by Miss Bassinger, but Annie supports Tanya, trying to get back into her good books after the incident with the apparently stolen make-up bag. Annie's glee at helping Tanya is short-lived when the Deputy Head asks Annie again about her father, who has still not paid her a visit. Martin confides in Josh about Kathy - his Asbergers condition is preventing him from getting closer to him; Josh advises him to work out what he wants to say in advance. He tells Martin that he'll know if Kathy's the one - love bells will ring! Josh hears about Tanya's work-to-rule and decides to have some fun posting up random pages from the school rules on the noticeboard. Before long, everyone is following the literal interpretations of the rules. In the playing fields, there's a day of action orchestrated by Hudson and Shannon: a mixture of different sports making use of the facilities. Unfortunately, when Mr. Malachay arrives, it seems that Mr. Robson is away that day, so won't be able to witness the staged event. At home, Baz prepares soup for his father, secretly adding in the medications which his father would otherwise refuse to take. Martin bumps into Kathy, still a little confused as to his true feelings for her - then the caretaker falls off the step-ladder nearby, knocking the fire alarm control, and setting off the alarm bells - Martin remembers what Josh said about bells! The school empties into the playground - Tanya wearing a combination of her uniform and her PE kit, including sports shoes around her neck! At the Wainwrights' house, Baz's dad wakes up, and is in a bad mood. Before Baz can react, he spots his keys in Baz's bag, and throws a punch at his son... Shannon and her fellow footballers have their first game, but things don't look so good, and Hudson watches gloomily. Then Mel gets a chance to show what she is made of - scoring a goal. Annie arrives home - Baz is at the sink, his face a mess. He doesn't speak as Annie questions him, he just wraps a bandage around his bloodied fist. She hugs him reassuringly...
Episode 15
Jeremy has a bad start to the day, running away from bully Mooey Humphries. Tanya's late again, blaming the need to follow the school rule about walking slowly through the corridors. At home, Baz and Annie are determined that their father takes his medications: they live in hope that his mental state will improve. To their alarm, there is a knock at the door: it's only Maddie, who is struck dumb by the sight of Baz's cuts and bruises. She finds it hard to stomach his story that he fell over. Baz tells Maddie that his dad's out, except there's a call from him upstairs. He fends off her questions, grabs her firmly by the wrist, and pushes her out of the house. Through the letterbox, she makes her own threat - "No-one messes with Maddie Gilks," she says. Tanya wants to get involved in Togger's underpants dare game but she is told it's for boys only - she tells Emma she only wants to win the pants because Togger's forbidden her to take part. Amy is highly stressed about her increasing difficulty with coursework - Anika and Spencer try to take her mind off things. Shannon is annoyed that her place as soccer forward has been usurped by Mel - Shannon is to place in defence: Shannon quits the team in protest. Togger relents on the girls' involvement - or rather is keen to see them mess it up - and whispers an Underpants Dare into Tanya's ear. Maddie talks about Baz to Karen, determined to give him up as a lost cause, but as she talks to her friend, his positive points make her almost reconsider. She espies Kathy down in the dumps about Martin, and promises to help, actually meaning to this time. Baz talks to his sister while he fills out his father's prescription, forging his signature. He tells Annie that it was their mother's fault for going off that made their father the way he is. The Year Seven boys have a swimming lesson - it's almost cancelled when they muck around beforehand. Then, at the poolside, Mooey causes trouble with Togger and Andy, and when Togger gets pushed back, he knocks against Jeremy who falls backwards into the pool. Mr. Malachay has to jump in, and both Jeremy and Togger get sent back to the changing room. Togger tries to calm Jeremy who is totally fed up with Grange Hill, considering Togger to be as bad as Mooey. Togger persuades Jeremy to loosen up a bit, and that if Mooey realizes that Jeremy is part of Togger's group, he won't dare pick on him. Maddie tracks down Josh, separates him from Martin, and tells him they need to work out a foolproof plan to get Martin together with Kathy. Tanya tells Togger she's completed the Underpants dare: Andy tells her she doesn't get them because she's broken the (so far undisclosed) rule that no-one laughs at the "sacred undies!" As they walk home, Amy shouts at Anika about the unfairness of life, the unfairness of losing her mother. Back at school, Mr. Malachay can't believe what he sees in the swimming pool - a kayak is in the middle with the Headmaster's skeleton inside, neatly dressed in a suit, with a "No Malarkey" sign around its neck...
Episode 16
The girls football team has a match lined up for them by Mr. Robson who, much to Hudson's astonishment, thanks Mr. Malarchay for his efforts. Ian tries to persuade Shannon to come back to the team, but she has her sights set on the school play. Baz and Annie are living with a much more peaceful and cooperative father since introducing his medication secretly to his diet. Tanya hasn't given up on wanting the Dare Underpants - Andy gives them to Togger as a subterfuge, but Annie sees the transaction from outside. The Year 7 lads have another problem - Togger's forgotten to bring ingredients for the cookery lesson - making apple pie. Annie's back with Tanya and Emma - Emma tries to pry into Annie's life, but Annie remains cool about it. Annie also does not have the required ingredients for apple pie making, but Tanya has enough for the two of them. Emma looks on, resentful that Annie has once again become friends again with Tanya. Meanwhile, Togger's laid his hands on some crab apples - Jeremy passes by and warns them their apples will be inedible. Calvin and Spencer are determined to do something for Amy - perhaps a cuddly pet will give her something to relax with. Shannon does her audition for Juliet in front of Miss Dyson, full of confidence, with Nick playing the part of Romeo. Her intentions are obvious though - choosing the scene where Romeo kisses Juliet. Her performance isn't too impressive, with the word "something" occurring with a high frequency in her dialogue. Shannon does not get the part of Juliet - Anika wins the role - but perhaps she would like to help paint the scenery? Josh and Maddie give Martin a lesson in how to chat up Kathy, but it is an uphill struggle. When it comes to the real thing, the colloquial Americanisms sound ludicrous coming from Martin's mouth. Baz tries to win Maddie's heart back - he produces an expensive pendant for her, but she's suspicious of him, and how he might have paid for the jewellery. In their cookery lesson, Emma easily takes the special Underpants from Togger's bag, and Tanya decides that they will make a savoury alternative to Togger's overstewed mushy apples - she puts the pie crust over the top of them. The pies are cooked, and the Year 7's line up to show Mrs. Knuckle. Emma and Jeremy get commendations, and Togger gets away with his empty plate and half-baked story about having been so hungry he ate the pie. Tanya offers a solution - the spare pie they baked, but Mrs. Knuckle insists Togger pays Tanya for the ingredients. Togger hands the pants pie to Mrs. Knuckle, rushing out of the room with Abel - the crab apples having taken their toll his and Abel's stomachs. As they leave, Baz tells Annie he didn't go home to ensure their father had taken his medication - at their home, Mr. Wainwright shakes his head, and throws the jar of pills into the bin. Spencer and Calvin catch up with Amy. It is a year since her mother died, and they offer a mouse in a cage Calvin constructed. Amy's response is not one of gratitude, however, as she says she won't have time to look after the animal, especially with all the time revising. In the food technology lab, Mrs. Knuckle looks at the delicious looking pie left behind by Togger. Watched by Togger and Abel, who have been warned by Tanya that their special underpants are inside, Mrs. Knuckle slices into the pie with her cake knife. As she pulls out the pants in amazement, there's a further shock for her as she sees the mouse intended for Amy, abandoned there by Spencer. She climbs onto the desk and waves the grotty undergarment at the rodent threateningly.
Episode 17
Amy opens the cupboard and pulls out a present from her precious legacy left by her mother - a gift of a lucky angel for her GCSE's. Hudson offers Shannon a place on the football team again, but Shannon declines, pretending to be a major component of the school play, but backstage now. Maddie sits next to Karen while Baz comes on to her: there's a smile on her face when she tells Maddie she's not interested. In Food Technology class, supervised by Mr. Robson (Mrs. Knuckle is away with food poisoning!) the Year 7 girls decide to recover the "Sacred Undies" from the storeroom, knowing it will seriously wind up Togger and his mates to get them back first. Their first stab fails when Togger deliberately makes the Head aware of Annie. The boys have a more subtle and classical plan - a Trojan horse, with Abel hiding in a cupboard until the room is empty. The plan partially works, except the room is locked, so Abel cannot escape. In her exam room, Amy can't do the work, hearing imagined voices chanting "stupid" and snaps under the pressure, rushing out of the room. She is stopped in her tracks by Mr. Robson who calms her down. While Abel is stuck inside, in the playground there's a surprise in store when Tranter appears in the bushes. Tanya tells Emma they should go and find Annie, but Emma has another theory she wants to suggest to Tanya while they are alone: she thinks Annie and Baz are being abused: Tanya is horrified at the suggestion. Togger and Andy talk to Tranter: they suggest he come on a school trip to Chester: the slight problem being that he's not actually at Grange Hill yet. Baz has an assignation with Karen near the bike sheds - it almost seems he's going to give up Maddie, she reaches forward to kiss him, but he holds up a hand and tells her she is mistaken - she has a good thing going with Maddie. Out of sight, Maddie listens to the conversation, and when she has gone, Baz smiles, realizing all along that Maddie would have been in earshot. Josh, with Martin's "help" (his brutal honesty is hindering more than helping) is trying to get a web cam into the Staff Room. Shannon worms her way back into the Soccer team, trying to save face after her audition failure becomes public. Mr. Malarchay chides Ian for reselecting her without his knowledge, and the conversation turns into another dig at Mr. Malarchay's apparent posh upbringing. Meanwhile, Josh's web-cam is functioning, and he and Martin watch Mr. Malarchay pocket a handful of biscuits in the Staff Room. Togger and Andy make plans for Tranter - they realize that Baz's father is helping out on the school trip, and he won't know who is who. Amy is at home, angry with herself and the world because of her inability to cope with the exams. She tears at her posters, pulls out the legacy of presents left behind by her deceased mother from the cupboard, and then sobs face down on her duvet.
Episode 18
It's Saturday, and the Year 7 boys intend to smuggle Tranter on board - assuming Jeremy doesn't give the game away - on their trip to Chester. Annie frets because her father, assumed to be peaceful on his regular medication, is helping supervise the trip. Andy has his mother's mobile phone confiscated before they even get on the coach, but Abel pickpockets Mr. Malarchay while the teacher is distracted by their opening of the emergency exit, while Tranter is secreted aboard. Unfortunately, the phone returned to Andy is the teacher's own mobile, not Andy's mother's. Annie arrives (late as usual!) with her father. At school, a Saturday rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet is taking place, but it is spoilt by much bickering between Anika, Nick and Kathy. Mr. Malarchay and the female football team step off their coach: Shannon puzzles over the lack of people at their destination. It then becomes evident they've come to the wrong place - and Mr. Malarchay's mobile phone is mysteriously absent. While the Shakespearian players take a break, Mr. Robson has a chat with Amy who is talking over her recent woes in the examination room. Amy relates the anger she is feeling - at herself, and at her dead mother. Maddie arrives at Baz's house and she is determined now to get the truth about his bruises. His further lies don't convince her, and she almost leaves. At the Grosvenor Museum, in Chester, Emma is suspicious of why Annie is following her father around so closely - Annie realizes that her father has not brought his medication, and by the sound of it hasn't even taken any pills that day. At the museum, Mr. Wainwright starts acting slightly weirdly to Annie's and Miss Dyson's consternation, while upstairs, Togger's lot with the addition of Tranter mess around near the exhibits. They talks to Tranter who does not sound enthusiastic about his new home. While making a cup of tea for Maddie, Baz finds his father's pills in the bin, and frantically calls Annie. Annie's mobile rings, but she is told off for having it on the school trip, and can't answer his call. The girls' team finally get to play, having forfeited one match due to their late arrival, but it seems once again that Shannon can't get on with Mel. It comes to a critical penalty, and Shannon takes it (pretending the ball is Mel's head!) The goalie deflects her well-aimed shot, and Mel neatly tucks the ball in the back of the net. At the Wainwright home, Baz puts his coat on, intent on heading off the danger from his potentially aggressive father, and in his haste to leave fends off Maddie's continued attempts to get to the heart of his problems. Once again, she storms off. Back at school, Amy has calmed down: she tells Anika that school life seems like her play, unreal, and she is going to leave. The coach heads away from the museum, and parks near the seaside. Jeremy spots that Tranter's bag contains clothes, and deduces that he has planned to run away. Mr. Wainwright is maudlin with his daughter Annie, reminiscing about the wife who simply walked out of his life. He suggests perhaps he should just walk out into the sea, but Annie reassures him that she and Baz want to stay with him, not their mother. Back at the football, Shannon and Mel still can't cooperate as a team in their second game. Shannon fouls Mel, and Mr. Malarchay has had enough - he sends them both off - they fall on each other angrily, while Ian shakes his head in disbelief. Along the sea's edge, Togger and Abel have sought out Tranter and tried to talk some sense back into him. Then Abel notices something horrific - the tide has come in, and they are trapped up against the low, unclimbable cliffs. The girls' team heads back to their own coach, Hudson and Mr. Malarchay arguing, with the old chestnut of Mr. Malarchay's easy upbringing coming into the conversation after the teacher announces that the women's football team is at an end. As the waters close in on Togger, Tranter and Abel, there's some comfort as someone from above calls down, but the water is getting closer and closer...
Episode 19
After the school trip, Emma can't stop talking about how Annie was with her father, she tells Tanya she reckons that Annie and Baz steal for their father. Togger, Abel, and Andy are punished for hiding Tranter: they are banned from the imminent sports day. Josh finds a love message aimed at him on the message-board, and assumes it is just Anika winding him up. Shannon also gets a message on there, and thinks it is from Nick. Emma eagerly spreads her malicious theory that Annie gets beaten up by her dad to the Year 7 boys, while Tanya tries to hold her back. As she speaks, Annie walks up behind her, and has had enough of her spiteful gossip - she pushes Emma up against the lockers and slaps her. Miss Dyson intervenes and takes them off to the hall to try to get them to explain their disagreement. Emma puts on a bit of an act, as though bullied by Annie, and Annie just walks away. In the loos, Tanya tries to reassert that she's on Annie's side, but Maddie is in there too and intervenes, keen to get to the bottom of Annie and Emma's dispute. Finally, and in tears, Annie does explain about her father, telling Maddie that he has Bipolar Disorder. Out in the playing fields, as the sports day is set up, Togger thinks that maybe Jeremy might have a way that they can get past their ban. Emma finds herself in the doghouse, Tanya not happy about what she said about Annie bullying her. Annie bumps into her brother, and tells him that Maddie now knows about her father's condition. Meanwhile, Maddie has gone round to Baz's house, not realizing he's at school: Mr. Wainwright answers the door, and uncertainly, she goes inside. While Josh and Kathy spy on Mr. Malarchay with the web-cam, they don't notice that he's spotted the camera. "Where's he gone?" puzzles Kathy seeing an empty room. "Here he is," says Mr. Malarchay from behind. Josh bravely tries to deny it was he and Martin who set up the web-cam, and the photo-shopped pictures of Mr. Malarchay found on the website, but Martin admits their guilt. Tanya gives Emma a piece of her mind about telling Annie that they both think Annie is weird: she breaks off their friendship. Maddie finds Mr. Wainwright charming at first, showing the photos of Baz as a kid - but then his manner turns volatile, and she becomes nervous in his company, itching to leave. She suggests he takes his medication - he gets angry, telling her the pills strip him completely of emotion. In the dressing room, Amy visits Anika, wishing her luck. Anika worries that Amy might be leaving school for good, and not returning after the imminent holidays. Josh and Martin get expelled for the remaining two days of term for their use of the web-cam in the Staff Room, with the possibility that they might not be allowed back in the new term. As the school play reaches the intermission, Shannon realizes the truth about the message on the web site - it was intended for Mel: Nick is going out with Mel. At the Wainwrights, Maddie is in the hallway, scared half to death by Baz's father's aggressive tone of voice: ironically he wants to know why she's afraid of him - that itself is making him more angry. She turns her back, trying to use her phone: this winds him up further, but then Baz arrives and shouts at his father. Mr. Wainwright disappears up the stairs, angry and confused. Baz persuades Maddie to leave, he'll cope with his father's madness alone. Mr. Wainwright shouts down the stairs that his stuck up girlfriend is not welcome. Maddie goes outside, but calls the police shortly after. Mr. Robson's mobile rings just as Romeo and Juliet comes to a close and Anika stabs a dagger into her heart: it's the former Miss Carver, who is about to have a baby. Ian finds a distraught Shannon outside on the bench: fed up with Anika's success, and her loss of Nick to Mel. Outside the house, Maddie is joined by Annie, who can't get in the house. Inside, there is the sound of a massive confrontation between Baz and his father, while police cars draw up. The police break the door down, and find an unconscious Baz at the foot of the stairs, and an inconsolable Mr. Wainwright protesting that his son "just fell"...
Episode 20
An eventful Sports Day takes place - can Hudson's team beat the staff? Jeremy stands up to Mooey, Martin kisses Kathy, Josh meets his admirer, and Mr. Robson becomes a father.