Ackley Bridge (2017) s05e06 Episode Script

As-salamu alaykum.
As-salamu alaykum, Auntie.
Beysharam.
- Beysharam.
- Shirabi.
- Beysharam. Beysharam.
- Shirabi. Beysharam. Shirabi.
- Shirabi.
- Beysharam.
Beysharam. Shirabi.
Shirabi. Embarrassment.
Shame. Shameless.
- Shameful.
- Drunk, Shirabi.
Shameless.
That's it, girls. Come on, Fizza.
Not bad.
Some of us are natural athletes.
It's OK. You'll get there.
Fizza. Mashallah, you
played brilliantly.
Could do with a hand here, Farooqi?
Can we talk? After practice.
I can explain about last night.
You were drunk.
Not gonna tell anyone if that's
what you're worried about.
Right, good morning, everyone.
Thank you very much
for coming. First up.
Year 11 parents' evening.
Mrs Carp, if you could supervise
setting up the hall. Thank you.
So I lose my free period,
while some of us swan around
praying all day. No offence.
Here she is.
Ackley's own super
teacher. Miss Farooqi.
Dad?
I've just been telling Mr Farooqi
how much you bring to Ackley,
the Valley Trust and,
indeed, the nation as a whole.
Thanks once again for your
very generous donation.
- My pleasure.
- Shall we?
You can end this little rebellion now.
I've donated to this charity.
So stop this nonsense and come home.
You can't just turn up here like this.
Your mother is out of
her mind with worry.
So you thought you'd turn up here
like some Pakistani Daddy Warbucks?
Throw your money at a problem.
I've got balls.
Balls for the rugby match.
Finally, I get to meet the
man who's stealing my daughter.
I've heard all about you too.
Well, this isn't how I was
wanting you two to meet.
Dad, Hassan.
We've got lessons to
teach. I'll call you later.
I'll see you in Leeds tomorrow
evening. I'm up on business.
I've booked us a table at La Gavotte.
Apparently they do wonderful
things with a lamb's liver.
You told him I was your boyfriend?
Stop smiling.
You gotta let me have this,
Farooqi. "Stealing his daughter?"
Look, I get it.
Lying to your parents. My
dad's head of a faith school.
It was just to get him off my
case about moving back to London.
I thought he might leave me alone
if I told him I'd met someone here.
So you don't fancy us then?
I should've known he'd do this.
So this thing tomorrow,
"Lady Rose Garden" or
whoever we're seeing.
Is it gonna be any good?
I mean, if you don't like it we can
always leave and go somewhere else.
Oh, yeah?
Think I like the sound of that more.
I hate this place.
- Babe. What's happened now?
- I hate my life.
Dad and Kyle spent all
night arguing about dogs.
It's like living in a war zone.
I think people living in an
actual war zone might disagree.
Why is she in here? This
room is for sixth formers.
I'll see you tomorrow, Chlo.
What's happening tomorrow?
We're going to a poetry night.
A poetry night?
It'll be different.
Yeah, you're not invited
so what's it to you?
Well, I mean, you can come if you want.
All right, I will. Like you say,
it's always good to try
something different, innit?
Ta-ra.
Mum's special. Chicken tikka panini.
He's got no idea how much more
fulfilling this work is than law.
I'm doing my deen, I've
got my community round me.
He can't make you leave.
You don't know my dad.
My dad's pressuring me
as well. He's all like,
I got married young and
it worked out well for me.
You found her then, yet?
Your good Muslim girl?
And you?
No, guess not, or you wouldn't
have to make up a romance with me.
I don't think I'm that
easy a person to
We'll get this dinner over with, yeah?
Get him off your back, but you're
gonna have to stand up to him
sooner or later, you know.
Anyway, good chance to wear my
one suit innit, Primarni's finest.
Don't use too much gel. And
don't say bro, all right?
Yeah, yeah. Sure.
And the hydrogen and nitrogen
react together to form
ammonia.
You're only a what, sir?
Ammoni your alarm
clock, it would seem. Eh?
What? Eh?
That's comedy gold, come on!
All right, there's the
bell. Go, go on then.
Quick as you can, please.
Quick as you can, come on.
Come on, everyone, off you go.
Not you, Mr Cooper, thank you.
Thank you very much.
You can't keep doing this,
Johnny. Not with exams coming up.
You need to give up the late night gigs.
Yeah, right. What, live on air?
You can get benefits for you and
Queenie, we'll help you apply.
I'd rather play music, thanks.
My friend runs a summer
school at the Conservatory
for talented young musicians.
They'll give you intensive
training and guidance
on how to apply for music courses.
Why would I want that?
I've watched you play. You're good.
So me, getting into debt
when I could be working,
all for what? Eh? Some stupid
dream that's never gonna happen?
Good one.
Johnny, Johnny, wait.
That money I gave you all gone?
Barely covered rent.
The council can find
you shared accommodation,
- you can get housing benefits
- No.
Just take what help is out there.
You deserve it.
Hello, welcome to parents' evening.
If you just please take a seat,
you will be called when
your slot is coming up.
As-salamu alaykum, Auntie. Uncle.
Welcome to parents' evening.
Creep.
I can't find Saleem.
I am the parent.
Hello, good evening. Evening.
Mrs Iqbal, please.
Hey, whoa, whoa. Is this
some sort of wind-up?
No, there are time slots.
Saleem has done reasonably this term,
but he could apply himself
better, Mrs Paracha.
Perhaps if he tried studying at
home instead of playing video games.
You said you wouldn't
bring home into this.
Shut. Thank you, Mr Hyatt.
That's some good advice.
We will try that.
Younis needs to work harder, Mrs Iqbal.
O!
Mr Hussain. What on earth are you doing?
My office now, Younis.
I'd have put that garb on if I'd
known it'd got me seen quicker.
Not much chance of you going
unnoticed, is there, Dean?
20 minutes I've been waiting here.
All these lot care about
are the Asian kiddies.
Mr Dobson, calm down eh
I'll calm down as soon as you
stop ruining things for my family.
That is enough.
Get out of me face. All right!
Mr Evershed.
You all saw that. He assaulted me.
A word. Thank you, everyone.
As you were.
Your cavalier attitude knows no bounds.
I'll see you in my office first thing.
I didn't touch him.
It's not about that.
As-salamu alaykum, Auntie.
Wa alaykumu as-salam.
How's she doing?
She's such a talent.
She wrote an essay on the
apologists' defence of Iago.
It was A-level standard.
I don't know what that means
but it sounds impressive.
She's very bright. So articulate.
Auntie, the sky is the limit.
I really don't want anything
to stop her achieving
her full potential, Mrs Aktar.
You hear that, Fiz?
I hope you don't mind me asking,
but is everything OK with her dad?
Hmm?
It's just, the other day, at the
debate, he made a bit of a scene.
He's a drag queen. It's what he does.
And Fizza left to go after
him, halfway through the debate.
What? You didn't tell me this.
If he's ill again you need to say.
No, he's not ill again.
I can't help you if
you're not honest, Fizza.
I walked out because I didn't want
to be in a stupid debate, that's all.
Faiza, tell me what's going on.
I never asked for you to help me.
Don't listen to her, she
acts all holier than thou,
then gets off her face on
vodka behind closed doors.
Fizza, shh! That is enough.
It's true.
I saw her last night.
She's a drunk. A shirabi, a hypocrite.
Hey, lads, what are you playing at?
A considerable sum has been
withdrawn from the school funds.
Yeah, that was a student welfare issue.
Johnny Cooper couldn't
afford rent and food.
I made it quite clear that
fund was being redirected.
What's more important than
student welfare, Kenneth?
Rules, Martin. They're
there to keep us safe.
And you have shown a
flagrant disregard for them.
You're suspended until further notice.
- You can't do that.
- It's above my head, Martin.
A Valley Trust matter, now.
Mrs Carp will be acting
up in your absence.
You're not serious?
OK.
Oh, Martin, can you
just have a look at this.
Martin?!
Thought you weren't meant to
pray after you've been drinking.
I haven't.
Anyway, it's for God to judge whose
prayers to listen to. No-one else.
I'm not judging, just wondering.
Is it true what Fizza said?
My faith means everything to me.
You know, every time I think
I'm getting to know you,
you just hit me with some new
curveball. Thought we were mates.
Hassan, wait.
You are still coming
tonight, aren't you?
Seriously?
When I find the phantom gummer
Well, don't look at me.
I know it's not you.
You're not an animal.
What can I help you with, Mr Cooper?
Is it, you know, all right?
Is what all right?
This summer school thing?
The shadow imposes its terror,
again and again and again.
I look, I observe
Hiya.
and just like a tigress
stealthily between the withered palms,
I roar. I roar!
I roar.
I am roar.
Can we go?
You can catch the last bus if
you leave now. I'll go to the bar.
Come on, then.
I'm here with Fizza.
She'll be all right. She's
with her own kind now.
No.
I'm staying here.
One thing you should
understand about Chloe.
She actually finds it really
hard to say no to people.
She doesn't like to hurt their feelings.
She's not into you, is what I'm saying.
She just doesn't have the
guts to tell you herself.
Is he always late?
A bottle of the Saint Cadou
and three of the Madeira livers.
Hopefully your boyfriend will
get here before it gets cold.
They're not halal. Two risottos, please.
Absolutely, madam.
When did you stop enjoying life?
Sitting there in that head-rag.
Your mother thinks you're depressed.
I've never been happier.
You're having a crisis of confidence.
You couldn't cope with the
cut and thrust of the law world
so you've run away,
pretending it's not for you.
You're scared.
- It's all nonsense, of course.
- Your wine, sir.
I'll take that.
My brilliant girl.
Come back.
We need you and you definitely need us.
Congratulations!
Excuse me.
You should probably go too.
I've been offered a
lift home by some mates.
Right, you'd better take that bus.
Right. OK.
You made it.
Sublime.
Asma tells me your father
runs a faith school?
One of the top-rated in the country.
Top rated Islamic
schools? Not saying much.
Dad.
Oh, come on, it's true.
Top three of all UK schools.
Where did your school come?
Nowhere near as high as they
would have liked, I'll bet.
You did well enough out of it.
She was well on her way
to becoming a top lawyer
before she decided to
squander it all. Sad, really.
I have to say, Mr Farooqi,
the way Asma inspires
these kids is unbelievable.
- There's no squandering going on here.
- And, erm,
what does she get out of it?
A two up, two down in
a slum neighbourhood?
She won't want for
anything, I'll see to that.
She's one of the sharpest
minds in the country.
Do you seriously believe
you're a match for her?
Any man who thinks he's a match for Asma
is either exceptionally self-regarding
or blind to her splendour.
Not a bad effort. But still,
the decision's been made.
She's coming home with me.
My mind's made up, Dad.
I'm not leaving Ackley.
I can't believe I just did that.
Been a long time coming, I guess.
Thank you.
Glad I could help. Night.
Hassan?
I'm sorry I haven't been open with you.
I did used to drink. A lot.
Then I found Islam
and it helped me stop.
But the other day, with
Fizza, I slipped up.
That's all it was, a little lapse.
Faith isn't a straight line,
and we all have bumps, but I'm trying.
I really like you, Hassan.
I really like you too.
Farooqi.
Thanks for being honest.