Third episode of Series 14.
Synopsis[]
Coral discovers she has a rival for the post of co-deputy head in the form of Nisha. When a parent threatens to complain to Ofsted about Neil insulting her son, Coral pretends to be deputy head in an attempt to portray herself as a respected authority figure. In Nisha's presence, she is forced to take a hard line with Neil and suggests he takes part in restorative justice.
Meanwhile, Donte covers Coral's girl's PE class, but is met with indifference from them, who see him as no more than a janitor in joggers. When he approaches Tonya to establish why she didn't back him, she confides in him that she is suffering severe menstrual cramps. Touched by his support, Tonya is later instrumental in persuading the class to participate in the tag rugby session Donte has planned.
Debs Rafferty has joined the cleaning staff at the school, but Nicky is still not on speaking terms with her and is still trying to keep her former relationship with Steve under wraps from Donte. The situation deteriorates when Debs deliberately spills the beans. Kelly Jo, sensing that her grandmother's money is at the root of all of the problems, intervenes by taking the cash and redistributing it from the top floor of the school. Pupils and teachers alike find cash raining down on them, but the lucky few later discover they aren't so fortunate after all, as most of the notes are toy money.
When Billy auditions for Noel and Preston for a spot in the school's 'Battle of the Bands' competition, he stuns the cafeteria into silence. Whilst he is chatting to Val, his guitar, a gift from his deceased mother, goes missing and is found smashed up in a corridor. When Billy confronts Schuey, he finds himself challenged to a fight after school where he is beaten by the gang and humiliated.
Steve, impressed by Coral's initiative, appoints her co-deputy head. Kelly Jo splits her nan's savings between herself and her two cousins, advising Tonya and Preston not to blow their share but to save it for a rainy day.
Cast[]
Staff[]
- Jason Manford as Steve Savage
- James Baxter as Joe Casey
- Saira Choudhry as Nisha Chandra
- Jo Coffey as Wendy Whitwell
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Neil Guthrie
- Rachel Leskovac as Coral Walker
- Kym Marsh as Nicky Walters
- Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt
- Shauna Shim as Valerie Chambers
- Adam Thomas as Donte Charles
- Hollie-Jay Bowes as Debs Rafferty
Students[]
- Nathan Wood as Boz Osbourne
- Zak Sutcliffe as Schuey Weever
- Olly Rhodes as Billy Savage
- Alicia Forde as Kelly Jo Rafferty
- Liam Scholes as Noel McManus
- Noah Valentine as Preston Walters
- Aabay-Noor Ali as Mog Richardson
- Summer Bird as Tonya Walters
- Maisey Robinson as Portia Weever
- Chiamaka Ulebor as Shola Aku
- Tillie Amartey as Stace Neville
- Thapelo Ray as Dwayne Jackson
- Alfie Corbett as Forest Sumi (First appearance)
- Sonya Nisa as Aleena Qureshi
- Miya Ocego as Lois Taylor-Brown
Others[]
- Natalie Grady as Mrs Sumi (First appearance)
