Twenty-eighth episode of Series 7.
Synopsis[]
Alcohol-addicted pupil Shelby Dixon persuades Madi, who has turned 18, to celebrate in the pub, and the girls return to school the worse for drink. Jez accuses Shelby of influencing Madi, and gets into a fight with Shelby's father, Alan, who just happens to be the Director of Education for the Rochdale LEA. Things get worse as Kyle is selling illegally-imported Russian vodka, and Nikki catches Shelby almost paying for it with sex. Kyle is expelled after hitting Nikki in the face, and Finn resigns as head boy after being caught fighting with his gang rivals, whilst Jez also quits and unsuccessfully attempts to take his children with him. Grantly and Maggie go on a date, whilst former pupil Lorraine Donnegan, now a millionaire businesswoman, asks Michael to be the head of a new, independent but non-fee-paying school she wants to open as a model of excellence.
Main cast[]
Staff[]
- Jaye Jacobs as Sian Diamond
- Alex Walkinshaw as Jez Diamond (Final appearance)
- Philip Martin Brown as Grantly Budgen
- Melanie Hill as Maggie Croft
- Chris Geere as Matt Wilding
- Alec Newman as Michael Byrne
- Jason Done as Tom Clarkson
- Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant
- Heather Peace as Nikki Boston
- Mark Benton as Daniel Chalk
Students[]
- Roxanne Pallett as Shelby Dixon (One-off appearance)
- Jack McMullen as Finn Sharkey
- Aryana Ramkhalawon as Trudi Siddiqui
- Shifaa Arfan as Naseem Siddiqui
- Naveed Choudhry as Tariq Siddiqui
- Georgia Henshaw as Madi Diamond
- Lee Abbate as Zack Diamond
- George Sampson as Kyle Stack
- Kane Tomlinson-Weaver as Harley Taylor
- Darcy Isa as Lauren Andrews
- Millie Katana as Rhona Mansfield
- Hope Katana as Shona Mansfield
- Reece Douglas as Denzil Kelly
- Kaya Moore as Phoenix Taylor
- Katie McGlynn as Scout Allen
Others[]
- James Gaddas as Alan Dixon (First appearance)
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine Donnegan (First appearance)
- Stefan Gumbs as Eugene Garvey
