Episode 5.11
Written by Maureen Chadwick
Produced by Jane Hudson
Directed by Matthew Evans
It’s year eight pupil Bianka Vale's birthday but the only present she wants is to spend time with her dad Gary who has separated from her mum. When Gary turns up at school Bianka is delighted to see him and persuades Grantly to allow her to leave with him. What Grantly doesn’t realise is there is a court order out against Gary, banning him from having unsupervised access to his children.
Rachel sees them leaving, and immediately becomes concerned. She follows them to a caravan in an isolated field where she muscles her way in, refusing to leave as Gary becomes increasingly aggressive. She manages to steal Bianka’s phone and lets Kim and the police know their location but Gary’s murderous intentions come to the fore. Rachel and Bianka find themselves trapped as Gary vents dangerous gas into the caravan. He is determined to make his ex-wife suffer by taking Bianka from her and if that means killing Rachel as well - so be it!
Back in the staff room Grantly finds himself on the receiving end of some hot tempers both for letting Gary take Bianca, and for writing his ‘private memoirs’ which reveal some personal secrets about the staff. Ruby is at breaking point with her marital and financial problems, and in an act of desperation starts stealing school equipment to sell on internet auction sites.
In the playground new boy Finn Sharkey arrives, bringing with him cheekiness and mayhem. Chris Mead knows Finn from a previous school – where he had Finn expelled! It's not long before Finn runs riot, disrupting all his classes and influencing Amy, Siobhan and Josh. However, when he returns home to his empty house, it seems Finn may not be the confident, happy-go-lucky boy he makes out.
Episode Soundtrack
Little Boots - Meddle
Lady Sovereign - I Got The Goods
Little Boots - New In Town [Fred Falke Remix]
The Pigeon Detectives - You Better Not Look My Way
Paul Weller - Thinking Of You
The 39 Steps - Coming Clean
King Creosote - Nothing Rings True
Longcut - Evil Dance
Fischerspooner - Supply & Demand
Two Dancers - The Fun Powder Plot
Longcut - Something Inside
Massive Attack - Pray For Rain
Gotye - Coming Back
Baikonour - Ye Ama Piooo!
Florence and the Machine - You've Got The Love
La Roux - In For The Kill
Gossip - Men In Love
Gossip - Heavy Cross
Mogwai - Scotland's Shame
Note: The tracks listed above are correct as per original episode transmission. For contractual reasons, music may vary on DVDs.