Fade In
INT. – OUTSIDE COLLEGE HALL – AFTERNOON
ARCHIE and CODY are sitting outside the hall, watching the students as they walk past. They see STUDENT 1 walking up the stairs towards them.
CODY
I’ll take this one.
STUDENT 1 reaches the top of the stairs. CODY puts his thumb up to him.
CODY (continued)
Hi.
STUDENT 1 shakes his head disapprovingly as he walks past them.
ARCHIE
I don’t think he was very impressed.
ARCHIE’S phone rings.
ARCHIE (continued)
Hold on a sec.
ARCHIE brings out his phone. He sees that RACHEL is ringing him and he answers the phone.
RACHEL (furiously)
I can’t believe you would be so stupid as to do that! Don’t you have any respect for me?
ARCHIE cuts off the call. He puts the phone away.
CODY
Who was that?
ARCHIE
Don’t have a clue.
MEGAN walks up the stairs and walks over to ARCHIE and CODY.
MEGAN
Hey.
ARCHIE
Shouldn’t you be in lesson?
MEGAN
I was just on my way. And shouldn’t you think about going to lesson? The amount of time you’ve skipped Chemistry.
CODY
Yeah. You should.
ARCHIE (sighing)
Whatever.
MEGAN walks away. JOHN comes walking up the stairs. He faces ARCHIE.
JOHN
You can’t pass an A level if you never turn up. Now get a move on.
ARCHIE picks up his rucksack from off the floor.
ARCHIE
I’ll cya later.
CODY
Cya.
ARCHIE walks down the corridor. JOHN follows closely behind him.
CODY (continued)
I love it here.
Fade Out
Monday, 1 March 2010
Episode 1
Fade In
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR 1 – MORNING
ARCHIE is skateboarding down the corridor, with JOHN (teacher) chasing after him. JOHN stops, furious.
JOHN
You come back here right now or else!
ARCHIE turns and sticks his middle finger up at JOHN. He skates away. JOHN shakes his fist in fury.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR 2 – MORNING
LEWIS is walking slowly down the corridor. He spots a poster of himself on the wall. It is slanted. LEWIS stops and straightens the poster. He smiles and carries on walking.
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN burst out of the Drama block, engaged in a furious row.
MEGAN (angrily)
I can’t believe you’ve forgotten my birthday! All this time we’ve been dating!
CODY
I have your present. It’s just not here...with me.
MEGAN
I’ve had it up to here with you! We’re over! (storms off)
CODY (sighing)
Wait. Come back.
MEGAN
(turns to face him) That was good.
CODY
Did you think I needed to put a bit more emotion into that last part?
Opening Titles
Cut to
INT. – DRAMA ROOM – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in front of each other, with copies of the scripts in their hands. Play rehearsal.
MEGAN
So as soon as I say my line, you say yours?
CODY
Yeah. How do I say it?
MEGAN
Put as much emphasis into it as possible, but don’t try and overact. You know what happens then.
CODY pulls a shocked face. MEGAN laughs.
CODY
Megan...
ARCHIE bursts inside the room. He has the skateboard in his hands.
ARCHIE
My Chemistry teacher is a real dick. (sits at a table) I don’t have to spend my entire life doing coursework for him. (pauses) Was I interrupting something?
CODY
No.
MEGAN
Actually, we were rehearsing...
ARCHIE
I see... (pauses) Cody, have you seen Rachel recently?
CODY
I saw her yesterday. I’m sorry. I think she’s seeing someone else.
ARCHIE
Don’t be ridiculous.
MEGAN walks across to the window and looks out of it.
MEGAN
She’s with him now.
ARCHIE gets to his feet and he joins MEGAN by the window.
ARCHIE
The cheat!
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
RACHEL and LEWIS are sitting at a bench together, engaging in conversation. ARCHIE and CODY poke their heads above the bush. ARCHIE has a pair of binoculars in his hands, which he uses to get a closer view of RACHEL and LEWIS. ARCHIE and CODY hide back behind the bush.
CODY
What are you gonna do?
ARCHIE
She’s cheating on me. I’ve got no choice but to give him a black eye.
CODY
No, Arch.
ARCHIE gets out from behind the bus. He whistles to catch RACHEL and LEWIS’S attention.
RACHEL (sighing)
Oh, great.
LEWIS
You know him?
RACHEL
Unfortunately, yes.
ARCHIE walks over to them with CODY walking after him.
ARCHIE
That’s my girlfriend you’re talking to.
RACHEL
No, Archie. I said we were on a break until I could think things through.
ARCHIE
And?
RACHEL
I don’t want to be with you. I’m with Lewis now.
LEWIS
Better luck next time, buddy.
ARCHIE and CODY turn around and they walk towards the Drama block.
ARCHIE
Is it me or does that guy look familiar?
CODY
He’s from youtube. Pretty much half the internet loves him.
Cut to
INT. – DRAMA ROOM – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in front of each other, with copies of the scripts in their hands. Play rehearsal. They lower the scripts.
MEGAN
How did Archie take the news?
CODY
Not the greatest. He’ll be all right, though... I hope.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE HALL - MORNING
ARCHIE is sitting on his own. RACHEL walks inside the room. She sits next to ARCHIE.
RACHEL
I’m sorry for the way I treated you. I was out of order. I just want you to know that we can still be friends.
ARCHIE doesn’t answer her. She gets to her feet and she walks out of the room. JOHN bursts inside the room.
JOHN
So this is where you’ve been hiding.
ARCHIE (sighing)
Oh, great.
JOHN
I’ll have you know I’ve reported you to your senior tutor.
ARCHIE gets to his feet and he walks towards the door.
JOHN (continued)
Where do you think you’re going? Listen to me when I’m talking to you!
ARCHIE walks out of the room. JOHN walks after him.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR – MORNING
LEWIS is walking down the corridor. He sees that a poster of himself has a moustache drawn on it. He takes it off the wall.
LEWIS (shocked)
How could they do something like this to you?! I’m here now. Nothing’s gonna happen to you.
Fade Out
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR 1 – MORNING
ARCHIE is skateboarding down the corridor, with JOHN (teacher) chasing after him. JOHN stops, furious.
JOHN
You come back here right now or else!
ARCHIE turns and sticks his middle finger up at JOHN. He skates away. JOHN shakes his fist in fury.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR 2 – MORNING
LEWIS is walking slowly down the corridor. He spots a poster of himself on the wall. It is slanted. LEWIS stops and straightens the poster. He smiles and carries on walking.
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN burst out of the Drama block, engaged in a furious row.
MEGAN (angrily)
I can’t believe you’ve forgotten my birthday! All this time we’ve been dating!
CODY
I have your present. It’s just not here...with me.
MEGAN
I’ve had it up to here with you! We’re over! (storms off)
CODY (sighing)
Wait. Come back.
MEGAN
(turns to face him) That was good.
CODY
Did you think I needed to put a bit more emotion into that last part?
Opening Titles
Cut to
INT. – DRAMA ROOM – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in front of each other, with copies of the scripts in their hands. Play rehearsal.
MEGAN
So as soon as I say my line, you say yours?
CODY
Yeah. How do I say it?
MEGAN
Put as much emphasis into it as possible, but don’t try and overact. You know what happens then.
CODY pulls a shocked face. MEGAN laughs.
CODY
Megan...
ARCHIE bursts inside the room. He has the skateboard in his hands.
ARCHIE
My Chemistry teacher is a real dick. (sits at a table) I don’t have to spend my entire life doing coursework for him. (pauses) Was I interrupting something?
CODY
No.
MEGAN
Actually, we were rehearsing...
ARCHIE
I see... (pauses) Cody, have you seen Rachel recently?
CODY
I saw her yesterday. I’m sorry. I think she’s seeing someone else.
ARCHIE
Don’t be ridiculous.
MEGAN walks across to the window and looks out of it.
MEGAN
She’s with him now.
ARCHIE gets to his feet and he joins MEGAN by the window.
ARCHIE
The cheat!
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
RACHEL and LEWIS are sitting at a bench together, engaging in conversation. ARCHIE and CODY poke their heads above the bush. ARCHIE has a pair of binoculars in his hands, which he uses to get a closer view of RACHEL and LEWIS. ARCHIE and CODY hide back behind the bush.
CODY
What are you gonna do?
ARCHIE
She’s cheating on me. I’ve got no choice but to give him a black eye.
CODY
No, Arch.
ARCHIE gets out from behind the bus. He whistles to catch RACHEL and LEWIS’S attention.
RACHEL (sighing)
Oh, great.
LEWIS
You know him?
RACHEL
Unfortunately, yes.
ARCHIE walks over to them with CODY walking after him.
ARCHIE
That’s my girlfriend you’re talking to.
RACHEL
No, Archie. I said we were on a break until I could think things through.
ARCHIE
And?
RACHEL
I don’t want to be with you. I’m with Lewis now.
LEWIS
Better luck next time, buddy.
ARCHIE and CODY turn around and they walk towards the Drama block.
ARCHIE
Is it me or does that guy look familiar?
CODY
He’s from youtube. Pretty much half the internet loves him.
Cut to
INT. – DRAMA ROOM – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in front of each other, with copies of the scripts in their hands. Play rehearsal. They lower the scripts.
MEGAN
How did Archie take the news?
CODY
Not the greatest. He’ll be all right, though... I hope.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE HALL - MORNING
ARCHIE is sitting on his own. RACHEL walks inside the room. She sits next to ARCHIE.
RACHEL
I’m sorry for the way I treated you. I was out of order. I just want you to know that we can still be friends.
ARCHIE doesn’t answer her. She gets to her feet and she walks out of the room. JOHN bursts inside the room.
JOHN
So this is where you’ve been hiding.
ARCHIE (sighing)
Oh, great.
JOHN
I’ll have you know I’ve reported you to your senior tutor.
ARCHIE gets to his feet and he walks towards the door.
JOHN (continued)
Where do you think you’re going? Listen to me when I’m talking to you!
ARCHIE walks out of the room. JOHN walks after him.
Cut to
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR – MORNING
LEWIS is walking down the corridor. He sees that a poster of himself has a moustache drawn on it. He takes it off the wall.
LEWIS (shocked)
How could they do something like this to you?! I’m here now. Nothing’s gonna happen to you.
Fade Out
Episode 2
Fade In
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR – MORNING
LEWIS is walking casually down the corridor, with his hands inside his trouser pockets. He is humming to himself. ARCHIE turns into the corridor. He walks towards LEWIS.
ARCHIE
You may think you’re all that with your youtube acts and your films, but I’m not buying any of it.
LEWIS
Stan, back off.
ARCHIE
Archie.
LEWIS
My apologies. (pauses) I shall never back down to you, thy beast!
ARCHIE
Did you just quote yourself?
LEWIS (reluctantly)
Yes.
ARCHIE
(rolls up his sleeves) You need to be taught a lesson.
LEWIS
Oh, yeah? (also rolls up his sleeves) Bring it on!
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are sitting at a table, talking to each other. LEWIS walks backwards out of the building with his fists raised into the air. ARCHIE walks after him, also with his fists in the air.
LEWIS
Think you’re so tough, do ya? Take this.
LEWIS takes another step back. CODY and MEGAN spot them both arguing.
CODY (sighing)
Oh, great.
CODY and MEGAN get to their feet and run over to ARCHIE and LEWIS, who are still arguing.
MEGAN
Break it up, guys.
LEWIS
(points to ARCHIE) I’m watching you.
LEWIS turns and walks away. CODY stares at ARCHIE as he straightens himself out.
CODY
Why can’t you just stay away from him?
ARCHIE
He started it.
CODY (angrily)
How am I expected to believe that? All the time, I’m always sticking up for you. I’m not gonna do it anymore. I’m out, Arch.
CODY turns and he walks away. MEGAN walks after him.
Opening Titles
Cut to
INT. - OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE HALL - MORNING
ARCHIE is sitting alone at a bench, thinking to himself. RACHEL comes storming towards him.
ARCHIE
(gets to his feet) Hi.
RACHEL
(slaps ARCHIE across the face) I can’t believe you tried to beat up Lewis! You should be ashamed of yourself.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry.
RACHEL
Just stay away from us.
RACHEL turns and walks away, leaving ARCHIE standing on his own.
Cut to
INT. - DRAMA ROOM - MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in the middle of the room, each with a copy of a script in their hands. CODY stands with his back to MEGAN.
CODY
I’m sorry. I shouldn’t keep messing it up. (pauses)
MEGAN
Why do you hang around with Archie? He’s a complete arsehole.
CODY
We’ve known each other for years. He’s changed so much since we started here. (turns to face MEGAN) Let’s go again.
Cut to
INT. - JOHN’S CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON
JOHN is sitting at his desk, reading through a folder. There is a knock on the door. JOHN looks up as ARCHIE steps inside the room.
ARCHIE
Hi.
JOHN
The last person I expected to see here. (faces ARCHIE) What can I do for you?
ARCHIE
(stands at JOHN’S desk) I was hoping that you could help me with the coursework. (opens his rucksack and brings out a folder) If you wouldn’t mind.
JOHN
Let me see.
ARCHIE hands the folder to JOHN, who reads through it.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry. For the way I’ve been speaking to you.
JOHN
(faces ARCHIE) Oh, my. Something must’ve happened.
ARCHIE smiles awkwardly.
Cut to
INT. - OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE HALL - AFTERNOON
ARCHIE is laying on his skateboard, staring up at the ceiling. CODY walks up the stairs. He sees ARCHIE laying on the skateboard and sits on the bench next to him.
CODY
Tough day?
ARCHIE sits up, facing CODY.
ARCHIE
I’ve messed things up and for that, I’m sorry. Today made me realise that I don’t have many friends. (pauses) Actually, I think you’re my only friend.
ARCHIE opens his rucksack. He brings out a folder and hands it to CODY, who looks through it.
CODY
You went to get it sorted.
ARCHIE
He thinks I could get a C with it.
CODY
That’s pretty impressive.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry. It’s not too late, is it?
CODY (smiling)
No.
ARCHIE gets to his feet.
CODY (continued)
Where are you going?
ARCHIE
There’s someone I gotta talk to.
ARCHIE walks down the stairs.
Cut to
INT. - DRAMA ROOM - AFTERNOON
MEGAN is sitting at a table, reading through her lines from the script. ARCHIE walks inside the room.
ARCHIE
Hey. I know I’ve been out of order to you and for that I wanted to say I was sorry.
MEGAN
It’s okay.
ARCHIE
I promise I’ll act better from now on.
Cut to
EXT. – STREET – AFTERNOON
CODY and MEGAN are walking slowly down the street, talking to each other. They have their rucksacks on their backs.
MEGAN
Archie came and apologised to me earlier. You didn’t have anything to do with that, did you?
CODY (casually)
What gives you that idea?
MEGAN
I told you I didn’t like him, then like an hour later, he comes and asks if we could be friends. Funny that...
Fade Out
INT. – COLLEGE CORRIDOR – MORNING
LEWIS is walking casually down the corridor, with his hands inside his trouser pockets. He is humming to himself. ARCHIE turns into the corridor. He walks towards LEWIS.
ARCHIE
You may think you’re all that with your youtube acts and your films, but I’m not buying any of it.
LEWIS
Stan, back off.
ARCHIE
Archie.
LEWIS
My apologies. (pauses) I shall never back down to you, thy beast!
ARCHIE
Did you just quote yourself?
LEWIS (reluctantly)
Yes.
ARCHIE
(rolls up his sleeves) You need to be taught a lesson.
LEWIS
Oh, yeah? (also rolls up his sleeves) Bring it on!
Cut to
EXT. – QUAD – MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are sitting at a table, talking to each other. LEWIS walks backwards out of the building with his fists raised into the air. ARCHIE walks after him, also with his fists in the air.
LEWIS
Think you’re so tough, do ya? Take this.
LEWIS takes another step back. CODY and MEGAN spot them both arguing.
CODY (sighing)
Oh, great.
CODY and MEGAN get to their feet and run over to ARCHIE and LEWIS, who are still arguing.
MEGAN
Break it up, guys.
LEWIS
(points to ARCHIE) I’m watching you.
LEWIS turns and walks away. CODY stares at ARCHIE as he straightens himself out.
CODY
Why can’t you just stay away from him?
ARCHIE
He started it.
CODY (angrily)
How am I expected to believe that? All the time, I’m always sticking up for you. I’m not gonna do it anymore. I’m out, Arch.
CODY turns and he walks away. MEGAN walks after him.
Opening Titles
Cut to
INT. - OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE HALL - MORNING
ARCHIE is sitting alone at a bench, thinking to himself. RACHEL comes storming towards him.
ARCHIE
(gets to his feet) Hi.
RACHEL
(slaps ARCHIE across the face) I can’t believe you tried to beat up Lewis! You should be ashamed of yourself.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry.
RACHEL
Just stay away from us.
RACHEL turns and walks away, leaving ARCHIE standing on his own.
Cut to
INT. - DRAMA ROOM - MORNING
CODY and MEGAN are standing in the middle of the room, each with a copy of a script in their hands. CODY stands with his back to MEGAN.
CODY
I’m sorry. I shouldn’t keep messing it up. (pauses)
MEGAN
Why do you hang around with Archie? He’s a complete arsehole.
CODY
We’ve known each other for years. He’s changed so much since we started here. (turns to face MEGAN) Let’s go again.
Cut to
INT. - JOHN’S CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON
JOHN is sitting at his desk, reading through a folder. There is a knock on the door. JOHN looks up as ARCHIE steps inside the room.
ARCHIE
Hi.
JOHN
The last person I expected to see here. (faces ARCHIE) What can I do for you?
ARCHIE
(stands at JOHN’S desk) I was hoping that you could help me with the coursework. (opens his rucksack and brings out a folder) If you wouldn’t mind.
JOHN
Let me see.
ARCHIE hands the folder to JOHN, who reads through it.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry. For the way I’ve been speaking to you.
JOHN
(faces ARCHIE) Oh, my. Something must’ve happened.
ARCHIE smiles awkwardly.
Cut to
INT. - OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE HALL - AFTERNOON
ARCHIE is laying on his skateboard, staring up at the ceiling. CODY walks up the stairs. He sees ARCHIE laying on the skateboard and sits on the bench next to him.
CODY
Tough day?
ARCHIE sits up, facing CODY.
ARCHIE
I’ve messed things up and for that, I’m sorry. Today made me realise that I don’t have many friends. (pauses) Actually, I think you’re my only friend.
ARCHIE opens his rucksack. He brings out a folder and hands it to CODY, who looks through it.
CODY
You went to get it sorted.
ARCHIE
He thinks I could get a C with it.
CODY
That’s pretty impressive.
ARCHIE
I’m sorry. It’s not too late, is it?
CODY (smiling)
No.
ARCHIE gets to his feet.
CODY (continued)
Where are you going?
ARCHIE
There’s someone I gotta talk to.
ARCHIE walks down the stairs.
Cut to
INT. - DRAMA ROOM - AFTERNOON
MEGAN is sitting at a table, reading through her lines from the script. ARCHIE walks inside the room.
ARCHIE
Hey. I know I’ve been out of order to you and for that I wanted to say I was sorry.
MEGAN
It’s okay.
ARCHIE
I promise I’ll act better from now on.
Cut to
EXT. – STREET – AFTERNOON
CODY and MEGAN are walking slowly down the street, talking to each other. They have their rucksacks on their backs.
MEGAN
Archie came and apologised to me earlier. You didn’t have anything to do with that, did you?
CODY (casually)
What gives you that idea?
MEGAN
I told you I didn’t like him, then like an hour later, he comes and asks if we could be friends. Funny that...
Fade Out
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