"It's Nana." "She's dead." " They'll take Hayley into care." " I'll call you every day." "I slept with Sadiq." "You were a crap daughter and a worse mum." "We are better off without her." "I have met someone and we're engaged." "I have got us a game." "School reputation is on the line." "This can't go any further." "My dad wants me to get married." "So what's he like then?" "This lad?" "How old are these?" " Only came in other day." " That don't feel right to me, that." "Hey." "Don't." "Handle." "The." "Produce." "Or sniff 'em!" " Stop prodding 'em." " I have to feel it, in't?" "Last time I don't feel something before I buy..." "I end up with useless bloody husband." "Nasreen." "Nasreen!" "You think I want to send her back to Pakistan?" "I should never have let you think..." "I can't date girls Missy, not like that." "Hiya, love." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Hello!" "Missy?" "It's Miss Keane." "Missy?" "Kaneez, have you seen Missy?" "No, not for a couple of days." "Well, it's just been, she ain't been in school or owt." "What you doing?" "Yeah, I..." "I'll be out of your way." "That's no what I ask you." "What are you doing?" "I, I need that for her passport." "You, leave her alone!" "She wants to get married." " Huh?" " Yeah." "She asked me to arrange it." "Maybe if you bothered to ask her, she might have told yer." "But no, you know your kids so well don't you?" "What you know about them?" "I'm their father." "When you ever here long 'nough to be they father?" "You only want to come and take and go." "You take and go!" "And this time you want to come and take my daughter?" "All my life, men tell me what to do." "What to say." "Who to marry, where to live!" "I live well, Iqbal, cos I make all the decision!" "Here, my rent book!" "My cheque book!" "Electricity!" "Gas!" "Water!" "All this I do!" "All this alone!" "Without any bloody man!" "I don't want you here!" "Go!" "Get out!" "Hey!" "Take this with you." "What you all looking at?" "It's not Pakistan's Got Talent!" "What have you done now?" " Mum chucked Dad out." " That's bloody fatwa sewing, that." "How was your father?" "Hum!" " I saw you both in town." " Mum, what has he actually done?" "Nothing!" "That's the bloody problem, he never bloody do anything." "He only wants to use you," " why don't you see that?" " Mum, I asked to meet him." "Did you never stop to think and ask what I would want?" "You know, cos you're always telling me what you expect of me..." "Well okay," " what about me?" " You want this?" "Yeah." "I want him to arrange the marriage for me." "Why?" "You don't have to do this." "You different." "We are different than him." "Maybe I don't want to be different, Mum." "Maybe it's being different that's got me into trouble all the time." "You said so yourself." "I don't mean for this though." "I don't understand" "I'm just I just tired of running away from who I am, all the time." "You know." "Chloe?" "Why did you run off so early?" "Dad rang, says he's not going to make it up." "Oh, sweetheart!" "I am sorry." "We can try and have a nice day, then, eh?" "But he promised." "Here, happy birthday!" "And you've got to wear that all day!" " " "Come on, open it." "I didn't have a clue, you lot are so choosey these days." "Hope it's the right size." "I saw Missy in something similar, so I thought well." "Do I look like Missy Booth?" "What?" "I'll rephrase that, do you want me to look like a blonde northern skank?" "Chloe!" "Chloe come back here now!" "You all right down there?" "Sorry, it's her birthday and..." "Don't apologies, I was a horror at 16." " Worse." " Maryam, Emma." "Emma, Maryam." "My fiancée." "You left early." "I wanted to see you." "Why Mandy?" "Why?" "What were you going to say, eh?" ""Have a nice day?" "Give my regards to Sadiq"." " I don't know what you want me to say." " Nothing." "Not a bloody thing." "Steve, don't walk out." "I can't stand this." "We can't just leave it like this if Sadiq's coming in." "What you talking about, Mandy?" "Our marriage is wrecked and you're worried about your job!" "Missy not here today?" "Anyone seen her?" "Razia?" "No, Miss." "Maybe we should call the rescue services." "Right, Act II, Scene II, balcony scene." "Chloe, as Missy's not here today, you can be our Juliet." "Will I be able to do it justice in her absence?" "Oh, I'd hate to disappoint." "And..." "Jordan, you can be our Romeo." "Chloe." "Stand up on your seat." "Romeo!" "Romeo!" "Where fore art thou, our Romeo!" "Social workers have taken our Hayley" " and Nana Capulet's kicked the bucket." " Now that is out of order, Miss." "We've not a pot to piss in, leckie's been cut off..." "Outside now." "She's going through a hell you'll never have to contend with in your worst nightmare." "All I ever get is Missy this, Missy that!" "Sometimes Chloe, you behave like a spoilt little brat!" "Well, if you're that bothered about her, give her your bloody jumper!" "16, when I marry your father." "No more school." "And I bloody like school, me." "Married... no more anything." "Then your father bring me here." "I stay in a house..." "I don't go out." "Nothing." "And then you're born..." "And I smile for the first time..." "It is what I want, though Mum." "Okay." "Okay." "I'll speak to your father." "He going to sort it all out." "Okay." "Steve, sorry about this." "I didn't think it be appropriate for me to use the boys' changing room." "Can I uhm, can I help you with something?" "You don't mind if I gave the lads a few tips, do you?" "I know I might not look it now, but I used to be a right flanker in my youth." "Yeah, I can believe it." "I imagine, you've been really busy." "I bet you've haven't had any time to have a good look at the players." "Haven't I?" " No, that's where I step in." " Is it?" " I've got an eye for talent, Steve." " Have you?" "It's one of my strong points." "I can spot potential instantly." "How do you think I found your wife?" "Listen Sadiq, why don't you uhm, just go and join the players on the field, eh?" "I'll see you later." "All right, Steve." "Come on, lads!" "Good stuff, good stuff." "Shoulda done better there." "Wake up!" "This is rubbish!" "Bring it in." "You're doing okay, lads." "Real team spirit." "Team spirit ain't going to beat St Marks." "We need to win." "Right, we're going to do the scrum." "Amin, you're a hooker" " and he's being props..." " Steve, can I have a word..." "Can I suggest we have a match?" "Sharpen up their killer instinct." "Whatever you say, Mr Nawaz." "Mr. Simpson?" "Just hang on a minute." "Lads, listen up." "Right, oranges with me" " and the blacks with Mr Bell." " Mr Simpson," " referee, please!" " okay." "Er, lets warm up then, lads." "It's better they learn from a proven winner, on and off the pitch." "Don't you think, Steve?" "Come on, Sir!" "No time to waste." "What's up with Mr Bell?" "I think I know." "Go on, boys!" "Let's have it!" "Let's have it!" "Pushing!" "Go on!" "Nice and tight guys, nice and tight!" "Come on, boys, nice and tight." "That's it, lads, and out!" "Riz, watch, watch!" "And that, lads, is why I always stress the importance of a jock strap and a protective box." "Mr Bell, can I have a word?" "Oh, nice tackle, Riz." " Your dad must have taught you well." " Cheers, Sir." "Yeah, good one, son." "Right, lads, come on, hit the showers." "Riz, help your dad up." "St Marks and that's just a practice." "They're doing a haka!" "We're totally gonna get mashed." " The way we play, we are." " Huh, the way you play." " You saying we can't play, bro?" " All right, chill." "We can mash up their school bus before it get's here." "Oh, yeah, nice one, Mo." "What you gonna do?" "Run it off the road on your little BMX?" "No, it's a idea, gangster style." "No, it's not an idea, Zain." " My dad thinks were bunch of losers." " Yeah, everyone does." "So, let's prove 'em wrong." "And let's show that we can lose with honour." "I mean, we may not have wanted it, boys, but we're a team now!" "We are Ackley Bridge!" " Ackley Bridge!" " Ack!" "Ack!" "Ack!" "Ack!" "Ack!" "So, what are we gonna do, bro?" "Oh, that Chloe Voyle's got a right gob on her." "Do you know what she said this morning?" "Are you all right?" "I know it's not the same without Hayley or Missy." "I wish we were back together again." "Kaneez?" " Have you got a minute?" " Do I look like I have minute?" "No, but it's about Missy." "Are you sure about this?" "Nasreen do it all a time." "She's like bloody monkey, ain't she?" "She's 17." "I'm 36." "I thought you were older." "Do I look older?" "Yeah." "You find her?" " Shhh!" " Only bloody asking." "The door was locked for a reason." "I knocked." "And did I say come in through the window?" "She only trying to help you, luv." " It's okay, Mrs Paracha." " Do you want me stay?" " I've got it from here." " okay." "It's all right, you're not staying." "I was worried about you." "You haven't been in school." "You didn't seem that bothered when you grassed us up." "Nobody grassed anybody up." "It's procedure." "Right." "Well, it might just have been procedure to you, but it were our lives!" "Well, it doesn't have to be this way." "I spoken to a social worker and she says there is a way to keep your family together." "But, we need the cooperation of your mum." "Fantastic." "Yet again, my happiness is down to a junkie." " Stop feeling sorry for yourself!" " Why?" "Who else is gonna feel sorry for me?" ""Oh, don't worry, Missy, it'll be all right."" ""Your mum'll come off the drugs."" ""Hayley'll be back bright as a new penny."" ""The sun'll be shining and all the flowers in the garden'll be smiling at you."" "I can't wait!" "Do you have any idea how all this feels, miss?" "You haven't got a clue, have you?" "Shut the window on your way out." "Dheere Se Aaja Ri Ankhiyan Mein" "Ever since you're little, I've been saving and buying bits and pieces for when you marry." "These were my mine." "My mother gave them to me when I became a woman." "Now, they're yours." "I can't do it, Mum." "I can't do it." "I can't get married." " I don't want to." " Ah, no..." "I can't wear any of this." " I can't." "I just can't do it." " okay, okay, okay." "Don't cry." "Don't cry, my dear." "Oh." "Tell me what's wrong?" "Sit down." "Is English boy?" "Hmm?" "You like English boy?" "No, Mum." "It's not a boy." "You don't get it." "It's a girl!" "It's a girl like the boy that you liking?" "Hmm?" "No, Mum." "I love a girl." "What?" "Is what?" "Huh?" "Mum, just listen to me." "Just for a minute, okay?" "I love..." "I love another woman, Mum." "I'm a lesbian." "Toah-bha!" "Toah-bha!" " Toah-bha!" "Toah-bha!" " Oh, please." " Mum, please." " Toah-bha!" "Toah-bha!" "Toah-bha!" " No." "No!" " Please." "Mum, please." " Mum, please." "I'm sorry." " No!" "Please..." "Mum!" " She in there again?" " Yeah." "My mate Bilal says it's the Pakistani menopause." "His mum's got it." "Goes on till all the kids are married off and give 'em grandchildren." " Go to school." " All right!" "I've not even had any breakfast." "Mum, can you open the door?" "Mum, please say something." "Missy!" "Missy, please!" "Missy!" "What's a "Toe Bar" mean when it's at home?" "Not a toe bar." "It's tawbah." "It means God forgive." "Nowt to forgive." "Maybe I should just go away..." "I'm feel like I'm making everyone unhappy." "Only place you're going is school." "Come on, up and out!" "Maybe I should say I'm sick today." "Lesbians need an education and all, you know." "And what about you?" "I've got other fish to fry." "Don't forget your books, pens, brains and rubbish et cetera, et cetera." " Sorry for being a brat." " You are a brat!" "And I'm sorry for uhm..." "Well, absolutely nothing really." "I was wondering if the brat would like a party to celebrate?" "A party?" "You're kidding me?" "What, I can invite people?" "Just a small one." "It's not a coming out ball!" "Uhm, what about...?" "Oh, don't worry, I'll make myself scarce." "But no booze!" "Tea and toast." "I can't do owt spicy for breakfast." " What are you doing in here?" " I could ask you the same question." " You should be in school." " So should you." " I'm not well." " And I'm always late." "Missy, go now." "Just go to school." "I very busy." "Don't stop me now cos" "I'm nervous as it is and it's not often I say owt to you, Mrs Paracha." "Not that anyone can ever get a word in edgeways." "No offence." "But, sometimes, you have to, like... thingamabob, don't you?" "What you bloody talking about?" " Nasreen..." " No." " I haven't said owt yet!" " You don't need to." "You just called her Nasreen." "You never call her Nasreen." "No." "No-one's ever cared for me the way you care for your kids..." "Me nana... was me nana." "I know." "You're different." "You've always been there." "So why not now?" "Me best friend's hurt, she's scared!" "She needs you now more than she's ever done." "Got a minute?" "Yeah." "You know, I had all this worked out in me head..." " Look, Steve..." " No, just let me..." "Just let me!" " I've been selfish and not very nice." " You were angry." "I was only angry because now I know how you felt." "And... it don't feel good." "I'm sorry." "Listen, I know it can't be the same." "I don't expect it to be." "But I..." "I wanna try move past this, you know, just, just move on." "I..." "If that, if that's what you want?" "It... it's all I want." " You all right, love?" " Oh, ah..." "Yes, sorry." "No, thank you." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "I..." "I'm looking for lesbians." "My son, Riz." "School captain, Cory Wilson." "Stand firm, lads." "St Mark's." "St Mark's." "St Mark's." "Aargh!" "Are we really gonna do this?" "Come on, lads." "Are we ready?" "5, 6, 7, 8." " All right, didn't think you'd be here." " Full of surprises, me." "Hello!" "Come to see your dad play some rugby?" "Do you reckon he's got my eyes, Miss?" "Let's hope he hasn't inherited your brain." "See ya." "Ladies." "Oh, just in time." "I thought I might miss his legs." "I know I have." "Come on, Ackley!" "Go on, Jordan!" "Oy, what you playing at?" " Almost took his head off, that!" " Yeah, saved you a job, Taliban Tom." "The flag out side, it's a..." " Gay flag." " Huh." "You are...?" " A lesbian." " Oh, thanks God." "Give your lads a bit more time and they'll be giving mine a run for their money." "Good game." "As I said to Mr Bell, it's not the winning that matters," " it's the team spirit." " Yeah, they did great." "We'll get you next time." "Team spirit, is it?" "What, when the manager's stabbing the coach in the back." "I'm not with you, Steve." "I know." "Hey, Sir." "Come on." "Let's have him." "Mr Bell!" "Mr Bell!" "Mr Bell!" "Mr Bell!" "Mr Bell!" "Mr Bell!" "Thanks, lads." " What did your mother say?" " What could she say?" "If it got out in our community that I was gay..." "Sometimes our people are just so bloody backward." "I have friends who've never seen their family since coming out." "So you walk away from your family?" "How could I?" "I love 'em." "So I got married." "Mummy, Mummy, look!" "Sweetie, this is Kaneez's auntie." "This is my daughter, Anjana." "Hello, beta, I'm loving that picture." "I love that, very good." "And... this is my partner, Kate." " Hiya." " Hello, Kate." "And Bikram, my husband." "Hi." "So you marry a man who's gay." "He like the men, huh?" "Yeah." "It's a pretend marriage." "When we go home and visit the family, we're Mr and Mrs Kapoor." "But here, we're Sita and Kate, Bikram and Rob." "And we all have our wonderful daughter." "That's, clever that, in't it?" "Eh?" "Everybody happy, na?" "Jordan, have you got a minute, lad?" "Here's your DNA results." "Well?" "He's mine." "Good stuff." " You told him?" " Yes." " What the hell were you thinking of?" " Well, I couldn't bear lying to him." "Wasn't he better off ignorant?" "At least then he had the pretence of having a dutiful wife." "A dutiful wife?" " You've just made him look stupid." " No, I'm the stupid one, for letting myself be flattered by a puffed up pillock like you." "You could've been anyone." "I was hurt and I needed something to do." "So I did you." "Really." "Maybe he was better off not knowing..." "But I knew." "So," "I told him because..." "Because I love him." "Fine." "Oh, wow!" "Chicken tandoori, kebabs!" "It's Eid all over again, Mum!" "I heard you were hungry..." "Oy!" "Go and take your bags off." "Pakistani menopause." "Don't think about touching them kebabs, they're all mine." "That's so good." "I still can't believe you went to Hebden Bridge, you know." "That was nothing." "What you say to me was..." "I don't know why I walked away." "Scared, I think." "Scared of all the changes, na." "Me, you..." "We've both come long way lately." "I'd do anything for you." "No forget that." "Eh, na?" "No matter how hard." "You're my daughter, always." "How did you get in?" "You forgot to lock this door." "Good, this." "Jamie Oliver." "So what you gonna do about your mum?" "She needs to get your sister home." "Where is she?" "Dunno, lost cause." "People only lost when you stop looking, eh, na?" "Gotta want to be found first, haven't they?" "Me and your mum used to do this." " I would be doing washing up and she would..." " Me mam dried?" "Don't be stupid, she hate bloody cleaning, your mum." "No, we talk 'bout our kids." "Surprised she ever bothered." "She's not always like you see her now, you know." "Was she a good mum?" "Was she a good mum?" "We all try to be good mum, eh." "But sometimes life get in the way and... and we need help an' all." "Oh, I have to take this." "Hello." "Ah, thank you for calling." "I saw you on the internet." "How are my kids doing?" "Oh, is that tea?" "You were outstanding today, son!" "Could have been me 30 years ago." "The way you carved up that line." "I don't think Mr Bell knows how talented you are." "Chip off the old block, eh." "Time to face it, Riz." "You are your father's son." "Eh!" "What was that "chip off the old block" thing about?" "Believe me, you don't wanna know." "Typical Pakistani men, sticking together." " You're just like him." " I am not like him." " You really wanna know what he's like?" " What are you talking about?" "Ask him about Mrs Carter." "What?" "He's sleeping with her, all right!" "You're not staying for drinks in the staff room, Ms Keane," " celebrate the game?" " Well, I'll come back after I've got this lot sorted." " Hello, Miss, I'm going to find me mum." " Missy?" " She'll be down Fairfax St." " No, not by yourself." "Not round there." "Sami." "Uhm, I'm coming, just stay where you are." "Okay." "I'm sorry, love, it's an emergency." "Everybody out." "You're gonna have to get the bus." "I'm so sorry." "Missy, wait!" "Missy!" "Mum." "All right, love." "What is it?" "Where's our Hayley?" "She's been taken into care, Mum." "I know." "Simone." "It's Miss Keane here from school." "I know who you are." " You took my kids away." " Mum, Miss Keane is trying to help." "There is a way to get you all back together." "But you can't do this any more." "It's got to stop!" "Can't you think about us for a change?" "When are you going to be there for me, eh, for Hayley?" "I can't do it on my own any more." "I just can't!" "Mum, are you listening to me?" "Come on, let's go." "I love you, darlin'." "You don't!" "You love all this." " You stopped loving us years ago!" " Come on." "Missy, love!" "Hey, look, she's here." "Missy." "Everything good?" "Missy, look." "Don't ask me why but Mum say's she gonna take us out tonight." "Go, put some trouser on." " What?" "Why?" " Just do it." "She gonna be all right?" "I don't know." "Drinks are on Miss Keane!" "We're off in to town!" " What about your mum?" " She don't care." "Move!" "Move!" "Bloody move!" "Shit!" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" "What is she doing?" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Thanks, God!" "You'll be Mrs Paracha then." " Did that rescue look real enough?" " It was like Baywatch on ice." " What watch?" " I don't think you'd like that programme." "That's her over there." "The Asian one." "Yeah." "I think I got that bit, Auntie." "Okay, here we go." "I made a friend." " Meet Naveed." " I believe this is your mother." "You're good at this, love." " I've done a bit." " Oh, I've seen you skating on the YouTube." "I do wish I could skate better." " Practice." " Give her a lesson." " Mum." " No, I..." "I don't mind." "Missy, I'll buy you a slushy." "Come on then." "Let's see what you've got." "Funny how we should all turn up here tonight at the same time." "He's good, in't he?" "Oh, aye, got a right flair for it, he has." "You don't see many Pakistani lads ice skating, do you?" "You conniving old so-and-so." "It's like you said to me, Missy." "Life chuck a lotta things at you." "But sometimes, it chucks the right bloody thing at you." " Eh, na?" " Eh, na?" "Excuse me." "Excuse me, pal." "Can I just get past here, mate." "Excuse me, mate." "Excuse me, guys." "Oh, Chloe!" "I should have bloody known you'd be involved." " Didn't you not think to stop her?" " Don't blame me, I rang ya." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on, lovey, sit up." "That's it, sit up." "Put your arm round me neck." "Come on, this one as well." "Come on, stand up." "I don't know if you've sussed it" " but Naveed is..." " Gay." "Yeah, I do know." "He told me when we were out there." "I mean..." "It's an option." "I love your mum." "So do I." "She's asleep." "I thought you might need this." "Ta." "Hey, come on, you know, she got drunk." "We've all done it." "She'll be fine." "I don't know what to do..." "I've never had to be a normal mum." "You've never been normal." "I feel like I'm failing her." "No." "You're not." "You know, you're both just playing roles." "You know, you're pretending to be mum and daughter, when you should just be honest about what you do to her." "And what about us?" "Get some sleep." "Night." "Hey!" "I can't." "I can't." "I can't do it." "Right, Missy, you know where we are, right." "I'll be fine."