Episode #19.10 (22 Feb. 1996)

Mr. Parrott's late night casino visits are taking their toll on both his finances and his appearance. The Anti-bullying counselling starts and Lauren's first customer is Poppy.

Director:

Adrian Bean

Writer:

Sarah Daniels

Stars:

Ayesha Antoine, Alice Arnold, Natasha Bain

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Ayesha Antoine	...	Poppy Silver
Alice Arnold	...	Janet Fraser
Natasha Bain	...	PE Teacher
Kate Bell	...	Kelly Bradshaw
Nicola Boyce	...	Doctor
Thomas Carey	...	Alec Jones
Dominic Carrara	...	Christophe Urdy
Alan Cave	...	Dennis Morris
Catherine Chevalier	...	Mme Lefevre
Lee Cornes	...	Mr. Hankin
Belinda Crane	...	Lucy Mitchell
Aidan David	...	Arnie Arnold
Ben Freeman	...	Chris Longworth
Nina Fry	...	Robyn Stone
Rochelle Gadd	...	Dill Lodge

Storyline

Mr. Parrott's dishevelled, late arrival at school causes concern. He dishes out German textbooks to the Maths class and has a disturbing phone call with his bank about his overdraft. Robyn asks again if he'll do some extra tuition, and this time he agrees, no doubt thinking about the useful extra cash. Robyn confides in Julie in the toilets, but they aren't alone and Paula eavesdrops the conversation. The "Confront the Bully" scheme gets underway, and the staff start looking for older students who would be good at counselling those who are bullied. Julie gives a speech to the assembled Year 8's about her own experiences. Wayne gets even for Poppy treading on his foot - he pretends friendship, gets her to put his books away, and while her back is turned, cuts off some braids of her hair. Sarah-Jane finds her crying, but Poppy won't be helped. In games, Wayne hurts his foot - but it's much more injured than ought to have happened - the result of his brother dropping a weight on it the ...

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 February 1996 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mersey Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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