Project Zenith 4 o'Clock Club

# Where d'you go when you know nobody can understand you?

# When it's just too much to handle?

# What d'you do when you end up somewhere you never planned to?

# Wash that stress out like it was shampoo

# You should stay, it can change

# There's good days and bad days

# But one day down the line it's time for show to stop

# So the only time is now, four o'clock. #

PHONE RINGS

Hey, bruv! How's it going?

Feeling wicked, Nate. Always do on school report day.

Ha ha! Better get your crash helmet ready for when Mum reads it.

I mean, the people expect Josh Carter to be an underachiever.

So low grades are what keeps me real.

One of these days you'll get an A, bruv. Then what you going to do?

Never going to happen, bro.

So what time are you getting home on Saturday?

You can take me for a pizza.

Actually I might not make it back this weekend.

Saturday after?

Um...might be bit later than that.

How much longer?

Aw, man...like permanently longer.

Are you pulling my chain?

I'm just thinking about it, that's all.

Look, bruv. You've got to come back. Mum's heartbroken.

She can't cope. Yesterday she even put her bra in the oven.

I spoke to Mum. She's fine.

Well, you need to come back soon.

Cos when you do, Dipstick Dexter could move out.

I never thought I'd see you like this over a girl.

I mean you were fine before Miss Poppy dumped you.

I'm over Mel. OK? Completely.

I never even think about her.

Yeah, and I'm a shaved hedgehog.

Morning, boss man. Big day today.

You've said it a billion times already.

Bell got you on this special school project, and we should all be happy,

jumping with excitement and screaming

"Whoo! Whoo, whoo, whoo!"

I was talking about your school report.

-Hope you've braced yourself for a shock.

-Whatever.

Bell must've been having a funny half hour

when he put you in charge of this, Harris.

As if YOU are best choice for spokesman for Project Zenith.

I guess Mr Bell sees that enthusiasm counts for a lot.

I heard they plan to renovate the entire East Side of the school.

Good. I might finally get that swimming pool

and hot tub I've been campaigning for.

Mr Bell is ready for you now.

Good luck.

-SARCASTIC:

-Good luck.

We shouldn't be doing this. Our parents have to be the first to read

our reports. We could get arrested.

The only thing you're going to get arrested for is being

the biggest baby in the world.

How is that a crime?

You OK? You've been really quiet today.

Yeah, man, I'm good.

Just ready to get this over and done with.

On the count of three, yeah? Three!

A-minus in maths? My mum's going to kill me.

Yup. As expected.

You call me the D-meister.

How's yours looking?

You OK?

-Yeah, I'm good, man. Just the usual. Ds and Es. Keepin' it real.

-Respect.

# I guess I should be celebrating As, Bs, Cs

# These grades are basically amazing

# All these nerdy types are used to this, I'm used to failing

# To get a good report, I'm not sure how to be behaving

# Cos everybody knows I firmly represent the cool kids

# Who've never really had any respect for what a school is

# I'm the guy who flunks but looks famous

# Josh Carter - bad grades, good trainers

# Got a rep as the realest rebel you ever heard

# But if word of this gets out? Boom! I'm a nerd

# Can't let anybody see those now

# Which is nuts cos I know my mum'd be so proud

# So would my brother if he knew it

# He's the only one who really believed I could do it

# But instead I got Dexter next to me

# And I don't know if being a good kid's for me, man!

# Can't express what I'm feeling

# Only the first time I'm properly achieving

# So this is what it's like on top of the world, yeah?

# Oh...

# Whoo! Can't express what I'm feeling

# Only the first time I'm properly achieving

# So this is what it's like on top of the world! Yeah!

# Oh

# En route to a date with my destiny

# Kind of feels like a make or break test for me

# Got a project to regenerate the school

# Positive behaviour rates and better grades for all!

# And what's even more fun

# Is I'm the face of this so it's me at the forefront

# No doubt this'd make my dad so proud

# So now I wanna shout out so loud

# Can't express what I'm feeling

# Only the first time I'm properly achieving

# So this is what it's like on top of the world

# Yeah?

# Yeah! Oh! #

Obviously, we all want Elmsbury to be the very best it can be.

Obviously, sir.

-Chocolate finger?

-Ooh.

Now. This is how the school looks as it is today.

Cool! There's the 4 O'Clock Club.

And this is how it will look after the planned development.

So, will these be classrooms?

Luxury apartments.

We're selling off half of Elmsbury to raise funds that will be

channelled back into the school.

Of course that will mean the school will be smaller,

but also leaner and more competitive.

We need to do some pruning to reduce pupil numbers.

We've already started the process of selecting which

students will be staying at Elmsbury.

And which of the less promising students will be

transferred elsewhere...

Fowlmere.

But Fowlmere's a hellhole.

And the parents are going to do their nut

when they find their kids are going to Fowlmere.

We're sure you'll find a way to sugar coat the news.

Me? You want me to tell the parents their kids are going to Fowlmere?

You did volunteer to be involved.

That was before...

Dexter, this is the school's best chance of competing.

Zenith will take Elmsbury into the 21st century and beyond.

We're so glad we can count on you.

Oh. Hey. How did it go?

-Fowlmere.

-What?

Mel, he's planning to send half the school off to Fowlmere.

-He's getting rid of the 4 O'Clock Club.

-He can't.

-He is.

-That's it. This place has gone to pot.

-I knew I'd made the right decision.

-What decision?

I'm resigning.

I don't get it. I worked really hard this term.

You worked hard at telling teachers they were wrong

instead of trying to get anything right.

This is outrageous. I'd be getting As in stuff like make-up and

fashion, if they were lessons. But they ain't, so I'm going to get Es.

I'm pinning this on the downstairs loo.

Carter! What's the matter - thinking about your failed rap career?

No. Actually Darius, I was just thinking about your face,

and how much it resembles a horse's bottom.

Har. So funny.

Keep the jokes coming - then you don't have to

think about the six hits you got on your website all year.

LAUGHTER

No!

Check it out! Carter got an A in music!

Look, just cos I'm a musical genius, it does not mean I'm a swot.

Yes, it does. You're a swot-bot.

"I am a swot-bot".

-ALL CHANT:

-Swot-bot! Swot-bot! Swot-bot!

What's that even mean?

You'd know, you flipping swot-bot.

Welcome to the club.

Oooo! A-ha hah!

Oh, Dexter, you're clearly a good influence on my boy.

Yep, don't give me any credit.

Dexter?

Mm? Yeah. Thanks.

You're such a little genius.

Surely I've earned a some sort of incentive or reward.

Let's go out for dinner. All of us.

Can it just be the two of us?

What's wrong with Dexter being there?

Nothing.

Ooh!

# Maybe I can make this work I can stay real

# And be a grade A nerd

# Then who knows the heights that I might hit

# First ever rapping brain surgeon air pilot

# Yeah! The future's looking bright

# It might end with me and success reunited

# Welcome to a better Josh, sitting pretty at the top

# You don't get taken out to restaurants when you flop

# You don't get taken out to restaurants when you flop

# Trust me to get it wrong, I should've done a better job!

# Now we're celebrating Josh has got a good report

# But that ignores how he scores overall

# The fact is, he's on a big fat list

# As Mr Bell's worst of the bad kids

# And if he gets his way?

# Oh, my gosh! You know who he hates the most, so bye, Josh

# Mr Bell will have him expelled

# And that's not the easiest piece of news to tell

# A mum when she's full of smiles and treats aplenty

# Tell me, how do I let her down gently?

# Right now though I'm the lowest of the low. #

That was amazing. Time to go and take a leak.

Oh, well. Thanks for sharing, lovely.

Seriously, Dexter. Thank you.

No, no - I should thank you for this amazing meal.

When Nathan left, I was really worried what would happen to Josh.

I didn't want him going off the rails like Nathan did at his age.

You've really given him focus.

He and I haven't always seen eye to eye.

Oh, but he respects you.

Look at how he's grown this past year at Elmsbury.

The future's bright for Josh.

OK, look. I need to tell you something.

I think I'm going to have the corn-fed chicken.

What is going on here?

I resign, and you bring me out for food?

I don't get it.

I can't accept your resignation.

It's too late. I've already said yes to the school in Uganda.

Why do you want to go to Uganda? All the heat, the mosquitoes...

I want to do some good.

You can do good at Elmsbury.

Nothing you say is going to make me change my mind.

Not even if I offer you the job of Elmsbury's Deputy Head?

Please, Melanie. It's you that I want.

I don't know what to say.

Say yes. I need you.

OK. I'll think about it.

It's like this, you see...

If you're about to tell me you're in love with me,

I won't be impressed.

No! It's not like that! It's about...

It's nothing.

I just wanted to say you should be really proud of your boy.

Awww! Did you hear what Dexter just said, Josh?

Aw! What do you think?

We need to leave. Now.

-We haven't finished our ice cream.

-I don't care.

Pay the bill and hurry up. We got to go! Come on. Hurry up, man.

-Josh!

-Chop-chop.

-It was definitely them?

-I think I'd recognise Ding Dong.

Well, I dunno. Restaurants are dark places.

Last summer, I tripped over in a pizzeria.

Ended up in the salad bar.

Look, it was definitely them. He was like, "Will marry me?"

and she was like, "I'll think about it".

-He definitely asked her to marry him?

-Words to that effect, yeah.

That would be romantic if it wasn't so gross.

I thought she'd have better taste.

If Mr Carter knew he'd be heartbroken again.

Tell him, Josh. Bell is wrong for Miss Poppy.

I read in my astrological thing, if we don't stop this,

it can bring the end of times, and the world can so not end,

cos it's my birthday next month.

I think you owe it to your brother to at least let him know.

I reckon he'll ride down from Scotland on a white horse,

ands save her from Bell's jaws of doom.

Mel and Mr Bell? Come on, bruv, you're getting desperate now.

I'm not lying.

I can hear you rubbing your ear all the way from here.

I swear, it's true.

Even if it was true - Mel made it very clear she didn't want me.

So if she is going out with him, good luck to her.

I've moved on.

Ah, who's rubbing their ear now?

You want to back out of Project Zenith?

I'm just struggling with some of the... You know?

It doesn't seem fair to split the school in half.

We've already printed the letters that go to the parents.

Your name is on this literature. You're part of this.

Shouldn't we consult the parents first?

Project Zenith is the future of Elmsbury.

We've already started our list. You can't stop it.

What's that?

This column will be filled with the pupils we want to stay.

These are the first students to be relocated.

Everything you'll need for your presentation, you'll find in here.

OK.

Sir, if I have to do this - can I at least ask one favour?

I'm listening.

Right. Coast is clear.

Why do you care so much about what Miss Poppy does, anyway?

I don't. Nathan does. If we find evidence she's shacking up with

Ding Dong, I've got a shot at getting my brother back.

What if Bell comes back? What if the door is alarmed?

Oh, I need a wee.

You always need a wee. You're like a wee fountain.

-This is breaking and entering.

-We're not breaking anything.

Entering. It's just as bad.

Shut up, you beef button.

What is that?

Check it out - I'm a giant zombie come from outer space to invade you!

Cower before me, puny humans! Rarrr!

Shut up! Someone might hear.

What are all those? They're not part of the school.

I dunno. Looks like they're planning building work or something.

Hey - imagine if we looked in one of these windows and we saw ourselves.

And then when we looked out one of the real windows all

we see is a giant eye, belonging to us, staring in.

Mind...blown.

This is really bad, boys.

Cuss.

Go. Stay. Go where?

And...how come you're the only one in the "stay" column, Josh?

Yeah. What about me?

Teachers like me way more than they like him.

How come we're all getting shipped off somewhere,

while golden boy gets to stay at Elmsbury?

APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS

# I don't know all the facts, or exactly what's going on

# But I know there's something wrong

# Might tell you to run, when I don't just what we're running from

# But I know there's something wrong

# I don't know all the facts, or exactly what's going on

# But I know there's something wrong

# Might tell you to run, when I don't know just what we're running from

# But I know there's something wrong

# I don't like this in the slightest

# I feel like a gravedigger on the night shift

# In some freaky town where all the kids are slowly disappearing

# And there's randomly a creepy clown But this isn't a film

# Some next feature, our creepy clown is real and he's the head teacher!

# And I think he's hoping we all won't believe

# That he hasn't hidden something evil up his sleeve

# And it's worse than vampires and werewolves

# Even zombie kids don't get this at their schools

# This kid's in, that kid's out

# Big secret, but the fact is now

# Me, Ryan and Ash have all seen

# And we might've just put a wedge in between

# The foundation, the bond of our friendship

# So whatever this is, I gotta end it!

# I don't know all the facts

# Or exactly what's going on But I know there's something wrong

# Might tell you to run, when I don't know just what we're running from

# But I know there's something wrong

# I don't know all the facts, or exactly what's going on

# But I know there's something wrong

# Might tell you to run, when I don't know just what we're running from

# But I know there's something wrong

# Usually teachers just annoy us

# But this time Ding Dong's out to destroy us

# But why's Dexter working beside him?

# He might be scared of Bell, but he's not like him

# He might be thick, but he's not evil

# Deep down, Dexter is good people!

# So if he doesn't know about Project Zenith and the real truth

# Then, yo - I gotta tell him! #

Who took the model?

Maybe they're trying to hide the evidence.

Dexter, you've got to pull out of...

Project Zenith.

It was you! What are you doing?

Getting ready for tomorrow's presentation.

Why are you part of a plan like this?

I made a deal with Mr Bell. He promised me he'd...

-Make you Teacher of the Year?

-No! It's not like that.

Know what made Nathan Teacher of the Year?

My brother would never have done a thing like this in a billion years.

Good morning, everyone.

I'm sure you're all curious about Project Zenith,

so let me hand you over to Dexter Harris,

who will reveal all about this exciting new project.

That's my lodger.

So. Project Zenith.

Regeneration. Rebirth. New from old.

From the money we make from the sale of run-down school buildings,

we're going to transform Elmsbury.

Here are the plans for the new art block.

A sewage plant?

That isn't what we're building. This is!

That's ridiculous!

Um...

Someone's messed with my slides.

I've got a question for you, Harris.

If we're getting rid of half the buildings,

what happens to the kids in them buildings? Eh?

Not quite half, but...some...of the children will be relocated.

To where?

Fowlmere.

Fowl...?

Dexter, exactly how are you going to choose who stays and who goes?

Yeah! What's your selection process?

I can't reveal any names at this stage.

What about Josh?

Did you save her kid because she's your landlady?

No. I didn't...I don't...

No, no! Dexter this is out of order. You can't do this.

Um, please...

I ain't going to Fowlmere. They make you drink out of the toilet.

Yeah, well, that's why it's down to us to make our voices heard.

You're all right. You're not going to Fowlmere.

He's not going? What?

We saw the list. Josh is safe.

Who'd you have to kiss up to to make that happen?!

Look, call it whatever you want,

but it's down to us to make sure this whole Project Zenith thing stops.

You can either help me - or not.

Sorry. That was a total disaster.

We suspected that passions might be running a little high.

You knew that was going to happen?

We suspected.

Is that why you wanted me to give the presentation?

I would never do anything like that.

But the sewage plant - stroke of genius.

Now, when they see what we've really got planned -

be a pleasant surprise!

OUTRAGED CHATTER

-I'm writing to the school governors.

-I'm writing to my MP.

SCHOOLKIDS: Down with Zenith!

Josh?!

SCHOOLKIDS: Down with Zenith!

I think we got their attention. Make sure you tie it tight.

Mr Bell does not look happy.

He's gone completely red.

Even redder than those things. What they called? Reddoes?

I'm going to fall. I just know I am.

You're nowhere even near the edge, you gas pump.

What if there's a gust of wind?

Told you not to eat them beans for lunch.

SCHOOLKIDS: Down with Zenith!

Do you want me to get them down, sir?

With all respect, Mr Thorne,

if they take one look at you, they'll probably jump.

Psst! You get up there, Harris.

Get those students down before one of them falls to their death.

Not that it would be any great loss,

just I really could do without the paperwork.

Why am I always the one to do your dirty work?

-Excuse me?!

-Sir, I'm just saying...

Those louts up there are part of your precious "4 O'Clock Club".

They are your responsibility, are they not?

Whatever you say, headmaster.

Oi. One of those louts up there is my son.

Then you have my apologies.

-KIDS:

-Down with Zenith! Down with Zenith!

ALL: Down with Zenith! Down with Zenith!

Everyone, stop this. Come down, now.

-Why should we?

-Look. You're going to get hurt, or...

Oh, thingy!

Oh, sir. Now we couldn't get down even if we wanted to.

Great. We're going to be stuck up here for ever.

You should never have come up.

We wanted to stand up for something we believe in.

Yeah, some of us do have principles.

I only went through with that presentation for you.

I made a deal with Bell that you wouldn't be sent to Fowlmere.

I don't want any specialist treatment, Dexter.

Only my brother can help me there.

But now it's time for phase two of the plan.

CROWD: Down with Zenith!

This is all I need.

Local news. We got a call from a Mr J, er...hyphen?

about a protest. We'd like an interview.

Are you in charge?

Miss Andress - if you could take care of this, please.

I think this is something really you should do, Head.

Man, that was stiff.

Mr Carter - you came back!

Of course I came back.

Hey, bruv - what's up!

But, sir. You really shouldn't be up here. You'll get in trouble.

I thought we'd never see you again. Not that I cared.

Yeah. What are you doing hanging out on roofs for, skinny binny?

Are you back for good?

I knew it! You're too easy. I knew I could get you back!

I still don't believe a word you said.

-It was Dexter that called me.

-Dexter called you? Why?

He said I might be able to talk some sense into Bell about this

Project Zenith thing.

Yeah, and make him see that you lot don't deserve to go to Fowlmere.

Nice one. Shame we've already got this whole sitch under control.

But it's nice to see you're on-side, bruv.

Yeah, by the way, I think we should probably get off this roof

-before somebody hurts themselves.

-That's what I've been saying!

So you really were on our side?

Always. Down with Zenith?

Down with Zenith.

ALL: Down with Zenith, down with Zenith!

Guess I can kiss that Teacher of the Year Award goodbye.

They ain't all that.

And...it's this

disregard for the rules

that Project Zenith was supposed to exactly prune out...

..that Project Zenith was suppose to prune out...

I'd like to say something.

Yes. That's my son up there,

and he's defending this school against people like him.

Josh Carter. He did all of this.

He's going to be a star.

He is now.

Oh, that's my other son up there!

So, what's next for Elmsbury's Project Zenith?

Um, Mr Bell, would you...

Well...

I think that we can say Project Zenith is on hold

until further notice.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I guess you did what I couldn't do.

Like you ever doubted me?

This kid's got the skills to pay the bills, all right?

Sorry, I had to mess around with your presentation.

Sorry I stole your room.

So you should be.

I'm kidding. We can both consider it ours

and you can call yourself an honorary Carter Brother.

Hi, Nathan.

Mel...

How have you been?

Oh. You know. In Scotland.

You look... Um...

I should never have let you go.

Go on, Mr Carter!

Just get on with it, yeah?

Kiss her, you trumpet!

ALL: Aw!

ALL: Yay!

What's happening? Are we still on the roof?

Hello?

# What a year it's been Almost like I had the clearest dream

# Started off with a lonely old me

# But now it feels like I'm part of a team

# And I might not have won the award For Teacher of the Year but I'm sure

# What's happening isn't a test here

# And of course there's always next year!

# Well, it's hard to beat this

# In fact, no, I can't believe this

# I thought we were headed for disaster

# Now's our chance to live happily ever after

# One minute I thought I didn't have a friend

# In the world now I'm part of the gang again

# And I might celebrate with another rap

# Coz best of all, I got my big brother back

# Back, and it feels so right

# When you left friendships but it's still so tight

# Cos nothing on Earth could ever change that

# I'd feel the same even if I never came back

# So much love for Josh and Mel and yep, that's right, this lot as well

# I got my little brother back by my side

# And I just kissed the woman of my dreams that's why...

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# Seen me through the darkest times Friends like these are hard to find

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# And we hope for more and more Yeah, we hope for more and more

# Everyone we love and we need's right here

# Sometimes life can be quite clear

# Can't get beaten by greed or by fear

# Cos real friends give you what you need, right here

# Ding Dong disappears in a crisis

# Real friends will be there in an eye-blink

# Kindness - when you hear it, it's priceless

# Can't remember a year that was like this!

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# Seen me through the darkest times Friends like these are hard to find

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# And we hope for more and more

# Yeah, we hope for more and more

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# Seen me through the darkest times

# Friends like these are hard to find

# Whoa, we're sure, never been a year like this before

# And we hope for more and more

# Yeah, we hope for more and more. #

ALL CHEER

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