0:00:02 > 0:00:03# Worlds away from anyone
0:00:03 > 0:00:06# Burning ourselves out in the sun
0:00:06 > 0:00:09# Worlds away from anyone
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# Burning ourselves out in the sun
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# There was just enough to get that far away. #
0:01:00 > 0:01:03'You don't have to agree with this.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05'It's your call,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'but white sand, blue sky and big surf...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12'Where else would you want to be?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40'Yup, after one whole year in Angelus, it was still official.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'This town in the middle of nowhere had the best waves
0:01:43 > 0:01:44'you could find...
0:01:44 > 0:01:47'anywhere!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56'Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said about the school.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58'And after this weekend...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00'Lockie Leonard was due to head back
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'to the dangerous, untamed wilderness of Angelus High
0:02:03 > 0:02:06'for day one of the new school year.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09'If last year was anything to go by,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11'there'll be predators to avoid.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13'Like feral bogans, always at the ready
0:02:13 > 0:02:15'to flush your head down the toilet.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19'And worse, teachers whose life ambition is to make your life
0:02:19 > 0:02:21'even more miserable than their own.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25'And so now for the weird thing.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27'For the first time in my life,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30'I was actually looking forward to going back to school.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32'I know what you're thinking.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34' "Has Lockie finally lost his mind?"
0:02:34 > 0:02:37'Well, yes and no.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39'Let me walk you through the details.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46'OK, deep breath, Vicki's street -
0:02:46 > 0:02:50'the girl who makes me forget basic words and makes my toenails ache.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53'The girl who after a year of seemingly endless disasters,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56'has somehow miraculously become my girlfriend.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00'The last time I spoke to Vicki was moments before she left
0:03:00 > 0:03:04'on some family holiday to the States for the whole summer.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10'There had never been a better time to tell her exactly how I felt.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13'Something memorable she could take with her for the six weeks.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Don't forget to get me a T-shirt.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18'What I really meant to say was,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21' "I'm going to miss you so much."
0:03:21 > 0:03:23'But I didn't.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26'That's why I'm hanging out for school to start,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29'so I can tell Vicki all the things I meant to say.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32'However, Mum wasn't as keen for the new school year to begin.'
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Oh, pooh!
0:03:34 > 0:03:35What's that, Joy?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Hate it!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Hate it! Hate it! Hate it!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The end of summer, the beginning of a new school year...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Oh, all the... Bleurgh!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49All good things must come to an end.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52School lunches to make, school uniforms to iron
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and all that homework night after night after night.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Joy...
0:03:58 > 0:04:01nobody does Lockie's homework better than you.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05But I really let myself down last year.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07You saw his school report.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Sarge could see Mum's spirits needed a lift,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12which meant it was time
0:04:12 > 0:04:15for a Leonard family inspirational address.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Team, I feel something.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Oh, there is definitely something in the air, all right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Why else this feeling of excitement,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27this gnawing at my belly, the sense
0:04:27 > 0:04:30that opportunity is knocking at the door?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Hang on.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Could it be that just around the corner is the thrill of the future?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43That all of our astounding achievements, as yet undreamt,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46will be ours this year, our second year in Angelus
0:04:46 > 0:04:50when things can only be but new and improved.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Of course, there will be challenges faced by some.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57But remember...
0:04:59 > 0:05:00..we are Leonards.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04And so I give you the Leonard family toast.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08But...we've already put away the cups.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13To adventure!
0:05:13 > 0:05:14ALL: To adventure!
0:05:19 > 0:05:23For Phillip, the adventures were just beginning.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26He was about to start high school...a year early.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Soon I'll be saying goodbye to childhood things
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and hello to secondary education.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35SHEEP BLEATS
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Can you just imagine it, Cyril?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The science block, the lab coats
0:05:43 > 0:05:49and Phillip Leonard sitting down with the finest minds of our generation.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Can you imagine?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54'I didn't want to rain on Phillip's parade,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57'but I'd have to break the news it was Angelus High he was going to,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- 'not NASA.' - ENGINE REVS
0:06:01 > 0:06:04'Here it was. It had finally arrived.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07'Proof I had nothing to worry about.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10'Hard evidence all was well between Vicki and me - a postcard.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14' "Hi, Lockie. Here's a view of the Grand Canyon. We're here today.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17' "It's very spectacular. Bye, now. Love, Vicki."
0:06:17 > 0:06:20'So it was a bit brief,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24'but I'm sure Vicki would have said more if there was room.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27'It's hard to fit, "I've been thinking about you all summer"
0:06:27 > 0:06:29on a postcard, right?' What?!
0:06:29 > 0:06:33'In the meantime, I must have read that postcard 1,000 times
0:06:33 > 0:06:37'trying to figure out what Vicki meant to say, but didn't.'
0:06:37 > 0:06:38"Hi, Lockie."
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- IN DIFFERENT TONE:- "Hi, Lockie."
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Mmm...
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- IN DIFFERENT TONE:- "Hi, Lockie... Oh...hi, Lockie!
0:06:45 > 0:06:46"Hi, Lockie.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48"Bye, now. Bye, now.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50"Love, Vicki. Love, Vicki.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57"Bye, now. Love, Vicki."
0:06:57 > 0:07:01'Maybe her dad was checking all her mail before she posted it
0:07:01 > 0:07:04'and she'd been forced to send me a message in code.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07' "You need to wear spectacles."
0:07:11 > 0:07:14' "Hide all your green crayons."
0:07:15 > 0:07:18' "Hey, hot boy. Can't wait." '
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Let's do the maths.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25How long has Vicki been away? Six weeks.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29And how many postcards have you got? One. Have you ever thought that
0:07:29 > 0:07:32that's Vicki's way of letting you know...
0:07:32 > 0:07:33you're dropped?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37No. Never thought that. Ever.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Thought so.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43'At least I knew I could rely on my supportive parents for reassurance.'
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I wouldn't think that's the case, not for a minute.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Put yourself in Vicki's shoes -
0:07:47 > 0:07:49she's out and about all day, sightseeing.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53First you've got to find a postcard, then a pen, a stamp.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56How often do you find yourself looking for a pen?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I can't count the times I've found myself looking for a...pen.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02If Vicki were heartless enough
0:08:02 > 0:08:04to put you through the gut-wrenching agonies of separation,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08the little minx, then know that your family is here for you...
0:08:08 > 0:08:11with all the support
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and unconditional love that you will need
0:08:14 > 0:08:18to survive such a crippling and devastating...
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Not that she's going to do that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Oh, yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Looking good.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Lockie was a lot bigger than you,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Phillip, when he started high school,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36but there's plenty of room to grow.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Sarge?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Plenty of room to grow.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You're not sending him to school like that, are you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- He'll get... - THUD!
0:08:46 > 0:08:48What's not to like?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You don't think it makes you look a little...
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Distinguished, commanding... - "Commanding"?!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Yes, yes. Exactly.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I bet Angelus High hasn't seen anything like this before.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03'And for good reason. School was starting tomorrow
0:09:03 > 0:09:06'and Phillip would be crushed like a bug.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10'And then an even more devastating thought hit me.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12'I still hadn't heard from Vicki.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15'I couldn't take the uncertainty any longer.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17'I had to know where I stood with Vicki.'
0:09:17 > 0:09:22What do you know, Cyril. We seem to have ended up at Vicki's house.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Maybe we should just pop in and check if she's home.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28BLEATING
0:09:32 > 0:09:34'Maybe this was a good sign.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38'Maybe Cyril's luck with the ladies would rub off on me too.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39'But the truth was...
0:09:39 > 0:09:44'with Vicki and me, I had no idea what reception I was going to get.'
0:09:44 > 0:09:47DOORBELL RINGS
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Lockie! I missed you.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56'Like this.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58'Or like this.'
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Oh... It's you.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Yeah.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I'll see you later.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10'Or like this.'
0:10:10 > 0:10:14IN AMERICAN ACCENT: Hey. Yeah, the States were great. What can I say?!
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I wish I could go back tomorrow.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I just met so many really, really great people. You know?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Really, really interesting, kind of...
0:10:23 > 0:10:24You know...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26hot guys.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Anybody home?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33'After ringing the front doorbell 11 times,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35'I finally gave up.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39'Sadly, this could only mean one thing.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42'Before their holiday, Vicki's parents had been all fired up
0:10:42 > 0:10:43'about packing her off
0:10:43 > 0:10:46'to an exclusive boarding school in the city.'
0:10:46 > 0:10:47For over 50 years,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50graduates of the Dame Hilda Michelthwaite Ladies' College
0:10:50 > 0:10:52have stood astride the world stage
0:10:52 > 0:10:55as leaders of industry, the sciences, commerce
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and once or twice, even the arts.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Yes, but where's the bit about dating opportunities
0:11:00 > 0:11:02with the sons of unscrupulous mining giants
0:11:02 > 0:11:04or fabulously wealthy stockbrokers?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Um...- Is it in this one?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12'Suddenly I wasn't looking forward to heading back to school any more.'
0:11:12 > 0:11:13BLEATING
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I know how you feel.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34'Like all the other kids in town,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37'my best friend Egg was packing away his summer memories
0:11:37 > 0:11:40'and looking to fit into a new pair of shoes.'
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- Dad, I...- What do you say, Egg? Snug? Lots of support?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49'The thing was, Egg's mum had won some ginormous art prize
0:11:49 > 0:11:51'and relocated to Scandinavia indefinitely,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54'which meant she wouldn't be around to witness
0:11:54 > 0:11:56'the start of the school year
0:11:56 > 0:11:58'or anything much at all for a while.'
0:11:58 > 0:12:02There you go, Geoffrey. New shoes - tick.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Play lunch - tick. And look, you're going to have some fun with these -
0:12:07 > 0:12:10sandwiches with hundreds and thousands.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Eh?- Great, Dad. Excellent.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Now, stationery.- Hey, listen, Dad,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22maybe I should choose my own stuff. I know how busy you get.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Hey, Geoffrey. You and me, father and son, solid.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30If we don't have time for each other, we're not much of a team.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35Yeah. I know, Dad, but you don't need to feel you have to do
0:12:35 > 0:12:36everything Mum did for me.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- I don't.- Of course you don't.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Mum never knew when I had to go back to school. I always had to tell her.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I know you did,
0:12:45 > 0:12:50but Mum's complete lack of interest, it was one of our family traditions.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55But, Geoff, from now on...
0:12:55 > 0:12:57you and me,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59we're going to be creating a whole new bunch of traditions
0:12:59 > 0:13:00all of our own.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13I blame myself, Sarge.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I should never have agreed to have Phillip accelerated.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18But he'd read every book in the library twice.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20They can jolly well buy more books, then.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22He'd read them too.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Lockie had a hard enough time fitting into high school last year
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and yet I have WILLINGLY set Phillip up for the same painful fate.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36Why do I insist on repeating this family's misery time and time again?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40The one vital variable you are forgetting, Joy,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42is Phillip has an older brother looking out for him.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Lockie?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47You really think Lockie can make a difference?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50What self-respecting delinquent would pick on Phillip Leonard
0:13:50 > 0:13:52knowing his big brother had his back?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57'Hold on, I didn't ask for this.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01'It's going to be hard enough watching my own back as it is.'
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Should I take in my Mars rover tomorrow?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I'd like to show the head of the science faculty, get his opinion.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Leave it for a day or two.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11You don't want to fire all your big guns on the first day.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Mmm.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Good thinking.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I shouldn't intimidate the support staff.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21We'll need to be working together all year.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Something simpler, perhaps.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25What about my transportable ant farm?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I don't think so. The school has a strict "no pets" policy.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- You wouldn't want to take the risk. - Thanks for the heads-up.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35But I'm pretty confident I can argue a clear distinction
0:14:35 > 0:14:37between pets and research subjects.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39The ant farm it is.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42'Poor Phillip.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45'He had no idea what was really up ahead of him.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46'Unlike everyone else in town,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48'who were tucking themselves into bed
0:14:48 > 0:14:50'dreading the start of the new school year.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54'Well, almost everybody.'
0:14:54 > 0:14:56ELECTRONIC WHIRR
0:14:56 > 0:14:59GUNSHOT PINGS
0:15:03 > 0:15:0611 hours till show-time.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09HE CACKLES
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Yes!
0:15:25 > 0:15:31Lockie, today's the day. I'm finally coming home.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37'I figured if I couldn't improve my own prospects for the new year,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39'I could at least try to improve Phillip's.'
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Morning, all.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Phillip! What happened to your shirt?
0:15:50 > 0:15:55'OK, I may have been a bit scissor-happy.'
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I must have had a growth-spurt in my sleep.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It's like my body knew to step up to the plate.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- I couldn't let him go to school looking that way.- This is better?!
0:16:06 > 0:16:11No. Phillip, you'll stay home today with me and Blob.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14All day, maybe longer.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Don't worry, Mum. I've got it covered.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17'Mum was right.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19'If Phillip had looked ridiculous before,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21'now he was inviting
0:16:21 > 0:16:24'every feral bogan in the school yard to take a swipe at him.'
0:16:24 > 0:16:26SHOES SQUEAK
0:16:30 > 0:16:33You're sure you don't want me to walk to school with you?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Sure, Dad.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38All right. Straight there, Geoff.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41And be careful on the roads.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Oh, and, Geoff,
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- be sure to finish your lunch. Every bit of it!- Bye, Dad.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Uh...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Remember what I said - stick close to me at all times.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21OK...let's do it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Wait! I want to savour the moment.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28You can't let him go inside looking like that.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Not on his first day.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33He'll get his head shoved down the toilet like yours was.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- I know.- It's not like you can fight all his battles for him.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41It's a jungle out there. Every man for himself.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Egg...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45OK, Lock.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Cue music.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49CLICK!
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I'm ready.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59SHOES SQUEAK
0:18:00 > 0:18:02SHOES SQUEAK
0:18:38 > 0:18:42'For a moment, I thought we'd got away with it.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45'But then, when the attack came, it came out of nowhere.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48'A pack of feral bogans swooping out of the sun.'
0:18:48 > 0:18:50SNARLING
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Wait up! Hang on!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59We did this all last year, remember?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- ALL:- Action replay! Action replay! - Put that boy down!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05'Vicki!
0:19:05 > 0:19:08'And what's more, she was wearing an Angelus High uniform.'
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I said, put the boy down.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Yes, I see.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Some high school fun, is it? Very good. It's good to let off steam.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Lockie, your mouth. It's gaping. It looks really unattractive.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Hi, Lockie. Happy new year.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36It's so good to see you.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Same.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Cos, like, you know, it's been...
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Breathe slowly. You're going red. - Sorry, it's just,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- I've been thinking about you all summer.- Really?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Have you been thinking about you all summer?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I mean, thinking about...
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I've been thinking about you too.
0:19:54 > 0:20:00- I thought you might have forgotten about me altogether.- Really?- Yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04And everything I said last time we were together.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05I got you a T-shirt.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11But I mean...all the other stuff I said and meant to say, but didn't.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I remember what you said and meant, Lockie.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16It's just that I didn't actually hear from you
0:20:16 > 0:20:19the whole time you were away in the States.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21You didn't get my postcards?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Yeah, the postcard. It was awesome, really great.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Loved it. The Grand Canyon. - What about all the rest?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- There were more?- Yeah.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35What have we here?
0:20:40 > 0:20:47I know somebody who's going to be a very happy little boy.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53You wouldn't believe how much I missed having you around.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Same.- Yeah, same.- Same.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00'Vicki and me, we're made for each other.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02'We're a perfect fit
0:21:02 > 0:21:06'and so are Phillip and high school, it turns out.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16'Like Sarge had said, the future was waiting just around the corner
0:21:16 > 0:21:19'for all of us.'
0:21:19 > 0:21:23First impressions, facilities? Yes, reasonable.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Support staff? Yes, so-so.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29But there's a lot more work ahead of me
0:21:29 > 0:21:31if I'm going to turn Angelus High
0:21:31 > 0:21:33into a world-class centre of innovation.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37What about you, Lockie? What do you think this coming year will bring?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40'The coming year? I don't know, Phillip.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45'No idea. All I'll say is that it's going to be new and very improved.'
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