Telling Porkies Rocket's Island

What's happened, eh, that's made you shut yourself off again?

I were wrong. We are your friends...

..as well as your family.

Rocket nearly lost his life this week.

And Alli? She's struggling with all the grades.

Maybe we don't take on any more kids.

Yay!

DOG BARKS

Have they arrived? Is that why you're here?

-Do they like it or not?

-What colour did you get?

Yes, yes, and a pinky-brown.

I've been thinking about what to call them all day and...

Your mother's already decided - Bradley Piggins.

That's a great name for a pig.

I can't wait to meet him.

Well, that's why I've come for you. There's somebody else

-you have to meet.

-Another goat?

Not a goat. A kid.

Aww, baby goats! Oh, they're so cute!

Not a goat. A girl.

Sarah's taken on a foster kid.

I thought you said you weren't having any more.

It's an emergency.

-What's she like?

-Well, you'll find out

for yourself, if Archie ever turns up.

Oh, jeez!

Are you going to say sorry?

OK, bye-bye.

Peter says they're on their way.

Rocket Boulswourth, Alli Boulswourth,

Brandon, Jade and Peter. Dibber comes to visit...

Izzy! There's no need to...

DOOR SLAMS

..shout.

Hey!

That's it. Freedom!

Last exam ever in that place.

-Wish I could say the same.

-It's just one re-sit.

At least you've got the summer off.

-I'm working.

-At the vet's, which you'll love.

I know!

Oh, I think I'm actually going to miss living with you freaks

-now Mum's home.

-Must be a real struggle,

getting used to the peace and quiet.

DOG BARKS

-# My name is Izzy Wizzy...

-PARP!

# And I don't like standing still I do like keeping busy

# I'm a dizzy, fizzy girl... #

WHOOSING WHISTLE

# My name is Izzy Wizzy I'm happy and I'm fun

# I hope that now we've all met up I'll be friends with everyone... #

LACKLUSTRE APPLAUSE

At times like this, I'm totally cool with being the only child.

I bet you're Rocket and you're Dibber.

You're Alli, cos of the horse,

which makes you-u-u-u...

Jade and Brandon.

Ten out of ten.

(Yes!)

I made a programme with everyone's names.

Yours didn't fit, but you're Archie?

Oh, did you have...an accident?

He spilt a drink.

-Oh, I'll go and say sorry.

-No, no, no. I'll tell him.

-Why don't you take everyone to go and meet Bradley.

-Yes, yes!

Come on, meet Bradley, he's in the barn.

She's never been on a farm before.

Neither had I. Didn't make me start a one-man band.

It's funny. Could've sworn we were taking a fostering break.

GRUNTING

-He's adorable.

-I knew you'd like him.

Peter, can I help look after Bradley? Can I? Please?

Yes, Izzy.

We all do jobs on the farm.

And we get up really early to do them.

But you don't have to on your first morning.

I want to. I'm going to get up really, really early,

cos I'm going to be a proper farmhand.

-Do I get to eat with you, too?

-Yeah, of course.

Will you sit next to me?

I'll sit next to you.

Archie's a bit shy with new people.

-Soon, I won't be new people. Will I?

-How long till supper?

Long enough for you to show Izzy round the farm. Tell her the rules.

I'll remember everything - promise.

-HE LAUGHS

-Come on, then.

-Er, Mum, can Dibber stay?

-Yes, sure.

Er, guys...I know Izzy's a bit...

full-on, but she will settle down.

-And I need you to look out for her, yeah?

-I'll get Archie on the case.

He'll be fine with her soon.

-They're about the same age, so...

-Yeah, yeah, but I want YOU

-to look out for her, too, yeah?

-What's going on?

I couldn't refuse an emergency placement, could I?

Just really want it to go well.

Any reason why it wouldn't?

No, none at all.

Then...there's nothing to worry about.

There is...

-There is something you need to know.

-What have you done?

Look, it's not going to be an issue, OK, but I did promise

your dad that if there was any trouble in the next few weeks

then...we wouldn't just take a break from fostering.

-We'd never do it again.

-Mum!

Think about this, Rocket. Ben and Barney, they were a one-off.

Er, they were a two-off, actually, and that was the problem.

You're not going to mess up. There's nothing in Izzy's history

that I haven't dealt with loads of times before.

I wouldn't have made a promise like that if I thought

it was going to go wrong.

SQUEALING

Don't worry, it was only me.

Only me?

You?!

That's right, Archibald Beckles.

The others never said that...

you could talk.

-I only talk to who

-I

-want to talk to.

Me, too.

What's wrong?

I bashed into a boy at school this afternoon.

I should have said sorry, but...

..I couldn't get the word out.

You could write him a note. Maybe get a teacher to help you.

You know about teachers?

I'm a clever enough to talk, aren't I?

Spit it out, before you burst.

Bradley Piggins can talk.

Yeah. He goes "oink" and...

SHE GRUNTS

But he spoke to me with proper words.

What did he say?

Private conversation.

Please, Bradley, just a quick hello.

BRADLEY GRUNTS

You'd like Jade... Honest.

Are you sure you didn't just hear it...

-..in your head?

-No!

I don't think so.

Anyway, don't tell the others.

Of course not.

How are you doing?

I'm fine.

Good.

Because it's going to be all right.

Which I realised, once I'd thought it through.

And with my help. I play the part of his counsellor.

You're welcome.

Nobody knows how to handle foster kids better than Mum.

Like she said, she'd never make a promise like that

if she ever thought she'd have to keep it.

MUSIC: Music For The Royal Fireworks by Handel

MUSIC BLASTS

-Turn the music down!

->

-Turn it off!

->

-MUSIC OFF

-It's too loud, Izzy!

And no jumping on the beds.

My nan said you have to jump on the bed,

so the monsters you're trying to scare know you mean business.

And that's why you need loud music.

There are no monsters here, Izzy.

That's cos I played a loud CD.

Do you do that every night?

Only when I want to get rid of monsters.

Mmm. Well, a bit quieter next time, eh?

Would you like to use this as an alarm clock?

Cool!

What time are you getting up?

Er, five o'clock.

-Can you show me how to work it?

-Yeah, sure.

So, Mr Boulsworth, exactly how confident are you

in the future of fostering at The Knot?

I just wanted to say goodnight.

GRUNTING

ALARM BEEPS

ALARM CONTINUES

Oh, will somebody go and turn that off

before it wakes up the whole of Ballabungie?

ALARM BLARES

ALARM STOPS

Hey, leave her. Bet she's exhausted from all that excitement yesterday.

How excited was she?!

I mean, if she can sleep through that?

Good work, boys.

All right, I'm going to check the sheep.

What are you staring at?

Nothing.

Sorry I overslept! Sorry!

I'm here now! Let me do something.

-Anything. I want to help.

-Izzy, look out!

TYRES SCREECH

-Are you all right?

-What were you thinking?

-He nearly ran you over.

-I didn't see him.

Don't you EVER, EVER run across the yard again!

Always check for vehicles.

Sorry, Peter. Sorry.

I just wanted to help.

You can't help anyone from a hospital bed.

This is a working farm, OK? You've got to be really careful

when you cross the yard.

YAWNS

What did I miss?

If you're going to Dibeth later, it might be worth taking Izzy with you,

show her the village.

Get her out of the way for a while.

I didn't make it up, did I? You spoke to me yesterday.

I certainly did, Archibald Beckles.

I knew it!

Hey...

we're going to show Izzy Wizzy round Ballabungie.

Rocket wants to keep her out of Peter's way.

That's a very good idea.

-It really is you talking.

-I said it was.

Sorry.

You could see Dad was really stressed,

so we need to be extra careful around him today.

-We don't want to wind him up any more.

-Izzy...

he's talking to you.

Izzy, did you hear what I just said?

Dad's really stressed at the moment, so we need to be extra careful

around the house - be on our best behaviour.

Bradley spoke again today.

-Really?

-He did!

SHE SIGHS

Um...

Brandon told me about Ben trying to kiss you.

-Only, it wasn't Ben, it was his...

-Twin brother.

Worked it out, thanks.

Right. Yeah.

If he hadn't...

..things between us, they would have been different, right?

Some things just aren't meant to be.

Do you go to their school, cos I'm going there.

I'm Izzy Wizzy. Who are you?

I'll leave you to explain.

He's spoken to Archie, but I've never heard him speak,

so we thought we'd ask you. Have you ever met a talking pig?

-Many times.

-Yes!

Are there really talking pigs on Dirgelmor?!

No need to shout, child. I'm old, not deaf.

I am Izzy Wizzy. I know you're the oldest man, cos Rocket told me.

This is private.

But I want to know about the talking pigs.

There hasn't been one on the island for centuries,

but they used to be quite common.

They would speak up when something important needed doing

and it would be up to me to help carry out their wishes.

Do you mean...Bradley was trying to tell Archie something?

It's hard to say, without knowing more about their conversation.

WHISPERING

Ah, I see! Mmm.

So, was Bradley trying to tell him something?

I rather think he was.

I don't even mind if you never talk to me.

-We can still be friends.

-Oh, isn't that sweet(?)

# Archie's got a girlfriend! #

HE LAUGHS

I'm not his girlfriend!

She doesn't like you any more.

Probably all of those silences.

Awkward! And boring.

Archie's not boring. He can't be,

or Bradley Piggins wouldn't have chosen him to talk to.

Who's Bradley Piggins?

A...talking pig.

SNIGGERING

Go on, Archie. Show us.

What can we do to help him out?

Hi, Bradley.

Archie's a bit...shy this morning.

Do you want to say hello to me instead?

GRUNTING

Is that one for yes, two for no?!

Archie swears Bradley spoke to him.

-In his dreams!

-If Archie says that Bradley talked to him, then he can.

Hey, why is Archie friends with a pig?

Cos neither of them like talking!

LAUGHTER

Stop being nasty to Archie!

Oh!

These are new on!

Georgina Armini.

They... They're ruined!

I don't care. You asked for it and I'm not even sorry.

It wasn't just on the farm, Dad. We saw Healey teasing Archie

-in the cafe, too.

-Still no excuse for pushing him over.

I didn't mean to. I just...

Sarah told you this morning and I obviously need to tell you again.

This is a working farm, not a playground.

It's a dangerous place and you need to respect that,

before...someone gets seriously hurt.

Well, that kicked a big, fat hole in your Let's Keep Peter Calm plan.

IZZY SIGHS

I'm really sorry. Thanks for sticking up for me.

Well, Knot kids stick together. But you shouldn't have pushed Healey.

He was bullying Archie.

That doesn't mean you should bully him back.

I'm sure she's going to be more careful from now on.

She's a bright kid. She got what you were saying.

We don't know what sort of kid she is.

She's one that needs a home.

Come on, Peter. Cut her some slack.

She thought she was sticking up for Archie.

And what's Wendy Sparks going to do

when Izzy starts shoving kids over at school

cos she doesn't like what they say?

She's only been here two minutes and look at the trouble she's caused.

I knew...

I knew this was a bad idea.

I wish you'd talked before.

There were too many people here.

I know. I get really nervous with strangers.

It's like my throat gets all tight and I can't speak.

I still wish you'd talked, though.

Why? What happened?

Peter didn't want to take any more foster kids...

..but Sarah took Izzy Wizzy on

and she's been causing loads of trouble.

And I'm worried that they might sent her away.

What?! I don't want to go!

Archie, I'm sorry. I just wanted to make friends.

WALKIE-TALKIE CRACKLES

I said that to you yesterday, so you could talk,

but you didn't notice.

Then you spoke to Bradley, so I never said.

Are they really sending me away?!

Maybe it's a pig that only talks to one person.

Or Archie just imagined it?

No, I saw Archie's face right after it happened.

Bradley spoke to him, all right.

Can we stop talking about Bradley for a while?

We need a plan for keeping Izzy Wizzy out of trouble.

She's run away!

-What? Why?

-Cos I told Bradley Piggins that I thought she might have to go,

but it turns out Izzy's been doing his voice all along,

so she heard it.

DISTANT GRUNT

IZZY GRUNTS

Just go easy on her if you find her, yeah?

HE GASPS

It's all right. It's me.

I called out to you, but the wind and the sea carried the sound away.

Someone bad lives here.

I think these are all the kids he's buried.

No, that's everyone who's been fostered at The Knot.

I bet I'm the first one they've ever sent back.

Nobody wants me.

I'm sure that's not true.

My real name's Isabella Winston.

Sometimes I'd wonder if there are any other Isabella Winstons

and what their lives were like.

Then I heard Dad's girlfriend had a baby...called Isabella.

He'd forgotten all about me.

You got that wrong, girl.

I bet he liked you so much, he did it deliberately.

You haven't heard of the phrase, "It's so good, they named it twice"?

You made that up...

like the stuff about talking pigs.

-I did not make that up.

-You did...

cos I was doing Bradley's voice.

You might have been doing it some of the time, doesn't mean pigs

don't talk. How else would I know how to make this?

SHE SNIFFS

Is it cola?

No, courage potion. A pig got me to make some for King Richard

before he went off to the Crusades.

Shortly after, he became known as Richard the...rrrr, rrrr...

Lionheart.

I was on my way to give it to Archie when I saw you on the beach.

I'll walk you back to The Knot.

I don't want to go.

Sounds like you could do with a little swig yourself.

You look braver already.

SHE LAUGHS

I'm going to call PC Beddoe.

No, he'll talk to social services and they might...

-Where've you been?

-Are you OK?

-So glad you're safe.

I found her in The Wish-cave.

-I'm sorry I made you worry.

-You're home now.

We're not sending you away, Izzy. We wouldn't do that.

Just no more getting into trouble. OK?

Come here.

I drank some. I needed it to get me back here.

BRADLEY GRUNTS

POP

I'm glad it worked.

Drink it all, then you might feel brave about speaking

next time you have to.

Archie, Izzy, lunch!

Coming! I'm starving. You?

I'm sorry I tricked you... about Bradley,

but the oldest man said pigs really did talk, back in the day.

BRADLEY GRUNTS

I'll be in, in a sec.

Here goes nothing.

MUSIC RISES TO CRESCENDO

HE SIGHS

You'll find it'll do the trick, Archibald Beckles.

You really can talk!

Coming in for lunch, Archie?

Who started this rumour about the talking pig, then?

Me.

And, er...is it true?

I was just telling porkies.

BRADLEY GRUNTS

BRADLEY GRUNTS

Wish a wish with liquorice

A wish that's not for you

Wish a wish with liquorice

And that wish will come true.

What did you wish for?

She doesn't have to say if she doesn't want to.

Now that you've made a wish and your photo's up...

you're officially one of us.

Izzy, welcome to The Knot.

The selkie offers some lonely girl three gifts

and if she accepts, he will become her soulmate forever.

-What's your big idea of romance, anyway?

-This.

Hey, wait! Did you do this?

I'm not Mr Cheekbones, am I?

I felt like you didn't even want me around any more.

-What could I do to prove that, that we...

-What?

..we're soulmates?