0:00:02 > 0:00:04So, there I was, hard at it, doing my homework, when me ma comes in.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Ah, Roy, that doesn't look like your homework.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09But Ma, it's history homework for Hammo.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Ah, history.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Gossip's fancy cousin.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Your assignment is to write the life story of a historical figure
0:00:16 > 0:00:18of your choice.
0:00:18 > 0:00:24- BOTH:- I want every fact, every figure and every single detail.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25I don't know where to start.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28What do I know about the woman who built France?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Or the man who invented hiccups?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Why not try writing about the person you know best?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- Who's that?- You. We're all a part of history.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Ma was right.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38But did I really want everybody knowing everything about me?
0:00:38 > 0:00:40There's some things I wish even I didn't know.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Me da was very persuasive though.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46You know what he's like when he gets fired up about something.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Will whatever you're saying mean I have to stop reading this paper?
0:00:49 > 0:00:50No.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Do that then. - So, I'm writing it all down.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56The life and thoughts of Roy O'Brien.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Because these are The Roy Files.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Roy!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Imaginations are just the best thing ever.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07There's nothing you can't do with one.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Like, say you want to be a jet pilot or a rock star some day, why wait?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Your imagination can make it happen right now.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18GUITAR PLAYS
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Or you can start off small.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I'd love to have a tan some day.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Maybe you've always wanted to see yourself with a healthy glow.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32You just need to imagine it.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Nice tan, Roy.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36But you have to be careful.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Imaginations can be dangerous, too.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41What if the reason my parents are fighting is because
0:01:41 > 0:01:44my ma fell in love with someone else?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47How are your parents doing, Roy?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52You think your mum and Hammond are...?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Roy.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56How's your mother?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I'm going to buy her some flowers and I was just wondering
0:01:58 > 0:02:01if you knew what her favourites were?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Just imagine, Hammond as your da.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Sir.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07'Brutal.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Yes, son.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Can I go to the toilet, sir?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16"May I go to the toilet, Dad?"
0:02:18 > 0:02:20May I go to the toilet, Dad?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- THEY LAUGH - Daddy's boy!- Daddy's Boy!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Ah! Make it stop.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Ah! Get out of my head.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32On second thoughts, maybe I should give my imagination a rest.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Now, now, Roy. We don't want that kind of talk.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36No. Developing your imagination,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39well, that's an important part of growing up.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41And that is why creative play...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44it's at the core of what we do at Sandyford Progressive Learning.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Oh, if there's one thing I know about, it's creative play.
0:02:48 > 0:02:501,000,004 and counting.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52That's the highest score ever, ever.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54GAME MUSIC STOPS It's finished.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It says, "We Aliens have given up
0:02:57 > 0:02:59"and we'll never invade again.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00"Sorry for bothering you!"
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Oh, no. No.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Roy, that's not exactly what I meant.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I mean, I don't think sitting in front of a screen for hours on end
0:03:07 > 0:03:09is developing one's mind.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Let's do this. Oh, yes!
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Are you coming, Roy?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Earth to Roy.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Come in, Roy.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17No, I'm grand.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18That'll be why Hammo...
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Mr Hammond is so against computer games, miss.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Always confiscating them.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Exactly.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Oh, no. No, no, no.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28That's not fair.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I'm... I'm so sorry, sir.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Pick up those papers.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Give it to me.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Roy.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52O'Brien!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I was just waiting for it to save.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Yeah, he says that we shouldn't be playing them
0:03:58 > 0:04:00because it's a school not a circus,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04despite certain unnamed individuals running it like one.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05I think he meant you, miss.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Oh, no.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Oh, no, Roy.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Mr Hammond would never, ever say something like that.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14That is your imagination and it's getting the better of you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Not this time, miss. See for yourself.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19This is a school, not a circus.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Despite certain unnamed individuals running it like one.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Now, get back to class and don't let me catch you
0:04:26 > 0:04:28with this infernal game thingamajig again.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32So, that's what he thinks of my teaching methods, is it?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36A welcome change that you agree with me for once, Miss Jervis.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37The constant blipping
0:04:37 > 0:04:41and zapping of those cursed video games is a mind-rotting menace.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Actually, Mr Hammond, I'm starting to think that they may be
0:04:45 > 0:04:49a good way for children to release the frustration in a safe
0:04:49 > 0:04:51and imaginative environment.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54In fact, I could use a good subatomic blaster myself right now.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56What's that supposed to mean?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Awkward.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Wow, can't you two ever agree on anything?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Of course we can't. - Of course we can.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Don't be ridiculous.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06We don't always disagree.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Yes, we do. And I'm not being ridiculous.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- Yes, you are.- No, I'm not. - Yes, you are.- No, I'm not.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- Yes, you are.- No.- Yes, you are.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Yes, you are. Yes, you are. - No, no, no, no, no.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I can't believe I let those two share a thought bubble.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19What was I thinking?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I hate to say it, but Jervis and Hammo are both right.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Computer games can be a good way to let your imagination go.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27But sometimes you can let it go too far.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31At last, the Sword Of Destiny is mine.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36With this Shield Of Morgot, I am invincible.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I think you have a bit of a fever there, love.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I'm going to get you some medicine.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Away, vile sorceress.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I'll have none of your potions.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Roy O'Brien...
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Oh, you little...
0:05:47 > 0:05:49You mistake me for someone else, troll.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I am Roy of Helmsford, slayer of dragons.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Classic, he actually thinks he's in Dragon's Breath.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55- What?- What?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58It's an online game Roy's been playing all week with his guild.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Guild?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It's like a gang of nerdy losers who play games together.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05All of Roy's mates, basically.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Right, Roy. Come on.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Snap out of it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- Snap out of what, chubby troll? - Oh, you...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Well, at least he recognises you, Da.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13The witch speaks.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Well, he knows you too, doesn't he?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Typical. Only a total sap like you
0:06:18 > 0:06:21could get so caught up in a lame video game
0:06:21 > 0:06:23that you end up trying to kill the washing machine.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Prepare to die, vile beast.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27I can't believe I did that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I don't remember a thing.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I hope I didn't do anything else embarrassing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Not really.- Phew.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40Although, you did go and profess your love to Princess Tara.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42How did your poem go again?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43There was a poem?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Hang on, I think I remember it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Oh, darling Princess Tara with your face so fair,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54could you ever love a knight with drawn-on hair?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57If the answer is no the heartache's too big,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00so just say yes and I'll buy a nice wig.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Oh, I'm only kidding.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06What?
0:07:06 > 0:07:07You were right, Roy.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Imaginations can be fun.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I'm not going to forget this, Becky.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Seriously though, you did fill Dad's car with grass.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Yeah, right.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17No, you really did.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Although, it was his own fault.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Well, I'm...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I'm having a bit of bother with those, erm...
0:07:23 > 0:07:27blood-sucking elves out in the garden.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Blood-sucking elves?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Yeah. Yeah, they're hiding in the grass.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Vicious little things they are.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I was just thinking, maybe you could go out there with your sword
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and cut the grass and then they'd have nowhere to hide.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41A brilliant plan!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43You're not as stupid as you look, troll.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Roy the dragon slayer.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I've laid waste to your field.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Not a single blood-sucking elf in sight.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Good lad.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Oh, and I fed your ugly steed.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05My what?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24OK, moving along.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Right, so imaginations can sometimes get you into trouble.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30But they can get you out of trouble, too.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Like when they help you to come up with clever ways to solve problems.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I'd do anything to get my old face back, lads.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And all the smiling - it's starting to hurt.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41A lot.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I have an idea, lads.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46If the wind did change his face, maybe it can change it back.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Hold on!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I love the way my mates have fantastic imaginations.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59I think he wants us to stop.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Friends with good imaginations are one thing,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05but did you ever have a friend who was all imagination?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I did.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Bigudy-beh-beh. Dug-uh dug-uh.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Bl-lbl-bl-bl-bl.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Oh, I think it's a monster!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Deh-digguh-de-bl-l-bl.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It's attacking O'Brien!
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Quick, someone, get a hammer.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25No, no, wait! wait!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I think it's trying to help him.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Buddy?- Deh-digguh-de-bl-l-bl.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Buddy!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Roy, do you know this creature?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Yes, miss. He's my imaginary friend.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40And surprise, surprise.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Buddy showing up had Jervis
0:09:42 > 0:09:44and Hammo at each other's throats again.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48So, you're enrolling a figment of O'Brien's imagination?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51A squiggle he drew on a piece of paper when he was four years of age?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Yep.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And who will we be admitting next?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Wonder Woman? Spider-Man?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Derek, breathe.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01And what about the warning from Mr and Mrs O'Brien?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Are you going to ignore their sage advice?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06No, I am well aware of the challenges ahead.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Buddy is a unique individual.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Integrating him into life into Sandyford Progressive won't be easy.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14But just think of the rewards when we succeed.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It was like Buddy escaped from my imagination
0:10:17 > 0:10:19to set everyone else free.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22BUDDY BOINGS
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Of course, others tried to get in on the act.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Can I help you with something?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47No, thanks.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Me and Nigel just fancied a cup of tea.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Who?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Nigel.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57My imaginary friend.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Say, "Hello", Nigel.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Nigel says, "Hello."
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Hello, Nigel.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11It's a shame that Deco's imaginary friend
0:11:11 > 0:11:12was the invisible kind.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I'm sure Nigel and Buddy would have got on.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16The whole school loved Buddy.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18He brought out everyone's fun side.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Buddy!
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Fire!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Take that, Mr Hammond.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So much for the benefits of letting the imagination run free.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44That went well.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Not!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Your insults could certainly use a little more imagination.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Stop!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Buddy O'Brien, get out of my school,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02you are expelled!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Hm... Shouting at students.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Expelling pupils.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Not quite in keeping with your progressive methods, is it?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Oh, I'm sorry, were you finished?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I was waiting for the snort.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20What's that supposed to mean?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21HE SNORTS
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Well, there's no need to get personal.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Oh, and saying that I run the school like a circus isn't personal?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28What? I never said that.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29What are they like?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Don't even try and deny it, Mr Hammond.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Roy has the whole thing on film. He showed me.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Uh-oh.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I should have known that calamitous cartoon was behind this.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40OK, thanks for your help.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Bye now.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42ROY!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Plenty to think about when it comes to imagination then.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49But keep to these simple rules and you'll be fine.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52There's nothing wrong with having imaginary friends.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53OK, so they're not real,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56but on the plus side they don't eat your crisps.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59And remember, you might not feel like it sometimes,
0:12:59 > 0:13:00but everyone's got an imagination.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And the best part is, it's free.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I guess that's why everybody's got one.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09And finally, make the most of your imagination.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Because unlike your favourite pair of underpants,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14the more you use it, the better it gets.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15There you go.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Scrapbook sorted.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Now, if you'll excuse me,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22me thumbs have to save the Earth from an army of alien avocados.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Imagine that!
0:13:24 > 0:13:25See yous.