Episode 25 The Story of Tracy Beaker

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

# Doesn't matter what may come my way

# Believe me now I will win some day. #

Yep, it's stuck again.

Can't we get a new one?

If we get a DVD, Ben can lend us a million movies.

-Perhaps next year's budget...

-That is SO not fair!

-We're last to get EVERYTHING!

-We used to make our own entertainment.

You can't make a DVD player with two baked bean tins and a bit of string.

We could make money and buy one!

-I don't need my car washing.

-Not chores, a sale.

We could sell things we don't want.

-I don't have anything I don't want.

-Me neither.

-I've got heaps of stuff.

Which means YOU won't be able to watch movies on MY DVD player!

-Is that all you've brought?

-Let's see what YOU'VE brought.

-Ugh!

-I need this!

Well, at least Tracy's bringing heaps.

-What on earth are you doing?!

-I need stuff for our sale.

-I need it for my kitchen!

-You don't know what this is for!

It's, um...

-It chops.

-See?

-OK, have that, but that's it.

-Talk about mean! What about you?

-You won't get much from me.

I bet you've got plenty of junk all over the place.

Time for a good clear-out, right?

Right.

Right, put the garbage in this one,

put my keepies in that one, and stuff for the sale in there, OK?

-Hey, I made that! Remember when the pottery lady came?

-Next.

-No!

-Let it die. It's suffering.

-We only need to blow it up.

-The tip's cheaper than dynamite.

-I taught you everything with this ball.

-Yeah...I was good, wasn't I?

I have magic feet and magic toes. I kick a ball and in it goes.

And in it goes. And in it goes.

Right, Ryan, play it to Tracy, go on.

Good one. Play it back to Tracy. Go on!

SMASH!

Who is responsible for this?!

Me. Sorry. I kicked it too hard.

Anyone squeals, they get rat poo in their cereal.

-Lots of good memories, eh?

-Say goodbye to Mike.

"Bye, Mike. Thank you for all the lovely memories!"

-Next!

-All right, keep your frizz on.

-It's still not much.

-Go and tell Tracy to hurry up with her stuff.

-She won't be watching our DVD.

-At this rate, neither will we.

Oh, we've got all day. Let's stoke up with some lunch.

I'll watch the stuff if you bring me a sandwich.

Well...hey! I've had this since I was at college.

-And you still don't know where the notes are.

-..Not nice!

We always meant to take you camping, so we could sing round the campfire.

-You'd love that.

-Sure(!) I'll bring the marshmallows.

# High on a hill was a lonely goatherd, yodelay, yodelay he ho

# Loud was the sound of the lonely goatherd, yodelay, yodeloo

-# Folks in a town that was quite remote heard...#

-GLUG!

-STRUMS GUITAR

-Shall I give you a tune?

Run, and I'll head him off at the pass!

Ah-ah. No, you don't. Where I go, the guitar goes. It's true LURVE.

Mike, there's a call for you. >

..Girls, stop it!

OK, settle down. Can we all gather round?

-Mike's got something to say.

-I didn't do it.

-Nobody's in trouble.

I've been asked to be an emergency replacement at a bigger care home.

Someone had to leave suddenly. They asked Mike to step in.

-For how long?

-It's permanent.

When are you leaving?

They said they need me from Monday.

But this is your weekend off here!

This is going to be Mike's last day here.

I'm sorry it's so sudden, guys. Nobody knew until the last minute.

We'll all miss Mike, but this is a great opportunity for him.

So let's all wish him lots of luck, eh?

-Great! We should get quite a bit for that.

-Sell it cheap. It's rubbish.

Roll up! Roll up! Bargains galore!

Oh, come on. We might get enough to get a remote control.

I don't care about the DVD any more. I only wish Mike was staying.

Me, too. Why don't we use the money we make to get him a present?

What will we get him? Something that will remind him of us forever.

- Oh, he won't forget any of you. - Let's get him the best present ever!

We'll be lucky if we make enough to get a card!

Then we'll have to sell decent stuff, stuff that people want.

You mean the stuff that WE want to keep?

-Hurry up!

-I can't decide!

-Come on!

-You do it!

..No, not that!

-No, I love that!

-Just pick something!

Oh, that's really nice. It'll sell.

I used to play it when I was a kid - to help me go to sleep.

-MUSICAL CHIMES

-But I don't need it any more.

Duke? Can you sell them together? I wouldn't want them to split up.

They're kind of a family.

-That's his whole racing car collection!

-One will do, Maxy.

Take these before I change my mind!

..Come in if your name's not Mike.

-I said...!

-I'm not in, am I?

-Very clever(!)

-About my leaving...

-Look..

-Is this the face of someone who cares?!

-I care if you're upset.

-You get PAID to care, Mr Care Worker! I don't!

-Ouch!

-And don't bother begging me to forgive you cos I'm not listening!

-Oh, are you still here?

-You really don't care about me, huh?

Watch my lips!

-Oh!

-CRASH!

-I'm really sorry. I DO care and I didn't mean to hurt you!

-Gotcha!

All right, OK.

-Forgiven?

-Just when you get used to things, everything changes.

Well, sometimes changes can be good. It makes life interesting.

-So you're leaving because we're boring.

-You're not boring!

-I won't forget you.

-Everyone forgets dumping-ground kids.

I won't...I promise.

Come on, everybody, get your bargains here!

The guitar, madam? Here you go. £5.

Thank you very much for your custom.

Don't all scrabble. There's enough for everybody. ..You can have that.

£5 for that. Two quid.

< It's for a good cause!

That's it except for the guitar. Do you know where it is?

-Do the kids there a favour and leave it behind.

-No! I love it.

-You've got all the memories.

-I've also got the guitar. It's upstairs.

-Who bought the guitar?

-What guitar?

-Mike's old one! Who bought it?

That went ages ago. Who cares?

-You didn't bring anything special to the sale, Tracy Beaker.

-Yes, I did.

-You know what you said about moving on?

-What?

-Guess what - guitars do, too.

-Ha, very funny(!)

-I just helped it on its way a bit.

-What are you talking about?

I gave it to the sale. Goodbye, old guitar.

-I told you how much that guitar means to me!

-Change is a good thing.

Have you ever considered the harmonica? Or the comb and paper?

I didn't realise you were that angry with me for leaving.

-You got me back real good.

-Yeah, well, I'm the champ.

Forgiven?

It's no big deal. It's only a guitar, hmm?

Better make your mind up, quick. The shops'll be shut in half an hour.

-I know what he needs!

-She's not coming. She didn't even help.

-But I don't need to come. I'll do everybody's chores for a week.

-No.

OK, I'll give you all my pocket money for a month if you'll listen.

ALL your pocket money?

We're listening.

Who likes anchovies and who likes pepperoni?

I'm buying you all pizzas.

No-one likes anchovies. Maxy likes pineapple, Justine likes pepperoni

-and Ryan just likes more.

-Right.

At this new place, you'd better learn what the kids like.

I'm really sorry I had to spring my leaving on you so fast.

-I'm sorry I sent your guitar away.

-It's OK. I'll get over that.

-Me, too.

-Wish me luck?

Luck!

To Mike.

ALL: To Mike!

-(Tracy's not here.)

-And now for our big surprise!

-This is for you, Mike. From the kids, staff and Ben.

-Oh, wow!

Thank you! I didn't expect...

-Really, I mean...

-Oh, open it, for goodness sake. I'm getting old!

Ah, that is great!

That is the best!

How could you lot afford this?

Who needs a DVD player?

Aw...this is just the greatest.

Hey, shall I give everyone a song?

NO!

-Get me a bucket!

-A doctor!

-Get me some earplugs!

-Oi, oi, oi.

Ready?

Mike, I'll send the strings to your new place!

Subtitles by Gillian Frazer BBC Broadcast 2002

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