Sufia the Silent The Story of Tracy Beaker

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

-# It doesn't matter What may come my way...

-No! No!

# Believe me now I will win some day. #

Who's there?

-Sorry, Tracy.

-What are you doing?

Sorry, Tracy.

This is Sufia. She's just arrived.

-She'll be sharing your room.

-This is MY room, Tracy's room.

Not "Tracy and anyone else's room". Can't you dump her on Justine?

Sufia doesn't speak English.

I thought you could look after her. You're such a sweet, caring person.

SNORING

Be quiet.

Be quiet!

Oh, just bog off!

SNORING IS EVEN LOUDER

Oops!

Sorry, Michael.

-Who is that?

-Hi, I'm Hayley.

-What's your name?

-Yes.

Sufia doesn't speak English.

She doesn't speak English? Hi, Sufia.

-You've got the biggest nose I've ever seen.

-Leave off, saddo.

And, Sufia, I love your scarf, it's really ugly, just like you.

-Bog off?

-OTHERS LAUGH

Nice one, Sufia.

-You're gonna regret that.

-Back off, Michael.

-Who's gonna make me?

We are. Got it?

-Oi! No girls allowed!

-What, because I might show you up?

-Show her, Lol!

CRASH!

Now, who are we gonna blame this one on?

But we were saving up to buy Revenge Of The Reptiles.

Now I can't get Grandpa a birthday present.

You should've thought of that before you played football in the house.

-You break things, you pay for them.

-I'll break you in a minute!

No new computer game? What a shame.

Oh, don't worry, Jackie.

Your granddad's so la-la, he won't even know it's his birthday.

-What did you say?

-Shut up, Michael.

-He doesn't even know what day of the week it is.

-It's not worth it.

I'm glad you've made Sufia welcome.

I'll be holding an art competition to replace the broken painting.

We're a bit busy at the moment.

-We want a group picture of everyone at Stowey House.

-Even Michael?

-I'll pin the best entry on the wall.

-Can't we pin Tracy on the wall?

Hey, Marco! Have we got a brilliant surprise for you!

-It won't work.

-Marco isn't loaded.

Shhh.

-How would you like to be the first ever, disco space dog?

-Woof.

-Yeah, cool!

-And how much is this offer worth to you?

I've got 20p and you can have this sweet.

Just have 'em.

-It was worth a try.

-There's gotta be better ways of making money.

-LOUD AND SLOW:

-Make yourself feel at home. I'll just be over here.

-Did you want something?

-Can I borrow the green paint, please?

Sure.

Is that supposed to be Jackie?

Yeah, why?

No reason. Thanks.

Hey, Hayley, what's up?

Er, I've...come to borrow your green paint.

Sure, I'll just get it for you now.

I've seen Tracy's painting and it's brilliant. You should be worried.

I'm not worried.

I'm the best artist in the universe.

Hey! Duke, it's your lucky day!

-For £5 each, we'll weed your vegetable patch.

-What do you say?!

£5?! You lot haven't done any chores in days!

-You should weed it for free. It really needs a tidy-up...

-Slug!

Where are you going? Come back here!

Slug!

-This is hopeless.

-We're not giving up yet.

I'm sure there's an easier way of making money, right under our noses.

That's it! We can play cards with people and win money off them!

Yeah. Piece of cake! Grandpa and me used to play cards all the time.

-But how will we be sure we'll win?

-Because, my dear brother...

..I have a plan.

That's great, Hayley. Shelley's got a tough choice.

Not if I've anything to do with it!

-Hey, dudes.

-Hi, Nathan.

-Wanna join us?

-Yeah, all right.

-Blimey, those cards look a bit battered.

-Yeah.

-We're playing for money?

-I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do that.

-Scared you lose?

-No, I don't want to rob kids of their pocket money.

Oh, don't worry about that.

Right, the first person to get five of the same colour wins.

LOUD MUSIC PLAYS

-Oi! Turn it off!

-Get lost, Beaker.

-How am I meant to concentrate with all this racket?

-Not my problem.

"Not my problem." So childish.

SWITCHES MUSIC OFF

As you think I'm so childish, Tracy Beaker, you'll be expecting this.

Come back here, you little brat!

-You wouldn't dare...

-Oh, you know me, I'm always up for a dare!

Oh, whoops.

Oh!

That's it!

A-a-agh!

I'll get the first-aid kit!

-For heavens' sake, it's only paint!

-Inside now! Go and get cleaned up.

And you lose again!

-I can't understand it. I'm usually lucky at cards.

-Not today, Nathan.

Pay up, then.

LAUGHTER

-You're not playing cards with them?

-Yeah.

They're scamming you! They've bent the red ones!

Ho!

Oh?

Sorry, Nathan.

We only did it cos we wanted to buy Revenge Of The Reptiles.

Now it looks like we're never gonna get it.

-Revenge Of... The video game?

-Yeah.

Why didn't you say?

-Yes!

-It's OK for you two. What can I do about Grandpa's present?

-Invite him round to play on Revenge Of The Reptiles.

-Right, Lol.

-B-b...

-Ta.

-Nathan!

Did you do this?

Thanks!

You OK, Jackie?

Sorted out your grandpa's birthday present yet?

Wanna give him this?

-Don't you want to go in the competition?

-It doesn't matter.

I reckon Hayley will win, anyway.

Thanks.

I'm pleased to announce that the painter of the winning entry is...

-Tracy Beaker!

-Yes!

There is no way she painted that herself. Someone's helped her.

Michael, Tracy made you look very handsome in her picture,

so let's just leave it there, shall we?

Well, done, Tracy. Here's your prize.

Thank you.

I'm very impressed.

I've one more announcement to make.

Sufia won't be staying with us. She'll be leaving this afternoon.

Look, Sufia,

I know it's not fair that I didn't tell everyone you did the painting.

I'm not the sort of person to say sorry. Even if I did, you wouldn't understand it, but, anyway...

all I really wanted to say was...

this is for you.

Thank you.

Tracy! You gave your prize to Sufia! That was a lovely thing to do.

Oh, no problem. I'm "such a sweet, caring person".

Subtitles by Dorothy Moore BBC Broadcast 2004

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