0:00:06 > 0:00:11# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# Doesn't matter what may come my way
0:00:14 > 0:00:18# Believe me now I will win some day. #
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Ben, Jackie.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Ben, Ben...MINE!
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- What's the Brownhurst Academy? - It's Jackie's letter!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- It's a sports academy Jackie applied to.- Can- I- open it?
0:00:32 > 0:00:37- No, Jackie doesn't read YOUR stuff! - Give it here!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40What? Leave me alone!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben!
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- Well, Jackie?- I've got it! I've actually got it!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- Well done!- Can I have your room?!
0:00:52 > 0:00:57You are happy, aren't you? You are going to take it?
0:00:57 > 0:01:03- It's none of your business!- Jackie? - You're already packing my bags!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07On your marks, get set, go!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And Jackie Hopper is off to a slow start!
0:01:11 > 0:01:17Will she make up her pace and get back in the race?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Jackie, calm down! You don't have to decide now.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33- I don't wannna think about it at all!- Look, it's all mine!
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- How do- I- get some?!- It's from Penelope, my foster grandma.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43She loves me very much, so she gave me £100.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- I'm going to spend, spend, spend. Anyone coming?- Me!
0:01:47 > 0:01:53- OK, let's run for the bus.- No way! I'm not doing any running all day.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56We'll get a taxi, or better still...
0:01:56 > 0:01:59a limousine!
0:02:17 > 0:02:23- £100?! Unfair, or what?- WE need grandparents. Then we'd have money!
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- And maybe they'll foster us!- Where do you find grandparents?- At Bingo!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- In old folks' homes? - Yes, they get dumped there!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Like us!- We invite them over and wait for the cash!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40We don't want old people here. They sleep all the time.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43You want money, don't you?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47So you're just gonna leave, just move out?
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Tracy, did YOU mind leaving the Dumping Ground?- It wasn't easy.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54But you're happier now?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59You know what the hard thing is? There was always people around.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Cam's place is pretty quiet. - I can't imagine leaving.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Are you gonna turn them down? - I dunno.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- I wanna go, but I don't know if I can move again.- Really?
0:03:10 > 0:03:16- I'm not gonna think about it today. - OK, let's talk about my £100.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20D'you think it's enough to buy a new bike?
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And it looks like Jackie Hopper may not be up for this race!
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Will she be defeated so soon?!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Yeah, I'm phoning from the Du... Cliffside.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- We wondered if any old people... - RICH old people!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41..nice old people could visit us.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45..Because we're lonely. We've all just been dumped here.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52- Old people must get lonely. Nothing to do but...- Count their money!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55(No!) ..er, watch Countdown!
0:03:55 > 0:04:00We thought we could invite them over for a bit of fun.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04The paperwork's not a problem. Sid deals with that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Yeah? ..Of course. Um...
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Sid, they want to talk to you about Form 21C Subsection A.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- Could you lend me 55 quid?- I've only got 25. It's for new trainers.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You're always buying sports stuff!
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Maybe I should look for some more funky shoes today.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Oh, there's some! ..Those there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- What're you doing? - I don't have to buy those trainers.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01- I can be normal!- It's not normal to be hypnotised by trainers!
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Come on.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Come ON!
0:05:06 > 0:05:11- Will training be much better there? - Let's talk about something else!
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Hopper is first at the finishing line!
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- It's like there's some weird force at work here!- Jackie...
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- It's like someone is saying... - Let's get some lunch.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Hello. This is Layla and I'm Lol.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37- I like reading.- (Gardening!)- And gardening.- I'm into board games.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- I love board games, too.- You know, I really hate them!- I do, too!
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- Henry, can I take your coat? - Oh, yes. I'll just take my wallet.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- Lots of money in it?- Not a bean Just my bus pass!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56(I dunno. This seems kinda mean.)
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- Let's have a tour. - I'll help! This way! Through here.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06(You can't back out now. C'mon.)
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Here - make the most of it. It'll be all salady stuff at the Academy.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19You'd be better off hanging round people with normal appetites - me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- This is how much NORMAL people eat? - It's how much- I- eat.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24OK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32And what has happened to junior track champion Hopper?!
0:06:32 > 0:06:37She has certainly, er...grown in stature since we last saw her.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44- Hello. Can I help you?- Could I have another cup of tea, please?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Or more cake? A nice slice of Battenburg?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Can I recite you my poem? - If you must(!)
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Poor orphan child, no proper home
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Lies in the gutter, lies there alone...
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- OK, I give up. Who ARE they? - They just turned up on the step.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- They'd lost their...- Dog.- ..dog.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12She shivers, she weeps So lonely, so cold...
0:07:12 > 0:07:17I said I'd seen it, so they should come in for a cup of tea
0:07:17 > 0:07:20while I told them what the dog looked like.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Surely they know what their own dog looks like?- Um...
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- Old people can be forgetful, sir. ..Cuckoo!- I'll cuckoo YOU!
0:07:31 > 0:07:35And as the sun rises The cold light of morn
0:07:35 > 0:07:40Shows poor little orphan Quite dead in the dawn.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46OK, they can stay, but not for long.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- Would you like me to sing a song? - I'd rather you didn't.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- That second shake was a mistake. - That third one was a REAL mistake.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I shouldn't have finished off yours.- No. ..C'mon.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Let's jog it off.- I can't move!
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- And I thought we weren't...! - You're right. No running.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13I think I need some chocolate. ..What? Always room for chocolate!
0:08:14 > 0:08:17And this is mine and Roxie's room. Nice, huh?
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- Are you sure you don't want to hear my song?- I drew you a picture.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Hold this. ..And this!
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Did you hear when we came in - "Lots of money in it?"
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- No! Is that why they're...?!- Yes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- I say, Dora, shall we have a bit of fun?- Oh, yes. I think we should.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Oh, here it is.
0:08:43 > 0:08:50- Who are these people?- Me, my sister Roxie, and my brother.- Oh, dear.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- Your family fell out of the ugly tree!- And hit all the branches!
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- It's no good - I have to go! - But people will miss you!
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Layla thinks you're wicked.- But my training!- It's not like friends.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16What would YOU do if it was you?
0:09:16 > 0:09:22- I'd stay where people cared about me.- They did at the Dumping Ground,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25but you still left to live with Cam.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Now, I think Jackie Hopper is determined to give up.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Will she go off on the wrong track?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Or will she return to the race?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45What's the big deal? If you love running more than us, just leave!
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- Or stay. It's not complicated. - I suppose, but...- What?
0:09:50 > 0:09:55It'd be like leaving Grandpa again. I was so miserable.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59And the only person who could make it better wasn't there.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It took ages before I felt at home.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07I don't wanna go through that again, not if I've got a choice.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Ooh!- There's nothing interesting in there.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17Dance mats! Our Jody's got one of these! I'm ever so good!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Let's go back to the lounge.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- You've got no rhythm! - Have to!- Have not!
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- You're not like grandparents!- We don't want to be your grandparents!
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Maybe some money will fall out of my pockets while I'm dancing(!)
0:10:37 > 0:10:44- I want another go! You're hogging it!- I beat you, so it's my go!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- (We have to make them go. - But the plan!- The plan failed.)
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Tea's up! I thought our guests might like...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55No, I think we've outstayed our welcome!
0:10:55 > 0:11:01Come along, dear. ..I may be old, but I'm not stupid.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- And I'm certainly not deaf! - I suggest if you want pocket money,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08you earn it! ..Thank you!
0:11:13 > 0:11:19I wish they'd liked us. I really want a grandparent.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23You've got me. I'm like your grand-brother.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I'm better than both of those two put together.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- So have our friends departed? - Yeah, finally.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- And this was your idea? - And Crash's.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Good. Since you liked them so much, you're going to work at their home
0:11:41 > 0:11:47- during half term. A couple of hours a day.- Oh, no!
0:11:47 > 0:11:53- Great idea, Lol(!)- You agreed to it. - "We'll make big money!"- Come on!
0:11:56 > 0:12:01This race is definitely giving young Hopper some problems.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Will she stay the course?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- So it'll be too hard to leave? - I suppose.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Friends are more important than running.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I'll miss running.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Jackie...- Yeah?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I was wrong. You should go to the Academy.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37You don't have to choose between running and friends.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We'll still be here for you.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Even if some of us are a bit unhelpful!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- I'll miss you. - I'll come and visit.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I'll get Cam to drive me and I'll write every day.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- OK, every week.- Me, too.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56You're gonna be a great runner.
0:12:56 > 0:13:03- You're gonna make loads of new friends, just as good as us.- Yeah?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08And Jackie Hopper finishes the race!
0:13:08 > 0:13:13This girl has got a great athletics career ahead of her!
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Bet they're not as cool as us!
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Are you all right?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Hay fever?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Me, too!
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Subtitles by Alison Semeonoff BBC Broadcast - 2004
0:13:35 > 0:13:38E-mail us at: subtitling@bbc.co.uk