0:00:30 > 0:00:37This film contains strong language
0:00:58 > 0:01:01MUSIC: "Cosmic Dancer" by T Rex
0:01:01 > 0:01:03# I was dancing when I was 12
0:01:05 > 0:01:08# I was dancing when I was 12
0:01:11 > 0:01:14# I was dancing when I was, aah
0:01:17 > 0:01:21# I was dancing when I was, aah
0:01:23 > 0:01:27# I danced myself right out the womb
0:01:28 > 0:01:32# I danced myself right out the womb
0:01:34 > 0:01:38# Is it strange to dance so soon?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44# I danced myself right out the womb
0:01:47 > 0:01:50# I was dancing when I was eight
0:01:53 > 0:01:56# I was dancing when I was eight
0:01:59 > 0:02:02# Is it strange to dance so late?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09# Is it strange to dance so late?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13# Aah
0:02:13 > 0:02:16# Aa-aah
0:02:16 > 0:02:20# I danced myself into the tomb
0:02:23 > 0:02:26# I danced myself into the tomb
0:02:29 > 0:02:32# Is it strange to dance so soon?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# I danced myself into the tomb
0:02:40 > 0:02:44# Is it wrong to understand
0:02:46 > 0:02:50# The fear that dwells inside a man?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56# What's it like to be a loon...? #
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oh, no!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02# I liken it to a balloon
0:03:04 > 0:03:07# Aah
0:03:07 > 0:03:10# Aa-aah
0:03:10 > 0:03:14# I danced myself out of the womb
0:03:17 > 0:03:19# I danced myself out of the womb... #
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Grandma!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Your eggs.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28# ..Is it strange to dance so soon? #
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It's Billy.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33# I danced myself into the tomb... #
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Come on.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38# ..I danced myself out of the womb
0:03:41 > 0:03:44# I danced myself out of the womb
0:03:46 > 0:03:50# Is it strange to dance so soon? #
0:03:50 > 0:03:53RECORD JUMPS Fuck!
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- Have you been playing my records, you little twat?- I never played nowt.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Ow!- Knob head.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- If Dad knew you smoked that stuff, he'd go mental.- Fuck off, will you?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Twat!
0:04:17 > 0:04:22FAINT SOUND OF "Cosmic Dancer" FROM HEADPHONES
0:04:23 > 0:04:26< Here we go, Dad. Come on, man!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28< Dad!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Hurry, Dad. We'll be late.
0:04:30 > 0:04:37The whole friggin' world's gonna be on that picket line this morning. ..Oi, have you tidied our room?
0:04:37 > 0:04:44- There's not much of this coal left. - We'll be digging it up again next month.- Don't kid yerself.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I'm not waiting for youse.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- Tony. Tony!- See you down at the picket line, Dad.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56..Leave it, Billy.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Mam would've let us.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14GRANDMA HUMS SOFTLY
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Your 50 pence is on the fridge.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51ANGRY CHORUS OF "Scab!"
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Are you sure you're not coming?
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Am I fuck! It's a load of bollocks. - No, it's not.- It's a load of shite.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- Anyway, I don't know why you bother. - I'm good at it.- Are you shite!
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- Them gloves went out with the ark. - They're my dad's, these.- Exactly(!)
0:06:25 > 0:06:29MAN: Right, lads, listen up. ..Hold it!
0:06:29 > 0:06:37Now, because they're using downstairs as a soup kitchen for the striking miners,
0:06:37 > 0:06:44I'm going to let Mrs Wilkinson use the bottom end of the boxing hall for her ballet lessons.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- So, NO hanky-panky! Understood? BOYS:- Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Elliot, you're late. Get changed and get in here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Right, then, lads, give it all you've got. Round one.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02PIANO MUSIC STARTS UP
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Well, don't just stand there, Elliot.
0:07:10 > 0:07:17Oh, God, not again! This is man-to-man combat, not a tea dance. What are you daeing, man?
0:07:17 > 0:07:23Hit him! He's just pissing about. Now, get stuck in. He's like a fanny in a fit.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26BILLY! Hit him.
0:07:29 > 0:07:36Jesus Christ, Billy Elliot, you're a disgrace to them gloves, your father and this boxing hall.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38You owe us 50 pence.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43..Oi, Liberace, will you give it a rest?!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47..Billy, punchbag!
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- You're not going until you do it properly.- Shit.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05Give these to Mrs Wilkinson when you've finished. I'll see you next week.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11OK, girls, left hand on the bar. ..Thank you, Mr Braithwaite. And...
0:08:11 > 0:08:14pretty arms.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Bottoms in.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Where are you looking, Susan?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Lift. Feel the music. Feel it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29..In time, Debbie, please.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And one, and two, and three
0:08:33 > 0:08:38and four, and five, six, seven, eight.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41And one, and two, and three
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and four, and five...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48And hold.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Hold it.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Support yourselves! Don't look at me. Look ahead.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Where's your confidence? Come on!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02And down.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Lovely.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10(God!)
0:09:10 > 0:09:14And, Debbie, eyes front.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16And five, and six
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and seven, and stop.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23..Thank you, Mr Braithwaite. Right, into the centre, girls.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Miss.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Miss, the keys.- Not now.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36..Right, Mr Braithwaite, "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow".
0:09:36 > 0:09:38(Fat chance.)
0:09:38 > 0:09:40..Ready, and...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Port de bras forward.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And up.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Forward.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50And up.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Why don't you join in?- Forward.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And up.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Port de bras forward.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And up.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01And hold.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04And three, and four,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08and Debbie, straight leg, seven and eight.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And one, and two
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and three and four, and five...
0:10:13 > 0:10:17boots off, seven and eight. What size are you?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Miss, the keys.- Into the centre.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Go on, I dare you!
0:10:26 > 0:10:28..Prepare...
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and one, and two,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33and three, and four,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35and five, and six,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38and...and eight.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40And hold.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Hold it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Hold it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Hold it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53What have we got here, then?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Heel out.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Drop your hip.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Nice...straight leg.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Good arch.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Turn it like that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12..Right, class dismissed. Home time.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15..Debbie, get the 50ps.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20CAR HORN TOOTS
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- You owe me 50 pence.- No, I don't. - Why don't you bring it next week?
0:11:26 > 0:11:32- I can't. I go to boxing.- You're crap at boxing.- I'm not!- Shut up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35..I thought you enjoyed it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Please yourself, darling.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49FRED ASTAIRE SINGS "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails"
0:11:49 > 0:11:54# I'm steppin' out, my dear To breathe an atmosphere that simply reeks with class
0:11:54 > 0:11:58# And I trust that you'll excuse my dust when I step on the gas
0:11:58 > 0:12:00# For I'll be there
0:12:00 > 0:12:03# Puttin' down my top hat
0:12:03 > 0:12:06# Mussin' up my white tie
0:12:06 > 0:12:09# Dancin' in my tails. #
0:12:09 > 0:12:12ORCHESTRA PLAYS
0:12:20 > 0:12:25He was your mum's favourite, was Fred Astaire.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29We used to watch him at the Palace picture house.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33And then dance round the front room like lunatics. Marvellous!
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Mind, they used to say I could've been a professional.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Come on, Grandma. Not now!
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Grandma!
0:13:16 > 0:13:18It's this one here.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Grandma! It's over here!
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Tony...do you ever think about death?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Fuck off!
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Night-night, then.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49- Plenty of boys do ballet, you know. - What boys do ballet?- Nobody round here, but plenty of men do.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Poofs.- Not necessarily poofs.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Who, like? - Wayne Sleep, he's not a poof.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- He's as fit as an athlete.- I bet he couldn't beat Daley Thompson. - Not in a race, but in stamina.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08- Why don't you come tomorrow?- I can't. I have to go to boxing, haven't I?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Please yourself, then.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- See you around.- Aye, see you.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Ta-ra.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30MAN: Right, lads, look sharp. Everybody out!
0:14:37 > 0:14:39PIANO MUSIC
0:14:39 > 0:14:42One, two, three.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Arms are in fifth.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48One, two, three. One, two, three. Turn, turn, stop.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54- One, two, three. Where are those arms?- I don't know what to do.- Follow the others.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00..Shut up, Debbie! One, two, three. One, two, three. Nice pretty arms. And stop.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- See, I told you it takes loads of practice.- Debbie!- What, Mam?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- What do you call me?- Miss. - Shove off.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16..So, do we get the pleasure of your company next week?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18It's just...
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- I feel like a right sissy.- Well, don't act like one. 50p, please.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31If you're not coming again, give us your shoes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36No, you're all right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Right.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- What are you doing, going round here like creeping Jesus?- Nowt.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- They found your nana in the Spar stores. Where have you been?- Boxing.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- What are you doing?- I forgot my gloves.- They were my dad's gloves.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16You'd better take better care of them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24MUSIC: "Get It On" by T Rex
0:16:35 > 0:16:41# Well, you're dirty and sweet Clad in black, don't look back And I love you
0:16:41 > 0:16:44# You're dirty, sweet And you're my girl
0:16:46 > 0:16:51# Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
0:16:53 > 0:16:58# Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
0:17:01 > 0:17:04# Well, you're built like a car... #
0:17:04 > 0:17:06This way.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10# ..You've got a hubcap diamond star halo... #
0:17:10 > 0:17:13So, you go to ballet every week?
0:17:13 > 0:17:20- Yeah, but don't say owt.- Why do you take lessons?- Why do you think? To get better.- To get to wear a tutu?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Fuck off. They're only for lasses.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I wear my shorts.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31- You want to ask for a tutu. - What for?- To dance in. - I'd look a right dickhead.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35I think you'd look wicked.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38# ..Get it on, get it on, get it on... #
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Come on.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45# Well, you're windy and wild
0:17:45 > 0:17:50# You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
0:17:50 > 0:17:53# You're windy and wild, oh, yeah
0:17:53 > 0:17:57# Well, you're built like a car
0:17:57 > 0:18:01# You've got a hubcap diamond star halo
0:18:01 > 0:18:06# You're dirty sweet and you're my girl
0:18:06 > 0:18:11# Get it on, bang a gong Get it on... #
0:18:11 > 0:18:13GUITAR
0:18:16 > 0:18:21I don't know why you're looking at that.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24You can't take that out on a junior ticket.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30SIREN WAILS
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Come on!
0:18:35 > 0:18:40# Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
0:18:43 > 0:18:47# Get it on, bang a gong get it on... #
0:18:47 > 0:18:49See you, then.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52# Take me! #
0:19:09 > 0:19:12'OK, Billy Elliot, into the centre.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17'I want you to watch carefully, girls. First, arabesque.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Shoulders. Look forward, beyond your fingertips.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29There.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Spin it, Mr Braithwaite, spin it!
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Come on, spin it!
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Now, focus. Look in the mirror.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Agh!
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Christ Almighty! - What's going on?- Nothing.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Prepare, one, and two. Strong position.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Weight on both legs and...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03pirouette and down.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Up you get.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Find a place on that bloody wall...
0:20:13 > 0:20:16..and focus on that spot.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Then whip your head round and come back to that spot. Prepare!
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- One and two, and...- Fuck it.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Have you got the spot?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Prepare!
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Prepare!- Prepare.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Go!
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Go!
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Go!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Go!
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Go, Billy!
0:20:50 > 0:20:53What have I told you about that arm?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Right, back to the bar.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12You look like a right wanker to me, son.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16UPBEAT MUSIC
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- Jackie, if it's the 50p a session, I can dae without it. - What are you talking about?
0:21:56 > 0:22:03- The boxing. I haven't seen your Billy for months. I didn't like to say anything.- First I knew about it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- He's never got the gloves off. - Send him round to my house. I'll knock some sense into him.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12MEN SCREAM "Scab!"
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Step, open, and balance, balance...
0:22:23 > 0:22:27ANGRY CHORUS OF "Scab!"
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Right, let's do it again.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35ANGRY CHANTING
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Open and LIFT your chest! Let's do it again. ..Thank you, Mr Braithwaite.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44What are your arms doing?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Pay attention. Arms, like this, all right?
0:22:48 > 0:22:53..Thank you, Mr Braithwaite. ..Step REALLY open, powerful.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Proud!
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- You're not concentrating. - Yes, I am.- You're not even trying.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Can WE have a go of it, Miss?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Let's do it again.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Listen, have you noticed anything weird about our Billy lately?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19What are you after, a list?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Aye-aye.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Got enough food there, scab(?)
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- What are you doing? - Scabs eat well, eh?
0:23:35 > 0:23:41My best mate! First rule of the union, Gary, you never cross a picket line.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50We're fucked if you forget that! < We're fucked anyway.
0:23:50 > 0:23:56RADIO: 'In a speech to Tory MPs yesterday, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
0:23:56 > 0:24:03'referred to members of the striking National Union of Mineworkers as the enemy within.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08'The speech follows violent clashes between police officers and...'
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- See you, then. - Wait! Your breakfast...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14What the hell's he up to?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17BALLET MUSIC PLAYED ON PIANO
0:24:23 > 0:24:27One, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31And one, two, three, and a turn.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53And a one, two, three, pas de bourree.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57YOU...OUT...NOW!
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I beg your pardon?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Please, Miss.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Um...
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Which way are we facing? Come on. And a one,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24two, three, pas de bourree. And a...
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Ballet.- What's wrong with ballet?
0:25:27 > 0:25:33- What's wrong with ballet?! - It's perfectly normal. - "Perfectly normal".
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I used to go to ballet.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38See?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Aye, for your nana. For girls. N-Not for lads, Billy.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Lads do football or...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48boxing or...
0:25:49 > 0:25:51..wrestling.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Not friggin' ballet!
0:25:56 > 0:26:00What lads do wrestling?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Don't start, Billy.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07- I don't see what's wrong with it. - You know what's wrong with it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- No, I don't. - Yes, you do.- No, I don't!
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Yes, you bloody well do! Who do you think I am?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19You know quite nicely.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21What?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25What are you trying to say, Dad?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29You're asking for a hiding, son.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- No, I'm not!- You are, Billy. - It's not just poofs, Dad.
0:26:34 > 0:26:41Some ballet dancers are as fit as athletes. What about that Wayne Sleep? He was a ballet dancer.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Wayne Sleep?!- Aye.
0:26:46 > 0:26:53Listen, from now on, you can forget about the fucking ballet! You can forget about the boxing, as well.
0:26:53 > 0:27:00I'm bursting my arse for those 50 pences and you...! You'll stay here and look after your nana. Got it?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Good!
0:27:08 > 0:27:13- They used to say I could've been a professional dancer.- Shut up!
0:27:16 > 0:27:20I hate you! You're a BASTARD!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Get off!
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Billy!
0:27:33 > 0:27:37MUSIC: "Children Of The Revolution" by T Rex
0:27:37 > 0:27:41# But you won't fool the children of the revolution
0:27:41 > 0:27:46# No, you won't fool the children of the revolution
0:27:46 > 0:27:49# No, no, no... #
0:27:49 > 0:27:52GUITAR
0:28:06 > 0:28:09DOG BARKS
0:28:17 > 0:28:22# You won't fool the children of the revolution
0:28:22 > 0:28:27# No, you won't fool the children of the revolution
0:28:27 > 0:28:32# No, you won't fool the children of the revolution
0:28:32 > 0:28:38# No, you won't fool the children of the revolution... #
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Oh, hello.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- My dad'll kill me if he knows I'm here. - He's stopped you coming to classes.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52It's not his fault, Miss.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- That's all right with you, is it? - I suppose so.
0:28:56 > 0:29:03- You should stand up to him. - You don't know what he's like. - Well, that blows it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Blows what, Miss?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07..Debbie!
0:29:08 > 0:29:13MAN: I've heard a lot about you. Durham's little Gene Kelly, eh?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- Your dad work down the pit, then? - Yeah.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23- It must be hard for the family, being out on strike. He is out on strike, isn't he?- Of course.
0:29:23 > 0:29:30- Don't worry, it won't last long. - Tom, don't!- It's just a few bloody commies stirring things up.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- Let's face it, they haven't got a leg to stand on.- Who doesn't?
0:29:35 > 0:29:39The miners. Well, it stands to reason, doesn't it?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Some pits are just uneconomical.
0:29:42 > 0:29:49- It costs more money to dig the coal out than they get for the coal. What does that tell you?- I dunno.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- You need to think about that, don't you, son?- Tom!
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- I'd shut the lot of them down tomorrow.- For God's sake!
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- What do you do, Mr Wilkinson? - He's been made redundant. >
0:30:09 > 0:30:15- Thought he was gonna hit me. - He's just under a lot pressure. That's what Mam says.
0:30:15 > 0:30:23- I think it's because he drinks too much.- Does he?- He's always pissed. Once he pissed himself.- Your dad?!
0:30:23 > 0:30:30- Cos he's unhappy, cos they sleep in separate beds.- Why do they do that? - So they can't have sex.
0:30:30 > 0:30:37- Do they not have sex?- Dad did it with this woman from work. But they don't think I know.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Do you miss your mam, then?
0:30:41 > 0:30:46I don't really miss her as such. It's more like just feeling sad.
0:30:46 > 0:30:53Especially when I remember all of a sudden, when I've forgot that she was dead.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58- What about your mum? Does she not have sex?- No, she's unfulfilled.
0:30:58 > 0:31:05- That's why she does dancing.- She does dancing instead of sex? Your family's weird.- No, they're not.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10They are, though. They're mental.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14MUSIC: "Children Of The Revolution"
0:31:14 > 0:31:17# Yeah! #
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Get off!
0:31:19 > 0:31:22# Wah! #
0:31:38 > 0:31:40See? You're a nutter, you.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Debbie! It's time for Billy to go home.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- ..Come on, Billy, I'll drop you off at the corner.- See you, Debbie.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55DOOR CLOSES
0:32:05 > 0:32:07OK, then.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Miss...
0:32:19 > 0:32:22what have I blown?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- ENGINE OFF - This'll sound strange, Billy.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32For some time now, I've been thinking of the Royal Ballet School.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Aren't you a bit old, Miss?
0:32:36 > 0:32:41Oh, not me - YOU! I'm the bloody teacher.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47- They hold auditions in Newcastle. - I'd never be good enough. I know nowt.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53They're not interested in how much ballet you know. They teach you that.
0:32:53 > 0:33:00- It's how you move and how you express yourself that's important. - What?- I think you're good enough.
0:33:05 > 0:33:12- It would mean a lot of hard work. - But I'm banned.- Maybe I should have a word with him.- No, Miss!
0:33:12 > 0:33:19- I could teach you on your own.- We couldn't afford it.- I'm not doing it for the money.- What about Dad?
0:33:19 > 0:33:25- He doesn't need to know. - My boxing...- If you want to piss about with your mates, that's fine!
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Don't lose your blob.- Blob?!
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- So we could do it privately? - Just you and me.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Miss, you don't fancy me, do you?
0:33:48 > 0:33:53No, Billy, funnily enough, I don't. Now, piss off!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Piss off, yourself.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04See you Monday, then.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Are you coming in or what?- What are you doing?- Just dressing up.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Whose dress is that?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Come on!
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- Whose dress is that? - It's my sister's.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- She gave YOU it?- She doesn't know.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- You can have one of my mum's. - No, you're all right.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- What are you doing that for? - I'm just trying it on.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- Christ!- Come here.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Stay still.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- There.- Won't we get in trouble?
0:35:17 > 0:35:25- Don't be stupid. My dad does it all the time.- Dresses in your mam's clothes?- When he thinks we're out.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Have you got a tutu yet?
0:35:28 > 0:35:34- Do you think being a ballet dancer would be better than being a miner? - I don't know.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40- I've got an audition in Newcastle. - What for?- To go to ballet school.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Ballet school? Is that in Newcastle?- London.
0:35:44 > 0:35:51- You'd have to move? With your Tony and everybody?- No, by myself. - That's a bit steep.
0:35:51 > 0:35:58- Can't you be a ballet dancer here? - Don't be stupid! - When are you going?- I dunno.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- I haven't even got in yet. - What does your dad say?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- He doesn't know.- Fuckin' hell!
0:36:06 > 0:36:14- Are you not going to tell him?- Not yet.- He might be quite pleased. He could rent your room.- He couldn't.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17What do you reckon?
0:36:20 > 0:36:25- I think you shouldn't bother. - Why not?- I'd miss you.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Fuckin' hell!
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Brought your things?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I don't know if they're right, Miss.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- If they're special to you, they're right.- What are they for?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11To give us some ideas for a dance. Let's see them.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44What's that?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- It's a letter. - I can see it's a letter!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51It's my mam's.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56She wrote it for when I was 18. But I opened it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Here.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25"To my son, Billy.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29"Dear Billy,
0:38:29 > 0:38:36"I know I must seem like a distant memory to you, which is probably a good thing.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38"It will have been a long time...
0:38:40 > 0:38:46- "..and I will have missed seeing you grow, missed you crying, laughing and shouting...- ..shouting...
0:38:49 > 0:38:52"I will have missed telling you off.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57"But please know that I was always there...
0:38:58 > 0:39:04- "..with you through everything... - ..with you through everything...
0:39:04 > 0:39:06"and I always will be.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11"And I am proud to have known you.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13"And I am proud that you were mine.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17"Always be yourself.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19"I love you for ever.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25"Mam."
0:39:33 > 0:39:38She must've been a very special woman, your mother.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42She was just my mam.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45I brought a tape, an' all.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48What is it?
0:39:48 > 0:39:52"I Love To Boogie". It's one of our Tony's.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02# We love to boogie
0:40:02 > 0:40:05# We love to boogie
0:40:05 > 0:40:07# Jitterbug boogie
0:40:07 > 0:40:10# Bolan pretty boogie
0:40:10 > 0:40:14# We love to boogie on a Saturday night
0:40:14 > 0:40:18# Belinda Mae Fender's got a Cadillac Bone
0:40:18 > 0:40:21# Jenny lost her cherry walking all the way home
0:40:21 > 0:40:26# The passions of the Earth blasted its mind, now it's neat, sweet, ready for the moon-based grind
0:40:26 > 0:40:31# We love to boogie We love to boogie on a Saturday night
0:40:31 > 0:40:33# We love to boogie
0:40:33 > 0:40:36# We love to boogie
0:40:36 > 0:40:38# High school boogie
0:40:38 > 0:40:41# Jitterbug boogie
0:40:41 > 0:40:47# We love to boogie on a Saturday night... #
0:40:47 > 0:40:50INSTRUMENTAL
0:41:02 > 0:41:05# You rattlesnake out with your tail feathers high
0:41:05 > 0:41:08# Jitterbug left and smile to the sky
0:41:08 > 0:41:11# With your black velvet cape and your stovepipe hat
0:41:11 > 0:41:14# Be-bop baby The dance is where it's at
0:41:14 > 0:41:18# I love to boogie Yes, I love to boogie on a Saturday night
0:41:18 > 0:41:22# I said I love to boogie I love to boogie
0:41:22 > 0:41:25# Jitterbug boogie
0:41:25 > 0:41:29# I love to boogie, I... #
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Grandma, tea time!
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- Where are you going? - Go back to sleep.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54It's four o'clock.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25You weren't thinking of taking it with you?
0:42:25 > 0:42:32You just want to stand round, getting the shit kicked out of you. Some of us are ready to fight back.
0:42:32 > 0:42:39- They're already after you. You're no good to us in jail.- I don't plan on getting caught.- What's going on?
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- Get back to bed! Both of you! - Fuck you.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Put it down.
0:42:48 > 0:42:55- Are you going to stop me?- I'm warning you.- Since Mam died, you're nothing but a useless twat. What...?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Stop it!
0:43:29 > 0:43:33What the fuck are YOU looking at?
0:43:35 > 0:43:38You haven't been practising.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Prepare! One, two. And one, and two...
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Get up!
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Miss, I can't do it.
0:43:48 > 0:43:54- That's because you're not concentrating.- I AM concentrating.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- You're not even trying.- I am, Miss.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00- Do it again.- I can't.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04You do it again!
0:44:12 > 0:44:14No!
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Shit!
0:44:42 > 0:44:47- I'm sorry.- It's all right for you. It's not you who has to do it.
0:44:47 > 0:44:55- I know.- You don't! What do you know, in your posh house, with your husband that pisses himself?!
0:44:55 > 0:45:02- Like everyone else, all you want is to tell me what to do!- Now, wait... - I don't want to do this audition.
0:45:02 > 0:45:10- You only want me to do it for you. - Billy...- Because you're a failure. - Don't you dare talk to me like that.
0:45:10 > 0:45:16You don't even have a proper dancing school. Don't pick on me cos you fucked up your own life.
0:45:59 > 0:46:04- Can I put a tape on, Miss? - All right, if you must.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07MUSIC: "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky
0:46:43 > 0:46:45It's cush, isn't it?
0:46:48 > 0:46:50So, is there a story, then, Miss?
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Of course.
0:46:54 > 0:47:00- It's about a woman who's captured by an evil magician.- Sounds crap.
0:47:01 > 0:47:06And this woman, this beautiful woman, is forced to be a swan.
0:47:08 > 0:47:13Except for a few hours every night, when she becomes alive.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16When she becomes real again.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21And then, one night...
0:47:21 > 0:47:24she meets this young prince.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28And he falls in love with her.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32And she realises...
0:47:32 > 0:47:38that this is the one thing that will allow her to become a real woman once more.
0:47:38 > 0:47:45- So, then what happens?- He promises to marry her and goes off with someone else, of course.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50- She has to be a swan for good? - She dies.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54- Cos the prince didn't love her(?) - It's time to go.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57It's only a ghost story.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Come on!
0:48:27 > 0:48:29No! No.
0:48:29 > 0:48:30No.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33It's me.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37It's Billy.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41GRANDMA MUMBLES
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Oi, little 'un, what have I told you about drinking out the bottle?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Sorry, Mam.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Well, put it back!
0:49:41 > 0:49:43One...
0:49:43 > 0:49:45lift...
0:49:45 > 0:49:47and reach...
0:49:47 > 0:49:49down.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51And one...
0:49:51 > 0:49:53breathe and stretch...
0:49:53 > 0:49:55stretch.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57And one...
0:49:57 > 0:50:00lift and stretch.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04And one...
0:50:04 > 0:50:06lift...
0:50:06 > 0:50:09and down. And it's one...
0:50:11 > 0:50:13Extend.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18Reach out.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Lift and breathe...
0:50:22 > 0:50:25And one...
0:50:25 > 0:50:27lift...
0:50:27 > 0:50:29out...
0:50:29 > 0:50:32and close. And one...
0:50:32 > 0:50:35lift...
0:51:08 > 0:51:12- When's the audition, then? - Tomorrow morning.
0:51:13 > 0:51:20- I'll miss you, if you go away. - Who do you think's better - Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers?
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Billy, d'you not fancy us, like?
0:51:26 > 0:51:30I dunno. I've never really thought about it.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38If you want, I'll show you my fanny.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46Naw, you're all right.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57MUSIC: "London Calling" by The Clash
0:52:07 > 0:52:10# London calling to the faraway towns
0:52:10 > 0:52:13# Now that war is declared and battle come down
0:52:13 > 0:52:16# London calling to the underworld
0:52:16 > 0:52:21# Come out of the cupboard All you boys and girls
0:52:21 > 0:52:24# London calling Now don't look at us
0:52:24 > 0:52:28# All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
0:52:28 > 0:52:34# London calling See, we ain't got no swing 'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
0:52:34 > 0:52:38# The ice age is coming The sun's zooming in
0:52:38 > 0:52:41# Meltdown expected The wheat is growing thin
0:52:41 > 0:52:46# Engines stop running But I have no fear
0:52:46 > 0:52:50# Cos London is drowning And I live by the river
0:52:50 > 0:52:54# London calling to the imitation zone
0:52:54 > 0:52:57# Forget it, brother You can go it alone
0:52:57 > 0:53:00# London calling to the zombies of death
0:53:00 > 0:53:04# Quit holding out and draw another breath
0:53:04 > 0:53:07# London calling and I don't wanna shout
0:53:07 > 0:53:11# But while we were talking I saw you noddin' out
0:53:11 > 0:53:14# London calling See, we ain't got no highs
0:53:14 > 0:53:20# London calling See, we ain't got no swing 'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
0:53:20 > 0:53:25# Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
0:53:25 > 0:53:28# The ice age is coming The sun's zooming in
0:53:28 > 0:53:32# Engines stop running The wheat is growing thin
0:53:32 > 0:53:34# A nuclear error but I have no fear
0:53:34 > 0:53:38- # Cos London is drowning... # - Tony!
0:53:38 > 0:53:43- # And I live by the river...# - Tony, come back!
0:53:51 > 0:53:53SIRENS WAIL
0:53:53 > 0:53:56# ..I never felt so much a' like... #
0:54:12 > 0:54:15RINGING
0:54:16 > 0:54:19'Miss, I've got a problem with the audition.'
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Hello?
0:54:21 > 0:54:24Hello!
0:54:30 > 0:54:35Right, this list is for Court 4. Tony Elliot...
0:54:35 > 0:54:37George Brunton...
0:54:37 > 0:54:40What's the time?
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Ten past ten.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Oh, Billy!
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Hello.
0:55:30 > 0:55:35- Can I help you?- I was looking... - They're out.
0:55:35 > 0:55:36Sorry.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46- Billy.- Please, Miss...
0:55:46 > 0:55:49- Don't!- What's going on, Billy?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Who the fuck are you?
0:55:53 > 0:55:55I think we'd better go inside.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05I know this might be difficult for you,
0:56:05 > 0:56:11- but today Billy missed a very important audition.- Audition(?)
0:56:11 > 0:56:13For the Royal Ballet School.
0:56:18 > 0:56:22- The Royal Ballet(?)- School. It's where they teach the ballet.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25You've got to be jokin', love.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28No, I'm perfectly serious.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36Have you ANY idea what we're going through?
0:56:36 > 0:56:42I've been in a fuckin' cell all night, and you come round here talking shite. ..And YOU!
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Fucking ballet?!
0:56:45 > 0:56:52..Are you trying to make him a fucking scab for the rest of his life? He's only 11, for fuck's sake!
0:56:52 > 0:56:59- You've got to start training young. - Shut it! ..MY brother is not acting like a twat for your gratification.
0:56:59 > 0:57:05- Excuse me, this is not for MY gratification. - What good's it gonna do him?
0:57:05 > 0:57:08What about giving him a childhood?
0:57:08 > 0:57:14- I don't want a childhood. I want to be a ballet dancer.- Anyway, what qualifications have you got?
0:57:14 > 0:57:21- I haven't come here to defend myself.- For all we know, you could be some fucking nutter.
0:57:21 > 0:57:27- I think you should calm down, son. - You say he can dance? Well... ..Come on, then.
0:57:27 > 0:57:32- Let's see you fucking dance, then. - This is ridiculous.
0:57:32 > 0:57:37- If you're a fucking ballet dancer, let's be having you!- Don't you dare!
0:57:37 > 0:57:42He's got the chance to dance, now you're telling him not to.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45..Dance, you little twat!
0:57:45 > 0:57:49MUSIC: "Town Called Malice" by the Jam
0:57:49 > 0:57:55No? ..So, piss off! And if you go anywhere near him, I'll smack you one, you middle-class cow!
0:57:55 > 0:57:58You know nothing about me, you little shit!
0:57:58 > 0:58:01# Better stop dreaming of the quiet life... #
0:58:01 > 0:58:05..Piss his wages up the wall?!
0:58:05 > 0:58:12# ..Cos those rosy days are few And stop apologising for the things you've never done
0:58:12 > 0:58:19# Cos time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change This town called Malice
0:58:19 > 0:58:23# Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard
0:58:23 > 0:58:28# And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
0:58:28 > 0:58:32# Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
0:58:32 > 0:58:37# It's enough to make you stop believing When tears come fast and furious
0:58:37 > 0:58:40# In a town called Malice Yeah!
0:58:45 > 0:58:48# Ba-ba-ba-baba-ba
0:58:48 > 0:58:50# Ba-ba-baba-ba
0:58:50 > 0:58:52# Ba-ba-ba-baba-ba
0:58:52 > 0:58:54# Ba-ba-baba-ba
0:58:54 > 0:58:57# Struggle after struggle
0:58:57 > 0:58:59# Year after year
0:58:59 > 0:59:07# The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice, I'm almost stone-cold dead In a town called Malice, oh, yeah
0:59:13 > 0:59:17# A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
0:59:17 > 0:59:19# Gets dashed against the Co-op
0:59:19 > 0:59:24# To either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear
0:59:24 > 0:59:30# It's a big decision In a town called Malice, oh, yeah. #
0:59:30 > 0:59:33INSTRUMENTAL
0:59:34 > 0:59:36Agh!
0:59:42 > 0:59:46# The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
0:59:46 > 0:59:51# It's at the moment bound for nowhere, just going round and round
0:59:51 > 0:59:56# Playground kids and creaking swings, lost laughter in the breeze
0:59:56 > 1:00:02# I could go on for hours but I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called Malice, yeah. #
1:00:06 > 1:00:09BILLY GROANS ANGRILY
1:00:55 > 1:00:58MICHAEL: Billy! Billy, come on!
1:01:03 > 1:01:05Hurry up!
1:01:12 > 1:01:16GEORGE: Merry Christmas, everybody!
1:01:18 > 1:01:24MEN CHANT: # Here we go, here we go, here we go Here we go, here we go
1:01:24 > 1:01:29# Here we go, here we go, here we go Here we go, here we go
1:01:29 > 1:01:35# Here we go, here we go, here we go Here we go, here we go... #
1:01:44 > 1:01:50- Do you think she'll mind? - Shut it, Billy. She's dead.
1:01:55 > 1:01:59PIANO THUNDERS
1:02:18 > 1:02:21Well, Merry Christmas, everybody.
1:02:22 > 1:02:24Merry Christmas.
1:02:24 > 1:02:26Merry Christmas.
1:02:34 > 1:02:37DAD SOBS
1:02:54 > 1:02:58# Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way
1:02:58 > 1:03:01# Oh, what fun... #
1:03:01 > 1:03:05Fucking great Christmas this has been(!)
1:03:05 > 1:03:11- Have some.- Where did you get it? - My dad's got loads. - Won't he notice?- No.
1:03:13 > 1:03:17- It tastes like piss. - You get used to it.
1:03:21 > 1:03:27- Maybe you could run away, join a dancing troupe.- Don't be so stupid.
1:03:27 > 1:03:30Well, maybe it's all for the best.
1:03:30 > 1:03:34- Eh?- You won't have to go away. - My hands are freezing.
1:03:34 > 1:03:37Give us them here.
1:03:43 > 1:03:48- What are you doing?- Nothing. Just warming your hands up.
1:03:53 > 1:03:58- You're not a poof or owt? - What gave you that impression?
1:03:58 > 1:04:01Aren't my hands cold?
1:04:01 > 1:04:03I quite like it.
1:04:12 > 1:04:17Just cos I like ballet doesn't mean I'm a poof, you know.
1:04:20 > 1:04:22You won't tell anyone, will you?
1:04:26 > 1:04:28Come on.
1:04:40 > 1:04:43It's fucking freezing in here.
1:04:44 > 1:04:47- Here.- What's this?- Just put it on.
1:04:47 > 1:04:50A tutu.
1:04:50 > 1:04:53DRUNKEN CONVERSATION
1:04:57 > 1:04:59George, there's somebody in the club.
1:04:59 > 1:05:04He's walking away, right... And he's called...Norman.
1:05:04 > 1:05:08And round the corner... came this wallaby...
1:05:18 > 1:05:20Plie, first.
1:05:20 > 1:05:22- What's a plie?- It's French.
1:05:22 > 1:05:25- Why's it French?- I don't know.
1:05:25 > 1:05:28Second...like a princess.
1:05:34 > 1:05:37Second. And down.
1:05:37 > 1:05:39And first...
1:05:39 > 1:05:41Carry on.
1:05:43 > 1:05:45Shoulders down. Long neck.
1:05:45 > 1:05:49- How do I look? - Shut up, poof!- Fuck off!
1:05:49 > 1:05:51Second.
1:05:51 > 1:05:54And down.
1:05:54 > 1:05:57And first...
1:06:00 > 1:06:02Down.
1:06:02 > 1:06:05First... Fifth.
1:06:06 > 1:06:09Jackie! Jackie, man!
1:06:09 > 1:06:11Here!
1:06:14 > 1:06:16Give us your hand.
1:06:16 > 1:06:20THEY LAUGH
1:06:21 > 1:06:23Dance!
1:08:12 > 1:08:13Dad!
1:08:15 > 1:08:17Go home, son.
1:08:28 > 1:08:31DOG BARKS
1:08:32 > 1:08:35DOORBELL RINGS
1:08:38 > 1:08:41Is this a friend of yours, then(?)
1:08:45 > 1:08:50- How much is it going to cost? - A Happy Christmas to you too(!)
1:08:50 > 1:08:58- Not as much as you might think. Maybe two grand. But there's a good chance the council...- Two grand?
1:08:58 > 1:09:05- I was talking about the auditions. - It's just the trip to London. I'll give you the money for the fare.
1:09:05 > 1:09:12- I didn't come here to be patronised. - No-one's trying to patronise you! You're being ridiculous.- Am I?- Yes.
1:09:15 > 1:09:19Thanks for everything you've done for Billy.
1:09:19 > 1:09:22But he is MY son, isn't he?
1:09:22 > 1:09:25'I'll handle this myself.'
1:10:14 > 1:10:17ROLL CALL >
1:10:25 > 1:10:28Aye. Smith.
1:10:28 > 1:10:32Smith. Kenneth.
1:10:32 > 1:10:34< Is that the lot?
1:10:34 > 1:10:40- Fucking hell! Never thought I'd see you down here.- Times change, eh?
1:10:41 > 1:10:43Right, you, name!
1:10:44 > 1:10:47Jackie Elliot.
1:10:47 > 1:10:51Glad to see you've come to your senses.
1:10:51 > 1:10:53Who's a big man now, eh(?)
1:11:04 > 1:11:10ENGINE STARTS UP OK, you lot, all aboard the skylark. Look lively!
1:11:13 > 1:11:18You can't smoke on here, mate. They're private buses.
1:11:25 > 1:11:28CHORUS OF "Scabs!"
1:12:19 > 1:12:22Dad! Dad!
1:12:50 > 1:12:52Gie's a hand.
1:13:10 > 1:13:14Dad! What the fuck are you doing?
1:13:23 > 1:13:25Dad, you can't go back. Not now.
1:13:25 > 1:13:32- Look at the state of us. - You can't do this, not after everything we've been through.
1:13:32 > 1:13:38- It's for wee Billy. He might be a genius, for all we know. - Dad, you can't do this.
1:13:38 > 1:13:40Dad! Dad!
1:13:40 > 1:13:47Tony! He's only 11, for fuck's sake. He's just a fucking little kid.
1:13:47 > 1:13:50- I'm sorry. I'm sorry, son.- Please!
1:13:50 > 1:13:52Please!
1:13:52 > 1:13:55Please, don't.
1:13:56 > 1:14:01We're finished, son. What choice have we got, eh?
1:14:01 > 1:14:05- Let's give the boy a fucking chance.- Please!
1:14:05 > 1:14:10Please, don't do this to me, Dad. We'll find the money for him.
1:14:10 > 1:14:13What the fuck is he doing, Tony?
1:14:13 > 1:14:18It's OK. He's going to be OK. < Just get him out of here, Tony.
1:14:21 > 1:14:23Let's go home, Dad.
1:14:26 > 1:14:29Dad's right, you know.
1:14:31 > 1:14:34Mam would have let you.
1:14:43 > 1:14:49GEORGE: All them 50 pences. Here, it was a toss-up between a new punchbag or you!
1:14:49 > 1:14:55It's not even enough for the B&B. Youse are dreaming, scrapping round for 50 pences!
1:14:55 > 1:15:01You've got to do better than that! I'm going to have a raffle at the Welfare.
1:15:01 > 1:15:05- And I'm going to organise a concert. - Thanks, George.
1:15:09 > 1:15:16- TONY: ..She can't even keep the soup kitchen open.- But George said...- There's no money left.
1:15:16 > 1:15:18Get that through your head, man.
1:15:18 > 1:15:21GEORGE: We'll have the raffle.
1:15:21 > 1:15:27George, you know there's nothing left. Stop putting ideas in his head, man!
1:15:27 > 1:15:29DAD SOBS
1:15:31 > 1:15:34Come on, dig deep for the miners.
1:16:05 > 1:16:09Is that absolutely necessary? Walk normal, will you?
1:16:15 > 1:16:17So, what's it like, like?
1:16:19 > 1:16:21What's what like?
1:16:22 > 1:16:25London.
1:16:27 > 1:16:31I don't know, son. I never made it past Durham.
1:16:32 > 1:16:35Have you never been, like?
1:16:35 > 1:16:39- Why would I want to go to London? - It's the capital city.
1:16:42 > 1:16:45Well, there's no mines in London.
1:16:45 > 1:16:49Christ, is that ALL you think about?
1:17:18 > 1:17:24- Billy Elliot. We've come for an audition. - Oh, you mean William Elliot?
1:17:24 > 1:17:28- Yes, William.- Can you go upstairs, please?- Up there?
1:17:28 > 1:17:30- Yes.- Thanks.
1:17:58 > 1:18:02Is this your first time? Yes.
1:18:02 > 1:18:04I've been doing it for two years.
1:18:04 > 1:18:06..Hello.
1:18:06 > 1:18:09Nerve-racking, isn't it?
1:18:10 > 1:18:12Where are you from?
1:18:12 > 1:18:14Everington, County Durham.
1:18:14 > 1:18:19Durham? Isn't there an amazing cathedral?
1:18:20 > 1:18:23I dunno. I've never been.
1:18:26 > 1:18:28Up on the box, please.
1:18:30 > 1:18:32Right, bend over. Right down.
1:18:32 > 1:18:35And come up.
1:18:35 > 1:18:37Up. Head down.
1:18:37 > 1:18:41..A tiny curvature. ..Head down! How tiny?
1:18:41 > 1:18:45It might not be a problem. ..Keep going.
1:18:46 > 1:18:50- Right... Jump up, William. - It's Billy. Billy Elliot.
1:18:54 > 1:18:58Two...three...and four.
1:18:58 > 1:19:00(Dad!)
1:19:00 > 1:19:03(Dad! Dad, for fuck's sake!)
1:19:06 > 1:19:11- I've changed my mind. - Get back in! Don't be so stupid.
1:19:25 > 1:19:27And you are?
1:19:27 > 1:19:30Billy Elliot from Everington.
1:19:30 > 1:19:33- I beg your pardon?- Billy Elliot.
1:19:33 > 1:19:38Ah, yes, of course. Come to the bar, please, Billy.
1:19:45 > 1:19:48Left arm on the bar. Feet first.
1:19:49 > 1:19:51Arms second.
1:19:52 > 1:19:55Demi-plie.
1:19:55 > 1:19:57And hold.
1:20:23 > 1:20:29Now, Billy, we'd like to see you move to music. Do you have a piece prepared?
1:20:29 > 1:20:33CASSETTE PLAYER CLICKS, MUSIC STARTS
1:20:33 > 1:20:36LIVELY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
1:21:45 > 1:21:47Hm.
1:21:51 > 1:21:52Thank you.
1:22:03 > 1:22:06Are you all right?
1:22:06 > 1:22:10- What's the matter? - It was a waste of fucking time.
1:22:10 > 1:22:14Don't be upset. It's only a stupid audition.
1:22:14 > 1:22:17- It's all right.- Fuck off!
1:22:19 > 1:22:23- There's always next year. - Fuck off, will you?!
1:22:23 > 1:22:25You bent bastard!
1:22:30 > 1:22:33What on earth's going on here?
1:22:38 > 1:22:40How did it go?
1:22:46 > 1:22:48Shit!
1:22:48 > 1:22:53Mr Elliot, I'm afraid that mutual respect and self-discipline
1:22:53 > 1:22:57are absolute prerequisites for any pupil in this school.
1:22:57 > 1:23:03Such displays of violence cannot be tolerated under any circumstances. Do you understand?
1:23:03 > 1:23:10We shall have to consider this very seriously and it will be bound to affect our decision.
1:23:11 > 1:23:15Yes, well...just a few questions, then.
1:23:15 > 1:23:17Billy...
1:23:17 > 1:23:22can you tell us why you first became interested in ballet?
1:23:25 > 1:23:28I dunno.
1:23:31 > 1:23:33I just was.
1:23:33 > 1:23:41Well, was there any particular aspect of the ballet which... caught your imagination?
1:23:44 > 1:23:46The dancing.
1:23:46 > 1:23:50He dances all the time. Every night after school.
1:23:50 > 1:23:55Yes, we have a very enthusiastic letter from Mrs...Wilkinson.
1:23:55 > 1:24:00And she has told us of your personal circumstances.
1:24:00 > 1:24:06Mr Elliot, are YOU a fan of the ballet?
1:24:07 > 1:24:11I wouldn't exactly say I was an expert.
1:24:13 > 1:24:18You do realise that all pupils must attain the highest standards,
1:24:18 > 1:24:22not just in ballet, but in their academic work?
1:24:22 > 1:24:27No child can succeed without the 100% support of the family.
1:24:27 > 1:24:31You are completely behind Billy...
1:24:32 > 1:24:34..are you not?
1:24:34 > 1:24:36Yes.
1:24:36 > 1:24:39Yes, of course.
1:24:39 > 1:24:43Do you want to ask US any questions?
1:24:53 > 1:24:55No, not really, no.
1:24:57 > 1:25:02Well, in that case, we shall let you know in due course.
1:25:08 > 1:25:10< Just one last question.
1:25:10 > 1:25:16Can I ask you, Billy, what does it FEEL like when you're dancing?
1:25:22 > 1:25:25I dunno.
1:25:28 > 1:25:31It sort of feels good.
1:25:32 > 1:25:35At the start, it's stiff, and that.
1:25:35 > 1:25:40But once I get going, then... I, like, forget everything.
1:25:40 > 1:25:42And...
1:25:44 > 1:25:47..I sort of disappear.
1:25:49 > 1:25:52I sort of disappear.
1:25:52 > 1:25:56I can feel a change in my whole body...
1:25:56 > 1:25:59like there's fire in my body.
1:26:01 > 1:26:04I'm just there...flying...
1:26:05 > 1:26:07..like a bird.
1:26:09 > 1:26:11Like electricity.
1:26:17 > 1:26:19Yeah...
1:26:21 > 1:26:23..like electricity.
1:26:23 > 1:26:26Have a safe journey home.
1:26:32 > 1:26:36Mr Elliot, good luck with the strike.
1:26:47 > 1:26:49Toast!
1:26:49 > 1:26:54I think you should get yourself a trade, son.
1:26:56 > 1:26:58Something useful.
1:27:02 > 1:27:06I could have been a professional dancer.
1:27:09 > 1:27:13- What happened to the dinosaurs, Miss?- They were crushed, as well.
1:27:13 > 1:27:19The pressure caused the plants and trees to change.
1:27:19 > 1:27:26- (That's what must've happened to her.)- Michael, if you have something to say, say it to the class.- Sorry.
1:27:26 > 1:27:31So, gradually, over hundreds of thousands of years...
1:27:39 > 1:27:41Post!
1:27:43 > 1:27:45This is it.
1:27:49 > 1:27:54- Have you heard anything yet?- No. - You'll have no problem, man. Fingers crossed.
1:28:09 > 1:28:11DOOR SLAMS SHUT
1:30:43 > 1:30:46I got in.
1:31:02 > 1:31:05He did it! He fucking did it!
1:31:06 > 1:31:09Jackie, have you not heard, man?
1:31:10 > 1:31:16We're going back. The strike's over, Jackie. The union caved in yesterday.
1:31:24 > 1:31:26I think I'm scared, Dad.
1:31:26 > 1:31:29That's OK, son. We're all scared.
1:31:31 > 1:31:35If I don't like it, can I still come back?
1:31:37 > 1:31:40Are you kidding?
1:31:41 > 1:31:43We've let out your room.
1:32:14 > 1:32:18- PIANO PLAYS - ..Four, five, six, seven, eight.
1:32:18 > 1:32:21And one, two...
1:32:21 > 1:32:23three, four...
1:32:23 > 1:32:28five, six, seven... Keep going, girls.
1:32:28 > 1:32:31..three, four, five...
1:32:39 > 1:32:45- Miss...I just came to tell you. - It's all right, Billy. I heard it from Debbie.
1:32:47 > 1:32:50Like...it was just...
1:32:51 > 1:32:54Well, you know, just everything.
1:32:59 > 1:33:02- I'll miss you, Miss.- No, you won't.
1:33:02 > 1:33:06- I will, honest.- This is when you go out and find life.
1:33:07 > 1:33:10And all those other things.
1:33:12 > 1:33:15The best of luck, Billy.
1:33:20 > 1:33:23Right, back to the bar, girls.
1:33:23 > 1:33:28- ..And again, thank you! - PIANO PLAYS
1:33:28 > 1:33:30One, two, three, four...
1:33:30 > 1:33:34Debbie, eyes front. ..seven and eight.
1:33:34 > 1:33:37And one, two, three, four...
1:33:37 > 1:33:39five, six, seven...
1:33:41 > 1:33:46- Was she there?- Yes.- You'll miss the bus.- We're off.- I'll take it.
1:34:26 > 1:34:30- Give us that. - We've no' got time for this.
1:34:30 > 1:34:32I'll take it.
1:34:38 > 1:34:41- Bye-bye, Billy.- See ya.
1:34:53 > 1:34:56Oi, dancing boy!
1:34:56 > 1:35:01- We'll miss the bus, Billy.- Will you stop being an old fuckin' woman?
1:35:16 > 1:35:18See you, then.
1:35:48 > 1:35:51ENGINE STARTS UP
1:36:20 > 1:36:23- I'll miss ya. - What? I can't hear you.
1:36:57 > 1:36:59BELL RINGS
1:37:40 > 1:37:43Dad, come on, we're gonna be late!
1:37:48 > 1:37:51Dad!
1:37:59 > 1:38:01Come on!
1:38:03 > 1:38:06The show's just started.
1:38:07 > 1:38:10- MUSIC: "Swan Lake" - Excuse me.
1:38:13 > 1:38:18Can you tell Billy Elliot his family's here?
1:38:18 > 1:38:22Sorry, mate. It's all right, Tony.
1:38:23 > 1:38:25It's me, Michael.
1:38:25 > 1:38:27Remember?
1:38:34 > 1:38:36(It's Michael.)
1:38:39 > 1:38:45What are you doing here? I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
1:38:58 > 1:39:01MUSIC BUILDS
1:39:21 > 1:39:24- Billy, your family are here.- Thanks.
1:40:17 > 1:40:20MUSIC: "Ride A White Swan" by T Rex
1:40:20 > 1:40:24# Ride it on out like a bird in the sky ways
1:40:24 > 1:40:27# Ride it on out like you were a bird
1:40:27 > 1:40:31# Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam
1:40:31 > 1:40:34# Ride it on out like you were a bird
1:40:38 > 1:40:42# Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days
1:40:42 > 1:40:45# Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown
1:40:45 > 1:40:49# Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane
1:40:49 > 1:40:53# Wear your hair long, babe, you can't go wrong
1:40:53 > 1:40:56# Da-da-di-di-da da-da-di-di-da... #
1:40:56 > 1:40:59MUSIC: "I Believe" by Stephen Gately
1:40:59 > 1:41:03# If I believe that I could do anything
1:41:03 > 1:41:09# Could I spread my wings and say goodbye?
1:41:12 > 1:41:17# So many people told me I couldn't win
1:41:17 > 1:41:22# But look at me now Here I am in heaven's sky
1:41:24 > 1:41:31# And sometimes I say a prayer Wishing that you could be here with me
1:41:31 > 1:41:35# Cos I believe I believe in love
1:41:35 > 1:41:39# It's the best of everything
1:41:39 > 1:41:45# I believe in hope And the changes it can bring
1:41:45 > 1:41:48# If you believe
1:41:48 > 1:41:54# Then nothing can stand in your way
1:41:54 > 1:41:57# Just say
1:41:57 > 1:42:02# It's a fact of life that we're all in the game
1:42:02 > 1:42:05# But it's still your call
1:42:05 > 1:42:07# But we all play it
1:42:07 > 1:42:11# Sometimes we win Sometimes we fall
1:42:11 > 1:42:16# But that's no reason just to give it up
1:42:16 > 1:42:18# Cos after all
1:42:18 > 1:42:21# If you can't choose what to be
1:42:21 > 1:42:25# You can choose what to dream
1:42:25 > 1:42:28# And I believe
1:42:30 > 1:42:34# Oh, yeah, I believe
1:42:45 > 1:42:48# If you can't choose what to be
1:42:48 > 1:42:52# You can choose what to dream
1:42:52 > 1:42:54# And I believe
1:42:54 > 1:42:57# I believe in love
1:42:57 > 1:43:01# It's the best of everything
1:43:01 > 1:43:04# I believe in love
1:43:04 > 1:43:07# And the changes it can bring
1:43:07 > 1:43:14# If you believe Nothing can stand in your way
1:43:15 > 1:43:18# Just say
1:43:18 > 1:43:21# I believe... #