This programme contains scenes of a sexual nature and strong language
It's a simple game.
You've 15 players, give one of them the ball,
get it into the net.
Very simple. Isn't it?
Oh! Brilliant!
How's it going, Rachel? Talking tactics there for the game.
We're getting a masterclass. How incredibly boring of you. Yeah.
Did you get your hair done? I did, yeah.
It's very pretty. Thanks.
Can I use my locker, by any chance? Yeah.
Yeah, I sort of need you to move, Connell. Oh, sorry.
Excuse me. THEY GIGGLE
Sorry. Exsqueeze me. All right, relax, will ya?
That's important because it's turned up in the exam twice
out of the last three years.
Marianne...
Yeah? Something outside caught your attention?
I suppose so.
Eyes forward, OK?
I wasn't aware my eyeline
fell under the jurisdiction of school rules.
Here we go! Trying to impress your classmates? Jesus!
They don't look too impressed to me. I'm pretty sure
I was just looking out the window. Come on, Sheridan!
If you're staring out the window daydreaming,
then you're not learning, are you, Marianne?
Don't delude yourself.
I've nothing to learn from you.
CLASSMATES SNIGGER AND MUTTER
OK, in that case,
Principal's office.
Yeah, I might go there,
or I might just head home.
It's not really your business what I do, is it?
Don't worry, sir, she's a psycho to everybody.
Do you want to follow her, Folan?
CAR APPROACHES
CAR DOOR SLAMS
DOORBELL RINGS
Hey. Hey.
Come on in.
Your mum's in the kitchen.
Hey, love.
Marianne was telling me you got your mock results back today.
Er, just English. They come back separately.
And I hear you did very well.
He did. Yeah, well,
Marianne did pretty good, too.
Can we go? Didn't realise we were in a rush.
Just put these away, and then
we'll be off, immediately, OK? Mmm.
Do you want some? Er, no, thanks.
Didn't you get French back today? Yesterday.
Yeah... Got an A1.
What d'you get in German?
Are you bragging?
Mm-hm.
Got an A1. Oh, you're going to get 600, are ya?
You probably will. Ah, well, you're smarter than me, so...
I'm smarter than everyone.
Ah, well, you're not top of the class in English.
Maybe you should give me grinds, Connell.
Mmm... HE CHUCKLES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Good to go? Yeah. Ahem...
Bye.
Thanks for everything, Lorraine!
Tell your mum I'll clean upstairs tomorrow.
Did you rob the place?
What? The quick getaway.
You could've said goodbye. I did.
She doesn't exactly have
an easy time of it, Connell.
You could... try being
a bit nicer to her.
I AM nice to her.
She's actually a very sensitive person. Oh, look,
can we talk about something else, please?
THEY CHATTER
You enjoying your book there, Marianne?
HE SNIGGERS
I said, are you enjoying your book?
You're not getting distracted by
the fucking window, are you?
THEY SNIGGER
That is absolutely tragic! LAUGHTER
That's it, that's it, Connell! That's it.
Right, let's focus it, yeah? Here.
Beautiful. Keep it going, boys. Fast, fast, fast!
Sorry, am I...
disturbing you, Marianne? No.
DRYER WHIRS
If I knew what I wanted to study, I'd obviously tell ya.
Well, you must have some idea. No. I know what I don't
want to study, but that's about it. Jesus! How long is that list?
Fairly long! Well, that's a great way
to decide, Connell. Rule out marine biology and astrophysics,
and all the rest, till you're left with one.
I could be a marine biologist.
Yeah, that sounds like your area of interest, all right!
Well, you've not got long.
Form's due soon. Yeah, I'm aware.
DOOR OPENS, THEN CLOSES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Is this just out?
About five minutes ago. I made some salad.
Could you not have drawn the curtains, Marianne?
It's literally only just getting dark.
You've got the heating on full and the curtains wide open.
DRINK POURS
Did you have a good day?
Depends on what you mean by "good".
You can get rid of one client and another one arrives.
Isn't that good business?
Yes.
Where's your brother?
Don't shrug, Marianne.
I don't know. I haven't seen him.
And how was school? OK.
Got some results back.
Mocks. And...? Good.
Good.
DOOR CLOSES Is there any food?
Your sister's reheated a lasagne.
Whoa, good effort, Marianne!
How was your day? Yeah, all right.
Not too busy. You out this evening? Yeah.
Because I've got this thing called a...
social life. Right.
You know, like, actual friends?
Lucky you.
RADIO: Fermanagh now completing the list of qualifiers
to draw for the next round, which will be held on Thursday. Finally,
at the Cricket World Cup today, it's the semifinal clash,
as India... PHONE RINGS
Hello? Alan, it's Ger. How's it going? Good, yeah.
Er, listen, I'm after missing the bus, and I hate to ask you,
but any chance of a lift in? Yeah, no bother at all, man.
You at the house, are you? I'll swing around for you now.
Oh, thank you so much! Sound. Stall it there, I'll see you
in a few. Yeah, you're a star!
What are you doing? Er,
did you not hear that entire call?
I've to go pick up Ger, out in Garryduff. You hop out here.
Are you serious?!
I'll get drenched!
Right. Shit buzz for you, pal.
Maybe you should learn to drive. Go on.
Argh!
"It was sliding beneath the big, black wave, another and another.
"Then I was back in it. The war was..."
Class begins at nine, Marianne.
Yeah, thanks for that. Excuse me?
Can you just give me a detention and move on?
LAUGHTER Quiet!
"Then I was back in it. The war was on outside,
in Worcester, Massachusetts..."
THEY CHAT QUIETLY
SHE LAUGHS
Yeah. Yeah...
I'm having people over Friday, after the match.
Come celebrate, or drown your sorrows!
Whatever. Yeah.
Sounds good.
What happened to you this morning, Marianne?
You're looking a bit on the drowned-rat side.
Thanks, yeah. It was raining. You should've brought an umbrella.
Good advice. You strip off in the toilets
to dry yourself again? Not this time, no.
Why? Would you like an invitation next time?
"Just give me detention, and move on!"
THEY LAUGH That was a good one.
Glad you enjoyed it. Shit you get away with
because you're smart. I understand you're at
a disadvantage there, Rob.
Fuck off! THEY LAUGH
Hey.
You're not heading home, no?
I did actually get a detention.
Sorry. Technically, I requested it.
You were fairly harsh on Kerrigan the other day as well.
He's actually pretty decent.
I don't know why you had to have such a go at him.
Well, I object to every thought or action, or...
feeling of mine being policed like we're in some authoritarian fantasy.
Well, it's not that, though, is it? It's just school.
It's the same for everybody. It's not unique for you.
You try to act like your friends,
but you know you're not that kind of person.
I'm not acting.
Maybe I am that... kind of person.
Why are you talking to me, then? Yeah.
What was Ms Neary talking to you about after class?
Oh, I dunno, er...
Getting out of class early for training, or something.
She must find training highly amusing, then. Well...
Does she fancy you, or something?
Why do you say that? God, you're not having an affair
with her, are you?! You think it's funny,
joking about stuff like that, do ya?
Sorry. People going at me like I fancy her. I...
don't fancy her.
Well, maybe it's because you...
blush a lot when she talks to you.
Ah... But, you know,
you blush at everything. Thanks. I guess you have
one of those complexions. Great. HE CLEARS THROAT
You're blushing right now, actually. Yeah. I'm aware.
Sorry.
I don't want to get into a fight with you, or anything.
CONNELL CHUCKLES We're not fighting.
I know you probably hate me...
..but you're the only person who actually talks to me. I never said
that I hated ya.
Well...
I like you.
Right.
I've to...
head to training, so, er...
Good luck at the match tomorrow! Thanks.
Marianne, are you going to join us?
Come on, lads, in you go.
SHOUTING AND CHEERING
Keep going, keep going!
Come on, St Kilda's!
THEY GROAN
Push through it, Kilda's! Come on!
Come on, Kilda's! Let's go, go, go!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
THEY SHOUT
WHISTLE BLOWS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Come on!
Come on! Go on, Kilda's!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WHISTLING
CHEERING CONTINUES
Yes!
Good man.
CHEERING CONTINUES
DOORBELL RINGS
You're early. Come on in. I've a bit to do yet.
Grand. Quick as I can.
No, not in there, I've just finished mopping.
And well done, Man of the Match.
Marianne told me. Did she? She did.
You played well today.
Oh, thanks.
That's nice of ya.
I can be nice. I know you can.
You know, the way you are in school...
I don't think you're like that, really.
What am I like, really?
Er... You can borrow it,
if you like. No, I've... I've actually read it already.
I don't know why I picked it up.
Any good? Yeah, I liked it.
You'd like it, actually.
It's got a lot about feminism and all that.
Do your friends know you read so much? No.
They wouldn't really be interested in all that stuff.
You mean they're not interested
in the world around them?
Not in the same way that we would be, but...
they have their own interests, I suppose.
Right. Like, er, bragging about
who they're having sex with?
Yeah. They can do a bit of that.
I'm not defending it.
Doesn't it bother you?
No, most of it wouldn't.
And then they... There was some stuff that's a bit over the line
and that would bother me, obviously, but they're my friends,
at the end of the day. It's different for you.
Why is it different? Ah...
You know, erm...
..you were saying the other day
that you like me.
Er, by the photocopier, you said it.
Yeah. Yeah, did you mean like as...
a friend, or what?
No.
Not just as a friend. Yeah.
I thought that might be implied, I just wasn't sure.
HE CLEARS THROAT See, I'm,
er, just a little confused about what I feel. I think,
er, it'd be awkward in school
if something happened with us.
No-one would have to know.
HE CLEARS THROAT
That was nice. Mmm.
Huh! What are you laughing for?
Nothing. Well, you're acting
like you've never been kissed before.
Ha! I haven't!
THEY GIGGLE
Connell! Er...
Don't tell anybody in school about this, OK?
Like I talk to anyone at school!
MUFFLED CHATTER
Yeah, busy, yeah? See you inside, all right?
MUSIC BLARES
LOUD CHATTER
All right? Keeping well, yeah?
All right? All right?
CHEERING
Come here to me. Fair play to ya!
Man of the hour! Ah, no, not really.
Thought you'd changed your mind. Oh.
Well, I'm glad you're here. Yeah. Shots!
Go on, get that into ya.
Cheers, all right. Cheers! Cheers!
GENTLE MUSIC FADES
What's the craic, Waldron? All right?
You were on form on Friday.
So, you were feeling it, were you? He was almost as drunk as Rachel!
Fuck off, Rob, you passed out in a hedge!
That, I did. It was a good night.
From what I can remember. It WAS a good night.
Hey. All right?
Waldron? Yeah. Have you got that French homework there?
Yeah, I do, yeah. Can I get it off you before break?
I'll give it to you now, I have it handy.
Oh, you're a life-saver, man. Throw it back to me, yeah? Yeah.
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Heya.
Your mum's not here. Yeah, erm...
Can I come in?
Thanks.
You're not busy or anything, no? No, I'm just...
Are you going to start kissing me again?
Mmm...
Mmm... Can we take our clothes off?
CONNELL GIGGLES No!
Not here. It's, er...
Er...
Uh...
Er, got a free house on Saturday.
You could come over then, if you wanted to.
Will anyone else be there? No.
Are you sure we can't take our clothes off? Ah, no, yeah. Ha!
I said I'd take Lorraine
to the shops, and this is, er...
You were tempted, though, for a second?
Not really.
You were tempted.
I tempted you.
So, you'll come on Saturday?
♪ I have been wandering long
♪ Came across your, oh, so delicate
♪ Delicate frame
♪ Brittle-boned, you sat
♪ Crouched and decayed... ♪