Part 2 of 6 of the children's drama. A screwdriver found in Billy's bag left by the electrician is stolen by Ginger Gahagan, but in Billy's efforts to retrieve it the instrument reveals unusual powers when it ends up in the school fish tank. It comes in handy when the record player breaks when headmaster Mr Hardwood gets the school to practice Folk Dancing in preparation for Founder's Day in a bid to impress the school governors, but Billy is somewhat disturbed by the sinister side effects the mysterious screwdriver seems to have.
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00:00What do you think?
00:01Cos you're dead tough.
00:02Got it in one rack-in.
00:04Yeah, but if you loosen the screws, won't the door fall down?
00:09That's the idea, Dumbo.
00:12Right. Great one, Ginge.
00:20Oh, look who it ain't.
00:22Give us that back.
00:23What? My screwdriver?
00:26Anyway, I ain't got it.
00:27Yeah, the fairies come and took it, so buzz off.
00:30You've got to give it back. It ain't mine.
00:32Well, then you ain't losing nothing, are you?
00:34Get it back. Get it back.
00:36Over here, Ginge.
00:39Get it back.
00:40Having problems, are you, shorty?
00:42Yeah.
00:43Yeah, you've got a lot of growing up to do before you're as tough as we are.
00:48Give me a... give me a back of old...
00:50You're what? Tell teacher?
00:52What's up, Webb? Don't you like playing piggy in the middle?
00:55Oh!
00:56Oh! Get him off, flippin' tagpole.
00:59Oh, here!
01:00Oh!
01:16Look at that!
01:47How'd that happen?
01:51I don't know.
01:52Give us that screwdriver back.
01:53No way.
01:54Hand it over or you'll get a knuckle sandwich.
01:57Yeah.
01:57You tell him, Ginge.
01:59If anyone's going to use their knuckles, it'll be me.
02:03Well, you can't hit us, sir.
02:05It's against the law.
02:07Shame, isn't it?
02:08Anyway, it weren't us, sir.
02:09It was Billy Webb, weren't it?
02:11Yeah.
02:12It wasn't, Mr Hardworth.
02:13It was.
02:14He had this screwdriver.
02:15Yeah, and it made the fish roll.
02:16Saw a glow.
02:17And swim really fast.
02:18Yeah.
02:18Yeah.
02:19Yeah.
02:19Yeah.
02:20Is it me that's mad or everyone else?
02:22Yeah.
02:23Now, just a minute.
02:25What I'd like to know, what I'd dearly like to know, Billy Webb,
02:28is why you're in the classroom and the rest of your class are in the hall
02:30doing folk dancing with Mrs Peasgood.
02:33Surely you don't miss that, do you?
02:35No, Mr Hardworth.
02:36I'm very pleased to hear it.
02:37Because, as we all know, folk dancing is very good for us.
02:40Keeps us fit.
02:42Gives us character.
02:44And since you three look as though you need a bit of character building,
02:46I think you can join the folk dancing, too.
02:50Good.
02:51I knew you'd be pleased.
02:52Right.
02:53Out your jolly well.
02:54Come on.
02:54Move yourselves.
02:55Left, right, left, right, left, right.
02:56That's it.
02:57Go on, at the double.
02:58Move yourselves, my nuts.
02:59So, what's happened about the door?
03:12Well, after the folk dancing class,
03:14Mr Hardworth made Ginger and the others put it back.
03:16And this folk dancing, that was Mr Hardworth's idea?
03:19Yeah.
03:19I don't think Mrs Peasgood was too keen.
03:21She couldn't say anything, though,
03:23because teachers all have to pretend they agree with each other.
03:25Yeah, that's right.
03:26So, what was it like, then, the folk dancing?
03:28Oh, terrible.
03:29We were you, she said.
03:30Mustn't look a right bunch of turnips.
03:32Right.
03:33Let's make a start.
03:35Everyone farm.
03:37Farm?
03:37Everyone farm.
03:39Form.
03:40Form a large circle.
03:42Right.
03:43Oh, come along.
03:44Let's see a bit of enthusiasm.
03:47I have seen dead snails move faster than that.
03:50What do we say about learning a new skill, class four?
03:53The importance of horizons, Mrs Peasgood.
03:57That's right.
03:58And that is exactly what we are going to do.
04:06Now, let's have everyone clapping in time to the music on the beat.
04:10What a flippin' beat.
04:17And let's see if everyone can have time with their right talk, too.
04:24Very good.
04:25Tired fish, screwdrivers, collapsing the doors.
04:31It's been quite a day so far, hasn't it?
04:33Yes, Mr Hardwood.
04:35Yes, Mr Hardwood.
04:36Do you know I'm almost tempted to stop you doing the folk dancing as a punishment?
04:40Then I know how disappointed it would all be, being the generous soul that I am.
04:45I can't deny you the pleasure of displaying your unique talents.
04:49So, come along.
04:50It is to come, I shall be able to say that I knew you all long before you became world-famous
04:56ballet dancers.
04:58And I've helped to make it all possible.
05:01Come along.
05:02Billy, where have you turned out to the fold, Mrs Peasgood?
05:04And three extremely keen new members.
05:08Yes, Mr Hardwood.
05:09You don't think they'd be better off somewhere else?
05:11Oh, not at all, not at all.
05:12No, only a moment ago they were prattled upon their knees begging me to let them join the
05:17folk dancing class.
05:18Weren't you, boys?
05:20Yes, Mr Hardwood.
05:23All right, class four, settle down.
05:25Just join the circle, you four.
05:28You can stand next to me if you want, Billy.
05:29I've been giving some thought to next week's Founders Day celebrations, and I've decided
05:38that your class should give a display of folk dancing to entertain the school governors.
05:43Splendid idea, don't you think?
05:44Oh, Mr Hardwood, I didn't...
05:45Good, I knew I could rely upon you, Mrs Peasgood.
05:47Well, keep up the good work.
05:49All right, class four, settle down, and we'll try again.
06:01Now, all bow to the personal position.
06:05Come on.
06:07That's it.
06:08And clap the time to the music on the beat.
06:11Yes, and the right foot as well.
06:14Clap the time to the music.
06:16Clap the time to the music.
06:18Clap the time to the music.
06:20And swing your partner, as we do it slow.
06:23We're working into the centre, have a look at that.
06:26Right, we go around the way.
06:30And back up to the place.
06:32Good.
06:33So stop.
06:34Into the centre, and the left.
06:37Into the centre, come on.
06:39Stop.
06:40Clap the time to the music.
06:41And round, round.
06:42Good.
06:43And again.
06:44And back to your places, good, and Anita, and George, into the centre, cross-hand, and
06:56hand-hand, and again, back to your places, good, and really well, and you, you, you,
07:12you, you, you.
07:15What a shame, Miss, just we're having such a wicked time.
07:19Yeah.
07:20Can't wait til the video comes out, Miss.
07:22Mrs. Beesgood?
07:24Billy recommends the record player.
07:26No, I can't.
07:27I'm useless for things like that.
07:32Do you think you could mend it, Billy?
07:34No, Miss.
07:35Oh, well in that case, we'd better just go back to the classroom.
07:39Do something else instead.
07:40Perhaps a maths test would be a good idea.
07:42Oh, I'll have a go, but it won't work.
07:50Go on, Billy.
07:55What do you think, Billy?
07:57Don't know, Miss.
07:59I can't see nothing wrong with it.
08:05Remember my computer, Billy?
08:06Remember my bank lab?
08:08Will you meet Toppetio?
08:09All right, that's enough.
08:10Well done.
08:11Now, everyone, back in the circle, and we'll try again.
08:25Rachel, look at that.
08:28Look.
08:29On the record player.
08:30There?
08:31This time, everyone swing their partners.
08:37That's it.
08:38And lift!
08:46And ripple!
08:51And again!
08:54And everyone, come on!
08:56All right.
08:56All right.
08:57Go on, everybody.
08:59Go on, people!
09:00Woo-hoo!
09:01Go on, people!
09:02Go on, people!
09:03Go on!
09:04it just blew up yeah and nobody else saw the man on the stage no weird i wonder who he was
09:25i don't know there was something about him that reminded me of someone yeah yeah i know what you
09:30mean a lot of people say that i remind them of tom cruise you sure yeah anyway what happened about
09:38the folk dancing well that was the end of it i think mrs beason was quite pleased really how about
09:43mr hardwood i bet he wasn't pleased oh too right he wasn't gonna let us off that easily but he had
09:49something else to worry about hello holidays caterers are good this is mr hardwood headmaster
09:57splott street school i just wondered if yes i'm fine thanks i wonder if you've done the casting for
10:03our founder's day meal yet certainly
10:06oh my appointment too
10:12yes hello what how much my good woman how have you know that i'm running a school not the bank of
10:21england no i am not living in the dark ages and yes i do know the price of things don't you take
10:30that tone of voice with me madam i shall be doing business with you again goodbye
10:36let's see
10:43ah
10:45this is core
10:52mr hardwood
11:04may i
11:07class four your attention please
11:11now as you all know our folk dancing class ended rather dramatically but we're not going to talk
11:19about that are we
11:22what we are going to talk about
11:24is founder's day
11:26what's that
11:27this is a very special day when we remember those who built this school
11:32and there will be some very important people here some very important people indeed
11:38now can any of you tell me who those important people might be
11:41gary linnaker sir no jason donovan sir
11:45no
11:46you sir you're a very important person
11:48oh what's your name laddie
11:50nigel creamer sir
11:52nigel call them all right
11:54go into the classes of course
11:59yes well i shall be there of course as nigel says
12:02and other important people will be the school governors
12:05the lord mayor himself
12:07along with his dear lady wife
12:09and i have decided that you
12:12this class
12:14shall have the honor of creating some delicious things for our very important guest to eat
12:19right i'll give all the details in your capable hand of his call thank you
12:26sounds like he was still annoyed about the record player
12:32yeah i thought that
12:33so getting you to make the food was a bit like a punishment
12:36i suppose so
12:37it was all right for some of them
12:39like an eater
12:40she can cook
12:41even nigel can cook a bit
12:43wasn't much good for me though
12:44i couldn't even think of anything to cook
12:46don't even think of anything to cook
12:47let alone do it
12:49well class paul
12:50have you all decided what you're going to make
12:52i'm going to make a cake miss call
12:54with icing on it
12:55very good anita
12:56anyone else
12:57i cook it with rice
12:59with nuts
13:00and all sorts of fancy stuff in it
13:02if someone help me
13:03all right i will mrs call
13:05probably means i'll end up doing everything of course
13:08miss i thought of something i could do
13:11yuck yuck pie
13:13yuck yuck pie
13:14what's that
13:15oh me and my dad used to make it all the time
13:18what we used to do
13:19got this big bowl
13:20took it out into the garden
13:21and we just put everything in it
13:22grass
13:23leaves
13:24soil
13:25weeds
13:26you didn't actually eat it did you
13:27of course not miss
13:28good
13:29miss
13:30we should get paid for through all this
13:32yay
13:33it's not fair miss
13:34we don't even get to eat it do we
13:36it's slave labour
13:37all right nigel
13:38perhaps you'd like to go and discuss it with mr hardwood
13:40uh no it's okay mrs core
13:42it's a great honor to help with founders day
13:44and who else have we got
13:46ah yes billy webb what are you gonna make
13:50i can't cook nothing miss
13:52well try and cook something then
13:54they only eat bacon sandwiches in his house miss
13:56oink oink
13:57it's better than eating veggie burgers and all that rabbit food
14:01there's nothing wrong with veggie burgers
14:03that's enough you two
14:04billy i want you to think of something by tomorrow all right
14:07yes mrs frisbee
14:09oh hello billy funny weather we're having i don't know where i am with it
14:27yeah
14:29i didn't know what i was going to cook i mean i didn't mind not being able to cook but i didn't know what i was going to cook
14:35i was thinking about this all the way home
14:37just the lad i'm looking for
14:39hello
14:41i've just come from your place
14:43i left something there last night
14:45oh yeah
14:47the screwdriver
14:49forgot about that
14:51here
14:53listen um
14:55i'm sorry i took it
14:57i didn't know it was in my bag
14:59that's all right don't worry about it
15:01perhaps it came in useful eh
15:03and no
15:04i mean
15:05is there something strange about it
15:07strange
15:08why should there be
15:09i know it sounds funny
15:10but all sorts of things
15:11well lots of things are strange aren't they
15:13but this screwdriver is certainly not one of them
15:15and right now
15:16it's needed somewhere else
15:18all right
15:19see ya
15:20what
15:21it was like he didn't want to answer me
15:24even though he knew what i mean
15:26funny though
15:27i never saw him again after that
15:29how really web
15:31hello june
15:32that's it
15:42look it's all right mum
15:44i do know what i'm doing
15:45that's what your father said
15:46when he tried to put in a garden pond
15:48what happened there eh
15:49we ended up with a flipping swamp out the back
15:52wonder we didn't catch rabies
15:53all them lizards and frogs
15:55jumping about
15:56yeah well this is different
15:57they've taught me how to do highlights at college
15:59it's dead easy
16:01i just bleach these bits poking through here
16:03leave it on for a while
16:04then you look really glamorous
16:05how long do you leave it on for
16:07um
16:08i spilled some coffee on my notes
16:10i think it says fifty minutes
16:12yeah it must be
16:13go on it's not very long
16:14i'll make you a cup of tea while you're waiting
16:16all right
16:17but i've got to be at bingo by eight
16:19so no longer than that
16:20i'll be done by then mum
16:21watch up
16:22oh hello dear
16:23had a good day
16:24yes thanks
16:25what's she doing to ya
16:28you look like a flipping martian
16:30right that's it
16:31i'm taking it off
16:32oh dad look what you've done
16:33i've got to practice for my course
16:35oh sorry
16:36well it was just a shock
16:38nah
16:39nah
16:40it looks great
16:41honest
16:42you always did look good in it
16:43oh it's not finished yet
16:45that's only so i can put the highlights in
16:47ah right
16:48keep it on mum
16:50all right then
16:52all right
16:53hello love
16:54before you say anything billy
16:56don't
16:57what
16:58i'm not gonna say nothing
16:59don't bother me if mum wants to look like a martian
17:01i'm going to watch the news
17:03come on linda
17:04tell him dad
17:06listen bill your sister's got to practice
17:09it's for her course like so we've got to cooperate
17:11help out a bit
17:12yeah all right
17:14could do with a bit of help myself
17:15oh yeah why's that
17:16i've just got a lot to do at school
17:18i've got this story project which i haven't even cited yet
17:20and now i've got to learn how to cook
17:21cook?
17:22yeah
17:23i've got to do some food for fans i say
17:25and i can't even think of anything let alone do it
17:28son
17:29your worries are over
17:31you see before you
17:33not just a warehouse man
17:35but the greatest cook this side of splot street
17:37dad
17:38you can't even pour out cornflakes straight
17:40well don't mean to say i can't cook does it
17:42when i was a lad i used to work in the four aces caf on saturday morning
17:46well it was really classy in those days
17:48lorry drivers used to come all the way from Watford for the grub there
17:52so billy clear the decks
17:54you and me are gonna cook a very rare dish
17:56um dad it's not yuck yuck pie is it?
17:59no
18:00we are gonna have casserole on our web
18:03what's in it?
18:04well it's a bit of this
18:05bit of that
18:06come on
18:07right here we go
18:09now what do we want
18:10uh yeah flour
18:11get that for me will you bill
18:12and some salt
18:13salt
18:14what have we got in here
18:15ha ha ha
18:17ah wee
18:18now um dad
18:19you sure you know what you're doing?
18:21i shall pretend i didn't hear that bill
18:23aha
18:24the chutney
18:25oh yes
18:26perk it up a bit
18:27give it a bit of oomph
18:29oh and some water
18:30get that for us
18:39right bill
18:40that ought to be done now
18:41shall we take a look at it?
18:42yes
18:43oh what?
18:45here we go
18:49here we go
18:50here we go
18:51here we go
18:52now dad you sure you've cooked this before?
18:53of course i have hundreds of times
18:55ra da
18:56like i said yuck yuck pie
18:57it's never turned out like this before i must be a bit rusty
19:09oh it doesn't matter dad
19:11well you should try it
19:12oh well i suppose we better clear up
19:14can't leave this for your mum can we?
19:16no
19:18did you hear anything bill?
19:20no
19:21didn't see anything did you?
19:22no
19:23it's funny you could have sworn something moved
19:24well something scared Fred all right
19:27it's all right mate
19:31where's mum?
19:32i dunno upstairs probably
19:33why?
19:34nothing
19:36oh what's that horrible smell?
19:39well we had a bit of a problem didn't we bill?
19:42a bit? yeah
19:43yeah
19:44oh looks like it
19:45well i think it's that cooker
19:47i mean how am i expecting to make something like this on a dodgy cooker
19:50the temperatures are all wrong for a start
19:52oh dad it's disgusting
19:54no one could eat that muck
19:56talking about thousands of people to be glad of that
19:58there's real nourishment in that
20:00yeah well nothing human would eat it
20:02well maybe not
20:05watch this
20:08who's a good old boy there eh?
20:10hey Alfred get that down
20:15oh well
20:17bill
20:18go down the chip shop to get something like a tart bug will ya?
20:21yeah all right
20:27suppose i better clear up
20:30bit of a disaster then
20:31you can say that again
20:32dad did his best
20:33but he's no better at cooking than i am
20:35worse probably
20:36so you didn't cook anything for founder's day?
20:38yeah
20:39i cooked something all right
20:40something spot street school will never forget
20:43what was it?
20:45oh um
20:46i would tell ya
20:47it's just
20:48my throat's a bit dry
20:51all right
20:52i'll get you another milkshake
20:53and you promise you'll tell me
20:55i'll tell ya
20:56but you'll never believe it
20:58i'll leave it
21:00push
21:03we'll never forget
21:05even before
21:06see
21:08before
21:10i love it
21:11Phil
21:12he saw
21:13he sat in he
21:15the
21:17doctor
21:18they
21:19have
21:21he
21:22he
21:23h
21:24developer
21:25guy