Malory Towers (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - The School Trip - full transcript

It's such a shame you can't come.

Yes, I'm sorry, too.

You shouldn't be going either.

Nobody made you own up.

There's no point us all missing out.

Come on, Darrell.

How could I have considered
her a friend?

It's a French franc, round silver.

I had it here earlier. I...

I'll retrace my steps.

Oh, it's here.



Everyone, before we go, listen up.

My new pen and Gwen's mother's
brooch are both still missing.

And Mary-Lou's lucky coin
has vamoosed too.

Irene, how about your hair clip?
Still no luck.

And Georgina's compact never
turned up, either.

I think we might have a thief.

No Malory Towers
girl would ever steal.

Well, I'm going to find them out.

Inspector Jones.

No, please don't ruin the trip.

It's going to be ever so jolly.

And ices, you are still paying,
aren't you, Gwen?

Oh, yes. Raspberry ripple for me.

VEHICLE BEEPS CLAXON



The bus is here.

Oh, hat.

Buck up, Gwen, can't miss the bus.

Need you for ice creams.

Won't be a tick, I've just...

Wait up, I'm going to check the
bathroom for my coin.

They haven't gone yet, have they?

I thought you were on the bus.

Oh. I was so looking forward
to that trip.

So was I.

I've been looking everywhere
for you and that coin.

Oh, that is kind.

Well, we'll have to tell
Miss Grayling. Come on.

Come on, Mary-Lou.

Gwendoline, Mary Lou, why
aren't you on the trip?

You're not in trouble as well,
are you? That was my fault.

Gwen was helping me look for
something and they left without us.

Really, Mary-Lou, surely you
could've waited to you were

back to continue your search.
Qu'est que c'est, quatre filles?

Gwen and Mary-Lou missed the bus.
Would you find them an activity?

Oui, bien sur. Go and wait for me
by the classrooms.

Girls, are on your way, pick up a
packed lunch from Cook for later.

Um, Miss Grayling, have you
found a new investor?

What? A new investor?

Mam'zelle didn't tell you?
But of course I didn't.

Such nonsense. It's the...
..under the school.

Mr Thomas wants to knock
down Malory Towers and build a mine.

Where did you hear this?
Gwen heard him talking to Georgina.

These girls and their stories...
It's not just a story.

Darrell, please, don't answer back.

You must leave this to me now.

Miss Grayling, please, you have to
listen to me... Darrell.

It is just the girls
telling tall tales again.

Well, let's hope you're right.

Cook made spam
sandwiches with pickle.

Such a shame, I won't be able
to buy ices for everyone now.

And so Miss Grayling will look
into it, won't she?

This is really serious.

GIRLS TALK OVER EACH OTHER

Silence, s'il vous plait.

Maintenant, Darrell et Sally,
your punishment.

You will make this floor worthy
of our feet.

If you need one, there is a
broom in my cupboard.

Here is the key. Do not lose it.

Oh, dear. Hard work.

Quelle domage.

Tres bien, Gwendoline.

J'ai un bonne idee.
You two can be my French assistants.

French. But why? It wasn't my
fault I missed the bus.

Oh, would you rather
clean the floor?

Absolutely not.

Bien!

You'll help prepare
lessons for the first form.

Allons-y, allez.

Allez, Gwen.

Actually, I would like to see you.

DOOR OPENS

Perfect.

I'll be there at two.

That was our solicitor, I'm afraid
Darrell was right about Mr Thomas.

He's made a planning application.

He...he will destroy Malory Towers?

It looks that way, yes.

I thought it was just
the girls tittle-tattling?

I don't think Darrell
is the tittle-tattle type.

You're right, I am sorry.

I need you to be discreet,
Mam'zelle, but unless I can find

an alternative investor...

..the school will have to
close anyway.

I had no idea.

Please, try not to worry,
Mam'zelle,

Malory Towers will not
go without a fight.

Le chien.

Do you see? They can match the words
to the pictures.

Le chien? That's a dog.

You know that. The first year's
will love it.

I have some sharper scissors
in the dorm.

Just go and fetch them.

I'll come too, I can have a look
for my coin as well.

No, it's OK. You keep going.

I'll be straight back.

Bonjour, le chien, bonjour.

SHE CHUCKLES

Woof-woof, woof-woof.

IN FRENCH ACCENT: Darrell Rivers.

Attention!

I will never listen to
a word you say,

but tu es tres

boring.

I am so not.

Prove it.

Fine.

Go on.

THEY CHUCKLE

No head of form today.

Just you and me.

Let's make this fun.

THEY CHUCKLE

Gwen!

Oh, I thought you were
going to be quick.

Mam'zelle came back,
she was cross you weren't there.

I was looking for your lucky coin.

It's odd that it disappeared.

Unless you think someone
might be taking things.

How rotten is that?

Come on. It must be here somewhere.

You go, I've got to tidy my bed.

I don't want to get an order mark.

I'll wait, Mam'zelle will be cross
if she sees me without you again.

No, looking for your lucky coin
is far more important.

I'll sort the bed out later.

Come on.

I think I had it in the classroom.

DARELL SCREAMS AND LAUGHS

Oh!

Look, Sally, the height marks.

Must be Miss Grayling's brothers
and sisters.

Yes, from when they lived here.

Lizzie?

That must be Miss Grayling.

Lizzie's short for Elizabeth.

And Min must be the youngest.

Laurie, Rupert, Lizzie and Min.

Ah, they must have had a hoot
growing up here,

I mean, all this space.

Come on. Let's not waste time.

What happened to fun?
Don't be a goose.

Let's go again.

DARRELL LAUGHS

Ready?

Three, two, one...

Girls. Oh...

Oh, my. Miss Grayling, I'm so sorry.

We used to do
that when I was little.

We got into terrible trouble once
breaking one of Mother's vases.

Do you remember these?

We found a name of sorts.

I'd forgotten they were here.

Father used to measure us.

Laurie always cheated.

He'd stand on his tiptoes.

Min used to get so cross with him.

Poor little Min.

Measles took her.

She was only six.

That's so sad.

I'm sorry.

I often think of her.

You must have so many memories.

Happy ones, mostly.

You can't let Mr Thomas build a
mine. This is your home.

You can't lose it.

If there is a way, Darrell,
believe me, I will find it.

Now, aren't you two supposed
to be cleaning?

I think we'll be all right.

It has to be.

Come on,
do you want to go clean?

Yes. Darrell...

You keep looking here.

I'll run back to the dorm
quickly and tidy my bed.

I told you, Gwen, Mam'zelle
said to stick together.

She was cross before. Right.

What about in there?

Maybe your coin rolled in.

I don't see how.

We have to be very thorough.

No, no sign.

How about behind the door?

Gwen.

I think the door's locked.

Oh, gosh. Sorry. Don't worry.

Sally and Darrell have a key.

You sit tight.
I'll be back in a jiffy.

Gwen.

SHE SHAKES AND BANGS DOOR

Gwen.

MARY-LOU: Hello.

THEY LAUGH AND SCREAM

I wish we could do this every day.

Imagine Matron's face.

What are you doing?

Making hard work fun.

Where's that key?

He won't believe it,
but Mary-Lou's locked herself

in Mam'zelle's cupboard.

Poor Mary-Lou,
she must be so scared.

Here.

KEY CLANGS ON GROUND

Darrell Rivers.

Now look what you've done.

It's fallen into the grate.

Why would you throw it, Darrell?

We're not going to be able
to get it back now.

Oh.

Oh, dear.

Argh! I'm going
to check on Mary-Lou.

Just find that key.

MARY-LOU SINGS SADLY

# Four and twenty
blackbirds baked in a pie

# When the pie was open,
the birds began to... #

Is anyone there?

Yes, me, a bit of a mishap.

The key fell down a
crack in the floor.

They're getting it out now.

If I hadn't lost my lucky coin,
this wouldn't have happened.

It's my grandfather's.

I wish I could show it to you.

He was in the trenches in the
Great War, and well, that coin,

it literally saved him.

How did it do that?

A bullet hit him,

but the coin was in his pocket

and it slowed it down.

He said it would keep me safe, too.

Are you crying?

How am I going to tell my
grandmother?

She will be so upset.

Do try and buck up.

It's OK, I'm going to
get you out soon.

I promise.

# The king was
in his counting house

# Counting out his money

# The queen was in... #

Mam'zelle will explode when she
finds we've lost the key.

Sorry, no joy yet.

Well, please hurry.

Mary-Lou's so upset.

I've tried to calm her down.

Oh, well, should we tell someone?

No, no, I've got it.

Gently does it.
I thought I'd got it three times.

Come on.

Ah!

SHE GASPS

Finally.

What's that?

Got it, Mary-Lou.

Sally, it's...it's a ring.

Gosh, it's real.

Could it be...Lady Jane Mallory's?

MARY-LOU SOBS

I'm here, I have the key.

I thought I'd be stuck
in there forever.

Here, I haven't used it.

Look what I found.

Gwen.

Where was it?

It was on the floor outside.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

You're my best friend.

Thank you.

Oh, thank you so much.

SHE CHUCKLES

KNOCK AT DOOR

Come in.

Miss Grayling, you won't believe
what we found under the grate.

Under the grate?
It's a long story.

Oh, it's old. We think it might be
part of the treasure.

Goodness.

I do recall mention of a ring
just like this.

There's an inventory.

Lady Jane wrote it in her diary.

Yes, there it is,
"A ruby ring in white gold."

This is a wonderful
discovery, girls.

Is there more? What if all her
treasure's buried beneath the floor?

Oh, wait, there's a footnote.

You see, the ring was given
to Annie Yates, housemaid.

And if Annie dropped it, the rest
of the treasure won't be there.

It's still an exciting find.

Was it precious?

I mean, worth-a-lot-of-money
precious?

Well, sadly, one ring
won't be enough to save the school.

We need all the treasure for that.

I have an appointment in town.

Would you put this back for me,

then make sure to close the
door on your way out?

Darrell, this picture,

does it remind you of the poem,
the one Mr Parker put in his play?

Oh, the poem, that should be
in the diary too.

Isn't there something about a cross?

Oh, found it!

"I love you, my dearest..."

Oh! "..with all of my heart,
I bury our future,

"as soon, we must part.

"My Wealth, I'll abandon,
my father, I'll cross.

"It's you that I win,
so I count it no loss."

Darrell, look.

The capital letters in the middle
of the sentences.

Bury - Wealth - Cross.

What if it's a clever clue?

What if Lady Jane buried
her wealth next to a cross?

I don't remember seeing
a cross on the cliffs.

It's got to be there.

Come on.

Where's the fire?

No fire, but there
might be treasure.

Come with us, we might need
your help.

You are great to have found this.

Can you see where the
bullet went through?

It saved his life.

It's awful losing things.

No wonder Irene was so wound up.

That hair clip was her aunt's.

And poor Georgina.

That compact was from my godmother.

Felicity's right,
someone's taking them.

Who would do that?

What do you think would happen
if they caught someone?

They'd be expelled,
they'd have to be.

Such an awful thing to do.

I think I might be sick.

Oh, oh, dear.

Should I...should I fetch someone?

Look. I'll just go and lie down.

Mam'zelle won't mind if
this is done.

These really are super, Mary-Lou.

I should come with you. I mean, if
you feel sick. You finish up.

Must be farther along.

What are we looking for?
A stone cross.

We found a drawing by Lady Jane
and we think she buried her treasure

next to it. My grandad has a photo
of him and his brother

by a stone cross.

They used to walk to it
every Sunday.

Where is it?

It was right here.

After the Great War,
there was a huge storm,

half the cliff collapsed.

I think it was lost then.

I really thought we might find it.

So did I.

Compact, that's Georgina's.

Pen, Alicia.

You are going back home to Irene.

FOOTSTEPS AND VOICES APPROACH

Poor Gwen, she was working
so hard, and I think she was sick.

Poor Gwendoline.

..comme elle va maintenant
tres bien.

Gwendoline, Mari-Lou told
me you were sick.

The walk here cleared my mind.

Are you OK, Mam'zelle?

Of course.

C'est merveilleux.

You shall each have a merit mark.

Now that floor.

Allons-y, allons trouve et...

Gwen.

MAM'ZELLE: C'est incroyable,
such a shame.

How did you manage it?

Oh, um, it's hard to explain.

Well, it is incredible.
An effort mark for you both.

THEY LAUGH

BUS BEEPS CLAXON

They're back, let's go.

What are they laughing at?

SALLY: The castle sounds fun. It's
really was a bit spooky, though.

I got locked in a cupboard,
that was really spooky.

Gwen, what happened?
I can't believe you missed the bus.

I can't believe we didn't
get our ices. That was my fault.

Gwen only missed the bus
because of me.

Darrell, I have a present for you.

I love them.

Toffees.

It's lovely, um, but you can't
buy my friendship, Alicia.

GIRLS CHATTER INDISTINCTLY

Everyone.

I know I'm not exactly
flavour of the month,

but I have some big
news and you all need to hear it.

Can't we do this later?
I'm starving.

Go if you want, but this is huge.

Gwen...

..it's about the things
that have gone missing.

What would I know about that?

People being careless has
nothing to do with me.

Except they're not careless.

Someone's stealing. I have proof.

What's it got to do with Gwen?

I'm sorry to be the one
to bring this out in the open.

We stopped at the village.

Now, remember that brooch
your mother lost?

It's in the jeweller's window.

Well, how did it get there?

Don't you see?

Someone stole it and then brought
it to the jeweller's to sell.

Oh, Gwen.

Poor you, that's dreadful.

Isn't it just?

So there really is a thief?

Don't worry, Gwen, I won't rest
till we've caught them.

Come on, let's eat.

Gosh, that's bad, isn't it?

Tell me all about it.

I'm really sorry, Gwen.