[Ant.]

I knew it was gonna be a fakeout </3 I saw this thread get posted on a fair bit so I already had a suspicion, and the moment I saw she was fine I thought "she's got a head injury hasn't she?", And the moment she got blurred vision I thought "oh **** they're really doing this?'

It doesn't help that the 4od thumbnail for the episode is of Nas and Hayley looking sad and upset

I'm 13 mins in and nearly crying

[Ant.]

I love Ackley Bridge and I never would quit a show because of a character's death but this just makes me wish this was the last season. And usually I don't mind if a show goes past it's expiration date and we have seasons of utter tripe. This just has to be the last season and they better make something out of Missy's death

[Ant.]

Oh god I dunno her name but that prissy bitch in orange is annoying me for the third year in a row

[Ant.]

I told my friend Missy lives and it's a good episode and I dunno if I saved her from heartbreak or if I'm gonna make her more upset

[Ant.]

[Ross.]

Missy dying and Emma only appearing in like two scenes broke my heart

[Ross.]

I feel like Jo Joyner will leave after this series so they really should just end it

[Ant.]

When Mandy said "Missy Booth" I literally cried, I still can't believe she's gone </3

I started crying again when Simone kissed Missy's urn

[Ant.]

Also not to sound homophobic but why does Nas, a lesbian, have more chemistry with Naveed (a gay guy) than Sam, her girlfriend?

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Ant.

series finale prediction:

Spoiler:

Nasreen move into her dorm at Oxford. Missy, now dead, monlogues about Nasreen while we see Nasreen at Oxford

Mandy gives birth and calls her child Missy (or the Master if it's a boy!)

Aaron comes back to make things work with Missy but finds out she's dead. Instead he goes with Pete on the fair to carry on her dream. Pete and Aaron marry

Emma Keane becomes a pornstar - this scene may be deleted with the looming porn restrictions

Missy's mum, recovering from a breakdown following Missy's death, moves in with Hayley permanently and steps up

The lesbian biology teacher returns and hooks up with Sam. The biology teacher gets arrested for child abuse and Sam gets arrested for racism. They get transferred to Litchfield minimum (?) security and establish the new OITNB spin-off up the road from max

Cory realises he's bisexual and dates Naveed

There's an epilogue. Kaneez is in a wheelchair, widowed, and is attending Cory and Naveed's wedding. Nasreen is a bridesmaid with a ring on her finger but we don't know who her wife is. Jordan is Best Man and it's a very Catholic wedding.

At the reception we see Nas drinking. Chloe approaches her. "Hey mum-in-law, you haven't seen my mum have ya?" she says. Turns out Emma/Nas' wife is at Sami's grave crying back at the church. Nas visits her and throws her ring at Emma saying "I CAN'T COMPETE WITH A DEAD GUY!!!". Cory and Naveed's marriage is ****ing ennulled because they didn't save themselves til marriage.

The final scene is Nasreen in prison for breaking the Hippocratic Oath or some ****

Slay a tad at me predicting a Nas x Emma romance! Granted Nas kissed Emma's daughter, not Emma herself, but she has her blood so I was half right!

[Ant.]

Great acting from Sam, Nas, and Kaneez's actresses tonight

Also Rukhy and Spud, a cute if not a bit one sided friendship

[Headie]

Can't stand Sam, wish it was her who got hit by the car instead!

[Denver]

So rather then give into the Corey and Naveed feelings they have Corey sleep with his dads gf and the new headteachers

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

So rather then give into the Corey and Naveed feelings they have Corey sleep with his dads gf and the new headteachers

It's gonna be a slow burn for Corey x Naveed I think. They wouldn't just pair them up with no drama, would they?

[RileyH]

omg that ending has me in my feelings

[Headie]

This show is ridiculous honestly, this series was trash. If it gets another series it better improve or I might boycott!

[Firewire]

I gave up after ep 1.

The show died with Missy!

[Ant.]

Feelings:

Spoiler:

• Really glad Nas ended up going to Oxford. Not sure why Oxford wasn't made aware of her circumstances anyway, but any excuse to show Kaneez as the amazing woman she is is good by me
• Cory.... I know it might sound selfish that I'm beginning for more representation given how good it has been on the whole, but I'm really disappointed we didn't see Cory's bisexuality explored? Straight guys get curious and do sleep with guys as a one-off, sure, but they never addressed the big fat elephant room in the room with Naveed's feelings for him?? Naveed's feelings for Cory were explored with everyone BUT Cory. Given how there are no (out) bisexuals in the show, I was truly expecting them to use Cory as a coming-to-terms storyline with bisexuality. I can't be too annoyed though, since they actually nailed how toxic a student/teacher relationship is and the impact it has (Nas and her teacher was romanticised and poorly handled). It's just a shame they couldn't tie in a storyline which shows Cory addressing his sexuality properly. I can only wonder what the point was by showing Cory had some interest in Naveed? So that it made Naveed's unrequited love all the more angsty?
• I'm kinda sad that I wasn't too moved by Missy's ashes being sprinkled into the wind. The story started with Missy and Nas, so it sort of was poignant to just have Nas be the one scattering the ashes, but am I really meant to believe that Hayley and Simone weren't at LEAST standing behind her? It also seems like Nas emptied all her ashes. Wouldn't Missy's mum or sister want to empty some/keep some themselves?
• I HATE ALYA. She pulled through a bit at the end but oh my goodness she got on my nerves
• I don't think it was meant to be sad but Nas' speech after exams with her classmates would've felt a bit more special if we had actually seen at least 3 other people besides Nas at the table?
• So how is Naveed going to be able to go to drama school...?
• Honestly the saddest part was seeing the skip being taken away

[Denver]

I think the show is over now I just dont see how it goes on with the core ripped out.

Unlike Waterloo Road that was more about teachers with kids as the secondary but this was more about certain kids

[Denver]

So the series has been renewed for a 4th series but will be reduced from 60 mins to 30 mins and will feature a major cast overhaul

[Denver]

Although the new series is poised to introduce a new batch of school kids, it will also bring back many of the existing characters, including Kaneez Paracha (Sunetra Sarker), Martin Evershed (Rob James Collier), Mandy Carter (Jo Joyner), Sue Carp (Charlie Hardwick), and Rashid Hyatt (Tony Jayawardeena).

Chloe Voyle (Fern Deacon), Rukhasana Ibrahim (Phoebe Tuffs-Berry), Hayley Booth (Cody Ryan), Razia Paracha (Nazmeen Kauser) and Kacey 'Spud' Gartside (Zara Salim) are also set to return.

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

So the series has been renewed for a 4th series but will be reduced from 60 mins to 30 mins and will feature a major cast overhaul

mess i thought that was just a rumour?! I saw it on a fansite and assumed it was speculation but you're right https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2...e-season-four/

[Denver]

It return next week with 10 30 min episodes split over 2 weeks