Ackley Bridge

Troublemaker Jordan disrupts the first day of the new, integrated school when he “rewrites” the school rules, angering many of the Muslim pupils.

Jordan finds himself in charge of a baby that he has to sneak into school. It’s harder to conceal than he anticipated, and he blackmails Steve into helping him out.

Missy convinces Nas to make a play for her teacher Lila but Nas is delivered a curveball when her dad announces that he’s arranging a marriage for her to a boy in Pakistan.

Missy finds Nana dead in the bath. In shock, Missy goes to school and, worried that social services will take Hayley into care, keeps Nana’s death a secret.

Kaneez is initially furious to discover that Nas is considering the arranged marriage, but Nas brings her round.

Mandy’s professional life collides with her personal life when Alya outs her and Sadiq’s affair at the school’s first Open Day.