A Final Goodbye To Mr Essex (High School UK)

**This episode contains emotional scenery and flashing images. Viewer Discretion is advised.**

**A Final Goodbye To Mr Essex** is the thirteenth and final episode in Series Five of High School UK, and the sixty-fifth episode overall.

## Episode Information

When the summer holidays is coming up, it is time to say goodbye to the legend Mr Essex, and Ryan and Jacob becomes friends again after apologising,

## Cast

* James Terry as Jacob Hitchgrave
* Callum Hendricks as Ryan Wilkinson
* Nathan Phillips as Calvin Reynolds
* Francisco Santos as Liam Costa
* Benjamin Carson as Henry Carter
* George Mitchell as Hayden Miller
* Frankie Louis as Olivia MacCarthy
* Danielle Trooper as Olivia Bryan
* Sally Travers as Mia Love
* Barbara Kingstone as Mrs Home
* Tom Wright as Mr Essex
* Steve Watts as Mr Watts (High School)
* Ahmet Durmaz as Erun Ataturk (Mr HBY)
* John Farren as Mr Hayes
* Jennifer Janz as Miss Andrews
* Jake Wilson as Mr Red

## Music

* Gone Up In Flames - Morning Runner
* We Are In High School - The Talents
* Mr Hayes - Benjamin Carson

## Trivia

* This is John Farren's last appearance aswell.
* This episode is 28 minutes long, instead of 22 minutes long.
* This is the fifth episode to have a PG rating.
* The ending song is from The Inbetweeners.

## Parent's Guide

### Violence And Gore

* No violence in this episode.
* Jacob gets hit in the face by a dodgeball, luckily it was soft and not harmful.

### Profanity

* Uses of pissed at the start, but relating to being drunk.

### Alcohol, Drugs And Smoking

* Mr Essex gets alcohol from his students.

## Clippers

* Apology By Ryan | High School (22/07/22)
* Saying Goodbye To Mr Hayes | High School (23/07/22)
* Calvin Loses His Phone | High School (25/07/22)
* Finding His Phone In His Bag | High School (26/07/22)
* The Last Assembly Of The Year | High School (27/07/22)
* Goodbye Mr Essex | High School (28/07/22)

## Summary

PART ONE: The episode starts off with the gang in the form room, while Jacob talks through the whole school year in thirty seconds. It is Mr Essex's last day working at Ruskin Secondary School, and as a farewell gift, he got lots of alcohol, which the gang thinks he is going to be "pissed" all night. Then Mrs Home appeared, and took Jacob, Liam and Calvin out to have a chat about Ryan, and she wants them to forgive Ryan and become his friend again. The gang thought that was a bad idea, but Mrs Home threatened the gang with a detention if they don't apologise. The gang didn't want a detention so they did apologise to Ryan, along with some really sarcastic jokes, where Mrs Home keeps on opening the door and clearing her throat to the others. The gang eventually became Ryan's friend again.

Then it cuts to Science, where it is also Mr Hayes's last day working at Ruskin aswell, so he planned for the whole lesson to him doing some fun practical's. Jacob then tells Hayden and Henry that Mrs Home had forced the gang to apologise and become friends again to Ryan. Hayden thought it was ridiculous, but then Mrs Home opened the door and started to threaten Hayden aswell. Then Mr Hayes had planned to pop some balloons using a bunsen burner, when that left Ryan to go running to the back of the classroom and hiding under the desks. Mr Hayes tells Ryan that it doesn't make a sound, and Ryan started to walk back. The balloon then popped loudly, and he ran back screaming. Jacob thought it was funny, and then Calvin told Jacob to look out the window, and sees Mrs Home staring like mad at Jacob. She told Jacob that she is always watching, and leaves. Then as the gang knew it, it was the end of the lesson, but Henry wanted to sing a song dedicated to Mr Hayes, so he sung that. Everyone clapped, and Mr Hayes teared up.

Then it was the final lesson of the day, which was Phys Ed. Jacob got hit in the face with a very soft dodgeball, and it was Peter who threw that, and started to call Jacob "Jako", which Jacob doesn't like the nickname of. Then the Phys Ed gave a motivational speech, and Jacob became sarcastic about them "surviving the year". Then Hayden and Henry left for break, and won't see the others until 1pm. Jacob bought a waffle, and ate that up before Period Three, which is in form rooms. When the gang all got to their form rooms, Liam started to break down and worried about not getting a nice form tutor, Jacob pats Liam on the back, and trying to calm him down, and Liam hugged Jacob hard, and then Calvin started to panic. Jacob asked what happened, and Calvin said that he might have lost his phone, and that's the end of Part One.

PART TWO: Jacob and Calvin goes to see Mrs Home, and tells her about the phone. Mrs Home then said it was not her problem. But then Jacob suggested that it might be in the changing room, and they both went there. When they got to the changing room, they meet up with Olivia MC and Olivia B, and asked them if they found a phone that belongs to Calvin. They haven't seen a phone. Both Jacob and Calvin both ran into the changing rooms and checked in coats and bags for the phone, they had bad luck finding it. And then Ryan walked in and apologised himself, and told Jacob and Calvin that he is going to help find the phone.

Back in form, the form is worrying. Liam got even more worried, so he tried to call Jacob to try to hear any updates on the missing phone. Jacob told Liam that no phone had been found, but then Jacob suggested that Liam could try to look more closely in Calvin's bag, and Liam thought it was a good idea. Liam then scavenged through Calvin's phone, and found his phone at the bottom of the bag. He pulled it out, and Liam saved the day. Liam then looked out the window to Jacob and Calvin, and Liam shouted down to Calvin that he had found his phone. Calvin then got excited and ran up the stairs to the classroom. They all hugged Liam with happiness.

Then it was assembly, and Mr Watts sung the song "Proud" by Heather Smalls while a presentation shows. At the end of it, everyone clapped. Then Mr Red and Miss Andrews both announces that they are getting married soon, and everyone felt happy for them both. When the form all gets back into the classroom, they all sat in silence, depressed. Mr Essex then walks in sad, and tells the form that they can start crying as there are a few minutes left until the final bell, so they all did cry. While Mr Essex cried, he opened a can of beer, and drank it. Then Miss Stove walked in, and wanted to have a chat with Mr Essex. And when Mr Essex returned, he was so sad. Then the final bell rings, and everyone said their final goodbyes to Mr Essex.

Jacob and the gang all meets up outside the blue circle, and started to walk back. They all had a chat about what horrible stuff they experience this year, and Mr HBY pulls up next to them, and they all leave, with "Gone Up In Flames" by Morning Runner playing.