Episode 2.8

The **second episode** of Series 2 of Ackley Bridge first aired on 24th July 2018, directed by Robert Quinn.

## Synopsis

*Mandy is hit with a series of emotional crises as she deals with the news that she is pregnant.*

## Recap

Mandy announces to Year 11 and the staff that the school day for Year 11 will now end at 4pm and has cancelled prom. Mandy finds her father, Ray, in one of the toilet cubicles and when she returns Ray to her mother Dianne, Mandy is informed that Ray's dementia is worsening and Mandy reluctantly takes Ray with her to give Dianne a break. Razia uses skin bleach and when Hayley attempts to fix their friendship, Razia says she used the skin bleach as she believes Riz did not want a brown girlfriend. Ray sets off Mandy's fire alarm and when she returns home, Ray lashes out at Mandy. Emma visits Mandy and works out that she is pregnant and Emma comforts Mandy by giving her a hug. Emma and Will go to a comedy night together where Naveed is performing and Hayley attends school with a dark face for Razia's sake, which attracts support and critiscism. Missy coaches Aaron on what to say to Javid about Hayley, but Javid informs Hayley, Missy and Aaron that he will be contacting social services and Mandy and Dianne contemplate putting Ray in a home. Mandy visits a snooker hall and on the CCTV, she witnesses footage of Ray and Jordan; Mandy finds Jordan, who has been working as home help and Javid annoys Mandy by working out a new approach for Year 11. Cory is at the comedy night watching Naveed perform and shows him some support. Naveed's father is unimpressed to see Naveed at the comedy night when Will invites him and Mandy and Dianne successfully prove that Ray has been faking his dementia. Mandy and Emma are against Javid's plans to focus on high achievers and Mandy and Cory locate Jordan and Mandy and Cory inform him that they managed to get Jordan an emergency foster care placement for him and they both convince him to come with them in Mandy’s car. Mandy is upset that Dianne conned her when she sides with Ray and Aaron turns up for the meeting with social services with Emma for support; the outcome is positive. Mandy breaks the news to Steve she is pregnant, but does not want a reconciliation and she puts the prom back on.

## Cast

#### Main Cast

* Jo Joyner as Mandy Carter
* Jay Saighal as Javid Shah
* Liz White as Emma Keane
* Emily Pyzer as Candice Murgatroyd
* Cody Ryan as Hayley Booth
* Megan Parkinson as Sam Murgatroyd
* Tom Varey as Will Simpson
* Tony Jayawardena as Rashid Hyatt
* Fearn Deacon as Chloe Voyle
* Poppy Lee Friar as Missy Booth
* Lorraine Cheshire as Lorraine Bird
* Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nasreen Paracha
* Nazmeen Kauser as Razia Paracha
* Gurjeet Singh as Naveed Haider
* Maariah Hussain as Alya Nawaz
* Sam Retford as Cory Wilson
* Adam Fielding as Aaron Turner
* Sunetra Sarker as Kaneez Paracha
* Samuel Bottomly as Jordan Wilson
* Adil Ray as Sadiq Nawaz
* Paul Nicholls as Steve Bell
* India Parsan as Tahira Abad
* Abdullah Shahid as Mo Ahktar
* Zain Khan as Zain Younis
* Chloe Lumb as Shannon Burns

#### Recurring/Guest Cast

* Amina Arslan as Amina Mir
* James Senneck as Clint Northwood
* Ted Robbins as Ray Carter (guest appearance)
* Lin Blakely as Dianne Carter (guest appearance)
* Arbaz Rashid as Waqar Abdelrahman
* Safiya Mardiyah as Aneesa Sahota
* Harry Lodge as Dan Fairfax
* Nathan Green as Neil Sykes
* Kammy Darweish as Mujaheed Haider