Oh. Hang on.
On. There we go.
She doesn't like penis and vagina graffiti.
Don't know why I'm so shocked
that none of the dresses fit.
Action.
It's...
Hi.
Hello. Welcome to Moordale for our set tour,
a special pulling back of the curtain.
I'm gonna to be presenting and directing
the entire endeavor.
You're supposed to yell "cut".
Cut. Cut. Cut.
Cut it!
There flies the flag
over the iconic Moordale building.
The school values.
Urgh, don't worry about those.
So this used to be a university gym,
but we have made it our own little bit of Hollywood.
These are all interior sets
so that's the outside of Jean's house.
And Otis's house.
-Al? -Yeah?
-Hello. -Hello.
-Well, hello. -Hi. Fancy seeing you here.
Tell me where we are now.
We are in Moordale's most iconic,
most fa-moos corridor.
Well, it's not that iconic this year
because all of the graffiti has gone.
Why's it been painted?
We've got a new monarch, as you know.
Who, pray tell, is that?
It's Hope Haddon.
Who's she? Who's she played by?
-Jemima Kirke. -She's the new head person?
She's the new head person.
And she doesn't like penis and vagina graffiti.
Let's be a team player.
Done lots of scenes in this corridor?
Lots.
There's a bit of post masturbation crumpet
-up in here. -Like in all night.
I've had two packets of crumpets...
-Think my clit may drop off. -Ring any bells?
Two packets? One?
-I do a double here... -Yes.
-...at some point. -The iconic...
That is huge.
-Ready? -And action.
Cut.
Do you think that the writers
are now writing for you both
because you have such a lovely relationship
in the real of life?
That's a good question. Probably. I hope so.
I do think a lot of our real life...
-Idiosyncrasies. -...yes...
-They've made it. -...have blended into the
-Maeve and Aimee tapestry. -The Maemee.
'Cause you seem to finish each other's sentences,
which makes me feel warm and gooey inside.
Think on a good day it might be really sweet,
and then sometimes, it doesn't stop.
I think we're quite annoying.
-You know... -I know...
I got scared, Mr Groff.
Cand we see your locker?
-Of course you can. -Is that 122?
If you could choose any number on the planet,
-what would it be? -Number one.
-That's my girl. -Of course.
A Kilo sale advert
which probably makes a lot of sense,
vintage clothing,
which is very important to Aimee.
Her notebook is 70s...
Look, a cake sale.
Aimee's made some vulva cupcakes this year.
Right off you go.
-Bye. Bye. -I hope to be back--
Hope to welcome you back soon.
Great!
So, I'm now standing outside the iconic old part
of Moordale,
which has made up of very old brick
and it has windows.
Look at that maintenance.
-We're over here! -Ah, great.
We have Mimi and Sami
who obviously play Raheem and Ruby.
Two burgeoning iconic characters of the show.
Mimi, you are considered queen of the untouchables.
But I'm a lot nicer.
Yes. A lot nicer in real life.
But it's fun to be a bitch.
Is it really?
-Yeah. -Might have to try that.
You take that into real life or not at all?
-Never. No. -Never.
Sami, you look like you might.
I do and it's not a secret. I don't care.
Also very famous
for having your own personal untouchable bench.
I'll show you.
If you wanted to join the untouchables
and become a part of this bench existence,
how would I do that, for example?
Don't think you can.
is there a scene you've filmed on this bench
that we might hear?
I've walked away from the bench.
In a huff.
It's...
-Oh, so… -That's it.
-All done with a look? -It's standing up,
-so it's... -Standing up, then...
-like a... -Yeah.
-Oh! -OT!
-Bag. -It's quite intimidating.
Actually broke up with me on this bench...
-Oh, right? -...so it's quite...
So this represents trauma for you.
Yeah.
He can hold your hand,
but not sure he can catch you.
If you wanna cry, you really… It's okay.
I moved on. It's okay.
What's so great about the position of this bench
in relation to the school?
Is it because you see everything happening
-or... -So everyone can see you.
Oh, right. About people seeing you,
not you seeing everyone else.
-Exactly. -Yeah.
Thank you for having me, us, to witness your, yes, bench.
You're amazing.
Can we just keep walking away
from those people please?
That's the bike rack.
That's where Eric and Otis parked their bikes.
Bikes.
Costume. Let's see who's in here.
Obviously this is a formal costume fitting.
What you don't know is that Connor Swindles,
who plays my son, Adam,
is show's costume designer, Ameritas,
and George Robinson here who obviously plays Isaac.
Connor, you're giving us a nice tour of your jacket,
which is very much Adam's signature look.
Obviously,
playing in the Costume Department
is quite fun.
Anything else caught your eye?
Green is very much your colour.
Did you choose that
because it makes your eyes pop?
-Yes. -Yes.
Rosa is obviously the costume designer.
I remember when I first started talking
about the show,
I assumed everyone would be in a school uniform.
That's very much not the case.
If you have a lot to do with
your own sort of costume styles, the pair of you?
I liked the jacket with Adam
because it had that sort of hard shell,
-soft interior. -For Isaac.
One of them was full on velour tracksuit.
Why was that vetoed? It sounds wonderful.
At the day, I think that's what we all strive for,
is to be taken seriously as artists.
And I thought velour tracksuit,
kinda take away from that.
And does it help being taken seriously
if you have a cock and balls on your head?
Usually. Yeah.
I remember Robert De Niro,
I had some of the costumes he used in Raging Bull.
It was called Raging Balls
and then they changed it to Raging Bull.
Connor, do you have anything else to show us?
Leave me be,
keep asking George questions.
You copped quite a lot of online grief.
How was that living through?
They thought I was convincing enough
as a sarcastic bell-end.
-Yeah, so... -So typecast again.
-You're not... -No.
Don't know why I'm so shocked
that none of the dresses fit.
I'm now fully naked.
-Where are we now, Connor? -The English classroom.
What's Adam like at school? Is he a good pupil?
-I think he's quite shit... -Is he?
...as a student
And what was Connor like at school?
-Quite shit as a student. -Really?
I was all right at school.
You're a very good artist, we know.
The cast are very lucky and the crew are very lucky
to have one of your magnificent posters.
People think that I'm more of an expressionists,
but I was actually
trying to make them photo realistic.
So, you describe your work as impressionistic,
wannabe photo realistic, a bit shit.
But that's part of the charm.
George, what you reckon? Gonna reach the window?
I reckon, I'm saying third row.
-First row. -Good.
Back outside the modern section
of Moordale, there is our emblem,
very proud of that, and the bleachers,
which overlook our extensive sporting--
-Hey, Al! -Hello, Patricia.
We're going to Sixth Form common room,
-you want to come? -I'd love to, yeah.
Great. Okay.
-This is the common room? -Yes!
Who spends most of their time in here?
Me and Kedar.
We're always playing ping pong, I guess.
-You and Kedar... -And we're very good.
There is a scene that Ncuti and Asa shot,
where they were sat by the window
and I walk past.
-That's right. -Asa is like...
No...
-Chine, you're head girl. -I am.
How did that come about?
Hope being head girl,
and I always try and think
what would Michelle Obama do...
-Really? -...when I'm acting.
-So, hopefully... -She's your inspiration.
...she's my inspiration.
Just in terms of your characters,
how've they sort of morphed and moved on from season 2?
I guess we're gay now.
Yeah. And I think this year
we've been discovering
what our characters are really like
in a relationship.
And does it-- Asa get in here!
Hey!
What were you doing? Walking around on set?
I was bored
and so, I went to just wonder around.
If you weren't doing this what would you be doing?
In your trailer? Would you be doing a scene?
Nothing. -Many things.
-Many possible things? -Really? Like what?
What does Asa Butterfield do when he's not on set?
I might be in my trailer.
Yeah.
I might be throwing some Frisbee around.
We've a little Frisbee session going on.
Do any of you play ping pong?
Yes.
Would anyone like to have a game?
-Yes, I'll grab the bats. -You grab the bats.
-So, I just do that? -Any way you want.
Oh, my God!
Good to know
intellectuals in the school are very sporty as well.
I'm so sorry.
Where's your favourite location to film?
Is it at school?
I love Lily's bedroom because it's so naughty.
And there are just willies everywhere.
And bums.
Did you have any say in the design?
No...
But I would love to remodel my own bedroom
in a similar fashion.
Thanks very much
for bringing me back to school.
It's nice to be back.
Obviously, I haven't been here all year,
but I will return and try...
-We're leaving now. -See ya!
Me and my camera-- I've got to go. Bye.
So, thank you all for joining me
on this little journey,
this expose of behind the scenes
at Moordale. Hope you enjoy the season.
Ah, right. Let's turn this thing...
There you go. Off.