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Field Trip, also titled on other platforms as The Field Trip, is the first episode of Series 2. It first aired April 2nd, 2009 on E4, gaining around 958,000 viewers at 10pm, and later another 234,000 at 11pm.[1]
Plot[]
It's a new term and the boys have signed up for the annual Geography and Sociology field trip to Swanage. Although Neil doesn't study either of the subjects, he is allowed to come along by agreeing to help Mr. Kennedy, an alleged paedophile. When the boys are moved from the back seat of the coach by Mark the school bully, Will gets a stroke of luck when he gets to sit next to the new girl, Lauren Harris. The two get on well and Will is instantly attracted to her, but Lauren unfortunately is more interested in Simon, and Will's constant Yoda impressions on the bus that Lauren doesn't understand aren't helping either.
The boys arrive in Swanage, and as Will and Simon both attempt to woo Lauren, Neil and Jay set off to find the legendary "Swanage MILF" that allegedly has sex with one lucky Rudge Park pupil every year. Neil goes swimming with "Paedo"-Kennedy, who bribes him with a bottle of vodka from the off-licence. Lauren and the boys try to get into a party held in Donovan's room, but are rudely refused entry. Lauren asks Simon on a date and they hug before going to bed, something that Will takes offence to.
The next day, Jay and Neil try looking for the Swanage MILF. Jay, having tried out several women, singles out an elderly ice-cream lady. He even goes as far as to ask if she can give him a blowjob. After some manipulation from Will, Simon realises that he still loves his childhood friend Carli and is forced to call off his date with Lauren. Will takes the opportunity to invite Lauren on a boat trip. The trip is crashed prematurely when the boys accompany Will.
After sailing out to sea, Simon falls into the harbour due to Jay messing around with the boat and begins to develop hypothermia. Will said the correct thing to do is remove all his wet clothing, so Neil helps undress Simon; leaving him a sock to cover his genitals. A fish winds up in the boat, startling Jay. He sets off an emergency flare, aggravating Will, who is trying to start the boat up but the engine keeps stalling. When Lauren sees the boys out at sea, Will screams at her in frustration. The fish is now distressed from a lack of water, so Neil decides to put the fish out of it's misery by beating it to death. Simon sees Carli and waves to her, forgetting that he's naked. The boys are eventually saved, albeit at the expense of looking like idiots to the rest of their school.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Bird | Will McKenzie |
| Joe Thomas | Simon Cooper |
| James Buckley | Jay Cartwright |
| Blake Harrison | Neil Sutherland |
| Emily Head | Carli D'Amato |
| Waen Shepherd | Mr. Kennedy |
| Henry Lloyd-Hughes | Mark Donovan |
| Greg Davies | Mr. Gilbert |
| John Seaward | Big John |
| Jayne Wisener | Lauren Harris |
| Kali Peacock | Survey Woman |
| Richard Hart | David Glover |
| Jean Reeve | Ice Cream Lady |
Trivia[]
- This episode is the last to feature the "Ooh, friend!" gag.
- When Jay refers to Will as "SpongeBob ShitHisPants", it may have been foreshadowing how he later actually did defecate himself in, "End of Term".
- Despite the episode being primarily set in Swanage, almost all of these scenes were actually filmed in Littlehampton. The real town of Swanage was not featured in the episode. The scene where Jay and Neil do a survey on a local was filmed on St. Albans high street.
- Blake Harrison revealed that James Buckley had almost died when filming the flare scene, with the flare almost going in his eye.[2]