Tim Brown's SKUL Days

Tim Brown's SKUL Days is the tenth episode of Series 5. Previous Episode: Bully Elliot

Next Episode: The First to Crack

Synopsis
As the track down a SKUL agent called Suki, Oscar refuses to stick to the agreed plan and jeopardizes the operation. When captured, Suki refuses to tell them anything but a data card she is carrying reveals the existence of a training school for young SKUL agents known as the SKUL Academy.

Back at M.I.9, Stark is furious with Oscar for ignoring the plan. When they decide that an undercover mission to the SKUL Academy is needed, Stark is reluctant to assign it to Oscar, who quickly realizes that this has as much to do with his family history as his recent behavior. When Stark eventually agrees, the team create a new identity for Oscar and manage to get him accepted as a new pupil in the SKUL Academy.

Still wounded from M.I.9's lack of trust, Oscar arrives at the SKUL Academy and immediately impresses headmistress Paloma Duvere with his spying skills. This does not go unnoticed by star pupil Anita Blackwell who warns Oscar that she intends to graduate top of the class and be selected for a special mission: Operation Z12.

At St Hopes, Carrie interrogates Suki in an attempt to find out more about Operation Z12 but she stays silent. Oscar continues to excel at the SKUL Academy, outperforming Anita in every task and earning the respect of Paloma. He soon begins to feel at home and admire the SKUL ethic that promotes the individual. By contrast, he feels increasingly compromised by M.I.9's insistence that he report back to them every hour and becomes snappy with Rose and Frank. Eventually he refuses to continue with his reports and Rose realizes Oscar was lured into a trap.

Trivia

 * Jade Dixon Halliday is arrested, as are Paloma Duvere and Anita Blackwell.