Jarold Jeynes

Jarold Jeynes is an intelligent and enthusiastic pupil and teacher, who appeared in the second-most episodes on the show, missing only 16 episodes, beaten by Petra Dean who only misses 10. He had his fair share of trouble.

Series 1
He was introduced as an intelligent character who excelled at every subject except a few. He was friends with Rick Anderson, Charles Blunder and Petra Dean. He usually hung around with them, becoming friends later with Max Beef and Cody Smith. He sleeps with Petra and gets her pregnant behind Harvey‘s back, which leads to him and Petra beginning a relationship and later getting married. Petra gives birth to their son at the end of Series 1.

Series 2
Jarold returns to school with Petra and their son. Ground Blue merged with private school Anthony Backbreen. In the corridor, he is barged by new kid Ip Son from Anthony Backbreen, a splitting image of Jarold yet much tougher whilst still being intelligent. They begin a feud with each other, dragging fellow students along the way, however they are seated together in English. They both begin a conversation about their past, which results in an argument in the middle of class. They agree to meet after school, however they find themselves in trouble when a gang surround them. Jarold gets hurt whilst Ip Son manages to defeat all 15 of them. Later on, when Charles is diagnosed with Ititis, Jarold is forced to look after him and misses out on an important exam. He takes the English exam, when Stanley Rooney runs out of the exam and heads onto the roof. He is found by Mrs Patel, but Mrs Patel slips and falls. Jarold attempted to save Mrs Patel however Mrs Patel loses grip and falls to her death. He is consoled by Rick and Petra. Jarold becomes suspicious with Charles’ attitude and he finds out that Charles had been overdosing on his medication. Charles dies at the end of the series, devastating the whole group.

Series 3
Jarold begins his GCSEs however he finds he has been isolated from Petra and Rick despite his formal request to be in the same classes. He and Ip Son lash out at the new executive headteacher, who often racially abused them both. Later on, David Seabrook (The executive head) hits Ip Son in the face with a chair, leading Jarold to the police of which the school is closed for a week for investigations. Soon after, a virus outbreaks in the UK and Jarold and Ip Son are targets for more racial abuse. Several pupils suddenly die in school, and both Jarold and Ip Son are blamed for the deaths, despite the fact that they were deemed to have died of natural causes. This causes a student strike and OFSTED to make a bad report on the school, followed by a student riot and the resignation of Seabrook. Later on, Monica Wall makes a pass at Jarold, angering Petra and causing a temporary split, however Petra finds that she is pregnant with another child. They reconcile and their second son is born at the end of the series.

Series 4
Jarold and many other of the Year 10 students begin work experience. Jarold, an aspiring chemist in a lab, is invited to Dubna Labs in Russia. He accepts, but Petra does not want him to go. Petra wanted to study drama and was invited to Hollywood Studios to learn. They end up going but find themselves in trouble. Jarold and Petra are both kidnapped by their owners and are shipped back to the UK, only to find themselves both stuck in a warehouse. Ip Son happens to be doing Wing Chun training in that very warehouse and they are saved. Returning to school, they are given new Maths teacher Ronald Jerome from Germany and quickly his class spirals out of hand. Jarold and Petra are sent to isolation for running out of the class when their children are sick, and the children are sent to care by Ronald, infuriating the couple. Petra lashes out at Jerome, hospitalising him after hitting him with a chair. Petra and Jarold are suspended in Series 4 Episode 11 and make cameos after school for the remainder of the series.

Series 8
The final year of Masters degree at Ground Blue. Jarold is struggling to choose between a high paid job in Japan, or continue with schooling and achieve his PhD. He turns to Petra for help, and they choose PhD. They begin partying, leaving Ip Son with their children often, as they do not like hiring babysitters. In Series 8 Episode 16, they attend a party where Jarold meets Louis Clarke, a masters degree student in English aspiring to be an author. Louis soon joins the school and begins harassing Jarold. It slowly builds up, until Louis knocks Jarold over, and Ip Son beats Louis up. Louis then breaks into Jarold‘s house and ransacks it, destroying it and stealing most of his and Petra’s belongings. The next day, Petra, Max, Ip Son and Cody leave the school carpark, however Jarold runs back into school as he forgot his assignment. Louis Clarke then shoots Jarold twice and drags his body into the bushes. He takes Jarold back to his home and begins torturing him off-camera, with a depressed Pe thinking he has died. In Series 8 Episode 18, Louis is executed and Jarold is sent to hospital unknown to Petra. Petra has an affair with Ip Son, and when Jarold returns, he is mad, and divorces Petra. However, new girl Sambuca Kelly II joins the school, and Jarold begins a relationship with him. They get married and decide that they are emigrating to Hong Kong. Sambuca gives birth to their daughter on the plane.

Series 9
Jarold does not appear from Episode 1 to Episode 6 of the series, but he and Sambuca fly back to England when Ip Son is diagnosed with cancer. They stay until Ip Son’s death, but they agree that they want to stay in the UK. They move back into Petra’s house. They return to Ground Blue temporarily as suggested by their school, the Hong Kong Island university. They were shocked when Ip Son died during his final duel with McConnor McDonald, collapsing during the middle of it. After this, Jarold and Sambuca decide to stay in the UK. Ip Son had a funeral in Series 9 Episode which Jarold played Canon In D and made a speech. Jarold is not fond of Max’s new girlfriend Emily James, who turns up out of the blue in Series 9 Episode 12. Max and Emily become suspicious, and Jarold and Cody work out that they are planning to run away, however they find a note at their doorstep. They were too late; they’d already left. Jarold and Sambuca do not follow the school to Llandudno after it shuts down. Jarold nor Sambuca are seen after this, and are not seen in Cody’s memorial.

Series 10
Jarold returns as a teacher after deciding to move to Llandudno. He planned to stay in a hotel until Friday and go back home every weekend with Sambuca, but Sam decides to become supply teacher. Jarold becomes a Science and Maths teacher, but gives up Maths after the big hassle. He manages to encourage Dante Seymour and Madira Cave to come clean about their secret relationship. Petra becomes a drama teacher in Series 10 Episode 11 after Jefferson Song is promoted to deputy. He experienced a fire in Episode 12, saves Madira Cave from being taken hostage during Gawoon Abiman’s terrorist attack and continues to solve pupils’ problems until the show’s end.