Spud stops at the last moment and rejects her, deciding to stay true to Debbie. After the performance, he is dragged away from the post-performance celebration by Amanda, and they go to a nearby field. Spud performs in the school's play and gets a standing ovation. Spud mourns the death of Gecko and the whole school attends his funeral service in the school's chapel.

In the fourth term, Gecko is diagnosed with cerebral malaria that he got during his holiday to Mozambique. Spud and Gecko begin to build a strong friendship and they occasionally visit a rock at the top of the hill near the school. He seeks the advice of his roommate Gecko, who tells Spud to pretend he loves another girl named Christine, in order to make Amanda jealous. But he soon realises that she has a boyfriend already, and he cannot form a relationship with her without cheating on Debbie, whom he still loves. Catherine's, and immediately falls for her. During practice, Spud meets Amanda, a girl from the nearby school St. He ends up landing the lead role of Oliver. Spud decides to audition so he can fit in.

While back at home for the holidays, Spud falls in love with Debbie, the daughter of one of his mother's friends, whom he nicknames 'The Mermaid.' When Spud returns to the school, he sees a flyer for the school play Oliver Twist. But Spud soon realises that Edly has marital problems, and is an alcoholic. The Guv frequently lends English literature books to Spud and invites him to lunch regularly. He befriends Mr Edly, a teacher nicknamed 'The Guv', after he is the only one in the English class to pass an exam. Spud finds it difficult to make friends and fit in. All eight boys in his dormitory get nicknames. When John arrives for the first time at the school, he gets nicknamed 'Spud' by the other boys because he has yet to experience puberty. In 1990s South Africa, fourteen-year-old John Milton ( Troye Sivan) spends his first year at an elite boarding school for boys. It was released in South Africa on 3 December 2010. The film stars Troye Sivan as the title character, alongside John Cleese, Jason Cope and Tanit Phoenix. Spud is a 2010 South African comedy-drama film written and directed by Donovan Marsh, based on the novel of the same name by John van de Ruit.

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