James Ingram

James Ingram was one of the students on That'll Teach Em Series 3. He is most prominent when he backchats Mr Williams after him and the other boys are caught singing at night and then the next morning he feels annoyed at himself and considers leaving Charles Darwin Grammar. While lecturing James Ingram later that morning, Mr Warr expresses his disappointment, as he had had an unusually high opinion of Ingram prior to the boys' misbehaviour the previous night. Warr (indirectly) talks Ingram out of leaving Charles Darwin Grammar and convinces him to apologize to Mr Williams, as he believes facing up to his misdemeanour would be the stronger thing to do than trying to save face. He managed to stay out of trouble after this incident, aside from when the boys were punished en masse.

Quotes

 * Mr. Williams: Ingram, are you ready to go to bed with no talking?
 * James Ingram: I'm sure everyone else would like to stand here but I'd rather go for a jog, sir; now, not in the morning.
 * Narrator: He's broken a habit of a lifetime and backchatted a teacher.
 * Mr. Williams: You have earned your first detention from me, for that insolent remark! I don't know if you thought you were trying to be funny!
 * James Ingram: No, sir.
 * Mr. Williams: I think you can tell I am not amused!


 * Warr: I understand, Ingram, from what the housemaster tells me; you wish to challenge the authority of the running of my school!
 * James Ingram: ...
 * Warr: EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO ME, INGRAM!
 * James Ingram: Sir, I had an irrational moment. I would like to leave this school. That's why I had the irrational moment.
 * Warr: You had an irrational moment - that is your excuse? Ingram, if you continue to behave in such a manner, it will be not your choice to leave this school, it will be MY choice, so do not pre-empt me! [pause] Could you tell me exactly what you said to the housemaster?
 * James Ingram: That I would like to go for a jog when everyone else wouldn't and I'd like to go for a night-time jog.
 * [pause]
 * Warr: You think...Do you think that's clever?
 * James Ingram: No, sir. I was being honest.
 * Warr: Oh! Do you want to play a game of cleverness, Ingram? Because if we do, Ingram, I shall beat you, hands down! [long pause] My opinion of you couldn't have been higher...Prior to this incident...Couldn't have been higher! Stop feeling sorry for yourself; you've stepped out of line, and now the strong thing to do is to not wallow in self-pity, Ingram, but to go to the housemaster at the earliest convenience, and apologise. That's the least you can do.
 * James Ingram: Yes, sir.
 * Warr: Dismiss.
 * James Ingram: Yes, sir.
 * [Ingram leaves the room]