- You're back, then? - Yes.
She's gone to her gran's in Liverpool.
Kelly died in Liverpool and I never knew why she was there.
There's this wedding tomorrow.
I'm allowed to bring someone.
I would love it if it was you.
Yeah, of course.
You don't make sense at all.
You've had one proper relationship in your life
and then that broke up because he cheated on you
and you are still going to his new wedding!
When it comes down to it, it'll just be us. Total commitment. You and me.
See you at the church.
Are you sure? That you want to marry Liam?
Why wouldn't I marry him?
OK.
Is there any reason I shouldn't?
Hasn't he called you?
His friend's found him some work in New York.
He's moving.
But do you think all this is a bit much, with what he's going through?
I'm sorry.
Forget it all.
I'm still your Gail.
You ever want to just scream?
All the time.
Please be upstanding.
Please be seated.
- All right? - Yeah.
Dearly beloved, you have come together
into the house of the Church
so that, in the presence of the Church's minister and the community,
your intention to enter into marriage
may be strengthened by the Lord
with a sacred seal.
Liam, have you come here to enter into marriage
without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?
I have.
Hannah, have you come here to enter into marriage
without coercion...?
Freely and wholeheartedly?
Hannah?
Don't know what you were dreaming about,
but it sounded very exciting.
I've got Evie up, haven't done her nappy,
I thought I'd leave that to you. Your coffee's there.
Don't take too long, it's your big day.
CREDITS
So, that was Rachel on the phone.
We've been talking about a bucket list
and she's booked me in for this morning.
This morning?
Yes.
Oh. Well, that's wonderful. Are you up for it?
Yes, I think so. We've got time, haven't we, before the wedding?
- She wants you to go with me. - Really?
To take pictures.
Mmm, tea's lovely.
So glad you're back.
Right, I should get dressed.
It says here, loose clothes.
I'm not sure I've got any of those.
Third drawer down.
Just doing the post.
- Hi. - Hey.
You all right?
Yes.
You OK?
Yeah. I just needed some fresh air. My mum's a bit intense.
I was a bit intense when my daughter got married.
- But you're up for it? - What?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
I can't wait.
I better get back inside. People arriving.
Did you know, even then?
Know what?
That it was wrong.
It wasn't wrong.
I loved it!
And I loved you.
So, what happened?
You like things clear.
But life exists in the vague, David,
in the dark places inside us we don't want to think about.
Well, I'm certainly in a dark place now.
You want to hurt me, get rid of me.
Fine, I deserve it.
Yeah, that's right.
But she doesn't.
Whatever you're thinking of doing today... don't.
Oh, it doesn't fit.
Oh, come on, you're not that much bigger than me.
No, I'm smaller!
I'll buy something this morning. You can drop me off
- on the way to your thing. - What thing?
Here.
They meet every Saturday morning.
- I checked online. - I put it in the drawer.
I know. I took it out, had a look.
Oh, Maya, have you got any earrings I could...?
So, I am hoping to pull tonight.
I beg your pardon?
I'm hoping there'll be some eligible young man at the wedding.
You've just got out of hospital.
Exactly! I'll never be more sane than I am right now.
Well, you can't bring him back here. And don't get pregnant.
No chance.
I've got the implant and I'm taking the pill.
Not sure you're supposed to double up, but I'm not taking any risks.
- Can you revoke a wedding invitation? - No, you can't do that.
I want you to be there instead.
I haven't properly told you but I was...
I'm sorry.
- stressing even before she was coming. - Any other time.
Yeah, OK.
Are you going to that meeting today?
- How does everybody know...? - I saw it on the side. You should.
You owe me, I reckon.
All right, yes, if I have to.
Maya, it's early. You don't need to go yet.
Yeah, I do.
- It's going to take time... - I know!
Mum, she needs to sleep.
Just put her down, shut the door and leave.
The whole point was that...
It seems a bit mean to just abandon her.
She's a baby.
Is it too early to open a bottle of Champagne?
Yes. I don't want to be pissed walking down the aisle.
Too late!
Maya, how are you getting on?
- Got hours. - No. It takes...
No, it takes about ten minutes.
The only reason I'm here is because the other option
is being at home with my mum and, as we talked about,
mums are really fucking annoying.
What's your name again?
- Gavin. Oh, don't be so silly. - I'm not.
I've told you my name three times
and you can't be bothered to remember it, so what's the point?
Gavin.
Text me if you need anything.
- Why? Where are you going? - Kitchen.
You just need to spend some time with her.
I don't.
Now, can we get a move on?
I need Rose to get on to the real star of the show.
- Oh, God. - What?
I don't want to look at it.
Look, there's curtains.
What are you doing?
Put them back, please.
Henry?
That's right.
And this is your wife?
I was told it was a lesson for one.
She's just here to watch.
I'm interested in learning with a professional.
OK. Please.
You can sit there.
So, you have danced before?
- Er, no. - So why now?
Because it's strange. Your daughter called first thing in the morning,
booked one lesson...
I mentioned it to her yesterday
and she was being impulsive.
But, yes, I've watched people doing it and, you know, carpe diem.
Try everything once, except incest and folk dancing.
- Incest? - It's a saying.
- You shouldn't try incest. - No, exactly. I was just...
He's dying.
He's got five months to live and this was on his list.
In that case, we should start.
Now, if you feel ill, you tell me,
cos I have a rule
when I'm teaching, no-one dies.
I'm Belle,
and I don't know if I'm an alcoholic.
My sister thinks I am, but she's got so many issues of her own.
Anyway, her and her daughter don't get along
but the one thing they agree about is that I drink too much.
I mean, probably not as much as a lot of you!
I don't know why I do it.
I'm just worried about not being fun enough.
And that makes me...
I nearly went into a job interview very drunk. It was only because...
- Sorry. - No worries. Come join us.
Please, carry on.
Right, well, I was saying, at this interview,
someone actually stopped me going into... Oh...
Hello.
I thought this was supposed to be anonymous.
- Yes, better. - Really?
Yes. Let's go again.
Er, actually, can I have a moment?
Actually, I think you should dance with your wife.
Oh, no, no, I'm just... I'm just watching.
But you're here. Please.
Er, no, we agreed...
You don't want to dance with your wife?
Why not? She's beautiful.
It's up to you.
Yes. Come here now. Come on.
- Have you danced before? - Funny you should ask that!
Er, not like this.
It's OK. But you've been watching, you've seen the steps.
He will lead you
and you just need to follow him, OK?
And one, two, three...
- Sorry. - Oh!
It's fine, it's fine.
No, no. No, no.
It's just...
Sorry.
No, no. You're not...
You're just...
Sorry. Right. Not working.
OK. You HAVE to be led by him, OK?
He is in charge. You're trying to tell him what to do,
- but he is leading. - Yeah. No. I'm sorry...
It's OK. You can have another go, OK?
No, actually, I think that's enough. Thank you.
- You want to stop? - Yes, I do.
Because that's done, isn't it? Off the list.
Good to meet you.
Thank you.
Gail, I'll see you outside.
- It's hard. - Yeah, takes practice.
Living with someone who's dying.
Sorry.
Crashing your first meeting, surprising you like that.
Not ideal. Got stuck in traffic, bloody buses.
I mean, good for the environment but nightmare when you're late.
I didn't know you were...
Oh, yeah, after the divorce, been up and down.
But you were drinking.
Well, exactly. I was using it to run from my problems.
So, last week, I started here again. I think it really helps.
Well, that's nice but I don't think it's right for me.
I mean, you're all broken livers, broken families.
I haven't got those sort of problems.
- Really? - Yes.
I mean, some of them are really messed up!
Everybody's messed up in some way, don't you think?
Yes, I suppose...
No, actually.
I don't think that.
Mess is laziness. Mostly.
I won't be coming again. Nice to see you.
Do you want to get a coffee? Bit of cake?
I never felt like we got it right.
You want a date?
No. Just... cake, really.
You're right. We tried, it didn't work.
I've got to drive to a wedding.
Late already.
Good to see you.
Well, you've got my number.
Don't think so.
Thank you!
No problem.
As you said, you can cross it off the list, at least.
Oh! We didn't pick up your suit.
Oh, it doesn't matter, we've got time.
All right?
Robert told me I was proud.
Did he?
He said that's why I left work when I did.
Why I struggle to hear what you're saying to me.
Well, you've got a lot to be proud of...
I honestly don't feel I want to change who I am.
Yes, we've talked about that.
- Shall we head off...? - Gail, it's not going to work.
You want to lead.
- That's you. - Oh, come on,
I didn't know what I was doing.
You think I didn't smell the weed last night?
Hear you talking to that girl downstairs?
You've been telling me you don't like how I am with you.
You said, when you were away, you felt lighter.
That was when you felt free.
Well, all right.
I accept all of that.
Yes, I felt those things
but I promised you when we married that I...
I'm releasing you from that promise.
No blame.
No-one's fault.
We've grown apart.
We can stay in touch, meet up from time to time,
but you're going through a process, and I understand.
But I can't think of much worse
than spending the last few months of my life trying every day
to figure you out.
- Henry... - You can't pretend it's working.
We had 50 years.
Not so bad.
No.
I'll call Rachel.
I'm sure she won't mind me staying for a while
while we sort things out.
Yes, all right.
And perhaps it'll be good to see you move on.
Maybe some brand-new man will turn up, looking great,
who loves you like this.
But that won't happen while I'm around.
I'm sorry.
Yeah.
We should... We should go.
- Got to collect your suit... - No, I'm not going to the wedding.
Besides, not your job any more, is it, doing things for me?
Maybe you're right about that.
Maybe it never was.
Maya, get in your dress.
I forgot my shoes.
The flat shoes. They're in my bedroom.
When do we get the thing?
- The what? - The thing I hold, the flowers.
The posy?
No, but seriously, what's it really called?
They're delivering them in about... 20 minutes?
- How big is it? - How big? I've no idea.
OK. Be back in a second.
Shit.
- Oh, my God. - Shut up!
- You look beautiful. - I said shut up.
Maya, you look amazing. Really.
- Still talking! - Maya!
- I'm saying you look good. - What?
- No, I don't. - Yes, I mean, you've got hips!
Who knew?
You couldn't just...
Maya...
Maya, please, I'm only saying good things.
- Don't come. - What?
- Don't come to the wedding. - Why not?
You haven't fucking earned it.
What...?
Has anybody seen me shoes?
I can't find me shoes.
Yes.
See you later.
DAVID: THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.
Thanks for coming. Hiya. All right?
Thank you.
Hey.
You're early.
It said two.
Well, two for two-thirty.
Oh, excellent, you've already got a drink.
That is why you're here. I need a wingman.
- "Wingman"? - Well, Julia can't drink, can she?
So I need someone who can keep up. Loving the dress.
I wanted to say I'm sorry.
- About what happened that night. - Oh, don't worry.
You're under a lot of stress, I know, so...
You get the money?
Came through this morning.
Good.
Thank you.
Anyway, look, I hope it...
I hope it makes things... easier for you.
And let us know if you ever need any more.
Not a problem. All right?
- Sorry, could you come and...? - Ah, yes.
Needed. Sorry.
Erm, well, have fun.
Mingle.
I'll see you later.
- Bride or groom? - Groom.
Ah! And how do you know him?
I'm his ex-wife.
Gosh. Good on you.
- How do you know them? - Oh, I invested in Julia's business.
I've known her for ever.
My daughter's a bridesmaid today, which she's very excited about.
What concerns me is how well she walks in heels. Like a duck to water.
She's only 16.
Right.
But it's lovely. I mean...
I mean, she looks beautiful.
But, yes. Well done, you.
He can't be that awful if you're here.
He, erm...
What's her name?
- Your daughter. - Grace.
And you're proud of her?
Oh, very.
Big day.
Excuse me.
Sorry. Hold this.
I forgot. I need to be somewhere else.
Your ring.
I've been wearing it on and off ever since we divorced.
On a different finger, but...
Well, I'm not sure why.
But the thing is, Neil,
I don't know what happened
but, literally, 20 seconds ago,
I completely fell out of love with you.
- Right. - Yes. I know. It's amazing.
Well, to be honest, I didn't realise you were still in love...
You did.
Oh, shit.
You're Andy, aren't you?
- Yeah. - Yeah. Educated guess.
Not being rude, but you're on your own
and, well, look at you.
You're Hannah's mum.
That's right.
Hello.
How is she?
Well, she looks like she might be sick.
Do you want me to take her?
Oh, sorry, I thought you were talking about the bride.
Now you mention it, if you could just take her for me.
- Yeah, sure, sure. - There you go. There you are.
I'm petrified she's going to have an accident, actually.
The baby, I mean.
- So, I hear you're leaving? - Er, yes.
Yeah. My ex-husband waited around for a few years
but got bored in the end. It's what men do, in't it?
No, no, that's not... I'm still going to send money back.
I'll make more money over there,
I'm not leaving Evie, I just...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, all right.
Come on, hand her back.
Seems like it's my job to be the childminder today.
Come on, darling.
If you need a hand...
No, I'm fine, thanks, I can manage.
There you go, darling, come on.
Hiya.
Hello.
I was hoping you'd be here.
How are you feeling?
- You know, nervous. - I'm sure.
Just don't...
What?
Hiya.
I'm Ruth.
Wendy. Mother of the bride.
I'm Maya's mum.
We live opposite Hannah. Hello, Evie.
Maya's mum? Right.
That makes sense.
Sorry, do you think you could just hold her for a little bit?
- Yeah. - Thank you.
- Pleasure. - Thank you.
Hello!
Oh, it's been a long time since I held a baby.
Right...
David!
Thank God. Where are you? Are you here?
- No. - What? Why not?
I'm at your gran's.
She's just made me a lovely cup of tea.
You...
Why? Why are you there?
Why, where are you?
At the church, like you said.
Oh, crossed wires.
Mina's amazing. We're getting on really well.
She's been telling me all about her life
and I think that, in a minute,
I'm going to tell her all about mine.
I don't...
You know, about what I've been doing these past few weeks.
- What's happened. - What?
She may be disappointed in your behaviour. What you've done to me.
Oh, my God.
David... David, we need to talk.
- But there's been enough lying. - David...
It's my story and I'm allowed to tell it.
No. No. Because, please, don't. She won't understand.
I'll make sure she does.
I'm sorry I can't take your call at the moment but...
I met Saira when I was staying in a flat that my wife had rented.
And my wife had died a few weeks beforehand.
I'm sorry.
Um... It was an accident.
But, yes, when I met Saira, I liked her a lot.
Well, when I returned to university, it turned out that she...
You're in demand.
Yes. Let me just turn it off.
SAIRA: MIRA ESTO
You were saying about the university?
Yes. It turned out that she...
I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I really think I should respond to these.
Erm, do you mind if I step outside for a moment?
Is he hot?
Very.
Right, well, why don't you just tell him about me, then,
- and maybe we can just all...? - If I tell him, he'll leave.
I've been honest with you from the very beginning.
I never, never want to live without him.
Or you.
You want all this on camera? Fine!
Here it is.
I'm in love with two people the same amount at the same time.
And I hate it.
I hate what it's doing to you.
And him.
Can you stop now, please?
- Oh, my God. No. Sorry. I can't do that - What?
They'll all be watching, taking photos...
Don't be stupid! All you have to do...
I'm not being stupid, you don't know...
Can you not argue, please? Just do whatever you need to...
I don't think anyone will care if you do it without me.
You have to.
OK.
Oh, thank God! What?
She doesn't want to do it.
What are you doing here?
What do you mean, she doesn't want to do it?
- She's embarrassed about how she looks. - Why?
Why on Earth would you be embarrassed? You look amazing!
I'm here
because I had something to say
- to you. - What?
You kicked down a door to help Hannah and her baby.
You hate that dress but you knew it was important to her,
so you wore it anyway. Your mum has let you down.
I have let you down and, somehow,
through all that, you've always done the right thing.
And that's...
Well, I... I don't understand how you do that.
You're the best person I know.
Are you drunk?
Not a drop.
I am here to say I am proud of you.
Don't you dare be embarrassed, OK?
Anyone judges you,
they can speak to me.
What about Neil?
I don't care about Neil.
- Please be upstanding. - Right, then.
Good luck, all!
Hey, you all right?
Yeah.
OK.
Don't fuck it up.
Can I talk to you for a second?
It's just seeing you last night
and again this morning, I wondered whether you weren't sure.
And if you're not, I promise you,
- you don't have to get married. - It's too late.
It's not.
Where is she?
There's 100 people in there, literally everyone I know,
and all that money...
And Liam. Oh, God, Liam.
- Do you love him? - No.
God, no.
But how am I supposed to...?
Tell me if you want it to stop
and I'll sort it out. Just tell me.
I want it to stop.
All right, then.
Right, then.
So... what's the plan?
Yes. Well, there's a few things to do, isn't there?
And the problem is, they all need to happen at the same time.
What's happening? They're all waiting.
The bride's not sure she wants to marry him.
Oh, really?
Don't, then.
- Really? - Yeah. Worst thing you can do.
She needs a lift.
- You want to go home? - Is that all right?
Absolutely.
What about Evie?
And Liam?
Excuse me, your... honour.
- Hannah wants to talk to you. - What about?
What's going on?
He won't be a minute. Come on.
Needs changing.
Oh, no, really? What, you want me to do it?
No, no, no, I'll go, it's fine.
Thanks.
Will someone tell me what's going on?
Thank you. Can you put her in the car?
Yeah. Sure.
Wait. Wait, stop.
- What's happening? - I'm so sorry.
I made a mistake.
It's OK, it's nerves.
Just come back inside and...
You're going to make a great husband.
But not today.
Hannah, just stop, OK?
We wanted to do the right thing for Evie
and it all sort of fell into place.
But if we don't honestly love each other,
we're just letting her down, right?
You want to be with him. With Andy.
You've always liked him and...
Liam, I'm not sure I want to be with anyone.
Please, can we stop?
- What about all...? - Please.
All right, just... Just slow down.
You're nervous, which I get.
You know, it's a big thing, and...
I don't know what they've been saying to you
but just take a breath, yes?
- Just calm down. - No, I'm not nervous.
I'm not worked up. I don't need you to calm me down,
I don't need you to talk me down, I need you to listen.
It's not about them.
This is me.
Me.
Liam, I'm so sorry.
I just don't want to do this.
OK.
I'm sorry. I've got to go.
We all know there are good days and there are hard days.
I suspect, for them both, this is going to be one of the worst.
They made promises,
they set all this up,
and imagined a future together.
And suddenly, in a moment,
their whole life is now unknown.
But despite that,
it's the right thing to do,
because you mustn't live a lie.
And we only live once and to waste that time with the wrong person,
just because you feel you should,
when you've tried your best
and done everything you can to make it work
well, maybe it's better to suffer that hard day,
to be honest at last and accept that,
sometimes, we have to move on.
It's disappointing, I know,
but, I promise, it's right.
So, just go home, enjoy the rest of your day.
Drop them a line, email, whatever.
Tell them not to worry,
that you love them
and that these things happen.
Then it'll be fine.
OK, thank you, thank you. Cheers. Thank you.
I'm sorry.
For what?
Everything.
I can't promise it's going to be better all the time.
It fact, it almost certainly won't be, but
I'll try.
I'll really try.
OK.
So, who's Andy?
Evie's dad. We had a one-night stand and that was it.
Then he appeared again recently and... yeah.
He's really good looking.
- Really? - Yeah, very.
Yeah, but that's not what it's...
Oh, my God! That's him! At the bus stop. Back there.
Stop! Stop!
He must be on that bus.
- Do you want to speak to him? - Yes.
- Right, then. - What?
Maya, what's happened to your aunt?
- I'm not sure. - You know, I realised something today
maybe I don't always need to be quite so in control.
It's stopping. Stop! Stop!
Baby! I need the baby!
- Won't be a moment. - For what?
I've lost someone.
Hi, there.
Just need to find my card. Just sit there for a second.
Oh, my God.
Hey.
- I'm really sorry, mate. - Yeah. Thanks. It's fine.
Not quite the day you had planned.
Hi.
I'm meeting some people in the pub. Do you want to come?
Cos if I were you, in this situation,
I'd get completely off my face.
Yeah.
Yeah. Why not?
- I don't have my wallet. - Don't worry, I'll treat you.
- Nice bus. - Thanks.
Blue seats, little windows that open.
What are you doing here?
I didn't get married.
We broke up.
And then Belle was giving me a lift, and we saw you and I thought,
if I feel a thing.
I should say it.
And that thing is,
I kind of like you, Andy.
- "Kind of"? - A lot.
- "Kind of a lot"? - Yeah.
And I don't know if you feel the same but, if you did,
I wouldn't want you moving in or proposing.
I don't want you to buy me flowers or dinner
or get a car and try to give me lifts everywhere.
That's lucky, cos I can't afford a car.
But the thing is, I don't know
what you feel about all of this.
About me.
- Is that dress comfortable? - I can hardly breathe.
Well, I kind of like you a lot too.
Were you there when she died?
Yeah.
I promised her that I'd never tell you,
but then I had no-one to talk to.
I couldn't grieve, I couldn't go to the funeral.
And then you were just as she said you were.
I went to that flat by the water because it's where we used to go together,
and I missed her.
And when you were there.
I realised it was a way that I could get close to her.
I'm sorry for today.
It was cruel.
Yeah.
I never meant to hurt you, David.
Ever since she died, I've had no idea where to scatter the ashes.
Now I understand why.
I didn't know who she was.
I'd like to find out, though.
Yeah. Me too.
Ah! Thanks for coming.
I've got a job for you.
You said you liked cake.
It's a mess, but, erm, maybe mess isn't such a bad thing.
I thought you could help me eat it.
All of it?
I'm not being literal, Dominic. A gesture.
Right, yeah.
I'm saying, will you stop here for a bit?
I'll make some tea and we could have another go.
Talk.
OK. Yeah, I'd like that.
And if all goes well, you know, we could have sex afterwards?
Yeah. I'd like that too.
Hi.
I'm Henry.
Gail.
Pleased to meet you.
Did I miss the wedding?
It didn't happen.
Well, the thing was, I had to buy a new suit.
I'd been at my daughter's house and seen my grandson in the garden.
And he looked
full of life, you know?
Everything he did felt new and... exciting.
And it just made me remember something someone tried to tell me, that, maybe,
sometimes, pride can get in the way,
that you're never too old for a new start.
Yes.
So I got my daughter to give me a lift here.
Look.
I know we've only just met but I was wondering
will you take a chance on a stranger?
I'm not asking to move in or anything. Just go for a drink.
I'm starting again, you see.
Trying new things.
And to spend the last five months of my life trying to work you out.
I can't think of anything better.
"New things"?
Yes.
Hello.
You two all right?
Erm, you know, we're working on it.
Come on, then.
Food's from the reception. There's a lot to eat.
So, if we're into new things, I suppose I won't need this.
What is it?
Confetti... From our wedding.
Let me get you that drink.
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