1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,599 The gap between Joe and the other kids is growing. He's different. 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,999 The question is whether Joe can handle this school any more. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:08,559 Dad, I have a new life in Manchester. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:09,999 New maybe. I doubt it's a life. 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,199 I'm not going to leave till I've got you two back together again. 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,840 Guess what? We're engaged! 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,919 Let him do the interview but please, Maurice, don't give him the job. 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,039 OK, OK. 9 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,919 We're going to find a school for him that's a bit more specialist. 10 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,439 We've always needed other people. You saw that before I did. 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,599 I know. I just... 12 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,080 I feel like I'm losing my boy. 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,759 For knowing that someone in this world 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,159 Feels as desperate as me, and what you give is what you get. 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,720 Start! by The Jam 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,239 It doesn't matter if we never meet again 17 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,599 What we have said will always remain 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,079 If we get through for two minutes only 19 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,559 It will be a start! 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:09,800 Joe... 21 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,039 We can't do this today, mate. 22 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,359 We've got a long car ride, haven't we? 23 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,799 But there will be music. OK? 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,080 Come on. 25 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,279 Oh, Joe. No. No. No. No. No! 26 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,679 I laid your new uniform out on your bed. 27 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,079 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! We don't have time! 28 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,439 It's only a sweatshirt, Paul. 29 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,040 Right, well, I'll get it. Get him in the car! OK. 30 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,639 Hiya, Joe. Bet you're excited, eh? 31 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,439 Meeting all your new mates! 32 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,799 No fuss, Dad. The whole idea is it's just a normal day. 33 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,199 Not making a big deal. 34 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,919 A normal day? First day at a special school? 35 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,639 It's not a special school. 36 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,959 It's a specialist base at a mainstream primary. 37 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,199 Best of both worlds. 38 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,239 If a school's named after a tree, people are going to join the dots. 39 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,360 That's all I'm saying. 40 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,799 We don't want to make him anxious. All right? Oh. Right. How's that going? 41 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:11,879 It's just an acquaint day, to settle him in. 42 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:15,280 They settled me in at Keswick Tech with a Chinese burn and a dead leg. 43 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,560 See ya, Maurice. 44 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Right... 45 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,320 Morning, Mary Poppins. Not funny. 46 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,719 Music walk, then school. 47 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,839 No, not, today, mate, that's changed. 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,639 Remember? We talked about it. 49 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:51,639 Music walk. 50 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:54,159 I do it. Then school. 51 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,439 We're in a bit of a rush, love. 52 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,279 No! No! Joe! Joe! Leave the door. 53 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,040 Eh! Eh! Eh! Leave the door, Joe. 54 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,120 Pull over. 55 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,320 CREDITS 56 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,720 And what you give is what you get 57 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,360 And what you give is what you get. 58 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,640 Morning. 59 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:34,400 Just one thing. 60 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,599 It's not the way to school. 61 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,759 It's not... the way... to my... school. 62 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,719 Do you remember, love? 63 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,079 We showed you. 64 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,559 It's going to be new. And it's going to be a bit strange for a while. 65 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,879 It's not the way to my school. 66 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,119 It's not the way to school. 67 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,679 I promise you it is, mate. 68 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,799 Just one thing - it's not the way to my school. 69 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,160 Strange Little Girl, where are you going? 70 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,999 Just one thing. 71 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,679 It's not the way to my school. 72 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,039 Strange Little Girl, where are you going? 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,040 We're going to have to do the book again. 74 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,040 There's Mrs Hankin. And then you at your old school. 75 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,239 And then this is your new school. 76 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,320 Can you remember what that one's called? 77 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,119 Can I remember what it's called? 78 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,200 Come on, that doesn't count as an answer. 79 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:34,160 Remember the name of your new school? 80 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,279 Germ Free Adolescents. 81 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:40,919 I wish! 82 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,559 X- Ray Spex. 1978. 83 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,520 The name of your new school is...? 84 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,720 Let me see now... 85 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,480 Pear Tree Primary. 86 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:58,999 My today school. 87 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,319 Mm-hmm, that's right. 88 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,519 It's a school where you'll get a bit more help with the things you find hard. 89 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,639 And there'll be other children that find things a bit difficult too. 90 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,240 I do like it, don't I? 91 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,800 You will like it. Yeah. I'm sure you will. 92 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,560 Good luck. 93 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,119 So, Ralph. Why do you want to stop being a lollipop man? 94 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,799 I've got plans. I want to meet people. 95 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,679 I think you'd meet more people as a lollipop man than you will here. 96 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,000 All I can offer is me and the Chuckle Brothers. 97 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,199 Do you have any interest in brewing? 98 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,480 No, not really. 99 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,239 Well, that's good too. 100 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:00,160 I don't want some home-brew amateur dipping his immersion coil in my mash tun. 101 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:06,279 All I want is someone clean, punctual and hard-working. 102 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:07,680 Yeah. Me too. 103 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,999 You know, er, your mum won't like you working here, don't you? 104 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,400 Got nothing to do with her. 105 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,800 No. No. No, I don't suppose it has. 106 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,279 Arms through. 107 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:38,760 Good lad. Bobby Dazzler. 108 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,479 OK, just take your arms out. 109 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,559 That's it. No, we'll just spin it round. 110 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,559 Joe? Not the whole thing. 111 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,559 All right, OK! Just calm down. 112 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,840 I am calm. Aren't we, Joe? 113 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,799 There we go! Arms through. 114 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,279 Hello. Oh! 115 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:01,399 Hello, Joe. 116 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:02,799 Sorry we're a bit late. 117 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,000 It's fine. Joe? You ready to come through? 118 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,880 Like that. Watch. 119 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,520 Good morning, Joe. 120 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,920 What do you think, Joe? Where do you think that might go? 121 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,319 Get ready to throw. 122 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,039 It's one, two, three... 123 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,200 Into the river they go! 124 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,480 Would you rather do the tweezers, Lucy? 125 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,039 So, what you thinking? 126 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,959 That the scallops I had last night were off. 127 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,160 And? 128 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,960 That he fits right in. 129 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,799 He was nervous. And they were handling it. 130 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,959 There were kids more autistic than him in there. 131 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,319 He's not going to start copying other kids, Paul. 132 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,799 He's got his own rituals to be getting on with. 133 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,839 That's half the problem, isn't it? 134 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,599 And it's still a mainstream school. 135 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,239 They do music and PE in the afternoon. Can we just do one thing? 136 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,439 Can we stop pretending that it's normal? 137 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,159 Right, he's here and we chose to send him here. 138 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,679 But can we stop pretending that it's... 139 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:45,319 that it's not just a bit weird? 140 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,000 Yes! 141 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,999 At least it wasn't Joe. 142 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,039 So, all the other kids'll come out in a minute 143 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,720 and then it all gets a bit more mixed, you know. Right. 144 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,600 It's only his first day. He's doing really well. Yeah. 145 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,879 Mr Joe's Grandad? Joe has left, I'm afraid. 146 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,039 What? 147 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,439 Joe left this school. He needed extra help. 148 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,239 He doesn't need picking up anymore. 149 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:15,399 I know that. 150 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,599 My grandad gets confused too. 151 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,119 One time he came to pick me up in his slippers. 152 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,679 Then the doctor asked him who the Prime Minister was. 153 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:26,200 He said, "I don't know, but they're making a right mess of it. " 154 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,799 What's it like, then, without Joe? 155 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,719 It's better and also worse at the same time. 156 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,919 Yeah. I think you're right. 157 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:37,599 Can you find your way home? 158 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:38,880 I think so. 159 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:41,480 Thanks, son. 160 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,839 Day one done and dusted, mate. 161 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,919 When we get home you can have an ice cream the size of your head. 162 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:53,960 How about that? 163 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,679 School. Playground. Home. 164 00:11:57,680 --> 00:11:59,359 No, no, not from your new school. 165 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,279 We need to get home, don't we? 166 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:02,799 It's a bit of a drive. 167 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,440 After school it's playground. 168 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,039 This is my new school and new playground. 169 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:10,920 We can't go to a playground, Joe. 170 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,480 Joe, you know your new school? 171 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:23,720 Did you like it? 172 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,120 I felt fizzy. 173 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:29,920 Well, fizzy's OK. 174 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,119 It was good, good, good. 175 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,359 And tomorrow is my school again. 176 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,840 My real school. 177 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,120 At home. 178 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,720 I don't need a wee, do I? 179 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,839 You know what he's like with new things. 180 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,360 He'll get used to it. And we will too. 181 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,559 Do you remember when he wouldn't sleep? 182 00:13:05,560 --> 00:13:06,879 Do you remember? 183 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,719 Yeah. Three months. Six months. A year. 184 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,999 And you said, "We're just going to shut the door and let him cry. 185 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,639 "Because the first responsibility as a parent is to your own sanity. " 186 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,159 I said that, did I? Yeah. 187 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:22,559 Bit late for that. 188 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:25,319 No, you know what I mean. What if...? 189 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,239 Maybe it's just too big a change for him. 190 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,759 It's day one, Paul. Exactly. 191 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,879 Which means we can change our minds. 192 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:33,360 Have you done up your fly? 193 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,479 Top lad. 194 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:37,880 Top outdoor weeing. 195 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,240 Look. 196 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:50,479 He's this family's North Star. We follow him. 197 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:51,880 That's how it has to be. 198 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,399 Something had to change. 199 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,680 That's not the North Star. It's a plane. 200 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,680 Bye, love. 201 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:11,920 I liked my new school, didn't I? 202 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:14,720 Let's get you to bed, eh? 203 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,200 Right, come on. 204 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,839 How was it? Did Joe settle in? 205 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,800 Fine. Yeah, it was fine. 206 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:52,279 Is your boyfriend the barman or a customer? Only he's confusing me. 207 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,039 You coming to our leaving party, Gary? 208 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,400 As long as you promise to actually leave, yeah. 209 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,519 Erm, I am so sorry, Paul. It's a one-off. 210 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,879 His taxi never came and I didn't want to let you down. 211 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,439 It's fine. It's not a problem. 212 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,079 Thank you. 213 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,639 Mark? You hungry, mate? 214 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,240 I'm going to make myself a sandwich. Do you want one? 215 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:17,920 Mark? 216 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:20,599 Yes, please. 217 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,440 Good lad. I haven't eaten all day. 218 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,119 So how was it, really? Was there a runner? 219 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:28,439 How'd you know? 220 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,359 There always is. Mark used to be the runner. 221 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,559 He hailed a taxi one time and got as far as Kendal. 222 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,479 It'll all work out, you know. 223 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,959 Yeah. People keep telling me that. 224 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,119 Well, there's people. And then there's me. 225 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,640 And it's going to be all right. 226 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,560 Hi, honey, I'm home! 227 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,799 I haven't changed your sheets. You only stayed two days last week. 228 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:58,439 I brought my own duvet. 229 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,400 My old Ninja Turtles cover wasn't doing it for me anymore. 230 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,080 Frowning at it won't make it boil any faster, you know. 231 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,559 You all right? 232 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,879 Ralph stormed the interview for the brewery job. 233 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,319 Oh, that's good, isn't it? 234 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,479 The only other candidate is Dipso Billy from the Rising Sun. 235 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,399 Bet he's got a great palate. Sounds like Ralph's your man. 236 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,199 His mum, Louise - she's asked me not to give him the job. 237 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,039 She won't say why but knowing her she'll have a good reason. 238 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:30,039 And have you asked Dipso Billy's mum if she thinks he should take the job? 239 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,280 It's not the same. 240 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,439 If Ralph's the best man for the job, then give him the job. 241 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,360 That's how it works, isn't it? Unless you're Roy Hodgson. 242 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:45,519 What's for afters? 243 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,960 Choc ice. One each. 244 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,120 You've Got My Number by The Undertones 245 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,399 See ya later. Bye. 246 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,760 Good luck. 247 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,079 Morning. 248 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,480 Morning, Ralph. You don't start for another hour, you know. 249 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:01,959 Your mam say anything about your job? 250 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,120 No. 251 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:08,520 We'll start with you making us a brew and we'll go from there, eh? 252 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,160 It's not gone mouldy, has it? 253 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,080 Oh, no, love, it'll just be the battery. 254 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,399 Never mind. 255 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,039 Getaway by Blossoms 256 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:42,640 Your room, I leave wide door open for me 257 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,719 Dead leaves upon the grass 258 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,800 I walk myself clean through 70 dreams 259 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,359 We broke like a paper seam 260 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:56,279 But when it breaks, don't cry 261 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,959 I'll always hold some place for you 262 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:03,639 I'm over you, get under me 263 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,719 This is the last time 264 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,759 Don't say it's the last time 265 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,839 Call me up, you've got me choking up 266 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:14,800 If we're in love, tonight we can get away... 267 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,679 Right, time to go, love. Don't want to be late. 268 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,280 Till the end. 269 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:26,879 OK. 270 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,640 Tonight we can get away... 271 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,879 Stockport's finest there, taking us up to the traffic news, unless 272 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,839 you're on the A6, in which case you already know you're not moving. 273 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,359 Later on, we'll have our... 274 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,159 OK? 275 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,559 Again. 276 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,479 You can't have it again, Joe. It was on the radio. 277 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:54,960 I want the song. 278 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,559 You can't do it now, Joe. 279 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,760 Look, how did it go again? Can you remember? 280 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:04,999 Joe, we need to go to school. 281 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,879 I want the song again. 282 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,519 It was... It was the radio, love. It's not your iPod. 283 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,399 I want the song again. I know I can't. 284 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:12,560 I want the song again. 285 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:16,679 Joe, come on. 286 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,279 Hi, Joe. Are you ready? 287 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,119 I want the song. What was the song called? 288 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:22,759 I want the song again. I know I can't. 289 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,039 Joe. Ask me a question. Ask me a question. 290 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,999 I want the song again. I know I can't. What was it called? 291 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,679 I want the song again. I know I can't. What was it called? 292 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,399 Honestly, Joe. I don't know. I want the song again. I know I can't... 293 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,479 You really need to go to school. Look, Beth's here. 294 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,319 What was it called? I want the song again. 295 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,279 I know I can't. What was it called? 296 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,279 He's... he's got into a bit of a state 297 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,039 about a song we heard on the way. 298 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,239 It might not just be that. 299 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,079 You know, he might be nervous that I'm not staying this time. 300 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,639 Do you want to stay for a while? What's the song? I want the song! 301 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,759 It's all right. What's the song? I want the song! 302 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,879 I don't know. Do you think that's a good idea? 303 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,319 I want the song! What's the song called? I don't know. 304 00:20:58,320 --> 00:20:59,639 I want the song! 305 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,359 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 306 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:04,879 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 307 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,159 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 308 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,279 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 309 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,639 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 310 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,999 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 311 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,639 I'll get you the song, Joe. I'll bring it back. I promise. 312 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,479 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 313 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,319 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 314 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,800 I want the song. I know I can't. What was it called? 315 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,799 Have you got the raggy? Uh, yeah, I had to wash it. 316 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,439 Really? I thought the essential attraction of raggy was that it 317 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,039 smelt of sick and baby food. No. That's me you're thinking of. 318 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,559 Look at the pair of you. 319 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,879 You get on better than most couples that are together. 320 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,599 The reason being we aren't together. 321 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,959 Eddie, you behave like a husband but you won't commit to being a husband. 322 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,039 Vincent, it's called being civilised. 323 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,239 Right come on, darling, it's time to take you to Daddy's Gone, 324 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,719 the special nursery for broken home babies. 325 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:55,999 We'll talk some more tonight. 326 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,919 Why? What's happening tonight? I'm taking you out. Manning you up. 327 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:02,480 No. You're not. Bye. 328 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,559 Learnt any Polish swear words yet, Ralph? 329 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,640 Just English ones. 330 00:22:34,140 --> 00:22:36,140 I have never seen Maurice scared before. 331 00:22:36,740 --> 00:22:39,340 He is branching out emotionally. 332 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:40,540 That has to be respected. 333 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,199 You promised me. 334 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:49,319 I know. I know I did. 335 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:50,759 But you gave him the job anyway. 336 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,279 Because it was the right thing to do. 337 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:53,959 For you, but not for me. 338 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,480 For me and for Ralph. 339 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:01,400 Did you ask him to do that? 340 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,559 I tell you what I'll do. 341 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,719 I'll sack Ralph at the end of the week if you want me to 342 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,839 but I won't do it without a good reason from you 343 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,640 because I won't do your dirty work without knowing why. 344 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,039 You didn't actually want anything, did you, Pavel? 345 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:30,160 No. But I can smell danger. It's a Polish thing. 346 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,319 Hi! There's this song, right, 347 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,919 my son heard it on the radio this morning. 348 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,239 Did he? Yeah, and he's autistic, right, 349 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,759 and he's got a bit obsessed with it. Hmm. 350 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,919 Right, just sing it into that. 351 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,440 Really? 352 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,559 Er... 353 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,519 Call me up You've got me choking up 354 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,199 Da, da-da 355 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,600 Something getaway. 356 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,719 Nothing coming up. 357 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,159 You sure that's it? 358 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,880 I only heard it once. 359 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,480 I'm messing about. 360 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:12,760 It's Blossoms. 361 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,519 There you go. 362 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:19,199 Are you sure this is it? 363 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:23,079 It's an old track. Very well known. 364 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,600 Right. Well, thanks. 365 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,639 Hi-five, Captain. 366 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,039 Hi-five. Woohoo. 367 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,360 Hi-five! 368 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,160 Let's have a look. 369 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,359 Orange Juice. New Rose. 370 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:51,240 Damaged Goods. Rip It Up. 371 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:21,480 Gang of Four, 1978. 372 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,720 New Rose. Damaged Goods. 373 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,640 I Can't Help Myself by Orange Juice 374 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,399 Hi. All right? 375 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,599 Did he like it? Oh, he will, he will, I'm sure. 376 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,519 I just wondered, is there anything else you think he might like? 377 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:54,560 Erm... 378 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:03,040 There's this one... 379 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:07,839 ...this one... 380 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,359 ...and this. 381 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:11,319 My girlfriend really likes this one. 382 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,439 Right. 383 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,599 My girlfriend likes most of these, to be honest. 384 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,479 Why do you keep mentioning your girlfriend? 385 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:20,880 No reason. 386 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:23,560 No reason. 387 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,199 I don't really have an autistic son, you know. 388 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,799 Just made him up. 389 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,040 Needed an excuse to come in and talk to you. 390 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,840 Like I say, I'm fixed up, so... 391 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:40,080 Oh! 392 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,399 Cup of tea? Are you going to make me a cup of tea? 393 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:45,440 That's it. 394 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,759 Come on now, Miss. A children's playgroup is no place for loitering. 395 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,719 Look at you, Mr Popular. 396 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,559 Nothing more heroic than a man with a baby. 397 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:57,680 So I see. 398 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:00,519 Did you just come to heckle? 399 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:02,919 Cos I thought I was doing this cos you didn't have any time. 400 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,200 I'm on my lunch break. I have a favour to ask you. 401 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:08,479 Please, Eddie. 402 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,319 I've already said no to a drink with Vincent 403 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:11,959 so how did adding Dad to the party help? 404 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,239 I thought they'd cancel each other out. Go on. 405 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,159 I'll kill my dad if he stays another night with me. 406 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,360 Then I'll go to prison and Emily will be raised without a mother. 407 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,079 Not for long, I wouldn't've thought. 408 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,919 OK, cocky. 409 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,079 Will you do me this one favour? 410 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,799 One favour? You mean, one more favour. 411 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,680 I've already pretended to be married to you. Was that so bad? 412 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,399 I'll need a baby-sitter. So will he. 413 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,800 Thanks. You're really selling this. 414 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,679 No, he's had a good day. 415 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,519 He, he was a bit upset when we got here 416 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,919 but then by the time I came back the teachers had sorted him. 417 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,559 What, you - you went back? Did they call you in? 418 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,399 No, no... I've got to go. He's coming out. 419 00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,520 All right, bye. 420 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,320 Sophie? Sophie? 421 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,679 You didn't have to give me a lift. 422 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,239 The bus would have taken you hours. 423 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,160 Who was talking about the bus? I was going to nick your car. 424 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,080 Does this happen a lot? 425 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,239 No. 426 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,279 But he's a big lad now. 427 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,600 The meltdowns are the same size but he isn't. 428 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,319 All right, Tony? 429 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,559 We had a hell of a time getting him in the car. 430 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,800 I know. I think he must have just got tired. 431 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:52,640 Good lad. 432 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,160 All right, love. Let's go in now. 433 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:09,720 Mark. 434 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,719 Calm down. 435 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:22,039 All right, all right. It's OK. It's OK. 436 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,559 Calm down, Mark, calm down. Calm down. 437 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,519 All right. All right. It's OK. 438 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:28,919 Can I do anything, Sophie? 439 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,119 No. He just needs to get it over with. 440 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,959 Good lad. Good lad. Good lad. Good lad. 441 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,040 All right, love, all right. 442 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,639 Are you safe? Is Mark safe? 443 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,319 He's only about three on the Richter scale. 444 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:48,039 Thanks for the lift, Paul. Are you going to be OK? 445 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,359 We'll be fine. I don't know if I'll make it back tonight. 446 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:52,239 I can't have the sitter when he's like this. 447 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,119 Don't worry about that. We'll manage. I'll see you, Mark. 448 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,039 I hope you start to feel better tomorrow, mate. 449 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,959 It's OK. 450 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:04,239 It's not OK. It's not OK. It's not OK. Mark's not OK. 451 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,839 Mark's not OK! 452 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,439 Mark's not OK. 453 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,880 Mark's not OK. Mark's not OK. 454 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,319 My dad's just offered me a shift. 455 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,639 Tonight? Yeah, you too if you want one. 456 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,199 You know Steve who we're going to stay with in London? 457 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,879 You all right, Joe? 458 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,439 He's got a mate who works in a recording studio. 459 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,799 Hey, Joe. How did you get on? How was your new school? 460 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,600 This Charming Man. The Smiths, 1983. 461 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,039 OK. Great stuff. 462 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:47,959 Bet you're ready for your bed, aren't you, Joe? 463 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,639 Let's have a look at that sticker. "Top Work!" 464 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:55,519 Anyway, they're looking for a runner. Who are? 465 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:56,719 The recording studio. 466 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,159 Do you think he's having a nice time at the new school? 467 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,680 I mean, did he seem OK to you? 468 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:05,080 Yeah, he seemed normal. Normal for Joe. 469 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,559 The problem with you, Eddie, is that you're a defeatist. 470 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:13,919 I wouldn't disagree with that. 471 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:15,799 Fine. I give up. Can I go now? 472 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,959 No, we haven't finished counselling you. 473 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,079 This isn't counselling. It's emotional heckling. 474 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:23,639 Nicola, for reasons entirely beyond me, is clearly after a re-match. 475 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,439 Right. That's me. Thanks for the fun times. 476 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,359 No chance. This is our time. 477 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,879 I'm not stopping, but just to say, don't sack Ralph. 478 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,839 He can keep the job. You're absolutely right. 479 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,839 Great. You'll stay for a drink, won't you, eh? 480 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,599 Celebration? Back in a sec, lads. Please rescue me. 481 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,999 Can I buy the most beautiful woman in here a drink? 482 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,199 Ooh, I don't know. You'd better go to the pool room and ask her. 483 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,999 I like a woman with spirit. 484 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,399 Who you trying to convince here, me or you? 485 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:51,720 See what I mean? 486 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,840 All right. Just the one then. 487 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:57,440 Dad! 488 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,319 I've still got it. 489 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,719 I'm not sure Vincent counts. His wife's just left him. 490 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:08,279 He'll be shagging the bar stool before the night's out. Thanks. 491 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:09,320 Sorry. I... 492 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:13,199 There you go. Cheers. 493 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,879 A while back, you told me something... about you, about Ralph. 494 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,759 You were trying to knock some sense into me about Joe. 495 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,119 You said, "He will find his way. " 496 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,319 Shut up. I've told you. I've changed my mind. 497 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,839 Aren't you at least going to tell me why? No. 498 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,279 What, so that's it? No arguing back? 499 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,559 Now you're really starting to annoy me. 500 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:32,800 That's more like it. 501 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,679 I hope you like chocolate cake. 502 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:43,879 What? 503 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,360 It's for your leaving party. 504 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,039 You don't fancy doing one last shift at the Fellside, then, 505 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,799 for old times' sake? 506 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,080 It's not really my thing. 507 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,799 Well, it doesn't have to be your thing. 508 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,839 It just has to help you make money 509 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,399 so you can do whatever your thing is. 510 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,600 Sorry. I'll stop talking like James Brown. 511 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,839 You know, this afternoon, I stood outside Joe's school in Manchester 512 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:16,600 and thought, "I have been a mother all my adult life. " 513 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,000 Right. 514 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:23,720 Can you imagine that? 515 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,919 Not really. 516 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,879 You know what, James? I'm going to miss our little chats. 517 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,800 Yeah, me too. 518 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:44,279 Are you not concerned that your son is out on the pull with Vincent? 519 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,279 I don't think he sees it like that. 520 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,879 I don't think he's ever pulled anybody in his life. 521 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,079 I can't think where he gets that from with you as a role model. 522 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,319 Are you taking the piss, by any chance? 523 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,560 You make it pretty easy. 524 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,119 No. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, Maurice. 525 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:33,999 I don't know what I was thinking. 526 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,719 Is it because Ralph's here? I forgot. I get it. 527 00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:41,079 No. It's not Ralph, Ralph's out. It's me. It's us. 528 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:42,600 This just can't be happening. 529 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,519 Did I just get hold of the wrong end of the stick there? 530 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:51,399 No, you didn't. But I'm sorry. I just can't. 531 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:52,680 Why not? 532 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,799 Because I just can't. Well, thank you for finding me so irresistible. 533 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,239 Don't be like that. Like what? 534 00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:02,480 Pissed off? 535 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,240 Feeling daft? Well, why not? 536 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,799 Oh, dear Lord. Oh, dear Lord. 537 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,919 Not sure the Lord's going to help you right now. 538 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,719 What you doing? Did you poison him? 539 00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:31,239 No. Why? Was that the plan? 540 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:33,079 Just leave me here to die. 541 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,679 Oh, come on. You said he could hold his drink. 542 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,439 He's a fantasist. You know that. 543 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,239 Which is why I didn't want to go for a drink with him in the first place. 544 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:43,079 That doesn't absolve you from your responsibility to keep him sober. 545 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:44,639 Ugh... 546 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:57,359 Tea's in the pot. Good night in the end? 547 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:58,919 Not really. You? 548 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:00,280 Not really. 549 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,080 Do you want to talk about it? 550 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:06,280 Not really. 551 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,119 Let me rephrase that. 552 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:12,760 Why didn't you have a good night? 553 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:17,319 Because, if you must know, 554 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:20,360 I was led... Well, I misled myself, like... 555 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,039 Well, if you went on a run and you didn't know the route, 556 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,720 you wouldn't be surprised if you got lost, would you? 557 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,639 Thanks for opening up. 558 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,719 So, do you want to tell me about your night? 559 00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:35,520 No. You're all right. It'll keep. 560 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,839 How was it? 561 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,999 Oh, you know. 562 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:09,199 They ordered food, we cooked it, they ate it, they paid - the usual. 563 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,319 How was Joe on the way home? 564 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:15,279 His home/school book's in the kitchen if you want to read it. 565 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,919 So he calmed down after they called you in. 566 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,199 They didn't call me in. 567 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,959 I was worried so they invited me in. 568 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:25,239 He got upset when we got there. There was this song on the radio... 569 00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:27,799 So there wasn't a problem? He had a good day. 570 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,079 Well, that's great, Alison. 571 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,600 Cos he'll have bad days, we can guarantee that. 572 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,040 OK, good you're staying so positive. 573 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:43,760 I've just seen Sophie's Mark have a meltdown that'd make your hair curl. 574 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:49,159 Joe isn't Mark though, is he? 575 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,039 Not yet, he's not. No. 576 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,319 And one of the reasons that we sent him to that school 577 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,959 is so that he can get help while he's still young. 578 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:59,199 Yep. I'm aware of that. 579 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,359 What? Why are you being...? 580 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:03,839 What? Look, it's like you say, 581 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:06,519 we've sent him to a school where people know what to do with him, 582 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,120 and they can get through to him. 583 00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,880 Joe. Our Joe. And that's great. 584 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,400 And I'm knackered and I'm sure you are too. 585 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,080 In The City by The Jam 586 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:36,280 In the City there's a thousand things I want to say to you 587 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:41,280 But whenever I approach you you make me look a fool 588 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,079 I want to say 589 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:48,000 I want to tell you... 590 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:24,999 In the City! Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da 591 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,280 In the City! 592 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,439 Have you got five minutes? 593 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:42,239 I'm bottling, kegging and casking today - what do you think? 594 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,399 Oh, come in, Ralph. Let's make it Bring Your Mother To Work Day. 595 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,559 You don't need to check up on me. 596 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,959 I'm not. I just want to talk to Maurice. 597 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,880 Tell me if you need help. 598 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,519 Can we talk outside? I've got something to tell you. 599 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,959 Is it, "Bugger off"? Cos you can do that just as easily in here. 600 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,160 No. It's not. 601 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,039 How long have you known? 602 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,320 I found a lump about six weeks ago. 603 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,239 The doctor sent me for a biopsy. 604 00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:21,199 They've confirmed it's a cancerous tumour but 605 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,799 they won't know how cancerous the tissue is until they've operated. 606 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,120 When? When are they operating? 607 00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:34,799 Today. I'm on my way there now. 608 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,839 Today? Bloody hell, Louise. Why didn't you tell anybody? 609 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,319 Why didn't you tell me? I just feel stronger with nobody knowing. 610 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:45,279 Why? Because it makes me feel weak... 611 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:46,680 ...and I can't be weak. 612 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,279 And as mad as it may sound, the reason I didn't want Ralph 613 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:55,359 working for you is because I knew he might say I was in hospital. 614 00:40:55,360 --> 00:41:00,079 So Ralph knows? Not that it's cancer, no. 615 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,559 And I knew that if you got one whiff of hospital 616 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,199 you'd be steaming in with 20 questions and a medical dictionary. 617 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:06,799 Well, what would be so wrong with that? 618 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,839 Because I don't want anybody to know 619 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,719 and I don't want anybody feeling sorry for me, not even you. 620 00:41:11,720 --> 00:41:13,999 Especially not you. 621 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:15,959 So what was the other night about? 622 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,919 It was a honey trap so you'd come and bring me 623 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:19,640 a clean nightie and a Woman's Own. 624 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,079 I don't know what's going to happen, do I? 625 00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:30,919 And that made me feel, just for a moment... 626 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,039 ...desperate. 627 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:34,760 Well, thanks a bunch! 628 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,720 I'm sorry. It's all right. 629 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,439 Do you know what? I'm not sorry. 630 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:48,599 Three years ago, you lost your wife, the love of your life, to cancer, 631 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,759 and now you want to jump in feet first with another woman, 632 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,079 with cancer. 633 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,759 Bloody hell, Maurice, never let it be said you don't have a type. 634 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:58,439 Just let me help. Low key, you know. 635 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,599 Keeping an eye on Ralph, bringing you things if you need them, 636 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:03,279 cooking a meal, calming you down, 637 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,599 being on call at night if the steroids drive you doolally. 638 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,719 Do you fancy doing the operation while you're at it? 639 00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:11,239 Just let me help. At least let me drive you to the hospital. 640 00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:14,400 No. No. No. Jesus, Maurice, you're an irritating sod. 641 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:19,240 I'm sorry. 642 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:26,079 Just stop and think what you'd be letting yourself in for, eh? 643 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:27,839 Again. 644 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,440 Cos I don't know if anyone's strong enough for that. 645 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:19,959 Oh, come on. 646 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:48,119 Did you make cheese straws today? 647 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:49,320 Rattlesnakes. 648 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:52,960 Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, 1984. 649 00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:58,160 Yes. Where's my cheese straw? 650 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:05,000 I didn't eat it, did I? 651 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:07,480 Where's yours? 652 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:11,319 I didn't eat it, did I? 653 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:29,760 What is it? 654 00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:33,240 Making a hat in case we're stranded here. 655 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,680 That's it. Fold it like me. 656 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:48,120 That's it. 657 00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:22,239 What's wrong with ringing Paul? What've you got on your head? 658 00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:25,279 I couldn't get hold of him. He has to be there for the party anyway. 659 00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:28,199 Now, I can't be bailing you out all the time, you know. 660 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:29,440 One lift? 661 00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:33,440 It's both. Engagement AND leaving party. 662 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:38,479 So we're still humouring the happy couple, are we? Pair of daft kids? 663 00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:41,239 Let's just go along with it for now, shall we? 664 00:45:41,240 --> 00:45:43,920 Oh. Any sign of a ring from Mr Dreamboat? 665 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,959 Hey. All right, Superstar! 666 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:52,719 Hi, Joe. Look at you. 667 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:55,999 Joe's made a drawing about his new school. 668 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,039 Alternator, in case you're interested. 669 00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,839 You're going to need a new one. Where were you when she was ringing? 670 00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:04,000 Putting the finishing touches to this breathtaking display. 671 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:09,559 School. Car. Bed. Yeah. 672 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:11,839 You've nailed that one, sunshine. Dad. 673 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:14,239 What's he written at the bottom here? "Help me. " 674 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:15,280 Ha-ha. 675 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:18,119 It was never going to be easy. We knew that. 676 00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:19,959 Seems to me you didn't know it enough. 677 00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:22,759 There are people that have to wait years to get what we got for Joe. 678 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:25,239 What's that? Somewhere he spends half his life in a car 679 00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:27,039 and the other half under a desk, 680 00:46:27,040 --> 00:46:29,399 if what Paul tells me is anything to go by. 681 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:30,999 Nobody said the journey was easy. 682 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:33,959 If you want to stay over a couple of nights with Joe at my place, 683 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,159 you know, if it helps, the offer's there. 684 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:40,039 Really, Eddie? Cos that would be a great help, wouldn't it? 685 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,799 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I could stay over one night a week. 686 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,040 Thursdays, maybe? 687 00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:47,679 Don't look so worried. 688 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:48,799 Just till he settles. 689 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,599 Less travelling would really help. 690 00:46:51,600 --> 00:46:53,359 It won't be permanent. 691 00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:55,039 And what about after he settles? 692 00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:56,799 Then it's permanent. 693 00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:58,359 I'm joking. 694 00:46:58,360 --> 00:47:00,199 I'm laughing, inside. 695 00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:01,919 Come on. We'd be company for you. 696 00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:03,359 Who says I need company? 697 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,519 Really? Something you'd like to tell us? No. 698 00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:08,759 If I learn to drive, I could do a night, 699 00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:10,119 give you two some time off. 700 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:11,400 That'd be great. 701 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:15,479 It'd be a big change for Joe, 702 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:16,999 staying at Eddie's, wouldn't it? 703 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,719 Well, at least we'd get to spend some time with him. 704 00:47:19,720 --> 00:47:21,679 As it is, he doesn't see Paul at all, 705 00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:23,919 and all he sees of me is the back of my head. 706 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:26,159 You know, when the car broke down, 707 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:28,959 for the first time in like a week, we just messed about 708 00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:32,159 and I thought, "I miss this," and he does too. 709 00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:34,919 What about you two? You'll never see each other, 710 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:37,199 living 100 miles apart for most the week. 711 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,599 94.5. 712 00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:41,239 Well, we never see each other as it is 713 00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:42,959 and when we do I'm knackered from driving. 714 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:44,279 At least this way we can 715 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:47,399 make the best of the time when we are together. 716 00:47:47,400 --> 00:47:49,799 Say that often enough you might even believe it. 717 00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:52,439 Maybe some nights you can bring Emily to me. Joe loves her. 718 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:53,839 It'll help him settle in and 719 00:47:53,840 --> 00:47:56,759 it'd be nice to have her with me in Manchester. 720 00:47:56,760 --> 00:47:59,759 Makes sense, eh, Nicola? Does it? 721 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:02,519 You know what, Dad? If you want to help, 722 00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:05,279 you could do a lot worse than give Rebecca driving lessons. 723 00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:07,439 Really? Would you? That'd be great. 724 00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:10,159 I'm not sure I can. I've a lot on right now. Like what? 725 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:13,039 I can't commit to a regular time and place, all right? 726 00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:16,639 You're not the only one with responsibilities. 727 00:48:18,440 --> 00:48:20,159 That's mine! 728 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,520 Do you see what happens when you get angry, Dad? 729 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:34,800 Oh! 730 00:48:35,960 --> 00:48:38,079 Open some windows. I'll check on Emily. 731 00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:39,319 It was Nicola's favourite. 732 00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:42,319 Unless her favourite's burnt shit in a pan, I'm not sure that's true. 733 00:48:42,320 --> 00:48:45,599 What? Don't try and lighten things up with attempts at humour, Eddie. 734 00:48:45,600 --> 00:48:47,159 ATTEMPTS at humour? 735 00:48:47,160 --> 00:48:50,079 I thought it'd be a nice surprise! No, no, no - a nice surprise 736 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:52,239 would be if you were sat here with your suitcase, 737 00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:55,479 waiting for your taxi to arrive. That, Dad, would be a nice surprise! 738 00:48:55,480 --> 00:48:57,759 She's incredible. She slept through the whole thing. 739 00:48:57,760 --> 00:48:58,839 Here's the deal. 740 00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,799 If you tell me you don't want to get back together with Eddie 741 00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:03,240 then I will leave tonight. 742 00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:07,959 I don't want to get back together with Eddie. 743 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:09,080 I don't believe you. 744 00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:52,599 What've you lost? 745 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:54,080 I thought my iPod was in here. 746 00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:04,679 What Dad said, when he asked that question about us, and... 747 00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:06,199 ...I hesitated. 748 00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:08,039 You don't have to say anything. 749 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:09,120 It's all right. 750 00:50:17,080 --> 00:50:20,159 Look, I hesitated because I don't know. 751 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:22,599 I don't... 752 00:50:22,600 --> 00:50:23,800 ...know whether it... 753 00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:28,319 ...might be worth trying 754 00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:30,480 to get back together... 755 00:50:33,120 --> 00:50:34,400 ...again. 756 00:50:37,360 --> 00:50:38,800 Yet again. 757 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:01,520 I'm seeing someone. 758 00:51:06,680 --> 00:51:07,720 Sort of. 759 00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:10,080 Just started to. 760 00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:13,239 Not seeing exactly. 761 00:51:13,240 --> 00:51:14,640 You're seeing someone. 762 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:19,080 Yeah. 763 00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:25,720 That figures. 764 00:51:31,920 --> 00:51:33,480 I thought you'd forgiven me. 765 00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:36,400 I couldn't work out why. 766 00:51:54,360 --> 00:51:55,400 Thanks. 767 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:04,719 So I'm guessing you're pissed off about something or you don't like 768 00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:07,119 chocolate cake, and I know you like chocolate cake, so... 769 00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:08,279 Driving lessons? 770 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:10,359 They're going to need some help. 771 00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:11,759 We're supposed to be leaving. 772 00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:14,119 Come on. You can see how it is with Joe at the moment. 773 00:52:14,120 --> 00:52:17,559 All hands on deck. Another few weeks isn't going to kill us, is it? 774 00:52:17,560 --> 00:52:19,559 We're supposed to be going down to London. 775 00:52:19,560 --> 00:52:21,879 I've got a job lined up in a recording studio right now. 776 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:23,039 No, you haven't. 777 00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:25,279 You've got the phone number of a recording studio where 778 00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:27,880 a friend of a friend brews up. OK. 779 00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:31,759 Do you understand what's happening here? 780 00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:34,279 No. Why don't you tell me what's happening here? 781 00:52:34,280 --> 00:52:37,519 When I met you, you were Rebecca. 782 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:39,519 Here, you're just Joe's sister. 783 00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:41,479 Your family are sucking you back in. 784 00:52:41,480 --> 00:52:44,599 My family who just laid on a party for us, in case you didn't notice. 785 00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:47,879 For us? Really? Cos nobody actually mentioned us. 786 00:52:47,880 --> 00:52:51,319 What were you expecting, a red carpet and a mirror ball? 787 00:52:51,320 --> 00:52:55,840 Fine. I'm not going to get stuck here, Rebecca, even if you are. 788 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:15,960 How was it? How are you feeling? 789 00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:22,959 I'm just waiting for the doctor to sign me off 790 00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:24,479 and then I've got a taxi booked. 791 00:53:24,480 --> 00:53:26,959 Well, me car's outside and I've paid for the parking now, 792 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,999 and I thought if they decided to keep you in 793 00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,119 you might need moisturiser 794 00:53:31,120 --> 00:53:34,879 and lip salve, wet wipes, water spray, fruit, 795 00:53:34,880 --> 00:53:38,399 and I've borrowed Eddie's iPod, 796 00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:40,159 downloaded a couple of audiobooks. 797 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:44,279 He won't mind. Keep it, yeah, even if you don't need it tonight. 798 00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:45,599 And er... 799 00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:47,199 ...a lift's better - 800 00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:51,159 after, you know, what you've had. 801 00:53:51,160 --> 00:53:53,080 This is you being low-key, is it? 802 00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:59,960 I want to help you, Louise, if you'll let me. 803 00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:04,040 If you'll put up with me. 804 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:12,120 This'll come in handy. 805 00:54:25,160 --> 00:54:27,520 North Of Heaven by Edwyn Collins 806 00:54:47,840 --> 00:54:50,279 Come on. 807 00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:51,800 Joe, come on. 808 00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:57,239 Fancy a picnic? 809 00:54:57,240 --> 00:55:00,640 Do you know what the teachers say about Joe at his new school? 810 00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:03,440 He's got a spiky profile. 811 00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:06,400 Like Bart Simpson? 812 00:55:07,600 --> 00:55:10,680 It means he's autistic in some ways and not in others. 813 00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:14,519 Spiky profile. 814 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:15,560 It's good, innit? 815 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:18,480 I prefer it to autistic. 816 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:24,520 We're going to be all right, aren't we? 817 00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:29,519 We're having a picnic in the dark, with our seven-year-old son. 818 00:55:29,520 --> 00:55:34,239 What makes you think we're NOT going to be all right? 819 00:55:34,240 --> 00:55:37,520 We need to be good to each other, you and me, when we see each other. 820 00:55:38,520 --> 00:55:41,079 We're going to have to talk a lot. 821 00:55:41,080 --> 00:55:42,280 Together and alone. 822 00:55:44,480 --> 00:55:46,279 We're going to have to have a lot of sex. 823 00:55:46,280 --> 00:55:48,400 Again, together and alone. 824 00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:01,000 Things can only get better 825 00:56:03,880 --> 00:56:08,400 What's around the corner, who can tell? 826 00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:14,040 I'll build a little place just north of heaven... 827 00:56:20,240 --> 00:56:21,480 Do you know what I think? 828 00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:27,319 I think we chose Joe and Joe chose us 829 00:56:27,320 --> 00:56:29,879 and that happened for a reason. 830 00:56:29,880 --> 00:56:32,319 Because we can do this. 831 00:56:32,320 --> 00:56:34,680 Everything else is just so much bullshit. 832 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:37,760 Uh-huh. 833 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:41,440 So you agree with me now? 834 00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:44,120 He's our North Star. 835 00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:48,440 Wasn't necessarily that kind of "uh-huh". 836 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:55,080 There, that! That's the North Star. 837 00:56:58,200 --> 00:56:59,640 No. That's another plane. 838 00:57:03,360 --> 00:57:05,360 That. That. What about that? 839 00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:09,080 That's a plane. That's another plane. 840 00:57:10,080 --> 00:57:13,200 I'll build a little place just north of heaven. 841 00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:17,879 The change with Joe, 842 00:57:17,880 --> 00:57:20,119 it's taking its toll on you and on me. 843 00:57:20,120 --> 00:57:23,279 We need to do something about that. 844 00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:25,999 Wasn't my idea to come here, you know, it was Ralph's. 845 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:30,039 I'm on steroids. Don't think I won't throw you out if I have to! 846 00:57:30,040 --> 00:57:32,079 Becky? Are you OK? 847 00:57:32,080 --> 00:57:33,599 It will get better. I promise. 848 00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:35,959 Hi, Holly. He's not quite ready yet. Do you want to come up? 849 00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:38,359 You met her, the new girlfriend, he introduced you to her? 850 00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:40,439 I've been staying away for three nights with Joe. 851 00:57:40,440 --> 00:57:43,079 Are we still here? Yes. Is that OK? 852 00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:46,240 What happens next? We enjoy ourselves. 853 00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:48,340 CREDITS