0:00:02 > 0:00:03- # Christmas - The snow's coming down
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- # Christmas - I'm watchin' it fall... #
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Oh! I was hoping it'd be a monkey.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Why would there be a monkey in an advent calendar?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Duh, haven't you heard of Santa's monkey helper?
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Christmas, always a new challenge in my family.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Lauren and I are staying at Dad's tonight
0:00:21 > 0:00:23before heading off to Mum's tomorrow.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26In between, as usual.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Right, who wants to put the star on the tree?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Me!- Me!
0:00:30 > 0:00:31How about we let Jake do it?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Yes!
0:00:33 > 0:00:34- That's not fair.- Boo-yah!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I got the star, in your faces!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Christmas Eve is my favourite part of Christmas.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's when my tummy gets all fluttery
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and it feels like even miracles can happen.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Oh, not again.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Fran, will you get the scissors?
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Though it's usually just daft stuff like that.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55No, don't touch it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Fran, don't do it.- Hold still.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Oh, nothing says Christmas like an action movie.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33DOORBELL RINGS
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And no Millie and Lauren to get in our faces.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Let the days of unlimited food and telly roll.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Oh, who was at the door, love?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45You remember my nephew Ollie, don't you?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I wish I didn't.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Oh, nice cardigan, Craigy, did it used to be your gran's?
0:01:51 > 0:01:52What is he doing here?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54His family have gone skiing,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56but he's twisted his ankle so he can't go.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- Poor old Ollie.- Yeah.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Really kills.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Skateboard injury.- You need RICE.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I'd prefer popcorn.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11No! Rest, ice, compression, elevation - RICE.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14We are going to look after Ollie till they get back.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I don't want to share my Christmas with this annoying little elf!
0:02:17 > 0:02:18He does my brain in.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Oh, so you do have a brain?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Sharon, where is the Christmas stash?
0:02:22 > 0:02:23I need to stress-eat.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26No Christmas stash until tomorrow.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- What?- What?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- What?- We're saving it, for when Lauren and Millie get here.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- When are they coming?- I don't know.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Some time tomorrow.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35But the... The candy canes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And the chocolates.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39And the jelly beans.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Dad, tell her. - I've got frozen sprouts.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43But I can't eat those.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45No, for Ollie's ankle.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Anyway, I'll leave you to get reacquainted.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52If you need me, I'll be icing my Yule log.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56SHOUTING AND GUNSHOTS ON TV
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Mate, if you're hungry, I'll make you some cheese on toast.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I don't want cheese on toast, cheese on toast isn't Christmassy,
0:03:03 > 0:03:04it's just toast with yellow stuff.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09So you're just going to accept that?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Oh, and I suppose skater boy here has a better idea, does he?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19ICE. Infiltrate, capture and eat.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Jake, you heard me the first time.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29But why do we have to go to bed now?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31We can sleep all January.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Because Santa's coming with his little monkey helper.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35But mostly because I say so.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38And the sooner we go to sleep, the sooner we can open our presents.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Oh, right, calming down now, Rudolph.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Who's more excited, you or us?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44(Definitely him.)
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Right, well, I'm off to pull Santa's sleigh.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Goodnight, you three. - See you on Christmas morning.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I'm so excited!
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- Night, Dad.- Night.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- What's that?- This?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Nothing.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Says, "To Grandma and Grandad."
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It's from the year before Mum and Dad...you know.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Split up?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11They cancelled their Christmas visit.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Never came the year after that either.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15It seems like forever since we've even heard from them.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17They do live in America.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I'm pretty sure they have phones in America.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And the internet. And pens.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Even carrier pigeons.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24They travel around.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26It can't be easy to stay in touch.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Or maybe they just don't care.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30I'm sure that's not true, Millie.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Hey, it's Christmas,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34we only get one shot at this a year
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and I'm not having you moping and bringing it down.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Yeah, you're right.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41See you on Christmas morning.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Night, Millie. Night, Fran.- Night.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Infiltrate, capture and...
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Eat.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Come on, mate, save some for me.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Mmm.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15A-ha! You little Christmas creepers.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17It was Craig, Auntie Sharon.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19He put me up to it. He said that he'd steal my crutches
0:05:19 > 0:05:21if I didn't fetch food for him.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23What?! No, I never.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Wait, Sharon, please don't do that.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- It's Christmas. - We are saving these until tomorrow.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Trust - takes years to build, a second to break.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I know what you're like.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Once you start, you just can't stop.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40If I don't do this now,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42there'll be nothing left for the girls.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44See? This is what I'm talking about.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Even when they're not here, they give you grief.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50I will be keeping hold of the key.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Go on. Shoo.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Oh, this is so not fair.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It is my right to eat Christmas food on Christmas Eve.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09SHE SIGHS
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Wake up. Millie.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Millie.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Wake up.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36It's literally snowing on Christmas Day.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- You're kidding me.- Mm-mm.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47It never snows at Christmas.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Come on. There's presents, what are we waiting for?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58How much longer is she going to be?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Hey, what kept you, sleepy head?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yeah, we've been waiting ages.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Sorry.- Actually, we've only been waiting for, like, two minutes,
0:07:04 > 0:07:05but who's counting?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I am!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09And it's been, like, three.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Actually, I think I might go have a shower.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13No, no, no!
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Wow, did you decorate the decorations?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Is it too much? - Too much Christmas is just enough.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- I love it.- Come on, presents.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22OK, well, let's get started.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28- First up, we have...Tony.- Aw!
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Socks!
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And they're my favourite colour - tartan.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38OK, next is...Lauren.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40SHE GASPS
0:07:43 > 0:07:46It's a new phone! Yeah!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48IOY. Happy emoji. Thank you.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54Yes. And next we have one for Jake.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00A wormery!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Father Christmas must have gotten my texts.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Or his monkey helper.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Mum, can I go outside and dig up some worms?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Have you seen it out there? The ground's frozen.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12This is what Christmas is all about.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Being together with my family.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, most of them, anyway.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19DOORBELL RINGS
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Who could be calling on Christmas Day?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Surprise!
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Mum? Dad?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Dude! It's totally, like, awesome to see you.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Well, aren't you going to let us in?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33We're not digging this cold.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36My ponytail's frozen solid.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Aye... Come in.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Here, let me...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You guys came, for Christmas!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Better late than never.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Right, kiddo? - Look how much you've grown.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Last time we were here, you only came up to my ankles.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Mum, Dad, this is Amber.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Hi, I'm Amber.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Like Tony just said.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00And you're his parents.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02So, Amber... Any chance of getting my hand back?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Oh, yes. Sorry.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And this is Jake and Fran, her...our...
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Well, my stepkids.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Awesome to meet you guys.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11I've got a wormery.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Well, that's one way of saying hello.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16And there's my Millie.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Hi.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I have already chosen three names from my worms.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Spaghetti, Noodle and Mr Wiggles.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Man, I really love this kid. He's blowing my mind.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31LAUGHTER
0:09:31 > 0:09:34It's Christmas and my grandparents are here.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Yippee, right? So why am I not happier?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Why do I feel so upset?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Man, I love your tree.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's, like, how much more Christmassy can a tree get?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Back at home, we decorate a cactus.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I put a cranberry on every spine.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59With one very startled angel on the top.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06What's the matter with you?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- I'm fine.- Yeah, and I'm a reindeer.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Usually we can't shut you up.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I can't believe they've not even apologised
0:10:13 > 0:10:15for dropping off the face of the earth.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Well, cheer up, they're here now.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Besides, you can't sulk on Christmas, it's the rules.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Where are they going to sleep?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27We haven't got enough food,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30we haven't even got presents for them.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33They can have one tartan sock each.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35You're going to have to tell them about the baby.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Aye, I'm waiting for the right moment.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Millie, why don't you come over here?
0:10:40 > 0:10:41We've got you a present.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46There you go, honey.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Thanks.- Open it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50We want to see your face.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Your grandad carved that himself.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04We know how much you love ponies.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Yeah, maybe when I was little.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14What's got into her?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I know, we can give them a broken toaster.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24A broken toaster's nothing more than a novelty bread holder.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Now just relax.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Relax? This is the first time I've met your parents.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I mean, what if they don't like me as much as they like Sharon?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Don't be silly.- Well, what if they don't like Fran or Jake?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Or what if they're allergic to worms?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Calm down, everything's going to be fine. We've got this.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44You can't give them that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Oh, the A-Z Of British Bikes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Motorbike oil. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- How did you know?- We're big bikers.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Tony must have told me.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02But we only got into road hogs when we moved to Arizona.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Oh, nothing beats roaring through a canyon, wind in your hair.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Just us and Mother Nature and a massive motorbike.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Oh, these are such wonderful gifts.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15What's wrong with everyone?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18All acting like it's so normal that Gran and Grandad rock up
0:12:18 > 0:12:19as if nothing's happened.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24How's the tea coming on, Mills?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29And I can't say anything cos we can't not be happy at Christmas.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Who wants to see my worms?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Oh, you bet!
0:12:34 > 0:12:35This is Mr Wiggles.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38No, wait, I think that's Spaghetti.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40No, I think it's Noodle.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41He's the cheeky one.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Oh, aye, I mean, we visited every single state.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Apart from Hawaii, that is.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49And now it feels like we've never been away.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Well, you have.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Hey, why don't we all take a family photo with my new phone?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Everyone squeeze together. Millie, sit.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04OK. Here we go.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Three, two, one...
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- ALL:- Cheese.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Oh, that's an awesome pic.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Now, make sure you e-mail it to us.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Oh, so you do have e-mail?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Millie... - Oh, well, what do we look like?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20A pair of old hippies who live off the grid?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Our RV has got satellite broadband.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25So why have you never e-mailed us?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Or phoned or sent a postcard...?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Hey, honey, we've been a tad busy, OK?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Too busy for your own grandkids?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I bet you'd have more time for us if we were motorbikes or cactuses.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Technically, that should be cacti.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Technically, I don't care.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41They've stayed away for years
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and suddenly turn up without even saying sorry.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Millie, you're the one that needs to say sorry.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- Right now.- No.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50They should apologise for not visiting.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I bet they won't even bother coming when the baby's born.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56You're having a baby?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57You said you'd tell them.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I never found the right moment.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01It's OK, Dad, don't worry,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I'm sure they'll be far too busy to visit anyway.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08We should go. Clearly, us being here is bad karma.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Well... Tony, do something. - Mum, Dad, wait.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Millie!
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Wait, don't leave.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19What, now you want us to stay?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Millie's made her feelings perfectly clear.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I just wanted you to stay in touch.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Don't you know how upset that made me?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Yeah, well, we have our very own full lives.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Bikram Yoga on Monday,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32crystal healing workshop on Tuesdays.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Bingo on Wednesdays.- And all of that is more important than us?
0:14:35 > 0:14:36More important than me?
0:14:36 > 0:14:40The past is history, the future is a mystery.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42So let's not get all hung up about it, OK?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I don't want you to go. I've missed you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Sorry to bother you, has anyone seen my monkey?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51SHE GASPS
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- You OK?- Yeah, just a bad dream.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Apart from the snow.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I dreamt that Gran and Grandad came to visit.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Why is that so bad?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15It was awful. But I think I've figured it out.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I was only angry because I care.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I felt forgotten, left behind...
0:15:23 > 0:15:24..and ignored.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26The magic of Christmas.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I've got a Satsuma and a tonne of sweets.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Merry Christmas, Lauren.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Fran, Merry Christmas.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Merry Christmas, you guys.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Presents!
0:15:53 > 0:15:55TV SOUNDS
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Can you smell that?
0:16:01 > 0:16:02HE SNIFFS
0:16:02 > 0:16:04That's...
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- ALL:- Roast turkey!
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Dad, is this Crimbo or The Hunger Games?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11When are Millie and Lauren getting here?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I'll have a word. I promise I'll come back with something yummy.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16What are the chances?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I wouldn't hold your breath. - OK, we need a plan B.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- You block the toilet. - How's that going to get us fed?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Oh, it's a distraction, you dummy.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28You go and block the toilet, call your dad and Auntie Sharon.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Then, while they're busy unblocking it,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I swoop into the kitchen,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34get the food and meet in your room in ten.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Right. Got it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Wait, how are you going to swoop with your dodgy leg?
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Oh...
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- I was faking it.- I knew it!
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Impressive. For a annoying dork.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I hate skiing. I'd much rather stay here and stuff my face
0:16:51 > 0:16:53than keep planting it in the snow.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Maybe we're not so different.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Result. Garibaldi biscuits and some smelly cheese.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Time for plan B.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And this one is for Jake.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Yes! A wormery.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20That's just like in my dream.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- LAUREN:- No way.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23DOORBELL RINGS
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Who could be calling on Christmas Day?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Well, don't ask me, I don't know anything.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Why don't you go and find out?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Mum, Dad?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Hello, son. - We've missed you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Gran, Grandad!
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- My wee Millie! - Oh, it's great to see you.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51No way!
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Sharon, Dad, come quick.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07It's overflowing, the toilet! Help, it's gone everywhere!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Ugh! What's he done now?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30HE SNIFFS
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Christmas is go!
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I still don't understand how you managed to flush
0:18:35 > 0:18:37both your trainers down there.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39It all just happened so fast.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I mean, one minute, they're on my feet, and the next...
0:18:42 > 0:18:43I've got to go. Laters.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Admit it, I'm goals.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Yeah, whatevs.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Say it. Say I'm goals, or I'll eat it all.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59All right, you're goals.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02No, you're goals.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Oh, stop it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- THEY SNAP - Hey!
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Dig in.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Mmm...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I can't believe that you pulled this off.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22It wasn't easy, but I thought
0:19:22 > 0:19:24it was about time your argument came to an end.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- What argument?- It was our fault. We were well over the line, son.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29It was my fault.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Oh, face it, Leaf.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32We all said things we regretted.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Did you just call him Leaf?
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Well, it's his name.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36My name's Tony.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Tony is a nickname that you made up at school.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41His real name is Leaf.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43No idea why you wanted to use it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Maybe he wanted to turn over a new...- Stop it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Anyway, before your mum and dad...
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Before they, erm...- Split up.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Aye.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56We...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58We had a kind of argument.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02You see, we thought they should have stayed together for you girls.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04And things were said and...
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Well...- We thought it was best to keep our distance,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09so that's why we moved to the States.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13But we see now how wrong we were.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15And how lucky you are to have Amber.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19And they get two Christmases and two birthdays.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Who wouldn't want that?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Well, I should have been more mature.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Parents can be idiots sometimes.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Too right, Leaf.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Don't push it.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Sharon, the girls are going to be a while.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Couldn't we have a little something?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Not that it makes any difference to me, but these are growing lads.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I suppose you're right.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's not fair to keep you from your lunch, so...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50we can all have a little bit.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56What?!
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Seriously?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04There had better be a good explanation for this.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Maybe a fox got through the cat flap.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09We don't have a cat flap.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Or got in down the chimney.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13Could have been Father Foxmas.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15You've eaten the Christmas dinner, haven't you?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17And you didn't save me any.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It was Craig, Auntie Sharon, you know what he's like.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Seriously, are you going to keep doing that?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25OK. OK, it's...
0:21:25 > 0:21:26It's because of my bad leg.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32The girls will have had a really nice time at their dad's.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Now they're coming here for turkey bones.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Sharon, I am so, so sorry.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I'm sorry, Auntie Sharon.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39And I'm famished.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Not that that is the point.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Look...
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Look... I reckon there's still enough leftovers for me to knock up
0:21:47 > 0:21:48something pretty delish.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Do you have the slightest idea what you're doing?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53You're looking at the school's Junior Mega Chef semifinalist,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55two terms running.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Look, you two go and put your feet up,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59me and Granny's Cardie can handle it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Well, this had better be good.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Honestly...
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- HE LAUGHS - What?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And, Jake, this is for you.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23A little bird told us you might be getting a wormery.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27So we got you a wormery carrying case.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Great! Now I can take them for walks.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35And, Millie, Lauren, we've got some cool things for you, too.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Did you mug Father Christmas on the way here?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45No, these are all the presents we've been saving up
0:22:45 > 0:22:47every year since we saw you last.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49You still got us presents?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Even though you didn't see us?
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Of course.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Hang on a sec.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Oh, where's she off to?
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Yes!
0:23:05 > 0:23:07This is for you. I made it the last time
0:23:07 > 0:23:09we thought you were coming for Christmas.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19It's me and Lauren. Lauren's the one that looks like a pineapple.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23And she's the one that looks like a pixie.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Oh, it's perfect.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Oh!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Oh, thank you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Right, who's for charades?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Yeah. In the dark.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38THEY LAUGH
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Ta-da!
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Wow.- You made that from leftovers?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Yeah, and a few bits from the freezer.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59So it's a turkey meatloaf with a chocolate and cranberry jus
0:23:59 > 0:24:01and a pan-fried medallion of sprouts.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02And carrots.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I mean...
0:24:06 > 0:24:09hand-sliced, water-boiled carrots.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Do you know, Ollie, I've been watching you
0:24:11 > 0:24:13hop round the kitchen cooking,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15and I haven't noticed you limping once.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Er... - It's a Christmas miracle!
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Yeah.- Hi, we're home.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23Oh, Merry Christmas, girls.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Merry Christmas, everyone. - Merry Christmas.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Ollie, didn't know you were coming.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29You're just in time for the gourmet feast.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Thanks, but maybe later.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I could not eat another thing right now.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Don't worry, guys, I shall get stuck in.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Mmm!
0:24:39 > 0:24:43The tartness of the cranberries perfectly offsets
0:24:43 > 0:24:45the sweetness of the chocolate,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49creating taste layers that make my mouth sing.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Say what?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It means it's delicious.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Maybe I could try a little bit.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03So that's another red letter day in my crazy two-housed family.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Not only is it Christmas, but we found out
0:25:05 > 0:25:07that Dad's real name is Leaf,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09like we'll ever let him forget that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10And most importantly,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13it's the day that Lauren and I got our grandparents back.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15And that's kind of the best present ever.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Merry Christmas, everyone!