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0:00:05 > 0:00:08Sauchiehall Street is one of the most famous streets in Scotland.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11By day, thousands are employed in its shops and offices.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14By night, it attracts hordes of visitors to its restaurants,
0:00:14 > 0:00:15bars and clubs.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19And, at the weekend, the Street
0:00:19 > 0:00:23has a reputation as one of the most buzzing places to go out in Glasgow.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- Sauchiehall Street. Suck A Ball Street.- Sausage Roll Street.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Sausage Roll Street.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The street follows the lives of a number of people over
0:00:32 > 0:00:34the course of a year, as they try to earn their crust...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37There was a couple of wee fucking wanks scratching their fucking dicks
0:00:37 > 0:00:40for eight hours this morning. Look at this, man.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- Hey, guys!- ..protect the public...
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Well, you feel worried about what's going to happen. It could kill them.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- ..make sweet music... - Another pound. I can buy some...
0:00:50 > 0:00:52A loaf of bread.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I'm not a greedy person, but a pound counts.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..and struggle to make a living...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I don't have a problem with closing your business down,
0:01:00 > 0:01:01but I don't want to do it.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04..on one of Scotland's most iconic streets.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07So, basically, they're all spineless bastards, in my view.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25One of Sauchiehall Street's
0:01:25 > 0:01:28most recognisable faces has just started work.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30# ..in love. #
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Happy birthday, darling.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Melo has been busking since he came to Glasgow nearly 15 years ago.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Yeah, man.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Yeah, yeah, I'm the longest guy in this street, yeah.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I can say that out loud.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Even some dudes used to say they used to busk, you know, this,
0:01:47 > 0:01:48they are doing, like...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51What do they call that one? Pop Idol, or whatever.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54They say they used to busk, I've never seen the guy ever in my life.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56They used to busk, maybe, one day.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Yeah, that's what you call busking, isn't it(?)
0:01:58 > 0:02:02A lot of people tell me, "I like what you're doing in the street."
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I've been called Jimi Hendrix lots of nights.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I've lived like a rock star, in a way, yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Girls kissing me all over, when I'm out playing, saying it's beautiful.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They say," I've got no money," but, yeah, they will go a kiss.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15That's all right, isn't it?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Oh, my God. The beauty! Oh, my God!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Pass out, me.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- Melo is taking a break. - Well, man, medicine time.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28He's having a drink just across the road,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30so he can keep an eye on his things...
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Yes? - I'll have a Guinness, please.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- A Guinness? - And blackcurrant, please.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- ..and to wait for his friend and fellow busker, Craig Nelson.- Cheers.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46I'm waiting for Nelson, the saxophone player.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Me and Nelson, we've known each other probably...
0:02:51 > 0:02:57I can't remember. Maybe from about...'99, 2000.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I used to see Nelson play by himself.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Ever since, we just became friends.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Yeah, maybe we had one or two, one or two fallouts,
0:03:07 > 0:03:12but we are very good friends. We always have a laugh. There's my man.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15So, are you going to have a little pint and wait for the boys, or...?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Aye, well...- Melo also has to ask Craig a favour.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23He was evicted from his flat last night and he needs Craig's help.
0:03:23 > 0:03:31It's all my gear. The laptops, bass guitar, piano. I had to move flat.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36Just a misfortune that I'm having at the moment with the people I meet.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- This and... This and that! - This and that!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44In the past, Melo has had to rely on friends to put a roof over his head.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But after many years of it, Craig is the only person left he can ask.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Nestled in the heart of the pedestrianised shopping end
0:03:55 > 0:03:59of Sauchiehall Street is a haven for small retailers called
0:03:59 > 0:04:00the Savoy Centre.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It's home to over 60 independent shops and, in its 20-year history,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09it's become an institution for bargain hunters.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14OK, guys. Just go down that entrance there. It's OK.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19For the last three years, the centre has been run by manager Jim
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- and assistant manager Neil. - Is it Jim Collins you're looking for?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Right, OK. Are you his girlfriend?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27You sound as if you're a wee bit of a saucy bit of stuff.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Good afternoon, Savoy Centre, Glasgow.- You are a big bit of stuff?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33HE LAUGHS
0:04:33 > 0:04:36If you phone him before 11 o'clock, his wife's not in
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- and then you'll not cause any hassle then, hen.- All right, bye.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Right, darling, you take care.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Bye-bye. Bye-bye, sweetheart. Bye-bye.
0:04:43 > 0:04:4893 years old. 93 and she sounds as if she's 25.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Unbelievable.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Because of the economic downturn,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- the Savoy Centre has seen more prosperous times.- It's been better.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01You know, it's been better. Like any...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04any independent retailer, it's tough. It's really, really tough.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07There seems to be a dividing line, you know,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09the high-end retailers, like John Lewis,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and supermarkets and the likes, you know,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15they seem to be doing reasonably well, but the smaller,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the more independent, the more niche, are struggling.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Have you got that letter, Neil, or no?- Yeah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Neil and Jim have a plan, though, to turn the Savoy around.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Basically, we're looking at Sunday openings, which should have been
0:05:27 > 0:05:31done 20 years ago but, unfortunately, it's getting done and addressed now.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Quick survey down Sauchiehall Street suggests that we are the only
0:05:34 > 0:05:37retail outlet that's not open on a Sunday,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39so, therefore, we have to address that and address it now.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Some retailers are happy about it, some retailers are going with it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45There's a couple of retailers that are showing a bit of resistance,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47but we are trying as best as we possibly can to let them
0:05:47 > 0:05:51feel as though it is the way they need to go forward.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Leading the opposition is shoe shop owner, Ian.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56These units don't come cheap.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's a substantial amount of money for the size of unit we have
0:05:59 > 0:06:02and they are looking to increase that by another 8%...
0:06:04 > 0:06:06..for opening on Sunday, which, as I say,
0:06:06 > 0:06:11the centre should have been open 20 years ago. Not now on a Sunday.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12So, they're too late with it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Everyone's told him that they're not paying,
0:06:15 > 0:06:16but we got less than a handful,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19people on Friday who withheld that extra, so, you know,
0:06:19 > 0:06:24he's got to be intelligent enough to realise it's almost a losing battle.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I, personally, don't think it's efficient for us
0:06:26 > 0:06:28to justify the cost for us to do it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It doesn't bear thinking about, if we don't move forward with this place.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33But it's not costing yous any money.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36The benefits to yous are far greater than anybody else.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I'm not prepared to pay any more money in rent.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Well, if you are not prepared to, I don't have any alternative
0:06:41 > 0:06:43but to serve you notice on the unit, if you don't pay.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I'm not prepared to pay any more money.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48So, if you're looking for more money, I'm out.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Do you want to have a think about it over the weekend?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54No, because I've thought about it. I'm not paying you any more money.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- How did that go?- Not very well.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Well, to the point of view that I've just said, I'm moving out.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Well, in six weeks' time, as far as I'm concerned.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Obviously, rather disappointed at the attitude they're taken.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10They're not interested in the retailers as such, like.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14They're interested in making money and nothing else, like.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Very unfair.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Um...I don't agree with it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21And, as I say, currently now, I have chosen to with...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- withdraw from the premises.- Not exactly the way I wanted it to go.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I don't think it's the way that Ian wanted it to go, either,
0:07:27 > 0:07:28to be honest with you.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31If we compromise with Ian, where does that leave the butcher?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Where does that leave the cobbler?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35And where does that leave the small independent girl downstairs,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38with the handbags, that paid us the extra money?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41You know, we simply have to... There can't be a compromise.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Had a meeting here, as well, a fortnight ago,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46where there was 30 retailers turned up,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49who were all in favour of not paying the increase,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53not opening on Sunday and, here we are a fortnight later,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55they've all caved in and agreed to do it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So, basically, they're all spineless bastards, in my view.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Jim can't afford to lose retailers at this crucial stage.- Thank you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Thank you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08And Ian isn't the only one threatening to leave.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Right, well, we're going to be another 40 minutes. So, I reckon...
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Back down the street,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Melo is still in need of somewhere to sleep tonight.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Cheers, brother.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20But, lucky for him, Craig has agreed to let him stay.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Yeah, yeah, I'm going to have another one,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24but I'm going to have, like, a...
0:08:24 > 0:08:26man's drink.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29We, kind of... We've helped each other out a bit.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32I stayed with him for a while and he stayed with me,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35but not that much, but, I mean, on a temporary level, at least,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40maybe he has less options than he might have had six months ago.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Double Jaeger.- It's not going to be, like, and open-ended thing,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46but eventually I'm sure he'll get something, do you know what I mean?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I'm out.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Craig's only got a one-bedroom flat
0:08:53 > 0:08:56and is letting Melo stay on his couch, on the strict understanding
0:08:56 > 0:09:00that he has to start saving or he'll be back on the street.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Halfway along Sauchiehall Street is a new takeaway restaurant,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15called Taste.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Baguette. Two baguettes down here, please.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Hi, what can I get for yous guys?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Catering mainly to office and shop workers,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26it already has a good reputation for serving freshly made food.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Davy, get some peppers out, will you?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30We need to get veggie chilli sorted out.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34It's run by Nick, who is a highly-trained chef.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35He's returned home to Glasgow
0:09:35 > 0:09:38after working in upmarket London restaurants.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42There you go, mate. Cheers, buddy. Enjoy that.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44It's a fresh start for Nick.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47His time in London led to a serious drug addiction
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- and a long stint in rehab. - Cannabis was a major problem for us.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Cocaine was a fucking monumental problem.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- How much would you be taking?- An ounce. About an ounce. £1,000 worth.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- But how often? - Cocaine. A week. £1,000 worth a week.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Every day I was doing it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I counted up, when I was in rehab, how much I spent on it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Basically, a house and a Ferrari I put up my nose.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Nick opened Taste with his childhood friend, Kiddie.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Sometimes it can be a bit hard,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17because we've been friends for so long.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18We take things a wee bit too personally.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21But at the end of the day, we can still have a laugh together, so...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- It's OK. It's good. - I don't lie any more.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26I don't cheat on people.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Er...
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I'm not a fucking psychopath. I was mental, man. I was insane.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I mean, I can laugh at it now, but if you don't laugh at it,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36you know what I mean, you've got to be fully aware of it,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38cos the second I take my eye off the ball,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I'm fucking round that Bath Street in the boozer, you know what I mean?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43That's... That's what it's going to be like for me.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46If I'm mad wi' it, this place would fucking...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48This place would be shut a month, if I go back on it.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Back at the Savoy, Jim has lost the battle to get Ian to open
0:11:00 > 0:11:04and there's a second retailer still refusing to pay.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Hi, have you got one minute, please?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Basically, you've not paid any more rent.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Yeah.- Well, we are going to have to close you, then.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13We are going to have to close your business.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- This Sunday, I follow what everyone doing.- No, everybody is paying.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20There's only one guy not paying downstairs and you.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21- That's all that's not paying.- No.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24You want to round to the office and I'll show you?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Is he paying? - He's paid. He's... Excuse me.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32He's paid, he's paid, he's paid, she's paid, he's paid. She's paid.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34They've paid. The mobile phone guy has paid.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37The guy with the hair has paid. The guy with the hair has paid.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- The guy with the confectionery has paid.- OK, you go... I go ask them.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Yeah, yeah.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Are you just quite happy to tell that guy that you've paid for Sunday's trading?- Oh, yes.- Yeah?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Yes, I did, today.- You've paid for the Sunday trading, haven't you?- Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Yeah. I don't have a problem with closing your business down,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58but I don't want to do it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01The Sunday, it's not opened up, because I have followed everybody.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Right, so you are happy to do that?- I have...- Right, shake on that.- Yeah.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06With one more trader talked round,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10the pressure is now on Jim to make sure Sundays bring in trade.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- I don't want to do anything with that.- I paid...
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Back in Taste...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Save The Children and fucking Shelter and all that, man.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29They're doing a good cause, man, but they are a fucking pure...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31We walk across the road to take the tables out, they're like,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34"Hello, sir. Hello there, have you got a minute?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36"Have you got a minute there?" Fuck off!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Running over to get a carton of milk or something like that.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42"Oh, hello." And they get pure offended if you tell them to bolt.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44They're like, "Oh, fine. Attitude."
0:12:44 > 0:12:48While the charity collectors work the street, Nick has one last
0:12:48 > 0:12:51thing to do before he shuts up shop.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So, basically, I work for Glasgow Regeneration Agency and Kevin
0:12:54 > 0:12:56attends our training programme in the south west.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58It's a get ready for work programme.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01So, Kevin is along for a placement interview with Nick
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and, if the placement interview goes well,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07then, hopefully, Nick will be able to offer Kevin a starting place
0:13:07 > 0:13:09for work experience and, hopefully,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11if all that goes well, then there might be an
0:13:11 > 0:13:13employment opportunity at the end of his placement.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16It's my first time, so I'm, actually, kind of, nervous,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19but, hopefully, if I go for another one, I'll know what to do,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21so, hopefully, all goes well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26What you need to do is, basically, explain to Kevin what
0:13:26 > 0:13:27you would be expecting from him
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and what he can expect the work experience placement to be like.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34You're learning everything, the daily setting up of the kitchen.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35It's not just a cafe.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38This is a kitchen and the customers are the waiters, know what I mean?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40They're walking in, giving us their order and walking out,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43know what I mean? And if this is what you want to do, you'll soon find out
0:13:43 > 0:13:45whether it is or isn't, do you know what I mean?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48When my choices came up for fifth year...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Nick could use another pair of hands, but taking on Kevin,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54who has never worked, could be more hassle than it's worth.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55You seem like you could do that.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I can see something in you, do you know what I mean?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- So, all right with that? - Aye.- Well done, sir.- Monday?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Listen, Nick, thanks very much. - No bother. Thank you.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06OK, Davy, big man? Davy? Kevin. See you later, mate.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Thank you very much.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10He seems a lot more on the ball than I think he knows. I don't know.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I can see something and I can't explain it
0:14:12 > 0:14:15when I see something in somebody. I just see it, know what I mean?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19See a bit of myself in him or something like that, know what I mean?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It's late on the street...
0:14:35 > 0:14:37THEY SHOUT
0:14:40 > 0:14:42.and Melo is still out busking.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44He's played on the same spot for years
0:14:44 > 0:14:48and has become a popular attraction for people on their way home.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50# I've got a black magic woman.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55# She got me so blind, I can't see
0:14:55 > 0:14:57# Oooh-oooh-oooh. #
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Melo doesn't claim benefits,
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- so busking is his only source of income.- What's up, brother?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Come on, mate. Give me a chance. I need some money, man.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12He always earns better money busking alone.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14This is a lesson that my mother said to me.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Do things on your own, you'll be fine.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20If, along the way, you find friends, they're good, they'll be good.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26If not, it's life. It takes time, maybe, to lock, to... Not lock. To...
0:15:26 > 0:15:31To... I've just been insulted again. That's what happens.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Called you a black bastard.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Can... - But Melo's good time is cut short.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40..fucking British and homeless. Right?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43You're taking the fucking piss, that's what you're doing.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45You're sitting here, milking the country for thousands,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47you fucking black bastard, you.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- OK, thank you very much. - Are you trying to say you're not?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50OK, thank you very much.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53How much do you make sitting here busking every fucking day?
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- You make thousands. - Obviously... Obviously is, like...
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- You're a black bastard, admit it. - Thank you very much.- Admit it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04You are a black fuck. I pay tax every fucking month.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Can you play a note to save yourselves?- Hundreds of pounds...
0:16:07 > 0:16:11to keep you in the fucking country, you black bastard.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Stay away from me, man. Serious.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Serious, brother.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19If you have a problem with me, you get it. Serious.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23You want problem with me, you get it. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26You get it. Both of you. Serious. I'm quick.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Serious, get away from me. The both of you. Serious. I am serious.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- You black bastard.- I am serious. I am black and I'm proud. You try me.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Fucking try me. Fuck off. Serious. Serious. I'm not joking.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I'm not joking. I'm not joking.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49I'm not joking. Serious. Leave me alone. Don't even go coward on me.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Leave me alone. Serious.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55There you go. That's what you get for being stupid.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I just don't want to take advantage. Leave me alone. Serious.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Leave me alone. The both of you. Fucking hell. I swear on my life.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07You want to fuck me up, go ahead. Any move you do, I'll fuck you up.
0:17:07 > 0:17:14Go ahead. I'll bury you both into the floor. Go ahead. Go. Go. Serious.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18I'm serious. I need to defend myself, because you guys are pissing me off.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Serious. Serious. Fuck off.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Fuck off.- By the way...- I'm a black bastard and I'm fucking proud.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Fuck off.- That's what you get in Scotland, by the way.- Fuck off.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28You're the fucking scum...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30THEY SHOUT
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Do I need to get to the fucking hospital? Do I? Fuck off, man.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Fuck off. Fuck off. Serious. You try it on me. Fuck off. Fuck off, man.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Fuck off. Leave me alone.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Leave me alone. What have I done? I know I'm black, and I'm proud.
0:17:47 > 0:17:54Fuck off. Serious. Fuck you. Serious. Serious.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Fuck you. - Fucking hit me.- Leave me alone.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- No, but...- You ask him. He is the same, he's the same. He's the same.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Are you OK, Melo?- I'm all right, brother. This is what it is.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14I was trying to start a moment of joy. All of a sudden, I'm a bastard.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16What have I done?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21No, it's not just Glasgow. Everywhere. Everywhere you go.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Everywhere you go. - All of this for a fucking...
0:18:23 > 0:18:26See you, you black bastard, I'm going to punch your cunt in.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- This is what happens...- Let's chill out, all right?- I am chilled.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- No, you are getting yourself a wee bit worked up.- Because...
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Over in the south side of Glasgow, Craig has moved Melo's things
0:18:42 > 0:18:45into his flat and is waiting up for him.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Och, I can't even be bothered thinking about time frames.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's like I keep on setting the day, then just moving it back,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52so I can't even be bothered any more.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54He knows that I'd rather be by myself.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56He knows that I'm hardly delighted he's here.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58So, he has a conscience, you know.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01If he knows that he's imposing on somebody then, like,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04deep down, that's going to kick in and, eventually, he's going to
0:19:04 > 0:19:05want to find his own place to live.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09It just starts to feel like you are taking advantage of somebody,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11you know, so just move.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12BUZZER
0:19:12 > 0:19:14That sounds like Melo outside.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20- All right, bro.- All right there.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23You've got alley flats going on.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Right, cool, man, catch you in a bit, man.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Craig leaves Melo to get settled in.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I was just practising, anyway.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Tonight's fight has brought back memories of the first day
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Melo arrived in Glasgow from Portugal, 15 years ago.
0:19:37 > 0:19:44I'm walking down... down the... What do you call it, is it Ibrox?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It was maybe the second day or third day or something.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52A multitude of people.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55"You fucking black bastard!"
0:19:55 > 0:19:59I was only a kid, man, twentysomething, 21 or something.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04"You fucking black bastard!"
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Since then, this has been every day.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Yeah.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30In Taste, it's new start Kevin's first week of work
0:20:30 > 0:20:34and Nick's left the training up to his right-hand man, Kiddie.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37You can do the onions, you know how to do the onions, don't you?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- The red onions...- Aye.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Do about eight of them.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44He's OK, aye.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47You can tell in him that it's his first job. He's young.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48At the end of the day,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I was watching a thing on telly last night,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52there's one million young people
0:20:52 > 0:20:54in Britain right now who are unemployed.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56It's a struggle for people to get work out there.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59When I left school, I got my CV ready and everything.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Trying all... Trying to see what I can get.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I went to five, six shops with CVs
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and I never heard back from any one of them.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I went for a job and the guy said, "Usually we get 30 people."
0:21:11 > 0:21:15He told me there was 150 applying for the one job, that's how bad it is.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I want to see him standing about less and just go and...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20"Can I do this, can I do that?" You know what I mean?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23A lot of people are too quick to do that. Teapot pose, I call it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I've been, basically, looking since I left school right up to now.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31And I've still not heard from any.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Right, Kevin, so that stuff, get it up the stairs.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37This is all going into tubs, yeah. They are all getting wrapped up...
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Nick is giving Kevin his first chance,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43but, in return he has high expectations.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Clean all the walls. I'll come and check you before you go.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56One end of Sauchiehall Street has over 20 bars, restaurants and clubs.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59New bars have a hard time making an impact.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03But after three weeks, Barbushka is starting to make a name for itself.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Since it opened, it's been run by manager, Lee.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13In Sauchiehall Street, there's 15-20 bars that are
0:22:13 > 0:22:15all competing against each other, to try and steal the trade.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So, it is really hard.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19You've got to stay one step ahead of everybody else.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22So, if we're quiet and not making money,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24then I've got to take the hit for it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I accept that I'm failing,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30so when we are doing well, I'll get the plaudits and credit for it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It is on me a lot of the time, but I understand that.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36It's the same with any manager of any bar. It's on your shoulders.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Lee has been trying to attract a higher-end customer.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42But with thousands of people about to descend on Sauchiehall Street,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44the challenge will be keeping it that way.
0:22:45 > 0:22:52DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Ah!
0:22:55 > 0:22:56If you've no' got a lumber by now,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58you shouldn't be getting one in the taxi queue.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Let's go down.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06How many vodkas was it, mate?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Slowly starting to pick up.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So it's just a case of getting everything sorted for the night ahead.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I'm, like, talking to all the security guys,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18so I'm in touch with all them.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21So, if I need anything, if I see anything that they don't see, I'm in
0:23:21 > 0:23:25contact with them, to make sure that everything goes smoothly.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30In a packed bar, Lee can't keep an eye on everyone,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32so he'll be on high alert for the rest of the night.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41PLAYS FUNKY SAXOPHONE
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Up and down the length of the street, the pubs are filling up
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and beginning to spill out onto the pavement.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51To try and help people who end up a little worse for wear,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55a band of Christians have volunteered to go out in small teams
0:23:55 > 0:23:57across Glasgow and offer assistance.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Our God, we just thank you
0:24:00 > 0:24:03for the privilege of taking you in the streets...
0:24:03 > 0:24:07The Street Pastors start with a group prayer, led by Margaret.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Now go with us, Father, that's what we ask.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13In the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17You OK, you've got your fleece with you?
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Margaret and the other pastors split into teams and head out.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25After four years helping on the streets, Margaret is fully aware
0:24:25 > 0:24:29that weekend nights can sometimes be dangerous.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I'm 62, so I wouldn't come into town at this time of night,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I'd be too scared to go in the town!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37But the minute, I know I 'm going out to do something,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39it's God that's taking me out and it's different.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40What does your husband think?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43He was, kind of, wary about going out on the street
0:24:43 > 0:24:48at this time of night, but after four years now, he's OK.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50He keeps the bed warm on that side.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52He moves over to let me in!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55He's a good man. After 40 years of marriage, he's well trained!
0:24:55 > 0:24:57THEY LAUGH
0:24:58 > 0:25:02As Margaret heads off, another team is right behind, led by Brodie.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06We live in a society which does everything in extremes, doesn't it?
0:25:06 > 0:25:11Whether it's, you know, extreme wealth or extreme celebrity,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15and people are going to drink to excess.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It's not my call to judge people,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21but what I can do is help people.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27By the time the pastors are out, the town's already jumping
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and Margaret spots an opportunity to practise
0:25:30 > 0:25:32what the pastors are famous for.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Hi, lass. Excuse us. Would you like a pair of flip-flops?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38No cost to you, nothing. Just to cut you down.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Oh, do you know what? This is absolutely brilliant.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- That's good, then. You'll get up the road safely.- You're a life-saver.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I guess part of the rationale behind the flip-flops is it saves
0:25:49 > 0:25:52people ending up in A&E, getting their foot stitched up,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55because they've stepped on the bit of glass.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Thanks very much. - God bless you. Bless you, lass.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But it's also symbolic of what we're about.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I guess the technical term would be, it's a sign of God's grace.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Boo-ya!- Sorry.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10It's madness what a wee pair of flip-flops does, isn't it?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Just brightens somebody's day up.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Back at Babushka...
0:26:16 > 0:26:19It's starting to quieten off. I'll have a wee look at the rest
0:26:19 > 0:26:21of the street, just to see where else is busy.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Because we're a new bar, the novelty's not worn off yet.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27You usually find, with a new bar, it's busy for a bit
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and then the novelty wears off. But right now,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I think because we are the newest bar on the street,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36we are getting a lot of the trade which is good for me, obviously.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39But it's not long before he gets word of two men acting
0:26:39 > 0:26:41suspiciously in the toilets.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45It was the toilet attendant who saw what happened,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48pointed a guy out to the steward. The steward will deal with them.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I'm not sure if it's somebody who's just too drunk or not.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Nine times out of ten, it's just a drunk giving a bit of abuse so...
0:26:54 > 0:26:58With a high-end bar comes high-end party drugs
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and Lee can't take any chances.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:27:06 > 0:27:08The stewards spot the men and move in.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18But without much persuasion, the men head out the door quietly.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Erm, I'm not sure.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23I think the boys had been a bit suspicious in the toilets.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26I don't know what they were doing. Just a complaint made
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and, as soon as the stewards approached the two guys,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32they were obviously guilty in some way, because they headed towards the door.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36But as soon as we get a snippet of something that's going on,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40guys acting suspicious, guys acting aggressive, get them out.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42But Lee can't relax for long.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48This time, a man gets shown the door
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and for some reason, the stewards seem unwilling to shake his hand...
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I'm not going to tell you again. Get away from the door.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Tell me what happened.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I was just standing, watching
0:28:01 > 0:28:04and the next minute you know, he's got his meat and two veg out.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Shaking it about quite vigorously.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11"Come on." "Nah, you're all right."
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Apparently, a gentleman had his, er, trousers undone
0:28:15 > 0:28:19and was exposing himself, which is just... We can't...
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- We don't do that in here, do we? - Not at all.- Nah, you can't.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Especially, in all seriousness, when there's girls about, you can't do that.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28If you do that in the street, you'll get arrested.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30It's still a good crowd, but there's always one.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34There might be the odd female showing an arse or something.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- We tolerate that type of thing. - LEE LAUGHS
0:28:39 > 0:28:43If a girl does that, you wouldn't ask her to leave.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45You'd have the phone out.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47WHOOPING
0:28:47 > 0:28:53This is probably the best night we've had since we've opened.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56A couple of guys politely asked to leave.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58As soon as they were approached by the stewards, they left,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01so that, all in all, was a good night.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03After a few small incidents,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Lee's just about managed to keep Babushka's reputation intact.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Have you got a blanket and everything?
0:29:11 > 0:29:12In the centre of town,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Margaret has spotted a new face living rough in the street.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Do you need a bunnet?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22The pastors hand out free hats, gloves
0:29:22 > 0:29:23and sleeping bags to the homeless.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Do you mind if we pray with you?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Father God, we just thank you for Michael and he's safe here just now,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31but Lord, we ask your protection.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33He's out on the streets at night, father.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36And I pray you'll give Michael the help that he needs,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38but be close to him in the days that lie ahead
0:29:38 > 0:29:43and I pray these things in Jesus' name and for your glory. Amen.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Right. A hug? Bless you, son.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50'He's skipping tonight, but he's got a safe place.'
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Skippering means that they are homeless
0:29:52 > 0:29:57and they're going to find just a wee hole where they know they can go.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Sometimes, it's not safe to skipper.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Some people have thrown lighters into the cardboard.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04We found that out, which was really, really sad,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08didn't we, Christine? Which was very sad. They thought it was funny.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13How can it be funny when you set somebody alight inside somewhere?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32It's Sunday morning. At the Savoy,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35assistant manager Neil is in to open the doors.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Footfall has to be high today, to make it worthwhile for the traders -
0:30:39 > 0:30:42that is, if any turn up.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Today's going to be the first day of our Sunday opening.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48There's been some very positive people with it,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50there's been a few people not quite so positive,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53but we just need to see how today goes.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Ao we're in nice and early, open up, and just need to play it by ear.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01Despite Neil's fears, every retailer is getting ready for business.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, nearly.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Iain's shoe shop is still shut.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11So with only Iain left standing his ground,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13the centre's ready for its first customers.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Are you open? - Indeed, we are, yes. In you come.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18We've never opened before on a Sunday,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21nobody else has ever been in the centre on a Sunday.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23You're making history today.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- But it means you need to buy something, as well.- Oh, does it?!
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Otherwise, you're not a customer!
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Otherwise, you're just browsing.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- You get to see it. - Thanks very much.- Thanks a lot.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36'Our job as landlords, if you like, is to bring people in.'
0:31:36 > 0:31:39And now it's up to the retailers to show them what they've got for sale,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42show them the value and, hopefully, those two women will walk out
0:31:42 > 0:31:44with bags full of stuff.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Neil has had his first few customers through the door,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50but he'll need a lot more if Sunday openings are going to work.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57BUSKER PLAYS
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Down the street, Craig is out for a day of busking,
0:32:02 > 0:32:03with his drummer, Charlie,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07while across the road, Melo can only sit and watch.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11He and Charlie have refused to play together
0:32:11 > 0:32:13after a bust-up earlier.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- He don't want to talk to me.- The thing is, when we all go back out,
0:32:16 > 0:32:20you don't just say to Charlie, "Right, I said I'm not going to
0:32:20 > 0:32:22"say anything, but I'm going to say this."
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- There can't be anything like that. - I'm not like that.- You are, though.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28You say, "I'm not going to say anything, but one more thing..."
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- You better not. - I'll be back in a second.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Charlie became too holy,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and he's thinking that anyone that drinks a pint,
0:32:37 > 0:32:41anyone that smokes a spliff,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43will go to hell.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46If Charlie doesn't want to talk, I don't want to play with Charlie.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Right, sometimes Melo smokes a bit of grass.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Charlie has quite strict Christian principles,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55and that is... For him, that's the same,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58like, he's uncomfortable with that.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Now, sometimes, I'll be turning up there just as intoxicated as Melo.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04But Melo, like, when he has a bit, he just gets rowdy,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07gets confrontational, and to deal with it on a day-to-day basis
0:33:07 > 0:33:09can be quite draining, you know?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11After a week in the flat,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Melo hasn't yet made any effort to find a place of his own.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Plus there was, "Oh, yeah, you can stay for an indefinite time,"
0:33:17 > 0:33:19And, up to a point, that is true,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22but I would like it sooner rather than later, do you know what I mean?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25But, hopefully, he's going to realise I'm actually his last option
0:33:25 > 0:33:27and it is ridiculous that I'm his last option.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30There's a lot of other people he's been staying with,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33but he's just wound them up and frayed their patience the same way
0:33:33 > 0:33:35he probably will mine, you know?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39HE LAUGHS And it's just like that, you know?
0:33:39 > 0:33:40I'm the last chance saloon.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43This is Lord Nelson's last-chance saloon, you know?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Yeah, man, I'm going to have another Guinness.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56We're going to finish and leave about four o'clock, just after four.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57OK?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00By just after lunch on the first day of Sunday opening,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03the traders are not busy.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Jim and Neil are a little deflated.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10I would have been happier if it was a wee bit busier.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Sad thing is, I was driving in this morning
0:34:12 > 0:34:16and I was thinking, there are people, retailers, that want this to fail.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Crazy.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20They want it to fail. I used to be a retailer in here
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and I had various other centres, as well, so I share a bit of pain,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I'm a bit subdued,
0:34:25 > 0:34:30but only because I just wish there was a wee bit more people out there.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Things haven't started with a bang.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37But Jim and Neil are about to up their marketing efforts
0:34:37 > 0:34:39around the Savoy's new Sunday opening.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50It's early morning. At Taste, Kiddie and Nick
0:34:50 > 0:34:53are waiting on new-start Kevin to come in.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Kevin's had all week to prove himself,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00but Nick isn't happy.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Get these sinks filled up with hot, soapy water
0:35:02 > 0:35:03for this fucking moron coming in.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Show him how it's done from the fucking start.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- I'll dae them this afternoon.- Naw, you don't need to be daein' them.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12'Kevin continued not to pull his weight.'
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I tell him, "You can be out the door for three o'clock,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17"so long as you get everything done." And...
0:35:19 > 0:35:21..he still just, he knows once four o'clock comes,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23he'll walk out the door and we'll do it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Bit lazy. He's good one day, lazy the next.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Need a bit of consistency to him.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31He does seem to, when it gets to three o'clock, totally slow down.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Get your fucking arse in gear or get your arse out.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Simple. That's basics, know what I mean?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40It's the way I was told it. Dae it or don't, and fuck off.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42If you don't want to be here, we don't want you here.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Right, Kevin. See today?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52I don't want it any way like it's been the last few days.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I've sat up there and watched you last night,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57and you're standing, after I'd told you hot water,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00in there, soapy, hot water in there,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02get all the dishes done as soon as you can,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05and don't stand like that with the cold water running like that
0:36:05 > 0:36:07like I stood and watched you doing last night.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10I done these dishes in four fucking minutes last night.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13If I'd made you dae them, you'd still fucking be here washing them.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I want to see you coming to me at three o'clock going, "Done it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17"Fuck you, let me go home now."
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Know what I mean? Like I used to do.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21That's the best thing you can ever dae to anybody,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23specially if they're giving you bollockings.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Just fucking dae it better than they done it and get it to fuck.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30It's Friday, let's get out the door at three o'clock today.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32But as I say, if no', mate, you'll go out the door at four o'clock
0:36:32 > 0:36:35and you'll no' be coming back, mate. So get on with it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Kiddie's got a list up there for you.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I've got sandwich boxes, I want the sandwiches done early today.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43I think I' kind of' had it coming,
0:36:43 > 0:36:49cos...he did say yesterday, "If you ever do it again, you'll be out"
0:36:49 > 0:36:51and he gave me a second chance.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54So this is probably my chance to actually do it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58He's at the stage now he's no' going to be fucking missed' if he goes,
0:36:58 > 0:37:02so...what can I dae? There's no point in me struggling through
0:37:02 > 0:37:04with somebody that's no' really fucking intae it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Chef's life.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Fuckin' nightmare, man.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21At the Savoy, Neil and Jim have finally got the footfall figures
0:37:21 > 0:37:23from last Sunday.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24It could have been better.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27There was a couple of, maybe, mitigating circumstances.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Celtic live on television, council television, for a start.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33And Jim's on the phone to his boss, to give him the news.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34We'll just run wi' it, at the moment.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Nobody's come and banged the door and said, "Eff off."
0:37:39 > 0:37:43It's just... We've got to do it, it's as simple as that.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46A couple of people were asking, "What were the traders saying?"
0:37:46 > 0:37:48You want the God's honest answer? I've no' asked them,
0:37:48 > 0:37:50because I don't want to provoke it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53My experience is, don't treat it as this big hoo-hah.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Jim may be avoiding confrontation,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00but there's one problem that isn't going away.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03He never opened, so we're kind of waiting...
0:38:03 > 0:38:06We think that he's going to continue,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09he's going to open. That's what Neil and I's gut feeling is.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11We'll just need to see how it develops
0:38:11 > 0:38:14over the next couple of days. I don't want to have a knee-jerk reaction...
0:38:14 > 0:38:16But Jim's way off the mark.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18We're going, anyway, I think, regardless, now.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20It's just a question of, as far as I'm concerned,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23it's six weeks before we'll be vacating the premises.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27The feedback I've heard about trade on Sunday is it was very poor.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- You don't think he'll change his mind?- No, I don't think so.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33If that's the case, there's no much that we can do.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- We just need to wade through the treacle.- All right.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Jim's done all he can.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43But it looks as if Iain's time at the Savoy is coming to an end.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04In Taste, it's been a week since new start Kevin was shouted at,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07and he's been trying for days to impress Nick.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10But with no success.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14So Nick's called in Kevin's mentor, Chrissie.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Hi, Chrissie, how you doing?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20We're going to need to have a word with him today.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I need to see a different attitude from him, you know what I mean?
0:39:23 > 0:39:24I need to stop seeing the laying about.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Kevin's future is hanging by a thread.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31I think I would really like to stay here and dae more,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33like, try and learn more, cos...
0:39:33 > 0:39:38obviously in school, you don't learn as much as you would do outside.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40So...I think I would rather dae this
0:39:40 > 0:39:44than, basically, sit in the house doing nothing.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I mean, I'm like that... SIGHS
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Is it that bad in here, do you know what I mean?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51If I stay here and just get more training and that,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54well, I think I could go good wi' it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59So I'm hoping that I can stick to it.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- We'll not be long, see you soon. - See you soon!
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Chrissy's going away for a talk with him,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10to see how he feels about the place, know what I mean?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13And, I think, putting what we've said to her, as well.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15To be honest, is there any difference
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- with him no' being here to him being here?- Not really, no.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Fact is I've no' got somebody going like that just now.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Apart from me!
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Down the street in the Savoy, the footfall figures from Sunday
0:40:29 > 0:40:32have slowly made their way to the traders.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33And they're not happy.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36You see how many people outside?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- Right...- It's Thursday! How can you say Sunday is enough people?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- It's only...- It's already lunchtime.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It's lunchtime, see?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Only a few people come round.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52As Neil takes the brunt of the traders' frustrations,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Jim's heading out to leaflet Sauchiehall Street,
0:40:55 > 0:40:56with help from his daughter.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Lucy, you just give them out, as well.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Can I give you a wee leaflet there, pet?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01There's a wee leaflet, princess.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04There you go, girls, thanks. You can read that in bed tonight.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Can I give you a wee leaflet there?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Give you a wee leaflet, there, pet? Thanks a million.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Got one, darlin'? There you go. Your dad's got one, as well.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Give you a wee leaflet, there?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Looks like my daughter's a bit of a natural, as well.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Can I give you a leaflet, there, pet? Thanks very much, thank you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22'Being the most primitive form of advertising, doing leaflets.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25You know, we could spend tens of thousands of pounds advertising
0:41:25 > 0:41:28the Savoy Centre, on the radio or on TV,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31but we don't need to go that far, to get the audience we're looking for.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33The audience is here.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35It is a question of just us trying to get out here
0:41:35 > 0:41:36as often as we possibly could.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40You've got the charm, have you? Oh, my! There you go.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Kevin, don't run now. We'll grab Nick for a couple of minutes.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Kevin's back.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56He's just feeling a bit...
0:41:56 > 0:41:59No' so much here, just stuff going on with his gran and that just now,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02he was quite upset in the car.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05So' I've had a chat and explained that his motivation isn't there.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08And he's said, "Aye, I could definitely be trying harder."
0:42:08 > 0:42:09So, at least he recognises that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14I was talking to Chrissy just to...
0:42:14 > 0:42:17just keep my head up the now, in here.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Try and keep it going.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25I feel that I'm just pure...
0:42:25 > 0:42:27no caring about it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31What I said to him is, we'll look at it for another week.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Any problems, give me a call.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36If you feel that it's just becoming a waste of your time, as well,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39don't feel that you've got to keep him.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57It's late in Glasgow
0:42:57 > 0:42:59and while thousands enjoy the nightlife,
0:42:59 > 0:43:01the police have a difficult time controlling
0:43:01 > 0:43:04the minority of revellers who've had too much to drink
0:43:04 > 0:43:06and are out to cause trouble.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09WOMAN SCREAMS
0:43:09 > 0:43:13And, unfortunately, for Melo, trouble has found him again.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16But I'm tired. Since '98,
0:43:16 > 0:43:19every day I get called "black bastard" this and that.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23'Racism attack again. Verbal and abuse
0:43:23 > 0:43:26'and throwing things and everything,'
0:43:26 > 0:43:28and nearly broke my gear.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32Throw all my... Throw all my gear over there,
0:43:32 > 0:43:35tell me to go back to my country.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38My country is Planet Earth,
0:43:38 > 0:43:42so I don't know what other country it could be.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44I don't understand these people.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47It's very, very upsetting. Very upsetting.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49We're going to bail the now, right,
0:43:49 > 0:43:51- but we'll be back down shortly. - Cheers, thank you very much.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55'Basically, we were walking by, and then his money that was there'
0:43:55 > 0:43:59had been kicked away. And he went up and had a wee bit of a go at them,
0:43:59 > 0:44:01but perfectly within his rights.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Obviously, he's got to defend what he's doing -
0:44:03 > 0:44:06it's his livelihood, he's got to make his buck.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08But as Melo gives his statement,
0:44:08 > 0:44:10another fight breaks out just yards away.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13There we go, more fighting!
0:44:16 > 0:44:18I'm feeling sick, man.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20SHOUTING
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Since '98, I've been abused every day.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27That's why I feel like leaving...
0:44:27 > 0:44:29I don't even know where I might go,
0:44:29 > 0:44:32where there's no racism and stuff, I don't even know.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35I'm pissed off. I need to be happy.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38If I'm not happy, I'm not going to get my pay.
0:44:38 > 0:44:39Yeah.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42I'll be messing up everything, because of other people
0:44:42 > 0:44:45No way. No, it's not happening.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49Melo may have trouble on the street,
0:44:49 > 0:44:51but he has a bigger problem back at home.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54He still hasn't found a place of his own
0:44:54 > 0:44:57and Craig's patience is running out.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17In Taste, Nick's made a decision that'll determine, once and for all,
0:45:17 > 0:45:18whether Kevin stays or goes.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Kiddie, how would you like to take the guys through
0:45:21 > 0:45:23- what they're going to do today? - Nae bother.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26He's taking him out of the kitchen and putting him in front
0:45:26 > 0:45:28to work the till on the busiest day of the week.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31Doing the till, taking orders, telling us what they're having.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34I don't want to see yous fucking crossing that line
0:45:34 > 0:45:36by that orange juice machine - you've got no reason to do it.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Everything's warmed up. I need you guys here.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41If anybody asks you for a breakfast roll - roll and sausage,
0:45:41 > 0:45:43roll and bacon - tell them to go fuck themselves.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Are you nervous about this?
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Eh...
0:45:48 > 0:45:51..some parts I am, just in case, like,
0:45:51 > 0:45:53I fuck something up.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56As I always do, every day I, at least, probably fuck something up.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59OK, right, game changed, let's do it.
0:45:59 > 0:46:04With Taste filling up fast, Kevin's thrown in at the deep end.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07£3, £3.50. No, sorry, £3.95, and £3.50.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10£8.90, please. There you go. Scores in.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14£11.10 back. Come on, mate. Fuckin' head up, yeah?
0:46:14 > 0:46:16With the queue now spilling out onto the street,
0:46:16 > 0:46:18there's no room for error.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21But Kevin is starting to get the hang of it.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23Aye, he's fine, doing good.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Couldn't be happier. Couldn't expect any more out of him
0:46:25 > 0:46:27the now, you know what I mean?
0:46:27 > 0:46:29No' finished yet, there's a lot more to go.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35At the Savoy...
0:46:35 > 0:46:38The ball's very firmly in his court. He can stop it all now'
0:46:38 > 0:46:39by paying his arrear
0:46:39 > 0:46:44and by agreeing to open on Sunday, as per the rest of the retailers.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46If he doesn't do that, we don't have any option.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Jim's had word that Iain
0:46:48 > 0:46:51has made a decision about the future of his business.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55It's 1.30, I've now got my fourth meeting of the day,
0:46:55 > 0:46:57which is probably going to overrun.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00I'm desperate to finish half an hour early, which I have cleared
0:47:00 > 0:47:03with my operations manager, because I've got to get my priorities right
0:47:03 > 0:47:05and I've got to go and pay my golf fees.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07It hurts me, it pains me, because I hardly play,
0:47:07 > 0:47:12but I'm told, if I do play, this lump here will disappear.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15But Iain has had a change of heart.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18He's decided to open, rather than lose his business.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21We still have issues about it, obviously, as you know, Jim.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24I don't think anybody actually expected the doors to be...
0:47:24 > 0:47:27People waiting at the doors, so hopefully it will build up.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29Once people know that it's going to be open, like.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32See you in a bit. Cheers. Take it easy, enjoy your coffee. See you.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37Time will tell.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Um...
0:47:40 > 0:47:44I don't really think...
0:47:44 > 0:47:48there'll be sufficient people coming through the doors, actually.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49So...
0:47:49 > 0:47:53I have reservations about what will happen.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Give us a wee smile, Kiddie. You're going home, it's Friday night!
0:48:00 > 0:48:05Back in Taste, service is over and Kevin's packing up.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09But he's still not sure if he's impressed Nick.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11Let's just keep pushing. Get this done in half an hour,
0:48:11 > 0:48:13you can be walking out the door at quarter to four.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16You're going to get this done in half an hour and walk out the door.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20As for your job, you can keep it.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23You can live to fight another day, you can keep your job.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26But you just need to keep fucking working the way you've done the day.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Just continue doing it, please.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32And you'll have no problems with me.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35That's the test of somebody,
0:48:35 > 0:48:37if they can be consistent and do that every day.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40It's all right fucking doing a shit-hot shift one day,
0:48:40 > 0:48:43but if you come in the next time and just don't give a fuck
0:48:43 > 0:48:46then it doesn't really work in this game, do you know what I mean?
0:48:46 > 0:48:48So, that's the ultimate test and it's just going to be
0:48:48 > 0:48:50over a period of time, seeing how he does it.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06Just off Sauchiehall Street...
0:49:06 > 0:49:10Yeah, yeah. I hope the cops don't see this.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13I need these at other times, when I'm in the street.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17Like Pavarotti does it, aaah!
0:49:17 > 0:49:20That's what he does. Helps you to sing.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Gives a boost.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Melo's back out for a day of busking.
0:49:24 > 0:49:29Oh, my God, she's got red hair, call the fire brigade!
0:49:29 > 0:49:32It's been two weeks since Melo moved into Craig's
0:49:32 > 0:49:34and, last night, they ended up fighting,
0:49:34 > 0:49:37after more arguments about Melo not saving money.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39They've not spoken to each other since.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43Nelson is ignoring me. And I think he should...
0:49:43 > 0:49:45STUTTERS
0:49:45 > 0:49:48..should apologise. I bump into him,
0:49:48 > 0:49:51he's going to look miserable because he knows he's done wrong.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54That's all. He's going to look miserable
0:49:54 > 0:49:59and I'm not going to want to have a conversation,
0:49:59 > 0:50:03unless he comes to tell me sorry for the whole time he let me down.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07I always earn better money by myself.
0:50:07 > 0:50:12I don't need them to... to... I earn more money by myself.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14I never need them, anyway.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17HE SINGS "I Shot The Sheriff" by Bob Marley
0:50:17 > 0:50:20If Melo can't sort things out with Craig by tonight,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23he'll find himself with nowhere left to go.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34It's Sunday and, true to his word, Iain has opened.
0:50:34 > 0:50:39The problem is, some of the other traders haven't.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42It's not great. The Sunday opening's been an uphill battle from day one.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44If retailers aren't making money,
0:50:44 > 0:50:47they then start making decisions with their feet.
0:50:47 > 0:50:48They close their unit on a Sunday,
0:50:48 > 0:50:51it's no' worth their while getting out their beds, employing staff
0:50:51 > 0:50:54and coming in and opening with the current footfall we're enjoying,
0:50:54 > 0:50:56which really isn't what we were looking for.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00But we need to keep pressing forward with it. We're duty-bound.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- How's it going today?- Er...
0:51:05 > 0:51:07..I don't know.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11- Hi, Chris, there's a nice letter for you.- Thank you!- Everything OK?- Aye!
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- Livin' la vida loca?- Eh? - Livin' la vida loca?- Yeah.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18You always know when somebody doesn't get your joke.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20Are you finding this all stressful?
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Honestly? Yeah.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Yeah. To the point where it's becoming, really, a bit too much.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29There's been a number of nights that I haven't slept
0:51:29 > 0:51:33about the whole...the whole job. As much as it pains me to say it,
0:51:33 > 0:51:35I'm seriously having to consider other options,
0:51:35 > 0:51:38because my health's starting to suffer.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40I've put on so much weight in the last few months,
0:51:40 > 0:51:42just comfort-eating.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45At the end of the day, I can't work any harder,
0:51:45 > 0:51:48but I'm just no' getting the results that I used to get.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52And' unfortunately, the way that I operate, I wear my heart on my sleeve
0:51:52 > 0:51:56and I've got a wife and two kids to support and...
0:51:56 > 0:51:59I genuinely am at a loss as to what to do at the moment.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01I'm at a genuine loss.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Once we've got the date set in stone
0:52:13 > 0:52:17and everything set in stone, I can get the address to you
0:52:17 > 0:52:19and get stuff printed...
0:52:19 > 0:52:21In Babushka, the last two weekends
0:52:21 > 0:52:23have seen more and more people through the door.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27So, when the unit's not quite finished, guys are still in working,
0:52:27 > 0:52:30you do a soft VIP launch - you invite people in.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33So the owners have decided to shut up shop
0:52:33 > 0:52:36and move to a bigger unit, further down Sauchiehall Street.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39We're going to be moving Babushka to another location,
0:52:39 > 0:52:41further along the street.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43I'll be quite gutted, to be honest,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47because there's a lot of good... I, kind of, got my first chance here,
0:52:47 > 0:52:50managed to do all right. It is good, it will work better.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52It'll take a little bit of time,
0:52:52 > 0:52:55because it's just opened from scratch, but it will get better.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Down in Taste...
0:53:04 > 0:53:08OK, right, so that's fine, no more comebacks from Kevin, that's it?
0:53:08 > 0:53:11It's been two weeks since Kevin's good service,
0:53:11 > 0:53:15but things have taken a turn for the worse and Nick has made a decision.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Will do, Chrissy. Cheers, bye-bye.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20That's it. Sorted. His maw's no' going to...
0:53:20 > 0:53:22His maw's fucking calmed down now.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25Fucking hell, man, madness, innit?
0:53:25 > 0:53:28That's the first person I've ever sacked, man.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37He says, "You're no' supposed to be here just now,
0:53:37 > 0:53:39"did you no' get a message and that?"
0:53:39 > 0:53:41And I says, "No, my phone's broke."
0:53:41 > 0:53:43I phoned Chrissy. I think she phoned Nick,
0:53:43 > 0:53:46and, basically, he said that I wasn't to come back,
0:53:46 > 0:53:49and I've no' been back since and I've no' heard from them.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52We've decided to call it a day with Kevin.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56To be honest with you, it's just no... It's not worked out at all.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58We phoned Chrissy, she's then spoke to his mum
0:53:58 > 0:54:01and there's been a big bust-up on the phone with his mum, as well.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04He was all right at first, but when he was actual...
0:54:04 > 0:54:07When you were actually working for him,
0:54:07 > 0:54:09he was just a completely different person.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12I think he was just acting like a pure arsehole.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15I've been backed into this corner and I'm no' prepared to do it any more.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18It's making me look like a fanny' if I just keep giving chances
0:54:18 > 0:54:20and these guys' shoulders drop, cos they're like,
0:54:20 > 0:54:23"Why the fuck are we daein' all this, when this cunt's coming in here
0:54:23 > 0:54:25"and just fucking getting an easy life?"
0:54:25 > 0:54:27And just no, trying for us, when it is easy.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31So...that's why, that's the final straw to me, to be honest.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35On Monday, Kevin will be at the Job Centre,
0:54:35 > 0:54:38with little prospect of finding work.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Go to City Mission, they'll lead you to different places. That's good.
0:55:03 > 0:55:04And you'll get something to eat.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07It's late on Sauchiehall Street,
0:55:07 > 0:55:10and Melo's packed up for the night.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12He's had news from Craig.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16The text says for me to leave, because...
0:55:16 > 0:55:19"It's for the best, Melo. I hope you find somewhere soon."
0:55:19 > 0:55:21HE LAUGHS
0:55:21 > 0:55:22It's funny, isn't it?
0:55:22 > 0:55:26How can you leave on a Saturday, do you know what I mean?
0:55:26 > 0:55:28How can you do this to people? You can't do this.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31He was just without any plan for getting money together, you know?
0:55:31 > 0:55:33So I mean, if that's the case, I just realised,
0:55:33 > 0:55:36this guy's never going to leave here, unless I throw him out.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39I, kind of, got a bit angry and I still feel angry about it
0:55:39 > 0:55:42because he might have misread the situation
0:55:42 > 0:55:45and felt that it was easier just to live on my generosity
0:55:45 > 0:55:47than just get his life together,
0:55:47 > 0:55:50so it's like, "I'll just live on this guy's couch for a couple of months."
0:55:50 > 0:55:53But he was totally mistaken, you know? So, now, he's out.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58Melo's last resort is to stay in a hotel for the night.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01But that would mean spending all the money he has left.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03So he leaves one last message for Craig.
0:56:03 > 0:56:09Can you... Can you at least give me, like, a couple of days, man?
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I'm going to spend £70 in a hotel, brother.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19What is so bad? What have I done to you, man? Nothing!
0:56:20 > 0:56:21Hello?
0:56:22 > 0:56:25I'm being ignored by Nelson.
0:56:25 > 0:56:26With no option left
0:56:26 > 0:56:30and having fallen out with his last real friend,
0:56:30 > 0:56:31Melo is homeless.
0:56:31 > 0:56:32Yeah.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40Yeah, he just hanged up. Like, cowards do this.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Ignorant people do this.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Abstain yourself from ignorance and you'll do a much better job.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47What goes around comes around.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52If he ever touches me again, I'm going to batter him.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10It's just a struggle.
0:57:10 > 0:57:15It's my fault. It's my fault for trusting them too much.
0:57:17 > 0:57:18It's my fault.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Father God, we just thank you for Billy tonight
0:57:27 > 0:57:29and we ask that you will keep him safe
0:57:29 > 0:57:31and Lord, we'll just ask that you show your love to him
0:57:31 > 0:57:33in many ways, in Jesus' name, amen.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Next time on The Street...
0:57:45 > 0:57:46Come on! Idiot!
0:57:46 > 0:57:49Stop fucking hiding through the back. Come on, I need you.
0:57:49 > 0:57:50Red onions done.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54Nick has even more staff problems when Kiddie goes AWOL.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Just, sort of, fear the worst, you know what I mean?
0:57:56 > 0:57:58I fear he could be fuckin' hanging from a tree.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02Melo gets a new start and a new flat.
0:58:02 > 0:58:07Expect the worst and good things maybe happen.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10Jim continues to champion Sunday openings,
0:58:10 > 0:58:11but is faced with a big decision.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13I'm in a corner.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15I'm on the ropes and I've nowhere to go.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18Hi. Is there anything we can do to help?
0:58:18 > 0:58:22The pastors are out again, looking after the partygoers on the street.
0:58:22 > 0:58:23Is he OK?
0:58:23 > 0:58:26And next week, the Savoy's newest psychic
0:58:26 > 0:58:28tries to make a name for himself,
0:58:28 > 0:58:30with unpredictable results.
0:58:30 > 0:58:35My psychic ability on you is that you're full of shit.