0:00:02 > 0:00:03No-one talks about this.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Ever.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08I've advertised for a carer.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12They're looking for two Irishmen, that's it.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15- Don't talk to Ellie like that. - Well, she's not my mum.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Who is he, Violet?- He was just asking for lodgings, Mam.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- You really should have just paid up, Walter.- Aagh!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Don't you think you've got into enough trouble gambling?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Is that Grandma Gracie?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- Ellie takes after her a lot. - Who's this?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I don't know.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- Is that all you ever want?- What?
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Maybe we should just forget about all this baby stuff for a while.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Take the pressure off.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Are you still looking for a room?
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Cause me any trouble
0:00:48 > 0:00:49and you'll be sorry.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16My name is Frank.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20This is my family home, 32 Brinkburn Street.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26It's 1931, the year before I was born, when the world was a very different place.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31This is the story of my family, then and now.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Sorry, Nana, did I wake you? - No, no, you're all right.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46At my age,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49the days are short and the nights are long.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55You feeling all right?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01You've been looking a bit peaky these past few days.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Bit off, that's all.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Down in one, then, go on.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Good girl.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Off you go to bed now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Don't wake Nora.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Dad always used to give me hot milk when I was little.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36It makes me feel safe.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Bring it back to bed, eh?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42You know, there are some absolutely amazing IVF stories on here, Nick.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43There's one couple from America,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47and they'd been trying for years and years and everyone said it was hopeless.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50And they went to this clinic, and it just all...
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Ellie, it's the middle of the night.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I'm already tossing and turning worrying about how to salvage my business.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- Can we just do this another time? - I just want to be fully prepared before we go in.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07It's just an initial appointment, that probably won't even happen for weeks.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09So...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15In the meantime...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Hi, David, it's me. Where are you?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I have a little surprise for you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I'll give you a call later. OK? Bye.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43Ah! Joy, I presume? Yes, well, come in.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Mrs Ogilvie.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Is Walter in?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Come in.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Oh, what a nuisance.- Sorry, Nana.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15No, never mind. I'm sure next door's baby will still get its bonnet, pattern or no.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Can I get you a cup of tea, Mr Peters?- No, thank you.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- I'll have one.- Ooh, teacups.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Is it union business?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26You'll burn that board, Mrs Ogilvie, if you don't watch.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29It's fine. It's asbestos.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Run upstairs and give this to your dad. Tell him to hurry himself up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36You, er, doing the rounds, then, Mr Peters?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Not exactly. Just this house.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Yes, and this is where the magic happens. Ellie, this is my new carer, Joy.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Joy, my daughter, Ellie. - Lovely to meet you. - Lovely to meet you, too.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01So, where should I start?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Let me show you his pills.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Welcome to Frank's Pharmacy.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Tah-dah!
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Right. We've got painkillers, blood pressure and cholesterol.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Blood thinners, vitamins and calcitonin.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17You have bone problems?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- It's OK, I know what I'm doing. - That's great, OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23My husband, Nick, should be around. His daughter, Poppy, lives in her room
0:06:23 > 0:06:26and communicates via grunting or the internet.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- PHONE RINGS - Oh, excuse me.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Hello?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34She drinks a lot of coffee in the morning.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40- Should I start with breakfast?- Only if you'll join me and pretend to be interested while I talk too much.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I think you and I will get on very well, Frank.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Brilliant. So, 3:30, then.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Great, we'll see you then.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Bye.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Good news?- The best.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Nick!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Nick!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- What can I say? My dad's a moron. - 'You can say you'll meet me at the usual place. Half an hour?'
0:07:04 > 0:07:06No way. What about your train?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- 'I'll get a later one. You cool to miss school?'- Try and stop me.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I'm sure he'll be here as quickly as he can.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39In '26, that man downstairs watched my back.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41He took a few knocks for me in that strike.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43If you ask me, union men are like undertakers.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45They only turn up when it's bad news.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Ooh, watch it.- Sorry.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48KNOCK AT DOOR
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I'd better get on.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I know what you're thinking, I won't play cricket again.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But it's not that bad, I won't be off long.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09I may as well be straight with you, Walter. It's not good news.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11You've got to help me while I'm off sick.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I've never missed me subs, you can check.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14It's, er...
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Your job's gone.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Gone?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21How?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24What do you mean, gone?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Bad times, Walter.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The company's looking for excuses to get rid of men,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and you handed them one.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33But you can get me back in, though?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Can't do anything. No job, no union membership.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44I'm sorry.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Mr Peters...
0:08:48 > 0:08:49RADIO CRACKLES
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Mr Peters.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53You've got to get me back.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I've done everything I can, I put up the best argument I could.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59I'm good at my job.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Every morning I get to work at 6:30.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Every morning I fight my way past dozens of men.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07You kept disappearing.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Your habits, Walter.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12All your gambling.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'm sorry,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18it's done. I can't do any more.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32So they had this cancellation and we're in at 3:30 today.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- How good is that, eh?- It's great.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38The conception gods are on our side, I can feel it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Dad, I need some cash. - Oh, you're talking to me now?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, I think it's the least you can do after ruining my life.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- What's it for?- Lunch. - I thought you had a study day.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- I am studying, in the library. I still need to eat.- I'm making lunch. What can I get you?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Come on, Dad.- What did your mum used to give you for lunch?- The money.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00A fiver?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Thanks, Mr Generosity(!) Right, I'll see you later.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Hey, Poppy. This is Joy.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Hi. Bye.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Told you. Right, I've got to go, too.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13So, Dad, will you be a good boy and use that chair?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Yes, sir.- OK. See you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- 3:30, and don't forget. - I'll be there.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- OK, bye.- See you, love.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Bye.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Are you feeling better now, Violet?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I'm all right now, Nana.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Not sore any more? Tummy all right?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I'm fine.- Good.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38There's a lot of nasty things going round, you know.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45Don't want you to catch something from one of the girls at work, or a boy.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Some boys have a nasty habit of leaving a girl very poorly.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Mrs Gill's washing.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Will you get yourself away?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04If he sacks you for being late, don't cry to me.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Do you want a hand? - Does it look like I need a hand?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Yeah.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Mr Peters left in a hurry.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- KNOCK ON DOOR - Oh, I'll go.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29He came to say they've kept the job for me. Told you he was a good bloke, didn't I?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You told me they were cutting hours back.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Now they're keeping a job open for you?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I practically run the place.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43When I'm back they'll get me extra shifts to make up for the shortfall. That's what he came to say.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46There's nothing to worry about, promise. Nothing at all.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I don't suppose I could soak you up before you go?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Do you reckon I could fit in your bag?
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Oh, yeah. Your dad'd love that(!)
0:12:04 > 0:12:08He already thinks I'm corrupting you, why not add kidnapping to the list?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I'll have to make a calendar, so we can mark down those days.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's only a few weeks till I'm back down for Dad's birthday.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Mikey, it feels like forever.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Mikey, do you know when you get back,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28can I stay over?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30"Stay over" stay over?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34You sure you're ready?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I mean, it's totally what I want to do.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I mean, you still want do it too, right, yeah?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Right. 100%, right.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I just don't want you to do anything you're not ready for.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I love you.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I love you, too.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I've just been to the boat house.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It's empty.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I'll be very, very careful.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20It's too late for that.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Your dad,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44does he still work in the warehouse?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You won't starve, then, will you?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Hey, Sid!
0:14:27 > 0:14:29You shouldn't be here. What if you're seen?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31It's Seamus. They got him. Picked him up off the boat.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- We might not have as long as we think, you know. - Not here. Graveyard. Usual time.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Aah!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Here, here, let me.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Leave it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Do you not think I could have done without this?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- In future, Mr...- Sid.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- O'Sullivan.- In future, Mr O'Sullivan, why don't you try to watch where you're walking?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Hello?- Hello, my love. - Joy?- Who else?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19How was the flight?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21What time is it there?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- This line is amazing. It sounds like you're in the next room.- Not quite.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31- Listen, let me call you back. This must be costing you a fortune. - David, I've not gone.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33'I'm still in Manchester.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36'David?'
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Are you mad?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I mean, your visa's expired, you know you can't stay here.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Yeah, but who's going to find out? I have a new job...
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- So you've spoken to someone? - Look, I'm staying. How good is that?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Great.- 'It's cash in hand. Anyway, do you want to meet up later?'
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Yeah, yeah, of course.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You are happy I'm staying, aren't you?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00How can you ask me that?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03So, my place, 8pm?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Yeah, yeah. I'll see you then.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06OK.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- INTERCOM:- 'Dr Mitchell. Your 12:15's here.'
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yeah, send her in.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Please. Take a seat.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- What can I do for you? - I want to go on the pill.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- I haven't got time to start cooking for you in the middle of the day.- Thanks.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Your friend. He seemed a bit worried.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Who's this now?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57The man you were talking to in the back lane.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59You know, I grew up in a house full of women.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Five sisters, me aunt, me mum.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I'm not ashamed to say I was spoilt rotten, cos they were all brilliant cooks.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08But if any of them met you, I think they'd have met their match.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- Is that so?- Certainly is. - In that case, if you want me to cook for you...- I do.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15..get up on time!
0:17:25 > 0:17:27BP 120/80.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Good. Physically, obviously, no problem.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Age-wise, you're 15.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- I'm not rushing into this. - I'm sure you're not.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41But I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask you a few questions first, would I?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So, why have you decided to go on the pill?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Because I want to be safe. - Are you already sexually active?- No.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Have you told your parents about this?- As if!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Well, I would advise you spoke to someone about it, OK?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- OK.- And use condoms too. You heard about STIs?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Yeah, there was this thing at school.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02A thing? Excellent(!)
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- I'm glad to hear the education system is still as thorough as ever. - I know what I'm doing.
0:18:11 > 0:18:18I'm writing you a prescription for a 21-day combined contraceptive pill.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20If you have any worries at all, come back and see me.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Thanks.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- They're playing darts in the back room.- Not for me.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35New leaf, Walter?
0:18:37 > 0:18:43Careful there, Wally, you don't want to hurt yourself.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- You not stopping for another? My round.- I've got to get back.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50It wasn't a question, Walter. Stay.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It would help if you moved out of the way.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I hope you're not going to hang around the house all day.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17If you haven't got a job why don't you go out like everybody else and look?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Let me do it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- What?- Come on, let me do it.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I made you drop the washing, least I can do is put it right.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Hope you haven't mixed any colours in here.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36My colours never run.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Yeah? You never know.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44SHE GIGGLES
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Sorry.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I'm glad I'm amusing you.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- I just... I've never seen a man doing the washing before. - Don't you worry.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54I know what I'm doing.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02It's better if I do it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I have work.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Important work.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I don't know if you'd call it a job,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18but I have got money.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29But I paid you back!
0:20:31 > 0:20:35I think you're forgetting quite how much you owe me, Walter.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Do you honestly think a few bob's going to cover it?- You broke my arm.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I own you.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Don't ever forget that.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- You a church man, Walter?- No.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00Oh, that's going to change. You and me, we're paying a little visit to St Mark's this afternoon.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03You're going to be keeping the vicar occupied.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I'll be confiscating some of the Church's excess wealth.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08What if I say no?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17St Mark's.
0:21:17 > 0:21:203pm.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21God Bless.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Yeah, that's fantastic.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34What time?
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Erm...
0:21:35 > 0:21:40No, no, it's just I have another appointment at 3:30.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45Yep, yeah, I'm sure we can sort it by then.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Erm, great, I'll see you shortly.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Thanks, bye.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- What?- What's wrong with this picture?- Umm... No Michael?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Hilarious(!)
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Why aren't you at the library? - It was too noisy.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Right. And my fiver?- Spent it. Sorry.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Right, keys.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14You off out?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Ten out of ten for observation.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Possible new contract.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22And when I get back, I think we should have a little chat.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Right, bye-bye then. Oh, don't. Oh...
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I know you love me really.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Popsicle! What an unexpected pleasure. - Seeing how cool you used to look.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47What do you mean used to?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Did I already introduce you to Joy?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Yo.- There you go, Joy.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Any time you want any dazzling repartee you know where to come.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- I'll just make your bed. - Yeah, OK, thank you.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Does it not feel weird?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04What? Remembering that I was once young and dapper?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06No, I mean always living here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I mean, this has been like, my millionth house.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Millionth?- Well, fourth.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Yeah, it must be nice just
0:23:15 > 0:23:17staying in the same place for a while.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20It is. You'll be happy here, Poppy.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I always have been.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- Can I borrow some of these? - Yeah, yeah, do. Knock yourself out. - Thank you. All right.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Now, the train's at 8pm tonight. Once we get to London, there's people that'll put us up.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- They'll be crawling all over the station. - We'll keep our faces covered.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- The air's so thick nobody'll take any notice. - I think we should stay put.- What?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47If we panic we'll stand out more. We should just sit tight.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Sit it out. I mean, if they had anything on us we'd be dangling already.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56I got a wireless, I listened to it this morning. There's nothing on it.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57I hope you're right.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07Erm, if I'm lucky enough to win your business today,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11you'll not only be getting a full creative package,
0:24:11 > 0:24:19I will also take care of everything from the metadata, SEO and Flash content to the smaller details.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I'm so sorry.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27He's usually punctual to the point of obsession.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Well, we won't be able to wait around much longer, I'm afraid.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Maybe you can tell me what it is you wanted to discuss?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I want, er, well, we...
0:24:39 > 0:24:46- IVF.- OK, OK. And you and your husband have been trying for how long?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Months. A year. Two years.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- Any miscarriages?- No. - Have either of you had any tests?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Sperm analysis? Ultrasound?- No.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02He does already have a daughter, so it's probably
0:25:02 > 0:25:04my bits that are broken.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I don't think it's useful to see it that way.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09How much do you know about IVF on the NHS?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12That they give it to anyone, no questions asked.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18The recommendation here is that suitable couples receive up to three cycles of IVF on the NHS,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20if you're between 27 and 39.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Well, that's great. Tick, tick. Where do I sign?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Well, it's not quite as simple as that, I'm afraid.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28There's... There's a waiting list.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30And there's all the exploratory work.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32It's going to take time.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Have you thought about going private?
0:25:35 > 0:25:42- How much are we talking? - £4,000-£5,000. Per cycle. I'm sorry.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06If you're here to join the choir, you're rather late, I'm afraid.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10No, it's you I want to speak to, vicar.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- I'm in a bit of a hole.- I see.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15So, how can I help you?
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Well, I, er... I don't know where to start, really.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I should've asked the wife, she'd have written me a list.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Still, if we were all perfect you'd be out of business, eh?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I am in trouble, though.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Seriously.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35The sack was just sitting there, wasn't it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I mean, maybe for a couple of days, maybe more.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39So I took it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46How was I to know the ruddy coal was his? Shouldn't have left it in the back lane, should he?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48CLATTERING
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Did you hear something? - Oh, it's my kids. Little villains.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I told them, "Sit down and be quiet."
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I just need someone to pray with me.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00I'm not a bad person, really, I swear.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Will you pray with me, vic, please? Help me ask for forgiveness?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Thank you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21'Some boys have a nasty habit of leaving a girl very poorly.'
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Lay the table, Violet.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- You shouldn't have been out for so long. I was worried. - I went to the warehouse.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I needed to speak to the foreman to check about keeping me job open.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- And?- It's right enough.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Promised me overtime when I get back.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57As much as I want! So we'll be sorted in no time.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Finally, some good news.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07You don't get a contract like this every day.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10It could be a real biggie.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13And this...this company's got fingers in pies all over the place.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17If I could do a good job on this, who knows?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I know. I said it's good.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Hey, it'll certainly take the pressure off for a while, that's for sure.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I said I was sorry.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32What was I supposed to do?
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- I couldn't give up the chance of work, could I? - Course not. I don't expect that.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41You did spring it on me a bit.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I'll call the surgery first thing in the morning.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Get another appointment.- It's fine.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51If we both see him, together...
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- It's OK.- You keep saying it's OK but I still feel like somehow it's my fault.
0:28:57 > 0:29:04How... How am I supposed to look after a baby if there's no money coming in, eh?
0:29:07 > 0:29:08I just...
0:29:08 > 0:29:13I just... I want him to say, "Yes, OK, it's fine."
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Well, he didn't say no.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21But there are so many hurdles, Nick.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26I mean, I didn't realise you've got to do a test for this and a test for that and then...
0:29:26 > 0:29:27it's two years,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- and I haven't got two years. - It's not that long.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Well, it is for me, and it is for Dad,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36because he might not be here in two years,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40and that means he's not going to see his grandchild, and...
0:29:43 > 0:29:44It makes me feel like a failure.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47LOUD MUSIC STARTS UPSTAIRS
0:29:50 > 0:29:53How about if we go private?
0:29:55 > 0:30:00I think you'd have to get a lot more work. At least four grand more.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02MUSIC CONTINUES
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I can't concentrate with that racket. Poppy?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Poppy!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16MUSIC STOPS
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Right. I've got to go.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- AA meeting.- You're still going?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I have to, you know that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Oh, yeah. Don't want to be late for that.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I know it's hard for her.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39But what about me?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48She looks at mothers with their kids, and I know it hurts.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52But I look at fathers with their kids and I think...
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Well, I should have been there, like that, with Poppy.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00But I wasn't, was I? I was...
0:31:01 > 0:31:06I was too busy drinking or thinking about drinking.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Thanks.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- You're chewing on that like a cow on new grass, what's the matter with you?- Nothing.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31You do look a bit peaky.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39KNOCK ON DOOR I'll go.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48I think you look radiant, Violet. There's plenty young fellas that would tip their hat to that face.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52You Irish, you're all the same.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Charm or bullets, no other tricks in the book.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07So, got your little pass to heaven, then, Walter?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Going to leave a few things here if that's OK with you, Wally.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- Nice little haul, all things considered.- No, no, you can't.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Oh.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21OK.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24No, no.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Just going to have a quick word with your missus.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Tell her what a naughty boy her husband is.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Keep them safe.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Hey, and no helping yourself, I know how much is there.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Oh, I nearly forgot.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Your cut.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52You can't say I'm not fair.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I'll be in touch.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35KNOCK ON DOOR
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Give us a sec.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Come in.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56I'm going to bed soon. I was just wondering... There's still some hot water in the kettle.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Oh, I'm fine, thanks. I don't want to be making a trip in the middle of the night.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Do you need another blanket or anything?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07No, I'm grand, thanks.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You should read this.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Yeats? Who's Yeats? - It's pronounced Yates.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Well, it's spelt Yeats.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29He's a poet and a politician
0:34:29 > 0:34:32and he's a great lover of freedom.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Poems? I'm not big on poems.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38If I get time I prefer a story.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Well, it is like a story.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Why don't you hold on to it for a few days,
0:34:42 > 0:34:48- and if you get a chance, well and good, and if you don't, you don't.- Night.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Hi, Ellie.- Hi.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- I'm off.- OK, thanks, Joy. How was your first day?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Was everything OK?- Oh, it was fine.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Frank's a lovely man. - Oh, doesn't he know it?
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- He had a dizzy spell earlier this afternoon, but other than that he was good as gold.- Dizzy spell?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Nothing to worry about. Just a lack of sugar.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20OK, OK. Thank you.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Oh, I rearranged the pill cabinet just to make things simpler.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- I hope you don't mind.- Mmm.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Bye.- Bye.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44And how do I know I'm going to be any different with a new baby?
0:35:46 > 0:35:53And what about my business? Am I supposed to pour everything I own into IVF?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I've already got Frank and Poppy to worry about.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41HE GROANS
0:36:56 > 0:37:01"Take down this book and slowly read,
0:37:01 > 0:37:06"and dream of the soft look your eyes had once,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08"and of their shadows deep.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14"How many loved your moments of glad grace...
0:37:16 > 0:37:22"and loved your beauty with love false and true."
0:37:40 > 0:37:45- The wanderer! Where have you been? - You know I had a meeting.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50What, for four hours? I've missed you.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- What?- Wine.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- I can taste it on you.- Sorry.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- What's this?- Well, I thought, you know, wouldn't do any harm, be prepared.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13What were you thinking?
0:38:13 > 0:38:14It's only a babygro.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16It's a bit crazy, Ellie.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20It's too much, too fast.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24If I'm going fast it's because going slow isn't an option. At least not for me anyway.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27You know, Nick,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I've never really asked anything of you, have I?
0:38:29 > 0:38:35I mean, I've stood by you through the drinking and the business and everything.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Oh. Oh. You poor thing(!)
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- I'm sorry I've been such a nightmare for you(!)- Don't.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- At least just talk to me about all this.- We are talking about it!
0:38:48 > 0:38:50All we ever do is talk about it!
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Oh, that's fine. So what do you suggest we do then, eh, Nick?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58I mean, do you actually even want another kid?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00You know I do.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Then please act like you do.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I can't deal with this.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Can I have some milk? - Bed, come on.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Violet, can you help your Nana upstairs?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Violet, love.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Come over here.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45They're lovely and soft.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Well, they'll keep the frost from your toes, no doubt about it. Do you like the colour?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Yes. Very much.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56And I've knitted a little pattern on the top here, but if you don't like it I can change it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I like it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01I can knit any pattern you like.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Well, almost any.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08And patterns can be changed, you know.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Just because something is knitted up it doesn't have to stay that way.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Things can be unravelled, you know.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Nothing has to stay the way it is.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Now, I know a woman,
0:40:31 > 0:40:35and she's very clever at unravelling,
0:40:35 > 0:40:36very clever.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39And if you want to see her, now, if you do...
0:40:41 > 0:40:45..well, I think it should stay between me and you.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57KNOCK ON DOOR
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- Oh, Popsicle, come in. - Just come to say good night.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Oh, what you reading? - Some poems by Yeats.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08They were my mother's favourites.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Do you still miss her?- Well, she's been dead for many years.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12But yes. Every day.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I still miss mine.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- Is that why you stay here, then? - Why would I want to move?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Erm, to be somewhere where the wallpaper's from this century?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Point taken.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28No, there was some talk of moving back in the '50s,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30but nobody would touch it.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35- Why?- Well, some local nonsense about it being cursed.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Cursed? What, like ghosts?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Well, ghost and ghouls and witches and trolls.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44But don't worry, Pops, it's just some ridiculous rumour
0:41:44 > 0:41:47that went round the neighbours 60, 70 years ago.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52Mum really hated it up there. I used to tease her about it, but she never seemed to see the funny side.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56It's not because there's ghosts, though, there's no such thing.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07'I bet someone's died in your room.'
0:42:07 > 0:42:10If you don't stop going on about ghosts, I'll dump you.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- You better watch yourself, Paddy. - Or what?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Or I'll murder you where you stand. - I'd like to see you try.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I've got another job on tomorrow.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23Tomorrow?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Maybe I should think about keeping the baby.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29No. No, love.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I nearly had a heart attack when you walked in. Not stalking me, are you?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35What right have you to give a 15-year-old the pill?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Now, tell the gaffer you're sick and I'll meet you at the gate.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42The longer we stay here, the more dangerous it gets.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Here puss, puss, puss. Come on.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47SHE SCREAMS
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Why weren't you here? I wish I'd never married you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53The present I really want to give you is a grandchild.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58I really hated Manchester at first, and now I don't want to leave.
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