Gimme a Break Doctors

Great party thanks, Faye. I'll see you at college.

PHONE RINGS

Urgh. My mum.

PHONE RINGS AGAIN

'Hi, Mum.'

Where are you? I've been phoning you all morning.

What? I told you that Faye was having a party.

You're supposed to be at the Surgery.

Er... yes I'm just on my way there now.

'Mrs Tembe's called me twice.'

I've told her you were up late studying.

I'm only ten minutes late!

You were supposed to be here at 8:30! Have you got a change of clothes?!

CAR HORNS BEEP

Are you all right?

-I dunno.

-Oh, I didn't see you there.

Oh, that was obvious.

Uh... Really sorry. Let me...

Ah! I think I've hurt my arm.

PHONE RINGS

Oh, no! Um, listen, I... I'm really sorry but I've... I've got to go.

PHONE RINGS

-If you need anything I'm... I'm at the Campus Surgery.

-Hey!

I'm so sorry. Are you all right?

What's up with you, Cupboard Boy?

-I've got a surprise for Cherry.

-Having second thoughts?

No, I've had a bit of a windfall from the venue.

How's that?

Well, they paid out after the fire.

They've sent us a little compensation, goodwill gesture.

Nice.

Yeah, you know how wound up she's been getting about the wedding and everything,

so I thought it'd be nice to go away.

Yes, good idea, light the touch paper, retreat to a safe distance

and let her sort everything out in the meantime.

Not on my own, you idiot.

I can't say I'm not flattered but I don't think I've got the time.

With Cherry.

-The woman you're about to spend the rest of your life with?

-Yeah.

Who presumably, you're going on your honeymoon with?

Yeah, it'll be like one last fling.

-With your future wife?

-Yeah.

You're just jealous I'm not taking you.

PHONE RINGS

I'm here!

Good afternoon. And what time do you call this?

Do you mind if I go and get a glass of water?

Why not, you must have built up quite a thirst with

the amount of work you have done already?

Hi, we're looking for a young girl and she told us she works here.

Oh, that must be Imogen. Her mother works here, she is just helping out.

-Oh, I see.

-Her mother's a doctor?

Er, no, she is a receptionist.

Ah, Imogen.

-Do you remember this gentleman?

-Dermot.

-You knocked him off his bike.

-No, I didn't.

-You stepped out in front of him.

-I was...

-I saw the whole thing.

-But he swerved.

-Yeah, to avoid you, I was in the car behind.

-I didn't...

Stop? No, no you rushed off as quickly as you could. Didn't you?

-Is this why you were late?

-No.

-She barely stopped to look at him.

I didn't make him fall off his bike!

-Then why did you apologise?

-What?

Why did you apologise, if you didn't think you'd caused the accident?

Well, I... I was just on the phone.

On the phone.

Do you know how many accidents are caused each year by people being on the phone,

-when they should have been looking where they were going?

-I was looking where I was going.

-So you stepped out deliberately?

-Of course not!

-Sorry, hang on, excuse me. What's going on here?

-She left this man injured at the side of the road.

-He was fine!

-I tried to stop her, but she just ran off.

Look, Jimmi, I wouldn't... I didn't...

Do you want me to look at that?

It's OK, this woman's said she could take me to the hospital.

Well you're here now, it won't take ten minutes, you'll be ages at A&E.

Can't do any harm.

Yeah. OK.

CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

Well there's no swelling, or redness but

the way you've described the pain, you may have sprained something.

You don't think it's broken then?

Well, you should probably have it X-rayed, just in case.

In the meantime that'll stop you moving it too much.

I'll sort you out some pain relief.

She just stepped out in front of me, I couldn't do anything.

-Well, it's lucky both of you weren't hurt.

-Yeah.

Will I have to have time off for work?

Well, you'll have to take it easy for a while. What is it you do again?

Cycle courier. If I'm not riding, I'm not earning.

Yeah, you won't be able to ride like that.

Great! It's my living.

Sorry, sometimes your health has to come first.

Cheers.

I am saying you should have been looking where you were going.

I got distracted.

You are not even concentrating now.

You young girls, on your mobiles to your friends all the time,

the world could be collapsing around you and you would not even notice.

You are lucky it was not a car coming down that road.

I wasn't on the phone to my friends.

Have you been drinking?

No. Not today.

-It's not as bad as it looks, it's just a precaution.

-Is it broken?

It could be a number of things. I've written out a referral for an X-ray.

I can also arrange a lift to St Phil's from here for him.

No, that won't be necessary,

I can take him. We don't all abandon the weak and the helpless.

Thanks, Doctor.

I don't think you've heard the last of this.

-Uh! She's got a nerve.

-She's got a point.

How do you mean?

What? Hitting that bloke off his bike and leaving him at the side of the road?

No. He was going way too fast, it was totally his fault

and he came out of nowhere.

-It doesn't matter whose fault it is.

-I'm not a doctor!

You're a human being, Immie. Surely you could see the guy was hurt?

No, I thought he was all right.

-Well maybe the drink got the better of her?

-What?

I haven't been drinking this morning, that was last night.

Your mother told me you were up late studying.

Morning.

I was thinking of having a bath.

That's the ticket, very calming.

Heston, I'm not sure this is such a good idea after all.

Nonsense, I've booked out the whole day, you will have my full and undivided attention.

I'm doing this for you, for both of us.

Now you have a nice relaxing long bath and I will cook us

gnocchi di spinaci e ricotta, perfect for a cold winter's day.

Sounds a bit rich.

It's just pasta.

DOOR OPENS

Hi, would you like to come through?

Cherry!

I've got a surprise for you.

-Have you?

-Well, I know how stressed you've been with the wedding and everything...

-I'm not stressed.

-Yeah, anyway.

I thought it might be nice if we spent some time together.

And I know we've both got leave owing, so I thought we could have some time off.

That's a really good idea.

We can finalise everything, without having to worry about work.

-Yeah, well, sort of had something else in mind.

-What?

A holiday.

-A holiday?

-Lanzarote!

-Lanzarote?

-Well, it's in the Canary Islands.

-I know where it is.

-It's supposed to be really warm this time of year.

We've got four weeks and five days till our wedding. How can you even think about going away?

Well, I...

Lanzarote! It's not even romantic.

I thought you were supposed to be helping Mrs T with the database?

I'm just having a break. I didn't have any breakfast.

-Listen, about earlier...

-I didn't step out in front of him, Jimmi!

Well, it'll probably come to nothing. What's that?

I've got to read it for tomorrow, it doesn't make any sense.

Mmm, probably not with a hangover, eh?

How long does it take to have a biscuit?

Oh, I am sorry, Doctor Clay.

The computer will not sort itself out.

I have been writing patient's details on pieces of paper all morning.

-No rest for the wicked.

-Tell me about it.

So I'm on the couch then?

Unless you prefer the chair?

SHE GIGGLES

What?

Mr Freud, I presume?

-Marina, you have to take this seriously.

-Sorry. Sorry.

OK.

-Do we really need to do this?

-Yes, we do.

KNOCK ON DOOR

I thought it'd be a nice surprise. You like beach holidays.

OK, how are you proposing that we pay for this?

You see that's my other surprise,

we got compensation from Marlborough Hall, for the inconvenience.

And you've spent it all?

No, not all of it.

-We're gonna have to cancel.

-We can't.

What do you mean, we can't?

-Well, it was a last minute deal, there's no refunds.

-This gets better.

Well, it was freezing cold and it looked so warm and inviting.

And you thought, "Hey here's a good idea let's book a week's holiday

"it's not like we've got anything else going on at the moment."

No, it's two weeks.

Two weeks!

OK, here's the problem,

it's where I copied everything over for Lauren last year. See?

Mr Jacobs, half of his records are here,

but then some of his details are over here.

It's not that the old records were missing,

they've just been put in another file.

Well... Well, why is it that the IT man could not sort this out?

Because there isn't anything wrong with the system,

it's just some of the patients have been logged in two separate places.

And these things are supposed to be intelligent.

DOOR SLAMS

-Well, I don't know when it started.

-Well, think back.

I just told you, I don't know.

Well, try and think for a moment.

Oh, this is such a waste of time.

It's not a waste of time.

I don't even know why you're bothering.

Because I care about you.

This isn't going to work.

We can make it work.

You're not a psychiatrist.

No, but I can help you.

How? You're just a failed surgeon!

Look at you! Have you got no self-respect?

I mean how can I even think about going away?

He doesn't seem to appreciate that everything is going backwards,

the venue, the band, he keeps on telling me to cut back

and then he goes and books us a holiday to Lanza-flaming-rote!

-Yeah, well he...

-You know what the latest is?

The photographer's double booked, how unprofessional is that?

So now I've got less than a month to find and book a new photographer.

-Have you any idea how far in advance they're booked?

-No.

It's years sometimes. This is an absolute nightmare, don't ever get married.

I don't even know if I want to get married any more.

Listen, I had some mates who didn't have a wedding photographer.

Everyone's got cameras these days,

they just asked the guests to send them their snaps of the day.

Yeah, all right.

I mean, what was he thinking?

I can't even begin to imagine what was going on inside his head.

All he's been doing over the last few weeks is telling me what I can't do.

I should let him go on his own stupid holiday,

get rid of him for two weeks, get rid of him for good.

Are you all right?

Yeah, you know what, I could punch him sometimes.

No, I meant your sh...

Listen, maybe you should go on this holiday it'll do you good?

Freya!

You're stressed out, sweetheart,

you're all tense, it's not good for you.

I think you need to chill a bit, you know, just relax.

Oh, yeah. Like I've got time for that(!)

-That looked really painful.

-It's all right.

You are going to be walking down the aisle like that.

Come on, let me sort your shoulder out at least.

We'll deal with this one problem at a time.

SHE CLEARS THROAT

Are you on your own?

How did it go at the hospital?

Fractured humerus.

You can see the break quite clearly, the doctor said he was fortunate he

didn't need surgery, of course well be seeking a second opinion on that.

We now, is it?

Well, Mr Rooney has requested that I represent him,

now he knows how serious things are.

-What do you mean represent him?

-Compensation doesn't come cheap.

You're a solicitor?

Oh, did I forget to mention?

Surely you can't expect me to pay compensation? I'm a student.

That doesn't mean you're not legally responsible.

My client faces weeks out of work because of your negligence.

He was going too fast.

Is that what you're going to tell the court?

I have witnesses, if it goes that far,

people who hung around after you fled the scene.

I didn't.

Perhaps you shouldn't have rushed off so quickly this morning, hmm?

I'll be in touch.

I was ready to end things after what happened at Christmas.

But I couldn't.

You've transformed my life.

You're worth fighting for.

No, I'm not.

I love you.

How can you?

This is just a small part.

Talk to me.

Mum died shortly after my younger brother was born,

so it was just me and a house full of men.

My dad, he was such an angry man

and physical fights, they were just the norm.

There was no special treatment for me so it was sink or swim.

You had to protect yourself?

Well, we weren't animals.

I had to look after my little brother, Harvey,

but I was just a child myself.

But I was so much weaker than my brothers and I'd get so angry!

I couldn't control myself and then the red mist would just descend.

My brothers and dad, they just indulged me

so it never got any better.

Id kick and fight my way out of everything.

Is that what it feels like now?

I can't stop myself.

I know.

So many times I've thought I'm over it.

I can reason, I can see that it's wrong,

but then it comes back, sharp as a knife.

Where's Immie?

That is the question.

She went to the toilet and I have not seen her since. In the meantime,

I am the one left to type in all this information,

as if I haven't got enough to do.

I would not go in there if I was you.

Nurse Malone is not in a holiday mood.

I'll see if I can find Imogen, then.

SOBBING

Imogen?

SOBBING CONTINUES

Immie? Hey. What happened?

I don't want to go to court again, Jimmi. I can't.

-What are you talking about?

-He's got a broken arm, that cyclist.

Well, how do you know?

Because that woman came back, with the X-ray. He's got a fractured humerus.

She told you it was a fractured humerus?

She showed me the X-ray, she's a solicitor!

Hey, hey, come on. She's obviously a bit of an ambulance chaser.

-She's talking about compensation.

-See, that proves it.

They've got witnesses and everything.

He seems like a reasonable bloke.

But what if she's convinced him to take it further?

It's probably all talk.

If it goes to court, I've already got a criminal record!

-Most of these things get settled out of court.

-How? I can't pay!

I think you need to speak to your dad.

Look how he reacted last time.

-This isn't the same.

-Jimmi, I'm not telling him!

And if you're any sort of a friend then neither will you.

He's so thoughtless. I sometimes think if he doesn't want to get married at all.

It's like he's deliberately trying to wind me up.

I don't even know if he's right for me anymore.

Don't stop!

-You're really good at this.

-Thank you.

I was told that I was the best masseur in our class at med school.

Ooh, sorry. Everyone wanted to be my partner.

Yeah, I can see why.

I think, sit up,

that with men, they like to think that they're in control,

because they aren't. That can be a bit frustrating.

Yeah, you're right. We're the ones in control, they're just useless.

Too right. I mean that's probably what's happened with Jimmi, isn't it?

What?

Well, he wants to be in control. He wants to take charge of something.

Maybe this holiday of his is

a way of Jimmi asserting his manhood.

Ahh. I feel a bit sorry for him, when you put it like that.

He just wants to take his beautiful fiancee

away to a sun kissed beach and...

OK, that's you done.

-Is that it?

-Er, yeah. I'll... I'll see you later.

Do you think she's going to pay up?

She's got the bank of mum and dad.

Did you see the house she came out of this morning?

First sign of trouble and she'll go running off to them.

I don't think we should be too greedy this time.

Oh, have you got a soft spot?

I don't want to chance seeing another doctor.

I have every faith in your acting ability.

I can't fake a swollen arm, can I?

I don't mean to hurt the people I love.

I used to scream and shout at Ian for nothing.

I never laid a finger on him,

I'd smash things, I'd hurt myself even,

before I'd ever have touched him.

At first, when he was younger, he used to get upset and cry.

Then he'd just stand there, take it,

wait for me to finish, then he'd hug me.

I want it to stop,

I want to take control.

I know.

-'Hi, Dad.'

-Immie?

-Daddy, I think I'm in trouble.

-'Yeah, I know.'

Who told you?

'Because I got a right earbashing from your mother.'

You hung up on her, twice!

Thanks.

So do me a favour, will you? Give her a call and apologise.

Tell her something happened, anything.

I dunno. Tell her you got hit by a bus.

Yeah, just, just make sure you

speak to her before she takes it out on my tea. OK?

Yeah, I will. Bye.

I thought it was you.

-You're not with your solicitor then?

-She doesn't know I'm here.

I'm sorry for the way things worked out.

That's why I'm here, to offer you an olive branch.

An olive branch?

-I know you probably didn't mean to step out.

-I didn't step out.

If the bone doesn't knit together properly, I might need surgery.

But I'm... I'm willing to forget that.

I'm trying to be fair. I don't want to make this any more painful then it already is.

I don't want to drag you through the courts any more than you do.

I'm prepared to settle this now, today,

put an end to the whole thing.

I've... I've worked, worked out how much I'm losing,

best case scenario, in your favour.

-And?

-Two grand.

What?!

It's reasonable, believe me.

We can settle up today, without making it official and no need to go to court.

That woman wants four to five times that, plus legal costs.

Look, I don't want to push you into anything,

I just thought it might help you out.

Think about it.

Look, here's my number, if you need it.

You need to talk to your mum and dad.

I've tried.

What if you give this guy the money and he takes you to court anyway?

You said he seemed like a reasonable bloke?

Yeah, but you don't know him. You don't know anything about him.

I know that he's got a broken arm.

You're the only person I can ask for help, Jimmi.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Come in!

-Freya.

-Hey.

I've been thinking about earlier.

Oh, oh, er...

You've got magic fingers.

Have I?

Yeah, they certainly worked their magic on me.

They made me realise I might be making the biggest mistake of my life.

I should let Jimmi take me on holiday.

I know that it's mad and completely inappropriate but

he loves me and he's doing it for the right reasons.

Yeah, yeah, he is.

Thank you.

See you.

So, what's the fastest way to change those negative feelings?

By consciously changing my physical position.

-So you?

-Look up.

-Because?

-In a negative state, I look down.

-Excellent, one tick to Miss Bonnaire.

-Thank you.

-Or?

Or I... I go to the window and I stretch.

Let out a sigh.

-SHE SIGHS DRAMATICALLY

-Less sarcasm, please.

What are the warning signs?

-My muscles get tense.

-Mm-hmm. How do you deal with this?

I inhale and exhale slowly.

-Good.

-Or I could just cut off my head.

-Oh, come on!

-Who's getting angry now?

-Lets do some role play.

-Can I dress up?

Give me five minutes.

We're on.

The full two grand, remember?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I decided it was best to get it all sorted out,

so my friend Jimmi's lending me the money.

-Didn't you ask your mum and dad?

-I didn't want to worry them.

Doctor Clay?

Fractured humerus, I can't believe I missed that.

Easily done, I'm sure.

Good job you had it X-rayed. Do you mind if I take a look?

Oh yeah, it's definitely fractured, it's pretty bad,

it's gonna take a while to heal. How's Hardeep?

-Eh?

-Radiologist at St Phil's.

Oh, yeah, yeah, fine.

Funny, cos he doesn't remember you and he was on shift all day.

You see these initials here?

Do you know what they stand for?

-I, er...

-Queen Anne's Hospital. I should know,

I've entered it into the surgery database about 500 times

-and they match the ones on your sling.

-Do they?

Only thing is that Queen Anne's closed in 2006.

I didn't step off that curb this morning.

Useful thing the internet.

Yeah, well you'll be hearing from my solicitor.

Hang on.

Arrg!

I'll be keeping these.

And did you know that my dad's a copper?

So those initials have been staring at you all morning?

-Yeah, in the old records.

-He did have a broken arm, in 2004.

And that is how he knew when to say ouch, when Jimmi was examining him.

-Elementary.

-So he's a bit of an actor?

Better than that, he was a stuntman, until he broke his arm.

Ah, that's why he could fall off his bike so convincingly, very good.

Dad reckons that they've been scamming people all over the country with this old X-ray.

Maybe we should have phoned him earlier?

I think we did all right thanks, Doctor Watson.

And she was not a real solicitor?

No. That was his wife.

The bare faced cheek of it,

blaming a young girl for something she did not do.

-Come here, Sherlock.

-Why?

I think we should go home and pack.

-Really?

-Yeah, they'll have internet access out there, won't they,

-we can finish off the wedding planning from there.

-Great.

Get a room.

THEY LAUGH

Well, recently, I have not been as regular as I should.

-Oh, I can give you something for...

-No, eh, church.

-India disapproves.

-The country?

No, she's like our... guide. We're freegans.

I did not say it before but Dr Carter is very lucky to have you.

No, I'm the lucky one.

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