Let Me Shipwreck Doctors

What time is it?

Time to go.

Back to sleep?

Back to your flat.

Go on.

Why don't you come back to bed?

You're always grumpy when you're tired.

Have some more sleep. We can go into town later on, have lunch.

Have some fun.

I've got a busy day.

I'd rather you left now.

Busy doing what?

What do you ever do?

TAP WATER RUNS >

-Oh, Freya, we need to go!

-Yeah.

And that's it?

Look, should I just go?

Oh, mate, I think I love you! I do. Thank you, thank you so much!

It's fine. We just need another router.

I'll buy one of those and we're back online.

I don't even know what the rush is!

We managed fine without it last weekend, didn't we?

Anyway, you should be concentrating on your work, not blogging.

Sorry.

Come on, going to be late!

So, what is it you're busy with?

Just the usual, pottering about here, cleaning the tanks?

Yes, that...that kind of thing.

What about packing?

-What?

-You'd better start packing.

Make sure you've got everything before you go.

Have you got someone to clean the fish, or were you planning on

sending me a text from the airport?

Ideally, I actually wasn't going to tell you anything.

You were just going to vanish?

Not even say goodbye?

Ideally.

Well, I'm sorry if I've ruined your plans, but you can't just dump me...

Martin!

Goodbye.

The partners are meeting today to decide what happens next.

Yes, and I wanted to come and talk to you about that.

I've been working all weekend on my personal action plan,

-trying to get my career back on track.

-Well, that sounds good.

I promise things are going to be different this time round.

I'm going to work so, so much harder.

I guarantee I will pass my resits.

Just if you wait a little while to make your decision?

That really depends on your Post-grad Dean

to decide where you go from here.

Maybe you could put a proposal in to her,

say I'm worth the wait, ple-e-ease?

OK, look, I can't guarantee anything,

but I will have a word with the partners

and make sure they take into account all your efforts, OK?

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you!

Are they making a decision today?

Don't worry. Julia is going to fight my corner.

Zara, she always gets what she wants!

(I think we're going to be OK.)

I hope so.

I have a note to say you are having your yellow fever vaccination today?

Yes, that's right.

My old certificate has run out.

It is our policy to have payment upfront.

If you just give me one second, I'll find out how much it costs.

Actually, do you mind waiting until I've been in there?

I've got this thing about needles.

I might not be able to go through with it and, well,

then you'd have to do me a refund.

But you will not be flying without adequate certification?

Yes, can we just...

Can we just wait until afterwards? It's making me quite anxious.

Of course. Of course. Please take a seat.

Thank you.

Our new home!

Yeah, and there is no way I'm going to leave it empty again

so pimps and squatters can move in and ruin it!

Are you going to keep dragging that up as long as we live here?

Not if you do a good job with the cleaning.

With the...?

Ooh, wow. You're a diver!

Not any more.

SHE SIGHS I'm not surprised.

Looks like you had a pretty nasty case of the bends.

Must've been really scary.

Is that why you're going back? To, like, try it again,

dip your toe in the water?

Can we just get on with this, please?

Sorry.

Look, do you know if I need malarial medication for Tanzania?

It's been so long, I can't actually remember.

I think so, but just let me check.

Uh-huh.

You do, I'm afraid.

Ideally, you should have started a course already,

but it's not too late.

I can go and get a prescription off one of the doctors

if you're willing to pay for it?

It's not cheap, mind!

I don't mind, it's just I'm in a bit of a hurry with the flight.

Yeah, OK.

Well, I won't be long. Are you OK waiting here?

-Yeah, thank you.

-OK.

"Lovely weather. Just seen an elephant and a giraffe.

"They are both jolly good fellows.

"Can't we fudge things and keep them both on?"

For me it's a no-brainer. We keep Kevin. He's the qualified doctor.

But a bit of a berk.

All right, he was a bit of a berk when he arrived,

but he's gone through a learning curve, turned things around.

That's true. He's been less of a berk the last few months.

And that's the point of the training period.

If it's done properly.

What is THAT supposed to mean?

We keep Kevin. It's obvious, isn't it?

Yes, but...

We like Freya.

Oh, Mr Carson, how would you like to pay?

Oh, no, I didn't actually have the jab,

but thank you anyway.

Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

-I hope they will be willing to give you a refund.

-What?

The travel agency.

I've got to go.

PHONE RINGS

The Mill Health Centre, how may I help you?

I will see if she is available.

-PHONE RINGS

-Hello.

Dr Wilson,

I have a young man from Letherbridge FM,

wishing to speak to you about a feature for Diversity Week.

May I give him your mobile telephone number and ask him to call you

outside of working hours?

No, thank you, Mrs Tembe.

'You can just put him through.'

DR WILSON'S PHONE RINGS >

SHE MUTTERS

Sorry about that, I had to wait for...

May I help you, Nurse Marquez?

Um...

(I've lost Mr Carson!)

He was unable to go through with it.

Oh!

Oh, that's a shame!

-Won't be needing these, then.

-It is not my place to say,

but I got the impression that he was going to persist with his holiday.

Well, he can't, not without his vaccinations.

And without a certificate.

Oh!

Oh, he wouldn't! Why would he?

I'll be back for me afternoon surgery!

He is a very foolish man.

If he wants to get malaria, let him!

Oh, I could get in so much trouble for this!

PHONE RINGS

KNOCK AT DOOR

Yep, come in.

I have another call for you.

Letherbridge Life Magazine.

Brilliant! Did you get a name?

I am not your...

What did he call me?

I am NOT your publicist.

He thinks I've got a publicist?

Can you kindly explain that you are a doctor and I am a receptionist?

Absolutely, Mrs Tembe. Um...

How do I do this?

Just pick up the phone!

Hello, Freya Wilson.

I am sorry about that. You've caught me at my day job.

OK, Freya took her eye off the ball. What were you like at that age?

How many second chances have YOU been given?

I passed my exams. Everything else is irrelevant.

This debate is irrelevant. Freya can't do the job.

We don't have to give the job to Kevin.

We don't have to give the job to anyone at all, do we?

No, no, I don't.

You can't do that! You can't dangle it in front of him the whole year

and then kick him out!

If he's as good as you say he is, someone else will snap him up.

Freya needs our support.

So, couldn't we just keep the job open for her?

You are kidding?

Reward failure and punish success?

What planet are you living on?

BABY CRIES Now look what you've done!

I think we could all do with a break.

BABY CONTINUES TO CRY

What do you want?

'I'm sorry. I forgot something.'

What?

Well, this week.

It would've been 20 years since you got together.

Look, I really don't have time for this.

Let me come with you.

-'No.'

-But I want to be there for you.

You shouldn't be going alone!

If Anthony really loved you, he wouldn't want you to be there alone.

You know, you really, really don't know what you're talking about.

I know I didn't know him, but he's still such a part of you.

Let me come, then I can see. Be part of it with you.

It's over.

It's over, Martin.

'Please don't call again.'

HE SIGHS

Yes, hello, it's Walt Carson here.

Yes, I'd like a cab, please, to the airport.

Half an hour.

Thank you.

I was about to call you in as a missing person(!)

A neighbour caught me and we got chatting.

It's ever such a friendly place!

-Is it?

-Yes!

All you do... You've got to...

You've got to make an effort to get to know people.

Part of a community here!

And I'll thank you to remember that,

instead of thinking up any more sordid scams!

You've got some catching up to do, come on!

See, there was me, thinking, "Us finally getting respectable,"

and there's you, dreaming up new ways

of dragging us down into the gutter.

I don't know where you get it from!

Less talking, more mopping!

I'm not saying it's your fault,

but constantly dealing with the seedy underbelly of society, I mean,

it's bound to have an influence.

What?! I can't believe...

After what you did the other night?!

Rob!

What did you do the other night?

-Something seedy?

-We agreed that we wouldn't discuss this.

Yeah, but that's before you became all holier-than-thou.

What I did...

What did you do?

Um, listen, I'm thinking of some really bad things now,

so maybe you could just tell me?

It was nothing.

It was just a little go...

on a joint.

-Mother!

-And Julia.

And Elaine.

Middle-aged women, acting like teenagers.

Did you get really stoned?

Um, well...

-MOBILE RINGS

-Oh, hold that!

I'll just get that.

MOBILE CONTINUES TO RING

Yes?

Yes, yes, thanks very much for calling me back!

I'm just popping outside so I can hear you better.

-Ugh!

-AEROSOL HISSES

DOORBELL RINGS

Oh, Walt, I'm so glad I've caught you.

I've, uh... I've actually got a cab arriving any minute.

Yeah, but you've not had your vaccinations. Or your prescription.

Yes, well, I'm actually... I'm not going there any more.

I've decided to go to Spain instead, to see a friend.

-Thank you very much for your concern.

-What about your fish?

-What?

Well, have you got someone to feed 'em while you're away?

You know, when I was a little girl,

I used to feed the neighbours' goldfish.

My dad used to say we had a lot in common, me and the fish.

Five-second memories, and that.

It's a good job I wasn't a scuba diver.

Probably be swimming around down there, probably forget to come up.

You're lucky. You're able to forget things.

So have you got someone? To feed the fish while you're in...

oh, where is it in Spain you're going?

Look, I'm sorry, it's actually got nothing to do with you.

I haven't broken any laws and I'd really like you to go now, please.

I'm worried about you, Walt.

You know, maybe I could do something to help.

I don't need your help.

HE SOBS

You know, I think Heston might have been right all along.

-Why couldn't it be both of them?

-How could it?

Why don't you use your amazing mentoring skills and just listen?

OK.

We give Kevin the GP position because it's only fair

after everything he's done, BUT we keep on Freya as our trainee.

We're going to have to get a trainee anyway,

so this way we'd have somebody who knows the ropes,

and the potential to be an excellent doctor

with just a bit more investment.

I suppose they both are jolly good fellows. What do you think?

Well, I think that Freya is going to be gutted to lose out to Kevin.

-She should be over the moon to get anything.

-But on balance, I think it's a great idea.

Me too. Let's do it.

Finally. Well, I knew we'd get there in the end.

I will get hold of the Dean.

I don't think she'll have any problem. It's the perfect solution.

-OK, we'd better go and tell Kevin.

-Maybe you could tell Freya, for me, Julia,

cos I have got a date with a dirty nappy.

Walt! Walt!

-I know you're still there.

-Um...

-Open the door, please?

Excuse me. Excuse me, sorry, are you a friend of Walt's?

I'm his boyfriend.

I was. Have you seen him?

I'm Mandy. I'm from the Health Centre.

-I'm a bit worried about him, to be honest.

-Why, what's he done?

It might be nothing, but, um...

Well, his vaccinations, he... He was acting a bit strange.

-Well, did he have the vaccinations?

-I can't tell you that, I'm afraid.

Oh... Walt!

What is it?

Well, his partner, Anthony - he died last time they were out there.

There was an accident during a dive.

Oh, is that when he got decompression sickness?

He couldn't help him in time.

I thought it was some kind of pilgrimage - a step forward, maybe.

I didn't realise...

The ticket was only one-way.

-Oh, you don't think he's...?

-He doesn't need the vaccinations.

He's not planning on living long enough to catch anything!

-HE BANGS ON DOOR

-Walt! Walt!

Where do you keep disappearing off to?

-To have a spliff?

-Or to call your dealer?

-See what you've done?

-You're the one who did it.

I didn't do anything. It wasn't even real grass.

What?

-We were mistaken.

-Did you get ripped off?

What, so, did you still think you were getting stoned?

-SHE LAUGHS

-This is beyond sad!

All right, that's enough now.

You've all been a bunch of idiots lately, one way or another,

so can we just draw a line under it and try and enjoy this house?

-PHONE RINGS

-Have a bit of peace for a change.

I'll leave you in peace.

How dare you?! Just get out before I call the police!

Call them. I want you to.

I know what you're going to do.

-Look, it's got nothing to do with you!

-I love you!

I don't love you!

I don't.

CAR HORN HONKS That's my cab.

Please.

Will you just let me go?

-Really?

-Of course.

-What did you think - we'd let someone else take you?

-I'm honoured.

You won't regret it for a second.

Right, does anybody want a celebratory cup of coffee?

-I'd love one, thanks.

-Welcome to the team.

Congratulations.

-Freya, sorry, I didn't see you there...

-Freya?

Goodbye, Walt.

You're not thinking straight, Walt.

You need help.

I know what I need. I've thought about it long enough.

No. You've thought about it for so long, you've...

You've lost who you really are.

If you go through with this, it's never going to end.

Do you think Martin's just going to get over you?

He's young.

He'll find someone else.

He's not much younger than you were.

Look, I tried.

For years.

Waiting and waiting for things to change,

but they just got worse.

Things don't change if you don't let them.

Look at this place.

You've never given us a chance.

I don't... I don't love you.

Then why won't you let yourself kiss me?

Wouldn't it be easy, if it didn't mean anything?

-CAR HORN HONKS

-I'll sort that.

I have to go.

Then say goodbye.

Properly.

Say it.

Freya. We don't want you to go.

But you have no choice?

I thought that you were going to hold... Hold the position open.

Well, we did consider it, but we don't want Kevin to go, either.

-So we think we've come up with a way that we can keep you both.

-What way?

Well, we would like you to take up our trainee position again,

and I promise you, we will do a good job for you.

That is really kind of you.

I know it's not what you were hoping for.

No, no, I... It's...

I really appreciate that.

Well, we don't want that personal action plan to go to waste, do we?

Or, indeed, all that talent, Freya.

So. Will you stay?

Of course I will, thank you.

Thank you.

How can you still want me?

Mandy's right.

You're not yourself, but we'll get you help.

You really think I can make it?

You're like him.

Positive thinking.

You'd have been all right without me.

Well, I'm glad I'll never have to find out.

-KNOCK AT DOOR

-Hiya, sorry.

Um, that taxi driver's insisting on being paid for waiting.

-I did try and explain, but...

-I'll pay him.

No, no. It's all right.

I'll get it.

Here, I'll see you to the door.

Listen, do you want me to book you in with a GP when I get back?

No, no. I'll do all that. You've done more than enough already.

Thank you.

Do you fancy going for a drink, celebrate our new jobs?

Well, my new job, your old job.

No, thanks.

Oh, come on. I'll get the first round in. I know how tight it is...

Go on.

How tight it is for registrars.

Nice. See, I don't think I could handle that kind of hilarity right now.

-Come on, Freya, don't get the hump.

-Oh, I haven't got the hump, Kevin.

I just... I've got other things to do.

Walter Carson.

Is he on the flight?

Yes, yes, I'm his...

His brother.

Well, someone must be able to tell me. Please!

I thought you'd gone.

I still want to go.

I want to dip my toes in the water.

But I don't want to go alone.

So wait, one second.

For me?

MARTIN LAUGHS Well, you said you'd come.

Yeah, but I didn't mean...

-I can't even open my eyes underwater.

-WALT LAUGHS

Positive thinking.

Positive thinking.

Thank you.

Thank you.

-Oi! That's for me.

-There's no-one's name on it.

-Hand it over.

-What is it? What's with all these phone calls?

-It's none of your business. Give it!

-What is it?

-She won't tell me.

-Well, open it and see, then.

-Don't!

-Go on.

"RSVP. Thank you for the invitation to your house-warming party.

"We would love to come."

-No, no, no, no, no, no.

-It's too late.

It's the last thing we need at the moment.

You don't have to lift a finger. It's all organised.

It's not happening, Karen.

We can have peace when we're dead, Rob.

This is my dream house, and I'm going to live that dream

and no-one is going to stop me.

-Well?

-One...second.

Oh, come on. Is everything OK?

Yeah, yeah, I think so. Just give us a sec.

Oh, come on, Freya. What happened today?

Oh, man. You're not going to believe it.

Letherbridge Life and Letherbridge FM both got in contact.

Both want to do features on me - on us - cos of my blog.

No. No. Freya, the job. Did they make a decision?

Uh, yeah. Kevin got the job.

Uh, they're going to keep me on as a trainee till I get my resit results.

Oh, that's fantastic.

You know, you can stay at the Mill and this time next year you can...

Oh, I'm dead pleased for you.

Ah, yes!

Come on, we have lift-off.

Your money and your phone!

Now!

-He had a needle.

-Did he stick you with it?

There's a possibility that you've been exposed to HIV and some forms of hepatitis.

-Is that him?

-Yeah.

You have every right to look up records...

..as long as you're not planning to breach confidentiality.

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