Matter of Chance

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0:00:42 > 0:00:43Morning.

0:00:46 > 0:00:48Better get moving.

0:00:48 > 0:00:54# The cows on the bus go moo-moo-moo all day long... #

0:00:57 > 0:00:59There you go.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02So where shall we go today?

0:01:03 > 0:01:09What about a trip on a spaceship to Mars? No?

0:01:09 > 0:01:13OK. What about a ride in the van to Liz's?

0:01:13 > 0:01:15More like it, eh?

0:01:15 > 0:01:16DOORBELL RINGS

0:01:16 > 0:01:19Eat your cereal, Daddy will be back in a minute.

0:01:23 > 0:01:24Alex?

0:01:24 > 0:01:27Hi. How have you been?

0:01:27 > 0:01:29Just passing?

0:01:29 > 0:01:32I've come straight from the airport. Couldn't wait to see you.

0:01:32 > 0:01:34How long has it been? Two years?

0:01:34 > 0:01:35Maria...

0:01:37 > 0:01:38Can I see her?

0:01:48 > 0:01:49Tea or coffee?

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Whatever you're having.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55Look, Mand, I'm as gobsmacked as you are, yeah.

0:01:58 > 0:02:00You said you were straight.

0:02:00 > 0:02:01I am.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07Maybe being bi runs in the family.

0:02:07 > 0:02:10Lois, this is a really big deal for me.

0:02:10 > 0:02:12But it doesn't have to be.

0:02:12 > 0:02:15It's the first time I've slept with anyone since Freya.

0:02:15 > 0:02:17And it just happens to be her sister!

0:02:17 > 0:02:19You think this is about Freya?

0:02:20 > 0:02:24- I don't know! - Neither do I, if I'm honest.

0:02:26 > 0:02:28What if we were just comforting each other?

0:02:28 > 0:02:31What's so terrible about that?

0:02:34 > 0:02:36Where do we go from here?

0:02:36 > 0:02:43I can't see how something so lovely can possibly be bad.

0:02:46 > 0:02:50I haven't even had my shower yet! Can we talk again?

0:02:50 > 0:02:52Yeah. Of course. Get ready. I'll do this.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57She's beautiful.

0:02:58 > 0:03:03Always was. Bigger now. More hair.

0:03:03 > 0:03:05Slightly less vulnerable than when you walked out.

0:03:05 > 0:03:08Paul, I deserve everything you throw at me.

0:03:08 > 0:03:11Yeah, well, we shouldn't be doing it in front of Maria.

0:03:11 > 0:03:14I bet Mummy would like to meet Winklefoot.

0:03:14 > 0:03:15Winklefoot?

0:03:15 > 0:03:18Hmm. She made that up herself.

0:03:18 > 0:03:20On the table in front of you.

0:03:21 > 0:03:25Wow, she's well-loved.

0:03:25 > 0:03:28I think old is the word you're looking for.

0:03:28 > 0:03:29Out of milk, I'm afraid.

0:03:29 > 0:03:31No worries. I've been drinking Turkish.

0:03:31 > 0:03:32Of course you have.

0:03:32 > 0:03:37- Anyway, the dig's closed down. - Really?

0:03:37 > 0:03:40We've applied for another grant. I'm not hopeful, though.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43Had enough there, honeybee? You've done really well there.

0:03:43 > 0:03:45We've found lots of really interesting artefacts,

0:03:45 > 0:03:48but nothing sexy, you know?

0:03:48 > 0:03:51And, anyway, the Turkish authorities want to build housing on the site.

0:03:51 > 0:03:53So, you're at a loose end?

0:03:53 > 0:03:55That's not it.

0:03:55 > 0:03:58Hardly a day has gone by when I haven't thought about us.

0:03:58 > 0:03:59How I messed up.

0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Easy to say.- Well, this isn't.

0:04:01 > 0:04:05I've never stopped loving you. I want to try again.

0:04:05 > 0:04:08You swan in here without even a phone call and expect me

0:04:08 > 0:04:10- to fall at your feet? - Of course not.

0:04:10 > 0:04:12It might surprise you to know I have a life.

0:04:12 > 0:04:14Not as fascinating as yours, obviously!

0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Can't we at least talk about it? - No, Alex, we can't. I'm due at work.

0:04:18 > 0:04:20Later, then? I'll look after Maria.

0:04:20 > 0:04:22No chance! There we go, come on!

0:04:37 > 0:04:39Oh, you're kidding me?!

0:04:41 > 0:04:43HE SIGHS

0:04:44 > 0:04:47ENGINE STOPS

0:04:55 > 0:04:57Maria!

0:04:57 > 0:05:00Hello, my darling!

0:05:00 > 0:05:02Hello, Winklefoot!

0:05:02 > 0:05:05- What's up? - Some joker's nicked all my tools.

0:05:05 > 0:05:08Oh, Paul! Have you called the police?

0:05:08 > 0:05:11Yup. Interpol are probably onto it right now.

0:05:11 > 0:05:12Let me help you out.

0:05:12 > 0:05:15- We can go to the garden centre... - No, I'll manage.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18Have you got anything I could use in that shed of yours?

0:05:18 > 0:05:20I'm not sure. It's all shrouded in cobwebs.

0:05:20 > 0:05:22If I'm not out in half an hour, get help.

0:05:22 > 0:05:24Will do.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31Come on. Let's see what we can find, eh?

0:05:36 > 0:05:38Hiya!

0:05:41 > 0:05:44Yeah, you look nice.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46I've made an effort.

0:05:46 > 0:05:49I've just got my old fishing gear on.

0:05:49 > 0:05:52I've brought you some wellies. Your wellies.

0:05:52 > 0:05:54I don't need them. I've got my boots on.

0:05:56 > 0:05:57So where are we going?

0:05:57 > 0:05:59Let's just see, shall we?

0:05:59 > 0:06:02Me and you had more than one location

0:06:02 > 0:06:06- where we used to enjoy our favourite hobby.- Did we?

0:06:06 > 0:06:10Yeah, we did. But I'm not going to tell you which one.

0:06:10 > 0:06:12- It's a surprise.- Ooh!

0:06:14 > 0:06:17Maria's having a nap. We've been playing hide and seek.

0:06:17 > 0:06:19I bet she told you off for finding her too quickly?

0:06:19 > 0:06:23No, I'm wise to that one. What on earth...?

0:06:23 > 0:06:25Did you know that secateurs were first used

0:06:25 > 0:06:27in the early 19th century?

0:06:27 > 0:06:28And these are the original pair?

0:06:28 > 0:06:30Almost definitely.

0:06:31 > 0:06:34Listen, I've got a proposition.

0:06:34 > 0:06:36Yeah?

0:06:36 > 0:06:40I know you've been having some money problems recently.

0:06:41 > 0:06:43Why don't you and Maria move in here?

0:06:45 > 0:06:47I don't mean...

0:06:47 > 0:06:49No, of course!

0:06:49 > 0:06:50SHE LAUGHS

0:06:50 > 0:06:53Let me start again.

0:06:53 > 0:06:56This house is far too big for me.

0:06:56 > 0:06:58There's enough room for you and Maria to have your own

0:06:58 > 0:07:00private apartment - rent free -

0:07:00 > 0:07:02until you get yourself back on your feet.

0:07:02 > 0:07:03Liz, I couldn't...

0:07:03 > 0:07:08But it makes such good sense and would take the pressure off you.

0:07:08 > 0:07:10I love having Maria around.

0:07:10 > 0:07:12No, you don't understand.

0:07:13 > 0:07:17Thing is, Alex turned up on my doorstep this morning.

0:07:19 > 0:07:20Oh.

0:07:22 > 0:07:24That does complicate matters.

0:07:24 > 0:07:27That's an understatement. I'm all over the place.

0:07:27 > 0:07:30And here's me adding to your confusion.

0:07:30 > 0:07:36No, you haven't. It was a lovely offer - kind, generous...

0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'm sounding like a prat now!

0:07:39 > 0:07:40No, you don't.

0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'd better go and check on Maria.

0:07:43 > 0:07:46OK. Thank you. Really.

0:07:55 > 0:07:57HE SCREAMS, GROANS

0:08:03 > 0:08:04KNOCK ON DOOR

0:08:04 > 0:08:06There's that patient I wanted you to look at.

0:08:06 > 0:08:09I'm off out on a visit. I'll catch you later.

0:08:09 > 0:08:12Is this the one that's three months pregnant?

0:08:12 > 0:08:13What's the problem?

0:08:13 > 0:08:17Lester Doncaster, 73. Hold the front page!

0:08:17 > 0:08:20Sorry! It's the wrong one. I'll get it to you later.

0:08:20 > 0:08:23How did it go with Lois?

0:08:23 > 0:08:25You have asked her to move out?

0:08:31 > 0:08:33Yes, but I changed my mind.

0:08:33 > 0:08:34How come?

0:08:34 > 0:08:36Because it's not right.

0:08:36 > 0:08:39You've got to stop living in the past.

0:08:39 > 0:08:42I'm sick of this. I can't just forget about Freya.

0:08:42 > 0:08:44You think I can. Look, Mandy, I get it, I really do.

0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Freya was a one-off. - I'm never going to have that again.

0:08:47 > 0:08:49Not with her sister hanging around.

0:08:49 > 0:08:52Me and Lois are helping each other.

0:08:52 > 0:08:55It feels good to have someone around who understands.

0:08:55 > 0:08:57I understand. If you need to talk about Freya...

0:08:57 > 0:09:03Look, Kevin, thank you for your concern, but everything's fine.

0:09:03 > 0:09:05Can we just drop it, please!

0:09:08 > 0:09:11I think it would be advisable to go to A&E.

0:09:11 > 0:09:14- That's what I told him.- I haven't got time to sit around hospital.

0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Paul?- Chris!

0:09:16 > 0:09:18Hey, man! How's it going?

0:09:18 > 0:09:19Whoa!

0:09:19 > 0:09:22- It's not as bad as it looks. - Let me see.

0:09:22 > 0:09:25He cut himself with some very rusty secateurs.

0:09:26 > 0:09:27Who's this?

0:09:27 > 0:09:29That's Maria, my little girl.

0:09:29 > 0:09:33Hiya! Listen, I'm going to take Daddy through to my room

0:09:33 > 0:09:35and make his hand better. OK?

0:09:35 > 0:09:37Will you tell Dr Tyler to come through when he's free?

0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Certainly. Please take a seat.- Thank you.

0:09:40 > 0:09:42Let's go and sit over here.

0:09:48 > 0:09:51Keep them closed. Just a little bit further.

0:09:53 > 0:09:55DUCKS QUACK

0:09:56 > 0:10:01Right. OK, open your eyes.

0:10:02 > 0:10:05Takes your breath away, doesn't it?

0:10:05 > 0:10:07Oh, yeah!

0:10:07 > 0:10:10You've always loved this place.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12A haven of peace, you said,

0:10:12 > 0:10:16no sound except the rustling of the leaves, the swish of the rod,

0:10:16 > 0:10:18the whirring of the reel.

0:10:18 > 0:10:21- I think it's coming back to me. - Is it?

0:10:21 > 0:10:22Fantastic, or what!

0:10:22 > 0:10:25Yeah, what exactly can you remember?

0:10:25 > 0:10:28You know, sitting here on the bank, casting on.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31- In. Casting in. - That's what I said.- Yeah.

0:10:31 > 0:10:33Anyway, I think we'd better get on.

0:10:36 > 0:10:38So, you're a dad!

0:10:38 > 0:10:40Yup. She's Alex's.

0:10:42 > 0:10:45She never really wanted kids. I did.

0:10:45 > 0:10:48I persuaded her to go ahead with the pregnancy.

0:10:48 > 0:10:50It was a disaster.

0:10:50 > 0:10:54To cut a long and painful story short, archaeology won out

0:10:54 > 0:10:56and she left for Turkey.

0:10:56 > 0:10:58Ah, I'm sorry.

0:10:58 > 0:11:00Can I just lift your sleeve?

0:11:01 > 0:11:05But now she's back and wants a fresh start.

0:11:05 > 0:11:07I'm completely floored.

0:11:07 > 0:11:09I've spent the last two years hating her,

0:11:09 > 0:11:11why didn't I just tell her to get lost?

0:11:16 > 0:11:20What does your cougar missus think about it all?

0:11:20 > 0:11:22Who?

0:11:23 > 0:11:25Are you sure these are my wellies?

0:11:25 > 0:11:27They seem ever so big.

0:11:27 > 0:11:33Yeah. It just leaves enough room for your fisherman's socks.

0:11:33 > 0:11:35Fisherman's socks?

0:11:35 > 0:11:37Knitted by the fair hands of Auntie Ag.

0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Bang on for keeping your feet warm. - Where are they, then?

0:11:40 > 0:11:43I've gone and left them at home. Sorry about that.

0:11:43 > 0:11:46I know what a stickler you are for the right gear.

0:11:48 > 0:11:49What are you doing?

0:11:49 > 0:11:52I'm just about to bait the line. Can you pass me that box?

0:11:53 > 0:11:55SHE SHRIEKS

0:11:55 > 0:12:01Come here! It's all right. It's OK. It's just maggots.

0:12:05 > 0:12:07Liz is always there when I need her, you know?

0:12:07 > 0:12:13She's kind, generous, good fun. She's been like a mother to Maria.

0:12:14 > 0:12:16I can't believe you thought we were an item.

0:12:16 > 0:12:19It's obvious she cares about you.

0:12:19 > 0:12:22We care about each other, but as friends.

0:12:22 > 0:12:24That's as far as it goes.

0:12:24 > 0:12:27And, anyway, I'm definitely not her type.

0:12:27 > 0:12:30Oh, I dunno. You've got the rustic charm thing going on.

0:12:30 > 0:12:33Don't push your luck, Reid!

0:12:33 > 0:12:35- HIGH-PITCHED VOICE:- I haven't got any shoes!

0:12:35 > 0:12:39Your granddaughter is so very well-behaved.

0:12:39 > 0:12:41Actually, she's not my granddaughter.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44You obviously have a very special bond.

0:12:44 > 0:12:46Erm, thank you.

0:12:46 > 0:12:47Hey!

0:12:47 > 0:12:51There we are. I told you Daddy would be fine.

0:12:51 > 0:12:54A little birdie has told me that you have been very brave.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57She most certainly has.

0:12:57 > 0:12:59Listen, it's been really good to see you.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02- You know where I am. - Definitely. Thanks, Chris.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04Let's go home and I shall find us some treats.

0:13:04 > 0:13:07To be honest, I wondered if you'd look after Maria for a while.

0:13:07 > 0:13:09I know it's a cheek...

0:13:09 > 0:13:13No. Not at all. Of course. You know I love having her.

0:13:17 > 0:13:19Problem?

0:13:19 > 0:13:21Nah, you're all right, mate.

0:13:21 > 0:13:24Actually, how did Mandy seem to you today?

0:13:24 > 0:13:28She seems all right. A little narky earlier on, maybe.

0:13:28 > 0:13:30Did you ask her why?

0:13:30 > 0:13:32No. Should I have done?

0:13:32 > 0:13:36She's got Freya's sister, Lois, staying with her.

0:13:36 > 0:13:39When someone dies, families get together to share memories.

0:13:39 > 0:13:43It's part of the grieving process. Look, Kev, I didn't even know Freya.

0:13:43 > 0:13:44But from where I'm standing,

0:13:44 > 0:13:47I don't know what you're getting stressed out about.

0:13:53 > 0:13:54I dunno...

0:13:58 > 0:14:01I thought you'd done another runner.

0:14:01 > 0:14:04Ah, I haven't finished yet. I wasn't expecting you so early.

0:14:04 > 0:14:06What have you done?

0:14:06 > 0:14:09Nothing much. Chris Reid fixed it up for me.

0:14:09 > 0:14:13Chris? Wow! There's a blast from the past.

0:14:14 > 0:14:16Oh, poor you!

0:14:16 > 0:14:19Alex, I came here to have a conversation.

0:14:19 > 0:14:21Don't you like the room?

0:14:21 > 0:14:23That's not the point.

0:14:23 > 0:14:26OK, let's sit down.

0:14:31 > 0:14:32So...?

0:14:32 > 0:14:37OK, do you have any idea what sharing my life means?

0:14:37 > 0:14:41I'm not talking about a big, romantic reunion.

0:14:41 > 0:14:43This is about practicalities.

0:14:43 > 0:14:45For a start, I'm behind with the rent.

0:14:45 > 0:14:47That's all going to change.

0:14:47 > 0:14:48You've unpacked your magic wand, have you?

0:14:48 > 0:14:51Better than that. I've got an interview.

0:14:51 > 0:14:53An interview? For what?

0:14:53 > 0:14:56Curator of Antiquities at the museum. It's as good as mine.

0:14:56 > 0:14:58So you actually have a plan?

0:14:58 > 0:15:04Paul, I didn't just come here on a whim. Please believe me.

0:15:04 > 0:15:08I would, if it wasn't your tendency to walk away when things get rough!

0:15:09 > 0:15:11Ouch!

0:15:11 > 0:15:13I thought it was your destiny to go to Turkey

0:15:13 > 0:15:16and uncover some ancient kingdom or other?

0:15:16 > 0:15:18Maybe you think that's a better gift to humanity

0:15:18 > 0:15:20than being a good mother to one little girl?

0:15:20 > 0:15:25No, I was terrified of the responsibility.

0:15:25 > 0:15:27I still am.

0:15:28 > 0:15:30What makes you think you can hack it now?

0:15:30 > 0:15:33Because I've grown up. I understand what I lost.

0:15:33 > 0:15:36You've no idea how much I missed you and Maria.

0:15:36 > 0:15:37Paul, look at me.

0:15:39 > 0:15:41This time, I'm back for good.

0:15:49 > 0:15:51Any plans for your afternoon off, Nurse Reid?

0:15:51 > 0:15:52Not really.

0:15:52 > 0:15:56I'll swing by the gym, pump a bit of iron, get the biceps in shape.

0:15:56 > 0:15:57I approve of exercise.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00You are lucky, the Good Lord has given you a fit young body.

0:16:00 > 0:16:02Whoa, Mrs T!

0:16:02 > 0:16:05I mean fit in the sporting sense.

0:16:05 > 0:16:09It is not a good idea to be pumping all that iron.

0:16:09 > 0:16:14Unless you want to end up looking like that...what is his name...?

0:16:14 > 0:16:15Oh! Conan the Terminator.

0:16:15 > 0:16:17HE LAUGHS

0:16:17 > 0:16:19Your friend's little girl left that behind.

0:16:21 > 0:16:22I'll go and drop it round.

0:16:22 > 0:16:24Give me and Paul a chance to catch up properly.

0:16:33 > 0:16:35Well, I enjoyed it anyway.

0:16:35 > 0:16:38Don't worry, you haven't lost your touch.

0:16:38 > 0:16:40- But sex is one thing... - What's the other?

0:16:40 > 0:16:44I'm serious, Alex. This isn't the reality.

0:16:44 > 0:16:45We're parents!

0:16:46 > 0:16:48You don't trust me, do you?

0:16:48 > 0:16:50Can you blame me?

0:16:50 > 0:16:52- I don't want to see my little girl messed up.- Our little girl.

0:16:52 > 0:16:56Paul, we've got to try and put the past behind us.

0:16:56 > 0:17:00For Maria's sake. Today has to be day one for her.

0:17:00 > 0:17:01You really mean that?

0:17:01 > 0:17:05Yes, yes, yes! How many times?

0:17:17 > 0:17:21Careful, you'll tangle it in the trees!

0:17:21 > 0:17:24Hey, you're talking to a woman who netted a pike.

0:17:24 > 0:17:28Yes, I-I-I know, I know that, but this is a different kind of angling.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30This is for smaller fish.

0:17:30 > 0:17:32Why am I wasting my time on tiddlers?

0:17:34 > 0:17:36That's a good question.

0:17:36 > 0:17:40Why don't you let me demonstrate, remind you of the technique?

0:17:40 > 0:17:42Go on, then.

0:17:44 > 0:17:47Do you know what? I've got an idea.

0:17:47 > 0:17:51I think I would learn a lot more from here.

0:17:58 > 0:18:03Jeremy, that's fantastic news! I can't believe we've pulled it off.

0:18:05 > 0:18:06No, come in.

0:18:06 > 0:18:09Sorry, a friend of mine's just arrived.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11I'll call you back later.

0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Chris, how lovely to see you! - Yeah, you too.

0:18:14 > 0:18:18We've been baking little cakes.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21Maria put the cherries on all by herself.

0:18:21 > 0:18:23Lovely.

0:18:23 > 0:18:25We were going to have them after lunch.

0:18:25 > 0:18:30But, anyway, shall I pack them up for you to take away

0:18:30 > 0:18:32or shall we save them for tomorrow?

0:18:34 > 0:18:37Perhaps you won't be coming back tomorrow.

0:18:37 > 0:18:39To be honest, I haven't got that far.

0:18:42 > 0:18:45This is a very big decision, Paul.

0:18:45 > 0:18:47Don't you think you need a little bit more time?

0:18:47 > 0:18:50For what? I either take her back or I don't.

0:18:50 > 0:18:54Maria is at an age where she will pick up on any conflict.

0:18:54 > 0:18:55Life is conflict.

0:18:55 > 0:18:58Yes, but it doesn't have to include being abandoned.

0:18:58 > 0:19:02Liz, I appreciate your advice but I do know what I'm doing.

0:19:02 > 0:19:04The question is, does Alex?

0:19:04 > 0:19:06Yes, I think she does.

0:19:10 > 0:19:14OK, so I'm following my heart. Is that such a bad thing?

0:19:16 > 0:19:20That depends on whether your feelings are reciprocated.

0:19:26 > 0:19:27I'll go get her ready.

0:19:34 > 0:19:35Not caught anything, then?

0:19:37 > 0:19:40No. I just don't have your skill.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42Are you not bored?

0:19:42 > 0:19:44Shall we swap? I could do with a sarnie.

0:19:44 > 0:19:45- No, thanks.- Aw, go on!

0:19:46 > 0:19:51There's nothing like watching a top angler netting a fish.

0:19:51 > 0:19:56That moment of tension as the silver body emerges

0:19:56 > 0:19:58and glints in the sunlight...

0:19:58 > 0:19:59You're smirking!

0:19:59 > 0:20:01No. That's a smile of contentment.

0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's a smirk!

0:20:03 > 0:20:04Hey!

0:20:04 > 0:20:10That smirk...I've seen that before. That's your wind-up face!

0:20:13 > 0:20:15- You remember!- Get off!

0:20:15 > 0:20:16Don't be like that!

0:20:16 > 0:20:18You're taking advantage of a sick woman!

0:20:18 > 0:20:21How can I do that, you won't let me anywhere near you?

0:20:21 > 0:20:26I mean, you're lying about me liking fishing.

0:20:26 > 0:20:28Ah. Yeah, well...

0:20:28 > 0:20:30- It was worth a try, wasn't it? - Yeah?

0:20:32 > 0:20:34- I knew all along!- No, you didn't!

0:20:34 > 0:20:38Yes, I did! You think that I'd be caught dead here?

0:20:38 > 0:20:40It's the middle of nowhere!

0:20:42 > 0:20:43Give us a kiss!

0:20:43 > 0:20:44SHE LAUGHS

0:20:44 > 0:20:47In your dreams! And it's cold.

0:20:47 > 0:20:49I've got another flask of coffee in the car.

0:20:53 > 0:20:55If I knew we were going to be celebrating,

0:20:55 > 0:20:58- I'd have bought champagne. - Isn't it a bit soon for that?

0:20:58 > 0:21:00Surely you need to discuss it with Paul first?

0:21:00 > 0:21:02What's there to discuss?

0:21:02 > 0:21:04Whether he thinks it's a good idea.

0:21:06 > 0:21:08There's only one way to find out.

0:21:08 > 0:21:12Paul, we've got another two years' funding on the Turkey dig!

0:21:13 > 0:21:16Look who I found.

0:21:16 > 0:21:17Come here.

0:21:17 > 0:21:20Do you want to go and show me your toys?

0:21:24 > 0:21:26MUSIC PLAYS

0:21:28 > 0:21:30Are you trying to get me drunk?

0:21:30 > 0:21:33No. It's just a little drop of rum.

0:21:43 > 0:21:45I'm going to miss you this weekend.

0:21:45 > 0:21:47Why?

0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I've got a course.- How long?

0:21:50 > 0:21:51Back on Monday.

0:21:52 > 0:21:53I suppose I'll survive.

0:21:55 > 0:21:57We can go out again, if you like.

0:22:00 > 0:22:01If you're lucky.

0:22:10 > 0:22:12- It's different this time.- Really?

0:22:12 > 0:22:16There's a research assistant post with your name on it.

0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Do I have a say in this at all? - You need to think about it?

0:22:19 > 0:22:22Paul, this is a fantastic opportunity!

0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Granted. But where will we live? - On the campsite.

0:22:24 > 0:22:26We're taking Maria to live in a tent?

0:22:28 > 0:22:29Kids love camping!

0:22:29 > 0:22:31Where will she go to school?

0:22:31 > 0:22:33I haven't sorted the details yet.

0:22:33 > 0:22:38- Alex, you said you were committed to being a family.- I am!

0:22:38 > 0:22:41So take the job in the museum. Please.

0:22:41 > 0:22:43You surely don't expect me to abandon the dig!

0:22:48 > 0:22:51So you've made your choice - again.

0:22:51 > 0:22:54Paul, I want you.

0:22:54 > 0:22:56But not Maria?

0:22:56 > 0:22:59If I'm wrong about that, please, please, set me straight!

0:23:01 > 0:23:03It was just the heat of the moment.

0:23:03 > 0:23:05What? When you forgot you had a daughter?

0:23:09 > 0:23:11I have a choice to make, then, don't I?

0:23:15 > 0:23:16I'm sorry, Alex.

0:23:20 > 0:23:25MUSIC: "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" by Billie Holiday

0:23:32 > 0:23:37Sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry!

0:23:38 > 0:23:40MUSIC STOPS

0:23:40 > 0:23:43I've put my foot in it again, haven't I?

0:23:43 > 0:23:46Thanks. What is this?

0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Oh. - SHE LAUGHS

0:23:50 > 0:23:53It's been a while since I've seen this.

0:23:53 > 0:23:54Fancy a game?

0:23:54 > 0:23:57Only if you fancy getting slaughtered.

0:23:57 > 0:24:00All right, bring it on. Bring it on.

0:24:04 > 0:24:06Right, do you fancy a beer?

0:24:06 > 0:24:09No, Maria'll want a story before bed.

0:24:09 > 0:24:13I wouldn't want Daddy's beery breath to be an abiding memory.

0:24:13 > 0:24:15I wouldn't worry about that.

0:24:16 > 0:24:19Grab a tea towel. Welcome to my world!

0:24:23 > 0:24:24I'm really sorry, mate.

0:24:25 > 0:24:29I'm an idiot. I took my eye off the ball.

0:24:29 > 0:24:32You had the opportunity to get your family back together.

0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's not your fault it didn't work out.

0:24:35 > 0:24:37Love is supposed to be the answer to everything.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39Nobody warns you it's the start of your problems.

0:24:39 > 0:24:42Especially if you fall for the wrong person.

0:24:43 > 0:24:45I'm such an idiot.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47There you go again.

0:24:47 > 0:24:50No, really, I am. I need a big favour.

0:24:53 > 0:24:55How are you with The Hungry Caterpillar?

0:24:56 > 0:24:58You forgot the cakes.

0:24:58 > 0:24:59They'll keep.

0:25:02 > 0:25:04Paul, I can barely look at you.

0:25:04 > 0:25:06Blimey! Am I that bad?

0:25:06 > 0:25:11I let my feelings slip today and now nothing will be the same between us.

0:25:11 > 0:25:13Probably not.

0:25:13 > 0:25:16When I asked you to move in, it wasn't with any ulterior motive.

0:25:16 > 0:25:18I know.

0:25:18 > 0:25:21It's ridiculous. I'm old enough to be your mother!

0:25:21 > 0:25:23I know that, too.

0:25:23 > 0:25:25Wrong answer.

0:25:25 > 0:25:27How about "You don't look it"?

0:25:30 > 0:25:31Listen...

0:25:32 > 0:25:35I'm the one who made a fool of myself today.

0:25:35 > 0:25:38You were right and I should have listened to you.

0:25:38 > 0:25:40I should have bitten your hand off when you asked me

0:25:40 > 0:25:44- and Maria to move in. - You mean...?

0:25:44 > 0:25:45And if I was any sort of a catch,

0:25:45 > 0:25:48I could afford to take you out to dinner.

0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Dinner?- Yeah.

0:25:59 > 0:26:02And it's Wilson for the reds, going for goal...

0:26:02 > 0:26:04That's what you think!

0:26:04 > 0:26:07Brilliantly tackled by Marquez for the blues.

0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Hey!- Own goal. 4-3 to the reds.

0:26:11 > 0:26:13- You tilted the table! - You're a sore loser!

0:26:13 > 0:26:16- I'm disallowing it. - You're not allowed to disallow.

0:26:16 > 0:26:20There are rules, you know. Cheaters never prosper.

0:26:20 > 0:26:21Ooh, get you!

0:26:21 > 0:26:22LAUGHTER

0:26:22 > 0:26:25- You spun the rod. Stop the game! - No.

0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Stop the game! That's outrageous! - I know! Come here.

0:26:29 > 0:26:31You're not allowed that. Stop it. Stop the game!

0:26:31 > 0:26:34THEY LAUGH

0:26:36 > 0:26:38Come here.

0:26:50 > 0:26:52HE GASPS Mum, Mum!

0:26:52 > 0:26:53Who is it?!

0:26:53 > 0:26:55It's your dad.

0:26:55 > 0:26:56I've been like this for years.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58Tommy, we don't want this to be fatal.

0:26:58 > 0:27:00Life's fatal.

0:27:00 > 0:27:03Don't you ever come near her ever again.

0:27:03 > 0:27:07But Mum doesn't want to know. And he's really ill!

0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Just out there on his own.- I know.