Someone Else's Shoes Doctors

Normally beautiful women

float around like they're some sort of superior life form.

But she doesn't even know how stunning she is.

And best of all, she likes me for who I am.

Hmm.

What are you staring at anyway?

I'm waiting for a delivery.

DOORBELL RINGS

Oh, great.

Mrs Tembe! Just the woman!

Everything all right?

Yes, thank you.

It's just you don't seem your usual, dynamic self.

After all, you are the first impression the public gets.

Has there been a complaint?

No. Just...as a colleague...

Thank you for your concern, Mr Bellamy,

but after the last few months, I just want to get on with my work.

Hmm, what you need is a new challenge.

If you think I am going on another obstacle course,

you are very much mistaken.

No. Something that will keep you occupied

and use your considerable talents, and benefit The Mill, of course.

If you'd like I could put together some ideas?

Well, yes.

Yes, I would like that very much.

Good. Very good!

Oh. Got it!

Ah! The new blow up doll's arrived.

Ha ha(!) No, running shoes.

Top of the range, ultra-lightweight,

custom arch support to prevent overpronation.

Comment cough incoming. Boring! Why do you have to plan everything?

You need to learn to relax, embrace life's wonderful chaos!

Don't tell me they sent you the wrong size?

That's better. I don't know what was wrong with him last night.

Maybe we should get him down for an early nap

so that we can pop back to bed ourselves?

Nice try, Granger.

But we should stick to the routine or he'll just get worse.

Fine. I should probably be heading off before too long anyway.

-Heading off?

-Didn't I say? Pub lunch with Tom from med school.

I thought you were coming to buy Joe's first pair of shoes with me.

I forgot...

It's an important milestone, Daniel. Don't you want to be there?

OK, I'll call him to see if he can meet later on.

Shoe-shopping it is! Great!

Yeah, yeah. But it's the wrong parcel.

Well, what am I supposed to do, then?

Oh, right. Great. Thank you, thank you.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

'Hi. I think I have your shoes?'

My trekking boots? Ah, you're a lifesaver!

-'I don't suppose...'

-Your trainers? Yeah.

-'Well, that's presuming you are...'

-Oh, I'm Dr Clay.

Oh, so are you a real doctor then, not just an 80s DJ?

No, I'm a GP.

'OK, well. That's a relief, so...'

So, er, well, I'm in Letherbridge. So I could pop round after work?

Oh...

I dunno. Sounds a bit creepy.

'You might be a serial killer or something. How about'

we meet at a cafe on Grosvenor Street at, erm, two o'clock?

-How are we going to know...

-'You can always wear a red carnation.'

OK. Bye.

One more mouthful.

Go on, when you're 17, Daddy'll buy you a sports car, OK?

A nice little two seater. Red, girls love red.

What's wrong?

Didn't fit. I'm going to have to try somewhere else.

Joe, remind me, who are we shopping here for today?

JOE BREAKS WIND

-Oh!

-What's wrong?

Well with all the excitement of the shopping,

he couldn't contain himself.

-Oh, perfect!

-Where are you going?

You can change him and I'll pop to Chatoyer to try on

that wonderfully sinful little black dress in the window.

I thought we were here for Joe?

-When else do I get to try things on? Anyway, you two can have some man time.

-Yes, but...

There you go then. Everyone's a winner.

I don't know what you're looking so happy about. Come on.

Oh, my goodness!

Dr Clay, I presume?

Yeah. How did you...?

-Package.

-Oh!

You decided against the carnation, I see.

Lunch?

Well, no actually, I was going to head straight back to...

I've dragged you across town.

The least I can do is buy you lunch. Sit.

Scuse me!

Hello.

Can I get another cranberry juice, please, and...

falafel salad?

-Oh, erm...

-The quiche is good.

Yeah, well, OK. I'll have the quiche, and a water, please.

Thanks.

So, you're a runner?

Yeah. Well, it's a hobby. You know.

Yeah. Do you race?

Erm, sometimes. I've got a half marathon coming up actually,

but I tend not to think about it as racing against other people as such.

Just, erm, more of...

-I'm sorry. That's really boring, isn't it?

-No! No, no, no, no. I'm interested. Honestly.

I'm... I'm just not into it myself, mind. You know.

Traumatised by cross country at school. Why running?

My ex-wife,

she thought that it'd be a good idea to start running

and spend more time together.

Turns out she doesn't really like running.

Or spending time together.

-I'm sorry.

-No. It's fine.

-That wasn't funny.

-It's fine.

Oh, look, that is gorgeous! We should get that.

For Joe?

-No, for you, you idiot. Yes, of course for Joe!

-Really?

Why not?

-It's a bit girly.

-Excuse me?

I'm just not sure that that's the sort of thing that he'd play with.

That is unbelievably sexist!

No, it's not!

Why don't we get him a wooden garage for all his cars?

Are you honestly saying you'd rather he was a mechanic than a chef?

-That's not what I'm saying! What's wrong with being a mechanic?

-This is 2013, Daniel.

Anyway I don't need your permission to buy Joe a present!

Fine, do what you want. As always.

I'm going to go and look for some new shirts for work.

-OK, but aren't we all shopping together...

-"When do I get the chance?"

-So do you ever go back?

-To Cardiff? Not really.

I loved it there.

Mum used to take us back to see Gran in the holidays.

You know, sneaking into bars underage on St Mary's Street.

Then down Chip Alley for a kebab?

Yes! Oh, happy days!

Is that what the boots are for?

Trekking the Brecon Beacons?

Not exactly. I'm doing the Inca Trail.

Wow.

Oh, that's nothing cos after Peru

I'm going to travel down through South America.

Got Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.

And did you know they still speak Welsh in parts of Patagonia?

That's amazing. So...

Sorry.

I'm sorry. It's usually better service than this.

-I think she's having a bad day.

-It's fine.

-Probably just jealous.

-What of?

Well, I'm having lunch with a handsome stranger.

Mrs Tembe? The projects we talked about.

-Oh!

-See what you think?

-Yes.

Something wrong?

Er, no! They...they all look very...stimulating.

Yes, and all achievable alongside your current role.

But?

Well, I was hoping for something a little more challenging than...

"the completion of a full stationery audit".

OK, what about that one?

Yes, well, I did that one last month.

And the one below, the month before. But no, but it is fine.

Well, never mind, we'll find you something.

Ah, the CCG have just published a new programme on training courses.

Why don't you take a look at the website

and see what takes your fancy?

Yes. Yes. Thank you, Mr Bellamy!

-Come on, I want to get some fresh air.

-OK.

What are you doing?

I thought we should be out of sight before she realises.

-Realises what?

-We didn't pay.

-What?!

-Hey, where are you going?

-I'm a GP and a police surgeon. What if...?

-Come on! The food was awful!

Anyway, it says "Friendly service guaranteed" on the door. About as friendly as chlamydia.

-Yeah, well, it's kind of not the point.

-It's totally the point.

She was an absolute cowbag. Tell me I'm wrong.

Yeah, OK, she was a cowbag.

When was the last time you did something naughty?

All right, but if we get arrested I didn't know anything about it.

Deal. As long as you come and visit me in prison.

Come on, I want to show you something.

-I've got to get back to work!

-It won't take long!

Aren't you nervous going off around the world by yourself?

I'm terrified. That's the whole point.

My fiance, that guy I told you about,

he used to criticise me for everything that I did

and I was so terrified of doing anything wrong,

that I ended up doing nothing at all.

I don't want to live my life like that. Look.

I was 16, on my way home from a party.

I'd just snogged this boy who I fancied and I was so happy,

I carved it so I'd always remember.

How romantic!

That's not what I meant. I was optimistic and free.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to feel like that again?

I... I don't think I was ever like that.

Well, maybe you should start to change things. Look.

A list of things I've never had the guts to do.

-"Run out of a restaurant without paying".

-Yeah.

Well, what do you want to do next?

Remind me why we're doing this again?

Because it's fun.

-I don't even know the words.

-Liar.

Everybody knows the words.

OK, well, couldn't we choose something else? I mean, it's...

No, no, no. Too late, someone's coming.

-Oh hat, hat!

-Why? What for?

We need a hat, don't we?

Otherwise we're not busking,

we're just two lunatics singing in the park!

A one, a one, a one, two, three, four.

# Hey Jude!

# Don't make it bad

# Take a sad song and make it better... #

Thank you.

# Remember to let her into your heart

# Then you can start to make it better. #

Ooh, look at this. A couple more of those,

have enough for an ice cream.

Ambitious? In what way?

Well, do you think she's happy being just a receptionist?

As far as I know. Why?

Well, I offered to arrange some training for her.

She chose to do a course on Practice Management.

You worried she's after your job?

No. Well, not exactly.

What if she gets a taste for it? She might want to go elsewhere.

I do not want to lose Mrs Tembe.

She's an intelligent woman who enjoys challenging herself.

If she wishes to develop her career, isn't that up to her?

We'll see about that.

I tell you something. Finding out that my ex-fiance had slept with someone else

was the best thing that ever happened to me.

-How do you work that one out?

-Well, my worst nightmare came true, and I survived it.

And now I've nothing to be scared of. No regrets.

And I can do anything I want.

Like...

"Go skinny-dipping".

Or...

"Kiss a complete stranger".

Oi!

Look!

What? What am I looking at?

It's, erm, it's number 17.

"Ride a bike with no hands"!

-I bet you've done that hundreds of times!

-No, I've never tried.

Oh, OK. So what's the plan?

You distract them. I'll steal the bikes?

Will you just rein in your criminal tendencies for five minutes?

Look, hold that. Hold that. I'll be back. Wait here.

-Ready?

-I can't!

Yeah, you can. Come on. Wooo! Come on. Don't be a chicken!

There you go!

-I did it! I did it!

-Yeah!

So you decided to join us, then?

Well, they didn't have anything I liked.

-What about those?

-They're cruising shoes.

What's the difference?

He needs a proper shoe. With a sole that's going to support his foot.

That fastens with Velcro or a buckle or laces.

How about these?

Yes. Maybe.

What do you think of these?

Let's try these.

-A-ha!

-Look.

I'm in so much trouble now.

What's wrong?

-I've really got to get back.

-Take the afternoon off.

I can't! I've got patients to see. Listen...

Thank you.

This was gr... I had fun. Thank you.

Was that just another thing off your list?

Something like that.

-Maybe we could go for a drink?

-I've got a better idea.

-New restaurant?

-Come back to mine.

Really?

OK. I'll just grab a bottle of something to drink.

-What time do you want me to come round?

-Now.

PHONE RINGS

I can't. I've got... Sorry.

It's work.

Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Doctor Clay's phone? I'm his cousin.

Didn't you get the message?

It's my mum, his Aunt Myrtle, she's not well,

he's here with us in hospital, they're very close.

Erm, I don't think so.

OK, OK. Thank you.

That's very kind. Bye.

Just give them a call tomorrow, let them know when you can come in.

-I can't believe you just did that.

-So, what do you say?

You're mad as a box of frogs.

I'll take that as a yes then.

Come on, little foot!

-Are you sure you got the right size?

-Yes!

-All right.

-I asked her to double-check!

-Maybe I should have a go?

What difference is that going to make?

Come on.

These must be labelled wrong!

Pass me those ones, Daniel. Daniel!

Will you stop messing around?

Daddy's funny, isn't he?

So...

So?

That was...unexpected.

In a good way?

Oh, yeah, no, definitely a good way. It's just...

not how I thought my day would pan out.

Usually they're the best days.

Yeah, you're probably right.

This is mad. I don't even know anything about you.

What do you want to know?

Everything.

Well, that could take some time.

I'm not in a rush.

You might be disappointed once you find out?

I get the feeling that I won't be.

You say that now!

Thank you.

But?

Everything, making me bunk off work.

Oh, my pleasure.

You know, right now I'm supposed to be dealing with Mrs Cartwright's bunions.

That sounds intimate. Should I be jealous?

She's 80... She smells of cats.

I'll take that as a no then.

-I didn't realise how boring I'd become.

-No, no.

I wouldn't say boring, exactly.

What would you say then?

I'd say...

..say unhappy.

-That's going to change.

-Good.

Talking of which, what are you doing this weekend?

Cos I thought we could tick a few more things off your list.

Oh, Jimmi, I'm sorry.

Oh, no, fine. OK. What about week after? After work?

I'm supposed to be running, but...

I can't. I'm not going to be here.

-What do you mean?

-I won't be in the country.

In fact, gosh, I probably should get moving. My flight leaves tonight.

I don't... I don't understand. Where are you going?

-I told you. Peru.

-Tonight?!

I thought you meant...

When are you going to be back?

Dunno. I haven't really thought that far forward.

12 months? Maybe 18?

18 months?

Well, what was today about then?

Oh, Jimmi. Don't be like that!

I was just another one of those things to tick off your list, wasn't I?

-"Have a one-night stand"?

-Is that such a bad thing?

Anyway, technically it's a "one-afternoon stand" so...

Yeah. I get it. It's fine.

-What's wrong? I thought you enjoyed yourself!

-Yeah, I did. I did, it was, er...

till I found out you were killing time before check-in!

Well, you could always come with me?

What? Come to Peru? Just like that?

Why not?

Forget it. Listen... Have a good trip!

Look, I'm sorry if I got carried away with all the shopping.

And maybe you were right about the kitchen set.

No, I think we should get it.

Every girl loves a boy that can cook.

And if you want to look for any more clothes...

Maybe just one more shop.

Come here.

Oh, Dr Clay!

How is your Auntie Myrtle?

What? Oh, yeah, no, it's a false alarm.

-But I...

-No she's... She's not dying after all, one of those things, you know.

-Could you send my next patient in, please? Thanks.

-Of course, please go through.

-There you go.

-Oh, thank you, Mr Bellamy.

Now, Mrs Tembe. I got your message about the management course.

Oh, Mr Bellamy, I am very excited about this.

Yes, well, that's why I need to talk to you about it, you see,

I think that management gurus can be very dry.

I'm just worried that you're going to be bored.

Oh, no, no, no. Do not worry.

I have always been interested in effective management.

Don't you think it'd be better

to expand your horizons outside the workplace?

I mean, I was only just thinking the other day, how nice it would be to try a new hobby.

That is a wonderful idea!

I'm glad you think so.

You leave that with me. I will try to find something suitable!

TEXT MESSAGE ALERT

So, what have we here?

"This is to certify that Joe has just bought his first pair of shoes. Congratulations."

Any luck?

I decided to spend the money on you instead.

Since you've been so patient with me.

Oh!

If you're lucky, I'll try them on for you later.

Oh, but of course, you're meeting your friend, aren't you?

No, I have a feeling I'm going to cancel.

I'd like you to take me home.

Mrs Tembe. I'm going to work on for a bit so I'll lock up.

Actually, I wanted to tell you that I think

I have found the perfect hobby.

-Excellent! What did you have in mind?

-Fishing.

Fishing? Ah, well, sounds ideal.

Although I struggle to imagine you with a rod in your hand.

No, no, no, it is not for me. It is for you!

-What?

-Well, you said that you wanted to find a new hobby.

No, I meant you find a hobby for you.

Oh, no! No, no, no, no. I...

I will not have any time for a new hobby now that

I've enrolled in this new management course. No, no, there will be lots of studying to do.

Now, I have a surprise for you.

Mrs Hollins! You have the morning off tomorrow, I know this.

So, it has all been arranged.

What has?

Sergeant Hollins is going to take you on a fishing trip!

-Really?

-I thought you said this was Howard's idea?!

That's very kind, Rob, but I don't want to encroach on your private time!

Well, actually...

-Don't be silly! Rob's always saying he's wanting a fishing buddy.

-Am I?

There we are then.

Well, well, that is excellent! We will leave you two to iron out all the details.

I'm sure you will both have a wonderful time!

-Right.

-Right.

Branwen!

I thought I'd lost you to the llamas already.

Nearly.

What time does your train leave?

Soon.

Listen...

I know this might sound a bit...

but I don't suppose there's any chance that you might...

No. I know.

Sorry, Jimmi.

I need to do this.

I know, I know you do. And, look, it should be me apologising.

I don't know why I reacted like that earlier.

I do. You know, you let yourself feel something. That's good.

-Yeah, I just wish...

-Hey! No regrets.

OK? Great meeting you, Dr Clay.

I'll never busk with anyone the way I busked with you.

-Call me if you're ever back in Letherbridge?

-Promise.

-Thank you.

-What for?

I dunno.

When I woke up this morning,

I didn't think I'd have the guts to get on the plane.

And then I saw myself through your eyes.

Pretty good view, trust me.

I should go.

Good luck.

Oh...

One-night stand wasn't on my list.

I put that one on for you.

HE CHUCKLES

Oh, my...! Mr Slade!

What on Earth do you think you are doing?

Oh, hello, love. I didn't think you two'd make it.

I left you a message.

What's all this about Africa?

How many of our patients have seen it?

Dr Carter, please, look, I never meant...

I had high hopes for you, Liam.

But now I'm not so sure.

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