For Those About to Rock Doctors

He was just wishing us luck.

Don't need it, babe. Not from him. Now, come on,

it's a long way to the top, so shift a gear.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. She rides up front today.

Come on, cheer up, Niki.

Today is going to be...epic.

(Please... Please answer.)

'Hi, you're through to Claire.

'Can't come to the phone right now, but leave a message,

'and I'll get back to you.'

Miss Hill, this is Mrs Tembe again.

I am sorry to have left you so many messages

but will you call me when you get this? Please.

-All right. What is it?

-Nothing.

Come on. We get all the way through War Pigs without you joining in once?

You've got the hump.

You talk about her in your sleep.

-Who?

-You know.

Who? Babe, I have no idea...

-Cassandra! Cassandra!

-Never.

Just as soon as you roll over, you start dreaming

and calling out over and over again. I hate it.

Look, it's a big day for me, babe.

It's bound to be on my mind. It's the ritual.

The ceremony of it. I wish you'd get behind it.

I am behind it, miles behind it.

Hey, you're my number one, babe.

-You're my Rocket Queen.

-Am I, Tommy? Am I?

OK, bye!

And when it's not Cassandra, it's Rick.

-I talk about him in my sleep?

-No,

but it's about the only time you aren't banging on about him.

Death to false metal, babe. That's always been our motto.

Where do I fit into all this? What matters more? Me or them?

Judas Priest!

Oh! I'm so sorry!

Don't worry.

Are you OK? I mean, your car...

Don't worry, it's a scratch. It's nothing, adds character.

What about you? How many fingers am I holding up?

I'm fine. But are you sure you're all right?

I'm a nurse. Maybe you should both come to the Mill,

and I can take a proper look at you.

We're fine, no thanks to you.

Well, maybe we should get the once over, just to be safe.

You mean, YOU'D like the once over.

How far down the list am I?

Cassandra, Little Miss Medicine there, what else?

Easy, babe, it's not like that. Easy, she's just been in a car crash.

So have I! And it feels like I'm still in it!

Here's my insurance details. I am so sorry about this.

I've got to get back to work, but get in touch.

I'll get this sorted.

Cheers. We're all right, babe. Safe journey.

Get her number, did you?

Listen, today is all about you, yeah?

You're the real thing.

Yeah? Seems like sometimes you're not sure.

Babe, you know you're my girl gone bad.

I can't quit you, yeah?

I am sure that we both thought that it would be fine,

that Mr Robson was on the way to recovery.

To be honest, I'm not really sure what's going on, Mrs Tembe.

Do you want to fill me in?

Mr Robson and Miss Hill, they had...

..they had dinner together.

And we talked and he was ready and all this.

I had faith that he was ready.

So it went a bit wrong, did it?

What first date ever goes right?

Calm down, let's sit down and have a brew and then we can talk about it.

But have you heard from Miss Hill?

No, why should I?

We're not chaperones, Mrs Tembe, they don't have to check in.

Then I fear it is worse than you think.

Well, it's bound to hit a few bumps.

I mean, armed robber, ex-con,

there's bound to be a little bit of stress along the way.

"Armed robber"?

Who is..? What do you mean "armed robber"?

Josh. Oh, I'm remembering it right, aren't I?

He went to prison for armed robbery.

He lied.

What?

How could he lie?

He lied about what?

You have to understand. I thought that you knew.

I thought he had been honest with us. That's why...

Mrs Tembe, why was Josh in prison?

Rape.

Oh, yes, please, Heston, I'll have one of those.

You know, first day back and I only go and have a car crash.

-You're not hurt, I trust?

-No. No, it was just a prang. But still.

Nothing like being back at work to make you want to go away again, eh?

Quite.

-Oh...

-Mand? Can you cover for me for a bit?

Oh, I guess tea can wait.

-Are you OK?

-Oh, fine.

Well, a little sluggish.

Too much Gevrey-Chambertin last night,

but then August demands venison

and venison demands a decent Pinot Noir.

Yeah, right. Listen, Heston,

I'm sorry about being so short with you yesterday.

I just had a lot on and...

It's all right. We all have our moments.

Don't even think about it.

So, how's the CCTV working out?

Well, I think it's faulty.

But I don't want to waste my time ringing up a foreign call centre.

Do you want me to have a look at it?

I wouldn't want to trouble you.

Maybe a few pointers, remotely, as it were.

It'll probably be easier if I just get my hands on it.

I tried to sort out my cousin's Blu-ray over the phone,

and going from HDMI to component cables

was like trying to defuse a bomb.

It'll only take five minutes. I can do it today, if you want?

Erm, thank you, Doctor Tyler.

OK. I'll come find you at lunchtime, yeah?

Hi, Claire, it's Reverend Marchant.

Just a bit concerned. I can't get hold of...

Claire? Hi.

Yeah, just checking you're OK.

I can come over if...

OK, so long as you're sure you're all right.

All right, see you later.

God bless.

Thank God.

I do not understand.

How could he have lied to both of us?

You look at what he's capable of and you worry that he can lie?!

After all he's done, that's the bit you don't understand?

No. No, I know him.

We've talked.

All these...these things...

A man can be made better through the church,

through Jesus. Anyone can change through Jesus.

I met him for a reason.

God had a plan for both of us.

I would not have found him on that day,

if it was not for His mercy.

Stop saying that.

It's not Jesus, it's not God.

It's you. It's about you.

And you can't help him.

He was a broken man.

He wanted to die.

And through God, through me,

he showed regret.

He wanted to improve. He wanted to change.

-It was genuine.

-And you believed that?

-Yes, I did.

-The same man who told me he'd gone to prison

for something completely different?

You knew. You knew, Mrs Tembe. You knew who he was

and you still went ahead and paired them up!

Could you not see?

I had faith in him.

No. No, you do not hide behind that.

I was only trying to do what was best.

Mr Robson deserves forgiveness.

Forgiveness is one thing.

It's another thing entirely to encourage them,

to act like nothing has happened.

You can't give someone a clean slate, Mrs Tembe,

you don't have the authority.

You should just thank God that Claire's OK.

Watch my slacks, man.

Oh, there he is. Eh, you get my flowers?

Shouldn't you be out bribing judges?

Don't be a sore loser, Tommy.

Oh, I won't, Rick. Not this year.

Because it's Niki on stage tonight.

Niki who's going to do a lot more for the crowd than you

and your pleather trousers.

Real leather, Tommy.

Some of us, we don't get our gear from the charity bins.

And, then, when that trophy's back on my shelf,

you can swan off and spend your daddy's money on some other fad.

Why don't you try swimming with sharks, you'll be right at...

-YOUR shelf?!

-Well, our shelf, then.

Is today about me at all? Or is it just about trophies?

-Cos I'm starting to feel like one.

-Of course it's about you, babe.

Uh-oh, trouble in paradise, eh?

Good luck, mate.

When you're drowning your sorrows tonight...

here...have a pint on me.

It's all about you boys comparing instruments

and nothing to do with me.

Any old bird will do, is that it?

That nurse this morning,

you should find out if she's as stupid as I was,

because you can forget about tonight.

And every night. For ever.

Niki?!

There we go. How does that feel?

Yeah, I'll live.

So, rather than go to hospital or to your own GP,

you thought you'd come here?

Well, you offered, and, now that you mention it,

I might have a little favour to ask.

-Oh, yeah?

-You know this accident, yeah?

I mean, I'm not pointing any fingers,

but it's put me in a bit of a spot.

See, tonight's a big night for me.

And my star, Niki, after the crash, she kind of walked out on me.

So I do sort of need someone to take her place...

on stage.

What? So you want me to be a backing singer or something?

Singing? Do you not know what day this is?

The longest day ever?

Look, I don't see what this has got to do with me.

The bit where you crashed into us, while we were parked?

Oh, no. No, you don't. See, I heard her.

She was angry at you for cheating on her.

-Eh?

-Yeah, I heard her mention a Cassandra?

Here, let me introduce you to Cassandra.

Oooh!

It's empty.

Oh! Wrong.

THIS is Cassandra.

GUITAR CHORD "PLAYS"

Look, the West Midlands Amateur Air Guitar Championships is...

A mime show for drunks and I am not getting involved.

Look...keep some frozen peas on that, wrapped in a towel,

and rest it as much as possible.

Rest. Yeah, of course.

I'll, er, watch a bit of daytime TV,

listen out for one of those adverts

asking if I'd been hurt in an accident that wasn't my fault.

"No win, no fee" sort of lawsuit.

Yeah, good luck with that.

I'll do a phone-in on my radio show,

see if anyone else has got any funny stories where nurses maim them.

What's the name of this place? I want to get all my details right.

-Mandy!

-Ooh, I'll shake a leg.

What was all that about?

Oh... I got involved in a bit of a car accident.

It was just a bump. It was nothing.

Were you in uniform, during work hours?

Yes.

That's a litigation, Mandy, which we don't need.

-A celebrity lawsuit...

-He's hardly a celebrity.

Legal costs, settlement fees, fines...

Get the picture, Nurse Marquez?

Yes.

I'll trust you sort that out before the end of the day.

Oh, how was your holiday?

SHE SIGHS

Just try and keep the weight off for the next few days, if you can.

Yeah, I will. Thanks. Bye.

Um... Er, Dr Clay.

Would you mind covering for me, please?

It is good to see you.

I was worried.

Did you know?

We should talk.

-Can I get you a tea or coffee?

-Answer the question.

He said you knew.

He said you knew about him, what he'd done.

Tell me he's lying.

Miss Hill...

..I am so, so sorry.

-If I had thought for one second that you were in any danger...

-You knew.

About all of them!

-Yes.

-You let me leave my boys and go on a date with him.

You encouraged it, you pushed us together. You're his accomplice.

-I-I just wanted to help him.

-Him?

Help him?!

Well, I am sure Mr Robson regrets what he has done.

What he's done? It's who he is.

I was alone in that cafe with him.

In the cafe?

Well, I-I-I did not know.

I thought...I thought you were in a public place.

Oh, so that makes it OK?

The thought of going back there again to the church,

going near any of it, it makes my skin crawl.

You've got no idea.

You have got no idea how terrified I was.

You're a woman!

And you left me alone with him!

He promised me that he had told you.

What, you didn't think to check?

You didn't think it odd that I was just happily going along with it?

Happy on my night out with a serial rapist?

Are you really that stupid?!

Whoa, easy. Sorry, I can't have you talking to staff like that.

Please understand.

I-I never intended any of...

I think I should show you out.

No. I'll never understand what you've done.

-So, show me where you got to.

-It just doesn't work.

The light's on, but there's nothing to show for it.

The camera seems to be working fine.

Might be a case of...

Ah, there we go. It's been saving it to its own folder

instead of the one you set up.

See? Dozens.

It's been working the whole time. So, this morning...

Oh.

And the ones at night should still show up.

-Yeah, the resolution's pretty good in these things.

-Mm.

I'll just change the destination folder and move these across.

-Trust me to make a schoolboy error.

-It's only easy when you know how.

We should be getting back.

Yep. Might go for chips on the way.

-Allow me to buy them for you.

-Oh, thanks, Heston!

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS IN DISTANCE

-Oh, no.

-Oh, you lying dog!

-Hold on.

-I thought you were injured!

-I am. It's emotional scars, princess.

First day back and my boss has got me chasing after you.

I'll need another holiday after this.

You know what's great for curing stress?

-You are joking?

-No! Not that.

Well, yeah. That too.

But why don't you thrash out some of that stress?

Put that appetite for destruction to good use.

I have got a good mind to shove that where the sun doesn't shine.

You come near me again and you'll be making an injury claim for real.

Ah! Ahh!

Ahhh!

When I first met him...

..he was lost.

I helped him back to the church.

I helped him find his way again.

It was not easy...

..but I wanted to.

Every day, I see you and the other doctors helping people,

treating them no matter how difficult it may seem...

..and I felt I could do the same, as long as I did not give up.

OK, it's just...

..as a doctor, I do what's best for my patients.

I don't just guess at something I know nothing about

and hope for the best.

I should not have tried.

It was a mistake.

No, see, that's where you're wrong.

But Miss Hill - the danger I put her in.

Look, Josh needed help, absolutely.

But to try and do it on your own, with no experience.

Do you see how reckless that is, for you and for anyone else?

Look, look, look.

It sounds like, last night, something stopped him, OK?

Maybe that was down to you.

I'm sure you have helped him by being his friend.

But he's not the only one who needed help, Mrs Tembe.

I just don't understand why you had to do this alone.

Try and keep the cold pack on it for a few minutes -

it'll help the swelling go down.

That's what she said!

HE CHUCKLES

I heard a scream. A really girlie scream.

And you thought, "Oh, that normally happens

"after I take my clothes off."

Right. Remind me, where's Niki?

-Er, should I leave you guys to it?

-No, Rick was just leaving.

Don't worry about that hand, Tommy.

It's not like you're going to be carrying

any heavy trophies or anything.

HE GUFFAWS

Whatever. Bye.

-Who's he?

-Aside from the world's biggest douche-bag?

-He's the reason I need to win tonight.

-How come?

The man's a fake. He doesn't care about any of this.

He wins year after year by handing out free drinks

and being a massive suck-up.

His dad owns a brewery, so he just chucks vouchers at the crowd

and, oh, look, he's won.

Makes a mockery of the whole thing.

Heavy metal's an art form, you know?

And Niki was your plan.

I thought, "What do guys like more than beer?"

-Begins with a B.

-Right.

-Boobs.

-Yeah, I got it. Thanks, Tommy.

It's not even that I want us to win.

I just want him to lose, to know his way won't work.

You know, the guy uses conditioner.

He's about as rock'n'roll as a book token.

Yeah, he did seem a bit fake.

Right, he's in here.

I should have guessed.

-Niki... Look, Niki!

-I can't believe I came back.

You can't keep it in your leather pants

for just five minutes, can you?

She was sorting out my hand.

If you don't stop following me,

she'll be bandaging up more than that.

Do you see what I'm up against?

-SHE SIGHS

-She might come round.

Today's cost me my fingers, my girl,

and I feel like a right snake for lying to you.

Please help.

Don't let it be for nothing.

It's just... It's not me.

Yeah, it is. You must know what it's like...

to work so hard to get to where you are

and still have stuck-up idiots look down on you,

get it all handed to 'em on a plate, no respect for us at the bottom.

You've still got your radio show.

I didn't want to say, in case I lost my dressing room...

..but they're phasing me out.

They're giving drive-time over to Sheila Feeley.

This is pretty much all I've got left, babe.

I'm sorry, Tommy.

It's not my fight.

-You'll get him next time.

-You might enjoy it.

I've...I've got to go.

Look, I'm sorry about getting you in trouble at work.

No lawsuits. That's not my style.

Plus...I like you.

You might not know it, but you're one of us.

You got steel, babe.

Thanks.

I-I think.

Good luck, eh?

Go on. Get out. Run to the hills.

There you go.

INDISTINCT

Lost another one, has he? Eh?

If you're trading him in,

you might want to invest in someone with a bit more stock, eh?

I don't know if you've heard, but my dad...

Didn't teach you any manners. Yeah.

Bit feisty for a groupie.

-Usually have to pay extra for that.

-Oh!

Touch me again and you'll end up in A&E.

It's your loss, doll-face.

Can I give you a lift home?

Oh, well, thank you, Dr Clay, but I am fine.

-A walk will do me good.

-Are you sure?

Quite sure. Good night.

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS, CROWD WHOOPS

DOOR OPENS

Ready to ride the lightning?

KNUCKLES CRACK

Seek...

..and destroy.

HE ROARS

Yeah! Come on! Yeah!

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

There we go, have some beer!

HE SHOUTS

MUSIC STOPS

CROWD CHEERS

She's a pint-sized sweet child of mine,

stone-cold crazy and the girl's got rhythm.

Give it up for the Iron Nurse-Maiden herself,

Mandy "The Guitarez" Marquez!

CHEERING

Let's do this!

MUSIC: "Can I Play With Madness" by Iron Maiden

# Give me the sense to wonder

# To wonder if I'm free

# Give me a sense of wonder

# To know I can be me

# Give me the strength to hold my head up

# Spit back in their face

# Don't need no key to unlock this door

# Gonna break down the walls

# Break out of this bad place

# Can I play with madness?

# The prophet stared at his crystal ball

# Can I play with madness?

# There's no vision there at all

# Can I play with madness? The prophet looked at me... #

Whoo!

# ..He said "Can I play with madness?"

# He said "You're blind, too blind to see... #

Yes!

# "..Too blind to see..." #

SHE MOUTHS

# ..I screamed loud to the old man

# I said... #

"CRASHING"

# "..You'll pay for this mischief..." #

Whoo!

# ..Oh, and then he fixed me with a freezing glance

# And the hellfires raged in his eyes

# He said "You wanna know the truth, son?

# "Lord, I'll tell you the truth

# "Your soul's gonna burn in a lake of fire"

# Can I play with madness? #

I'm telling you, they were all over me.

Couldn't get enough of the big, bad wolf.

Are you OK about this?

About what, exactly?

-I'm free tonight.

-But I want you now.

What in the blue blazes is going on?

Why are you making such a big deal out of this?

If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't be with you.

I'm taking you to lunch. Get your coat. You've pulled.