0:00:33 > 0:00:34A CAR APPROACHES
0:00:52 > 0:00:53DOORBELL RINGS
0:00:57 > 0:00:59SHE RINGS DOORBELL AGAIN
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Do you think I should take a coat?
0:01:15 > 0:01:16It'll be 40 degrees!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- I can't believe you haven't packed yet.- There's plenty of time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20It's Monday!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- LAUGHTER - Just give it back!- Oh, come on!
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Al's new girlfriend.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Why's he brought her here?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30It's a particularly delicate phase of its development.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Oh, you are a spoilsport!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Oh, er...Dr Reid, Doctor Donaghue,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38this is, er...well, you sh... She can introduce herself.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Hiya, I'm Mo.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41- Hello, it's...it's lovely to meet you.- Hi.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Right, let's go and get those painkillers.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48What, and no milk?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50No, it's, um...it's better for a hangover if it's black.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53You are talking out of your rear end, Haskey.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Well, it's...not what I was expecting.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00It won't last. Trust me.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03It'll be over by the time I'm back from Australia.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04- I'll see you later.- Bye.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- House calls.- Thank you.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Oh, I'm sorry, we're not open yet.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Valerie!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- AMERICAN ACCENT:- Good morning, Dr Reid.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18KAREN LAUGHS
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Of course, it's for the calendar!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22You look amazing!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I've got to go. I'll see you later.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25VALERIE LAUGHS
0:02:25 > 0:02:27You look incredible!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Open your coat, go on, open your coat!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Tonight, Matthew, I will be...
0:02:31 > 0:02:34BOTH: Marilyn! SHE LAUGHS
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Oh, wow, you look like a... - Movie star, yeah.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Oh, I love Marilyn.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Being her is like a dream come true.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I'm so glad I can do this while I'm still healthy.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46I mean, no matter what the future holds,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Letherbridge can remember me as a glamour-puss.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51THEY LAUGH
0:02:52 > 0:02:53See you later.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Mum!- Oh.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Why didn't you say you were coming?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I only just found out myself.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Oh...you are so beautiful.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05You always say that.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Come on. I need a coffee.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08What are you doing here?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Saving the UK leg of the Health & Wellness tour.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Dan Durber fell off his podium during his presentation on Tuesday night.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I think it was in Manchester. The poor guy broke his pelvis.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Anyway, I'm his replacement in Bristol, Cardiff and London.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- How long you over for? - Just till Wednesday.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27You couldn't stay any longer?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Not this time.- What?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Mmm, later. I want to hear your news.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Were you going to move without telling me?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36You've seen Dad?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38No, he wasn't in. How is your dad?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Sorry about the mess. - Don't be silly.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46How have you been?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Well, the marathon training's still on hold.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49SHE LAUGHS
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Have, er...you been able to get out at all?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I made it to the end of the garden last week,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59though I did spend the next day in bed.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01How are the pain levels?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Much the same. I manage.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08But, you know, if things don't improve, I'm going to have to give up work.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I've started an application for benefits.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13- Right. - PHONE RINGS
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Excuse me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Hello?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Dad, Mum's here.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- You haven't told her? - No, she wants to see you.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Tell her I'm away.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Why don't you just explain?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33It's nothing to be ashamed of.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Dad, I've got to go.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Give me an hour, and please, don't say anything.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44My daughter, Ellie.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Her mother's decided to drop in on us from California.- Oh.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Um, I take it she's not aware of your condition?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Faye's an incredible woman, but she wouldn't understand this.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Well, she might surprise you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02HE LAUGHS
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Ah.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Yes, well...
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Very nice in theory, but not quite that simple, is it?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- AMERICAN ACCENT:- It's Miss Monroe, but you can call me Marilyn.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Marilyn, tell you what, I'd like to talk through the shoot first... - Oh, let's just go for it!
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Mmm?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- Jimmi?- Oh, er, yeah...- Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Valerie?- It's Marilyn!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Dad! We're home!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I'm just finishing up in the office. I'll be right there.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I'll put the kettle on.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Not for me, thanks.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11FAYE SIGHS
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Well, don't just stand there! - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- You look well.- Thanks.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I...wish I could say the same about you. - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I've had a virus, it's knocked me back a bit.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Have you tried ginger tea?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Oh, come on, Adam. It's man-flu, not leprosy.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Leave him alone, Mum.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Well...the more you give in to bugs, the longer they stick around.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Yeah, we've all read your book. - Ellie.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's lovely to see you, Faye.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45But why am I here?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49I'm getting married.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I wanted to tell you both in person.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Congratulations.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57W-Who is he?
0:06:57 > 0:06:58You never mentioned anyone.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Brett Henderson.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04He's...a motivational speaker from San Diego.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09We hadn't known each other long, but, well...when you know it's right...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I'm going to check his Facebook page. FAYE LAUGHS
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Of course you are.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And when you've satisfied yourself that he is suitable for me,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18then I hope you will come to the wedding.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20And you too, Adam.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- It's in Hawaii on Christmas Eve. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Look, Al's free, send a couple his way.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- VALERIE:- # A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
0:07:32 > 0:07:37# But diamonds are a girl's best friend
0:07:37 > 0:07:41# A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental
0:07:41 > 0:07:43# On your humble flat
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- # Or help you at the automat... # - LAUGHTER
0:07:46 > 0:07:48# Men grow cold,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51# As girls grow old,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55# And we all lose our charms in the end
0:07:55 > 0:08:00# But square-cut or pear-shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04# Diamonds are a girl's best friend. #
0:08:04 > 0:08:07APPLAUSE
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Well, he's not after your money.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14He's even richer than Mum.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Dad.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Sorry.- Oh...
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Adam...
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Have you eaten today?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Right.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Where are you going?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Shopping.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I don't imagine you have kiwi and chia seeds in your kitchen.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Chia seeds!
0:08:37 > 0:08:38I'll be right back.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Take the spare key, the doorbell disturbs him. FAYE SIGHS
0:08:41 > 0:08:43It's hanging right there.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51You OK?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55We've been divorced for years. It was always going to happen.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Brett Henderson, perfect teeth, perfect hair, perfect life.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01If he makes her happy...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I expect he's unbearably charming too.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05You'll find out soon enough.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07I'm not going to the wedding.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Ellie, you have to.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Your mum wants you there.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Oh, and what about what I want?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Come on, two weeks in Hawaii? Don't tell me you wouldn't love that.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- I'm not leaving you on your own over Christmas.- I'll be fine.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Yeah, you will, because I'm not going.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23She'll be so disappointed.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I'm sure Mr Perfect will help her get over it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Don't spoil her day.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Dad, what is wrong with you?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31She left you. She left us!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33She wanted you to go with her.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35And when I didn't want to go, she left anyway
0:09:35 > 0:09:37right in the middle of my GCSEs.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39I'll go next summer.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Christmas is for us.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47You know, you really should update your phone.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48I'm not really into games.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Whoa, whoa, whoa. It's not a game, it's an app.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53You call it a game-changer if you like.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55In a few moments' time, you're going to be able to pit your wits
0:09:55 > 0:10:00against some disastrously medical conundrums devised by yours truly!
0:10:00 > 0:10:01- How was your day off?- Day off...
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Yeah...yeah, it was everything I'd hoped it would be,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and the, er...evening off, and the, er...middle of the night on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Um, how was your date with Ruhma?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Oh, um, she's quite delightful, and... - AL GRUNTS
0:10:16 > 0:10:17It's not like that.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Well, make it like that. Come on, you know, make hay while the suneth shine, and all that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Do you have patients today?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29No, I'm doing a presentation with Mrs Tembe,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32which is...just as well, cos I feel dreadful.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33PHONE BEEPS
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Oh! It's done.- Oh, thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Just to warn you, it's in a beta version,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39so it may intermittently crash your phone.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I'm going to have a quick power-nap. Um...
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Would you, er...would you mind turning the light out for me, Heston?
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Cuppa?
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Um...why don't you...try one of these?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Hibiscus flower?
0:11:01 > 0:11:02It's very cleansing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05You're so Californian! FAYE LAUGHS
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Is that an insult?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10No, it's not a bad thing. It's just different - exotic.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Wait till you're in Hawaii.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Mum, I can't come to the wedding.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Of course you can.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19I'm really busy.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24We specifically avoided term time
0:11:24 > 0:11:26so as not to interfere with your studies.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I've got all of these assignments.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Well, bring them with you.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Look, I really applaud your commitment to your education,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35but a couple of weeks isn't going to make a difference.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Where do you keep your chopping board?
0:11:46 > 0:11:47What's going on?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Oh-h-h, so-o good!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's perfect for relieving stress,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57and when you're having a baby, there can be a lot of stress involved.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Don't worry, Heston, I'm not having a baby.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I'm just getting a demonstration.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Which you should book yourself in for, by the way, it's fantastic.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05SHE EXHALES DEEPLY
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- Yeah, as far as pregnant women go, they should only have it...second, third trimester.- Oh.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Sex?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12No, thanks.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Head massage.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- Right, you're done. - Thank you so much!
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Oh!
0:12:20 > 0:12:21HE GARGLES
0:12:23 > 0:12:27You know, there are more interesting parts of the body that you can manipulate.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Al Haskey...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I would give you a more thorough list,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32but I'm picking up Daniel's slack as usual.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37He's in good spirits.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Yeah, new woman.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41They make quite a couple.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42They do.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44She obviously goes for the rumpled look.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46So, you've noticed the...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Yes, I think somebody should mention it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Yeah, I think it should be you.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54No, no, no, I was thinking, um...you.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56No, no, no, no, no.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59See, that would be very...
0:12:59 > 0:13:00It'll be better man-to-man.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09Anti-depressants, anti-emetics, painkillers...what is wrong with you?!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11You don't take these for a tummy bug.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12I have CFS.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, aka ME. - Oh...- Mum!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a disease.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27It is a set of symptoms for which no cause can be found.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- I mean, I'm assuming the doctors ruled everything else out?- Yes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31And you're happy to accept this label?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Does it matter what it's called?!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Dad is ill, really ill.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38He's in pain most of the time.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41He can't walk 50 feet without getting dizzy.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42He's too sick to drive.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45He's housebound, Mum.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I'm buying a specially adapted bungalow as soon as we've sold this place.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52And is this why you're not coming to my wedding?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57You're allowing your own daughter to be your carer.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58You're just ignorant!
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Ignorant and selfish!
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Who gets married on Christmas Eve, anyway?!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Ellie, apologise to your mother.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09I've got a lecture.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I would never hold Ellie back,
0:14:15 > 0:14:16or expect her to care for me.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20She loves you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25She'll sacrifice her independence for you, regardless of your wishes.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29The only way to stop her is to show her you're well.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35We're spending far too much on consumables.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Up 10% on last year.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39One of our suppliers went into administration.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I had to find a replacement at short notice.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44But now I have investigated the market,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I have negotiated an excellent deal.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Look... Temporary cover. It's costing us a small fortune.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Yes, but we have been through some challenging times, as you know.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Valerie's rate seems unnecessarily generous.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03It is not excessive for a qualified medical receptionist.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Hmm. Well, we may not need her services long term anyway, so...
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Oh, no, no, we definitely need two full-time...
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Of course.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- I am acting practice manager. - Mm-hmm.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21And is her...? I hope we're not paying her for all these absences.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Mrs Tembe, you are in a management role. You've got to be firm.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27You can't treat the staff like they're mates.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Ms Durran. How can I help you?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03You can help me by telling my ex-husband that he is not
0:16:03 > 0:16:05suffering from a non-existent illness,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09which has been invented by the medical establishment to cover their collective behinds.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Adam is never going to recover as long as you have him convinced
0:16:12 > 0:16:15that he has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss Adam's condition with you.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24However, I will tell you that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is
0:16:24 > 0:16:26a recognised and neurological disorder.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30A disorder for which there is no test,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34no universally accepted medical diagnostic criteria,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39no agreement on what actually triggers it and perpetuates it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And, to cap it all, you can't even agree on what to call it.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Just because it's difficult to diagnose, doesn't mean that... - It's a joke!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50By endorsing this fiction,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54you are creating an army of helpless victims,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- and you are robbing them of the means to their own recovery.- Which is what?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01To change the way they're thinking, you know,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05to rid themselves of these beliefs that keep them sick and helpless.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08So, they will themselves better?
0:17:08 > 0:17:13The placebo effect demonstrates the mind's capacity to influence the body for better or worse.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Yeah, I'm all for positivity, but I think you're taking it a little far.
0:17:18 > 0:17:2512 years ago, I went to my doctor with the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I left with a prescription for constipation.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Six months later, they found a tumour the size of a melon...
0:17:35 > 0:17:36..during a pregnancy scan.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Instead of having my baby,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I had a hysterectomy,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46and I had my ovaries removed.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53Radical surgery and chemotherapy may have saved my life,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56but it was me that put the pieces back together again.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I don't doubt that that must have been a very traumatic time for you.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09But treating people with CFS as if they are somehow
0:18:09 > 0:18:11not trying hard enough is wrong.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Ellie.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Ellie?
0:18:46 > 0:18:52- VALERIE:- # I wanna be loved by you, just you, and nobody else but you
0:18:52 > 0:18:57# I wanna be loved by you alo-oh-one
0:18:57 > 0:18:58# Boop-boop-de-boop... #
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Oh! Sorry! - SHE LAUGHS
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I'm a bit dizzy...in a good way.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Spirit of Marilyn, or maybe it's the hair and make-up.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Do you think blondes really do have more fun?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Oh, I wouldn't know about that, Valerie.- What about you, Mrs Tembe?
0:19:13 > 0:19:19You know, I do not think hair colouring has any bearing on a person's capacity for frivolity.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I wish I could stay like this forever.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22Oh!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24We should all dress up again during our month!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I could spend the whole of April as Marilyn.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I do not think that would be appropriate.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32But the patients love it, Mrs Tembe.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It would be a very bad idea.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Or maybe just the first of the month.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Oh, no, that would be April Fool's Day.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40It would have to be the second.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Oh, no, that's a Saturday. Fourth... - Miss Pitman...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48You may not be here in April.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Remember you are only contracted until January.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55But...
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Is it something that I've done, or not done?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01No. It is nothing to do with your performance.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04I really need some job security at the moment.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08This is out of my hands.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10I am so sorry.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I thought if I could show Ellie I was better,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24she wouldn't feel she has to babysit me over Christmas.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Ellie is perfectly capable of deciding where
0:20:27 > 0:20:29she wants to spend her Christmas holidays.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36I think your ex-wife's intervention...was misinformed
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and, in my opinion, detrimental to your health.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41I want to believe her.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I want to believe I can beat this.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48"We all have the power to overcome the most
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- "difficult of circumstances." - EMMA LAUGHS
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Yes, I've, er...I've seen her website.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Adam, nursing her back to health,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00supporting her through college,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03raising Ellie while she toured the world...
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Her achievements are as much to do with your sacrifice
0:21:06 > 0:21:07as her famed positive thinking.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13KNOCK AT DOOR
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Oh...all right! All right! - PHONE RINGS
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Oh...it's the hospital.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Hello.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Yes, yes, I got the letter, yep.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Er...the 18th?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Yes. I'll be there. Thank you.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35You all right?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Someone will be with you in a minute. Sorry to keep you waiting.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Two receptionists, and we can't deal with a handful of patients.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Sorry, Valerie just needs a minute. - Oh, does she?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Well, listen, I'm sick and tired of making allowances for Valerie.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Take the wig off. You look ridiculous.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Is that better?! Is it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53SHE SOBS
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Pull yourself together, and grow up.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Oh, I'll pull myself together!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Yeah, yeah, I'll pull myself together!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03SHE INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Give me that back, cos I'm going to need it when I start chemotherapy!
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Yes, it may look ridiculous!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16But it is better than no hair at all!
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Not that you need to worry about my bald head or my ridiculous
0:22:21 > 0:22:24wig, seeing as I've been given my marching orders!
0:22:24 > 0:22:26What...what is going on?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I've got cancer!
0:22:31 > 0:22:34My blood is turning against me!
0:22:34 > 0:22:38And I am on the slippery slope to self-annihilation!
0:22:38 > 0:22:39OK, Valerie, come with me...
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Valerie!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Valerie, wait!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Dad! Are you all right?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- I've been better.- Come on.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Let's get you home.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Dad!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58This is your fault!
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Don't worry. I've got you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I never said it would be easy. The important thing is to keep moving forward.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04He can't stand up!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- You're fighting back, that's what matters.- Is it?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11What really matters is that you get what you want,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and right now, that's Ellie at your wedding.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16This isn't about Ellie.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It's about you, same as always!
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- That's not fair.- It's the truth!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24When you walked out, when you demanded a divorce,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28when you wrote about the most painful experience in my life,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31it was for you, not me, not Ellie!
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I was devastated! Bereaved!
0:23:34 > 0:23:35I lost that baby too!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Writing that book saved my life!
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And if I hadn't done it, we could never have moved forward!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45All right. I think maybe we should all just calm down a little bit.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I watched you go through hell,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50and then I watched you walk away.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54And when I realised I couldn't fix it...
0:23:56 > 0:24:00..I did everything in my power to help you have the life that you wanted.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03So, please...
0:24:03 > 0:24:07don't pretend any of it, ANY OF IT, was for my benefit.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Valerie, please, move away from the door.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Do not despair. You are not alone.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Go away!
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Oh, please let me in.- No!
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Valerie!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Oh...I'm busting for a wee!
0:24:28 > 0:24:32I'm ever so sorry to bother you, but my pelvic floor is not what it used to be,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34and it could be really embarrassing for me.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Please! Come on.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Oh.- Oh, come, come, come...
0:24:44 > 0:24:46We are here for you, OK? Come here.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Come here.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Adam...
0:24:53 > 0:24:54..I'm sorry.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58If there's anything I can do, you must tell me.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Please. I want to help.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Thank you.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08"Thank you"?
0:25:10 > 0:25:11For accepting your help?
0:25:12 > 0:25:19While I was following my path, you were raising our...beautiful,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23headstrong, compassionate daughter.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Nothing I can do will ever compare to that.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Bye.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I love you both very much.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Stay on target! - VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That counts as work, does it?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Actually, I'm on a late lunch break.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10My day was disrupted by an influx of unexpected patients
0:26:10 > 0:26:13so that you could have your pow-wow with Mrs Tembe.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Ah, well, maybe you should have spent your late lunch break
0:26:15 > 0:26:17having a shower and changing clothes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19You criticising my personal hygiene, Daniel?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22It stinks in here of stale beer and curry,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and that reflects badly on the practice,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and it makes me wonder whether your mind's actually on the job.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Well, you know, work hard, play hard.- Oh.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Remember I asked you to give Valerie a check-up some weeks ago, swollen glands?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Yeah, and rampant hypochondria. I put her mind at rest.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39It's not at rest now.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41She's just had a meltdown in reception.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44She's got Hodgkin's lymphoma.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Just how hard were you working when you missed that one?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Becky? What day is it today? - Monday. Why?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02No reason.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Hello. I haven't seen you in ages.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Hardly ever get ill, touch wood.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10I was the same...and then last week, I find out I've got cancer.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Oh, thanks, Niamh.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Nice to know someone still cares.