0:00:29 > 0:00:31Nigel?
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Eileen?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Anybody?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37SHE SIGHS
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Honestly, they've done no preparation!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41What are they going to do when I've gone?
0:00:41 > 0:00:44CHEERING
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Oh, for heaven's sake! Didn't I say, don't make a fuss?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I know, but no-one ever listens to you.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51HE CLEARS THROAT
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Victoria Crumb,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57for ten years, you've ruled this cafeteria like a mighty monarch.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Queen Victoria!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01APPLAUSE
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Look, we've no time for this. We open in ten minutes.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05But today, alas, you must abdicate.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I mean, retire.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Words cannot describe how much we'll miss you.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15So we're going to do it through the medium of cake.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16To Queen Victoria!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19SHE LAUGHS
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Oh!- For heaven's sake, will you watch what you're doing?!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Health and safety will have a fit! It's ridiculous! Argh!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31PHONE RINGS
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Mum? Hello?
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Look, I don't want replacement doors,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I don't want replacement anything!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54In here!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56SHE GROANS
0:01:56 > 0:01:58How bad is the pain, between one and ten?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I don't know. What is this, dislocated-knee bingo?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03I'm ever so sorry, but we're not open yet.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I'm sorry, it's an emergency. This lady has a serious leg injury.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Oh! Um...Sid?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Hello?- Lady needs your help.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13I think you need to go to A&E.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16What, and wait six hours in a corridor? I don't think so!
0:02:16 > 0:02:18OK, um...come on, come on in.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Ooh!
0:02:26 > 0:02:28So, um...what happened?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30She slipped and banged her knee on the chest freezer.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31I'm sure I heard something crack.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34OK. Um...can I have a bit of space, please?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Right, you two, skedaddle!
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Now, um...- Victoria.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Victoria. Does it hurt when you put any weight on it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Not really. It just feels very sticky.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49OK. It's probably best if I cut through your trousers. Is that OK?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51He doesn't bother with small talk, this one!
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Nigel, will you just leave things to the grown-ups?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Yes, that's fine, Doc.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02That should be fine.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Gently, gently.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Oh, dear, that's not a nice knee!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15OK. Now, um...can you tell me if you feel any pain?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23OK. Well, um...can you try and bend it for me?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Oh!
0:03:25 > 0:03:30OK. Well, um...the patella's intact and there's nothing broken.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33But you do have a really nasty cut.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Are you up to date with your tetanus?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Oh, yes. I'm a real stickler for that.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38That's good. Well, I'll just wash the wound
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and then, well, I don't think there'll be any long-term damage.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- So, you won't have to amputate the leg, then?- Nigel!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I'm trying to take your mind off the pain.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Well, you're about as funny as an ingrowing toenail.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51You should be OK, but you will have to take it easy for a few days.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Might be worth walking with a stick.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I know, I'll go and get that sceptre!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I knew that would come in handy.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Back in two ticks.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Hm.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Oi, you two! I don't pay you to sit on your backsides! Move it!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Do you want me to give you a shout when she's ready?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Right, Al Haskey, I'll show you practice account!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21So, um...how are you feeling now?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I just feel like I've banged my knee on a chest freezer.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Sometimes, a bit of pain lets you know you're alive.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28That's the spirit. Hm!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Excuse me, er...Sid?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Yeah.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Did you used to go to Denham Secondary School?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Yeah, I did, actually. - I knew it was you!
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Sorry, do I know you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I'm Victoria Crumb.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I used to be your dinner lady!
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Oh!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Eileen? I'm going to have to lean on you to make some bacon butties.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59No, Victoria can't. She's out of action. Keep up!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Oi!
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Now, that was some impressive footwork,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13but I'm less impressed you're dribbling on the edge of a thoroughfare.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I've seen cars come down here at death-defying speeds.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Find yourself somewhere else to practise,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21or you'll be playing keepy-uppy with the Grim Reaper.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Go on, get to school.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Well, well, Barry Biglow. I haven't seen you for a while.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Well, I've been on attachment at the new campus.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Trying to get their security regime into some sort of shape.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- You back here now?- Not till Monday. I've just come to touch base.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Er...why are you here?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I do hope it hasn't gone to pot in my absence.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46It's not total anarchy, Barry.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Bit of vandalism, but nothing life-threatening.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Actually, I'd quite like to pick your brains for five minutes, if you can spare it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- Er...- Coffee, croissant, catch-up? My shout.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Why not? I'll just, er... Yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I still can't believe you remembered me after so long.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Well, you always were a bit special.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16And, of course, there was that time when you were very ill.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Yeah. Meningitis.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20We had a special assembly.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The whole school was wishing, praying for some kind of miracle.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I never knew that.- Well, we did.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28And then you became a doctor.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32So it just goes to show that sometimes, our prayers are answered.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36So, what have you been up to since leaving Denham?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Oh, not a lot. I couldn't stand sitting around all day,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40so I got this job at the university.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43But now it's getting a bit much, so I've handed in my notice.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Are you looking forward to putting your feet up?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- I'm dreading it.- Really?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Oh, yes. When they jumped out at me with party poppers,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I wish they'd shot me through the heart instead.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Why's that?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Well, I've never had much of a life outside of work, really.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I've never had a family.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02When I'm here, it doesn't matter because there's always something going on.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05But how am I going to cope tomorrow, when the alarm doesn't go off
0:07:05 > 0:07:07and there's nothing to get up for?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Well, I imagine retirement can be a bit daunting, but...
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Just try and set yourself some goals.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I mean, ask yourself, what do you really want from life?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Oh, I know what I want.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Yeah?- I want Nigel.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- There you go.- Thanks very much.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- So...- Thank you.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34..any more incidents of drug dealing?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Er...it's not been that bad.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42D'you know what, Barry, I think you dealt with the worst of it last year.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Fair enough.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I always get butterflies when I've been away from my post.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It's just the burden of responsibility.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Oh, tell me about it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54So, er...how's things with you and Karen?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Yeah, fine, really. She's got a new boss.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Yeah, of course.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Captain Bellamy, God rest his soul.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05He left some impressive shoes to fill.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07How, er...how is the new chap?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Yeah, he seems like a decent bloke.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13He's been very kind to Valerie, according to Karen.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Valerie? I was thinking about her this morning.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Well, I was filling in some holiday dates on the Mill calendar
0:08:19 > 0:08:20and there she was, Marilyn Monroe,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23bringing some unexpected April sunshine.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Yeah. I mean, obviously, she's having a tough time at the moment,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28but you know Valerie, she's a fighter.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Tough time? Er...how d'you mean?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37You don't know, do you?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Don't know what?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Oh, Barry!
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Valerie's got cancer.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53So, yes, I know we argue all the time, but there's a spark.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57And he's single, too. A widower.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59So there's no reason why we shouldn't...
0:08:59 > 0:09:00And have you told him how you feel?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03How could I? He's a colleague.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And if he doesn't feel the same way, I'd be mortified!
0:09:06 > 0:09:08But you're about to leave.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Surely you can just say, I don't know,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13"It's been fun. D'you fancy keeping in touch?"
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Oh, I don't know.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I'm 64 years old. It's a bit late in the day to start romancing.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Surely not.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Look, I'm no expert, but
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I think the important thing is to not appear too desperate,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27or needy, or clingy, or...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Just ask him out. I mean, if he says no, then, yeah, that's sad,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33but you're no worse off than you are now.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36And maybe he feels the same way and he's just too shy to ask.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39OK. I'll go for it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- I mean, how much longer can I wait? - Exactly.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Oh, Sid, you've been wonderful.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It wasn't a slippy floor that brought us together, it was fate!
0:09:49 > 0:09:53So as far as I know, she's having chemo.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Karen's covered for her a few times.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Why didn't anyone tell me?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I don't know. You have been away for a while.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I'm her friend and it sounds like she could do with a friend!
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Hm.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06BARRY SIGHS
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Do you think you should be doing that?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12We don't want any more knee-related mishaps.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Oh, I'm fine. As long as I've got something firm to hang on to.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18If you need something soft to fall on, you've always got me.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19THEY CHUCKLE
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Er...Nigel?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Yes?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26As you know, I'm leaving this afternoon.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I wondered what the banner and balloons were for(!)
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Please, will you let me get a word in edgeways?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Sorry...Queen Victoria.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Not amused.- I'm leaving.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And I've been here a long time.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40And I-I just wondered if...
0:10:40 > 0:10:42SMASH!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44HE SIGHS
0:10:44 > 0:10:46That'll be Eric.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Honestly, if we had to take the price of crockery out of his wages, he'd pay us.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Eric?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Hm.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11- SHE SIGHS - Well hidden, Mum.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13DOORBELL RINGS
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Emma!- Hi.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I've left you some messages, but you haven't got back to me.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I just wondered if everything was all right?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Not really.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Mum's run off with her drug-dealer boyfriend.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Left a nice little pile of debt and we're about to be evicted.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40When?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Next week, unless I chain myself to a radiator.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I was going to ask if you wanted to go for lunch, but I don't suppose...
0:11:46 > 0:11:48No, there's too much stuff to sort out.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I need to see if there's anything we want to keep.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Well, what can I do to help? - No, you're all right.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Come on, don't be silly. What can I do?
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Victoria?
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Your Majesty?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Hello?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Oh, come on, Vic, there's no need for that.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I wanted to make sure everything was spick and span before I go.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15It really doesn't matter.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16We're going to miss you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And, er...I imagine you'll miss us a bit.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Oh, no! I'm not desperate.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I've got loads of things lined up.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Travel, hobbies. Why would I miss this place?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Good for you.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Here's to your adventures.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Oh, for flip's sake, Eileen!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Gloves on when you're handling food,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44gloves off if you're handling money!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's not hard, is it?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Or have you got lard for brains?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Were you going to tell me something?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56No. It was nothing.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Oh. Right.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- KNOCK AT DOOR - Come in.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Barry!
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Why didn't you tell me you were ill?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Nice to see you, too(!)
0:13:15 > 0:13:16How long have you known?
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Not that it's any of your business, but, um...three months, actually.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Three months? You've been ill for all that time and I've done nothing?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I went to see a Civil War re-enactment in West Bromwich.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I made a bird feeder out of a milk crate.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I did all these useless things when I could have been helping you!
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Well, I'm sorry I didn't see fit to tell you.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Maybe I should've gone around with a bell. "Unclean! Unclean!"
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Or perhaps I should have gone through the phonebook,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42from Aardman to Zebedee.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46D'you know what, I was actually quite busy dealing with my cancer.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48And what could you actually do?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I could have done something.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I'd have loved to come to chemo with you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Barry, chemo is a painful medical procedure.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's not Letherbridge World of Adventures!
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- You're not being fair. - No, you're not being fair!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I'm sick of people gawping at me.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07"Will she pass out? Will she spit blood?"
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Why should I tell everybody?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12There is absolutely nothing you can do!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Well, I could've sent a card. - Fine, Barry, send me a card.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I'll probably still be alive tomorrow.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31If I could have a word with Sid, I'd be ever so grateful.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- He'll be free in a minute.- Oh, good.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39I used to be his dinner lady.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42You didn't?!
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Oh, yes. Denham Secondary School, 1998 to 2005.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Ah! What was he like back then?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50He was very good.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Always left a clean plate.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Well, he must be missing your food because he's skin and bone now.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58We used to give the boys nicknames based on what they like to eat
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and Sid was always Sausage because he had sausage with everything.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I can't believe Sausage has become a doctor.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I know. I have to pinch myself sometimes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Right. Thank you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Oh, hello.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Got a patient for you...Dr Sausage.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Right, then, um...yeah, come on in.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Hello, Karen. Can I, er...can I talk to you, please?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- I've got something for you.- Oh?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It's a...it's a piece of my leaving cake.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Oh, you shouldn't have! - Victoria sponge.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I'm glad you did, though.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Ooh! Did you speak to Nigel?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I didn't. And I don't think I'll ever speak to him again.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Why? What happened?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51I've just seen Nigel bullying a junior member of staff.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54He tore into her, nearly made her cry!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I know he can be a bit grumpy sometimes, but this was unpleasant.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01So maybe he's not the man I thought he was.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02And I'm probably better off without him.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Look, sometimes, when a boss picks on an employee,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08they're just bringing problems from home into work.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12If they could sit down with someone, address those problems...
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Well, he can sit down with someone else, can't he?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Not having any experience of love and romance,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I just don't know how to spot a bad 'un.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22But I've learnt now and I'm happy we're going our separate ways.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Well...not exactly happy, but it's probably for the best.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Honestly, Karen, she bit me head off.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It's as if the cancer has turned her into a different person!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Well, in some ways, it has.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39What d'you mean?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Um...well, I'm sure she's the same happy-go-lucky person on the inside,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46but it's hard for her to stay cheerful.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48We've been trying to cheer her up, organising treats and such.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53And last week, our new boss got Ricky Delaine to come and visit.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- THE Ricky Delaine? - THE Ricky Delaine.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02What was the point of that? Ricky Delaine's not a cancer specialist.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04What's he going to do with a malignant melanoma, sing to it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Actually, all he did was spend time with her.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09He listened and it really cheered her up.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Which was great for us because to be honest,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14we're all suffering from a bit of compassion fatigue.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I'm not surprised, if she treats everyone the way she treated me.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And it's good you've turned up
0:17:21 > 0:17:24because, I mean, you may not be able to sing a medley of show tunes,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27but what she needs now is a friend.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30And you're a good person with a good heart
0:17:30 > 0:17:32and a good listener.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37So, yes, I'm sure I'll find something to do.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Don't know what.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Sticking seashells on jam jars.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45What's the crown all about?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Nigel gave it to me.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51It was always my nickname, Queen Victoria.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Well, she's our second-longest-reigning monarch, so you should be flattered.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56I suppose.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Oh, um...there was one other thing I wanted to ask you about.- Yes?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Well, you said you never had any children of your own,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06yet you worked with them as a dinner lady for 30 years.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Oh, I loved it!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I suppose it was the biggest disappointment of my life
0:18:10 > 0:18:12that I never had a family.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15But in a funny way, I feel as if all the children in the world are my children.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Well, you could always do some voluntary work with kids.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Or perhaps become a lollipop lady.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Perhaps. I'll think of something.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Just put one foot in front of the other, really, and keep smiling.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Stop! TYRES SCREECH
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Thank you.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Tea?- Oh, thanks.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I've rescued some of your mum's clothes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07They can stay in my attic in case she shows up suddenly.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09What would I do without you?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11You'd be doing exactly the same,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- except it's probably less depressing with two people.- Hm.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Oh, and I found that under the bed.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I didn't open it, you know, in case it contained, um...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Body parts?- No!- A bomb?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25In case it had personal stuff in it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Hm. Let's have a look.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36It's my nursing certificate.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39And my GCSE results.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I'm so sorry!
0:19:46 > 0:19:47I-I wasn't paying attention.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50When - just now, or the past 55 years?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- What do you mean? - You're always on that blessed phone!
0:19:53 > 0:19:55How many plates have been smashed, tomatoes squashed
0:19:55 > 0:19:58because you're staring at the screen instead of where you should be looking?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Hold on!- You're dozy, grumpy and all the Seven Dwarfs put together!
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- You can't talk to me like that! - I can!
0:20:04 > 0:20:05You're not the boss of me, thank goodness!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Victoria?- I don't know how I put up with you all these years!
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Victoria?- Yes?!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Will you...shut up a minute?- What?!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I know it was wrong, but I was trying to get a hold of you.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18You sneaked away without saying goodbye and everyone was worried.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I ran as fast as my knackered old knees would carry me.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I was appalled at the way you spoke to Eileen.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I thought I knew you,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28but underneath that wipe-clean tabard,
0:20:28 > 0:20:29there beats the heart of a tyrant!
0:20:29 > 0:20:31You're right.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I was awful. I know.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37And I've apologised.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I've been shouting at people all week, but now I know why.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's because I was about to lose someone very special.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I thought she'd thrown all this stuff away.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55But it's all here.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Hm!- Aw!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Look at you! Hm!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I made this when I was eight.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Well, she must still care about you.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09I don't think so.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12If you'd seen that note she left...
0:21:12 > 0:21:14She pretty much accused me of being Satan.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I still feel bad about kicking her out of the house.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21You had to, while you still had a house left.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23We all tried to help her.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25We gave her a million and one last chances,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27but she was always going to go her own way.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I honestly don't know if I'm ever going to see her again.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43I'm going on a date with Nigel!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Sorry. Is this the same Nigel you were never going to talk to again?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Well, it is. Well, it was.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50But we've sorted things and now we're going to the pictures.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- Ooh! What are you going to see?- Some new version of Pride And Prejudice.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Sounds very romantic. - So, why the change?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Well, it was seeing you, Sid.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I mean, you had that awful illness all those years ago
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and we all thought, "He might not make it."
0:22:03 > 0:22:06But you pulled through and made something of yourself.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09And now...it's my turn!
0:22:09 > 0:22:11That's wonderful.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Hello, there. Are you ready?
0:22:14 > 0:22:15I am.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Finally. THEY CHUCKLE
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Look at you! Medical miracle worker, relationship counsellor.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29But in her eyes, you'll always be...Dr Sausage.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- KNOCK AT DOOR - Come in.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Valerie...
0:22:49 > 0:22:51..I've been an idiot.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Well, I'm not going to argue with you.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I seem to attract idiots at the moment.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59It was a shock to find out about your diagnosis.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05But, of course, it was an even bigger...bigger shock for you
0:23:05 > 0:23:08and...I had no right...
0:23:10 > 0:23:12..to dump my anger on you.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I'm used to people dumping things on me.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I'm very much an emotional landfill site at the moment.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23And I may not be an amazing medical marvel, like Dr Carter,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26or an award-winning star of the stage, like Ricky Delaine.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31But I'm a good friend.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And I'll be here if...ever you need me.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40That's very kind of you.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Of course, I don't want to overstep the line.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I...I know you've got Ashley.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47No, Barry, not any more.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- What?- I haven't got Ashley any more.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53We actually broke up some time ago,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57so I am very much dealing with this on my own.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Does he...know about your, er...your condition?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05He does.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07You should have seen his face when I told him.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And then he just ran for the hills.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12And I haven't had so much as a "get well soon" card.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Oh, that's shocking! How could he do that?!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Oh, no, I don't mind.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Things had just run their course
0:24:20 > 0:24:23and I certainly wouldn't want him to stay with me just because I'm ill.
0:24:23 > 0:24:29So, yes, I suddenly find myself young, free and single. Hm!
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Well, free and single.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:40 > 0:24:43# Enjoy yourself
0:24:43 > 0:24:46# It's later than you think
0:24:46 > 0:24:49# Enjoy yourself
0:24:49 > 0:24:53# While you're still in the pink
0:24:53 > 0:24:56# The years go by... #
0:24:56 > 0:24:58AYESHA LAUGHS
0:24:59 > 0:25:02# Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
0:25:02 > 0:25:05# It's later than you think... #
0:25:05 > 0:25:08THEY LAUGH
0:25:08 > 0:25:10# It's good to be wise when you're young
0:25:12 > 0:25:15# Because you can only be young but the once
0:25:17 > 0:25:22# Enjoy yourself and have lots of fun
0:25:24 > 0:25:27# So go out and live life longer than you've ever done
0:25:29 > 0:25:32# Enjoy yourself
0:25:32 > 0:25:35# It's later than you think
0:25:35 > 0:25:38# Enjoy yourself
0:25:38 > 0:25:41# While you're still in the pink
0:25:42 > 0:25:45# The years go by
0:25:45 > 0:25:48# As quickly as you wink... #
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I'm not going to pretend there's a good side to this, but, er...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54..at least you get to find out who your friends are.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I do.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57And I'm here for you.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01And I'll be here for as long as you need me.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Thank you, Barry.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'm very glad you're back.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Why don't we just calm it right down?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18You tell them to calm it!
0:26:18 > 0:26:19I ain't done nothing! Get off!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Oi, come on! Come with me!- Argh!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Oh, look who's arrived with the pizzas!- Hiya, girlfriends!
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Oh! I didn't know about the pyjamas, but I have brought bubbly.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31So time to live it up!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- What's the matter with you? - I'm asking the questions.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36So, why have you been sloping off up there?