The Woman Who Runs Doctors

Eye shadow.

Pink bra.

I love you.

Mary's coat.

Ah! Cancer.

Treasure.

Aargh!

Aargh!

LIFE SUPPORT MACHINE BEEPS

Hey, you.

SHE SIGHS

Where's my sprinkles?!

Kayley!

Not my suitcase!

Mary...

Not my suitcase, Mary!

Gr!

I don't know how long you'd been lying there,

but for a moment I thought...

You scared the daylights out of me.

Sorry.

What did they say?

Angina attack brought on by stress.

Not a heart attack?

No, Heston, not a heart attack, an angina attack,

which can be just as serious.

I don't mean to nag, I'm sorry.

It's fine.

Do you know, there are more important things than work.

I know.

So something has to change.

They will.

OK.

Can I see my notes?

-Mary.

-I'm sorry, Ellen.

Mary!

Mary. Mary, wait!

-There you go.

-Thank you.

I didn't sleep a wink last night.

I know, I heard you.

I'm sorry, I should have come down.

No, it's fine. I needed to think.

I just can't believe that he would lie about something like this.

Do you know, everyone is against this treatment?

Dr Richmond, Al, Sarah, now we know.

He said he just wanted to have someone

who didn't think he was crazy for hoping.

Have you even met this Sarah?

No.

Right.

Let me get this straight.

He wants you, his new girlfriend,

to talk to his estranged wife

about what is best for their child?

I'd be going in the capacity of a doctor, not as Ben's girlfriend.

I'd just give her all the information and leave.

Through the door, hopefully.

What if she doesn't buy it?

I have to try. If there's a chance...

Look, Niamh, you know I'll support you whatever you decide...

..but this is massive.

Are you sure it's worth it?

You were feeling angry, weren't you?

You feeling better now?

Where's my bag?

Your weekend bag?

We're not using that one. It has to be the suitcase.

Ow. Don't do that, love.

Are you feeling worried about today?

It's just a short break.

You have fun at the Birch Brook.

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

Don't do that.

..la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

I wish I was going somewhere with a heated swimming pool.

..la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

Look, remember those lovely delicious cupcakes you made

last time you were there?

Ow!

SHE KNOCKS ON DOOR

Hi. Sarah, obviously.

I'm Niamh.

Ben's girlfriend, but I'm a doctor, too.

What do you want?

I just wanted to see how he was after yesterday.

Well, he's fine, so you can go now.

OK, please, can we start again?

I really need to talk to you.

What about?

Treatment that could save Harry's life.

Harry has a consultant and a whole medical team,

fighting day and night to keep him alive.

If there was a magical cure still out there,

do you not think we'd have found it?

I still think there's hope and if you'll hear me out,

I'll tell you everything I know.

This must be the worst thing imaginable

for any mother to go through.

I'm truly sorry.

But you deserve to know all about this.

Just hear me out.

Please.

Ten minutes.

Honestly, Steven,

she's being impossible.

No, the traffic lights aren't working.

She already knows there's something wrong

because it's not her weekend bag.

Hang on, I'll call you back.

Kayley!

How the heck did you get that?

You know we don't have matches or lighters.

Give that to me. Give it to me!

-Give it to me!

-No!

Would you just like to take a seat

and somebody will be with you in two ticks?

Have you got everybody's cards?

And the fruit basket?

Aw. Give him my love.

OK, bye.

Hi, can you help? We need to see Dr Granger.

It's Ellen and Kayley Morrison.

-OK.

-I think she's sprained her wrist.

-It hurts!

Oh, sweetheart. Do you want to take a seat and I'll see what I can do?

Thanks.

Hi, I'm at the Campus surgery. She had a lighter.

No, she tripped and fell.

Yeah, can... Can you come now, please?

I'm still trying to get this straight.

So, besides the other two elements, there's the thyroxine.

Which he's already on.

And you really think the new elements could work?

I spoke to the specialist in Basel

and he seems to think that Harry would be a very good candidate.

But Ben's discussed this with Dr Richmond.

He doesn't agree because of the risks.

He said it could actually shorten Harry's life,

just the journey alone.

And I'm not prepared to put Harry through that.

When the time comes,

I want him home, surrounded by his family.

But that time hasn't come yet

and with this treatment it could be years before it does.

I know it's difficult to understand,

but I've accepted it.

Now I just want Harry to go in peace.

Please don't give up.

This time is so sacred.

I feel sorry for Ben.

He's missing out.

He's not going to get this time back.

And if you really cared about him, you'd help him see that.

But if there's a chance, isn't it worth considering?

If there was,

Dr Richmond would agree.

But you have parental rights. You can fight his decision.

Oh, right, and would we win in time

or would we spend the last of Harry's days in a courtroom?

You just take him!

You just take him to Switzerland.

What? So he can die in a taxi on a motorway

or on a ferry or in some foreign country?

I know it sounds ridiculous.

No, it's poisonous!

I don't want to see you anywhere near my son again.

So, you know the deal with the doctor's chair, don't you?

You can only have it if you tell me what's wrong.

It hurts.

She won't let me near it.

OK, how did it happen, Kayley?

Mum took my treasure.

Erm, she had a lighter. She tried to do a runner and tripped.

-Don't want X-ray.

-There won't be one.

OK, can I take a look?

OK, let's put that...

That camera's just a piece of junk.

It doesn't really work.

It just seems to be her latest comfort blanket.

What have you seen through your camera?

Pink bra, Lego and cancer.

-She means cigarettes.

-Oh.

My boy loves Lego, too.

I wish our care workers were more like you.

She always seems to respond better to men.

She knows me, that's all.

OK, so your wrist is a little swollen. It's not broken,

so I'm going to ask your mummy to put some frozen peas on it. OK?

Dr Granger, can I have a word, please,

-in private?

-Sure.

Hello. Right, we've got loads of cards, loads of pressies and, er...

Flipping heck, who's that from?

It's from Mrs Tembe. Help yourself.

Everyone has been very kind.

Cos everyone cares about you. How you feeling?

Like I've been run over by a steamroller.

-Anthony's already looking at ways to reduce your workload.

-Oh?

Yeah, he's talking about cutting your hours for starters.

I bet he is.

What's up?

Anthony's concern for my wellbeing.

What do you mean?

I'm only here because of him.

-Yeah, well, we're all getting used to it. It's all the changes, isn't it?

-Oh, come on.

OK, he has a way about him.

I wasn't that keen when we first met.

He deliberately undermines me.

Why would he do that?

I don't fit his sleek view of the Mill.

He has his favourites. I'm not one of them.

You'd think there'd be more help.

She's supposed to be an adult,

but her needs are so much more complex, as you know.

How's the transition plan going?

Kayley's moving today.

OK. Where did you decide?

The Birch Brook.

It's a residential care home.

She goes there for short breaks,

it just seemed sensible for a permanent move.

It's familiar. It's good.

And Steven's brilliant.

Steven?

The manager.

He seems to be the only one who can manage Kayley.

White Valley Care dumped us, today.

She's been so wound up. I think she knows there's something going on.

There's every chance she's picking up on your anxiety.

And, if I may say, you don't seem so sure.

How does Kayley feel about moving?

I haven't told her.

Why not?

She'll just say I'm sending her away.

She will if you don't tell her.

Ellen, come on, you know you can't spring something like this on her.

We can still fight.

What, Sarah, Dr Richmond, the whole medical establishment?

We can appeal.

How long is that going to take?

I don't know but if we see a solicitor today,

maybe we could get an emergency hearing.

-And then we get turned down.

-Maybe not.

It's a waste of time.

We both know Sarah was our last chance.

The only option we have now is to take him.

Not without Sarah's permission.

Which we're not going to get.

I know she's his mother,

but why does her opinion count for more than mine?

I've got to get him out the hospital and out of the country.

And then get yourself arrested. That'll really help Harry(!)

I have to try.

Will you help me?

Do you want sugar or is it...? Oh, it's just me.

You're right. She does need to be prepared for today.

It will work out.

Lots of sugar, bad for teeth.

You're very right.

THEY LAUGH

She's quite the film-maker. We're getting on like a house on fire.

I'm glad you've been good.

Do you want a milkshake?

You've earned it.

-PHONE RINGS

-Oh.

OK?

It's Steven. He's here.

Don't want to go!

OK, OK. Everything is going to be fine.

Everything's sorted.

I had a word with the social worker after you phoned.

I shouldn't have really called you like that.

Perfectly understandable. Anyway, Kayley can come back with us now.

She's upset.

Don't worry, she'll calm down.

Hi. Dr Granger, Kayley's GP.

Shall we have a quiet chat, give these guys some breathing space?

I've got it in hand, thanks.

Right. Kayley, I'm going to count to five. You're going to calm down.

One, two,

three,

four,

five.

Good girl, now put your coat on.

We'll get her suitcase later.

I just wanted to have some time, just to prepare her first.

We agreed on today.

-Yeah, I know but...

-It's best not to prolong these things.

He can't just barge in and take her, can he?

With Ellen's permission, yes, he can.

Best we get going.

Maybe I'll come as well, then, just so it won't be so strange.

She's not with strangers.

Anyway, Kayley needs to settle into her new home,

so I'd advise no initial family contact for a while.

Don't want to go! No!

It'll be all right.

Look, you can take the camera and you can make a little film for me, yeah?

Afraid she can't take that, Ellen.

-Really?

-Why not?

It's important not to encourage Kayley's obsessive tendencies.

Surely the camera will give her a sense of security

during this upheaval?

Those are the strategies we use at the Birch Brook and they work.

Let's leave the camera behind, Kayley. Thank you.

You've been knocked for six, Heston.

You're bound to be feeling vulnerable.

-Medication can play its part.

-It's not that.

Beta blockers.

I've known patients to complain of paranoia.

I've been on them for years.

-All I'm saying is, you need some rest.

-I'm not paranoid.

My concerns are real.

What concerns?

Undermining me when I try and book a holiday.

Sly comments, calling me a dinosaur.

-He's just joking.

-Well, you wouldn't do it.

Then the mental health campaign.

Sid's baby?

It was my idea.

I took it to Anthony

and he gives it to Sid behind my back.

Calling me old and decrepit when I object to working longer hours.

Charging patients.

That's not what the NHS is meant to be about.

I don't disagree with you there.

My concerns are routinely dismissed. He wants me out.

Heston, you are one of the most valued members of staff we have.

No-one wants you out, trust me.

The place wouldn't be the same.

Watch him, Jimmi.

He's not what he seems.

I'm sure she'll be all right.

At least Steven quietened her down, I suppose.

In a manner of speaking.

What do you mean?

Well, he's...

He's firm, isn't he?

You were backing me up this morning.

Look, it's not too late, Ellen,

if you think you've made the wrong choice.

I haven't got any choice.

You think it's my fault.

I feel like a terrible mother, which is bad enough,

without you criticising me.

That wasn't my intention.

You know what? I'm sick of being blamed.

Everyone advises stress relief, so I go running.

But then the worse she gets, the more I need to run.

She's even started hiding my running shoes. What am I supposed to do?

-OK, Ellen...

-Save it!

I handled that badly, didn't I?

Better than most.

How could she let Kayley go like that?

She needs to feel supported, not judged.

The things you find lying about. What we have here

is a Japanese treasure from the early digital age.

Or, as they say in Tokyo, "cameara".

You're wasting your time. It doesn't work.

Course it does. Oh, Miss Jones!

AUDIO FROM CAMERA: 'Lots of sugar, bad for teeth...'

Karen, do me a favour, call Ellen.

Tell her I'll drop it round later.

Good point, well made.

KNOCK ON DOOR I think it's certainly worth further consideration.

Jimmi! Nice of you to join us.

-How's Heston?

-He's weak. He'll need a lot of time to recover.

I hope you reassured him to take all the time he needs.

Yeah, of course.

Now, given Heston's health,

I think it would be good to explore other options.

Shouldn't Daniel be here for this?

He's busy, but don't worry, I've discussed it with him

-and he shares my concerns.

-Concerns?

Yesterday didn't come as a complete surprise.

He's not been firing on all cylinders lately.

That could be due to work pressures.

He very nearly retired last year? Has he mentioned it since?

Heston decided to stay.

He's got stamina. He'll get back on his feet.

But for how long?

We should be thinking long term

and whether these costs are sustainable for the practice.

Insurance takes care of that.

-Do we know what level of cover we have?

-What are you getting at?

I'm just trying to see the full picture.

-KNOCK ON DOOR

-Yep?

I think you should take a look at this.

Doing a poo! Doing a poo!

Kayley! What are you doing?

Bird's poo.

Stop that this instant!

Give it to me now.

Right! Clean it up!

No!

No pudding, no TV, no swimming until you clear it up.

No! Hate you! Hate you! Hate you!

-There's something about that bloke.

-'Stop that noise.'

I'm going to contact the safeguarding team, then I'm going to go and see Ellen. OK?

OK, Sarah, take a seat and give me the latest update on Harry.

What's up?

I've spoken to Dr Richmond, but I felt I had to see you, too.

OK, shoot away.

Ben's on this wild goose chase about this treatment in Europe.

The Magnowski treatment?

He's desperate to get Harry there. Dr Richmond is against it,

but Ben won't listen.

Did you know his girlfriend went to see Dr Richmond?

Dr Donoghue?

She turned up to the hospital this morning, tried to get me to agree.

I'm terrified they're going to do something stupid.

Heston is an experienced

and well-respected employee of this practice.

If he's sick, then he can have as much time off as is necessary.

Couldn't agree with you more,

but let's just play devil's advocate for a minute.

-The current market's going to get worse.

-Maybe.

-Certainly.

It's no-one's fault, but that is going to place a huge toll on Heston.

His health is fragile. You said he's weak.

At the moment, yeah.

We can't have a repeat of yesterday.

We could go for reduced workload.

A temporary solution, I'm afraid.

It's not what I want, obviously...

..but I think we've got to entertain the idea

that it's time Heston retires.

Leaves medicine altogether.

-That's a bit drastic.

-Yeah, for goodness' sake.

I know. I know it's not a nice thought.

I'm just trying to explore all our options.

Well, that's not one of them, so let's get back to the drawing board.

Of course.

So, if Heston's workload is reduced,

who takes on the extra patients?

You know, you don't have to do this.

We could leave it to the safeguarding team.

No, I want to have it out with him.

I should never have let her go.

That was Kayley playing up, creating a drama.

That is the most effective way to manage her.

But you shouted at her.

You're always telling me to be calm.

You're not exactly taking your own advice.

Sometimes it's necessary to raise one's voice,

as long as it's not done in a reactive way.

That's not how it seems.

Look, these methods are part of the approach we use here.

What you didn't see in that footage was the positive end.

Kayley cleaned up the mess. She earned a pink star.

She was chuffed. We all were.

Really?

Kayley's happy here.

She knows the boundaries.

My bark sounds worse, of course.

We're firm with her, but that's because she needs it.

Well, let's see what the safeguarding team think when they see the footage.

They're welcome, but they'll see we have clear strategies in place.

It's about keeping Kayley safe. Look what happens otherwise,

like the lighter.

Firm boundaries mean Kayley has a better quality of life.

Better than being with her mum?

But you're forgetting something critical.

It's hard for one person, whereas here,

there's a team of us.

This ends now.

You can accept what we have to offer Kayley

or take her home.

What do you want to do?

There's absolutely no guilt involved.

Steven, I know your methods work for Kayley...

..and this is the best place for her,

but just because I'm leaving her here,

it doesn't mean I want to stop being her mum.

Nobody is suggesting that.

I want to know when she's in trouble and when she's played up.

And the good stuff, too.

I want us to work together

and I want to be able to see her whenever I want.

And I need to know that she doesn't hate it here.

Of course.

Right.

Where is she now?

I know you don't agree,

but this is the best place for her.

-Is it true?

-Is what true?

That you are plotting to take a dying child out of hospital

against his mother's wishes,

so you can go on some wild goose chase across Europe

that will undoubtedly mean the end for that child?

Is that true?

I thought I knew you.

-Al, sit down.

-You know, I have had many occasions

to question your judgment in the past, but this is breathtaking.

-Have you quite finished?

-I have not even started!

You've taken great pleasure in questioning my judgment

over the years, so you must be loving this.

If you think that I am loving this then you really are insane.

-Insane as well as incompetent?

-No, no, don't you dare.

Don't you dare dump that on me! Not again.

You find someone else to blame for your guilt.

For your chronic lack of self-worth.

I'm sorry but wasn't it you, a year ago,

who told me I wasn't cut out to be a doctor?

I mean, at least try and have some consistency, Al!

That's it, isn't it? This is all about Mr Milne.

-Oh, for goodness' sake.

-This is some kind of twisted redemption,

some Catholic guilt, some way to make up for the fact

-that you killed him!

-Get out!

Do you really think this is going to work?

-Come on, Al. Out.

-Listen to me!

-Let's go.

-Listen to me!

-Get your hands off me!

-Listen to me.

If you do this,

it will end your career.

Well, I'm just a simple-minded do-gooder so what does it matter?

And when that little boy dies,

cos that little boy is going to die,

they will charge you and they will convict you of child manslaughter.

We've decided to go ahead with the termination.

Oh, OK.

Why?

-We just have.

-We?

She will never practice medicine anywhere, ever again.

She knows the risks that she's taking.

No, that's not a risk. It's a dead certainty.