0:00:38 > 0:00:42I have got... a special treat for you.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I can't wait.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Dad?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I KNEW you were seeing someone.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Amy?- This why you wanted me out of the house, isn't it?
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Have you ever heard of knocking? - Get out.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Excuse me?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- Get away from him.- Ian.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Ian, are you all right? - He's not well.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- I'm trying to help him. - Look, leave him alone!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Ow!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Oh, I love this time of year.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I can't wait for it all to start.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Well, you are just going to have to.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I know. I'm a big kid.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Jack and Immie are coming. Rob's got time off.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20So it's going to be the perfect Christmas.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Careful. You don't want to tempt fate.- How do you mean?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26You know, the pressure people put on Christmas.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Oh, no. It's going to be fine.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Cos Jack and Immie are all grown-up, they're fun to be with,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35no dramas, which is what I need after Barney and Hannah.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I'm sure. Yeah.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- And Jack's promised to do Christmas dinner.- No way!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I'll believe it when I see it, mind.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I can't even imagine Shak ever doing anything like that.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Mind you, he has agreed to find a halal goose with Heston.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Oh, goose. I've never had that. What's it like?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I don't know, but knowing Heston, it'll be delicious.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- If they find one. - Er...Mrs Hollins?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Time sheets?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Oh, yes.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Hear ye, hear ye! I have changed my mind.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I'm sorry?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Mrs Tembe, I want you to fill your boots.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I want you to make this place look ridiculous.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Well, thank you.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I am prepared to tolerate other people's beliefs,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21even if other people's beliefs are superstitious claptrap.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23That is very generous of you, Dr Haskey.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Don't you mention it.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- SANTA:- Merry Christmas!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Promise me you'll get that seen to.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34She's not normally like that. She's been really stressed lately.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Why? - BREATHLESSLY:- I've no idea.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Are you all right?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Nothing that being 20 years younger wouldn't cure.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44You still want me to pick up that prescription for you?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- If you don't mind. - For you, anything.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49FOOTSTEPS
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Better go.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55What are you doing?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56I'm leaving.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Why? Where are you going?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Why do you care?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Amy!
0:03:02 > 0:03:04You obviously don't need me any more.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Of course I do.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08No, you don't. You never have.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Amy, don't do this.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I have no choice. You've made your feelings perfectly clear.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's nearly Christmas.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And I'm sure your little friend will look after you.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I don't want you to be on your own.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24You should have thought of that before.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25No, Amy, don't!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34RINGTONE: "The Sweeney"
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Hello. Rob Hollins.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Oh, hi.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Right, OK.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- That's great. You're all booked in for next week.- Thank you.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Ian?- Valerie, darling. I need to see someone.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Are you all right? Have a seat.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Thanks.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Interval training.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06The sprints are a killer.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Joke, Valerie, joke.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Where's Amy?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- She's run away.- What?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14She's run away from home. Mind you, I did too.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16When I was 15. But at her age?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18What happened?
0:04:18 > 0:04:19We had a bit of a row.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Next thing I knew, she'd packed a bag and gone.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- Why?- She takes things very personally, Valerie. You know that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Who's going to look after you?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The question is, who's going to look after her?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32She's your full-time carer.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Actually, I've always wondered who looks after who.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37So what was this row about?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- I had a friend over and... - That's it?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44I had a feeling they wouldn't get on.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46That's no reason to walk out on you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47She'll come back. I think.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49You don't sound too certain.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51She's very angry with me.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Oh, Dr Reid? Could you see Mr Tilworth?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'm supposed to be at the Mill, Valerie.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Could you just squeeze him in? I'd hate for him to have to wait.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03All right.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Great. Thanks, Valerie.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Come in.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Merry Christmas!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I had a call from Gina.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- They need respite care for some young lad.- When?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Straight away. His mum's going into hospital and his dad's not around.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And they want us to have him over Christmas?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Not sure about that. - Jack and Immie are coming home.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30They'll understand.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32It's Christmas. We don't know anything about him.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- He's bound to have problems. - Gina said he doesn't.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35And you believe that?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I don't know, but whatever he's like, we'll deal with.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40In our house? With our family? Over Christmas?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42We're not that bad.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45What if he's resentful or angry or...I don't know...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Hello, Sergeant Hollins.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Hi, Mrs Tembe.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Is Dr Reid back?
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Not yet.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55When she does, I have some forms for her to sign.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I don't fancy it. Not at Christmas.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I need a break.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03OK. All right, fair enough.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Tell Gina I'm sorry.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Yeah, I will. No problem.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Amy, you can't just leave him on his own.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Did he tell you to call me?- No.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18He doesn't even know.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- He didn't tell you what happened, did he?- No.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Look, it was an accident. But it was his fault.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- He always brings out the worst in me.- What happened?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Looking after him is my responsibility.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I can't let this woman swan into his life, push me out,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36take away the one thing I'm good at...
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Amy, Amy, slow down.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40What woman?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Oh, it's a long story.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I've got a break in half an hour.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Meet me at the Icon.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Ian, I'm sorry to have to tell you, but your lung function
0:06:54 > 0:06:55has declined a little bit.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Yeah. Well, the last couple of days have been a bit iffy.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01I was fine this morning.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Then I had a bit of a turn,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07thought a dose of oxygen would put me right, but... it just got worse.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- How are you feeling now? - A bit better.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12And how are you coping in general?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Well, I'm a little worried about my marathon times.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- But apart from that... - You ran marathons?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21No. I used to walk them, though. I was a postie.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Oh! I bet that kept you fit.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Not really.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I spent most of my time talking to lonely old duffers like me.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Look, I'm afraid there's nothing more I can do for you.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37You're already getting the best care that we have.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40So there's no chance of a miracle cure being slipped
0:07:40 > 0:07:41under the Christmas tree, hey?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42I'm afraid not.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I mustn't complain.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48There's plenty worse off then me.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50How are your other care arrangements?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Up and down.- Can I do anything to help with those?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55No. I'll sort it out myself.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Unless Valerie sticks her oar in.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- You know what she's like. - Oh, you know Valerie?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03My wife taught her piano. She's practically family.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Valerie plays the piano. Wow!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Can't play a note.- Oh! - Spent most of her time talking.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12She was my Judith's worst student.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Look, it's very nice to see you. You take care.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Thank you.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19- Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30You must have done something to make her walk off like that.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Not really.- Really?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I've been trying to get her to go out more.- Why?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39She needs to get a life, meet people, find a job,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42stop behaving like some spoilt teenager.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44She's got a job. Looking after you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Yeah, well, I never really wanted her to.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50To be honest, it was just an excuse to give her somewhere to live.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53She's never really been able to cope on her own.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55So you do want her to leave?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57No. I don't know.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59She needs a proper job.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01The problem is, she's never stuck at anything.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04She's been with you for eight years.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Look, have you spoken to her about any of this?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I've tried to, but it's not easy.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Look, if she calls you, will you let me know?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Of course.- My Judith always said you were her nicest student.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Really?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Rubbish on the piano, but a heart of gold.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Oh...
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I can't look after another kid. Not now. It's somebody else's turn.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'm sure they'll find somewhere for him.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Christmas is our special time.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Oh, hello. Mrs Tembe was looking for you.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36She's got some stuff for you to sign.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- I haven't got time now.- But...
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Sometimes you have to be a bit selfish.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- What?- Think of yourself.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- You saying I'm being selfish? - No, I'm saying that's right.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50If you give too much of yourself, it takes over your life.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- You need a break.- Yeah, I do.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55What you've done is amazing.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Everyone thinks so.- Really?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Yeah, of course. So stop worrying.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Your blood pressure's fine. You seem in perfect health.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07I feel good.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- And you seem a lot happier. - All because of the Vita course.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- It's true.- I believe you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I know it sounds mad, but I really did experience the holy spirit.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19At least I think I did.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22If you think you did, then maybe you did.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I wish you had.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Hmm. Are you sleeping any better? - Yep, fine. No anxiety.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Nothing.- Right, so you've no health worries,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33you're sleeping OK. Is there anything else?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Well...
0:10:36 > 0:10:39What?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I've met a boy. A man, actually.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And he's gorgeous.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Hello, can I help you?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I'm here to see someone.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Do I know you?- I don't think so.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59OK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- How did this happen? - I fell. Actually, I was pushed.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- By a client?- No.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13OK. Does that hurt?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16A bit. None of my clients would hurt me.
0:11:16 > 0:11:22- Really?- I've got a completely new list. All of them reliable.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Not a word I would use to describe men who see sex workers,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- but, you know...- It's not a word I'd use to describe men in general.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30But this lot are different.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Look, it's bruised, but there's nothing broken.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38So what's so different about your new clients?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40You'd understand if you met them.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Actually, one of them has proposed to me.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Is he nice?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Not bad, and hey...my age...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52He's a post-grad student.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Kind, thoughtful, gentle.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- How did you meet him? - In the library.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57I was asking for a book about the holy spirit and
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- he offered to help me. - Is he a Christian?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02No, but he's definitely interested.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Or he's interested in you, you mean. - Maybe.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I'm happy for you, Rosie.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11The thing is... I've never been with anyone like him before,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13or anyone half as good-looking.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I bet he tells his friends all the same thing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I doubt it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19But... the reason I wanted to see you...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- ..I'd like you to meet him. - You make me feel like I'm your dad.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It's nothing like that.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But I trust you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31And I'd like to know what you make of him.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37She was in bed with him?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Not quite. But they were getting there.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41It was pretty obvious.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42He didn't mention that.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- He wouldn't, would he? - He said he was with a friend.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47He's been seeing her for months.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48How do you know?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I smelt perfume when I changed his sheets.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53He lied about it, of course.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Why do men always think they can get away with that?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Looking after him is all I know, Valerie.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And once they're married, I'm finished.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- You don't know that. - Maybe it's just as well.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I'm 45 and I'm still living at home.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Who does that? - Plenty of people nowadays.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14I wouldn't want me around if I was him.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16You really think he's serious about her?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Completely infatuated.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Yes, but that doesn't mean they're getting married.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Why else would she be with him? - Maybe she really likes him.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26At his age? In his condition?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Rosie's told me a lot about you.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- All bad, I hope.- No. It's an honour to meet you, Doctor.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Please, call me Jimmi. I gather you're a post-grad?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- MA in International Relations. - Impressive.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Not really.- So, you decided what you're going to do when you leave?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Not sure. I've been going through some big changes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Rethinking my priorities. - You've got plenty of time to decide.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I've applied to a couple of NGOs
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- working on childhood diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Wow.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Obviously, I have to get through the interviews.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- I'm sure you will. - Listen, it was lovely to meet you.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58And you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Whoo!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Jimmi, can I ask your advice?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10It'll have to be later, Karen. I'm way behind.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- What do you need?- What?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17You said you wanted advice.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20No, you're all right.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Come on, try me.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23OK.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29Social Services have asked if me and Rob can take a kid over Christmas.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- And?- Do you think we should?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Yeah. Why not?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Thing is, I really wanted to spend Christmas on our own.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Then don't.- But what if the kid's got nowhere to stay?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Then do. - But what if he's got problems?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Karen, I'll be honest. I just don't care.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Do what you want with Tiny Tim.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Tiny Tim... Tiny Tim?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Your prescription, sir.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Apparently, you've got to see your GP if you want a renewal.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Thank you. - All part of the service.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Mind you, I don't do this for everybody.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Just my favourite client.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- How's your arm? - It's sore. But I'll live.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I have something for you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I've been wanting you to have this.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It was my wife's.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Ian, it's beautiful, but I can't... - No, no, please. After what Amy did.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Is she here?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28No. She's gone.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Where?
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Gone for good?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33No. Might take a day or two, but she'll be back.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Oh, so we've got the place to ourselves, then?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I could set up the chessboard, or...
0:15:43 > 0:15:47You could, or we could pick up where we left off...
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Not sure I've got the strength.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Isn't that what the magic pills are for?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Before I did the Vita course, I was lost.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I hated my courses, the people I was with,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02I was anxious all the time, couldn't sleep...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Then it all changed. - How?
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Everything suddenly fell into place.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I felt confident, like it mattered what I thought,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15what I said. I started to feel like I belonged.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Are you really interested in all this?
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Yes.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21I keep expecting you to make fun of me.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- Why?- I don't know.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I don't think I've ever met a real Christian before.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Not like you, anyway.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32It all sounds so flaky when I talk about this stuff.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35If it feels real to you, then it's real.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Why are you so nice to me?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42When I started uni, I didn't know what I was doing.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46I was lonely, messed up, all over the place.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I don't believe you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I really wasn't a nice person.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52You're the nicest person I know.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Maybe if I'd had someone to show me round,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57things might have been different.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Is that why you helped me in the library?
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Yes. I'm trying to make amends.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05That, and brown eyes drive me wild.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I knew there was more to it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Can't get enough of them.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Have you always had a thing for brown eyes?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Not until I met you.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I can't believe he's pushing me out of his life like this.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I don't think he is.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28When he got ill and asked me to look after him,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I thought he really needed me.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32For the first time in my life.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34He did. He does.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35I've loved looking after him.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I mean, it's hard sometimes, obviously, but I'm good at it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Really good.- I'm sure you are.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45No, seriously. I was offered a job in a care home.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- You're kidding. When?- Couple of days ago. It's only part-time, though.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- Still. - The thing is, looking after Dad is the happiest I've ever been.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55So go home. That's what he wants.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59No. He's right. I have to move on.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01At least talk to him.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I don't think I can, Valerie.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04I'll just get angry again.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I want to know all about you.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12There's not much to know.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13What books do you read?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16What films you like, what hobbies you have...
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Hobbies?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Yes. - Well... I used to collect things.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- What sort of things? - It's not that interesting.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- It is to me.- And anyway, I've got other interests now.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Like what?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Come on. Tell me.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Recently, I've got into photography.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40How can you say I'm your favourite client?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Look at me. Look at all these tubes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45I don't even notice them.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- Liar.- I'm not lying, Ian. You treat me like a real person.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Not many clients do that.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- It's their loss. - You play chess with me.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58You care about what I think.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I've never met a man like you.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I've never met anyone like you.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Well, I don't even think of you as a client any more.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Just as well. I don't pay you half as much as I should.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I don't care about the money.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15I enjoy doing things with you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I'd like to spend even more time with you.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22I'd like that too.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Ooh, what have you got in there?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- My worldly goods. - I've got to get back.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Promise me you'll stay until he gets home.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- I'll have to. I'm not dragging that thing around any more.- Good.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39And I need to say sorry. You know, for what happened.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41I thought you said it was an accident.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43You've got far too many clothes on...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I don't believe it.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Is that...?
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Amy, don't!
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Oh, my...! - What kind of a freak are you?!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Don't hit me.- Amy, I didn't think you were coming back.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00How can you do this to me? I hate you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Amy!
0:20:01 > 0:20:05You said you'd call me. And it's not what you think.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Amy! Amy!
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Amy, I never wanted you to leave.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20How can I stay here if you're with her?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I need you, Amy. You're a huge part of my life.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- I used to be.- But so is Denise. At least, I'd like her to be.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Can't you see what she's doing?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Worming her way in, doing everything she can to push me out.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35That's not true.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- You really think she's in love with you?- Hm! No.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40She's only interested in one thing.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43She sees me as a person. Not just some incurable disease.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45And that's a lot more
0:20:45 > 0:20:47than most of the health workers I have to deal with.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Doesn't make it right. - It does to me.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55So, that's it?
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Because I can't see any place for me in this cosy little relationship.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06It's not a relationship.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Then what is it?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It's a... mutually... beneficial arrangement.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13And the fact that we're friends is a bonus.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18It makes it less of a... business transaction.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Oh, my... Please don't say she's a...
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I've never done this before, Amy.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- It's only since... - She's a prostitute?!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29So how did you end up doing this?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Sorry. Was that a bit personal?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33No. No, not at all.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I'm quite proud of what I do.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- Really?- Yeah! I've been a sex worker most of my life.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42But when you get older, the work dries up a bit.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46And then a friend suggested the disabled and terminally ill market.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48The what?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Men like Ian, they've got needs, like everybody else.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Yeah, I suppose. But why didn't he mention it?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57It's not very easy to talk about.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59No, I guess not.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03And at Ian's age, if a guy is on his own, then women like me
0:22:03 > 0:22:04are their only option.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07There is a big demand for my services.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I've never really thought about it. - Well, yeah. And it is a service.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- My clients rely on me for all sorts of things. Not just the sex.- No?
0:22:14 > 0:22:19No, I've had to learn masses about disabilities of all kinds.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- You'd be amazed at what I have to do.- Like what?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Well, take Ian.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I have to make sure that I'm on top at all times
0:22:28 > 0:22:31because of his breathing difficulties,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33then I have to be careful where I put my weight...
0:22:33 > 0:22:35What?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Sorry, that was just a bit too much information.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42"It is good to be a child sometimes, and never better than at Christmas,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44"when its mighty Founder was a child himself."
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Very nice.- Dickens.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47A Christmas Carol.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50"And it was always said of him, he knew how to keep Christmas well,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53"if any man alive possessed the knowledge..."
0:22:53 > 0:22:56OK. Enough. I know what you're all thinking.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I'm not thinking anything.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's not my fault this boy's got nowhere to go over Christmas.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- No-one is saying... - It's not like I'm throwing Tiny Tim out into the snow
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- and watching him die. - Tiny Tim?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- And OK, so he's got no dad. But that's not my fault.- Whose dad?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13If I could wave a magic wand and solve all his problems, I would.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15But I can't.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18If I could solve everyone's problems, I would.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- But I'm just one woman.- Karen.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And if this little tyke ends up in a hostel with a load of drunks...
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- Little tyke?- Or on the street or in jail, it's not my responsibility.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30No-one's saying it is.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33OK, good. As long as that's clear.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Why do you always overreact?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Because you never listen to me.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43You're 45, Amy. You need to grow up.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45She's a prostitute!
0:23:45 > 0:23:47And what's wrong with that?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49It is illegal.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Actually, it isn't.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Isn't it? - I'll tell you what's wrong with it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- She's desperate. And marrying you is her last chance.- Marrying?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01She'll get you to sign over the house, your pension, your savings...
0:24:01 > 0:24:02It may be funny to you,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05but he's my dad and I don't want him getting hurt.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06I'm sorry, Ian.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08You are my favourite client,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11believe me, but I'm not interested in your money.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Sweetheart, I've got much richer clients down on one knee
0:24:15 > 0:24:16begging me for my hand.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Really? - Yes! I like your dad.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I like spending time with him. But I like my independence.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24I'm not giving up my job.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I wouldn't want you to.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I mean, if you have a problem with us sleeping together...
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I don't care about the sex.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37But looking after him is my job. It's my responsibility.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- That's fine. - Nobody wants that to change.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Then why are you always on at me to get a job?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Because, darling, I won't be around forever.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Actually, she has got a job.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- What?- Tell him.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It's in a care home.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55That's wonderful.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And she'd be able to do it if she had a bit more time.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- You must do it. - And, if Denise was here with you...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05You're really not interested in him?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Not as a husband, no.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11I suppose a couple of days a week wouldn't hurt.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15I wouldn't mind spending a bit more time with you, eh?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Mates' rates. - I pay you hardly enough as it is.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Well, if it's all right with you...
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I mean, I don't want you to start pushing me around...
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Sorry about that.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I'm only teasing.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You do have to be careful with him, though.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Oh, she is.- How do you know?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36She told me. But you don't want to go into that.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I was worried about you being on your own at Christmas.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- Now he won't be. - As a matter of fact, I did have a little treat planned.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47So I will need a bit of time on my own.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Fine. But I'm doing Christmas dinner.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53And she doesn't come anywhere near my kitchen.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59No, no, no, tomorrow's fine.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Let me know when... Oh, it's no problem.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Bye. Bye.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Oh, hello. So, that was Gina.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I told her were going to take the kid.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- But I thought you said... - Don't you start as well, Rob.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I've had it from everybody else. I don't need it from you as well.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- What?- I'm not going to throw some poor child out in to the cold.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Some poor child?- I'm not a monster.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I didn't actually say you were.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Are you sure you don't want to think about it?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29No, no. We'll take him as he comes.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And we'll make him welcome.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32It is Christmas, after all.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41We'll take a witness statement from you later, sir.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I didn't see what happened, I found her like this.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46'Ow did little Tim be'ive?
0:26:47 > 0:26:48I'm a doctor. My name is Jimmi.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Can I take a look at your hand?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53They don't celebrate Christmas. They think it's ungodly!
0:26:53 > 0:26:57As Peter Brook once said, "A play is play."
0:26:57 > 0:27:00As John Gielgud once said to Peter Brook,
0:27:00 > 0:27:01"We open a week on Wednesday."