0:00:25 > 0:00:28Rise and shine It's the breakfast express!
0:00:29 > 0:00:35But, before we eat, Mummy would like you to try and squeeze her hand.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Just one teeny-tiny little squeeze.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Three, two, one, and...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Never mind, you're still a trooper.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53In fact, what's this?
0:00:53 > 0:00:56The breakfast express heard you tried really hard,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and wants to pay a visit.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Choo-choo! Choo-choo!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06And she climbed the highest branch of the tallest tree.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Are you as bored as I am?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Then why don't we read something different? Just don't tell Mum.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20That place down the road.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Seems OK.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Rooms are decent, staff seem kind,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28but it's the rec facilities that are - wait for it -
0:01:28 > 0:01:30swimmingly good.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I mean, the pool's not Olympic or anything, but it's big enough.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34What the hell are you doing?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- How could you?- I was just showing her a few pictures.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44You promised me. You went behind my back.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We shouldn't have to keep everything from her.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Keep everything from her? I'm protecting her.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I'm just making sure she feels loved.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53You're treating her like a child.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Well, mentally, she is a child. I know my daughter.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56So do I.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Don't make it like I don't have a stake in this.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Gemma's my daughter too.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Good news - zumba's been cancelled,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05and we can have the hall at lunchtime.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Instead of this evening?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08As well as.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12As well as? But we are in flu season.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15It is nearly Christmas, and we are rushed off our feet.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17No. No, we need the lunchtime to do administration.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Mrs Tembe, I have very little time to mount this production.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Dr Carter, I appreciate your effort,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26but I have two surgeries to run, and I have to put them first.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Which is exactly what I'm doing.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31A lot of patients will come and see the show.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Think of our reputation.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35And we can catch up with the admin later.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I thought you were observing this morning.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Ah, couldn't make it. One of my clinic patients rescheduled.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Observing? Let me guess.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You're going to cryogenically freeze some teenager's skin cells,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52so you can graft them back on in old age?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54No, it's therapeutic Botox.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Therapeutic?
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Yeah, it's a long-term patient.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00She's been having a series of injections at St Phil's
0:03:00 > 0:03:02into the flexor muscles of her right hand.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04To stop intractable spasms?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And to help with the movement and control of her right thumb, yeah.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I've seen the first two injections. The third one's today.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I'm going to pop round later, and see how she's doing.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15The difference that one thumb would make!
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I'm impressed. That is proper medicine.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19SHE SCOFFS
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Someone doesn't agree.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Proper medicine works. We don't yet know if this treatment does.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27The consultant in question may have raised the family's expectations,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29all for nothing.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31But if there's a chance that it'll improve the patient's
0:03:31 > 0:03:33quality of life, they're going to try, aren't they?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Daniel, back me up here.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Look, you know, you can't generalise.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Every patient's different.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40We explained the risks to the parents,
0:03:40 > 0:03:41they want to give it a shot.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It's their choice, not ours.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Hi, Tracy.- Hi.- Keeping well? - Yeah, you?- Yeah, yeah, not bad.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Carol, hi, it's Dr Granger.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Of all the selfish... - Me, selfish? You're the one who...
0:03:56 > 0:03:57- Cares for her?- Controls her!
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Oh, God! - SMASHING
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Now look what you've done.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Great(!) The doctor's here to take your side.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Not a good time. - No, stay.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It's not like I get a say in anything around here.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Something go wrong at the hospital?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21No, the injection was fine.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Me and Nick, we put on a front for the consultant.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28It's just when we came home and started talking again...
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Why don't we take a seat?
0:04:31 > 0:04:36Sorry you have to see all this, Dr Granger. It's just...
0:04:36 > 0:04:41I caught Nick showing Gemma a brochure, for a care home.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I didn't know you were considering that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I'm not. Gemma's place is here, with us.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I can't imagine this house without her. How empty it would be.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Nick know how you feel?
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Told him, again and again, but he just keeps badgering.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I'm so tired of it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Would you like me to have a word?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09You'd do that?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Of course. I mean, I won't take sides,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17but I can certainly remind him that the treatments take time to work.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark and he was endeavouring to
0:05:22 > 0:05:27pierce the darkness when the chimes of the neighbouring church struck.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Bell rings. And...go.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34One o'clock?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It isn't possible that I have slept through a whole day
0:05:37 > 0:05:38and far into another night.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Are you the spirit, whose coming was foretold to me?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- BOOMING VOICE:- I am.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49OK, can I stop you there, Valerie?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50That's very interesting.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I was going for Cate Blanchett in Lord Of The Rings.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Were you? Right, good. Interesting. A little bit, erm...
0:05:58 > 0:05:59A bit elvish.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03I was thinking grandiose. Remember - you're his charming,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08charming spirit guide, taking him on a voyage of discovery.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Mm. Charming. Yep, yep.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Got it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Right, let's do it again. Al, your last line.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22One o'clock?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24It isn't possible that I have slept through a whole day
0:06:24 > 0:06:26and far into another night.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Are you the spirit whose coming was foretold to me?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- IRISH ACCENT:- That I am, lad!
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I am the Ghost of Christmas Past, your past, so get yourself up
0:06:37 > 0:06:41out of your bed and come along with me. 'Twill be a great craic!
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Can I join you?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52As long as you don't lecture me.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58On duty, I suppose.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Sometimes a beer's all that gets me through.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Gemma turned 45 this year.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12That evening, me and Carol got talking.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15We're not getting any younger.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17None of us are.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Yeah, but are other men my age spoon-feeding their kids?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Mopping up faeces?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Turning them in bed so they don't get bedsores?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27We can always talk to the care team.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I love my daughter. I want to look after her.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Yeah, but you seem to be struggling.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Is there any harm in asking for more support?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37It's not about support. It's about age.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'm getting older, my wife's tired.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42We can't keep this up forever, no matter how much help we get.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Which is why you're thinking of residential care.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47My aunt died, left me some money.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Not a lot, but it's given us options.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53We decided to throw every penny at Gemma.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Pay for Botox, physio,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00hiring the expertise that wasn't around when she was a kid.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And if that doesn't work, then you'll put her into a home?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Yeah. But the closer that day gets, the more Carol stalls.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Is it any surprise? Gemma's been her whole life.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Mine too.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But I really wanted to try an accent.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I thought it might help with my character,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and Zara and Sid are doing cockney.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Barely.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I thought it might also help define me as a spirit from the beyond.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Oh, go on, let her try another one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28OK. Keep it simple, Valerie.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Are you the spirit, whose coming was foretold to me?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- FRENCH ACCENT:- Oui, I am ze Ghost of Noel Passe. Votre Passe.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Lose the French.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Who and what are you?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- SOUTHERN US ACCENT:- I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. Your past.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46I have some things to show y'all.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's not really working, is it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Do you think you could stick to accents from the British Isles?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53What is your business?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Your welfare. Now rise, and walk with me!
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Is that "pirate"?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Let's pause there, shall we?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I mean, this is very valid, in rehearsals,
0:09:03 > 0:09:08but do you think, Valerie, you could try it with your own accent?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Really? Isn't that just a bit obvious? And my mum always said that
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I sounded like a shop girl with a bunged-up nose.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17You have a lovely voice. It's very clear.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22Proper enunciation - one of the reasons I chose you for the part.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Oh, Heston!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28So, do you think you could do it with your beautiful voice?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Well, if it was my dulcet tones that got me the part, then OK.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Right, Al, can you go from, "Are you..."?
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Are you the spirit, whose coming was foretold to me?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- I am. - Who and what are you?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. Your past.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And what is your business?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Your welfare. Now rise, and walk with me.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The dreaded blood pressure test. I'll pump up the cuff.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Any discomfort shouldn't last more than a few seconds, OK?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Here you are, love.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- Thanks. - PHONE RINGS
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Hello?
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Yes, this is Nick Parnell.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Can't we put off the decision,
0:10:20 > 0:10:21just by a week or...?
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Yes, I do realise that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Can I call you back? Thanks.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32That was Hopeview House.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35A room has come up, but they need a decision today.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37No. It's too soon.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39How about we make a deal?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42You come and see this place, and in return,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I'll stop banging on about care homes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45I'll even throw away the brochure.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Everything OK?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Yeah. A place has come up in Hopeview House.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52But we won't be taking it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56We can't visit, anyway, today. Tracy's gone.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I can always hang on a bit longer if you want to go and have a look.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Mrs Tembe, would you like to join Al on stage?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Can I ask a question first, please?
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Of course.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I have been reading the original Dickens,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15and it always talks about Christmas Present as "it".
0:11:15 > 0:11:19"It was clothed", "its feet", "its brown curls."
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Am I male or female?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I very much see the three spirits as women.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Yes, but they don't have to be, though, do they?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29No, casting is much more fluid these days.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Our actresses could play men.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38I think it would be ridiculous seeing Mrs Tembe as a man.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I'm not really sure what that means.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42You won't know unless you give it go.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Exactly. Why don't you let her read it in both genders,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and then you can see which works best with the text?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Mrs Tembe in drag might be quite funny.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I am happy to try, Dr Carter.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Miss Pitman experimented with lots of different accents,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and it led to a very good reading in the end.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02All right, let's try it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Emma, cue.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10There sat a jolly giant, glorious to see.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18DEEP VOICE: I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look upon me.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21You have never seen the like of me before.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22You can say that again.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Dr Carter, I was thinking,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28perhaps if I had a long beard and maybe some big boots...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Now, Letherbridge would pay top dollar to see that.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Thank you, Dr Haskey.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Mrs Tembe, thank you very much for a very interesting idea,
0:12:35 > 0:12:40but I really think that Christmas Present should be a woman.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Bounty, generosity, fecundity -
0:12:45 > 0:12:48all very female traits, wouldn't you agree?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Those plants are really nice.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- And? - This is a care home.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I don't want the staff spending their time picking out plants.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I want them to care.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03This place is ranked outstanding.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Why don't you give the staff a chance?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Hello, welcome to Hopeview. - Hi, I'm Nick Parnell.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Carol. - Hello.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Hark! The time is drawing near.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Forgive me, but I see something strange protruding from your skirts.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Aye, look here.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Dr Vere, are you there?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Sorry, it's just it's a bit difficult to do this without being,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36erm...
0:13:36 > 0:13:37indelicate.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Oh, no, I trust you, Dr Vere.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Besides, I have made certain provisions in that area.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Oh, good grief!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Sorry, Heston, what exactly am I supposed to be doing here?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52You are manifestations of Want and Need,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55clutching at Present's robe in despair.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Would a robe help?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Oh, yeah, I think so. - Good thinking, Lena.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02So, Sid, we only need to see your hands,
0:14:02 > 0:14:09and when Mrs Tembe raises the robe, that's your cue to start clutching.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12But just to be clear - I'm not clutching her actual legs?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14No. Er, Dr Carter?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18You clutch at the robe, OK? Shall we try that?
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Forgive me, but I see something strange protruding from your skirts.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Aye, look here.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Sorry, what's happening?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Dr Vere, are you all right?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32I'm sorry, it's just I can't quite reach.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34The lad's at full stretch back here.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Well, it's no use if we can't see anything.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Come on, Dr Vere, please.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Sorry, but it is a bit dark down here.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40That's what she said.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Thank you, Dr Haskey!
0:14:41 > 0:14:45OK, let's try it again, OK? Al, cue.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Forgive me, but I see something strange protruding from your skirts.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Aye, look here.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58How's that?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I love rehearsals. Can't we just do this all the time?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06OK, so just like in the hospital, I'm going to check your range
0:15:06 > 0:15:08of movement by very gently turning your fingers.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- PHONE RINGS - Sorry, just check...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Got to take this. One second.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Hi, I stayed on with Gemma. Can I call you back?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I just want to let you know that I have found a Tiny Tim outfit.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Would you believe that there is a children's tailor in London
0:15:23 > 0:15:24that make Victorian suits?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- They're adorable. - How much?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29We will cherish the photographs for years.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Zara, how much? - I'll show you the website tonight,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and then you can fall in love all by yourself before the bill arrives.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Gemma, was that...?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Was that a spasm, or did you move your thumb on purpose?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41OK, I'm going to ask you a question.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Tap twice if your name is Gemma.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to...
0:15:49 > 0:15:51RUHMA BREATHES LOUDLY
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Seriously?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54It's not really working, is it?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56No, it's not really working.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58It's like we'd suddenly been transported to Tatooine
0:15:58 > 0:15:59and a Jawa has entered.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- (What's that?) - Star Trek.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Star Wars, if you please.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I can just about put up with the lady of 1,000 voices
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and the Jolly Green Giant, but I'm going to draw the line at Scrooge
0:16:10 > 0:16:14going for a midnight walk with a member of the Lollipop League.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- No offence.- We didn't really think this through, did we?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Maybe we could fly her?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- What? - How, exactly?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Do we have a fly tower?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23You are joking.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Well, look at her! - I am standing right here.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Trampoline? Bungee cord? Box?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30How about Sid and Jimmi put her on their shoulders?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Right, that's not going to happen.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Oh, for goodness' sake!
0:16:32 > 0:16:35The Greeks could make gods descend from Mount Olympus,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Shakespeare could make Ariel fly to the heavens,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41there must be something - something - we can do
0:16:41 > 0:16:43to give this poor woman a bit of height.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Poor?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I've got it - stilts. Let's buy some stilts.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Emma? - What?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- You're the producer. Produce an idea.- Nice!
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Oh, I get it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54So I get lumbered with having to produce a miracle
0:16:54 > 0:16:56because you didn't think this through properly?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00I am writing and directing and starring in this piece.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Surely I can't be expected to solve every problem?!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Well, with an ego so big,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12maybe Ruhma can float in on it!
0:17:12 > 0:17:16OK, I'm going to take Emma for a quick loo break,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and we'll have a bit of a brainstorm.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Good idea.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27I bet you ten quid they break your neck.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Make it 20.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I can't remember the last time I sat and watched the clouds.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I remember when we lay on a beach and looked for shapes in them.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40When was that?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Our honeymoon.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49You looked so relaxed.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Young, is what I looked.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52I'm not talking about your age.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I can't remember the last time you didn't have this knot
0:17:56 > 0:17:59between your eyebrows, this crosshatch.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01If you're aiming at flattery...
0:18:01 > 0:18:02I'm aiming at care.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Gemma's my daughter, but you're my wife.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I have to look after both of you.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09You DO look after me.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Really? When was the last time you took a holiday?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I don't care about holidays.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Or pampered yourself? Slept the whole night?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Gemma's more important than any of that. Looking after her.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26You can still do that here. You'll be visiting every day.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I'll be popping in each evening, every weekend.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32When I'm retired, I'll come weekdays too.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Why can't we move her next year?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37The year after? What's the rush?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40We're getting older, love.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Can't we enjoy life before there's none of it left?
0:18:45 > 0:18:50OK, we'll reserve the room.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54PHONE RINGS
0:18:54 > 0:18:55It's Dr Granger.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Hello?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Heston, could I have a word?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Can this wait till after rehearsal?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03It's about the play. You know Adam, the lad that I'm fostering?
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- He's a really talented performer... - I'm afraid it's too late to recast.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10No, no, I was wondering, could you slot him in?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Cos it wouldn't take much rehearsal, cos he can already sing
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and dance, he's got his own YouTube channel.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19He's got 600 followers. I could show you a video...
0:19:19 > 0:19:21YELPING AND LAUGHTER
0:19:21 > 0:19:22This is really not a good time.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24OK, just one.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I wouldn't ask, but he's away from home
0:19:26 > 0:19:30and everybody else is doing family Christmas-y stuff.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32OK, just one video.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- No, I... Well, you can't... - You can't do that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39How does this work?
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Take a seat. She seems to find it easier if you support her wrist.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Like this?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Yeah, and then ask her a question.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48She'll tap once for no, twice for yes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Do you understand me?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Nothing's happening. - It's OK. Gemma, take your time.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Oh, yes!
0:20:13 > 0:20:14You stay with Gemma.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Yes, a lovely tone in that last video. Almost vibrato.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Who's that?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Adam.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- The boy you're fostering?- Yeah. - Will he be helping backstage?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Oh, no, he's more of a performer.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35There's only one part for a boy in this production.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Tiny Tim.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Is Tiny Tim up for grabs?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41You know very well it isn't.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Well, he's maybe a bit old for Tiny Tim, he's 15.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47But it would be an absolute waste not to use him.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51He's got the most incredible singing voice.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Heston, this is the costume that I've sourced for Joe.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56It's already on order.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04Thanks.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I should have known Gemma understood me.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15How? I've been a GP for years,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and I had no idea she had such a high level of cognitive function.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20You're not an expert.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I'm her mother.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I just wish I could have done more.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Perhaps you should be easier on yourself.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32PHONE RINGS
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Excuse me.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Er, look, this is the consultant.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Do you want to give me a minute, and I'll fill him in?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Hi. Yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I've been asking Gemma what she likes.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Bananas and smoothies.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I hardly ever make smoothies.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Well, you can now.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Here, why don't you take her hand?
0:22:00 > 0:22:06Oh, darling, I'm sorry I ran out. This is all so strange.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10All these years I've looked at you, wondering what you were thinking.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13You don't have to wonder any more. Ask a question.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Do you resent me?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Choose an easy one, why don't you?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20It's all I can think of.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Are you angry I treated you like a child?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28No. Nick, she said no.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30There's something else.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34When I was asking her what she likes, we got on to colours.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Gemma doesn't like pink.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38We'll redecorate.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42From now on, I promise you'll have anything you want.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That's what I said.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Then I asked her if she liked this room, just to check,
0:22:49 > 0:22:54and she said no. So then I asked her if she liked this house. Again, no.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00So, finally, I asked her if she wanted to live somewhere else.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03And Gemma said yes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Hopeview House?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I've already explained she can't go.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10We need you here. We want to get to know you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12You do understand that?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16No.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18You're bored? You want a change?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Yes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Nick, we did promise to give her anything she wanted.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This will always be your real home,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35but we'll take you to Hopeview.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38If you like it, we'll reserve the room.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Now, in the life you had before you entered the Spirit World,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46where were you born? Past?
0:23:46 > 0:23:52I was born in a four-poster bed, in a castle, to a raven-haired queen.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Chobe National Park, during the hunters' feast.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Er, St Phil's.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02And how did you pass into the Spirit World?
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Poisoned by a jealous lover.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Lion attack.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Knocked over by the 42 bus.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Hold on to your hats, luvvies.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I think we're about ready to show you what we've got.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19There you are.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21You are not going to believe this.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Gobby Hollins is only trying to take away Joe's part!
0:24:24 > 0:24:29She was showing videos of her foster son to Heston, behind my back.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32The boy's 15 if he's a day. He's nearly as tall as Sid.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35I've just got back from the Parnells'.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Oh, no.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Did something go wrong with the injection?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44No, completely the opposite. The treatment worked.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Gemma has the use of her thumb.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50That's wonderful.
0:24:50 > 0:24:57Yeah. You know, it's at times like these I realise how lucky we are.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00We have our health. We don't need anything else.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04AS COCKNEY: God bless us, every one!
0:25:06 > 0:25:08That still needs work.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15This is it, darling. Do you like it?
0:25:18 > 0:25:19She likes it.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24There are other homes. You don't have to choose this one.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26But this one has a pool.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28You do like water?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Nick, it's what she wants.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32OK.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Two taps for yes -
0:25:35 > 0:25:37would you like us to reserve this room?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Welcome to your future home.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52The entrance of Christmas Yet to Come.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57And lifting up his eyes, Scrooge beheld a solemn Phantom,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01draped and hooded, coming towards him.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05This mysterious figure filled him with solemn dread...
0:26:05 > 0:26:07RHUMA WAILS EERILY
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- ..but did NOT speak. - Oh, sorry, sorry.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Well done, Ruhma. What have you got under there?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21The wheels need a bit of work, but it does the trick, don't you think?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23It's marvellous.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24I think it's ingenious.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Can you see it on the trolley?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Right, let's use this momentum, and push on with the scene.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35You are about to show me shadows of things that have not happened,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39but will happen in the time before us. Is that so?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I fear you more than any spectre I have seen,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47but as I know your purpose is to do me good,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50and as I hope to live to be another man from what I was,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I am prepared to bear your company and do it with a thankful heart.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Lead on, then, spirit, lead on!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58And point upstage.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Upstage.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03RUHMA SHRIEKS
0:27:10 > 0:27:13It'll be OK, darling. Everything's going to be OK.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I can't think straight. What am I going to do?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Come on. Come on.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Just nipping to the gents'.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27With all Dr Haskey's complaints, I forgot about decorating here.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I'll do it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- BOTH:- Large gin.