0:00:29 > 0:00:32Sid!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Sid! How've you been? It's been ages.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Johnny! Gosh, it has been...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Yeah, sorry I've not, um...been...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Laura. Hi.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- You know each other? - Dr Vere is my GP.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Yeah. Um...how've you been?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Good. That's why you've not seen me.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53- THEY CHUCKLE - Small world.- Yeah.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55You got time for a coffee?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Sure, yeah. I've got five minutes.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- It's good to see you, man!- You, too.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Me and Sid were in halls in our first year at uni.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Right.- 20 blokes on one corridor.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I could tell you some stories!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Um...I've got an early meeting.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- It's nice to see you, Dr Vere. - You, too.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Johnny, that's for breakfast, and that's what I owe you.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Perfect. - I'll call you about the weekend.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Bye, Doctor.- Bye.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23So, er...you know Laura?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Yeah, yeah. A few months now. She's great.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- How did you meet?- On the internet.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Loads of people meet on the internet now. I was at a wedding...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- We're not dating.- Oh. Right.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37It's a professional relationship, that's all.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Oh.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Whoa! What's going on?
0:01:45 > 0:01:46I'm making lunch.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Lunch? We haven't had breakfast yet.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I have. I got up early.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Promise me you've eaten breakfast.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Yes, dear. Two slices of toast.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59That's the thing I dread most about getting older.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03You suddenly lose that magical ability to enjoy a lie-in.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05We all have to get old.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07This is too much. I need a coffee.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18How am I supposed to make breakfast when there is stuff everywhere?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21And what is that smell? Have you been frying garlic or something?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- I thought it would be nice.- Who's going to wash all this up?- I will.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- You're catching a train. - I've got time.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29HE SIGHS
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Where'd this come from? It's huge!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I bought it. You haven't got a lasagne dish.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Who needs a lasagne dish? They come in handy little trays.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40That's not food.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Who's the health-care professional around here?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Also, I think you are seriously overestimating
0:02:45 > 0:02:48the amount of people left in this family.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50I'll soon be out of your hair.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I thought we were going to have a sandwich.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57You could have asked.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- You think I'm a hooker? - No, I didn't say that!
0:03:02 > 0:03:05You think I would sell myself for money?!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I'm...I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to offend.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It's just that when you said...
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- JOHNNY LAUGHS - I'm winding you up, man!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Right.- Still can't believe you thought that.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15We used to live together.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Yeah, with 18 other people, and you did get kicked out.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Er...that wasn't my fault.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- You set fire to the carpet. - That WAS my fault.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It wasn't my fault someone grassed on me.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- And it was an accident. - Of course it was,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31but they were talking about making the whole floor pay for it,
0:03:31 > 0:03:32so someone probably just...
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It's water under the bridge. I grudge no bears.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39So, you and Laura are just mates, then?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41No. She's one of my regular clients.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43There's a website.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46If you're a bit short of friendship for whatever reason,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48you can hire someone by the hour.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- But it's not for sex?- No!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54It's called MatesNotDates.co.uk.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57You want to go to a gig, but you have no-one to go with,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59so you hire someone.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Then you don't have to go on your own and feel like a right nana.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I see.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07You should try it. You'd make a ton of cash!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I've already got a job, mate.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Yeah, that's true, yeah. Huh!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Isn't it kind of taking advantage of people?
0:04:14 > 0:04:15I mean, if they're willing to pay for friends,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17they're obviously in a bit of a vulnerable place.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Or maybe they're just new to the area, or maybe they're just shy.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You said yourself, lots of people meet on the internet.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Yeah, but these people are actually paying you money.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Are you even qualified for something like this?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Course I am! I'm a great friend.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Yeah. Well, um...I've got to go, mate.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Aw, Sid. Sid, come on, sit down.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41No, I've got to go to work, but I'll send you a text or something.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Right? See you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46KNOCK AT DOOR
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Mrs Tembe? - Oh, er...Dr Carter.- I did knock.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Zara mentioned a CPD course. I wondered, do you have the brochure?
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Er...well, I did have,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04but Dr Carmichael has all the literature.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05- OK, I'll talk to her.- Hm!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Interesting book?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Oh, well, I, er...I read most of it in one sitting.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It is such a beautiful story.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17It is a mystery and a love story.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19The scene in the museum...
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Well, I do not want to give too much away.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Sounds intriguing.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Well, er...Mr Gupta and I
0:05:27 > 0:05:31are hoping to see the author at the Vale Literary Festival.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I have a meeting at St Phil's
0:05:33 > 0:05:37and I'm hoping that he will read the book before we go.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I'm glad that you two are getting on so well
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and pleased I had some part in getting you together.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Well, thank you again. It was a wonderful evening.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Everyone had a wonderful time.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I don't think Ruhma got quite as much out of it as I'd hoped for.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Well, perhaps she will improve when she sees the film.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I think it will be a while before I can persuade her to do that.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Well, that is a shame.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Anyway, give my regards to Charles.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Hm. I will.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- KNOCK AT DOOR - Come in.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15All right, mate?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Johnny! What are you doing here?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Bumping into you, it reminded me, I've been meaning to see a doctor.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Right. Well, what about your usual GP?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Ah. Never got around to registering.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We're not supposed to treat people we know, so...
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Dr Reid's really good, if... - Oh, come on, I'm all signed up now!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And it's not like we see each other all the time, is it?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39No, I guess not. OK.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41What seems to be the problem?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Well, I've been getting pains.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Pains...?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Like, twinges.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Sort of...here, sometimes over here, as well.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54OK. Is the pain related to exercise?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Sometimes, sometimes not so much.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Right. Well, do you smoke?- No.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03What about alcohol? How many units do you get through in a week now?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Huh! A massive zero.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06- Really?- Yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I stopped two years ago, totally cleaned up my act.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Wow! OK, well, er...lift up your shirt.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Oooh! Bit forward!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I need to examine you.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Come on, on the bed.- Sorry.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33So...how does patient confidentiality work, then?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Sorry?- Well, once I'm your patient,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39you're not allowed to talk about me to anyone else, is that right?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- There's nothing wrong with you, is there?- Well, if you say so.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46This is about Laura, isn't it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Sid, I know it was you who grassed on me at uni.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- What? No, no...- Do you know, it's fine, it really is!
0:07:53 > 0:07:54That's who you are.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57And you're right, why should everyone else have to pay
0:07:57 > 0:07:59just because those indoor fireworks were faulty?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00They weren't indoor fireworks!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's water under the bridge!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06But...I don't want you talking to Laura.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10I don't want you telling her things that you think are true, but aren't.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12What things?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14You know.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I'm different now.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I stopped drinking.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Yeah, well, it takes a lot more than that.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23And, anyway, I have a responsibility to my patients.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26To ALL your patients.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I provide a service.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31And whether Laura wants to see me or not is her choice.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And I don't need you muddying the waters, so...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38..leave it alone, mate, yeah?
0:08:44 > 0:08:49ZARA: A camping holiday? Are you out of your mind?!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Why would you book something like that
0:08:51 > 0:08:53without running it by me first?!
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Because I got a good price. - Because it's winter!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Joe will get frostbite! - It's unseasonably mild.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Warm for March is still cold.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02It's going to be fine, OK?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I just never really expected you to go.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Oh. Right.- It's a boys' trip.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09OK? I've already explained to Joe
0:09:09 > 0:09:11that Mummy's going to be too worried about her nails
0:09:11 > 0:09:13and her heels to rough it for a weekend.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Hang on!- Look, we're going to have an adventure, Joe and I.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19PHONE RINGS
0:09:19 > 0:09:21We're going to climb trees, cook sausages in the open-air.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24We're going to do all that, and you can have the house to yourself.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Yes?!
0:09:25 > 0:09:29What now, Karen? I KNOW I have a gap for patients right now.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34So, what's the occasion?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Er...no occasion, I just thought you might like lunch.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41You're one of my most regular clients and...
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Well, it's like a free gift.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I've never been sure about free gifts. There's always a catch.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Oh, well, there's no catch, just food.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And I'm not going to try and sell you a time-share.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Does that still exist?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Well, I-I-I think so, yeah.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I saw an ad for it somewhere. You get a free holiday.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03And then one day, they ambush you and try and take you hostage
0:10:03 > 0:10:05until you promise to buy into a chalet near Plymouth.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Plymouth? That's very specific.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Johnny, are you OK?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Er...yeah. Yeah, I-I'm OK.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I've never seen you like this before.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19If I didn't know better...
0:10:19 > 0:10:22You're not about to propose or something, are you?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Ha-ha! You got me! Heh-heh!
0:10:24 > 0:10:26I want to make an honest woman of you!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32No! Er...that wouldn't be professional at all.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37What it is is, as I said, you're one of my most regular clients
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and we have a good time, don't we?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- I wouldn't give you my money if we didn't.- Well, exactly.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Out of all the jobs I've had over the years, this is my favourite way of making a living
0:10:46 > 0:10:49because it doesn't feel like work at all.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- That's nice. - And I have had some terrible jobs!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55So...I was wondering,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58with that in mind,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01how would you feel about being friends for real,
0:11:01 > 0:11:06in real life, without any money involved?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08For free?
0:11:09 > 0:11:14How dare you reinforce gender stereotypes to our son?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I wasn't aware that I had.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19"Mummy's too concerned with her nails and her high heels."
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I can rough it as well as any man!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Hm. Sorry about this, Mrs Jenkins.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Funny(!)
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I will have you know that I was in the Girl Guides.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Yeah, until you got, um...kicked out, wasn't it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:34We don't talk about that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I still know how to climb trees and tie knots,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and I can start a fire with a magnifying glass.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- I'm impressed.- You should be!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Thing is, it's...it's all been a bit full-on recently
0:11:45 > 0:11:50and I was just hoping to have some time to bond with Joe.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Man to man, you know?
0:11:51 > 0:11:56So, would you mind if this time, it was just us boys?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59You really should spend some time together. Joe would love that.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01OK.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I'll see you at lunch.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Oi! Dr Snuggles! Get out here!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's just ringing, ringing in my head.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Johnny?- This is your fault!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17OK, OK, just...just calm down.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Two years! Two years, I didn't have a drink!
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- How many have you had? - Don't judge me, Doogie Howser!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28I'm not, I'm not! Just...just...just tell me what happened, OK?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- You ruined everything! - I-I didn't mean to.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Why don't we just come in here and we can talk about it, yeah?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- All right, all right, get off me! - All right, all right, after you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38All right, all right!
0:12:38 > 0:12:39(Sorry, sorry.)
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Maybe I should call the cab company.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47It's fine. There's time.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49What if there's traffic?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Well, I'll catch the next train.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And all the shops will be shut and you won't have any food.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55We've had a big lunch.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Please promise me you're going to eat properly.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00SHE SIGHS
0:13:00 > 0:13:01What?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Huh! Nothing.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06HE SIGHS
0:13:06 > 0:13:09What are you going to do for the rest of the day?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Um...I don't know.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I might crack open a box set and go to the pub.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18SHE SIGHS
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Tomorrow, a couple of ladies from the church will come around.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24They'll probably bring a pot of something.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Good. That's good.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I imagine they have a rota.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Some of them have been through this themselves,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34so when it happens to someone, we band together.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- It's nice that you...you have each other.- Mm.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43And I'll come and see you...soon.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46That'd be nice.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50If you need anything, you'll call me?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I will.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55HE SIGHS Where is that cab?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01This is your fault!
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Just calm down.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I knew you were going to say something.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07That's why I tried to talk to her first!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Laura?! No, I didn't say anything, I swear!
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Yeah, right(!)
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Why don't you just tell me what happened?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I asked her if she wanted to be my friend, and she said no.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20That's what she said?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22That's what she meant!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27She doesn't have room in her life for that kind of relationship.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Said she was happy with the way things were.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And if I really wanted to be her friend,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34why did I keep taking her money?
0:14:34 > 0:14:35Right.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I told her, we could just pretend I never said anything.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41But she said that wouldn't work, it would be too weird.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45And now she doesn't want to see me any more.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I'm really sorry, Johnny.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Is there anyone I can call?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53What? You want to get rid of me?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55No. No, no, not...not at all.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's just... Well, you're a member of AA,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00so maybe there's someone who you can talk to,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03someone who really understands what you're going through,
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- like a sponsor perhaps?- I don't have a sponsor. We fell out.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I see.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Well, you can stay here, then.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Maybe lie down and see if you can sleep it off for a bit?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Yeah? OK.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Apparently, the cab is just around the corner.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I told you not to worry.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Cabs are always "just around the corner".
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Then they either arrive or they disappear completely from existence.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's a Schrodinger's Cat kind of deal.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Whose cat?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Doesn't matter.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49What should I do with your father's telescope?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- What kind is it?- I don't know, just an ordinary telescope, I think.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Refractor? Reflector? What's the aperture?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03If you don't want it, I can always take it to the charity shop.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06No, no! I...I do want it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09It was Dad's. I want it...please.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Thank you.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15HORN BEEPS
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yay! A cab! The cat lives.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21RINGING TONE
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Johnny?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- I'm calling Laura.- Yeah, I don't think that's such a good...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Laura?- Johnny?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Laura? Are you there? Laura?!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Johnny? Johnny? Why don't you just try and sleep it off, yeah?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Heh! I'm going to sleep it off, yeah?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38You do that.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Ohhhhh!
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- PHONE:- Hello?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Er...hi. Er...Laura, it's, um...Dr Vere.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Is Johnny OK? Where are you?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Yeah, yeah, he'll be fine.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Um...we're at the Campus Surgery.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I'll see if I can get away.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56OK. Um...thanks, Laura. See you soon.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Are you sure this is what you want?
0:17:00 > 0:17:01I don't mind the train.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- I could always drive you. - I don't want to put you out.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Thank you.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Take care, Alasdair.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14You, too.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Alasdair?- Yes?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I just wanted to say...
0:17:25 > 0:17:30..I don't always understand you, but I am proud of you.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33OK, well, take care.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Oh.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Oh! Mmmm!
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Are you all right, love?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Oh, Mr Kenwright.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Yes, yes, I am fine, thank you.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Look, come on, why don't you have a seat?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58We don't want you popping a stitch now, do we?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Popping a stitch!
0:18:00 > 0:18:05So, er...how've you been now that you're off the antidepressants?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07How...how long has it been now?
0:18:07 > 0:18:09About eight weeks.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Of course, yeah.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14I feel better. I'm starting to feel like my old self.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Not that I ever will completely.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22And, actually, I think Johnny had a lot to do with that, you know.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27It was nice to have a friend without any baggage
0:18:27 > 0:18:31who didn't know me before.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Really?- He's fun.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37He's very charming, he's a good listener.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39He's good at what he does.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Right. Um...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43He's not my first friend,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46but he's been my favourite, I think.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Being with him helped me to get my confidence back.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56And helped me get used to just being in the world.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I don't think I could have come off the antidepressants
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- if it wasn't for him. - It's just...
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Well, er...Johnny can be a bit...chaotic, I guess.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11And, er...I was just worried about you.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I'm actually not as fragile as people think.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18That's good to know.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20But don't you...don't you already have friends?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24They were my husband's friends, too.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Right.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29He died so suddenly...
0:19:30 > 0:19:32..and violently.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36And every time I saw them,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39there was that hanging between us.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Yeah. Sure.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And there's something else.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Everyone thought we were this perfect couple, saving the world.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54But...after he died,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I found out he was having an affair.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I'm...I'm so sorry.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03I told no-one. What was the point? It wouldn't change anything.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07But it was hard keeping his secret.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13And for a while, I found it hard to trust anyone.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It suited me to keep people at arm's length.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24To make friendship a transaction.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26And that's where Johnny came in?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31It's just...I'm not sure that Johnny
0:20:31 > 0:20:33is as good at it as you think he is.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- What do you mean?- Well, I don't think he's thick-skinned enough
0:20:37 > 0:20:38to sell himself by the hour.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41But he has other clients.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Well, you have to ask him that, I...
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Right.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51But I do think that he really needs a friend at the moment.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56I don't know. I'm just starting to get my life back together.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Was he drunk when he rang me?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02I don't think it happens very often.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06He never drank with me, but I guess I don't drink, so...
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Look, um...the thing that you need to ask yourself is,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12was it just a financial transaction,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14or was it more than that?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Come on, Mrs Tembe, what are you doing up and about already?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21You're clearly rubbish at it.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Actually, I'm nearly recovered and back at work part-time.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Yeah, you're not fooling anyone.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What brings you back to this place, anyway?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31A meeting.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Oh, er...my book.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Oh! I couldn't put this one down.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- You have read it? - Oh, yeah. I loved it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Especially all the parts...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Sorry, spoilers. I don't want to ruin it for you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Oh, no, no, no. Actually, I finished reading it this morning.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Well, what about the bits in the museum
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and all the cheeky nods to the Greek myths?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I did not notice!
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Adrienne, the main character,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55she's obviously Ariadne, Mistress of the Labyrinth.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56I see!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58The whole thing is structured like a maze.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- And Ariadne is a weaver, of course. - Of course.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05You know, everyone reckons that Theseus is this big hero
0:22:05 > 0:22:07because he beats the Minotaur,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09but it's Ariadne who tells him how to do it.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11And what thanks does she get?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13He gets her up the duff and does a runner.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15It does not seem very fair.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18And then, when she dies in childbirth, he feels so bad,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20he pays these chaps to worship her as a goddess.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23So once a month, this young lad goes to her shrine
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and pretends to be giving birth.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Nah, that's not worshipping, that's rubbing it in.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32What?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I was a big fan of Jason and the Argonauts as a kid.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36That bit with the skeletons.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Oh! I was very scared.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39It proper freaked me out, too.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- I love all that stuff, though. - So, you read a lot?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Well, the library here's pretty good
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- and there's always time for a few pages between patients.- Ah.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Well, I, er...I'd better get back to my meeting.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Come on, I'm walking you to your meeting.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I don't want anyone else barging into you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Thank you.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16"Ghost stories." Tut!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40DANIEL HUMS A TUNE
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I've been thinking.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I know you want to spend some time to bond with Joe,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50but I think we should all be together.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52You've been through a lot lately and...
0:23:52 > 0:23:56well, perhaps my boys would like me with them.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Well...of course!
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Even if it is a camping trip,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I think we should be together as a family.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Come here.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Oh!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Oh, mate!
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- I'm so sorry! - Don't worry about it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I'm the one who stuck my nose in, so...
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- Did I call you Dr Snuggles? - Yep, you did.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I'm not really sure who that is, but...
0:24:31 > 0:24:34A kids' TV flashback. Take it as a compliment.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I was thinking, maybe we could go out later,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41see a film, grab a bag of chips on the way home.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Yeah. Sounds good.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And, then, maybe tomorrow, help you find another meeting to go to.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53It's really great that you stopped drinking, you know.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Thanks, mate.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I'm sorry I haven't been around much.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Yeah.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00You've got stuff to do.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03And I'm really sorry for snitching on you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05When did you know?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Come on. You're a terrible liar.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13So I got kicked out, I'm not going to let
0:25:13 > 0:25:15something daft like that get in the way of being mates.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- PHONE RINGS - Oooh. Hang on.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Yours, I believe.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Laura.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Tonight? I, er...
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Yeah, mate, go for it. We can see a movie any time.- Great.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37So, what time do you want to meet?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40So I said to him, kick off all you like,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43but you should know there is no back to your gown,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46and it won't look pretty when they show the CCTV footage in court.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- SHE CHUCKLES - And what did he do?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He sat down very carefully and kept his trap shut.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Yes, well, I think that's what I would do.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- THEY LAUGH - So this is you.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Oh. Well, er...well, thank you very much.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Unless you want to play hooky?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01I'll create a distraction, you make a break for it.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- Perhaps another time.- It's a date.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05SHE CHUCKLES
0:26:05 > 0:26:06How lovely to see you, Mrs Tembe!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Mr Gupta, how lovely to see you!
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Take care of this one, Doc, she's only just back on her feet.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Right. Thank you. I think we can probably take it from here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Well, thank you very much.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Is that the book?- Ah, yes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Now, I thought you might like to read it before the weekend.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26I'd love to try. How thoughtful of you, Mrs Tembe.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I have been dying to get stuck in.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I read an article, apparently, he's very influenced by the Classics.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Yes. Yes, that is what I have heard.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I am looking so forward to this festival.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40It's lovely when you can be with someone
0:26:40 > 0:26:41who shares the same interests.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Hm. Yes, indeed.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Oh!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58And what about you? Are you actually a lesbian now, would you say,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00or do you think you'll go back to men?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I just think they'd make a rather good couple.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Charles is quite smitten by her, isn't he?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I said I don't want any! Leave me alone!
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Hey! I told you to wait outside!
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Believe me, it's only when you share your pain
0:27:14 > 0:27:16that you start to realise it's all part of the circle of life.