0:00:36 > 0:00:38Ask for Anna Sawsworth.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I don't think you're going to be with us very long.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42You're far too handsome.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44So apart from the usual -
0:00:44 > 0:00:48eyes, nose, orifices, worming,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51fleas, lumps and bumps, etc -
0:00:51 > 0:00:52what else is there to think about?
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Parvovirus infection, black coated, colitis...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Lymphocytic-plasmacytic.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Perianal fistula...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Acral lick dermatitis...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Anal furunculosis...- Anna?- Yes.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07I'm Remy.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12A dog?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Yeah, from the rescue centre.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I mean, I've always wanted one. It's just Mum never had the space.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17But now I've bought a house, haven't I?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- And what about the walks? - I like walking.- Really?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Yeah, just not on my own. - Get yourself a girlfriend, then.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Because there's no way the rescue centre's going to give you a dog.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Why not?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Because you're a single man who works all the time.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Trust me - girlfriend first, then dog.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Dr Heston Carter, Mill Health Centre.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Between 11.12pm and 12.12pm.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Can it be another time?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45It's meant to be a secret. I don't want my wife to know about it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46That's a bit late.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48OK, let's leave it as it is.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51A case of 12 by 12.12.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Bye.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55The answerphone says you're on another call.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58I'll keep trying.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Are you trying to sell me something?
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Yes or no?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12In that case, whatever you're selling, I don't want it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Please don't call this number again.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17My son will report you. Good day.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20And don't forget to take your pills. Oh.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Good day.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Ben wants to see me later.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31He probably wants to talk about the whole will again.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32It's funny, isn't it?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33That Jimmi's the counsellor, and
0:02:33 > 0:02:36yet I'm the one that everyone wants to talk to about their problems.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I'll probably helping Jimmi more than he helps me...
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Cos after we get through all the heavy stuff,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46there's still online dating, lovability and man-shopping...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- PHONE RINGS - Hello?- Plus scabies.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Do you think they've gone?
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- You hope so, don't you?- Hello? - But maybe they just die inside you.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Like your dreams.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Thanks for that.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Is there anybody there? - Hello. Sorry. Hi.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12What is your name and what is your organisation's name?
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Mum, it's me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- Are you trying to sell me something?- Mother, it's Alistair.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Yes or no?- No.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23In that case, why are you calling?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I'm calling you because I am your son and heir.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Well, why didn't you say so?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36So, how are you feeling today?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Now?- Irritated.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40I was fine before.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Apart from my pottery class being cancelled.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I was thinking about that story you were telling me yesterday.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- The one about Uncle Terry, wasn't it?- Are you testing me?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53No.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57You're no better than all the other timewasters that keep
0:03:57 > 0:03:58ringing me up.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Have people been calling you?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Mother?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Mum, are you there?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Irritating, isn't it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12When you know someone's there and they don't say anything?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Point taken.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Did you say your pottery class had been cancelled?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22You are testing me.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24In that case,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25on shelf B,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28between Four Weddings And A Funeral and Gone With The Wind,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31you're going to find a film called Ghost from 1990.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34There's a particularly interesting pottery scene in that one.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Oh.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'll go and watch it now.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- All right, enjoy. Bye.- Bye.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Aren't you ever tempted to take them in yourself?- There are so many.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49But if you met one you had a special connection with?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- That wouldn't be professional. - No.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Why would anyone not want him?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Relationship break up.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Well, I'd take him.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Maybe you could!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02No, I'm not in a position. Other people to consider.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Girlfriend?- Gosh, no!
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Mother.- You live at home? - Yeah.- Me too.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- I can't wait to move out. - Me neither.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Get some independence.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17So, if you were to do an initial examination...
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Alphabetically...
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Atopy, blastomycosis, contact hypersensitivity,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24cryptococcosis, deep pyoderma,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27eosinophilic dermatitis, follicular dysplasia...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Cyclic.- Folliculitis...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Pyotraumatic.- Food allergy... - Hypersensitivity...
0:05:32 > 0:05:35And our old friend idiopathic cutaneous
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- and renal glomerular vasculopathy. - CRGV?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Well, it's worth checking, isn't it? - Of course.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I'm sure he won't be on his own for too long.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Not if the right person turns up. - No.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Shall we get some lunch? - Yes, please.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I'm ever so sorry for interrupting.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Who says you were?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- The napkin.- Oh, I see.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04What's your name?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07My name is George Popwell and I work for Spring Green Windows.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I suppose you're trying to sell me something?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Honestly, yes and no.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The government are running a scheme offering grants to fit carbon
0:06:17 > 0:06:20neutral windows, but the scheme's barely been publicised,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23so we've decided to go door to door and tell people.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- That's a funny way of doing business.- It is.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30But in this case, we couldn't think of a better one.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34So even if you're not interested yourself, if you could tell
0:06:34 > 0:06:38anyone you know about the scheme - friends, neighbours, family...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Anyone who might have an interest in increasing
0:06:41 > 0:06:43the value of their property.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Thank you for your time.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47So how does this scheme work?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- So is this your first job?- Yes.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53So which vet school are you going to go to?
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- Letherbridge.- Me too.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I'm in my second year.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- I've always wanted to be a vet. - Me too.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Did you have any dogs growing up? - No.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03But I had loads of other pets.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Yeah? Which was your favourite?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08My favourite? A chinchilla.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Just the one? - No, of course not. Two.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Because they're unhappy on their own, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15PHONE RINGS Excuse me.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Calls get diverted to my mobile.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Letherbridge Animal Rescue Centre, Anna speaking.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Oh, hello, I wonder whether you can help me.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25I'm looking at your website
0:07:25 > 0:07:27at a lovely looking dog by the name of Brutus.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Sorry, potential owner.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31A bit of a scary sounding name.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I know. I think it's ironic.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Right. So he does have a lovely temperament, yeah?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Yes, he's as lovely as he looks. - Great.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Would it be possible for me to come and meet him?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Do you mind if I ask you a few questions first?- No. Not at all.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46OK. Are you already a dog owner?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49No, but I've always wanted to be, we just never had the space growing up.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- But now?- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I've just bought my own house. With a garden, actually!
0:07:53 > 0:07:55He's just bought a house.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- And can I ask what you do? - Yeah, I'm a doctor.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00He's a doctor.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- You must be busy, then?- Yeah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04But my mum and dad have said they'll help me look after it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06You live with your mother and father?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09No, I live on my own. No partner, no kids.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- So you're a busy doctor and you're single?- Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Right. Can you come in so we can meet?- Great.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Can I come now? I'm off until four. - Now's fine.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Great, I'll see you soon.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Thanks, bye.- He sounds nice.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- KNOCKING - Come in.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37How are you? I can only hope that I've helped.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38I beg your pardon?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42With the whole breaking up with Will scenario.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It does get easier, trust me.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47You've made the right decision. Don't change your mind.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Be strong.- Right, thank you.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56So the reason I actually called you here is that I'd like you to
0:08:56 > 0:08:58attend the PPG meeting on Monday.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- What?- I'd like you to represent
0:09:00 > 0:09:02the practice at the Patient Participation Group.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Yes, I know what the PPG is.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Then you'll go on Monday?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- You don't have to let me know right now.- Right.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13So you'll let me know later?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Yes.- Great.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Yes, it's Dr Carter, Mill Health Centre, again.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24It is...2.08 pm.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Well, who changed it to 5.06 to 6? I need it by 4!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33That's funny.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- You escaping from Valerie?- No. I'm meeting her out here.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Out here? For why?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Walking therapy.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Buy some boots...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Come on, then.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47She has got a list.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Someone's coming to meet you.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- A doctor.- Doctors hate pets, though.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- Do they?- "Filthy things.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56"Don't put your face near it, Remy, you'll catch something.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58"Do you want a rabies shot?"
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Anna?- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Sid Vere. We spoke on the phone.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03And this must be Brutus.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- It is. Say hello.- Hello!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- So you're single, you say?- Yeah. Still haven't found the right girl.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13And what if you find her and she doesn't like dogs?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Then she won't be the right girl, then, will she?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I will have to do a home visit.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Yeah. Of course.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- And have you got any experience with animals?- No, no.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Ever had a dog before?- No.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Well, I have.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- But you said...? - A sheepdog called Old Shep.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31He saved my life.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I was drowning, but he pulled me out.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39And when he got ill, I nursed him, but it was no good.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41He died.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Hence my lifelong desire to be a vet.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Didn't you do work experience with us at the Mill?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Why would you do work experience at a health centre
0:10:49 > 0:10:50if you always wanted to be a vet?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53And your mum's a doctor, isn't she? A clinical lead at St Phil's?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Is she the doctor who doesn't like animals?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Yet she let you have Old Shep?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Did you have any pets at all?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- No.- No chinchillas?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10No.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Why don't you stay and supervise Sid and Brutus
0:11:12 > 0:11:14while I go do my round?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Walkies! Come on, then. Walkies!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19HE SIGHS
0:11:20 > 0:11:24And you're sure you don't mind me not being interested in windows?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Course not.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28There's always time to stop for a cup of tea on a miserable day.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29It is lunchtime, after all.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Oh, yes, it is. I must get you something to eat.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- No, really.- No, I must.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Really, I'm fine.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Mrs Haskey...
0:11:42 > 0:11:46You certainly go for it, when you see a girl you like, don't you?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Old Shep?- What about him?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50It's from an old Elvis song, isn't it?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Mother's an unlikely fan.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Yeah, you were exactly the same when you were at the Mill.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I heard you asked Megan out.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The psychiatrist?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03You actually did me a favour, to be honest.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04A favour how?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Nothing like a bit of competition to get you going.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10You and Megan?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Not any more.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13What happened?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Just one of them things.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17But you did light a fire under me, so...
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- He's great, isn't he?- Yeah, he is.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26And Anna seems nice and all.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I had loads of things to talk about,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33but now all I can think about is Ashley.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34So let's talk about Ashley, then.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Why are you so worried about seeing him?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Cos he deserted me.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39When you had cancer?
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Although, technically we had already broken up.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47When we got into a big argument at a PPG meeting.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- And now Ben wants you to go to another one?- Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- You don't want to go?- No.- Why not?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Why do you think? Would you want to see Cherry?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- No. But then, she means nothing to me now, so...- What?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- And you think Ashley does to me? - I don't know. Does he?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04No.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So why can't you go to a meeting with him?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Could you go to a meeting with Cherry?
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Yeah, I think so.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Even though she cheated on you with Daniel?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Did Ashley cheat on you?- No.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17So why are you so worried about seeing him?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Ooh, look, swings.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26How are they getting on?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28They seem to be doing fine.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31So what do you know about Sid?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I met him briefly eight months ago.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36He was going out with the practice psychiatrist, Megan.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- Was he? You didn't just make that up as well?- No.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I was in medical school for two years.- Why didn't you say?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- I didn't want to ruin things. - Well, you have.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So he's not with the psychiatrist any more?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Apparently not.- Did he say why?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57"Just one of those things."
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Yeah, I like him.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- You hardly know him. - I'd like to get to.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04So what do we do now?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- You two will need to spend more time together.- Great.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- And he'll have to meet your mother and father.- No problem.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14I guess you'll have to too? Meet the parents.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Like taking a new girlfriend home.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Except a dog's a lifetime commitment.- Yeah.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20My mum and dad won't be around till later.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23So, do you mind if I bring a friend to see him first?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Someone who'll be walking him as well?- Yeah, maybe.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- Well, hopefully.- OK.- Right.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I'll be back in about 20 minutes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Cheese and onion.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Delicious.- My son's favourite.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38He's a doctor, you know.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Is that right?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Terribly busy, of course.- Course.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45But not too busy to support me since my husband died.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Doctors, yeah, they do all right.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Not financially, of course.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52There's no need for that.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53All right for some.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57But I do get a bit lonely sometimes.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58I wish I could say the same,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00but with a wife and three kids at home...
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Less so lately, because Alistair, that's my son,
0:15:03 > 0:15:07he does phone me nearly every day.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09He's a doctor.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Did I say?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12You might have mentioned it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Oh, I'm sorry.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16My memory's not what it was.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19But you make a mean cheese and onion sandwich. Delicious.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Thank you. Now, I really should be going.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22It's been lovely to meet you.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Have you seen Ghost?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- I really should be... - It's that film, with Demi Moore.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32And that Swayze chap, Patrick Swayze.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33He's in Dirty Dancing.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Cheerio, then.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38So, are you not going to have a look at my windows?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44So what do you think?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46It's a dog. A very nice dog.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50But like I said... Having said that.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52The way she's looking over at you.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Leave it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55She's just deciding whether I'm suitable.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Yeah, but like I said.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- So, is that the psychiatrist? - No.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02He clearly has commitment issues.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I just don't think he's suitable.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Hard to say. He could be.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Unless someone better comes along.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I was wearing a headscarf.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16He asked why. I said, "Cos I've got cancer."
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Then he asked me if I was going to die
0:16:18 > 0:16:22because he said he didn't think he could cope with me dying.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23I said, "Funny that, I don't think
0:16:23 > 0:16:26"I'm coping very well myself, at the moment."
0:16:26 > 0:16:28But he was already out the door.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Running for the hills.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33That was the last time I ever saw him.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I can't even walk past his house now.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40As far as he's concerned, I could be dead.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Mind you, he's married now, so that probably doesn't worry him.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48He's married? Does that bother you?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49- What, do I wish it was me?- Yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52No.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Me married to Ashley.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Me married to anyone. I just don't see it.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Why not?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's a pipe dream, isn't it?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03It's just a fantasy.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Is it?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07I didn't used to think so.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09What did you used to think?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I used to think I would be swept off my feet by some sheep
0:17:12 > 0:17:15farmer in New Zealand, or a flying doctor...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19..or the chairman of the PPG.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And if he'd proposed?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I'd have bitten his hand off.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25But now...
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I know this sounds overdramatic,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31but I don't think I'll ever fall in love again.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I think that part of me died with the cancer.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37And what if it was different? What if Ashley wanted to marry you
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- when he found out you were ill? - Like Barry did?- Yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I'd have bitten his hand off.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45How does that make you feel?
0:17:53 > 0:17:54All done.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56You poor man, you must be starving.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Let me get you some lunch?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00You gave me some. Cheese and onion. Delicious.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Yes, of course. Sorry.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06So how are my windows?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08They need a bit of TLC.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Really?- They're not in a good way.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13You need to improve the thermal gain.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18I had my son, Alistair, check them out.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20He would have noticed that.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Course he would.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28That's why he called us.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Asked us to come over.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Alistair did?- Yeah.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I told you when I first came in, remember?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35About Alistair being too busy with his patients to come over
0:18:35 > 0:18:38himself, so he asked me to come.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- You told me?- Yeah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43But silver lining-wise, the good news is...
0:18:43 > 0:18:45..all I need is £1,000 up front.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Have you actually considered the responsibilities of owning a pet?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54As opposed to my mum having an Elvis record?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Have you factored in the cost?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- Vet's fees? Insurance?- Yes. Yes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01And food. And boarding.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Go away a lot, do you?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Not really.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05And what if you do meet someone
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- and want to whisk her away to Paris, Milan, Capri...?- What?
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- So would you be walking Brutus as well?- Me? No.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15We're not together.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I can put a word in if you're interested.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- I'm not.- And what about diseases?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21What diseases?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Sebaceous adenitis, seborrhoea, skin tumours...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I am a doctor. You can't baffle me with science.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed, waterline disease,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35zinc-responsive dermatosis, and our old friend CRGV.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37What is CRGV?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Idiopathic cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy...
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Commonly known as Alabama Rot,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45a flesh-eating bug which leads to skin lesions and kidney disease.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Is that what you want?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Is that what your mother and father want?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Because I know my mother wouldn't.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55But I don't care.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Whatever's wrong with him,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59whatever my mother says,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02I'm prepared to do whatever it takes.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03And with Anna too.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09HE CLICKS TONGUE
0:20:09 > 0:20:12What are you doing? I said 12 bottles.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Not 12 boxes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20So there I am, I'm all dressed in black.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25I'm immaculate. Im-black-ulate.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26And I walk in, fabulous.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28He sees me, and I lift the veil.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- There's a veil too?- Oh, yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31In the film, I'm played by Zara.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33A femme fatale.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35A femme fatale who doesn't die.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36So he can see what he's missing.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38What he could have had.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- So you're going to go to the meeting, then?- Oh, I don't know.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Maybe just talking about it's enough?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Well, you're not getting closure, then.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48See, I don't really like that word.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Ever since C&A shut down.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55No, I'll probably just give Ben my apologies.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I'm sure Ashley won't cross my mind again.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But, thank you, though. You've really cheered me up.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Likewise.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Don't worry, you will meet someone.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I'd really rather talk to Alistair about it first.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Good idea.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Although he can get very busy.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23True.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27And it was his idea in the first place.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28Yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37But still, I'd really like to call him first.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40No problem, then. We'll call him.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47One case of 12 by 12.12, could I have been any clearer?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It was for the best.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Yeah, you're probably right.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Been somewhere nice?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56The animal rescue centre.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Sid was thinking about getting a dog.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Well, pets can be such great companions.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Geoffrey certainly has been since Ashley left.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Walked out on me two years ago last November.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Just up and left, without a word, moved in with his aunt.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12If it was his aunt.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I could have died. Would he have cared?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Would he have even turned up to the funeral?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18And if he had turned up to the funeral, would he have brought her?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20His wife?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22So what happened? Did you see one you liked?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Yeah, I did. But I thought he'd be better off with someone else.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Oh, well, I hope you're right.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32And you don't bump into him one day with whoever he's with now.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I'm sure he'll be fine.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- You did the right thing.- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Right, see you next week. - See you, then.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52PHONE RINGS
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Letherbridge Animal Rescue Centre, Anna speaking.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Hello, I'm interested in one of your dogs.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Are you already a dog owner?- No.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05And I never have been.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And I haven't got my own house.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11And...I didn't have a dog called Old Shep.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23# The years fast did roll Old Shep he grew old
0:23:23 > 0:23:27# His eyes were fast growing dim
0:23:27 > 0:23:33# And one day the doctor looked at me and said
0:23:33 > 0:23:37# "I can do no more for him, Jim." #
0:23:39 > 0:23:44I thought it was doctors and not vets who looked after dogs.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Your mum's a doctor.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Didn't she tell you?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49I'd already said I wanted to be a doctor.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51And for Mother, that was it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Decided. No discussions.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58But I have always wanted to be a vet.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01And I got there in the end.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Found out what I really wanted.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07If you think I'm suitable.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Engaged.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Maybe we should just call your bank and you can arrange the transfer?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I can help you if you want.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Thank you, I'm perfectly capable.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Of course, but any way that I can help, that's what Alistair said.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Alistair said?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Anything to make your life easier.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- Well, in that case, I think should phone him.- Why?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41To say thank you.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43But he's busy with his patients.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Not till after 4 o'clock.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46So, give me that phone.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48There's a good chap. Thank you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Done and...done.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04PHONE BUZZES
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- KNOCKING - Come in.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- It's a yes.- What is?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16You didn't let Will ruin your life,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Jimmi didn't let Cherry ruin his,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20and I am not going to let anybody ruin mine.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Yes, Sid's dog may be better off with somebody else,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- but nobody trades in Valerie Pitman. - OK.- PPG meeting on Monday.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Yes to that.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Right, good. I'll let them know.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Oh, no, there's no need.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Let's keep it as a surprise.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Are you sure about this?- Yeah.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- I've even told Mother. - And she agreed?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Well, it was either that or I moved out.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- I will have to do a home visit. - I know.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51And maybe we could take Brutus for a walk in Western Wood?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Western Wood? We've had reports of poisoning.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Really? That's terrible.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- If a dog like Brutus sees something...- They'll pick it up.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Slug pellets, metaldehyde.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03The animal becomes unsteady on their feet and twitchy,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06but may rapidly deteriorate and suffer continuous convulsions
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and possibly respiratory failure. Chocolate?
0:26:09 > 0:26:15Theobromine vomiting, diarrhoea, dehydration, hyperactivity,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19high temperature and blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm and tremors.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Vitamin D? Abnormal heart rhythm and kidney failure.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Effects may be delayed for several days and may be permanent.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Alcohol?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Loss of bodily control...
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Difficulty breathing...
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- BOTH:- Hypersalivation.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Shame we couldn't get hold of
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Alistair, but I'll try him again later.- Oh, thank you.- Not at all.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Contract's all signed, bank transfer's gone through.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- It's been a pleasure doing business with you.- And with you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Has someone been talking to you about windows?
0:27:22 > 0:27:27No! I don't know.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Frankly, Zara, I'm disappointed by your negativity.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32As a partner, I think you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Hi. I'm Ashley Mackintosh.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Valerie?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Why are you getting so angry?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Because you're twisting things, and you're messing with my head!