Gambling's for Fools Doctors

Just a water, please. I'm waiting for a friend.

Ayesha!

Get you!

This old thing?

I feel bad now, I came straight from work.

Not like the Churchill, then?

Do you remember we used to get dolled up in the staff room before going out?

-Guess the place did have its plus points.

-We had a laugh.

Those impressions you used to do. Dr Harris.

SHE SNORES

I reported him, you know, just after you left.

Caught him with a patient, bum in the air...

No!

Total sleazebag.

I'm so glad I don't have to deal with doctors like that at The Mill.

They actually care about their patients. Mind you, they do go

a bit overboard.

HE YAWNS

Where is everyone?

They have gone.

I didn't realise the time.

Have you had a busy day?

Manic.

Right. So did you get a chance to talk to Dr Sharma?

Oh, yeah, she should be on her way, we're meeting at half past.

Good. How are you feeling?

Fine. Absolutely fine.

Right, well, don't forget to lock up.

I won't. Night, Mrs Tembe.

That stuff with Dr Harris, that's what made me want to leave.

Yeah, but it turned out OK, you found something better,

your swanky new phone place.

Call centre.

It's good, though, right?

It's just funny, isn't it, how life goes, you know?

The choices you make.

Best decision we ever made, leaving the Churchill Surgery.

I'm all settled now and you've got more time for your music.

So...when are you going to be headlining Glastonbury?

Stop it.

Honestly, that night we all came to see you play at The Crown,

you were amazing!

Everyone was saying you'd get spotted.

Hey, right, enough about me. I want the real goss.

-I wish.

-Come on, I haven't seen you in months,

so unless you've become a nun...!

There was a guy, but it didn't work out.

Sorry.

How about you?

I'm living with someone.

Name?

Gavin.

And...

He's smart and fit.

Makes you laugh?

Yup.

He uses deodorant?

Like I'd be with someone with smelly pits!

Is there anything bad about him?

To be honest, he's been a bit of saviour.

Saviour?

Yeah. I mean, just really good for us.

In more ways than one, judging by that cheesy grin.

You've got me all excited. Back in a bit.

I'll get the drinks in.

Can I get two more of the same?

Winifred, you're looking particularly lovely today!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

No, it is fine.

You've been drinking?

No, not yet, but I intend to.

I've been offered a job.

That is wonderful news.

At the Kerbhouse.

So he called you back?

Yeah - Mac, who runs the place, is a good bloke, always comes through for me in the end.

So what are you going to do?

Managing staff mostly, doing the rotas,

and it's more money and flexible hours.

It sounds perfect. So when do you start?

Next week. Which is why tonight, we are celebrating!

And I've got a little surprise for you.

Oh! Can I see it?

No, no. Not yet. First, there is stew and beer.

Fancy another drink? It's your round, I think.

It's a bit dead in here.

We could go somewhere else.

-There's a new cocktail place a few streets away.

-Or back to mine?

Thought you wanted a big night?

Bottle of wine, chance to chill is fine by me.

OK, do I get to meet the lovely Gavin?

'Course.

In that case...

I might have some biscuits in here somewhere...

..unless you'd rather have something minty?

I'm fine.

Sorry, you're the boss, you should be sat there.

Wow, I haven't been called "boss" in a while.

-Sorry.

-There's no need to apologise. Sit wherever you like.

Yeah, sorry.

Got to stop saying that word.

I just want you to feel comfortable.

I guess this is the first time that you've had counselling?

Yeah, absolutely.

Not that I've got anything against it. I mean,

I often suggest to my patients that they should...

Would it help if I talked through the basics?

OK, so I'm not here to judge, just to listen.

And I may offer you a suggestion, but I want to help you find your own answers.

How does that sound?

Good.

And, of course, everything you tell me is completely confidential.

Unless I make a threat to kill the President.

Shall we cross that bridge when we get to it?

I've often wondered what would happen if you did make that call.

Would helicopters suddenly swoop down and Special Forces hurtle out...?

So, whenever you're ready...

Can't find my keys.

You've lost them?

They were here, I swear!

Ladies...

You must be Gavin.

Steady, babe.

SHE LAUGHS

Good night, was it?

Yeah, and it's not over yet.

Got any glasses?

Here.

Is it a particularly fine vintage, or a chateau 3.99?

3.99.

That'll be fine, then.

What about Hails?

Whoa.

See why we're short of glasses?

We only had a couple!

HE LAUGHS

Am I missing something?

You are kidding me.

You can have some if you like.

Do you even know what's in that stuff?

-Does it matter?

-Yeah, come on, lighten up, will you?

Wouldn't think Ayesha was the biggest party girl out there, would you?

I remember...

Sorry?

We've met before.

I don't think so. Unless you're a patient?

HE LAUGHS

Right.

He lodged a complaint.

Like he expected Dr Carter to know if and when his symptoms would return.

I'm with Francis Bacon on that one.

Francis Bacon?

"If a man will begin with certainties,

"he will end in doubts. But if he will be content to begin with

"doubts he will end in certainties."

That is very true.

I am guilty of that sometimes

but it's only natural to worry about the future.

One of the downsides of being human is that we have that ability.

But hey, I have a job.

There's a few more things we can be certain of.

Like what?

Planning a holiday for the summer.

That would be wonderful, the Mediterranean. Italy or Spain....

I've got a mate who lives in Spain.

Maybe I could drop him a line?

That sounds lovely.

On the home front, I've been thinking about the garden.

Maybe putting in a couple of raised beds.

I have been thinking about something...

Go on.

I've always wanted a summerhouse.

Shouldn't be too difficult.

As long as it's not by that path by the left.

I've got my eye on that for asparagus.

It's going to take at least two years to harvest asparagus.

We'll have something to look forward to, then, won't we?

This is nice.

It's nice thinking and talking about something else.

It has been a difficult couple of weeks and I am really trying.

I know, I know.

But we will get through this together.

I'm not going anywhere.

Now, you mentioned a surprise.

I almost forgot. Come on, follow me.

I guess I can be a bit indecisive.

Actually, no, it's more than that.

It's like I actually expect things to go wrong.

There was this lovely old lady, Evelyn Robinson,

she came in for a consultation.

At first, I thought that she'd just nodded off but then I realised

she'd, erm...she'd gone.

And I know I wasn't responsible but I still felt awful.

And then I just started to question everything, every decision I made.

And then there was baby Ivy.

Oh, she had meningitis and I didn't spot it.

It's notoriously hard to spot.

Yeah, but I should have known. Of all people.

What makes you say that?

Oh, it's actually one of the reasons I became a GP.

I had it as a kid. Nearly died.

Which is why I couldn't understand why I got it so wrong.

I actually made a vow, there and then,

that if Ivy died, I was going to quit medicine.

So, I'm guessing she was OK?

She never used to get like this.

Like what?

Ah, so you think I'm responsible, like I force-fed her that stuff?

I thought we were going to have some fun!

Come on, dance with us!

I need some vino.

So you really don't remember me?

No. Why would I?

Not sure whether to feel offended. Babylon?

New Year's Eve, 2012? You snogged my face off.

And you must have been a lot more wasted than I thought,

if you've forgotten the rest!

Ta-da!

Oh, it's a...

It's a karaoke machine.

I promised the bar I'd give it the once-over.

Karaoke? I am not sure that I...

Wait until you try it, you'll change your mind, come on.

-MUSIC: Backing track to Agadoo

-Judas Priest!

Technical hitch. Yeah, come on, pick something else.

JJ, there are thousands of songs here!

Come on, pick one from your list of favourites.

Come on, Winifred, please.

MUSIC: Backing track to Don't You Want Me

# I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar

# When I met you... #

Why don't you have a go?

# Turned you around, turned you into someone new... #

Hails, calm down.

You slept with her!

Once - and she didn't exactly stick around for breakfast.

-It was way before you two got together.

-That's supposed to make me feel better, is it?

-You ruined the one thing, the one thing!

-Hailey...

Babe, stop this. You know how I feel about you.

Hailey? Are you OK?

What's wrong?

-She's burning up.

-Get off me.

-I need to take your pulse.

-I said, get off me!

What are you doing?

DOOR SLAMS

So then I overheard this conversation about staffing cuts

and convinced myself I was going to get fired.

So the voice in my head...

It's not a real voice. I'm just... metaphorically speaking.

So I started looking around, went for a job with my old mentor,

Dr Jayaratnum, who's the person who spotted my meningitis, actually.

How did that go?

I panicked, completely fluffed the interview.

I'm not painting a very good picture, am I?

Like I said, I'm not here to judge, just to listen.

Yeah, but if I was in your shoes...

What would you say to me?

Say that I need to get a grip.

That I suffer from a crippling lack of self-confidence.

SHE TAPS ON DOOR

Come on, Hailey, open up. I need to check you're OK.

Aren't you going to do something?

She'll be fine. Just give her an hour or so.

Her pulse was racing just now.

Anything could be happening in there.

Who are you calling?

We need to get her checked out.

Look, you get someone round here and they're not just going to be worried about Hailey.

They'll stick their noses in, make things ten times worse.

Either I make the call or you kick the door in.

Are you going to pay for a new door? Because we don't have the dosh.

Don't you care about her?

Look, this... It happens all the time.

Next thing, she'll be saying that she hates me.

HAILEY: I hate you!

It doesn't make it OK.

Look, I get that you think I dragged her down.

But what makes you any better?

I don't take drugs. End of.

But it's OK to get so hammered,

you don't remember having it off with me?

No, but everyone has a blowout once in a while.

Exactly, in my case it's a bit of weed.

And what about Hailey? She's taken way more than weed.

Free country.

You're supposed to look after your girlfriend.

How do I know you're not dealing the stuff and all?

I forgot, my surname's Escobar(!)

It's not a joke. One thing leads to another.

Only yesterday, I saw a kid who's whole life is ruined because of drugs.

My heart bleeds(!)

He won't get a job now.

Yeah, just like the rest of us.

I suppose the whole getting fired thing

did just turn out to be paranoia.

Daniel suggested that I go on this positivity course,

which was funny, because I never made it,

but I ended up counselling the woman who was supposed to be running it.

Yeah, she was feeling anything but positive.

You helped her, you mean?

I guess. Then there was the sweat lodge.

Sweat lodge?

Yeah, one of those male-bonding things where we had to make one.

The guys actually appointed me leader.

I think they were just trying to boost my confidence,

or felt sorry for me.

Did anyone say that to you?

No, but it was pretty obvious.

And at first it was chaos, I completely lost control.

Al messed the whole thing up.

Everyone was all for throwing in the towel

and going to the pub until I made them give it another go.

So you turned out to be a pretty effective leader?

You know how cold-callers get treated, the daily abuse.

She stuck with it as long as she could, and then one day she snapped,

swore at a customer.

They couldn't get her out the building fast enough.

There's me suggesting some cocktail place.

Smart move. Great for the self-esteem(!)

I wish she'd told me that she was having a hard time.

That would have made for a fun night(!)

Anyways, it's not just the job.

How do you mean?

She's lost confidence in her music and all.

These idiots telling her she's going to play Glastonbury one day.

Why not? She's really talented and with the right people and the right support...

For every person that gets picked up,

how many thousands don't make it?

So you just give up?

Better to face reality.

Like you have(?)

You don't know anything about me.

I know you've got a sarky reply for everything.

And you're angry.

Nah, they even beat that out of me.

These days, I'm just disappointed.

-<

-Hailey, you OK in there?

It's gone really quiet.

Maybe now would be a good time to talk about the incident.

We were actually the first ones on the scene.

A car had gone into the back of a tractor

that was pulling some farming equipment.

It was a mess. Ruth was trapped inside, and David...

He just wouldn't leave her.

I couldn't get access to administer treatment.

So it was really just a case of keeping them calm

and waiting for the fire service to make it safe.

And then?

Well, they got her out, and I don't know, something must have shifted...

Yeah, I told you what happened to David.

How did that make you feel?

Sick, literally.

I was one of the worst things I've ever seen.

It was horrible.

And then the sound of Ruth screaming...

One of the police, who I know,

he's usually a big man but even he couldn't take it, he walked away.

But you stayed?

Yeah, after the initial shock,

I don't know, something just kicked in.

I just got on with what needed to be done for Ruth.

I love that song. Come now, come, it's your turn.

Hey, I know exactly the one.

MUSIC: Backing track to Ace Of Spades

# If you like to gamble, I tell you, I'm your man

# You win some, you lose some It's all the same to me... #

Come on!

# The pleasure is to play

# Makes no difference what you say... #

PHONE RINGS

BOTH: # I don't share your greed

# The only card I need Is the Ace Of Spades, is the Ace of Spades... #

SHE MIMICS GUITAR RIFF

PHONE RINGS

MRS TEMBE AND JJ: # You know I'm born to lose

# And gambling's for fools

# But that's the way I like it, baby

# I don't wanna live for ever... #

FAINT THUD

I heard something.

Hailey?

Hailey?!

She's here.

Hailey, are you OK?

You bloody idiot. You scared the hell out of me.

Sorry, I just needed five.

That's OK.

I must have sounded well full of myself.

What, for doing your job effectively?

For dealing with a really difficult situation?

When you put it like that...

I don't know, it was like that voice in my head was just...gone.

All this stuff was happening and I was completely calm.

All the times I've panicked about stuff that's out of my control,

or got scared of what might go wrong,

and yet there I was with all that stuff happening

and I could deal with it...

..I could be a good doctor.

Thank you!

I'm glad it was useful.

But if it's OK, I think that we should wrap up there.

Sorry, I didn't realise we'd gone so over time.

I've been talking too much again, haven't I?

To me there's no such thing. It's actually quite refreshing, actually.

Really?

Yeah, but I do feel that there is more to discuss.

So...if another session would be useful?

Yeah...definitely, that'd be great!

Your temperature's down, and your pulse is loads better.

I'd still like you to get checked over, though.

I'm staying here.

Hailey... You can't keep doing this.

You do know that, don't you?

I can get you help.

I promise you can turn things around.

Come on, then, let's hear it.

Tell us about this wonderful world, where people like us get the breaks.

Don't listen to him.

There's treatment centres, support available.

Why don't you come and see me tomorrow at the surgery?

All I'm hearing is, you're going to build her hopes up, then tick a box.

"See you again in another eight months."

-I wouldn't do that!

-No? So where were you when it was all going wrong?

-When she really needed you?

-That's not fair, I didn't know.

She sent you enough texts, asking you to meet.

You were "pretty busy" as I remember.

I'm the one who's going to be here for her.

The one who'll stick around.

Ha!

I have not had so much fun in a very long time.

Who knew you were the karaoke queen, eh?

Do you really have to bring it back tomorrow?

Yeah, but you're coming to the bar next week, for a repeat performance.

Then I will have to try to find something else to amuse me.

PHONE RINGS

It's that mate I told you about from Spain.

He wants me to ring him back.

-Go on!

-You don't mind?

Oh, no.

Hola, mi amigo! We might be on here.

Como es Castellon?

I threw my guitar out the window.

Not the brightest thing you've ever done.

Is it broken?

No, you mug, it's fine.

I love you, Gavin Marden.

What happened to the door?

Long story.

The landlord's going to go nuts.

Yep. No idea how we're going to pay for it.

Might have to flog that guitar.

Really?

You can't. Hailey, don't let him do this!

You got any better ideas?

What?

PHONE RINGS

Hi, Sid. Where are you?

Thanks.

So how was your night?

Let's just say, sometimes you've got to let it go.

Your mate?

If people don't want to help themselves, then...

You think people are set in their ways

but just look at me and Megan tonight.

She's someone who can really help change the way you think, you know.

She's helped me see loads of things differently.

So, end of an era, eh?

I bet you'll be sad to leave the old place.

Still, jumping on the Metralla,

hitting the open road, sounds like heaven, my friend.

Right.

Wait, are you offering me a job?

Name this tune...

Not yours, then?

Tony said to pop in, he's chatting to Valerie.

Let's not pretend, shall we, Valerie? Are you free for lunch?

Hazel, my husband's cheating on me!

Actually, something else has come up.

A new opportunity managing my own place.

That is good news.

Smell.

Seriously?!