26/01/2013

0:00:24 > 0:00:26What are you doing in my room?

0:00:26 > 0:00:29What's it look like I'm doing? I'm seeing you out of here for good.

0:00:29 > 0:00:32You can help if you want. You do in here. I'll start on the bathroom.

0:00:32 > 0:00:35You've lost it. You really have.

0:00:35 > 0:00:38- This lot? Cheap tat. It's all got to go.- That is enough!

0:00:38 > 0:00:43- What is wrong with you? - I know. I know what's been going on.

0:00:43 > 0:00:46See this? Do you recognise this, do you?

0:00:46 > 0:00:49Yeah, I found it. I found it in Max's pocket.

0:00:49 > 0:00:50I'd like you to leave.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53Oh, would you? Well, I'm not going anywhere.

0:00:53 > 0:00:54You are.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59Put that down! >

0:01:00 > 0:01:02What do you think you're doing?!

0:01:02 > 0:01:05Max said you were the jealous type but this is just sick!

0:01:05 > 0:01:08What, you trying to tell me there's nothing been going on, are you?

0:01:08 > 0:01:10I ain't touched him!

0:01:10 > 0:01:15Well, we had a moment. Before the funeral. Derek's funeral.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18But...I'm sure he's told you about that.

0:01:20 > 0:01:22He hasn't?

0:01:22 > 0:01:24Why don't you ask him? Ask him straight.

0:01:24 > 0:01:27Look him in the eye and watch him lie.

0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Why did he have your key in his pocket?- That's not for me to say.

0:01:30 > 0:01:31Oh, what, you too ashamed, are you?

0:01:31 > 0:01:36Not 50 yards away from where his children live, from his family home.

0:01:36 > 0:01:41I'm asking you, all right? I'm asking you nicely and politely

0:01:41 > 0:01:43one final time.

0:01:43 > 0:01:46Will you please just sign these papers? Just sign them

0:01:46 > 0:01:47and get out of our lives.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49And that'd make you happy, would it?

0:01:49 > 0:01:53Me signed, heading off, all sorted?

0:01:53 > 0:01:54Just do it.

0:01:56 > 0:01:57Just do it.

0:01:59 > 0:02:00Please.

0:02:07 > 0:02:09Fine.

0:02:27 > 0:02:28There.

0:02:28 > 0:02:30There you go.

0:02:33 > 0:02:37That's my final answer. Understand?!

0:02:39 > 0:02:42All right, Tan. What you doing?

0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Oh, it's her. She's out of control. Twisted.- Babe?

0:02:47 > 0:02:49Forget it.

0:02:51 > 0:02:52Forget it. You can have him.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57- What did you do to her? - I didn't do anything.

0:02:57 > 0:03:00I came home and found her throwing my stuff out the window.

0:03:00 > 0:03:03You must have said something to her, Kirsty. You must have provoked her.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06She found my room keys... in your pocket.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13- What, you just going to run after her?- Yeah, I am.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15I want to talk to her, all right? She's upset.

0:03:15 > 0:03:17Stop kidding yourself. Stop lying to yourself. You want me.

0:03:17 > 0:03:19- You don't want her. - I ain't got time for this.

0:03:19 > 0:03:23- You love me. Not her. - Can you just get out my way, please?

0:03:23 > 0:03:26Yeah, I will. Give me a kiss. HE SIGHS

0:03:26 > 0:03:30Just a little one. Like you did at the funeral. Remember?

0:03:30 > 0:03:32How you didn't feel a thing?

0:03:33 > 0:03:35Yeah, well, I didn't, did I?

0:03:35 > 0:03:38You are a very bad liar.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43What's the matter with you? What's wrong with you?

0:03:48 > 0:03:53Look at you. All messed up. What will Tanya think?

0:03:53 > 0:03:56What's wrong with you? I don't want you, Kirsty.

0:03:56 > 0:03:57I don't want you here.

0:03:57 > 0:03:59I didn't quite get that.

0:03:59 > 0:04:01Can you come a bit closer?

0:04:03 > 0:04:06What, is this close enough? Do you understand me now?

0:04:08 > 0:04:11I don't want you, Kirsty. I don't want you ever, ever again.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16Max...

0:04:16 > 0:04:18Max, don't! Don't go.

0:04:18 > 0:04:21I'm sorry. She just came here. She upset me.

0:04:21 > 0:04:24That's not my fault! I'm the innocent party!

0:04:24 > 0:04:26Evening.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Wait!- Kirsty, just get your stuff and pack up.- Don't leave!

0:04:29 > 0:04:33Kirsty, if you ever loved me, just sign those papers.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35Please, just let me go.

0:04:47 > 0:04:50Can't you take the hint? You're not welcome round here.

0:04:54 > 0:04:56What you doing? Having a clear out?

0:04:56 > 0:04:59I've just had some skank come in and throw my clothes out the window.

0:05:10 > 0:05:12I'm fine, I'll be fine.

0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Tan?- Don't.- Babe... Honestly, there's nothing going on.

0:05:16 > 0:05:18Really? So what was all that, then? What's with the key?

0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Just happened to have that on you, did you?- No. Of course not.

0:05:21 > 0:05:25- But, babe, you have, you've got it wrong.- How? How have I got it wrong, Max?

0:05:25 > 0:05:27You had her key in your pocket.

0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Mum...- No, stay out of it, Lauren. - The key isn't Dad's.- What?

0:05:31 > 0:05:34She gave it to me. Kirsty gave it to me.

0:05:34 > 0:05:37What are you talking about?

0:05:37 > 0:05:39I went round there last night.

0:05:42 > 0:05:43You went round there?

0:05:45 > 0:05:48Yeah. I got drunk in the Vic.

0:05:48 > 0:05:52After me and you, when we had that little argument and...

0:05:52 > 0:05:55Well, Kirsty took me home. She sobered me up.

0:05:55 > 0:05:57So why have you got her key?

0:05:57 > 0:06:01Cos she thought I might need somewhere to go when things kick off.

0:06:02 > 0:06:03Kick off?

0:06:04 > 0:06:05With you.

0:06:07 > 0:06:11With me? I'm your mother.

0:06:13 > 0:06:16What you saying, Lauren, what?

0:06:16 > 0:06:18You'd rather talk to her than me? Is that what you're saying?

0:06:18 > 0:06:22No, course not. But she... she ain't all bad. That's all.

0:06:22 > 0:06:25She's confused about Dad. She seems to really care about him.

0:06:25 > 0:06:27- I don't believe I'm hearing this! - I'm not on her side.

0:06:27 > 0:06:31No? So why you going round there, then? Why you talking to her instead of me?

0:06:32 > 0:06:34Because you never listen.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37- You just have a go.- Have a go?

0:06:37 > 0:06:40I have a go? I have a go?

0:06:40 > 0:06:44I have been there right from the start! Everything - with Derek,

0:06:44 > 0:06:47Joey, the accident - everything. Who was there caring for you, eh?

0:06:47 > 0:06:51Not him. Not him. Certainly not her. Me! Me, your mother.

0:06:51 > 0:06:55And don't you let me know about it. All the time.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57I have to feel guilty about it all the time.

0:06:57 > 0:07:00I am not like Abi, golden girl.

0:07:00 > 0:07:04I'm...I'm a disappointment. I am.

0:07:04 > 0:07:07- I'm the failure of the family. - What's going on?

0:07:07 > 0:07:09Nothing, babes. Just go in the kitchen, will you, please?

0:07:09 > 0:07:11- No, I heard her slagging me off. - It's not about you.

0:07:11 > 0:07:14Your sister, she thinks I'm a rubbish mother.

0:07:14 > 0:07:17She thinks I don't listen. She thinks that cow across the Square,

0:07:17 > 0:07:20- she thinks she cares more than me! - Babe, please, please, don't do this.

0:07:20 > 0:07:24I'm sorry but that's it. That is it. This whole family is falling apart.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28Babe, course it ain't.

0:07:28 > 0:07:30Babe, course it ain't.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35Tan, there's nothing going on with me and Kirsty. I swear. I swear to you.

0:07:35 > 0:07:37SHE SOBS

0:07:37 > 0:07:40- All she's done is show a bit of kindness.- To my daughter!

0:07:40 > 0:07:44We've got to stick together, ain't we? We can't let her get to us like this.

0:07:45 > 0:07:47Lauren, tell her, will you?

0:07:47 > 0:07:49Yeah.

0:07:49 > 0:07:51Mum, don't cry.

0:07:53 > 0:07:54I'm sorry.

0:07:55 > 0:07:57No, you're not. You're not.

0:07:57 > 0:07:59I am.

0:07:59 > 0:08:02I only didn't come to you cos I thought you'd bite my head off.

0:08:02 > 0:08:06She was there and... she felt sorry for me.

0:08:06 > 0:08:07And that was it.

0:08:07 > 0:08:10Some sort of Angel of Mercy, is she?

0:08:10 > 0:08:14Mum, I was drunk. I would have talked to anyone. I'm that pathetic.

0:08:14 > 0:08:17I am. I'm...

0:08:17 > 0:08:21I'm sorry. It's my fault. It's not Dad's. That key,

0:08:21 > 0:08:24- he was just trying to cover for me, weren't you?- Yeah.

0:08:24 > 0:08:27Come on, Mum, please.

0:08:32 > 0:08:36You don't understand. You couldn't. I mean, how do you understand?

0:08:36 > 0:08:40All of you. What it's like for me, after before.

0:08:40 > 0:08:43After everything that happened with Stacey, you don't understand...

0:08:43 > 0:08:45- We do. We do. - Course we do, babe. We all do.

0:08:47 > 0:08:50Stop it. You're all sitting there, looking at me....

0:08:50 > 0:08:52pitying me.

0:08:54 > 0:08:56Where's Oscar?

0:08:56 > 0:08:58He's upstairs. Nan's in the kitchen cooking dinner.

0:08:58 > 0:09:01I'd forgot about that. That's good, innit?

0:09:01 > 0:09:03Takeaways all round, then, innit?

0:09:03 > 0:09:05It's not that bad. It looked quite nice.

0:09:07 > 0:09:09Babe, come on, just wipe your eyes. Take a minute.

0:09:11 > 0:09:13Before you know it, there'll be a pukka meal on the table.

0:09:13 > 0:09:15Will there? How?

0:09:17 > 0:09:19I'm the only person in this house who can cook.

0:09:19 > 0:09:21I got the Indian on speed dial, ain't I?

0:09:23 > 0:09:25It can be here in 30 minutes.

0:09:29 > 0:09:30We'll...er...

0:09:30 > 0:09:33we'll make sure she doesn't burn anything.

0:09:41 > 0:09:43Please, please, don't let her get to you.

0:09:45 > 0:09:46We're a family, ain't we? We're strong.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49We can take anything Kirsty throws at us.

0:09:49 > 0:09:53She can always do this, though, can't she?

0:09:54 > 0:09:55Whenever she wants.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00She can ring, she can knock on the door.

0:10:02 > 0:10:05You know, we can be having a really lovely moment, couldn't we?

0:10:05 > 0:10:08Having a nice night in, putting our feet up.

0:10:08 > 0:10:11lying on the sofa, having a cuddle, and then...

0:10:11 > 0:10:14- the doorbell goes, I'm a wreck again.- She'll see the light, babe. She will.

0:10:14 > 0:10:17She'll see the light, she'll sign the papers, it'll all be done.

0:10:17 > 0:10:19Is that what she said?

0:10:21 > 0:10:22HE SIGHS

0:10:22 > 0:10:25No, babe, no. Not exactly. Not in so many words, no.

0:10:28 > 0:10:30What did she say?

0:10:30 > 0:10:32Nothing.

0:10:34 > 0:10:36You're wet.

0:10:40 > 0:10:42I just had a go at her, she threw some water at me.

0:10:42 > 0:10:46- She threw some water at you?- She threw a glass of water in my face. - Did she? Really?- Yeah.

0:10:46 > 0:10:50Babe, can you just stop doing this? Stop looking at me like everything I say is a lie.

0:10:50 > 0:10:53I'm telling you the truth. I don't want her. She's history.

0:10:55 > 0:10:58Babe, all we've got to do is stick together and shut her out.

0:10:58 > 0:11:00She'll lose interest, she'll go away.

0:11:03 > 0:11:06You don't believe that for a second, do you?

0:11:07 > 0:11:09So what do you want me to do?

0:11:09 > 0:11:12Go over there and kill her? Bury her in the gardens?

0:11:14 > 0:11:15Be a start.

0:11:25 > 0:11:28It's not for me. It's for Nan, and whatever this is.

0:11:29 > 0:11:30We're in good shape in here.

0:11:30 > 0:11:32Sit down, relax.

0:11:32 > 0:11:35I'm going to serve you a lovely meal.

0:11:37 > 0:11:39What is it?

0:11:39 > 0:11:42Goulash. Kind of. I'm missing some ingredients.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48Move out the way. Let me help.

0:11:49 > 0:11:51We could do it together.

0:11:51 > 0:11:55Yeah. Yeah, we could, Mum.

0:11:55 > 0:11:59Let's make the most of your night under this roof.

0:11:59 > 0:12:02Tomorrow you're going to be house hunting, yeah?

0:12:02 > 0:12:05Maybe another day or two?

0:12:05 > 0:12:06Maybe not?

0:12:06 > 0:12:10Come on, Mum, we get on so much better

0:12:10 > 0:12:12when there's a bit of distance between us, don't we?

0:12:13 > 0:12:17I'll be OK at the B&B. Soon as there's a room.

0:12:17 > 0:12:20Yeah, well, you can have Kristy's room when she's gone.

0:12:20 > 0:12:22When is that, Max?

0:12:24 > 0:12:26It'll be soon, babe.

0:12:31 > 0:12:36Right, come on, then, let's sort this out.

0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'll just watch and learn.

0:12:53 > 0:12:54Dad?

0:12:55 > 0:12:57Yeah?

0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Are you OK?- Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02It's just all this, innit? You know.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04Nothing I can't handle.

0:13:08 > 0:13:11Well, I'm going to go to the shop and get some wine.

0:13:11 > 0:13:14For the dinner. For you and Mum.

0:13:15 > 0:13:17I promise I won't touch a drop.

0:13:17 > 0:13:21Thanks. I won't be long.

0:13:23 > 0:13:25Lauren...

0:13:25 > 0:13:29What happened earlier - don't worry about it.

0:13:29 > 0:13:34Weren't your fault, OK? Everything's going to be all right, I promise.

0:13:34 > 0:13:35Is it?

0:13:35 > 0:13:37Yeah, course.

0:13:37 > 0:13:41Babe, once she's out the way, it'll just get back to normal, won't it?

0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Yeah. I'll see you in a minute. - Yeah.

0:13:53 > 0:13:55FRONT DOOR SHUTS

0:14:06 > 0:14:08SHE SIGHS

0:14:13 > 0:14:15MOBILE RINGS

0:14:21 > 0:14:23Hi. Yeah, yeah. I'm on my way.

0:14:23 > 0:14:26All right. I'll be there in a minute.

0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Sorry. Patrick let me in. - You frightened me to death.

0:14:39 > 0:14:41I thought it was your mum trying to off me.

0:14:41 > 0:14:43My mum's at home. Cooking dinner.

0:14:43 > 0:14:47Hmm. Course she is. Anyway, I've got to go to work.

0:14:47 > 0:14:48I just wanted to talk to you.

0:14:51 > 0:14:54You really think that's a good idea?

0:14:54 > 0:14:56You think your mum's going to like that, do you?

0:14:56 > 0:14:58She don't know that I'm here.

0:15:01 > 0:15:03Look...

0:15:05 > 0:15:08..I like you. I really do. You're a nice girl.

0:15:10 > 0:15:12But I don't need any more trouble for one night.

0:15:12 > 0:15:14I'm not here to cause trouble.

0:15:15 > 0:15:17I just need to ask you a favour.

0:15:18 > 0:15:19Yeah?

0:15:20 > 0:15:22Well, go on then, spill.

0:15:24 > 0:15:26I know you like him...

0:15:26 > 0:15:30I know that you love my dad, but this whole thing,

0:15:30 > 0:15:32it's just... It's gone on long enough. And you...

0:15:32 > 0:15:35- You can't stay here any more! - Did she send you here?

0:15:35 > 0:15:38This her new way of trying to get rid of me?

0:15:38 > 0:15:40No, I told you, she doesn't know.

0:15:40 > 0:15:43Then why should I listen to you when I won't even listen to her?

0:15:43 > 0:15:45Cos he can't take it.

0:15:45 > 0:15:47Him and my mum just keep on arguing.

0:15:47 > 0:15:52And you and her, you're tearing each other apart. My whole family!

0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's just having a really bad effect.

0:15:54 > 0:15:58At least you've got a family. I ain't got no-one!

0:15:59 > 0:16:01Only Max.

0:16:01 > 0:16:03Why would I let that go?

0:16:03 > 0:16:06Cos he's asked you to.

0:16:06 > 0:16:08I'm asking you to.

0:16:08 > 0:16:10Please, just give it up.

0:16:11 > 0:16:13He is never going to leave her.

0:16:14 > 0:16:17Honestly, it's just going to get worse and worse

0:16:17 > 0:16:19until someone really does gets hurt.

0:16:20 > 0:16:24If you love him, OK, if you really do love him,

0:16:24 > 0:16:28then you should just do what he says and just go.

0:16:28 > 0:16:32Go? Go where?! Where do I go?

0:16:32 > 0:16:36- What have I got? - What have you got here?

0:16:36 > 0:16:38Him. This place.

0:16:38 > 0:16:40What, a room in a B&B?

0:16:40 > 0:16:44That job. People know me now. They like me.

0:16:44 > 0:16:49You're a barmaid, hanging around, hoping to get your ex-husband back.

0:16:50 > 0:16:52Now, that is pathetic.

0:16:52 > 0:16:55I'm sorry, I don't want to be horrible to you, but...

0:16:55 > 0:16:57I mean, it is, isn't it?

0:17:00 > 0:17:02He wants me.

0:17:02 > 0:17:03You'll see.

0:17:05 > 0:17:06He still loves me.

0:17:07 > 0:17:10Now, if you don't mind, I'm late for work.

0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Kirsty, wait, just listen to me. - I have listened!

0:17:22 > 0:17:24Busy night tonight, huh? All these visitors.

0:17:24 > 0:17:26Yeah, well, I'm a popular girl.

0:17:26 > 0:17:31- About the rent - you're two days behind.- Well, I'm halfway out through the door now, Patrick.

0:17:31 > 0:17:33Just so you know. Tomorrow will be fine. OK?

0:17:33 > 0:17:35First thing.

0:17:39 > 0:17:43See? That's it. You're just a paying guest. A paying guest.

0:17:43 > 0:17:46This ain't your home, and it's never going to be, Kirsty.

0:17:46 > 0:17:48Next time you need a shoulder to cry on,

0:17:48 > 0:17:51don't come to me, all right? I'm late for work.

0:17:58 > 0:18:00Sorry I'm late.

0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Barrel needs changing.- Hiya, Dot.

0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Here you go, sweetheart. - Oh, thank you, Alfie.

0:18:06 > 0:18:09You know me, I never touch alcohol, except medicinal,

0:18:09 > 0:18:13but I'm still a bag of nerves from me encounter with the council.

0:18:13 > 0:18:16- What did they want, then? - Oh, it weren't me, Alfie. It were that Cora.

0:18:16 > 0:18:18I trusted her. I gave her the run of me house,

0:18:18 > 0:18:21me whole property, presuming that the rent would be paid.

0:18:21 > 0:18:23Well, it weren't. She let me down.

0:18:23 > 0:18:26And now the authorities are pursuing me like a common criminal.

0:18:26 > 0:18:32- It ain't right, Alfie. It ain't right.- Dot, let me get that for you.

0:18:32 > 0:18:35Oh, well, if you insist, Jack. Very kind of you.

0:18:35 > 0:18:38- You're late.- I've had a lot of hassle.- Yeah, I can imagine.

0:18:38 > 0:18:41What with juggling this job and other women's men.

0:18:41 > 0:18:44How many times have I got to say it? He's married to me.

0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Well, hopefully not too many more. - You're wasting your time.

0:18:46 > 0:18:49You know that, don't you? Max and Tanya have been together 18 years.

0:18:49 > 0:18:51- That's a proper marriage, ain't it? - Sounds boring.

0:18:51 > 0:18:53Well, I think it's lovely.

0:18:53 > 0:18:58- OK, let's get going. See you later, Dot.- See you, Jack.

0:18:58 > 0:19:01Bye, Jack. Oh, they make a lovely couple.

0:19:01 > 0:19:03They're engaged, you know?

0:19:03 > 0:19:06I'm thinking of doing a reading at the wedding.

0:19:06 > 0:19:09Course, I ain't been officially asked yet.

0:19:13 > 0:19:16Stick another one in there, please, will you?

0:19:16 > 0:19:19Here, is everything all right?

0:19:19 > 0:19:20Yeah. You?

0:19:20 > 0:19:23Yeah. I'm good.

0:19:24 > 0:19:29- There you go.- Cheers. So how's the big love affair going with Branning?

0:19:29 > 0:19:30That'll be £2.

0:19:30 > 0:19:34Cos if you're still knocking at a closed door, I'm free tomorrow night.

0:19:34 > 0:19:38Only tomorrow? I'd have thought your diary would have been pretty clear.

0:19:38 > 0:19:40Well, I just wondered if you fancied a curry.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42I'm married.

0:19:42 > 0:19:45Yeah, I've had a couple of them as well but...

0:19:45 > 0:19:49- you find they don't mean a lot. - Not to you, maybe.

0:19:56 > 0:19:58You got a thing for bald men, have you?

0:19:58 > 0:20:00Ignore her. She ain't even got a bloke.

0:20:00 > 0:20:04Me? I ain't interested. If you ask me, men are overrated.

0:20:04 > 0:20:08Listen, if I was you, I'd stop all this "I'm married" lark.

0:20:08 > 0:20:10I've got to go to the toilet.

0:20:10 > 0:20:12You've just got to cut your losses.

0:20:12 > 0:20:15Sometimes people move on, and there's nothing you can do about it.

0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Max ain't like that.- Ain't he?

0:20:17 > 0:20:20What, you just want to be an ex working behind the bar,

0:20:20 > 0:20:24hoping that some day he'll walk in and just...he'll change?

0:20:25 > 0:20:29It's no fun. Believe me. I've done it.

0:20:29 > 0:20:31It just leads to misery and heartache.

0:20:31 > 0:20:36Just got to let go, move on.

0:20:36 > 0:20:39Yeah, well, I ain't you, am I?

0:20:55 > 0:20:59Lovely. Long time since I've had a nice drop of red.

0:20:59 > 0:21:03MOBILE RINGS

0:21:04 > 0:21:06You're more used to meds aren't you, Mum?

0:21:06 > 0:21:09I take what I can get in life, girl.

0:21:12 > 0:21:14Looks lovely, yeah.

0:21:14 > 0:21:18Isn't this nice? All of us together under one roof.

0:21:18 > 0:21:20Family.

0:21:21 > 0:21:25Yeah, I'd like to propose a toast.

0:21:25 > 0:21:28To Cora, for attempting to cook.

0:21:28 > 0:21:30To Tanya...

0:21:31 > 0:21:33..for saving the day...

0:21:35 > 0:21:38..and to our lovely kids for putting up with such mad parents.

0:21:39 > 0:21:41I don't know how you do it.

0:21:41 > 0:21:44MOBILE VIBRATES

0:21:49 > 0:21:51Anyway, cheers.

0:21:51 > 0:21:52- Cheers.- Cheers.

0:22:09 > 0:22:12Hello? Can I have a half, please?

0:22:29 > 0:22:32Here, look at that.

0:22:32 > 0:22:35What I wouldn't give to kip all day and get fed whenever I want.

0:22:37 > 0:22:41- She's pretty.- Pretty? She's gorgeous. That's what she is.

0:22:49 > 0:22:53All right? Kirsty, darling, where you going? Whoa.

0:22:53 > 0:22:56Hey, where you going? Kirst?

0:23:22 > 0:23:25MOBILE VIBRATES

0:23:27 > 0:23:30- No, leave it.- Seconds, Max?

0:23:30 > 0:23:32- No, I'm all right, thanks.- Abi?

0:23:32 > 0:23:35- No, thank you.- Lauren?

0:23:35 > 0:23:37All the more for me, then.

0:23:37 > 0:23:39KNOCK AT DOOR

0:23:39 > 0:23:43That's her, innit?

0:23:46 > 0:23:49- I'll go.- Yeah, I bet you will.

0:23:49 > 0:23:52Mum, you don't know that it's her.

0:23:54 > 0:23:57It could be. That's enough.

0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Ah, Max, I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news.- All right, Dot?

0:24:03 > 0:24:06A crime has been committed by one of your family.

0:24:06 > 0:24:08- What's that, then?- That Cora. - MOBILE VIBRATES

0:24:08 > 0:24:13She has put me in a very difficult situation with the council and I want to have words.

0:24:13 > 0:24:15It's not really a good time. Could we do this in the morning?

0:24:15 > 0:24:18I have a grievance here, Max. A genuine grievance.

0:24:18 > 0:24:22Yeah, I'm sure you have, but we're trying to have a bit of dinner, a nice, peaceful family dinner.

0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Oh! Well, you know me, I ain't one to stay where I ain't wanted. - Dot, it's not like that.

0:24:26 > 0:24:28And you can tell that lodger of yours

0:24:28 > 0:24:32- that I shall be round in the morning to have words. Strong words. - MOBILE VIBRATES

0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Yeah, I will.- A very good night to you.- Night, Dot.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39What?

0:24:39 > 0:24:40I need to talk to you.

0:24:40 > 0:24:42- No, I told you. - 'It's serious.'

0:24:42 > 0:24:45Either you come to me or I come to you.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47Choose.

0:24:47 > 0:24:48'You've got a minute.'

0:24:59 > 0:25:00Who was it?

0:25:00 > 0:25:03Oh, it was only Dot. She wanted to speak to Cora.

0:25:03 > 0:25:05She had some gripe about the council or something.

0:25:05 > 0:25:08I told her to come back tomorrow.

0:25:09 > 0:25:11Why didn't you just let her in?

0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well, no, cos she was only going to rant at Cora over the dinner table.

0:25:14 > 0:25:16Plus she was drunk, I think she'd had a couple.

0:25:18 > 0:25:22I was thinking maybe I should go after her, check she's all right.

0:25:22 > 0:25:25- I'll send Mum. She can sort it out. - No, babe, your mum don't want to talk to her,

0:25:25 > 0:25:26not in the state she's in.

0:25:26 > 0:25:29Honestly, babe, I'll only be a minute.

0:25:31 > 0:25:33Babe, I'm just... I'm going to go and talk to Dot.

0:25:33 > 0:25:36Watch me out the window if you don't believe where I'm going.

0:25:38 > 0:25:40Yeah, just don't be long.

0:25:40 > 0:25:42Won't be a minute.

0:25:46 > 0:25:48FRONT DOOR SHUTS

0:25:48 > 0:25:50Everything OK?

0:25:50 > 0:25:51Mmm-hmm.

0:26:12 > 0:26:14FRONT DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS

0:26:20 > 0:26:22KNOCK AT DOOR

0:26:40 > 0:26:43You've got a minute, all right? One minute.

0:26:43 > 0:26:46- Sit down. - No, I don't want to sit down.

0:26:46 > 0:26:50I don't want a conversation with you. You tell me what it is, then I can go.

0:26:57 > 0:26:58What's this?

0:26:58 > 0:27:00The divorce papers.

0:27:05 > 0:27:07I've signed.

0:27:19 > 0:27:21So what is this? Some sort of a joke?

0:27:21 > 0:27:22I've signed.

0:27:24 > 0:27:26Look.

0:27:26 > 0:27:29That's my name. You're free.

0:27:31 > 0:27:33You wanted to be free. You are.

0:27:36 > 0:27:37So what's the catch?

0:27:37 > 0:27:40There's no catch. It's real. I love you.

0:27:40 > 0:27:41So I'm letting you go.

0:27:41 > 0:27:44You're just going to let me go, are you? Just like that?

0:27:44 > 0:27:46Not just like that, no.

0:27:46 > 0:27:49I've had your ex round here, throwing my stuff out the window.

0:27:49 > 0:27:53I've had your daughter, Lauren, round. Begging me to go.

0:27:53 > 0:27:55When was Lauren round here?

0:27:55 > 0:27:58She was just round here, told me I was tearing your family apart,

0:27:58 > 0:28:00that I had to leave.

0:28:00 > 0:28:02That she'd never seen you so sad.

0:28:02 > 0:28:05What, and you care, do you?

0:28:05 > 0:28:08Yes, yes, I do care.

0:28:08 > 0:28:09I love you, Max.

0:28:09 > 0:28:15You're the only man I've ever loved. I'm making you miserable.

0:28:15 > 0:28:18I don't want that. I never wanted that.

0:28:18 > 0:28:21So what you going to do, Kirsty? You're just going to go?

0:28:21 > 0:28:23- You're just going to disappear, are you?- Yes.

0:28:23 > 0:28:26Right. And when's this going to happen? Next Christmas?

0:28:26 > 0:28:31Now. Tonight. In ten minutes that bag'll be packed.

0:28:31 > 0:28:34- And I'll be out the door. - Yeah, right.- You don't believe me?

0:28:34 > 0:28:37No. No. I don't believe a word that comes out your mouth.

0:28:37 > 0:28:38Not any more.

0:28:38 > 0:28:39Fine.

0:28:49 > 0:28:54I need a cab. 20 Albert Square. The B&B.

0:28:54 > 0:28:58- As soon as.- 'What address are you going to?'

0:28:58 > 0:29:02I'll tell the driver when he gets here.

0:29:04 > 0:29:09There. All booked. Be here in 20 minutes.

0:29:09 > 0:29:1210.30. Then I'll be out your hair.

0:29:12 > 0:29:15- You're serious, yeah? - Yes. I'm serious.

0:29:15 > 0:29:18Now if you don't mind, I got some packing to do.

0:29:25 > 0:29:27Right. Well, hope you have a nice life.

0:29:29 > 0:29:31Yeah. I will.

0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Bye, Kirsty. - Bye.

0:30:00 > 0:30:02Goodbye, Max.

0:31:13 > 0:31:15TV PLAYS

0:31:24 > 0:31:26All right?

0:31:26 > 0:31:28How is she?

0:31:28 > 0:31:29What?

0:31:29 > 0:31:33- Dot? How was she? - Oh. She's fine. She's good, yeah.

0:31:33 > 0:31:36Right. You managed to miss the washing up.

0:31:36 > 0:31:40- That's an old trick, isn't it? - He's perfected it.

0:31:41 > 0:31:42Right, good night.

0:31:42 > 0:31:45Night-night, darling. Don't stay up too late, will you?

0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Night, Dad.- Night, darling.

0:31:53 > 0:31:54Babe, can we talk?

0:31:54 > 0:31:57I've got a splitting headache, actually.

0:31:57 > 0:31:59I'm just going to take an aspirin and go to bed.

0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Babe, please. Only take a second. - Can we talk in the morning?

0:32:02 > 0:32:03- Look, look...- What is it?

0:32:07 > 0:32:10Divorce papers. They've been signed.

0:32:12 > 0:32:15How...how did you get these?

0:32:16 > 0:32:19I just saw her, didn't I? I saw Kirsty, I just saw her outside.

0:32:19 > 0:32:21I was, you know, coming back from Dot's

0:32:21 > 0:32:23and she was marching over here.

0:32:23 > 0:32:25I told her to go home, stay away and she put these in my hand.

0:32:25 > 0:32:27She said she'd had enough.

0:32:27 > 0:32:30She'd had enough? That's what she said, is it?

0:32:30 > 0:32:35No. Well, no, she didn't say that in so many words but, you know, same as.

0:32:35 > 0:32:37Babe, I'm free, aren't I?

0:32:37 > 0:32:40This just happened? Just now. Just outside?

0:32:40 > 0:32:42Yeah. Just, you know...just...it was outside.

0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Yeah. I couldn't believe it. - Couldn't believe what?

0:32:47 > 0:32:50Kirsty, she's signed the divorce papers. She's going.

0:32:50 > 0:32:52Why?

0:32:52 > 0:32:54I dunno. Must've been your mum's strong arm tactics, you know.

0:32:54 > 0:32:56Scared her away.

0:32:56 > 0:32:58No. I don't think so.

0:32:58 > 0:33:00The last thing she said to me was that.

0:33:02 > 0:33:04So what's made her change her mind?

0:33:04 > 0:33:08I don't know. Babe, I don't know, do I? It don't matter.

0:33:08 > 0:33:10She's signed 'em. You've got them in your hand.

0:33:10 > 0:33:12What more do you want?

0:33:12 > 0:33:14I want her gone.

0:33:14 > 0:33:16- She will be gone. Soon.- When?

0:33:16 > 0:33:18She's going tonight.

0:33:18 > 0:33:21- SHE SCOFFS - How do you know?

0:33:21 > 0:33:24Well, cos she told me, didn't she? You know...

0:33:24 > 0:33:26Babe, I didn't believe her either.

0:33:26 > 0:33:28You know, I accused her, I accused her of playing games.

0:33:28 > 0:33:31She pulled out her phone, she phoned a cab straight in front of me.

0:33:31 > 0:33:3315 minutes.

0:33:34 > 0:33:37Babe, you wake up in the morning she isn't going to be here.

0:33:40 > 0:33:43And you're all right with that, are you?

0:33:43 > 0:33:47Babe, course I am. It's what we wanted. Innit?

0:33:50 > 0:33:52I suppose.

0:33:52 > 0:33:54I just...

0:33:54 > 0:33:56What do you mean? Just what? What?

0:33:59 > 0:34:01Nothing.

0:34:01 > 0:34:05I've just got a splitting headache, I think I should just go to bed.

0:34:05 > 0:34:08I'll bring you some aspirin and a glass of water, yeah?

0:34:08 > 0:34:09- We'll get an early night.- Yeah.

0:34:16 > 0:34:18Well, it's good, innit?

0:34:18 > 0:34:20Where's she going to go?

0:34:20 > 0:34:23Who cares? She's going, Lauren, that's all that matters.

0:34:23 > 0:34:25It's not your problem, is it?

0:34:26 > 0:34:29I did go over and see her. And I told her to leave.

0:34:29 > 0:34:33Yeah, I know. I know, and it's worked.

0:34:33 > 0:34:35You should be proud of yourself.

0:34:35 > 0:34:37So it is my fault then?

0:34:37 > 0:34:39So you don't want her to go?

0:34:39 > 0:34:41I obviously want you and Mum to be OK.

0:34:41 > 0:34:43But I didn't think she'd just leave like that.

0:34:43 > 0:34:45Lauren, she's going to be fine. Trust me.

0:34:45 > 0:34:47Babe, just go back in there, watch TV.

0:34:47 > 0:34:50Relax. There's nothing to worry about. All right? I promise.

0:35:01 > 0:35:03Hey, hey, where you been, young lady?

0:35:03 > 0:35:06- You can't just swan out halfway through a shift.- Sorry.

0:35:06 > 0:35:08Come on, we need some more tonics, yeah. Let's go.

0:35:11 > 0:35:15I'm not staying. I just wanted to hand in my notice.

0:35:15 > 0:35:18- Good idea. I might join ya.- Alfie.

0:35:18 > 0:35:19What, darling?

0:35:19 > 0:35:22I'm not joking. Something's come up. A family matter.

0:35:22 > 0:35:24- I have to leave.- Hold on. When?

0:35:24 > 0:35:26Now. I've got a cab coming in 15 minutes.

0:35:26 > 0:35:29- HE SIGHS - I just wanted to let you...

0:35:30 > 0:35:32The thing is, I need paying for my shifts.

0:35:32 > 0:35:34No, of course. I understand.

0:35:34 > 0:35:37I don't want to bother you but I'm skint. Completely skint.

0:35:37 > 0:35:39Whoa, calm down, it's all right. Fine. Give me a sec.

0:35:39 > 0:35:43Not a problem. Watch yourself, darling.

0:35:45 > 0:35:47Oi, oi, oi. What you doing?

0:35:47 > 0:35:50Kirsty's having problems with her family. She's got to go.

0:35:50 > 0:35:51She's going now?!

0:35:51 > 0:35:53Yes, Rox, she's leaving now. It's fine.

0:35:55 > 0:35:57Here you go, sweetheart.

0:35:57 > 0:35:58That's too much.

0:35:58 > 0:36:01No. Just consider it a bonus. All right?

0:36:01 > 0:36:06Thanks. You're a...you're a really nice bloke.

0:36:07 > 0:36:12Thank you. It's been a pleasure. A genuine pleasure, all right.

0:36:12 > 0:36:15- See you around, yeah? - You take care, all right?

0:36:15 > 0:36:17You know where I am if you need me. Right.

0:36:17 > 0:36:21What can I get you fellas? You OK there?

0:36:21 > 0:36:23LOUD MUSIC AND CHATTER

0:38:08 > 0:38:10What you doing?

0:38:11 > 0:38:12Nothing.

0:38:18 > 0:38:21I got you a glass of water and some aspirin.

0:38:25 > 0:38:27Thanks.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29You OK?

0:38:29 > 0:38:32Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a splitting headache.

0:38:34 > 0:38:36Do you want the light on?

0:38:36 > 0:38:38Nah, nah. I'm all right.

0:38:41 > 0:38:43CAR APPROACHES

0:38:50 > 0:38:52Let's have a cuddle.

0:39:06 > 0:39:09Babe, I don't want to fall asleep in my clothes.

0:39:09 > 0:39:10Don't worry. I won't let you.

0:39:15 > 0:39:18- I'm sorry.- For what?

0:39:18 > 0:39:22All this stuff with Kirsty. It's not your fault, is it?

0:39:22 > 0:39:25I mean, you told her to go and I've been taking it out on you.

0:39:25 > 0:39:26No, you haven't.

0:39:26 > 0:39:29- I have. I said some horrible things. - I probably deserved 'em.

0:39:29 > 0:39:32No, you didn't. You didn't deserve any of it.

0:39:45 > 0:39:48I thought you had a headache?

0:39:48 > 0:39:49I have.

0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's sort of going. I don't know why.

0:39:57 > 0:39:59Babe, what's got into you?

0:40:01 > 0:40:03I just want to show my husband how much I love him.

0:40:03 > 0:40:06Babe, you don't have to show me. I know, don't I?

0:40:08 > 0:40:09I love you an' all, don't I?

0:40:11 > 0:40:13HE SIGHS

0:40:14 > 0:40:15What's wrong?

0:40:15 > 0:40:17Nothing.

0:40:20 > 0:40:22This is a first.

0:40:22 > 0:40:24What?

0:40:24 > 0:40:26Babe, can we just have a cuddle?

0:40:43 > 0:40:44So have you got somewhere to go?

0:40:44 > 0:40:49I don't know. I'll go and bother one of my mates.

0:40:49 > 0:40:50Like who?

0:40:50 > 0:40:53What do you care? You want me gone, I'm going.

0:40:53 > 0:40:55What is your problem?

0:40:55 > 0:41:00I don't know, I just, I feel bad for you, that's all.

0:41:00 > 0:41:03Well, don't. Don't ever feel sorry for me.

0:41:03 > 0:41:06I can cope on my own. I'm used to it.

0:41:06 > 0:41:08So you've definitely got somewhere to go?

0:41:08 > 0:41:12Yes! Yes. I've got somewhere. It isn't a problem. I've got money.

0:41:12 > 0:41:14I got everything I need.

0:41:14 > 0:41:17Look, I've got a cab coming, I've got to pack. You're just...

0:41:17 > 0:41:19You're just doing my head in.

0:41:20 > 0:41:25OK. Sorry. Good luck with everything, yeah?

0:41:25 > 0:41:27Yeah.

0:41:28 > 0:41:30Same to you.

0:41:31 > 0:41:33And listen...

0:41:39 > 0:41:43You're all right. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

0:41:43 > 0:41:45Thanks.

0:41:45 > 0:41:50Just cut down on the booze. It don't lead nowhere. I know.

0:41:50 > 0:41:51Trust me. You don't...

0:41:55 > 0:41:57You don't want to end up like me.

0:41:59 > 0:42:00Bye.

0:42:12 > 0:42:13DOOR CLOSES

0:42:39 > 0:42:40What?

0:42:40 > 0:42:42You just seem a bit tense.

0:42:47 > 0:42:49I should get ready for bed.

0:43:06 > 0:43:08You don't want her to go?

0:43:09 > 0:43:12- What?- Do you want her to go? - Yes. Of course I do.

0:43:12 > 0:43:14Why do you keep checking the window?

0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Why you tensing up every time a car goes past?- I don't.

0:43:16 > 0:43:18Do you want to go give her a goodbye kiss?

0:43:18 > 0:43:21- No, I just want to get her out of my life.- Do you?- Yeah.

0:43:27 > 0:43:30Babe, go to sleep, I'm going to go downstairs.

0:43:30 > 0:43:32Max?

0:43:32 > 0:43:34I'm not tired. I thought I was but I'm not.

0:43:37 > 0:43:39What you doing?

0:43:39 > 0:43:40What happened at the funeral?

0:43:42 > 0:43:43What?

0:43:43 > 0:43:47What happened between you and her the day of Derek's funeral?

0:43:49 > 0:43:51I don't know what you're talking about.

0:43:51 > 0:43:53She said something happened. She told me to ask you about it.

0:43:53 > 0:43:56Told me to look you in the eye, watch you lie.

0:43:56 > 0:44:00Babe, she's winding you up, isn't she?

0:44:00 > 0:44:01So nothing happened?

0:44:01 > 0:44:04Ten minutes she'll be in a cab, out of here, end of story.

0:44:04 > 0:44:05What happened?

0:44:05 > 0:44:07Babe, nothing.

0:44:07 > 0:44:10Nothing much. It was silly. Just a stupid game of hers.

0:44:10 > 0:44:12- It didn't mean anything. - What didn't?

0:44:12 > 0:44:15- Do we have to do this now? - Yes. We do. Because I want to know.

0:44:23 > 0:44:27I told her what I've been telling her all along, I felt nothing,

0:44:27 > 0:44:32that I wanted her to go and then she told me to prove it.

0:44:32 > 0:44:39- Prove it? How?- It's so stupid. - How?- Babe, it's just really silly.

0:44:39 > 0:44:42Max, I can go over there, ask her myself if you want.

0:44:42 > 0:44:45By kissing her. A kiss. A peck.

0:44:50 > 0:44:51You kissed her?

0:44:51 > 0:44:53- No. She kissed me. - What's the difference?

0:44:53 > 0:44:55There's a big difference. She kissed me.

0:44:55 > 0:44:59Wanted to see if I felt anything. I didn't. That was that.

0:44:59 > 0:45:00You didn't?

0:45:00 > 0:45:01No. Nothing.

0:45:03 > 0:45:04So why didn't you tell me?

0:45:04 > 0:45:07Why do you think? Cos we'd have had this exact same conversation.

0:45:07 > 0:45:09Well, why you telling me now, then?

0:45:09 > 0:45:12Cos she's going, isn't she? Who cares?

0:45:14 > 0:45:15And you felt nothing?

0:45:15 > 0:45:19Babe, please. See, I knew, I should've just kept my mouth shut.

0:45:19 > 0:45:21No, no. You're right. Let's talk about this.

0:45:21 > 0:45:24She's going now, isn't she? So let's talk about this now.

0:45:24 > 0:45:26Let's just get it all out.

0:45:26 > 0:45:30Now. And then tomorrow, it'll just be a fresh start. Yeah?

0:45:32 > 0:45:35- Fresh start? - Yeah. Totally. Just tell me.

0:45:35 > 0:45:37Just tell me everything I need to know now. Yeah.

0:45:37 > 0:45:40Then it's done, isn't it? It's forgotten.

0:45:40 > 0:45:42- Yeah, that's what you say. - I mean it, Max. I promise you.

0:45:42 > 0:45:44Please, will you just tell me?

0:45:47 > 0:45:49HE SIGHS

0:45:51 > 0:45:53There's nothing to tell, is there? We were together.

0:45:53 > 0:45:57I came back here. I found you. It ended.

0:45:57 > 0:46:00But when you were together you didn't know about me, though?

0:46:00 > 0:46:02About how I felt, or anything, did you?

0:46:02 > 0:46:05- No. Exactly. - So you must've had feelings for her?

0:46:07 > 0:46:11Yeah. Yes. Babe, I told you all that, didn't I?

0:46:11 > 0:46:14- So you cared for her? - Yeah, course I did.

0:46:14 > 0:46:15You loved her?

0:46:16 > 0:46:20- I was fond of her, yeah. - Were you in love with her?

0:46:21 > 0:46:24Max, be honest. Will you just tell me?

0:46:29 > 0:46:31Yeah. Yeah, I was. Yeah.

0:46:37 > 0:46:41And now that's all gone, has it? Just gone?

0:46:41 > 0:46:45- Yeah.- Completely?- Yeah. - You don't sound convinced.

0:46:45 > 0:46:46Babe, what do you want me to say?

0:46:46 > 0:46:49I'm not saying I don't have some tiny feeling for her.

0:46:49 > 0:46:52I do, I care about her, what happens to her.

0:46:52 > 0:46:57We were close, got married, we shared a bit of life,

0:46:57 > 0:46:59it weren't for long, I know, but...

0:46:59 > 0:47:03I don't know. Honestly, I don't know what I'm talking about.

0:47:03 > 0:47:05You still got feelings for her?

0:47:07 > 0:47:10I'm not saying that, am I?

0:47:11 > 0:47:14Things happened, all right?

0:47:15 > 0:47:18She's not very good at looking after herself.

0:47:18 > 0:47:20I let her down, didn't I?

0:47:20 > 0:47:22One minute I was there. Next minute I was gone.

0:47:22 > 0:47:25No phone call. Nothing. I treated her badly, didn't I?

0:47:25 > 0:47:26I don't feel good about that.

0:47:26 > 0:47:29She had to deal with things, had to handle things on her own.

0:47:29 > 0:47:31- I don't feel good about it. - What things?

0:47:33 > 0:47:36All sorts. You know. Like...flat. And job. You know.

0:47:36 > 0:47:37No, I don't know.

0:47:37 > 0:47:39She had some difficult times. And I weren't there.

0:47:39 > 0:47:42- What sort of difficult times? - Why do you want to know?

0:47:42 > 0:47:43Why do you keep asking me questions?

0:47:43 > 0:47:47Why do you keep pestering me? You got what you wanted. She's gone.

0:47:47 > 0:47:49On her own, all right? Well done. You've won.

0:47:49 > 0:47:52- I won?- We won. We won! We won, babe.

0:47:52 > 0:47:55What do you want to do, crack open a bottle of champagne, celebrate?

0:47:55 > 0:47:57She hasn't got anything. She got no-one.

0:47:57 > 0:47:59And now she's on her own again.

0:47:59 > 0:48:00So you just feel sorry for her?

0:48:00 > 0:48:02Yeah, I do feel sorry for her.

0:48:02 > 0:48:04There's nothing else you're not telling me, no?

0:48:04 > 0:48:06No. That's it. Absolutely.

0:48:06 > 0:48:08I don't believe you.

0:48:08 > 0:48:10HE SIGHS

0:48:10 > 0:48:12- I'm going downstairs. - There's something else, I can tell.

0:48:12 > 0:48:15There's something else you're not telling me.

0:48:15 > 0:48:18What, you want to know every single little thing that happened?

0:48:18 > 0:48:20I want to know everything, I want to know it all.

0:48:20 > 0:48:22- You want to know it all? - Yes, I do! So tell me.

0:48:22 > 0:48:24Will you just please tell me?!

0:48:26 > 0:48:28She had an abortion.

0:48:28 > 0:48:30There you go. You happy now?

0:48:30 > 0:48:33You happy now, Tanya? She had an abortion.

0:48:37 > 0:48:38When?

0:48:38 > 0:48:41When I was back here with you.

0:48:41 > 0:48:42Was it yours?

0:48:42 > 0:48:44Yeah. She says it was.

0:48:48 > 0:48:49Did you know?

0:48:49 > 0:48:51No. Derek knew about it. He didn't tell me though.

0:48:51 > 0:48:54- It don't matter now, does it? - So when did she tell you?

0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Babe, I don't know. A while ago. - When?

0:48:59 > 0:49:02When she came back here. Christmas. She might've mentioned it.

0:49:02 > 0:49:05- "She might've mentioned it"? - She rammed it down my throat.

0:49:05 > 0:49:08- But you didn't tell me. - I'm telling you now, aren't I?

0:49:15 > 0:49:17So how'd you feel about that?

0:49:17 > 0:49:21Not good. I mean, how would you feel about it?

0:49:24 > 0:49:25Did you want it?

0:49:25 > 0:49:27I didn't know about it. Not till she came back here.

0:49:27 > 0:49:29If you had? If you had?

0:49:31 > 0:49:35I don't know. No. Probably not. I don't know. Babe, no.

0:49:35 > 0:49:37All right? No. Definitely not.

0:49:37 > 0:49:39SHE SOBS

0:49:42 > 0:49:43OK.

0:49:45 > 0:49:48So now she's going, and you feel what? You feel sad?

0:49:48 > 0:49:49You feel guilty?

0:49:49 > 0:49:52I don't know. Honestly, I don't know how I feel, all right?

0:49:52 > 0:49:55- I just want it to be over. - Have you still got feelings for her?

0:49:55 > 0:49:58Yeah. I have. I've still got affectionate feelings for her.

0:49:59 > 0:50:01Do you want her?

0:50:01 > 0:50:04- What does that mean?! - Do you want to sleep with her?

0:50:04 > 0:50:06I don't even want to talk about this any more.

0:50:06 > 0:50:08Do you? Do you want to sleep with her?

0:50:08 > 0:50:10- Can you just stop?!- Do you?

0:50:11 > 0:50:16No. Cos she's hideous. I wouldn't touch her with a barge pole.

0:50:16 > 0:50:18That what you want to hear?

0:50:18 > 0:50:19You do.

0:50:19 > 0:50:22Yeah, in as much as I'd like to sleep with Scarlet Johansson.

0:50:22 > 0:50:24Or some sort of fit bird I saw in the street.

0:50:24 > 0:50:26I'm a bloke. You know. That's what blokes do.

0:50:29 > 0:50:31That don't change how I feel about you.

0:50:31 > 0:50:33Well, clearly it does, doesn't it?

0:50:33 > 0:50:35You didn't seem too keen a minute ago.

0:50:35 > 0:50:37We're both stressed out.

0:50:38 > 0:50:41So you don't want me, you want her?

0:50:41 > 0:50:43Babe, did I even say that?

0:50:43 > 0:50:44You don't want her?

0:50:44 > 0:50:46No!

0:50:46 > 0:50:48SHE LAUGHS

0:50:48 > 0:50:50You're lying. You're lying. I can see. I can tell.

0:50:50 > 0:50:52I can see it.

0:50:54 > 0:50:56All right. I do want her.

0:50:58 > 0:51:00That's the truth. I do want her.

0:51:02 > 0:51:05But she's going, isn't she? She's leaving. So I can't have her.

0:51:05 > 0:51:07I can't have her ever again.

0:51:08 > 0:51:12Do you still love her? You still love her, don't you?

0:51:12 > 0:51:14You've never stopped loving her! Have you?

0:51:14 > 0:51:16You've never stopped.

0:51:18 > 0:51:21Babe, I love you, all right? I want to make it work with you.

0:51:21 > 0:51:23But you love her too.

0:51:23 > 0:51:26And it's all a bit fresher, isn't it?

0:51:26 > 0:51:28It's all a bit more new.

0:51:28 > 0:51:30All a bit more sexy and romantic with her, isn't it?

0:51:30 > 0:51:33No, it isn't like that. It isn't like that at all.

0:51:33 > 0:51:35You're a liar. You're lying to me.

0:51:35 > 0:51:37You've been lying to me for nearly 20 years,

0:51:37 > 0:51:39do you think I can't tell?

0:51:39 > 0:51:41- What does it matter? - Of course it matters!

0:51:41 > 0:51:43It don't matter, all right? She's going.

0:51:43 > 0:51:46Once she's gone, all these...

0:51:46 > 0:51:48These feelings, they'll just go.

0:51:48 > 0:51:53They will, I promise. It isn't all my fault, is it?

0:51:53 > 0:51:56You dumped me. And I fell in love with her.

0:51:57 > 0:52:01You can't expect all those feelings just to go away.

0:52:01 > 0:52:03I'm sorry, babe. All right. I am. I'm sorry.

0:52:03 > 0:52:05I don't want to have feelings for her but I do.

0:52:05 > 0:52:08I can't help it. It's just the way it is.

0:52:08 > 0:52:09I would, I'd love 'em just to go.

0:52:09 > 0:52:12I'd love feelings just to disappear, but they don't.

0:52:12 > 0:52:15No matter what I do, they just don't.

0:52:15 > 0:52:19So there, that's the truth. That's me being totally honest.

0:52:19 > 0:52:22I do, I do still have feelings for her but they'll go.

0:52:22 > 0:52:24All right, Tan? I'm sure they will.

0:52:28 > 0:52:29No.

0:52:31 > 0:52:33No, they won't.

0:52:33 > 0:52:34They will. I promise.

0:52:34 > 0:52:36SHE SIGHS

0:52:36 > 0:52:38What you doing?

0:52:38 > 0:52:42I feel sick. You're making me... I feel physically sick.

0:52:42 > 0:52:43Don't be like that.

0:52:48 > 0:52:51I want you out of the house. Yeah. I need you to get out.

0:52:51 > 0:52:52Don't be stupid.

0:52:52 > 0:52:56You wanted me to be honest, I have been honest with you.

0:52:56 > 0:52:59What happened to a fresh start, babe?

0:52:59 > 0:53:01She's going.

0:53:01 > 0:53:05She doesn't matter any more. All that matters is me and you.

0:53:05 > 0:53:07There isn't a me and you anymore.

0:53:07 > 0:53:10There isn't.

0:53:12 > 0:53:16It's ruined. It's all ruined.

0:53:20 > 0:53:24I can't, um...I can't look at you the same anymore.

0:53:24 > 0:53:26It's like...

0:53:29 > 0:53:35You're not my Max any more. You're not mine any more.

0:53:35 > 0:53:39You're not mine any more. I can see it. And I can feel it. You're hers.

0:53:39 > 0:53:41You're hers. You're all hers and you need to...

0:53:41 > 0:53:44- No. No, it's not like that at all. - No, you need to get out.

0:53:44 > 0:53:46- Babe...- Get out.

0:53:46 > 0:53:48Mum! What you doing?

0:53:49 > 0:53:51I...

0:53:51 > 0:53:54I need you out. Get out.

0:53:54 > 0:53:57- Babe...why you being like this? - Don't make me ask you again, please!

0:53:57 > 0:53:59- Don't be like this, please! - Mum, what are you doing?

0:53:59 > 0:54:02- Your father's leaving. Out! - Don't be like this.

0:54:02 > 0:54:04She's leaving. She's going. You don't need to do this.

0:54:08 > 0:54:12Babe, please don't do this, please. It's so stupid. I love you.

0:54:12 > 0:54:14We are finished. We are, Max. I mean it.

0:54:14 > 0:54:18We were probably finished the first time you ever touched Stacey.

0:54:18 > 0:54:20No, in fact, before that, the woman before,

0:54:20 > 0:54:23before we even came to the Square. I don't even remember her name.

0:54:23 > 0:54:26- Tan, please. Please.- No! I do not want you around. I don't.

0:54:26 > 0:54:28I don't want you in my life. And I don't want to feel like this.

0:54:28 > 0:54:31I don't want to feel like this ever again.

0:54:31 > 0:54:34- I'm not going to let you do this. - Don't touch me.

0:54:36 > 0:54:37And don't come back.

0:54:42 > 0:54:43We're done.

0:54:50 > 0:54:52DOOR SLAMS

0:55:08 > 0:55:09And apparently, that Kirsty,

0:55:09 > 0:55:13she packed her bags and she drove off late last night.

0:55:13 > 0:55:17- How do you know these things? - Because I keep my ear to the ground.

0:55:17 > 0:55:20Although I might not be around so much any more.

0:55:21 > 0:55:23Why's that?

0:55:23 > 0:55:26Well, see, I'm not one to gloat,

0:55:26 > 0:55:30but I have been short-listed for the position of Regional Manager.

0:55:32 > 0:55:34Well, that's fantastic, Zee.

0:55:34 > 0:55:36See, I didn't know whether to say anything or not.

0:55:36 > 0:55:38You know, because I didn't want you to think

0:55:38 > 0:55:41that I was rubbing it in your face or anything, so...

0:55:41 > 0:55:42No. No, you're not.

0:55:42 > 0:55:44Cos, oh!

0:55:44 > 0:55:46I've got one, too.

0:55:52 > 0:55:54CUTLERY CLATTERS

0:55:58 > 0:56:00- All right? Morning!- Oh, sleep well, did ya?

0:56:00 > 0:56:05Funny that! Cos me, I didn't get to sleep a wink, what with you tossing and turning all night!

0:56:05 > 0:56:07- Nearly threw you out. - Probably would have deserved it.

0:56:07 > 0:56:10- What you talking about? I ain't done nothing wrong.- Really?

0:56:10 > 0:56:14So how did you manage to lose two wives in one night, eh?!

0:56:20 > 0:56:22Morning! Watch yourself.

0:56:24 > 0:56:27There you go! Do you want some breakfast?

0:56:32 > 0:56:34Oh, that's fantastic, I'm really pleased for you.

0:56:34 > 0:56:37Yeah, well, I haven't got the job yet. It's just an interview.

0:56:37 > 0:56:39Yeah, well, you will when they meet you.

0:56:39 > 0:56:40Yeah, try telling that to Zainab.

0:56:40 > 0:56:43Well, Zainab hasn't got your secret weapon.

0:56:44 > 0:56:46- Me.- Huh?

0:56:46 > 0:56:48I've interviewed more no hopers than Lord Sugar, OK.

0:56:48 > 0:56:49And for the price of a drink,

0:56:49 > 0:56:51I'm willing to give you the benefit of my experience.

0:56:51 > 0:56:54Do you know what, I might just take you up on that.

0:56:56 > 0:56:58When you've finished, some of us are waiting.

0:57:03 > 0:57:07- You going to tell her your news? - No, no, it's no big deal, is it?

0:57:07 > 0:57:09Don't you think it's time you and her had a proper chat?

0:57:09 > 0:57:12What's the point? She'd only throw it back in my face, wouldn't she?

0:57:17 > 0:57:18All right?

0:57:19 > 0:57:21You're early. I ain't finished getting her ready yet.

0:57:21 > 0:57:24Well, I've got the day off and no-one to spend it with.

0:57:24 > 0:57:26I suppose an extra half hour won't hurt.

0:57:26 > 0:57:28And we ain't going to be around for a while,

0:57:28 > 0:57:30cos I'm taking Mum to Cornwall next week.

0:57:30 > 0:57:32- Since when?- She wants to meet her great-granddaughter

0:57:32 > 0:57:34- for the first time. - Why can't she come here?

0:57:34 > 0:57:36There's people round here she don't want to see,

0:57:36 > 0:57:38so we thought we'd take Lexi away.

0:57:38 > 0:57:41- And what if I don't want her to go? - It's only for a couple of weeks.

0:57:41 > 0:57:45Anyway, it's all sorted so you ain't got any choice. Has she, eh?

0:57:47 > 0:57:50Right, did you want any more pancakes? I'd better get to work.

0:57:50 > 0:57:52I didn't think you'd be up for it today.

0:57:52 > 0:57:54Managed to drag myself in when I was having chemo, didn't I?

0:57:54 > 0:57:55I think I can cope today.

0:57:55 > 0:57:58Well, what about Dad? Don't you two need to talk?

0:57:58 > 0:57:59No. We said everything last night.

0:57:59 > 0:58:03I don't get it. Did you find out he was seeing Kirsty after all?

0:58:04 > 0:58:07No, darling. I just...

0:58:07 > 0:58:10I just realised it was time to stop fooling myself and move on.

0:58:10 > 0:58:13Trust me, things will be better.

0:58:13 > 0:58:14You'll see.

0:58:21 > 0:58:25Wait, wait! You're not getting away from me this time!

0:58:25 > 0:58:28I knew you'd be the ruination of me, Cora Cross.

0:58:28 > 0:58:32I knew I would pay for trusting you but I never thought, in all my days,

0:58:32 > 0:58:35it was going to cost me so much.

0:58:35 > 0:58:37Only a few weeks behind with the rent.

0:58:37 > 0:58:39Only a few weeks? It's over a thousand quid!

0:58:39 > 0:58:42And the council have suspended my benefits, you know,

0:58:42 > 0:58:44because of these here arrears.

0:58:44 > 0:58:47And I've got a meeting with them to discuss what's going on.

0:58:47 > 0:58:48That ain't my fault.

0:58:48 > 0:58:50I've never had no trouble with the council until I,

0:58:50 > 0:58:53in my foolishness, put you in charge.

0:58:53 > 0:58:56I did the best I could, tried to keep on top of things.

0:58:56 > 0:58:58Hiding the final demands within the sideboard?

0:58:58 > 0:59:02You never told me how high the bills would be.

0:59:02 > 0:59:05Oh, I suppose you kept the house lit up like a lighthouse.

0:59:05 > 0:59:07And the heating on all day and all night.

0:59:07 > 0:59:11What did you expect us to do? Sit in the dark and freeze?

0:59:11 > 0:59:14Oh, no. No, I am the one who's going to be doing that

0:59:14 > 0:59:16since you left me destitute.

0:59:16 > 0:59:19The council ain't going to want the money up front.

0:59:19 > 0:59:22I'll give you a tenner a week, and the odd shift.

0:59:22 > 0:59:25Oh, how very generous of you(!)

0:59:25 > 0:59:29In fact, you can start now, I need to be with Tanya.

0:59:29 > 0:59:31You have left me up to my eyeballs in debt

0:59:31 > 0:59:35and now you ask me to do you a favour.

0:59:35 > 0:59:37You ask me to cover your shift

0:59:37 > 0:59:43so that you can pay off a minute fraction of the bills that you owe?

0:59:43 > 0:59:45It's the best I can do.

0:59:45 > 0:59:46Take it or leave it.

0:59:48 > 0:59:50I ain't never heard nothing like it in my life!

0:59:52 > 0:59:55I want you to know, Denise, that if I get the job,

0:59:55 > 0:59:58I won't be one of those people that, you know, comes back to work

0:59:58 > 1:00:00and makes my colleagues' life a misery.

1:00:02 > 1:00:04Thanks, Zee, and I want you to know

1:00:04 > 1:00:07that if I get the job, then I won't make your life miserable, either.

1:00:08 > 1:00:10You really think you stand a good chance?

1:00:10 > 1:00:12I might have a few tricks up my sleeve.

1:00:12 > 1:00:15Oh, yeah? Too much make up? Short skirts?

1:00:15 > 1:00:17Ian's going to help me practice.

1:00:17 > 1:00:19Do you really think that's a good idea?

1:00:19 > 1:00:20Being so over-rehearsed and stiff?

1:00:20 > 1:00:24Yeah. It's better than being under-rehearsed and panicking.

1:00:24 > 1:00:25Boo!

1:00:26 > 1:00:29What you doing for lunch?

1:00:32 > 1:00:33You all right?

1:00:33 > 1:00:35Yeah, I'm fine.

1:00:40 > 1:00:42Ava, hello.

1:00:43 > 1:00:46Listen, I'm so sorry about what happened the other week.

1:00:46 > 1:00:48I had no idea who Dexter was.

1:00:48 > 1:00:49He explained.

1:00:49 > 1:00:51Right. What are you doing here?

1:00:51 > 1:00:53I'm on lunch. I was coming to see you to let you know

1:00:53 > 1:00:55I got a job at a local school.

1:00:55 > 1:00:58Oscar's, actually. I didn't know that when I applied.

1:00:58 > 1:01:00I'm not stalking you, it was just one of those things.

1:01:00 > 1:01:03Right, well, that's great. Well, they're lucky to have you.

1:01:03 > 1:01:07And I wanted to apologise.

1:01:07 > 1:01:08I went too far.

1:01:08 > 1:01:11You know what it's like to be protective of your kids.

1:01:11 > 1:01:13I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions.

1:01:13 > 1:01:16And I definitely shouldn't have said anything about you and Max.

1:01:16 > 1:01:18- There is no me and Max. - Oh...

1:01:18 > 1:01:20We've split up.

1:01:20 > 1:01:21- I'm sorry.- Oh, no, don't be.

1:01:21 > 1:01:23No, it's the best thing that could have happened.

1:01:23 > 1:01:25Tan.

1:01:25 > 1:01:28- Right, so I'll be seeing more of you then.- Yeah. See ya.

1:01:30 > 1:01:32Look, I know things got out of hand last night,

1:01:32 > 1:01:34and I said one or two things I shouldn't have done,

1:01:34 > 1:01:35but the last thing I want is to hurt you.

1:01:35 > 1:01:37Oh, don't worry, you haven't.

1:01:37 > 1:01:39I'm glad you finally admitted how you feel.

1:01:39 > 1:01:42Babe, don't be like that. You're just taking it all the wrong way.

1:01:42 > 1:01:45Can I just explain, at least? For the kids, if nothing else.

1:01:45 > 1:01:48Don't worry about the kids. I've told them it's over

1:01:48 > 1:01:50and they think it's for the best, too.

1:01:51 > 1:01:54So why don't you get back to your real wife?

1:01:54 > 1:01:56Leave me alone, cos I don't need you.

1:01:58 > 1:02:00You all right, Tan?

1:02:00 > 1:02:02Yes, I will be, if people stop asking me.

1:02:02 > 1:02:03You coming in?

1:02:06 > 1:02:09Oh, hello, Mum. Shouldn't you be at work?

1:02:09 > 1:02:12Dot's covering my shift. I thought I'd get my cuticles done.

1:02:12 > 1:02:14Though she did mention you'd kicked out Max.

1:02:14 > 1:02:17You must be devastated, Tan. You poor thing.

1:02:17 > 1:02:18Not really.

1:02:18 > 1:02:20Come on, darling, we're only trying to help.

1:02:22 > 1:02:25I've been saving this for a special occasion,

1:02:25 > 1:02:27but since you're all here...

1:02:27 > 1:02:31Just so you know, I don't need your pity, all right?

1:02:31 > 1:02:34I am finally back in charge of my life,

1:02:34 > 1:02:36so do you want to help me celebrate?

1:02:36 > 1:02:38Yeah.

1:02:38 > 1:02:39Atta girl.

1:02:39 > 1:02:41Ain't like we're emigrating or anything.

1:02:41 > 1:02:43Anyway, she's in my care, I'll do what I want.

1:02:43 > 1:02:45You know I'm doing my best to be there for her!

1:02:45 > 1:02:48I even stopped seeing my mates cos you wanted me to!

1:02:48 > 1:02:49That's what this is about, is it?

1:02:49 > 1:02:52You're upset cos you've dumped your loser boyfriend?

1:02:52 > 1:02:54He wasn't my boyfriend, and this ain't about him.

1:02:54 > 1:02:56This is about me making you happy all the time

1:02:56 > 1:02:58and you don't even seem to think about me.

1:02:58 > 1:02:59- You ain't my priority, Lexi is! - Oh, yeah?

1:02:59 > 1:03:02And how is going to see some old dear she don't even know

1:03:02 > 1:03:03- good for her?- Because I say so.

1:03:03 > 1:03:05And what do the Social think?

1:03:06 > 1:03:07They'll be fine. It's just a holiday.

1:03:15 > 1:03:18I'm terribly sorry to keep you all waiting, but I'm afraid that

1:03:18 > 1:03:21one of my colleagues forgot to order the soap powder.

1:03:21 > 1:03:24Which you would think is a matter of priority in a launderette,

1:03:24 > 1:03:27but no, apparently it's more important to stock the place

1:03:27 > 1:03:30with magazines filled with titillation.

1:03:30 > 1:03:31Dot, how long on these dryers?

1:03:31 > 1:03:33Only I was hoping to get out of here sometime today.

1:03:33 > 1:03:36There's only one working, Billy. The other's on the blink.

1:03:36 > 1:03:41There's probably a rogue brassiere stuck in the mechanism

1:03:41 > 1:03:47which no-one has bothered to report, nor attempted to retrieve. Ah!

1:03:47 > 1:03:49It's good to have you back, Dot.

1:03:49 > 1:03:51What was that, Billy?

1:03:51 > 1:03:54- I said it's good to have you back. - Well, I wish I could say the same,

1:03:54 > 1:03:56but, I mean, half the baskets have gone AWOL,

1:03:56 > 1:03:58and there's more cash in the machines than there is

1:03:58 > 1:04:02in the petty cash, and as for the bathroom facilities...

1:04:02 > 1:04:06Yeah, well, I'm sure you'll have it back normal in no time.

1:04:06 > 1:04:08Unfortunately, Mr Opa...

1:04:08 > 1:04:09Mr Opadi...

1:04:09 > 1:04:14He has seen it fit to give my job to someone less qualified!

1:04:14 > 1:04:17And even I can't perform miracles in a day.

1:04:18 > 1:04:21Well, if I was Mr Papadopoulos, I'd be begging you to come back.

1:04:21 > 1:04:24Place ain't been the same without you.

1:04:24 > 1:04:26Pops, you've got to get down the Social, quick.

1:04:26 > 1:04:27What's wrong? Is it Lexi?

1:04:27 > 1:04:29I'll explain on the way down, just hurry up.

1:04:29 > 1:04:32- Dot, please can you..? - Hurry up!- All right, all right!

1:04:32 > 1:04:34KNOCK AT DOOR

1:04:34 > 1:04:36What do you want me to say?

1:04:36 > 1:04:38Just tell me to come in.

1:04:38 > 1:04:39Better do what she tells you.

1:04:41 > 1:04:42All right, fine, come in.

1:04:44 > 1:04:47Mrs Masood, hello.

1:04:47 > 1:04:48Hello.

1:04:48 > 1:04:49Please take a seat.

1:04:52 > 1:04:55Thank you for coming to this interview.

1:04:56 > 1:04:59So, could you tell me

1:04:59 > 1:05:04what kind of managerial skill you'd bring to this job?

1:05:04 > 1:05:07Oh, yes. I would bring excellent organisational skills,

1:05:07 > 1:05:12a very strong work ethic and I suffer no nonsense.

1:05:12 > 1:05:14Ah. And what would you say to that, Miss Fox?

1:05:14 > 1:05:16Huh?

1:05:16 > 1:05:19Since when is she playing Miss Fox? This is not a group interview!

1:05:19 > 1:05:21You know what, it might be a good idea to find out

1:05:21 > 1:05:23what kind of answers Denise might give.

1:05:23 > 1:05:25I don't know that much about Denise.

1:05:25 > 1:05:28You don't need to, just make up some half baked,

1:05:28 > 1:05:30patronising rubbish and you'll be fine.

1:05:31 > 1:05:37Well, I suppose I'd say a good manager looks out for their staff

1:05:37 > 1:05:40and makes them want to do their best.

1:05:40 > 1:05:42- See?- What?

1:05:42 > 1:05:44Don't you want them to do well?

1:05:44 > 1:05:45Well, of course I do,

1:05:45 > 1:05:49but there are better ways to achieve productivity than by being nice.

1:05:49 > 1:05:53My dad always said that people respond better to sugar than salt.

1:05:53 > 1:05:55Oh, is that right, Miss Fox?

1:05:55 > 1:05:59Are there any other cooking proverbs that you might like to come up with

1:05:59 > 1:06:02that would help maximise growth within a double dip recession?

1:06:02 > 1:06:03I don't think so.

1:06:06 > 1:06:08I've spent years doing things for everyone else.

1:06:08 > 1:06:11I'm just going to start looking after myself from now on.

1:06:11 > 1:06:13And I'm not going to make the mistake of just jumping into bed

1:06:13 > 1:06:16with the first bloke that pays me a bit of attention.

1:06:16 > 1:06:17We've all been there,

1:06:17 > 1:06:19you should have seen some of the horrors I've had.

1:06:19 > 1:06:20We have. Phil.

1:06:22 > 1:06:24You know who I think's got it made?

1:06:24 > 1:06:25Nuns?

1:06:25 > 1:06:27No. Lesbians.

1:06:29 > 1:06:32Yeah, cos, well, you wouldn't catch a woman lying or cheating.

1:06:32 > 1:06:34Don't you believe it.

1:06:34 > 1:06:37Straight or gay, if they want to put it about, they will.

1:06:39 > 1:06:42Max wasn't sleeping with Kirsty, if that's what you're all thinking.

1:06:42 > 1:06:45Course not, darling, we never said he was.

1:06:45 > 1:06:48Good. Right, let's stop talking about it, shall we?

1:06:48 > 1:06:51This is going down well, isn't it? Shall we get another one?

1:06:53 > 1:06:56That's a stupid question, and it is not even on the list I gave you!

1:06:56 > 1:06:59They're not going to just ask you what you're expecting.

1:06:59 > 1:07:01They could hit you with anything.

1:07:01 > 1:07:04OK, fine! If I was in a balloon that was losing height,

1:07:04 > 1:07:07I would throw overboard the people

1:07:07 > 1:07:10that would be of the least amount of help.

1:07:10 > 1:07:13Right. Miss Fox, the same question to you.

1:07:15 > 1:07:17I'd jump.

1:07:17 > 1:07:18Ah!

1:07:19 > 1:07:23Well, if I got the people onto the balloon, I can't throw them out.

1:07:23 > 1:07:25So I'd jump myself.

1:07:25 > 1:07:27There is no balloon, all right?

1:07:27 > 1:07:29This is just a test to see

1:07:29 > 1:07:31if you're ruthless enough to get rid of dead weight!

1:07:31 > 1:07:35Or to see if you can take responsibility for your actions.

1:07:35 > 1:07:37Either way it is a stupid thing!

1:07:41 > 1:07:44Well, that kind of covers everything. Can I read my paper now?

1:07:44 > 1:07:48No. No, no, no. Not until you tell us which one of us has got the job.

1:07:49 > 1:07:51You never said I had to do that.

1:07:51 > 1:07:53Well, I never said we had to do a group interview.

1:07:53 > 1:07:57Yeah, the very least you could do is tell us which one you'd choose?

1:07:57 > 1:07:59Her or me?

1:08:08 > 1:08:10Four white wines, please. Make them large.

1:08:10 > 1:08:11All right, coming up.

1:08:11 > 1:08:13- Why not get a bottle? - Yeah, good idea.

1:08:13 > 1:08:16And before you say anything, I'm not here to harass you,

1:08:16 > 1:08:17I just want a drink.

1:08:17 > 1:08:20We're still mates, you can harass me anytime.

1:08:23 > 1:08:25- You all right, Mum?- Oh, hello.

1:08:25 > 1:08:27I thought you were meant to be working today?

1:08:27 > 1:08:30Yeah, I was. And then I thought no, I'm going to celebrate my freedom.

1:08:30 > 1:08:33See, you're not the only one who knows how to enjoy herself.

1:08:33 > 1:08:34Thank you.

1:08:34 > 1:08:36Take it everything went well?

1:08:36 > 1:08:40First time I've seen you enjoying yourself since you got back.

1:08:40 > 1:08:43This is purely medicinal, and if by well, you meant spending my day

1:08:43 > 1:08:47clearing up your mess, yes, it went very well.

1:08:47 > 1:08:50Maybe I could put another couple of shifts your way.

1:08:50 > 1:08:53Well, that won't be necessary, cos Mr Oppopolus, he popped in.

1:08:53 > 1:08:55He never said he was planning to come.

1:08:55 > 1:08:58And he was so pleased with the way the launderette

1:08:58 > 1:09:01was running so smooth, that he offered me my job back on the spot.

1:09:01 > 1:09:03That's good news.

1:09:03 > 1:09:05It ain't the answer to all my problems,

1:09:05 > 1:09:10but as the saying goes, the Lord helps them what help themselves.

1:09:10 > 1:09:14So I shall need your keys for the morning shift.

1:09:14 > 1:09:15You can't just swap shifts.

1:09:15 > 1:09:17Oh, but I can!

1:09:17 > 1:09:20Because Mr Opa, he wanted someone in a more senior position,

1:09:20 > 1:09:24so he has offered me my job back as manageress.

1:09:24 > 1:09:29So I'll require you at 1pm tomorrow, preferably not reeking of alcohol.

1:09:31 > 1:09:33Thank you. Patrick.

1:09:33 > 1:09:35Bye.

1:09:38 > 1:09:40Maybe we should go.

1:09:40 > 1:09:42Oi, you can't keep walking out of places

1:09:42 > 1:09:45just because she's come in, OK? It's getting stupid.

1:09:45 > 1:09:48You need to come and have a chat with your sister.

1:09:48 > 1:09:49Ian!

1:09:49 > 1:09:53He's right, you know. I mean, how much longer is this going to go on?

1:09:53 > 1:09:57What if something serious happens? One of you falls ill or something?

1:09:57 > 1:09:59You sick?

1:09:59 > 1:10:02No. No, I'm not, I've got a job interview, actu...

1:10:04 > 1:10:05What, that's it?

1:10:05 > 1:10:08Forget it, I knew this was going to be a waste of time.

1:10:08 > 1:10:10You think I want this?

1:10:10 > 1:10:13I would love to chew the fat with you, D, I would really love to.

1:10:13 > 1:10:15Tell you about this big fat mess that's my life but I can't.

1:10:15 > 1:10:18Not since you came onto my boyfriend.

1:10:18 > 1:10:20- No, she didn't!- Excuse me, Sharon, we've run out of crisps.

1:10:20 > 1:10:22One thing I've learnt in this last year

1:10:22 > 1:10:25is that you can't get over your problems unless you talk about them.

1:10:25 > 1:10:29- Unless you're honest about them. - What are you talking about?

1:10:29 > 1:10:32Look, Denise didn't come onto him.

1:10:32 > 1:10:33He came onto her.

1:10:42 > 1:10:44I thought you were going to go and see Tanya and sort this out.

1:10:44 > 1:10:49Yeah, well, looks like that might be a bit harder than I thought.

1:10:49 > 1:10:52So, what exactly have you done to upset Tanya?

1:10:52 > 1:10:54Did she catch you and Kirsty at it after all?

1:10:54 > 1:10:56No, don't be stupid. I told you, there's nothing to catch, is there?

1:10:56 > 1:11:00Right. So she just flipped? Slung you out for no good reason?

1:11:00 > 1:11:02No, she asked me to be honest, didn't she?

1:11:02 > 1:11:04Said she wanted to know the truth about Kirsty.

1:11:04 > 1:11:07Yeah, and what exactly did you say? Kirsty was better in the sack?

1:11:07 > 1:11:10No, don't be stupid. No, I just...

1:11:10 > 1:11:13I said I had some feelings, you know, they wouldn't go away.

1:11:13 > 1:11:15- Feelings?- Yeah.

1:11:15 > 1:11:18What, you told Tanya that you had feelings for another bird?

1:11:18 > 1:11:19Come on, Max.

1:11:19 > 1:11:21Surely you of all people know you should never admit that

1:11:21 > 1:11:22to your missus.

1:11:22 > 1:11:24Unless it's the other missus you want to be with.

1:11:24 > 1:11:27I thought it'd be better, you know. Get everything out in the open.

1:11:27 > 1:11:29Honestly, I don't know what came over me.

1:11:29 > 1:11:32- Oh, feelings, apparently.- Yeah, all right!- What do you expect?

1:11:32 > 1:11:35If Del was here he wouldn't let you hear the last of it, would he?

1:11:35 > 1:11:37Anyway, I'm sure you'll manage to squirm your way out of it, though.

1:11:37 > 1:11:42- You always do in the end, don't you? - I don't know.

1:11:42 > 1:11:44I reckon I might have blown it for good this time.

1:11:49 > 1:11:52You looked me in the eye and told me that Dee was the one that came on to you!

1:11:52 > 1:11:55You ain't supposed to be around here, Kim, I'm working.

1:11:55 > 1:11:57You don't even want to be with me any more, so why make that up?

1:11:57 > 1:11:59He's a spineless coward.

1:11:59 > 1:12:02I don't need to take this, all right? We ain't even together.

1:12:02 > 1:12:03Look, just tell me the truth!

1:12:07 > 1:12:09All right.

1:12:10 > 1:12:13Look, I might have given you the wrong idea, all right?

1:12:14 > 1:12:16It was down to me.

1:12:17 > 1:12:19Look, I wanted to tell you the truth

1:12:19 > 1:12:21but she reckoned it was better not to.

1:12:25 > 1:12:27Look, the only reason I went along with it was

1:12:27 > 1:12:29cos I didn't want to hurt you.

1:12:30 > 1:12:33If you were really bothered about hurting me

1:12:33 > 1:12:36then maybe you shouldn't have come onto my sister.

1:12:55 > 1:12:58Nan, she's still not said what's happened?

1:12:58 > 1:13:01Not exactly, but she seems to think it's for the best.

1:13:01 > 1:13:02This is what she always does!

1:13:02 > 1:13:05She makes out that she's doing great, then you find out she's got

1:13:05 > 1:13:07cancer, she's had it for months and she ain't told no-one.

1:13:07 > 1:13:10That ain't going to happen this time, darling.

1:13:10 > 1:13:11- Ain't it?- What you saying?

1:13:13 > 1:13:17She's already missed one check up. This is just going to make it worse.

1:13:20 > 1:13:21OK, darling. Great.

1:13:21 > 1:13:23Abi's taking Oscar to stay at a friend's,

1:13:23 > 1:13:27so if Jack's picking Denny up from swimming, we've got the whole night.

1:13:28 > 1:13:30I should have done this weeks ago, shouldn't I?

1:13:30 > 1:13:33Instead of staying in, wondering if my husband was having an affair

1:13:33 > 1:13:34with his other wife.

1:13:34 > 1:13:38And you're really sure it's over? Even though Kirsty's gone.

1:13:38 > 1:13:41She still exists, don't she? Wherever she is.

1:13:41 > 1:13:43No, you're probably doing the right thing.

1:13:43 > 1:13:47It's just not easy to walk away from such a big part of your life, is it?

1:13:47 > 1:13:50It is if you want it to be, isn't it?

1:13:50 > 1:13:52Right, who's in the mood for dancing?

1:13:59 > 1:14:01I'm sorry.

1:14:03 > 1:14:06I should have just told Ray to be honest with you.

1:14:08 > 1:14:10But I knew how much you loved him.

1:14:10 > 1:14:14I just thought it would be easier this way.

1:14:14 > 1:14:17So you let me go on making a fool of myself?

1:14:17 > 1:14:19It's nothing like that.

1:14:20 > 1:14:22He's just not the type to settle down.

1:14:26 > 1:14:30You mean more to me than any fella ever will...

1:14:32 > 1:14:35..which is why I didn't want to hurt you.

1:14:36 > 1:14:39The truth is you can do much better than a creep like that.

1:14:42 > 1:14:43We both can.

1:14:46 > 1:14:49We're going to R&R. You coming, girls?

1:14:58 > 1:14:59Come on.

1:15:01 > 1:15:04I don't understand why you still won't say.

1:15:04 > 1:15:06I told you - it's too hard to say.

1:15:06 > 1:15:09Why? I'm not asking you who are you going to push out of a balloon.

1:15:09 > 1:15:11I'm just saying who would you employ?

1:15:11 > 1:15:15I don't know. You've both got different...qualities.

1:15:15 > 1:15:19I mean, you're more focused, and Ayesha, she's more diplomatic.

1:15:19 > 1:15:22What's Ayesha got to do with anything?

1:15:22 > 1:15:25You're supposed to be thinking of her as Denise.

1:15:25 > 1:15:26I do!

1:15:26 > 1:15:28You're the one who chose a joint interview,

1:15:28 > 1:15:30so come on, who would you pick?

1:15:31 > 1:15:32You...

1:15:34 > 1:15:37- ..of course, Zee. - You're not just saying that?

1:15:39 > 1:15:43If it came down to it, I'd always choose you.

1:15:50 > 1:15:54# And when you get the chance

1:15:55 > 1:15:59# You are the dancing queen

1:15:59 > 1:16:02# Young and sweet, only seventeen... #

1:16:02 > 1:16:04Have I got the wrong time or something?

1:16:04 > 1:16:06I swear we only just opened.

1:16:06 > 1:16:10Look, if you let me come home, I promise I'll make things right.

1:16:10 > 1:16:13What about Ian? I thought you two were getting cosy.

1:16:15 > 1:16:18No, it's not like that, we're just mates.

1:16:18 > 1:16:20You could do worse than Ian Beale.

1:16:20 > 1:16:22Could do a lot better an' all.

1:16:22 > 1:16:24I'm not doing anything with him,

1:16:24 > 1:16:26and I'd prefer to be back in my own home.

1:16:26 > 1:16:29A week's laundry. Six weeks' breakfasts on your own.

1:16:29 > 1:16:34Three weeks' breakfasts, and I'll throw in a foot massage.

1:16:34 > 1:16:37Four weeks', a foot massage and you're on.

1:16:39 > 1:16:42# Dancing queen. #

1:16:44 > 1:16:47Thank you! Thank you very much.

1:16:47 > 1:16:48Tanya!

1:16:50 > 1:16:52Surprise me!

1:16:52 > 1:16:55You think that's a good idea, Mum?

1:16:55 > 1:16:59- I don't know till I try, do I? - Maybe you should just go home.

1:17:01 > 1:17:06Lauren, oh, Lauren. Seriously? Are you telling me to not drink?

1:17:06 > 1:17:08She's only trying to look out for you.

1:17:08 > 1:17:10Oh, sorry, if I'm embarrassing you, why don't you go and speak

1:17:10 > 1:17:12to your new best friend? To your Kirsty.

1:17:12 > 1:17:14Maybe it is time to call it a day, babe.

1:17:16 > 1:17:18Oh, right. Oh, I get it.

1:17:19 > 1:17:23So none of you are here to have a good time at all, huh? No?

1:17:23 > 1:17:26- You're just here out of pity, yeah? - We're just trying to help.

1:17:26 > 1:17:31Well, I don't need your help, all right? I'm fine.

1:17:43 > 1:17:44Oh, it's about time!

1:17:44 > 1:17:46We've already been down the office and tried calling

1:17:46 > 1:17:49- but your phone's off.- I'm sorry, I came as soon as I could.

1:17:49 > 1:17:52You'd be round here a lot quicker if someone complained about me,

1:17:52 > 1:17:54but when someone's trying to take my baby away, it's all right.

1:17:54 > 1:17:57I'm here now and I promise, no-one's taking Lexi without your permission.

1:17:57 > 1:18:00We've spoken to Mr Mitchell and made it clear he should have told us

1:18:00 > 1:18:03straight away if he was thinking of going on holiday.

1:18:03 > 1:18:04So Phil messed up then? And he can't go?

1:18:04 > 1:18:06You have a right to your contact time

1:18:06 > 1:18:08and, as I say, no-one can take that away.

1:18:09 > 1:18:12Now we can arrange for you to see your solicitor.

1:18:12 > 1:18:15However, if you do object and Mr Mitchell decides to go

1:18:15 > 1:18:19on holiday anyway, Lexi will have to be taken into temporary foster care.

1:18:19 > 1:18:22What? Can't she just stay here with us?

1:18:22 > 1:18:24You know we're not ready for that yet.

1:18:24 > 1:18:26The last thing we want is her taken into care.

1:18:26 > 1:18:30Which is why it might be better to reach a compromise.

1:18:30 > 1:18:33After all, it's hardly a bad thing for Lexi to get to know her family.

1:18:33 > 1:18:35We could set up extra contact after the holiday,

1:18:35 > 1:18:37or even pay for you to visit.

1:18:37 > 1:18:40Do you really think he's going to let me spend any time with Lexi?

1:18:40 > 1:18:42All he'd do is keep me waiting around all the time,

1:18:42 > 1:18:44to prove who's in control.

1:18:44 > 1:18:46No, not this time. I'm in control.

1:18:46 > 1:18:47It's your decision,

1:18:47 > 1:18:50but why don't you take a night to think about what's best for Lexi?

1:18:50 > 1:18:54No, I already know. I want to see my solicitor.

1:19:18 > 1:19:21I thought I'd better see if you were still talking to me.

1:19:22 > 1:19:25I'm not sure that I should be, but we've worked it out now

1:19:25 > 1:19:29and I'm moving back home, so I won't be in your hair any more.

1:19:29 > 1:19:32Oh, right. Well, how about I cook you a special dinner tonight

1:19:32 > 1:19:37- so we can say goodbye? - Dinner? Bit much for mates, innit?

1:19:37 > 1:19:40Well, I must say I have got an ulterior motive.

1:19:40 > 1:19:43Is there any chance you could do the school run tomorrow?

1:19:43 > 1:19:45Listen, we'll talk later, yeah? See you in a bit.

1:19:45 > 1:19:47Who said romance was dead?

1:19:47 > 1:19:50I told you, there's no romance going on.

1:19:50 > 1:19:52Then why do you look so disappointed?

1:19:54 > 1:19:56I'm sure she didn't mean what she said, babe, you know.

1:19:56 > 1:19:58She has had a fair bit to drink tonight.

1:19:58 > 1:20:00If she can be a nightmare, then I can, too.

1:20:00 > 1:20:03Apparently, it runs in the family.

1:20:05 > 1:20:07I can see people looking at me.

1:20:07 > 1:20:09Let them look.

1:20:09 > 1:20:13Yeah, I don't care, I can still hold my head up, can't I?

1:20:13 > 1:20:15Whoops-a-daisy!

1:20:15 > 1:20:17Shame you can't hold the rest of you up.

1:20:19 > 1:20:21Oh, dear.

1:20:21 > 1:20:23Come on, let's get you home.

1:20:24 > 1:20:30- All right, Tanya?- Hello. Look, look, it's my knight in shining armour!

1:20:30 > 1:20:32You come to save the day, have you?!

1:20:32 > 1:20:35Look at the state of you. Why did you let her get like this?

1:20:35 > 1:20:37- I don't need anyone's permission. - You've had enough.

1:20:37 > 1:20:39Get off me. Who do you think you are?

1:20:39 > 1:20:40You're not my husband.

1:20:42 > 1:20:44You don't even want me.

1:20:44 > 1:20:47- Well, I never said that, did I? - No?

1:20:47 > 1:20:49Go on, go back to your precious Kirsty.

1:20:52 > 1:20:54She's the one you love. Know this now.

1:20:57 > 1:20:59She's the one you've got feelings for.

1:21:02 > 1:21:04All those months... all those months of treatment.

1:21:06 > 1:21:08All the time we had without sex, and now we know, don't we?

1:21:11 > 1:21:14Now we know what you were thinking of.

1:21:14 > 1:21:15Her.

1:21:17 > 1:21:21Didn't even want to be with me, did you? Just felt sorry for me.

1:21:23 > 1:21:25Poor little cancer-riddled Tanya...

1:21:28 > 1:21:31- Tan, you all right? - Get off me!

1:21:31 > 1:21:32You heard her. Just go.

1:21:57 > 1:22:02I always thought that no matter what happened,

1:22:02 > 1:22:04no matter how many other women there were...

1:22:07 > 1:22:11..I always thought that I would be the one that he really cared about.

1:22:13 > 1:22:16I'd be the one, you know.

1:22:17 > 1:22:19The one real love of his life.

1:22:23 > 1:22:25I'm a fool, aren't I?

1:22:27 > 1:22:29I'm a fool who'll believe anything, aren't I?

1:22:29 > 1:22:33Ssssh. This ain't your fault, darling!

1:22:33 > 1:22:36No, it is, Mum!

1:22:36 > 1:22:37Because...

1:22:39 > 1:22:42Because I know, I know I should be strong

1:22:42 > 1:22:45and I know I should move on and I can't.

1:22:48 > 1:22:50I can't, Mum, because...

1:22:52 > 1:22:56Because I still love him. I still love him so much.

1:23:03 > 1:23:07SHE SOBS

1:23:18 > 1:23:19Morning, golden boy.

1:23:19 > 1:23:22Oh, yeah? Since when did you have so much to smile about?

1:23:22 > 1:23:25I saw Tanya last night. In a right state.

1:23:25 > 1:23:29- What, and that makes you feel happy, does it? - Well, it means she's not coping.

1:23:29 > 1:23:32She might realise, maybe it's time we ended all this, get me back to where I belong.

1:23:32 > 1:23:36So it's Tanya you want to be with, then?

1:23:36 > 1:23:37Yeah. So, with any luck,

1:23:37 > 1:23:41you'll have your love nest back by the end of the day.

1:23:53 > 1:23:57You're up bright and early. Considering.

1:23:57 > 1:24:00Oscar didn't get the memo about Mummy having a hangover.

1:24:00 > 1:24:02Kids. Nothing but trouble.

1:24:04 > 1:24:07This isn't just small talk we're having, is it?

1:24:07 > 1:24:11You can't go missing hospital appointments again, Tanya.

1:24:11 > 1:24:13It was just a one-to-one with the nurse.

1:24:13 > 1:24:16Then there's nothing to be afraid of, is there?

1:24:16 > 1:24:21- I couldn't get another appointment for weeks.- Half past one, Nurse Addison. I've told Poppy.

1:24:23 > 1:24:27This gob of mine ain't just a cigarette holder, you know.

1:24:29 > 1:24:31Good morning, family.

1:24:31 > 1:24:32Wow, Zee, you're looking good.

1:24:32 > 1:24:34Thanks.

1:24:34 > 1:24:36- Yeah, amazing, Auntie-Ji. - Thank you, Ayesha.

1:24:36 > 1:24:39Anyone mind if I have this last piece of toast?

1:24:39 > 1:24:41You know, you of all people, AJ, should be

1:24:41 > 1:24:45- hoping I get this promotion. - Oh, yeah? Longer hours, is it?

1:24:45 > 1:24:50No. because I might finally be able to undo the damage that you

1:24:50 > 1:24:53have caused to our name within the community.

1:24:53 > 1:24:55What, as Regional Manager of the Minute Mart?

1:24:55 > 1:24:57- Oi, come on. - Come on, she knows I'm kidding.

1:24:57 > 1:25:00Good luck, Zainab. Look - I'm crossing everything for you.

1:25:00 > 1:25:02That sounded almost sincere.

1:25:02 > 1:25:06I am sincere! Regional Manager can authorise discounts on booze...

1:25:06 > 1:25:09Does it ever occur to you that if you did more than sit

1:25:09 > 1:25:12on your backside scratching yourself that you might still have a wife

1:25:12 > 1:25:15and a home to go back to instead of being here, sponging off us?

1:25:15 > 1:25:19- OK, Zainab! - No, no, he's not the first useless layabout that I've come across.

1:25:19 > 1:25:21And you will end up like the rest of them -

1:25:21 > 1:25:24all alone with nothing to show for your life.

1:25:26 > 1:25:28Good luck with your interview, Zainab.

1:25:46 > 1:25:51Oh, so this is what got you out the house at the crack of dawn.

1:25:51 > 1:25:52I thought this was a casual thing?

1:25:52 > 1:25:55Yeah, it is. For now.

1:25:55 > 1:25:59- You think there's so much work out there, I can turn this down? - There are garages in Dalston.

1:25:59 > 1:26:03And what, there ain't no schools? You work in Walford now, too.

1:26:03 > 1:26:05All I'm saying is, this ain't our home.

1:26:05 > 1:26:08So don't go getting too comfy.

1:26:08 > 1:26:11Listen, meet me in the Vic for a drink after work, yeah?

1:26:11 > 1:26:15- You can get comfy with a drink. - No promises.

1:26:20 > 1:26:23Oh, yes, please! That smells great.

1:26:23 > 1:26:26Don't remember you making me coffee when I'm hung over!

1:26:26 > 1:26:29Eh? You're kidding, aren't you? All the coffees I've made you,

1:26:29 > 1:26:32all the hangovers you've had - the two must've collided at some point.

1:26:32 > 1:26:36So you do not feel just a little bit hypocritical right now?

1:26:36 > 1:26:39- Yes, thank you.- Give it a rest, please, the pair of you.

1:26:39 > 1:26:42Right, who wants a bacon sarnie then, eh?

1:26:42 > 1:26:45I'll have one, if one's going spare.

1:26:46 > 1:26:49- End of the day, he reckons. - Yeah? What did Tanya say?

1:26:49 > 1:26:51Morgan! Will you get a move on? We're going to be late.

1:26:51 > 1:26:54- Come on. - You having problems?

1:26:54 > 1:26:59Just got to drop this lot off, get him to school and go and do my shift at the R&R, that's all.

1:26:59 > 1:27:01I'm glad Tiffany walks to school with her mates now.

1:27:01 > 1:27:06- We'll take him if you like?- Yeah? Sure you don't mind?- No, course not. Going to be family soon, ain't we?

1:27:06 > 1:27:08All right, then. See you later then, yeah?

1:27:08 > 1:27:12- She's a keeper, Uncle Jack. - Yeah, tell me about it.

1:27:12 > 1:27:15- That was nice of you. - Yeah, well - I know what it's like to be a single mum, don't I?

1:27:15 > 1:27:18Well, that's ancient history, babe, innit?

1:27:20 > 1:27:23Nice suit. Charity shop, was it?

1:27:23 > 1:27:27I don't know why you'd think that. Unless that's where you got yours?

1:27:29 > 1:27:34- DOORBELL - All right, all right. Give your finger a rest, will you?

1:27:34 > 1:27:38I've come to warn you to sit by the phone. My solicitor's going to be ringing.

1:27:38 > 1:27:40- Is she for real, or what? - She's upset, Phil.

1:27:40 > 1:27:42A few weeks is a long time in a baby's life.

1:27:42 > 1:27:46- Yeah, and you can't keep me from Lexi that long.- It's not about keeping you from Lexi.

1:27:46 > 1:27:49If it weren't for me you wouldn't be seeing her at all.

1:27:49 > 1:27:51And now you think you can do what you want when you want.

1:27:51 > 1:27:54It don't work like that, Phil. I have rights.

1:27:54 > 1:27:57OK, so you stop me taking Lexi on a lovely holiday.

1:27:57 > 1:27:59Spoiling her like a grandad should.

1:27:59 > 1:28:02And what? They're just going to hand her back to you?

1:28:02 > 1:28:05- She'd go back into the system till you come back. - I mean, think about it.

1:28:05 > 1:28:08She gets to meet her great-grandma, she has a couple of weeks by the sea or what?

1:28:08 > 1:28:10- Ends up with a bunch of strangers. - Don't.

1:28:10 > 1:28:13I'm just trying to do the best I can for Lexi.

1:28:13 > 1:28:16What's wrong with that? Billy, be honest.

1:28:16 > 1:28:17You'd take Lexi away, wouldn't you?

1:28:17 > 1:28:21Buy her things, give her stuff that you never had as a kid.

1:28:21 > 1:28:23You know, if you could?

1:28:25 > 1:28:26Lo! Lola!

1:28:32 > 1:28:36What you talking about, brother? I've already spent money on the tunes.

1:28:36 > 1:28:37And I've been working on new mixes.

1:28:37 > 1:28:40Bruv, you know my public are waiting for me, innit?

1:28:40 > 1:28:42You know what, forget it, bruv. Later. Later, later.

1:28:42 > 1:28:44You got a problem, Fats?

1:28:44 > 1:28:47I'm supposed to be doing a DJ-ing thing a bit later,

1:28:47 > 1:28:49but the guy that was hosting it, he just backed out.

1:28:49 > 1:28:51Why don't you have it at my place?

1:28:51 > 1:28:54- Lauren. - What, all of a sudden you don't like partying? Come on.

1:28:54 > 1:28:57Wait, are you serious? Honestly, it'll only be a few people,

1:28:57 > 1:28:59a bit of dancing... I'll even help clean up, all right?

1:28:59 > 1:29:04- Yes, Fats. OK. Sorted. - You. You are beautiful! You are...

1:29:04 > 1:29:05Goodness!

1:29:07 > 1:29:10Your mum's going to love this, isn't she, eh?

1:29:10 > 1:29:12Relax! It's just Fats and a few mates, innit?

1:29:12 > 1:29:16Anyway, she's all up for the party thing now - ain't you heard?

1:29:16 > 1:29:17Come on.

1:29:30 > 1:29:32Oh, come on. This is just getting silly.

1:29:32 > 1:29:34Can't we just talk as normal?

1:29:34 > 1:29:36Let me ask you this.

1:29:36 > 1:29:40Would two gladiators be making chitchat before they walk into battle?

1:29:41 > 1:29:44We're not gladiators. We're stacking tins of sweetcorn.

1:29:46 > 1:29:49Like it or not, only one of us can get this job.

1:29:49 > 1:29:51Yes, but I have only just got my sister back.

1:29:51 > 1:29:54The last thing I want to do is to fall out with you over some

1:29:54 > 1:29:57- stupid promotion. - Some stupid promotion?!

1:29:57 > 1:30:02It's just a job, Zee. Oh, come on - friendship.

1:30:02 > 1:30:07Much more important. Even yours. May the best woman win?

1:30:11 > 1:30:13Aw, look at you two!

1:30:13 > 1:30:16We're being mature adults. You wouldn't understand that.

1:30:16 > 1:30:19Excuse me, I'm extremely adult. Packet of Jelly Babies, please.

1:30:20 > 1:30:24So you've recovered from your hissy fit earlier, have you?

1:30:24 > 1:30:29You mean have I forgiven you for calling me a useless waste of space who deserves to die alone?

1:30:29 > 1:30:31- Have you?- Hello?

1:30:32 > 1:30:36No, no, my interview's not until 2:30...

1:30:38 > 1:30:41What time change?!

1:30:41 > 1:30:45OK, then sorry, I'll be right over there.

1:30:45 > 1:30:48Oh, yes! Someone had rung the landline earlier.

1:30:48 > 1:30:51I left you a note, look. it slipped my mind, Denise...

1:30:52 > 1:30:55So much for may the best woman win!

1:30:55 > 1:30:58Do you never worry that someone some day might give you

1:30:58 > 1:31:00- a taste of your own medicine? - I know all the tricks in the book.

1:31:00 > 1:31:04You'd have to wake up pretty early to catch me out.

1:31:12 > 1:31:14Abi's going to pick Oscar up.

1:31:14 > 1:31:16Don't offer to do it yourself, will you(!)

1:31:16 > 1:31:20It's hard to be in two places at once, Tanya. Even for me.

1:31:20 > 1:31:22No, Mum. I told you, This is just a routine thing.

1:31:22 > 1:31:27- I want to go on my own.- We could hit the shops. Make a day of it.

1:31:27 > 1:31:30Oh, yeah, get our nails done. What is the matter with you?

1:31:34 > 1:31:36- Thanks for coming in.- Thank you. - When you're ready.

1:31:36 > 1:31:39Thank you. So, how did it go?

1:31:39 > 1:31:41Fine, thank you.

1:31:41 > 1:31:44Once we got that little mix-up about the time sorted out.

1:31:44 > 1:31:47- Oh, I'm so glad.- Good luck.

1:31:47 > 1:31:49Thanks!

1:31:54 > 1:31:58I can't stay long, darling, I've got a delivery in half an hour.

1:31:58 > 1:32:01- You want a sandwich? - No, you're all right.

1:32:01 > 1:32:04Hello? Yeah, speaking.

1:32:06 > 1:32:07I'm sorry?!

1:32:09 > 1:32:11OK, I'll be right down.

1:32:12 > 1:32:15Denny's been involved in a fight in the playground.

1:32:15 > 1:32:19- He's a boy, that's what they do. - No, it's not like him, Jack.

1:32:19 > 1:32:22- Do you want me to come with you? - No, you're all right, I can sort it.

1:32:22 > 1:32:25- I'll catch you later. - Yeah. Bye.

1:32:27 > 1:32:33You all right, Lauren? Where's your mum? I've just been round the house.

1:32:35 > 1:32:37Well? Do you know where she is or not?

1:32:37 > 1:32:40She's at the hospital. For a check-up.

1:32:42 > 1:32:47- Why didn't she tell me?- I dunno, Dad. Maybe cos you and her ain't been doing much talking lately, have you?

1:32:53 > 1:32:55PHONE RINGS

1:32:59 > 1:33:02- Someone trying to get hold of you? - No-one important.

1:33:07 > 1:33:12They should bottle this smell. Flog it as an insect repellent.

1:33:13 > 1:33:18You never see flies in hospitals, do you? Don't blame them.

1:33:20 > 1:33:22I'd give it a wide berth if I could.

1:33:22 > 1:33:26- You didn't have to come.- Oh, yeah! You'd love that, wouldn't you?

1:33:28 > 1:33:31Once my back's turned you'd be out that door like a whippet.

1:33:31 > 1:33:36Mum, I missed the last appointment because I was...busy, wasn't I?

1:33:36 > 1:33:40I mean, it's not like there hasn't been a lot going on lately, is it?

1:33:43 > 1:33:47I ain't seen you in such a state like you was last night

1:33:47 > 1:33:49for a long time.

1:33:49 > 1:33:52There's no shame in admitting it's knocked you for six, Tanya.

1:33:54 > 1:33:57I'm embarrassed is what I am, Mum.

1:33:57 > 1:33:59I mean, making a show of myself in front of you,

1:33:59 > 1:34:01that's one thing, innit.

1:34:01 > 1:34:04But Ava, she must wish I'd stayed long lost.

1:34:04 > 1:34:06I'm sure she's seen worse. You want to talk about it?

1:34:06 > 1:34:10- Eh? Don't.- Don't what?

1:34:10 > 1:34:13Don't make us out to be something we're not.

1:34:14 > 1:34:16It's just not what we do, is it?

1:34:16 > 1:34:19Let's just sit here and wait, then, eh?

1:34:19 > 1:34:20Yeah.

1:34:24 > 1:34:27Yes, I would definitely say that working with other people

1:34:27 > 1:34:30as part of a team is one of my strengths.

1:34:30 > 1:34:34Great. I must say, Zainab, you're a wonderful candidate.

1:34:34 > 1:34:37Oh, thank you. You know, I always try to be the best that I can be.

1:34:37 > 1:34:40And it's wonderful to see you coping so well.

1:34:40 > 1:34:42Coping?

1:34:42 > 1:34:45With the short-term memory loss after the accident.

1:34:45 > 1:34:47Your friend called earlier, to warn me

1:34:47 > 1:34:50not to worry in case you seemed a little confused.

1:34:50 > 1:34:53Oh, I forgot! The accident.

1:34:53 > 1:34:56Oh, yes. Oh, my friend.

1:34:56 > 1:34:58Always looking out for me.

1:34:58 > 1:35:00- So - moving on... - Yeah...

1:35:09 > 1:35:12Look how different she looks. She changes every week.

1:35:12 > 1:35:16I mean, Phil can't just expect me to miss her growing up, can he?

1:35:16 > 1:35:20Look, the thing is, Lo, Phil ain't all wrong in this, you know.

1:35:20 > 1:35:25- Whose side are you on?- As if you've got to ask. Lola, think about it.

1:35:27 > 1:35:31Lexi, being back in care, surrounded by people that she doesn't know...

1:35:31 > 1:35:35- No, don't even go there, Pops. - We have to go there, because that's what the reality is.

1:35:35 > 1:35:37No. She is mine. She's not Phil's.

1:35:37 > 1:35:41- He can't push me out all the time and make all the decisions without me.- I know.

1:35:41 > 1:35:45And I know Phil ain't perfect, but he does love Lexi.

1:35:45 > 1:35:49And Peggy, well she's one of the good ones. If you wanted anyone around Lexi, it's Aunty Peg.

1:35:49 > 1:35:52Phil just wants to show her a better life, you know.

1:35:52 > 1:35:57- A bit of fresh air, a proper family. - So you think Phil should have her, cos he can give her more stuff?

1:35:57 > 1:36:00No, it ain't about stuff, money - that ain't important.

1:36:00 > 1:36:01Let's not pretend that me

1:36:01 > 1:36:06and you didn't miss out on a few things over the years.

1:36:06 > 1:36:08Come on.

1:36:08 > 1:36:12If Lexi can have a few more days by the sea rather than go

1:36:12 > 1:36:14through what we had to go through...

1:36:15 > 1:36:18Is that such a bad thing, eh?

1:36:28 > 1:36:32Dunno why they bother making appointments if they're just going to let you sit here all day.

1:36:32 > 1:36:36Good job we've got plenty to talk about then, innit.

1:36:36 > 1:36:40- You want to talk, Mum, let's talk. You've obviously got something you want to say.- Yeah, I have.

1:36:40 > 1:36:43Men let you down - that's what they do.

1:36:43 > 1:36:47Your problem is - you're surprised every time it happens.

1:36:56 > 1:37:00D'you know, when Lauren was a little girl, she used to look at me like I was everything.

1:37:02 > 1:37:05Now she just sees some pathetic excuse for a woman

1:37:05 > 1:37:07staggering from one crisis to another.

1:37:12 > 1:37:13I know, Mum.

1:37:15 > 1:37:17I know, I should just pick myself up.

1:37:17 > 1:37:19Dust myself off.

1:37:20 > 1:37:22It's just it's not that easy.

1:37:23 > 1:37:27What makes you think Max is the be all and end all?

1:37:27 > 1:37:30You got three beautiful kids. A business.

1:37:30 > 1:37:35A life most people can only dream of, and you sit here crying

1:37:35 > 1:37:40over a second-hand car salesman in an overpriced suit?

1:37:41 > 1:37:44- I'm not crying. - Good. Keep it that way.

1:37:55 > 1:37:57Ooh!

1:37:57 > 1:38:00Well? How did it go?

1:38:00 > 1:38:02You know exactly how it went!

1:38:02 > 1:38:05You know, what I did might have been petty and underhanded

1:38:05 > 1:38:07but what YOU did might have lost me the job entirely!

1:38:07 > 1:38:09ME?! What have I done?!

1:38:09 > 1:38:12You told the interviewer I had short-term memory loss!

1:38:12 > 1:38:14I looked like a complete fool!

1:38:14 > 1:38:17Short-term? Well, that'll teach you, won't it,

1:38:17 > 1:38:21- not to pass on a message. - Oh, you think this is funny, do you?

1:38:21 > 1:38:23Yes, I do, actually. But I had nothing to do with it.

1:38:23 > 1:38:25Honestly.

1:38:25 > 1:38:28Afternoon, Zainab. Remember me?

1:38:31 > 1:38:35- Mum, you're walking too fast! - Come on, Denny, that boy's not going to hurt you any more.

1:38:35 > 1:38:38- He punched him for no reason! - Stop it, Mum!

1:38:38 > 1:38:40Oh, that's it, Bianca, set a good example.

1:38:40 > 1:38:43You grew up in that boozer, Sharon. You're no better than me.

1:38:43 > 1:38:46- I beg your pardon.- And your bully boy is no better than him!

1:38:46 > 1:38:47Oi, oi! What's all the shouting?

1:38:47 > 1:38:51- Morgan was the one who punched Denny in the playground. - Except that is not true!

1:38:51 > 1:38:53He hit him!

1:38:53 > 1:38:55Dennis, is that true?

1:38:55 > 1:38:58Course it's not! Denny's always been taught never to use his fists.

1:38:59 > 1:39:01Well, actually...

1:39:02 > 1:39:04Look, let's talk about this indoors.

1:39:04 > 1:39:07Oh, great. I can't wait to be one big, happy family.

1:39:07 > 1:39:09Lovely. Come on, Denny.

1:39:17 > 1:39:19Let's go shopping.

1:39:31 > 1:39:34Listen, I got an engine in there that needs stripping

1:39:34 > 1:39:38- if you got all the time in the world to just sit around, you know. - I'm thinking.

1:39:38 > 1:39:39Yeah?

1:39:40 > 1:39:43You fancy a drink later? I'm meeting Mum in the Vic.

1:39:45 > 1:39:49- You and your mum are tight, ain't ya?- Yeah, tight as.

1:39:49 > 1:39:52It's always just been me and her - no choice, really.

1:39:53 > 1:39:56- Phil wants to take Lexi away on holiday.- Lucky kid.

1:39:56 > 1:39:59I wish I'd had someone to whisk me away like that when I was that age.

1:39:59 > 1:40:01They took us on a bus to Blackpool once.

1:40:01 > 1:40:04Me and a load of the other care home kids.

1:40:04 > 1:40:07I spent the whole day in the arcade and just sat on the pier.

1:40:07 > 1:40:10But all the people, they could tell that we was from care

1:40:10 > 1:40:12and looked at us funny.

1:40:13 > 1:40:15It's going to be different for Lexi, though.

1:40:17 > 1:40:19Yeah. Yeah, it is.

1:40:23 > 1:40:26Right, go and get changed, Denny, please.

1:40:30 > 1:40:33- One boxing lesson!- You think that's how I've been bringing him up?

1:40:33 > 1:40:36- To knock lumps out of people?- He's a boy, all right? That's what they do.

1:40:36 > 1:40:39- Not my boy, Jack. - No, no. Cos you've got him so

1:40:39 > 1:40:42wrapped up in cotton wool that he can hardly breathe.

1:40:42 > 1:40:44It's no big deal, all right? I'll have a word with him,

1:40:44 > 1:40:48- tell him he can't go round hitting people for no good reason. - Not for any reason!

1:40:48 > 1:40:50I mean, honestly, what gives you the right?

1:40:50 > 1:40:52The right? Oh, nothing.

1:40:52 > 1:40:56Just someone's got to spend time with him while you're off with Lexi.

1:40:56 > 1:40:57I'm going to the B&B.

1:40:57 > 1:41:00You and your brother can have a cosy night in.

1:41:07 > 1:41:09Hello. Come in.

1:41:11 > 1:41:13Right, so this is just a few people then, is it, Lauren?

1:41:13 > 1:41:15Lauren! Oscar's asleep upstairs.

1:41:15 > 1:41:18- It's just a little get-together, that's all. - Half of London must be here.

1:41:18 > 1:41:21Luscious Lauren, baby, come here! You have saved my life.

1:41:21 > 1:41:26- Give me some sugar, girl. - OK, Fats, how many people did you actually invite here tonight?

1:41:26 > 1:41:29- Oh you know, just a few. - A few as in...?

1:41:29 > 1:41:33Yeah, maybe I should've checked how big that mailing list was...

1:41:35 > 1:41:36It's party time, people!

1:41:36 > 1:41:38CHEERING >

1:41:41 > 1:41:44Yeah, you just keep coming, don't you.

1:41:46 > 1:41:47Nice one.

1:41:52 > 1:41:54Yes, that's right, Masood, laugh it up.

1:41:54 > 1:41:56I hope you think it is still so funny

1:41:56 > 1:41:59- when I don't get that promotion. - Oh, come on, how do you know?

1:41:59 > 1:42:01It sounds like the interview went really well.

1:42:01 > 1:42:04Yes. No thanks to that useless brother of yours!

1:42:04 > 1:42:06Why - why is he out to sabotage me?

1:42:06 > 1:42:08You can't go round calling people every name under the sun

1:42:08 > 1:42:10and not expect them to react.

1:42:12 > 1:42:14Evening.

1:42:14 > 1:42:18Party at the Brannings by the looks of it. Might pop over there later.

1:42:18 > 1:42:22That Lauren Branning! See, that is what happens to young children...

1:42:22 > 1:42:27- ..when their families break up. - Cup of tea, Auntie-Ji?

1:42:27 > 1:42:29And this is what young people should be like.

1:42:29 > 1:42:30I'll have a lager, thanks.

1:42:30 > 1:42:33It's on the bottom shelf, hidden in a box of chocolate biscuits. Shush!

1:42:33 > 1:42:37No. No, I'm not having you ruin this girl any more than you already have!

1:42:37 > 1:42:39But it's all right for her to hear you mouthing off?

1:42:39 > 1:42:42OK, you know what? Just enough, all right? Enough out of you!

1:42:42 > 1:42:43That's enough out of both of you!

1:42:43 > 1:42:47Families do not behave like this. You should both know better.

1:42:47 > 1:42:50Now who wants to be the first to apologise?

1:42:50 > 1:42:55Make the first move? Be the bigger person?

1:42:55 > 1:42:56No?

1:42:57 > 1:42:58No.

1:43:11 > 1:43:12You tried.

1:43:23 > 1:43:25You can take her.

1:43:25 > 1:43:27Worked out I'm not the big bad wolf after all?

1:43:27 > 1:43:29I ain't doing it for you, Phil.

1:43:29 > 1:43:32I'm doing it for Lexi. I want her to have everything.

1:43:32 > 1:43:35Even if I'm not the one giving it to her.

1:43:35 > 1:43:37I'll, er... I'll give my mum a call.

1:43:52 > 1:43:54What do you two think you're doing?!

1:43:54 > 1:43:57Oi, get off him! Out. Now.

1:43:57 > 1:43:58Out. Move it. Come on.

1:44:00 > 1:44:02Lauren, babe...

1:44:02 > 1:44:05Seriously there is some serious business going on upstairs.

1:44:05 > 1:44:07And when I say serious, I mean the nasty kind.

1:44:07 > 1:44:09Fats, what were you thinking inviting all these people?!

1:44:09 > 1:44:12- Half of them are not with me. - Excuse me, excuse me.

1:44:12 > 1:44:16I'm taking Oscar over to Jay at the B&B because people keep trying to get into Mum and Dad's room.

1:44:16 > 1:44:20We're going to have to sort this out now. You know what I mean?

1:44:20 > 1:44:23What do you want to do?

1:44:24 > 1:44:26Oh, dear.

1:44:26 > 1:44:30I can't believe I was so worried about a little chat with a nurse.

1:44:30 > 1:44:32It's never a little chat with them, is it?

1:44:32 > 1:44:36Given half a chance, they'll rake through your business.

1:44:36 > 1:44:43I remember the midwife who delivered Ava. So many questions.

1:44:43 > 1:44:46None of them worth asking.

1:44:46 > 1:44:48Thank you. She was quite sweet, actually.

1:44:48 > 1:44:53She kept on asking me things like "How you feeling emotionally since the cancer?"

1:44:53 > 1:44:55How's anyone feeling emotionally?

1:44:55 > 1:45:00"How's the family?" I felt like saying, "Your guess is as good as mine at the moment."

1:45:00 > 1:45:02I am going to get through this, aren't I, Mum?

1:45:02 > 1:45:06- The cancer's gone, Tanya. - I ain't talking about the cancer.

1:45:06 > 1:45:08How about this time we get through it together?

1:45:10 > 1:45:12PHONE RINGS

1:45:14 > 1:45:15Lauren.

1:45:15 > 1:45:16Hello, darling.

1:45:28 > 1:45:29You got something you want to say?

1:45:29 > 1:45:32So you can tell me that there's two sides to every story

1:45:32 > 1:45:35and you're not responsible for whatever state Tanya gets in?

1:45:35 > 1:45:37It's not that hard to believe, is it?

1:45:39 > 1:45:41Red wine and a pint, please.

1:45:41 > 1:45:43Your mother's daughter, ain't you?

1:45:45 > 1:45:49Careful, Mum. You don't want to go getting too comfy round here.

1:45:53 > 1:45:55Oh!

1:45:55 > 1:45:57Right, come on then, mate. Out! Come on.

1:46:02 > 1:46:05- It was only meant to be a few people.- Where's Oscar?

1:46:05 > 1:46:07Abi's taken him to Jay's. I'm really sorry.

1:46:07 > 1:46:10I worry about you sometimes, Lauren. You got anything up here?

1:46:10 > 1:46:12- All right. I'll deal with it. - I think we should get Dad.

1:46:12 > 1:46:17- No! No, we don't need him. - We can't just pretend he doesn't exist. He does still live here.

1:46:17 > 1:46:22Yeah, maybe it's about time I sorted that.

1:46:23 > 1:46:27Oi, out. Out. Come on.

1:47:02 > 1:47:04There you go - enjoy.

1:47:04 > 1:47:07Oh look, here you go. See, this tie - it's silk, that tie,

1:47:07 > 1:47:10- that's hardly been worn, that has. - Mum!

1:47:10 > 1:47:13- Ooh, I always liked that. Enjoy! Help yourselves. - That is it, she's lost it.

1:47:13 > 1:47:18Here you go, help yourselves. It's all freshly washed and ironed, just how he liked it.

1:47:18 > 1:47:20- Mum - stop it!- There you go. Go and get Oscar, will you?

1:47:20 > 1:47:23- But...- Don't argue, Abs, just do it.

1:47:23 > 1:47:26Listen, Lauren, I really am sorry about all this, all right.

1:47:26 > 1:47:30- And the offer to clean up still stands, so you just let me know... - There you go.

1:47:31 > 1:47:33Erm, thanks...

1:47:35 > 1:47:37Are you sure about this?

1:47:37 > 1:47:40What else am I going to do, Mum, eh? Just curl up in a corner and cry?

1:47:50 > 1:47:54You ain't going to want to hear this but your Lauren's having a blow out over at yours.

1:47:54 > 1:47:57- Really?- Yeah.

1:47:58 > 1:48:00- Whisky. - She never learns, does she.

1:48:02 > 1:48:05Yeah, look, got these new shoes!

1:48:46 > 1:48:48What's the matter with you?

1:48:48 > 1:48:53Think you can go round helping yourself to other people's stuff, do you? Get lost. Go on.

1:48:53 > 1:48:56Excuse me mate, that's mine. Where d'you get that?

1:49:00 > 1:49:03The kid over there reckons Tanya's been giving this stuff out like goody bags.

1:49:03 > 1:49:07What's the matter with her? Lost the plot, ain't she.

1:49:07 > 1:49:08Both in the bad books, ain't we?

1:49:09 > 1:49:14Tell you what, let's go over to mine. Let's have a drink.

1:49:14 > 1:49:15Come on.

1:49:22 > 1:49:24So what now?

1:49:25 > 1:49:29Well, now we start again.

1:49:29 > 1:49:30No Max.

1:49:32 > 1:49:33No fighting.

1:49:36 > 1:49:37Just us.

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