0:00:25 > 0:00:28VOICES ON TV
0:00:36 > 0:00:37You're up early.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41PHIL SIGHS
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Mind if I join you?
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Couldn't sleep, could I?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49PHIL GROANS
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Do you want me to ask Sharon to give you a lift to school?
0:00:58 > 0:00:59I'm not going.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Where's Ben?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Probably avoiding you.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I told him you're not having the transplant tests.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15All right, come on.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Come on, get yourself together.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21This is your future we're talking about.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24My future?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27You won't even be around to see it.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40"I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43"and hope he'd have had..." "He'd have had..."
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Oh, it's no use. The auditions are tonight.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Come on, Mum. Practice makes perfect, and all that.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I can't even do it with the lines in front of me.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Don't give up.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53You do want to be in the show, don't you?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55No, as a matter of fact, I don't want to be in the show.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I just want to help out. Be useful.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Bit early for you, isn't it?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Not that we don't enjoy your company.- I was up.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Was hoping for a Full English. Your standards are slipping.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- I'm fine. - Ben...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Just... Not here, OK?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- I'll come by the stall later. - All right.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Oh, it's the tickets!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I've booked us all in to see Cinderella.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Two words - Nigel Havers.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Oh, he just gets better with age.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Unlike some people.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28And I've checked. There's wheelchair access.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I bet they cost a few quid.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Oh, never mind, Ian. It's Christmas.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Right, you're going to be in the restaurant on your own.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Marie's phoned in sick, so I'm needed in the caff, OK?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Well, can't someone else cover?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40No, we're haemorrhaging money as it is, all right?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41I can't afford the overtime.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Have you done the monthly figures yet?- No, not yet.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Any chance you could do them today?
0:02:44 > 0:02:48We're... There's some sort of financial hole in the restaurant.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Well, we'll be able to contribute soon, won't we?
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Yes. Lauren has got herself a new job.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Really?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Well, it's more of an internship, but...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Oh. - Yeah, a PAID internship.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00You know where I went for that interview a while back?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02The digital agency. It's three days a week, so...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04That's brilliant news, Lauren.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Yeah, I hope you've found someone to look after Louie.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Oh, we'll sort something out.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10So this job - pays peanuts?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12FAKE COUGH: Humbug.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Aren't you needed on the stall?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Oh, lovely(!) Right, well, I know when I'm not needed.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Wish me luck. - Good luck!
0:03:20 > 0:03:24So, you on my side?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I'm not taking sides.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I think you're making a mistake.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- I thought you... - You just dropped a bombshell, Phil.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34What did you expect?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I don't know.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38I never got that far.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I know you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45You're angry. You're not thinking straight.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54You have stayed sober for six months.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And for what?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02For a one in four chance of dying in the next year anyway?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06We have supported you every step of the way.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08How are we meant to support you now?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13You know, Denny, he's already got enough to deal with,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16what with everything going on at school.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17I don't want him to know.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22And, as for Louise, she's been run ragged trying to help you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24What do you want me to say, Sharon?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Don't say anything.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I want you to start listening to the people who have stood by you
0:04:32 > 0:04:34all this time - the people who love you -
0:04:36 > 0:04:38before you do anything stupid.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Is that too much to ask?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Mm?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46No.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51No, it's not too much to ask.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Where are you going?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58PHIL SIGHS
0:04:58 > 0:04:59To think.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Hey! LEE PANTS
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- That'll show them. - Yeah!
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Give us a kiss. - Oh, no, I'm all sweaty.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13What's brought this on?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14What, getting fit? Well, trying to.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16It's not a crime, is it?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19No, I think you look hot. You know, hot hot, not hot
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I'm going to have a shower.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I'll join you, eh?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Oh, actually, I've just remembered, I've got some early calls to make,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28so it's probably best I grab my stuff, and I'll have one at work.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Darling. Loui... it's not over yet.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39No? Well, it feels like it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41You don't think he's serious, do you?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44About not having the tests?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Well, put it this way.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50He's not told the doctors he's having second thoughts, has he?
0:05:50 > 0:05:51So who says he will?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Go and get changed. I'll give you a lift to school, yeah?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09What happened to you this morning?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Look, I know you've spoken to Louise...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20..and I want to explain.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Save your breath.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Scrooge. I mean, that part, I was born to play.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I never took you for being a miser.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Yeah, yeah, but what they say in the business -
0:06:38 > 0:06:41they call it playing against type.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42What business?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Dot, Dot, I'm telling you, I've got this part in the bag.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Right.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Dot, about this appointment you have with the eye...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Oh, so that's why you're here... - No, no, no, not at all.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Checking up on me?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Well, if you must know, I've decided to go.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Hiya. I just wanted to let you know that I'll be home
0:07:00 > 0:07:03later than usual tonight. Geraldine says we have to audition
0:07:03 > 0:07:05if we want to be involved in the play.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Don't let her bully you.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Who does she think she is, Simon Trowel?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- PATRICK CHUCKLES - Well, excuse me...
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Oh, all right, Patrick.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18No, no, Dot, here's where you have to say to break a leg.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I thought Scrooge was the part you was born to play,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23not Long John Silver.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yeah, but you can never be too prepared.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26That's what they say in the business.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Right.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- PATRICK CHUCKLES - Bye-bye.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Look, Ben, I can't help you if you won't talk to me.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I know you're avoiding your dad, but I don't know why.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Believe me, you don't want to know.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Well, I asked, didn't I?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43I just feel...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- ..like I'm on my own. - You're not...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49No, I mean it in a good way. Sort of.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I just can't deal with him right now.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Maybe it's better off that way.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Anyhow, I want to focus on you.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58You need my help, so here I am offering it.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Oh, I've got work to do...
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Well, I'll come to the auditions, then.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Give you a bit of moral support.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07But keep reading. From the top!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- See you later. - See you, Mum.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Ugh, why does Christmas have to be so expensive?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Lily wants a new bike. It's eighty quid.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Bit steep. What's she need that for?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Er, well, it's Christmas.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25You know, snow? Reindeers?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Geezer in a red suit? Happens once a year.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It's only November. Plenty of time.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Not to start saving.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34There's post for you there.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Oh, and I need you to help me paint the house this weekend.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Martin's been putting it off for ages.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Just a photo of yours truly in Top Caterer magazine.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Not a lot going on.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Oh, my brother, the celebrity chef!
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Technically, it's about my course. Not sure it mentions me by name.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Oh, don't be so modest.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Right, I've got to go. Steven needs me.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09What, on your day off?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Yeah, well, at least it brings in a few quid.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14We're going to need more than a few.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Phil? Phil?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Hey, are you all right? Are you all right?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Just take a minute. Take a minute.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37PHIL BREATHES HEAVILY
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Are you charging for bags?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Some scumbag is still putting their rubbish in my bins.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Well, don't look at me.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh, yeah, I got up in the middle of the night
0:09:49 > 0:09:51carried my rubbish across the Square,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53just to wind you up(!) Do me a favour.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56What about you, Kyle? You seen anyone rummaging in my bins?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Can't stop, I'm late for work.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Yeah, some of us are busy.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01We can't stand around here talking rubbish.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Ha! Get it? - Yeah, got it, got it, got it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Why don't you have a word with your mate down the council?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Maria, in the waste department? Waste of space, more like.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12While you're at it, tell them these Christmas lights need binning.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Ha! Now I've started, I can't stop.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I don't know what you're laughing at.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19You're coming over later, to help Shaki.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20What?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22You're on bin-watch. That's what.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Sounds like a rubbish job to me.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- You've already done that one. - Yeah, shut up.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Are you sure you're all right?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Do you want a glass of water or something?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- I just need a minute, that's all. - Yeah, yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46How did it go yesterday?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Shouldn't you be taking it easy?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I ain't dead yet, am I? - No.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Mind you, I'm in the right place.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Don't you get sick of all this?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I thought I would.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Good thing about working with dead people - they don't answer you back.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Some days are harder than others, you know?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Well, you know that little boy? Eddie, from Walford Primary.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25We're doing the funeral. And his family ain't coping that well.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Les said to me once, "Life is for the living,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34"and it's our job to make that easier for them."
0:11:34 > 0:11:37You know, cos, well,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39they have to pick up the pieces, don't they?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43They're the ones get left behind.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49That boy, his family, I bet they'd give anything for a second chance.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Some people get one, and some people don't.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57That's out of our hands, ain't it?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58That depends.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I'm not having a transplant.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- Hey. - Ssh.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17It ain't much, but it's home.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Oh! Oh, I'm so jealous.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Look at all the stuff you've got.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Do you want to know the best thing about getting married?
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- What? - The presents.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I've been making a few final touches here and there, you know.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I just want it to be perfect.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38It is gorgeous, Whitney. A proper little love nest, isn't it, eh?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, how's married life been treating you, Mrs Carter?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45You first. Tell me about your new job.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I want to know everything.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49You should see the offices.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52They've got them - you know, the floor-to-ceiling big windows?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Oh, yeah.- Yeah, they got them. It's got its own gym.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I can't believe they wanted me, but, I don't know,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00they said they saw potential, or something.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I'm really happy for you, Lauren.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Well, I'm only an intern,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08so I'll probably just be updating social media, and stuff like that.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11No, you won't be on intern money forever.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I hope not. You know, nursery is so expensive.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I know. You'll be CEO in no time.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Oh, yeah.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23You know, it must be really nice, though. You've got your own space.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25I know. I love it.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Bit of privacy. No more sneaking about.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31You know, with Jane and Ian just downstairs,
0:13:31 > 0:13:32it does kill the mood a bit.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I'm not fooled by them throw cushions.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Bet you two ain't been getting much sleep, have you?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Does Sharon know?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47She don't agree with it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51What about you?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52- Truth? - Mm.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I agree with Sharon.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Why throw the towel in now?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Because some people deserve a second chance, and some don't.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07And you don't?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Maybe.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17I've met some people, you know, in hospital, since I've been sick.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Well, there's Tony, he's 20 years younger than me.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23He's got a kid. A son.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24So have you.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26It ain't the same.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- You both need a liver. - Yeah.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34But Tony's liver trouble, it's genetic.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- So? - So it ain't his fault.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Just like that... That little boy who got stabbed.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Phil, I think you're looking at this all wrong.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Yeah?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Yeah. I have to deal with this every day.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Families who've lost someone. Don't matter to them how you got sick.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59You've got a chance to get better.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04You're... You're an alcoholic, Phil.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07But you stopped drinking. YOU did that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- That's what Sharon says. - Yeah.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12You've changed.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Have I?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18After going through all that, how could you not?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I mean, look at how you let Jay back in, eh?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26You've always been the strongest out of all of us.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28PHIL SIGHS
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Nah, I ain't scared, if that's what you mean.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35You can't be strong for your family when you're dead.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42Phil, listen, if you walk away and do this amazing thing
0:15:42 > 0:15:45for someone else's family, what about your family?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49The family you leave behind?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59You know, I thought when we got our own place,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01that we'd spend the whole time in bed.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08You know, last night, he actually carried me over the threshold.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Ooh!- And then he dumped me on the bed, and said he was too tired.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Oh. Well, maybe he was.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Me and Steven, we've had our fair share of problems.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Well, my husband don't want to go nowhere near me.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24So, whatever it is, it can't be worse than that.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Can't it?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31All right, look, promise not to judge...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Of course I won't. You know that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34It's all sorted now, anyway.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I'm only telling you this because, you know, we got through it, so...
0:16:37 > 0:16:38OK, just tell me.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Steven was stealing from Ian.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46What?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49He was taking money from the restaurant,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and then giving it to Peter so that he could settle his debts.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I helped cover the whole thing.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00See? I told you it was worse.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03LAUREN SIGHS
0:17:03 > 0:17:05I thought I could change some shifts around.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07That way, I could be with Louie when Lauren's at work.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09We were better off with Lauren being at home.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11How is that even possible?
0:17:11 > 0:17:12What about Stacey?
0:17:12 > 0:17:16She's at home with Arthur all day. Maybe she could look after Louie.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- She's been looking for extra work. - Kyle, you are a life-saver.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- I'll have to check. - Mates' rates?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24It weren't just last night with Lee.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28We ain't had sex since we got married.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Well, it ain't you. It can't be you. You're well fit.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Thanks.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I don't know. Maybe I should just try again.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- You got to work tonight? - Yeah.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44So, he's tired, you're working nights at the Vic,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47so maybe you just need to spend some time together.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Why don't you try and change your shift?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Obviously not telling Linda why, but...
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Then, when Lee gets home, you can surprise him.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What kind of surprise?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I don't know, like rose petals? Or...
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Something really cheesy.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Yeah, well, that didn't work on our wedding night.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Like what? Like melted chocolate and strawberries or something?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10No. No, I'm telling you, the clean-up -
0:18:10 > 0:18:12it's just a nightmare.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Wait, wait, was the melted chocolate with Steven or Peter?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Dunno. Which Beale was it?
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Oh, no! Lauren!
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I'm joking!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Do you know what? We should get together more, shouldn't we?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28We haven't had a night out in ages.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Why don't we, then? The four of us.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Players will read one at a time, up on stage, opposite me.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Simple. Even for you, my little talking props.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Who does she think she is, eh?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I've read her version. She's got Scrooge being haunted
0:18:45 > 0:18:48by a fairy godmother and a pantomime horse.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Are you planning on sticking around?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I'm just here for moral support.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Yeah, well, I should be supporting you.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Are you sure you don't want to talk about it? Whatever it is?
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- Don't worry. I'm here... - For me, I know. And I appreciate it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Oh, here's our new player now.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Sorry I'm late.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Hello, everybody. ALL:- Hello.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15My name's Keith.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I have no idea why I'm here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Tell us about yourself.
0:19:23 > 0:19:29Well, I'm a bricklayer by trade, but I do a bit of dancing,
0:19:29 > 0:19:30you know, on the weekend.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34I suppose you could say I'm a stripper.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Entertainer! - MURMURS OF INTEREST
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Get 'em off!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41You're a natural entertainer, Keith.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44That's why I asked you to come along.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Warm-up time.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51This Elysium stuff ain't even worth the postage.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I've found a way that you can make some extra cash.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Don't tell me - Beyonce needs a new backing dancer.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Not quite. Try nanny for Louie.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Lauren and Steven need the help, and I thought,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04with you being at home with Arthur...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06It'll probably be mates' rates, but still.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Define mates' rates. Here you are.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12PHONE BEEPS Hold that thought.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14What?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Spit it out.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It's from the chef who ran my course.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Apparently, he's looking for a sous chef. To start ASAP.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Oh, that's good!
0:20:23 > 0:20:24The job's in Marseilles.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Marseilles?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It's in France. - I know where it is.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30What are you going to do?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Well, I can't leave you in the lurch. Not at Christmas.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38"A Merry Christmas!"
0:20:38 > 0:20:40"Who, or what, are you?"
0:20:40 > 0:20:45"Why, I am the Fairy Godmother, of course."
0:20:45 > 0:20:51"If it was up to me, everyone who said 'A Merry Christmas' would
0:20:51 > 0:20:56"be roasted with his own potatoes and stuffed with his own stuffing."
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I've seen enough, erm...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Patrick. Patrick.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Patrick. I knew that.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Take a seat.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Next.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19You know I'll always be here for you, don't you?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Well, I did my best.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Hello? I said "next"!
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Oh, it's me.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35MUSIC: Everybody Loves The Sunshine, by Roy Ayers
0:21:41 > 0:21:43FRONT DOOR CLOSES
0:22:02 > 0:22:06"Mr Ebenezer Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast."
0:22:10 > 0:22:12"The Founder of the Feast?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14"If he was here, I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast on.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16"And I hope he'd be starving.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23"It must be Christmas, if I have to raise my glass to such..."
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Such a sad old cow as Geraldine Clough.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30STIFLED LAUGHTER
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Well done, Kathy. Thank you.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37APPLAUSE
0:22:37 > 0:22:39No, no, don't you see what she's doing?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41She's not even watching the auditions.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Too busy drooling over Full Monty over there.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45LAUGHTER It's just desperate.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46What did you say?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I called you desperate, love, cos that's what you are,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51and this version of yours stinks.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Oh, look, maybe I should start again.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Maybe you're right.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Or maybe you're just not needed.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Exit's that way. - MURMURS OF DISAPPROVAL
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Next.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Sorted. Stacey says she'll look after Louie for me.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21You all right?
0:23:21 > 0:23:22I've done the end of month figures.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24How bad is it?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Staff costs are through the roof. Overtime, sick pay,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30me not working doesn't help. Take a look for yourself.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31We can't go on like this, love.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33The caff doesn't do enough business.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- What can I do?- We'll have to tighten our belts, won't we?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37FRONT DOOR CLOSES
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Oh, don't ask.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42My internship's only three days a week.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- I can help out in the caff. - What have I missed?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47That's not practical, Lauren. Focus on your new job.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48It's a good opportunity.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50We're going to have to find a way to cut the staff bill.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Well, why not use me?
0:23:53 > 0:23:54I've done it before,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56and Martin can manage the stall on his own.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and you and Steven can look after the other businesses.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Yeah, but what if you get a part in the show?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Fat chance of that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Anyway, I can run that caff blindfolded,
0:24:05 > 0:24:06and that is where I'm needed.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Do we have to do this now?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Not if you change your mind.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29MUSIC: Everybody Loves The Sunshine, by Roy Ayers
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Lee.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Look, it happens to a lot of men.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41It's OK.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49We'll just cuddle if you want.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Lee?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57I've been thinking - I think we should go out this week.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Lauren and Steven said they're up for it.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05A night on the tiles with Mr and Mrs Perfect?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- I'll pass, thanks. - LEE SIGHS
0:25:09 > 0:25:10It was Lauren's idea, anyway.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16I just reckon she could do with a night out.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Her and Steven, they've been having...
0:25:19 > 0:25:22problems. It's been really hard on her.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Steven's been stealing from BEALES.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32He's been using the money to help Peter.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36He set up an account, fake supplier, everything.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Can you believe that? His own family.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46If you tell the doctors you're having doubts,
0:25:46 > 0:25:47there's no going back.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50I know that.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You've got tests on Monday.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Why not go? Even if it's just to keep your options open.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Look, it can't hurt, can it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- This is a choice, Phil. - Yeah, my choice.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12How can I... How can I let them give me a brand-new liver
0:26:12 > 0:26:14when there's other people on that list?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17You know, better people than me?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18That is not for you to decide.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Why does everyone keep saying that?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22I mean, if it's not for me to decide, then who, eh?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Who gets to make that call?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29You heard the doctor. If... IF I get a new liver,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32if I live long enough to get one, if, if, if.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34It's not...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It's not even about that.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Then what's it about? Playing the martyr?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Billy's, er...
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Billy's handling that little boy's funeral. Did you know that?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50What's that got to do with anything?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53The family are not coping well, apparently.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58It's got me thinking.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04You don't need me. Not like you used to.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Oh, I don't believe I'm hearing this.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Ben, he can stand on his own two feet.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Louise, well, she's stronger than anyone.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Oh, is that what you want?
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Your whole family lined up, telling you how much you mean to us?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Sharon, it's just after everything I've put you through this last year,
0:27:20 > 0:27:21and the rest, I just...
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Just look at me, Sharon.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Sharon, look at me... - I don't agree with it.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I can't. I won't.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I'm not asking if you agree with it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I'm asking, will you stand by my decision?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Well, say something, then.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48You know the answer to that.