0:00:27 > 0:00:29"Christmas is about... Christmas is charity."
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Martin, will you make a choice - either eat, drink or rehearse?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Look, Derek is coming to see how I'm doing later
0:00:35 > 0:00:37and I still haven't nailed it, have I?
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- Right, and I've got to go to work as well.- Just come here. Come here.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45HE EXHALES
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Good. Right, go on, do it for me. Again.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54"Christmas is about charity, kindness.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59"It is a day when families open up to each other,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01"fellow passengers to the grave."
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Sharon. Sharon!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- He's really bad.- Nonsense.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28You've never really been a morning person, have you, love?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32You know, your mum used to say when you were little,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36you'd scream the house down when they woke you up.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43Listen, Phil, why don't we start making some plans for Christmas, eh?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Make a list of all the stuff you really want to do.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48What's the point?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Just got a message from Nancy. They're in Japan now.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Do you reckon those Christmas lights
0:02:02 > 0:02:04are meant to be terminally depressing, or...
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I e-mailed the council about it.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Didn't hear a word back so maybe they are.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It's appropriate somehow.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14L, I'm gutted that Nancy ain't here as well.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Let's try and make it a special one, though, eh?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21BABY CRIES
0:02:25 > 0:02:27They must have given a reason.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30No, just says, "I regret to inform you we're withdrawing the offer,"
0:02:30 > 0:02:33blah, blah, blah, "We're sure you'll find another buyer."
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Oh!- Ron, it happens when you're selling a house.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- It might happen again.- No, the wedding band has just cancelled.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- They e-mailed last night.- What?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Look, it's OK. We'll find another one.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I just wish we could press pause or something.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Come on, not on our wedding. - No, on Christmas.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Do you think people would mind putting it on hold for a month
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- while we tie the knot? - No harm in asking, is there?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57BABY WHIMPERS
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- I'll go.- No, no, no, I'll get it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10DOOR SLAMS
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Ron?- Yeah?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I saw your light on. I need caffeine.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Do you want me to turn the lights off as well?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I said I wanted caffeine, not sarcastic comments. Is Amy up yet?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24No, she's not. I'm not going to wake her up early either,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26cos she'll be a nightmare.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30So why don't you just lie there and try not to be sick.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Then how about a movie marathon after dinner?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Lights off. All cosy.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We could watch all them Bourne movies. You like them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41There are about five of them now.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Give everyone a chance to digest the turkey, won't it?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Lou, just give us a sec, will you?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I'll say bye before school.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Sharon, this could be my last Christmas.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Why, you going to cancel next year?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10You could get a call from the Royal Free any minute.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13If you're serious about giving me a special day, then...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16..I don't want all this.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18It's not legally binding. It's just a list.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22The best present you could get me is just,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24just clear everyone out, please.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27At Christmas?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Just go to Ian's or something.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Oh, I'd love to see your reaction if I suggested that to you!
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- I mean it, Sharon. - No, I'm sorry, Phil!
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I know you've had a bad night
0:04:35 > 0:04:38but I'm not going to cancel Christmas cos of a bad shoulder!
0:04:38 > 0:04:40You'd only regret it on the day.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Oh, thanks. Yeah, they're perfect.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I thought we had everything from the move but turns out every time
0:04:53 > 0:04:54I try to make something, I ain't got it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Should have seen Lee's face last night.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I had to tell him there was no cheese grater.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02You didn't make him eat a baked potato without grated cheese?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04What, and the Square's still standing?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- I mean that's Armageddon territory, that is.- Hence the egg cups.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09That's why I'm going to make him breakfast in bed.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11He's been really stressed out with work lately.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Do you have to do that now?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Just getting everyone in the mood, ain't I?- Looks like how I feel.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20It'll be all right once I give it a little once over
0:05:20 > 0:05:23with the pilling brush, it'll be brand-new.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Yeah, so we're definitely doing the grotto this year, then?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Unless it really is the end of the world. You love it.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- It's tradition.- Maybe we can find a tradition that don't involve kids
0:05:32 > 0:05:34running amok in my pub.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Is Thursday all right for the open house?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Yeah, just make sure it's not too early.- Open house?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah, the buyer pulled out so we're having another open house
0:05:43 > 0:05:45to find a new buyer as quickly as possible.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47When was I going to find out about this?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- We only found out an hour ago. - I've been here 20 minutes.- Roxy!
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Do you know what the three most stressful things in life are?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Moving house, getting married and Christmas,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58and we're doing all three of them at the same time.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Are we going on holiday?- No, love.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Yes, we are, to Dorset.- No, we're not going anywhere, sweetie.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- No?- No.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10So, sorry, why have I just found this where you've selected dates
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- to go to Moonfleet Cottage next week?- Hold on, I was literally...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15What were you going to do? Take my daughter as well?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Send me a postcard - "Happy Christmas, we've all jumped ship
0:06:18 > 0:06:21"and the sale of the house has fallen through. Ciao!"
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Don't come round here hanging from last night, picking fights.- Jack.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Amy, give Mummy a kiss.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I'm going to work.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Rise and shine, babe.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Oi, look.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48What's all this?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Well, I can't help with work but I can make the before bit better.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Here you are.- Ooh.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Remind me to get some more egg cups. I had to borrow these off your mum.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Mmm, nice coffee.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05You know, she seemed a bit... I dunno.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I just think the burglary's really got to her.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Can't she just get over it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I know it weren't nice, but no-one died, did they?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Lee, I still get nightmares and it weren't even my place.- I'm late.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18What about your breakfast?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26You're in early. Not after a breakfast G&T, I hope?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Don't tempt me.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30I, erm...
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I just walked Louise to the bus stop
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and I can't quite face going home yet.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Hey, what's all this?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Phil had a bad night.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41He wants us all to go away for Christmas,
0:07:41 > 0:07:42leave him alone for a few days.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Oh, men are so stupid sometimes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51It's just if you're ill, well, you want your family around, no?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I'd want Phil around. Why doesn't he want me there?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55He probably don't want to bring you all down.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I mean, I feel like that.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Like my miserable face is going to ruin Christmas for everyone.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02He thinks I'm a burden.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- So what you going to do?- You think I should do what he wants, don't you?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I do know a lovely pub in Epping Forest, the Fighting Rabbit.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Does a nice dinner. Could go for a walk afterwards.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Beautiful if it snows.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Eating someone else's turkey? Talking to strangers?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20We've got mates who go every year and they love it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- I could text you the details. - What if something happens?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Ronnie can look in on him, make sure he's OK.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's either that or you find a way to make Christmas easy for him.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34The chair.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35The Easy Lie, of course!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Oh, Linda, you are brilliant!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Thank you. See you later.- Bye.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I just need everyone to agree on a date. I'll do the rest.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49We are all too busy and too skint.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Oh, come on, everyone loves an office Christmas party!
0:08:52 > 0:08:55We ain't got an office.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59OK, can everyone except Donna the Unhelpful
0:08:59 > 0:09:02give me their dates for our Christmas get-together?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Kush?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Are you telling me there's another van-load?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Yeah, I'd help if I could, but... - No, it ain't that.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's just that we have sold everyone around here a tree.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18How are we supposed to shift any more?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21How about you spend a little less time learning that script of yours
0:09:21 > 0:09:23and a little more time extolling the virtues
0:09:23 > 0:09:25of our WONDERFUL merchandise. How about that?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Oh, Stacey's been on at me to ask.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I need Friday afternoon off for Lily's nativity.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32She's playing the innkeeper, bless her.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34You should see her in her big apron, mate, she's so cute...
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You can't have an afternoon off in December!
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Some people!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Hey.- All right?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Have you seen my sister? - Yeah, painkiller shopping.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Is she OK? I think I upset her yesterday.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Yeah, she is a bit touchy. What did you say to her?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Oh, just some stupid idea I had. I should've kept my mouth shut.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- See you later.- See you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05But can we afford it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08No, she'd love a tablet, Billy, you know she would.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- All her friends have got them. - I've been looking for you.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Can you take both of these together?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Um, yeah, they're fine.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Good. I'll take them both.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- One sec, Billy. - I wasn't booking a holiday.- Cheers.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Yeah, go on, Billy. - Roxy, wait!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26The wedding band's cancelled. The buyer's pulled out.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I was just looking online for one second.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Yeah? Just long enough to put in the exact dates you wanted.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I was just daydreaming! Christmas didn't even cross my mind.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38What is it with you? Turning up early, picking fights.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Donna said she upset you yesterday. What did she say?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I need to get back to work.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It was 50 quid cheaper in the pawn shop so I just,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53you know, I went for it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I'll be getting my bonus soon anyway so that'll cover it, won't it?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00All right, yeah, I'll bring it over later.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Yes.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04I love you too.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Jay, what you reckon? For Janet.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12You're going to be popular when this box gets opened, ain't you?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's the right model, isn't it? I don't know about all that stuff.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Yeah, it's the cutting edge, or it is for the next two months at least.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Billy, could I borrow Jay for a bit?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Sorry, you can't, cos his shift's going to start in three minutes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Billy, given as you're his boss, I'm sure you can give him the time off?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Thank you. C'mon, Jay. - Sharon, have you seen this?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You see, I have been invited to the council's evening
0:11:34 > 0:11:36for entrepreneurs and businessmen.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39"By way of a thank you to the essential members
0:11:39 > 0:11:41"of the vibrant business community."
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Well done, Billy. C'mon Jay. - No, no, Sharon.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I don't think you understand.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49You see, this means that I am important now,
0:11:49 > 0:11:50that I am to be respected.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So you can't tell me what to do any more.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56You have skived off most of your life
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and Jay can't have an hour to help Phil have a decent Christmas?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Now, let's start again, shall we?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05"Yes, Sharon, take him for as long as you want."
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Or shall I get Honey in here in front of everyone
0:12:07 > 0:12:10and make you do it anyway, hmm?
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Yes, Sharon.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Hmm?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18You can have him for as long as you want.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Jay.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32With just one you can't see it from both ends of the bar.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I'd rather not have one at all this year.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Linda, please, help me out. I've got to get rid of these things.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Steven! We don't want another tree!
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Have you seen Ian?- Yes, mate.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46He's gone home cos of his back, so it's just you and me shifting trees.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49You do know that he's not letting me have the afternoon off
0:12:49 > 0:12:51to go to Lily's nativity?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- None of us are getting time off. - It's bigger than that.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I need to be there. Will you just talk to him?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59You are joking?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Imagine how gutted you'd have felt if he'd missed yours.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04He did miss ours.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Martin, Luke said you were here. Can I borrow you?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- No, he's not allowed off his stall.- Huh?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Sorry, I'm just following orders.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13He'll be back outside when he's given me a hand.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Are you going to tell Ian or something? No? Good.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- It's not far, but we'll need the van, OK.- All right.- Cheers.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29I tried to bell you, but you've been permanently engaged.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Yeah, well, I'm trying to find a new buyer pronto,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- so I ain't got long. - OK, well, I won't keep you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39What it is, I got Linda a lovely anniversary present.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43I'm just struggling for Christmas present ideas, you know, so...
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Really? - All right, what did you get Ronnie?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49What, apart from a new house, my hand in marriage and a honeymoon?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I've done all that, ain't I?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53All right, well...
0:13:53 > 0:13:54silk scarves.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55They love a silk scarf.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59No matter how many they've got, each one is like the first.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Silk scarf?- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Think it's going to take a little bit more than that to get my L
0:14:04 > 0:14:06in the festive spirit.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Anyway, that's my agg, don't you worry about it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11No, no, no, no, no, come on. Let's talk it out.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Why's she not in the mood? - Where do I start?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Nancy ain't going to be home.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20The robbery. Ollie.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The last couple of years have just been... They've been hard.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I mean, she's amazing, don't get me wrong.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Her strength's unbelievable.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30There's a part of me that's thinking maybe I should just let her
0:14:30 > 0:14:32deal with it in her own way
0:14:32 > 0:14:35but I want to put a bit of fire back in her belly, you know what I mean?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Well, I wouldn't get Ron a present to sort her out.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Nah, no matter how down she is, you got to give them a sense of cause,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45a sense of injustice, then just sit back and watch.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Boom! It's like show time.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Yeah, so, something that's going to get her back up.- Exactly.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Something that gets all treacles' backs up.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Like...a stag do.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01No, mate, no. Absolutely no way.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Yeah. Hold up? You've got to have a stag do!
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I've been there, ain't I? Didn't end well.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Listen, we ain't gotta go mad.- No!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Listen, as much as I want to help you out with Linda,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15the answer is a big fat not on your life, mate.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- All right.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Here, Jay, swing that back round here.- Mind the door.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Mind the paintwork. - That wasn't me. That wasn't me.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Phil, what you doing up?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29You all right, Phil.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Martin and Jay have just delivered your Christmas present.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Come on. Have a look.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50What's this?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It's your Christmas present.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56I thought after our little chat this morning I'd get it in early.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Lucky they had it waiting for delivery. Now, watch this, OK?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04You don't have to move all day, right?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07We're going to bring you presents and food.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09There's even a hole for your TV remote.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I'd kill for a chair like that. Horizontal. 24/7.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- What about toilet breaks? - Does it not double up as a commode?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Martin! See, Christmas will be a cinch.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Does it stop Louise crying in the morning?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- What?- Does it, eh?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Which button does that?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32What about the one that starts Ben talking again?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- Is it that one?- Phil!- Eh?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Or what about the one that stops my pain 24/7?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Is it that one? - I didn't mean anything by it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Sharon, I'm dying, all right?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45You just bring people round here
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- like I'm some sort of freak to gawp at me.- No!
0:16:48 > 0:16:51It's just for friends and family.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Come on, Martin.- Yes.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Phil.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Phil, once you get your transplant, you'll feel brand-new.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07That call is going to come any day now, I know it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12That's what you want this Christmas, is it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Some other Sharon finds her Phil's dead
0:17:16 > 0:17:18so you can enjoy your turkey roast?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Is that what you want?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Come on, everyone's struggling this year.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Cash, ill health, you know what I mean. We need a right rustle.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Well, you have a party, then.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34You know well as I do, our missuses ain't going to let us have a party
0:17:34 > 0:17:37out of charity, all right, so we need an excuse.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So all I'm asking is me and you go out, get out of our nut,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45cheer ourselves up and, for PR purposes, we call it Jack's stag.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Jack's stag?- Eh?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Yeah.- Hmm.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55The costumes look great. Kathy's done a marvellous job.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56- Yeah, she has.- Ah, Martin.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Are you ready to blow me away with your stellar performance?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- He's been rehearsing loads, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04If Ian catches me off the stall again I'm toast,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06so I'm going to have to take a raincheck, sorry.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Oh, come on, it's Christmas.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11He can't begrudge you a little rehearsal time for a community play.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13You have met Ebenezer Beale, right?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Oh, so he's Scrooge to your Cratchit, is he?
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Never mind. It'll be very good for your motivation.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20I wish he was Scrooge.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Then some ghost would turn up
0:18:22 > 0:18:25and scare him into buying us a massive turkey.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Actually, he is pretty Scroogey, Stace.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32He won't give me the time off for Lily's nativity.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I can't go.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Yeah, it's an open house all day, so come whenever.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44No, we don't just want Elton John covers.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48I know you're a tribute but you must know some other songs.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Well, maybe that's why you're not booked up!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Oi, relax.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58We're never going to get another wedding band this late in the day.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So, we'll just get a DJ. It'll still be as good.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Come on, what's the matter? Tell me.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08My sister. She thinks the worst of us all the time.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I look at a holiday website for a minute when things get on top of me,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I feel like Judas.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17So if you're struggling and Roxy feels frozen out,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19just get her to help with the wedding.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21She'll love it and it'll just get her off our backs.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23But don't give her anything important to do, all right,
0:19:23 > 0:19:25cos she'll only muck it up.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28PHONE RINGS
0:19:28 > 0:19:31That's four. And five.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Er, I say I don't want to do a grotto so you double down on it?!
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Let's do ten grottos! Let's do 100! - Just calm down, all right?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42This is nothing to do with our tradition of bringing joy
0:19:42 > 0:19:44to the children of East London.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Emotional blackmail won't work. - It's for Jack's stag.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Jack's having a stag? - As is customary, yes.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53You're really going to throw a party when no-one here is in the mood?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Especially cos no-one's in the mood. - Fine! Fine! Enjoy!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I will. I will.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02You're still supposed to be polite about Christmas presents.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You know, if this is your last Christmas, at least you'll be dead.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Spare a thought for the rest of us.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18You could do with a break, couldn't you?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21We'll be the ones left thinking of you alone in here, dying.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Us in a pub, pretending to have fun.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Christmas won't be the same again.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34I've spent my whole life grafting for this family.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Now, after all these years of hard labour,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41you want me to graft to the bitter end.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47You know, I can't ever think of a time I wouldn't want you there,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49to send you off.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I feel banished.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56It's not... It's not you. I just...
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I just want rest.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01That's why I got you the chair.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05A proper one.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07No-one home. No graft. Just...
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Just peace.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Please, Sharon.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22We need to tell you something.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Yeah, look, Lil, you know I'm so proud of you
0:21:25 > 0:21:27for being in this school nativity
0:21:27 > 0:21:30and I know that you are going to be the best.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36But the thing is, Martin has to work so he can't come.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39But your mum, she's going to film the whole thing on her phone
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and I can watch it later.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46KNOCK ON DOOR
0:21:46 > 0:21:48She'll be all right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's not just her I'm worried about.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Steven.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Look, Dad's had a vision and apparently it can't wait.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00A pop-up Christmas tree shop.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05You drive round, playing jingles, sort of like an ice cream van.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- What time is it? - I don't know, seven. Just after.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10What time does Martin finish work?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Stace...- Six.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15So what are you actually doing here?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I've just had to break my little girl's heart cos of Ian.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20As if he hasn't ruined our night enough, he's sent you round here
0:22:20 > 0:22:23with some lame idea about shifting thousands of trees
0:22:23 > 0:22:26that he bought out of sheer stupidity.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Stacey, I'm just passing on a message.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That is classic Ian, that is.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Over-reaching just to earn that little bit extra,
0:22:31 > 0:22:32completely messing up,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34then expecting everyone else to bail him out!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- You don't want me to tell him that. - Tell him what you like.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I'm going to check on Lily!
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- (Wow!)- Right.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Hey.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Ben said you were here.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55He seemed a bit off.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Yeah, well, that's life in the house of misery and pain.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Phil wants everyone out for Christmas
0:23:00 > 0:23:03so he can sit at home and die on his own.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Sharon won't have that.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08No doubt, but that place is bleak right now
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and there's not even wine in the fridge to compensate.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15You can always stay round ours a night if you need a break.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17No, thanks.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Well, the offer still stands.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22In the meantime, can you pick up the bridesmaid dresses tomorrow
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and call the hotel, go over the lunch selections,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29and make sure they've got the numbers right?
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Yeah, OK.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- On Friday we're going to decorate the church for the nativity.- Are we?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Mmm, unless you're too busy finishing Amy's costume?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- No, I'll have that done in no time. - Good.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Right, I'm off to hunt down a DJ,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43and, listen, don't let the hotel fob you off.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- Just assume they've got it all wrong.- OK.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Mornings are always bad when you're ill.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56He just said it in the heat of the moment. He didn't mean it.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59He's not sitting in his present, though, is he? You are.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Anyway, we're supposed to be rehearsing.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Well, I've got my part nailed.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04So, really, YOU should be rehearsing.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Oh, right, yeah? - Oh, yeah, that's it. Lay me down.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Stop messing with the chair. It's going back.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- After all the lugging about we did?! - Dad doesn't want it?- Ben!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Ben, can you come down here? I need to talk to you all.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21All right, Rox. You not having a drink?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24No, I've got to get home. I'll see you tomorrow, yeah.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Given you're all so busy before Christmas, I've booked us
0:24:29 > 0:24:32a table at a very affordable restaurant on the 29th.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35What, in the no-man's land between Christmas and New Year
0:24:35 > 0:24:39when no-one ever does anything ever?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Good, well, I'm glad my exertions are appreciated.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Spread the word.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Dad, Whit said Mum don't want to do the grotto this year.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50You all right, boy? Good day at the office?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Is that cos of the burglary?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Whatever it is, she's made her mind up.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57It don't matter, cos we've got Jack's stag to look forward to
0:24:57 > 0:25:00and that's going to be a right good old jolly-up, don't you worry.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02It won't work. I know what you're doing and it won't work.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Erm, I have no idea what you're talking about.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07You think all this talk of you boys getting drunk and lairy
0:25:07 > 0:25:09is going to make me all fired up over Christmas,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11but it won't work, right?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- I ain't in the mood.- Gutted.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I'm gutted that you would think that of me.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18(Idiot.)
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I'll have her arranging grottos left, right and centre
0:25:21 > 0:25:23by the end of the week.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28So that's five for midday.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Yeah, that's right.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Great. Yeah. See you then.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- What's all this about a family meeting?- Where's Ben?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Ben!- Yep. Just finishing my dinner.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Take a seat, Roxy.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Right, well, as you all know,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Phil's not that keen on Christmas this year,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54so I've decided to respect this.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- So you're going to cancel it? - No way?!
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I found us a nice pub. Linda recommended it, actually.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- That was them on the phone. We're booked for midday.- At a pub?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06It's in Epping Forest.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I thought we could all go for a nice walk after in the snow.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- It's meant to be... - I don't want to go to some pub!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I want to be with my dad. How can you do this?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- She don't want to go, does she? - You never know, it might be nice.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- And that's it, end of discussion? - Maybe he needs a breather, OK?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- There's always next year. - That's the point, though.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We don't know that, do we?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31That's why we should do what he wants. He's exhausted, Lou.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33But he might get a transplant.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35He doesn't want to sit around waiting for someone to die.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I need a shower.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42What's the alternative, then, huh?
0:26:42 > 0:26:46I mean, if we're not waiting for the phone to ring, what are we doing?
0:26:47 > 0:26:51I've decided to accept the fact that your dad knows his mind
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and he knows his body and that he might be right.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56About it being his last Christmas?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58It will be easier for your dad if we accept his situation.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00No, no way!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03You know, it would be good for us too, maybe.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Face up to the fact that he might not get a donor.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- Stop pretending. - Stop talking like this!
0:27:10 > 0:27:13You've given up on him and you've got no right.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- It's not your decision! - No, it's not!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It's his and he's made it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45SHE SOBS