0:00:02 > 0:00:04'Who knows what the future has in store for us?
0:00:04 > 0:00:06'Who can tell what's around the corner?
0:00:06 > 0:00:10'But whatever life throws at you, accept it,
0:00:10 > 0:00:12'and embrace the joy of the unknown.'
0:00:13 > 0:00:16I don't know what you do that takes so long but we are running late now.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19I've got a job to go to straight after this.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- I'm sick of this, Terry. - I've been waiting for you downstairs.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- I couldn't find the instructions! - I told you not to.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Because you always get lost. - I don't get lost at all.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- I know exactly where I am going. I planned it.- Honestly...
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Every single time this happens. Now we are running late now.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Well, that's not my fault, is it?
0:00:38 > 0:00:42'Let's face it, we've all got a date with destiny.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47'It's a blind date, but that only makes the journey more exciting.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'As you find your path in life, proceed with courage,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'with resolution, and integrity.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'And remember - there's nothing you can't do.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58'There's no-one you can't be.'
0:00:58 > 0:01:00There you go, Becks. Home from home.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Thanks, Dad.- Come here.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08I know it's a big step but you're going to love it.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Look at me.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13You're going to have a wonderful time.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16These are the best years of your life.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19The best years, I mean it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Thanks, Mum.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23We should start making tracks.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Come here. You are just a phone call away.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Thanks, Dad.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Well, she can always come home if she doesn't take to it.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I didn't go to uni. I got a trade. It's not the be-all and end-all.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01You can't put a price on a good education.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Actually, you can. It's 27 grand.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It's all about the money with you, isn't it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Three years reading novels and she'll be working in a call centre.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Yeah, well, at least she won't end up living in a cultural wasteland.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Right, yeah. Just broke with no prospects.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She'll be paying that loan off for the rest of her life.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Where are you going?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Jenny!
0:02:27 > 0:02:28I've got a job to get to!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Hey, it's me, Jenny. How are you?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- 'Hey, mate.'- All right, Kev?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'Are you on your way?'
0:02:41 > 0:02:43No, I'm still at the university.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Um, an hour and a half if Jenny gets a move on.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48HE HONKS CAR HORN
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- It was so great to see you.- Bye-bye.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Yeah, I'll pick it up on the way back. All right, bye.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Who was that?- Old friend from uni.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16You want to watch out for that empty nest syndrome.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19It's like grief but without the death.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20George, put your comfy shoes on.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Women feel it most,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24especially if they're going through the menopause.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Jenny's 39.- George, are you deaf?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Is she getting hot flushes? Mood swings?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Suddenly going off sex?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Suddenly(?)
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I said the trolley, not the bag!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37You said no such thing.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Just do as you're told, you stupid man!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43If my missus spoke to me like that, you wouldn't see me for dust.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46We're just going out to the shops, Terry.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Righto, Mrs B.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I told you to put your comfy shoes on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Ugh, I'm fine in these! Stop going on, woman.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- What is the point? - I'm fine in these.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And don't forget, there'll be a student counsellor
0:04:01 > 0:04:03if you need any advice.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Mum, I'm fine, honestly. You can't be calling me every ten minutes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- All right.- Stop worrying.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- I've got to go.- Bye, love.- Bye.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Jen?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Jen?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Jen?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Ugh, perfect.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03BIRDS CHIRP
0:05:13 > 0:05:17ALUMINIUM CANS CRASH Right, I'm off.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Just the six cans last night, was it?- There was a match on.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Yeah, well, I'll put that on your gravestone.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Oh, don't start.- You're a heart attack waiting to happen
0:05:24 > 0:05:26and it's like talking to a brick wall.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Can we not get through one day without...
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Listen...
0:05:34 > 0:05:36How about we go out tonight, ey? I'll treat you.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37You feeling all right?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Yeah, I've had a cheque come in.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44We could have meal and a few drinks. Ey? Yeah?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00She's made friends with a girl from Belfast. Fionnuala.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02That's good.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- They're off to a fancy dress party later.- Right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I hope they don't drink too much. - Hm.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30What's the score?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Sorry.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Pie's good.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- How's the salad?- Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52A bottle of wine.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Here she is. Over here. Hiya.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Love the T-shirt.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Well rid!
0:07:06 > 0:07:11THEY CHEER
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Happy divorce party!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Well rid!
0:07:15 > 0:07:16I'm not taking anyone's side.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19All I'm saying is we don't know his half of the story.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23"Well rid" doesn't mean he just left the cap off the toothpaste!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Haven't you had enough?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I'm beginning to feel like that, yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I can do that. You know, I can make noises.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It's fun that, isn't it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Give it a rest, Terry, I'm not in the mood.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Oh, you're always in a mood.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Get out of my way.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Move!
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Shall we do this, then, eh?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Do what? - Get down to it? The nitty-gritty.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Oh, leave me alone, Terry. I'm tired.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- I'm really, really tired. - Well, you're not the only one.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Look, I know you're upset about Becca...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07..but that's not all it is, is it?
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Is it the menopause?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Do you think you need to go and see a doctor?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Oh, give me strength.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Well, what is it, then?! Give me a clue for...!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I don't know, Terry, OK? I don't know.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Is there somebody else?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Ha-ha, I wish I had the time.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Keep your fingers crossed
0:08:33 > 0:08:36and that heart attack might happen sooner than you think.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37The reason I go on about your weight
0:08:37 > 0:08:39is because I want you to live!
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Have you looked in the mirror lately?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43You could do with losing a few pounds yourself.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47I am sorry I ever married you.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Well, how do you think I feel?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51OK, well, I think you're lazy, I think you're selfish.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53You don't lift a finger round the house.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56You eat like a pig. And you're a cheapskate.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Oh, you what?!- You heard. - I just took you for a meal.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01To the pub. For an early bird special.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Well, listen,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I am sorry that your life's been all downhill since you met me.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I'm sorry there is nothing on the horizon...- Oh, do not, Terry...
0:09:08 > 0:09:09..but misery and boredom...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Do not play the martyr with me!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13All I want is for you to do your fair share!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16You're not a day at the beach yourself, you miserable cow!
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Is that too much to ask?!
0:09:18 > 0:09:22DOORBELL RINGS
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Ah, sorry, mate, I don't give on the doorstep.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Is Jennifer in?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Wow. Motivational speaking. That must be interesting.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's better than working for a living.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I thought you said you were a lecturer.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51I've taken a sabbatical.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I'm doing a couple of workshops at the local college.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Listen, have I come at a bad time?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04No, no, no, it's great to see you, Daniel.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06I shouldn't have just dropped in.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08It's fine, honestly.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10So, tell me about these workshops.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Well, there's not much to tell, really.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I just try to give people a reason to get up of a morning.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Well, I get of a morning cos I've got to go to work.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21So what else is there?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24And you're married now, yeah?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Five years.- What's her name?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Allegra. I've got a photograph here somewhere.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Any kids?
0:10:31 > 0:10:35No, we talked about it, but we like our freedom too much.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38She's gorgeous.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I know. I'm a very lucky man.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43What are you inviting him round for?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I didn't, I just said if he was ever in the area.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I didn't expect him to turn up tonight.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Haven't you had enough?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52He's an old friend who I haven't seen for 20 years.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I think I might "take a sabbatical" at being a spark, eh.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56What do you reckon?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I reckon it's nice to have some intelligent company for once.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Why's he carrying a photo of his wife around with him?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I mean, what's the point? - Oh, what's the point in you?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You've sat there all night and you haven't said a dickie bird.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Allegra. Sounds like a car.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Can't you just be civil for once in your life?
0:11:12 > 0:11:13You OK there, Daniel?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17I'm fine, thanks, Jen. Listen, I better make a move,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- I've still got to find a hotel. - OK, mate, I'll call you a cab.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23No, you can stay here. I'll make up Becca's room.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25No, thanks, Jen, but I couldn't impose.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- You wouldn't be imposing. - MOUTHS SILENTLY
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Another glass of wine, Dan?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36MUSIC PLAYS DOWNSTAIRS AND JENNY LAUGHS
0:11:38 > 0:11:44# I would go out tonight but I haven't got a stitch to wear. #
0:11:46 > 0:11:49LAUGHTER
0:11:51 > 0:11:53LAUGHTER
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Sh! Jen! Ha-ha!
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- Sh. Good night, Jen.- Night, Dan.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS
0:12:52 > 0:12:55So how long have you been doing this motivational thing?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58A few years now. Are you going to stay and listen?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I would do, but I can't be bothered.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Listen, when I'm done here, I'll check into a hotel.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11No, you won't. Why?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I heard you rowing last night.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16It's nothing.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Well, it didn't sound like nothing.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20You OK?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I'm fine. Everything's fine.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I'm in the way, though. I'll check into a hotel anyway.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31You don't need a hotel! You can stay as long as you like.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Well, when you put it like that, how can I say no?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Terry and I aren't getting on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Becca going to uni has just brought it all to a head,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45but to be honest, it's been like that for a while.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Well, you know what Montaigne said -
0:13:47 > 0:13:50a good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Or a dead husband.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- We've got nothing in common. - You must've done once.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Whatever it was, we've lost it.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00You'll work it out.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I don't even know if I want to.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Hey, look, there's one of your posters.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I've never met a famous person before.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Do you have one of those earpieces like Britney Spears?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Yes, I'm just like Britney.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Mr Tanner? I'm Claire Price. We spoke on the phone.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Ah, yes, I never forget a voice.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So lovely to meet you. We're ready for you now.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- OK.- Good luck, Dan. I'll see you tonight.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Not if I see you first.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'm looking forward to this. It should be good.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30How many people are we expecting?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- PHONE RINGS - Has he got bad eyesight or is he proper blind?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Sunglasses, guide dog, all that?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40He's blind, what do you want me to say?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Was he born like that? - I don't know, I didn't ask.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45George, will you get that?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It'd be worse to go blind, wouldn't it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49You know, have something then lose it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I don't know, I haven't really thought about it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- PHONE CONTINUES TO RING - George, are you deaf or what?!
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I wish I was, then I wouldn't have to listen to you all day long.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59I asked you to get the phone.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Why? It's never for me.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Are you glued to that chair?! - How do you go from that...to this?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's a lot easier than you think.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11What is the point of being alive?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I'm hanging on so I can see you off.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Dan, that was amazing. You were fantastic!
0:15:20 > 0:15:21No autographs, please.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25No seriously, it was inspiring. I've never seen anything like it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27You need to get out more.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31You should have been there. "See beyond your own limitations."
0:15:31 > 0:15:32You pulled a sickie?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34They were coming out of that conference hall
0:15:34 > 0:15:36feeling ten feet tall.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40(What is he still doing here?)
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Right, what does everyone want for tea?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- I've not got much in but... - Don't worry about food,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I was going to take you both out for dinner anyway.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50No, no, I can find something.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53No, I insist. It's the least I can do.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Wow. You look...
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- MOBILE PHONE BEEPS - Tell Daniel the taxi's here.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- So, have you been here before? - What, with him?
0:17:23 > 0:17:24It's a bit pricey, isn't it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26How do you know you're not getting ripped off?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- What do you mean? - You can't see the bill, can you?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31You've just got to trust people, Terry.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Terry's right, though. We can't let you pay for everything.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36No, it's fine, honestly. I've had an advance from my publisher.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I've got a new book of poetry coming out.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41You never said! Gosh, it's been a long time.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Tell me about it.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Oh, Daniel, that's brilliant. Congratulations.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- I'm sure it'll fly off the shelves. - I'm sure it will.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I'll probably end up giving more away.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Oh, it was crazy, Jenny, and the humidity.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I was glad to get out of there in the end.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And then I lived in Paris for a few years.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Of course you did. - What was that like?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Paris? Oh, it was wonderful. Except for the French.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I took Becca there for a weekend once. We had a ball.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Did you not go with them, Terry?
0:18:09 > 0:18:10No, I had a big job on.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Terry's more of a Benidorm man.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14There's nothing wrong with Benidorm.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17No, I went to Benidorm a couple of years back for a stag weekend.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Had a brilliant time. Loved every minute of it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I work my plums off all year, all I want is somewhere I can relax.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I want a pool, a pint and a bit of sun.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27You just want what you always want.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I wouldn't bet on that, love.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Well, it's a filthy habit, I know, but I hope you don't mind
0:18:36 > 0:18:38if I step outside.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- I'll join you.- You've given up.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41One's not going to kill me, is it?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Cheers. Another thimble of beer here, love.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39I'm going to go straight to bed. Night, Jen. Night, Terry.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Night, Dan.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Daniel has just spent a fortune on us
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and you can't even say good night?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53You were a lot more than friends, weren't you?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54What?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- I saw you outside the restaurant. - What are you talking about, Terry?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59You know exactly what I'm talking about.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- We were just mates.- Just mates?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- What's that, then?- Don't.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08A collection of poetry by Daniel Tanner...
0:20:08 > 0:20:12And this - "I Know Why The J Bird Sings."
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Oh, I bet he does. This poem's about you, isn't it?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16All right, look, we went out for a while,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- but it was years ago. - Why did you lie to me?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Well, probably because I knew you'd react like this!
0:20:21 > 0:20:22You still fancy him, don't you?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Grow up.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Why do you have to ruin everything for me?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31So can I have an ex round to stay?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34YELLING: What is he still doing here? Can't he find the door?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39DOOR SLAMS
0:20:42 > 0:20:43'Do you know what time it is?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45'I've got to be up in a couple of hours.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46'Oh, keep your voice down.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- 'You're having a go at me for making a racket.- Go to sleep.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54'Oh, wind your neck in, we were just having a laugh.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- 'Yeah, a bit of a comedian, is he? - Yes, he's a riot.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01'God knows I could do with a laugh living with you!
0:21:01 > 0:21:05'I am SO sick of it. Honestly, Terry. Please!'
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Bloody hell. You're kidding?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- He wrote a poem about her.- Oh!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Maybe he's writing a new one for his next book.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20How do you know he's got another book coming out?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21I've been on his website.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Do you know he climbed the Matterhorn once?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25All right, he was attached to another bloke,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27but I wouldn't have the bottle to do that.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34They reckon blind people are dynamite in bed.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36They've got like a...heightened sensitivity,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38more touch-oriented.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Apparently, they've got magic fingers.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47GUITAR PLAYS
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Haven't you learnt a new tune yet?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35You were playing that at uni.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39I've made you some breakfast.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Breakfast in bed. Just like the old days, eh?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50You still wear Lou Lou.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53It's uncanny, you know.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Doesn't matter where I go, whenever I ever smell that perfume...
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I swear to God, I'm right back in digs.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Even now.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I'd better get that.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21'Hi, Geoff.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27'No, no, no. That's OK. Sure, I understand.'
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Dan, I know we had plans for today but something's come up.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I've got to go to work, Terry, and Dan was wondering
0:23:37 > 0:23:39if you wouldn't mind him spending the day with you?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'm working.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I thought I'd spend the day with the lads, if that's OK.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Fine by me.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Terry, look, I know we might have got off on the wrong foot
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but this is an opportunity to get to know each other better.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55I've done a deli run. Croissants and pain au chocolat.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I'm only kidding, mate. Sausage rolls and pasties.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Right, Dan, I'll see you tonight.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- See you later.- Come on, mate.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- What does he do?- He's a roofer.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16It turns out my mother was right, it can make you go blind.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19He's joking, you muppet.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Seriously though, mate, if you don't mind me asking, how did it happen?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26(Don't be asking him that!)
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- What?- No, it's fine, I'm happy to talk about it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35You know, I was about ten when I first noticed it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39I was OK during the day but I couldn't see anything at night.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43I was always fumbling round my bedroom and bumping into stuff.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45My mum and dad just thought I was clumsy.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50I remember this one time I went to the pictures with my brother.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52He grabbed a couple of seats while I went to get the drinks
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and I ended up missing the first ten minutes of the film,
0:24:55 > 0:24:56just couldn't find him.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00They thought I needed glasses so they took me to an opticians,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02they sent me to a specialist.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa - RP.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07It's a degenerative eye disease.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12There was nothing the doctors could do.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And then one day, I woke up and just couldn't see anything.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I was 18, I had my whole life in front of me.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It was scary.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24You know, I went through the whole self-pitying phase -
0:25:24 > 0:25:26"Why me? What have I ever done to anybody?"
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I was in a very dark place for a while. Literally.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I thought, "I'm never going to have a girlfriend,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36"I'm never going to have kids, I'm never going to see a naked woman."
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I wasn't sure I wanted to carry on.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42But then I decided I wasn't going to let it beat me, Kev.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I wasn't going to let it hold me back. And I haven't.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47In some ways, it's been the making of me.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Mate, I don't know how you're so positive.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Well, if you don't like something, Kev, change it,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and if you can't change it, change your attitude.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04You're right, you're so right.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Forget the past, forget the future. You've got to live in the moment.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Are you doing any more talks? I wouldn't mind coming to one.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Do you fancy it, Terry?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21We better get back to work. We don't get paid to sit here yapping, do we?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Yeah, I've got my reading list, got my timetable
0:26:32 > 0:26:34and there's a library induction this afternoon.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36So you're settling in OK, then?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39The student bar's good. The beer's well cheap.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Well, don't go overboard.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I got hammered one night and ended up with your dad.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49So how are you and Dad?
0:26:49 > 0:26:50We're fine.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53How are you really?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We're OK.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01But you're not though, are you?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04You just concentrate on your studies.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I'll be honest with you, Mum, the best thing about coming to uni
0:27:07 > 0:27:09is not having to listen to you and Dad
0:27:09 > 0:27:11shouting at each other all the time.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Are you going to split up?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23You worry too much, yeah. You just concentrate on having a good time.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26I'll call you later.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- See you tomorrow.- Yeah.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Jenny said you had a row last night.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I had no idea she'd kept you in the dark.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I mean, she must have had her reasons, I suppose.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07She must've done, yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09You know, me and Jenny...we were...
0:28:09 > 0:28:11It was just a brief dalliance.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14You wrote a poem about her.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18To capture the moment. Like a photograph.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Only I'm not very good at taking pictures.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Look, Terry, the past is the past.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27"There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday."
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Can you do me a favour, Terry?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34There's somewhere I've always wanted to visit.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58You've seriously never been here before, Terry?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00It's not really my thing, mate.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Jenny's brought Becca a few times.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And art doesn't mean anything to you?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Stephen Gerard pinging a 40-yard cross-field pass, that's art.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Come on, take me to another one.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Give me your hand, Terry.- Why?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Look, I know it's not your cup of tea but let me try something.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37What are you doing?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- This one feels different to the last one.- So?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Well, what does that suggest to you?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Nothing. I don't know.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Think about it.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Even though they all look the same...
0:29:51 > 0:29:53they're all individual.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Go on.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Well, maybe the statues are us.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02How do you mean?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Human beings, you know, we're all...
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I don't know. This is stupid.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12What are you afraid of, Terry?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16We're all human beings. We all look the same but we're all different.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Big deal!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Are they all facing in different directions?
0:30:27 > 0:30:28No.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32They're all looking out to sea.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Why?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40It's like they're all waiting for something.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Waiting for what?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48The tide, a ship...
0:30:49 > 0:30:50The future.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53That's interesting.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Some of them are further out...
0:31:00 > 0:31:02..up to their necks in water.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Time's running out for them.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20The future's coming for us.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22We all know it...
0:31:24 > 0:31:26..but we can't do anything about it.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30That's brilliant!
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Is it?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- You're a poet, my friend. - Pack it in.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36"The future's coming for us."
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I'm sorry I've been acting like an idiot the last few days.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02My head's been all over the place.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I misjudged Dan. He's sound.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- I'm not interrupting anything, am I? - No, mate, no, you're not.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11So I thought I'd do a chilli.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14I've got a nice bottle of Malbec. Fancy a glass?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Actually, I could really go for a beer if that's OK.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Now you're talking my language.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Football and wine don't really mix, do they?
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Football?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Yeah, me and Dan are going to watch the match.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27You don't mind, do you?
0:32:27 > 0:32:28No.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Maybe burgers would be better.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33There you are, mate.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45TELEVISION BLARES IN BACKGROUND
0:32:45 > 0:32:50'Get in! Yes! Beauty! Get in, Danny, mate!'
0:33:27 > 0:33:29'Your eyes are like blue diamonds...
0:33:35 > 0:33:36'That's rubbish, come on.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51'Your eyes are like the deep blue...'
0:33:52 > 0:33:54What are you writing?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Just pricing a job, you know.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Oh, cheers.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02MOBILE PHONE RINGS
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Hello?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10I don't know.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I don't know what time I'll be home.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16I haven't decided.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21If I want to go for a drink, I'll go for a drink.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Well, put it in the oven, then.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Yeah.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Yeah, fine. All right.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Bye, Mum.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Women, eh, mate?!
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Do you want to know why I get up in the morning?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46This. I love this garden.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55I sit down here with my coffee before I go to work,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58read a couple of pages in my book, listen to the birds sing.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02It's my little oasis.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07HE SIGHS
0:35:07 > 0:35:08What?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Nothing.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11No, go on.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17I just never saw you being happy with the house in the suburbs
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and the English country garden.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21What do you mean?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I always thought you wanted more from life.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27You always talked about seeing the world.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29You say a lot of things when you're 18,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32but life doesn't turn out like that, does it?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34That depends.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37You make your dreams happen, Jen, you don't wait for them to happen.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I've still got plans.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I mean, we've only got 12 years left on the mortgage,
0:35:41 > 0:35:42and I've got the endowment,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45and Terry's talking about retiring at 55,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47so I mean, we can go travelling then.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Wow, mortgages, endowments, how do you cope with the thrill of it all?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Well, we're not all like you, are we, Daniel?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55No, I'm not having a go, I'm just interested.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I mean, what are you going to remember at the end of your life?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Is this really all you've got to look forward to?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03A bit of decking, a cup of coffee of a morning?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08What keeps you going, Jen? Two weeks in Benidorm? Britain's Got Talent?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11The occasional night out with a man that's not worthy of you?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Hang on a minute. - I'm sorry, Jen, but it's true.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Terry is not the man for you.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21And it's not too late to follow your dreams, either.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25You know, your daughter's gone to university now.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28You don't have to put up with this anymore.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31You can still be the person that you wanted to be.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39I know you're unhappy, Jen, I can feel it...
0:36:42 > 0:36:43I can feel it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I am a married woman and you've got a wife!
0:37:01 > 0:37:06Not anymore. We've been separated for six months.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09I had a little fling with a PhD student.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13But that didn't work out so there's nothing to stop us now.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Forget about what you're going to do when you pay off the mortgage.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Forget about endowments,
0:37:19 > 0:37:20you've got to live for the moment.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Everything else is...- Just settling.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28And you're still playing the same old song after 20 years.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- I'm not trying to spin you a line, Jen.- Really?
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Listen to me.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37I'm no choirboy, I know that,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41but I always hoped that I'd manage to find my way back to you.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45You were the best lover I ever had, Jen.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You're a still a bright, vibrant, beautiful woman.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53You deserve so much more than this.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55And I'm going to get that from you, am I?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01We've lost our way over the last couple of years...
0:38:01 > 0:38:02'but that was my fault too.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08'I don't know if Terry loves me anymore.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11'I don't even know if our marriage is worth fighting for,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15'but the one thing I do know is that I would never cheat on him.'
0:38:18 > 0:38:20My husband has a lot of faults.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25'He's not the most sophisticated man in the world...'
0:38:26 > 0:38:28..but I'll tell you this...
0:38:31 > 0:38:33..he's more of a man than you'll ever be.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42I'm sorry I've got to go.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I was looking forward to going to the Tate with you.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Maybe next time, eh?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Being blind's definitely got its advantages, hasn't it?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02I'm not sure I follow you.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Well, it's a brilliant get-out-of-jail card.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10No-one's going to hit a blind man, are they?
0:39:10 > 0:39:11No matter what he does.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Look, Terry...- You're going to be late for your train.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41The tide's coming in.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45The future is hurtling towards us
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and there is nothing we can do about it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51It's amazing when you look at it that way, isn't it?
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Why are we here, Terry?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I've been thinking about our future...
0:40:03 > 0:40:05..whether we've got one or not.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11I let things slip.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17I don't know when it happened or why, but I let it happen.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21It wasn't just you.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28I just don't want us to be in our sixties and...
0:40:28 > 0:40:30still at each other's throats.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Well, then things have got to change.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37We have got to start being honest with each other.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41When you said that stuff to Becca
0:40:41 > 0:40:45about uni being the best years of your life...
0:40:45 > 0:40:47it really hurt me.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I was just trying to get her to make the most of things.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55All the best times of my life have been with you.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59The day we got married...
0:41:00 > 0:41:02The day Becca was born...
0:41:04 > 0:41:06The day we found out the tumour was benign.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15You missed out Istanbul.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20You weren't there, were you?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21It's in my top four, though.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Let's go home.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45Listen, do you fancy going somewhere different next year on holiday?
0:41:45 > 0:41:46How about Santorini?
0:41:47 > 0:41:51I've been looking it up on the internet, it looks really nice.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53It's a four-hour flight.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I'll just have to take two sleeping tablets, then, won't I?
0:42:07 > 0:42:12# Love and marriage, love and marriage
0:42:12 > 0:42:16# Go together like a horse and carriage
0:42:16 > 0:42:20# This I tell you, brother
0:42:20 > 0:42:25# You can't have one without the other. #