0:00:10 > 0:00:12Beautiful Bournemouth.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14They call it "God's Waiting Room".
0:00:16 > 0:00:20But me and my friends aren't planning on a sleepy seaside retirement.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Cheers, Paul!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24I'm John. And this has been my home for 30 years.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27- It's the boys!- It's the boys!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29We might all have bus passes,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32but we're determined to make the most of the time we have left.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34SHE SHRIEKS
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Do you think he'll need to take Viagra?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39We've got big dreams.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Some of us want second chances.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And we still have unfulfilled desires.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49We may be getting on a bit, but we're still living.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58This time, will Vanessa and Babs have a final showdown?
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Are you sure he invited her?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I just don't want to go Round Two with her.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I've got a big decision to make about my future.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Do you really want to come here? It's awful.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Well, we've got to find out what it's all about, haven't we?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And could Chris have gone too far this time?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- I mean, I'm a good friend of yours, but...- No, you're not!- Yes, I am.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22No, you're not. You think you are, but you're not!
0:01:23 > 0:01:281940s MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- Hello, John? I'm Matt from the estate agent.- Pleased to meet you.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Glad you could make it.- No problem at all.- Come in.- How you doing?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I thought you'd like to look round the old house.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58So, I just wanted to check in with you to make sure that we've got
0:01:58 > 0:02:02enough stock there, and if we come up with a great big order, that we...
0:02:02 > 0:02:06You're ready to rock and roll within three or four days?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Brilliant! OK!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- This is my downstairs bedroom now. - Right, OK.- Yeah.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Right, so... What is the reason for wanting to get a valuation?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- What are you thinking... - Well, I'm not getting any younger.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- The house is far...- It's a big place. - ..too big for one person.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Where are you looking to go to, once you leave?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Well, I thought I'd try the various types of establishments,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38you know, the old people's homes, the warden-assisted homes...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Right, OK.- ..and all that, and... - The initial stage is get the valuation
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- and do what you are doing.- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- You've done the hardest bit then, essentially.- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- So hopefully, it'll be plain sailing from now on.- We hope so.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52# Come here, sister
0:02:52 > 0:02:54# Papa's in the swing. #
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Oh, that looks good!- Yeah?- Lovely.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Is that really butter on my bread, there?- Yes, it is.- Thank you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05# Ain't no drag
0:03:07 > 0:03:09# Papa's got a brand-new bag
0:03:12 > 0:03:13# He's doing the jerk
0:03:13 > 0:03:17# And digs this crazy scene
0:03:18 > 0:03:22# He's not too fancy
0:03:22 > 0:03:26# But his line is pretty clean
0:03:26 > 0:03:28# Ain't no drag
0:03:28 > 0:03:32# Because you know he's got brand-new bag
0:03:34 > 0:03:35# He's doing the jerk
0:03:35 > 0:03:37# He's doing the fly
0:03:37 > 0:03:39# Don't play him cheap
0:03:39 > 0:03:42# Cos you know he's got a brand-new bag. #
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I know you have some wacky ideas sometimes,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50but I mean, this is rather impromptu.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Yeah, but, Gloria, if David Dimbleby can have one,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- then so can I. Can't I? - Well, er...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It's sentimental.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00When my daughter was a baby,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I always used to paint things on her toes,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- little faces on her toes.- Oh, OK.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06And I do the same with my grandchildren,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08every time they have a bath.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- So you'll never guess what - good news, Gloria.- Yeah?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I'm doing an interview
0:04:13 > 0:04:15for a local magazine for Dorset.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Are you?- Yeah.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Wow.- All about my baby boxes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Wow.- So, it's going to be a fabulous interview.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Would you like to come down?- Yes. Love to, yes.- Thank you.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31The dinner party you did the other night was lovely.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Enjoyed it?- Yeah. Interesting.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Very interesting conversation, good cooking...
0:04:36 > 0:04:37But tell me, Gloria -
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- when I disappeared to the kitchen to potter round in there...- Yeah...
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- and it kind of went quiet when I came back into the room.- Did it?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I assumed at that point
0:04:47 > 0:04:51you were probably talking about Vanessa again, in my house.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Well, he started it, you see. - Did he?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- That wasn't nice of him to put you in that predicament.- No.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00You're in my house, having dinner at my table,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and when my back is turned he wants to bring up that woman,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- I don't like that. - I know, it was awful.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I think he just knows it upsets you.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Do you think he's doing that deliberately?- I think so, yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- We were going to have a pleasant evening without mentioning anything negative...- No.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- And then he goes and does that. - Yeah.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- There you go.- Wow!
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- What do you think?- It's lovely.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Thank you.- Yeah! Mwah.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Oh! My smelly toes?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Oh, there you are, Chris.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39A bit earlier, you could have bought me breakfast.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Looks well cholesterol-laden there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah, well, I was getting a bit hungry.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I'm glad you could find some time to, erm...have a chat.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I just hate things left on a sour note,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and I just hope that you can accept and forgive.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The way I think is I'm always prepared to give people second chances.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I don't believe in dwelling over things.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Barbara's a different kettle of fish, she is a bit of a diva.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06She's very oversensitive about the whole issue. She won't put it to one side.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10There's nothing I can do to get her to warm towards you
0:06:10 > 0:06:13or even speak to you. She doesn't want to know.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- So you don't think there could be a reconciliation with Barbara?- No!
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Not in a million years.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21So what have you been up to, then, Chris?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Organising my bowls for the first match of the season.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27We invite people down there to learn how to play,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and we're always looking for new members.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33You're quite welcome to come down and I'll personally teach you
0:06:33 > 0:06:35how to play.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And actually I think probably Barbara'll be there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It'll be quite interesting to see what reaction
0:06:39 > 0:06:42again it would be if you actually DO turn up.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I haven't heard from that chap, you know, Steve, that took my number.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- When we went blindfold speed dating.- Yes. Yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02No, I'm really...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05surprised, cos I thought he was quite keen.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- I might hang up my suspenders and retire.- No, you won't.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Everybody knows Dee as being...
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Everybody knows Dee as being full of fun, and saucy.- Yes.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And if you weren't like that, you wouldn't be Dee.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Well, let's have a holiday,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and six months down the line I might think again.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Exactly. Yeah.- We'll see.- Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Ah. Hello, girls.- Hello, John.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Hello, Dee, nice to see you again. - And this is my friend Annie.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Hello, Annie.- This is John.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Fish and chip John. - Oh, fish and chips.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39I know how to treat a lady!
0:07:39 > 0:07:40What have you been up to?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, I actually had an estate agent round yesterday
0:07:44 > 0:07:47to give me his appraisal on my little mansion.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Why did you get the estate agents in?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Well, I'm thinking of downsizing. - Oh, are you?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Yeah, and I'm going to look at care homes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I'm going to have a look at one tomorrow.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Now - I'm going to have a go at you. - Oh, no!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02If you mix with old people, you'll get old.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04He can use it as a hotel.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08If he goes there with his faculties and his car...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- The one I'm going to see, they said this is like a cruise ship.- Exactly.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I've arranged to meet the lady
0:08:15 > 0:08:17who runs this care home.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Would you care to join me, and then I'd value your expertise.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Yes. I'd love to come and talk you out of it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I don't want you to get old,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30you've got to keep young. It's the only way to keep going. Honestly.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Hmm.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45BILL WITHERS: # Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
0:08:47 > 0:08:51# It's not warm when she's away
0:08:54 > 0:08:57# Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
0:08:57 > 0:09:04# And she's always gone too long Any time she goes away
0:09:06 > 0:09:10# Wonder this time where she's gone
0:09:13 > 0:09:17# Wonder if she's gone to stay
0:09:19 > 0:09:22# Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
0:09:22 > 0:09:28# And this house just ain't no home Any time she goes away
0:09:31 > 0:09:33# And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know... #
0:09:33 > 0:09:35PHONE RINGS
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Hello.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Yes. Speaking.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Yeah, that would be great.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Whereabouts in London would I be expected to come?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Well, I'll look forward to hearing from you.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Oh, wow.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Oh, hi!- Hi, Vanessa. Lovely day, isn't it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Oh... What a great day. Aren't we blessed with this...
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Great day for taking the dogs out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Vanessa, how are you getting on?
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Well, before you came I had a phone call from a radio station
0:10:15 > 0:10:18up in London, asking me
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- if I can go up there and do an interview about my book.- Wow.
0:10:22 > 0:10:28So... Oh, Dee, this could open so many doors. Imagine the publicity.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Maybe this is the opportunity that I've really been waiting for,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35you know, my driving force has always been Elizabeth
0:10:35 > 0:10:40and I just pray that this break,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43this opportunity, will make a difference to our lives.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Because at the moment I feel I've failed her.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh...- No, I do.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52I worry about her. I worry about her being so vulnerable,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and in fact I feel a bit choked thinking about it.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Oh. Don't be like that. - No, I do, because
0:10:58 > 0:11:02it's not been easy. No, it's not been easy, Dee...
0:11:02 > 0:11:06But you've managed. You're a survivor. That's the main thing.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09You always say that to yourself, that you are a survivor.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12You haven't failed her because she's still with you, you're still
0:11:12 > 0:11:14with her, and you're working hard
0:11:14 > 0:11:17to make something worthwhile to leave her.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21This is when I find it difficult, Dee, when people attack me,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24it's like as if people don't want me to get on.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27You know, I had coffee the other day with Chris,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32and he mentioned that he's got this bowling match.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Have you been invited? - Yes, I have. I'm going to go.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Mm. I don't know. I mean, he did mention it, but
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I feel sure that Barbara's going to be there
0:11:40 > 0:11:44and quite frankly I just don't want to go round two with her.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- You know - I just don't want to... - Well, come along and see.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52You can always go, can't you, if you think it might be too difficult.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Yeah.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Fantastic. And another one...
0:12:04 > 0:12:07That's it. Big smile.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Great, thank you.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Ah. Wow...
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- How do you feel? - Great. It was brilliant, wasn't it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- You must be very pleased with how that went.- Fantastic.- Excellent.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23So how's things with Chris?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Sometimes when I don't get to sleep straight away things
0:12:27 > 0:12:30play in my mind over and over again, and I've been thinking,
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- you know, that he can be more of a hindrance to me than a help. - Than a help, yeah,
0:12:35 > 0:12:36I believe you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Because he always tries to, you know, either throw me
0:12:39 > 0:12:44under the bus or do something that causes a problem within my company.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Why would you try and mess up somebody else's pitch
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and things like that when you're going to do something, and he
0:12:51 > 0:12:54brings it down and laughs at it
0:12:54 > 0:12:57and has a giggle and thinks it's hilarious.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59You say to him, "Why did you do that?"
0:12:59 > 0:13:03And he says, "Because I think it's hilarious!"
0:13:03 > 0:13:05It's hilarious for him -
0:13:05 > 0:13:07but it's not for ME, on the receiving end of it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Because he wants to be known as the most obnoxious man in Bournemouth...
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Well, he's quite right there, then. - Well, he is.- He's proved it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19But do I want Mr Obnoxious attached to my company?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21People will think, "What is she doing with him,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24"what is he doing with her business?"
0:13:24 > 0:13:25I don't want that association.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- No.- He needs cutting down to size, definitely.- Mm.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Definitely. Without a doubt.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33MUSIC: Ain't Misbehavin' by Fats Waller
0:13:39 > 0:13:44Ooh... It's a big area, isn't it? Eh?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Do you really want to come here? It's awful.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Well, we've got to find out what it's all about, haven't we?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Eh?- Oh, I don't know. - It's a lovely...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Hello, ladies, what a pleasure it is for you to see us.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- You must be John.- I are.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- How clever of you to realise. - And who's the lovely lady with you?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- This is Dee.- Dee, hello.- I'm his friend, hello.- Lovely to meet you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06She's my support.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- So shall we have a little look around?- Yeah, by all means. - Is that all right with you?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17So this is our parlour area.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19These are all our lovely ladies.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21We sit here and have quizzes
0:14:21 > 0:14:24and word searches and teas and coffees...
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Oh, right. - ..and watch the world go by.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Shall we go up and have a look at the rooms?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Let's have a go at the stairs.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Oh, you've got too much vitality!
0:14:34 > 0:14:36WOMAN LAUGHS
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Ah... - Oh, you have, sweetheart, you have.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45So this is our activities room, and all sorts goes on here.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Is there a curfew if you're out late?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50No, not at all, we want people to be as independent as possible.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55What about visitors? If you come home at three o'clock in the morning, blind drunk
0:14:55 > 0:14:56and you take someone in with you?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I don't know who she's talking about.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Well, this is his home...
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Tut-tut.- ..but we would have to risk assess anything that was going on,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06in a discreet way.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- The place itself is brilliant. - It is, absolutely.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I mean, the dining facilities, the bar.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Rather than going into a flat, where you're basically on your own so if you ARE ill, tough...
0:15:22 > 0:15:27But don't you think that's the time to come into a place like this, when you really need it?
0:15:27 > 0:15:31What gets me is how fast my wife went downhill.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Yes.- You know. And I thought, "Oh, my golly."
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Within a year, you know, she was unable to look after herself,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and that's at the back of my mind having seen how fast it happens.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45This is one of the benefits, why I've come here to have a look at this today -
0:15:45 > 0:15:48if I'm slowly going down the river,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51then there's somewhere for me to come so I'm not a burden on the family.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54No. I just don't think it's right for you, John -
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I mean, I'm older than you, as you know,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and I would feel stifled here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We need to have some time with younger people
0:16:01 > 0:16:04so as we get the energy from them into ourselves -
0:16:04 > 0:16:07if you're in a place like that, there's no energy, is there?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- So you wouldn't be able to feed off anybody else's energy.- No.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It's certainly given me something to think about.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Don't know if anyone's here yet, but I reckon we'll get about 30 or 40.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34MUSIC: 'S Wonderful by George and Ira Gershwin
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Yeah, we've got Monty coming down with his music later on.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Oh, you've done a really good job here, Chris.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Looks good, doesn't it?
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Well, I've been down since about six o'clock this morning cutting the grass... No, I haven't.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11The green looks very, very good.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Hopefully you'll get some new members in today. That'd be good.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Well - the end of the season, probably be 25% less!
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Looking at some of the members around at the moment...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Yeah, they do pop off, don't they?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Is Barbara coming down?- Yes, she is.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Yeah. As long as she can bend down.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- Oh...- Well, you know what she's like.- ..have a day off!
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Leave her alone. You do upset her, you know.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- I don't upset her.- You wind her up...- She's too sensitive.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37..at every opportunity.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38She just leaves herself open...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Just have a nice...- ..you've just got to do it.- No, you don't.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- You had a good friendship, don't you value the relationship?- Of course.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48That's where I like to wind her up because that's good fun.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49She ends up in tears, you know,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- over you.- No, she doesn't.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Oh, yes, she does.- She should take it with a pinch of salt.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- It's a bit of fun.- You go too far.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58No, I don't go too far. Not at all.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Has she showed you her tattoo yet?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Where is it, on her backside? - I'm not going to tell you,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- I'll leave it to Barbara to tell you where it is. - Don't really want to see it!
0:18:07 > 0:18:10MUSIC: Oh, Lady Be Good! by George and Ira Gershwin
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- All right?- That's lovely. Thanks, Rick.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37You haven't got my kettledrums. I want my kettledrums.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40No, the kettle's inside. You're making the tea.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Ah. So it won't be long now, I should think -
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- half an hour and they'll all start coming.- Yeah.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05I should think so, yes.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- So this is where you hang out, then. - Oh, hello.- How are you?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I haven't formally introduced you,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13this is Gloria, Vanessa. Vanessa, Gloria.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Yeah, I thought you were Vanessa. - Well, I know you're Gloria, you've got it on...- Yeah.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- You saw her for a quick flash in the market.- I did see a fleeting moment.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Probably a better way of putting it. - Are you staying, Vanessa?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I only popped in because you'd invited me
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- and I didn't want to snub you, but two reasons...- You invited her?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Well, I said she could come along. I've got no problem with that.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Chris, I can't stop because I'm going up to London -
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I'm going to be interviewed about my book on the radio.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Oh, yeah?- But one of the other reasons I came is,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I've got a little something here for Barbara. Right?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46What is it, a dildo?!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48No, behave. No.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's a copy of my book.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Oh, wow, what a surprise!
0:19:53 > 0:19:55No - but let me tell you something.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57As Barbara didn't want to spend time with me,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00maybe away from me she'd like to read this
0:20:00 > 0:20:01because you know what?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05In actual fact, I think we've got an awful lot in common.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Probably more than she realises.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09So perhaps you could be the messenger.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- I think that's a job for you, Gloria.- No, no, no.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Chris...- Anyway. I hope it's a very successful day.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Yes, thank you. Thanks, Vanessa. - All the best.- Cheers. Thank you.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- There you go.- (Oh, my God.) - All yours.- No, no...
0:20:22 > 0:20:24What do you mean, "No, no"?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27You've got to give it to Barbara. I don't want anything to do with it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Let's see what it says. Let's start reading it now.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33"An Accidental Madam." Oh...
0:20:33 > 0:20:37"From one entrepreneur to another." Oh-ho-ho, ho, that's a wind-up!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42MUSIC: American Patrol by Glenn Miller
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I hope you have a real good time here.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08We've got a really good bunch of people. Apart from me.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Would you like to join? Seriously.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Yes.- You would.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Oh, she threw it... She threw it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40If you hadn't thrown it, that would have been very good.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42THEY LAUGH
0:21:42 > 0:21:44So, hello, guys. Hello, Simon.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I don't wish to speak, so don't say "Hello, Simon."
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Oh, dear. Hello.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Who's pulled his chain?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58MUSIC: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Osvaldo Farres
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Hi...
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Yes. Pretty good, Clive.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Oh, you see, mine is just... - A bit too narrow, you just...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09What you've got to do is aim for the post.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Erm... I just have to tell you something.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Erm...- What?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Vanessa came before it all started.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- What, today?- Yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22She left you something.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Erm, she left you her book.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Her book? For me?- Yes.- Oh...
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Have you got a box of matches?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I think Chris actually invited her this afternoon.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35He didn't invite her. Did he?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37He invited her.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Just shows you how...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- devious he can be, doesn't it? - I give up on him.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Are you sure he invited her?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Yeah.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48I'm sick and tired of the whole bloody thing. Excuse my swearing.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- It's all Chris. - It is. He started it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54You and I wouldn't be having this conversation if it wasn't for Chris.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I know. Barbara, I've been saying this right from the beginning.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I know, you have. It's almost like...
0:23:58 > 0:24:01suddenly, lately, he's become a monster.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Yeah.- And he needs feeding. And you keep feeding him.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And the more you feed him, the bigger the monster becomes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08And so if you say to him,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11"You're bloody obnoxious," he'll go, "Huh-huh-huh!"
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I know, he loves it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16And I don't need that, Gloria.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17What are you going to do about it?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I think I'm going to grow up. And I think the monster needs to be slain.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Yeah.- And the sooner I do her, the better.- Yeah.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27MUSIC: Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
0:24:34 > 0:24:37With prison behind you, how do you feel about being judged?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40People can be very prejudiced,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and I find that very, very sad.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46I find it sad that people... they label you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I stand tall and proud,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53and I'm happy about the person that I am today.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Are you sorry for what you did?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57No.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58No, definitely not.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I wouldn't be the person I am.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04And out of it, I hope that I can help people in the future.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07If people do buy the book, what is the headline
0:25:07 > 0:25:09that you'd like them to take away from it, to a reader?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I think the main thing is that it doesn't have matter
0:25:12 > 0:25:14what happens to you in life -
0:25:14 > 0:25:15you must keep going.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I always believe that
0:25:17 > 0:25:20as one door closes, another opens.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25But if you stop, then you've lost. And I could never lose.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I just have to keep going.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Vanessa, you're a very inspiring lady, thank you so much for joining me today -
0:25:30 > 0:25:33it's been fascinating speaking to you, and it is a great book.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Thank you, Erica, thank you very much.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43The Barnes Wallis of the bowling green!
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Hello!
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Enjoy your bowls, then? I saw you chucking 'em up down there.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I think I need to be chucking them in a different direction.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Why?- I heard all about you today.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04- What do you mean?- Who you invited.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- I didn't invite anyone. - Well, I heard there was somebody here before I arrived.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Oh, yeah - well, Vanessa came down.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11At least I keep an open mind.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13And my mind is closed, you think?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Yes.- Really?- Totally.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- No, Chris.- It IS closed.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- You've got a very bigoted attitude towards the whole thing?- Have I?
0:26:20 > 0:26:21- Yeah, you have.- Just because...
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- I'm not arguing with you, I'm just telling you. - I don't want to argue with you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27You're the one that's arguing.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31You wind me up, you, you set me up, you undermine me at every stage...
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- In the last few months... - Not at all.- ..since I allowed you back into my life,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37you've been a pain in the bloody backside.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38I'm a good friend of yours...
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- No, you're not!- Yes, I am.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- You think you are, but you're not. - Well, that's up to you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Chris, stay out of my life. My life is moving on,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I think our friendship has really run its course,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and I don't need you in my life, you're a hindrance.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Well, don't invite me, then. - Don't talk crap.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58You cried your eyes out when I offered to help you.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Shall I tell you why?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00- Yeah.- Shall I really tell you why?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Because emotionally, you need other people to prop you up.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Really?- Absolutely.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09In all the 30 years that I've known you, Chris, you have never,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11ever, ever once offered to help me.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Rubbish.- You couldn't give a shit about anybody.- Rubbish.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Only your wife and your two daughters.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- And who else do you care... - I have friends, I care about people.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- You've got friends...- Yes.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- ..who tell you what you want to hear.- Really? Oh...
0:27:22 > 0:27:25You have people built around you,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29that you like to hear how brilliant you are,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- what a great entrepreneur you are... - Really?- Oh, absolutely.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I'm going to show you, Chris, that I can do it without you.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37So all the best for the future.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- OK. Yeah, cheers. Bye!- Bye.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44MUSIC: Solace by Scott Joplin
0:28:02 > 0:28:06So the time has come to say goodbye to Bournemouth.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Will Dee really hang up her suspenders?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Will Babs and Chris ever be reconciled?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Will Vanessa hit the big time with her memoir?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24And will I decide to stay, or go?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28MUSIC: Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman