Original subtitles

I've told Andrew and I'm telling you - from now on, stay away from him.

- No. - It's over. It's finished.

When are you gonna learn? You're not good enough for their snotty brat.

That were your mum. She's gone. She says she's not coming back.

Let's get married then.

Why don't you tell him about her? Tell him the truth.

(Paul) She had a baby. Lisa, her sister... She isn't her sister.

I was raped.

(Andrew) No... Not your dad?

You coward! You shitty little coward!

- Get away from my car. - You bastard!

For eight months, I've tried not to think about you.

I have to think about my family.

(Woman ) You ought to keep an eye on your husband.

Do you want a shag?

Yeah. All right.

Carol!

Carol!

Carol!

- Come inside. - Get off me.

- Andrew... - Off!

She's going to shag him. She knows it's going to kill me.

Andrew...

Aagh!

- Is it definitely on properly? - Yeah.

- Sure? I don't want to get pregnant. - You won't.

Can you...?

Ow! You missed.

Can you not...?

Sorry... Sorry.

Oh, shit.

- Have you...? - Shit.

Sorry. Oh, shit.

It doesn't matter, John. Honestly, John.

We're going back down t'pub then?

So why did I get the phone call?

I don't know.

I can only assume it's someone being spiteful or vindictive.

So she came to see you, once, at the surgery?

- When was this? - Months ago.

So why this phone call now?

- I don't know. - It's Christmas Eve.

It's the night before Christmas and...

The thing is, you're a liar.

For six years you came home to me,

to your son, smelling of that whore.

And I never know if I can ever believe a single bloody word you ever say.

I'm here...

aren't I?

You're very clever and you're very talented

and I'm not just saying that because I fancy you, Andrew.

I'm saying it because you shouldn't sell yourself cheap.

I don't know why you've fallen out with her and I'm sorry,

but you're going places, she isn't.

She never was.

And I think you're really starting to see that now, aren't you?

- Andrew? - Let's go.

- Sorry? - Just you and me. Let's go.

- Where? - My place.

- What about your mum and dad? - They'll be in bed.

Will they? All right then. Let's go.

What a sad, unimaginative twat.

Yeah. Well, you'd know.

Carol?

(Car pulls away)

Don't imagine that you're getting the house because you're not - I am!

And everything in it.

Have you been seeing her again?

That's for me to know and you to worry about.

Sorry?

Every day I have tried so hard to make it up to you

and all I ever get back are these nasty sarcastic little comments.

You won't make me feel guilty. Not after what I've put up with.

- Go to hell. - I could kill you.

Go on then.

(Door clicks)

- Oh. - Hi.

Hi. Um... Tessa came back for some coffee.

Oh.

- Hello. - I thought you'd be in bed.

- No. We... - We thought we'd stay up.

- A bit. - Christmas Eve.

We were telling each other jokes.

Yes. You may have heard us smiling.

(Dog whines)

(Dog squeaks)

(? Soft choral)

Isn't it time you weren't here?

- How's the book? - Fine. I'll get dressed.

Don't crash.

What, with your parents on board?

I wouldn't dare.

Kate...

- What? - The dog...

It's been hanged.

Somebody's hanged the dog.

(Children's programme on TV)

Oh, damn. Bugger.

Hey, Carol. This must have cost a bit.

Probably.

Eh, this is what it's all about, isn't it, eh?

Christmas.

And she can bloody well do what she bloody well likes.

Cos she don't bloody know what she's missing.

Does she, eh?

Bloody bitch.

Eh, Carol?

Helen'll be doin' owt?

- (Knocking) - Who the hell's this?

- Hi. - Hi.

I brought you some...

- Come on in. - I can't stop.

- John lad! - I've brought you all a bit of summat.

- Oh, you shouldn't have. - No. Well...

That's for Lisa.

Thanks.

This is for you. Open it.

It were me mother's.

Oh, that's beautiful. Isn't it, eh?

Right. Well, I'd best...

- Stop and have a drink. - I can't. I've left my granddad in t'car.

- Well, all t'best then. - Yeah.

See ya.

John.

- I can't. - What?

Take this. Not if it were your mother's.

Why?

Give it to me next Christmas if you feel t'same.

- I want you to have it now. - I know you do.

Look, Carol. I know last night weren't brilliant,

but it still meant a lot to me and it'll get better, it will.

I want to give you something special.

Last night I were behaving like a twat. I'm really fond of you but...

- You wish we hadn't. - I'm not good enough for you.

You don't deserve me. Nobody does.

- Why are you saying that? - You don't know me.

You think you do, but you don't.

- I'm bad. I do things you wouldn't... - Carol.

I can't go out with you. Don't give me this. It's too nice.

(Kate's mum) Who would do a thing like that?

It's appalling. It's sickening.

It's wicked.

- It's evil. - It could have been an accident.

- Dogs don't hang themselves. - Seems unlikely.

Did you ring the police?

No.

- You should. - Well...

Oh, Kate.

I'm sorry. He was my best friend.

- Who was? - The dog.

(Kate's mum) Oh, dear. Should I...?

- Andrew? - I'm going out.

You bastard!

She bled to death. Bull calf. It were too big for her.

We bury 'em. We're not supposed to only we can't afford knackers.

I tried to write to you a thousand times.

- I never got them. - I never sent them.

When you told me about... about Lisa...

.. it was like having your insides ripped out.

I couldn't breathe. I couldn't think.

I'm sorry.

Don't, please.

None of it's worth anything without you. You know that.

I walk down the street every day and every day I'm thinking,

if there's one person I'd die to see coming the other way...

it's you.

You're dead as far as I'm concerned.

You've been dead for four months.

Did you shag him last night? Did you?

If you want to get in hole wi't'cow, I'll bury you and finish t'job off.

- How long you been seeing him? - You started it snogging that shithead.

You shagged him, didn't you?

You let him put himself inside you. Didn't you?

Sort of.

(Dad) Oh, hello, Elsie.

Let you out for Christmas, have they?

- I was just leaving. - Oh, dear.

Mind how you go.

- Mind the...! - God!

(Laughs) Nice trip, love.

- Piss off! - Is he talking to me?

You're an animal, you are. You're worse than an animal.

- Is that right? - You want putting down, you do.

Slowly. You want castrating.

Go on, get off home, you little turd.

Before I stuff you up t'turkey's arse.

What the hell do you want?

- Is your Andrew in? - No.

Oh. Well, when will he be...

in... then?

- He's gone. - Gone where?

Back to university. I'm going to close the door now.

- I want you to go away. - No, I just...

Have you got an address for him?

I thought it had been made clear that you're not supposed to come here.

- Yeah, I know. - He's finished with you.

He wants nothing to do with you.

He doesn't want to see you and he doesn't want to hear from you

and he certainly doesn't want any nasty, illiterate letters from you.

- I'm not illiterate. - Was that it then?

- I just want an address. - Well, I'm not going to give it to you.

Why have you always hated me?

- Does it need spelling out? - No. I mean right from the start.

I were ten years old and you decided I was shit, didn't you?

Well, you are. Now bugger off!

- Have you got a bonus card? - No.

Where the bloody hell have you been?

Nowhere. Why?

- Eh? - I just went in to Hebden Bridge.

Another bastard heifer's dead!

You don't take that Land Rover anywhere without my permission!

Do you get it?!

Can I borrow your car?

Come on, come on.

What the hell on earth are you doing?

Lauren, run and get the headmistress.

- What are we doing? - Leaving.

Get out!

- Say sorry. - Sorry.

- Louder! - Sorry!

- What have you done to your head? - Fell over.

Where are we going?

We're going to the seaside.

- In the middle of winter? - Yeah.

- How long we going for? - Forever.

What do you want?

- Where's Carol? - She's gone.

She buggered off.

She's taken everything.

I'm pregnant.

(Wind howling)

(Knocking)

- Morning. - Hello.

I'm with Becky. You ought to show some support.

- Sorry? - Ante-natal classes.

Oh, yeah. Well, I might do, if she plays her cards right.

- I bet you don't. I bet he doesn't. - We are not convinced.

- Leave me alone. - Perhaps he's squeamish.

How many other husbands go?

- Thousands. - She's lying.

All of them.

They assume you're embarrassed by the fact we've been having sex.

- You want to know what to expect. - (Phone)

He doesn't. He'll be waltzing up and down outside...

Hello.

Have you rung for an ambulance?

No, don't do anything. I'll come straight over. Two minutes.

Richard Bolton. He's collapsed.

- He sacked me. - Sorry?

Last week.

He were drunk, shouting.

I told him to calm down. He told me to...

I knew he'd never manage on his own. Knew it were only t'drink talking.

- Who'll see to the animals? - I'll have to.

- Will he be all right? - They'll do tests and so forth.

Is there anyone you could get in touch with? His wife or... Carol?

It's been a long time. I wouldn't know where to start looking.

I did hear she were in prison - Carol.

- What about the little girl? - I don't know.

- I'd better go. - Yeah. Thanks for...

Sure.

- Evening. - I need to get in touch with somebody.

Somebody we've not seen for five years.

(? Loud pop)

- Thanks, cock. - Any time, cock.

Carol?

- John. - Lisa?

I've not said owt to him about you coming.

- You didn't sound definite on phone. - Where is he?

- Upstairs. - Right.

- Is that yours? - It's a company car.

- Oh. - She owns t'company.

- (TV) Some have to be convinced... - Knocking.

You've a visitor.

Who?

Carol.

(John) Do you want some tea?

Yeah. Tea. Thanks.

- Did you know I'd...? - Yeah. John rang me.

I would have come sooner only there didn't seem much point.

- How's Lisa? - She's fine. She's downstairs.

Where have you been?

All over.

You won't have heard from me mother.

Have you?

She's living in Oldham with a fella. Ray Greenwood, he's called.

He has a market stall. Sells all sorts - junk.

He's pleasant enough. A bit of a knob.

But he's an improvement on you.

What's doctors told you?

I's be all right.

- Who's gonna look after t'farm? - We's manage.

Right.

You look like you've done all right.

Oh, yes.

Where's my Land Rover?

Oh... It blew up. Sorry.

- You married? - No.

- You seeing anybody? - No. Are you?

- No. - What about Carol?

She's out of your league, mate. She always was.

Is he all right?

- Who's his doctor? Is it still...? - Dr Lawton.

- And Lawton is still...? - At White Gate Head.

He's married. Your mate Andrew.

They live there with his mum and dad.

They moved in a month back, him and his wife.

He teaches down at Sowerby Bridge. He's expecting a baby.

What about me dad?

They told him to take it steady. I'm running t'place.

I don't mind, but I can't do it forever.

I work for Broadbents now, down in Hebden.

They've offered him a flat - Social Services - but he won't take it.

Don't blame him. Trouble is, he ha'n't got much choice.

(Kettle whistles)

Happy birthday.

- Paul? - Mm?

- Oh, who is it? - I don't know.

Hello?

- Dr Lawton? - Yes?

It's Carol Bolton.

Hello.

I want to talk to you about my dad. Can I come over?

Um... Yes, of course you can. When?

- Now. - Um... Fine, fine.

I'll be there in two minutes.

(Cork pops, laughter)

(Andrew) There she blows.

Who was it, Paul?

It was Carol Bolton.

She wants to talk to me about her dad.

- When? - Now. She's coming over.

- Now as in...? - Now. As in...

- We're just about to have lunch. - Yes. Sorry.

- Sorry. - Where's she been?

- She didn't say. - She's been in prison.

That's not necessarily true.

- You've got to take her somewhere. - I'll take her inside.

Who is she?

Keep her away from the cars and the dog.

Why, what will she do to them?

- She, um... - Who is she?

She's Richard Bolton's daughter - the man who had the heart attack.

She hanged our dog.

- She hanged your dog? - Yes.

Not long after she smashed up Paul's Volvo with an axe.

My God. Why?

Because she's unbalanced, that's why. She's unstable.

And he just invited her over.

You may wonder if the kind of maliciousness

that Andrew's mother exhibits is innate

or something she's perfected over a long period of time.

I'm tempted to think it's a combination of both.

- What do you think, darling? - Stop it.

(Car approaches)

We were sorry to hear about your father.

Were you?

Hi.

Hi.

Sit down.

Wouldn't you rather go somewhere more private where we can...?

Why? You're not bothered about patient confidentiality, are you?

- Would you like some champagne? - No.

Tell me about me dad.

Well, he um...

needs to take things more steadily.

He certainly can't run the farm on his own.

A small amount of exercise is fine

but he can't be expected to lift and carry to the extent...

And will that improve?

Not without surgery and he seems reluctant to contemplate that.

(Kate) You've been away a long time.

Yeah.

That's a very nice car.

I like it.

Andrew and Becky are expecting a baby.

- I know. - They're converting the barn.

Is there anything else I need to know?

He is very ill.

Right. OK.

- Sorry I interrupted... - (Kate) Not at all.

How long are you around for, Carol?

I don't know. It depends.

- (Kate) Well, it's nice... - Happy birthday, by the way.

Thanks.

Ring me if there's anything else you want to ask.

And if I am malicious,

it's from years of putting up with an arrogant tosser like you.

This is what she's really like.

I hear you've been offered a flat.

I'm not living in any flat.

Doctor says you can't run t'place on your own.

Did he?

What if we moved back here - me and Lisa?

What if I ran the place and you do as much or as little as you want?

Why would you want to do that?

There's two conditions. One...

I don't want any funny business.

- Carol, I... - And two...

I want you to sign t'tenancy over to me - tenancy and t'business.

You'll get 'em anyway when I die. It's you they're coming to.

I don't want 'em when you die. I want 'em now.

It were a dump when you lived here, it's worse now.

- I'll pay you. - You don't need it, Carol, believe me.

You've obviously got a nice life somewhere else.

I can turn this place around - on me own if I have to.

How's your granddad?

He died.

Did he? I'm sorry. When?

Last October. It were a blessing, really.

- I got his house. - Did you?

Paid 2,000 for it back in 1969, it's worth 85 now.

- Mm. - That's what next-door-but-one got.

He's rich.

Why would you want to come back?

- Either of you. - Why wouldn't we?

- What about your business? - My business can take care of itself.

- What is it that you do exactly? - You wouldn't believe me.

- Go on. - I import bananas.

Told you.

They'll be glad to see t'back of her for a few weeks. She's a dragon.

All right, look...

- I can help out evenings... - It's a deal.

Sorry.

It's all right. Forget it.

Really?

- Are you leaving? - I'm coming back.

It's nice to see you.

And you.

I'm sorry.

What?

- How come you...? - What?

Becky wondered if you'd married someone rich.

Did she?

Have you?

No.

- How are we going to explain this? - We don't explain anything.

In. Come on.

(Gunshot)

(Laboured breathing)

I want you to go through t'stock with me.

I want to know exactly where we're at.

- You'd be better talking to your dad. - He's sulking.

- (Gunshot) - Right. OK.

Then I want you to make a start on t'drains -

there's a dozen blocked or broken.

Then walls - there's at least three weeks' worth of work there.

There's thistles in every field want stubbing and moles.

Half the gates are falling off.

- Told you it were a shithole. - Aye. You were right.

Where's your nice car?

I'm not leaving it here. It might get mucky.

The present tense conveys something exciting, immediate.

It's the feeling this is happening now -

right now, right this second, right in front of us.

"I am running up the hill. I run up the hill.

"I meet her. I look into her eyes. I kiss her. My heart soars. "

(Class) Ooh!

Five sentences, all in the present tense, following on from one another.

- What's her name, sir? - Mind your own business.

- How much did you get? - Nowt.

Didn't like getting poor sods out of truck in case anyone laughed at 'em.

- Oh, shit off. - You shit off, you miserable bastard.

You think you know it all and you know nowt.

Is that right? And have you rung t'bank and the estate?

Make your own bloody phone calls.

We have a deal. I'm not working me backside off for you, so get cracking!

(Whistles dog)

Oi, did you hear what I said?!

Excuse me! Did you hear what I said?

I'm damned if I'm taking orders off you.

Is that right?

I think you should just bite the bullet and do everything I tell you to do.

If I say, "Stand on your head and fart God Save The Queen", you do it.

Because if you don't...

I might just nip down to the police station

and tell them all about what you used to do to me.

It isn't like I haven't got any evidence.

How does it feel, eh? Getting treated like shit just for being here?

Come here.

Let's get you inside.

He's asleep.

I'm not here to referee between you and your dad.

Any more of that and I'm off.

I know he were a bastard to you

but it's a long time ago and he isn't well.

I'm not sticking up for him. I just think people have to move on from things.

For their own good sometimes.

There's no point you being here if...

(Gravel crunches)

(Tap on window)

- Andrew? - I've had a baby.

- Have you? - A little boy.

- Well done. - Are you doing anything?

It's three o'clock in the morning.

Yeah, I know. Are you doing anything?

He's little and tiny and he's got ears and feet and...

It's a baby and he's mine. I just wanted to tell somebody.

My mum and dad stayed up but when I got back they went to bed.

I can't think about sleeping. My head's buzzing.

I just wanted to tell somebody.

It's weird,

but even though I hated it all -

being pregnant, giving birth...

I still loved her when I saw her.

Thought I'd hate her, but I just didn't.

I just wish I could tell her sometimes.

I'd give anything to be able to tell her.

- Maybe you should. - How?

One day.

First thing she's gonna want to know is who her dad is.

My mum and dad... they thought it was me to begin with.

I wish it had been me.

Where have you been?

Are you all right?

I think he's dead.

Andrew?

I think I need your dad to come over.

I'm not crying for him, I'm crying for me.

Of all the dads in all the world we could have got landed with.

Everything could have been so much better.

Yeah, well... We can't change that.

But we can change what happens next and we're going to.

We're going to have everything. I told you before.

And this is where it starts.

(Car approaches)

- Hi. - Hi.

How are you feeling?

Oh, I'm... Lisa's a bit shaken. I should have been here.

- Is there anything I can do? - No, no. I don't think so.

- Let me know. - Yeah, yeah, I will. Thanks.

Becky's rung. I'm going to fetch her and the baby.

- That was quick. - Yeah.

They don't believe in keeping them in long...

I just wanted to say...

About last night...

I'm sorry if I said anything embarrassing.

- You didn't. - I was just happy.

I know you were. So was I.

You won't tell anyone, will you?

Tell anyone what? That you were happy?

That we kissed.

We didn't do anything we haven't done before.

I know. I appreciate that...

but my wife gave birth to my baby and...

I'm up on the moors at five in the morning, snogging another woman.

It's not good, is it?

I'm not the other woman - she is.

I know.

So are you going to bring t'baby over for us to see?

Yeah. Course I will. If you want me to.

Yeah.

- Look at the sheep. - Oh.

- There's the dog. - That's Ian.

Say, "Hello, Ian". "Hello, Ian". "Hello, baby", says Ian.

Dogs can't talk. Carol's silly.

Sod off. He can. He's a magic dog. He can fly as well.

Look at the mangle. Look at the plough.

Look at the grumpy bastard.

(Laughs) Don't tell him things like that.

- What a stupid thing to do! - I just took him out.

I woke up and I panicked.

I'm sorry.

- Why don't you rest? I'll take Tom. - No. He needs feeding.

Where did you go?

Just along the road. I wasn't out 20 minutes.

- To Sparkhouse? - I thought he'd like to see the sheep.

Where were you last night? You weren't in bed - not yours anyway.

I couldn't sleep. I got up to see if you were all right, but I couldn't find you.

- I went for a walk. - At three in the morning?

It's not what you think.

I wanted to talk to somebody. I wanted to tell somebody.

You were with her at three o'clock in the morning?

- Your wife was in hospital... - We're friends.

- .. giving birth to your baby. - Do you know that?

You need to grow up and recognise a few facts.

Recognise the fact that you're married. Isn't that enough?

Don't be like your father, for God's sake.

(? Soft organ)

Standing room only when me granddad died.

Yeah?

- Did you ring your mam? - Yeah.

- Is she not...? - Dunno.

Do you think we should tell him it's just us?

- Who's that? - Keith Graham, the estate manager.

He used to shag his secretary and thought none of us knew.

- He's scared of dogs. - Why has he come?

To pay his respects to his old tenant... and his new one.

Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and I am the Life.

"He that believes in me, though he die

"yet shall he live

"and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. "

Carol?

I just wanted to say...

If there's anything I can do for you over the next few days and weeks...

Well, you know where we are.

Stick it up your arse.

How was it?

- Quiet. - How was Carol?

I don't think anyone would expect her to be heartbroken.

Why not?

He used to knock her about.

Is that why she went away for so long?

I think probably yes... I suppose so.

Why did she fall out with Andrew?

Ah, well... Yes, there was that as well.

Why did she smash up your car?

- Oh... - And why did she hang your dog?

I wish someone would tell me the truth.

We moved here when Andrew was ten.

The first day we were here - we were unloading, moving in -

and she came over to see if he wanted to "play out" with her.

Within days they'd become inseparable.

We were never very kind to her.

She always seemed so rough and...

then when they got bigger, she used to get him into trouble.

A few incidents - stealing cars, that sort of thing.

We tried to stop them seeing each other

but it never worked.

And then when they were 18,

they decided... they were going to get married.

Only we found out and we... Well...

I put a stop to it.

- So she... - She was in love with him.

She thought the world of him.

I should be at work.

Hi.

I was going to come but I didn't know if I should.

- That's OK. - I'm going to get changed.

- Come in. - I've got to get back to work. I just...

What?

I had a free period.

What?

I don't think we should see each other any more.

Why?

- I'm married. I've got a baby. - So what?

You know so what.

We're only friends.

No. No, we're not.

How could we ever just be friends? You and me.

I want to be with you every second of every day.

I want to kiss you.

I want to die for you.

I want...

Becky's so good and kind - she really is. She doesn't deserve this.

Neither do you.

What am I supposed to do?

I'm sorry. I've got to go.

How familiar were you with the business before your father died?

I wasn't.

He's failed to make any repayments for 14 months.

He's failed to respond to our letters and calls.

I'm afraid we had no choice.

There is no business for you to take over.

Sorry. I was just eating my tea.

- Sorry... - Come in.

- Sorry, it's a bit of a mess. - No, it's fine.

- I won't keep you. - No. Sit down.

I were only passing. Only...

- Do you want a cup of tea? - Um...

You all right?

Do you want to marry me?