All language subtitles for Chance In A Million s01e03 Flowing With The Tide

Here I go again.

I hear the trumpet blow again.

Oh, what a blow again.

Taking a chance on love.

Me right side again.

About to take that right again.

Dari -eyed again.

Taking, taking a chance on love.

Not much good at speeches.

Not much like long goodbyes, either.

Just wanted to say... Oh, hop.

Back in a minute.

Alison! Lovely surprise.

Didn't expect to see you come in. Do
come in.

I thought you were going to be romantic,
but really, soft lights, music, drinks.

It's only ten o 'clock in the morning.

Ah, yes, that.

Better explain.

I'm not pushing you too fast, am I, Tom?
I mean, I'm not forcing you into

something you're not really ready for.

It's only really what I said in my
letter, that's all.

Letter? Well, the one that said I'd be
calling round today and that, um...

You did get it, didn't you?

Afraid not, no. Actually, I haven't had
any letters now for six and a half

weeks. Haven't you?

Yes. Well, why not?

Oh, no idea.

Coincidence happens to me all the time.
I'd like to know what your letter said,

though. Oh, well, um... It said, um...
Tom,

if you didn't get my letter, then why
are you drinking whiskey with the

drawn and the lights turned down at ten
o 'clock in the morning?

Yes, um, I had some rather sad news
yesterday.

It's a sort of memorial service for
Barnaby. Barnaby?

Wallace's replacement.

Dead? Completely.

Oh, no.

I've never had a hamster myself, but I
know you can get very fond of him.

Well, how did it happen?

It fell down the back of the sofa.

Squashed him.

Really do miss him.

Friendly little beggar.

But...

In the flower pot.

Going to put him over there by the
window soon. How about we get some

and plant them in his pot?

That way, whenever we look at them,
we'll think of Barnaby.

Wonderful idea, Alison. Really wonderful
idea.

Rather touched by that.

Any particular sort of flowers in mind?

Oh, snowdrops, daffodils, pansies. Not
pansies, I think.

Very much a man's hamster.

the old friend, shall we? Lovely,
lovely, yes.

Quite cheered me up.

Tom, have you really not had any letters
for six and a half weeks?

Absolutely, not a one, not a one. Used
to have three, four a day. Oh, you know,

bills, stuff from Reader's Digest, got a
catalogue from Fratton's once.

Then six and a half weeks ago, all dried
up.

That's very strange.

No, no, no, not really.

Learned as a victim of coincidence to
live with these things. Learned to flow

with the tide. Look, you'll forgive me.
Am I persisting, Tom? You see, when I

was coming up the road, I saw the
postman. I saw him put some letters

your box. They must have gone somewhere.

Nothing there now.

See for yourself.

Well, I'm going to have a jolly good
look round.

I couldn't find anything, Alison. Check
that hall every day for six weeks.

Absolutely no letters.

I still can't believe it, really.

It must have been a combination of
things.

New postman, hitting letters.

Through box, harder than before.

Drop from hall window, floating letters
up behind storage heater.

Extraordinary.

Very interesting.

Oh, it's another unpaid bill, Tom. The
gas board are threatening to cut you off

and the electricity.

You don't hand these bills, really.

Well, because you haven't been getting
them. You haven't been paying them.

Never do pay bills.

Too many things can go wrong, so get
bank to pay them, but...

Doesn't seem to have done so. All these
return cheques. Bank must have gone

stark raving mad.

Oh, I think I might have part of the
reason here, Tom. It's your statement.

You're a bit overdrawn.

Overdrawn? Never. Impossible.

Never, ever been overdrawn. How much?

£9 ,300.

And there's a letter from the manager as
well requesting that you

rectify this within seven days.

Yes. Dear Mr Chance, we know...

What are you going to do?

Going to phone back now.

Ah, yes.

Better make call from box down road.

Alison, very grateful.

Crisis averted.

All thanks to you.

Oh, hello.

Hello. Is that the veterinary surgeon?

Yes, I'm sorry to trouble you, but it's
about my daughter's hamster.

Yes, I know you don't normally deal with
very small animals, but she's very fond

of this one, and the little fellow is
obviously not well.

Hmm?

Oh, well, it's partly it's breathing,
and partly it's got one or two other

problems.

Connected with the other end.

I... I wondered if it was worth my while
bringing him round to you, because if

you could help him in some way, I'd
be... Hello?

Hello?

Hello? Oh.

Oh, God.

Oh,

Tom, make them sort it out. It's not
your fault.

They're the ones who've made the error.
Yes, yes. It mustn't have changed.

They don't seem to mean it.

Actually... I don't know why that
happened.

It's funny, isn't it?

Hello? Yes.

Chance. Tom. Chance.

Like a word with manager, please?

No.

Manager.

Sit back.

Manager, too busy to come to phone.

Have to go round. Would you like me to
come, too?

Kind of. Not really necessary.

I could wait back at the house for you,
make a bit of lunch, perhaps.

Lovely idea.

Lovely. Should be about an hour. Oh,
good. And then when you get back, I

show you my, um... I could show you my
letter.

Good. Good.

Cup of tea.

For me.

like a normal branch of a respectable
bank. I'm in there tonight.

Now, come on, Mandy, don't be soft.

Get his head right into the bucket.

And I want his trousers back on before
he goes back on the counter.

And look out for those stairs.

There's a loose rod at the top. He can't
afford another accident.

I thought you were supposed to be
tidying this place up.

I don't care if she's enjoying herself
or not. Just cut her down.

And tie her and get her home.

I'm sorry, madam, but the bank does not
allow customers in the administrative

area.

What's this one doing here?

He looks as if he can still walk. Why
wasn't he sent home with the others? Mr.

Chance, sir. You may remember.

Ah, the chap about the drains. Thank
God.

Look. I know you've got a lot to do, but
could you make it your first priority

to get Mr Graham's foot out?

I don't care. You have to smash the
lavatory bowl entirely.

What has he done? Chance isn't a
plumber, sir. He's a customer.

Customer? Yes, customer.

Been waiting 15 minutes.

I'm very sorry, Mr Chance, but we have
got one or two problems of our own this

morning. If you'd care to come back
tomorrow with one of my girls

You're going to see me now?

Your excuse has been messed about by
this bank quite enough for one day.

complete satisfaction or probably going
to break both your arms.

Well, if it's really urgent, of course.

I can probably spare you five minutes.
Is my office ready, Diana?

I'm not sure, sir. I know they were
planning to disinfect it. Yes, well,

mind. We'll have to do that.

This way, Mr. Charles.

we do for you? Three complaints, really.
Take them in order.

Number one.

Receive this letter and find me
overdrawn, requesting immediate

It's normal practice to send out that
sort of letter, Mr. Chance. We don't

it any more than you. Yes.

Complaining about the tone, above all.
Listen.

Dear Mr.

Chance, we know your thought, you
whinging little shyster.

And if you don't pay up, I'll be
sending... Found the heavy mob with a

decker to drill holes in your knees.

Signed, M .B.

McElhose, manager.

Where do I begin?

You may have noticed, Mr. Chance, that
things are not entirely normal in the

back of the day.

Organizationally speaking.

Spotted one or two oddities, yes.

That was because the manager who left
yesterday, the Mr. McElhose who signed

your letter, held a party in the most
irregular fashion to celebrate his

passing. And that has made my first day
as manager of this branch I'm replacing

Mr. McElhose extremely difficult.

Moved on to higher things, has he?

Not entirely, no.

Mr. McElhose was dismissed three weeks
ago for indulging in the most

activities in the ladies' cloakroom.

With three girls from the job
opportunity scheme.

Well, it seems that he elected to work
out his notice by playing a few

jokes on certain customers. But I do
assure you, Mr. Chance, that there is no

further need to worry. There's no longer
worry on that count. In fact, next

complaint's the really worrying one.

Because of overdraft, all checks return.

A lot of people out there getting very
angry indeed.

Well, at least...

Electricity bills will pay. No, no, no,
no. In fact, the electricity company

sent real bills with correct amounts.

That's it.

Indicating that if not immediately
settled, they would cut me off.

But I mean, this is ridiculous.

And the telephone as well, and the gas.

I'm glad to see you're getting the drift
of the thing.

And the car.

I mean, this finance company wants to
take back your car. Ah, yes, not so

worried about the car, as it happens.

You don't mind if they take off? No,
well...

No longer got the car.

Possibly heard of Hercules Transporter
forced to land on M3?

Landed on my car.

Fortunately, not in it at the time. No
use to anyone now. They can have it if

they like.

I'm afraid that only makes matters
worse, Mr. Johnson.

You see, this is a notification that the
finance company have got a warrant to

seize either your car...

or good from your house to the value of
the car.

It's worth a brass farthing, Mr. Chance.

They take it.

Now, I hesitate to say this, but before
I get to work on all these bills, is

there anything else you have to tell me?
I mean, anything at all?

Small point, really. Yes, well, far
away. I mean, let's have it all out in

open while the going's good.

Girl under your desk.

Not quite sure what she's up to, but
rather she didn't do it to me.

You dirty, dirty, dirty girl.

Leave him alone and come out of there at
once.

I mean, look at you.

I mean, you haven't even got any... I
just don't believe this is happening.

Diana, come in here for a moment, will
you?

I'll bring a raincoat or something with
you.

You can tell Mr. Hopgood to call off the
search for Miss Prestwick.

Mr. Chance, you should have said.

Ah, Diana, you've got a coat on.

Is this the best you can do? Well,

it's not a lot of bloody use, is it?

We've got to smuggle her through the
foyer without anyone noticing, haven't

I didn't know what you wanted it for,
did I?

And if you're going to shatter me like
that... Oh, what can I say?

Don't be so pathetic.

Steady on, old boy.

Hardly, Diana.

No,

of course, you're quite right.

Absolutely right. I'm sorry, Diana, I
apologise.

I really am, but let's get her out of
here.

Don't worry, Mr Davidson, I'll look
after her. Yes, I'm sure you will,

And, Diana, watch out for that carpet at
the top of the stairs.

Now, Mr Chancellor, I'll tell you what I
want you to do.

I want you to trust me, and I want you
to leave this matter entirely in my

hands. And I give you my... binding
assurance that I shall not leave this

until I have personally contacted every
single one of your creditors, that I

have paid them, and that I have restored
your account to its proper order.

Seems very reasonable to me.

Settle, then.

Good. Yes.

And if there's anything else we can do,
any time... One thing. Yes.

Could invite me to next party.

And watch out for that carpet. There's a
loose top rod.

God, doesn't anyone do any work in this
place?

Mr. Tom Trans.

Dear Tom, difficult to say this, feel I
must.

Stable relationship.

Known each other four days now.

Ready to move to greater depth.

Dynamic structure of ongoing
relationship.

Need for physical dimension.

Fulfilled growth capacity.

Love.

Alison, X, X.

Dear Tom, difficult thing is feline
muscles. Hello, Tom.

Ah.

Did it all go well at the bank?

Yes, all straightened out now.

Oh, God.

I see you got my letter then.

Yes.

Have you read it? Yes, yes. I didn't
quite understand it at first, but

beginnings get the drift.

I shouldn't be doing this, really.

But I've always wanted to, you know,
play the vamp and be the woman of the

who seduces men and yells them back to
her boudoir.

I always wanted to do it to Mr.

Henstridge, but I didn't think his heart
would be quite up to it.

I'm probably just embarrassing you,
aren't I?

No, no, certainly not.

I've just forgotten what a right little
tearaway you are.

Apparently not.

Excuse me.

Better answer the door.

It's not Tom's fault.

No, no, of course not.

Oh, my God.

Man come to cut off gas?

But, Tom, you can't just sit there and
let this happen.

Why don't you do something?

No, no, no, no.

Recognise the signs.

Coincidence. Best just slowly.

the tide. You shouldn't let this happen
to you. You're just being too soft with

these people.

Now, you just sit there. I'll deal with
this lot.

Could I borrow your jacket?

Right.

Wasn't interrupting anything, was I?

Look, matey, better get one thing clear
here. Any more wise remarks

about young lady, and I will personally
I'll instantly seat you on that aerial

and tune you to channel four.

Understood?

Sorry, mate.

Could you take the TV plug out, please?

Yes.

Oh, dear!

This man's guess is a baby!

Yes, yes, I know. Oh, good morning.

The name's Beck, sir, and I've come to
collect the card. But I've told him you

haven't got it any more.

It's either the card, sir, or two and a
half thousand pounds.

Could easily phone bank to check.

I could indeed, just as I could restrain
myself from beating poor defenseless

animals to death with my bare hands.

I could make a phone call, and I'm not
going to.

All right, lads, you can start in here.

There's every single value.

All right, lads.

Change of plan.

It's not things of value that you take
from this house. It's everything, right.

You understand me? Everything.

Carpets, curtains, lap shades, lavatory
paper.

If it can be moved, I want it out of
here and in that lorry.

The only thing that you leave in this
house is the dust.

I want this one to suffer.

I've not really been lucky in
relationships with women. This evening,

point. Oh, I don't know. Could have been
worse.

Could it?

Well, at least I managed to persuade
that man to leave us for food. Oh, well,

just don't know how you did that.

Alison, really grateful to you.
Wonderful.

Yes, and we've still got the lights.

I mean, that's one thing they can't cut
off, isn't it? We've certainly paid...

No.

New bill.

Proper amount.

Not paid.

Alison.

Very, very good of you to keep me
company like this. Must warn you, likely

a very boring evening.

Oh, is it?

Yes, well, not a lot to do, is there?

Didn't even leave a pack of cards.

Oh, no, um... I suppose we'll just have
to try and think of something.

Not going to be easy, though.

Can't be many things don't cost any
money.

Two people can do...

On the floor?

In the dark?

No, but, um... I'm sure we'll think of
something.