Original subtitles

Awakening.

Alternate your hips from side to side

and stretch your arms and hands

as if you are waking up your limbs.

Callum, bring her down.

- That's it, let Karen sleep. - Let's go see Nana.

Come on.

Oh, you little beauty.

Temple.

Oh, that's enough noise.

Shush. Come on, we'll go and have a little dance.

- Here we are. - Seduce.

Here you go, look.

And over to the other side.

Eh, what about Mandy?

- Mandy? - Mmm-hmm.

Are you fucking joking, Mum?

Twice more.

And one last time.

Give and take.

Other foot forward.

Oh, shurrup. Right, Venice, go, school.

- I'm gonna turn it off. - No.

- Go on. - I don't wanna go.

I know you don't. Get to it.

Right, are you stopping here tonight or at Karen's?

- Um... - Bye, I'm off.

Bye.

- Probably Karen's. - Right.

Venice!

Get out after her, take her that bag.

Well, I can't go dressed like this, can I?

Oh, fucking hell. Take the baby, I'll go.

- Venice! - Hello, baby.

- It's okay. - You've left your bag!

Yeah, yeah!

- Morning. - Morning.

- You sleep all right? - Yeah.

You all right with this?

Really?

Yeah.

It's like flatmates, in't it?

Ali.

Come on, now. I'm just...

I'm just mucking about with you.

Okay.

You're coming for dinner, though?

No.

- It's got to be different... - Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right.

Okay.

I'm all right.

Go on, you'll be late.

All right, Mum?

Here you are. Gi's a cuddle.

You got confused, didn't you? How are you? You all right?

- You all right? - I'm good, yeah.

Yeah, all right, see you later.

♪ It's 66

♪ And cloudy here this morning

♪ I'll make a bet those clouds'll turn to rain

♪ The weather's rusted out the sign

♪ And I almost missed the turn

♪ That'll take me down to Saunders Ferry Lane

How you doin', brother? You all right?

- Ali, you all right? - Yeah, okay.

♪ The creaking boards of the empty dock

♪ Are the only sounds I hear

♪ The sign on the catfish stand says: Closed till spring

♪ Summer drowned in the frozen lake

♪ As winter came to life

♪ And nothing moves in Saunders Ferry Lane

♪ Nothing moves in Saunders Ferry Lane

All right, Barna, open up. It's your favourite landlord.

- All right, mate. - You all right?

- You okay? - Good.

- How are you? - Fine.

- Good, good. - Okay.

I finish plastering today in the kitchen

and start hall today, for you.

- Thank you. Brilliant. - Okay? No problem.

Yeah, be good. And, er, see you at 43.

- All right, okay. - Great, man,

- thank you so much. - Thank you. See ya.

Barna, can you get us

that screwdriver we used last time?

I'll open this up.

Cheers.

Right.

Kids off to school?

Mmm-mmm. No, no, no, no.

That should fix it. Should fix it.

Bye.

All right, see you later, kids.

See you later. See you later.

Bye.

What's up with this one?

- Crying no going for school. - Not going to school?

I know, I saw that, "No, no, no, no, no".

Oh. You don't wanna go to school?

Yeah, I didn't like school either.

D'you wanna get on my shoulders?

Then you'll be the tallest person in school there.

We can do a shoulder ride.

No? Are you joking?

I'm talking about a shoulder ride!

- Yes! - The best... Yes!

- Yes. - Let's do it.

Come on, you, let's go.

Up on the chair. Aw, that's nice.

Okay.

And another leg, here. Okay, all right... Nina, up...

- Higher, higher. - Nina, open the door!

Mind your head. Wahey!

Morning. I know.

- Hi, Miss! - Morning, Miss!

Morning. Oh!

Hiya, love. Look, new moon today.

Yay!

Hey, Sofia, listen. Come here.

Come here. Hey, Sofia.

Sofia...

Right, see you later, love.

Right, come on, then, let's get in.

Come on, girls, in you go. Go on. After you, go on, love.

- And that one? - It's the sun.

And what's that one above it? Mmm...

Ooh...

- Moll. - Mool? Is that a "luh"?

No.

- Moo... - Mull.

What's that sound?

- You said moo... Mmm, mull. - Mmm, moon. Moon.

Moon.

Oh, there's so many of you!

Oh, not too loud.

Boys, line up there.

Turn round, that way.

Not again.

Come on, everyone's lined up and gone in.

Right, listen, darling. Can you go on your knees?

And turn round and come down backwards.

Come on, come here, look. Give us your hand.

Come on, darling.

It's all right. Good girl.

Come down backwards like I showed you.

Turn around.

Stop.

It's all right, darling.

It's all right. Good girl, down you go.

That's it, like I showed ya.

Good girl, and put one foot here.

Thank you, Miss.

And another one.

There she goes, buh-boom!

I know. Listen, if you're brave enough to climb up,

you've gotta be brave enough to climb back down.

We're gonna get soaked!

- We're gonna get wet. - I know!

Oh, look, there he is.

Wait for him to say.

All right, you, get in. Quick, quick, quick, quick!

Hurry up!

Quick! Well done!

Now put your seat-belt on. Oh, my God!

All right, Miss, you want a lift?

No, I'm fine, thanks. I'm fine.

Oh, come on, you're gonna get soaking wet, come on!

- No, I'm all right! - Come on, get in.

That's it, come round.

Oh, lot of keys, a lot of keys for my properties. Oh, my God.

Right, where to, Miss?

Er, the bus stop at the Leeds road, please.

Ah, go on, you don't wanna be in a bus stop in this.

I'll drop this one off, then I'll take you home, yeah?

- Thanks, thanks. - Yeah.

Seat-belt on.

Good girl.

Oh, another funeral.

Who's this now?

All right, who's this now?

Oh, it's Zubair's dad.

D'you know the grocer from the back of my road?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's him? How you doing?

You alright?

All right, see you, see you.

Oh, yeah. I heard he weren't well.

How d'you know Sofia's family?

They're my tenants but we've become mates.

- Horses! - Oh, yeah!

What a nice horsey.

I love you, horsey.

- Are you blowing kisses? - Giving it a kiss?

Hey, hey, hey! Hey!

That man's driving like a dickhead, in't he?

I'm sorry. Sorry, Sofia!

- Did you see him? - He was, yeah.

Well, he was driving like a bad man.

You're not allowed to say that.

No, but he is. He's silly.

Bit of a dickhead, though.

- Bye. - All right, make sure

you slam that door, all right? Slam it really hard.

- No. - Sofia.

- Here she is. - Hiya.

She's got a picture with her as well, I think.

Yeah, slam it. See you, bye!

- She reminds me of me, man. - Mmm.

- Ugh. Right, where to? - Er, Holme Wood.

- Oh, fucking hell. - Don't, it's not as bad as...

No, it's not as bad as people make out!

Shit, I'm gonna get pelted with stones there, ain't I?

- Probably, yeah. - Oh, my God.

Oh, you can't get a taxi up there

for love nor money, these days.

Just drop us on t'main road.

Oh, don't be daft. Come on.

- Thanks for this. - Yeah, no, it's fine.

It's fine, yeah. Yeah, are you warm enough?

I am. It's much, much nicer than the bus.

Oh, you're fucking joking me.

No.

- Can I bang it up? - Yeah, whack it on.

- You know it? - Yeah, I do.

- Who is it, then? - Buzzcocks, in't it?

Yeah, it's the Buzzcocks, yeah!

♪ I say what I mean

Yeah. Oh, my God, I love this song! Oh!

♪ But you see I never get around to things

♪ I'm living in a straight, straight line

♪ You know me, I'm acting dumb

I used to be a DJ, me. Yeah, yeah.

Bhangra during the day, Electro at night.

- Oh, right? - Yeah, yeah.

♪ Boredom

Are you into music?

Yeah, I like country music, me.

Well, that's it, then. I'll pull up, shall I?

What the fuck?

That's it, that's it for me.

Country? You can't dance to that, can you?

- You can. You can. - Can you?

Yeah, you can dance to that.

Right, well, you'll have to show me.

Well, you must like something else?

I like folk.

Folk? Fucking hell, it's getting worse.

You know, my dad used to sing all t'rebel songs in the pubs.

- Wow. - He were a good singer.

Irish Catholic immigrant.

You know, punk, yes. Rock and roll, yes.

Jazz, no. Folk, you can fuck off, that's it.

How long you been working with kids?

Kids? I've worked with them all my life.

But I'm getting paid for it now.

- Kids of your own? - Yeah, I got four.

- Four? - They're all grown up now.

- Wow. - Mmm.

- Who's the eldest? - Our Michelle.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

- What's she like? - What, Michelle?

Yeah.

She's never wrong.

Come on, you've gotta give me more than that.

Er, she's a brilliant mum.

Fucking hell, are you a grandmother?

- Yeah. Yeah, I am, yeah. - Wow.

Five times over.

Wow.

'Bout you?

- Me? - Mmm-hmm.

No, no kids. Just...

I'm busy with properties and that,

so I don't even have very...

Right.

Look at this.

Look at this. That's Matty-Lee.

- Hey, hey, hey! - Matty-Lee!

Oi, you!

Put them down!

Don't say... Stop throwing stones! What's wrong with ya?

Come on, you! Put them down.

You're in big trouble now, you!

Jade, Jade. Jade. You should know better.

Oi, you lot, stop that now!

Venice, what are you doing here?

That's terrible behaviour,

I'm surprised at you!

MC Innes!

He's a Holme Wood lad, in't he?

- Ali. Ali. - Who knows this one?

♪ Age 16, I was breaking locks

♪ Got to 20 and I'm robbing shops

♪ Twenty-two saw me start to rob crops

♪ In secret plots and what

♪ Who said money don't grow on trees?

♪ I've robbed weed in kees Oh, please

♪ And I'm certified when I'm sat in a Jeep

Venice!

♪ Put the goods inside the carrier, please

♪ RS3s taking off at speed

♪ I've got Rory inside the driver's seat

- Who wants a lift? - Me!

♪ Till another day when I raid your ken

♪ Cos it's me, I-double-N-E-S

♪ Money in my pocket is my interest

♪ I'm an entrepreneur...

Ali, what are you doing?

♪ That's just the way I am

♪ Paper chasing till I've got a few grand in my hand

♪ I am the new brand, I'm like Versace to the grafting scene

♪ When I go sick I'm like the A-Team

♪ I'm lean, I'm mean, I'm Lenny McLean

♪ Put your hands up if you get what I mean

♪ Dance all night, it's the party season

♪ Let's get smashed without...

- Where do you live? - Yeah, just here.

♪ Shout it loud and proud

- Bye! - Bye!

Thanks for the lift.

Yeah. You're welcome, Miss.

- Who's that? - Er, Ali.

- Yeah, but who is he? - Just a mate.

- Since when? - Er, today.

- Today? - Yeah.

Go to sleep, come on.

Go to sleep.

♪ As we gathered in the chapel here

♪ In old Kilmainham Gaol

♪ I think about these past few weeks

♪ Oh, will they say we failed?

♪ From our school days they have told us

♪ We must yearn for liberty

♪ Yet all I want in this dark place

♪ Is to have you here with me

♪ Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms

♪ And let this moment linger

♪ They'll take me out at dawn

♪ And I will die

♪ With all my love

♪ I place this wedding ring upon your finger

♪ There won't be time to share our love

♪ For we must say goodbye

- All right? Come on, then. - Yeah.

- Mum? - Hiya!

All right, go on. Go and find your nanny.

Right.

- Oh... - Hello!

Hello, darling!

Oh, I missed you! Are you all right?

Go on.

All right, Mum?

Hello, munchkin! Are you okay?

Oh, go and have a bounce, go on.

What are you doing with these?

Just like it.

They were all right in the other house,

but you haven't got room for 'em here.

Come here, you.

Oh, we like this, don't we?

Get one of them corner ones.

Got these with Paul, didn't you?

Mmm.

Time to move on, Mum.

And find yourself a decent fella next time.

Right. Gonna make tea for t'kids. Want some?

- Yeah, go on. I will. - Right.

- What shall we have for tea? - Pot Noodle.

- Pot Noodle. - Pot Noodle?

Anybody sees you with him, you'll be fucked.

Do not be seen in public with him, all right?

What do you mean, I'll be fucked?

There are eyes everywhere in this fucking town.

What you talking about?

It's you that doesn't want anyone to know.

Yeah. Yeah, so you have somewhere to live

and something to live off while you finish your studies!

Why don't we just tell everyone

- that we're separated? - No!

Er...

I still love you, all right?

Oh, fucking hell.

Oh, look, there's your mum. She's here.

- Hiya. - Hello.

- She's a bit tired today. - Yes.

Bye.

Bye-bye. All right, see you later.

- Bye. - Bye.

♪ ...they have told us

♪ We must yearn for liberty

♪ Yet all I want in this dark place

♪ Is to have you...

Oh, God.

I thought you didn't like Holme Wood?

Yeah, it's not as bad as people say.

What you listening to?

Ugh. Folk!

So, you gonna invite me in?

Yeah, just, er, find my keys.

Oh, my God, what are they?

Er, oh, they're from kids.

Yeah, they give 'em me

- when they leave. - Right.

Come in.

What's this here? What's happened here?

Er, it's just like...

It's like how the kids like it.

It's like a... It's like a sofa boat.

- I know. What you doing? - Look.

♪ Single Make me a new baby

Making yourself at home?

It's like this, look.

That's why they got all them toys.

It's probably why they've got that on there, yeah.

Go on, put... stick a tune on and come round.

- Ah. - Come on.

♪ Me a new single

♪ Make me a new baby Know all the words...

Come on, come up.

I'm not, no. I'm not getting on it.

- Come on. - No.

I'm not.

♪ We're so happy to be listening to our radio

♪ Radio

♪ While the world rides on down

♪ We're so happy to be

♪ ...to our radio

♪ Now break it on down slow

♪ Slave to the radio

Sing.

♪ To the radio, slave to...

Sing it, go on.

♪ Slave to the radio

♪ Didn't you know

To the radio. Come on.

♪ You can't make it

♪ Without ever even trying

♪ And something's on your mind

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio Three point three

♪ Leaving all your dreams too far behind

♪ Didn't you see

♪ You can't make it without ever even trying?

♪ And something's on your mind

♪ Truth in a new pop song

♪ Don't you wanna sing along

♪ Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio

♪ Three point three, oh

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio Three point three, oh

♪ Three point three, oh Slave to the radio

♪ You haven't got a thing to say

♪ You feel you want to run away

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the radio

♪ Trying ♪ Three point three, oh

♪ And something's on your mind, isn't it?

I'm not gonna listen to yours, you listen to mine, all right?

- Yeah, go on. - Okay, ready?

- Yeah. One, go. - Three, two, one, go.

- You got it? Yeah? - Yeah, yeah, I got it.

- Yeah, you got it? - Yeah.

All right, all right, all right. Let's do this.

Oh!

♪ This is the dawning of a new era

♪ This is the dawning of a new era

♪ I met a girl from area three

♪ She told me that she worked in a chicken factory

♪ This is the dawning...

♪ ...of a new era

♪ This is the dawning of a new era

♪ I met a girl from area three

♪ She told me that she worked

♪ In a chicken factory This is the dawning...

Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick...

Fuck's he doing in this house?

- Fucking hell! - Callum?

Fucking hell, Callum. Put the sword down!

What's wrong with ya? What the fuck is this?

- Get the fuck out, now! - All right, all right!

- All right, all right! - Get out now!

All right, I'm gone! I'm gone, all right?

I'm fucking going.

Put the sword down. Fucking hell!

Like fucking Zorro in here, in't it?

Think it's a fucking joke?

No, no, no, I don't. I don't, all right?

- I'm fucking going. - Callum, stay.

You stay there, right. Stay there.

I'm not laughing. I'll get my shoes on.

I'm fucking going.

Right, I'm off, I'll see you later.

Fucking calm down. Ali, don't...

- All right, I'm going. - Ali!

All right, I'll see you later. It's all right.

Silly little bastard.

Oh, fucking hell, you idiot!

What d'you think me dad would have to say about it?

You don't even know him.

Listen.

He's a friend.

Right, there's nowt going on.

And even if there were, which there in't...

we were separated.

I miss him, too, I really do.

Take her.

He'd have been a very proud granddad, wouldn't he?

And you know what? He'd have made sure

you'd chosen her a name by now and all, you dickhead.

It would've been easy if she'd have been a he.

- What about Paula? - Oh, yeah.

I don't know why I've never thought of that one before.

I'll have to ask Karen.

She says no to all my ideas.

Oh, my darling.

I can see you doing it, Hakim.

- Please. - Stop it.

Put it away. Put it away, now.

Aisha, have you got your boots ready?

- Yeah. - Are you excited?

I'm excited.

- You all right, mate? - Yeah, I'm all right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

How you doing, mate? You all right? Put that away.

- What position you playing? - I'm in goal.

Oh, same as your granddad, hai na?

How many times? Put it away now!

Did he really play in goal?

Put your phone away. How many times has your mum told you?

- Give me a sec. - No, now.

Coming to t'match?

I've got to study.

Yeah, at least she's stuck

with her education, unlike you.

- Yeah. - Eh, eh, eh.

He were always clever.

Just couldn't sit still, could ya?

Yeah, like that. Just couldn't even...

Nothing's changed, has it?

That's funny, I'm wiggling.

It is funny.

It's a funny thing. Funny, yeah?

Can I get a plate, please?

Mum, have you got a plate?

- Okay. - I'm just gonna write...

- two more. - Right, come on.

Hang on, let's put that one in and, erm...

- Right, gonna do one more. - Don't look!

I can't believe I'm picking

my daughter's name out of a jar.

Well, you know, we waited for you

to do it the normal way.

- Yeah. - Now, give it a go, yeah?

- Right, okay. - Give it a shake.

Ready? Right. Three, two, one.

- Go on. Come on. - No, I can't get it.

Go on!

What have you got, Callum?

Fat hands.

Fuck off.

Go on, then.

"Ee-meer."

He-man?

That don't even make sense.

- You what? - "Eimhear."

Eimhear, that's a pretty name.

- Eimhear? - Where'd you get that from?

Ireland.

All right. Okay, one more.

Ay-o-fee?

It's Aoife.

- Are these all Irish names? - Yeah, they are.

Why did I get "Michelle", then?

- Huh? What? - You're not Irish.

Well, excuse me.

What about a name we can actually spell, Mum,

that's not "Eimhear" or "IOU" or summat?

Hey, what about Grace?

Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together

for tonight's next singers, Callum and Ava.

Come on, Mum.

You gotta do this properly, though.

♪ Dirty old town

♪ Dirty old town

♪ I met my love

♪ By the gas works wall

♪ Dreamed a dream by the old canal

♪ I kissed my girl

♪ By the factory wall

What?

♪ Dirty old town

♪ Dirty old town

- Dawn, are you all right? - Yeah.

Are you sure, mate?

I'm not great.

Well, listen, she could stop

at ours again tonight, if you like.

Really?

Yeah, of course, it's no bother.

- You want to? - Yeah.

Go on, love, go in and get warm.

- Bye, Mum. - See ya.

Ta-ta. Can I have pizza?

- Ava. - Yeah?

- Cheers. - All right, love. Ta-ta.

- Shall we? - Yeah.

Pepperoni?

No, cheese.

- Morning. - Morning.

Hello! I've got this for you today.

Morning! Thank you!

You're welcome. And could you give

- that to Ali, please? - Huh?

- Oh, okay, I'm give. - Thank you.

Bye-bye. Bye.

- Morning! - Morning!

Let's go.

I've sent a note

and I've said sorry on your behalf.

I'll probably not hear from him again.

Good.

Mind out!

I'm gonna make tea.

- All right, Ali? - Yeah, all right.

- Yeah. - Yeah? Good.

That's it.

Well done.

That's better.

That's better.

That was a big burp, innit?

Come on. Go to sleep.

Go to sleep.

- Hey. - How's it going?

Yeah.

Been up all night?

Yeah.

Get some rest, I'll read it for ya.

Gotta get it finished.

A friend from uni's got a spare room coming up.

I think I'm gonna take it.

All right, but... don't tell my family yet.

Are you okay?

Oh, what's the matter?

Oh, Sofia.

- I don't like school. - I know.

I don't wanna leave my sister and my brother.

- Hey, look at me. - I want to stay with them.

Listen, Mummy and Daddy are at home

and you'll see them in a little bit, won't ya?

And they'll give you a big cuddle, for Sofia.

Give me a little smile.

- What's this? - House.

Oh, I love it. Is it your home?

No, it's your house.

Oh, that's really nice.

That's nice. Can I have a tree in my garden?

- Yeah, of course. - Thank you.

Bye-bye. See you later. Bye.

Hiya.

- This is for you. - Oh, thank you.

Huh?

♪ He told me you got it

♪ You got it Mmm, mmm, mmm

♪ And he said You got it, I got it

All right.

One, two, three, four...

Where is it? Oh, you.

- Don't. - Oh! Ow! You got me!

I were fucking terrified.

Eh?

I'm sorry about Callum.

Well, you should be. He's a nutter.

Well, he can just be a bit funny about me

- and, you know... - You and?

You know, he might've got the wrong idea.

- Wrong idea? - About you.

What about? What, what do you mean?

- And me. - You and...

- Just you and me, he might... - You and me?

What, is that a... that's a thing, is it?

No, it's not. No.

- It's not a thing. - Yeah, I'm joking.

No, he's, er... He can just be

a bit overprotective, that's what it is.

Overprotective? Bloody hell. That's what you call it?

He lost his dad just over a year ago,

so that might have something to do with it.

Right.

But don't think badly of him.

No, no, I don't. Must be hard for him.

And you?

Yeah.

Put a finger in your mouth, into...

Come on, let's have some, then.

Oh! Why'd you do that?

- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God.

Just put it in your mouth!

- All right? - Yeah.

This is Aisha, my niece.

This is, er, Ava, Sofia's teacher.

Well, classroom assistant. Hiya, love.

- Hi. - You all right?

- Yeah. You? - Yeah, fine.

- That's nice, isn't it? - Mmm-hmm.

You're making me giggle. Giggle.

- Bye, love. - See you later.

- Bye, miss, see you later. - See ya.

Bye!

Shouting her head off already.

I love this city.

What, even in t'pissing rain?

Yeah. Yeah.

Right.

- Where we going now? - Come on.

Out of the way, you kids.

Oh, look at 'em, eh. Wow.

Hello, mate. How you doing?

- You all right? - Good to see ya.

Don't worry about him, he thinks he's big time.

Come on. Right.

Are we going down here?

Mind your step, mind these steps.

It's steep. It's steep and wet, all right?

- Yeah. - Careful.

Right, here we are.

- Look, kick them out the way. - Oh, sorry.

Yeah, no, it's fine.

Right, this is, er, the man cave,

and the rest of the house is upstairs.

Look at this.

Er, see that? Look. Tenant gave me that.

That's really nice, a little guitar.

Yeah. It's a ukulele.

- Tenant gave it me. - Can't you afford a big one?

- No, I can if I wanted. - All right.

- It's nice, though, in't it? - Yeah.

Sit down. Come on. Oh, no,

let me move that out the way. Move them.

- All right. - Sit down.

Erm... Right, so here it is.

The vinyl, the decks,

- and I got my books up here. - Oh, yeah?

It's just libraries and bookshops or...

whatever it is. They just sort of...

They just sort of calm me down. So...

I would have, er, put them in alphabetical order,

but I've colour-coordinated 'em.

Have you read all of them, then?

Oh, yeah. Some of them.

You sure?

Yeah, well, I dip in and out of 'em.

Shelf decoration.

Yeah.

No, I... Some of 'em, I don't know. Look.

Sit back, sit back.

- Oh. - All right?

- Sorry. - Oh, chuck it on the floor.

- I've sat on your doodah. - Don't worry.

I'm gonna do this for you now.

Just a little rap I've been working on.

- Are you ready? - I am ready.

- Okay. Here we go. - What you gonna do?

I'm gonna change your life.

- Are you? - Yeah.

♪ They couldn't represent

♪ Better than me When I what?

♪ Cruise down Western bless

♪ And complimented like Heston Chefing

♪ Condescending, man mention sentence that I spray

Oh, it's fast, this.

♪ Why? Cos the vibe I'm on is all wrong

♪ Yeah, the vibe is wrong It's all mad

♪ Yeah, the vibe I'm on is all raw

♪ Yeah, my vibe that I'm on is

♪ Like I'm gonna meddle

♪ With the ting is like a ting in it

What?

What you doing?

Well, I've been standing here for, like, 30 seconds

and you've not even seen me.

I'm a bit of a rap geek. She knows.

My sister, Usma.

- She, er, lives next door. - Oh, right. Hiya.

Hiya.

This is Ava. She's a teacher.

- Well, classroom assistant. - Right.

Yeah, erm, Sofia's one to one.

You know, the Slovakian tenants.

You know, Barna's daughter.

Mmm-hmm. Right.

Er, come on, I'll take you home.

Thought Runa got rid of that?

Can I have my hat back, please?

Took you...

Took you ages to make that.

Did you make that?

Restored it. Present for his missus.

Come on, I'll take you home.

Yeah, right.

- Bye, love. - Bye.

I restored t'chair

as soon as we found out she were pregnant.

I turned the spare room into a nursery,

I got overexcited.

It's what I'm like, I get overexcited and...

saw the little plastic whatsit

with the blue line and...

got carried away.

It were too soon.

She always says I'm nought to 70,

because there's no... no slip road,

no gradual acceleration.

Just from stop and then straight to 70 mile per hour.

Well, she must've lost the baby.

The poor fella.

You really like him, don't you?

Well, yeah, but...

feel like such a fucking twat

for thinking he might've fancied me.

I'm gonna have to get drunk.

No, don't do that.

You'll end up stood in your front garden

picking fights again. Eh?

You don't want any more of that rib

being used to fix your nose, do ya?

Get off!

♪ ... so happy to be listening to our radio

♪ Our saviour, oh

♪ While the world melts on down

♪ We're so happy to be listening to our radio

♪ Now break it on down slow

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the...

Come on, Ava.

Come on. Ava.

Oh, fuck. I look a mess.

Come on, open up.

Are you gonna keep talking through this door?

Oh, my God. It's like talking to me cousin.

She's dead religious. Every time she sees me coming

she shuts the door.

I've gotta talk to her like this an' all.

Yeah, yeah, she finds it funny, too.

Come on. Open up.

Oh, shit. Is Zorro there?

No, no, no. He's at... He's at his girlfriend's.

So let me in, then!

D'you know what? That's it. That's it now, I'm going.

- Are you? - I've had enough.

- Right. - Right. Goodbye.

- Bye. - That's it.

See you.

I... I can still see ya.

- Where? - There.

Where? Don't jab at me.

Oh, bloody hell, I see what you mean.

You do look a mess, don't ya?

I just got out the bath.

Ooh, is it still hot?

Well, no. And you're not getting in my bath.

Of course not. No.

Come on.

Here you are. For you.

- For me? - Yeah.

- Really? - Yeah.

Why are you so surprised?

I don't know.

Thank you.

Yeah, yeah. Shelf decorations.

I haven't got any shelves.

Yeah, well, don't expect me to put 'em up for ya.

Right, d'you want a brew?

Yeah, yeah, go on.

Thanks for bringing me books.

Yeah.

No one ever brings me books.

Keyrings, yeah. But books, no.

What's this?

Well, what you doing with that?

BSC Criminology Dissertation. What d'you keep it there for?

So I can show it to people when they come round.

Oh, a bit shy about your achievements, are ya?

- No, it's just an essay. Mmm. - Oh.

That I got a first for. I'm just gonna brush me hair.

I were DJ-ing at the time.

Travelling all over and I met Runa...

in a club in Manchester

and I couldn't take my eyes off her

cos she were a fucking great dancer.

Never thought she'd go for someone like me,

you know, rough and ready.

Cos she's from quite a well-to-do family.

Bangladeshi.

She's seeing this fella.

Didn't get with him till after we lost the baby.

You know, it's not his, it's mine.

Don't think badly of her, er, it's just...

- I don't. - Yeah.

We're separated.

We live in the same house for now,

but separate bedrooms.

My family don't know.

How can they not? They live all around you.

It's not fucking easy.

Oh, fucking hell. Jesus!

♪ Not too proud to walk away from something when it's dead

♪ Do, do, do your dirty words

Hi, love.

Can you get a glass of water, please?

Hiya, love.

Come and join us.

Oh, no, don't turn it off!

Put your arm in there, darling.

- No, don't turn it off. - Good, and the other one.

- ♪ This time, baby... - That's it. Come here.

♪ I'll be bulletproof

Hey.

- ♪...baby, I'll be... - Listen, Dawn.

Can you take this?

Oh, no, I don't wanna take 'em.

Remember the lows. Come on.

Oh. Oh, so this is him?

- All right. - Woo!

Yeah. Right, let's go. Upstairs.

- He looks nice. - Yeah, come on.

There you go, good girl.

- ♪ This time... - That's it. Up you go.

- I'll take you to t'doctor. - Okay.

- I'm bipolar, me, so... - Up you go. Right.

♪ This time, baby...

Yeah, keep going.

♪ I'll be bulletproof

♪ Fucked in the head, man

♪ Don't grow up in the ends

♪ Show no love to the feds Fuck your respect

♪ No dough, hungry and vexed But polo'd up to the neck

♪ Young mothers in debt Just blow dole money on sesh

♪ No hope, pushed to the edge

♪ Blaze up when I'm stressed in my zone

♪ Smoke buds of the best by the boatload

♪ These crossroads that I'm standing at

♪ Or maybe it's the weather

♪ Or something like that

♪ Give me a new single Make me a new baby

♪ Gonna eat all the candy while you straddle and lay me

♪ Gonna know all the words before you come on top

♪ And I sing them back at you while you try to nap

♪ While the world rides on

♪ We're so happy to be listening to our radio

♪ Our saviour, oh

♪ While the world melts on down

♪ We're so happy to be listening to our radio

♪ Now break it on down slow

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio Three point three, oh

♪ Slave to the radio Slave to the radio

♪ Slave to the radio Three point three, oh

- All right? - Hi.

Didn't think you'd come.

Why here?

I come every month for the new moon.

My dad used to bring me, but, look,

waxing half-moon tonight.

Paul's buried here.

Oh, shit. I'm sorry, I didn't...

No, it's all right.

He used to beat me to fuck.

Put his boots on to do it.

When he started on our Michelle,

that's when I left him.

Callum don't know, though.

What?

That he hurt our Michelle.

Her dad's Indian, Paul were a skinhead.

A member of the National Front.

Do you know what I did?

No.

One time, he came back drunk

and I knew he were gonna start.

So I went and got his boots for him.

Cos I knew if I didn't, then he would.

And I were scared he were gonna hurt Michelle again.

And after he beat me black and blue...

I looked at them boots and I thought,

"How could someone as strong as me do that?"

It was one of those moments that changes you.

So I kicked him out.

I went back to college and I did a degree.

And here I am.

Right, then, I'll see ya.

Oh, God. I don't wanna go home.

I like being here with ya.

Plus, I...

It's not safe for me to drive cos I've had a...

- You know. - A what?

Well, that's the universal sign for drink.

- I had a drink. - All right. But, yeah,

you have only had one of them.

Yeah, but...

- Take a good look at me. - Why?

My constitution.

- I'm not used to it, so... - Oh.

Is that why you've had a drink?

Plus, you can't get a taxi here for love nor money, so.

I could get you a local taxi.

- Can you? - Very easily.

I wanna stay.

You can have Callum's room.

All right.

- What? - Yeah.

Er, I'm gonna get you something to wear.

That's nice.

Oh, yeah, that's, um, Callum,

when he was a baby with his dad.

- Oh, right. - Yeah.

Michelle's dad's Kulvinder.

My dad were all right with Kulvinder,

but he stopped talking to me when I got with Paul.

My dad hated the British.

Callum blames me for him dying.

He says his drinking got worse when I left him,

but I had to leave him.

- So, here you go. - Yeah, right.

- Night. - Yeah, night.

What's up?

- Can we talk? - Yeah.

Sometimes I just can't switch off.

What's up?

I shouldn't have let you stay.

Why?

Cos of Runa?

Yeah.

It's okay.

We're not doing anyone any harm.

Yeah?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

All right.

I did ask for scrambled, but...

Dirty stop out.

Eh?

Where were you last night?

Runa?

What?

Hiya.

What's up?

Nothing now.

Let's go away somewhere.

- Away? - Yeah.

♪ These crossroads I'm stand...

♪ Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

♪ I do not walk this floor, bow down and then

♪ Cos, Mama, you've been on my mind

♪ Mama, you've been on my mind

Oh.

- Nice song. - Yeah, Dylan.

Since when have you been into Dylan?

Oh, you know...

Andrea? Andrea?

Aren't you a dark horse?

Er, have to tell us where you're going first.

- Just give it me, Michelle. - No.

- Away. - No shit, Sherlock.

- For t'weekend, then. - Where? Who with?

A friend.

A friend? A fella?

Right.

Tell us everything, then you get the case.

♪ I mean no trouble

♪ Please don't put me down or get upset

♪ I'm not pleading

You're so naïve, Mum. It's a thing.

What do you mean, "It's a thing"?

Them lot, womanising.

Is your dad one of them lot?

No, he's Indian. Lives in Clayton.

So your dad's better than him cos of where

- he lives, is that it? - No.

Cos I never had you down as stuck-up, Michelle.

It's nowt to do with stuck-up. He's married!

They'll just think you're a slag!

You know that, don't you?

- See ya, then. - See ya.

Fuck's sake.

What have you got that for? I didn't think you'd show.

- I thought you'd stood me up. - I wouldn't do that to you.

- Ali... - What?

Maybe we shouldn't go.

Look, he's coming. Give me your hand. Come on!

Okay.

♪ Maybe it's the colour

♪ Maybe it's the colour

♪ Of the sun cut flat

♪ An' cov'rin'

♪ These crossroads that I'm standing at

♪ Maybe it's the weather or something like that

♪ Mama, you've been on my mind

- I thought you hated folk? - I do.

♪ When you wake up in the morning

♪ Baby, look inside your mirror

♪ You know I won't be next to you

♪ You know I won't be near

♪ I'll just be curious to know

♪ If you can see yourself as clear

♪ As someone who had you on his mind

- Warm these up. - That's nice.

- Yeah? - Feels nice.

Wait, listen. Don't move.

- Don't move. Wait. - What? What?

- What? - Feel how warm they are?

Just focus on that.

Nothing else.

You still scared?

Yeah.

What you scared of?

How much I like ya.

Oh, Ava.

Every time I look at your face, it looks different.

I see something different every time.

- Every time? - Mmm-hmm.

I've never seen that before.

Your belly.

What?

You mean my six pack.

Every part of ya.

I'm scared now.

Am I too much?

Yeah.

Nought to 70.

I'm the one that's supposed to be too much.

It's all right.

Ah, come on. Come here.

- Where we going? - Come here.

What about the eyes?

We're hidden here.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, yeah. Just...

What? Because I was, like, "Oh, God!"

Yeah.

- Michelle? - It's Callum.

Stopping here for a few nights.

We're seeing each other.

Nah. No, you're not. Not a fucking chance.

- Why didn't you tell me? - Hey, hey, hey.

She's telling you now.

Come, we'll go stay at mine.

Callum, babe.

What's up?

I'm... I'm just thinking.

You know, what's it mean, me being here now?

Hey.

And it's running through me head, Ava, if...

If Paul were here, would he kick me head in?

Why'd you let Callum keep them boots?

Hey, shut up. Listen, my dad would have

something to say about that if he were here.

- So he would. - So he would!

You know why she wants to call that baby "Grace", don't ya?

No?

It's her dad's favourite song.

- It is, yeah. - Is it?

Mmm-hmm. Sing it, Ava.

No, I'm not gonna sing it now.

- Go on. - I'm not.

- Go on! - Go on! Come on, do it.

- No, I'm not. - Cookie Monster there.

♪ Oh, Grace

♪ Just hold me in your arms

♪ And let this moment linger

♪ They'll take me out at dawn and I will die

♪ With all my love

♪ I place this wedding ring upon your finger

♪ There won't be time to share our love

♪ For we must say goodbye

Yes! Yes!

♪ We got something to say Don't know

♪ It's you and me, baby

♪ It's you and me, baby

You all right?

Oh, my God, what are those?

What the fuck...

Shut the fuck up. They were my dad's.

♪ It's you and me, baby

♪ It's you and me, baby

You all right, love?

Yeah. Could you just grab her while I get a drink?

Is that all right?

Oh, hey, fucking hell!

Should be my fucking dad holding her!

All right! Callum!

Now, listen. Listen, listen, listen. Listen.

I don't think you should be wearing them.

Ali, sit down.

All right, darling, Mummy's here.

Mummy's here.

- Give me my daughter now! - Hey, hey, hey.

Calm down.

Come on.

- Fuck. - Come here, sit down.

It's all right.

- It's all right. - Okay, okay.

Ava?

I'm in Callum's room.

He's taken everything.

Come here, come on.

Can I ask... Can I ask a question?

Can I ask a question?

Yeah.

Has he taken the sword as well?

Thank God, eh?

Jesus, who the hell's he think he is?

Some sort of samurai?

Mmm.

I daren't leave me car in that car park

in case gypsy kids have me wheels off.

Does me head in, working in BD4.

Why'd they have to move there?

Cheaper rent, innit?

Didn't you do uni research up there?

- Where? - Holme Wood.

- Yeah. - Were it dead chavvy?

- Mixed. It's a big school. - Huh.

Are you ready to lose your football match?

I'm not going to lose.

- You are. You lost last time. - No, I didn't.

I've got faith.

- You didn't score. - I was in goal.

I forgot. Can you just get 'em?

Yes, I will go and get them.

Thank you.

All right, help me.

I know.

About you and that Gori chav.

While she's studying 24/7.

- You don't understand. - Don't I?

No.

Go in there and sit with her.

What's that?

Oh, that's a camera I bought him. He loved that.

I love that photo.

What's this about?

They formed a team when t'mill closed.

Ali told everyone at school he didn't have a dad

cos he was so ashamed he lost his job.

Oh, look at you, running away from home.

That's t'school panto.

What, Dick Whittington?

He's still a dick now...

- Hey! - Hakim.

Look at that one.

Mum, you look like a right geek there. What happened?

Hey! Cheeky git.

Saying I look thick now?

- No. - Come look at this one.

- Looks cute, though. - Oh, bless him.

This one's my favourite.

There we are.

Oh, I don't want it, thanks, love.

Right, what's up? Hmm?

- Go see him, you daft cow. - No.

- Go on. - No, I'm not. I'm not.

Don't make me drag you down there. Cos I will.

♪ Perhaps it's the colour of the sun cut flat

♪ And cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at

♪ Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

♪ But, Mama, you've been on my mind

♪ I don't mean trouble, please

♪ Don't put me down or get upset

♪ I am not pleadin'

♪ Or sayin', "I can't forget you"

♪ I do not pace the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet

♪ Mama, you been on my mind

♪ Even though my eyes are hazy

♪ And my thoughts, they might be narrow

♪ Where you been don't bother me

♪ Or bring me down with sorrow

♪ I don't even mind who you'll be waking with tomorrow

♪ Mama, you're just on my mind

♪ I'm not asking you to say words like "yes" or "no"

♪ Please understand me

♪ I have no place I'm calling you to go

♪ I'm just whisperin' to myself

♪ So I can't pretend that I don't know

♪ Mama, you are on my mind

Hello?

Mum?

It's an absolute shit tip in here.

Is this cos of him?

Right, come on.

- Up. - What you doing?

Look, you can't get in a state like this

over some no-mark bloke.

Have you even been to work?

It's not just him, it's Callum.

It's everything.

- This is mental. - I know it is.

You can't lose that job cos of him, can ya?

- Mum? - Give us them!

Right, get in the shower, you look a fucking state.

I'll tidy up in here.

Let me just check...

You haven't got any of my vinyl.

All right, that's yours, that's yours.

Callum!

Are you okay?

Do you want a brew or summat?

Yeah, go on.

I spoke to our Michelle.

We talked about me dad.

She were only little.

But he were a good man, though, weren't he?

There were good times. Yeah.

I got rid of them boots.

Aw.

There you go.

You got a name yet?

Karen said no to "Paula".

She don't mind "Grace", though.

Hello.

Hello, Grace.

Come on.

Okay, my last song this evening

dates back to 1916, the Easter Rising.

One of the rebels fighting to end British rule in Ireland

was a young man called Joseph Mary Plunkett.

While he was awaiting execution,

he married his long-time girlfriend Grace Gifford.

And this is a beautiful song that you know very well.

It's a song called Grace.

♪ As we gather in the chapel

♪ Here in old Kilmainham Gaol

♪ I think about these past few weeks

♪ Oh, will they say we failed?

♪ From our school days

♪ They have told us we must yearn for liberty

♪ Yet all I want in this dark place

♪ Is to have you here with me

♪ Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms

♪ And let this moment linger

♪ They'll take me out at dawn

♪ And I will die

♪ With all my love, I'll place this wedding ring

♪ Upon your finger

♪ There won't be time to share our love

♪ For we must say goodbye

♪ Now I know it's hard

♪ For you, my love, to ever understand

♪ The love I bear for these brave men

♪ My love of this dear land

♪ But when Padraic called me to his side

♪ Down to the GPO

♪ I had to leave my own sick bed

♪ To him I had to go

♪ Oh, Grace, just hold me in your arms

♪ And let this moment linger

♪ They'll take me out at dawn

♪ And I will die

♪ With all my love, I'll place this wedding ring

♪ Upon your finger

♪ There won't be time to share our love

♪ For we must say goodbye