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[Suena The Wedding Present's "Granadaland"]

El deber me llama.

Pues, So, estoy llevando a mi grupo de Senderismo por Salud,

y estamos a la mitad del paso cuando recibo el aviso.

Pero, así es el juego de las guardias de bombero.

Cuando sea, en cualquier parte, donde sea.

¿Nos va a llevar mucho esto?

5 minutos de tiempo de respuesta, y si no llegas...

...pierdes el trabajo.

No todo el mundo llega.

Estoy pensando, "es un buen ritmo," ¿sabes?

Pero, nada como pensar que hay

vidas en peligro para meterte un cohete por el culo.

Y créeme, ese plazo de 5 minutos

ha visto más de uno.

No tantos como ésta anécdota.

4 minutos, 38 segundos.

El vejestorio todavía tiene lo que hay que tener.

Coge tu mochila, Joe.

Eso es, buen chico. Seré abuelo pero...

...en el equipo están flipando conmigo, si te digo la verdad.

No me digas...

Era un incendio importante.

Mantuve a la gente lejos de la bomba

mientras los chicos hacían un 360.

Pudo haberse puesto feo, pero fue neutralizado a tiempo.

Lleva un nuevo libro de lectura,

y pijamas limpios en su mochila.

Gracias Dios por esos valientes bomberos voluntarios

de Grey Watch.

Ten cuidado ahí fuera, Maurice.

Puedes reirte todo lo que quieras.

Todo Wordworth Road podría haberse quemdado.

¿Wordsworth Road?

Ahí es donde está mi nueva casa.

¡Sí! Eso es lo que estaba intentando decirte,

si me dejaras ir al grano.

Era tu nueva casa.

¿El qué?

Donde estaba el fuego.

¡Paul!

¿Eh?

Mi coche está ahí. Te llevaré.

Sí.

Oh, joder.

Venga. Dilo.

Sólo iba a decir, que elegiste un sitio estupendo.

Ya.

¿Te parece bien que entre?

Sí.

Oh, Dios. Lo siento.

No tienes que sentirlo...

a menos que tú lo iniciases.

¡Joe! Vamos.

Ven a echar un vistazo a tu nueva habitación.

No, no, no, no. No hay nada de qué preocuparse.

Maurice, no. El abuelo lo arregló.

Maurice, no, aquí no. Ahora no.

Eso es. Te lo dije. Maurice, por favor. Podríamos --

Todo bien.

O lo estará cuando tu padre

aprenda a manejar una brocha.

No quiero que la vea en este estado.

He visto mejores episodios de "Grandes Diseños"

No pasa nada.

Estará genial.

Todo cambiará.

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿verdad? Joe.

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿a que sí? Mira, no, he dicho -- es -- esta --

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿no? Así no es como se verá.

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿no?

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿verdad?

No debía verla hasta estar terminada. Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿no?

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿verdad?

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿a que sí?

Me gusta mi nueva casa, ¿eh?

Te gustará tu nueva casa, sí, cuando esté lista.

Está así ahora,

pero tu papá va a ponerla mejor.

¿Vosotros dos, vais a estar bien?

Vete a casa y espera junto a tu Batfono, papá.

Mira, quizás debería quedarme.

O podría llevarlo de vuelta.

No.

Gracias, yo -- pero yo -- No creo que debas.

Tenemos que ceñirnos a la rutina de la custodia.

Bastante confuso está ya.

Ya, pero puedo...

Ya, vale. Bien.

Nosotros -- ¿puedes enviarme un mensaje?

¿O algo? Sólo para saber cómo está. Si, ya, ya.

Estará bien. Yo --

Yo me encargo.

Vale.

Te veré el domingo noche.

Pero para mí es momento de irme

y para tí de quedarte.

Eso es. Aquí.

Aquí. Eso es.

Tal cual.

Así tal cual.

¿Abrazo o manos?

Manos.

Escríbeme. Sí.

Estoy bien, ¿verdad?

Lo arreglaré.

Lo arreglaré...todo.

¿Qué podría ir mejor? ¿qué es lo que va bien?

¿Qué podría ir mejor? ¿qué es lo que va bien?

Joe, eh.

¡Joe! ¡Joe!

¡Joe!

Joder.

Siente el ritmo. Late como un cimbal.

16-10.

Está alta.

He corrido hasta aquí, doc. Tiene que estar alta.

También tu colesterol, y acabas de cumplir 60.

Pero no tengo los 60 que tienen otros hombres.

No soy un hombre normal.

Y tanto.

Te voy a recetar estatinas. ¡De eso nada!

He visto los efectos secundarios.

Flatulencia, aumento de peso, impotencia.

Prefiero arriesgarme.

Colapsaste hace 2 años. Te hospitalizaron.

Te arriesgas a un infarto o ictus

si no paras un poco.

¿Parar?

¿Ha visto a mi familia? ¿Mis dos familias?

Si yo caigo, ellos caen conmigo.

Entonces tienes que cuidarte.

Una pregunta --

¿Tengo cancer?

Eso es lo único que me asusta.

No, no tienes cancer,

pero hay muchas formas de morir, Maurice.

Oh, deberías poner eso en tu web.

Acabo de pensar en otra.

¡Tres, cuatro!

-Hola. -Hola, Paul.

¿Quieres decir adiós a la vieja casa?

¿Eh? Lo entiendo.

Seguro que no les importa.

Nah.

Hey, Alison.

Sí, sí. No, está bien.

Sí.

Ya, no, él...está conforme.

Sí, vale. Sí. Adios.

Sí. Adios.

Sorry. Can I...?

Joe.

This isn't your room anymore.

A new family live here now.

I know it takes somegetting used to,

but we will get used to it.

Promise.

What do you think, Joe?

Is this a good place to lie down?

Is this a good place or a bad place?

That's it.

♪

♪

This badge.

We'll bring it with us,

and it will remind youof all the lovely times we had.

We won't forget the house.

We won't forget the house.

That's it.

That's good. That's it.

♪

♪

♪

♪

♪

You okay?

You wouldn't want to be without these,

would you?

Hey? That's it.

Oh, no, no! Ohh, Joe!

Bye, Louise.I'll see you next week.

Thanks, love. See you.

Ta-la.Have a nice morning.

Bye, Louise.Bye, Katie.

My son used to say goodbye to mebefore he met you.

I'm a bad influence.

That's right. You are.

But we both love you,so forgiven.

He's up to something,that lad.

I've got a good idea what. He never stops smiling.

[Laughs]

He's started hoovering.

And the other day,I caught him writing down

a menu from Saturday Kitchen.

Have you asked him about it?

I thought it might be bettercoming from you.

Take him for a pint.

In the words of the song, "No, no, no."

I've got a lot on at the moment.

Like what?

Drill night.

Rebecca's due home from University.

Joe's staying at mine all weekend.

Eddie's there. Paul's there.

I've not got time for a pint.

So, are you saying youdon't want to bond with my son?

I'm saying I don't want to interrogate your son.

He never cracks.

You don't want to gofor a drink with him

because you thinkhe'll run rings around you.

Well, since you mention it, yes. Exactly.

You're not as clever as me.He won't see you coming.

[Door opens]

Paul: Joe, I don't mind you throwing your headphones away.

You're not in any trouble.

We got a spare pair.

I put them away.

Yeah. Yeah.

You put them away.

In a lake.

What does a good lifelook like?

Hey.

We love music, you and me, don't we?

Hmm?

And you need your headphones for that.

Is it the music you don't like anymore,

or just the headphones?

The music.

The headphones.

[Gasps] Why don't we do a new playlist?

Yeah? You can -- You can --

Paul, just let him be for a bit.

You're putting meon edge.

He's upset.I can see that.

But any more static off you,

and we could suspend youfrom a wall

like a party balloon.

Could ya?

I don't knowif the science adds up,

but I'd like to give it a try.

Hey, Joe? Joe?

Joe?Dad, Eddie's right.

[Door closes]

Eddie's right about what?

Hello, love!Hey, granddad!

Ohh! Our little scholar!

Joe threw his headphones away.

Hallelujah. At long last.[Dishes clatter]

Well, he threw his headphones away to hurt me

because he was confused about seeing

that wreck of an house, thanks to you.

Well, it's still a result,isn't it?

I've done you a favor.Well, no, no, no.

Not if he's distressed.[Chuckles]

Your generation. Unbelievable!

You find something good,and then you have to dig deep

to make sure it turnsinto something bad.

Maurice, all we've tried to do

for the last two years is protect Joe,

get him used to me and Alison being apart,

not give him too much change to understand in one go.

That's why we didn't sell the old house until now.

Has it --And why I didn't want him to see the new house

until it were finished!Has it occurred to you

that if you and Alison stoppedpussyfooting around him,

he might learna damned sight more?

Right, what do you suggest, hey?

"Movie night, Joe? Hmm?

'Mrs. Doubtfire' or 'Kramer vs. Kramer'?"

We firefighters have a saying --"Put a blanket on the spark,

and the forest won't burn down."

Not one of Obi-Wan Kenobi'sbetter days.

We're just trying to help him cope

by keeping things familiar.

Why do you think I'm living here?Oh, well, thank you very much

for honoring me with your presence.

I'm -- I'm here out of choice, if that helps, granddad.

I know, love. Get yourself a plate.

You, too, Eddie.

I'm trying to be healthy.So am I.

That's why I'm offering you half of me curry.

[Sighs]

[Grunts]

I give him 12 hours.

[Chuckles]

Just give him time.

[Chuckles]

We work outwhat he's trying to tell us.

That's what you always do.

Me or mum?

Both of you.

You were good at it.

You never said so at the time.

You were being parents.That was your job.

Well...

we're still parents.

Both of us.

I know.

You're still angry with us.

Well...

[Breathes deeply]

...with me.

Mm.

No, that's fading.

The first year was bad.

The second year got a bit better.

But one thing I do know now is,

life doesn't always work outlike you planned it.

It certainly doesn't.

[Last Shadow Puppets' "My Mistakes Were Made For You" plays]

♪

♪ About as subtle as an earthquake, I know ♪

♪ My mistakes were made for you ♪

♪ And in the back room of a bad dream, she came ♪

♪ And whisked me away, enthused ♪

♪ And it's as solid as a rock rolling down a hill ♪

♪ The fact is that it probably will hit something ♪

♪ On the hazardous terrain

♪ And we're just following the flock ♪

♪ Round and the in between,before we smash to smithereens ♪

♪ Like they were, and we scrambled from the grain ♪

♪ And it's the fame that put words in her mouth ♪

[Bell chiming]Get some answers, Maurice.

[Sighs]

Mm.

Ralph.

[Bell continues]

[Indistinct conversations]

Fancy a game of pool?

No.

Seems to be going alright with Katie.

Yeah.

I think your mum's a bit, well, not worried, exactly,

but she can see you're changing,and, uh...

it can be hard on a mum, that.

So, uh... if any of them changes

you want to talk through with me,

man to man and all that, well, then...

you know where I am.

[Conversations continue]

We need a Disco.

Oh, right. [Chuckles]

Why do we need a Disco?

For the wedding.

What wedding? My wedding.

Yourwedding?

Me and Katie.

Congratulations.

We need a van.

Why do we need a van?

For my stuff.

So, you're getting married

and you're moving out.

Yeah.

When were you gonna tell your mum this?

I'm not.

Oh. I get it.

So, I'm telling her, am I?

No. Don'ttell mum.

You want me to keep it a secret?

Yeah.

Well, do you want to tell me why?

No. I don't.

[Sighs]

[Villagers' "Dawning on Me" plays]

[Sighs]

I've been awake

For so long now

Just can't get to sleep

You've been tugging at my eyelids

You've been dawning on me

And there's a light coming through the window

[Breathes deeply]

Woman: Where are you from?

De dónde eres?

Soy del Lake District.

Where are you from?

De dónde eres?

Sigo siendo de Lake District.

[Mobile rings]

It's nearly midnight.

Louise: Well, what did you find out?

There's nothing to find out.

We just had a drink. He's not up to anything.

Maurice -- Get some sleep.

[Mobile clicks]

[Sighs]

[Bell dings]

♪

♪

[Sighs]

[Orange Juice's "Blue Boy" plays]

[Mobile chimes]

♪

[Mobile ringing]

♪ When he spoke, she smiled in all the right places ♪

You might want to answer that.It'll keep.

♪ In her smile, he saw the poison she tasted ♪

Running my curry off, are you? What?

"I'm trying to be healthy."♪ She wasn't listening to the sweet words ♪

Then you go after my leftovers under cover of darkness.

♪ He wasn't listening to her lying tongue ♪

[Mobile chimes]♪ He was listening to the words being sung ♪

[Beeps]Louise: I know you know something, Maurice,

and I need to know what it is.

Get round here.♪ By the blue boy

♪

[Clock ticking]

[Sighs]

Uh, Ralph and I were having a bit of a chat,

and, uh, well, to cut a long story short --

That'll be a first, but go on. Do you mind?

This is hard enough as it is, eh?

I'm getting married.He's getting married.

To Katie.

And Katie knows about this?

Because, Ralph, you'd be surprised how many men

[sighs] get an idea into their heads

and forget to mention it to the woman in their life.

Katieasked me to marry her.

Well, she's got good taste.

I said, "Yes."

And you've really thought this through, have you,

the pair of you?

Yeah.

What's your favorite film?

"School of Rock."

What used to be your favorite film?

"Little Mermaid."

Right.

And you know that film ends with the wedding.

But in real life, marriage is just the start.

Marriage can be hard.

Even the Little Mermaid will argue with that soppy Prince

once he starts leaving his dirty socks on the floor.

I know.

And you might not always be ableto watch "Match of the Day"

if Katie don't want to.

I know.And... [Sighs]

I'm only saying all this becauseI want -- I want it to work,

and I want you both to be happy.

Ralph.

Why don't you tell your mum what you told me?

About what she said to you when you were 21.

[Chuckles]

She said she wanted to...

Dance at my wedding one day.

[Voice breaking] I did. I did.

Congratulations!

[Sniffles] Well, obviously,

it's fine for Katie to move in here,

but we should probablytake a look at your room.

That Paul Pogba postermight have to go.

She likes Paul Pogba.

Who doesn't like Paul Pogba?

♪

[Exhales deeply]

♪

There's something else.

Well, what?

I've dreamt of this momentall his life.

[Sniffs]

Of him standing on his own two feet

and setting off into the worldwithout me.

I wanted it more than anything.

And at the same time,I never wanted it to happen

because it terrifies me.

I know.

And you know what?It terrifies him, too.

Well, he's a brave lad.

But don't you see?

The reason he didn't want to tell me is because

he knows, deep down,

he can't just move into a flat with Katie.

It won't happen.

He just can't admit it yet.

Which is why we go along with it for now.

For Ralph's sake. For Katie's sake.

The lad's got his pride, after all.

[Pager beeping]

Fire never rests.

Like me.

I'm sorry.

♪

♪

♪

♪

This is good.

A good place to sit and hide,I mean.

Just to work things out.

I know what it feels like,you know.

Mum and dad not beingtogether anymore.

Not having the old houseanymore.

I know.

"Sheena is a Punk Rocker"?

"Go, Buddy, Go."

Okay.

We can just hide.

We all need a place to hideevery so often.

Can I share this place?

Till you go away again.

Yeah, till I go.

But just so you know,and just you...

I won't be going anywherefor a while.

Ramones. 1977.

Stranglers. 1977.

[Chuckles]

Hey, I-I just wanted to check if he's okay.

Alison.

I know. I know.

No, he's with me now.At the house.

He's fine.

Good.

Thank you.

Um...

[Indistinct conversations]

I'll see you tomorrow. I've got to go.

I'm at work.

I think my boss

might finally be starting to like me.

Okay, bye.

[Conversations continue]

♪

Woman: "Do you have any children?"

Tienes hijos?

Sí. Tengo hijos.

And they're all slowly killing me.

♪

Morning, Joe.

Ramesh: Was the fireelectrical?

It was as it goes, Ramesh.

Frayed wires?Frayed plasterer.

He left the heater on overnightto dry the walls.

Hey, why don't you get hima pipe and banjo

and have done with it?Well, I've tried

to get him to come in, but he wouldn't.

But I have to get on with this'cause the sooner it's finished,

the sooner it'll look like a home,

and then he'll get used to it.

Youscrewed the plan, Maurice.

I'm just trying to put things right.

Well, you do the house.I'll take Joe. [Sighs]

Do one job wellinstead of two jobs half-arsed.

Joe?

Joe?

Where are you gonna take him?

Where haven't you beenon the Divorced Dads Circuit?

Come on.

It wasn't an insurance job,

if that's what you're getting at.

Get your rucksack, not your weekend bag,

and put what you want to take inside it.

10 minutes, starting now.

You do know he can't tellthe time. I know.

[Mobile chimes]But one of us has got to look like we're in charge.

I'm taking him to the petting zoo.

Ice cream and the smell of goat shit --

enough to cheer anybody up.

Do you fancy it?

Uh, no,I'm at the Southside all day.

Don't let me interrupt your reading.

When did eye contact go out of fashion?

Sorry. It's Mum. She's been sacked.

She's furious.

♪

Dad?

♪

Alison: Do you thinkI'm a hard person to be around?

I don't think Jim the café owner's

the best judge of character.

Yeah, well...

he did once try and dry his hands on a laminated menu.

But it was a job.

And it fit around Joe and my Uni course.

You'll find something else.

I've spent the last 10 yearsfighting in my son's corner,

and I spoke out because I had to.

I don't regret that, but...

I know the fighting made mehard to be around.

Maybe it just got to be a habit.

Now I'm just alwayslooking for a fight.

I don't want to be like that.

[Duck quacking][Sighs]

You're better at making the bestof things than I ever was.

Starting again, setting up here, with Joe,

doing a University degree at your age.

Not that you're old.

[Chuckles]

I mean...

When you've got a kidthat's like Joe...

you get used to feelinglike you're failing.

But you just get through,and then me and Paul,

we really failed himby splitting up.

Hang on. He left you.

If anybody should be kicking their own arse, it's him.

But you're missing the point, dad.

When anything goes wrong,anything at all,

even getting sacked from a shit job,

[voice breaking] it just feels10 times worse than it should

because it feels likeI'm failing Joe all over again.

You feel like a failure?

I've got two divorced kids, and... [Laughs]

...I'm being outmaneuvered by Ralph.

How do you think I feel? [Sniffles]

[Both chuckle]

[Delta 5's "Mind Your Own Business" plays]

♪ Can I have a taste of your ice cream?♪

♪ Can I lick the crumbs from your table?♪

♪ Can I interfere in your crisis? ♪

♪ No♪

♪ Mind your own business♪

Oof!That's a turn up for the books.

♪ Mind your own business♪

♪ Can I have a taste of your ice cream?♪Alison: What?

Joe. He chucked his headphones in the lake

after he saw the new house.Oh.

Refused to wear them altogether.

♪ Can I interfere in your crisis?♪

Didn't Paul tell you? No.

Probably didn't want me to know.♪ Mind your own business♪

Huh. Wanted to handle it on his own.

♪ Mind your own business Or not handle it.

♪ Can you hear those people behind me?♪

♪ Looking at your feelings inside me♪Come on, Dad.

We're gonna haveto pick up some paint.

♪ Listen to the distance between us♪

♪ Why don't you mind your own business?♪Hey.

♪ Why don't you mind your own business?♪

Just leave itat Paul's new house.

Tooth fairy job. Okay. If you say so.

Very nice of you.

The sooner he finishes,the better for Joe.

I know it doesn't feel like it sometimes,

but you're doing great.

You're strong, and you need to be.

You need to be.

You okay, love?

Ah, Joe! Joe, Joe, Joe.

Joe. Mm.

What could be better? What's going well?

What could be better? What's going well?

What could be better?What's bothering you.

What's going well?Hey.

What could be better? What's going well?

Are you okay?What could be better?

Yeah, I'm fine, but thank you.No problem.

What's going well.I've got one like that at home.

Sorry, one like what?Sorry?

One like what?

No, I didn't mean --I'm -- I'm --

I mean, I've got a kid at homethat, you know,

sometimes plays up like --I didn't mean --

I don't care what you meant. We're fine.

He's not playing up. Okay.

-Right. -Everything alright?

Yeah. I was just, um...

I'm her dad. Right.

I'll go home and get my dad,then, shall I?

You see what I mean?I'm too much.

Come here.

I'll pick you up tomorrow night.

It was nice to see you.

But it's time for you to go there

and me to stay here.

There. Here. Here. There.

Just like that.

Just like that.

[Engine starts]

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♪

♪

Paul: You alright, champion.Have you had a good day?

Huh? How was the zoo?

We didn't get there, actually.

Alison called.

She needed me in Manchester, so I took Joe with me.

Brilliant!

Why don't you add to his confusion

by taking him to Manchester?!

The place he lives in the week!

We've set up a structurefor a reason, Maurice!

He didn't seem to mind.

How do you know he didn't mind?

Well, he put his headphones back on for a start.

He wore his headphonesin Manchester?

Yeah. He's doing a Neil Diamond,isn't he?

What?

"I Am...I Said."

When he's in Manchester, his music reminds him of home.

But when he's here, he doesn't wear 'em

because home doesn't feel like home anymore.

When did Neil Diamond move to Manchester?

No, he's --he's doing it to punish me.

I get it. I get it.

He isn't doing it to punish you.

He's doing it to handle the factthat everything's changed.

He'll get over it.

I mean, if I can coax him back into your house,

I'm sure you can, too.

[Pan sizzling]What?

You took him back to the new house?!

Again?!

After everything I said?!

Dad, bloody hell.

Oh, lovely.

Do a man a favor and make an enemy for life.

I'm going to Louise's.

Maurice!

♪

Was there a murder?

Well, if there was,it didn't show up on the survey.

No, Maurice did it.

I have to admit it's not a bad idea.

For Joe.

Help him settle.

Help him get over...

You can say it.

"The divorce."

I was gonna say all the change in his life.

I do get it, you know.

I was the same whenme and Nicola split up.

"Divorce."

"Single parent."

Feel like words you'd usefor somebody else, don't they?

I'm not frightened of saying it.

I mean, look at me.

My daughter's in London.

I see her every other weekend.

None of it feels like me.

But it is.

And I have to accept it.

You're being understanding

about a problem I don't actually have.

Right.

Does this mean that my dad's notas mad as we think?

I won't go that far.[Chuckles]

Ralph blinked? That's your proof?

Everyone blinks.This was his guilty blink.

I know it.

I asked him if he wanted to goand look at flats

and he said no,

then he blinked.

He's hiding something.

I'm getting the feeling that you think I'm to blame.

It was your ideato go along with it.

Can't you just come clean

and tell me what else he's told you?!

He hasn't told me anything!

And you expect me to believe that?

I expect you to trust me, yes.

I've had enough of this.

Did we have sex, then?I didn't notice.

I can't just turn it on and off,you know, like a tap.

I'm not your plaything.

Rest assured, Maurice,

I could never mistake youfor my plaything.

Find out what else he's hiding,Maurice.

[Door opens, closes]

[Door opens, keys jingle]

[Door closes]

[Sighs]

[Chuckles]

Of course. Of course. My Scotch egg.

Why would it be therewhen it's the only thing I want?

Are you alright, Dad?

Paul bollocks me

for taking Joe to Manchesterto help him out.

Now Louise is giving me grief

for not telling her Ralph's secret,

which I can't tell her

because Ralph kept his secretfrom me, too,

because I made him tell herhis last secret.

Well, let that be a lesson to you

to stay out of other people's business.

I'm a volunteer firefighter.I'm learning Spanish.

I've joined the choir.I run the hiking group.

I've got three lodgersthat I didn't ask for,

a girlfriend,

a reluctant stepson,and a dodgy knee.

So you would think, would you not,

in the greater scheme of things,

that a Scotch egg was nottoo much to ask?

Um, no.

You're not denying taking it,I see.

I thought the Scotch egg was a metaphor.

Did you take it?!

Yes.

It was delicious.

I had a pickle analogy on the side.

I did not eat your Scotch egg!

[Chuckles]

Do you thinkI'm some kind of idiot?

[Footsteps departing]

Several kinds.

[Inhales sharply]

[Mobile chimes]

[Grunts]

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[Vehicle approaches]

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[Car door closes]

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[Vehicle departs]

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[Indistinct conversation]

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Ah.

I'm sure Ralph was going to tellyou about the flat,

when he felt everything was in place.

Isn't that right, Ralph?

Man: Weren't you, Ralph?

We wanted to do it for ourselves.

I-I get that. It's just --

It's hard to find somewhereby yourself, and -- And...

That is why they've been sensible these last few months

and taken it one step at a time.

These last few months?Yes!

With Katie's mum and dad,

and my input as a social worker,we did assessments,

and Ralph and Katie came to the decision

that it would suit them to live independently,

but with a bit of help.

Supported Living.

And this place came up last week.

You knew about this,did you?

And you didn't thinkto pick up the phone

and talk it through with his mum?

I told you we should have told your mum.

I assumed you had.I'm gonna do it by myself.

I get that, Ralph. I get that.

But it might have been the kind thing to do.

It might have been kind.

I was trying to be kind.

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I know I messed up,

and I know it might not feellike it right now,

but this is gonna be okay.

I promise.

Now, this wall --

We are gonna change this wall,you and me.

Gonna make it feel like yours.

And this bit is yours,over there.

And we can meet in the middle.

Okay?

Good paint work!

Might take a while but...so far, so good.

[Radio clicks]

♪ Go, Buddy, go, Buddy♪

♪ Go, Buddy, go, Buddy♪

♪ Go, go, go♪

♪ I'm with my friend Bob having --♪

[Music stops]

Never liked The Stranglersanyway.

Silence is good.

Yeah.

Silence is fine.

I don't understand.Why would that worry me?

He thinks he's letting you down.

By finding somewhere to live?

By accepting that he needs some help.

It's not the flat he didn't wantto tell you about.

You've told him all his life he can do anything,

that nothing can hold him back.

And you've done a good jobof getting him to believe that.

So he thinks he's let you down

by deciding that him and Katie

might not be able to do it all on their own.

I told him you wouldn't think like that.

But if he's scared of telling me,

then I've let him down.

No, you haven't. You really haven't.

You wanted him to be independent,

and he's being independent.

And he's lying to his mother.

What more proof needed that he's growing up, hey?

[Both laugh]Yeah.

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[Knock on door]

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You know when you swamin the swimming gala?

Yeah?

I knew then.

You know when you sang soloin the Christmas service?

Yes.

I knew then.

[Voice breaking] You knowwhen I had cancer

and you asked meif I was going to die?

Yeah?

I knew then.

Because no one elsewas brave enough to ask me.

And you were.

I knew that you could do anything.

You made a good choicebecause you thought about it,

and you've beenbrave enough to admit

that you and Katie might need a bit of help.

I've always told youyou could do anything

because I believed it,and I still do.

It doesn't mean I need youto do everything on your own

to prove me right.

You...

are a force of nature.

So, none of this worryabout letting me down.

Ever.

[Voice breaking] I couldn'tbe prouder of you.

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[Brake cranks, engine turns off]

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No headphones, as you can see.

[Sighs]

All the years we wanted it to happen,

and then when it does, it scares you to death.

It scares me to death, Alison,

because it meant he was in distress.

I know.

Calm down. I wasn't getting at you.

Maurice was right.

When Joe's here, the music,it -- it -- it --

it reminds him thattoo much has changed.

And if he's thinking thatit can be one thing with you

and then something else with me,then -- then that's...

That's gonna be bad for him.

Consistency is the thing,right?

Well, it is for bedtimes and getting ready for school,

yeah, but we split up.

Yeah.

I'm aware of that.

Well, it split him up, too.

Look, I'm not saying it

to make you feel guilty and depressed.

I'm -- I'm just saying it so that you can see

that Joe might be one thing with you and another with me.

It's just what he has to do to deal with it.

And we have to go along with that

because we had a choice.

He didn't.

Right.

We have to just face it on our own,

like he does.

Alright. So...

it's time for you to go there with mum.

I'll be here.

There. Here. Here. There.

Just like that.

Just like that.

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[Engine starts]

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[Subway Sect's "Ambition" plays]

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♪ You can take it or leave it as far as we're concerned♪

♪ Because we're not concerned with you♪

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♪ What you want is buried in the present tense♪

♪ Blind alleyways allay the jewels♪

Joe: Worries are everybody.

Okay.

And who's this? Who's the good thing?

Rebecca.

Okay.

What about this? What would you like to happen?

Anything?

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It's gonna be alright.

Everything's gonna be alright.

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[Maurice snores]

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Chuckles]

That hasn't scared mesince I was 10 years old.

You're not Eddie.

Well spotted.

Rebecca.

Did you take my curry the other night?

And my Scotch egg?

Uh, yeah. Sorry about that.

Were you saving itfor anything special?

Eating it. Digesting it.

That kind of arrangement.

Rebecca?

Yeah?

You're eating a fish pie in the middle of the night.

And there's only one other person

I've ever seen do that.

Your mother.

When she was pregnant with you.

[Sighs]

Assuming it still takes two to make a baby,

who's the dad?

He was an ex-boyfriendfrom Uni.

"Ex" right after he found out your were pregnant?

I've met his type before.

Your dad, with all due respect.

No, we weren't together.

He'll be involved,but not straight away.

That was his idea, was it?

No, mine.

He's going on a year abroad.I'll bet he is.

It's part of his course.

There was no point in both of usstopping our degrees.

[Breathes deeply]

I've got this. I'm solid with it.

I just have to make sureeveryone else is,

including my mum and dad.

I knowthat's asking a lot.

You'll be surprised.

They might take it better than you think.

How did you take it whenmum told you she was pregnant?

You know how your real dad walks funny?

That's how I took it.

Oh, God.

But if I've learnt anything this week,

it's tell everybody as soon as you can.

Don't keep secrets.

Get your mum and dad together,

and I'll be with you every step of the way.

[Sighs]

[Wire's "Dot Dash" plays]Hi! Hiya, Daisy!

Oh, we'll keep an eyeon her now.

I'll give you a ringif she seems under the weather.Aw, thank you.

Good morning, Jack.

Have a good day.

♪ Mist closing in, getting thicker ♪

♪ One drops out, becoming quicker ♪

♪ Lights glow dim, they glimmer ♪

♪ The chances smaller, the odds are slimmer ♪

Alright, my man. School time.

♪ Dot dash, dot dash, dot dash♪

♪ Dot dash, dot dash, dot dash♪

Ben: I'm going to count to three.

You're gonna give methe boa and the hat,

and then you're gonnago to school.

Or I'll just come with youand embarrass you.

One, two, three.

Dad, nobody will even notice.

I will notice,and your teacher will...notice.

I'm not 5 years old.

Hi! Sorry about this.

Suits you.

And she's got a point.

Has the count-to-three routine ever worked

in the history of child-rearing?

But this is what I meant.

I've got a daughterwho sometimes plays up,

a-and I'm sorry if I caused offense

or spoke out of turn,or --

Look, maybe, I overreacted.

I can be a bit over-sensitive around this young man.

Pick a fight where there might not be one.

Does it happen a lot?

Oh, not really.

Once, twice, sometimes three times a day.

[Chuckles]

There you are, mate.

Good morning, Joe. Shall we go in?

Oh, sorry, Helen. I got a bit distracted.

I shouted at him in a car park the other day.

What have I told you about shouting

at strange men in car parks?

Yeah, well, he was patronizing me.

Uh, I was not patronizing her,if that's...

not too patronizing to point out.

We are doing emotional regulation

in the Nurture Room later if you two want to join.

He's had a tricky weekend,

and, uh,it's all in the book.

Okay.

Come. Bye.

Handshake or hug?

Handshake.

There you go.

It's Ben, by the way.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Um...

Just Alison.

Alison. Okay.

[Mobile chimes]

Yes, I am sticking to my diagnosis, Mrs. Marshall,

but do, by all means,

consult the Internet if you feel the need.

There, see, fit as a fiddle. Indestructible.

Always a pleasure, Mrs. Marshall.

[Receiver clicks]

Have you got an appointment?

I don't need an appointment. I'm just showing you.

Indestructible.

And I have to be.

It's only been a weekend,Maurice.

And what a weekend it was.

Five crises sorted, and not a hair out of place.

I just wanted to reassure you. Feel me pulse if you like.

I'm medically trained, Maurice.I'm pretty sure you're alive.

My advice still stands.

The next crisisthat comes along, walk away.

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Hey. Hi.

[Clears throat]

Did he get off to schoolalright?

Yeah.

Have you got any idea what's going on?

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Maurice: It'll be fine.

She can hardly takethe moral high ground, can she?

She was pregnant herself at your age.

Yeah, you're right. You're right.

Although I wouldn't use that as an opener.

I haven't got an opener.

You go in there, and you start by saying,

"We're gonna need a cot."

Oh, that's brilliant.

I'll be with you all the way.

You ready?

Ready.

[Birds chirping]

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