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[Line rings]

Hi, you've reached Rebecca's phone.

I can't take your call right now, but leave a message,

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

[Beeps]

♪

I want to tell you something.

And we can talk about it as much as you like,

Or not.

I'm gonna have a baby.

It's gonna be born before Christmas.

And then it'll be the three of us --

you, me, and the baby.

And the baby will be your friend.

New friend.

Where is it now?

In here.

Growing until it's ready

to come into the world and meet you.

Will it cry, like Baby Emily?

Yeah.

Sometimes it'll cry.

Sometimes it'll laugh a lot.

In this family, it'll have to.

Will it do this?

Uh, not straight away, no.

Where will it sit?

What?

In the car.

Oh.

I hadn't thought of that.

In the back, I suppose.

With you. In a car seat.

The baby's in there now.

Yeah.

I know.

I find that as strangeas you do.

Get in the car, Joe. There's a good lad.

Do your thing. Get in the car.

Is that okay?

About the baby.

Growing now.

Until it's ready.

[No Hot Ashes' "Skint Kids Disco"plays]

♪

♪

♪ I'm a Sasquatch, I'm-a coming out ma swamp ♪

♪ I could blast off, from my hedge, lock her up ♪

♪ But I'm lying in bed holding onto my head ♪

♪ 'Cause it's fallin' apart, And I just can't stop it ♪

♪ I'm a cyclops, with the all-seeing eye ♪

♪ Who's just getting by, it's almost time ♪

♪ It's cold, but I switched the heating off ♪

♪ But it's bliss, but, oh, God, it costs a lot ♪

♪ Maybe we can go somewhere

♪ And sail into the atmosphere again ♪

♪ Again

♪ Nah, not got much, but just enough ♪

♪ Let's get go before we both go insane ♪

Alright. School time now.

Handshake or hug?

Hug.

That was nice. See you tonight.

His book's in his bag, Heather.

Great.

Morning, Heather.

Morning, Joe.

In you go, Joe.

Get in the car, Joe. There's a good lad.

Do your thing, get in the car.

♪

Come on, then.

♪

[Rebecca chuckles]

Mark: Good morning, Rebecca.

Are you ready for motherhood?

Not really.

But I will be.

Are you ready for fatherhood?

Not at the moment.

But the world is full of surprises.

Tom isn't the dad, Mark.

[Door opens]

Oh, a bit early for the afternoon shift,

aren't you, big man?

I needed a drink.

Oh, right. Yeah.

Good for you.

Getting fit and that.

2 kilometersin 10 minutes and 15 seconds.

It's on the website.

What website?

You have to do 2 kilometersin 10 minutes and 15 seconds.

Oh. To get in the Army.

How do you mean?

I'm joining the Army.

See you later. Thank you.

[Door opens]

I hope that wolf isn't going to eat me whole.

Oh, yeah. What am I going...?

[Indistinct conversations]

♪

[Conversations continue]

Heather: I think I might give Joe recycling to do soon.

One for you. Keep going with that.

[Indistinct conversations]

Joe, you willing to do a job for me?

Will you do the recycling,please?

Thank you.

Heather: Anastasia, you gonna do the...

Oh, wow. Well done.

Good job.Oh, this is great!

Do your task, Joe. A good boy or a bad boy.

A good boy or a bad boy.Heather: Alright, everybody.

Who is ready for circle time?

Okay, if you'd all start to pack up, then.

Tidy it up nicely.

Thank you.

Joe.

Joe.

Circle time.

[Indistinct conversations]

Good lad.

That is a beautiful, beautiful picture.

[Indistinct conversations]

♪

Oh. Sorry.

[Sighs]

Still got it.

Letchy granddad.

[Chuckles]It's not such a good look.

Time to call this.

Alison: So, has Rebeccatalked to you at all,

since she told you? Yeah.

Loads.

Oh.

That's good. That's good.

At least she's talking to somebody about it.

When I say "loads,"she texted me last week.

So, she's not talking to you, either.

The thing you don't understandabout pregnant women, Alison,

is sometimes they liketo be left alone.

Oh! [Chuckles] Oh, right.

So, when I was expecting Rebeccaand you left me,

that's what you were doing?

I had no idea. [Chuckles]

Look, I know you're the onewith the womb around here,

but I've been aroundmore pregnant women

than you have over the years,and the one thing

you should never do is go in uninvited.

This is our daughter.

Maybe she's too scared to ask for help or support,

or too proud.

I'm good for chipping ina few bobs.

She knows that.That's not the kind of support I meant.

[Sighs]

Alright. Look.

How did you feel whenshe told you she was pregnant?

Ah, how did you reallyfeel?

If I'm honest, that her life is gonna be

10 times harder. [Chuckles]

And you wonderwhy she won't let you in now.

Well, I didn't say that, did I?

What did you say, then?

That you'll be there for her?Yeah.

Well, there's your problemright there.

"I'll be there for you,"is what you say

when someone's wife's left them,or their mother's died.

It's like -- It's what you saywhen someone has problems.

What did you say?

I told her I could get her a discount

on a four-door family saloon...

with extended warranty.

Well done today.

Same time next week, and we'll add 5K,

so get some sleep.

Sensible eating in the meantime.

And what's the group motto?

All: Walking back to happiness!

[All chuckle]

I can't hang around for a coffeetoday, Pauline.

Uh, my Eddie's in London,

and I'm keeping an eye on the brewery.

Oh, he's done ever so well,your lad, ain't he?

He was in the papers again.Another award.

Cumbrian Brown Ale of the Year!

Yeah, it's not the toughest category,

to be fair, but, yeah, Eddie's done well.

Anyway, we're getting some hops delivered, so...

Do you ever stop?

We're a long time dead.

That's what my late husbandused to say.

Oh, I didn't mean...

I've, uh...

I've got something I want to give you.

Oh, not more flapjacks, Pauline.

I'm supposed to be the role model,

not the lardarse in elasticated waists.

It's just a little token.

To say thank you, you know,

for helping me putone foot in front of the other.

Oh.

And making me less of a lardarsein elasticated waists.

I didn't mean you.No, don't apologize.

Blunt and offensive canbe quite attractive

in a man of a certain age.

♪

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay, bye.[Phone clicks]

What did his mum say?

[Paul sighs]

Apparently, he's already donean online form.

He's had an interview,and now the Army

want to send himto a two-day assessment.

Haven't they -- I mean, how -- how is Mark

coming across as suitable for the Army?

Well, clearly, someone'smaking allowances for him,

aren't they?Or taking the piss.

See, they thinkthat they're being kind,

but he's gonna be absolutely gutted

when they turn him down.

Ifthey turn him down.

Lad I was at school with

stood at the wrong bus stop every day for five years,

ended up in charge of three cruise missiles.

Shit.

What if they let him in?

Now, then, what do you think, Joe?

Where are you?

[Children playing in distance]

[Marker squeaks]

Okay.

Can you tell me the thing that is going well?

The car seat.

Are you getting a new car seat?

No.

Get in the car, Joe.

There. Here. Here. There.

Get in the car, Joe.

And you're getting a new car seat

when you get in the car?

No. The baby. The new friend.

A-A baby?

Who -- Whose baby?

It will be the three of us.And the car seat.

Okay.

And what about things that could be better?

The baby.

What baby, Joe?

What -- What's the baby called?

Rebecca's baby isn't here yet.

Okay.

"Is there room on the broomfor a frog like me?"

Um, I think think we might havea bit of a problem.

Um, can you see if Paul

can come with you tomorrow,have a chat?

Yeah. Yeah.

Come on, Joe.

Bye, Joe. Thanks.

And when you appliedto the Army...

did they ask you aboutyour medical history?

About any disabilitiesor conditions you might have?

I'm fit and healthy.

I'm a legend.

I'll need a lift to the assessment.

You didn't think

it was worth mentioningyour autism?

No, 'cause I'm not autistic anymore.

Right.

When did you decide this?

When I stopped banging my headand breaking my mum's furniture.

Well, that's not the only thingthat autism means, is it?

Hmm? Although it's greatabout the furniture.

It doesn't mean me.

How do you know that?

Because I know what autism is, and it isn't me.

[Sighs]

[Beeps]

♪

[Box thuds]

[Sighs]

It took a bit of digging, but I reckon he's anxious

that when Rebecca's baby's born,he might get displaced.

We don't talk about the baby a lot, but --

but that's 'cause we wanted him to absorb it at his own pace.

Don't worry. I'm not having a go.

I don't think he would beshowing these behaviors at home.

A lot of our kids have anxiety around transitions.

Joe loves it here, but coming through the door

every day is hard for him.

And when you add all the worries,

like Rebecca's baby,

then arriving and leaving startsto become a problem.

And on top of that, he's had all the...

big changes in his life to process.

Yeah.

Well, you pair can sit here with long faces...

[Chuckles]...or we can all think about

how we can make this better for Joe.

I'm gonna start with some social stories

to help him understand how the new baby might fit in.

I'll send some home with him, as well.

In some ways, it's quite timely.

We're starting on relationships and sex education this term.

I've got some materials here.

Does he use the anatomically correct terms

for penis and vagina?

Yes, but not at the dinner table.

We've always used proper names, yeah.

We try to get them aware thattheir bodies all start changing,

and we build stuff like personal hygiene

and private versus public spacesinto their day-to-day lives,

like swimming lessons.

Th-- This kind of emphasis.

Uh, "I wash my armpits in the shower,

but I won't take my trunks off."

Try telling that to some of the blokes at Keswick Baths.

[Chuckles nervously]

Yeah, best to get any jokes you might have out your system

before you actually start doing this stuff with Joe.

Yeah.

We can focus on conception and babies alongside,

if you think it will help him absorb what's happening.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Of course. [Clears throat]

And you need to get your stories straight.

He has to be hearing the same thing from all three of you --

that a new baby is positive

and not a Joe replacement.

Right. Yeah.

Thanks.

He loves you both, but you have changed and moved,

and he's had to go with that.

[Birds chirping]

[Children shouting]

Which one should I go forfirst?

"My Body is Changing"or "Where Do Babies Come From?"

It's a pity we didn't get a copyof that one six months ago,

give it to Rebecca.

Is she speaking to you about it?

She kind of skirts around itwith me,

and I know she's not reallyspeaking to Stuart.

Why would she talk to Stuart about it?

Is she confiding in you?

No.

But it's her choice,

and I think we need to respect that.

So, she hasn't confided in you.

It's only days. She's probably still in shock.

I know I am.

[Shouting continues]

Here we are again, eh?

Trying to work him out.

Heather's done that for us.It's our job to follow her plan.

Should I come back tomorrow, see how he's getting on?

No, it's fine.

Look, w-we just have to trusthis teacher on it.

And I'm here if -- if it gets worse.

Yeah, I know you're here.

I'm just saying, I could come back tomorrow.

That's all.

I know.

I know.

[Cinerama's "Careless"plays]

♪ And by the way, I'm sorry for calling you loose♪

♪ Oh, well, but look who you chose to seduce♪

♪ Okay, well, none of those things I said were true♪

♪ Now, I regret continuing with the pretense♪

♪ Because it just doesn't make any sense♪

♪ Because I'd still like to be, well, friends with you♪

♪ So please don't ignore me, that'd be...♪

[Song ends] [Knocks on table]

I'll give you a lift.

Thank you.

To the assessment.

If you want.

Yes.

Because I thinkyou should go for it.

Yeah?

I have to be there at 9:30.

So we have to leave at 6:30.

So, you need to set two alarms.

♪

♪

Maurice.

What a lovely surprise.

I wouldn't have had you downas a knitter.

It speaks wellof your masculinity.

I can't take this, Pauline.

Have you got one already?

No, it's just...

Well, the price tag was on it.

You can't spend that much on me.

I didn't.

You did.

It was a birthday presentfor me late husband,

but he -- he didn't...

Well, that's why I wanted youto have it --

'cause you're the first mansince him

who's shown any interest in me.

I have an interest in your cholesterol

and your step count, Pauline.

Anything else is very much beyond my remit.

Due to being very much fixed up in the lady department.

Of course.

Of course. You and Louise.

I'm not a fool, Maurice.

I...

didn't think you were.

So, it would mean a lotif you accepted my gift

in the spiritin which it was given.

Right.

Well...

Of course.

Thank you.

Thank you.

"Sometimes my sister will bring her baby to my mum

when I am there.

It will be okay.

The baby will sleep in a cot.

I will sleep in my bed.

Sometimes my sister will bring her baby to my dad

when I am there.

It will be okay.

The baby will sleep in a cot.

We will be a family with a new baby in it.

The baby will be in our family, too."

[Echo and the Bunnymen's "Rescue" plays]

♪

Seatbelt.

♪ If I said I'd lost my way

How you feeling? You ready for this?

Hmm?

You just have to be yourself.

That's right.

How do I do that?

Just relax.

And be myself.

Put it all in the past.

Very sensible.

Don't want to go back to the past.

No.

Why not?

What's it like?

What, the past?

No.

Being a dad.

Where did that come from?

Being a dad to Joe, who you love on the outside.

Well, I-I love him on the inside, too.

Good.

You do think I love himon the inside, don't you?

I don't know.

We don't know what is on the inside of people.

That's where the trouble starts.

It does, indeed.

Being a dad to Joe,it's like being a dad to --

Rabbit! Where?

There!

[Tires screech]

Did I hit it?

I'm staying calm.

Good.

That's my way of saying I'm not calm.

Did you feel a thud?I thought I felt a thud.

Doesn't look hurt.

Not that I knowwhat a hurt rabbit looks like.

[Sighs, chuckles]

If you can't hear "Bright Eyes,"I think we're in the clear.

[Sniffs]

M-Mark. No, no, no.

What are you doing?

[Sighs]

♪

♪

Tell you what, Joe, I'll put this in the office,

and I'll see you back in the classroom, yeah?

How about we go together?

♪

[Indistinct conversations]

Mark: Are you nervous?

Yeah, a bit.

You?

Yes.

[Breathes deeply]

You could take the rabbit with you.

Be an ice breaker. [Chuckles]

I don't think I'd be allowed.

♪

My first day at catering college...

[Exhales sharply, chuckles]

Well, you know, I'm dyslexic,

so I'm hopeless with a timetable.

And I arrived there three hoursearly and -- and...

I could have turned aroundand -- and left right then.

What I'm trying to say is...

everybody feels nervous.

I felt nervous.

I'm sorry about that, Paul.

Are you alright now?

Good luck, mate.

Good luck.

[Chuckles]

[Indistinct conversations]

♪

[Engine starts]

♪

Right, he were nervous. No doubt about that.

But he wanted to do it.

Autistic or not, he's a young man.

He has to take the world on. Don't ask me why.

Young men just do.

Testosterone, I imagine.

Though you'd know all about that.

Wouldn't you?

Oh, shit!

[Sighing] Ohh!

I think you're blocked in.

You don't say.

And before you start,I know I should have moved it

before I went to the shops.

I'm just happy to have the moral high ground for once.

[Sighs] Well,thank you for your help.

[Clears throat]

Last time that thing broke down,it took all day.

What can I do?

Get you a coffee while you wait or --

You could lend me your van.

I need to goand see my daughter.

She's pregnant.

I-I was gonna say, "or a sandwich."

I've driven bigger, if that'swhat you're worried about.

How about I give you a lift?

She lives in the Lake District.

The Lake D--

[Sighs] I'm not doing anything else.

I've got a day off.

Is this 'cause I'm a womanand you don't trust me to drive,

or -- Let someone do you a favor.

You've seen my dad.My family's a nightmare.

I'm known as the reasonable one.

Well, I don't need to meet them.

I could drop you nearby or wear a disguise.

Should I be worried thatyou keep a disguise in your van,

or...?

Is that a "Yes"?

Come on.

Your lilies are drooping.

♪

Bye, mum.

Don't go buying anything daft.

He won't, Louise.

I meant you, Katie. [Laughs]

[Footsteps approach]

[Door closes]

What was that all about?

They're going to a wedding fair. Oh.

Every day till the wedding.

[Scoffs] Right.

See you later.

[Door opens]

[Beeping]

[Door closes]Maurice! Maurice!

It's your Fireman Sam bleeper!

[Beeping continues]

So, I take an ordinary family photo,

and then the magic happens.

I transform it into a painting in a style of their choosing.

[Door opens]Ah, yeah.

You didn't reply to my messages,

so I thought your phone might be broken.

Hey, yeah?

♪

♪

When I got pregnant, at 18, with you,

your granddad exploded.

Your grandma said, "Well, these things happen."

And your dad did a runner.

And then after all the fireworks,

there wasn't anything.

And then the longer that that went on,

the harder it became to say anything.

So, here I am, saying something,

'cause I don't want you to feel like how I felt,

like you can't talk about it.

You've not done a PowerPointor anything, have you?

[Chuckles] No.

I'm trying to do less of that.

Look, I just know that when I was where you are,

I didn't want to think about it.

And I really wish that I had --I havethought about it.

I'm gonna have the baby here,in the Lakes,

where most of my family are,and you're close by.

I'm gonna go back to Universityafter it's born,

part time if I have to.

I haven't thrown my education away.

I'm gonna workwith Tom until then.

Yeah?

He's got this photography-into-art thing going on.

Well, only work as long as you need to.

[Door opens]We -- We can help you out.

If a fella gives you a lift from Manchester,

the least we can do is offer him a cup of tea.

I was happy to wait outside, really.

Uh, this is Ben. He's a parent at Joe's school.

Well, he's a friend. He gave me a lift.

My car was blocked in.

Don't know any friendwho'd do that for me.

How do you like your tea, Ben?

Uh, milk. No sugar. Thank you.

What's going on?

This is Paul, Rebecca's dad.

He's just been deliveringa big autistic lad to the Army.

Got a rabbit in part-exchange,by the looks of things.

Well, I know who I am. Who's this?

Ben. Pleased to meet you.Hi.

They're divorced,in case you were wondering.

I wasn't, but thank you for the clarity.

Ah.

[Sniffs]

I-I'll leave you all to it.

Yeah.

Thanks, dad. That was tactful.

Is he always that quiet,your friend?

While you're all here,let me say,

I'm not the first personto get pregnant by mistake.

I'm not even the first personin this family

to get pregnant by mistake,

and I'm okay with it.

I'm gonna boss this.

You just have to trust me.

Maurice: She sounds just likeyou did at her age.

Yeah, I know.

It was all bluster when I said it at her age, too.

He seems a nice fella.

The Gardener.

He is a nice fella.

It's just -- It's all too complicated.

Joe, and I'm just -- I'm not...

It's always complicated.

Even at my age, it's complicated.

No, don't say you and Louise have fallen out.

No, nothing like that.

Not yet, anyway.

You don't want to buy

a second-hand sports watch,do you?

[Stammers]

What was your first thoughtwhen she gave you that present?

Well, to be honest,

I was just glad I could still pull.

[Chuckles]

Then I thought, "Louise is gonna kill me."

Right.

And neither of those responses

struck youas just a bit adolescent?

Yes, and I felt all the better for that.

[Chuckles]

You might want to just mention it

to Louise, though.

Just casually,you know, in passing.

[Vehicle approaches]

Here's your brother, back from the Big Smoke.

Hiya.

♪

♪

It was nice. You coming to see me.

Of course.

But from now on,

I'm gonna wait for youto come to me,

if that's what you want.

I'm not gonna steam in.I'm not gonna take over.

I know I've been guilty of thatin the past.

And I want you to be freeto handle this

how you want to.

Right.

Thanks.

Thanks.

She thinks I'm doingthe wrong thing.

Eddie: Eh?

How can you tell?

[Engine starts]

She's being reasonable.

[Chuckles]

[Vehicle departs]

[Van door shuts]

Thank you.

I enjoyed myself.

You didn't. [Laughs]

[Sighs]

I don't think Rebecca meant it,about handling it.

Did you call her on it?

No.

Do you think I should have?

I don't know. She's not my daughter.

What would you sayif she was your daughter?

I'd make sure she knew that I loved her

and wait for her to come to me.

Would you? Fuck off!

[Laughing] I'd be all over it!

[Laughing] See?

There you are. It's impossible.

I just don't want her thinkingI'm taking over,

'cause I do that.

I-I take things over.

Really?

Look at your day.

One conversation with me,

you've driven 200 mileswith a tea break

to meet the Addams Family.

Well, firstly, they're not myfamily,

so I already feel up on the day,and secondly,

it was nice...

being with you.

♪

In fact, I've got something for you.

[Clears throat]

Please fill it in

and return it to the relevant party.

What's this?

A questionnaire.

Where to go on a date.

Eh, if you wanted to.

You're kidding.

It also has a "none of the above" option,

in case you're worried.

Anyway...

now I shall saunter away.

[Chuckles]

Casually.

[Laughs]

[Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This]"plays on piano]

Louise: One, two, three, four!

♪ Sweet dree made of this ♪

♪ Who am I to disagree?

♪ I travel the world and the seven seas ♪

♪ Everybody's looking for something ♪

♪ Some of them want to use you ♪ Ooooh

♪ Some of them want to --

Lovely. Lovely.

There's just a slight glitch there in the ladies section

before the second verse comes in.

[Piano note plays]

[Sings sustained notes]

[Sings sustained notes]

Might have been you, Pauline, not sure.

Just a bit off key.

Oh, right. Really?

Yes, it was definitely you. It's a tricky little section.

Shall we try it again?

[Piano resumes tune]

One, two, three, four!

Bye-bye, Tom!See you later, sweetie.

Have a nice evening.[Indistinct conversations]

Bye, Tanya. Bye.

Bye-bye, sweetheart.

Joe: Get in the car, Joe. That's a good lad.

Do your thing. Get in the car. Get in the car, Joe.

That's a good lad. Do your thing. Get in the car.

Get in the car, Joe. That's a good lad. Do your thing.

Get in the car. Get in the car, Joe. That's a good lad.

Do your thing. Get in the car. Get in the car, Joe.

That's a good lad. Do your thing. Get in the car.

Go on, Joe. Time to get in the car.

Get in the car. That's a good lad.

Come on, Joe. Time to get in the car.

Get in the car. That's a good lad.

Come on, Joe. Time to get in the car.

Get in the car. There's a good lad.

Come on, Joe. Time to get in the car.

Get in the car. There's a good lad.

Okay. Let's go.

Alison.Have you got a minute?

Yeah?

I once had a kid whofollowed me around for a month

before I realized it wasbecause he liked the smell

of me fabric conditioner.

Right. It happens.

A child gets fixated.

When I helped Joe understandthat Rebecca's baby

might be a nice thing,

I think it cemented his feelingsabout me

and the school beinga secure place.

I think of you and the school as my secure place, too,

so I can hardly blame him.

And before I knew it,he'd added a bit of me

to his daily rituals.

I should have kept an eye on it.

Sometimes as teachers,we accidentally encourage it.

We're human.

We all like to thinkwe have the magic key.

Don't go saying you haven't got the magic key

because I know I haven't.

Oh, no, no.I'm not having that.

No.

No, you're the one who understands him

better than anyone.

You're always there,

sticking up for him,fighting all his battles.

[Chuckles] Going in two-footed,

playing the bully.

Damn right you have to play the bully!

God, let yourself offthe hook for once!

We all want to be nice.

"Nice" won't get Joewhat he needs.

Joe needs youto stick up for him.

You always will,but while he's here,

it's my job to takesome of the weight of that.

And this time I didn't.

I took me eye off the ball,and I'm -- I'm sorry.

But I will fix it.

Maybe his mum and dad are the problem,

and he just wanted to be with you.

Well, I won't pretendthat you and Paul

aren't sometimes the problem. [Chuckles]

But I think I wasthe problem this time.

You've got enough guilt going on, Alison.

Have this one on me, hey?

♪

♪

♪

Night, then. Night.

[Switch clicks]

♪

You okay?

Yeah.

No...

actually.

I thought it would be a coaster

or a paperweight or something.

Then it was a watch, so I thought --

You thought.That's more than a crush.

Because the more valuable the gift,

the bigger the crush.

That's how it works.I tried to give it her back,

but she said it was a gift for her dead husband.

And she wanted me to have it

'cause she thought I'd get the use of it.

What size chest was he?

'Cause you could do with a new kagool.

[Groans]

Why didn't you just tell me?

When I opened the present, I saw how expensive it was,

and I thought [scoffs] --

I thought --You thought you had an admirer.

So, why didn't you tell me then?

I panicked.

I knew you wouldn't be best pleased.

And she's a member of the choir,

and I didn't want any bad feeling.

What were you expecting?A cat fight?

I tried to give it to her back,

but I could see it meant a lot to her,

so I thought, "Better keep it."

You just needed to tell me.

A lonely woman has a bitof a crush on you.

[Sighs] It's fine.

And it's a lovely gift.Hmm.

So, if it happens again,just try and be

a bit more grown-up about it, okay?

Okay. Right.

And you'd be alright with me wearing it?

Yeah. Sure.

Why not?

Why not?

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Don't know whetherto shake your hand or salute.

[Seat belt clicks]

You don't have to worry about me, Paul.

We're all adults.

How did it go?

You don't have to tell meif you don't want to.

Okay.

Do you mean, "Okay,"it went okay or...

"Okay,"you don't have to tell me?

♪

[Engine starts]

♪

Joe: Check your book bag,

put your coat on, and get in the car.

Do your thing and get in the car.

Joe?

What time is it?

I'll stay here. With you.

Do you remember what you do

at the end of the day?

I tidy my tray.

You tidy your tray.

I pick up my bag.

You pick up your bag.

I say, "Goodbye."

Yes.

I say, "Hello, mum."

Yes.

So...

did you tidy your tray?

In your house.

Here.

With you.

This isn'tmy house, Joe.

I'm being good, aren't I?

Is sleeping under a desk

a good idea or a bad idea?

Say yes.

A good idea or a bad idea?

I'm being good, aren't I? Get in the car, Joe.

Do your thing, and get in the car.

A good idea or a bad idea?

Say yes. Say yes. Say yes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

[Sighs] Is he alright?

Yeah, no -- no panic.He's fine.

Um, he's just havinga bit of a problem leaving,

and I wanted to try something.

Are you alright to wait?Yeah, sure.

Do you want me to come in?

Uh, if you don't mind,I reckon it's him and me

that need to work something outaround this

getting fixed on me and the school.

Is that okay?

Yeah. Sure. 'Course.

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I don't want to go in there,do I?

[Drink slurps]

[Sighs]

My mum never lets mehave drinks like this.

Why not? [Drink slurps]

My medicine ball throw measured 3.2 meters,

and I did the 2-kilometer run in 9 minutes and 55 seconds.

And when they give you the plate,

you take the plate to food, not food to plate,

and if you do that, you get press-ups.

And I did the press-ups anyway.

And then you had to fill in the form

and no end of what one lad called shit and --

You don't mind me saying "shit,"do you?

Of course you don't. Of course you don't.

And then we had to stand up one by one

and talk about ourselves, and then we went outside

for maneuvers, and then we had more food

and you take plate to food, not food to plate,

and that's just the way things are done.

Did anybody talk to youbefore you left?

Did anybody say how you got on?

Why do you have to know everything about me?

Hey, I don't.

You aren't very polite, Paul.

You interrupted.Hey, hey, hey, hey.

I was just showing an interest,Mark, alright?

Aw, sometimes you...

[Sighs]

Ugh!

You asked me what it was likebeing Joe's dad.

Well, it's -- It's like this.

It's like this.

Sometimes it's great,

and sometimes it's tough --

and puzzling.

And lonely.

Because you made it hard for me,Mark, and I just wonder why.

[Voice breaking]You made it hard for me,

and I was justshowing an interest.

It was a "Fuck it."

What? What was?

Itwas.

I didn't get in. It was a "Fuck it."

Oh, right.

I'm sorry.

It's not the same.

This classroom?

This classroom.

This classroom is not the same because...?

I'm not here.

Oh, no?

You're not in Piglets, are you?

You're in...

Zebras.

That's right.

I like Joe in Piglets.

Baby Joe.

Mm, Baby Joe was alright, but...

I like him in Zebras, too.

I like Heather in Zebras.

Well, that's good.

'Cause that's where Heather and Joe are together.

Isn't it?

That's where Heather and Joeare together.

And where are Heather and Mr. Meadows

and their son, Michael, together?

At home.

And where are Joe and his mum together?

At home.

Yeah. At home.

Put your coat on, Heather.

Put your coat on, Joe.

Pick your bag up, Heather.

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Pick your bag up, Joe.

♪

♪

Time to go home, Heather.

Time to go home, Joe.

♪

♪

[Brake cranks]

Thank you, Paul.

Goodbye, Paul.

See you.

I did well.

Yeah.

Except for the tests where I did very well,

but I didn't pass.

But I was fit and mixed with the others.

They said.

Good.

Good.

Hey, you did better than I ever could.

And you were brave enoughto do the assessment.

I'm sorryyou're disappointed,

but you still should bevery proud of yourself.

Did you think I could get in?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, of course --Did you 100%,

definitely think I could get in?

No.

If I'm being honest.

No, I didn't.

Then why did you let me do it?

[Sighs]

You have a good day at school?

I helped Heather.

Good.

She has a Michael

and a Mr. Meadows.

At home.

Not at school.

That's nice for her.

Yes.

[Birds chirping]

Paul: Yeah, I bet you slept well last night.

I know I did.

The reason I let you do it, Mark, was because

you wanted to do it.

And I thought, in the end...

it was better for you to try.

[Towel thuds]

All the stuff about you not being autistic

and applying to the Army felt like you saying

that you wanted the world to accept you on your terms.

For that to happen,

you have to accept the world on its terms.

And the world is in the habit of shitting on you

from time to time.

[Sighs]

We have to release the rabbit.

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♪

[Engine turns off]

The label isn't somethingyou should be ashamed of.

I know.

Autistic, I mean.

I know.

I understand the arguments

about why you shouldn'thave a label.

Christ, [Chuckles] I've --

I've made the argumentsabout my own boy.

But it's hard out there,you know?

And it's easier if you haveother people around you

who understand you,

who see the worldthe way that you see the world.

Do you think I'm autistic?

Uh...

I think you have behaviors

that would be describedas autistic behaviors.

We all do.

But you have maybea bit more than most.

And that'sthe only difference.

Shall we say a few words on the occasion

of launching Graham back into the wild?

No.

If you don't want anyone describing you

as autistic anymore, then that's up to you.

I respect that.

Right.

And there is nothing remotely autistic

about having to release a rabbitin the exact spot it was found.

No.

Right.

[I Am Kloot's "Proof"plays]

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♪

[Inhales sharply]

Daytime drinking.

Another London habit.

You know what I said about her being life-changing?

Oh, yeah.

What's her name?

It wasn't a woman.

Oh. Surprising, but, you know,

thinking about it,not all that surprising.

Two years ago, when my dad gave me the business,

this was worth what?

£3.50.

Do you know how much it's worth now?

Over £1 million.

Well, that's inflation for you.I hope you're gonna pay for it.

Not the bottle.

What it represents.

The brewery.

Uh, you've lost me.

I've had an offer to sell the brewery.

Alright. See you later.

Yes. You will.

[Chuckles]

[Watch beeps]

Gonna have to learn how to adjust this.

There must be a knack.

You know what, Maurice?

Don't learn how to adjust it.

Don't wear it.Give it to a passing jogger.

Throw it in the lake! What?

I don't want you to wear the watch!

[Magazines smack]

I thought you were alright with it.

Well, I'm not! Because you hid it.

And the fact that you hid itmeans that you thought about...

I don't know, you and Paulinerubbing Vaseline

on each other's blistersor sharing mint cake

by the light of the moonup Scafell Pike.

[Chuckles] Bloody hell.

You've really thought about this, haven't you?

Yes, I have.

And I hate it.

I feel jealous, Maurice, alright?

I feel jealous,and I don't do jealous!

It's not me!

[Sighs]

All this has made me think[sighs] I have feelings.

[Sighs]

Shit, I don't do poetry,Maurice.

Mm.

I don't know.

I thought that was quite poetic.

Look, the last personI said I loved was my dad,

and he was already in a coffinin the Chapel of Rest.

Right.

So, you can see,it doesn't come easily.

What?

To tell someone how I feel,that I...feel...

The same way about me

as you felt about your dad when he was in his coffin.

For God's sake, Maurice!I'm saying I think that...

[Door opens]...I might...

Ralph: Mum!

We got this at the wedding fair.

It's the centerpiece.

Louise: You don't say.

There he is.

Hey, Joe.

Now, go in and see Uncle Eddie.

He's a man full of surprises.

Alison: What?

[Chuckles]

So, Heather --

she performed another miracle, has she?

Be more than a box of After Eights

and a thank-you card at the end of term.

He's not sorted,but he's getting better.

Sorry I wasn't there to help.

It's alright.You didn't have to be.

And you're here,keeping an eye on Rebecca.

She told me Mark's joining the Army.

He wanted to.

He did his best.

At least he had you there to help him.

Oh...

He just needed somebody to drive him.

And maybe I found it easier than helping Joe.

I know with Mark...

I didn't do the damage in the first place.

Wow.

Full marks for honesty.

[Chuckles]

Is it alright if I just goand say bye to Joe?

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♪

♪

See? It's tiny.

I thought you'd like to seethat there'll be plenty of room,

even with the baby in a car seat.

♪

I was a baby.

Yeah.

You were.

Once.

But not this baby.

No, not this baby.

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