Original subtitles

Mr and Mrs Fashion back together again, eh?

You don't want what comes with this. How do you know?

Cos you could have had it.

Hey, listen, about... About the last time we saw each other...

Mia, I spoke to her.

It's not what you thought, she's just a friend.

All right, yeah. I won't... I won't mention it again, then.

Where's your shoes? My shoes are at home.

Come out to get connected to the ground.

Grounded.

Ella is doing great at school,

my mum's going to be out of hospital soon

and then everything's going to go back to normal.

Mia, we have no proof of employment,

there is a massive debt against your name.

And your name also flagged up in an international system.

I could continue, but...

No, you're all right, thanks.

Yeah, no, you're good.

ON LAPTOP: Each piece tells a story.

I know the party didn't go well,

but I've got a little parcel delivery here

that might cheer you up.

Yeah?

Guess what I found?

A Breville.

Whoops!

Do you know what?

Just take your willy and chuck it in the bin

cos you won't be needing that. A bludclart Breville?!

Come on.

HE CLEARS THROAT

Chrissy's being dropped off at 12.

Mmm!

Is this cheesy beans?!

They're nice, aren't they?

Mmm!

Thank you!

I love...

..c-cooking for you.

Just being here with you.

Well, me too.

Yeah.

It's been really...

..different.

Oh, do you want brown sauce with that?

Oh, yeah. Uh-huh. Yes! Mm-hm.

OK, all right.

Coming right up.

MUSIC: Can You Get To That by Funkadelic

# I once had a life

# Or rather, life had me

# I was one among many

# Or at least I seemed to be

# Well, I read an old quotation

# In a book just yesterday

# It said, you're gonna reap just what you sow

# The debts you make, you have to pay

# Can you get to that? #

Do you know what? If I die before my time, let it be on Albert Square.

Mmm, yeah.

What?

Yeah, cos, like, no-one in EastEnders really dies, do they?

No, they don't.

Dirty Den. Mmm.

Kathy Beale, Nasty Nick, Claudette Hubbard,

Cindy Beale, Roxy Mitchell... SHE SCOFFS

All the greats.

Even Pat Butcher came back as a ghost.

Oh, do you know what? That had me in tears.

Yeah, me too.

Actually, I've been thinking, erm,

it's Shabbat tomorrow,

we haven't done that for years. Why don't we give it a whirl?

Are you all right?

Do I need to take you back to the hospital?

SHE MURMURS Are you doing this cos David's here?

Ugh! Cos you know he eats MacDonalds and celebrates Christmas, yeah?

No, I'm... I'm doing this for all of us.

I'd love for us to celebrate it together.

Yeah? All right, then.

Be nice to sit down and have dinner by candlelight

knowing that there's actually some electric on the meter.

Who do you support, David?

Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls.

Oh, well, suppose you can't have it all.

You know, like, EastEnders fan, Jewish...

But let it be known that no grandchild of mine

is going to support the flipping Owls.

Mum!

Grandkids?!

Well...

Fucking hell.

It's important, though, you know?

Cos every time I've, like, drifted out to sea,

it's been my faith that's pulled me back. Yeah?

Even though you don't practise, you're still a Jew, Mia.

Well, thanks for telling me.

Nice one...

PHONE RINGS

Cos that's the... That's... That's the phone.

HE GRUNTS

Oh.

SHE MURMURS

It's Jo.

Joey. Joey! You all right?

Oh, no, really?

Shit, all right then.

Yeah, no, no. I'll come now.

All right. All right, I'll see you soon.

Was she OK?

Whoa, no, man, she's in distress.

Which is a shame, I'm going to have to go, but this was so nice!

Well, I'll drive you.

No, no, no! It's all right.

She's in distress, she needs me now,

but not so soon that I can't walk myself, so.

Yeah, you just relax, Dave, yeah?

Send her my love, OK?

I will, I'll send her your love.

You lot can chill and plan.

Man like Shabbat's and that, innit. SHE CHUCKLES

Aw!

Aw, hope she's OK. Yeah.

DOOR SHUTS

Mate, you could not have called at a better time.

Thank God!

You know that Chrissy was using EastEnders to get into,

like, some deep and meaningful about death and the afterlife.

She was like, "We simply must do a Shabbat."

I was like, "What?" At one point, she even mentioned grandkids.

Actually uttered the word, the woman is tapped!

What we doing? Brandy?

We're not getting married, the wedding's on ice.

Ohh.

Oh.

Shit, like...

..how you feeling?

Like a tampon that's been in for too long.

What's that? Like, used, toxic, heavy, old?

She asked for a break,

and we all know what that means.

Shit, yeah, it's over.

No! It means things aren't going well

and it's going to take a bit of work.

Yes, a bit of work. Of course. Exactly.

So now are you thinking...? Do you need...?

Should I...? Do you want...? Do you want...?

I don't want to talk about it. I want to get pissed.

Thank fuck for that.

Yes. Get pissed.

Do you want to do a shot?

Shots? Yeah! This I can help with.

MUSIC: Neighbourhood by Zed Bias

BOTH: # I feel good, good, good

# I feel good, guess what? I feel good

# Any time I come inna dance and haffi listen to da man

# In my neighbourhood... # Whoa, damn!

# I feel good, good, good

# I feel good, guess what? I feel good

# Any time I come inna dance and haffi listen to da man... #

All right, all right, all right, all right.

All right, all right.

THEY LAUGH

# I feel good, guess what?

# I feel good. #

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're such a... Are you ready?

Ah, yeah. OK.

MUSIC: Sincere by MJ Cole

SHE LAUGHS

Whaaat?!

It's a classic. Oh!

Whoo!

Ha-ha, ha!

# You know

# What you've done to me... #

Yeah, keep them legs open, baby!

SHE LAUGHS

What?

# My eyes are on you... # Oh, come on!

SHE LAUGHS

# Baby

BOTH: # My eyes are on you... #

THEY LAUGH

# Baby

# Don't do it

# Be sincere

# I'm crazy

# Don't do it

# Be sincere

# Be sincere

# Be sincere

# Be sincere

# Be sincere. #

It's kind of mad, like...

I can't believe we're smoking INSIDE!

Don't you smoke INSIDE at Chrissy's?

Chrissy's house is basically the '90s, innit.

SHE LAUGHS

Do you know what I mean?

THEY SNICKER

It don't mean nothing.

Oh, I've got the spins.

I'm going to have to seriously air this place out.

Cleo would lose it if she knew.

What, about smoking? Or...

# About us th... #

The smoke.

This didn't happen.

So, do you think you guys are going to get back together then?

Mm. She said she wanted a break.

Hopefully, she'll realise that spending the rest of her life

with me isn't the worst thing that could happen.

Can't imagine you married.

Mum always thought me and you would end up married.

Is it?! Yeah.

THEY LAUGH

What do you think that would be like?

A fucking nightmare.

What?! I'm fun!

What you talking about?

Notting Hill Carnival is fun, but would I want to do it every day?

Yes!

Mhm-mhm. Notting Hill Carnival like how?

In every possible way.

JO CHUCKLES

Wait, all right, give us...

So, give me... Give me a list, then.

You're drunk!

I am drunk.

So are you.

Thank you.

And goodnight.

MACHINES WHIRRING

COUGHING, RETCHING

MACHINES WHIRRING OUTSIDE, TOILET FLUSHES

JO GROANS

So, Carnival like how?

As in...

..I like normal.

That's sexy to me.

I want reliability and reassurance.

I want to know where I'm going on holiday next year.

You don't know what country you're going to be in next week.

I want someone who isn't going to run at the first hurdle.

Oh.

DOOR SLAMS

Yeah.

Oh, here she is.

Hey, Mia Sinclair, it's a pleasure to meet you.

I'm Jermaine Mayrie, Teddy's housing officer.

Oh, right, Marc's friend.

Yeah, sort of. OK, well, is everything all right?

Oh, erm...

You know I paid the rent arrears, right?

I'll get you that tea, then, yeah?

Can I get a water as well, please? Yeah, yeah.

I just wanted to make sure something more long-term was in place.

Right, right.

Long-term like...money?

Oh, no, no. Don't worry, Miss Sinclair, I don't mean money.

I mean time.

Like, your time.

Time.

For how long?

Well, for his life.

But we don't know how long that's going to be.

Right.

A green tea for you, Mr Jermaine,

and that's the joy of having Mia home

cos I don't fuck with the fancy herbals.

Strictly PG or I'm not drinking it.

Yeah. Thank you, Miss Sinclair.

Oh, no, no. Call me Chrissy.

Cos I mean me and Teddy, we was never married.

We split up when Mia was like, well, before she was one. I...

I say split up, he ran for the hills once he realised what he was in for.

Cos I'm more mad than he is.

I mean, it's lucky she came out pretty

or she would have been fucked.

Ahem. Th-The tea is lovely. Thank you, Chrissy.

You're welcome, my love.

Sorry.

Nothing to apologise for, honestly.

So...

..would next week be a good time for us to sit down?

Me, you, Teddy, and my senior housing officer.

And we can begin the process of you becoming his legal guardian.

Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.

Nice, OK. Great.

I'll see you next week.

Nice one, thank you. Thank you.

Ah, this way.

Of course, yeah, I'll walk you out.

All right.

Bye, Chrissy.

Thank you. All right, thank you. Nice one. Take care.

All right. Bye. See ya.

DOOR SHUTS

You didn't come back.

No, no, I stayed at Jo's.

Oh. Yeah, but... Well, I'm here now.

Yes, you are.

Can you just let me know next time?

Yeah, yeah. I promise.

Are you OK? You look...slimy.

I'm a little bit hot.

Look at this.

It's cool, right?

Wow.

What's with the sheet?

Oh, Zoom, baby.

Yeah, it's just so I can work remotely

so I don't have to rush back.

It was Chrissy's idea.

She's so nice.

HE CHUCKLES

Yeah? Yeah. Look, check this out.

It's very...

Viva la fiesta? Mm.

Carnival? Party time?

SHE MURMURS

But also... Ooh.

Relaxed. Chill.

HE INHALES

Tranquil.

HE EXHALES

Romance.

All with the flick of a switch.

KNOCKING AT DOOR

Ooh, I'll get that.

DOOR OPENS

Hola! WOMAN: Hola, que tal?

Ah, muy bien.

In there...

DOOR SHUTS

Oi, this looks sick!

Hey, Ella.

Shalom, sister.

So I take it you're staying for Shabbat dinner, then?

I don't know about Shabbat, but I'm defo staying for dinner.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, all good.

This looks cool.

Does it do other colours?

PHONE RINGS

Yeah, check this out. Ready?

Right, yeah!

Yeah, go on.

ON PHONE: Do you want to hear something fabulous?

Yes. Please, tell me.

Guess who's getting evicted from his estate?

Who? Oli Bratbone.

SHE LAUGHS

Who's Ol...

MIA GASPS

Oh, you mean country estate.

Yeah. He's having this huge farewell party.

Pack your case, we have. To. Go.

Ah, I can't, man.

I'm really trying to, you know, just be more...

..still. Still?

But you're a nomad, Mia.

A bohemian wanderer. A lady of the sky.

Yeah, but I'm trying to be...

..less Carnival.

Less Carnival? But what does that even mean?

Look, 90% of those country estates were built

on the back of the slave trade so you and I actually need to go.

For the ancestors, Mi!

What, us doing a bunch of coke with some posh white boys

in a mansion is for the ancestors, yeah?

No, us doing THEIR coke in an estate they are losing

is for the ancestors.

And, yes, I think they would approve.

Please. It's not just the soggy biscuit crew,

there's going to be loads of old faces.

Oh, come on.

Everyone just obsessed with how we haven't aged a bit.

I don't know.

I'm not working with the same amount of melanin as you.

LIV CHUCKLES

True.

What's the justice of colourism?

Well, go get a tune-up, hmm?

A little botox, a little filler, profiling.

You've got time.

I have this new woman and her penmanship is outstanding.

I didn't know you got botox?

I don't.

Do you want her number?

Nah, man, it's Shabbat.

My God, that sounds very low-level fun.

So when you're done, call me, hmm?

For the ancestors.

Mwah.

SHE SIGHS

CHIRSSY: # V'tzivanu

# L'hadlik ner shel Shabbat. #

Amen.

Amen. Amen.

That was beautiful, Chrissy.

Oh, I'm a bit rusty, but...

What's under here?

Oh, bread.

It's covered so it doesn't get jealous when the wine's blessed.

Mum.

Well, you can't get challah in south.

Can't we just all have our own slice?

No. It's symbolic.

We've got to break the bread over the meal

to bring everyone together who's been disconnected.

Yeah? I du...

THEY CHUCKLE

No. No... No, Mum, I, no, this is lovely!

I'm just saying that I don't know if it's got the same weight to it

when it's like the back bread of a bit of Kingsmill.

It's about family, chosen or otherwise.

Thank you for welcoming me into your home.

Aw.

Well, you can stay as long as you like, David,

cos you're very welcome here.

You're like one of the family.

DAVID CHUCKLES

What about Ella?

She might want her room back.

Oh, Ella, you can never not have your room, yeah?

Cos if needs be, that's the sofa bed.

I've got a TV in my room.

Ella's got an iPad.

You two can have the main TV.

We can fit you all in.

We don't need to go rearranging the house, Mum.

Well, no, I mean I want you to feel like you can

always come home, yeah? Cos there's space for everyone.

And I can have the workstation packed up

and out of there in under a minute. KNOCKING AT DOOR

Oh, just leave that. Come on.

Don't.

I'm going to answer it.

The matzah balls are really chewy. Mm-mm.

Are you Mia Sinclair?

Yeah?

You recently gave consent to a background check

that confirmed this address.

Oh, is this about credit?

Because my mum was actually...

You left a very significant debt in the United States Of America.

$247,000, to be precise.

We have bought that debt.

What? What do you mean, bought the debt?

What, you can buy debts now?

This is why I hate 2024.

People are just out here buying debts.

This is your notice to attend a meeting

and to arrange the payment.

Ahh.

Listen, I would love to get into this with you,

but it's actually the Sabbath.

And speaking about work or finances or dealing with

any kind of stress on this day is strictly prohibited/

It's actually against my religion, so.

Be at the meeting.

We know where you are.

We'll see you Monday morning, 9am.

DOOR SHUTS

Who was it?

Erm...

Someone selling...car insurance.

What, at this hour?

It's mad, innit?

This is so nice.

This is nice, innit?

Yeah.

This is like my dream. Yeah.

It's lovely.

WOMAN: Mia Sinclair?

Hi.

Hi.

Botox and filler?

Yeah. OK.

They're ready for you in room four, hon.

Thank you.

How was your visit today?

Amazing.

Good.

Oh, thanks.

Botox in three places and two syringes of Juvederm,

so the total for today is £1,500.

MACHINE BEEPS

Sorry, your card has declined.

Are you sure?

Cos this is the only card I've got on me.

Would you try it again, please?

MACHINE BEEPS

Declined.

QUIETLY: We can take card details over the phone

if you need to ring someone.

Oh, my God, I can't believe that has happened.

Erm, OK.

Well, I'm going to call my bank and I'm going to get them

to transfer money from my savings account to my checking account,

that's literally all it is.

I'm just going to step outside to make that call.

Failing that, I'll just get some out of the wall.

I'll be back in two minutes.

Literally two minutes.

LINE RINGS

MUSIC: THAT GIRL by Bree Runway

# Been that girl I already been that girl

# I already been that girl

# Get the cash, get the money Better spend that, girl

# If you bad and you know it Better show out, girl

# I already been that girl I already been that girl

# Get the cash, get the money Better spend that, girl. #

You are such a good person, Mi.

I could never...

I just feel like anyone relying on me,

even if it's a kid, reads as co-dependent.

I know what you mean.

I'm just happy to be free. Really, truly.

What with helping my mum and then helping my dad,

I give, and I give,

and I fucking give.

You do too much.

You need to take time for yourself, hon.

Oh! Dab-dab.

Oh, it would be rude not to.

THEY CHUCKLE

Have you spoken to Rusty yet?

Mmm.

Not with words, but he's given me his best Charles Manson nod

from across the room, so it's in the post.

Did you hear about the rebrand?

He's got people paying to stand in soil.

He's gone from model/party promoter to wellness guru.

I heard.

You know I used to blow cocaine up his arse, yeah?

Which I think should qualify me for a big discount!

Some mates rates or something.

THEY LAUGH

No! Jesus!

Even though I know that there is

a bald spot underneath that man bun...

WHISPERING: I still think he's fit as fuck!

All right.

Do you know what?

I've never forgotten that scent.

Do you know the last time I saw you, that you was trying to convince me

that your heroin withdrawal was food poisoning.

It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times,

but it was definitely times.

SHE LAUGHS

What's funny?

CHUCKLING: Oh, fuck off.

No, all right, sorry. So this is you now?

This is... You're doing this?

Yeah, this is me.

We find our paths in life, right?

Yeah. Mm.

So tell me about this junkie holiday camp, then.

I heard you got people wading through shit?

Which I was like, "That sounds like our relationship, quite frankly,

"apart from this is in the jungle." HE CHUCKLES

Well, it's £20K a starter package.

It's £50K for the month.

It's prime Indonesian rainforest.

We've got spider monkeys, fasting,

and, oh, there's zipline,

yeah, that's going to go up at the end of the month,

and I'm obviously going to be living there

and I'm just going to be...being.

Just...just being a prick?

SHE LAUGHS

I'm...

So, wait, no, it sounds too good to be true.

It isn't.

And, actually, seeing you now,

all I'm thinking is, you have to be there, no debate.

Sure.

Actually, I want to show you something, both of you.

What we do. Right now. Come with me.

Come with me. Come on, come. Yeah, yeah, everyone come.

Yeah, come! Come on!

Can you feel the gravitational pull from the Earth?

MUFFLED BEATS PLAYING

Nope.

I'm coming up on that MD, though,

so that's something, I suppose.

I can...

I think.

You need to let go, Mia.

Let your roots speak to you.

Is everyone all right?

SHE INHALES SHARPLY

Ah!

Ah, she gets it.

I'm ready to speak my truth.

Speak.

I have a burner account that I use to write hateful comments

on my friends' pictures so I can console them

because it makes me feel powerful.

WHISPERING: Liv, man!

I thought you said this was going to be just what I needed.

This party is sucking arse.

I should have stayed at home.

OK, home, that's good.

Home.

That's where your roots are.

Where is your home now?

Well...

I don't know, actually...

..but it's not with you lot.

That's great.

Let it go, Mia, it's working.

Yeah. Let Mother Earth talk to you.

Your anthropological journey is beneath your feet.

Yeah, right.

SHARP INHALING

Oh, my God.

My dad's been telling me about this for years.

Your dad's a smart man.

Some bring themselves to the mud.

I bring the mud to the people.

What...

What am I meant to be feeling, exactly?

The truth.

Hello, what am I doing?

Earthing!

No, I mean like with my life.

You know I'm about to turn 40?

Fucking 40! And I'm bankrupt.

We're all bankrupt, darling.

Money is an illusion.

It is a construct that's been created by capitalists.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

I was a international model, OK?

And I've got nothing to show for my time

than a whistling nostril and a fucking suitcase of designer clothes

that barely fit.

Preach, sister!

Yeah, preach, sister.

Don't call me fucking sister.

No, no, no. No, no, no.

Who am I?

Do you know what I'm saying?

Like, who am I without this jacket?

Do you know what I mean?

Like, who am I without these fucking earrings?

Like, who am I, like, without this skin?

Like, without this make-up?

Do you know what I mean?

Like, who am I?

Because, for time, all I keep on doing is just being like,

"I've got it. I got it, I got it. I got it.

"Don't get your cards out - since I got it." Right?

"I got it." But I don't fucking got it! All right?

Like, "Buy your own fucking brunch, bitch."

Yes!

That's how an Earth Grounding is done!

Yes!

SNAPPING FINGERS

Wow.

HE EXHALES

The kind of testimonial you've just given?

Mia, we need that energy.

I can't think of a better spokesperson

for what we're doing at Grounding Earth Roots.

I can't just go.

Of course you can.

If there's one thing we know how to do, it's to keep moving.

Are you serious?

Do I look like I'm joking?

You look like Charles Manson.

Which you know I like.

There you go. Thanks.

Is Mia back yet?

No, but she'll be back in a bit.

TV CHATTER IN BACKGROUND

She's still not picking up.

Have you heard back from Jo at all?

PHONE VIBRATES

No, nothing yet, my darling.

But, erm, don't worry, she always comes back home.

Eventually.

OK. Great.

HE CLEARS THROAT

Cup of tea?

MUSIC: Chess by Petite Noir

# I don't know

# But you're taking me for a fool, boy

# You know

# So you tell me to stay cool, boy

# Haven't had you around

# For a while

# It's real shit right here

# That's what I'm saying

# Take you to my other friends

# They'll show you as well

# See, I can. #