Chinese Whispers (2026) Movie Script
1
[gentle suspenseful music]
[engine roaring]
[engine buzzing]
I've been lost
[gentle upbeat music]
Staying up
through every night
[engine roaring]
Wishing you were by my side
The city high, drunk and dry
[car humming]
[car rumbling]
[car whooshing]
I'm living locked up
[car whooshing]
And what have I got
What have I got
[gentle upbeat music continues]
I'm living locked up
I'm living locked up
[birds chirping]
[engine roaring]
[clutch clicks]
Replaying all our memories
[cars humming]
Rewind it back
[cars rumbling and buzzing]
I'm lost
[latch clicks]
[door thuds]
[lock clicking]
[gravel crunching]
[cars humming]
[car buzzing]
[engine revving]
[door hinge squeals]
[gravel crunching]
[door thuds]
[cars humming]
Without your love
[gravel crunching]
[lock clicks]
[latch clicks]
[gravel crunching]
[door thuds]
[knuckles rapping]
[gravel crunching]
[car revving]
[Cindy sighs]
[birds chirping]
[zipper rasping]
[fabric rustling]
[Cindy sighs]
[gravel crunching]
[shoes clacking]
[birds chirping]
[knuckles rapping]
[Jay inhales deeply]
- Hi, please come in.
Uh, why don't I show you
the rest of the house?
- Is this where the party's at?
- Well,
I admire your courage, Miss.
- Classic Connery, that.
Do you want me
to call you James?
[Jay sighs]
- Bond. James Bond.
But my friends call me Jay.
- Well, it's your dime,
Mr. Bond.
- No, no, really, my
friends do call me Jay.
So what do I call you?
- Expensive.
Cash or card?
[gentle melancholic music]
- Oh, um...
[bag rustling]
- Uh, unfortunately I do
not accept doggy currency.
[bills rustling]
This is double.
- Well, my friends are coming,
and, well, I thought we could
make a proper night of it.
- No. No, I don't do team games.
- No, no, no, no,
it's not like that.
Look,
I want my friends to believe
that you're my girlfriend,
and I want to impress them.
And, well,
you'll definitely impress them.
- What kind of friends are
they if they'll be impressed
by a fake girlfriend?
And why does someone
like you need one?
[Jay sighs]
[tongue clicks]
- It's complicated.
I haven't
seen them since school.
- Why the extra money?
- I wanted to impress you.
- You don't have to impress me.
You're paying.
- So you'll stay?
- But look, the first sign of
anything dodgy, and I'm off.
Okay?
- Look, let me introduce you
to someone really special.
Stanley!
This is a...
I'm sorry, I don't
actually know your name.
- Cindy.
- This is Miss Cindy.
Come here.
Dogs are much easier
than people.
- Oh. [giggling]
- Hi. Good boy.
[dog whining]
[Jay sighs]
[sighs] It's stunning.
- Well, I wanted it
to be perfect.
- Can I help?
- No, you're already perfect.
- It's gonna fun
playing your girlfriend.
Though, to do my job properly,
what should I know
about your friends?
- Well, we were at Repton
together.
- I have a confession.
I got an art scholarship there.
- Oh no, it's too late.
Look, they'll be here.
Look, maybe this can help us.
We can say we knew each other
at school
and bumped into each
other online by accident.
Look, that type of thing
happens all the time.
Please, it's really important.
[Cindy sighs]
- Why do you need to do this?
- [sighs] Our friend Bryan died,
and I couldn't face the funeral.
So I offered to host his dinner,
and Christmas Eve was the
only night we could all make.
- Okay.
Well, let's make
it a truly great show.
- Cocktails, darling.
Shaken or stirred?
- Darling, I love that.
[giggling]
Um, just make them sweet,
darling.
[car beeping]
Are you ready?
[Jay inhales deeply]
Well, don't keep them waiting.
[car revving]
- Harry?
[gravel crunching]
Are you trying to smuggle
in an extra guest?
- [Harry] I don't go
anywhere without my board.
You know how I roll.
[gravel crunching]
[hands smack]
[hand patting]
- Fellows! We finally did it!
Oh my God!
- Great to see you.
- Great with a high five?
- Bring it in.
- Come on, mate!
[hands patting]
Great to see you.
- And you.
Look at you.
[hand patting]
- Boys!
- Looking sharp.
- How are we?
- Come on.
- How are you?
- Guys, come on in.
- Let's go.
- Come on, mate.
Come on, mate. Come on.
- Hey, man. How are you?
- Yeah, really good.
- Good, good.
It is a long, long drive, eh.
[friends chattering faintly]
- Welcome to my humble home.
- Credit where it's due.
This is more like
Bruce Wayne's manor.
- That makes you like Batman,
leading a double life.
- More bond than Batman.
[Jay chuckles]
- Oh, let me-
- Dude, no one
touches the board.
- Remember what it was like at
school
when you tried
to touch his bike.
[Jay chuckling]
- I can add a tag to that
to track you.
- Will you be needing
an extra seat for that?
- I'm set.
- Gentlemen, martinis.
This way.
[footsteps thudding]
Boys, this is my fianc, Cindy.
- Fianc?
- It was a big surprise
for me too.
- Well, when you found the one,
you don't waste time.
- Ah, gentlemen, please
let me get you some drinks.
- Um, well, I'll take two,
one for me and one
for my friend here.
- There's always been
something about Harry.
- The invitation said
dress to impress.
So, uh, this is how I impress.
[coat rustling]
- Uh, can I take care
of it for you?
- Uh, no, it's fine.
- Definitely worth a picture
of the boys.
- Oh, hey, maybe I can take it.
- Yeah.
Coming.
- [Cindy] Okay, come on, boys,
big smiles.
Oh, we can definitely
do better than that.
Um...
Can you just-
- Come on.
[Jay chuckling]
- Um, [chuckles] I don't
know, do something crazy.
Oh, I know.
After three, shout "sex."
- You are very cool.
- I've heard
about these sort of parties.
[Anthony chuckling]
[hand pats]
- One, two, three,
[Jay chuckling]
- [Anthony, Jay, And Harry] Sex!
[Jay chuckling]
[camera clicks]
- Come in, find a seat.
- Thanks.
- Uh, sit next to me, darling.
Uh, please sit down.
[gentle chill music]
- Thank you.
- Well, dude, you've, uh,
you've really gone to town here.
- Knowing Jay, I bet you
there's some Michelin star chef
tucked away in the kitchen.
My guess will be Gordon.
He cooked
for my mate David's birthday.
He was absolutely incredible.
- Would that be Beckham?
- No. [chuckles] Well, I,
look, I wanted to surprise you.
- As long as I'm not
cooking, we'll be okay.
- Hold those questions.
[footsteps thudding]
- These are gorgeous.
[chuckling]
- Very cool.
- Very Eyes Wide Shut.
- Hm, I'm more
of a Maverick girl myself.
- I feel the need.
- [Anthony And Harry]
The need for speed!
- Bryan collected masks.
Are these from Venice?
- Here, I'll put this...
- My lady, gentleman,
dinner is served.
Festive feast for five.
Courtesy of Chinese Whispers'
high-class catering.
- Oh, so there is no Gordon.
- Anything served
with this much style
is pretty cool.
[Stanley rustling]
- Drinks, martinis.
- Is this really dinner?
[carton box thuds]
That dog is so cute.
[Stanley whining]
- Ohhh. [chuckling]
- Oh man,
you're like a dog whisperer.
- Dogs and dead people
really listen to you.
- Dogs are the best, though.
We've got two labs.
I swear, my boys miss them
more than they miss me.
But I miss them like crazy.
- Oh, that sounds like
true love.
- It's unconditional love.
- My boy is as big as a bear.
He's a Gordon Setter.
- What's his name?
- Can we meet him?
- Oh, I expect
he's all tucked up.
Excited for Santa.
[Cindy clears throat]
- Thank you.
- You?
- Hm, I don't mind if I do.
- Dude, could I have a beer?
- Sure.
- Thanks.
No, I've got a
bottle opener, don't worry.
[bottle cap clinks and hisses]
- So, who's waiting for Santa?
- Archie, darling.
- Well, who doesn't get
excited about Santa?
- I never figured you
for a dog person.
- From what we see online,
it's more James Bond,
just a little bit greyer.
- I prefer the pictures of dogs.
- Well, who doesn't love dogs?
- Jay, seriously, is this what
we're eating?
- I've got this, darling.
Darling, I think we need to
tell your friends the truth.
- The truth?
- Yes, darling, the truth.
- Well, if you think it's best.
- [sighs] We've
had a terrible fight.
- Yeah, real humdinger.
- Jay did want to spend
the money on you guys
getting a fancy chef,
but my favourite
food is Chinese.
- And my lady love
has to have her way.
- Well, happy wife, happy life.
- Is that really true?
- I'm a sucker
for cheap Chinese and...
Do you guys remember the
Chinese takeaway near school?
- Yeah, we used to sneak out
there and treat ourselves.
- Do you remember that
night we were in the woods
where the housemaster
was chasing after us?
And we used our fake IDs
to get in the Fox pub
because we knew he'd
never looked there.
- I loved that pub.
- Wasn't it a bit rough, though?
- They had that amazing
house Alsatian.
- Betty.
- Betty?
- Betty was a barmaid.
- Oh, she had a thing for Bryan.
- And she didn't know he was 17.
- She didn't care either.
[Anthony chuckling]
- Didn't she have a daughter
around the same age?
- She certainly did.
- I prefer the dog.
[Anthony chuckling]
[Stanley grunting]
- You must have
some great tales.
- I love seeing what you get up
to online,
even if it looks like
you might not survive.
[boat rumbling]
- [Jay] To be honest, gentlemen,
I could tell you, but -
- [Anthony] No, here
we go, it's top secret?
- [Ian] You could tell us,
but you'd have to kill us?
- [Jay] Well, yes, but no.
Well, I wouldn't want to
actually have to kill you,
but you know nothing is as
glamorous as it appears.
- [Harry] How did you
end up on a speed boat?
- [Jay] Well, it's complicated.
I guess you could call
it a special secret.
[boat revving]
- [Anthony] I bet that's the
special boat service, isn't it?
- [Jay] I can neither
confirm or deny that intel.
- [Anthony] Well, can't be
that secret, I saw the video.
- [Jay] I'll never forget
that boat.
- [Cindy] It sounds thrilling.
- [Jay] It was brutal.
- [Anthony] Well,
it looked like heaven.
[Jay coughing and retching]
- Oh, hey, look, why don't
we eat before it gets cold?
- [Anthony] Yeah.
- Here's to finding our way
back to each other once again.
- To finding our way back.
- [Harry] Finding our way back.
Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
- Drink?
- Wine.
- Come on.
- Please?
- We're gonna need some more
bottles soon.
- It's okay, we've got loads.
Help yourself anytime.
- It's very impressive.
I guess being head boy
never really leaves you.
- Did we know each other
at school?
[faint chatter in background]
Well, I guess we both ended up
in very different places
than we expected.
- Do any of us ever truly
end up where we wanna be?
- My life is no fairy tale,
but there was a woman who
bewitched me body and soul.
Hold me
[chill music]
[people chattering]
Do you wanna feel me
- Can I tempt you?
- I can take it from here.
- The lady needs experience.
- I think she needs some style.
- I prefer something rare.
'Cause I've got
positive reactions
- Let me take care of that.
To the things
that you do to me
- My love, please, not here.
- I've told you, I'm done.
Let's go walking
- I can't let you go like this.
Oh, we could drive now
This is personal business.
- Look, the lady's made
her feelings clear.
- Do not be a fool, just go.
- Please, come home.
[chill music continues]
Cause I've got
positive reactions
To the things
that you do to me
- Thanks.
[chill music]
I've got positive reactions
- Can I take it you're a
gentleman
and that's our account settled?
- No, no gentleman.
No account to settle.
There may be one question.
-What did he do?
- He became boring.
- Ah, not on a school night,
thank you.
- School's for boys.
I'm a lady
who needs a gentleman.
Just be my only one
[chill music continues]
- Cheers.
[glasses clink]
- Cheers.
To the things
that you do to me
- So I should introduce myself?
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm Jay.
- I'm Priy.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- So, nice to have
bumped into you.
- And you.
Do you wanna go somewhere else?
What you do, what you do
What you do, what you do
What you do, what you do
- She sounds intoxicating.
- More addictive.
I'll say grace.
Dear Lord, thank you for
bringing us all back together.
Amen.
- Dude, you're a,
you're a pro at that.
- Do you do funerals?
- Well, the Holy Spirit is
everywhere, not just in church.
- I like my spirit in a glass.
Everyone raise yours.
To my mad, marvellous mates.
Who knew we'd have all
these amazing adventures?
Cheers.
- [All] Cheers.
- Thank God for social media.
I'd never have been able
to get us all together.
- I can't stand
to use it anymore.
- Let's eat.
- Amazing!
- Ooh!
- Right outta the box.
[Cindy laughing]
- [Jay] To be honest, I hope
everyone likes it.
I just ordered loads of rice.
- [Anthony] Hm, anyone wants
some noodles? Take some.
- Mm, this is tasty.
- Thank you.
[all laughing]
- [Cindy] Wants some?
- [Anthony] You do strike as a
noodle guy.
[all laughing]
Good?
- He's the noodle guy.
[all laughing]
- Well-
- I'm the noodle guy.
[all laughing]
- [Jay] I definitely
can say I got it right.
- This looks good.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Harry] Oh, man.
[paper rustling]
[hands rustling]
- In life, we all have
an unspeakable secret
and an unforgettable love.
[friends chuckling]
- Thank you. Thank you.
[glasses clinking]
Thank you.
- Cheers, guys.
- [Harry] Amazing.
[friends chattering faintly]
[shoes clacking]
- You can never
have too much fortune.
[friends continue chattering
faintly]
[bottle tap rattling]
Not a fan of social media then?
[Harry inhales deeply]
- The trouble is it's constantly
coming up with memories.
- Can make it hard to forget.
- There are some days
[sighs] you never forget.
It was our normal Sunday
by the beach.
When I think about it,
it was extraordinary, too.
We never know when a
moment will be our last,
when we have to truly
breathe it in to savour it,
to hold on to
every last second of it.
Every Sunday we'd spend the
day together by the sea.
We called it our "please
ourselves day."
No rules except just enjoy it.
And we shut ourself away
from the rest of the world
just to be together,
[waves splashing]
whatever the cost.
- [Cindy]
That sounds like heaven.
Between my love for you
and your love for me
[waves splashing]
[Scarlett chuckling]
[footsteps crunching]
And my love for you
[waves splashing]
[gentle upbeat faint music
continues]
Between your love for me
- [Cindy] I've spent
my whole life searching
for something so precious.
A love that's exhilarating
and exciting,
and even
if it costs me the whole world.
- [Harry] Well,
cost is relative.
True wealth is time.
- [Cindy] People who say
that are usually rich.
- [Harry] Money was something
we never really thought
about growing up.
- [Cindy] It could be tough
if you don't have any.
- [Harry] No, it was, it was
my family thought it was crass
to show off how much you had.
Especially at school.
I, I just wanted to fit in.
It, it was easier
to pretend I was poor.
- Easier than being poor?
- No, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean that.
- It's funny, you pretended
to be poor at school,
and I tried to hide the fact
that I was.
I was a scholarship girl.
- Well, that's something to be
proud of.
- Proud?
Proud of not admitting
who your family are
and pretending to be an orphan
so no one asked
too many questions.
I was never proud.
- Look at how far you've come.
- I'm sure my father would be
proud of how far I've come.
- Just give me a few moments.
- I'd give you a hug,
but the chances of you being
covered in wine are quite high.
- Well, I'm more of a beer guy
anyway.
[beer bottle thuds]
Thank you.
[shoes clacking]
[bottle thuds]
[gentle music]
- I think I remember
you from school.
A 1few years younger,
always covered in something.
Do you still paint?
Your hands were always covered
in paint,
and sometimes your face.
- Or black with charcoal.
- [Jay] But your voice had
such intensity, such passion.
- Art is more like an addiction.
We headed westward
[gentle country music]
Bound for the coast
Nothing but a t-shirt on
Had a few pounds to my name
She had the same dream
Oh, the same dream
- You can't keep my dog
Archie away from the paint.
It's like he was Monet
in a former life.
I swear if I gave him a brush,
his work would be stunning.
When I paint, it's like he has
a sixth sense on what works.
[Archie whining]
Yeah? What do you think?
[Archie whining]
Do you really think that?
[Archie whining]
Mm, okay.
[paintbrush rustling]
[Archie whining]
Yeah? [chuckling]
You're a good boy.
You're a good boy.
Good boy.
[saliva squelching]
[Cindy chuckling]
Thank you.
[Cindy chuckling]
- Hey. [chuckling]
Oh, oh!
Hey.
[Archie slurping]
So we lay down
- Nice.
Good boy.
Good.
Good.
Our hearts
- Good boy.
And our bodies
[lips smack]
Began to touch
Your soul reaching out
for mine
- Hey, wait.
Wait. Coming back, wait.
Wait.
Yeah
[gentle upbeat music]
[hair spray hissing]
[gentle faint country music]
We're nothing but human
Oh, living on the line
[jacket rustling]
[singer vocalizing]
[Cindy sighs]
[gentle faint country music
continues]
Ohhh
[Archie whining]
But he doesn't like to be
left alone when I go to work.
Archie's like my baby.
- Dogs and children, they are
the deepest blessing.
- He sounds amazing.
- I miss my boys.
- Seeing them grow up
online has been so cool.
- Well, their mum loves
to post pictures online,
which I guess is the modern way,
particularly in the States.
- So what's it like living in
the US of A?
- Well, it's more that I
work there.
- Well, the price of success
is that you have to maximize
your moments.
Once it's gone, it's gone.
- I live on the road.
- What is it that you do?
- You don't know who he is?
- No, darling, you haven't
told me about your friends.
- In fairness, I dabble
a little bit in sports,
so I wouldn't expect
you to understand.
- Sports, clothes, sunglasses.
And I think I've got a
bottle of your aftershave,
Maximum Man.
- Well, Hart Enterprises, thank
you very much for that, Jay.
I love travelling, particularly
in the United States.
There's nothing like the open
road, especially in the stang.
I had it shipped over
when I moved home.
[engine rumbling]
[car humming]
[gentle upbeat faint music]
- [Jay] You're back in the UK?
- [Anthony] I can't comment
officially without permission.
- Permission?
- [Anthony] Well, my wife, Ella,
takes care of all the branding,
so everything
has to get approval.
[gravel crunching]
- More drinks, boys?
- I've had loads.
- I want another one.
- I'm always starving
after a Chinese.
[friend chuckling]
[gentle music]
We three queens
are caroling are
Seeking pain that's
travelling far
To this manor
serving glamour
Quick hold the door ajar
Oh, queens of Christmas
- In the mood?
- No, for you.
Rhinestoned heel,
wig, and thong
- Oh my God.
- [Anthony] They've got their
eye on you.
- No, it's you.
Feel free to dance along
[friends laughing]
- [Anthony] This is my kind
of party.
[friends laughing]
Here they come.
Prepare yourselves.
[friends laughing]
I'll take cash or card
I'll be soft
and you give it hard
- Hey.
Oh my God.
If you'll rent me
[friends continue laughing]
Tips for your stunning bard
- [Friend] Oh, nice.
Queens of Christmas
- [Friend] Amazing.
[friends continue laughing]
Sequinned heel
Wig, and thong
Entertaining, ever reigning
- [Friend] Loving arms.
This number is kind of long
- [Cindy] Oh. [giggling]
That's our song
Now it's time to go
Christmas queens
We put on a show
Praise our makeup
Time to pay up
Better the queens you know
- So, where's my usual
cheeky guy?
- Oh, he's away on holiday
for Christmas.
- Very naughty.
Are you a naughty boy too?
- Um...
[footsteps rustling]
- Oh.
- Are you okay?
- Look, the truth is-
- The truth is none
of my business.
Jay's a lucky guy.
A person as lovely as
you is a rare blessing.
- Jay and I aren't...
Well, I mean, we...
- We all have secrets
and ghosts that haunt us.
This evening's been
full of them.
Sometimes they can be
hard to face.
- Tough to be honest with
yourself too.
- It can.
That's why I lose myself
in the water.
- Is that your happy place?
- It used to be.
Now
it's where I run away to.
If you find a place or,
or a person that makes you
happy, then run with it.
Love and fortune
favours the bold.
- Let's get this to Jay
before he experiences a
different kind of love.
- You got some money for
me like he normally does.
- Uh, [clears throat]
it's coming.
- [Sandra] Oh, I'm sure it is.
- You earned this.
- Amazing.
You know how
to treat a lady well.
- [Cindy] Darling.
- Oh!
- I see how it is.
Well, I won't get in the way
of whatever you've got going
on here.
Well, girls, I think that might
be all we're getting here.
So Sandra Claus and her little
helpers will toddle off now.
Bye-bye.
[footsteps rustling]
I know you miss me already.
[footsteps continue rustling]
Bye-bye now.
[upbeat music]
- I'm very confused.
- That was a lot of money.
[upbeat faint music continues]
- Now it's a party.
[Cindy and Anthony laughing]
[upbeat faint music continues]
[Anthony and Cindy laughing]
- Always one.
[Cindy chuckling]
- I only went to the toilet.
[friends laughing]
- Nice.
- How long were you in there?
- Not long enough.
- There was great moves,
by the way. Great moves.
- Yeah.
[Anthony blows raspberry]
- You took your time
to save me, so thanks.
- I thought you were having fun.
- Did you-
- How much?
How much?
- Did you pay for that?
- Oh, I knew nothing about it.
- How much did you give them?
- Um...
- Well, I don't know,
but I think she probably
demanded a bit more.
- It was a decent
amount, babe. [chuckling]
- It's your fault.
Didn't I say there
were surprises?
- You missed the best bit.
[Jay and Cindy chuckling]
[dog barking]
[dog barking]
[Cindy] You're a good boy.
[sighs] Jay's lucky to have you,
isn't he?
What's up? What's up? [chuckles]
[dog barking]
Good boy.
Oh.
- Sharing a dog
is a big commitment.
How long have you and
Jay been together?
- Oh, gosh, um,
it's tricky to know
when to count from, um.
You know, the first date,
first kiss?
First time we said "I love you"?
Uh, have you got someone special
in your life?
[gentle music]
[dog whining]
- Right, okay
- Right, you can't have that.
You can't have it.
You can't have these bloody
things.
[dog barks and whines]
You want it?
You try to get these.
Huh? Yeah?
Aha. [gasps]
[lips smack]
No, you can't.
Huh? Yeah.
[Ian gasps]
[dog barks]
Love you.
Let me get you treats.
[gentle faint music]
My boys are my someone special.
- [Cindy] How
many sons do you have?
- [Ian] They are like sons.
- [Cindy] Adopted?
- [Ian] Kind of.
Bronte and Blazer
are rescue dogs.
- [Cindy] Oh, I see.
My Archie is my boy too.
- [Ian] Two dogs does make
it tricky for work sometimes.
- [Cindy] Oh,
what is it that you do?
- [Ian] Death.
- [Cindy] Death?
Oh, so you're a detective?
An undertaker?
Or a paid assassin?
- [Ian] I suppose I'm
a jack of all trades.
- [Cindy] Okay,
you're scaring me now.
- [Ian] Now I'm freelance.
- [Cindy] Freelance?
- [Ian] My world is full
of dark secrets.
- Oh, life can be dark.
- What are your dark secrets?
[gentle faint music]
[dog sniffing and groaning]
[gentle faint music continues]
[Stanley rustling]
[liquid swishing]
- You look like you saw a ghost.
- Yeah.
I know he's your friend,
but he's a little bit strange.
- Well, aren't we all?
- He seems obsessed with death.
Do you think he's some sort
of secret serial killer?
- Do you think that this means
that we might be
the main course?
[sighs]
I'm not being
paid enough to risk that.
- You look like
you need a drink.
[bottle cap thuds]
[liquid gurgling]
[liquid gurgling]
- Are you not gonna
have anything stronger?
- God's wine is fine for me.
No hangovers or lost days.
- Lost days?
Sounds like
an interesting story.
We all have stories, don't we?
- What's your story?
- I'll share mine
if you share yours.
My story's fairly simple,
really.
I love my Archie.
I love my art.
And I would do anything
for them.
Anything at all.
[dog collar jingling] Good boy.
Good boy.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
[lips smack]
Customers were very
demanding tonight.
[gentle faint music continues]
[switch clicks]
[Cindy sighs]
But it can be tough to earn
enough to keep painting.
- How do you manage?
- [Cindy] I do whatever I can,
whenever I can.
It can be lonely sometimes.
- [Jay] Well,
at least you have Archie.
- [Cindy] He keeps me sane.
[Cindy whispers]
There's another heartbeat
at home.
Although when I need to escape,
I paint.
- [Jay] I did see you paint
at school.
It was fascinating to watch.
As though you'd escaped some
sort of parallel universe.
[gentle faint music]
[cloth rustling]
Why should I give up
the right of dreaming
[cloth continues rustling]
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
- [Jay] And now?
- I still paint,
but it can be expensive,
and no one wants
to buy my odd work.
- Well, Vincent van Gogh
only sold one painting.
- And he died penniless.
Not an option for a working girl
with a very big dog to feed.
- The world would be
a poorer place
without "The Starry Night."
- [Cindy] Mm.
- Art can feed your soul.
- Maybe.
But it doesn't pay the bills.
So my soul will have to wait.
We need to be the perfect hosts.
- Your lady
has incredible passion.
I bet her paintings
are beautiful.
- [chuckles] I don't show anyone
my work.
Us artists
are sensitive souls.
- Jay was something of
an artist at school.
- Not really.
I wrote songs.
- Not that you'd
share any with us.
Maybe now you'd risk
a love song for us.
- Maybe you can share one of
your love stories instead.
- Look, not all love songs have
a happy ending.
[helicopter whirring]
[shoes clacking]
[Jay sighs]
[gentle faint music]
Babe, why didn't you come
home or answer your phone?
- I'm surprised
you even noticed,
given how lost
you are in your work.
- It's all for us.
- Oh, please!
You're handsome and clever,
yet you still choose
to work like a slave.
- I cannot take another fight.
- I came here
to return your key.
I moved my things out yesterday
when you were at the office.
[scoffs] You didn't notice,
did you?
Your work is breaking you.
It's no fun for me.
- Please.
Can't you be a little patient?
I love you. I'll find a new job.
Something that gives me
more time for you.
[gentle faint music continues]
- You became boring.
[crying]
[gentle faint music continues]
[door thuds]
[gentle upbeat faint music]
[siren wailing]
[gentle upbeat faint music
continues]
Carving my heart
from new clay
I'm choosing to trust
what you've chosen to say
- [Jay] After she left,
all I felt was numb.
I didn't wanna feel
or remember anything.
- [Cindy] How did you rebuild
your life?
- [Jay] I lost everything.
I had to start again.
And I promised myself I'd
only do things that I loved.
- Once you found your
way out of the darkness,
the trick is to stay close
to the light.
- God, I miss school, when
everything was so simple.
- Life's a little less sex,
drugs,
and rock and roll now, for sure.
- Well, I'm not sure I can
manage any of them now.
- We're all sinners.
Sometimes God breaks us
down to, to rebuild us.
[gentle faint music]
- [Jay] When Bryan died,
it almost broke me.
- How did you find
your way back?
How, how did you find God?
- [Jay] It's more
how He found me.
I lost myself until I
surrendered to a higher power.
I went to Thor's Cave
in Derbyshire.
- [Harry] Why did you go there?
- [Jay] It's
where Bryan took me.
He loved Derbyshire.
We'd run away for the weekend.
There was some part of me
that thought
I might see him again.
When he died, I was angry.
Angry at God for taking him.
Angry for all those years
we never made time
to see each other.
Then, in the silence,
I could hear his voice again.
- [Harry] Sometimes,
in the silence,
we can hear
those that we've lost.
- [Jay] To be honest,
after my dark nights of
the soul in the cave,
I thought I'd sussed it all out.
Turned out it was just
the beginning.
- [Cindy] Beginning?
- [Jay] It took a
breakdown to find myself.
To start to figure out who I was
and what I wanted
to do with my life.
- [Harry] You sound like a monk.
Is this where you try
to convert me?
- No, that first few months
I thought I cracked it.
Actually,
the more certain I was,
the more mistakes I made.
I'm like everyone else,
I'm a mess.
Life got easier when I
figured out I was messed up
and accepted God
loved me anyway.
So, who was I to argue?
[sniffles]
You too.
I've had a chat
with the man upstairs,
and we love you too.
- Well,
here's to being
messed up
and loved anyway.
- Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
[gentle faint music]
- [Harry] I think I surf
better than I dance.
- [chuckles] I see a lot
of that surfing stuff
you post online.
It looks absolutely epic.
- It's easy to look good when
you only post the cool stuff.
- [Anthony] You do post
a lot of that.
That last batch that you put up,
it looked like you were
living on that beach.
It's like a scene out
of "Easy Rider."
- [Harry] No, from the outside,
it's easy to look like
that's more interesting.
- [Anthony] Anyway,
what about you?
Did you ever get married?
All I see online is pictures
of the beach and the sea.
- [Harry] That's 'cause it's my
home now.
[waves splashing]
I lost everything.
I...
[waves splashing]
I live in the van.
- [Anthony] What happened?
- [Harry] I don't think this
is the night for sad stories.
- [Anthony] Harry, if
we can't tell each other
our sad stories,
how could we ever regard
ourselves as real friends?
[waves splashing]
[waves continue splashing]
[water swishing]
- [Harry] I was married,
but I lost her.
- [sighs] I think we're in
agreement
that divorce
is absolutely rubbish.
So, here's to the survivors
of the crapshoot
that is marriage.
Harry, we're survivors.
- If you look closely,
you can see
inside someone's soul.
- You really are Dr. Death,
aren't you?
- I have many aliases.
- [chuckles] Could
just be the drink
or my mind running away with me,
but my father used to
let me watch horror films
when I was a kid,
so it could just be my
overactive imagination,
but seriously, are you
some kind of Dr. Death?
- [Ian] I can neither confirm
nor deny.
[birds chirping]
[door thuds]
[birds continue chirping]
[birds continue chirping]
[gentle faint music]
[gentle faint music continues]
Sometimes it is among
the dead we find life.
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
Do you know the crypt at
the church at our school?
- [Cindy] No, but I'm guessing
it's dark
and a little bit creepy?
- [Ian] It has such energies,
as though departed souls
return to talk to us.
- [Cindy] You talk
to dead people?
- Dead people do give
the best conversations.
- [Cindy] Because they can't
talk back.
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
- [Ian] If you listen and
stay silent in the crypt,
you hear echoes of dead souls.
Did you know a soul
weighs 21 grams?
- [Cindy] How
would you know that?
Unless you weight someone
when they were alive
and then the exact moment
they died.
- [Ian] It is my business
to know such key facts.
- [Cindy] A weird fact.
- [Ian] I went there
when Bryan died.
- Are you still wearing my ring?
- I'll never take it off.
- I know.
- I wish that we hadn't
wasted so much time.
- No regrets.
- [Cindy] Did you see him?
- [Ian] Death can bring pain
and peace.
- Well, don't go
weighing my soul, okay?
- Why?
Will it weigh
more than my usual ones?
- Usual?
- Look, mate, whatever she did
to you, you deserve better.
Even these days,
they dig a surf dude.
I mean, look at you.
You got the hair,
got the tan, got the beard.
You look cool, mate.
You need to get
yourself out there more.
- She died.
A driver, a stranger
was texting, hit her.
It's been a year.
[Anthony sighs]
- I had no idea.
I don't think I even saw
a picture of her online.
- She didn't want
any pictures online.
She was paranoid.
- Paranoid?
- Her father was "get away with
murder rich."
Money marries money.
He was afraid she'd be a target.
Look, it's still raw.
I'll give you a million pounds
just to change the subject.
- Wow. Okay.
But first, you'll have to speak
to, let me get this right,
my agent, my manager, my lawyer,
oh, and of course, my ex-wife,
before I could possibly get
the sign off on that deal.
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
- No wonder they keep
you so busy.
Every time I see you,
you're flogging something
in some advert.
I think I'm wearing a
pair of your red pants.
- [chuckles] Red pants?
- [Harry] Yeah. [chuckles]
Well, there's some special
edition with your name on them.
- [chuckling] Oh, it's
all coming back now.
Yeah, I remember.
It was a, it was a cancer
campaign. How did it go?
Um, "Let Tony
help keep your testicles
tidy." [chuckling]
- Yeah, well,
they worked a treat.
- Hm.
- You looked like you had
a lot of fun on the road.
I never knew you were divorced.
[gentle faint music]
[car rumbling]
Here comes the rhythm
[door thuds]
[gentle upbeat music]
[glasses clinking]
- Thank you, my friend.
Well, having a famous
face has its perks.
- What can I get
you started with?
- What's good here?
- What are you in the mood for?
- We can start with a beer.
I'm not allowed
to mention the divorce
to another breathing soul.
Come on, let's do this for real.
My agent has banned me
from saying anything to anyone.
Ella got a sweet settlement,
provided she still turns up
for the public appearances.
And of course, the photo shoots.
- [Harry] Now,
how does that work?
- Just the burger.
- Are you sure?
- It's frustrating.
It's like, it's like being
a diabetic in a sweet shop.
Every woman that I meet thinks
it will be great to bed me.
- [Harry] Well, that
doesn't sound too bad.
- [Anthony] You'd think.
Here comes the rhythm
Now, get this,
my agent made me sign a no
sex clause for, wait for it,
an entire year.
- Oh, how does that work?
Do they make you wear
a chastity belt,
or they, they put a tail on you?
- Doesn't need to.
In this day and age,
anyone that's got a phone
fancies themselves
as a paparazzi.
- But you're not a prisoner,
just say no.
- [Anthony] I just need to
get to the end of the year
and the advertising
deals will expire,
and it won't cost me any more
than the divorce already has.
- [Harry] And then?
- [Anthony] When Bryan died,
I mean, it really rocked me.
[engine roaring]
I decided there and then
that it was time
for me to come home.
[engine roaring]
The only things I was able to
bring back were the clothes
on my back,
and thankfully,
eventually, the Mustang.
I really regret not coming
back for his funeral.
[car rumbling]
Did you go?
- [Harry] No,
I couldn't face it.
After she died,
I promised myself I'd never
go to another funeral again.
That's why I was glad
to come tonight.
How does it work
for you and the boys?
- Well, if I'm a good boy
and I play the game,
we get joint custody.
We'll avoid any of that
"War of the Roses" drama.
Now the boys, they've
barely seen any of England.
They only know
the United States.
So what I'd love is
for them to see
and, you know,
feel the place that made me.
- Make the most of every moment.
- Amen.
[glasses clinking]
[shoes clacking]
- [Ian] Am I bothering you?
- Talk of weighing my
soul isn't actually funny.
- It is seriously funny
to see how far I can go.
- Ian, you used to do this
at school,
especially to the new staff.
Didn't Mrs. Wright resign?
- Easy meat.
- Seriously? Easy meat?
Why are you so obsessed
with death and souls
if you're not some sort
of serial killer?
- And he couldn't kill a spider.
- Well, then what do you do?
- When people ask
what I do for a job,
I tell them I'm a hired killer.
- [Jay] Oh, that's risky.
People might try to hire you.
- I write crime novels.
- Crime novels?
So you've just been messing
with me this whole night.
- Look, don't let him win.
He loves to play a role
and try to create
interesting secrets.
Didn't you tell
that Japanese student
that your ancestors are
related to Count Dracula?
- It's always more interesting
when the person you're
testing is lying too.
- Look, I know it's been
hard on you since Bryan died,
but give Cindy a break.
She's really sweet.
- I'll play nice if you
agree to a fun game.
[footsteps thudding]
- Look,
you've impressed your friends.
Maybe I can go home now.
- At least stay till midnight.
I've got one more surprise,
and then I'm going
to pour them into cabs.
- Why don't you just tell them
the truth?
- I just want everyone
to have a good time
like they used to at school.
And telling them my
truth would be too sad.
That's not how I wanna
celebrate Bryan.
- What happened to him?
- Cancer.
The first we knew, his dad
was calling us to the funeral.
I couldn't face it.
I knew there
would be a million questions.
Everyone always saw me as
such a hero, such a success.
- I get it.
The truth can be hard to speak.
- It's easier to show people
what we think they wanna see.
- Oh,
maybe we can
both be brave enough
to share our truth tonight.
- I don't think you've
got any dark secrets.
- Maybe just one,
the reason I'm here tonight.
It's the only way
I had a huge crush
on you in school,
and I followed you online
for years.
So when I finally got
the chance to meet you,
I couldn't resist.
- [Jay] So you've been
stalking me?
- No, no, you were the one boy
from school
that I always dreamed about
or wondered about.
- [Jay] How did you end up here?
- My friend, Tracy.
She said you were looking
for a hostess for the evening
and when you sent her
a WhatsApp,
she recognised your picture.
- [Jay] How?
- I may have mentioned
you a few times.
- [Jay] A few times?
- A few times.
She knew how I felt about you.
Maybe you can tell
me your secrets too?
- [Ian] Come on,
time for truth or dare.
- [Anthony] It sure is.
[shoes clacking]
- [Ian] Welcome to my fun game.
[Anthony chuckling]
- Okay, how about we
make this interesting?
- I'm not taking
any clothes off.
- Oh, no naked bar while
ladies are present.
- Okay then, how about this?
We all take a shot if you
don't want to tell the truth.
- Or two,
if we can guess the truth.
- Mm, nice.
- Why don't you give it a spin,
Cindy?
- Hmm.
- [sighs] Ready boys?
[bottle scraping]
- Hey!
The host straight away, okay.
What's the truth about
your secret service?
- It's a long story.
- Pictures look crazy.
- [Harry] Yeah, you look
like you'd be hanging out
with my mates from Hereford.
- [Ian] It's truth or drink.
- [Cindy] Oh, wait.
No, wasn't it if we
guess and get it right,
then you have to drink double.
- Nice.
- Look,
it was a special kind of course.
And the first rule
about the course is
you don't talk about the course.
- [Anthony] So you're on
some kind
of special services course.
- [Jay] The second rule about
the course
is you do not talk
about the course.
[upbeat music]
[arrow whooshes]
- Well, brace yourself, Jay.
- Come on, dude,
don't let yourself down.
- Oh, no. No, no, no.
- No.
- That's cheating.
- Come on.
Uff, [chuckles] geez.
- But the truth is,
all of those video messages
and pictures
were to impress you.
- Why do you need to impress us?
- It's easier than the truth.
- Seriously, Jay.
We don't
care about your truth.
- It's a long story.
And I didn't want to ruin
tonight with my sad truth.
Some of my posts are because
my life isn't so heroic.
But wherever the picture is,
I'm no action hero in real life.
- Okay, Cindy, you're up again.
[liquid swishing]
[Harry laughing]
- Give me a break.
- Come on,
tell us another truth.
- Maybe the truth
about those songs you
used to write at school.
- Yeah.
- Come on.
- Go on, come on. All right.
[Harry breathes deeply]
[Harry gulping]
Okay, I took a drink for you.
Tell us another truth
or, um...
[sighs]
maybe sing us a song.
- Okay.
[gentle piano music]
I should have told you
Couldn't find the words
Wish I'd have showed you
Sometimes in life
it's too dark to see
The choices we make
The right path to take
How do I know
Fully I find all the courage
and strength within me
I'm sorry now
for not being there
Giving you all of my time
Wish I could turn back
the hands of the clock
Show you just
how much I care
Never felt this way
in my life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me filled
with regrets
Yeah, but I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
with you
[gentle piano music continues]
Never felt this way
in my life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me feel regrets
I'm sorry now
for not being there
Giving you all of my time
I wish I could turn back
the hands of the clock
Show you just
how much I care
I've never felt
so lonely in life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me filled
with regrets
Yeah, I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
Sorry now
Sorry now
Should have been there
with you
[gentle piano music fades]
- That's amazing.
Jay, that was
absolutely stunning.
- Yeah, that's straight
from the heart.
- Who is it written
about from school?
- I did notice you at school.
But I wasn't sure
you noticed me.
You were always so distant,
so elusive.
I never knew what
you were thinking.
- I never knew what you
were thinking, either.
- Wait a minute.
Is there love in the air
between you two?
- There's nothing
to be ashamed of.
- Well, then
why hide away from it?
The truth will set you free.
- It might.
But it could also hurt, too.
- Wait.
Is that why you wanted
me here tonight?
Is that the truly sad truth
that you couldn't tell
your friends?
- Love is love.
It shouldn't matter who or why.
It's too precious to be
sad or to hide away from.
- I do love you, Ian.
You're my man friend.
- Why, is a man friend the new
name for boyfriend?
- I did have a mad crush
on you at school, Jay.
- I'm truly sorry I don't love
you like that.
I wrote the song for Bryan.
But it was Cindy that gave
me the courage to sing it.
- Well, maybe if you're honest
with your friends now,
they'll see what I love
about you too.
All of us wear different
masks to show our best side.
We're all afraid that we won't
be loved exactly as we are
and that we're not good enough.
But these are your friends.
If anyone deserves a truth,
it's them.
You just need to find the
courage to trust them.
And I didn't know Bryan,
but if the love you had for
him brought you all here,
then maybe the love you have
for Jay
can help you forgive him too.
- Goodness me,
this truth or dare
has more secrets and lies
than one of your books.
- First, let me say
sorry to Bryan.
I didn't make it to your funeral
because I was too afraid.
I was scared people would see
what a mess I've made
in my life.
I loved you, mate.
And I miss you forever.
[Jay breathes deeply]
Now let me say sorry
to all of you.
I put on this mad party
because I wanted this all to
have one magnificent night.
I wanted to impress you
by being more flashy.
I wanted to hide
behind all of this.
Because I was too afraid
people would find out
what a mess I've made
of my life.
- Well, it all looks pretty
good from what we've seen.
- This isn't my life.
And what you see online
isn't real either.
You think I'm rich,
successful with all of this.
But when I got my heart broke,
I fell apart.
I was ashamed of who I was.
And it was easier
to keep a secret.
I now know I was wrong
to try and impress you.
I want us to remember
why we're all friends.
Bryan saw the best in all of us,
and he always reminded us
to be proud of who we are.
- We all face storms.
Some of us in a yacht.
Some on the surfboard.
And some of us in the
water try not to drown.
All we can do is help each other
to try to stop from going under.
The truth is,
whether you're sailing
or paddling against,
as fast as you can,
heartbreak
and truth will find you.
- There's no need
to hide from us.
We will always be friends.
There is no secret that
would ever change that.
- Thank you.
- We all have a secret.
Bryan was mine.
[sighs] He was the love
of my life.
It was our delicious secret,
a naughty affair.
We always though
when we get older,
it'd be more serious.
We used to meet for adventures.
We'd always say,
"Next time we'll settle down."
But we ran out of time.
Then it was too late.
- He told me he loved you.
Truly, deeply, madly loved you.
You should know that.
- I didn't know Bryan,
but anyone
who inspires this kind of love
must have been very special.
- Christmas is his birthday.
Happy birthday, Bryan.
- Happy birthday, Bryan.
- Well, courage has really
inspired me.
[Harry exhales sharply]
Could you give me a hand?
[footsteps rustling]
[metal clinks]
That's it.
Perfect.
[fabric rustling]
It was the last
thing she painted.
[gentle music]
I'd like you to have it.
It's the sun rising
at Fistral Beach.
In honour of all our
new beginnings.
[gentle music]
[hand smacking]
- It has been a truly
memorable evening.
- [Harry] What's next, the
ghost of Christmas future?
- [Anthony] Bravo! [chuckling]
- What is this, truth
or dare murder mystery?
- Truth or dare with shotguns.
Now we're talking.
[friends laughing]
- This is not in the contract.
Where is Sir Stanley?!
You are the dog sitter.
That was your only job.
- What on earth are you doing
in my house?
I sincerely hope you've
not touched on Lamborghini.
- [Jay] I thought you
were away until new year.
- For the love
of Bruce Springsteen,
what is going on?
- [Harry] Is, is this your dad?
- [Ian] Your boyfriend?
- We're just here celebrating
our death for Bryan.
- If I were you, I'd leave
quickly,
otherwise
you may be joining him.
- Come on.
[footsteps thudding]
[gentle faint song]
When life drags you down
Reach out to your friends
Turn up the music
[car rumbling]
[gentle faint music continues]
[car rumbling]
[footsteps thudding]
- Oh the stang!
- Look, maybe we could
sneak back in the morning
and get the cars
when the coast is clear.
- Do you know what?
I'm still confused
about tonight.
What was a surprise?
What was real?
So you're 007 by day
and a dog sitter by night?
- Who cares?
- It was epic.
[Cindy chuckling]
Like being back in school,
reminds me of being a teenager
in trouble.
- Look, my client pulling a
shotgun was pretty trouble.
- It was like the Wild West.
- Does that qualify me for
danger money?
- I'm officially unemployed.
- Oh yeah.
I don't think I'm really cut out
for this pretty woman
Cinderella fairytale stuff.
[friends chuckling]
- God bless all the friends
and family
who can't be here with us.
- I'll take that,
thank you very much.
Here is to the family that
you make for yourselves.
[liquid swishes]
- Bryan would have loved this.
- Merry Christmas.
God bless us, everyone.
- Merry Christmas.
- Cheers.
- Yeah, enough.
[Cindy gasps]
[Jay gasps]
[footsteps thudding]
- I'm sorry I dragged
you into this mad night.
But thank you
for helping me tell my truth.
You saved me.
- It was kind of crazy trying to
pull off
being a, an escort for
the night, wasn't it?
- What if I'd wanted
to sleep with you?
- I can't lie, I've thought
about it over the years.
- I'm sorry I wasn't
quite the Prince Charming
you were hoping for.
- No, you weren't.
You were nothing
like I saw online.
But no one ever is.
And I prefer you exactly
as you are.
You know, honest,
mad as a box of frogs,
and just as messed up
and broken as I am.
That's someone that I can
make mistakes and magic with.
[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
Meet you on the other side
The war is over, we don't
have to fight anymore
We've been through
all the pain
We've tried
so hard to play the game
And now there's nothing
left for us to gain
And all the things you said
will slowly fade in time
And all the things we did,
we can put it right
We'll make it fly again
[gentle upbeat music]
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free
We tend to lose our way
And then the words
and what to say
And lose the will to fight
another day
And all the things you said
will slowly fade in time
And all of things we
did we can put it right
We'll make it fly again
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free
Another day, another fight
Another reason to survive
Another time, another place
Another moment to embrace
[gentle upbeat music continues]
Running out of time
I'll meet you on
the other side
The war is over
We don't have to fight
We'll make it fly again
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free, yeah
[gentle faint music continues]
We'll make it fly again
We'll make it fly again
We'll make it fly again
[gentle suspenseful music]
[engine roaring]
[engine buzzing]
I've been lost
[gentle upbeat music]
Staying up
through every night
[engine roaring]
Wishing you were by my side
The city high, drunk and dry
[car humming]
[car rumbling]
[car whooshing]
I'm living locked up
[car whooshing]
And what have I got
What have I got
[gentle upbeat music continues]
I'm living locked up
I'm living locked up
[birds chirping]
[engine roaring]
[clutch clicks]
Replaying all our memories
[cars humming]
Rewind it back
[cars rumbling and buzzing]
I'm lost
[latch clicks]
[door thuds]
[lock clicking]
[gravel crunching]
[cars humming]
[car buzzing]
[engine revving]
[door hinge squeals]
[gravel crunching]
[door thuds]
[cars humming]
Without your love
[gravel crunching]
[lock clicks]
[latch clicks]
[gravel crunching]
[door thuds]
[knuckles rapping]
[gravel crunching]
[car revving]
[Cindy sighs]
[birds chirping]
[zipper rasping]
[fabric rustling]
[Cindy sighs]
[gravel crunching]
[shoes clacking]
[birds chirping]
[knuckles rapping]
[Jay inhales deeply]
- Hi, please come in.
Uh, why don't I show you
the rest of the house?
- Is this where the party's at?
- Well,
I admire your courage, Miss.
- Classic Connery, that.
Do you want me
to call you James?
[Jay sighs]
- Bond. James Bond.
But my friends call me Jay.
- Well, it's your dime,
Mr. Bond.
- No, no, really, my
friends do call me Jay.
So what do I call you?
- Expensive.
Cash or card?
[gentle melancholic music]
- Oh, um...
[bag rustling]
- Uh, unfortunately I do
not accept doggy currency.
[bills rustling]
This is double.
- Well, my friends are coming,
and, well, I thought we could
make a proper night of it.
- No. No, I don't do team games.
- No, no, no, no,
it's not like that.
Look,
I want my friends to believe
that you're my girlfriend,
and I want to impress them.
And, well,
you'll definitely impress them.
- What kind of friends are
they if they'll be impressed
by a fake girlfriend?
And why does someone
like you need one?
[Jay sighs]
[tongue clicks]
- It's complicated.
I haven't
seen them since school.
- Why the extra money?
- I wanted to impress you.
- You don't have to impress me.
You're paying.
- So you'll stay?
- But look, the first sign of
anything dodgy, and I'm off.
Okay?
- Look, let me introduce you
to someone really special.
Stanley!
This is a...
I'm sorry, I don't
actually know your name.
- Cindy.
- This is Miss Cindy.
Come here.
Dogs are much easier
than people.
- Oh. [giggling]
- Hi. Good boy.
[dog whining]
[Jay sighs]
[sighs] It's stunning.
- Well, I wanted it
to be perfect.
- Can I help?
- No, you're already perfect.
- It's gonna fun
playing your girlfriend.
Though, to do my job properly,
what should I know
about your friends?
- Well, we were at Repton
together.
- I have a confession.
I got an art scholarship there.
- Oh no, it's too late.
Look, they'll be here.
Look, maybe this can help us.
We can say we knew each other
at school
and bumped into each
other online by accident.
Look, that type of thing
happens all the time.
Please, it's really important.
[Cindy sighs]
- Why do you need to do this?
- [sighs] Our friend Bryan died,
and I couldn't face the funeral.
So I offered to host his dinner,
and Christmas Eve was the
only night we could all make.
- Okay.
Well, let's make
it a truly great show.
- Cocktails, darling.
Shaken or stirred?
- Darling, I love that.
[giggling]
Um, just make them sweet,
darling.
[car beeping]
Are you ready?
[Jay inhales deeply]
Well, don't keep them waiting.
[car revving]
- Harry?
[gravel crunching]
Are you trying to smuggle
in an extra guest?
- [Harry] I don't go
anywhere without my board.
You know how I roll.
[gravel crunching]
[hands smack]
[hand patting]
- Fellows! We finally did it!
Oh my God!
- Great to see you.
- Great with a high five?
- Bring it in.
- Come on, mate!
[hands patting]
Great to see you.
- And you.
Look at you.
[hand patting]
- Boys!
- Looking sharp.
- How are we?
- Come on.
- How are you?
- Guys, come on in.
- Let's go.
- Come on, mate.
Come on, mate. Come on.
- Hey, man. How are you?
- Yeah, really good.
- Good, good.
It is a long, long drive, eh.
[friends chattering faintly]
- Welcome to my humble home.
- Credit where it's due.
This is more like
Bruce Wayne's manor.
- That makes you like Batman,
leading a double life.
- More bond than Batman.
[Jay chuckles]
- Oh, let me-
- Dude, no one
touches the board.
- Remember what it was like at
school
when you tried
to touch his bike.
[Jay chuckling]
- I can add a tag to that
to track you.
- Will you be needing
an extra seat for that?
- I'm set.
- Gentlemen, martinis.
This way.
[footsteps thudding]
Boys, this is my fianc, Cindy.
- Fianc?
- It was a big surprise
for me too.
- Well, when you found the one,
you don't waste time.
- Ah, gentlemen, please
let me get you some drinks.
- Um, well, I'll take two,
one for me and one
for my friend here.
- There's always been
something about Harry.
- The invitation said
dress to impress.
So, uh, this is how I impress.
[coat rustling]
- Uh, can I take care
of it for you?
- Uh, no, it's fine.
- Definitely worth a picture
of the boys.
- Oh, hey, maybe I can take it.
- Yeah.
Coming.
- [Cindy] Okay, come on, boys,
big smiles.
Oh, we can definitely
do better than that.
Um...
Can you just-
- Come on.
[Jay chuckling]
- Um, [chuckles] I don't
know, do something crazy.
Oh, I know.
After three, shout "sex."
- You are very cool.
- I've heard
about these sort of parties.
[Anthony chuckling]
[hand pats]
- One, two, three,
[Jay chuckling]
- [Anthony, Jay, And Harry] Sex!
[Jay chuckling]
[camera clicks]
- Come in, find a seat.
- Thanks.
- Uh, sit next to me, darling.
Uh, please sit down.
[gentle chill music]
- Thank you.
- Well, dude, you've, uh,
you've really gone to town here.
- Knowing Jay, I bet you
there's some Michelin star chef
tucked away in the kitchen.
My guess will be Gordon.
He cooked
for my mate David's birthday.
He was absolutely incredible.
- Would that be Beckham?
- No. [chuckles] Well, I,
look, I wanted to surprise you.
- As long as I'm not
cooking, we'll be okay.
- Hold those questions.
[footsteps thudding]
- These are gorgeous.
[chuckling]
- Very cool.
- Very Eyes Wide Shut.
- Hm, I'm more
of a Maverick girl myself.
- I feel the need.
- [Anthony And Harry]
The need for speed!
- Bryan collected masks.
Are these from Venice?
- Here, I'll put this...
- My lady, gentleman,
dinner is served.
Festive feast for five.
Courtesy of Chinese Whispers'
high-class catering.
- Oh, so there is no Gordon.
- Anything served
with this much style
is pretty cool.
[Stanley rustling]
- Drinks, martinis.
- Is this really dinner?
[carton box thuds]
That dog is so cute.
[Stanley whining]
- Ohhh. [chuckling]
- Oh man,
you're like a dog whisperer.
- Dogs and dead people
really listen to you.
- Dogs are the best, though.
We've got two labs.
I swear, my boys miss them
more than they miss me.
But I miss them like crazy.
- Oh, that sounds like
true love.
- It's unconditional love.
- My boy is as big as a bear.
He's a Gordon Setter.
- What's his name?
- Can we meet him?
- Oh, I expect
he's all tucked up.
Excited for Santa.
[Cindy clears throat]
- Thank you.
- You?
- Hm, I don't mind if I do.
- Dude, could I have a beer?
- Sure.
- Thanks.
No, I've got a
bottle opener, don't worry.
[bottle cap clinks and hisses]
- So, who's waiting for Santa?
- Archie, darling.
- Well, who doesn't get
excited about Santa?
- I never figured you
for a dog person.
- From what we see online,
it's more James Bond,
just a little bit greyer.
- I prefer the pictures of dogs.
- Well, who doesn't love dogs?
- Jay, seriously, is this what
we're eating?
- I've got this, darling.
Darling, I think we need to
tell your friends the truth.
- The truth?
- Yes, darling, the truth.
- Well, if you think it's best.
- [sighs] We've
had a terrible fight.
- Yeah, real humdinger.
- Jay did want to spend
the money on you guys
getting a fancy chef,
but my favourite
food is Chinese.
- And my lady love
has to have her way.
- Well, happy wife, happy life.
- Is that really true?
- I'm a sucker
for cheap Chinese and...
Do you guys remember the
Chinese takeaway near school?
- Yeah, we used to sneak out
there and treat ourselves.
- Do you remember that
night we were in the woods
where the housemaster
was chasing after us?
And we used our fake IDs
to get in the Fox pub
because we knew he'd
never looked there.
- I loved that pub.
- Wasn't it a bit rough, though?
- They had that amazing
house Alsatian.
- Betty.
- Betty?
- Betty was a barmaid.
- Oh, she had a thing for Bryan.
- And she didn't know he was 17.
- She didn't care either.
[Anthony chuckling]
- Didn't she have a daughter
around the same age?
- She certainly did.
- I prefer the dog.
[Anthony chuckling]
[Stanley grunting]
- You must have
some great tales.
- I love seeing what you get up
to online,
even if it looks like
you might not survive.
[boat rumbling]
- [Jay] To be honest, gentlemen,
I could tell you, but -
- [Anthony] No, here
we go, it's top secret?
- [Ian] You could tell us,
but you'd have to kill us?
- [Jay] Well, yes, but no.
Well, I wouldn't want to
actually have to kill you,
but you know nothing is as
glamorous as it appears.
- [Harry] How did you
end up on a speed boat?
- [Jay] Well, it's complicated.
I guess you could call
it a special secret.
[boat revving]
- [Anthony] I bet that's the
special boat service, isn't it?
- [Jay] I can neither
confirm or deny that intel.
- [Anthony] Well, can't be
that secret, I saw the video.
- [Jay] I'll never forget
that boat.
- [Cindy] It sounds thrilling.
- [Jay] It was brutal.
- [Anthony] Well,
it looked like heaven.
[Jay coughing and retching]
- Oh, hey, look, why don't
we eat before it gets cold?
- [Anthony] Yeah.
- Here's to finding our way
back to each other once again.
- To finding our way back.
- [Harry] Finding our way back.
Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
- Drink?
- Wine.
- Come on.
- Please?
- We're gonna need some more
bottles soon.
- It's okay, we've got loads.
Help yourself anytime.
- It's very impressive.
I guess being head boy
never really leaves you.
- Did we know each other
at school?
[faint chatter in background]
Well, I guess we both ended up
in very different places
than we expected.
- Do any of us ever truly
end up where we wanna be?
- My life is no fairy tale,
but there was a woman who
bewitched me body and soul.
Hold me
[chill music]
[people chattering]
Do you wanna feel me
- Can I tempt you?
- I can take it from here.
- The lady needs experience.
- I think she needs some style.
- I prefer something rare.
'Cause I've got
positive reactions
- Let me take care of that.
To the things
that you do to me
- My love, please, not here.
- I've told you, I'm done.
Let's go walking
- I can't let you go like this.
Oh, we could drive now
This is personal business.
- Look, the lady's made
her feelings clear.
- Do not be a fool, just go.
- Please, come home.
[chill music continues]
Cause I've got
positive reactions
To the things
that you do to me
- Thanks.
[chill music]
I've got positive reactions
- Can I take it you're a
gentleman
and that's our account settled?
- No, no gentleman.
No account to settle.
There may be one question.
-What did he do?
- He became boring.
- Ah, not on a school night,
thank you.
- School's for boys.
I'm a lady
who needs a gentleman.
Just be my only one
[chill music continues]
- Cheers.
[glasses clink]
- Cheers.
To the things
that you do to me
- So I should introduce myself?
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm Jay.
- I'm Priy.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- So, nice to have
bumped into you.
- And you.
Do you wanna go somewhere else?
What you do, what you do
What you do, what you do
What you do, what you do
- She sounds intoxicating.
- More addictive.
I'll say grace.
Dear Lord, thank you for
bringing us all back together.
Amen.
- Dude, you're a,
you're a pro at that.
- Do you do funerals?
- Well, the Holy Spirit is
everywhere, not just in church.
- I like my spirit in a glass.
Everyone raise yours.
To my mad, marvellous mates.
Who knew we'd have all
these amazing adventures?
Cheers.
- [All] Cheers.
- Thank God for social media.
I'd never have been able
to get us all together.
- I can't stand
to use it anymore.
- Let's eat.
- Amazing!
- Ooh!
- Right outta the box.
[Cindy laughing]
- [Jay] To be honest, I hope
everyone likes it.
I just ordered loads of rice.
- [Anthony] Hm, anyone wants
some noodles? Take some.
- Mm, this is tasty.
- Thank you.
[all laughing]
- [Cindy] Wants some?
- [Anthony] You do strike as a
noodle guy.
[all laughing]
Good?
- He's the noodle guy.
[all laughing]
- Well-
- I'm the noodle guy.
[all laughing]
- [Jay] I definitely
can say I got it right.
- This looks good.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Harry] Oh, man.
[paper rustling]
[hands rustling]
- In life, we all have
an unspeakable secret
and an unforgettable love.
[friends chuckling]
- Thank you. Thank you.
[glasses clinking]
Thank you.
- Cheers, guys.
- [Harry] Amazing.
[friends chattering faintly]
[shoes clacking]
- You can never
have too much fortune.
[friends continue chattering
faintly]
[bottle tap rattling]
Not a fan of social media then?
[Harry inhales deeply]
- The trouble is it's constantly
coming up with memories.
- Can make it hard to forget.
- There are some days
[sighs] you never forget.
It was our normal Sunday
by the beach.
When I think about it,
it was extraordinary, too.
We never know when a
moment will be our last,
when we have to truly
breathe it in to savour it,
to hold on to
every last second of it.
Every Sunday we'd spend the
day together by the sea.
We called it our "please
ourselves day."
No rules except just enjoy it.
And we shut ourself away
from the rest of the world
just to be together,
[waves splashing]
whatever the cost.
- [Cindy]
That sounds like heaven.
Between my love for you
and your love for me
[waves splashing]
[Scarlett chuckling]
[footsteps crunching]
And my love for you
[waves splashing]
[gentle upbeat faint music
continues]
Between your love for me
- [Cindy] I've spent
my whole life searching
for something so precious.
A love that's exhilarating
and exciting,
and even
if it costs me the whole world.
- [Harry] Well,
cost is relative.
True wealth is time.
- [Cindy] People who say
that are usually rich.
- [Harry] Money was something
we never really thought
about growing up.
- [Cindy] It could be tough
if you don't have any.
- [Harry] No, it was, it was
my family thought it was crass
to show off how much you had.
Especially at school.
I, I just wanted to fit in.
It, it was easier
to pretend I was poor.
- Easier than being poor?
- No, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean that.
- It's funny, you pretended
to be poor at school,
and I tried to hide the fact
that I was.
I was a scholarship girl.
- Well, that's something to be
proud of.
- Proud?
Proud of not admitting
who your family are
and pretending to be an orphan
so no one asked
too many questions.
I was never proud.
- Look at how far you've come.
- I'm sure my father would be
proud of how far I've come.
- Just give me a few moments.
- I'd give you a hug,
but the chances of you being
covered in wine are quite high.
- Well, I'm more of a beer guy
anyway.
[beer bottle thuds]
Thank you.
[shoes clacking]
[bottle thuds]
[gentle music]
- I think I remember
you from school.
A 1few years younger,
always covered in something.
Do you still paint?
Your hands were always covered
in paint,
and sometimes your face.
- Or black with charcoal.
- [Jay] But your voice had
such intensity, such passion.
- Art is more like an addiction.
We headed westward
[gentle country music]
Bound for the coast
Nothing but a t-shirt on
Had a few pounds to my name
She had the same dream
Oh, the same dream
- You can't keep my dog
Archie away from the paint.
It's like he was Monet
in a former life.
I swear if I gave him a brush,
his work would be stunning.
When I paint, it's like he has
a sixth sense on what works.
[Archie whining]
Yeah? What do you think?
[Archie whining]
Do you really think that?
[Archie whining]
Mm, okay.
[paintbrush rustling]
[Archie whining]
Yeah? [chuckling]
You're a good boy.
You're a good boy.
Good boy.
[saliva squelching]
[Cindy chuckling]
Thank you.
[Cindy chuckling]
- Hey. [chuckling]
Oh, oh!
Hey.
[Archie slurping]
So we lay down
- Nice.
Good boy.
Good.
Good.
Our hearts
- Good boy.
And our bodies
[lips smack]
Began to touch
Your soul reaching out
for mine
- Hey, wait.
Wait. Coming back, wait.
Wait.
Yeah
[gentle upbeat music]
[hair spray hissing]
[gentle faint country music]
We're nothing but human
Oh, living on the line
[jacket rustling]
[singer vocalizing]
[Cindy sighs]
[gentle faint country music
continues]
Ohhh
[Archie whining]
But he doesn't like to be
left alone when I go to work.
Archie's like my baby.
- Dogs and children, they are
the deepest blessing.
- He sounds amazing.
- I miss my boys.
- Seeing them grow up
online has been so cool.
- Well, their mum loves
to post pictures online,
which I guess is the modern way,
particularly in the States.
- So what's it like living in
the US of A?
- Well, it's more that I
work there.
- Well, the price of success
is that you have to maximize
your moments.
Once it's gone, it's gone.
- I live on the road.
- What is it that you do?
- You don't know who he is?
- No, darling, you haven't
told me about your friends.
- In fairness, I dabble
a little bit in sports,
so I wouldn't expect
you to understand.
- Sports, clothes, sunglasses.
And I think I've got a
bottle of your aftershave,
Maximum Man.
- Well, Hart Enterprises, thank
you very much for that, Jay.
I love travelling, particularly
in the United States.
There's nothing like the open
road, especially in the stang.
I had it shipped over
when I moved home.
[engine rumbling]
[car humming]
[gentle upbeat faint music]
- [Jay] You're back in the UK?
- [Anthony] I can't comment
officially without permission.
- Permission?
- [Anthony] Well, my wife, Ella,
takes care of all the branding,
so everything
has to get approval.
[gravel crunching]
- More drinks, boys?
- I've had loads.
- I want another one.
- I'm always starving
after a Chinese.
[friend chuckling]
[gentle music]
We three queens
are caroling are
Seeking pain that's
travelling far
To this manor
serving glamour
Quick hold the door ajar
Oh, queens of Christmas
- In the mood?
- No, for you.
Rhinestoned heel,
wig, and thong
- Oh my God.
- [Anthony] They've got their
eye on you.
- No, it's you.
Feel free to dance along
[friends laughing]
- [Anthony] This is my kind
of party.
[friends laughing]
Here they come.
Prepare yourselves.
[friends laughing]
I'll take cash or card
I'll be soft
and you give it hard
- Hey.
Oh my God.
If you'll rent me
[friends continue laughing]
Tips for your stunning bard
- [Friend] Oh, nice.
Queens of Christmas
- [Friend] Amazing.
[friends continue laughing]
Sequinned heel
Wig, and thong
Entertaining, ever reigning
- [Friend] Loving arms.
This number is kind of long
- [Cindy] Oh. [giggling]
That's our song
Now it's time to go
Christmas queens
We put on a show
Praise our makeup
Time to pay up
Better the queens you know
- So, where's my usual
cheeky guy?
- Oh, he's away on holiday
for Christmas.
- Very naughty.
Are you a naughty boy too?
- Um...
[footsteps rustling]
- Oh.
- Are you okay?
- Look, the truth is-
- The truth is none
of my business.
Jay's a lucky guy.
A person as lovely as
you is a rare blessing.
- Jay and I aren't...
Well, I mean, we...
- We all have secrets
and ghosts that haunt us.
This evening's been
full of them.
Sometimes they can be
hard to face.
- Tough to be honest with
yourself too.
- It can.
That's why I lose myself
in the water.
- Is that your happy place?
- It used to be.
Now
it's where I run away to.
If you find a place or,
or a person that makes you
happy, then run with it.
Love and fortune
favours the bold.
- Let's get this to Jay
before he experiences a
different kind of love.
- You got some money for
me like he normally does.
- Uh, [clears throat]
it's coming.
- [Sandra] Oh, I'm sure it is.
- You earned this.
- Amazing.
You know how
to treat a lady well.
- [Cindy] Darling.
- Oh!
- I see how it is.
Well, I won't get in the way
of whatever you've got going
on here.
Well, girls, I think that might
be all we're getting here.
So Sandra Claus and her little
helpers will toddle off now.
Bye-bye.
[footsteps rustling]
I know you miss me already.
[footsteps continue rustling]
Bye-bye now.
[upbeat music]
- I'm very confused.
- That was a lot of money.
[upbeat faint music continues]
- Now it's a party.
[Cindy and Anthony laughing]
[upbeat faint music continues]
[Anthony and Cindy laughing]
- Always one.
[Cindy chuckling]
- I only went to the toilet.
[friends laughing]
- Nice.
- How long were you in there?
- Not long enough.
- There was great moves,
by the way. Great moves.
- Yeah.
[Anthony blows raspberry]
- You took your time
to save me, so thanks.
- I thought you were having fun.
- Did you-
- How much?
How much?
- Did you pay for that?
- Oh, I knew nothing about it.
- How much did you give them?
- Um...
- Well, I don't know,
but I think she probably
demanded a bit more.
- It was a decent
amount, babe. [chuckling]
- It's your fault.
Didn't I say there
were surprises?
- You missed the best bit.
[Jay and Cindy chuckling]
[dog barking]
[dog barking]
[Cindy] You're a good boy.
[sighs] Jay's lucky to have you,
isn't he?
What's up? What's up? [chuckles]
[dog barking]
Good boy.
Oh.
- Sharing a dog
is a big commitment.
How long have you and
Jay been together?
- Oh, gosh, um,
it's tricky to know
when to count from, um.
You know, the first date,
first kiss?
First time we said "I love you"?
Uh, have you got someone special
in your life?
[gentle music]
[dog whining]
- Right, okay
- Right, you can't have that.
You can't have it.
You can't have these bloody
things.
[dog barks and whines]
You want it?
You try to get these.
Huh? Yeah?
Aha. [gasps]
[lips smack]
No, you can't.
Huh? Yeah.
[Ian gasps]
[dog barks]
Love you.
Let me get you treats.
[gentle faint music]
My boys are my someone special.
- [Cindy] How
many sons do you have?
- [Ian] They are like sons.
- [Cindy] Adopted?
- [Ian] Kind of.
Bronte and Blazer
are rescue dogs.
- [Cindy] Oh, I see.
My Archie is my boy too.
- [Ian] Two dogs does make
it tricky for work sometimes.
- [Cindy] Oh,
what is it that you do?
- [Ian] Death.
- [Cindy] Death?
Oh, so you're a detective?
An undertaker?
Or a paid assassin?
- [Ian] I suppose I'm
a jack of all trades.
- [Cindy] Okay,
you're scaring me now.
- [Ian] Now I'm freelance.
- [Cindy] Freelance?
- [Ian] My world is full
of dark secrets.
- Oh, life can be dark.
- What are your dark secrets?
[gentle faint music]
[dog sniffing and groaning]
[gentle faint music continues]
[Stanley rustling]
[liquid swishing]
- You look like you saw a ghost.
- Yeah.
I know he's your friend,
but he's a little bit strange.
- Well, aren't we all?
- He seems obsessed with death.
Do you think he's some sort
of secret serial killer?
- Do you think that this means
that we might be
the main course?
[sighs]
I'm not being
paid enough to risk that.
- You look like
you need a drink.
[bottle cap thuds]
[liquid gurgling]
[liquid gurgling]
- Are you not gonna
have anything stronger?
- God's wine is fine for me.
No hangovers or lost days.
- Lost days?
Sounds like
an interesting story.
We all have stories, don't we?
- What's your story?
- I'll share mine
if you share yours.
My story's fairly simple,
really.
I love my Archie.
I love my art.
And I would do anything
for them.
Anything at all.
[dog collar jingling] Good boy.
Good boy.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
[lips smack]
Customers were very
demanding tonight.
[gentle faint music continues]
[switch clicks]
[Cindy sighs]
But it can be tough to earn
enough to keep painting.
- How do you manage?
- [Cindy] I do whatever I can,
whenever I can.
It can be lonely sometimes.
- [Jay] Well,
at least you have Archie.
- [Cindy] He keeps me sane.
[Cindy whispers]
There's another heartbeat
at home.
Although when I need to escape,
I paint.
- [Jay] I did see you paint
at school.
It was fascinating to watch.
As though you'd escaped some
sort of parallel universe.
[gentle faint music]
[cloth rustling]
Why should I give up
the right of dreaming
[cloth continues rustling]
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
- [Jay] And now?
- I still paint,
but it can be expensive,
and no one wants
to buy my odd work.
- Well, Vincent van Gogh
only sold one painting.
- And he died penniless.
Not an option for a working girl
with a very big dog to feed.
- The world would be
a poorer place
without "The Starry Night."
- [Cindy] Mm.
- Art can feed your soul.
- Maybe.
But it doesn't pay the bills.
So my soul will have to wait.
We need to be the perfect hosts.
- Your lady
has incredible passion.
I bet her paintings
are beautiful.
- [chuckles] I don't show anyone
my work.
Us artists
are sensitive souls.
- Jay was something of
an artist at school.
- Not really.
I wrote songs.
- Not that you'd
share any with us.
Maybe now you'd risk
a love song for us.
- Maybe you can share one of
your love stories instead.
- Look, not all love songs have
a happy ending.
[helicopter whirring]
[shoes clacking]
[Jay sighs]
[gentle faint music]
Babe, why didn't you come
home or answer your phone?
- I'm surprised
you even noticed,
given how lost
you are in your work.
- It's all for us.
- Oh, please!
You're handsome and clever,
yet you still choose
to work like a slave.
- I cannot take another fight.
- I came here
to return your key.
I moved my things out yesterday
when you were at the office.
[scoffs] You didn't notice,
did you?
Your work is breaking you.
It's no fun for me.
- Please.
Can't you be a little patient?
I love you. I'll find a new job.
Something that gives me
more time for you.
[gentle faint music continues]
- You became boring.
[crying]
[gentle faint music continues]
[door thuds]
[gentle upbeat faint music]
[siren wailing]
[gentle upbeat faint music
continues]
Carving my heart
from new clay
I'm choosing to trust
what you've chosen to say
- [Jay] After she left,
all I felt was numb.
I didn't wanna feel
or remember anything.
- [Cindy] How did you rebuild
your life?
- [Jay] I lost everything.
I had to start again.
And I promised myself I'd
only do things that I loved.
- Once you found your
way out of the darkness,
the trick is to stay close
to the light.
- God, I miss school, when
everything was so simple.
- Life's a little less sex,
drugs,
and rock and roll now, for sure.
- Well, I'm not sure I can
manage any of them now.
- We're all sinners.
Sometimes God breaks us
down to, to rebuild us.
[gentle faint music]
- [Jay] When Bryan died,
it almost broke me.
- How did you find
your way back?
How, how did you find God?
- [Jay] It's more
how He found me.
I lost myself until I
surrendered to a higher power.
I went to Thor's Cave
in Derbyshire.
- [Harry] Why did you go there?
- [Jay] It's
where Bryan took me.
He loved Derbyshire.
We'd run away for the weekend.
There was some part of me
that thought
I might see him again.
When he died, I was angry.
Angry at God for taking him.
Angry for all those years
we never made time
to see each other.
Then, in the silence,
I could hear his voice again.
- [Harry] Sometimes,
in the silence,
we can hear
those that we've lost.
- [Jay] To be honest,
after my dark nights of
the soul in the cave,
I thought I'd sussed it all out.
Turned out it was just
the beginning.
- [Cindy] Beginning?
- [Jay] It took a
breakdown to find myself.
To start to figure out who I was
and what I wanted
to do with my life.
- [Harry] You sound like a monk.
Is this where you try
to convert me?
- No, that first few months
I thought I cracked it.
Actually,
the more certain I was,
the more mistakes I made.
I'm like everyone else,
I'm a mess.
Life got easier when I
figured out I was messed up
and accepted God
loved me anyway.
So, who was I to argue?
[sniffles]
You too.
I've had a chat
with the man upstairs,
and we love you too.
- Well,
here's to being
messed up
and loved anyway.
- Cheers.
[glasses clinking]
[gentle faint music]
- [Harry] I think I surf
better than I dance.
- [chuckles] I see a lot
of that surfing stuff
you post online.
It looks absolutely epic.
- It's easy to look good when
you only post the cool stuff.
- [Anthony] You do post
a lot of that.
That last batch that you put up,
it looked like you were
living on that beach.
It's like a scene out
of "Easy Rider."
- [Harry] No, from the outside,
it's easy to look like
that's more interesting.
- [Anthony] Anyway,
what about you?
Did you ever get married?
All I see online is pictures
of the beach and the sea.
- [Harry] That's 'cause it's my
home now.
[waves splashing]
I lost everything.
I...
[waves splashing]
I live in the van.
- [Anthony] What happened?
- [Harry] I don't think this
is the night for sad stories.
- [Anthony] Harry, if
we can't tell each other
our sad stories,
how could we ever regard
ourselves as real friends?
[waves splashing]
[waves continue splashing]
[water swishing]
- [Harry] I was married,
but I lost her.
- [sighs] I think we're in
agreement
that divorce
is absolutely rubbish.
So, here's to the survivors
of the crapshoot
that is marriage.
Harry, we're survivors.
- If you look closely,
you can see
inside someone's soul.
- You really are Dr. Death,
aren't you?
- I have many aliases.
- [chuckles] Could
just be the drink
or my mind running away with me,
but my father used to
let me watch horror films
when I was a kid,
so it could just be my
overactive imagination,
but seriously, are you
some kind of Dr. Death?
- [Ian] I can neither confirm
nor deny.
[birds chirping]
[door thuds]
[birds continue chirping]
[birds continue chirping]
[gentle faint music]
[gentle faint music continues]
Sometimes it is among
the dead we find life.
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
Do you know the crypt at
the church at our school?
- [Cindy] No, but I'm guessing
it's dark
and a little bit creepy?
- [Ian] It has such energies,
as though departed souls
return to talk to us.
- [Cindy] You talk
to dead people?
- Dead people do give
the best conversations.
- [Cindy] Because they can't
talk back.
[gentle faint music continues]
[gentle faint music continues]
- [Ian] If you listen and
stay silent in the crypt,
you hear echoes of dead souls.
Did you know a soul
weighs 21 grams?
- [Cindy] How
would you know that?
Unless you weight someone
when they were alive
and then the exact moment
they died.
- [Ian] It is my business
to know such key facts.
- [Cindy] A weird fact.
- [Ian] I went there
when Bryan died.
- Are you still wearing my ring?
- I'll never take it off.
- I know.
- I wish that we hadn't
wasted so much time.
- No regrets.
- [Cindy] Did you see him?
- [Ian] Death can bring pain
and peace.
- Well, don't go
weighing my soul, okay?
- Why?
Will it weigh
more than my usual ones?
- Usual?
- Look, mate, whatever she did
to you, you deserve better.
Even these days,
they dig a surf dude.
I mean, look at you.
You got the hair,
got the tan, got the beard.
You look cool, mate.
You need to get
yourself out there more.
- She died.
A driver, a stranger
was texting, hit her.
It's been a year.
[Anthony sighs]
- I had no idea.
I don't think I even saw
a picture of her online.
- She didn't want
any pictures online.
She was paranoid.
- Paranoid?
- Her father was "get away with
murder rich."
Money marries money.
He was afraid she'd be a target.
Look, it's still raw.
I'll give you a million pounds
just to change the subject.
- Wow. Okay.
But first, you'll have to speak
to, let me get this right,
my agent, my manager, my lawyer,
oh, and of course, my ex-wife,
before I could possibly get
the sign off on that deal.
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
- No wonder they keep
you so busy.
Every time I see you,
you're flogging something
in some advert.
I think I'm wearing a
pair of your red pants.
- [chuckles] Red pants?
- [Harry] Yeah. [chuckles]
Well, there's some special
edition with your name on them.
- [chuckling] Oh, it's
all coming back now.
Yeah, I remember.
It was a, it was a cancer
campaign. How did it go?
Um, "Let Tony
help keep your testicles
tidy." [chuckling]
- Yeah, well,
they worked a treat.
- Hm.
- You looked like you had
a lot of fun on the road.
I never knew you were divorced.
[gentle faint music]
[car rumbling]
Here comes the rhythm
[door thuds]
[gentle upbeat music]
[glasses clinking]
- Thank you, my friend.
Well, having a famous
face has its perks.
- What can I get
you started with?
- What's good here?
- What are you in the mood for?
- We can start with a beer.
I'm not allowed
to mention the divorce
to another breathing soul.
Come on, let's do this for real.
My agent has banned me
from saying anything to anyone.
Ella got a sweet settlement,
provided she still turns up
for the public appearances.
And of course, the photo shoots.
- [Harry] Now,
how does that work?
- Just the burger.
- Are you sure?
- It's frustrating.
It's like, it's like being
a diabetic in a sweet shop.
Every woman that I meet thinks
it will be great to bed me.
- [Harry] Well, that
doesn't sound too bad.
- [Anthony] You'd think.
Here comes the rhythm
Now, get this,
my agent made me sign a no
sex clause for, wait for it,
an entire year.
- Oh, how does that work?
Do they make you wear
a chastity belt,
or they, they put a tail on you?
- Doesn't need to.
In this day and age,
anyone that's got a phone
fancies themselves
as a paparazzi.
- But you're not a prisoner,
just say no.
- [Anthony] I just need to
get to the end of the year
and the advertising
deals will expire,
and it won't cost me any more
than the divorce already has.
- [Harry] And then?
- [Anthony] When Bryan died,
I mean, it really rocked me.
[engine roaring]
I decided there and then
that it was time
for me to come home.
[engine roaring]
The only things I was able to
bring back were the clothes
on my back,
and thankfully,
eventually, the Mustang.
I really regret not coming
back for his funeral.
[car rumbling]
Did you go?
- [Harry] No,
I couldn't face it.
After she died,
I promised myself I'd never
go to another funeral again.
That's why I was glad
to come tonight.
How does it work
for you and the boys?
- Well, if I'm a good boy
and I play the game,
we get joint custody.
We'll avoid any of that
"War of the Roses" drama.
Now the boys, they've
barely seen any of England.
They only know
the United States.
So what I'd love is
for them to see
and, you know,
feel the place that made me.
- Make the most of every moment.
- Amen.
[glasses clinking]
[shoes clacking]
- [Ian] Am I bothering you?
- Talk of weighing my
soul isn't actually funny.
- It is seriously funny
to see how far I can go.
- Ian, you used to do this
at school,
especially to the new staff.
Didn't Mrs. Wright resign?
- Easy meat.
- Seriously? Easy meat?
Why are you so obsessed
with death and souls
if you're not some sort
of serial killer?
- And he couldn't kill a spider.
- Well, then what do you do?
- When people ask
what I do for a job,
I tell them I'm a hired killer.
- [Jay] Oh, that's risky.
People might try to hire you.
- I write crime novels.
- Crime novels?
So you've just been messing
with me this whole night.
- Look, don't let him win.
He loves to play a role
and try to create
interesting secrets.
Didn't you tell
that Japanese student
that your ancestors are
related to Count Dracula?
- It's always more interesting
when the person you're
testing is lying too.
- Look, I know it's been
hard on you since Bryan died,
but give Cindy a break.
She's really sweet.
- I'll play nice if you
agree to a fun game.
[footsteps thudding]
- Look,
you've impressed your friends.
Maybe I can go home now.
- At least stay till midnight.
I've got one more surprise,
and then I'm going
to pour them into cabs.
- Why don't you just tell them
the truth?
- I just want everyone
to have a good time
like they used to at school.
And telling them my
truth would be too sad.
That's not how I wanna
celebrate Bryan.
- What happened to him?
- Cancer.
The first we knew, his dad
was calling us to the funeral.
I couldn't face it.
I knew there
would be a million questions.
Everyone always saw me as
such a hero, such a success.
- I get it.
The truth can be hard to speak.
- It's easier to show people
what we think they wanna see.
- Oh,
maybe we can
both be brave enough
to share our truth tonight.
- I don't think you've
got any dark secrets.
- Maybe just one,
the reason I'm here tonight.
It's the only way
I had a huge crush
on you in school,
and I followed you online
for years.
So when I finally got
the chance to meet you,
I couldn't resist.
- [Jay] So you've been
stalking me?
- No, no, you were the one boy
from school
that I always dreamed about
or wondered about.
- [Jay] How did you end up here?
- My friend, Tracy.
She said you were looking
for a hostess for the evening
and when you sent her
a WhatsApp,
she recognised your picture.
- [Jay] How?
- I may have mentioned
you a few times.
- [Jay] A few times?
- A few times.
She knew how I felt about you.
Maybe you can tell
me your secrets too?
- [Ian] Come on,
time for truth or dare.
- [Anthony] It sure is.
[shoes clacking]
- [Ian] Welcome to my fun game.
[Anthony chuckling]
- Okay, how about we
make this interesting?
- I'm not taking
any clothes off.
- Oh, no naked bar while
ladies are present.
- Okay then, how about this?
We all take a shot if you
don't want to tell the truth.
- Or two,
if we can guess the truth.
- Mm, nice.
- Why don't you give it a spin,
Cindy?
- Hmm.
- [sighs] Ready boys?
[bottle scraping]
- Hey!
The host straight away, okay.
What's the truth about
your secret service?
- It's a long story.
- Pictures look crazy.
- [Harry] Yeah, you look
like you'd be hanging out
with my mates from Hereford.
- [Ian] It's truth or drink.
- [Cindy] Oh, wait.
No, wasn't it if we
guess and get it right,
then you have to drink double.
- Nice.
- Look,
it was a special kind of course.
And the first rule
about the course is
you don't talk about the course.
- [Anthony] So you're on
some kind
of special services course.
- [Jay] The second rule about
the course
is you do not talk
about the course.
[upbeat music]
[arrow whooshes]
- Well, brace yourself, Jay.
- Come on, dude,
don't let yourself down.
- Oh, no. No, no, no.
- No.
- That's cheating.
- Come on.
Uff, [chuckles] geez.
- But the truth is,
all of those video messages
and pictures
were to impress you.
- Why do you need to impress us?
- It's easier than the truth.
- Seriously, Jay.
We don't
care about your truth.
- It's a long story.
And I didn't want to ruin
tonight with my sad truth.
Some of my posts are because
my life isn't so heroic.
But wherever the picture is,
I'm no action hero in real life.
- Okay, Cindy, you're up again.
[liquid swishing]
[Harry laughing]
- Give me a break.
- Come on,
tell us another truth.
- Maybe the truth
about those songs you
used to write at school.
- Yeah.
- Come on.
- Go on, come on. All right.
[Harry breathes deeply]
[Harry gulping]
Okay, I took a drink for you.
Tell us another truth
or, um...
[sighs]
maybe sing us a song.
- Okay.
[gentle piano music]
I should have told you
Couldn't find the words
Wish I'd have showed you
Sometimes in life
it's too dark to see
The choices we make
The right path to take
How do I know
Fully I find all the courage
and strength within me
I'm sorry now
for not being there
Giving you all of my time
Wish I could turn back
the hands of the clock
Show you just
how much I care
Never felt this way
in my life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me filled
with regrets
Yeah, but I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
with you
[gentle piano music continues]
Never felt this way
in my life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me feel regrets
I'm sorry now
for not being there
Giving you all of my time
I wish I could turn back
the hands of the clock
Show you just
how much I care
I've never felt
so lonely in life
Never felt
so lonely and scared
All of the memories play
on my mind
Some leave me filled
with regrets
Yeah, I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
I'm sorry now
Sorry now
I should have been there
Sorry now
Sorry now
Should have been there
with you
[gentle piano music fades]
- That's amazing.
Jay, that was
absolutely stunning.
- Yeah, that's straight
from the heart.
- Who is it written
about from school?
- I did notice you at school.
But I wasn't sure
you noticed me.
You were always so distant,
so elusive.
I never knew what
you were thinking.
- I never knew what you
were thinking, either.
- Wait a minute.
Is there love in the air
between you two?
- There's nothing
to be ashamed of.
- Well, then
why hide away from it?
The truth will set you free.
- It might.
But it could also hurt, too.
- Wait.
Is that why you wanted
me here tonight?
Is that the truly sad truth
that you couldn't tell
your friends?
- Love is love.
It shouldn't matter who or why.
It's too precious to be
sad or to hide away from.
- I do love you, Ian.
You're my man friend.
- Why, is a man friend the new
name for boyfriend?
- I did have a mad crush
on you at school, Jay.
- I'm truly sorry I don't love
you like that.
I wrote the song for Bryan.
But it was Cindy that gave
me the courage to sing it.
- Well, maybe if you're honest
with your friends now,
they'll see what I love
about you too.
All of us wear different
masks to show our best side.
We're all afraid that we won't
be loved exactly as we are
and that we're not good enough.
But these are your friends.
If anyone deserves a truth,
it's them.
You just need to find the
courage to trust them.
And I didn't know Bryan,
but if the love you had for
him brought you all here,
then maybe the love you have
for Jay
can help you forgive him too.
- Goodness me,
this truth or dare
has more secrets and lies
than one of your books.
- First, let me say
sorry to Bryan.
I didn't make it to your funeral
because I was too afraid.
I was scared people would see
what a mess I've made
in my life.
I loved you, mate.
And I miss you forever.
[Jay breathes deeply]
Now let me say sorry
to all of you.
I put on this mad party
because I wanted this all to
have one magnificent night.
I wanted to impress you
by being more flashy.
I wanted to hide
behind all of this.
Because I was too afraid
people would find out
what a mess I've made
of my life.
- Well, it all looks pretty
good from what we've seen.
- This isn't my life.
And what you see online
isn't real either.
You think I'm rich,
successful with all of this.
But when I got my heart broke,
I fell apart.
I was ashamed of who I was.
And it was easier
to keep a secret.
I now know I was wrong
to try and impress you.
I want us to remember
why we're all friends.
Bryan saw the best in all of us,
and he always reminded us
to be proud of who we are.
- We all face storms.
Some of us in a yacht.
Some on the surfboard.
And some of us in the
water try not to drown.
All we can do is help each other
to try to stop from going under.
The truth is,
whether you're sailing
or paddling against,
as fast as you can,
heartbreak
and truth will find you.
- There's no need
to hide from us.
We will always be friends.
There is no secret that
would ever change that.
- Thank you.
- We all have a secret.
Bryan was mine.
[sighs] He was the love
of my life.
It was our delicious secret,
a naughty affair.
We always though
when we get older,
it'd be more serious.
We used to meet for adventures.
We'd always say,
"Next time we'll settle down."
But we ran out of time.
Then it was too late.
- He told me he loved you.
Truly, deeply, madly loved you.
You should know that.
- I didn't know Bryan,
but anyone
who inspires this kind of love
must have been very special.
- Christmas is his birthday.
Happy birthday, Bryan.
- Happy birthday, Bryan.
- Well, courage has really
inspired me.
[Harry exhales sharply]
Could you give me a hand?
[footsteps rustling]
[metal clinks]
That's it.
Perfect.
[fabric rustling]
It was the last
thing she painted.
[gentle music]
I'd like you to have it.
It's the sun rising
at Fistral Beach.
In honour of all our
new beginnings.
[gentle music]
[hand smacking]
- It has been a truly
memorable evening.
- [Harry] What's next, the
ghost of Christmas future?
- [Anthony] Bravo! [chuckling]
- What is this, truth
or dare murder mystery?
- Truth or dare with shotguns.
Now we're talking.
[friends laughing]
- This is not in the contract.
Where is Sir Stanley?!
You are the dog sitter.
That was your only job.
- What on earth are you doing
in my house?
I sincerely hope you've
not touched on Lamborghini.
- [Jay] I thought you
were away until new year.
- For the love
of Bruce Springsteen,
what is going on?
- [Harry] Is, is this your dad?
- [Ian] Your boyfriend?
- We're just here celebrating
our death for Bryan.
- If I were you, I'd leave
quickly,
otherwise
you may be joining him.
- Come on.
[footsteps thudding]
[gentle faint song]
When life drags you down
Reach out to your friends
Turn up the music
[car rumbling]
[gentle faint music continues]
[car rumbling]
[footsteps thudding]
- Oh the stang!
- Look, maybe we could
sneak back in the morning
and get the cars
when the coast is clear.
- Do you know what?
I'm still confused
about tonight.
What was a surprise?
What was real?
So you're 007 by day
and a dog sitter by night?
- Who cares?
- It was epic.
[Cindy chuckling]
Like being back in school,
reminds me of being a teenager
in trouble.
- Look, my client pulling a
shotgun was pretty trouble.
- It was like the Wild West.
- Does that qualify me for
danger money?
- I'm officially unemployed.
- Oh yeah.
I don't think I'm really cut out
for this pretty woman
Cinderella fairytale stuff.
[friends chuckling]
- God bless all the friends
and family
who can't be here with us.
- I'll take that,
thank you very much.
Here is to the family that
you make for yourselves.
[liquid swishes]
- Bryan would have loved this.
- Merry Christmas.
God bless us, everyone.
- Merry Christmas.
- Cheers.
- Yeah, enough.
[Cindy gasps]
[Jay gasps]
[footsteps thudding]
- I'm sorry I dragged
you into this mad night.
But thank you
for helping me tell my truth.
You saved me.
- It was kind of crazy trying to
pull off
being a, an escort for
the night, wasn't it?
- What if I'd wanted
to sleep with you?
- I can't lie, I've thought
about it over the years.
- I'm sorry I wasn't
quite the Prince Charming
you were hoping for.
- No, you weren't.
You were nothing
like I saw online.
But no one ever is.
And I prefer you exactly
as you are.
You know, honest,
mad as a box of frogs,
and just as messed up
and broken as I am.
That's someone that I can
make mistakes and magic with.
[birds chirping]
[gentle music]
Meet you on the other side
The war is over, we don't
have to fight anymore
We've been through
all the pain
We've tried
so hard to play the game
And now there's nothing
left for us to gain
And all the things you said
will slowly fade in time
And all the things we did,
we can put it right
We'll make it fly again
[gentle upbeat music]
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free
We tend to lose our way
And then the words
and what to say
And lose the will to fight
another day
And all the things you said
will slowly fade in time
And all of things we
did we can put it right
We'll make it fly again
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free
Another day, another fight
Another reason to survive
Another time, another place
Another moment to embrace
[gentle upbeat music continues]
Running out of time
I'll meet you on
the other side
The war is over
We don't have to fight
We'll make it fly again
A broken wing will
always mend, you'll see
You will see
It's not how high you fly
It's how you reach the
other side to be free
To be free, yeah
[gentle faint music continues]
We'll make it fly again
We'll make it fly again
We'll make it fly again