Lad: A Yorkshire Story (2013) Movie Script
1
What happens
if it weren't norber?
Well, I don't know,
but as you're going you
can take your dads lunch.
Mum!
You heard!
Aw, you've
dragged mud everywhere
you little blighter.
Right.
Eyjaafaluda, here we come.
What you talking about?
You know, that
volcano in Iceland.
Eyjafallu, falloo luha
or whatever its called.
Versuvius, Krakatoa.
All of the massive
volcanoes in this world.
This one, my friend,
is gonna go off!
This is gonna be the big one.
Pass us that.
This one is gonna erupt.
Oh yeah.
Oi, Wait for me.
Aw bloody hell, Nick,
what's he doing here?
I don't know, I didn't tell him.
Well, how did he find
us, you must have told him.
No, I didn't.
Fun over.
Hold that.
Let me, let me have a go.
Look squirt, get lost alright?
Tell him to sod off Nick.
He's right, you'd
better just go home.
You promised me.
What's he talking
about, promised him what?
It's nowt.
No, it's not.
You promised me we'd
go fossiling today.
Was that before or after
you play with your barbies?
Tell him to go home, Nick.
We'll sort something
out tomorrow, yeah?
No, that's not fair.
I'll tell dad where
you got the gun from.
You what?
You won't tell your dad
anything, you got that?
You're not gonna tell
him anything, right?
Alright.
Well at least let me watch.
Tell you what, you
can be look out, yeah?
What?
I won't be able to see it then!
Look out or nowt.
You're to yell out if
you see anyone, yeah?
Yeah.
What you doing?
Come on, now's our chance.
What?
Nick!
Alright.
Don't go dragging
mud in the house.
Your mum will have a fit.
I won't do.
Same goes for your brother.
He isn't here, Dad?
You've not left him on the tops?
He weren't with us.
Nick!
Tom.
Tom, tea's ready, come on.
Tom.
Tom.
Scared you.
Bleeding heck, Tom.
What?
What you still doing out?
Don't you remember,
I was look out.
We thought we
heard someone coming.
Rubbish.
Here, put these on.
Sean gone?
Yeah.
Good.
You're always mean
to me when he's here.
No, I'm not.
Yeah you are.
You're always trying
to get rid of me.
We found something.
What?
I can't tell you, it's a secret.
Don't believe you.
Don't bother me.
Well, tell me then.
We found a secret hideout.
Where, where did you find it?
Past the quarry.
I want to see it.
We can't go now.
Why?
Because tea's ready.
Oh, but you'll take me tomorrow?
Aye, alright.
Alright.
Thought I might go
out tonight, play pool.
Oh you did, did you?
Well it's hardly
a night to be out.
Well, I won't be out will I?
I'll be in.
You know what I mean.
Tom,
eat your carrots.
They don't work.
What are you talking about?
You always said they'd
give me 20/20 vision
but they don't.
I've got 20/20 vision.
Shut up.
That reminds me.
Found this.
Oh wow.
Did you find it at the quarry?
Aye, good spot huh?
It's an Ammonite.
We'll get it valued
next time we got to the shop.
Really?
Yeah.
It's only a fossil.
Well we all love a
fossil, don't we, Dad?
Aye.
Get out of it!
Pass me the whatnot, Nick.
No Tom, Nick.
Thank you.
Tom, you're in my light.
Dad,
I've got to go.
I'm almost done,
almost got it now.
Tom, will you get out
of my bloody light?
Right.
Fill her up shall we?
Where did he get that from?
Dad's got a deal on with chippy.
1.34 a liter, who do they
think they're kidding, hey?
Right, start her up.
- Dad!
- Dad!
Shall we take her for a spin?
Go on, get in.
So what do you think?
It's good yeah, really good.
Nice little place.
Hmm.
You fancy a beer?
You can't do that.
Well, if you don't want it.
I never said I
wasn't, I'm having it.
It's good.
Got a surprise for you.
Surprise?
Right then.
Just a little magazine.
- What is it?
- It's beaver.
Prime beaver.
What did you go show me
that for, you sick git.
Are you sure there's
fish in here?
Course there's
fish, why wouldn't there be?
It's a fishing lake.
Sounds good, just isn't good.
Shut up.
Go on, Tom.
Go on!
Go on!
Oh.
Come on, Sato.
Come on, Sato.
Oh.
Come on, get in there!
Mrs Proctor, do you think
we could have a word?
What's it about?
Can you come
with us for a moment, please?
Well I can't, My
lads playing football.
What is it?
We've got some distressing news.
Where's Tom, Tom?
Get me my son!
No, no, no, no!
No!
What's, up Mum?
What's happened?
What's happened?
What's happening?
Nick.
You're doing a good job, Mum.
Tom, come on, you're
gonna make me late!
Come on, Tom, don't
mess me about.
I've got to see the
bank before work.
It's not like Nick
does though, is it?
Not again, Tom please.
What, I'm just saying.
Right, if you're
not going to eat that,
you'll go hungry.
Come on, I'll not be
bloody late because
you're dragging your feet!
Come on!
Obviously we
appreciate how difficult
things are for
Tom at the moment.
The loss of a loved one
naturally throws you
off balance.
And in Tom's case,
we know that his school
work has suffered.
And there have been instances
of disruption in class.
Which is why its so important
that we do everything we can
to provide structure
and stability for Tom.
Unfortunately, these absences
only serve to increase
the sense of isolation and
vulnerability that Tom feels.
Right, thank you.
Come on.
I'm sorry Tom, I know
how hard this is for you
and your brother.
I wish it wasn't,
believe me I do.
But you have to help me.
Tom, listen to me.
I can't do this
without you boys.
Really, I can't.
Okay Mum,
I'll go to school.
Right, come on!
I thought we might watch
a film together later.
Can't, got cadets.
How about you skip
it tonight, Nick?
We haven't spent much
time together recently.
What, as a family?
Yeah.
No.
There's things we
need to talk about.
What things?
House things.
Nowt to discuss.
Look Nick, It's not that simple.
You can't just shut
out the world you know?
Leave off it, Mum.
What things?
I thought we might
move closer to town.
Don't talk rubbish.
What's wrong with here?
It's just too far away,
Tom, and I'm not always
gonna get the time off
work to pick you up and...
No.
Look Nick, will you
just listen to me?
It's not about what you want
and what you don't want.
It's about what we have to do.
Then why bother ask?
I'm going to cadets.
You sit down!
It's not my choice, the bank
wants to take the house.
What?
I'm behind on the
mortgage payments.
I don't understand, Mum.
How can the bank take
our house off us?
It's the law, Tom.
I can't afford the mortgage
and the insurance company
aren't paying up because
they're saying dad's accident
was the bloody quarry's fault.
But it was a heart attack.
It was not one's
fault but his own.
He just fucking died.
You take that back!
No!
If he hadn't spent all
that time in that pub,
smoking and drinking.
If he'd looked after
himself better,
we wouldn't be alone now.
It's not fucking fair!
I don't mean that at all!
I don't think he's had enough
Why not, what's
wrong with me going?
Tom needs you
here, I need you here.
No you don't, I just
get in the way of things.
Do you even know what it means?
Do you know what
could happen to you?
Yes, I could
become a better person.
I really don't want you to go.
I'm not signing your
sheet and that's it.
Yes, you are.
If you want to
go you'll have to wait
until your 18.
I wanna live
and love your song
I wanna help you see it
I wanna help to
right your wrongs
I wanna help you feel it
I wanna be there when you know
When you know
You're going on your way
Father I watch you in my sleep
I want you when I'm breathing
Father I need
you when I'm weak
I need when I'm breathing
Father, I wish
you were not gone
Gone for so so many days
I need to feel it
I need to be a
force in the night
I can be wrong I can be right
I can be so
At your side
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Come back here,
I said come back here!
You little shit!
Taking a vehicle
without consent,
criminal damage,
driving without a license,
reckless endangerment,
breach of the peace.
Do you realize how
serious this is, Tom?
The bank were gonna
to take our house.
They were gonna take the house.
And Mum can't pay.
So, I thought it would give
us more time to get the money.
Thought I'd close the bank.
Oh Tom.
Did you know about
this Mrs. Proctor?
No, of course I didn't.
The bank are trying to
repossess the house.
Look he didn't mean any harm.
Mrs. Proctor,
I understand you're
going through
a difficult time right now.
I certainly don't want to bring
any further hardship on you
but these are serious charges.
Do you understand that, Tom?
Yeah.
I mean, what would your
dad be thinking right now?
Well, he's not here is he?
Al Thorpe?
Aye.
Do you think I could
have a quick word?
Aye, come on in.
Thank you.
Come on, let's go play footie.
I can't, grounded.
But Mum's at work, isn't she?
I shouldn't.
Oh come on, don't be wet.
How am I supposed to get that?
You need to grow a bit.
Ha, you missed!
Ha, you missed!
Didn't even nearly get
it in, well over the bar.
Ruby!
Pop out down there.
Where are you going?
How much will you
give me if I get it?
Fifty P.
Fifty P?
Yeah.
So when you coming
back to school?
Not going back.
That's stupid.
You're one to talk.
Well, what you gonna do,
It's not like you can go out...
- I'm joining up.
- What?
I'm joining the army.
I did my physical
the other weekend.
But that means
you'll be moving away.
Not for long.
How long?
About 12 weeks
for basic training.
12 weeks!
I can't stay here Tom.
But why, You're nearly
all I've got left.
I don't see what else I can do.
Stay.
And do what?
I don't know, just stay,
get a job round here.
I don't know, just stay!
I've made my decision, Tom.
It doesn't matter what you say.
How long?
What?
Until you go.
A week.
No, I'm not
signing my name, I'm not!
Jesus Christ,
what is wrong with you?
Just sign my paper
and I'll bugger off.
It wasn't anything
like they said.
And he didn't steal the
tractor, he borrowed it.
Anything else?
No, ta.
5.68, please.
Mrs. Proctor?
Hello.
Have you got a minute?
I've got some news about Tom.
Right, OK.
Don't worry it's
nothing to worry about.
You'd best come in then.
We got the assessment back
from the youth advisory board.
Right.
And one of the
conditions is that if we get Tom
some community service.
Pretty basic.
Tom.
Tom, get down here.
You must be Tom.
My names Al.
Hi.
You ever used a saw before, lad?
Maybe.
Right, come over here
and I'll show you how.
See how I use my
thumb to guide it.
I could cut my thumb off.
No you won't.
Now listen, all you're doing
is establishing the cut,
once you've got a groove you
move your thumb out of the way
and then, that's when you
start to saw properly.
Right, you got that?
Go on then, you do it.
Child bloody labor.
Listen lad, ten weeks me and
you are together and I'll not
have you standing about idle
whilst I do all the work.
You're here to help, you're
not here for a holiday.
Do you understand that?
Go on.
Well,
we only just got that one
in in time, didn't we lad?
Mum said you were here.
So?
You not gonna come see me off?
Dunno.
See you later then.
Don't go.
Tom we've already
been through this.
No I mean now, stay for a bit.
Let's go fishing or something.
I've got to go pack.
What's going on at school?
Nowt.
You'd better keep
up your studies.
You're one to talk.
But you're different, you've
always been good at that.
Like all that stuff
you know about rocks.
I never did.
That don't mean nothing.
It does, Tom.
I'm sure dad would want you to.
Would dad have wanted
you to join the army?
No, he wouldn't, he'd have
wanted you to stay with me.
Tom, please.
What?
Just come see us off, alright?
He's not there.
Just tell him I
said goodbye, alright?
Here.
It's a bloody mess
alright, isn't it?
You don't expect me to
clear all this up, do you?
No I don't, I
expect we both will.
But...
Come on, get on with it.
How did it go?
How come you're not there
for the blasting then?
Night foreman's overseeing it.
I'll take a look tomorrow.
David used to say he
missed the days of dynamite
and fuse wire.
That's because he never
used to lay the charges.
He was happiest on the digger.
Aye.
He was a good
driver, your husband.
Did you manage to get any more
shifts at the supermarket?
One of two but it's tight.
Even with our Nick not about.
Well, maybe you could
come and work at the quarry,
'cause we're looking for
someone at the moment.
Really?
We haven't had a cleaner
for a month or so and...
A cleaner?
Yeah.
You think I'm gonna come
and work down the quarry
as a cleaner?
Yeah but I thought...
What about working
on the trucks?
What, driving?
Yeah.
You wouldn't want that.
Why not?
Well, it's dirty
work and physical.
Physical?
The most energetic thing I
saw David do was play pool
in the staff room.
I mean it, if I could
get a job working down
the quarry, I could
pay off my mortgage.
Come off it, Sarah.
I don't mean to be funny
but it's man's work.
Bollocks.
Come on, Sarah.
Don't patronize me, Christopher.
You haven't got a license,
you'd have to be trained up
and...
I suppose you're right.
Well, I mean, I'd
give you the job but...
Alright then, if I get my
HGV license you'll give me a
job at the quarry.
Oh, thank you
Christopher, thank you.
Right.
I'm gonna have to borrow one
of the trucks to practice with.
So, how about next Wednesday?
Huh?
The Young Persons
Act of 1933 states...
Hi
Hi.
Oh,
Hi.
Is the ranger in?
You mean Al, no he's not.
Do you want to come in?
Why, where's he gone?
He's out.
But he's supposed to be here.
Sorry, I can't help that.
You must be Tom, I'm
his granddaughter, Lucy.
Why isn't he here,
where's he gone?
He's just popped out.
Christ, you're high
maintenance aren't you?
Is that what he told you?
I don't need to be told
what I see for myself.
So you're the outlaw.
Bit short aren't you?
Well come in, then.
What's that you
got in your hand?
Oh,
nothing.
So how old are you then?
13, you?
16 but I look older.
I wouldn't have thought
you were cut out
for the physical work.
What's that supposed to mean?
Don't you have to lift stuff?
I bet I could
lift more than you.
Got a girlfriend?
Never you mind.
I've got a boyfriend.
He's called Jacques,
lives in Paris.
Don't blame him.
Oh good, you're here.
I see you've met Lucy then.
You alright Tom?
Right, shall we get
on with it then?
- Great, let's go.
- Well actually...
Hammer, please.
Ta, lad.
That ought to hold it.
All we need now is a...
I'll do it!
A cup of coffee.
Thanks Lucy, flasks
in the front, love.
Bye, Al.
Bye, Tom.
I don't know why
you bother with him.
What, young Tom?
He's a show off.
He's not a show off, Lucy.
He's just a little boy
whose lost his dad.
You mustn't jump to
conclusions, love.
Come on, let's get some dinner.
No, I told you.
It was my husband who
set up the account.
Well, how's he supposed to
speak to you, he's dead.
Look, can you just use
some common bloody sense.
Let me speak to my branch.
Well, of course they've
got a bloody phone number.
Don't be ridiculous.
It's Sarah Proctor.
No, no.
P, R, O,
C, T,
O, R
No.
No, I haven't got time to
fill in any more forms.
I've already been
down to the bank,
we've been over all this.
Look this needs to
be sorted today.
Fine, well you know what,
it's bloody not good enough!
Right, come on, get your coat.
Hey, hop up.
Come on, Tom, we
haven't got all day.
You'll have to be co-pilot.
In the window.
You can't drive this.
Uh, bollocks!
Come on Tom, hurry up.
This is my son Tom, you
know him, he's the one
that covered your bank in crap.
Do you know how old he is?
13 and he's just lost his dad.
What on earths this
got to do with me?
He's the one that's been
labeled a criminal, not you.
This is outrageous, I'm
gonna call the police.
12 years.
Me and my husband never
missed a mortgage payment.
Not once and now without
any thought or regard
for my circumstances,
you just want to take
our house off us.
Now that is theft in my book.
Look, I can't discuss this here.
If you've got an
issue with the bank,
you'll have to make
an appointment.
How did you find
out where I live?
This is Yorkshire.
We know where
everyone lives here.
But your lot, you wouldn't know
anything about that, do you?
Look at your home.
Look at how you
live, how could you?
You sit there in your fancy
offices, making decisions
that ruin peoples lives
and your anonymous.
My husband died.
Do you know what that means?
Apart from the obvious
devastation and loss
my family is feeling, it
means I've lost his wage.
And what do you do?
You tell me you're
going to take our house,
our home and auction it off
for a loss when I need it most.
Just because you don't
see the people you hurt,
doesn't mean they don't
bloody well feel it!
Look...
Listen,
one more month,
that's all I need.
One more month and then I can
pass my test and get earning.
Look, I'll refer
it to the committee.
Committee?
What bloody committee?
You're stood right
opposite me aren't you?
How many people does it
take to make a decision?
Look, one more month,
can I have it or not?
I'm sorry, there's a process
that we have to go through.
There is, is there?
Well, you know what you can do?
You can shove your fucking
process up your ass
and tell your committee
that's where they can find it.
Come on Tom, we're off.
Just you remember, my
brothers in the army.
And you can add that to
the bloody bill and all!
Here lad.
Not been there since dad died.
No?
Did you know my dad?
Well, I'd see him in the
Black Horse from time to time.
Do you think he was unfit?
I couldn't say, Tom.
What about them three
peak races he used to do?
He were alright, wasn't he?
I guess so.
What's on your mind, Tom?
Well, Nick reckons it
was Dad's fault he had
a heart attack.
When someone dies,
we need to find a
reason, a cause.
That's because we're upset
and we can't handle the pain
but sometimes, there
just ain't a reason.
That's what happened
with my Jean.
Was Jean your wife?
Aye.
What happened?
She developed a blood clot.
It wasn't something we could
see or that we knew about.
It just happened.
She went in her sleep.
Do you believe in the afterlife?
Well, I think we live
on in all sorts of ways.
When we die, our bodies
break down and the molecules
go back to the earth.
We're kind of
recycled by nature.
I like the thought of that.
I've come to sell my rocks.
Sarah, the school's
on the phone.
You're grounded.
But...
Not a word, get inside.
Morning, good day for it.
Just got to give you this.
I didn't know you were learning
to drive trucks, Sarah.
What's this then?
I don't understand.
They're saying I've
paid for an intensive
training course but I haven't.
You loved those rocks.
I wanted you to get the job.
Come here.
I'm so sorry, Tom.
I'm so sorry.
Here, lad.
Come on lad, out with it.
What's bothering you?
It's nothing.
Something must be up.
You're not as chipper
as you normally are.
I just get lonely.
Do you miss your dad?
All the time.
Aye, I'll bet you do.
You're only a young lad,
that's a lot to carry
on your shoulders.
I just don't think its fair.
Nowt is ever fair.
Nowt.
But you have to get use to it.
Your life goes on, Tom,
and you have to learn
and do what you can to
make sure that happens.
Well, some days it's OK
but today I, just feel empty.
What did you like
to do with your dad?
Go looking for rocks.
Looking for rocks?
What did you look for in them?
Well, we just look
for special ones.
And what made a rock
special to you and your dad?
The fact that it had been
there for thousands of years.
Unnoticed.
And then me and my dad picked
them up and they were ours.
That was our thing.
Yours to keep.
Aye.
I think about my dad every
day and he died 25 since.
Still brings a
lump to my throat.
But you know,
it gets a little
easier as time goes on.
What we'll do,
when you're ready,
it doesn't need to be now,
me and thee will
go into these hills
and we'll find that rock,
and you can take it to him.
You can give it to him.
What do you say?
Thanks, Al.
Hello everyone, this is the
ball that I play rugby with.
And I've been to the
national finals twice.
And it's also the
ball used in the match
where I broke two
peoples legs by accident.
I did apologize to them
afterwards and unfortunately,
we got to the national
finals but we lost.
Thank you.
Thanks, Alice.
OK, Tom, let's see what you got.
I haven't got anything.
That can't be right, Tom.
You must have brought
in your rocks?
Just come up and talk
to us about them.
Moughton Wet Stone
is a very special rock
and it's only found one
place in the entire world
and that's by my house.
It's got lines that...
Tom?
Wavy lines that contour through.
Nobody knows why...
through it,
lines,
old,
and that's about it.
Private Short Asses,
do you think you've
got what it takes
to get through basic training?
- Sir, yes sir!
- Sir, yes sir!
Balls of steel that's
what I'm talking about!
They may be heavy and
awkward to walk with
but you won't regret it when
you stand on a land mine!
- Sir, yes sir!
- Sir, yes sir!
Did I give you
permission to speak?
- Sir, no sir!
- Sir, no sir!
You've got 60 seconds to
get round this course, go!
Yay!
You cheated, you get off!
You skipped the netting.
I would have won.
It's a bloody joke, Al!
Sodding walkers reckon they can,
roam where ever they
bloody well feel like it,
and doesn't bloody matter
that my wall is in the way.
Oh no!
I mean look at it.
Look at it!
It's a farce, a fiasco.
I don't know how park thinks
we're supposed to make a living.
My bloody prize pedigree,
Blue Leicesters,
mingling with Swaledales!
It's a bloody travesty!
I'm not happy, I'll
tell you that now,
I am not happy.
You think we ought
to start getting them
separated then, Tom?
I told them!
Alright.
Come on, lad.
You give people
the right to roam, and no good
will come of it!
You go down that way, and
I'll go and try to cut them off
at the pass.
Oh no, no, I phoned
them up, I said
we need to have a meeting
about this roaming business,
but would they meet me?
No they bloody wouldn't!
Too bloody busy driving around
in the flash cars, they are.
Oh, lad, run, go, go, go.
Blighty, do you think you
could put that ruddy sheepdog
to some sort of use?
No point, she's
as deaf as a post.
Ain't that right Beyonce?
Deaf as a post ain't ya?
Mind you, her son's
a bit more use.
Snoop Dogg!
Well where are ya?
Well,
I didn't know you were
the drystone waller, Tom?
Me dad taught me,
I should have dug
it out first though.
Ah that's good,
you should be proud.
Hey up, here comes Blighty.
Oh, I see you're
nearly done then.
Aye.
Brought you some home brew.
Wow, lovely.
Not much left to do.
We'll let you get
on with it, hey Tom?
Come on lad.
Get the beer.
He best not ruin my wall.
Ah, he'll do alright with it.
Ah, bugger it.
What you doing here?
What, would you
like to try Hello?
Hey?
Al's got an appointment, so
he told me to come tell ya.
Oh.
That's why I'm here.
So?
Hello, whose this then Tom?
Go away.
I'm Al's granddaughter, Lucy.
Oh well, come on
in, the door's open.
She seems nice.
Al's busy today, so
he just told me to come
and let Tom know.
Oh that's a shame.
He said that Tom would
like to show me around a bit?
That sounds nice,
how 'bout it Tom?
There's nowt to see.
We could go for a
wander couldn't we?
I think that's a great idea.
Tom doesn't get many
visitors, do you love?
Tom.
Well, like they said,
I get to show you around.
Anyway, this fish
started off over there,
near where you are,
then went under there,
and then we chased it to there.
He had got to be at least a
foot and a half, he was massive!
You don't believe me do you?
Fine, I'll prove it to ya.
Look fish!
It's not as easy as
it looks, you know.
You do not make it look easy.
Well why don't you have a go?
I'm alright, thanks.
Don't be a soft southerner.
I got one.
Really?
It's gone.
How about we just
buy fish and chips.
Yeah.
So why you always up here?
I get bored at home.
Do you have any
brothers or sisters?
No.
Oh.
I live at boarding
school during term time.
That must be weird.
Why?
Being away from
your family all the time.
Bad tools, make for a bad job.
I'm not as young
as I used to be.
Me dad's garage
was a right mess.
Him and Nick were
always in it though.
Tinkering with
stuff all the time.
Most blokes like to spend
some time in their workshops
you know?
Gives them an excuse to
get away from the wife.
Didn't you like being with Jean?
Oh Tom.
I'd trade a million
days in this workshop,
for one more day with my Jean.
I wish I'd met her.
Yeah, she'd have liked a lad.
Is Lucy like her?
Lucy?
Let's see.
She's forthright,
headstrong,
bloody stubborn.
Ah, she's more like her mum.
Your daughter?
Aye.
How come she
never comes up here?
Too busy.
Well young Tom,
time for a philosophy lesson.
If a tree falls in the forest
and there's no one
near to hear it,
does it still make a racket?
Alright.
Fifth wheel coupling
relies on which
connecting device?
Oh, come on!
I'm trying.
We did this one earlier.
It's no good, I don't know it.
A kingpin,
King Pin!
I'm never gonna pass.
You will, Mum, I know you will.
You off to the barracks?
Yep.
Promise you will
email me, right?
Yeah, of course I will.
So, whose the lady?
Fancy going for a spin?
Where are you based?
Cambridge.
That's where I live.
Oh cool.
How about it then?
Nought to 60 in 8.3.
If the speed didn't kill us,
I'm sure the
embarrassment would.
Come on, Tom.
See you later.
Cradle snatcher!
Music so tight
Right, well, pen's
are over there.
That's for drystone walling
competition over there.
Beer tent going over there,
show jumping over at the back,
tug of war in the middle.
And there's going
to be cake baking,
falconry,
Punch and Judy,
vintage tractors,
machinery.
So,
if you want to pitch a
tent, there's only one spot
you can really.
Well, that will do fine.
It doesn't need to be out big.
Alright then.
Done.
- Right.
- Right.
Should be a good one this year.
Unless it rains mind,
then it'll be crap.
Well a bit of weather
never hurt anybody.
Now tell me, about this
drystone walling competition.
Young Tom here's a
professional, aren't you lad?
Oh well.
There'll be some
big lads there, but,
if Al says you're good
enough, that'll do for me.
Now then, about
this contribution.
Back in a second lad.
Al Thorpe.
Hang on.
That's better, it's blowing
a bloody gale out there.
Oh aye,
my results.
Aye.
Well can't you just give
them to me over the phone.
Right,
Doctors got to see me himself.
Alright love.
Yeah, thanks.
I'll be there.
Bye.
How's this then?
It'll do.
So, I've got bread,
ham, hummus and cheese.
What's hummus?
Hummus, you must have had it.
Does it have meat in it?
No.
Probably not then.
Oh, I have got some Chorizo.
Look, would you sit down.
You'd think I was
going to eat you.
Why you acting all weird.
I'm not acting all weird.
Now have that.
I've also got some
cider, do you drink?
I've had beer before.
Is it like hard
being the youngest?
Don't know.
Well I mean, is it
hard when Nick goes away?
I suppose so.
You haven't been round
girls much, have you Tom?
Course I have, I go to a co-ed.
But have you ever
had a girlfriend?
Well, sort of.
Did you kiss her?
Eh?
Did you kiss her?
Kind of.
It is a bit daunting at first.
Someone needs to show you how.
I've seen it on telly.
I can show you.
No, thank you.
Alright, Come here, come here.
What if I don't want to?
It's for your own
good, now come here.
Now kiss me.
See, it's not that bad is it?
Maybe you need to work on
your technique a little bit
but other than that...
Chorizo?
So, I've got
everything prepared.
There's five days worth of food.
Breakfast, lunch and tea.
And I've written
it down on each one
so you can't get confused.
Karen says she'll give you a
lift if you want to go anywhere
and I've left her number
over on the fridge.
Mum, stop fussing
I'll be alright.
Well, I'm only a
couple of hours away
so I can come straight back.
Oh Mum, just go, make
sure you pass, alright?
I will, I know I can do it.
Mum.
Yeah?
Fifth wheel coupling
components should be checked
monthly of every?
10,000 kilometers.
I love you, Mum.
I love you too.
So lad, are you happy
with the work we've done?
Of course.
Aye, we've done
alright haven't we?
Yeah but there's
loads more to do,
like that path that
needs finishing,
and all those signs
that need updating.
Like you say, a rangers
work is never done.
Aye, you're right.
It's never done.
Do you know the name of the
ranger who was here before me?
No.
His name was Ian Beckwith.
You know how long ago that were?
No.
17 years.
Tom,
Come and have a
seat for a minute.
Just for a moment, lad.
Aye, 17 years.
Day in, day out.
Wind, rain, snow, shine.
And you know there'll be
someone here after I go.
What do you mean?
Where are you going?
I gotta go and see
my daughter, Tom.
We hadn't always
seen eye to eye,
and I think it's time that I
patched things up with her.
But she lives in
Cambridge, that's miles away.
Aye, it's a bit of a way, aye.
Now because I'm
going down there,
they're sending a new
fella up to take my place.
I'm retiring Tom, I'm
retiring from the job.
But I thought
you loved this job.
Thought you loved it
more than anything else.
I do.
But I'm an old man now, Tom and
I'm not getting any younger.
But we're a team.
What if I don't
like the new ranger?
It won't be the same.
Nobody's ever the
same as anybody else,
but we've all got
our good points.
Besides, look, you've
served your ten weeks.
Haven't you had enough?
No.
Well look, I want you
to make me a promise.
What promise?
A promise that you'll give
the new fella a fair chance.
No.
Tom?
Why should I?
Everyone's always telling
me to promise this
and do that, I've had enough!
Tom!
You ready then love?
Did you tell him?
Aye, I told him.
What did you say?
I told him I'm moving away.
Did you tell him why?
I'll deal with it Lucy.
Hello, are you alright?
Is Al in?
No, he's not here yet, sorry.
Can I help at all?
No.
The drystone walling competition
is about to commence,
so can all competitors
make your way over.
You're Tom Proctor are ya?
You're gonna have a go at this?
Good luck!
Here Lad, you forgot this.
You're leaving.
Aye, lad.
I couldn't find you at the show.
You were runner up.
That's nothing.
You're wrong Tom,
it's everything.
I'm proud of you.
Been proud of you from the
moment you took that tractor.
It took guts to stick up for
your family like that, Tom.
The truth is lad,
I'm not very well.
And I haven't been
well for sometime.
Why, what's wrong with you?
My time's up, Tom.
I'm dying.
Do you remember when I said
we'd go and look for that
rock when the time was right.
Do you remember?
Yeah.
Well, you're that rock, Tom.
You're the one that's
kept your family together.
I didn't come today, Tom,
because you needed
to understand that.
Whatever happens
in your life Tom,
you'll have the strength to
go forward and conquer that.
I'll miss you, Tom.
I'll miss you, Al.
Come here.
Bye Al.
Bye Tom.
Al's gone.
Yeah, I know.
Why does everyone have to leave?
There's still the two of us
and I'm not going anywhere.
Did you pass?
Of course I did.
What mark did you get?
98 percent, top of my class.
Not bad for a short arse, eh?
Top of the class.
Yeah, top of the class.
Does this mean
you'll get the job?
Get the job.
I'm gonna be running that
place in a few years.
And we get to keep the house?
Yeah, yeah we do.
I know things have
been really hard,
but I promise ya, they're
gonna get a lot better.
Come here, cuddle.
Come on.
Let's get ourselves home
and have a celebration.
Shall we, come on.
In the truck?
Yeah.
On the road?
Yeah, come on, I'm
a professional now.
Put your belt on.
OK, hang on.
I wanna live in lovely song
I wanna help you see it
I wanna fight to
right your wrongs
I wanna help you feel it
I wanna be there when you know
When you know
You're going on your way
Father I watch you in my sleep
I watch you when I'm breathing
Father I need you when I weep
I need you when I'm bleeding
Father I wish
you were not gone
Gone for so
So many days
You must be Peter.
My names Tom Proctor.
I've heard a lot about you.
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Been enough for lonely days
Been enough for crying
Been enough for damaged ways
Been enough for dying
Been enough for
all those thoughts
All those thoughts
I know I know more
I need to feel it
I need to be your
force in the night
I can be your wrong
I can be your right
I can be your
soul at your side
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Ooh
Yeah
I need to feel it
I need be your
force in the night
I can be your wrong
I can be your right
I can be your
soul at your side
Yeah I believe in sun
Oh I believe in sun
'Cause I'm the living son
I'm the living son
Yeah I'm the living son
'Cause I'm the living son
Oh I'm the living son
Been enough lonely days
Been enough for crying
Been enough for damaged ways
Been enough for dying
What happens
if it weren't norber?
Well, I don't know,
but as you're going you
can take your dads lunch.
Mum!
You heard!
Aw, you've
dragged mud everywhere
you little blighter.
Right.
Eyjaafaluda, here we come.
What you talking about?
You know, that
volcano in Iceland.
Eyjafallu, falloo luha
or whatever its called.
Versuvius, Krakatoa.
All of the massive
volcanoes in this world.
This one, my friend,
is gonna go off!
This is gonna be the big one.
Pass us that.
This one is gonna erupt.
Oh yeah.
Oi, Wait for me.
Aw bloody hell, Nick,
what's he doing here?
I don't know, I didn't tell him.
Well, how did he find
us, you must have told him.
No, I didn't.
Fun over.
Hold that.
Let me, let me have a go.
Look squirt, get lost alright?
Tell him to sod off Nick.
He's right, you'd
better just go home.
You promised me.
What's he talking
about, promised him what?
It's nowt.
No, it's not.
You promised me we'd
go fossiling today.
Was that before or after
you play with your barbies?
Tell him to go home, Nick.
We'll sort something
out tomorrow, yeah?
No, that's not fair.
I'll tell dad where
you got the gun from.
You what?
You won't tell your dad
anything, you got that?
You're not gonna tell
him anything, right?
Alright.
Well at least let me watch.
Tell you what, you
can be look out, yeah?
What?
I won't be able to see it then!
Look out or nowt.
You're to yell out if
you see anyone, yeah?
Yeah.
What you doing?
Come on, now's our chance.
What?
Nick!
Alright.
Don't go dragging
mud in the house.
Your mum will have a fit.
I won't do.
Same goes for your brother.
He isn't here, Dad?
You've not left him on the tops?
He weren't with us.
Nick!
Tom.
Tom, tea's ready, come on.
Tom.
Tom.
Scared you.
Bleeding heck, Tom.
What?
What you still doing out?
Don't you remember,
I was look out.
We thought we
heard someone coming.
Rubbish.
Here, put these on.
Sean gone?
Yeah.
Good.
You're always mean
to me when he's here.
No, I'm not.
Yeah you are.
You're always trying
to get rid of me.
We found something.
What?
I can't tell you, it's a secret.
Don't believe you.
Don't bother me.
Well, tell me then.
We found a secret hideout.
Where, where did you find it?
Past the quarry.
I want to see it.
We can't go now.
Why?
Because tea's ready.
Oh, but you'll take me tomorrow?
Aye, alright.
Alright.
Thought I might go
out tonight, play pool.
Oh you did, did you?
Well it's hardly
a night to be out.
Well, I won't be out will I?
I'll be in.
You know what I mean.
Tom,
eat your carrots.
They don't work.
What are you talking about?
You always said they'd
give me 20/20 vision
but they don't.
I've got 20/20 vision.
Shut up.
That reminds me.
Found this.
Oh wow.
Did you find it at the quarry?
Aye, good spot huh?
It's an Ammonite.
We'll get it valued
next time we got to the shop.
Really?
Yeah.
It's only a fossil.
Well we all love a
fossil, don't we, Dad?
Aye.
Get out of it!
Pass me the whatnot, Nick.
No Tom, Nick.
Thank you.
Tom, you're in my light.
Dad,
I've got to go.
I'm almost done,
almost got it now.
Tom, will you get out
of my bloody light?
Right.
Fill her up shall we?
Where did he get that from?
Dad's got a deal on with chippy.
1.34 a liter, who do they
think they're kidding, hey?
Right, start her up.
- Dad!
- Dad!
Shall we take her for a spin?
Go on, get in.
So what do you think?
It's good yeah, really good.
Nice little place.
Hmm.
You fancy a beer?
You can't do that.
Well, if you don't want it.
I never said I
wasn't, I'm having it.
It's good.
Got a surprise for you.
Surprise?
Right then.
Just a little magazine.
- What is it?
- It's beaver.
Prime beaver.
What did you go show me
that for, you sick git.
Are you sure there's
fish in here?
Course there's
fish, why wouldn't there be?
It's a fishing lake.
Sounds good, just isn't good.
Shut up.
Go on, Tom.
Go on!
Go on!
Oh.
Come on, Sato.
Come on, Sato.
Oh.
Come on, get in there!
Mrs Proctor, do you think
we could have a word?
What's it about?
Can you come
with us for a moment, please?
Well I can't, My
lads playing football.
What is it?
We've got some distressing news.
Where's Tom, Tom?
Get me my son!
No, no, no, no!
No!
What's, up Mum?
What's happened?
What's happened?
What's happening?
Nick.
You're doing a good job, Mum.
Tom, come on, you're
gonna make me late!
Come on, Tom, don't
mess me about.
I've got to see the
bank before work.
It's not like Nick
does though, is it?
Not again, Tom please.
What, I'm just saying.
Right, if you're
not going to eat that,
you'll go hungry.
Come on, I'll not be
bloody late because
you're dragging your feet!
Come on!
Obviously we
appreciate how difficult
things are for
Tom at the moment.
The loss of a loved one
naturally throws you
off balance.
And in Tom's case,
we know that his school
work has suffered.
And there have been instances
of disruption in class.
Which is why its so important
that we do everything we can
to provide structure
and stability for Tom.
Unfortunately, these absences
only serve to increase
the sense of isolation and
vulnerability that Tom feels.
Right, thank you.
Come on.
I'm sorry Tom, I know
how hard this is for you
and your brother.
I wish it wasn't,
believe me I do.
But you have to help me.
Tom, listen to me.
I can't do this
without you boys.
Really, I can't.
Okay Mum,
I'll go to school.
Right, come on!
I thought we might watch
a film together later.
Can't, got cadets.
How about you skip
it tonight, Nick?
We haven't spent much
time together recently.
What, as a family?
Yeah.
No.
There's things we
need to talk about.
What things?
House things.
Nowt to discuss.
Look Nick, It's not that simple.
You can't just shut
out the world you know?
Leave off it, Mum.
What things?
I thought we might
move closer to town.
Don't talk rubbish.
What's wrong with here?
It's just too far away,
Tom, and I'm not always
gonna get the time off
work to pick you up and...
No.
Look Nick, will you
just listen to me?
It's not about what you want
and what you don't want.
It's about what we have to do.
Then why bother ask?
I'm going to cadets.
You sit down!
It's not my choice, the bank
wants to take the house.
What?
I'm behind on the
mortgage payments.
I don't understand, Mum.
How can the bank take
our house off us?
It's the law, Tom.
I can't afford the mortgage
and the insurance company
aren't paying up because
they're saying dad's accident
was the bloody quarry's fault.
But it was a heart attack.
It was not one's
fault but his own.
He just fucking died.
You take that back!
No!
If he hadn't spent all
that time in that pub,
smoking and drinking.
If he'd looked after
himself better,
we wouldn't be alone now.
It's not fucking fair!
I don't mean that at all!
I don't think he's had enough
Why not, what's
wrong with me going?
Tom needs you
here, I need you here.
No you don't, I just
get in the way of things.
Do you even know what it means?
Do you know what
could happen to you?
Yes, I could
become a better person.
I really don't want you to go.
I'm not signing your
sheet and that's it.
Yes, you are.
If you want to
go you'll have to wait
until your 18.
I wanna live
and love your song
I wanna help you see it
I wanna help to
right your wrongs
I wanna help you feel it
I wanna be there when you know
When you know
You're going on your way
Father I watch you in my sleep
I want you when I'm breathing
Father I need
you when I'm weak
I need when I'm breathing
Father, I wish
you were not gone
Gone for so so many days
I need to feel it
I need to be a
force in the night
I can be wrong I can be right
I can be so
At your side
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Come back here,
I said come back here!
You little shit!
Taking a vehicle
without consent,
criminal damage,
driving without a license,
reckless endangerment,
breach of the peace.
Do you realize how
serious this is, Tom?
The bank were gonna
to take our house.
They were gonna take the house.
And Mum can't pay.
So, I thought it would give
us more time to get the money.
Thought I'd close the bank.
Oh Tom.
Did you know about
this Mrs. Proctor?
No, of course I didn't.
The bank are trying to
repossess the house.
Look he didn't mean any harm.
Mrs. Proctor,
I understand you're
going through
a difficult time right now.
I certainly don't want to bring
any further hardship on you
but these are serious charges.
Do you understand that, Tom?
Yeah.
I mean, what would your
dad be thinking right now?
Well, he's not here is he?
Al Thorpe?
Aye.
Do you think I could
have a quick word?
Aye, come on in.
Thank you.
Come on, let's go play footie.
I can't, grounded.
But Mum's at work, isn't she?
I shouldn't.
Oh come on, don't be wet.
How am I supposed to get that?
You need to grow a bit.
Ha, you missed!
Ha, you missed!
Didn't even nearly get
it in, well over the bar.
Ruby!
Pop out down there.
Where are you going?
How much will you
give me if I get it?
Fifty P.
Fifty P?
Yeah.
So when you coming
back to school?
Not going back.
That's stupid.
You're one to talk.
Well, what you gonna do,
It's not like you can go out...
- I'm joining up.
- What?
I'm joining the army.
I did my physical
the other weekend.
But that means
you'll be moving away.
Not for long.
How long?
About 12 weeks
for basic training.
12 weeks!
I can't stay here Tom.
But why, You're nearly
all I've got left.
I don't see what else I can do.
Stay.
And do what?
I don't know, just stay,
get a job round here.
I don't know, just stay!
I've made my decision, Tom.
It doesn't matter what you say.
How long?
What?
Until you go.
A week.
No, I'm not
signing my name, I'm not!
Jesus Christ,
what is wrong with you?
Just sign my paper
and I'll bugger off.
It wasn't anything
like they said.
And he didn't steal the
tractor, he borrowed it.
Anything else?
No, ta.
5.68, please.
Mrs. Proctor?
Hello.
Have you got a minute?
I've got some news about Tom.
Right, OK.
Don't worry it's
nothing to worry about.
You'd best come in then.
We got the assessment back
from the youth advisory board.
Right.
And one of the
conditions is that if we get Tom
some community service.
Pretty basic.
Tom.
Tom, get down here.
You must be Tom.
My names Al.
Hi.
You ever used a saw before, lad?
Maybe.
Right, come over here
and I'll show you how.
See how I use my
thumb to guide it.
I could cut my thumb off.
No you won't.
Now listen, all you're doing
is establishing the cut,
once you've got a groove you
move your thumb out of the way
and then, that's when you
start to saw properly.
Right, you got that?
Go on then, you do it.
Child bloody labor.
Listen lad, ten weeks me and
you are together and I'll not
have you standing about idle
whilst I do all the work.
You're here to help, you're
not here for a holiday.
Do you understand that?
Go on.
Well,
we only just got that one
in in time, didn't we lad?
Mum said you were here.
So?
You not gonna come see me off?
Dunno.
See you later then.
Don't go.
Tom we've already
been through this.
No I mean now, stay for a bit.
Let's go fishing or something.
I've got to go pack.
What's going on at school?
Nowt.
You'd better keep
up your studies.
You're one to talk.
But you're different, you've
always been good at that.
Like all that stuff
you know about rocks.
I never did.
That don't mean nothing.
It does, Tom.
I'm sure dad would want you to.
Would dad have wanted
you to join the army?
No, he wouldn't, he'd have
wanted you to stay with me.
Tom, please.
What?
Just come see us off, alright?
He's not there.
Just tell him I
said goodbye, alright?
Here.
It's a bloody mess
alright, isn't it?
You don't expect me to
clear all this up, do you?
No I don't, I
expect we both will.
But...
Come on, get on with it.
How did it go?
How come you're not there
for the blasting then?
Night foreman's overseeing it.
I'll take a look tomorrow.
David used to say he
missed the days of dynamite
and fuse wire.
That's because he never
used to lay the charges.
He was happiest on the digger.
Aye.
He was a good
driver, your husband.
Did you manage to get any more
shifts at the supermarket?
One of two but it's tight.
Even with our Nick not about.
Well, maybe you could
come and work at the quarry,
'cause we're looking for
someone at the moment.
Really?
We haven't had a cleaner
for a month or so and...
A cleaner?
Yeah.
You think I'm gonna come
and work down the quarry
as a cleaner?
Yeah but I thought...
What about working
on the trucks?
What, driving?
Yeah.
You wouldn't want that.
Why not?
Well, it's dirty
work and physical.
Physical?
The most energetic thing I
saw David do was play pool
in the staff room.
I mean it, if I could
get a job working down
the quarry, I could
pay off my mortgage.
Come off it, Sarah.
I don't mean to be funny
but it's man's work.
Bollocks.
Come on, Sarah.
Don't patronize me, Christopher.
You haven't got a license,
you'd have to be trained up
and...
I suppose you're right.
Well, I mean, I'd
give you the job but...
Alright then, if I get my
HGV license you'll give me a
job at the quarry.
Oh, thank you
Christopher, thank you.
Right.
I'm gonna have to borrow one
of the trucks to practice with.
So, how about next Wednesday?
Huh?
The Young Persons
Act of 1933 states...
Hi
Hi.
Oh,
Hi.
Is the ranger in?
You mean Al, no he's not.
Do you want to come in?
Why, where's he gone?
He's out.
But he's supposed to be here.
Sorry, I can't help that.
You must be Tom, I'm
his granddaughter, Lucy.
Why isn't he here,
where's he gone?
He's just popped out.
Christ, you're high
maintenance aren't you?
Is that what he told you?
I don't need to be told
what I see for myself.
So you're the outlaw.
Bit short aren't you?
Well come in, then.
What's that you
got in your hand?
Oh,
nothing.
So how old are you then?
13, you?
16 but I look older.
I wouldn't have thought
you were cut out
for the physical work.
What's that supposed to mean?
Don't you have to lift stuff?
I bet I could
lift more than you.
Got a girlfriend?
Never you mind.
I've got a boyfriend.
He's called Jacques,
lives in Paris.
Don't blame him.
Oh good, you're here.
I see you've met Lucy then.
You alright Tom?
Right, shall we get
on with it then?
- Great, let's go.
- Well actually...
Hammer, please.
Ta, lad.
That ought to hold it.
All we need now is a...
I'll do it!
A cup of coffee.
Thanks Lucy, flasks
in the front, love.
Bye, Al.
Bye, Tom.
I don't know why
you bother with him.
What, young Tom?
He's a show off.
He's not a show off, Lucy.
He's just a little boy
whose lost his dad.
You mustn't jump to
conclusions, love.
Come on, let's get some dinner.
No, I told you.
It was my husband who
set up the account.
Well, how's he supposed to
speak to you, he's dead.
Look, can you just use
some common bloody sense.
Let me speak to my branch.
Well, of course they've
got a bloody phone number.
Don't be ridiculous.
It's Sarah Proctor.
No, no.
P, R, O,
C, T,
O, R
No.
No, I haven't got time to
fill in any more forms.
I've already been
down to the bank,
we've been over all this.
Look this needs to
be sorted today.
Fine, well you know what,
it's bloody not good enough!
Right, come on, get your coat.
Hey, hop up.
Come on, Tom, we
haven't got all day.
You'll have to be co-pilot.
In the window.
You can't drive this.
Uh, bollocks!
Come on Tom, hurry up.
This is my son Tom, you
know him, he's the one
that covered your bank in crap.
Do you know how old he is?
13 and he's just lost his dad.
What on earths this
got to do with me?
He's the one that's been
labeled a criminal, not you.
This is outrageous, I'm
gonna call the police.
12 years.
Me and my husband never
missed a mortgage payment.
Not once and now without
any thought or regard
for my circumstances,
you just want to take
our house off us.
Now that is theft in my book.
Look, I can't discuss this here.
If you've got an
issue with the bank,
you'll have to make
an appointment.
How did you find
out where I live?
This is Yorkshire.
We know where
everyone lives here.
But your lot, you wouldn't know
anything about that, do you?
Look at your home.
Look at how you
live, how could you?
You sit there in your fancy
offices, making decisions
that ruin peoples lives
and your anonymous.
My husband died.
Do you know what that means?
Apart from the obvious
devastation and loss
my family is feeling, it
means I've lost his wage.
And what do you do?
You tell me you're
going to take our house,
our home and auction it off
for a loss when I need it most.
Just because you don't
see the people you hurt,
doesn't mean they don't
bloody well feel it!
Look...
Listen,
one more month,
that's all I need.
One more month and then I can
pass my test and get earning.
Look, I'll refer
it to the committee.
Committee?
What bloody committee?
You're stood right
opposite me aren't you?
How many people does it
take to make a decision?
Look, one more month,
can I have it or not?
I'm sorry, there's a process
that we have to go through.
There is, is there?
Well, you know what you can do?
You can shove your fucking
process up your ass
and tell your committee
that's where they can find it.
Come on Tom, we're off.
Just you remember, my
brothers in the army.
And you can add that to
the bloody bill and all!
Here lad.
Not been there since dad died.
No?
Did you know my dad?
Well, I'd see him in the
Black Horse from time to time.
Do you think he was unfit?
I couldn't say, Tom.
What about them three
peak races he used to do?
He were alright, wasn't he?
I guess so.
What's on your mind, Tom?
Well, Nick reckons it
was Dad's fault he had
a heart attack.
When someone dies,
we need to find a
reason, a cause.
That's because we're upset
and we can't handle the pain
but sometimes, there
just ain't a reason.
That's what happened
with my Jean.
Was Jean your wife?
Aye.
What happened?
She developed a blood clot.
It wasn't something we could
see or that we knew about.
It just happened.
She went in her sleep.
Do you believe in the afterlife?
Well, I think we live
on in all sorts of ways.
When we die, our bodies
break down and the molecules
go back to the earth.
We're kind of
recycled by nature.
I like the thought of that.
I've come to sell my rocks.
Sarah, the school's
on the phone.
You're grounded.
But...
Not a word, get inside.
Morning, good day for it.
Just got to give you this.
I didn't know you were learning
to drive trucks, Sarah.
What's this then?
I don't understand.
They're saying I've
paid for an intensive
training course but I haven't.
You loved those rocks.
I wanted you to get the job.
Come here.
I'm so sorry, Tom.
I'm so sorry.
Here, lad.
Come on lad, out with it.
What's bothering you?
It's nothing.
Something must be up.
You're not as chipper
as you normally are.
I just get lonely.
Do you miss your dad?
All the time.
Aye, I'll bet you do.
You're only a young lad,
that's a lot to carry
on your shoulders.
I just don't think its fair.
Nowt is ever fair.
Nowt.
But you have to get use to it.
Your life goes on, Tom,
and you have to learn
and do what you can to
make sure that happens.
Well, some days it's OK
but today I, just feel empty.
What did you like
to do with your dad?
Go looking for rocks.
Looking for rocks?
What did you look for in them?
Well, we just look
for special ones.
And what made a rock
special to you and your dad?
The fact that it had been
there for thousands of years.
Unnoticed.
And then me and my dad picked
them up and they were ours.
That was our thing.
Yours to keep.
Aye.
I think about my dad every
day and he died 25 since.
Still brings a
lump to my throat.
But you know,
it gets a little
easier as time goes on.
What we'll do,
when you're ready,
it doesn't need to be now,
me and thee will
go into these hills
and we'll find that rock,
and you can take it to him.
You can give it to him.
What do you say?
Thanks, Al.
Hello everyone, this is the
ball that I play rugby with.
And I've been to the
national finals twice.
And it's also the
ball used in the match
where I broke two
peoples legs by accident.
I did apologize to them
afterwards and unfortunately,
we got to the national
finals but we lost.
Thank you.
Thanks, Alice.
OK, Tom, let's see what you got.
I haven't got anything.
That can't be right, Tom.
You must have brought
in your rocks?
Just come up and talk
to us about them.
Moughton Wet Stone
is a very special rock
and it's only found one
place in the entire world
and that's by my house.
It's got lines that...
Tom?
Wavy lines that contour through.
Nobody knows why...
through it,
lines,
old,
and that's about it.
Private Short Asses,
do you think you've
got what it takes
to get through basic training?
- Sir, yes sir!
- Sir, yes sir!
Balls of steel that's
what I'm talking about!
They may be heavy and
awkward to walk with
but you won't regret it when
you stand on a land mine!
- Sir, yes sir!
- Sir, yes sir!
Did I give you
permission to speak?
- Sir, no sir!
- Sir, no sir!
You've got 60 seconds to
get round this course, go!
Yay!
You cheated, you get off!
You skipped the netting.
I would have won.
It's a bloody joke, Al!
Sodding walkers reckon they can,
roam where ever they
bloody well feel like it,
and doesn't bloody matter
that my wall is in the way.
Oh no!
I mean look at it.
Look at it!
It's a farce, a fiasco.
I don't know how park thinks
we're supposed to make a living.
My bloody prize pedigree,
Blue Leicesters,
mingling with Swaledales!
It's a bloody travesty!
I'm not happy, I'll
tell you that now,
I am not happy.
You think we ought
to start getting them
separated then, Tom?
I told them!
Alright.
Come on, lad.
You give people
the right to roam, and no good
will come of it!
You go down that way, and
I'll go and try to cut them off
at the pass.
Oh no, no, I phoned
them up, I said
we need to have a meeting
about this roaming business,
but would they meet me?
No they bloody wouldn't!
Too bloody busy driving around
in the flash cars, they are.
Oh, lad, run, go, go, go.
Blighty, do you think you
could put that ruddy sheepdog
to some sort of use?
No point, she's
as deaf as a post.
Ain't that right Beyonce?
Deaf as a post ain't ya?
Mind you, her son's
a bit more use.
Snoop Dogg!
Well where are ya?
Well,
I didn't know you were
the drystone waller, Tom?
Me dad taught me,
I should have dug
it out first though.
Ah that's good,
you should be proud.
Hey up, here comes Blighty.
Oh, I see you're
nearly done then.
Aye.
Brought you some home brew.
Wow, lovely.
Not much left to do.
We'll let you get
on with it, hey Tom?
Come on lad.
Get the beer.
He best not ruin my wall.
Ah, he'll do alright with it.
Ah, bugger it.
What you doing here?
What, would you
like to try Hello?
Hey?
Al's got an appointment, so
he told me to come tell ya.
Oh.
That's why I'm here.
So?
Hello, whose this then Tom?
Go away.
I'm Al's granddaughter, Lucy.
Oh well, come on
in, the door's open.
She seems nice.
Al's busy today, so
he just told me to come
and let Tom know.
Oh that's a shame.
He said that Tom would
like to show me around a bit?
That sounds nice,
how 'bout it Tom?
There's nowt to see.
We could go for a
wander couldn't we?
I think that's a great idea.
Tom doesn't get many
visitors, do you love?
Tom.
Well, like they said,
I get to show you around.
Anyway, this fish
started off over there,
near where you are,
then went under there,
and then we chased it to there.
He had got to be at least a
foot and a half, he was massive!
You don't believe me do you?
Fine, I'll prove it to ya.
Look fish!
It's not as easy as
it looks, you know.
You do not make it look easy.
Well why don't you have a go?
I'm alright, thanks.
Don't be a soft southerner.
I got one.
Really?
It's gone.
How about we just
buy fish and chips.
Yeah.
So why you always up here?
I get bored at home.
Do you have any
brothers or sisters?
No.
Oh.
I live at boarding
school during term time.
That must be weird.
Why?
Being away from
your family all the time.
Bad tools, make for a bad job.
I'm not as young
as I used to be.
Me dad's garage
was a right mess.
Him and Nick were
always in it though.
Tinkering with
stuff all the time.
Most blokes like to spend
some time in their workshops
you know?
Gives them an excuse to
get away from the wife.
Didn't you like being with Jean?
Oh Tom.
I'd trade a million
days in this workshop,
for one more day with my Jean.
I wish I'd met her.
Yeah, she'd have liked a lad.
Is Lucy like her?
Lucy?
Let's see.
She's forthright,
headstrong,
bloody stubborn.
Ah, she's more like her mum.
Your daughter?
Aye.
How come she
never comes up here?
Too busy.
Well young Tom,
time for a philosophy lesson.
If a tree falls in the forest
and there's no one
near to hear it,
does it still make a racket?
Alright.
Fifth wheel coupling
relies on which
connecting device?
Oh, come on!
I'm trying.
We did this one earlier.
It's no good, I don't know it.
A kingpin,
King Pin!
I'm never gonna pass.
You will, Mum, I know you will.
You off to the barracks?
Yep.
Promise you will
email me, right?
Yeah, of course I will.
So, whose the lady?
Fancy going for a spin?
Where are you based?
Cambridge.
That's where I live.
Oh cool.
How about it then?
Nought to 60 in 8.3.
If the speed didn't kill us,
I'm sure the
embarrassment would.
Come on, Tom.
See you later.
Cradle snatcher!
Music so tight
Right, well, pen's
are over there.
That's for drystone walling
competition over there.
Beer tent going over there,
show jumping over at the back,
tug of war in the middle.
And there's going
to be cake baking,
falconry,
Punch and Judy,
vintage tractors,
machinery.
So,
if you want to pitch a
tent, there's only one spot
you can really.
Well, that will do fine.
It doesn't need to be out big.
Alright then.
Done.
- Right.
- Right.
Should be a good one this year.
Unless it rains mind,
then it'll be crap.
Well a bit of weather
never hurt anybody.
Now tell me, about this
drystone walling competition.
Young Tom here's a
professional, aren't you lad?
Oh well.
There'll be some
big lads there, but,
if Al says you're good
enough, that'll do for me.
Now then, about
this contribution.
Back in a second lad.
Al Thorpe.
Hang on.
That's better, it's blowing
a bloody gale out there.
Oh aye,
my results.
Aye.
Well can't you just give
them to me over the phone.
Right,
Doctors got to see me himself.
Alright love.
Yeah, thanks.
I'll be there.
Bye.
How's this then?
It'll do.
So, I've got bread,
ham, hummus and cheese.
What's hummus?
Hummus, you must have had it.
Does it have meat in it?
No.
Probably not then.
Oh, I have got some Chorizo.
Look, would you sit down.
You'd think I was
going to eat you.
Why you acting all weird.
I'm not acting all weird.
Now have that.
I've also got some
cider, do you drink?
I've had beer before.
Is it like hard
being the youngest?
Don't know.
Well I mean, is it
hard when Nick goes away?
I suppose so.
You haven't been round
girls much, have you Tom?
Course I have, I go to a co-ed.
But have you ever
had a girlfriend?
Well, sort of.
Did you kiss her?
Eh?
Did you kiss her?
Kind of.
It is a bit daunting at first.
Someone needs to show you how.
I've seen it on telly.
I can show you.
No, thank you.
Alright, Come here, come here.
What if I don't want to?
It's for your own
good, now come here.
Now kiss me.
See, it's not that bad is it?
Maybe you need to work on
your technique a little bit
but other than that...
Chorizo?
So, I've got
everything prepared.
There's five days worth of food.
Breakfast, lunch and tea.
And I've written
it down on each one
so you can't get confused.
Karen says she'll give you a
lift if you want to go anywhere
and I've left her number
over on the fridge.
Mum, stop fussing
I'll be alright.
Well, I'm only a
couple of hours away
so I can come straight back.
Oh Mum, just go, make
sure you pass, alright?
I will, I know I can do it.
Mum.
Yeah?
Fifth wheel coupling
components should be checked
monthly of every?
10,000 kilometers.
I love you, Mum.
I love you too.
So lad, are you happy
with the work we've done?
Of course.
Aye, we've done
alright haven't we?
Yeah but there's
loads more to do,
like that path that
needs finishing,
and all those signs
that need updating.
Like you say, a rangers
work is never done.
Aye, you're right.
It's never done.
Do you know the name of the
ranger who was here before me?
No.
His name was Ian Beckwith.
You know how long ago that were?
No.
17 years.
Tom,
Come and have a
seat for a minute.
Just for a moment, lad.
Aye, 17 years.
Day in, day out.
Wind, rain, snow, shine.
And you know there'll be
someone here after I go.
What do you mean?
Where are you going?
I gotta go and see
my daughter, Tom.
We hadn't always
seen eye to eye,
and I think it's time that I
patched things up with her.
But she lives in
Cambridge, that's miles away.
Aye, it's a bit of a way, aye.
Now because I'm
going down there,
they're sending a new
fella up to take my place.
I'm retiring Tom, I'm
retiring from the job.
But I thought
you loved this job.
Thought you loved it
more than anything else.
I do.
But I'm an old man now, Tom and
I'm not getting any younger.
But we're a team.
What if I don't
like the new ranger?
It won't be the same.
Nobody's ever the
same as anybody else,
but we've all got
our good points.
Besides, look, you've
served your ten weeks.
Haven't you had enough?
No.
Well look, I want you
to make me a promise.
What promise?
A promise that you'll give
the new fella a fair chance.
No.
Tom?
Why should I?
Everyone's always telling
me to promise this
and do that, I've had enough!
Tom!
You ready then love?
Did you tell him?
Aye, I told him.
What did you say?
I told him I'm moving away.
Did you tell him why?
I'll deal with it Lucy.
Hello, are you alright?
Is Al in?
No, he's not here yet, sorry.
Can I help at all?
No.
The drystone walling competition
is about to commence,
so can all competitors
make your way over.
You're Tom Proctor are ya?
You're gonna have a go at this?
Good luck!
Here Lad, you forgot this.
You're leaving.
Aye, lad.
I couldn't find you at the show.
You were runner up.
That's nothing.
You're wrong Tom,
it's everything.
I'm proud of you.
Been proud of you from the
moment you took that tractor.
It took guts to stick up for
your family like that, Tom.
The truth is lad,
I'm not very well.
And I haven't been
well for sometime.
Why, what's wrong with you?
My time's up, Tom.
I'm dying.
Do you remember when I said
we'd go and look for that
rock when the time was right.
Do you remember?
Yeah.
Well, you're that rock, Tom.
You're the one that's
kept your family together.
I didn't come today, Tom,
because you needed
to understand that.
Whatever happens
in your life Tom,
you'll have the strength to
go forward and conquer that.
I'll miss you, Tom.
I'll miss you, Al.
Come here.
Bye Al.
Bye Tom.
Al's gone.
Yeah, I know.
Why does everyone have to leave?
There's still the two of us
and I'm not going anywhere.
Did you pass?
Of course I did.
What mark did you get?
98 percent, top of my class.
Not bad for a short arse, eh?
Top of the class.
Yeah, top of the class.
Does this mean
you'll get the job?
Get the job.
I'm gonna be running that
place in a few years.
And we get to keep the house?
Yeah, yeah we do.
I know things have
been really hard,
but I promise ya, they're
gonna get a lot better.
Come here, cuddle.
Come on.
Let's get ourselves home
and have a celebration.
Shall we, come on.
In the truck?
Yeah.
On the road?
Yeah, come on, I'm
a professional now.
Put your belt on.
OK, hang on.
I wanna live in lovely song
I wanna help you see it
I wanna fight to
right your wrongs
I wanna help you feel it
I wanna be there when you know
When you know
You're going on your way
Father I watch you in my sleep
I watch you when I'm breathing
Father I need you when I weep
I need you when I'm bleeding
Father I wish
you were not gone
Gone for so
So many days
You must be Peter.
My names Tom Proctor.
I've heard a lot about you.
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Been enough for lonely days
Been enough for crying
Been enough for damaged ways
Been enough for dying
Been enough for
all those thoughts
All those thoughts
I know I know more
I need to feel it
I need to be your
force in the night
I can be your wrong
I can be your right
I can be your
soul at your side
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
I believe in sun
Ooh
Yeah
I need to feel it
I need be your
force in the night
I can be your wrong
I can be your right
I can be your
soul at your side
Yeah I believe in sun
Oh I believe in sun
'Cause I'm the living son
I'm the living son
Yeah I'm the living son
'Cause I'm the living son
Oh I'm the living son
Been enough lonely days
Been enough for crying
Been enough for damaged ways
Been enough for dying