Life (2020) s01e01 Episode Script

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OVERLAPPING, INDISTINCT CHATTER
This programme contains some
strong language
Yes, I went to Pam's son's wedding.
The bride was sneezing
all the way up the aisle.
Lucky she had the veil, really.
Trust?
Oh, no, of course I trust you.
DOOR BUZZER
No! Whatever you think is right.
Yes, I'm fine. I'm picking
your dad up, he's at the doctor's.
Half an hour, this'll be fixed.
Oh, lovely!
DOOR BUZZER
Rachel, no I promise,
I'm not trying to get involved.
I just
I want to make sure it's reasonable.
Yes, well, either way, perhaps
we don't need special chocolates.
Oh!
I don't want to make a scene.
I know you've got a lot going on.
DOOR BUZZER
I'm not good on my own.
Just enjoy it. You're on holiday!
Talk to someone you don't know!
HE CHUCKLES Sounds horrific.
No, I've got my books.
Er, I'll be fine.
I'm so sorry.
Finger food?
Yes, of course we can.
But maybe just a couple of types.
It's the cost, Rachel. The
HORN BLARES
Please don't get at me!
Oh! No, it's all right, I'm driving.
DOOR BUZZER
Get the windows cleaned, and make
sure Finbar does the paperwork
on a Thursday, cos he forgets.
Yeah, it's petty cash,
but it's still got to be
filed on the system. One sec.
HE PANTS
Hey. S sorry I'm late. I'm Andy.
Yeah, we met.
Remember?
I'll be in in a minute.
Right.
Sorry, what?
No, he was just, erm
Doesn't matter.
Er, petty cash, right
Yes! Yes, I know you like them.
But they're so small
and so expensive.
HORN BLARES
But I don't know if
it's justifiable.
Argh! BRAKES SQUEAL
Ah!
What on Earth do you think
you're doing?! I'm sorry.
You nearly bloody killed me!
I'm sorry.
I really am. Why the hell
were you driving so fast?
You're lucky I took a step back!
I know, I know.
It's just, I'm on my way
to collect my
Oh, my!
Dawn?
You're Dawn Mitchell!
Dawn! It's Gail!
Gail Reynolds! What?
Well Oh, you'd know me
as Gail Matthews.
We were at school together.
Well, I haven't seen you
in 50 years!
Oh, Gail Matthews!
Well
Wha?
Look at you.
Better late than never.
I'm so sorry. It's just, I had a
No, it's fine. 20 minutes stood here
I'll never get back.
I've had lots of thoughts. I'm sure,
but it's just something happened
Mainly that I should
arrange a taxi next time.
Oh. Hello.
Hi. Oh, this is Dawn.
She was crossing the road,
and I nearly hit her.
You nearly? Yes. But it turns out
that we know each other!
Haven't seen each other
since we were at school.
I'm sorry. You nearly hit her?!
Yes, I know. I just didn't see
Hello. Henry.
I'm so sorry about my wife.
Good to meet you.
I said I'd give her a lift home.
Least I can do.
Absolutely, the least.
Look, why don't we take you
for a cup of tea somewhere nice?
You two can catch up,
have a gossip, whatever ladies do,
and we can all just
..steady ourselves, yes?
What do you think?
All right. Thank you. Perfect.
Oh, and, er, don't worry
..I'll drive.
How was the trip? I mean
Europe, right? Yeah, we travelled
around all summer.
Sorry. It was booked in advance.
Oh, you're fine. You're here now.
How's it going? Good, yeah.
Er, just gone on leave,
and there's so much
to get ready and buy,
and suddenly our
flat's falling apart.
The microwave's broken and
the washing machine's got a leak
or something.
But you're with this guy?
Liam, yeah. I met him after we
Yeah, yeah.
Well, erm, clearly you have
good taste in men, so
Oh, it was very dark at the party.
Aw, come on. We liked each other.
We were drunk.
And it was really good, by the way.
What was? Us.
QUIETLY: The sex.
Just saying, it was good.
I-I liked it.
Well, it certainly did the job.
Liam? This is Andy.
He drives a delivery van,
got stuck in traffic,
and he's the father of our child.
Hello, good to meet you.
Yeah, you too.
Oh, these are cool.
Yeah. Er, we've actually
got most of what we need.
We should probably be heading back.
We've got an appointment.
What? Well, I thought
we were shopping together?
Yeah, but you were
an hour late, so it
Oh. OK.
Well, I'm supposed to be
at work anyway, so.
Just text me the details, and
I'll pay half for all the stuff.
Oh, thanks.
Sorry I was late.
Yeah, we need to go. Right.
Bye.
Shit.
Belle? They're ready for you.
It's about order,
efficiency, communication.
My aim is to make sure that I can
take the task off your desk
and leave you to do your job.
Keep tight, efficient control.
You haven't worked in an
office environment for a while.
Are you sure you would enjoy it,
being part of a bigger team?
Oh, yes! I'd enjoy seeing
how we could all
..work together.
Tell me about you,
Belle, your hobbies.
I'm very much into Pilates.
That's what you teach, isn't it?
What do you do when
you're not working?
When you have a spare moment?
I suppose what I'm getting at
where does the joy
come in your life?
I like to get a sense of a person.
So, what do you really love?
Architecture.
Architecture? Yep.
Like, buildings, bridges
You should see her changing lanes!
Oh, Henry, that's not true
Clear the area!
Hold on to your hats!
I mean, I don't want to be rude,
but how many times did you
take your test? Oh, can we not?
Guess. Sorry? I mean,
two is probably average,
three is a lot. Guess how many?
Nine. Nine times.
Yes, nine!
You were never great
at following rules.
Has she invited you to her party?
It's tomorrow.
She's 70! Fantastic.
Let your hair down!
Bring some old photographs of her.
We like a laugh!
What do you think?
Love to. Good! Anyway
A latte? What can I get for you?
Green tea? Green tea! Very good.
So, running your own business?
Yes. That's just as
I would've imagined.
Doing exactly what you want.
You were like that at school.
So much energy.
Well, you were energetic, too.
Oh, busy, certainly. And also wild.
Wild? No!
We all thought you'd run away
to the circus or something.
That you'd go and do
something incredible.
Really? Silly.
You're all right, are you?
Yeah. Kids are all grown-up now.
Self-sufficient, mostly.
Henry's fun.
We we we go away sometimes.
Why were you driving so fast?
Oh, Dawn, I'm sorry.
What a thing! No, it's fine.
But I'd just love to know why.
Well
..to pick Henry up.
He hates waiting.
What?
THUNDER RUMBLES
My God, by your grace
Oh, my God.
I'm sorry! SHE LAUGHS
What happened? It hit him.
He was having a moment.
Distracted by the hot guy
on the balcony?
DOORBELL CLATTERS Oh
What? You've got that look Mum
had when I'd eaten her chocolate
or got pregnant or whatever.
I guess you didn't get the job?
No, I didn't.
Your doorbell fell off.
You getting out?
No.
Are you taking the pill?
I'm still a loon.
If that's what you're asking.
The remote for the TV
didn't work yesterday,
so I smashed it to pieces
with a chair.
Now I can only watch ITV2.
Which isn't ideal.
I want you to take Maya.
You w? I want her to
live with you, in your flat.
You've got a spare room
You're her mother!
No! You're her aunt.
She wouldn't intrude.
She would.
And we've made our decisions.
You had children and I
Waited too long. Never wanted them.
I help where I can, but
Hey.
DOOR CLOSES
She's supposed to be at school!
Hi, sweetheart!
Belle's here. Morning, Maya!
You're home early.
Don't patronise me.
Oh, for Christ's sake!
"Morning, Maya! You're home early!"
All right, fine.
Let's just not speak.
Yeah, I'm good with that.
I got sent home for being
aggressive. Well, what did you do?
Nothing. I was talking with Kat in
physics, and when Mr Kingston told
us to stop, I accidentally dropped
magnesium in a Bunsen burner and
Oh, Maya, why can't you?
Actually, I've been
trying really hard recently!
Turning up, homework on time
- but, no.
Turns out, whatever I do,
I'm aggressive.
So I might as well be!
DOOR SLAMS
See you next week.
I'm not going to help
by getting in between you
No, you just don't want something
in your life you can't control.
What, you ran her over?
She was fine!
Talk about Friends Reunited. Good!
So she's your age? Well,
we were at school together, yes.
So 70. Er, nearly 70, yes.
She's a pensioner. You hit her with
a car, and she went spinning off?
No, sorry I didn't hit her!
Fucking hell! Rachel!
Mum, it's not funny!
You could've killed her!
Well, I agree, it's not funny.
But what we haven't established
is why your mother drove straight
round a corner without looking.
I just wasn't paying attention.
I've got a lot on. You? Like what?
You mean the party?
You don't have to do anything
All right, but if I left it
up to you, we'd have to
take out a mortgage.
Rachel's right, leave it to her.
Actually, the really strange
thing I don't want to be
controversial, but on the subject of
money she kept looking at me
..I need to borrow some again.
..like she'd seen something.
Or, I don't Again?
What's the problem now? How much?
Er, five. Jon!
Just to tide me over!
Well, a fiver's not so bad.
500, Dad.
500!
Well, that's a different matter.
Stop it, yeah? I'm not a child.
I don't like it either.
Jon. Just to tide me over!
We can't. You can. Not again.
It's exceptional circumstances!
Well, we might be able to,
but your mother's got a point.
Mum doesn't understand money.
Yes, she does. She might not
You always say she doesn't know how
bank accounts work, and she hasn't
got a card with contactless
cos she can't be bothered
to sort it out. You always say
she's hopeless with money.
Maybe, but she's still your mother.
You should get contactless, Mum.
She's never developed the skills,
but, in fairness,
that's because I've always handled
the financial side.
Actually, I've handled as much as
I can, leaving your mother to live
a life of luxury. A lady who
lunches, isn't that right?
I used to do things.
What?
Seeing Dawn today, she reminded me.
I was head girl.
You Yes, I know.
Won't shut up about it!
In a band, too.
A a band?
Yes, I was the singer.
I never told you?
Yes, we covered the
Rolling Stones, Small Faces.
We were called Purple Dragon.
Or Purple something.
I smoked pot.
Pot?! THEY LAUGH
Is this early onset? A concussion?
No, don't laugh.
Seriously, it could be shock.
I mean, come on. Purple Dragon?
Do you think she's making it up?
I mean, she never really sings.
No, she does, I've heard her.
When you were babies,
she used to sing a bit.
Any good? "Good" is not
exactly the word I'd use.
It certainly didn't
put you to sleep.
Cried your eyes out
most of the time.
Is she all right? Your mum?
BUZZING
Oh, you know her. She's fine.
She's always fine.
FAINT BUZZING
DOOR BUZZER
Unexpected!
You you busy? No. Come in.
What's that?
Holiday? Er, no.
Liam's going away
with work tomorrow.
Right. He's just in the shower.
He'll be out in a minute.
Wow. You weren't joking.
So much kit.
Shit!
DOOR BUZZER
So good of you to come back.
Not a problem.
Thank you for the buzzer! Perfect.
Now, can I get you anything?
Cup of tea?
Glass of wine?
Oh, no, tea's good.
Thanks for the offer, though.
So, it was this switch here.
SHE FLICKS SWITCH
Ah. Stopped working.
So so, I bought you something.
It's a microwave. Only cos
you said yours didn't work.
I know it's not about the money,
but I had some savings and thought,
if I can make things easier
Make up for being late.
That's really sweet.
What's that?
What do you think it is?
Er
Gas mask?
It's a breast pump. Oh.
Yeah, for the milk.
You have to encourage the flow,
apparently.
It's really important.
I've been reading loads of books,
and they don't all agree.
There's books? Yeah.
Yeah, there's loads of books.
Must be hard,
dating after a divorce.
It's all different these days.
Apps, whatever.
I used to get drunk
and end up with someone.
Not supposed to do that now.
SHE CHUCKLES FORCEDLY No!
You said you were divorced?
That's right.
Do you date?
No.
You with someone, then?
No.
You know what? Maybe I will
have that glass of wine.
Good idea!
I thought maybe you
could name her after me.
Andy?
There are girls called Andie!
I don't know any
Andie MacDowell.
Well, she's the only one! Yeah.
Yeah, OK, she's the only one,
but she makes good films.
Ah.
THEY CHUCKLE
DOOR ENTRY BUZZES
Oh! Oh. That's working well!
See?
Excuse me.
Yes? It's Maya.
Maya?
Can I come in?
Uh
OK, fine.
Yes! Yes, of course you can come in.
This is Dominic.
He's doing the light switch.
Hello.
Boyfriend? No.
No. He's an el electrician.
You poured him a glass of wine.
What's going on?
Had an argument with Mum. She
did a few things.
What? What did she do?
Point is, I went down the list,
and, bad luck
..you're it.
Can I stay?
Tonight? You've got a spare room.
SHE SIGHS
Christ, it shouldn't be
a difficult question! Yes!
Yes, of course you can stay. Jesus!
DOOR SLAMS
Should be working now.
Oh. Thanks.
You guys are going to
make a good family.
We all will, right?
DOOR OPENS
All right?
He got us a microwave. Oh, right.
Erm
Yeah, I was planning on getting
ours fixed, actually, but, er
No, yeah, it's useful, in case.
The wire was cut on the inside
of the switch.
Really? Cut?
Yeah, like someone cut it
deliberately.
Why would somebody do that?
I should leave you to talk
to your, er
My niece. Niece, yeah.
How much do I owe you?
SHE CHUCKLES
Well, a call-out's £70.
Actually, don't worry about it.
Maybe phone me again.
If, er, anything happens to
..need attention.
It's an old flat.
I'd say that's inevitable.
MAYA: Jesus Christ!
Bye!
Bye.
KNOCK AT DOOR
KNOCKING PERSISTS
Hiya. Sorry, but
what are you doing?
Me friends have gone into town
cos we ran out of wine,
and I got bored, so I thought
I'd go for a swim in the lake,
but it was really cold!
And then I've gone
and locked myself out!
But I thought, I'll ask for a towel
and somewhere to stay and warm up
until they get back.
Erm, I was I was asleep, so
No, you weren't.
You were too quick to get up.
Nice 'jamas.
So go on, then.
As I said, it's cold.
SHE SHIVERS Do you mind?
I need help.
Yes, of course. Sorry, please
Please, come in.
I'm Saira, by the way.
Right, good.
There's a robe in the bathroom.
It's just down there
on the left. Thanks.
Are you on your own?
Er, my wife's a writer.
She booked it to work on her novel,
but, in the end,
she wasn't available,
so she suggested I use it instead.
Is this your wife?
She looks nice.
So, what do you do?
I'm an English teacher.
I love English, me.
Words.
So, what are we going to do
while we're waiting?
Er, well, there's a television.
We could, erm wait and watch
Nah. Come on.
We're on holiday.
Let's get to know each other.
GLASSES CLINK
You know, there are apps.
You don't have to destroy
the wiring in your house
to get men round
and sleep with them.
What happened, with your mum?
I can't get through to her phone.
Stuff.
I called the ambulance.
She wouldn't get in it, so she
The police turned up, as well,
and she fought them. She tried to
run away through the door, so,
in the end, they sectioned her.
Sectioned?
Yeah, and they said that,
since you're my next of kin,
I had to come here.
They dropped me off.
Yeah, sectioned.
She was cutting herself.
God. Maya
Er, they took her to A&E
for her arms,
and then they're going to take her
to another hospital for mental
..people.
There was a lot of blood.
They wrote it all down.
I should find her.
Better not to. They said
to leave it for tonight.
They'll make her safe
and try and get her to sleep.
We'll see her in the morning, then.
No point in me going.
Make her worse.
I'll go by myself, then.
Yes, of course.
If she's ill, you can stay.
Tonight. Fine.
Tonight?
Yes.
Right.
DOOR CLOSES
So, tell me about your wife, then.
She's a writer. Nice.
Where did you meet?
Er, we we went to the same school,
and the same church, as well.
What, since school?
Yeah.
Wait, wait.
Are you two the only two people
that you've ever, like?
SHE LAUGHS
That is so weird.
Is that, like, um, like
a Christian thing, or something?
No. W-we're just really happy.
Really? Mm.
You look a bit miserable to me.
Well
I do have a sense of humour.
Oh! You have?
Yeah. Where?
Well
Ah, there you go!
So, what about, erm
What about you?
What about me, David?
Are you, you know
Are you with anyone?
No, I'm not.
So, your, erm your wife
She was meant to be here, was she?
What happened?
You on a break? Split?
It's LIVELY CHATTER OUTSIDE
Oh.
Your friends are back.
I like you, David.
A bit forward, but Nah.
I do.
So
You're on a break.
I'm going to kiss you, David.
And you can stop me,
if you like, but
No.
That wa isn't, erm
Can you can you go and tell
your friends to turn it down?
Cos it's it's late.
Come on, it's not that late.
David, David
I don't have to go anywhere.
No, you do. You do.
Shame.
Have a nice life, yeah?
DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
SNORING
MUSIC: Born Under A Bad Sign
by Cream
Born under a bad sign
I've been down
since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck
I wouldn't have no luck at all. ♪
Dawn!
Oh! Gail?
I tried you at home but your,
er Harriet said you were
You've been waiting?
Er, look, I
I need to speak to
you about yesterday.
Oh, look, Gail. Forget it,
it was just an accident
No, after that.
From when you first saw me,
you were looking at me
in such an odd way.
No.
And those questions
you were asking
I didn't sleep What questions?
About what I used to do.
You had a thought about me.
My life. That I wasn't
what you expected.
No, Gail
I want the truth.
That's why I'm here.
Oh, well, it
What?
Yes, a thought.
Just my opinion, but
What?
Honestly, it's only
No, tell me.
Or I'll shout!
It's been going round in my head.
This is important,
and I want you to tell me,
otherwise I might just
Yes, well, shout right here.
Well, we wouldn't want that.
Come on.
Gail
..he's awful to you.
Who?
The way he treats you,
everything he says, mocking you.
Who?!
Your husband.
It's been going on so long,
you probably can't see it, but
That's just not true.
He does it all the time.
And, really,
you know there's a problem.
That's why this was bothering you.
You see us once! One lunch.
To make a judgment on my
whole life, it's quite insulting.
Exactly, and
And you can do what you want.
I mean, I would never have said
anything if you hadn't asked me
to be honest. We're happy.
We've had a hugely,
very happy marriage.
You never used to be shy.
Look, I'm sorry.
I've got to go. Lots to do.
Come this afternoon.
And watch. Just watch.
Yes, all right. I'll
I'll see you later.
Bye.
Oh
SHE WINCES
Oh!
Text Liam.
You'll get this when you land,
but contractions are starting early.
Can't believe it!
All under control. Kiss.
Have a good day.
Morning. All right, then.
New year.
New group, new you.
OK, what do you think, shall we
just start at one end and go round
and intro?
Oh, er
I-I-I didn't realise that you
What? This is really weird.
Er, sorry.
Sorry, er, Saira and I have, er
We've met.
Yeah. Yeah.
It's great to have you here.
It's good to have you all here.
HE LAUGHS AWKWARDLY Erm
Er, shall we just go round
and introduce ourselves?
I'm David Aston, lead on Renaissance
literature. I'm your tutor.
And you are? Christine.
I'm Alex. Kimberley.
INTRODUCTIONS CONTINUE
You said English teacher!
Well, yeah, I, er
I do teach English.
I thought you were on holiday?
Yeah, we was.
Left this morning.
Came straight here.
How are things with your wife?
Oh, yes, er
I'm just off to meet her now.
Bit late. OK.
Well, erm, I'll see you next week.
Yeah, absolutely. See you, then.
Can I get your number?
It's just in case I've got
a question about the course.
Please?
Er, OK. Erm
Just stick it in there.
Yes.
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RINGING TONE
How are you?
Maya did the right thing,
calling them, so they can help you.
She misses you.
Needs her mother.
She wouldn't go to school today.
You've thought it, too, haven't you?
She's just like me.
Like I was at her age.
I hate myself
and now I hate her, too.
You should stop saying things
like that. Be positive.
I have my bad days, but I-I'm
A secret alcoholic?
You don't hate her.
"Be positive."
You don't understand
mental illness at all
I understand that resilience
is important Resilience!
I fucking hate resilience.
When did it start being about
making things better instead?
It implies it's all on you
to be "resilient"
when it should be on the people
attacking you.
The shits and bastards!
And Tories and men!
Did they say how long you'll have
to stay in here for? Belle!
I was cutting my arm with a kitchen
knife in front of my daughter
because I wanted her to see me die!
See what she did to me?
So she's yours now.
Well, she can't stay at mine.
She'll have to.
No! I never agreed to that!
She's your family.
I-I can't
have someone in the flat.
You went away for years.
And you've got problems
worse than me.
Failed marriage, no real friends,
alcohol problems
I have helped you
..for a long time.
Done everything
No, you've paid for things.
That is different to help.
Do you think I'd be here if
you'd ACTUALLY done anything?
You should call her and tell her
where she's sleeping tonight.
Charge your glasses, find a seat.
In a minute, we'll have speeches!
THEY CHEER AND APPLAUD
Remember, slowly and clearly.
Try to speak to people
at the back of the room.
Have you written it down? Mm-hm.
Well, make sure
you keep your head up.
So, shall we? Yes.
Hello.
HENRY TINGS GLASS
Hello, hello!
Now, as you'll all know,
traditionally, I have made
the speeches at our wedding,
anniversaries, etc.
This is because Gail insists
she has nothing to say!
LAUGHTER
But, this time, you are lucky.
She has been persuaded
to say a few words!
But it doesn't come naturally,
so, please, be generous
and welcome the love of my life,
who's very attractive,
but also now very old!
LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
Gail!
Erm, hi.
Thanks for coming. Erm
Henry's right.
I don't do speeches as a rule,
but I thought, after 70 years,
maybe I'd
Not have many more chances!
LAUGHTER
Maybe I'd give it a go.
So, erm
Yes, so thank you
to the Red Lion for the food,
which has been wonderful.
I'd also like to thank you all
for coming.
You've done that.
LAUGHTER
I mean, our friends.
Of so many years.
Er, of course, I would
like to thank the family.
Rachel.
Jonathan.
You have been the most wonderful
children we could imagine.
A support to us, and
Expensive. LAUGHTER
And the way you have found
your way in the world,
with your own loved ones,
it brings us such joy.
I am a very content mum.
And a very happy granny!
Sexy granny! CHEERING
Oh, come on! It's your birthday!
Finally
..I'd like to talk about Henry.
Oh, at last! LAUGHTER
Well, come on, this is
the best bit! Don't stop now!
LAUGHTER
Yes, well
Now we're
..as you say, old, I suppose
..I have to say
..I can't imagine what my life
would have been like without you.
ALL: Aw.
To Henry.
ALL: To Henry!
CHEERING
Er, no, no. That's, er
That's not right.
The reason we're here, my
..beautiful, kind
..amazing wife.
You're not old, my darling.
No, not at all.
You've just got started.
RIPPLE OF LAUGHTER
To Gail.
ALL: To Gail!
APPLAUSE
Thank you. Excuse me.
Well, that's done.
INDISTINCT CHATTER
CHEERING OUTWITH
Oh, hi, yeah. It's Hannah Taylor.
Um, I'm calling cos, er
Agh!
SHE GROANS
Oh!
Oh, shit!
MUFFLED CHATTER
Oh!
Oh, hi! Thanks for coming.
Er, there's free drinks
on the bar over there.
Thanks. Erm happy birthday.
Oh, thank you.
Henry!
Where have you been?
Er, I Cheer up!
Speech wasn't that bad!
Oh, Paul! Excuse me.
LAUGHTER IN BACKGROUND
SHE GRUNTS
SHE SHOUTS
Oh!
Help!
DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
MUFFLED BANGING Help!
SHE TURNS MUSIC OFF Help!
BANGING
Help!
BANGING
Everything all right?
I'm having my baby! I'm having
my baby now, I need help!
Open the door, yeah?
I'm on the floor, I can't reach!
Oh!
So you need help right now? Now!
And no-one with a key is,
like, anywhere around? No!
Right, then.
Aggressive
Cool.
PAINED PANTING
Shit.
Er we can't go on like this.
I know.
HE SIGHS
Nice to see you, too.
As you know,
I'm not talking to your wife.
Nothing to say.
Er, but, unfortunately,
you owe me £53
for your share of the painting
of the hallway.
Er, yeah. I've put a number
of notes under your door,
but received no response.
Well, it's been a difficult
few weeks. We all have issues.
Speaking of which, I can't imagine
what problem your wife has with me,
but can you tell her? She's dead.
Er, I beg your pardon?
She died.
Five weeks ago,
she was on an escalator
..and she fell, a long way,
hit her head and and
andandand died.
So, no, actually,
I can't tell her anything.
Is this a joke?
Have you seen her recently?
I'm
Er, I didn't You didn't what?
Didn't notice?
Right?
Don't don't worry
about the money.
I'm sorry. I've been
I'm not I'm not
I should get home.
Here, let me. Let me.
Are you here? Hannah Taylor?
Yes, yes, she's
HANNAH GROANS
In here. Her name's Hannah.
PARAMEDIC: Hannah? It's all right.
It's coming, it's happening!
OK, just stay calm.
I've got a problem with my hip,
and there's a plan,
and I can't have the baby here!
Don't worry. The midwife's
on her way. Andy I want Andy!
He's the dad. Call him!
I've tried. Oh!
All right, all right, Hannah.
Don't worry, we're going to make you
as comfortable as we can.
I want Andy, he's the dad!
All right.
KNOCK ON WINDOW
I assume you're Andy?
Yeah.
Right. Well, the mother of
your child is about to give birth
in her flat, just over there.
You want to go and lend a hand?
Yeah. But
..she's got two parents already
..who know, like, everything.
I'm just me.
I've read nothing.
Literally, no books.
I thought that maybe, when I got
back, I'd have enough time,
but now it's happening
HE STAMMERS
I feel like driving off
in the other direction.
Maybe she'd be better off if I do.
Look, as I'm discovering today,
sometimes life just happens.
It arrives, and you just
have to deal with it.
Maybe you haven't read any books,
but I think you will
learn a lot fast,
and, in the end, you'll probably
make a wonderful father.
So, what do you think?
MIDWIFE: You're doing wonderfully,
Hannah.
We've left a message with the dad,
I'm sure he's on his way.
But, right now, I need you
to focus on your breathing
Hi.
Shit!
You're here!
Are you Dad? Yeah.
Wonderful. Come on, then.
What do I do?
Hold her hand or summat.
Yeah. All right.
Can you tie my hair back?
There's a thing on the side.
That's so much better, thank you!
No problem.
HANNAH GROANS
DOOR LOCK CLICKS
Oh!
Er, Henry, I
I've been thinking.
What?
What's the matter?
I know what happened.
You met someone.
And now she's got your number.
It's not like that.
It is.
You know.
Don't you?
That's why you left suddenly.
My results from the scan.
But you said it was clear!
Had a good day?
Just come to get my stuff.
I'm going. Get out your way.
You probably haven't eaten
anything real in a long time, so
I thought I saw your mum.
She sends her love.
Says it's a good chance for her
to recover, get the time she needs.
So that's good.
And, while she does,
until she comes out
..you can stay here.
HANNAH STRAINS
That's it.
Just hold the pushing for a moment.
OK.
You ready?
And now.
There's so much water!
I didn't think there would
be so much water Oh, Andy!
Yeah? Stop talking
for a minute, yeah?
All right. And look.
Oh, my! There she is.
She's here! Good.
This could be the last one.
You ready?
And now! Come on!
HANNAH STRAINS
Up to you.
BABY CRIES
Did they tell you how long?
KNOCK AT DOOR
Hi. We need towels.
Boy or a girl?
Girl. Congratulations!
Yeah. Right She's amazing.
One second.
Girls are trouble.
Anything else, just ask.
Thanks.
I got the text at the airport.
Is she? She's all fine.
Is Hey, she's good.
They're both good.
She's beautiful.
I was literally on the plane about
to take off when I got the message.
I tried to call back, but
Oh, she's perfect.
MIDWIFE: Do we have a name?
Er, I don't. I'm not actually
Evie.
Right?
Yeah.
Is that all right with you, Andy?
Evie's perfect.
MIDWIFE: Hello, Evie!
Andy, where are you going?
Six months.
At most, probably.
I love you.
What's this?
Oh!
Oh, nothing.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Sorry you didn't get to
have sex with that man.
Yes, me, too.
Not to worry.
Maybe next time.