The Au Pair (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

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CUSTOMERS CHATTERING
Votre cafe, madame.
Merci.
Eh.
SONG: 'A Girl Like You'
# And I've never met a girl
Like you before #
Ca va?
# Never, never, never, never
# Never known a girl
Like you before. #
Here comes the sun. How's my outfit?
LAUGHTER
Oh, you look fabulous, Mr Evans.
You're glowing!
SHE SIGHS
There.
Two more butterflies.
I'll give you a call when it's done.
Hi, Susannah.
Oh, hi, Zoe!
DOOR SHUTS
How's the search
for the au pair going?
Terribly, thankfully.
Chris thinks we need one,
but I'm not so sure.
Ooh!
ZOE CHUCKLES
Sorry.
ZOE SIGHS
SOFTLY: That's her.
The one who keeps sending this back.
No!
Mm-hm!
I pictured her in a Dalmatian coat.
SUSANNAH CHUCKLES
She wants two more butterflies
here and here.
Okie-doke! Thank you.
SHE SIGHS SOFTLY
Hey, Amber! Ray! Want a lift home?
No. Thanks.
SHE CHUCKLES
Hi, Zoe!
Oh! Hey, kiddo!
I have to work late. Takeaway OK?
Pizza? Or maybe something
a little healthier?
Oh, fine! Pizza it is.
SHE LAUGHS
SHE SIGHS
SPORTS GAME PLAYS
ON TELEVISION
Hi, Dad.
Hello, darling.
Have you been doing anything
with these insulin vials?
They look like they've moved.
No. And what's more,
I'm perfectly capable
of doing it myself, you know.
That would be wonderful,
if you didn't keep forgetting.
I do treasure
these precious moments, Dad.
You seem in better form these days.
I've been worried about you.
Losing a baby so far along.
I'm proud of you.
RHYTHMIC THUDDING
Are you getting in or what?
What if I was a burglar?
I thought you were. Oh!
So that's what goes on
while I'm away.
How are the kids?
Three years on, I'm still on trial.
Am I a bad stepmother?
No!
No.
They do love you.
Even Amber.
She's just going through a phase.
Well, she misses her mum.
And I still feel like
a bit of an impostor.
I mean, this was Eva's family home.
I know how you feel.
Anything I can do?
Well
those could come off, for a start.
HE CHUCKLES
Ahh!
ZOE LAUGHS
Freezing!
I can't drink that. I'm allergic.
Allergic to what?
Green.
It's fine, your dad can drink it.
Oh.
What's that?
Oh.
Mm!
Thank you.
Any time.
Mm.
Mm!
Hey, morning, buddy.
Morning, Dad.
I need this for dress down day.
It still has
a chocolate smudge on it.
Shit! Erm
You get your bike,
and I'll clean this.
He can wear something else.
I'm slowly getting there with Amber.
I need to keep Noah onside.
Here, let me.
Look, we've got a lot going on
between your workload and mine.
I told you that we got a call
about the au pair position.
Look, it's not
that I don't want the help, but
a total stranger?
I still need to bond with the kids.
Yeah, OK.
I'll see you later.
All fixed.
It's soaking.
Not for long!
HAIRDRYER BLOWS
SHE LAUGHS
Whoo!
NOAH GIGGLES
Er Ah!
CAR HORN BLARES
Ahh!
HE GRUNTS
HE GROANS
Sorry I'm a bit behind. I got stuck
working on another job all night.
That's OK.
I know exactly how you feel.
BABY COOS
MOBILE RINGS
Ooh, just a sec.
Hey, Noah!
'Oh, no, sorry, but I'm with him.'
What?
'Oh, don't worry, he's OK.'
Who is this?
'I was walking by,
and he fell off his bike'
Oh, God. Erm, er
Sorry, I have to go.
Where are you? I'm sorry!
CUSTOMER SIGHS
Oh, my God, Noah!
My brakes went.
Oh, don't worry. Nothing broken.
But he was really lucky.
Thank you so much for calling me.
Ooh
NOAH GASPS IN PAINS
Oh, no, it doesn't hurt, Noah.
Does it?
Up, up, up, up, up.
ZOE GRUNTS
I don't want to go to school.
It's too sore. I bet.
Are you kidding, Noah?
You have to go to school
and show off your battle scars!
What will your friends say? Hm?
Yeah?
NOAH GIGGLES
Go on, you can sit in the front.
ZOE SIGHS
Thank God.
I take the bike.
Thank you.
Honestly, I can't thank you enough.
MOBILE RINGS
Excuse me.
Hi, Chris.
'Zoe, your dad's help alarm
has been triggered.'
What? Oh, God!
'We need to get there
straight away.'
Erm, OK, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way.
It's Dad. Erm
Sorry. Thank you.
ZOE GRUNTS
Keep talking to him.
Dad? It's me!
Chris is here too.
You're gonna be OK.
I'll get his injection ready,
you check his sugar levels.
SHE SIGHS
His blood sugar's dangerously low.
How much insulin
have you been giving him?
Well, his normal dosage.
Are you sure you didn't give him
500 by mistake?
No, of course not!
Ten units of U100.
Ah
There we go.
OK.
HE EXHALES
WEAKLY: Oh
HE SIGHS
Two jabs?
MOBILE RINGS
Thought you were better than that.
And they say
doctors make bad patients.
Shit! My client.
Hello?
'I'm still here
pinned up in your studio!'
Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm coming now.
Oh, I haven't told you.
Noah crashed his bike.
What? Is he OK?
Yeah. He's fine. He's, erm
He's in the car.
So I'm gonna go and sort this,
and then I'm going to drop him
back to school.
MUSIC: '@letsgogogo--'
by Nayla & GO GO GO
Hey!
Mm.
How was the rest of your day?
ZOE SIGHS
You win.
The au pair. Let's do it.
Oh, hello.
Hi.
You must be here
about the au pair role.
Yes.
Yes.
Oh, I'm sorry,
I meant to contact you.
I look after
the mother's estate and
Yes. The role has since been filled.
Oh.
But
I'm sorry.
Oh, OK.
FOOTSTEPS RETREA
CHRIS: 'Very good experience.
Childminding, four years
'She ticks all the boxes.'
AMBER: 'I don't understand
'why we need some boring stranger
in our home.'
Well, let's just meet her and see.
Oh, I was talking about you.
Amber!
It was a joke.
Actually, that was pretty funny.
CHRIS SCOFFS
DOORBELL
I'll be in my room.
Er I'll be out here
Guys!
Dr Morville?
Oh. Hello.
I hope that's OK.
Oh, this is my wife, Zoe.
Oh, hi.
Hello. Nice to see you again.
You two know each other?
Yes. This is the lovely girl
I told you about.
The one who helped Noah.
Sorry, I never caught your name.
I'm Sandrine.
Please take a seat.
Thank you.
The other au pair,
she couldn't make it.
HE CLEARS THROA
Oh, it says here that you've got
experience in administering insulin.
Oh, yes.
My grandmother had diabetes.
I took care of her.
Is it bad?
No.
No.
Oh. You're a life-saver.
Oh. Hey, listen.
Yes?
We're going camping
for the long weekend.
Would you mind checking in on Dad?
OK. No problem.
But you like camping?
No. I hate it.
I love watching you work.
It's so detailed.
Yep.
SHE SIGHS
The client, Sylvia, she likes
these really intricate designs.
Finished now, though.
Mm?
Hopefully.
I'll grab the keys for you.
Oh, my God. I love this one.
So beautiful.
Oh.
I was making that one for us.
We lost our child mid-term.
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
No, you couldn't have known.
I started the gown for her, and
now I can't bring myself
to get rid of it.
I can't bring myself
to finish it either.
But you must finish.
Next time,
your beautiful baby will need it.
Ah, no, erm Chris won't.
For my sake, he he doesn't think
we should try again.
Yes.
Unfortunately, we still need men
to contribute their little guys.
SHE CHUCKLES
Well, we've still got embryos
at the clinic, so, erm
technically, I don't need him.
So, what are you waiting for?
Go for it.
No. Chris will go mad.
You know what?
My grandmother taught me
an expression.
"Avoir un bebe a tout prix."
To have a baby at all costs.
I think she meant a woman's desire
will stop at nothing.
Tell him it was natural.
A miracle.
SHE SCOFFS
I need to bring Dad his dinner.
Oh, no. Let me do that.
You relax and drink your coffee.
Raye, be serious about this.
I am. I know. I'm starting to show.
Of course you're starting to show,
Raye, you're nearly eight months.
I can't let them find out
about this. Not yet.
You OK?
Chris, I'd really like us to talk
about doing another transfer.
Er
I thought we'd decided
..after what happened last time.
No, you decided, not me.
I just can't stop thinking about who
our little baby might have become.
I know. I know, it's just that
I think the health risks
are too great, and
To be honest,
the probability of you
..not having complications
Can you stop being a doctor for
one minute and just be my husband?
I'm sorry, Zoe,
but that's how it is.
Do you think Chris is right?
Well
Having had placenta previa -
and in your case,
there was quite heavy bleeding -
there's always a risk
of you having it again.
And in that worst-case scenario,
it could be life-threatening
to you and the baby.
So you think I should give up?
Well, what's the risks?
5%. That's one in 20.
All right, they're not negligible,
but they're not high either.
Do you know what I think?
I think the fear of losing another
wife may be influencing Chris.
But I also think
you make a wonderful mum.
So I hate the thought of you
not having another chance.
How do you think
Chris would react if
..I got the ball rolling
without him?
Oh.
I I don't wanna know.
I I really prefer
to be left out of it.
If you had your bike fixed,
we could have a race to school.
If I had my bike fixed,
I could go to school by myself.
You wouldn't miss our time together?
That hurts.
Zoe's so cool, isn't she?
I bet you guys never fight with her.
I wouldn't say never.
Her and Amber sometimes.
Really?
Like when?
Mm That time she ripped one of
her dresses when Zoe first moved in.
Oh, wow. Amber did that?
What happened?
Shh. Just keep walking.
Oi, you.
Need your baby-sitter
to walk you to school?
What? What you looking at?
Ooh.
Sandrine.
Nice bodyguard, mate.
THEY LAUGH
You caught me on a good day.
I had a cancellation.
So, I assume you and Chris have
signed the revised consent form. Oh.
SHE CLEARS THROA
Oh, sugar.
I must have left it on the table.
Could I bring it next time?
OK.
For now, I can prescribe
the pre-transfer meds.
Just, as before, you start
on the second day of your period.
Great.
FABRIC TEARS
Hey! I'm going to make lunch
for George. Are you hungry?
That'd be lovely.
Oh, perfect.
SHE EXHALES
I hate taking these bloody things.
They make me so groggy.
After three nights on call,
you need your sleep.
Especially as we've got
the camping weekend.
Oh, God! Camping?
I feel so old.
You are old.
Listen, is there any chance
that you'd wear that this weekend?
I might. On one condition.
Mm-hm?
I wanna have a talk
when we're there,
away from work
and all the other distractions.
HE SIGHS
WHISPERS: I need to sleep.
I'm really pleased
with how it turned out.
I'm so excited.
ZOE CHUCKLES
I stitched the pearls
onto the flowers.
Wonderful.
What is it?
I'm so sorry.
Zoe, the wedding is tomorrow.
Are you OK? What's going on?
Somebody has ruined
my client's dress.
Are you accusing me?
Well, you do have a history.
I didn't ruin your stupid dress.
You've gone psycho again.
Hey, hey.
Let's just take a minute, OK?
Zoe.
DOOR SLAMS
She said she didn't do it.
Hey, Chris. Don't wanna forget this.
Erm, forgive me for overstepping,
but is Zoe all right?
She seems really exhausted lately.
And now this thing with the dress.
You know
She's been really,
really overworked recently.
You think she may have done it
herself without realising?
I'm sorry. I'm
I'm genuinely concerned
because she's just
OK, I shouldn't say that. And
No, no, no, please.
No. It's OK.
Please. What were you gonna say?
I don't think it's good for her
to work on that gown so much.
Gown? What gown?
It's a christening gown.
HE SIGHS
That gown.
If you ever lay a finger
on Noah again, I will cut you.
Same if you tell anyone about this.
HE YELLS
Noah is off limits. Understand?
Do you understand?
That's our au pair.
What?
Hey!
I have to pop out and meet a client.
Shouldn't be more than
a couple of hours.
OK.
Thank you.
'Hi, Chris.'
'Hi, Sandrine. Is everything OK?'
'Yes. I'm sorry to call you,
but I was just worried about Zoe.
'She seems really upset. And
'Please don't say anything,
but I was thinking
'maybe you should come
and see if she's OK.'
'Absolutely. Yeah.
'I'll be there as soon as I can.'
'Thank you.'
Zoe?
Chris?
What are you doing in here?
Why aren't you at work?
I wanted to see you
after how we left things earlier.
What are you doing with that?
Can you put it back on the rail,
please?
I'm worried about you.
There's nothing to worry about.
I'm fine.
I'm just really busy, and now I've
got to fix Sylvia's dress, so
She's an important client.
Why can't you tell me
what's going on?
You haven't been yourself.
Nothing is going on.
You're the one who's acting strange.
Erm, I am on call again tonight.
I thought maybe I could take you out
for lunch.
Oh, I can't, Chris.
I need to work.
SOFTLY: OK.
ZOE SIGHS
Mm. You look so happy.
Tyler apologised to me.
He looked like he was crying.
I think someone
might have beaten him up.
Hey. How was your day, Amber?
Is Dad home?
Need to talk to him about something.
Oh, you just missed him.
Never mind. I'll speak to him later.
Apparently, there's some psychopath
going around beating up kids.
You're just mad
cos he's got a new big sister.
SHE CHUCKLES
Was it you
who beat up Tyler?
I don't know.
Would you tell your parents
if it was?
Somebody's got to look out for you.
I mean,
Mum thinks I've put on weight,
but she hasn't got a clue.
KNOCKING
Hey.
What the hell are you doing?
You must be Raye.
Nearly eight months now, is it?
Congratulations.
Don't worry.
Your secret's safe with me.
Oh, hey.
Oh, I have an appointment
I can't miss.
Oh. And in case I forget,
can you help Noah pack
when he gets home
from school? Yes.
And also, could you
..bring lunch over to George.
LAUGHING: Yes.
Yes. I'm gonna make soup in a while.
Erm
Oh, and, erm
Well, just pull the door behind you.
OK.
For you.
Thank you.
Why are you always watching
this boring sport?
I thought you'd be gone back
to France by now.
Don't pretend you wouldn't miss me.
Well
I'd miss your soup.
CHEERING ON TV
Yes!
HE LAUGHS
TV: 'Five more runs'
TV BECOMES MUFFLED
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
HE GRUNTS
Thanks.
Oh, sorry. Just before you go.
You still didn't get me
that consent form.
Oh. Sorry, I've lost it.
But we're going away this weekend,
so I'll pin Chris down
and get him to sign another one.
Get the labs to come back
to me today.
INDISTINC
Zoe?
PHONE RINGS
Yes, Sandrine?
ON PHONE: 'Chris. It's George.'
What?
He was fine when I left him.
Are you OK?
Yes.
Where's his medication?
I don't know. I don't know.
I think Zoe keeps a back-up
in the pink cupboard.
SIRENS
What the fuck?
SANDRINE: Chris! I have them.
Here, buddy. See you later.
Oh.
I'm gonna follow them
to the hospital.
I'm just gonna get my bag.
I saw you at the hospital today.
Do you wanna explain?
I need to get this to Dad. Can
we talk about it when I get back?
We won't be here when you get back.
I found the medication.
What medication?
Please tell me you didn't sign up
for a cycle without my consent.
I have the consent forms in my bag.
I was gonna tell you this weekend.
I have tried to talk to you
about it.
But we agreed, as a married couple,
and you do this behind my back.
I just wanna be a mother, Chris.
You are a mother.
It's not the same.
They're not MY kids.
I'm so excited. Are you?
Chris. For the journey.
Oh, thank you, Sandrine.
You're welcome.
Amber. Hold these.
ENGINE STARTS
You sure Zoe's gonna be all right
by herself all weekend?
Zoe's gonna be fine.
Anyway,
she's not by herself all weekend.
She's got Sandrine.
DOOR OPENS
Hey.
How's George?
He's OK, but they're gonna
keep him in for a few days.
Any word from Chris?
No.
I'm making dinner for the two of us.
SIGHING: Oh.
I think I'm just gonna have a bath
and an early night.
Thanks anyway.
Maybe a glass of wine.
Why don't you go up
and run your bath?
I'll bring it up.
Thanks.
ZOE GASPS
Here we go.
Thanks.
You just relax. OK?
MUSIC STARTS,
SANDRINE CHUCKLES
MUSIC CONTINUES
MUSIC STOPS
SHE BREATHES HEAVILY
Whatever you think you know,
you're wrong.
Did you think we wouldn't find out?
I guess the pill bottles
are similar
..and it was an easy mistake.
You should've come to me.
Everyone thinks she's perfect,
I don't buy it for a second.
I never properly thanked you
for rescuing me last week.
They all fell for it.
But not me.
And now you're fucked.
Argh!