Summerwater (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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This programme contains
very strong language,
adult themes,
scenes of a sexual nature,
and scenes some viewers
may find distressing
LEAVES RUSTLE
FLAMES ROAR
RAIN HAMMERS
There were five cabins
at Summerwater.
Four groups of people on holiday.
And a family that works
in the hotel.
And we need to figure out
what happened
whether this fire was an accident.
Is that something you could help us
with, Dr Campbell?
HE SIGHS
I remember when Josh was born.
My kids were teenagers
when he was a toddler.
They used to play with him.
He's a great lad.
I hear there was
an incident between you.
Just a misunderstanding.
I overreacted
in the heat of the moment.
And do you often overreact
in the heat of the moment?
I'm usually very calm
under pressure.
I saved lives last night.
It's funny, given what had
happened in the afternoon.
The incident in the afternoon,
was that the only time
you'd interacted with Dr Campbell?
Pretty much.
Were there any other times
you spoke with Josh or Millie?
No.
I mean, they hardly left
their cabin.
What do you think
was the reason for that?
What do you think?
Boom, boom, bloody boom.
DOOR OPENS
Just do it gently.
Oh
Keep going.
What? What is it? Are you OK?
I want us to come at the same time.
OK, so do you want me to
Oh, no, like, intercourse.
-Right.
-SHE SIGHS
OK.
Yeah?
Well, if we've stopped,
I might have a tea break.
TRAY CLATTERS
CROCKERY CLINKS
I thought a walk by the loch
would be a nice idea.
-The loch?
-Mm-hm.
It's quite a climb.
Well, I know.
It'll do us both good.
Don't you forget to dress now.
When you say, "at the same time",
how precise are we talking?
OK, so I've been reading
that when you come,
you release endorphins,
and if you do that exactly
the same time,
it bonds you chemically.
It just sounds a wee bit
prescriptive, I don't know.
Is this about sex or something else?
Are you having second thoughts
about moving to Barra?
No.
No? Cos, you know,
it's a big change.
It's not exactly
your home turf, is it?
And what do you mean by that?
Well, no, I just mean that
you grew up in the city.
I didn't mean anything else.
I just mean this is
our time together.
I want there to be nothing
between us. No gap.
I know.
Can we eat first, though?
My tummy's rumbling.
It's a bit off-putting.
Do you fancy a bacon sandwich?
-Yeah.
-OK.
CAR CHIRPS
INDISTINCT CHATTER
LAUGHTER
HE SIGHS
Annie, we need to get dressed.
What for?
We're going to the loch,
our usual walk.
Oh, good.
Have you touched your coffee?
Oh.
It's cold.
Do you want another one?
-It's fine.
-I'll make you another.
I don't mind it cold.
Don't be silly.
I said I'm fine!
MUFFLED SCREAM
Do you know those two?
Annie and David.
I've known them for ever.
He's quite stern.
DAVID: Come on!
That seems a bit weird.
MUFFLED: in the car!
Come on.
He was a bit rough, don't you think?
Mm.
Do you reckon
I should say something?
Well, now's the time.
ENGINE IGNITES
Bit late.
Did you hear that family last night?
Didn't hear a thing.
They were up until three o'clock
at least, playing music.
Could you slow down a wee bit?
You know, I think they work
at the hotel.
I-I might make a complaint.
SHE SIGHS
We used to have parties by the loch
when the kids were small.
I'm sure we kept people up.
It was down by the loch,
it was a collective thing.
If you didnae want to be part of it,
you just went back to your cabin.
What they're doing isn't collective.
It's just pure bloody selfishness.
It's what everyone's like
these days,
just existing in their own bubble
like no-one else bloody matters.
Where did you feel it?
Here.
Would you mind
raising your top a fraction?
-I'm sorry.
-It's fine.
We have these flagstones
in front of the house.
It was a rainy day.
I should have cleared the moss.
It was my fault.
Uh, is your husband aware
of these injuries?
Should he be?
I would have thought so.
I mean, yeah, of course he is.
Do you have any children, Mrs West?
My husband wants them.
Seems I'm not able to.
It's a point of friction, actually.
That's no excuse, Lorna.
Is it OK if I call you that?
Of course.
Is there something you'd like
to talk about?
Perhaps in a less formal setting.
I'd rather just have a coffee.
We always do the walk.
It'll be good exercise.
We've been cooped up in that cabin.
Come on.
Where d'you think they're from,
that family?
What?
You know, the ones who were up late,
where do you think they're from?
What difference does that make?
It doesn't. I'm just asking.
What, cause no Scot's
ever had a party?
SHE CHUCKLES
I'm asking a question. Jesus!
They're probably Polish.
David!
It's five minutes more.
I can't.
You need to keep mobile.
-It's good for your
-For bloody muscle strength.
Oh, yes, thank you, doctor.
What are you doing?
I'm helping you.
HE SIGHS
MUSIC: Sweet Dream
by Gazelle Twin
Come on.
HE SIGHS
Shame we won't see the boys
and their families for Christmas.
You remember what aeroplanes were
like when they were kids.
I'm not surprised.
It would've been nice
to see them, that's all.
Hey, do you remember Alastair
and his trumpet?
"Am I good, Mummy?"
Oh, darling, you were brilliant.
Ha!
I felt so lonely those early years.
Well, I think
it's a privilege to be with kids
the first time
they experience something.
Do you remember when Gavin rode
his bike without stabilisers?
HE LAUGHS The look on his face!
The firsts are fine. It's the lasts.
You never see them coming.
The last time they needed you
to put a plaster on,
the last time they crawl into
your bed in the morning, all warm.
You spend your life wishing it away,
and then one day,
you realise what you've lost.
You've not touched your cake.
No. You have it.
Not earned it, have I?
I've not had my walk.
HE LAUGHS DRYLY
Do you know, I still hear
my father's voice.
"Gluttony is the vice of
indulgence."
Didnae stopped him indulging
whenever it took his fancy.
"I do not approve of your lifestyle."
"I do not approve in the least!"
Ha!
You never did, did you?
Did what?
Approve. Of me.
What do you mean?
You never thought
I was good enough for your son.
HE SIGHS
Annie, it's me, David.
I'm David.
-What?
-I'm your husband, Annie.
We're at Summerwater.
I know. I know who you are.
I'm gonna finish that walk.
Don't be long.
I worry that I've taken
advantage of you somehow.
Why would you even think that?
I'm your doctor.
Lots of people meet at work.
HE CHUCKLES
I want to be with you.
All the time.
I want it to be real.
Well, what about your wife?
And your children.
I don't care what anyone
thinks or says.
I'm going to be with you.
Don't say it unless you mean it.
There's too much at stake for me.
I mean it.
MUSIC: In Dreams
by Roy Orbison
A candy-coloured clown
they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust
and to whisper
"Go to sleep,
everything is all right"
I close my eyes ♪
Nice tat.
Oh, yes. I got it when I was young.
That was before I had my daughter.
Before kids, when we all had a life.
Exactly.
-My lost youth.
-Oh.
SHE MURMURS
Ah!
You don't mind, do you?
Summerwater.
How's your holiday?
The tan's not coming along
as much as I'd hoped.
DAVID CHUCKLES
No, it's beautiful, Scotland.
Pfft. When you can see it.
You been before? Summerwater,
not Scotland, obviously.
Oh
30-odd year, I've been coming here.
Changed much?
Well, not always for the better.
OK.
Ach, you know.
It's always the people
that make it, isn't it?
Pathetic fallacy.
It's the literary conceit that
the physical environment,
the weather, the rain,
the landscape,
mirrors the workings of
the human heart.
Do you read?
What, books?
Yeah. Mainly sports biographies.
-Football, rugby, golf.
-Mm.
Also, do you know Andy McNab?
Was he shortlisted for the Booker?
I don't think so. He was in the SAS.
Writes stuff based on
his experiences.
It's quite factual.
I don't read as much as I'd like,
to be honest.
Kids, you know?
It's all screens now.
So many people don't know
how to sit quietly any more.
-Tell me about it.
-I mean, what do you make of our noisy neighbours
back at the site?
Do they keep you up, too?
-It's a bit annoying.
-I mean, there always used to be parties,
but those were communal things
down by the loch,
proper bloody music.
None of this boom, boom,
bloody boom.
We never kept families up.
It's inconsiderate, although
The barmaid there
she's one of them, I think.
Do you know what?
It's actually the husband.
Mmm.
You spoke to her?
Nice woman, actually.
You've got two young children.
Mm. Lola and Jack.
Ours used to love it here.
The fresh air, the freedom.
Hold on to those years.
They're magical. It goes like that.
Of course, they're grown-up now.
One is in Canada,
the other's in Australia.
One's a doctor.
And the other works in print media.
We've got all that to come.
Still, though, I bet it's nice,
watching them find them themselves.
You have all these hopes.
Never quite works out
how you expect.
It's funny, my, erm
My father was a
He never showed much love to me,
my mother.
He was always so disappointed,
and I promised myself
I'd be different.
You have all these good intentions,
but you find yourself making
the same mistakes.
VOICE BREAKING: Hurting the people
that you love.
There's an ordinary violence
in all of us.
DAVID SNIFFS
We're capable of such
terrible things.
Might just pop to the loo.
This programme contains scenes of a
sexual nature and very strong language
MUSIC: Dog-Tired
by Camille Keller
- SHE GASPS
- I'm sorry, I
It's so cold in here.
It's all right. I'll get the heater.
No, it's It's not that.
Well, you just said you were cold.
I'm sorry, I'm just distracted.
By what?
I mean, there's nothing else
to do round here.
That's the point.
Maybe it's seeing that couple,
but I just feel on edge.
Maybe I I am worried about Barra.
OK. Well, Barra was your idea.
We don't have to move.
It's not Barra.
It's not us moving in together.
Well, you just said
you were worried about it.
Not Barra.
Us.
What do you mean?
Sometimes I worry we're
We're too different.
Different is good.
I mean, what's the point in being
with someone who's just like you?
I need a bit of space.
OK.
You said you'd leave her.
I can't, just now.
Annie's mother's not well.
She's over there all the time
at the moment.
Come on. You know this.
But this changes everything.
Of course it does.
It's just the timing.
This whole time, I thought
I was the problem.
But it was Robert.
I have wanted this for so long.
I wish it could be different. I
I really do, I
No, I need this baby!
You can't have it.
That's all there is.
I-I'm sorry. It's
It's not realistic.
You know what your husband's like.
Do you really want to have
to deal with him?
No, but I'd be with you.
You said you wanted this.
If it was a year from now.
Look, my wife's mother is dying.
I can't do this to her.
But you can to me?
You're not my wife!
SHE GASPS
No.
You said you wanted this.
You said you love me.
We all say things we don't mean
in the heat of the moment.
The heat of the moment, was it?
Ha-ha!
I shouldn't have said what I said.
Yeah, but you did.
Oh, God, if Robert found out
I'm not going to abandon you.
A friend from medical school
runs a private clinic.
It's nice.
You'll be looked after.
I'll I'll pay, of course.
I'll pay.
Making sure you're OK
is the main thing here.
You'd send me private, would you?
Fuck you.
CAR CHIRPS
Excuse me.
Hi. We've not met. Erm
I'm sorry. Now's not a good time.
I think you should be
a wee bit more careful
the way you handle your wife.
CAR DOOR SLAMS
What did you say?
I think you should be gentler
with your wife.
My wife is unwell
and has difficulties with her
balance, so sometimes
OK. I'm sorry.
No, you listen.
So sometimes,
I-I-I need to help her.
Now, do you have any more advice
to give me or are we done here?
I was just saying.
Oi! David?
Is there a problem here?
You tell your girlfriend
to butt out
when things don't involve her.
SHE SCOFFS
What, because men should tell women
what do, is that it?
Oh, don't give me that shite.
I'm sensing a pattern with
the way you talk to women here.
Yeah, maybe you should apologise.
To you?!
To Millie.
I remember when you were walking
around here in your nappies.
Well, I'm a wee bit bigger now.
You just watch yourself.
Whatever, David.
You fucking little cunt!
Oh, my God.
-Holy shit!
-Oh, my God.
Oh, my fucking God.
Oh, I thought
he was gonna fucking lamp me.
He's mad. Stay away from him.
Feel my heart.
Oh, my God. Here, feel mine.
I'll fucking kill you,
you fucking cock!
Fuck you.
Fuck you!
I'm not staying,
I need to get home.
D-Did it go well?
I suppose it did.
I'll make this up to you.
I I promise.
And how do you intend
on doing that?
Look, maybe we should wait
a few weeks
before seeing each other again.
A few weeks?
I just mean take things easy,
for a while.
You know, once everything settles
with Annie's mother and everything,
we can see how it goes.
In the meantime,
it might be an idea for you
to find a new GP.
You think?
Right.
Probably need to
Get back to my husband?
Yeah.
Hm.
Oh, erm
It was a girl, by the way.
MUSIC: A Door Opens
by Gazelle Twin
And now it stops
A key unlocks
Here's to laughter
Here's to tears
And a sweet dream for now
Above you
Below you
Beside you ♪
Arsehole.
Fucking arsehole.
Excuse me.
There was a woman at this table.
Did you see where she went?
I think she left.
SHE CHUCKLES
Ah!
-Are you coming?
-Stop talking!
SHE MOANS
SOBS: Fucking arsehole!
Fucking arsehole.
BRAKES SCREECH
BOTH MOAN, PAN
-Yeah?
-Success!
You've been drinking?
I'm fine.
SHE SIGHS
Let's get you something warm.
Can never bloody find anything
when I need it!
- WHISPERS:
- Above the wardrobe.
Got it.
Why is it above the wardrobe?
Annie?
Annie?
Annie?
Annie. There you are.
It's Celine.
No, it's, ah
It's Justine, actually.
Annie, you've got confused.
I'm sorry. This happens sometimes.
I'm sorry.
Come on, darling. Let's go.
Oh, we need to get
some more cardboard boxes
when we get back, won't we?
The move's not for weeks.
You looking forward to it?
Barra? Yeah.
Could just sound
a bit more enthusiastic.
I'm eating. You've just asked me.
Well, it's just the rest
of our lives.
The rest of our lives?
Yeah, it is.
Why don't we start
with the next ten years, and
-see how we go?
-OK.
What's that supposed to mean?
Let's not make it sound
more daunting.
Why would spending your life
with me be daunting?
Sometimes, I worry that
you don't feel for me
the way I feel for you.
That maybe
I'm not smart enough for you,
or sophisticated enough.
I do sometimes worry that
it's not enough.
SHE SIGHS
That you're not enough for me.
I worry that one day we'll be old,
walking out this cabin.
I slip, and you grab me because
all those cute little things
that you used to love about me
now mean you can't stand me
any more.
And is that how you feel about me?
Cos that is not the way
I feel about you.
You don't know how you're gonna feel
about me in the future.
Exactly.
What we have is so rare.
And the way I feel for you
is worth the world.
So the question is, is whether
you feel that way about me.
I was sure it was her.
I know.
I love you.
You should have pushed me.
I know you thought about it.
You thought about pushing me,
and then when you couldn't do that,
you were going to leave.
What sense would that have made?
You always were impulsive.
That's your problem.
You think you're so measured,
but you're not.
You do things.
It's what I love about you.
I'm cold.
MUSIC: We Melted
by Ultraphonic
A biscuit?