This England (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

1
(melancholic music playing)
(cameraman) What are you going
to be when you grow up?
The world king.
(pants)
Beware the Ides of March.
(overlapping chatter)
Hello,
it's Southampton Grange here.
Erm, we've had one of our residents
with the virus.
He was in hospital and he's died.
We're wanting to test
our other residents and our staff,
so where do we get the tests?
You can try
your testing centre in the area,
but they're only doing tests
on people
with symptoms at the moment.
Yeah, but I think the thing is
I'll call PHE, see what we can do.
Okay.
(Jodie) We have a home
with more than 50 residents
and we know someone there
has had the virus.
Because they've died.
The policy at the moment
is to only test people
with symptoms.
But we have staff
and residents that have been
in contact with the virus.
Surely we can get them tested?
-That's our policy at the moment.
-(tense music playing)
(care worker 1) And you're going
to have to stay there
-for a little bit.
-(Laura) Okay.
-(Julie) All right, Laura.
-Thank you.
(Julie) Yeah, so we're just going
to take you to your room now.
Keep you nice and safe,
and you mustn't let
these masks scare you.
(care worker 2) There you go, Bri.
We'll stay in your room
for a while, okay?
How long do I have
to stay here for?
(Rob) This is a very nice place
for a weekend in the country,
Carrie.
(Lizzie) Yeah. I mean,
just look at this place.
It's a little bit surreal, though,
from a flat in Camberwell to this.
Don't knock a flat in Camberwell.
It has a lot of advantages.
(laughter)
Didn't wrap it.
-(all gasp)
-Oh, it's so beautiful.
-Oh, Rob, thank you so much.
-(Rob) You're very welcome.
-You went for blue?
-Mm-hmm.
So you think it's a boy?
I think it is a Tory.
(laughter)
(reporter) Three hundred
and sixty-eight people died
in Italy yesterday
in COVID-related deaths.
Hospitals are being overwhelmed
morgues are inundated
with corpses
coffins are in short supply,
and mourners are being forced
to grieve in isolation.
We have a simple message
for all countries.
-Test, test, test.
-(dramatic music playing)
(Paul) I wrote to the government
to nudge them into mobilising
the lab facilities
of the academic labs
that are lying idle.
And these are near the hospitals
and the healthcare centres,
which could help
to protect the vulnerable.
And the government
are not responding.
So I think
we should just go ahead ourselves.
Well, I spoke to UCLH.
They're ready
to start testing their staff.
Well, good. Let's get started.
(traffic rumbling)
Where are we at on testing?
We have capacity
for 10,000 tests per day.
We need to focus them on patients
with symptoms in hospitals.
The more tests we do,
the slower the results.
It would be a disaster
if we were unable to test patients.
-(Matt) Yeah, I agree.
-(Wormald) So the ACDP,
Matt, have now finally agreed
attainment level two,
labs can handle the samples, so
Great. Finally.
Erm, I also want to announce
a new target
of 25,000 tests per day.
How soon do you think
that you can deliver that?
I'm not sure
that it would make sense
to give a date deadline.
(Julie) Hiya, come on in.
And now we've got
two of our family members,
and they've both got temperatures
and also breathing difficulties.
(NHS worker 1)
(Julie) Yeah,
as per your guidelines.
(NHS worker 1) That's really good.
-Open it up again.
-(Julie) Just a little way.
(NHS worker 1)
Open it up a little bit more.
Just as if you were
at the dentist.
-(Julie) There you go. Open wide.
-(NHS worker 1) Little bit more.
-(NHS worker 2) That's all done.
-Thank you.
Is there any chance you can test
everyone else while you're here?
(NHS worker 1)
We're not gonna be able
-to test the other residents.
-(Julie) Why not?
(NHS worker 1) The labs
are just swamped and overworked.
We've all seen the figures
from Imperial and LSHTM.
The key is capacity.
We need to get everyone safely out
of the hospitals
that doesn't need to be there,
or we are going to be swamped.
Agreed. If we can't have scenes
like the ones in Italy
happening over here,
we'd be crucified.
There are thousands of people
who are medically fit to leave,
and we could postpone
non-urgent procedures.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
Good morning, Andrea. How're you?
Good morning, Manny.
Yeah, I'm fine, thank you, you?
(NHS worker 1) Sats are 96 percent.
-(indistinct chatter)
-(EKG monitor beeping)
(Amir) Okay, pre-oxygenating.
(NHS worker 1) Propofol given.
(NHS worker 2)
(EKG machine beeping)
(NHS worker 2)
(Amir)
(NHS worker 2)
(machine blaring)
(NHS worker 1)
So, I've ordered
12 more ventilators.
I'm not supposed to,
but if I don't order them now,
there's not going to be any left.
But then the next problem will be,
do we have enough oxygen flow
to actually run
-all the ventilators?
-I know, exactly.
(car horn blaring)
(indistinct chatter)
Hiya, love.
(soft dramatic music playing)
Erm, good morning. Morning.
Morning, everybody.
Erm, it looks as though
we're now approaching
the fast growth part
of the upward curve and,
erm, without drastic action,
cases could double
every, er, five or six days.
Boris says the virus is doubling
every five to six days, but,
on the 12th, Italy had 1,000 deaths
and we had ten.
And yesterday,
we had 81 deaths, so
That's doubling every, like,
30 hours or something?
Yeah.
We need to ask you to ensure
that if you or anyone
er, in your household has one
of those two symptoms,
then you should stay
at home for 14 days.
Second, and now is the time
for everyone to stop
non-essential contact with others.
So mass gatherings,
we are now moving
emphatically away from.
(care worker 1)
Save me a bit a bit, Barbara.
(resident) Where my bag is.
-(care worker 2) Your bag?
-(care worker 1) You okay, Hilda?
(exclaims)
(indistinct chatter)
You will've followed the news.
Er, I think we're heading
to a national lockdown.
Erm, what I'd like to do,
the first thing I'd like to do
is lockdown here from today.
-Yeah?
-(care worker 3) Yeah.
Right, the next thing
is quite probable
that we'll have some family members
who test positive.
So I'm considering Buttermeads
er, becoming an area
in which we support people
that have tested positive.
(reporter 1) Share prices
have sunk around the world.
(reporter 2) And just look
at the scale of that fall.
We're talking about
the biggest fall in share prices
that we've seen in living memory.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
We are short of ventilators.
So we need a national effort.
We need to summon up
the spirit of Dunkirk.
And we need you to
er, to rescue us
in Operation Last Gasp.
(ambulance siren blaring
in distance)
(NHS worker)
We're just gonna roll you in.
Are you comfortable?
(Amir) We're full.
Absolutely full.
There's no point
bringing someone here.
There's nothing we can do for them.
-(indistinct chatter)
-(car horns blaring)
-Cheerio, Gazza.
-See you later.
(Boris) Yeah, sleep well.
-Hey.
-Hello.
Finally, I am home.
"In this love's hallowed temple".
"This soft bed in such white robes,
heaven's angels,
used to be received by men".
-Or by me, that is.
-(Carrie chuckles)
Listen, I think I'm going to go
to Camberwell to self-isolate.
I'm worried about him.
You're so busy anyway.
Is that okay?
Er, that's okay. Yeah,
of course, of course, of course.
(Amir) It's no use
to keep sending patients to us.
If we take any more,
we can't take care of them.
What about Ealing?
-Ealing's getting full.
-But we can't turn them away.
-(pensive music playing)
-(indistinct chatter)
-(passenger coughing)
-(indistinct chatter)
-(EKG monitor beeping)
-(indistinct chatter)
(Ben imitates trumpet)
-A solution.
-(NHS worker) To which problem?
(Ben) The lack
of ventilators and oxygen.
These are domestic machines
for sleep apnoea.
We can convert them
and use them here.
(NHS worker) Well, that will
just pump the virus out.
(Ben) Not with this added.
(NHS worker)
Where did you get that?
(Ben) I 3D-printed it.
Are you going to finish
your dinner with me? Eh?
(care worker 1)
Want to try a bit more?
(indistinct chatter)
Ready? First little bit.
-(groans)
-Good man.
We're going
to move out of this room
and go up in your bedroom.
We're going to go
upstairs to our new bedroom.
(care worker 1)
We'll go with 'em, Jilly.
(care worker 2)
See you all later, ladies.
Just round this corner, Jilly,
and that'll be your room.
Here we are, Pat.
Oh, it's lovely
and bright in here, Pat.
I reckon we'll be all right,
won't we?
We'll be comfortable in here.
(care worker 2) So,
what are we clearing for?
Did you hear what Ross said
about maybe bringing beds in here?
(care worker 2) No.
(care worker 1) Like,
set it up like a ward.
Completely closed-off COVID ward.
-(indistinct chatter)
-(Gazza) Morning, PM.
(Boris) All right, Gazza,
stand by
Morning all, morning all,
morning all!
(indistinct chatter)
(Lee) We have to practise
what we preach,
so we need to sort out a way
of social distancing.
We should have
designated replacements
for all of us
if we should fall ill.
Agreed. Each Secretary of State
should nominate a minister.
If Lee is ill,
Isaac Levido should replace him.
-And if you're ill?
-Isaac or Paul Stevenson.
And Gabriel should replace
either of them if they're ill.
Who would take over
from the Prime Minister?
A designated survivor.
Well, the Foreign Secretary
is First Secretary of State.
Or there is Michael,
as he's in charge
of the Cabinet Office.
I think I think You know,
I think I'd probably go
with the probably go
with the Foreign Secretary
for precedence and so on.
# Early this morning
Just as the sun was shining
-# I heard a fair maiden
-# I heard a fair maiden
-# Singing her song #
-# Singing her song #
(pensive music playing)
-(care worker 1) Morning.
-(Brain) Morning, sweetheart.
-(care worker 1) How are you doing?
-(Brain) Fine.
(care worker 1) You ready to get up
and have your shower?
(Brain) Oh, yes, please.
(care worker 2)
Public health's are on the phone.
All the tests
have come back positive.
(Julie) Oh, shit.
-Erm, okay, can you stay here?
-Yeah, of course.
-(care worker 1) All right?
-Yeah.
(machine whirring)
(shower running)
(care worker 1)
I'm going to wash it off.
It is it is an absolute priority
that the NHS must not
-be overwhelmed.
-Agreed.
And we're drawing up a new
four-pillar plan on page eight.
Four pillars.
Erm, NHS PHE swab testing
for patients,
commercial swab testing
for key workers,
for doctors and so on,
antibody testing
to help determine
if people have immunity,
and surveillance testing
to help build up
our understanding of the virus.
-(phone ringing)
-(Simon) The operational aim
is to free up 30,000 or more beds.
A, assume that you will need
to postpone all non-urgent
elective operations
from the 15th of April
at the latest.
B, urgently discharge
all hospital inpatients
who are medically fit to leave.
(NHS worker) Don't go in there.
It's packed.
There'll be virus everywhere.
So, today we got the new guidance
from NHS England saying
we need to expand
critical care capacity
to the maximum
by urgently discharging
all hospital inpatients
who are medically fit to leave.
Well, what about testing?
I've checked with the Department
of Health and PHE.
They're saying
we don't need to test them.
(soft music playing)
(care worker)
What you been up to this morning?
Er, just, erm
Had my breakfast and,
er, just watched some of the telly.
Do you want any
Do you want any more, Brian?
-No, thank you.
-No? Okay.
-You sure?
-Yeah.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
Right. (sighs)
-Thank you.
-(indistinct chatter)
-Bye. Bye. Thank you.
-Bye.
(indistinct chatter)
(indistinct chatter
over television)
-Ey up, Dad.
-(James) Aye, aye.
-(Des sighs)
-(door closes)
You're gonna have me more
at home with you from now on.
-(James) Am I?
-Yeah. (sighs)
Been told to shield
because of my COPD.
-So no more work for me. (sighs)
-What about you?
Someone's got to work.
Life still needs keeping clean.
What if you catch it?
I'm going to go live
in a caravan for a bit.
Give you a bit of peace and quiet.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
(pensive music playing)
(care worker) Good man.
I'm going to put your pyjamas on.
Now go back. Lovely.
-All right?
-Yeah.
(care worker)
I'm just going to tidy up the room,
and I will see you later.
Okay, well, I've already got
five staff off. Erm
Yeah, I've got people shielding.
(coughs)
(spits)
(Des) Sue, my love.
I just wanted to see you
before I go to bed.
-Night, my love. Love you.
-Bye.
Love you.
-(Amir) Suction in.
-(EKG machine beeping)
(Amir) Blade in.
(NHS worker 1)
That's quite, very low.
(Amir) I can't see his cords.
Hang on.
Okay, so, bring the bag in.
Let's bring the bag back in.
-Recruit him.
-(NHS worker 2) Can someone get
the difficult airway trolley,
please?
(Amir) Any
of the ITB consultants in the ward?
(NHS worker 1) Can anyone get
another consultant, please?
(breathes deeply)
(employer over phone)
Is Tony available today?
(Tony's wife) I'm sorry,
Tony can't come in today.
(Tony coughs)
We've a shortage of drivers.
I'm sorry, he can't.
(woman) Okay. Any improvement,
let us know.
-Okay, bye.
-(woman) Bye.
(Valerie) Let's have a look.
Okay, erm.
I think we should call 111.
(chuckles) I have already.
-(Valerie) Really?
-I waited two hours.
When I finally got through,
they just said, "Phone your GP".
(Valerie) Oh, God.
(traffic rumbling)
Which brings us
to the question of what happens
if people choose
not to stay at home.
Well, the military
is on standby in case they need
-to enforce a lockdown.
-Would you say
what do you mean,
what do you mean "enforce"?
Well, they have a plan
to put roadblocks around London.
No!
That's not going to bloody happen.
If we're going to lock down,
then the sooner the better.
"If it were done when 'tis done,
then 'twere well
it were done quickly"
Exactly.
"But in these cases,
we still have judgment here
that we but teach".
"Bloody instructions,
which being taught,
return to plague the inventor".
So this is a big one.
(pensive music playing)
(Sami) Has the patient been taken
for an X-ray yet?
-Yes, we're going to.
-(Sami) Ah, brilliant.
(coughs)
-(care worker) Morning, Bob.
-Morning, morning.
(care worker) Hiya. How are you?
Yeah, yes, I'm fine, thank you.
-You slept all right last night?
-I did.
Oh, hi, Karen. You all right?
(Karen) I'm really
not feeling well.
-Okay.
-(Karen) I'm really sorry,
but I won't be able
to come in today.
All right, well,
thanks for letting me know. Erm
You take care and get back in touch
as soon as you can.
Your granddaughters normally visit
you a lot, don't they?
-Yes.
-Just at the moment,
-we have got some new rules. Okay?
-All right.
But you'll still be able to chat
to them and see them.
-Will I?
-And then, you know,
we've got the iPad downstairs.
Yeah, I I don't know
much about those.
(coughs)
Hi.
(relative, over phone) Hi.
How'd it go?
(sighs) Well, I'm still here.
I mean, look. Look at this lot.
-(relative groans)
-Yeah, I know.
I know. I could be here all day.
I don't know.
Neil, are you okay?
(Neil) Yeah,
I got a cough yesterday
and now a bit of a fever,
so I'm self-isolating.
Sorry to hear that.
I think I probably caught it
at one of our meetings.
A lot of it around Westminster,
I think.
Sharon, I got your proposal
for funding for the genomics group.
The virus will mutate.
We need to track those changes.
Absolutely. You have our backing.
(Sharon) Great. Thank you.
-Graham, schools.
-So SPI-M looked at this.
Overall, we think closing schools
will have, at most,
a five percent reduction
in ICU demand.
How are we doing on testing?
We are aiming
for 25,000 tests per day.
How many are we actually doing?
Our current capacity
is 6,084 per day.
That's less
than the previous target.
It's vital that all NHS staff
get access to tests.
-Exactly. And care homes.
-Where are we on the curve?
We're following a similar path
to Italy, two to four weeks behind.
We still think
that the doubling time
is around five to seven days.
-(NHS worker) Mr Green?
-Yeah, that's me. Coming.
I'm sorry to say that the lymphoma
has spread to your abdomen.
We're going to start chemotherapy
as soon as possible.
With this type of cancer,
the recovery rate is good.
Okay.
(Boris) Hey, Jenny,
thanks for doing this.
-Hi, Minister.
-Good to see you, good to see you.
Where's Chris?
I mean, he has got it, I think.
Oh, God, that would be
embarrassing. (chuckles)
And we come today
to the key issue of schools.
We think now that schools
will shut their gates
from Friday afternoon.
They will remain closed
until further notice.
(indistinct chatter)
I believe in this time of pandemic,
we should suspend
all prayers from the mosque.
We are authorised to do this,
not by the government,
but by the Prophet himself,
peace be upon him,
as the Mufti will explain.
The last thing I want to do
is suspend our place of worship.
But once, you know,
during the lifetime
of our Prophet, peace be upon him,
there was a typhoon
and villages were destroyed.
And the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him,
he told them to stay at home
and pray at home to keep them safe.
I don't want to see
you guys die off.
You're the founders
of our community.
(elevator bell dings)
(coughs)
(pensive music playing)
-(car horn beeping)
-(dog barking in distance)
(bus bell ringing)
(coughs)
(reporter)
National Health England
today announced 15,000 patients
will be discharged from hospitals
in the next few days,
many into residential care.
-(Sami) Brian, how are we feeling?
-(machines beeping)
(Sami) Okay, well (sighs)
just to let you know,
me and the team have been talking
and I think it's probably wise
that we move you
onto the COVID ward.
-(doctor) You all right?
-(NHS worker) Yeah.
-First time on a COVID ward?
-(NHS worker) Yeah.
It's going to be fine.
(NHS worker 2) I'm just gonna
freshen your mouth up.
It's just a swab going in.
(Des) How are you feeling?
-(Sue) I should go get a test.
-(Des) Well, yeah.
Carry on keeping your distance.
Don't want you getting it.
-(telephone ringing)
-Hello?
(Andrea) Hello, Manny. It's Andrea.
I can't come in.
-I'm not feeling well.
-Can you get a test?
(Valerie) Still really high, Dad.
I'm gonna try the doctor again.
I'll be back in a sec, all right?
No, the cough's not got worse.
Its it's just erm
(sighs) I don't know.
He's usually really, really sharp,
and and he just seems
kind of out of it.
(NHS rep) NHS 111.
(Tony's wife) Can you speak
to my husband, please?
He's not been feeling well.
Hmm, hello?
(NHS rep) Hello, sir.
What are your symptoms?
(Tony) Eh, my wife My wife
thinks I have COVID. (chuckles)
(sombre music playing)
We've already had deaths.
And now you want us to bring people
into our homes
who've been in hospitals
where there's a virus,
without even knowing
whether they've got it.
(resident) Going
much further, am I?
(care worker 1) You're just going
to your room.
(care worker 2) Are you going
to start at the top
and I'll do the bottom?
Mind your little leggies.
We are issuing an instruction
to all of our homes to refuse
to allow patients into our homes
who've been discharged
from hospital
without a negative test.
Hi, how you doing?
(care worker 3) I won't be able
to come in today.
Yeah.
I'm really sorry,
I think it's COVID.
Yeah, okay.
(care worker 2) Well, we have
a patient by the name of Brian,
and basically
his breathing is very erratic.
His temperature is 37.7, very high.
Is it at all possible
you can come out to see him?
(doctor) I can't currently.
(keyboard clacking)
Okay. Brian's with you now.
(doctor) Hello, Brian.
How are you feeling?
-Terrible.
-(doctor) Are you able to move?
-(indistinct chatter)
-(telephone ringing in distance)
Isaac Levido to see Lee Cain.
(Lee) I think
we need to get a slogan.
All right. I think
it's gotta be something simple.
(Guerin) Get COVID done.
(Isaac) Yeah. (chuckles)
Very good, Ben.
Three words is good.
It's not essential.
-Stay at home?
-No, no, no.
We want to avoid patronising people
because they're taking it
seriously.
It's obvious you've got
to focus on the NHS.
If you can link the message
to them, it's going to work.
We are trying to help them be safe.
Is there some pun on safe
and locks?
What the fuck is the matter
with you today?
We need to connect staying at home
with being safe.
Stay safe, stay home.
They've been using "Staying at home
saves lives" in other countries.
We're not other countries, Ben.
You've gotta use the NHS.
You've gotta own the NHS.
This crisis is all about the NHS.
If you allow even a sliver of space
between you and it, you're fucked.
All right, well All right,
what about instead of keeping
you safe, we keep the NHS safe?
Okay, thank you.
Thank you.
(Julie) We've got
12 in isolation now.
Yeah, full barrier nursing.
And we have eight staff off.
Erm, two with coughs.
They're isolating at home
for two weeks.
They can't get a test.
(Bob) Dorothy, you're 102.
I can't believe it.
What do you put it down to?
-Hard work.
-Hard work.
(coughs)
Dorothy,
do you want a clean hanky?
-I will, please.
-Yeah.
(coughs)
Pipes and, er, stuff like this,
this sort of stuff.
Did you prepare it
-for people in the military?
-Yeah.
(care worker 1)
Look at this for service.
(coughs) Yeah.
I don't do this for everyone,
you know.
-(Dorothy) No, you don't?
-No, no, no.
(care worker 1)
What a gentleman, eh?
-I come from a military family.
-Do you?
Hmm. My grandad
-Mm-hmm.
-and my dad.
My dad missed lots of my birthdays
when I was younger.
He used to send me chocolate
from Afghanistan.
-I bet he did.
-It wasn't very good chocolate.
-Wasn't it?
-(chuckles) No.
-Bob?
-Yeah.
-Hello, my lovely.
-Hiya.
-You fell asleep in the chair.
-I did?
Shall we go up to bed?
-(sighs) Yes, all right.
-Yeah.
Mm. Oh, God. Sorry about that.
It's the best meal
I've had in ages.
-How's Carrie?
-She's good.
So, what what have we got?
If you look at the charts
on page one,
there's a range
of possible revenue falls
from loss of tax revenues
due to reduced activity.
Chart two shows a range
of extra costs for health care.
Chart three, possible costs
for supporting local government
due to their lost revenues.
And then in four, possible costs
for supporting individuals
who are locked down
and therefore cannot work.
Yeah, you you know,
these numbers are huge.
We should take a moment to sort of
step back here from
from the precipice.
You know, we just spent
the last ten years bashing Labour
over the head about getting
the country into debt
in a financial crisis
and thereby wrecking the economy.
The economics aside,
we could make the politics work.
-How?
-We need to focus on the idea
that last time Labour bailed out
the bankers,
this time we have to support
the workers, the people.
Our focus groups show
that people will accept a lockdown
if we support them financially.
The markets are crushing
because we have no plan
to protect the people.
We need a credible health plan
to rescue the economy.
I agree.
Right, I don't know.
I mean, how are we going to pay
for all that?
(sombre music playing)
(Valerie) How's it going?
(Valerie's dad) Well,
they've done the X-ray.
-(Valerie) Okay.
-And they think it's pneumonia.
(sighs)
(Valerie's dad) They're going
to move me to a ward.
-Oh, Dad.
-I'll let you know
as soon as I know
where I am and what's happening.
(Julie) Brian?
Mary's here, darling.
She's come to see you.
There you go.
Hello.
(Julie) Look,
there's your granddaughter.
-All of your granddaughters.
-(groans)
(Julie) All right, Brian.
Look, we're sorry about this.
I'll come and see you.
There we go.
-All right, Mary?
-(Mary) Yes, Julie.
-(Julie) You all right, love?
-(Mary) Yes, thank you. You?
I've I've brought
some of my favourite perfume.
He gives me it every year
and I wondered if you would put it
beside him so that he can smell it.
-(Julie) Of course I will.
-And that will remind him of me.
(Julie) Of course I will.
Of course I will
(breathes shakily)
(music concludes)
(NHS worker 1) Hello.
We've got your test results back.
We're gonna be moving you
to the COVID ward shortly, okay?
(machines beeping)
(NHS worker 2) Well, we just
need you to sign this, please.
-(pensive music playing)
-What's that?
(NHS worker 2) Eh,
It's a do not resuscitate form.
It just means
that if anything happens,
we'll not try to intubate you
and put you on a ventilator.
You'll still receive every other
sort of treatment, though.
It looks as though
the doubling rate for ICU cases
is three to five days,
not the five to 6.5,
that we expected.
The rapid increase
in ICU admissions
is consistent
with a higher reproduction number
than the 2.4 previously estimated.
It's very likely that we will see
ICU capacity in London
breached by the end of the month.
-(Valerie's dad) Where do I sign?
-(NHS worker 2) Just over here.
(indistinct chatter)
(spectacled NHS worker)
(machine beeping)
I'm going to die.
Dad, you're not going to die, okay?
They told me.
They told me I've got COVID.
I had to sign a DNR form.
What?
(Valerie's dad) I think
I'm going to die.
No. Dad, stop it.
You're not going to die.
Loads of people
recover from COVID.
Is there someone I can talk to?
Is there a nurse
or a doctor or anyone?
No, no one.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
(Boris) Today I'm joined by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Rishi Sunak and Jenny Harries,
Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
We are collectively telling,
telling cafes,
pubs, bars and restaurants to close
tonight and not to open tomorrow.
Although, to be clear,
they can continue to provide
takeout services.
We're also telling nightclubs,
theatres, cinemas, gyms,
and leisure centres to close.
The whole purpose
of these businesses
is to bring people together,
but the sad thing is that today,
for now, at least,
we need to physically,
we need to keep people apart.
And listening to what I just said,
I mean, some people may,
of course, be tempted to go
out tonight, but please don't.
(overlapping chatter)
Today, I can announce that
for the first time in our history,
the government is going to step in
and help to pay people's wages,
up to a total
of 2,500 pounds a month.
-(car horns honking)
-(indistinct chatter)
Excuse me. Thank you very much.
-There you go, Jay.
-Thanks, mate.
Make the most of it.
Could be the last one for a while.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
When this is over,
we want to look back
on this moment and remember
the many small acts of kindness
done by us and to us.
We want to look back on this time
and remember
how we thought first of others
and acted with decency.
We want to look back on this time
and remember how,
in the face
of a generation-defining moment,
we undertook
a collective national effort
and we stood together.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
(NHS worker) Hello, Andrea.
How are you doing? All right?
So listen, we think we're going
to give you a go on the CPAP,
just to give you
a bit of extra support, all right?
-Thank you.
-It's nothing to worry about.
(machine beeping)
(Tom) Your father isn't going
to get any better, I'm afraid.
He's really struggling
at this point.
He's suffered
multiple organ failure.
And he's sedated,
but he's peaceful.
I'm sorry.
(Jenny) There is a perfectly
adequate supply
of PPE for care workers,
and any supply pressures
have been completely resolved.
Wherever possible,
it is important to stand
at least two metres apart
to stop the spread of the virus.
You said we should stay
two metres apart, but,
you three are within
one metre of each other.
(Ojo's son) Dad.
I know you can hear me. (sobs)
We love you.
(sombre music playing)
(sobs) You've always been
so strong.
(sobs) And you've always been there
for us. I love you.
(sniffles)
(indistinct chatter)
(sombre music playing)
-(Georgia) Are you all right, Bob?
-Yeah, not so bad.
(Georgia) Didn't wake you up,
did I?
-No.
-(Georgia) How are you feeling?
-Not too bad.
-(Georgia) Hmm.
Okay, am I right
to lower your head?
Yes.
Shall I switch the light off
and come see you later? Yeah?
-Yeah.
-All right, then, mister.
-Sleep well.
-Night.
(reporter) They line up
outside as supermarkets limit
the number of shoppers
due to panic buying.
We've identified the Excel Centre
in the East End of London
as the site
for our first Nightingale Hospital.
It looks good.
We reckon it has capacity
for thousands of beds.
Er, we just obviously need it ASAP.
(ambulance sirens blaring
in distance)
(indistinct chatter)
(Manny in Filipino)
(Andrea in Filipino)
(Manny)
(Andrea)
(Manny)
(Andrea)
-(in English) Bob? Bob?
-Huh?
Good morning.
-Er
-Are you all right, my love?
Shall we get up
and ready for the day?
(Bob groans)
(care worker) You're a bit warm,
sweetheart. Are you okay?
(indistinct chatter)
(machines beeping)
(Valerie) Hi, Dad.
(Valerie's dad)
What are you doing here?
(Valerie) Hey, Dad.
FaceTime wasn't working,
so they they said
we should just come in.
Oh, bloody amateurs.
(chuckles) Oh, hey.
(Valerie) Hold still.
Why don't you shift up a bit?
-There we go.
-I want to sit up.
-(Valerie) Okay.
-(Valerie's dad) Sit up.
Erm Oh, bless you, Dad.
(Kenneth sighs)
-That's it. Well done.
-That's better.
(Valerie) What's this, yoghurt?
Did you want some, Dad?
Yeah? Okay.
-Mmm.
-(Valerie) How's that?
(Valerie's dad) That's good.
-I'm starving. Mmm.
-(Valerie) Here you go.
You poor thing,
did they just leave that there?
There you go.
Do you want some water?
Excuse me.
What's going on here?
There's nobody in there with them.
It's like they've been abandoned.
Why are you allowing them
to suffer?
You wouldn't treat a dog like this.
(Amir) They're putting you
on a ventilator.
(Andrea)
(Amir) I know,
but your sats aren't good.
I'm going to have to intubate you.
I'm sorry.
(Andrea)
-(Amir) I know. I know.
-(NHS worker) Amir
It's all right, my darling.
Don't cry.
Oh, no, don't,
'cause you'll make me cry.
Listen,
what he's saying makes sense.
(Valerie's sister)
There's somebody coming.
There's somebody coming
to see you, Dad.
(Valerie)
His phone's out of battery.
I'm gonna go to the car,
get a charger,
-okay?
-Okay.
(Valerie) I'll be back
in a minute, Dad.
All right.
(machines beeping)
(pensive music playing)
(Tom) Hello, Andrea.
How are you doing? It's Tom.
I know it's hard to recognise us
under all this bloody gear.
Yes.
(Tom) I'm going
to put you on a ventilator today,
sweetheart, yes?
It's going to take the strain
for a while,
make sure
you're getting enough oxygen.
Is there anybody that you want
to chat to first, talk to?
(Andrea)
(Tom) You've already spoken
to your children? Okay.
(Charlotte's sister sobs)
(both sob)
-(machines beeping)
-(both sob)
It's it's wrong to be treating
our colleagues here.
It's not good for us.
And it could end up
not being good for them.
-(Amir) I agree.
-Where's she meant to go?
Yeah.
UCH or the Royal Brompton
would be the best place.
That would give her
the best chance.
Yeah.
(NHS worker) You're getting
another mask put on, okay?
And we're out.
-Well done.
-(machines beeping)
(NHS worker) You're doing great.
(Tom) Ready for drug.
Drugs in, please.
Sue, my love?
Brought you a cuppa. (groans)
Thanks, love. I got my results.
-(Des groans) Positive?
-Yeah.
(Des groans)
You don't look
so good yourself, love.
-(sombre music playing)
-(machines beeping)
(reporter 1) In the capital,
hospitals are close
to breaking point.
Northwick Park in northwest London
was forced to declare
a critical incident
after its intensive care units
became overwhelmed
with coronavirus patients.
(sirens blaring)
(reporter 2) A warning
that fresh air won't keep you safe
as people flock to parks
and the countryside.
There you are, you see.
Happy Mother's Day.
Oh, hello. Thank you. (chuckles)
-How are you?
-Oh, I'm good, Ma.
I'm good. I'm good.
(NHS worker) Pop this swab
in your mouth,
just at the back of your throat.
It might make you gag a little bit.
And then pop it up your nose.
It might tickle a little bit
as well.
And the other side.
I want to thank
the amazing workers in the NHS,
erm, everybody working
in social care,
every sector in food distribution,
transport, you name it.
Absolutely everyone who is keeping
this country going today.
And thank you for your sacrifice.
I know how tough it must be.
(reporter) In Italy,
Giuseppe Conti announced
the closure
of all non-essential businesses
after 793 people died
in one day.
In Spain, the number of deaths
has risen by almost 400
in the past 24 hours.
There have now been
more than 300,000 cases
of COVID reported globally.
It took 67 days to reach 100,000,
11 more days to reach 200,000,
and only four days
to reach 300,000.
(car horn beeping)
Hey. Hello!
-Hi, Gazza. Many thanks.
-(Gazza) No problem.
-Prime Minister?
-(telephones ringing)
(tense music playing)
We are looking slow.
We've got to pull the trigger now.
We can tell them in COBRA
and then announce it
straight after.
(Martin) Shouldn't we let the
devolved governments know first?
(chuckles) And let them
brief it out to the press?
Okay, let's do it.
(Gazza) I'll tell the team.
Can I get you anything?
I'm good, thank you.
Can you close the door, please?
(Gazza) Yeah.
(MEAG's advisor) We have been asked
by the Chief Medical Officer
to think about the ethics
of how to manage increased pressure
on hospitals as a result
of the pandemic,
particularly around the issue
of who should receive
intensive care treatment
and who should not.
(Tony coughs)
(Tony's wife) Okay.
I'm gonna ring this bell.
Yeah.
(receptionist) Good morning,
it's the doctor's surgery,
How may I help you?
Hello? Er I've come because
(clears throat)
I'm not feeling very well.
(receptionist) I'm really sorry,
I'm not able to let you in
if you don't have
an appointment booked.
From this evening,
I must give the British people
a very simple instruction.
You must stay at home.
Because the critical thing
we must do is stop the disease
spreading between ourselves.
We are accelerating our search
for treatments.
We are pioneering work
on a vaccine.
And we are buying millions
of testing kits that will enable us
to turn the tide
on this invisible killer.
I want to thank everyone
who is working flat out
to beat the virus.
Everyone
from the supermarket staff,
to the transport workers,
to the carers, to the nurses
and doctors on the front line.
Each and every one of us
is now obliged to join together
to halt the spread of this disease,
to protect our NHS
and to save many,
many thousands of lives.
(care worker 1) I'm sure by now
it's sort of filtered through
to all of you that we have
had a first positive case,
and it's Bob.
I need somebody to support Bob
as from now.
Is anybody willing
to actually work tonight?
-(care worker 2) Tonight?
-(care worker 1) Tonight, yeah.
I yeah, I'll do it.
I think we've got to do it for Bob.
I think we owe it to him.
We'll be all right, won't we,
girls?
(all chuckle)
We will beat the coronavirus,
and we will beat it together.
And therefore, I urge you,
at this moment
of national emergency,
to stay at home,
protect our NHS and save lives.
(Bobby) Where are we going
to take the babies to?
Shall we take them to
Where shall we take them to?
Which shop?
Now, let's go to Home Bargains.
That's it, look.
Out there, look, baby.
(indistinct chatter)
-(Georgia) Hello?
-(coughs)
(Georgia) Bob, it's Georgia.
-(coughs)
-(Georgia) Are you okay?
Don't worry about this on my head.
It's just to keep us both safe,
okay?
So when you feel ready
and confident,
we're going to get out of this bed
and in a wheelchair
and I'm going to help you
into another room, okay?
-(Molly sobs) Mumma!
-(care worker) Yeah, come on.
-(Molly sobs) I wanna go home.
-I know, darling.
-I know.
-(Molly sobs)
It's all right.
It's all right.
Go see Nana for a bit.
Yeah, that's it.
You go to Nana, look.
Give Mummy a kiss. (smooches)
-(Nana) You've become a big girl!
-(care worker) Big kiss. Love you!
Be good for Nana.
-(Georgia) You okay?
-Hmm.
Yeah.
(Nana) Wave bye-bye.
(reporter)
It's a very different Britain
that wakes up this morning.
For the next three weeks at least,
we all have to stay at home.
Shops are closed,
offices are closed,
schools are closed,
pubs are closed.
These are the most
draconian restrictions
on the civil liberties
of the British people
that have ever been imposed
in peacetime.
(theme music playing)
(music concludes)