Two Weeks in August (2026) s01e03 Episode Script

1
Jess and Dan kissed last night.
That would haunt me.
Hey! Food's up!
Wow!
This is the first time in YEARS
I've seen him happy.
To the ship!
It's like he's come back.
M'lady! Oh, thank you, sir.
You're welcome!
If you deny things
and push them down, it's toxic.
I saw you.
She knows about last night.
It's shit behaviour!
On the first night of a holiday!
You know, there are always going
to be some differences in attitudes
with an age gap that big.
Who cares what people think?
Shit!
Will you please not tell Solomon?
I think I would like to swap rooms.
Can I have a sandwich?
QUIETLY: Yes. In a minute.
But I'm hungry. I know you are.
Give me a minute. Please.
KNOCK ON DOOR
Zoe.
DOOR HANDLE RATTLES
Er, let's go. Come on.
I'll get you some lunch now.
CHILDREN LAUGH AND CHATTER
SOLOMON, ON VIDEO: I am Chiron,
leader of the southern army
and Xylor.
Are you having a nice birthday?
Er, yeah.
Oh, I've just being bitten to shit.
Oh Try not to scratch.
I'll go and see what's going on.
Mmm.
Erm, Dan,
shall we do presents without her?
Er, well, she's She's having
a lie-in.
It It Just,
it's three o'clock.
No, it's 2.48.
NAT CHUCKLES
OK.
Have you sent it?
No, I'm just checking
I've got the lines right.
Dad, do you want to play
backgammon now?
No, sorry.
Not right now, sweetheart.
I've got this audition tape.
But you're going to freak
when you hear what it's for.
What's it for?
Is it a movie? Ah
I can read the lines in for you.
Thanks, Lea.
But Jess is helping me out.
I'm an actress. I know.
But you're a nanny at the moment,
though, aren't you?
And if you could have a little tidy
up, that'd be really brilliant.
Thank you.
OK!
It's present time! Come on!
We're not waiting for Zoe?
Er, no, no, no, no.
She'll be up in a minute.
Yeah, she's just having a lie-in.
Well, she is on holiday, isn't she?
Mmm.
Exactly! And you can do
what you like on holiday, can't you?
NAT CLEARS THROA
Oh, God, you shouldn't have!
THEY CHUCKLE
Thanks.
Show them Show them.
Stand up, show them.
There are lots of cats in Greece.
It's a thing.
OK. Is it?
It's like a crap dad T-shirt.
It's a joke.
No, I get it. I love it.
Thank you. OK.
It's very you.
It's really funny!
It's cute! Put it on! Put it on!
I will do.
Hey.
Oh!
Hey!
Right
Hi.
How doing?
Have a good night? Yeah,
just had some beers on the beach.
It's his birthday.
Is it? Mm-hm
You didn't say.
It's not a big deal.
Well, look, I don't want to
If it's your
I don't want to impose on you.
Well, you You didn't.
You don't have to go.
No? Yeah. Stick around
if you want to.
Yeah? Oh, well, I'll go, er
I'll go get showered and changed,
then, if that's
Yeah. Yeah. OK.
What did?
I'm sorry, but he's taking the piss.
Thinks he can just stay out
all night then show up like that.
And on your birthday as well.
I don't want to make a big thing
of today, you know?
Does he know how old you are?
What? Yeah.
I mean
I might have "panic lied".
But only by two years or something.
Which is an odd decision.
I get it.
Says a lot that you can't be
authentic with him. But I get it.
You're going to love
what I've laid on for you.
I've booked it for 6.30.
She'll be up by then, won't she?
Yeah. Yeah.
No, of course she will, yeah!
Yeah, and we've still got time
for this..thing
that I'm going to do.
What if she's ill or something?
It would be really annoying
if she'd got dysentery
from drinking the water.
She's fine! OK?
She's just having a lie-in!
It's not that fucking weird!
PHONE VIBRATES
MUSIC BLASTS
# I am not your mother
# I'm not your mother
I am not your mum
# I am not your mother
I'm not your mother
# I am not your mum
# I am not your mother
I'm not your mother
# I am not your mum
# I am not your mother
I'm not your mother
# I am not your mum
# I-I-I don't need perfection,
I just need reflection
# And a sense of knowing
you're growing #
MUFFLED: Mum, where have you been?
Mummy!
Can I play on your phone?
Guys, can you just give Mummy
a break?
No! Hey. Hey.
Can you just go over here and
And do some screen time, please?
Yeah? Race you!
Er
I win!
Hey
How did you sleep?
I slept
..well. Good. Great. Yeah. Yeah.
You look like you did.
Er, they got up early,
but I've been on it.
ZOE CHUCKLES WRYLY
Do you want a medal?
No.
No, I don't.
Erm
It's someone's birthday today!
Oh
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
Er, what can I do?
What can I get you?
Do you want something, er, to eat?
Erm
No. No.
Oh, wow, moving straight onto beer.
I like it!
Mmm.
Oh
Do you mind if I?
Ah
Don't let the kids see you.
I don't think they can.
Fucking delicious.
Good.
PHONE VIBRATES AND RINGS
Do you need to get that?
No? I'll get it.
Ah.
Hi, Jennifer.
Oh! I've got hold of you - finally!
I've been trying all day!
Zoe never picks up.
Yeah. Yeah. Sorry about that.
Erm, how is the house move going?
It's, er It's stressful,
I imagine. Well, it It is
if you don't want to move house.
ZOE SCOFFS
Yeah. And you're doing it
completely on your own.
Zoe's father left so much stuff
in the attic.
So much rubbish.
And he won't deal with it.
I imagine Sue doesn't want him to.
Yeah. That's annoying.
It is! Well, you look well, Dan.
ZOE SCOFFS AND CHUCKLES
Thank you, yes. So do you.
Er
Er Do you want to say hi to Zoe?
She's just relaxing over here.
What?!
Hello!
Hey, Mum. Are you having a lovely
time? You look like you are.
Very glam.
I'm taking her out in a minute.
Yeah. Something special
..for Mummy.
How nice to be taken out!
Well, I'm stuck here, I've got
to pack everything up into boxes.
Apparently, I have to.
Er, is it OK if she calls you back
in a bit?
Erm
She's having a great time here.
Oh, yes. All right.
Yeah. Bye-bye! Take care!
What are you up to?
Jess has been helping me
with this self-tape.
Cool. Yeah.
Can I watch it?
I am Chiron, leader of the southern
army and Xylor. You know me of old.
Hmm.
WHISPERS: You could do better.
Oh, OK! Erm
I'll do it with you. Yeah?
You're about to go out now,
aren't you?
Yeah.
Just a little surprise for you.
I want to do it. Come on.
Phone.
Who are you and what do you want?
IN HUSKY VOICE: I am Chiron,
leader of the southern army
and Xylor.
You know me of old.
I do.
I remember.
When I look at you
..I see my future.
HE SIGHS
No.
Oh, sorry,
I'm probably putting you off.
I don't think I've got it yet.
I'm not sure about the voice.
Who are you supposed to be?
A centaur.
Half man, half horse.
Is my character half horse as well?
Yes. You're Barbara
the centauride queen.
I wish you'd told me that before.
I would have done it
very differently.
THEY BOTH CHUCKLE
I don't think we're supposed
to worry about the horse bit.
OK!
Do you want a quick look?
Yes.
OK. Oh
I hate watching myself.
Stop, they're good!
You made me believe it, honestly!
Look, you look amazing. Stop!
No! You do!
The light's incredible.
So funny they're doing that.
I know. Yeah.
It's funny.
They've got such a good friendship.
She's been really there for him.
They've shared a lot. Yeah.
I don't think they share everything,
though.
I mean, you don't think
she would have said anything,
do you?
No.
It's really rare, isn't it,
when you have that bond,
but there isn't anything else there
romantically, you know?
Definitely.
It's great.
To be friends.
SPRAYING CONTINUES
You look good.
Which is saying something.
THEY CHUCKLE
She means well.
Mmm Does she?
I mean, she made it very clear
she doesn't want me here.
That's not true.
HE SNIFFS
Wow!
What? I'm sick of being bitten.
Yeah. Well, I think
you'll be OK tonight.
Just don't stand too near
a naked flame.
You're basically a deet-bomb.
SOFTLY: When I look at you
..I see my future.
You know what you have to do.
Yes.
It's time to sharpen
your iron hooves,
gallop across this cursed land
and kick down the palace door.
PHONE BEEPS
That was really good.
Yeah? Yeah. Yeah, it felt good!
Yeah. It was great!
Strangely moved! Really? Yeah!
Hey. Hi. Er, is it OK
if we head off now-ish?
There's just a short window of time
to do this.
Come on!
THEY PAN
What is it? It's a thing!
Like, er, it's a special thing.
Ta-da!
Remember?
We always said we'd go on a moped
round the Greek islands, didn't we?
And stop off at beaches and swim
and, you know,
eat fetaand stuff?
Where did you get it?
The housekeeper's husband
lent it to me.
He's a nice guy.
Do we need a helmet or?
No! No.
No, I don't think so.
It's a holiday thing, isn't it?
Come on
Erm
Come on!
I want to take my girl for a ride!
OK.
Oh! OK
ENGINE STARTS
Whoa
Woohoo!
Watch the bushes! Watch the bushes!
Agh!
Do you know how to drive this?! Yes.
Oh Whoa
How much further is it?
Maybe seven minutes.
Look, it's meant to be incredible.
I think we should just see it
through, OK?
OK.
Oh, thank you so much
for doing this.
It's a nice thing you do
for your friend.
PHONE RINGS
Ugh, my work is a nightmare.
Deborah, what is it?
No, I haven't checked my emails -
I'm on holiday!
OK, well, can't you just?
OK, fine, I'll check. All right.
Holy fuck.
Is everything OK?
Basically, someone's made
a complaint to HR,
which is complicated by the fact
that I'm HR,
because essentially
the complaint is about me.
Erm
..what is HR?
Fuck!
INSECTS CHIRRUP
Dan, are we
Yeah. ..close?
Yeah, it's just up here. OK.
Yeah.
ZOE GROANS
Yeah? Yeah.
What did I tell you?
Beautiful, isn't it?
Right
I took out 800 at the airport.
Maybe a grand.
I spent money on the taxi,
on the kitty and the boat, OK?
That leaves at least 500.
I've looked everywhere.
It was in my purse
and now it's gone.
I feel really violated.
I hope you're not saying
you think she's stolen it?
Oh, of course not. Well, good!
Cos I've given her spending money.
Yeah, but it's not always about
the money, though, is it?
Teenagers steal for other reasons.
Attention. She wouldn't do that.
I was 16 not that long ago
and, trust me, you don't know
everything that she's up to.
It'll be the cleaner, won't it?
Yeah?
Avery! Come on!
You all right?
The thing is,
it's not like I don't get it.
Everyone wants to do that
sometimes -
kiss someone new you fancy,
feel that thing
just before you do it,
when you know it's going to happen.
It's like
Oh, it's the best feeling ever.
I know you wouldn't. I wouldn't!
But then I've been really
fucking tired for seven years!
Yeah.
Right.
Look, I know that I can be really
God, why couldn't you
just IMAGINE it, like everyone else?
Just fantasise about it.
What's wrong with that?
Everyone has crushes.
You just keep it a secret.
It's not real.
You don't do anything about it!
Absolutely. And why her?!
She's so fucking annoying.
And she's a friend.
It's so embarrassing. On, like,
a million different levels!
OK. I'm sorry.
I willdo better.
I will start going to the gym again,
you know?
And I'll eat less processed food,
I'll sort my gut biome out finally,
and then meditate again.
Jeez, I'll get my old job back.
OK? I'll make it all right.
Why does it have to be
such hard work?
What? Come on, relationships,
they take work, don't they?
Thing is, I feel like I've been
working so hard for such a long time
and it It doesn't feel like
I'm getting anywhere.
It's like having a really bad job
and never getting a promotion
or any positive feedback.
And I've got an actual one of those
as well!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I've let you carry
too much.
With the kids.
And with your mum.
WHISPERS: Why does she like you
so much?
DAN CHUCKLES
I don't know.
I'm sorry, Zoe.
I-I haven't been there for you.
Something's happening to me.
I've been kind of
seeing things
..differently.
And I'm not sure what it means
exactly. But it's
It's like the Gods are trying to
tell me something, you know?
Life is short.
We're going to die, you know?
Is this it?
I mean, I know
where you're coming from.
This is such a beautiful island,
and
And it makes you feel differently
and
..and think about everything.
You know, I get why you said
that we should come here.
And, look, I know it's been
really, really shit.
But we can make it better.
Yeah?
OK.
ZOE PUFFS
OK
Dad, I'm just going to going to go
and join them. Yeah.
Oh, hi there, lovebirds!
How was your romantic ride?
It was great, thanks. Yeah, great.
Really, really worth visiting.
Come. Please.
Did you go to the temple?
No.
Ah, it's a very special place.
An old one.
You can go there
to ask the gods your fortune.
Oh! Yes. I have postcards
if you want.
Just two euros each. Oh, no,
I'm fine. I'm just going to
So, it was fun, then? See these?
It was good. It was really good.
This is so cool! It's amazing!
Oh, yay! I am so glad you like it.
It's such a lovely touch.
Where were you?
Did you just bang the waiter?
THEY SPLUTTER AND LAUGH
Erm, no, I did not!
I don't just bang random people
to mark special occasions.
What does that mean, exactly?
Only when it's my godfather
at my parents' Ruby Wedding
anniversary. Stop it!
ALL EXCLAIM
No, no, no! What?! Ian
Ian was very vulnerable. Ian.
And he was grieving and
Why did we not know about this? And
he needed to be seen, and I saw him.
PHONE CHIMES
I saw quite a lot of him.
Sorry If that's what you need
to tell yourself.
No, no, no, it was
a physical continuation
of quite a deep conversation.
Is he off to call his parents?
Oh Stop it. Just saying, I
couldn't help it! Don't be so mean.
I feel really fucking old!
No. No. You are not!
You should celebrate getting older.
You know, experience, wisdom,
everything that comes with it.
It's a beautiful thing.
Yeah, I love old faces.
I cannot wait to have one.
Yeah, I mean, what is there
not to be happy about?
It's death, really, isn't it?
Getting closer to death.
Babe, I don't think you should worry
about death.
I don't think
that's something to worry about.
Er, hey, sorry, erm.
This is Dash and Mickey, everyone.
Hi. Welcome.
Jacob, everyone
Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday!
I didn't know they were coming.
No, yeah.
Sorry, I said we were doing dinner.
They didn't actually confirm
anything. I Is that?
Yeah. Course, yeah,
we'll need a bigger table!
Erm, is it possible to add a table
onto the end here?
No, no, I'm sorry, I need the space.
Maybe it would work better
if you guys sat at that table?
What, like a kids' table?
Yeah, like a kids' table.
Er, OK.
Kids' table it is!
Let's Let's go and sit down.
Erm Sorry, I know that's a bit
No, it's so fine.
What do they want to drink?
Erm, can I grab this? Is that OK?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great.
Would they rather beer, or?
Er, well, we can order ours, when
Sorry.
Hi!
I want to hear all about it.
Shall we order another bottle?
Yes.
I mean, shall I get some jelly
and ice cream for that table?
Oh, my God, stop. Stop!
No? Or curly straws?
Salut
I am Lea. Salut. Jon.
T'es francais? Tu viens de France?
Non.
Where are you from?
Are you from this island?
But you're not Greek.
Jon isn't a Greek name.
Where are you from? Paris.
I can ask you, right? She's from
Rickmansworth.
Rickmansworth.
Yeah, but what does that mean,
"I am from here, you're from there"?
Well, it doesn't matter.
Yeah.
Sorry No, it's OK. It's nice,
er, talking to you guys,
practise my English.
Mmm. Your English is really good.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
Lea?
Avery, are you watching the kids?!
SHE MUTTERS
Well, erm
I'll talk to you later.
See ya.
You two have a thing, no?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
WellI see you! OK.
LEA CHUCKLES
Let's go!
Yo. What's up?
Hey, guys. Hey.
Has everyone tried everything?
Hmm. It's so good.
Good. Great. Incredible.
PHONE VIBRATES
Just got to get this.
Who is it? Hello?
No! No! No. No. Jesus!
You kids being good over there?
Yes! Yes. Nice T-shirt.
Thank you. It was a present.
We can go
and hang at the beach later.
Yeah. Oh, "hang"? Shut up!
I'm sorry.
Right, so I want to hear more
about
Why are you saying sorry to him?
I feel bad
they're not on the same table as us.
Why do YOU feel bad? We didn't know
that they were coming.
I hope they don't expect us
to pay for them.
They're just having a good time. OK.
Two secs.
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER
It's so good to see you both
looking so happy.
Sometimes that's all it takes,
isn't it,
just spending some time together?
Wait, was the moped ride your idea?
No.
I just thought it would be
a good idea
for you guys to do something fun.
Oh, my God.
I can't even rememberwho
suggested it.
Why does it Why does it matter?
DAN CLEARS THROA
Er, is Is work going well? Yeah!
Yeah, we have, erm
..a new, organic
baby occasion wear range
that's really popular, actually.
Yeah, it's doing really well,
it's cool. Congratulations.
Thanks.
It's not all
..I don't know
..complete bullshit?
SHE CHUCKLES
Oh
Ah
You didn't need to use all of them.
It's OK, I'll just, er
Oh, OK, that's smudged that.
It's fine. It's fine, it's fine.
Look, look, look, look.
Have you got asomething to?
Thanks.
Why would you do that?
I just want to help.
Oh, you want tohelp.
Why would I want you to help?
OK, you're sounding a little bit
aggressive right now, Zoe.
It's Jacob's birthday. I know!
I know that!
Orla's got the tape.
She says it got a lot of light
and shade, which is good, you know.
Nice. Have you tried
the vine leaves? They're so good.
No, I haven't, but I certainly will.
Yeah, they're really
They're really lemony,
sort of, yeah, fresh. Mmm.
Look
I really care about you guys.
And I have to be honest.
I think
you just both really need to talk.
You
You think WE need to talk?
Yeah, I do, actually.
I've read a lot about it,
I've listened to a lot of podcasts.
I mean, it's
It's just all about communication.
Really?! Yeah!
I think if you can both find
some space to share your feelings,
be really honest about your needs,
and look at which ones
maybe aren't being met,
to listen to both perspectives -
you know, to fix boundaries
like we have done -
I honestly think
you'll be a lot happier.
BLADE RASPS
Solomon
Hello?
It's not MY birthday!
Jess and Dan got off with each other
on the first night.
SNIGGERING
I'm sorry
it was me who had to tell you.
It wasn't, actually.
I already know.
What?
Jess told me on the way down here.
But, listen,
let's talk about this later.
OK, everyone, get back to dinner.
Why later? I think we should get it
all out in the open now!
Because it won't be very nice
for everyone.
Why are you protecting Jess?
Zoe, I'm thinking about Dan.
What?
I don't blame him.
Jess doesn't hold any anger
towards him either.
He did something
he probably regrets now.
ZOE SCOFFS
What HE did?
You think he kissed her?
Yeah, Jess told me everything.
Why did you tell him that?
Because that's what happened.
It's not!
You kissed him too!
I saw you! With my eyes!
Zoe, with all due respect
..why would I do that?
Why would I kiss him? Sorry, but
GUITAR STRUMS
MEN SING IN GREEK
How many candles is that?
Looks like 50!
It's 42.
Oh, my dad just turned 42!
CHEERING
Happy birthday.
Oh, no, I'm good. Thank you.
Thank you.
Right. Ah, OK. Thanks.
GUITAR PLAYS
Go on, babe.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Woo!
Opa!
How are we going to do this?
I only had a starter.
It's all starters.
I'll get this.
Erm Oh, sorry, we only take,
er, cash.
I didn't know that.
Er I don't have any, babe.
I'll get it. You don't have to
do that. No. No.
I'll come back and pay later.
I can pay tomorrow, right?
Thanks, Dan.
Oh, thanks, mate.
Cheers. OK.
So you DO take cards!
Meh. Bad reception.
I got it.
There you go.
KEYS BEEP
I'm sorry. Declined.
That's weird.
Hmm. Er, maybe your machine's
not working.
Shall I try again?
No. I'll get this.
No, no, it's good.
No, no, it's fine, I've got it.
Here you go.
KEYS BEEP
Yeah, that's great.
Right. Thank you, sir. Thank you.
Thanks. Thanks, babe.
No worries. Thank you.
Thanks. Oh, pleasure.
CHATTER AND LAUGHTER IN DISTANCE
Hey. Hey, slow down. What's wrong?
Why'd you do that? I didn't know
they were going to make you dance.
But it was quite funny!
Why'd you do the cake?
I thought you'd want a cake!
I said I didn't want a big thing.
No-one actually means that.
Why did you tell him how old I am?
That wasn't nice.
It wasn't deliberate! Really?
No! I'd never want to upset you.
But I do think you should own
who you are and be proud of it.
That's not up to you!
Well, I've had a shit day too,
thank you for asking!
And if it's any consolation,
I've spent the whole day trying
to make your day fucking special!
Do you even appreciate that?
I do appreciate that, Nat,
but it does sometimes feel like
you want everything to be about you.
Hey. Shall I
Shall I come up with you
and then we can chill or?
You guys go and have a good time.
I, er
I want to be on my own.
Yeah, yeah, all right, no worries.
Cool.
WAVES CRASH
Hey. Hey.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
No, I shouldn't have done that.
I'm just
..so angry.
I get it.
It's good to get angry.
But I think
we should just let this one go.
Whatever happened
..it was childish.
It was acting out.
We just need to move on.
Dan loves you. Of course he does.
Zoe, don't! Come on.
Oh Hey. Fuck.
Why can't I just be angry?
Why do I have to fucking
start crying?!
It's OK to feel things.
I wish I could do that a bit more
of that sometimes.
Hey
..you are the best person
that I know.
Everything's going to be all right.
Come here.
Thank you. Of course.
Erm
I should Yeah. Go.
BOTH CHUCKLE
DOOR CREAKS OPEN
Hi.
I don't give a shit how old you are.
Idiot.
Thanks for dinner. Goodnight.
Hey. Hey.
Hey. I'm sorry.
OK? I don't know how many times I
can say sorry before you believe me.
I do believe you.
I'm not sure I know
what exactly you're sorry for.
I believe
you're sorry you fucked up.
But it's too late.
Let's just go home.
Let's go. Tomorrow.
I don't want to go home.
No, hey, we'll go home
and we'll see the counsellor, OK?
SHE SCOFFS
Hey, we'll work it out.
We won't.
I don't want to be good any more.
I want to be happy.
And I don't want to be married
to you.
Zo Zo
Zoe?
Zoe?!