Mr Loverman (2024) s01e04 Episode Script
Episode 4
1
Claudia Jones, feminist,
advocate and pioneer.
What happened to us, Barry?
Life happened, Carmel.
Don't you do it, Carmel.
Don't you utter even
a single damn word.
What if I asked nicely?
If I really needed you
to be there with me?
What then?
Would you come?
You're a fool, Carmel.
You've always been a damn fool.
There you go.
Oh, Carm.
Come on.
Come and sit and
have a chat with us.
Yeah? OK.
Come on.
Your Barry don't
deserve you, Carm.
He really don't.
Staying out at night to
screw them trampy slags
when he's got someone
like you at home.
Come on.
Look at me.
You're a very attractive woman.
Yeah, and you're smart and kind.
Best boss in Hackney.
Who could have her pick of men.
One that treats you with dignity
and respect.
We're here for you, Carm.
Be brave.
And maybe put on a
bit of lippy, yeah? Mm.
Yeah. Yeah!
Yeah.
The dream helps you forget
You ain't never danced a step
You were never fleet of foot
Hippy
All the pathos
you can keep ♪
Mr Dempsey.
Do you fancy a sticky finger?
Excuse me?
Sticky fingers.
They're home-made.
Yeah. Pretty good too,
even if I do say so myself.
Go on, treat yourself.
Is this lefty loudmouth
really trying to flirt with you?
Mm?
SHE CHUCKLES Yeah.
See?
What did I tell you?
They're all as cocksure as
you over in town planning,
Mr Reuben Dempsey?
Do you fancy another one?
Better not.
A moment on the lips
I can think of worse
places to spend a lifetime.
You admire her?
Mm-hm. I do, in a funny way.
Thatcher the Milk Snatcher?
Not her politics.
But, you know, as
a woman in power,
who gave those public school toffs
in Cabinet what for type of thing.
I can guarantee you that
Thatcher is anything but a champion
of women's rights.
Still a role model, isn't she?
Showing how a
woman can have it all.
Bet Carm could have it all,
couldn't she, Reuben, eh?
Yeah, she definitely could.
If she wanted it badly enough.
If I was you I'd ask for a
refund on that politics degree.
And lose that hair of
yours too, while you're at it.
Cos a professor you
most certainly ain't.
Jam Rock Style by Scotty
Hey. Hey.
So I just dropped
by to give you
Your pink penis.
..this.
Oh! THEY CHUCKLE
Huh?
Thank you.
Can I make you a cuppa?
Yeah, that'd be nice.
Look at he.
He must like his
tea sweet and black.
Carmel, stop you now.
God never sleeps.
Biscuit?
I have custard creams.
Oh, they're nice.
Crunchy and creamy.
Jesus didn't die
for you to do this!
You like fig rolls?
They're delicious.
Soft, sweet.
Looks like everyone's
gone for lunch.
The hell is this
white boy doing?
I have garibaldis too.
I don't know what they
are, but they sound nice.
"That is to say, my life as a
married woman in a new home"
It does not say that, Reuben.
That really is the good book.
Huh?
You like?
It's very nice.
Mm-hm?
I love you.
Are you serious?
As serious as I've ever been
about anything in my whole life.
Move in with me.
I can make you happy.
At least tell me
you feel the same.
He's back. I've got to go.
I love you. I've got to go!
You're back early.
Who was that?
No-one.
No-one?
Just Merty.
What I'm about to say
..isn't easy.
Barrington
Barry
What I'm about
to say isn't easy.
And please don't feel I've
reached this decision lightly,
because Lord knows I haven't.
But, in the end, I truly, truly
think it is what's best for all of us
in the long run.
Oh, God.
You, me and the girls.
Barry
What I'm about to say
Mummy's home!
Mum! What's all this?
You don't deserve a
break upon occasions?
Come. It's a surprise.
Come. He's been cooking all day.
Sit. I have, too!
Take the weight off.
There's sausages, potatoes.
Because Fishcakes!
..your daughters have
something to show you.
Right, let's What it is?
Five, six, seven, eight.
Nh! Nh!
Mm! Yes, yes.
Oh, yes! Good!
Uh-huh!
Go, Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Go, Maxine! Go,
Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Hey! Go, Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Yes, Maxine, yes!
Go, Donna! Go, Donna!
Go, Donna! Go, Donna!
Yeah! Nice, nice, nice.
All that rehearsing!
How long did that take?
It was so cool.
Thank you, baby. Mwah!
Oh, Donna.
God bless you. We're
just going to get changed.
Hurry back, eh?
We're eating soon.
See that? All day.
All day. All day.
You all right?
Barry
What I'm about to say
..isn't easy.
And please don't feel I've reached
this decision Can you hold on?
I truly, truly Hold on.
Before you say anything further,
just so you know
I know I can be better.
You know, a better husband,
a better father.
I promise.
This was the promise
you made, Carmel.
From now on, I will.
Till death us do part.
I swear.
Yeah?
I swear, I swear.
Swear down.
OK.
OK.
OK.
Sausages, gravy.
Potato. Potato. Mm-hm.
Take the job at Lambeth.
Move south and forget about me.
No, no.
See, I can't
..and I won't. Not without you.
I'm a married woman, Reuben.
Marriage is a gift from God,
who who I made a
sacred vow in front of.
I can't break it.
I won't.
I've sacrificed too much.
Thanks very much.
It's been a pleasure.
Hey, see you for drinks
in a couple of weeks.
Adios.
You deserve to be
happy, don't you?
Carmel
Take the job, Reuben!
You know if you
go now, that's it?
There's no going back.
All right, see you
all. Bye, Reuben.
Don't work too hard.
OK.
Carmel!
It's so good to see you, cousin.
Must feel good to be home now.
Augusta!
You looking pale, woman. Come.
I'll come in, I'll come in.
Oi! All right, all
right. Together.
Come here.
Look at this place.
It shook with Papi's rage.
Tore through Mummy.
You couldn't wait to leave.
When you flee the nest,
fly as far as you can,
because the guilt
will pull you back.
So here you are, Carmel,
the dutiful daughter.
And for what?
Francis, please!
You dare to defy me?!
You're the wife!
After everything I gave you!
Francis, please! Bitch.
You ungrateful,
disrespectful No!
What's the matter?
Come.
He in his room.
Doctor said him not
have much time left at all.
But
..I-I don't think I can.
Child, your papi a good man.
He was many things.
But good
Listen.
You will feel different
after a likkle rest
and some food.
Me go fix you something.
Your daddy changed, Carmel.
Old age softened
him, like he flesh.
You was always in his prayers.
Remember, child,
to err is human,
but to forgive
So, I'm surprised not
to see Barry with you.
He had a client he
couldn't let down.
Hmm. He was always
industrious like that. Mm-hm.
As industrious as
he was handsome.
Who had the pick
of the whole island,
until my own cousin
go and win the jackpot.
What a beauty you did
look on your wedding day.
We're married now.
They want touching.
Barry, wake up!
They need caressing.
I can't believe we're
soon going England.
We'll see Her Majesty.
Might even invite us to
have tea at the palace
to welcome us.
We got our whole
lifetime ahead of us.
I love you, Barry.
Morning, husband.
All gnarled and tangled up.
Mm!
Ow!
Carmelita Miller?
It is, isn't it?
Hubert?
Look at you.
Wow!
Look at you.
But listen to you.
Oh, yeah. I'm fully grown now.
So American.
Hubert.
Ohh.
Sorry about your daddy.
It's a part of life.
Doesn't make it any easier.
My wife, Everine,
she passed just over a year
and a half ago now and
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
That's why I came
back, you know, home.
Mm.
I heard you were stateside.
Mm, DC.
Yeah, I was a
university professor.
Mm-mm!
You always were a bit of a swot.
How was the empire?
How did that treat you?
Was it everything
you would hope for?
My sister, Beryl.
Yeah.
Always said, "Carmelita,
"she could achieve
anything she put her mind to."
Yeah? Mm.
Yeah.
I did, eventually.
My degree in
business administration
led to a career in
housing management.
Oh! I was responsible for
well over 2,000 properties.
Damn! Big boss lady.
Mm-hm!
Them were some of the
happiest days of my life
..where I felt most wanted.
Needed.
Loved.
Hey, hey.
I know it's hard coming back.
My daddy would always say,
"Boy, never go
backward, only forward."
Sometimes I think you need to
go back in order to move forward.
This house,
it was your grandmother's. Mm.
It's exactly how I remember it.
Can you remember
what happened there?
Hmm?
That's where you told me you
were choosing Barry instead.
I remember. Yeah.
Insisted on having
one final kiss.
Yeah, said it was a way
of cushioning the blow.
I don't remember that.
Oh. Yeah, you said Jack
Lemmon types are cute and all that,
but what you really were
after was a Rock Hudson.
Oh, Lord!
I've been working
out ever since.
Yeah.
Barry was always the
luckiest guy on the island.
I'd better get back.
Oh, hey, Carm.
I
Carm, I
Please.
Lord
..please grant me the
power of forgiveness
..so that the sinners
..the fornicators
..the abusers
..they may be
You ain't fooling
nobody, Carmel.
Least of all Him.
My God!
Carmel?!
It's you?
Odette?
Ooh! THEY LAUGH
Oh!
Hi!
Ooh!
New me.
I love it!
Me not seen you nearly 30 years
and you just turn
up me local here.
30 years. Hmm.
Odette,
how you just left London so
and you never even say goodbye?
I'm sorry.
It was a hard time for me
and Morris with our divorce.
I understand.
Odette
..I need a drink.
Something happen?
What?
What happened?
Carmel?
My papi's dying.
Oh yes, I I heard.
I'm sorry.
I'm not.
Come.
Young man.
Augusta.
Where you been?
You're too late.
He passed.
Hello?
He's dead, Barry.
Papi.
He gone.
Lord, I'm so sorry, Carmel.
I feel like a orphan, Barry.
When you coming
out for the funeral?
Barry?
Mm-hm.
You know I don't
business with funeral.
Yes, but this is me papi!
I need you.
I really need you to come out.
People will expect you
to be here by my side.
I am sorry, Carmel.
I just can't.
Morning, husband.
You're a fool, Carmel.
You've always been a damn fool.
Claudia Jones, feminist,
advocate and pioneer.
What happened to us, Barry?
Life happened, Carmel.
Don't you do it, Carmel.
Don't you utter even
a single damn word.
What if I asked nicely?
If I really needed you
to be there with me?
What then?
Would you come?
You're a fool, Carmel.
You've always been a damn fool.
There you go.
Oh, Carm.
Come on.
Come and sit and
have a chat with us.
Yeah? OK.
Come on.
Your Barry don't
deserve you, Carm.
He really don't.
Staying out at night to
screw them trampy slags
when he's got someone
like you at home.
Come on.
Look at me.
You're a very attractive woman.
Yeah, and you're smart and kind.
Best boss in Hackney.
Who could have her pick of men.
One that treats you with dignity
and respect.
We're here for you, Carm.
Be brave.
And maybe put on a
bit of lippy, yeah? Mm.
Yeah. Yeah!
Yeah.
The dream helps you forget
You ain't never danced a step
You were never fleet of foot
Hippy
All the pathos
you can keep ♪
Mr Dempsey.
Do you fancy a sticky finger?
Excuse me?
Sticky fingers.
They're home-made.
Yeah. Pretty good too,
even if I do say so myself.
Go on, treat yourself.
Is this lefty loudmouth
really trying to flirt with you?
Mm?
SHE CHUCKLES Yeah.
See?
What did I tell you?
They're all as cocksure as
you over in town planning,
Mr Reuben Dempsey?
Do you fancy another one?
Better not.
A moment on the lips
I can think of worse
places to spend a lifetime.
You admire her?
Mm-hm. I do, in a funny way.
Thatcher the Milk Snatcher?
Not her politics.
But, you know, as
a woman in power,
who gave those public school toffs
in Cabinet what for type of thing.
I can guarantee you that
Thatcher is anything but a champion
of women's rights.
Still a role model, isn't she?
Showing how a
woman can have it all.
Bet Carm could have it all,
couldn't she, Reuben, eh?
Yeah, she definitely could.
If she wanted it badly enough.
If I was you I'd ask for a
refund on that politics degree.
And lose that hair of
yours too, while you're at it.
Cos a professor you
most certainly ain't.
Jam Rock Style by Scotty
Hey. Hey.
So I just dropped
by to give you
Your pink penis.
..this.
Oh! THEY CHUCKLE
Huh?
Thank you.
Can I make you a cuppa?
Yeah, that'd be nice.
Look at he.
He must like his
tea sweet and black.
Carmel, stop you now.
God never sleeps.
Biscuit?
I have custard creams.
Oh, they're nice.
Crunchy and creamy.
Jesus didn't die
for you to do this!
You like fig rolls?
They're delicious.
Soft, sweet.
Looks like everyone's
gone for lunch.
The hell is this
white boy doing?
I have garibaldis too.
I don't know what they
are, but they sound nice.
"That is to say, my life as a
married woman in a new home"
It does not say that, Reuben.
That really is the good book.
Huh?
You like?
It's very nice.
Mm-hm?
I love you.
Are you serious?
As serious as I've ever been
about anything in my whole life.
Move in with me.
I can make you happy.
At least tell me
you feel the same.
He's back. I've got to go.
I love you. I've got to go!
You're back early.
Who was that?
No-one.
No-one?
Just Merty.
What I'm about to say
..isn't easy.
Barrington
Barry
What I'm about
to say isn't easy.
And please don't feel I've
reached this decision lightly,
because Lord knows I haven't.
But, in the end, I truly, truly
think it is what's best for all of us
in the long run.
Oh, God.
You, me and the girls.
Barry
What I'm about to say
Mummy's home!
Mum! What's all this?
You don't deserve a
break upon occasions?
Come. It's a surprise.
Come. He's been cooking all day.
Sit. I have, too!
Take the weight off.
There's sausages, potatoes.
Because Fishcakes!
..your daughters have
something to show you.
Right, let's What it is?
Five, six, seven, eight.
Nh! Nh!
Mm! Yes, yes.
Oh, yes! Good!
Uh-huh!
Go, Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Go, Maxine! Go,
Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Hey! Go, Maxine! Go, Maxine!
Yes, Maxine, yes!
Go, Donna! Go, Donna!
Go, Donna! Go, Donna!
Yeah! Nice, nice, nice.
All that rehearsing!
How long did that take?
It was so cool.
Thank you, baby. Mwah!
Oh, Donna.
God bless you. We're
just going to get changed.
Hurry back, eh?
We're eating soon.
See that? All day.
All day. All day.
You all right?
Barry
What I'm about to say
..isn't easy.
And please don't feel I've reached
this decision Can you hold on?
I truly, truly Hold on.
Before you say anything further,
just so you know
I know I can be better.
You know, a better husband,
a better father.
I promise.
This was the promise
you made, Carmel.
From now on, I will.
Till death us do part.
I swear.
Yeah?
I swear, I swear.
Swear down.
OK.
OK.
OK.
Sausages, gravy.
Potato. Potato. Mm-hm.
Take the job at Lambeth.
Move south and forget about me.
No, no.
See, I can't
..and I won't. Not without you.
I'm a married woman, Reuben.
Marriage is a gift from God,
who who I made a
sacred vow in front of.
I can't break it.
I won't.
I've sacrificed too much.
Thanks very much.
It's been a pleasure.
Hey, see you for drinks
in a couple of weeks.
Adios.
You deserve to be
happy, don't you?
Carmel
Take the job, Reuben!
You know if you
go now, that's it?
There's no going back.
All right, see you
all. Bye, Reuben.
Don't work too hard.
OK.
Carmel!
It's so good to see you, cousin.
Must feel good to be home now.
Augusta!
You looking pale, woman. Come.
I'll come in, I'll come in.
Oi! All right, all
right. Together.
Come here.
Look at this place.
It shook with Papi's rage.
Tore through Mummy.
You couldn't wait to leave.
When you flee the nest,
fly as far as you can,
because the guilt
will pull you back.
So here you are, Carmel,
the dutiful daughter.
And for what?
Francis, please!
You dare to defy me?!
You're the wife!
After everything I gave you!
Francis, please! Bitch.
You ungrateful,
disrespectful No!
What's the matter?
Come.
He in his room.
Doctor said him not
have much time left at all.
But
..I-I don't think I can.
Child, your papi a good man.
He was many things.
But good
Listen.
You will feel different
after a likkle rest
and some food.
Me go fix you something.
Your daddy changed, Carmel.
Old age softened
him, like he flesh.
You was always in his prayers.
Remember, child,
to err is human,
but to forgive
So, I'm surprised not
to see Barry with you.
He had a client he
couldn't let down.
Hmm. He was always
industrious like that. Mm-hm.
As industrious as
he was handsome.
Who had the pick
of the whole island,
until my own cousin
go and win the jackpot.
What a beauty you did
look on your wedding day.
We're married now.
They want touching.
Barry, wake up!
They need caressing.
I can't believe we're
soon going England.
We'll see Her Majesty.
Might even invite us to
have tea at the palace
to welcome us.
We got our whole
lifetime ahead of us.
I love you, Barry.
Morning, husband.
All gnarled and tangled up.
Mm!
Ow!
Carmelita Miller?
It is, isn't it?
Hubert?
Look at you.
Wow!
Look at you.
But listen to you.
Oh, yeah. I'm fully grown now.
So American.
Hubert.
Ohh.
Sorry about your daddy.
It's a part of life.
Doesn't make it any easier.
My wife, Everine,
she passed just over a year
and a half ago now and
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
That's why I came
back, you know, home.
Mm.
I heard you were stateside.
Mm, DC.
Yeah, I was a
university professor.
Mm-mm!
You always were a bit of a swot.
How was the empire?
How did that treat you?
Was it everything
you would hope for?
My sister, Beryl.
Yeah.
Always said, "Carmelita,
"she could achieve
anything she put her mind to."
Yeah? Mm.
Yeah.
I did, eventually.
My degree in
business administration
led to a career in
housing management.
Oh! I was responsible for
well over 2,000 properties.
Damn! Big boss lady.
Mm-hm!
Them were some of the
happiest days of my life
..where I felt most wanted.
Needed.
Loved.
Hey, hey.
I know it's hard coming back.
My daddy would always say,
"Boy, never go
backward, only forward."
Sometimes I think you need to
go back in order to move forward.
This house,
it was your grandmother's. Mm.
It's exactly how I remember it.
Can you remember
what happened there?
Hmm?
That's where you told me you
were choosing Barry instead.
I remember. Yeah.
Insisted on having
one final kiss.
Yeah, said it was a way
of cushioning the blow.
I don't remember that.
Oh. Yeah, you said Jack
Lemmon types are cute and all that,
but what you really were
after was a Rock Hudson.
Oh, Lord!
I've been working
out ever since.
Yeah.
Barry was always the
luckiest guy on the island.
I'd better get back.
Oh, hey, Carm.
I
Carm, I
Please.
Lord
..please grant me the
power of forgiveness
..so that the sinners
..the fornicators
..the abusers
..they may be
You ain't fooling
nobody, Carmel.
Least of all Him.
My God!
Carmel?!
It's you?
Odette?
Ooh! THEY LAUGH
Oh!
Hi!
Ooh!
New me.
I love it!
Me not seen you nearly 30 years
and you just turn
up me local here.
30 years. Hmm.
Odette,
how you just left London so
and you never even say goodbye?
I'm sorry.
It was a hard time for me
and Morris with our divorce.
I understand.
Odette
..I need a drink.
Something happen?
What?
What happened?
Carmel?
My papi's dying.
Oh yes, I I heard.
I'm sorry.
I'm not.
Come.
Young man.
Augusta.
Where you been?
You're too late.
He passed.
Hello?
He's dead, Barry.
Papi.
He gone.
Lord, I'm so sorry, Carmel.
I feel like a orphan, Barry.
When you coming
out for the funeral?
Barry?
Mm-hm.
You know I don't
business with funeral.
Yes, but this is me papi!
I need you.
I really need you to come out.
People will expect you
to be here by my side.
I am sorry, Carmel.
I just can't.
Morning, husband.
You're a fool, Carmel.
You've always been a damn fool.