Two Weeks in August (2026) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Someone's made a complaint to HR.
Essentially, the
complaint is about me.
Oh, my dad just turned 42!
LAUGHTER
I don't give a shit how old you are.
Dan did something
he probably regrets now.
You think he kissed her?
Jess told me everything.
Something's happening to me.
I've been kind of seeing things.
You are the best person that I know.
I don't want to be good any more.
I want to be happy.
MUSIC: Child's Song
by The 4 Levels of Existence
BUZZER
Can someone tell me why we're here?
Because when posh people invite
you to their party, you go.
Is it definitely fancy dress?
I mean, it better be.
It's certainly not just
drinks and nibbles, is it?
No, no, it's
It was on the invitation.
Did we RSVP? I don't think we did.
Er
GATE CLICKS
Ooh.
CHATTER
Oh! Kalos irthate!
Welcome! Wow.
Well, what would everyone like
to drink? G & T? Vino?
Or who wants to try
some of my punch?
I call this my Jus de Bacchanal.
It's lethal.
Good girl. Get it down you.
Who's next?
WHISPERS: You go.
Aphrodite, am I right?
Yeah.
You can always rely on
Aphrodite to bring the party.
Where's hubby? Is he baby-sitting?
It's not baby-sitting
when they're your kids, is it?
LAUGHTER
Absolutely not!
Your house is amazing.
Oh, God, it was a total hovel
when we first bought it,
but now we adore it, don't we?
Oh, we do, we do.
Please, go and mingle.
I love that you
brought your rent boy.
Sorry? Hmm?
Oh! Hello, come in. Hi.
Oh, welcome! Punch for this one too!
Oh, thank you. Of course!
Oh, youyou both came as
Aphrodite. Was that deliberate?
Oh, well, I thought she was going
to do the sheet too, but, erm
..it's fine.
This is gorgeous.
Oh, erm
Yeah, it's from home.
Good for you.
And what's this one come as?
I'm the Minotaur.
HE CHUCKLES
Not playing the game, eh?
It's a gods and monsters party,
isn't it?
I mean the game, darling.
Where the fuck are we?
And where have all these
people come from?
Oh, come on, it's funny.
We're having a random
adventure like we used to.
Single girls together again.
I'm free!
It's a big moment for me.
Yeah. Mm-hm.
How do you mean?
We've broken up.
What?!
We've split up. We've broken up.
No, you haven't.
You had an argument.
Do you think we should stay out
here, or is it more fun inside?
You've got kids!
What's going to happen to them?
It'll be fine. We'll co-parent.
Like, it was just a kiss.
I know you're upset.
I'm not upset.
I'm relieved.
I'm excited. I'm so excited.
This is one of those nights
WHISPERS: ..where you don't know
what's going to happen.
SHE CHUCKLES
She's being weird, isn't she?
They've split up.
What?
Actions have consequences, Jessica.
Hey. Hi.
Can you come in the pool now, Daddy?
Mm Not now. Sorry.
Do you have to stay in bed
like when you hurt your leg?
No.
I'mI'm just a bit tired.
Hey, can you go and find Lea?
HE SIGHS
Come on!
We're coming.
You go over there. OK.
What are we going to play?
Throw it to me!
THEY CHATTER
You get it, Henry.
I don't know if I could, like
I maybe could.
Yeah. He goes on and on!
They loved the tape.
That's amazing!
They want me to go to
LA for a chemistry read.
I knew they'd want you. Well done!
You look beautiful, by the way.
Oh, thanks.
It's a film based on
those books you love.
Shadowmane.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, erm
I've sort of grown
out of those, but
..but that's amazing.
I think we should celebrate.
Yeah, you need to have more fun.
Come with me. Come on.
PHONE CHIMES
Ugh.
Excuse me Sorry.
Have you seen him? Rabbit head.
..which reminds me of those
Hollywood parties
Oh, really? Yeah.
Oh, you two, here,
this is one of my maenads, Claire.
Wonderful painter.
Animalsmostly.
Lots of her work
all around the place.
Oh, er, watch out for Claire
when it comes to sparagmos.
It's when everyone goes mad
and tears each other apart.
Oh, it's the, erm, afterparty,
if you will.
OK!
"Deathless Aphrodite,
O terrible enchantress."
This is from Arachne's little
harbour atelier, isn't it?
So expensive, but woven
from the Luna silk moth,
so it'll last forever.
Who have you come as?
Oh, I don't do fancy dress.
I-I'm an actor. Oh, course you are,
looking like that!
Would we have seen you in anything?
We love the gritty, urban drama.
It's our favourite genre.
HE CHUCKLES
He, um He's about to
play a centaur, actually.
Oh! Oh! Well, why shouldn't you?
I mean, anyone can play
anything now, can't they?
It-It's fabulous how many more
opportunities there are in the arts
for people from all over the world,
all different kinds of backgrounds.
He went to Harrow, so
No!
Goodness!
You're an Old Boy too?
Yes. I knew it!
Oh, God, please stop banging on
about your bloody school.
No-one cares! Am I right?
LAUGHTER
How long have you been married?
Oh, God, no, we're not
No! We're not married, we're just
Do you know what?
You should do fancy dress.
I'm just going to
I've seen this
THEY CHATTER AND LAUGH
Yes.
You look amazing. Thanks.
Oh, look at you.
THEY CHATTER AND LAUGH
Cheers. Cheers.
Good afternoon.
Or evening. What time is it there?
Hi, Natalie. Thanks for coming
on at such short notice.
You're so welcome.
I've got Greig with me.
Hi, Natalie. I've jumped in on this.
It's all had to move pretty
quickly up through the levels,
as you can imagine.
Mm. Nice to see you, Greig.
And I've also got Suzanne,
Sarah, Dominic and Maria.
The whole senior management team,
who obviously you know.
Er, yes! Hi, guys.
ALL: Hi, Nat.
Let's start with the nature
of the complaint, which is,
in and of itself, extremely serious
as it involves an accusation
of sexual harassment.
Sorry, what?
We understand the complainant
was primarily concerned with
unwanted comments on his appearance.
This I'm totally
And the subsequent
unwanted contact with him -
be great to get your take on that.
Well, I've been away.
Did yousend something
to his home address?
What? Did you send
a box of baked goods?
He said they arrived this morning.
Oh, yes.
The cupcakes.
But they were just
a gesture of good will.
The victim feels that these were
intended to put pressure on him
into dropping the complaint.
The victim?!
Debbie, this is me!
He's also coeliac, so it
could be construed as menacing
or an act of coercion.
Why would I be coercing him?
Well, unfortunately, we are
going to have to escalate this to
a formal grievance and suspend you,
pending a full investigation.
Are you serious?
Oh sorry.
Oh, no, no, after you, please.
Thanks.
So you're here onholiday?
Yeah.
How do you know the hosts?
Oh, we don't.
Oh. Yeah.
They like tocollect people.
Like king and a queen,
they gather a court around them.
Very strange.
Thank you.
BOTH: Cheers.
Hi. Hey.
Er, can I talk to you quickly?
Yeah.
Are you following me around?
You having a good time?
Mm
Oh, er, Avery, can you
give us a moment, please?
And you.
Er Ask nicely. Say please.
Please.
I'm sorry.
What for?
Er Well, I mean
..Dan made a mistake
..but I'm sorry about that.
I know it's made things weird,
and I'm just,
I really am, I'm just, I'm so sorry.
Don't apologise.
You did me a favour.
Seriously.
Thank you.
CHILDREN SHOUT IN DISTANCE
Daddy!
DISTANT SCREAMING
Daddy!
Yeah?!
HE PANTS
Guys, where's Lea?
Come on, you shouldn't be
out here without an adult.
What's with all the screaming?
Someone ate my cake!
OK.
Erm
Henry, diddid you eat this cake?
It's important, Henry.
You have a nut allergy and
there are nuts in it, aren't there?
Did you eat it?
Who ate it?
Guys, you're not in any trouble.
Just tell me, did Henry
have any at all?
No.
Yes? Ermwhat does that mean?
Er, what do we do now, Henry? Erm
How bad is your allergy?
How long does it take to happen?
Minutes, or?
No? Lea will know.
Lea!
I think I've just been worrying
about what other people think
too much, you know?
I mean, I've been worrying
about that all my life.
I hear that.
There's a lot of shame attached.
Exactly.
And you start thinking
about your relationship history
and maybe it's you, you know?
Maybe you're picking
the wrong people.
Right. You blame yourself.
But, actually, it's not your fault
if other people
aren't ready to commit to you.
And just because someone's your
age or older, it doesn't mean
they're more mature
or ready for a relationship.
I mean, we know that, right?
You still get blindsided and hurt.
It's like, how do you let
yourself trust someone?
How do you know?
You know?
It's scary, but
..I think you do know.
Who cares what other people think?
Maybe you have to
take a risk and trust it.
Allo pote?
Thank you.
Oh, no, no.
No, no, no, don't drink that.
You don't know what's in it.
Henry, how do you feel?
Will you just talk to me, please?!
Is he going to be OK? I don't know!
OK, look, erm
Can you, er Does your lips,
do they feel balloony?
Er
Your throat. Open your mouth. Ah.
OK, airway -
is it constricted at all?
OK, dodo you have an EpiPen?
Nope? Where do
Mummy and Daddy keep the medicine?
Oh, Jesus.
Oh! Er Er
Agh! Guys, come on!
OK, look, I'll take you to Mummy.
Ugh! Why is there
never any reception?
What's happening?
Where the fuck have you been?
I, er I had to make a phone call.
He ate nuts!
He's fucking got a nut allergy!
He doesn't have a nut allergy.
What?
Jess THINKS he has a nut allergy
because all the other kids have it.
It's fashionable.
And he puked one time when he
ate a whole jar of peanut butter.
UNDER BREATH: Oh, my God.
Where are you going?
Paris.
Now?
Er, oui, now.
You all right?
THEY CHUCKLE
What IS this place?
WHISPERS: Come on. Come on, come on.
SHE GASPS
Look at this!
Wow, that's
I want to see their bedroom.
Go on.
Oh, wow.
Things have happened in here.
Oh, they definitely have.
THEY LAUGH
Shut the door.
Who's this guy?
Wow. Hmm.
Terrifying.
Is heall right?
Cos he doesn't look comfortable.
Oh, my God.
Centaur!
No way.
Definitely means something, right?
Yeah.
THEY CHUCKLE
FOOTSTEPS AND VOICES APPROACH
Hide! Come on, come on.
I always used to do stupid things
at parties, didn't I? Yeah.
Do you remember graduation night?
I ran off and climbed that tree
and you found me hiding up there.
And you didn't say,
"What are you doing?"
You just laughed
and climbed up next to me.
And we watched the sun come up.
Do you remember that?
I do remember.
You were always very
..funny.
I'm sorry, I just don't understand
why you can't stay
until, like, tomorrow!
I told you why.
I don't need this shitty job.
I have a trust fund.
Why would I stay, huh?
For you?
Lea, don't go.
He's really upset.
C-Can't you see that?
Does that not bother you at all?
He's not my kid! OK?
Look, I'm sorry, Henry.
You're a good boy, but your parents
don't look after you very well.
They're all very selfish.
Oh, I'm sorry, WE'RE selfish?
I don't have kids.
You're so busy looking
up your assholes
that you don't even see
what you have in your hands.
What, is that, like,
a French saying, or?
Fine, OK.
You're right.
Just go.
How will you even
get to the airport?
There's a boat today
and my dad booked me a taxi.
Good for you. Godspeed.
I can do this. I'll be fine.
Au revoir.
Bonne chance.
You look nice in those trousers.
Now, did that make you
feel uncomfortable?
Absolutely not.
Did he looklook good
in the trousers?
Yes, but apparently
I should have said
the trousers look good, not him,
because then apparently it
wouldn't be sexual harassment.
No-one's allowed to flirt any more.
No.
And it's not like I'm his boss.
I mean, technically,
I'm his line manager.
Dave should be flattered.
Ancient civilisations understood
the anarchic nature of courtship.
When Zeus wanted Ganymede,
he just transformed into an eagle,
picked him up in his talons
and had his wicked way with him.
Ganymede didn't mind -
he'd just been fucked by a god!
Yeah, sure.
Oh, all the gods were at it.
They'd all be cancelled now, I
dare say. Mm, they definitely would.
Dave sounds like a snivelling
little snowflake to me.
Yes. You know what to do.
Oh! Erm
Hmm?
Ah! Ah-ha-ha!
Oh!
OK.
Oh, it's ringing.
THEY LAUGH
Hello? Hi, Debbie.
Who's this? It's Natalie.
Right. Oh, I'm sorry,
did I wake you?
No, no.
I just want to say - fuck your job!
Excuse me?
Bye!
THEY LAUGH
Yes! Yes!
Yes!
Who wants a normal job
like that anyway, darling?
When things go wrong,
sell up, move, start again.
Mm. That's always been
my rule of thumb.
Yeah.
SHE LAUGHS
I just quit my job.
I'm free.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
But, like, out in the world, like,
connection is so
Hi. There you are. Hi.
This is Andros.
Hey. Hi.
Did you see how late it is?
How the hell did that happen?
This place is a time warp!
THEY LAUGH
Oh, this is
This is my husband, Stefanos.
Hi.
Hi.
Erm, this is Jacob, my boyfriend.
Hi. Hey.
Someone's hosting
their own divorce party.
Woohoo-hoo!
CHEERING
She's having a good time.
I think when you end a marriage, you
have to process it in your own way.
What do you mean,
end a marriage?
You haven't heard?
It's sad, but sometimes,
if you're not happy,
it's better to be apart, isn't it?
It's unfair to stay, actually. Mmm.
Woooooohoo!
CHEERING
Hey! Can you come down?
Come up!
No. Get down, please.
Come on, come up!
I'm serious.
SHE LAUGHS
I mean, it's not evendangerous.
What the hell's going on?
What?
I didn't know you and Dan had
Oh, yeah.
Just
Why didn't you say anything?
I don't know, just
It's not
You can't just do that.
You can't just do that to Dan.
It's not all right, you know?
You need to stop, take a minute
and think about what you're doing.
And I mean that in the best way,
as your friend.
Is everything all right?
Yeah. Yeah.
DAN: I think it's sometimes helpful
when you feel overwhelmed
to think that
..you're just a tiny speck
in a huge, mysterious universe
..and it's OK not to understand it.
All you need to do
is just be present
..in the now
..breathing.
You know?
DAN SIGHS
Erm
We were thinking
..if you guys would like to
come upstairs with us.
Oh, right.
I mean, wow, thank you. That's
..that's so kind of you.
Your dad wants to go.
He, erm
..has to leave in the morning.
I'm sorry if that spoils the
rest of the holiday for you.
Probably won't feel that
different, though, will it?
You know, if you wanted your
first time to be on this holiday,
tonight would be
a good time to do it.
A hot random at a mad party.
You'd have a good story
to tell when you're older.
Honestly, that's the best
you could hope for, really.
I don't even know if he likes me.
Erm, of course he likes you.
WHISPERS: I'll take care of
your dad for you.
Just go for it.
Hmm.
SHE EXHALES
SHE GULPS
Having a moment, darling?
If you're feeling sick,
best to do a Roman vom -
bring it all up now
and then you can start again
with a voddy and coke.
I'm sorry. I don't really know
what I'm doing.
Things have gone a bit wrong.
Oh, sweetheart.
Are they being mean?
I can see you're at a
very emotionally challenging
moment in your life.
You're a bud trying to bloom,
a caterpillar trying to wriggle out
of your little chrysalis
and become a big, sexy butterfly.
But they won't let you, will they?
I'm happy you found these three.
You know who they are, don't you?
Yeah.
The Moirai.
The Fates.
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
The Maiden, the Mother, the Hag.
They decide your destiny
when you're born.
The golden thread is your life.
And when Atropos cuts the thread
That's when you die.
Though death isn't
necessarily bad, darling.
It can mean change, transformation,
like the Hanging Man in Tarot.
WHISPERS: I've kind of
..been seeing them around
..since I got here.
Well, that's because they're trying
to tell you something, aren't they?
Yeah.
What do you think
they're trying to tell me?
They're your connection to
all the mysteries of your future.
They've sent you signs
and you have to trust them,
follow them, let them lead you.
This island is deeply connected
to the Moirai, of course.
There's a temple here
where offerings were made to them.
Sometimes even sacrifices.
I think I've been here before.
And I think there's
a reason I came back here.
So do I.
I see you, darling.
I know that you're a seer, like me.
You seebecause you seek.
You're a huntress.
And tonight, you hunt.
Who wants to play a game?
I do.
That's my girl.
In this jar,
there are two black stones.
The two who pick them out
must kiss each other.
WHOOPING
A sort of Ancient Greek
spin the bottle, if you like.
And it's compulsory!
All right?
Yeah.
Ah!
Oh, that would've been fun.
Ah.
Damn it!
Never mind, never mind.
JAMES CHUCKLES
CROWD EXCLAIM
Ooh, look at that!
JAMES GIGGLES
Go on.
You know you want to.
Aw.
Ah, here we are.
JAMES GASPS
CROWD EXCLAIM
CHEERING
CHEERING
CHEERING
WARPED LAUGHTER
CROWD FALL SILEN
Nowit's time to judge.
Who is the most beautiful?
Who is the most beautiful woman
here tonight?
One of you must choose.
So who will? Hmm?
Who will decide?
You.
Yes, you. Come here.
I-I'mI'm sorry, erm, me?
You choose.
Who is the most beautiful
woman here tonight?
THEY LAUGH
I'm not joking, kiddo.
You have to choose.
There'll be consequences for you
if you get it wrong.
Mate, come on.
JAMES CHUCKLES
I-I'm sorry, I-I
I-I don't understand
So now you can't speak English?
It's not hard.
Her?
Her?
Her?
Who is it?
Who is the most beautiful?
Her?
I don't think we should
play this any more.
My party.
I'm Lord of the Bacchanal.
And I demand that you choose.
And don't get it wrong.
Don't anger the gods.
Who is it?
Come on, it's just a game.
JAMES LAUGHS
JAMES CACKLES
CROWD MURMUR
GUN COCKS
CROWD GASP
You made the wrong choice,
my friend.
My wife is
the most beautiful woman here.
She is a goddess.
Now, get the fuck out of my house.
Putthe gundown.
I want him out of my house.
I mean, who does he
think he is, coming in here,
trying to sully your daughter?
It's a disgrace.
JAMES LAUGHS
His face!
Come on, music! Music!
RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYS
Thank you, guys.
No, thank you.
We really enjoyed that.
Let's go.
What? What are you doing?
I'm going to head.
No! Stay!
The party's not over yet!
The night is young!
Zoe, seriously
..it's time to go home.
# So open up the door
# Cos we've time to give
# And I'm feeling it so much more
# Open up your door
# Oh, open up your door
# Love is so hard to find
# And even harder to define
# Oh, open up your door
# And I've never been so sure #
Come in.
# Oh, open up the door
# Open up your door. #