Two Weeks in August (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

1
It's all ours.
Fantastic.
I found a flight this morning that
should get me there for the read,
which is great.
What about the recall?
They've postponed it.
It wasn't an accident.
But I didn't die, which is good.
Was it my fault that he dumped you?
No. He broke up with me,
so I don't know what that's about.
What? Do you like Zoe more than me?
I didn't want to hurt anyone,
but I don't need you to forgive me.
I think I'm meant to be happy.
And I thought I might
be happy with you.
# My love has no beginning
My love has no end
# No front, no back
and my love won't bend
# I'm in the middle
# Lost in the spin
# Loving you #
Oh, OK.
I'll chase you! Come on, let's go!
Let's go!
# My love has no bottom,
my love has no top
# My love won't rise and my love
won't drop
# I'm in the middle
# And I can't stop
# Loving you #
I'm going to get a drink.
# And you don't know, you don't
know, you don't know, you don't know
# How glad I am
# I wish I were a poet
# So I could express
# What I'd
# What I'd like to say, yeah
# I wish I were an artist #
It's snowing.
# So I could paint a picture
# Of how I feel
# Of how I feel today, yeah
# My love has no walls
on either side
# That makes my love wider than wide
# I'm in the middle
# And I can't hide
# Loving you
# And you don't know, you don't
know, you don't know, you don't know
# How glad I am
# And you don't know, you don't
know, you don't know, you don't know
# How glad I am
# How glad I am. #
Have you seen that?!
It's just cloud, isn't it?
It's smoke.
That's a fire!
Somebody's probably
just having a barbecue.
I can smell chicken.
It's not a barbecue.
It looks quite far away.
Guys, the island is on fire!
Henry! Avery! Come on. Quickly!
I love her. Quickly, please!
What's up?
Look, once we're home,
everything will be
We can
Yeah. Yeah.
Listen, don't worry.
We'll work it all out.
OK? We'll do it right,
we'll make sure everyone's good.
Yeah.
There's a fire.
Oh, it's like fucking Pompeii!
Pompeii was a volcano.
It's coming from over there, around
where we were on that day trip.
You know, the old temple.
Where are the kids?
They're with Dan.
There was no need to freak out.
We're not in danger.
I'm not freaking out.
What, so a wildfire isn't dangerous?
We don't know if it's a wildfire.
So you want to wait around until
you're actually on fire to be sure,
is that right? No. Of course
I don't. I'm just saying
We can't wait until four o'clock
for the ferry.
We have to head down to the
harbour now and just wait there.
HE SIGHS
All right. Let's do that.
Let's justget home.
Look what we found.
It's a sea monster.
Wow. You found a shark.
It's not a shark.
What's it doing there?
It jumped out of the sea.
No, that just happens sometimes.
Sea creatures get washed up
when they come to the natural end
of a long and happy life.
It had a very bad day
at the end there, though, didn't it?
Suffocating to death in the sun.
Have you seen that? Yeah.
The end of the world is nigh.
Let's just get a ferry
and get whatever flight we can,
yeah?
Yeah. That's your plan, is it?
Yeah? Go home,
start a new life with him.
Nothing else matters.
Me, your family, OUR life.
You just want him.
Can we not do this now? No, there's
never a good time, though, is there?
There's a fucking fire, Dan!
Yeah, look, I'm assuming
it's always been him, has it?
I mean, and you've been, what,
thinking about him
and longing for him
for what? Like,
what, 20 years?
Wowthat's so romantic.
No. It wasn't like that.
It justhappened.
Oh, it just happened?
OK, like a holiday romance?
That's sweet!
We WERE friends
OK, and you fell in love.
But you didn't mean to do anything.
No. Of course you didn't.
I can tell you one thing that you
definitely did do was fuck
a teenager. But that doesn't
seem that bad now, weirdly.
He's not a teenager.
Oh, OK! Sorry.
Yeah, well, look, the main thing
is you fucked us up, big time.
You really want to do this
in front of them?
What, you think they don't know
what's going on, Zoe? They know.
It will be better for them, for us,
to co-parent apart.
You've
HE SCOFFS
You've worked it all out.
Wow.
You're going to have a little
blended family, are you?
Yeah? Have you decided
who's going to live where?
Jesus, have you
started looking at places?
It's OK for something to end, Dan.
Some things run their course.
If it's not making you happy
..you have to move on and let it go.
It's OK to say we weren't right
for each other. But we were!
WeWeWe WERE happy!
OK, look, shit happens.
OK, we had two kids, I
I had a breakdown, we
We had no money, it's Oh!
Hey, it was hard, OK?
And I wasn't in a good place.
I was physically so tired.
Oh, YOU were tired?!
I will always
be more tired than you. Oh!
I gave birth to two children,
I didn't sleep for five years.
I have to look after me now.
I don't I can't
I can't do this. I can't look after
you. I don't want to be your mum!
Good! I don'tI don't want you
to be my mum.
God! I'm so sick of this.
You wallowing in self-pity.
I'm sorry that I let you down.
I'm sorry I wasn't enough.
Well, I'mI'm sorry, too.
I'M sorry you weren't enough!
It's not fair, OK,
to compare me with him.
That's a fantasy.
Changing who you're with
won't solve your problem.
BecauseBecause your problem
is still you.
I know myself now.
I know what I need,
and I have to be true to that.
Good for you. ButBut what does
that mean? Like, in reality?
You've found yourself. Now what?
You're going to put yourself first,
yeah, fuck everyone else?
Wow. You go, girl! Don't!
Because I can't help thinking that,
once this whole little romance
is over, you're going to
find yourself all empowered
and self-actualised
and completely fucking alone.
Oh, fuck, yeah, great.
Just going to walk out.
You were going to leave US!
You were going to leave the kids
without a dad!
You were going to leave me!
Do you know what? I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I didn't die.
Theo, Eve, come on, we're leaving!
We haven't really got a plan.
We might island-hop a bit more
before we head off to Marrakech.
How are you going to afford that?
Fruit picking or busking.
We don't need no Daddy Warbucks,
do we?
OK.
Would we be able to
stay in your house at all?
It's not booked up or anything?
No.
I'll see you soon.
Well, you've Yeah, you've
got my number now, so, er
Hi. Erm, is that a big fire
over there, do you know?
We have this every year.
It's getting worse every summer.
And how far is that?
Is it going to get here?
At the moment, there is no wind,
so it's better.
Are you leaving today? Yeah.
Four o'clock ferry.
Good. Don't miss it.
POLICE RADIO
HE SPEAKS GREEK
Oh, sorry, is that about the fire?
Sorry Erm
..is that about the fire?
Safe travels, everyone.
ENGINE REVS
Wait, wait! Can we get on, please?
You've missed the caves
and the first two islands.
We don't care about touristy stuff.
We just want to get back to
the mainland. Er, there's a fire.
I know.
But it's just there.
Yeah. Well, I don't think
there's anything to worry about.
Look, can we wait half an hour?
We've got some friends we need to
go and get.
We have to keep to the timetable.
Sol, I think that we need to
take this opportunity.
The others would do the same.
No, they wouldn't. Well, they can
get the ferry.
We can't just abandon them.
Oh, so you ARE worried about
the fire. No.
I just want to make sure
everyone's safe.
We have to go now.
Right, Avery, come on, let's go.
Mum, I'm going to stay with my dad.
Right. OK. You're staying with him,
even though he's endangering you?
Yeah.
What are you doing?
We're going to wait for the others.
I can't believe that you
won't put your own family first.
I'm just trying to make sure
everyone's all right!
I'M not all right!
I am not all right!
My child is not safe.
I do not feel safe.
OK, so I am going to have to figure
out how to get us home, is that it?
Right. Come on. We're going to find
someone that can actually help.
Excuse me.
Where are you going?
Hey.
What are you doing?
Just tidying up,
moving some stuff around.
Trying to get more of
a boho vibe going.
Well, we're leaving now.
Are you? Yeah.
Are you coming?
Look, I'm sorry I went off
last night.
I shouldn't have left you
on your own.
What was that about with
you and the policeman?
Oh, it was pretty funny, actually.
Erm, he wears his uniform at home
and when I arrived he was
making sourdough in it.
OK.
Why are you being weird?
Oh, I just didn't think it was
a very nice thing to do to Will.
Why do you care about Will
all of a sudden?
I don't, really. Well,
you're obviously upset
I broke up with him.
Why are you so upset?
Do you want to go out with him?
You hate this house.
I don't. I think it has potential.
We are just not being honest
with each other.
What are you talking about?
Yes, we are.
No, we're just telling each other
what we want to hear.
What? We need trust,
and I hate to say this,
but I think we're getting in the way
of each other's growth.
Is this about having a baby?
I don't want to have a baby!
We CAN have a baby.
You don't want to have a baby!
You're a commitment-phobe.
A baby is your worst nightmare!
How can you say I'm
a commitment-phobe?!
Oh, I can'tI can't really
do this right now.
I'll see you down there.
Hey.
You don't need to come with me.
Oh, I thought you might want
company. You're upset.
I'm not upset. You're upset.
You can be upset.
You can talk to me.
I don't want to talk to you!
Avery!
Oh, there you are. DISTANT:
Hey, guys.
What's happening? You OK?
He knows.
Right.
OK.
You told him?
No. He knew. He just knew.
What did he say about it?
I'd say it didn't go very well.
Well, that's
Sure. I guess the fates
aren't going to make it easy for us.
Like I feel
..maybe the fire's
something to do with it.
No ferry.
Well, it said 4pm on the board.
Well, it doesn't any more.
But I saw it, it said 4pm.
Oh, God. This
This really isn't good.
Where's Jess?
She went to, erm
..have a look around with Henry. Oh.
Did she feel like sightseeing
today, or?
All right. There must be
someone we can ask.
Where have all the boats gone?
We should have got on
that boat tour, Dad.
I'm so aware of how
emergency situations like this can
develop really quickly from my work
in the humanitarian sector.
An island like this
is basically a tinder box.
You know, stay calm,
but we've probably got minutes
rather than hours. Oh.
And if things get really bad,
head to the beach.
It's the safest place.
What's the plan, then, Sol?
Shall we wait for the ferry?
No.
Er, this needs to happen now.
There might be a phone in there.
What's he doing?
I think he's gone to find a boat.
I can find us a boat.
Oh, OK.
What? You don't think I can find us
a boat? I can find us a boat, Zoe.
Yeah? Go and wait in the taverna.
What's going on over there?
Come on, kids. Let's go.
Get out of the sun.
Oh, no, what, did we miss
the ferry? No.
We're going to wait in the taverna.
Be careful now. Come on, guys. OK?
Great, sit down. Good.
Hi there. Hi.
Hi, mate.
Do you know what's happening
with the ferry?
Er, tomorrow, man.
If I'm honest, it does feel like
trust has broken down quite
a bit with regards to
the ferry timetable.
Yeah, I don't do the ferry.
OK? I rent boats.
Can you rent us a boat, then,
please?
SHOUTS: Your friend broke my boat!
It feels quite unfair
to bring that up now.
You've got my watch. So?
Don't you have more boats?
I'm out.
Look, we NEED to get off
this island!
There's a fire! I'm really sorry
to raise my voice
but we don't want to burn to death!
No-one's burning to death.
They're evacuating!
I don't think they're evacuating.
We're the last people left
on this island.
What's that boat? It looks free.
It'll belong to some rich
Eurotrash, I don't know.
We could borrow it. What?
We need a boat. We don't need one
that urgently.
Yeah. But if it's there
and it's not being used,
it might be useful,
to all of us.
I don't know how to sail a boat.
Do you?
They're electric, aren't they? You
just push a button. Jesus Christ.
I could swim out and board it.
Board it? Come on.
I'm going to do it.
Are you serious?
Jacob, what are you doing?
Jacob, what are you doing?!
Right, the one number
I can remember.
Let's hope she picks up.
Hey, Orla!
Yeah, sorry I've been offline.
Listen, do you think you could
do me a favour?
Wow!
Yes
Definitely!
Listen, do you think you could?
Orla? Hello?
It's not working.
Why is it not working?!
Why are you using my phone?
I got the job!
They're replacing the actor
because he wants to spend more
time with his family.
They want me in LA tomorrow.
Well done.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine. It's just
a bit further than I thought.
You didn't need to come.
It's all right. Just don't panic.
Just keep going.
Ah! What? What's wrong?
Something stung me! Argh!
Oh! I think it's jellyfish! OK.
OK, just swim Ow. Swim away.
Fuck.
Ah.
Two years seems like a long time.
But I'll be back every few weeks
and you can come out.
That won't happen.
Or I can turn it down,
if I need to be around.
If you're going to turn it down,
don't pretend it's for me.
What do you mean?
You wouldn't turn it down for me.
Avery The thing is,
you wanted me on this holiday
because you wanted to spend time
with me, but you haven't.
I'm sorry. You are never going to
teach me backgammon, Dad,
because you don't WANT to teach
me backgammon.
You like the idea of it, but you're
never actually going to do it.
You still treat me like a child.
You don't even know me.
I'm just a mistake you made
when you were younger.
Someone that makes you feel guilty.
That's not true.
Dad, you're such a bad actor.
That's it.
Argh! Ow. Ow.
Let's get you up. Argh!
Fuck! Fuck!
Argh! Oh!
It's OK. It's OK.
You're OK.
You're OK. Where is it?
Do you need to wee on it?
I don't actually think
that's a thing any more.
OK. Yeah. Let me see.
Oh, fuck. OK. OK.
Erm, are you all right?
Yeah, yeah, I'm good.
Nothing to see.
Let's Yeah, let's get
the boat going. Yes, yes.
Let's do it.
Ah! OK.
Fuck! We need a key.
We don't have a key.
Shall we swim back?
No, I don't think I can swim back,
I'm afraid.
There are presumably quite
a lot of jellyfish out there.
Yeah, yeah, there will be.
Yeah. Argh!
We're going to have to get someone
to come and get us. Fu
Yeah. Yeah? Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, I think we should, erm
Yeah. Yeah.
We should probably radio for help.
Come on.
Mayday! Hello?
Hello? Hello? Hello?
Is something going on
with you and Sol?
Nat, I know it's hard to understand
but I feel like something we
I'm not judging.
Sometimes, you have to
follow your heart
and shed things that aren't working
for you any more and take a risk.
And sure, sometimes you risk losing
precious things that you've held
onto for a long time for
a good reason.
But that's the deal.
You've got to break eggs
to make an omelette.
Yeah!
Yeah? Yeah. Maybe you need to own
it, hope that it wasn't a massive
mistake and accept that you
might not be able to get it back.
It's like, you can't put eggs
back in the shells, you know?
Er, I don't think
Then again, what about Dan?
You know, you're married.
Don't you think you can
try and make it work?
You're a beautiful family!
Why would I take advice from you?
From someone who's never had
a real relationship?
That's really mean.
Why would you say that to me?
I have amazing friends.
Yeah, you do!
But you live through them.
You protect yourself, you keep busy.
You stay outside of
the really hard stuff,
because you're fucking scared.
Thanks, Zoe.
Stop pulling away from me!
Henry! Henry, come back!
Henry! HENRY!
SHE PANTS
RADIO: Mayday!
Hello? Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Mayday.
Hello?
Hello? Hello?
Hello? Hello? Who's that? Over.
Jacob?!
Nat? It's me!
Random! What the fuck?!
Where are you?
We're on James and Flick's yacht
in the harbour.
We're marooned. I've been stung.
I've been really stung bad.
You need to go and get the key
to the boat from their villa
and then you need to bring it to us.
OK? Yeah, but DON'T swim.
I repeat, do not swim.
We are surrounded by killer
jellyfish.
Sorry, that's quite a big ask,
isn't it?
But I sort of think you
might have to save us, Nat.
Over.
Roger that. Over and out.
Avery. Jacob and Will are
on that boat and they need the key.
I'm coming with you.
What do you want to drink?
We're having gimlets.
Or something fizzy?
Er, I'm fine, thanks.
We just came to say goodbye.
You'll have to stay for a little
bit, I'm afraid.
House rules.
OK.
Did you see the fire?
Oh, yawn! Every bloody summer!
Nothing to be done. Might as well
have some fun while Rome burns, eh?
THEY CHUCKLE UNCERTAINLY
One little drinkie?
I'll have a rum and coke.
Good girl. Rum and coke over here,
Pavos.
And I'm going to nip to the loo.
Sometimes, I feel like
I don't like him.
WHISPERS: But it feels like
he doesn't like me either.
I thought babies were supposed to
love their mothers.
But he hashe has hated me
from the start.
I mean, I had him tested for ADHD
and he failed.
I mean, what does that mean?
What do you think it means?
I worry it means, actually,
he is a really nice,
bright, little boy who
just isn't getting his needs met.
And that maybe we should have
..just given him more
..more attention.
That's all anyone wants, really,
isn't it?
I didn't want to come on
this holiday
..cos you're all Solomon's friends,
you know?
I've never really had any
female friends. Which is
I don't know, it's funny, I
Yeah. But I feel really bad
that we had a fight.
Like, maybe I was partly to
blame for that?
Oh, do you think?
SHE SCOFFS
Yeah. Maybe, maybe.
Is your nose all right?
Yeah. It still hurts.
I'm hoping it's not that noticeable.
It's very noticeable.
Oh, God, it feels really good
to clear the air
..just to get everything
out in the open.
It does.
You know, there's something I never
told you about me and Solomon.
You know we have this whole
story about how we got together?
I mean, we've been telling it for
so long, I actually believe it.
But, erm, the truth is
..he hadn't split up with Lisa
before we got together.
Of course he hadn't.
And there was a massive overlap.
We were an affair.
Oh, my God, I mean,
when his light is shining on you,
it's so amazing.
It's like being in a film.
But if you are with him,
you are part of HIS story.
YOU will be
the supporting character.
He'll be the star.
Fire! There's a fire outside.
It's outside!
Let's go back to the beach! Come on!
Do you want to lead now,
or do you like to be led?
Someone's more grown up
than her daddy knows, isn't she?
And gorgeous,
if you don't mind my saying.
I don't mind.
Shall we get out of here?
Looks pretty bad over there.
I hope everyone's OK.
Maybe we're in the best
place right now.
We just have to sit and wait
and hope she can do it.
Do you want to talk about it?
Talk about what?
Well For God's sake!
I want to know
what's really going on with you.
Why do you even care?
You've been busy hooking up
with Dash.
Why are you saying his name
like that? Dash is his name.
It's not a name.
It's a name.
Are you asking me?
I'm just assuming you did.
Well, he's a friend
and sometimes we hook up.
You're acting like
I've been unfaithful.
You said you didn't want to be
with me. You can do what you like.
I know I can. So can you.
I didn't hook up
with Stefanos, OK?
We just hung out anddrank coffee.
I kind of knew that.
Why don't you want to be with me?
What do you want me to say?
What, you want to hear that
I'm seriously fucked up, do you?
That I can't let anyone
get close to me
because I feel so totally unlovable?
Something like that?
Yeah.
Does it hurt? Yes.
It really hurts.
Hey. Hey.
SOBS: Oh, God, fuck, I'm sorry.
Oh, no, you don't have to be sorry.
Pretty much everything bad in the
world happens because men are
told they're not allowed to cry.
Come here.
Thanking you.
Oh, here she is.
Come and have some cake.
I hear we're going to be neighbours,
darling.
You must come to our Christmas
drinks.
They're legendary.
Spring is the best time to be here,
of course.
So full of dirty promise.
I'll take you to the
Anthesteria festival
once the grapes have ripened.
Oh, sounds brilliant.
I'm just going to go over there.
GIGGLING AND CHATTER
Avery?
Avery, we've got to go!
Avery?
SHE KNOCKS
Avery, we've got to go!
Hello, sweetheart.
What happened in there?
Do you want to tell me?
No.
OK.
Where is everyone? I don't know.
I'm going back to Jacob.
He might have a boat.
Meet us at the beach.
You're coming with me.
DISTANT SHOUTING
What's that noise?
Stay here.
SHOUTING
Dan!
HE GRUNTS
What are you doing?!
Where are the kids?
They're over there, on the beach.
We have to go now!
I've found us a boat!
I just need to break this.
What, you're going to be a hero,
NOW? Come on!
The thing is, OK, you act like
this is all my fault.
Oh, my God!
We really can't do this now!
For not seeing you, OK,
for not supporting you.
But you never let me.
You always did everything
and then made me feel bad about it.
YouYou didn't see me either.
I was so lonely. So was I!
I didn't want to leave you.
I didn't want to die.
I just wantedI just wanted to
crash it all. To blow it all up.
Like I was daring myself to see
if I was man enoughor something.
I just wanted to roll the dice.
I wanted to leave it up to fate.
To see if I deserved to be alive.
I don't want you to die.
Why are you doing this?
Please, just stop and come with me.
I'm going to get this boat
for us, OK?
I have to do it.
I have to.
I have to go.
HE GRUNTS
CLANGING RESUMES
Is that Nat on the kayak?
Oh, my God, it is. Nat! Nat! Nat!
Yes, Nat!
Yes! BOTH: Come on!
This is amazing. Ah! Sorry.
Sorry.
Oh, you hero!
You're amazing. Ah!
Did you get the key?
Woo!
Let's see if we can pick up
the others.
HIGH-PITCHED WHINE
You guys go.
I'm going to stay.
What? What do you mean?
I like it here.
And I've got my house.
And I don't really have
anything to go home for.
You've got me.
I know.
Erm
..I can't do this any more.
Do what?
I can't do THIS any more.
You're my primary relationship.
And I'm yours.
So what?
So it only works if we're
both a bit fucked
and looking after each other.
You're my best friend.
I'm your security blanket.
I've been single this whole time,
but I've never really
been on my own.
I've never really felt
what that would be like.
I've been so busy,
and it's stopped me working out
what I want to do with my life.
I did some stupid things this
holiday.
I bought a house
and spent all my money, but I think
I did those things for a reason.
Because now I can have an adventure.
It's not you, it's me.
You're breaking up with me?
You'll always be my best friend.
But you don't need me.
And I don't need you.
And that's good.
And you two fancy each other
and you make each other laugh,
despite all your shit.
HE CHUCKLES
What else is there?
You have my blessing.
Nat, please don't go back.
The island's on fire.
Yeah, Nat, that's mad.
I'll be fine.
I was born for this.
Maybe I can help.
This is my home now.
It's all good.
Bye, guys!
Mummy!
OK. Oh, everyone all right?
Did you find him? He's up there.
He won't leave.
I tried. I just What?!
I know. Hey!
Oh! Come on.
OK.
He's got a boat. We're going to get
on the boat
How are we going to do this?
We've got four children here.
We're going to need both.
Well, do we count as children?
They're for everyone.
Soon, this is going
to feel like a bad dream.
Yeah, I mean, you're going to be
in a pool in LA soon, so
What?
Did you get the job?
Yeah.
Wow.
Congratulations.
I'm not sure if I'm
going to take it.
You should take the job.
Go forth with your golden hooves,
my dear old friend,
and kick down the palace door.
You'll regret it forever,
if you don't.
It's all right.
You've got your path to follow,
I've got mine.
Solomon, get in the boat.
Get in the fucking boat, Solomon!
It's all right. You're being
really brave.
Thank you. Let's go. Let's go.
Mummy, get in!
Where's Daddy?
I'm scared.
Yeah. Me, too.
But I've got you.
I'm here.
We're going to get you home, OK?
Zoe!
Oh, my God. BOTH: Daddy!
Are you OK? Oh!
Thank God.
Are you still getting divorced?
Yes.
But we both love you so much.
Yeah?
OK.
# Farther along
# We'll know all about it
# Farther along
# We'll understand why
# Cheer up, my brother
# Live in the sunshine
# We'll understand it
# All by and by
# Farther along
# We'll know all about it
# Farther along
# We'll understand why
# Cheer up, my sister
# Live in the sunshine
# We'll understand it
# All by and by. #