Trying (2020) s05e01 Episode Script

1
[cheerful music playing]
It's so weird.
- It was here.
- What does it… What does it look like?
It looks like a carrot cake.
- Has it got cream in it or…
- No.
What color was the icing?
I'll tell you what, any carrot cake you
find, why don't you just run it by me?
It was literally here.
No, I don't know what could've…
[clicks tongue] Hi.
- [stomping on stairs]
- Look, just don't antagonize her.
What? I didn't.
What? Is she ever gonna forgive me?
- [door slams]
- I know
I didn't tell her that I found her mum,
and I know that that is not great,
but, really, how bad is that?
I mean, Hitler's here. Yeah?
Amal Clooney's here. Where am I?
Go on.
Seriously? Past Ellen?
All right, we're sailing
past Lance Armstrong now.
Yeah.
Here's Prince Andrew. No. Really?
Caitlin from Jazzercise?
- [sucks teeth] Yeah.
- Are you for real?
Worse than Caitlin from Ja…
Okay, no, sorry,
you are not taking this seriously.
Look, you just need to give it time.
And, by the way, for future reference,
the next time that
you covertly trail someone,
don't let them
take a selfie on your phone.
Once again, Jase,
I didn't know that she was doing that.
How could you not know? Honestly, Nik.
Because I'm not constantly
scrolling through my photos.
I'm not 23.
I take them, and I never look
at them again like an adult…
Do you guys really have to come today?
- Yeah.
- [Nikki] Yeah,
yeah, we agreed with Noah
that all visits need to be supervised.
How am I gonna get to know my mum at
a theme park with you all hanging around?
And why do you get to decide everything?
Because we're the adults
- and you're the child, I'm afraid.
- [Nikki] Yeah.
And the theme park's a bit of a treat
before Jason's first day at college.
Yeah.
Listen, in a few months,
if things go well, then, gosh,
of course you can spend
some time alone with her. I promise.
- You promise?
- [Nikki] Yeah.
How do I know you're not lying again?
- Once again, it was a lie to be nice.
- To be nice.
[Nikki] And I am sorry.
No! When we were little
and being moved around all the time,
everyone lied to protect me, telling me,
"Everything's gonna be fine now.
This is definitely the last move."
All the worst things anyone ever said to
me were by nice people trying to be nice.
I am sorry. Truly.
Okay, look, look.
From now on, all of us
are gonna move forward together
- with honesty and trust. Yeah?
- Yeah. Yeah.
[Princess] You're currently
pretending to help her
look for a carrot cake
you ate three days ago.
- [mouthing] Shut up.
- [Princess] In one go.
He threw the box in the bin
on the street outside.
Twenty minutes
we've been looking for that.
Uh?
"What color's the icing?"
[Karen] Well, this is nice, isn't it?
Just the two of us.
For the next nine weeks.
Until Daddy has rowed the Atlantic.
[chuckles]
Which was a really important thing that he
obviously really needed to do, but, uh…
Shall we call him? On the boat.
Yeah!
Right. [grunts] Here we go.
- [line ringing]
- [breathes heavily] Can you see?
Oh, hello.
- Hello.
- Hi, Daddy.
- Hi. [grunts]
- [Karen] How's it going?
Is it peaceful out there?
No, it's, uh, busiest shipping lane
in the world. [chuckles]
- [ship horn blows]
- I, uh… Oh. There's a tanker.
- Sorry, just blow the whistle.
- [whistle blows]
- Oh, my…
- [whistle blows]
[blows, chuckles]
Oh. I've run out of flares too,
which is a bit of a concern.
You've only been out there two weeks.
Yeah, I know, I just, um…
lost my patience with a seagull. It's
fine. I think I've seen the last of him.
She wants to know,
can you see the Statue of Liberty?
Um, yeah, I do wonder if maybe we could
filter these questions before the call.
I have, uh, very limited battery
with this s-satellite phone.
Stevie, do you want to go
and get ready for the party?
[chuckles] Go on.
Yeah, I love you, darling.
I'm doing all this for you, remember!
How long is this going to go on for?
You know,
I am spinning a lot of plates here.
What plates, my love?
Stevie.
Sorry, I think you cut out.
I-I just heard "Stevie."
[inhales sharply]
Could you maybe ask friends for help?
I don't have any friends.
The other mums don't like me
'cause my face is too symmetrical.
I mean, we've been through this.
Can you just pick up the pace?
I am doing my very best.
And… don't tell Stevie
that you're doing it for her.
'Cause if you die,
she's gonna carry that guilt.
Right, understood. I…
- [seagull squawking]
- Oh, he's back. The seagull's back.
Off!
- Scott. Scott, you're breaking up. I ca…
- This is not your property!
- You have the sky!
- What…
- [squawking continues]
- Get off!
You will leave this boat!
[doorbell rings]
Vic Ross, handyman.
Sorry I'm late first day on the job.
You're five minutes early.
Leaky tap, is it?
Uh. You-You've left your engine running.
[gentle guitar music playing]
All done. No charge for the labor.
25p for the washer.
Bank transfer is fine. Have a nice day.
- [vehicle door closes]
- Thank you!
Nik, Nik, Nik, I think
I've worked out a way, fingers crossed,
that we can get a second go
on Pharaoh's Fury.
Great. Are our lives
really not scary enough already?
Ah, you're gonna love it, trust me.
[Nikki] You okay? Yeah?
Do you think it's weird that he's not
showing any interest in Kat?
I think he's fine. I think
he's just dealing with it in his own way.
There's a tiny bit of me hopes
that he stays so weird
that he never builds proper relationships
and he has to live with us forever.
- It's just a tiny part.
- Is it?
It's, like, so tiny. It's barely
even worth mentioning, actually.
Sure.
- Oh. She's late.
- She's only ten minutes late, doll.
- Go on, give her a chance, eh?
- I don't trust her.
Listen, you need to let Princess
figure this out on her own.
She needs protecting.
Jase, she's not as brave
as her eye makeup makes you think.
- See, today, yeah, if you get anxious…
- Mm-hmm?
- …I want you to do something.
- Okay.
[inhales sharply]
Take a deep breath, ground yourself,
and then take a big sip of water, okay?
- It's gonna be all right. I promise you.
- [chuckles]
- Hi!
- Oy 'up, there she is. Come on.
Hi, Princess.
Ten minutes late, carrying a coffee.
- Oh, my God. Your hair.
- Hi. Yeah. [chuckles]
- Hi. Sorry, I'm late.
- Oh, no.
That's all right. Don't worry about it.
I wanted to get some things for…
Well, for the train.
Just as a thank you
for welcoming me to your family.
It's great to be a mum again.
- [Jason] That's very kind.
- That's nice.
[gulping]
[epic rock music playing]
Okay, shall we? Yeah, let's have it.
Come on, you.
Train leaves in five minutes.
[people laughing, screaming]
- Hello.
- Hiya.
There we are.
- This is a family ticket.
- Yes.
You've got three adults.
- Yeah. Sorry.
- Yes.
- I… Ooh. God, that's loud.
- [mic feedback]
Sorry, what it is, is that us two here are
the legal parents of these two kids here.
- Hello.
- Hello.
And then this lady over here.
Yeah, Kat, who we've recently
reconnected with,
she is their biological mother.
Now, uh, we're together, you know?
We're a family, aren't we? Yeah, we are.
Do we know what that looks like yet?
No. No, we don't.
Will it present some issues going forward?
Almost certainly.
But I think we're together, you know? We…
- Ugh, just go in.
- All right, thanks very much.
- Oy oy!
- Thank you. Have a good day. Bye.
[music continues]
Where do you wanna start? We're, like,
over here. So if you wanna go on…
Okay, so we can't leave Princess
unsupervised with Kat.
Will you go on
all the roller coaster rides with them?
I would, but you know I get dizzy,
and I used up a lot of
my motion sickness tablets on the train.
Yeah, fine. Yeah, I mean, I can't wait,
but Tyler wants
to have a word with me about something.
Okay, will you come and rescue me
as soon as you can?
Yeah. Why don't you just come with us?
They'll be fine.
Jase, you don't know her.
She's a bad influence.
We leave them alone and
they'll be running around robbing banks,
all whacked up on the Scooby Snacks.
- That's just a line from that song, Nik.
- Doesn't mean it can't happen, Jase.
- Hiya.
- Okay. Me and Mum are gonna go on Rage.
Oh. Oh, yes. Yeah, no, I'm up for that.
- Really?
- Yes.
- You get dizzy getting out of the bath…
- No. No. No, it's fine.
This is what all those baths
have been in preparation for.
Okay, fine. Let's go on Rage.
Whoo!
[breathes heavily]
- Are you sure?
- Yep.
[breathes heavily]
I mean, how motiony can it be?
[screaming]
[doorbell rings]
[door opens]
- Hello.
- Oh, hi. Here she is.
She's got an itchy scalp
so it could be lice.
Oh, well, no, she's in now.
How-How are you? How are you coping?
With Scott being away?
We've all been thinking about you.
Oh. Yeah.
Yeah, no, no, we're fine. Thanks.
Right, well, I will see you at 2:00.
It's such an incredible thing
that he's doing.
It's so important to raise awareness
of climate change.
Well, I do wonder who hasn't heard
about it by now, but, you know.
Would you like to come in?
Are you asking me to stay?
Uh, yeah. If you like.
Well, I didn't even know
parents could stay.
[chuckles] Yeah, yeah, they can. Come in.
[upbeat music playing]
[Princess chuckles] Oh, my God.
- That was fun.
- [chuckles]
[cheers] Yeah! [breathes heavily]
You know we'll be fine on our own.
You could just go
and get a tea or something.
- What? And miss this? [panting]
- Come on.
Okay, well, the queue's still short,
so let's go on again then.
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Yeah, no, that-that is an option.
Or is there a-a petting zoo,
or an information kiosk, maybe?
There you are, mate.
Pop yourself down here for a sec.
Right then.
What's the problem? Is it about your mum?
'Cause you know if you're having feelings,
you can always talk to us.
I'm not. I know I should be, but
I don't really remember her. Is that okay?
Of course it is, mate. Yeah, course it is.
- So, what's up?
- It's about a girl.
Okay, all right.
Her friend said she likes me
and then she texted me.
And now I don't know what to text back.
Well, do you like her?
Yeah, but the thing is, I lied.
I've never had a girlfriend before.
What do you mean? What about Anastasia?
- Beyoncé's backing dancer.
- I made her up.
Did ya?
Well, that has come as a surprise.
Well, look,
it seems like she likes you, mate.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Girls like nice guys now because
of all the things your generation did.
Ah, well. You're welcome. Yeah.
[gentle guitar music playing]
Do you mind if I take a little tea break?
Yeah, sure. You've been working for ages.
[music stops]
[sighs]
Thanks. Apologies for the delay.
[music resumes]
Oh, that's such a cool tattoo.
- [worker] Head back, please.
- Oh, thanks.
Sorry. Who did it?
I don't remember actually. Oh, hang on.
He did his name at the same time.
- Did he?
- Nah, can't get to it.
We can go see him, if you want?
- Oh, my God. Yeah.
- Oh, whoa.
[chuckling] Hey, that's… Let's just…
[laughing]
How is everybody? Okay?
Good? Good?
- All good. Hmm?
- Sit down.
- Please.
- Yeah, sorry.
Oh. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[screaming]
Ooh.
What do women like?
Um…
I listened to some podcasts
and started a list.
Have ya? Okay, what you got?
Wow.
- "Little dogs."
- Mmm.
- "Dry shampoo."
- Well, yeah, that's true.
"Asking for the gluten-free menu."
Okay, mate, I'm just gonna stop you there
'cause one thing women don't like
is being studied like you're reporting
back on them to your home planet, yeah?
You don't need to write that down.
All right?
What did she write? Let's have a look.
"Barbara?"
- Mm-hmm.
- Her name's Barbara?
- Yeah.
- How old is she, mate?
Same age as me.
Right. Okay, well, that's wild.
Let's see what she said then.
"Hey." Why must they play
these mind games, huh?
What do I say?
Teach me to be funny like you.
Don't be silly, Tyler.
You can't teach that.
You're one of the funniest people
in the world.
Well, yes, I do like to take a wry,
sideways look at life,
but my bedrock's funny voices,
and that doesn't really
translate in a text message.
[tender music playing]
Listen, mate.
There's a common mistake
that men make, right?
As soon as they know
that someone likes them,
they immediately try to be someone else.
Just be yourself, mate. All right?
If you're in doubt, ever,
just ask yourself, "What would Tyler do?"
- Okay.
- [Nikki screaming]
[Jason] Sounds like
Nikki's having a great time.
Oh, it must be so hard knowing
he's out there somewhere all alone.
Oh, you haven't met him.
It's harder when he's here.
[chuckling]
Uh, why haven't we run
into each other before?
That's 'cause normally
I just sit in my car and read my book.
[chuckling]
[all chuckling]
[screaming]
Oh, that is nice.
Oh, my God. [breathes deeply]
I need the toilet. [breathes heavily]
There's one right there.
We'll be all right on our own.
No, I don't want
to break the team up. [chuckles]
- It'll pass. [chuckles]
- All right.
It'll pass. [chuckles]
So, have-have you thought any more
what your plans might be?
Do you know it takes seven minutes for
the light from the sun to reach the Earth?
If the sun explodes,
we wouldn't know for seven minutes.
We might have minutes to live, Nikki.
And no one would know.
So I just take things as they come.
Yeah, it's just, it-it…
it's taken a long time to get her settled,
so I just would quite like
to see if we can…
Well, she can't have been that settled
or she wouldn't have looked for me.
I know that I need to wait
until Tyler's older to reconnect with him,
but Princess is old enough to decide.
- And she wants me back in her life, so…
- Yeah.
[Kat] You're thirsty today.
Hey, let's go on The Reckoning.
Okay.
Unless you wanna sit this one out?
No! No! I am loving it. [chuckles]
I love that feeling
when your stomach just completely drops.
- Yeah, come on.
- [sighs]
[downcast music playing]
[sighs] Yeah, that feels great.
[breathes heavily]
Anyone else need the toilet?
No? Okay.
[water running]
Oh, sorry, I would actually prefer it
if you used the downstairs toilet.
The pipes under your sink echoed in a way
that suggested to me
your shower was losing pressure.
No extra charge, it's all guaranteed.
Any drop off in the next 25 years,
I'll pop back.
As long as I'm still alive.
How are ya getting on?
[whistling]
[Tyler] I dunno what to write.
- [sighs] Okay.
- Yeah?
- I wrote it.
- What's it say? "Hey."
That's perfect, mate. Fire it off.
Go on, send it.
- I'm scared.
- I know you are, mate. Be brave.
- Come on, breathe.
- [breathes deeply] Okay.
- Go on.
- Sent.
- [sighs] Oh, my God.
- Okay, that's it.
- That was crazy.
- Okay, head between your knees.
- Oh, God.
- There you go. Keep breathing, good lad.
- It's terrifying, right?
- Yes, mate. Every time.
That's it. Okay then, let's hit the rides.
[phone chimes]
- Oh, my God.
- What?
- She replied.
- She's replied?
[both] She replied!
- Come on, mate. Yes! Fantastic.
- Yeah! [chuckles]
- Oh, my God.
- That's that then. Come on.
[sighs] But I want to send another one.
Do ya?
Come on then, Romeo. What you got? [sighs]
Yeah, yeah, so we ring every day
just so Stevie can hear his voice.
Oh, amazing.
Your face is so symmetrical.
Oh, well, thank you. [chuckles]
She should join the book group.
We go to Salvos and pretend
to talk about a book we haven't read,
but actually just talk trash
about people in the playground.
Oh, I would love that.
- And, actually, I do have some thoughts.
- What is your number?
I'm gonna add you to the parents group.
Oh, no. I'm already in that, I think.
No, I mean the, um,
the proper one. [chuckles]
[sighing] Oh.
Mummy, I'm bored.
Can we go now?
Can you just give me ten more minutes?
Please? Go on.
[speaks indistinctly]
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
Choc-ices.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
[Kat] I'll just get some serviettes.
You all right?
Yeah. [sighs]
Yeah. Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.
Whoa, no, no, no, no, no,
absolutely not. [sighs]
Well, I've refilled your water.
Thank you.
You know you're only supposed
to take four of those a day, don't you?
Yeah, well, this isn't a normal day,
is it, Jase?
I can't leave them on their own.
We're just going to have
to trust her, I think, Nik.
You're talking about inviting
someone into our lives,
someone we don't know,
who could have all sorts of problems
and with no idea how any of it will end.
Well, I mean, it worked out
the last time we did it. Didn't it?
[gentle guitar music playing]
[Tyler] The scariest thing is going down.
[Jason] She's trying, Nik.
It's just maybe her trying
doesn't look like our trying. That's all.
[inhales sharply] Do you know,
it's times like this where
I really wish I hadn't changed you
into a more rounded person,
'cause that has really
come back to bite me.
[Tyler chuckles] Been so fun.
Oh, okay, come on guys,
our train's leaving soon.
Come on, let's get packed up.
[gentle, somber music playing]
Come on, let's have it.
You okay?
Yeah. [sighs]
Look, I promise you'll get
some time alone together soon,
but it's just, Princess,
it has to be the right time.
When we think you're ready. Yeah?
Yeah. [sighs]
Do you want me to put
your wrapper in the bin?
No, it's all right. I'll do it.
Okay.
[thoughtful music playing]
Oh, one minute. I can't not get the photo.
Hmm. [chuckles]
[train announcer speaks indistinctly]
- Hurry up. Come on, quick.
- [train announcer] …Platform One.
Get your tickets ready, please.
- [train announcer] …Platform One.
- That's it, get through.
- Come on, Princess.
- Yeah, I am.
Come on, mate. There you go.
- [scanner beeping]
- Oh. [stammers] It won't work.
- What?
- It won't work.
- Well, co… The train…
- No, Jason. Tyler.
- Don't leave me!
- Train's gonna leave!
- Don't leave! It's not working!
- Well, hurry up then, please!
- [Jason] Oh, brilliant. Fantastic.
- [Nikki] Oh!
Yeah, that's absolute…
[mouthing] You can go.
[tender music playing]
Oh. I can't…
Let's have a look at your ticket.
Ah, yeah. That's not a ticket, is it?
That's your membership card for the zoo.
- Oh! Oh, yeah.
- Ah.
Must still be feeling
a bit woozy. [chuckles]
- Oh, there we go. [chuckles] Yeah.
- Found it? Okay.
Whoop. There we are. [chuckles]
You know, we could have just sat
on another carriage, don't you?
Next train's not for another hour.
- Tickets please.
- Hey,
- um, they said…
- What?
- …they're gonna get the next one.
- Okay, cool.
[sighing]
- Do you…
- So, do…
- Sorry. No, no, you go. You go.
- No. It doesn't matter. You go.
- Really? No, no, no, it's fine.
- Yeah. You go. You go.
- Okay. Um…
- Tickets then, please?
Oh. These aren't valid in first class.
[speaks Spanish]
This is first class.
[chuckles, speaks Spanish]
You can't sit here.
There's a fine you'll have to pay.
[speaks Spanish]
What's she saying?
Oh, um…
Shakira?
- What?
- Uh, Shakira, uh,
uh, Dua Lipa. Santana.
Aguilera con Paco Rabanne.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, sí?
- Uh, Eva Longoria, Eva, sí, sí.
- Eva Longoria! Eva Longoria. Sí, sí, sí.
[slow rock music playing]
[both laughing]
That was fun.
- Oh, God.
- What?
- He's coming back. Go.
- Oh, no.
- Go, go, go, go. Go.
- [guard] Oi, don't move!
- Wait, oi! Now, oi!
- [laughs]
Excuse me.
I know you're not Spanish.
[music continues]
[all laughing]
[music continues]