Small Town, Big Story (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

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The following programme contains
strong language and adult humour.
Your children are not your children
They are the sons and the daughters
of Life's longing for itself
They come through you
but they are not from you
And though they are with you,
they belong not to you
You can give them your love
But not your thoughts
They have their own thoughts
They have their own thoughts
You can house their bodies
But not their souls
For their souls dwell
in the place of tomorrow
Which you cannot visit,
not even in your dreams
You can strive to be like them
But you cannot make them
just like you
Strive to be like them
But you cannot make them
just like you
You can give them your love
But not your thoughts
Ugh, shut up, fuck.
They have their own thoughts
They have their own thoughts
You can house their bodies
But not their souls
For their souls dwell
in the place of tomorrow
Which you cannot visit,
not even in your dreams
You can strive to be like them
But you cannot make them
just like you. ♪
Hi.
Hey, Wendy.
Thanks.
Future 87 ♪
It all happened by accident
Bodies without names
intersecting planes
Of their stranger vector veins
Europe is incontinent
Philip's still alive. ♪
An Dobhar-chu is no dog
he is of An Dagda,
and I am the Dagda.
Uncage an Dobhar-chu!
He has just dug his way
from Dungarvan!
Thanks.
And this afternoon?
Er, 70% chance of drizzle.
Consistent. Good,
we could use an easy first week.
And maybe a bit of wind.
Can I ask you something?
You have been.
This morning's our first shot,
- which is kind of a bit deal.
- Yeah.
Is it customary for
the lead producer to give a speech?
A speech?
Well, not a speech per se,
more of a welcoming message,
a bit of a failte,
if you know what I mean?
I really don't, er,
but I look forward to it.
Which one's his trailer?
Opposite the honey wagon.
Delightful.
Oh, hold your horses!
Me lad's half out.
Oh shit. I'm sorry! Shit!
Shit! I thought
you said he was expecting me?
Well, I presumed you'd still knock.
What did you say your name was?
I don't think I did.
Oh, I'm so sorry about that,
I almost had your eye out.
It's OK. It's totally my fault,
our fault, totally.
I know we've spoken on the phone,
I just wanted to say hello
and, er, good luck in person.
Oh, it's all good, boss.
Eh, I'm just delighted to be here!
You know,
it's such a privilege to be able
to tell the story of my people-
They're asking for you
at production, Miss Patterson.
Well, we couldn't be happier
to have you on board, James.
Big Jim's fine, actually.
That's what folk call me.
Fits me well, no?
Er, OK. Big Jim it is.
They're saying a production truck
got into a minor scuffle with
- a country lane.
- Yeah.
Um
Well, we can catch up properly later.
I think they're setting
a cast dinner for this week,
just looking for a decent restaurant.
Well, I love to eat out.
Big bush apparently
OK, could you Um
Anyway, er, have a great first day,
break legs and shit,
and if you need anything-
I'll ring your bell!
No bother.
Don't worry, he's pulled out!
Just in time, prick.
"I'll ring your bell"
You fuckin' stupid fake.
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Aww, is it homemade?
Happy Birthday
..would you feck off
Happy Birthday to you. ♪
Ah, happy becoming an adult day,
Jo-Jo.
No singing from you this morning?
That was my gift.
We could've waited till later,
my shift starts in twenty.
Come on, blow out your candles
so we know you're still single.
Aw.
Christ, how many frogs
does a girl have to kiss?
It won't stop me trying.
Ah, come here.
Eighteen years old,
it's not possible!
If you weren't in a hurry, I'd cut
you in half and count your rings.
Actually, when are they
- starting filming here?
- Er, today.
Oh, so I presume they're not
commandeering our place
to house their crew then?
In their hole they are.
I told them about my circumstances,
then I didn't hear another peep.
Nice to be able to use
your chair as a crutch sometimes.
It is actually, Sonny.
Ah, hold on a minute,
how can they start filming today
when they haven't told you whether
you got that wee part or not?
That isn't a good sign.
Those scenes don't film for ages.
I do have my second
call back later though.
Ah, but we're still doing a proper
surprise cake and the balloons
and all that shit
at the White Ridge?
I wouldn't miss it
for the world, Daddy.
Right, Keith McCurdle makes us sing
his favourite Celine Dion song
when we're late for work,
and honestly, not today Jesus.
OK, I'll see you later on, love,
after my Folk Group, right?
With a slightly bigger cake.
Aye, later skaters.
Later.
Grazing In The Grass ♪
Morning!
Ok, pick it up!
Oh, there she is, aye.
Thank you.
Hello!
Hello.
Hello!
Good morning Fermanagh!
Oh!
Sorry.
It felt wrong to not mark
this auspicious day with a few words.
Why though?
Americans love giving speeches.
Stops them having
to listen to anybody else.
I don't think this is Can we
It's important that you know
Come on.
I grew up not far from here.
I recognise a few old,
friendly faces here and there.
Is that Colin Buckley?
Colm.
I'm sorry, what is that?
Colm.
One more time, Colin.
Colm Buckley,
the name's Colm Buckley.
Oh! Colm, like Gollum!
If you like.
Well
Take it easy, will ya?
It is great to see you again, Colin.
I'm Dermot.
Excuse me?
I'm Dermot Buckley,
my older brother's Colm.
Oh, Jesus Chris, Gollum.
Never met a Colin Buckley though.
And there's Barbara the Baker!
I'm a butcher, actually.
Right, the butcher.
Got there eventually.
Barbara the Butcher.
OK. Well to wrap things up then
break legs everyone!
I imagine in your game,
you deal with plenty of
pigs' heads, don't you, Barbara?
I do prefer the entire
creature to be used, yes.
Because it would be awful to see
the head of a local animal
used a grotesque prop in order
to gain foreign investment.
I-I'm in no position to, er
to-to say anything about Brexit.
I'm sorry, what's that?
Because I saw you make movements
with your little mouth
but all I heard was wind.
Barbara said she-she can't
guarantee every pig is local
due to current
food safety legislation,
but I suppose we could do a 23andMe,
if you have a swab with you?
And the head of the pig in question,
of course.
That what you said?
Aye.
I'm pleased we ended up in Drumban.
And while you
and the rest of your committee here
are welcome to visit our set
there will be zero tolerance
for anyone who compromises
the professional standards upon which
we've build this studio's good name.
Be they butcher, doctor
or fucking candlestick maker.
No, we get the gist I think.
- Abandon ship!
- It's set, you moron!
Abandon set!
Hello, Wendy.
Dad, Christ!
Not quite.
I-I can't stay long.
I just wanted to see what was
causing our lovely, quiet road
to turn into a car park.
Er, and to see you, of course.
Well, here I am.
Nothing to worry about folks!
Just cos the earth is wet,
there's a small chance that
we're gonna get electrocuted
so we're asking people to move
to higher ground. OK.
Are you still on the same phone?
Er, yes I am,
and I just found the charger.
Well, shall we aim
to meet up later, maybe?
Do you swear now?
Pinky bloody promise.
Mm.
A few holes of golf
will do you the world of good.
You can't be staying here!
You can't You can't park here,
you're blocking everything!
Joanne?
Will you work this afternoon, eh?
It's like Gallipoli out there.
Er, I didn't want to make
a big deal about it,
but it's actually
my 18th birthday today so
I've got plans.
Look, I'll have you out of here
by 4:00,
but I need to man the forecourt.
They're sucking on the free air
machine like it's a commune.
Huh?
Alright, I'll move some things around
and I'll be back after lunch, OK?
You're a star.
Just chill out, Keith!
Don't touch that!
Right, and any snacks or drinks?
No car wash service, no?
Ah, we don't, I'm afraid,
but the rain is competitively priced.
Stick a Twirl on it, will you?
That damn pump's not
an all you can eat buffet!
Have some respect!
Sorry
Happy birthday.
Leave me alone!
You're gonna have to back up,
then you'll be able to come in.
You're Such A Good Looking Woman ♪
When God created
a woman for me
She's onto us Seamie,
no doubt about it.
You could smell
the knowledge off her.
Did she seem angry?
Well she accused Barbara the Butcher
of farting out of her own mouth.
What?!
Is the doctor here yet, Barry?!
She'll forget in a sec.
What? That she's old and sick?
Look, did Wendy happen
to mention my name at all?
Oh, she knows you're the brains
of the operation, no doubt.
Why do you think that?
Like, what did she say exactly?
She knows, course she knows.
She's wily.
Women like that,
they always just know.
You should've seen the boots
and jacket set on her,
pure class, the cow.
Ah, maybe we should
just disband the committee
to bring filming to Drumban.
It feels like
it's served its purpose
given they're actually
filming here now.
Are you mad?
We're way past the point
of jumping ship, pal,
we're in too deep for that.
Disband the committee?
It's like Al Capone saying
let's give up the crime-ringing lads
and set up a chain of nice florists.
Everyone will
forget the murders in time.
I've always wanted a florist.
Oh, shut up you, you dopey cunt.
Ca bhfuil an bloody doctor, Barry!
Anseo!
I arrived only now, Mrs Battles.
I'll just wash my hands,
and I'll be with you in a jiffy!
She's been getting
a lot of pain in her upper legs
been needing thorough
thigh massages most days.
Oh
Oh
Oh, ooh
Oh
I hope I'm not
being too firm, Mrs Battles?
Oh, oh
Massages aren't really my thing.
Oh, if you were being too firm,
I would've told you.
Oh, oh
I'll make some tea, so.
They found you, didn't they Seamus?
Oh, what a tool. I forgot to take
your blood pressure.
They were looking for you,
and they found you, clever yokes.
Not long now, so.
Could you make a fist, please?
Have you ever found it strange
that the white ridges
that encase our town
have no reason to be?
I'm afraid you've
lost me there, Betty.
No alabaster deposits
for hundreds of miles,
totally alien to the region.
Betty, who found me?
They need you, doctor.
And now they've found you,
all of you.
They're not done with
the Proctors yet, it would seem.
Who's not fuckin' done, Betty?
Milk or sugar?
Shush up, you dopey cunt.
That's my dopey cunt.
Thanks, Seamie.
Safe home now.
..You watch their eyes,
they're so surprised
They think you've fallen
out of heaven
And if you listen
to what they're talking about
They're talking about who's walking
about with an angel at his side. ♪
Jo Ann ♪
Jo Ann
Ah, ah-ah
Jo Ann ♪
Obviously, I'll let you finish
out the week. I'm not a monster.
You're firing me. In my condition?
I'm not firing you, Jules.
The position has become redundant.
You were assistant location scout.
We have scouted the locations,
good job us.
If I'd known this was the last
supper, I'd have ordered more.
Take this away, would you?
Look, there's still lots of
other work to be done,
like moving trucks when they're
blocking people’s driveways.
It doesn't take two of us, Jules.
Anyway, you can't even drive now.
Sounds like a disability
discrimination issue to me.
Excuse me?
How'd you banjax your foot?
Fell down a rabbit hole
on a location scout.
So you can't work
because you got injured at work,
so they're stopping
you from working at all?
That's brutal, that.
Our industry has different codes.
I have a cousin who slipped
operating the trollies
at the airport,
he lives in the Seychelles now.
Oh.
I love ya.
Sonny!
Joanne! Back.
I'll race ya.
You wanna see me race, do you?
I'm keeping up, aren't I?
It was the abductors.
What?
Er, Mr McStay's hips.
He just called, said he injured
himself doing hip abductor exercises
he saw on a daytime TV show.
Ah.
Right.
- Idiot.
- Mm.
Thanks, Sonny.
You think we'll actually
shoot anything today?
No fuckin' chance.
Oh Christ, there's two of you now.
There's a lad here
claiming unfair dismissal
from the locations department.
Perfect. And what's the forecast?
Wind predictions have moved from
highly blustery to prolonged gusts.
Are we supposed to know
which one's better?
Couldn't tell you.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Oh, Miss Patterson?
The lad that's gonna sue ya,
he's on the dining bus.
Sorry, you're the guy from locations?
Jules, yeah.
Oh, I love your boots.
That's really nice, Jules,
but am I right in thinking
that you just got fi-
Just got relieved of my position
because of potential discrimination?
Yep.
Don't worry though, it's not
the one you think.
Thank flip says you, huh?
No, Glenda felt she had to let me go
on account of me being unable
to do basic tasks
and the job itself
being already completed,
which is fair enough, I suppose.
Why did you just tell me that?
That statement basically just cleared
me of any legal responsibility.
Right.
I'm sorry Jules, I am up to my eyes,
and this feels like
it might be an HR issue, if that.
No worries. Safe travels.
I love the book, by the way.
What's that?
I'm just saying. Love my history.
So you like the book?
Oh, it's a barnstormer.
When I heard they were
making a show about it,
I quit my job at Dublin Zoo
and here we are.
And we just fired you?
Yeah. Bummer.
I'm still gonna watch
the show though, so make it good.
Can you drive, Jules?
I can navigate.
Fuck it. I need an assistant
that doesn't look like
they're sucking vinegar
every time I breathe air.
You're hired. You start today.
Will you just
turn on the feckin' pump,
you stupid bollock!
Right, two-two minutes folks. Sorry.
Ah, please help me.
Joanne here!
Sorry I can't answer your call,
I'm probably doing something
way more fun.
Come on lads,
a bit of movement around here!
The ball won't come to you,
you know!
Come on lads,
a bit of movement there!
PJ? Could I borrow young
Barry Battles for a second there?
Work away, I forgot he was here.
Seamie.
What's up? Is it Mammy?
No, your mammy's,
er, stronger than she looks.
I'm here to resign my position
as secretary on the committee
to bring filming to Drumban.
Effective immediately
and without recourse.
It's a conflict of interest issue,
Barry, if anyone asks.
I'm disappointed, Seamus.
What interests are in conflict,
if you don't mind me asking?
Well, you're interested
in me staying on board
and I have
no fuckin' interest in that.
What's he doing here?
Probably selling them wee girls
bags of petrol, knowing him.
Keith McCurdle on a GAA pitch?
What next? A united Ireland?
No, I'm looking for your Joanne.
Ah it's her birthday, Keith,
will you give her a break?
Didn't she do a shift
- this morning already?
- Aye.
She was supposed to do
a double shift,
but she never came back from lunch.
Good for her.
But Joanne told me
she was going back to work.
She wasn't delighted about it,
but she said she was
cos she reckoned Keith might cry
again or make her sing more ballads.
But she never came back, Seamie.
Her phone's been off for hours.
Maybe she's busy, girls.
On her 18th birthday?
Ah, there'll be a reason.
Joanne's always been
the responsible one in the family.
I know that, Seamie.
That's why I'm worried.
Yous two members?
This is Jules, my driver.
Aye, he's doing a grand job.
No weather for
hitting balls, I'm afraid.
We'll meet you in
the clubhouse for a hot toddy.
Just need to change my soggy socks.
- OK.
- I'll mind the car.
Good luck.
You missed our crystal
wedding celebrations, Wendy.
We played foursome scramble.
Maude would love to have seen you.
Well, you missed my wedding,
so we're equal, I suppose.
No. No, you didn't get married.
But the fact that you
had to think about it
suggests we should keep
our expectations of each other's
ceremonial attendances
relatively low, don't you agree?
The frustrating thing
about you, Wendy
Oh here we go is that you've
really convinced yourself that
we're the reason you don't
come back here, haven't ya?
And you must know deep down
that simply isn't the case.
We tried.
We can only leave
the door open so long, Wendy.
I didn't know family homes
had opening hours.
Is that why you're home now?
To castigate us further?
God no. I'm home for the sunshine.
Well, you certainly brought it.
I'm gonna have a cigarette.
Yes, I sometimes still smoke, and no,
we're not gonna talk about it today.
Wendy?
These past few years, especially
since I've been in California,
I've done a lot of work on myself.
Well, it doesn't show.
Your face and everything
still look very natural to me.
On the inside, Dad.
My mental wellbeing,
my state of mind.
But that's not the point.
So, what is the point?
You didn't believe me.
This? What What is it?
Twenty years? More?
I was taken up there.
How was I supposed
to process that shite?
I came to you,
and you accused me of being drunk.
Well, you were drunk, darling.
That doesn't mean I was lying!
You feel I failed you.
All that preaching,
I come to you with the truth
and you shat all over it.
Wendy, I couldn't believe
what you said to be true
and also be an honest
servant of God.
Those things up there
they don't really
go very well with this.
But it doesn't mean
I didn't believe you.
No?
Those wee eyes of yours
never a lie in sight.
So, you did believe me?
If that wee girl believes
that she was taken away
by wee blue men,
then that is what happened. OK?
Well, that's not what happened.
I believe you, Wendy,
isn't that enough?
I believe you also.
And I believe
they come back here all the time.
Oh, why wouldn't they?
It's a lovely part of the world.
Exodus 23:9,
"You shall not oppress an alien,
for you know the heart of an alien,
seeing you were aliens
in the land of Egypt".
I'm not sure that's what that meant.
The other couples are here, Frank,
shall we pop back into the lounge?
You'll join us for a quick drink?
They'll be needing me back on set.
Oh, well,
we all have our crosses to bear.
I'm afraid, er,
Wendy can't join us this afternoon
as she's a big hotshot
in the films these days.
Good luck with the shoot.
Thank you.
I saw you earlier, I think,
Roger from the Bank.
Oh, no, er,
I'm not with the AIB anymore,
not in the last 15 years now.
Roger isn't actually allowed
into a physical branch these days
on account of all the downright
nasty things they said about him
in the hearings about
the financial collapse.
Hearings, what's done is done.
Increasingly, people can't
seem to let things go.
We're enduring
an epidemic of grievance!
Ah, here, Reverend,
no talk of epidemics,
it'll make
your Astra Zeneca boil over.
Let me guess, anti-vax?
God no. I don't think
the Chinese are trying to kill us.
I do think
the British Monarchy is though.
Right.
Same way they killed Lady Diana.
I'd better be off
or I'll hit the Sligo rush hour.
And possibly Amy Winehouse.
And that's all folks!
Fuckin' Looney Tunes.
Every fuckin' way you look.
And why does it not stop raining?
Fuckin' temperate coastal climates.
Oh!
You're welcome back any time.
And never forget what I said.
We believe you.
The question is
why don't you believe us?
Open your mind, Wendy.
Don't let them
wash your little brain away.
Good to have a hobby at that age.
She wouldn't have left her phone
in a locker or something?
No, we got rid of the lockers
when the rats came back.
No answer.
No point leaving another message.
And your mother?
Well, she turns off her phone
at Folk Group, so myself and Shelly
are gonna head up to the school
and see if she knows anything.
What about her audition?
Didn't she have that
call back or something?
Maybe they cancelled
after they saw my audition.
Jesus Cliona.
What? That's what happens sometimes.
I was really good.
Well, it doesn't explain why
she was a no show in the woods.
It could be bitterness.
Girls. There'll be some good reason,
and we'll laugh about it
in the pub later.
I could go and check the woods,
see if she's-No.
Er
No, I'll take the woods.
Um, it's getting dark.
Thanks, girls.
Shoot day one down.
How'd we do on set?
Well, due to weather issues
and some faulty equipment,
we're maybe a day and a half behind.
We've only shot one day.
Yeah, yeah, everything went great.
Today was amazing.
Swung my sword a lot.
All of my dialogue went smoothly.
That sounds brilliant, Jimmy.
Done
I'm just
just on the phone to me sister.
Er, they've called it.
No filming today.
Hello?
Sorry.
Better luck tomorrow
- or the next day maybe?
- Jimmy?
Probably not.
Are you there?
Yeah, just great
to get a day under my belt.
Ah. yeah.
Anyway, how's that baby?
Ah she's great, Jimmy.
So proud of her movie star daddy.
I told ya it's only TV.
Was everything always this small?
You left school last year, Sonny.
Oh, I gotta take a whiz.
Er, I'll check the classrooms
this end if you wanna track down
my mother's fuck group.
Folk Group I mean, sorry.
Joanne!
Joanne!
Joanne!
Joanne!
Joanne!
Wendy!
Proctor? Seamus Proctor.
Proctor? The doctor's son?
My daughter seems to think that
you two were abducted by aliens!
Seamie, tell him what happened.
Now, what do you think of that,
young Proctor?
I don't know
what she's talking about.
Well, so enough of this, Wendy!
If it's not one thing, it's another!
You think I'm lying?
You and your mother, you're both
living in a fantasy land!
It's getting late,
I'd better be off.
I'll see you about, Wendy.
Hello?
Finally.
Is this to do with you?
What?
Joanne is missing.
Are you behind it in some way?
Just tell me.
Have you been drinking, Seamus?
Sorry. Sorry, to disturb you,
it's just, er
Mrs Proctor, have you seen Joanne?
Er, yes, um, well,
I was talking to her earlier.
Why? What's up?
What's all the fuss, Sonny?
You've been in touch with Joanne?
Er, yes.
Er, I said yes. I mean, she's making
her way back from Enniskillen.
Oh, that's great. Um
Dad just thought maybe
something had happened to her.
Like what?
Can a girl not change her plans
without everyone losing their mind?
Hey, Shelly, it's Matt from maths.
Yeah, I know.
Sorry, I think maybe the film crew
being in town has made us
all a bit dramatic.
How's medical school going, Sonny?
Good, yeah, good thanks.
Er, we'll let yous all get back
to your beautiful tune, so.
Er, The White Ridge at 8:00.
Three, four
- What?
- I'm just saying sometimes
our minds can betray us,
someone told me that once.
Oh, so this is what, revenge?
Psycho.
It's not.
I'm not, just-
Did you cancel her audition?
Er, did I what?
Messing with me is one thing,
making the town
bend over backwards for production,
trying to take my home,
hinting shit to my wife,
fine, you're angry, but my daughter!
My daughter! What's wrong with you?
OK, take a breath,
Seamus, you sound insane.
I mean, I did do
those other things, but
I don't know where Joanne is,
I've been-
What if they're back, Wendy?
The things.
Joanne never has her phone off.
I'm always annoying her about it.
Obviously you're having
some anxiety issues.
You think I have issues?
You need help!
In California,
I did a lot of work on myself.
Well, it doesn't show.
Listen to me, Seamus
the key to receiving support
effectively
is first understanding
- how to ask for help.
- What
Do you know how to ask for help?
Help! Help!
That's good. You feel heard?
Ah, fuck.
Has anyone seen my wee girl?
I'm only worried
I suppose because
cos she never has her phone off.
Ah, Noel
you know Joanne, don't you?
You tried to teach her the piano
but she has my sausage fingers.
I haven't seen Joanne today, Seamie.
She'll show up, I know she will.
Barry, you don't know shit.
I've been saying that for years.
It's only been a few hours, Seamie.
What has you so worried?
What about a drink and a sit down?
I'm worried because, er, you know
that expression "you'd never know"?
But that's for now,
because you'd never know.
I live by that motto.
Never know what, Seamie?
Well, you never know what might
appear out there,
in the woods from time to time.
- What?
- Seamie, are you sure
you don't want a settler?
Ulcer says no.
What-What might appear out
in the woods from time to time?
Well, things that might
take a person for a bit.
Joanne never has her phone off.
I'm always nagging her about it,
that's the funny thing.
Aye, that's the funny thing.
Take a person where, Seamie?
Um
Well, up into their um
Up in their
Up in their
er
Um, into their, er
um
spaceship
I suppose you might call it.
Are you referring to aliens,
Dr Proctor?
Seamie
were you taken?
Um
Er
Ah, fuck.
I being pulled up, um
wasn't that scary,
maybe a wee bit
It was like falling
into water, warm
but I still remember
this sensation of waking inside it.
You know, it felt familiar
like waking up
at a house party but
at a stranger's place, hungover on
some communal stairs kind of vibe.
I didn't care for it that much.
But Wendy
Wendy seemed excited by it.
Giddy even.
I don't know
what they wanted with us
or if they even got it
but I want them
to stay away from my wee girl.
So, you were there too?
I don't know what he's talking about.
Maybe you were flying solo, Seamie.
What the f
Joanne! Oh how Where the
Jesus.
I'll have what he's having.
I checked everywhere.
Your phone!
I told Mum I was going
into Enniskillen to get a tattoo.
What?
Why didn't she tell me that?
Well, I didn't tell her
about the tattoo bit, obviously.
Oh
Ah
What is going on with me today?
Maybe when you were up there E.T.
took a piss in your brainbox.
Er, listen um I might go home
a bit early, darling.
My guts are at me a bit.
OK.
OK?
Alright.
You have a good night.
Er
Fuck.
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie ♪
Yes Sir, I can boogie
Dr Proctor has left
if that's who
you were looking for.
..boogie, boogie
All night long
Yes Sir, I can boogie ♪
Mm.
How was it?
There's cake, and it's in my hand.
That's always been my favourite too.
Mm.
You alright?
I feel a bit silly
to be honest, Joanne.
Me too.
One of the film people said that
actors don't really get tattoos
so that they can be blank canvases.
To go with their blank heads?
Do you wanna see it?
Go on then.
Given all the grief its caused,
let's have a look.
Proctor.
I'm a right sucker
for that Crucible.
That's my name.
Aye.
Our name, Daddy.
You make sure
you clean that properly.
I get a lot of teenagers
back from their holidays
with tramp stamps like stigmata.
Aye, I'll take care of it, Daddy.
Proctor
That's a goody.
Your children are not your children
They are the sons and the daughters
of Life's longing for itself
They come through you
but they are not from you
And though they are with you,
they belong not to you
You can give them your love
but not your thoughts
They have their own thoughts
They have their own thoughts
You may house
their bodies but not their souls
For their souls dwell
in the place of tomorrow
Which you cannot visit,
not even in your dreams
You can strive to be like them
But you cannot
make them just like you
Strive to be like them
But you cannot make them
just like you
Your children
are not your children ♪