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00:01You know that?
00:02Oh, hiya, hiya!
00:03It's Christmas spirit.
00:05Elves, not trolls. What do you know?
00:08You alright, mate?
00:09Yeah.
00:11I need a taxi.
00:13Where's Barry, Roy, Pat?
00:16They're not here anymore, mate. They've gone.
00:18Then how does anyone get a cab?
00:20We don't need a cab. We're gonna walk home, alright?
00:22You're screening tonight, haven't you?
00:23I've got you swimming here, remember?
00:25Where's my tie?
00:26You better not have lost it.
00:27Yeah, your tie's hard.
00:29Come on.
00:30That's it, Dad.
00:31Sir?
00:32Oh.
00:33You?
00:34You'll practice your speech, mate.
00:35Yeah.
00:36OK.
00:49Linda, I gave you space last night, yeah, and this morning.
00:52You've just been avoiding me.
00:54What I wanna know is when I'm gonna see her.
00:56Yeah, alright.
00:57Alright.
00:58Work that out.
01:00No one else knew about all this.
01:03Your family or Mick?
01:04Yes.
01:05Mick knew.
01:06Mick knew.
01:07Don't you dare say a bad word against him, alright?
01:09Because back then, he was the rock that I needed.
01:13Can we talk about this later, please?
01:17What do you mean, later?
01:19Well, we'll meet up with Annie.
01:20We'll tell her everything, yeah?
01:21Tell her.
01:22Tell her.
01:23Today?
01:24Yeah.
01:25No.
01:26No, I'm sorry.
01:27That is way too soon.
01:29Days are dawning.
01:30Rise and shine.
01:31Now.
01:32Today we have Bucks Fizz for anyone wearing a Santa hat.
01:37Oh.
01:39Don't mind if I do.
01:41And I'm not doing this now.
01:44Yes.
01:45There we go, darlings.
01:48Right, listen.
01:49The door's open for the screening at five, so help your dad with that bouge, yeah?
01:52I don't want him doing his backing before the big day.
01:54Hey, I know I'm gonna get Christmas from you.
01:56One of your special messages.
01:57Shut up.
01:58Okay.
01:59Go on, you'll be late.
02:05Listen, darling, I know you're worried.
02:07Psycho's still out there, right?
02:09We're all worried, yeah?
02:10But they've gotta get through me to get to you, okay?
02:15But it ain't just that.
02:16I mean, seeing everyone excited about Christmas,
02:19all the families coming together,
02:21do you think I'm stupid?
02:24I think I'd have found my son by now.
02:27No, of course you won't.
02:28Oi!
02:29I'm loving this little bonding moment,
02:30but is there any chance I could get served?
02:32Sorry, what are you doing?
02:33Well, I'm just testing out the canopies for tomorrow.
02:35Yeah, she paid for that.
02:37Blimey, if that's how you treat your customers,
02:39no wonder you've got some psycho chasing after you.
02:42Are you gonna shut your mouth?
02:43Oh, come on.
02:44Oh.
02:45Well, she does more than just stand around looking sorry for herself.
02:47You are asking for a slash.
02:48Yeah, it's worth it.
02:49Get here.
02:50You're barred.
02:51Whatever.
02:52How you doing?
02:53Hospital said it's like I smoked 400 cigarettes.
02:56in one night.
02:57So it's like...
02:58double my record.
02:59Mm-hmm.
03:00Mm-hmm.
03:01How you doing?
03:02Hospital said it's like I smoked 400 cigarettes in one night,
03:05so it's like double my record.
03:06Mm-hmm.
03:07Mm-hmm.
03:08Look.
03:09It doesn't take much to fix this.
03:10A bit of honesty, a bit of trust.
03:11It doesn't take much to fix this.
03:12A bit of honesty.
03:13A bit of trust.
03:14And whatever's really going on with you.
03:15And whatever's really going on with you.
03:16Maybe I can help.
03:17It doesn't take much to fix this.
03:18A bit of honesty.
03:19A bit of trust.
03:20And whatever's really going on with you.
03:21Maybe I can help.
03:22Nope.
03:23It doesn't take much to fix this.
03:24A bit of honesty.
03:25A bit of trust.
03:26And whatever's really going on with you.
03:27Maybe I can help.
03:28Nope.
03:29It doesn't take much to fix this.
03:30A bit of honesty.
03:31A bit of trust.
03:32And whatever's really going on with you.
03:33Maybe I can help.
03:34Nope.
03:35Too bad.
03:36Nope.
03:37Nope.
03:38Nope.
03:39Nope.
03:40Nope.
03:41Nope.
03:42Nope.
03:43Nope.
03:44Nope.
03:45Nope.
03:46Nope.
03:47Nope.
03:48Nope.
03:49Nope.
03:50Nope.
03:51Nope.
03:52Nope.
03:53Nope.
03:54Nope.
03:55Nope.
03:56Nope.
03:57Nope.
03:58No.
04:21Hi.
04:21Yeah.
04:22Um.
04:23Um.
04:24Nigel Betts.
04:25Yeah.
04:26I'm his wife.
04:26Yeah, I just wanted to talk through the range of care options.
04:33Erm, is it all right? I'll call you back in a bit.
04:39To us, sis.
04:41You're shipping him off to a care home two days before Christmas.
04:43Goodbye, good riddance, and Happy New Year.
04:45Just made an enquiry last week to talk through the options.
04:47You ain't missing the whole word, I've said.
04:50Do you realise how much make-up I've had to slap on to cover up this bruise?
04:57Every moment I'm with him, every conversation,
05:01I'm just waiting for something like this to happen again.
05:05Now, it's not his fault, I do know that.
05:08But I also know that he will do it again.
05:11To me, to you, to a stranger, then what do we do?
05:16I ain't giving up on my mate.
05:19And what happens if he hurts himself?
05:22Have you thought about that?
05:23You ain't.
05:24Not while I'm around, so you can call them back
05:27and tell them you ain't interested, because this...
05:30this ain't happening.
05:38So, any news when the house is gonna be fixed up?
05:42Well, now that it's been deemed an accident by the police,
05:44yeah, Ross can start cracking on.
05:46He said he'll work over Christmas and all.
05:48An accident?
05:49Yeah.
05:50A cigarette butt.
05:51Which wasn't mine.
05:53Swear.
05:54Right, we won't do too much longer then.
05:56And that'll put Sonia's mind at rest.
05:58You struggling with a house full?
06:00We only came over cos Lauren said that the coffee was good.
06:03And, well, you know, no-one else is talking to her.
06:06Don't even joke.
06:08You know they've taken me off the community chat?
06:09Well, a lot of people put their hard-earned cash into that charity fund.
06:14But it did.
06:15Don't worry about it.
06:16You go before you know it.
06:18Do you wanna try and leave my door on? It's Inges.
06:21She's been lying to me for years.
06:23Little Annie.
06:24Little Annie.
06:28She's my daughter.
06:36Those demands are ridiculous.
06:38She's gone to leave home for nothing.
06:41No, I worked hard for that money and that's what I pay you for.
06:45So deal with it.
06:48Is everything okay?
06:50What do you care?
06:51I'm sorry I accused you of starting that fire.
06:58My family, right? It's Christmas.
07:03Oh, come on, Anthony. I'm trying.
07:06I'm sorry.
07:09Have you, um, seen Patrick and Yolandi?
07:14It's the church fundraiser for the soup kitchen.
07:17I'm gonna take Jordan later if you fancy coming.
07:21I've got two kids out there.
07:32It's like I don't even exist.
07:34I know you said you wanted to find them first, but maybe you should work with Zoe to track them down.
07:43She lied to you yet and it was, you know, totally out of order, but the more I think about it, she's still a mum.
07:53She deserves a second chance.
08:05Whatever happens, he cannot know that any of us knew.
08:07Value.
08:08I mean, I would have thought you'd have clocked it sooner. I mean, the ginger air's a real giveaway.
08:13Ian!
08:14Do you want me to punch him? Because I'll honestly punch him in the face.
08:17What are you saying, Ian?
08:18What, you knew?
08:22Of course he didn't.
08:23Come on, let's do the washing up.
08:25Yeah.
08:30Oh, Ellie's face. It's made my Christmas.
08:33Oh.
08:35So, what, she just come out of it then? She just told you?
08:38Yeah.
08:39Yeah, she's already backtracking, being all vague about how it's going to work.
08:43I mean, I've missed enough of her life already, haven't I?
08:47I ain't having it, Lauren. I'm not going to go and sit solicitor today.
08:50Well, you can't go in all guns blazing.
08:53Just...
08:55Let me call her.
08:59Yeah, double please.
09:01Listen, I know it's my first Christmas with Barney, and the Secret Santa was good, but...
09:06I'm going to give him something special, you know?
09:09Well, don't look on a football shirt or a gift voucher, and then I'm out.
09:16Um...
09:18Vic, I have actually been meaning to talk to you.
09:22It's kind of crowded over at Cathy's, and, er...
09:27I just really miss her.
09:30And Christmas morning, I don't want to wake up and drink Thai vodka and barbecue shrimp on my own.
09:36I thought that was an Australian thing.
09:38No.
09:39That's a you and me thing.
09:43Talk to her again.
09:46I can't have you barbecuing shrimp in Cathy's spare room, can I?
09:50No.
09:52Happy days.
09:54Right, I'll catch you later.
09:55See you in a bit, mate.
09:56How about getting him an early edition of one of his favourite books?
10:01Barney.
10:02Barney, for Christmas.
10:03Yeah, sorry.
10:04Thanks, Marie.
10:05Yeah, it's a great idea.
10:06See you in a bit.
10:07Have a good day.
10:08What do you want?
10:09What do you want?
10:10I was hoping to offer up a bit of a Christmas miracle.
10:11What's that look for?
10:12What do you want?
10:13What do you want?
10:14What do you want?
10:15I was hoping to offer up a bit of a Christmas miracle.
10:19What's that look for?
10:20Is this about the restraining order because...
10:21Just tell me why you're here.
10:22OK.
10:23Um...
10:24OK.
10:25Um...
10:26An old doctor friend of mine has thought of another way we can find your son.
10:33It's a DNA thing.
10:35Genetic records.
10:38I won't bore you with the details.
10:40What do you want?
10:41What do you want?
10:42What do you want?
10:43What do you want?
10:44What do you want?
10:45What do you want?
10:46What do you want?
10:47What do you want?
10:48What do you want?
10:49What do you want?
10:51I won't bore you with the technicalities,
10:53but if we knew the father's identity,
10:58it looks like we could open up a whole new avenue of investigation.
11:04Now, you've always said you don't know who it is,
11:07but if there's any way you can remember,
11:10I would do everything in my power to find him.
11:20I'm sorry.
11:22Like I said before,
11:24I've got no idea who he is.
11:42Oh, no.
11:43No, no, no.
11:44That's not the deal.
11:45I agreed to talk to you, not him.
11:47Well, I've got legal rights.
11:49Annie is happy right now.
11:51I actually don't need any big revelations blowing her life apart.
11:54When you get that, right?
11:55Yeah, of course.
11:56He's just keen to get involved.
11:59You know, he wants to get to know her.
12:00Yeah, why are you pussyfooting around all this?
12:02Because of this.
12:03Right, because you've known for 12 hours
12:05and you're already hassling me.
12:07Rushing me.
12:08You don't exactly fill me with confidence.
12:09We ain't got nothing to worry about, right?
12:10I'm a great dad.
12:12Don't I?
12:13You're living out of a bag
12:14with your passport in your back pocket.
12:15I don't even know if you're sticking around,
12:17Wolfard, or what.
12:18And that is what I'm talking about.
12:19All right, you are not going anywhere near my daughter
12:21until I say so.
12:22And you are not telling her that you're her dad
12:24until you've got some sort of plan.
12:32Just baby steps, yeah?
12:34Yeah.
12:34Forget him, Lauren.
12:45I've done worse.
12:50I'm gonna go.
12:54Did I hear that right?
12:56You got a kid with Linda.
12:59What are you gonna do?
13:01I don't know.
13:04What can I do?
13:05She's holding all the cards, isn't she?
13:07Well, if it was my kid,
13:09I wouldn't let anyone keep me away.
13:25I just want that.
13:27This is fine.
13:34I know why you're against
13:36a care home.
13:39And, uh,
13:40well, the thought that costs me
13:41it's my eyes water.
13:46There will come a time.
13:47Isn't that the money's one thing?
13:49All right, but it's Nigel, isn't it?
13:50He's nowhere near the level
13:51of the people in these care homes.
13:53Half the time, he's the same bloke
13:55he always was.
13:57Half?
13:57As much as that.
13:59I don't think so.
14:05When it's bad.
14:08I feel when it's bad.
14:10It's really scary.
14:12Well, let me guess,
14:15is that Elf or Nativity?
14:17He's die-hard.
14:21It's been tough.
14:24Of course it has,
14:24but right now,
14:25there's more good times
14:26than bad.
14:29Are you really telling me
14:30you're ready to walk away from him
14:31and that you could sleep at night
14:33if you did?
14:34No, I couldn't.
14:42No.
14:45But we can't pretend
14:46he isn't getting worse.
14:49And, you know,
14:50I really worry that today's screening
14:51might be too much for him.
14:52Well, it can't cancel.
14:54We can't.
14:55He'd be devastated.
14:57Well, I think you need to check
15:04with Linda about that.
15:05No, it's nothing to check, you know.
15:07She just thought it'd be
15:08some good bonding time,
15:09you know,
15:09take Annie to the grotto,
15:10go and see Santa.
15:11No, no, no, no, no, no.
15:12Linda is taking her to the grotto.
15:15That's what I'm saying.
15:15She's going to meet us down there.
15:16What, she's all right about that?
15:18I mean, to Annie,
15:18you're just some strange old man.
15:21The safest place in the world
15:22for that little girl
15:23is with her dad.
15:26I just want to get to know her.
15:27That's all.
15:29I mean, you've got this place
15:30to run, haven't you?
15:31And I love what you've done
15:31with it, by the way.
15:33Yeah, it's very, er...
15:35It's like Bougie, innit?
15:38Oh.
15:39Boutique Hotel.
15:40Yeah.
15:44Those first reviews,
15:46very important.
15:49So if I can get Annie
15:50out of your way,
15:52give you a chance
15:52to be the hostess
15:53with a mostess,
15:54wouldn't it?
15:58Annie, darling,
15:58get your coat.
15:59Mummy's friend
16:00wants to take you
16:01to see Santa.
16:04Where's Tommy?
16:05He's meant to be here.
16:06Oh, yeah,
16:06well, don't worry
16:06about my back.
16:07I'm like Rudolph
16:08on steroids.
16:09Take all your noses,
16:10Sobe, eh?
16:11You want to lay off
16:12the shower?
16:13Hey, hey.
16:13Yeah, very funny.
16:15Sobe?
16:16It's all right.
16:16It's just a car.
16:17I'm sorry.
16:27I'm sorry.
16:27I can't go.
16:28I'm going to stay
16:29on the sofa with Minnie Mo.
16:30I'm safe there.
16:31No.
16:31No, you're not.
16:32No, I am,
16:33because any time
16:34I try and move forward,
16:34something happens.
16:35Then, so,
16:36it was just a car.
16:37We're all OK.
16:38Nothing's going to happen.
16:39All right?
16:39Trust me.
16:40When I find out
16:41who this is,
16:41and I will,
16:42I will kill them.
16:43All right?
16:44What do you think?
16:59All right?
17:00Oh,
17:01you look so dapper.
17:04Your tie.
17:05You look like James Bond.
17:08Geriatric one of mystery.
17:09Mobility scooter
17:10instead of an Aston Martin.
17:12Did I have a sports car?
17:14Er,
17:14your Morris Minor,
17:15do you mean?
17:16Yeah.
17:17Yeah.
17:18You and Phil went
17:19on a treasure hunt
17:20in it together,
17:20do you remember?
17:24Oh,
17:24er,
17:25you're having a little accident,
17:26don't worry.
17:27This suit's all wet.
17:29It's all right,
17:30Mac.
17:30We've got another one upstairs.
17:31Come on.
17:32Let's clean up.
17:33Come on, sweetheart.
17:35Don't worry.
17:36Don't worry.
17:43Let's see.
17:44Oops.
17:45Oh, this does.
17:46That's it.
18:00You all right?
18:03Excited?
18:03Listen,
18:07your mum tells me
18:08you've been a really good girl
18:09this year.
18:10So you've definitely
18:11got me on Father Christmas's
18:12good list,
18:13which means you
18:14are going to get loads
18:15and loads
18:16and loads of presents.
18:17Sound good?
18:19Merry Christmas.
18:20Mr and Mrs. Claus
18:21are ready to see you.
18:22I love Santa.
18:24Yeah.
18:24I'll do it now.
18:25Come on.
18:26Let's go.
18:26Uncle Max.
18:28That's Anabar.
18:29Yeah, yeah.
18:29Just open it in there out.
18:31Ho, ho, ho, ho.
18:33What have we got here?
18:34A little girl.
18:36Annie.
18:36Annie.
18:37Oh, with you.
18:40Okay.
18:41Why don't you take
18:42a seat next to Santa?
18:43Ah.
18:44All right.
18:45I'll need a photo of this.
18:46Hang on.
18:47Here we go.
18:49All right.
18:50Big smiles.
18:51Annie.
18:51Big smile.
18:54Cute.
18:57Hey, Dad.
19:05Right.
19:06There's no easy way
19:08to say this.
19:09You're lying in the film.
19:10It got cut.
19:12What?
19:13What's the point
19:13of me doing it, then?
19:14Sorry.
19:15That's your business.
19:19Callum.
19:21Is Joe going to make it
19:22tonight, or what?
19:23Well, look,
19:24you know how he's got
19:24his new girlfriend up north
19:25and how she's not got anyone,
19:27this time of Christmas?
19:28Stupid Elena.
19:29Let me guess.
19:30He's staying there
19:31for Christmas as well?
19:32Yeah.
19:34Come on.
19:35You're all right.
19:37Could you keep a hold
19:39of this one?
19:39I'm up there.
19:40What's that?
19:41Julie's Christmas present.
19:43Yeah.
19:43It's a speech.
19:44It is.
19:46Hi, Joe.
19:47You're on in 30 seconds.
19:50You're all right, mate.
19:52All right.
19:52I borrowed you
19:54from the Vic.
19:55That means you don't
19:56get served in here, either.
19:58All I did was ask
19:59for a drink.
19:59You're asking for a slap,
20:01and you know it.
20:07You might want to give her
20:08a bit of a break.
20:10We just had a tricky few months
20:11since she came back.
20:13She's been back for months?
20:15Yeah, went in the country.
20:17She had a few personal
20:18things to deal with,
20:19and probably thinks
20:20she deserves a drink.
20:21That's all.
20:33Just wanted to say thanks,
20:35you know,
20:35for not dropping us
20:36in at the max.
20:37Well, you kept it secret
20:38because I begged you to.
20:39It's not my place
20:40to tell him.
20:43I'll do what I can
20:44to make sure my dad
20:45steps up, yeah?
20:46You might have sent me
20:49a photo.
20:51Santa's grotto,
20:52little Annie.
20:54I never went to the grotto.
20:55Well, Max said...
20:58Stupid!
21:01Right, if anyone's phone
21:05goes off in the middle of this,
21:07you're in massive trouble.
21:10I'm being serious.
21:12Turn them off.
21:12Now, please welcome
21:17to the stage,
21:18Nigel!
21:30Everyone has a favourite
21:32Christmas movie.
21:33It's a Wonderful Life,
21:34Christmas Carol,
21:36Die Hard.
21:36Although, um,
21:40if you want to see
21:41a bald man
21:42in a vest
21:43causing havoc,
21:44just walk into
21:45the kitchen
21:45when Phil's
21:50making breakfast.
21:50the thing I love
22:06most about
22:08Christmas
22:09movies.
22:16Where were we?
22:17Sorry.
22:17Sweetheart.
22:18The thing I'm...
22:18Er, yeah.
22:20The thing I love
22:21about Christmas...
22:22Right, right.
22:22The thing I love
22:22about Christmas movies
22:23is...
22:24The way they bring
22:26people together.
22:27Yeah.
22:30It's all right.
22:31I don't know.
22:35What?
22:36Where'd you get that from?
22:37What?
22:37Oh, it's nothing.
22:38It's nothing.
22:39It's a black eye.
22:40I don't know.
22:41No, it's...
22:42Let's talk about this at home.
22:43No!
22:43It was an accident,
22:48darling.
22:49You didn't mean it.
22:52It's okay.
22:58I want to go.
23:01Nige.
23:03Nige!
23:05Nige, wait!
23:10You think Patrick looks like Santa?
23:14Well, maybe he is Santa.
23:16In that way, you better be nice to me.
23:18Come here.
23:19That woman has no redeeming qualities.
23:28She's worse than Sophie.
23:29Everybody is in there.
23:30She's a selfish, lying,
23:32manipulative bitch.
23:34Well, with that attitude,
23:34no wonder she don't want
23:35nothing to do with you.
23:36Same goes for Sophie.
23:38So I'm the bad girl now?
23:39You're lying to her
23:40about her kids.
23:42So, yes, you are.
23:44Is everything all right?
23:46Yeah.
23:47Yeah, nothing to worry about.
23:48I'm the bad girl now.
23:49I'm the bad girl now.
23:50I'm the bad girl now.
23:51I'm the bad girl now.
23:51I'm the bad girl now.
23:52I'm the bad girl now.
23:52I'm the bad girl now.
24:08Any sign of him?
24:09No, no.
24:10No, nothing.
24:12I knew this was all too much.
24:14Too many people.
24:15Too much pressure.
24:15Oh, here we go again.
24:16What were we going to talk about care?
24:18We're only going to go home.
24:19Maybe we should.
24:20Care home?
24:22But, um, for me?
24:24No, no, no, no, mate.
24:26Oh.
24:28Um, living in a home, a care home.
24:32No, no, mate, I'm here, and I...
24:35Yeah.
24:41I want to be alone.
24:42What?
24:42I want to be alone.
24:45Can you give him a minute?
24:46I'll be right back.
24:49You sure?
24:50Yeah.
24:50I want to be alone.
25:05I don't know.
25:09I want to be alone.
25:09I want to be alone.
25:11I want to be alone.
25:13Hello?
25:24Hey, nice.
25:27You had a good day?
25:29Yeah, I have.
25:32We can do this again, any time.
25:38Because, look, I'm not just your mum's friend.
25:41I've known her for years.
25:44A long time, before you were born even.
25:47I'm four and a quarter.
25:48Yeah.
25:54Look, I'm your dad, Annie.
25:58I'm your dad, all right, which is a really good thing
26:00because it means I'll always look out for you.
26:04Because you're my little girl.
26:07What on earth do you think you're doing?
26:09He's my dad.
26:11Come on.
26:13Come on.
26:14I've warned you.
26:15Well, I'm in her life now.
26:16No, you ain't.
26:17No, you ain't.
26:18You stay away from me.
26:19You stay away from my daughter!
26:29Come on!
26:32Taxi!
26:33Nothing.
26:34And then three come at once.
26:35Nah, nah, that's buses.
26:36Buses come in threes.
26:37I need a taxi.
26:38Just...
26:39Get me on.
26:40Get me somewhere close to you.
26:41I don't know.
26:42I don't know.
26:43I don't know.
26:44I don't know.
26:45I don't know.
26:46I don't know.
26:47I don't know.
26:48I don't know.
26:49Oh, shit!
26:50I don't know.
26:51I don't know.
26:52I don't know.
26:53Get me home. Get me somewhere close to you.
26:57Oh, my.
27:13Oh, shit.
27:23What do you have to do to get a taxi in this place?
27:35And a very merry Christmas to you and all, sweethearts.
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