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00:30Wakey-wakey.
00:33Look at you, sleeping beauty.
00:40She ran me ragged all night.
00:41Didn't throw the towel in till 5.30.
00:45Look at her, all curled up like a butter-wooded mill.
00:49Here you go.
00:51You made it strong.
00:54Oh, lovely.
00:57So where'd you go last night?
00:59I saw you heading out.
01:01I just drove up to London Fields.
01:03I needed to clear my head after a day with Madam.
01:07Oh, that reminds me.
01:09We've run out of nappies.
01:10And the minute mark doesn't do the tiny ones, so it's a supermarket job.
01:14Oh, sorry, babe.
01:16I need to pump.
01:19Yeah, I love this sick thing on self-defence, isn't she?
01:22Maybe we've got to sell that.
01:23It's fine, it's fine, so it can't be quite nice, mate.
01:26That hurts me.
01:26You think you're supposed to kiss me?
01:28No, I...
01:28Oh, looking fly.
01:30Oh, you've got to debate today, haven't you?
01:32See, no one can accuse you of not taking this seriously, can't you?
01:34Well, my suit looks good.
01:36My experience speaks for itself, and I've got my opening remarks locked and laminated.
01:43This...
01:44This is going to be a walk-over.
01:46Okay.
01:48Nothing except my family means as much to me as the people of Wolfen.
02:00Don't think your toilet tumour and your knock-knock jokes is what people are after,
02:04and that is one of the many reasons why I sacked you as campaign manager.
02:07I want as many people there as possible supporting me, okay?
02:10Yeah, good luck with that, am I right?
02:11We're meant to be doing Jimmy's party straight after school.
02:13You ain't forgotten about that, have you?
02:15Oh, of course I haven't.
02:16I've got his present all wrapped up ready.
02:18Liam, I don't suppose you could just, you know, push the party back an hour or so?
02:23Yeah.
02:24No.
02:24What do we know is we're Dad.
02:26If we don't go to support him, we'll...
02:27Exactly.
02:31Darling?
02:31Mm-hmm?
02:33Lock A and lock B.
02:36Oh, well, they both look like you should be filing a tax return.
02:38Not exactly your usual style.
02:40Well, that is the whole point.
02:41I should be taken more seriously.
02:43You know what?
02:43I'm going to go with the black.
02:45Yeah.
02:46Corporate and serious.
02:47Breeds confidence in voters.
02:49Well, at least you're not still stressing about your speech.
02:51Oh, don't worry about that.
02:52I got that sorted.
02:53Took it to a professional.
02:55My election is more interesting than most of his legal documents.
02:58You mean Johnny?
02:59What?
03:00How was he?
03:01Did he mention me?
03:03Sorry.
03:03Sorry.
03:04Even I think that sounded desperate.
03:06You both need to get this sorted.
03:08Neither of you are any good without each other.
03:10What do you mean?
03:11Is something wrong?
03:12Mum, I swear, if you do not tell me right now...
03:14No, no, no.
03:14It's just a bit of money troubles.
03:16Well, that don't make sense.
03:18I mean, he's got all that money that Tim gave him.
03:19That's why we're here.
03:20He doesn't want to spend it.
03:21No amount of me telling him will convince him otherwise.
03:24You need to stop worrying.
03:27Johnny is a grown man.
03:29He can sort his own life out now.
03:43Well, that was quick.
03:47Well, according to this, you were at Wolford General yesterday, not at London Fields or anywhere else.
03:53Something going on, you're not telling me.
03:55Come on, I thought you were getting well before you'd been, you know, recovering from the birth.
03:59George, I'm fine.
04:02Honestly, there's nothing wrong with me.
04:06You see, it's different.
04:08The hospital forgot one of Ivy's prescriptions, all right?
04:12So, I went down to get it.
04:15You haven't taken your eyes off that little girl since she was born.
04:18So, if she really needed something, you would have sent me.
04:21Well, no, but it's all part of my trying to let go a bit.
04:28Nicola, we've got a lot to cope with already.
04:31So, we can't go around lying to each other.
04:33Is this just not work?
04:36All right.
04:38Look, er...
04:41Don't go mad, okay?
04:46Your dad's in hospital.
04:48It wasn't the health visitor who called yesterday.
04:53It was him.
04:57So, you spoke to him?
05:00Yeah, I'd thought rather me than you.
05:03You know, you've got enough on your plate right now without having to cosy up to that scumbag.
05:10That's my dad.
05:12Yeah, no, I know that.
05:14And if I want to see him, that's my decision, not yours.
05:24Cheers, Linda.
05:25Thanks.
05:27You two have got some brass neck coming in after what you did.
05:30What?
05:31Don't what me.
05:32Sitting in the allotment rather than support your local boozer.
05:35I don't know if you didn't seem to mind last night.
05:37Well, if you think you didn't get a mouthful off me, you're having a laugh.
05:41I'm really sorry, Kate.
05:42Oh, yeah?
05:43Yeah.
05:43Can we have a couple of pints?
05:47You look like you've lost a grand and found a pound.
05:52Don't want to hear my problems.
05:54Well, I sat down, didn't I?
05:57He's my son, Johnny.
05:58You're not the big shot lawyer.
06:00One of the first things your mum mentioned to me over my bowl of complex.
06:05Oh.
06:06I love all my kids equally.
06:09Johnny was always...
06:11I don't know, mine.
06:14Even if I was wrong, he'd give me the benefit of the doubt.
06:19It's not his fault, you know.
06:20I betrayed his trust.
06:22Mum told me this morning that he needs money.
06:25The fact he didn't come to me is...
06:27So go to him.
06:29Even if I had a couple of grand, which I don't, I doubt he'd accept it.
06:33Well, surely you can lay hands on some cash.
06:36I part own a B&B and a hair salon.
06:40I'm not exactly Alan Sugar.
06:42Anyway, I'd be letting people down if I pulled my money out.
06:45Let me ask you this.
06:47Are any of those people your kids?
06:50If your kids need your help, whether they want it or not,
06:55do what you need to do.
07:00Right, listen up, you pair.
07:02OK, this is what's going to happen, OK?
07:03I'm going to introduce you.
07:04And you're going to go to the podium.
07:06You've got two minutes each to put your point across.
07:09Oh, I've got some rules.
07:10Rules are you, no shouting.
07:12You, watch your pot in your mouth.
07:14And no eye gouging, all right?
07:16Good luck.
07:17I think we can manage that.
07:18Yeah, I think we can.
07:21Oh, here are my supporters.
07:24Well, actually, I think I can rely on my son and my cousin to vote for me.
07:28Well, what about me, though?
07:30And we are only second cousins, don't forget.
07:34Relax.
07:35We're here to support you.
07:36Go, Team Bill.
07:37Yeah.
07:38Has he had to bribe you to turn up?
07:40I didn't bribe anyone.
07:41All right.
07:42Sure.
07:42Yeah.
07:46Ah, Bill.
07:47Peacock.
07:51I'm really sorry.
07:52It's the adults today.
07:54Children's soft plays next week.
07:55Young people can be politically engaged, too, you know.
07:58Yeah.
07:59I mean, not me.
08:01I'm just here to support my favourite father-in-law.
08:04Well, no, no, no, no.
08:06I am not.
08:06I am not your father-in-law.
08:08Just get off me.
08:09We're not even related, all right?
08:09Sorry.
08:10Don't touch.
08:10Hey, look, that's hurtful.
08:12Um, because fam's fam in my book.
08:15You're going to do great.
08:17Oh.
08:18Are you nervous?
08:20Absolutely not.
08:23All right, well, don't tell anyone.
08:25You know, it's funny.
08:26I only got into this to get one over on you.
08:29Who knew I'd care about it so much?
08:31And whoever Walford chooses,
08:33they're going to get the best counsellor.
08:35Wow.
08:36Look at this.
08:38Such a big crowd.
08:39Oh, you'll be amazing.
08:41And you'll do your best, I'm sure.
08:44Oh, charming as always.
08:46Well, I'll see you up there.
08:48Better bring your A-game.
08:49I will.
08:53Have you thought any more about what I said yesterday?
08:55Because I could give Elaine's reputation a bit of a passion with just a click of a button.
09:00Yeah, look, I've thought about it, all right?
09:02Just lose the video, okay?
09:04Just lose it.
09:20Nicola, I, um, I'm sorry.
09:24I snapped in earlier.
09:29It's just, since he went down, I just realised I'd like to know where he is.
09:35Because he can't reach me, he can't touch me, so...
09:38No surprises, yeah.
09:40Hmm.
09:41Until now.
09:43That is why I went to see him, George.
09:45So I could handle it instead of putting it on you.
09:48Yeah, but you couldn't really afford you to keep it from me.
09:57So how do you see him?
10:03Er...
10:04Weak.
10:06Sad.
10:08He's dying.
10:10They get like that, don't they? Questioning things.
10:14Questioning?
10:15Like what?
10:16Well, when people know it's the end, they start having regrets.
10:22Did he say he wanted to see me?
10:27It seemed like you were the only thing in his head, George.
10:30And if...
10:31If you do want to see him...
10:33Then I wouldn't hang about.
10:37Oh, we're good to go, we're good to go.
10:39Right, everybody, settle down.
10:41Are you all comfy?
10:42Yeah!
10:43Did he say, yeah?
10:44Yeah!
10:45Right, we're here today.
10:46We're going to kick off proceedings, okay?
10:48We've got the continuity candidate.
10:51Yes, the man who's been there, done that when it comes to Walford Council.
10:56Make some noise for...
10:58Ian!
10:58The Briefcase Bill!
11:06Nothing, apart from my family, means more to me than the people of Walford.
11:12Except making money and serving average chips.
11:17I never wrote this.
11:18It must be you, because it's laminated.
11:19Look, why would I say I sell average chips?
11:22I don't serve average chips.
11:24Honestly, it's the best princess.
11:26Yeah, but I didn't write this.
11:27Look, look.
11:28I am Brian Beale.
11:31He said his name.
11:33It's him.
11:33Okay.
11:34Okay.
11:35Listen, take no notes.
11:36Just wing it.
11:36Come on, you've done it before.
11:37You'll bang out of it.
11:40Come on, come on, you've got this.
11:43Right, I guess what I'm trying to say to you, I mean, we're all friends and neighbours.
11:54And let's face it, we all need good neighbours.
12:00He's not, is he?
12:01And with a little understanding, you can find the perfect blend.
12:10Blend.
12:15Listen up, everyone.
12:17No one needs boring, prepared speeches.
12:23We're not polished politicians.
12:25No, we're ordinary people like you.
12:27So you lot drum up a few questions.
12:31And we are here to answer them!
12:33Yeah, go, pick up!
12:36Beautiful.
12:40Chelsea dropped these into the bar.
12:42She said she didn't want to intrude, but she knows how hard it can be to find clothes for tiny
12:46babies.
12:46Oh, that was kind of her.
12:50Kojo, I owe you an apology.
12:53Right, I shouldn't have flung you out on your ear the other day.
12:56It's not how we treat family.
12:58See?
12:59Told you it'd be all right.
13:01Joy and stress.
13:02That's what my mum says kids bring you.
13:05So where's dad then?
13:08Uh, I don't know how to tell you this.
13:12He's, um, he's gone to visit your granddad.
13:16Eddie?
13:18What, he's gone to visit him in prison?
13:21No, he's had a change of scene.
13:23He's in Walford General.
13:25He's been pumped full of who knows what.
13:27He's got lung cancer.
13:30It's terminal.
13:31Yeah, and dad's gone to see him?
13:33Yeah, well, I tried to talk to him, but he's a big boy.
13:37You know, I couldn't stop him.
13:38He killed our dad, Nicola.
13:41I know, Kojo, and I'm sorry, but George had his reasons.
13:46Look, um, maybe you could go down there, you know?
13:49Just see that your dad's okay?
13:51No, you're all right.
13:53Don't waste my time on a racist.
13:57Maybe I'll start thinking, eh?
14:23You came.
14:25Well, I didn't have much choice.
14:27Like, you blew up my phone.
14:29I suppose that Nicola once told you I ain't long for this world.
14:38She says you wanted to see me.
14:40It's the only thing I want.
14:43The only thing I need.
14:47I'm sorry, George, for everything I did.
14:52Everything I put you through your whole life.
14:56I'm not the man I was.
14:58I can see now all the mistakes I made.
15:02The way I carried on.
15:05Angry and cold.
15:08I treated your mother like a dog.
15:10And you, even worse.
15:15I know it's just words.
15:19But I am so...
15:22so sorry.
15:31There it is.
15:33Yes.
15:34You like it?
15:35It looks lovely.
15:36Hey, sweet.
15:37Could we clean up the hair, please?
15:39Don't call me that.
15:41What should I call you?
15:42What?
15:43Room Master Jay.
15:45Yeah, that's more like it.
15:46That's more like it.
15:47You hear me?
15:48I'll get you a coat.
15:49Ah, Linda.
15:52Can I have a quick word?
15:54Of course.
15:55Sorry.
15:58Everything all right?
16:00I hope you know just how much I've loved being part of what you've built here.
16:05Loved?
16:06That sounds a little bit past tense.
16:09You always knew I weren't some big-time investor.
16:12My share's in this place and the B&B.
16:14That's all I've got.
16:15I don't understand the problem.
16:18There's other things I want to do with my money.
16:20You know, for my family's sake.
16:22You're pulling out.
16:23If I had any other choice, then...
16:25Well, keep things as they are.
16:26That's the choice.
16:27Oh, obviously.
16:28You'll get first refusal and buy me out.
16:30It's like I've got that kind of cash lying around.
16:33What if you end up selling to someone who don't want to be a silent partner?
16:36Look, you can't force Dee to partner up.
16:38You're so random.
16:39I'm sorry.
16:40I'm sorry.
16:41But you'd do the same.
16:43I know you would.
16:44I don't know.
17:01You'd probably think this is, what do you call it, karma.
17:06Huh?
17:08It'd be nice if the world worked that way, but it seems to me it's always the innocent
17:11who suffer the most.
17:15So, what do you want, Eddie?
17:18This.
17:20Us.
17:21I told you.
17:23No.
17:24What do you really want?
17:26Because you don't do anything unless there's something in it for you, sir.
17:31You knew me pretty well back then.
17:33I know you inside out.
17:35And as much as I'm here, as much as I would love to,
17:42I can't show you the fact you still matter to me, sir.
17:45But I won't be led by the nose, so don't even try that.
17:50They've been giving me counselling.
17:54Yeah.
17:56That's what I thought.
17:59Back in my day, you'd chew off your own arm before you talked about feelings.
18:07But they'd been helping me.
18:10Not just to get me head round what's happening now,
18:14but the past and all.
18:17Why I was the way I was.
18:19Well, I ain't having any excuses.
18:21No.
18:22None of that.
18:25I was a racist.
18:28Pure and simple.
18:31It was the way I was brought up.
18:33And I was too stupid to question it.
18:37So you admit it?
18:39You hated me.
18:41No.
18:41Yeah.
18:42I saw it in your eyes.
18:44Every day.
18:46You hated me because of the colour of my skin.
18:50So own it.
18:52Say it out loud.
18:53Or we're done.
18:54Yes.
18:56All right.
19:01I hated you because you was black.
19:04And now, I hate myself for it.
19:11But I, um...
19:14I was your son.
19:16That just made it worse.
19:19Every day, people looking at you.
19:24Knowing you weren't mine.
19:27Knowing I couldn't give me missus the one thing she wanted.
19:32I was a jaffer.
19:34You can't say that.
19:36There's lots of things you can't say.
19:39Sometimes they still slip out.
19:43I can't change the pain I caused.
19:47But I can own it.
19:51And I can say,
19:53from the heart,
19:55with everything I've got,
19:58I've never cared about anyone.
20:02More than I care about you.
20:06Happy birthday, dear Jimmy.
20:11Happy birthday to you.
20:16Woo!
20:17All right.
20:18Time to blow out the candles.
20:20Do you want to win?
20:21Yay!
20:24Oh.
20:26I hear your debate performance
20:27went down like a lead balloon.
20:29Mum.
20:30What?
20:31I mean, Al Square's talking about it.
20:33And I sent out a few texts to let people know.
20:35It would have been fine
20:36if these two hadn't stuck their oar in.
20:39I've worked hard on that speech.
20:40Really?
20:41Couldn't tell.
20:41Come on, let's be honest.
20:42Oscar's version was way better.
20:45You made me act
20:46to be a small-minded money grabber.
20:48Well, if the cat fits.
20:50Yeah, Alfie was right.
20:51You could have just styled it out, you know.
20:52Yeah.
20:53Not our fault you don't have what it takes
20:54to chant people, Brian.
20:55I didn't get a chant.
20:56She cut me off at the knees.
20:58Yeah.
20:58We're supposed to be here for Jimmy.
20:59Can we please just drop the subject?
21:01Please?
21:01All right.
21:05We'll be having once.
21:08Sounds like Elaine didn't have any problem
21:10going off script.
21:11Yeah, I know who I'll be voting for.
21:13Yeah.
21:13It's just the one event, you know.
21:15I'm sure it won't affect anything
21:17in the grand scheme of things.
21:23All right, kids, wash your hands
21:25and I'll get you a snack.
21:32Is it all right if I, uh, hang out here?
21:35Yeah, of course.
21:37Actually, I'm glad I've seen you.
21:38Um, I owe you a thanks
21:41for giving me the shove I needed
21:43to a woman up and find Johnny some money.
21:45Well, good for you.
21:46I mean, I've put a friend in the process,
21:50but nothing trumps my kids.
21:54Of course, Johnny probably won't even
21:56give me the time of day,
21:58let alone accept my money.
22:00Yeah, well, I know how that feels.
22:02Uh, me and my son Mark
22:04don't exactly see eye to eye.
22:06Sorry.
22:07I'm hanging around for the funeral,
22:09but I'm hoping that I can
22:11build some bridges with you.
22:13What can we do except keep trying, eh?
22:27How are you feeling?
22:30I just thought I'd have a look
22:31at one of the, uh, community groups
22:33and see what they were saying.
22:35Oh.
22:36And?
22:38Well, half of the comments
22:39are laughing at me.
22:41The other half
22:42think I'm actually called Brian.
22:44So, by the time we get to the election,
22:46the whole of Walford's
22:47going to be laughing at me.
22:49Oh, not just laughing.
22:52Laughing uproariously.
22:54Look, I'm sorry.
22:56I care too much to lie to you.
22:58You were publicly humiliated,
23:01but if only there was
23:03some brilliantly inventive way
23:06just to pull things back.
23:10Look, I appreciate
23:12you didn't want to do it this way,
23:15but I have to say,
23:16after today,
23:17it's either
23:18win dirty
23:19or lose clean.
23:22Post a video.
23:24Oh, could I be here?
23:31You're back.
23:32What happened?
23:33What did he say?
23:35I've never actually
23:36seen him like that before.
23:40One of the first things
23:41he said to me was,
23:45I'm sorry.
23:47That's a bit basic,
23:48considering what he's done.
23:50He has never admitted
23:51to being wrong about anything,
23:53and now
23:55he's holding his hands up
23:56to everything.
23:57George, that's easy to say.
23:59Not for him.
24:01But
24:03that doesn't get over
24:04the fact
24:05that he did it all
24:06in the first place.
24:09My dad died screaming
24:10at me,
24:11my sisters,
24:13about the whole world,
24:14really.
24:16He never changed
24:17and he never
24:17said sorry.
24:23You're going to visit him again?
24:27Yeah, well,
24:28he wants me to.
24:30Well,
24:32he's saying all the
24:33right things, babe,
24:34but,
24:35you know,
24:35the question is,
24:37do you believe him?
24:38Shh.
24:40You don't know, Eddie.
24:42Everything with him
24:43is just,
24:45it's sly.
24:47When I was little,
24:48it wasn't just
24:51what he said,
24:51it was
24:53how he looked at me.
24:56but until
24:57he met you,
24:58Dad,
25:00he didn't have a way
25:01of understanding
25:02his culture.
25:03Like,
25:03for him,
25:04being black,
25:04it's just something
25:06that's different.
25:08Something to be ashamed of
25:11because that is how
25:12Eddie made him
25:13and me feel.
25:15He's an old man now.
25:16He's ill.
25:17Yeah.
25:18All what goes around
25:19comes around then.
25:21You don't think
25:21people can change?
25:24You feel better
25:25now that you've seen him?
25:27Me and him
25:28have got a long way
25:28to go.
25:29If I want to make
25:31things right.
25:32Well, look,
25:33your blood pressure
25:34is stable.
25:36And your oxygen levels,
25:37they're improving.
25:41Did you talk to George
25:42about what happens
25:43when they discharge you?
25:47If you have nowhere
25:48to go,
25:48they'll send you
25:49back to prison.
25:51No one should die
25:52in a place like that.
25:54Not if they have a choice.
26:05So,
26:06what would you do then?
26:07Oh, George,
26:08you know I can't tell you that.
26:10He brought me up,
26:11so,
26:13for better or worse,
26:14you may have been
26:15the man I am.
26:17Probably deserves
26:17a second chance,
26:18doesn't he?
26:20Gina came around
26:21with Kojo.
26:22I was worried about you,
26:23so I told him
26:24where you were.
26:26George,
26:26if you're going to do this,
26:27if you are going to bring
26:28Eddie back into our lives,
26:31you could be pushing
26:31her away for good.
26:36Oh,
26:39oh,
26:39oh,
26:40oh,
26:40oh,
26:40oh,
26:44details of organisations
26:45offering information
26:46and support
26:47with racism
26:48and racist hate crime
26:50are available
26:50on the BBC
26:51Action Line website.
26:52music
26:59music
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