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00:00I love you.
00:48Oh, I'll get it, I'll get it.
00:51Bloody hell, Rowley, get out of the way.
00:54Queen Vic.
00:58Hello?
01:00Oh, it's me.
01:04How are you?
01:05As well as can be expected.
01:08Yes, I do.
01:09I need to talk to someone.
01:10I want to talk to you.
01:13Well, not round here.
01:15I don't want anyone to see us together.
01:19Do you know down by the canal, just off Lucia Road, there's a little bridge?
01:23You know it?
01:24What do you reckon?
01:27Yeah, that's what I thought.
01:29Um, well, I'll get the bus.
01:32No, no, I'll meet you there.
01:3512.30?
01:38Who is there?
01:40It's my new girlfriend, weren't it?
01:45Morning, Michelle.
01:46Outside.
01:47Look as though you don't know whether you want to go that way, that way, that way, or that way.
01:50In fact, you're looking lost.
01:52No, I'm just waiting for someone.
01:54All right.
01:54Take care.
01:55All right.
02:10Try to get yourself right over for me, Michelle.
02:12You look as if you were sleepwalking.
02:13So I wasn't thinking.
02:14I'll just wait for someone.
02:15Uh-huh.
02:15How are you?
02:16Here.
02:17You're all done, doctor.
02:19Come on.
02:19Give your carpet a good going over.
02:21You could eat your breakfast all day.
02:22Thanks.
02:22I had breakfast at home.
02:24But why all this super efficiency?
02:25Well, busy day.
02:27I got to do the pub.
02:29And then I got to get to the laundry at by nine o'clock.
02:31Well, surely you do afternoons, don't you?
02:32Oh, no.
02:33Oh, I do all day today.
02:34Oh.
02:35Managing seems to think I'm somewhat of a success.
02:38Oh, yeah?
02:38What's happened to Pauline?
02:39Oh, well, she's had to go to the hospital.
02:41Pick up Michelle's baby brother.
02:44Here.
02:44What's wrong with you?
02:46Nothing.
02:47Well, you've gone all quiet.
02:49Can't get a word in edgeways with you, Ethel.
02:50Oh, well, I must rush.
02:52I mean, we career women can't stand around on street corners gossiping.
02:57I'd like you to come in and see me.
02:59Hello, doc.
03:00What's your show?
03:00You waiting for a bus?
03:03Are you all right?
03:04Yeah, why shouldn't I be?
03:06All right, don't jump down my throat.
03:07I was only being sociable.
03:09Was that phone call for me?
03:11Nope.
03:12Oh, only Ian said he'd phone and leave a stupid message.
03:14Now, look, Kelvin.
03:15This machine is for business purposes.
03:17It is not to be used by you and your mates to have a laugh.
03:20And who is it who phone, then?
03:22You mind your own business.
03:25Have you seen Michelle out there?
03:26She's walking around like she's in a trance or something.
03:28Had a row with her boyfriend, probably.
03:30Has she got one?
03:31Well, I don't know.
03:31But she's good at rowing, and I speak from experience.
03:34I always got on quite well with her, really.
03:36Well, even when she dyed your hair green.
03:38A gentleman.
03:39Can we refrain from talking about the young lady as if she wasn't here?
03:42But she ain't.
03:43I mean, let's show a bit of respect.
03:46She's not an object.
03:47She's a person.
03:49Right?
03:50Well, what can I do for you, Lofty?
03:52I had a brilliant idea for the carnival.
03:54Well, you'd better sit down, then, before you collapse from strength.
03:56You.
03:57Get dressed.
03:58Now.
03:59What I thought, right, was black and white minstrels.
04:03All your lot with white faces, and all my lot with black faces.
04:06What do you reckon?
04:08And we do scenes from Uncle Tom's cabin, I suppose.
04:12Yeah, yeah, that's the fault, yeah.
04:15Breakfast ready?
04:16No, the housekeeper phone in sick.
04:19Oh, so that's who was on the phone.
04:21What do you fancy?
04:22A quiet light, love.
04:24A breakfast?
04:25Oh, just some tea, please.
04:26Coming up?
04:27You're very bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning.
04:30I don't think I can take much more of that.
04:32I looked in the mirror and said, think positive.
04:35Who was on the phone?
04:37Come to Scotland with me.
04:39No.
04:40Oh, please, Debs.
04:42Don't go a little boy on me.
04:44It used to work.
04:45Not today.
04:46So why won't you come, then?
04:49Because the whole thing will be an exercise in engagement rings,
04:53wedding rings, marriage and babies.
04:55I'll get enough of that from you.
04:57It's too negative.
04:59And you looked in the mirror this morning and said, think positive, eh?
05:02Exactly.
05:03Anyway, a week away from each other are just good.
05:06Clear the air.
05:08I'll miss you, though.
05:10Why, there's nothing wrong with that.
05:12What time are you going?
05:14Dinner time.
05:17Oh, no, are you feeling better now?
05:19You just missed your dad.
05:22What should we have for our dinner?
05:23Shall we treat ourselves?
05:24I've only just had breakfast.
05:27You're not going to be all grumpy today, are you?
05:31I'm not going to be here dinner time anyway.
05:32Why?
05:33Where are you going?
05:34Out.
05:35Where?
05:36Oxford Street.
05:37Look at the shops.
05:37Oh, yeah, that'll be nice for you.
05:39Buy yourself something, eh?
05:40Cheat yourself up.
05:41Morning.
05:42Hello, Kath.
05:43I'm going to go and have a lie down.
05:45Oh, is there something I said?
05:47No.
05:48I know how she feels, poor kids.
05:51Here, look.
05:51Pete's going to drive you to the hospital, all right, to pick up the baby.
05:53I'm going to take over the store for an hour.
05:55Oh, are you sure?
05:56It's ever so good of you.
05:57It's the least we can do.
05:58Don't be struggling about on buses.
05:59Stop walking out for cabs.
06:01Oh, thanks, Kath.
06:02He said he'd be over about ten.
06:03Right.
06:04How is she?
06:05OK.
06:06He's been perking up a bit.
06:07She's going up west to look round the shops.
06:09Still no word on who the father is?
06:10No.
06:11Oh, if I could get my hands on him.
06:13He's probably a lad at school.
06:14Yeah.
06:15I was going to say, boys are easier than I remembered Mark.
06:23Plays havoc for your nails, doesn't it, pub work?
06:25I lost another three the other night.
06:27I'm going to have to get four ones put on, save all this ass off.
06:33What's the matter with Rowley?
06:34Hey.
06:36He looks like he's in pain, doesn't he?
06:37Think he's ears again.
06:39Yeah.
06:40Oh.
06:41Oh, I'll take him to the vets later on.
06:43I'll just go and do some bottling up.
06:45That's what we got lofty for, isn't it?
06:47Yes, but it does.
06:48The troops are power of good if they get the occasional visit from Montgomery.
06:52Here.
06:54I didn't have to enjoy that evening at Deb's.
06:56You said.
06:57Dad, you've run out of conflates.
06:59Morning, princess.
07:00Remember that time we went to Shae Thingy?
07:02The memory will linger with me until I'm six foot under.
07:07I've never seen food so beautifully presented as their nouvelle cuisine, they call it, didn't they?
07:12It might have looked beautiful to you, darling, but there wasn't enough on the plate to feed a buttery guard.
07:16Oh, come off it, Dan.
07:17You can keep it.
07:19All right, eh?
07:20No.
07:21There's a cracked pair of false teeth in the gents.
07:23I'm not going to pick them up.
07:25Turn my stomach.
07:26Oh, leave it to Lofty.
07:27He's a big boy now.
07:28Remember that night we went out with Sonny and Rain when they got their roller?
07:31We had the fancy up-do at the pub.
07:33Oh, it was a lovely night, wasn't it?
07:35Lots of booze, lots of laughs.
07:37And do you remember the highlight of the evening when you threw that glass full of muscadet over the head
07:41waiter?
07:42Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the cellar.
07:44Here, are you sure it was Shae Thingy?
07:46I could have swore it was the other place.
07:50Yeah, well, they've got a lot to answer for.
07:52Yeah, I'm not.
07:52Hmm?
07:53Dan, you're tough.
07:54Yeah, you're dead right, Lofty.
07:56Cheers.
07:56I mean, look at mine.
07:57All he wants me to do is rough 24 hours a day and then pay me nothing.
08:00Yeah.
08:01Now, is that fair?
08:02Loose sighted, pleasure.
08:03Ish.
08:04Look at mine.
08:05All he wants to do is turn me into Daley Tarson.
08:07I don't know what you really want to be yourself.
08:08Belia Smith, eh?
08:10She does a lovely minestrone.
08:12Yeah, what about your death, Lofty?
08:15Well, he always set me a good example, really.
08:17You know, never smoked, never drank.
08:20Well, a glass of Green Goddess every Christmas.
08:23Never went with women.
08:24Hmm?
08:25Well, other than me mum, of course.
08:28I'm never going to have children.
08:30Nor me.
08:31Nah, nor me.
08:34If they're upsetting you, I'd get rid of them for you.
08:36No.
08:37No, they're not doing anything.
08:40It's us with just being oversensitive.
08:42There's nothing wrong with dads.
08:45Oh!
08:46Oh!
08:47The management apologises for any delay, ladies and gentlemen.
08:52But it's all due to shortages of staff
08:55and to the fact that I've been run off my feet the whole morning.
08:58But if you'd just bear with me, I will get the cabin door ahead.
09:02Oh!
09:04Oh!
09:05That's funny!
09:09Oh!
09:12Oh, God!
09:14God!
09:15Well, I'm ever so sorry about this, ladies and gentlemen.
09:17I shall have to find Pauline on dock,
09:20so I won't keep you a minute.
09:21Oh!
09:22Do you mind?
09:24They're relying on me.
09:26I can't let them down.
09:28It's like being back in the war.
09:32But can't you tell your mum?
09:34I'm not going to broadcast it to the world.
09:36Look, it's my business, you the father is.
09:38Here.
09:40Anyone who...
09:41We're near, Ethel.
09:42Oh, Pauline.
09:43I took the wrong keys.
09:44I live dots at home.
09:46And I've got a queue of customers waiting.
09:48Can you let me have yours?
09:49Yes, don't panic, Ethel.
09:51Oh, my goodness.
09:52Here, don't forget to bring them back.
09:54Oh, Pauline, you saved my life.
09:57Of course, I wouldn't want to get your shit a bad name.
10:00Thanks ever so much.
10:01I shall remember this.
10:03Most kind of you.
10:08Oh, very nice.
10:10Come on, Kath.
10:11You're good at dancing, Jess.
10:13For your girls' night out, do without the blokes boy once.
10:15What'd you say?
10:16Yeah, all right.
10:17Oh, I knew you would.
10:19Here, Debsy's interested in all.
10:21Come on.
10:21I never imagined her as a dance player or something.
10:23Oh, you didn't know we went there for supper, did you?
10:25We had a right old art to art.
10:27She was right stuck up, but she's quite nice when you get to know her.
10:30That's your quickie.
10:32Pretty bubbles in the air.
10:36How's it going, Ethel?
10:37Oh, well, I've had to turn a lot of casual customers away.
10:41These are all service waterers.
10:43I don't think you've got the right idea.
10:44You're only supposed to use two or three machines.
10:46The rest is supposed to be for passing trade.
10:49Oh, yes, but I couldn't do that.
10:51I've got to be loyal to my regular customers.
10:53Well, how can you tell which is which?
10:55What do you mean?
10:56Well, I mean, who does that one belong to?
10:58Well, how would I know?
11:00She'd be able to recognise her own bag, wouldn't she?
11:04Well, which one's hers?
11:08Well, um...
11:09I'll leave you to it.
11:10I...
11:11Oh.
11:15I'm forever blue.
11:18Go on, good fellow.
11:22Hey, Pat, I'm way back.
11:24It's my pleasure.
11:25You look great, eh?
11:26Yeah, fright the life out of me, you did.
11:29Now we're going to go through all that christening business again.
11:32Yes, sure.
11:33If you mean, as she told us the name of the father, the answer's no.
11:37But at least we've come to a decision about what we're going to do.
11:39And that's a load of me mind.
11:41Yeah, come on.
11:42Come on, baby, home.
11:43Come on, baby, home.
12:13Come on, baby.
12:17For the last time, love.
12:19I told you.
12:21Well, having it time, eh?
12:24I thought you were going later, after we'd had a drink.
12:27I changed my mind.
13:01I'm off to the vet soon, love.
13:02Be good.
13:02See you later.
13:04See you later.
13:04I just means you're going to take a break.
13:08Oh, oh.
13:12Ah, ah.
13:26Oh, oh.
13:28Oh, oh, oh.
13:29Oh, oh, oh.
13:30Oh, oh.
13:31Oh, oh, yeah.
13:34Oh, oh, oh.
13:34Oh, oh,...
14:01So, let's go.
14:04.
14:47Another one?
14:48I'll only be an hour or two.
14:50Okay.
14:51Give it me love.
14:52Yeah.
14:52See ya.
15:00Right, thanks.
20:20I want help.
20:22Help me make up my mind.
20:23I know.
20:24You still got it wrong.
20:25What do you want me to do?
20:27Do you want me to talk to your dad?
20:29Would you?
20:30Yes.
20:32Look, this sounds callous, but I'm going to put my cards on the tape.
20:35I'm not about to divorce Ange and I'm not going to get down on one knee and propose marriage.
20:39But I am responsible.
20:40Half responsible.
20:41Responsible.
20:42And I take my responsibilities serious.
20:48I can go to your dad.
20:50I can tell him what happened.
20:51Come clean.
20:51And if you want to have the kid, then I can provide for its future.
20:55Financially.
20:57You'd do all that?
20:59Yes.
21:02He'd kill you.
21:03He'd probably take you to court or something.
21:05They'd all kill you.
21:06You'd be finished in Walford.
21:09Probably.
21:12If you did that, it would all come out, wouldn't it?
21:15Your pub would empty in 30 seconds.
21:17Ange would walk out and Sharon...
21:20You'd be finished.
21:22I know.
21:23But if that's what you want...
21:25It isn't.
21:26It isn't because it's wrong for you to take the blame when it's not all your fault.
21:30And they'd see it's your fault.
21:31You can count on that.
21:43I'm beginning to sort it all out in your head now.
21:46It's beginning to make sense.
21:49I fell out with me dad.
21:50That's where it all started.
21:54He wanted me to stay as a little girl.
21:56I expect you'd understand that.
21:58I thought he didn't like me.
22:01I know now I've got that wrong.
22:03And I thought you had no affection for me.
22:06And people need affection.
22:10I think maybe that's where I got it all wrong.
22:13You see, I mixed up affection with something else.
22:16It could have been anyone.
22:19It could have been to be you.
22:24So I've been getting a bit tiddly lately.
22:26You know, I don't think I'm ever going to have another drink for the rest of my life.
22:30And people have been very kind.
22:33Certain people.
22:35Propping me up, seeing me home.
22:37Sobering me up with buckets of black coffee.
22:40And listening to me.
22:44Then one night, I just reached out.
22:49I started it then, not you.
22:53Doesn't excuse me.
22:55I started it.
22:56I had no right to react.
22:58You're a man, you're only human.
22:59I have responsibilities, Michelle.
23:03I shouldn't have taken advantage.
23:05I'm not letting you take the blame when it's not all your fault.
23:08I had no right to set the situation up in the first place.
23:13When I thought about it afterwards, it seemed a bit sordid.
23:17I mean, a long time afterwards.
23:20It took me ages to think about it.
23:22I was scared.
23:25I mean, it was a big event.
23:27I've been building up to it for 16 years and there it was, done.
23:31Not the sort of place out of a Mills and Boone, granted.
23:34I mean, saloon bar, after hours, under a picture of the Queen Victoria.
23:42But it wasn't sordid.
23:46Right, it wasn't the nicest of places.
23:49It was nerve-wracking, the thought that there was people upstairs.
23:52My head was going round and round, but...
23:55But I felt wanted.
23:57And liked.
24:00You didn't lay a finger on me then.
24:04Until I laid a finger on you.
24:08Go on, come on.
24:09Come on.
24:17Have you considered all the alternatives?
24:20What? Abortion? Adoption?
24:23Being packed off to an article in Essex?
24:27I was grown up enough to do something.
24:29Got to be adult enough to face up to the consequences.
24:32And it's not the baby's fault, for God's sake.
24:34It's mine and yours.
24:36Why should the baby get punished?
24:40So what do you want from me?
24:42I want you to tell me what you want.
24:44I might not agree with it, but I think I ought to take it into consideration.
24:49I can keep you money.
24:51Dan, I don't want your bloody money.
24:53Is that why you think I asked you here?
24:54I don't want anything from you.
24:56I just want to know what you want.
25:02If it's what you want,
25:04and you think you can cope,
25:08then I think you should have the baby.
25:13It's going to be hell for us bumping into each other every day in the square.
25:16Then don't you get Barbara cartoned on me.
25:18It's not Romeo and Juliet, you know.
25:20This is just a one-off.
25:23I'm going to have to watch the kid grow up.
25:25And not come near me.
25:27Or talk to me.
25:28Or in Sofia.
25:31You won't say a word?
25:33I'm not about to blow the gaff on you if that's what you're worried about.
25:37I don't want anyone to know.
25:39Ever.
25:40So you don't have to worry about that.
25:42Good.
25:45Have you got any kids of your own?
25:50Not even from your fancy woman?
25:53What?
25:54Oh, come on, Din. The whole square knows about that one.
25:57She is not a fancy woman.
26:00Her name is Jan.
26:01She's very beautiful.
26:03Very affectionate.
26:06Very warm.
26:07And we talk a lot.
26:09And the whole world will fall apart if she ever left with.
26:15Sometimes I think the whole human race is cracked.
26:18No.
26:21The human race is a bit sad, that's all.
26:24And it's very easy to get yourself trapped.
26:29And no.
26:31We haven't got any children.
26:34This will be your first.
26:42Thanks, Din.
26:44For what?
26:46For the first person who's listened to me for weeks.
26:55If you ever need anything.
26:58Don't worry.
26:59Yours will be the first door I'm going to come.
27:05I'm going, mate.
27:09Yeah.
27:11I'll give you a lift.
27:12Oh, no.
27:13I'll take the bus.
27:14It's more my style.
27:16You sure?
27:17You sure?
27:19Bye, dear.
27:21There's no rush.
27:22I want to go.
27:26Bye.
27:29Bye, dear.
27:30Bye, dear.
28:02Bye, dear.
28:33Bye, dear.
29:03Bye, dear.