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BROOKSIDE 2000- E2337 - Brookside and other TV Classics
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00:26I'll see you next time.
00:57I'll see you next time.
01:04I'm thinking of going for a swim later. You should come along. Might help to clear your head.
01:09To be honest, all I want right now is to be left on mute.
01:12Do you, um, do you really think this is it for you and Nathan, then?
01:19Oh, come on, you two. This is absurd.
01:23I promise you, you'll look back on this in years to come and laugh.
01:30Well, um, I'll leave you to try and sort it out. Good luck.
01:38Can I come in?
01:42All I'm saying is why don't we just get out the house for a bit? I just...
01:45What do you reckon? Four or five tins?
01:48I know what you're trying to do. Gemma hasn't been gone five minutes and you're trying to pretend all you're
01:52bothered about are a few rolls of anaglip there.
01:54Look, son, I'm not trying to fool anyone. What do you want me to do, mate? Mope around all day,
01:58feeling sorry for yourself?
01:59I'm just saying if you want someone to turn off. Honestly, please, I'm all clear.
02:12Just why did you ask me to marry you?
02:16Because I wanted us to spend the rest of our lives together.
02:22And I still do. That hasn't changed.
02:24I never thought for one minute you'd be happy with Mike and Rachel getting married at the same time as
02:28us.
02:29But at least I thought you'd support me.
02:30So we should just give up on this now and not even try to sort it out?
02:33I've already tried. You're the one who's making me choose between you and my own family.
02:37I'm not. I was just upset at not being consulted.
02:42Look, I know my dad can be a pain at times, but I love him.
02:45And I'll never take me back on my dad or Mike and Rachel.
02:49My family mean everything to me.
02:50As do mine.
02:52This was never meant to be about anyone else. Just us.
02:56Yeah.
02:57Well, you changed all that.
03:00Because if you think nothing of my family, then you obviously think nothing of me too.
03:04Jackie, please.
03:05What last night proved us that maybe we were just not meant to be together.
03:17I'll take those.
03:19Oh, sorry.
03:19Old habit.
03:21Be my guest.
03:22Oh, remind me to ring the agency about the chef.
03:25Oh, there's no need.
03:27I've already got a replacement in mind.
03:32You're not serious?
03:33Where would we have been the other night if it hadn't been for Mick?
03:36What? The...
03:37The man has a conviction for food poisoning.
03:40Have you the slightest idea the damage it could do to our reputation?
03:43My reputation, Max.
03:44You'll do well to remember that.
03:49Morning, Nathan.
03:55Won't be a minute.
04:04Is everything all right?
04:06She's had a fight with Nathan.
04:08No.
04:09The wedding's off.
04:11Why?
04:12Because Nathan doesn't want me and Rachel to get married on the same day as us at Cunnington Hall.
04:16That's why.
04:18And so you cancel the wedding?
04:21How can I marry someone when they're embarrassed about my family?
04:36Hiya.
04:36Hiya.
04:37How are you?
04:38What are you doing round here?
04:39Just passing.
04:40Have you got time for a chat?
04:42Erm, yeah.
04:44Do you want to go in and unpack these?
04:45Oh, thanks.
04:46Well, you stand out here having a go, and I'll do all the hard work, eh?
04:50I'll only be a minute.
04:52Oh, yeah.
04:52I'll leave it to everything.
04:56So, what are you doing here?
04:58Passing on some wise words.
05:01Stay away from Shelley.
05:02Oh.
05:03And did Shelley send you round here?
05:06Look, I can see you for what you are, even if Shelley can't.
05:09And once from now, you'll be boring all your brain-dead housewife mates about the two minutes you were a
05:14lesbian.
05:15You're out of your depth.
05:16And what are you worried about?
05:17I'm not.
05:18I'm just telling you.
05:19Drop it before you get hurt.
05:21And what if I don't?
05:22You're wasting your time.
05:23Oh.
05:23Is this a Claire Rainer moment?
05:25I mean, thanks for all your advice, but since when does what mean Shelley get up to be in any
05:29business of yours, eh?
05:30Heard you're working in a garage now.
05:32Bit of a come down, isn't it?
05:33See what Shelley meant about going through a rough patch recently.
05:36You'll never get her back.
05:37We had something, and we'll have it again.
05:40Nah.
05:40She was just using you for practice.
05:42You can't give her what she wants.
05:43Well, maybe I already have.
05:45What's going on?
05:46You're full of it.
05:47Am I?
05:49Is everything all right, chat?
05:50Do they know your little secret?
05:52It's got nothing to do with them.
05:54They don't, do they?
05:56I bet you haven't even told your mum.
05:58Tell me what?
05:59I'm warning you.
06:01What do you reckon, eh?
06:03Your daughter messing about with another woman's girlfriend?
06:05I want you to get in that car and crawl away while you can.
06:08All right, girls.
06:09No need for that.
06:10I'm sorry you actually hear about it from me like this.
06:13Stay away from Shelley, all right?
06:19Inside now.
06:24I thought you still lived together.
06:26Well, it's more a case of same house, different beds.
06:30That's very amicable.
06:31Max would like to get together properly, but, um...
06:35Playing just for the home side has always been a bit of a problem for Max.
06:39I see.
06:41Though, if he's to be believed, half the female population are currently throwing their knickers at him,
06:46and he's turning them all down.
06:50Well, if you really do want to find out whether or not you can trust him, there is a simple
06:55solution.
06:58Set him up with a fidelity test.
07:01Work for a couple I know.
07:03Don't understand.
07:05All you do is hire someone to try and seduce your husband.
07:09That way you know if he's the faithful type or not.
07:13Sounds a bit sordid.
07:15In cheatings above board?
07:16Yeah, but still, surely there must be better ways of finding these things out.
07:21What's to say you'll ever find out?
07:23They wouldn't do it if they thought they'd get caught.
07:25Oh, who?
07:28I'll even be the carrot.
07:29You dangle it, you like.
07:33A few weeks ago, I asked you if there was anything going on between you and Shelley.
07:37And I said no.
07:38So you were lying to me?
07:39You said yourself that even if there was something going on, you'd be okay about it.
07:43I don't believe this.
07:45After everything that's gone on, me and your dad taking you back, you saying there'd be no more secrets and
07:49you're lying to us again.
07:50Well, I'm not the one who said I'd be all understanding, that even if I was gay, you'd be okay
07:55about it.
07:55I'm not the hypocrite here.
07:57This isn't about you and Shelley.
08:00This is about you and me.
08:03Did you lie to me?
08:05No.
08:08At the time, I was telling the truth.
08:10At the time?
08:11Well, what about now?
08:12What Paula said.
08:14She did have a point.
08:18Go on.
08:21Mum, I swear that right now, there's nothing going on between me and Shelley.
08:28But I really wish that there was.
08:34And, um, this couple that you know, what happened?
08:39It's their 40th wedding anniversary tomorrow.
08:42Well, the husband passed.
08:44I never said it was the husband being tested.
08:48Uh, if I were to go along with this, how would it work?
08:54Well, I'd approach your husband, flirt, ask one or two questions about his marriage and hey presto.
09:01If he's a good boy, he'll make his excuses and leave.
09:04And if he's bad, then I make the excuses and come straight round to you.
09:09And you're sure you'd be happy to do this?
09:11Susanna, I'd be doing this for you.
09:17Okay, then.
09:18Are you sure?
09:20Uh, I think so. That's if you're still willing.
09:23Totally.
09:38Well, he says he's all right, but he won't talk to me about it.
09:40Do you think he's bottling it up?
09:43Well, it's not right, is it?
09:44I mean, your daughter moves out and the next day all you're concerned about are colour schemes.
09:48All right, Susanna.
09:49Uh, right, well, uh, I better go over to number eight. I think I'll have my brushes over there when
09:52I do the kitchen. So, uh, excuse me. And, uh, don't start without me.
09:57So, uh, what can we do for you?
09:59Uh, I just came round to thank you for saving my skin in the restaurant the other night. You were
10:03a great help.
10:04No problem. I enjoyed it. Do you want to sit down?
10:07Oh, thank you. Uh, actually, there's, um, another reason why I called round. Uh, I wondered if you'd like the
10:18job.
10:19In the restaurant?
10:20Starting next week. I know it's short notice, but, um, you really would be getting me out of a hole
10:25again.
10:26Uh, what does Max think about this?
10:28I run the restaurant, Mick. Max is just an employee.
10:33Well, I wouldn't need to think about it. I mean, I'd love to do it.
10:36Really? Well, I'm really pleased about that. That's great.
10:42Keep me busy, if nothing else.
10:44And take your mind off Gemma.
10:46I thought my ears were bare.
10:47Not very subtle, am I?
10:49No, it's not you. It's just one of the many problems of being deaf.
10:53I mean, what he thinks is a whisper most people call screaming.
10:56I mean, Zimbabh's just worried about you.
10:58I know. Yeah, the house is a bit quieter now, but I'll get used to it.
11:03Doesn't mean you won't miss her, though.
11:05Susanna, I'm just grateful for the time that me and Gemma have had together.
11:08Anyway, let me get off my backside and go and see her from time to time.
11:12Well, I'm glad you're taking it in your stride.
11:15Look, would you like a good pair?
11:17Oh, I should be getting back.
11:19Go on. We could call it a toast to, uh, my new job.
11:23Well, in that case, why not?
11:26Thanks, ma'am.
11:46Jackie, I've been, um, walking around all day, trying to find the right words, and, uh...
11:53All I can come back to is I'm sorry.
11:56Can we please sort this out?
12:00How?
12:01Why don't we just disappear?
12:03Run away and get married on a beach somewhere, away from here.
12:07Beach?
12:07We wouldn't even have to tell anyone.
12:10Just the two of us.
12:12That's just tacky.
12:14Tacky.
12:16Nathan, I want me family there.
12:18I want me dad to give me away, and I want all my mates to see me when I walk
12:22down the edge.
12:23I'll not get that.
12:24I want my family there, too.
12:27This was always meant to be our day.
12:30How can I marry someone who's embarrassed about my family?
12:34About who I am?
12:35You know, that's not true.
12:37I'm living in London, dining out of your corporate dues.
12:41All the time you'd be thinking, is it tonight?
12:43Is this the one where she shows me off?
12:45We'd end up hating each other.
12:47How can you say that?
12:49I could never be embarrassed by you.
12:51I don't mean to be cruel, but right now, I can't even remember why we wanted to get married in
12:57the first place.
13:00Honestly, Nathan, I do love you.
13:03But maybe we're just not ready for each other.
13:06Maybe it just isn't meant to be.
13:11Do you know what I said to Darren the first time I laid eyes on you?
13:16I said, I bet that girl's a real nightmare.
13:19All, um, put-downs and stubborn independence.
13:24You should have listened to yourself.
13:27And the reason I said that was because I was intimidated by you.
13:33I never thought I could get someone like you in a million years.
13:38Jackie, you are so far out of my league, it isn't true.
13:43Every day I wake up and I think, I ought to make the most of this, because, um, one day
13:49you're going to turn over and think, what am I doing with this fraud?
13:53Why should I call you the fraud?
13:55Look at me.
13:57I'm nothing.
13:58I've never had to work for anything in my life.
14:02OK, I've got qualifications, but then so are thousands of other people.
14:06I haven't.
14:07You've lived!
14:09I can't compete with that!
14:11All you're doing is pointing out how different we are from each other.
14:16I'm just not sure if it's wearing any more.
14:20You are all I can think about.
14:22And I am so sorry about last night.
14:27I haven't slept, I haven't eaten all day, and I just feel sick.
14:32Look, I don't care where or when we're married, just as long as we are.
14:36But, Nathan, why?
14:38After everything that's gone on, why are you putting yourself through this?
14:43You wanted to be married once.
14:44That doesn't compare, not to what we have.
14:47Yeah, well, maybe we've just brushed into things too quickly.
14:50This has got nothing to do with time.
14:53Jackie, I have pictured our wedding in all kinds of places.
14:57Sunsets, beaches, cathedrals, whatever.
15:00And the only constant thing in all of them is you.
15:03I don't care about anything else.
15:06Of course Mike and Rachel can get married on the same day.
15:09I don't care.
15:11Just as long as when I turn and look down the aisle,
15:14you are the one walking towards me.
15:17And you're the one that I spend the rest of my life with.
15:21Then why didn't you say that last night?
15:25Because I'm stupid, that's why.
15:28Yeah, but...
15:29It was what you felt.
15:31This is what I feel.
15:34You are the single most important thing that has ever happened to me.
15:39I love you.
15:41And I will do anything, anything not to lose you.
15:46Please, Jackie.
15:49All I want is to be with you.
16:06Table for one?
16:08Let's just say I'm keeping my options open.
16:10Oh, well, let's see if there isn't something here that might tempt you.
16:16I'm sure there will be.
16:18Just give me a nod when you're ready to order.
16:21You'll be the first to know.
16:28I just hope I don't let you down.
16:30Oh, I'm sure you won't.
16:32And I'm so glad you're not too upset about Gemma.
16:35You know, it's the longest I've gone without thinking about it.
16:38Oh, now I've gone and ruined it.
16:39Yeah, don't be soft.
16:41You're the first person I've spoken to who hasn't treated me with a kid close.
16:45This new show, you've got to go.
16:46Because I've got a bottle of wine in the fridge
16:47and we could do this toast thing with style.
16:51Well, it's getting late.
16:52Yeah.
16:53It's high, eh?
16:54Yeah.
16:55Yeah, I'd like that.
17:00Are you still here?
17:04See ya.
17:05Bye.
17:07See ya.
17:08Bye.
17:14Can I come in, love?
17:16I don't want another fight, Mum.
17:18I haven't come here for that.
17:32It's not what Paula thinks, you know.
17:34This isn't just some schoolgirl crush.
17:40And, eh, what does Shelley think?
17:43Well, she's always tried to protect me.
17:48Save me from doing something she thinks I might regret later.
17:52But I don't need protecting.
17:54This is my decision and no-one else's.
17:58I wasn't lying, you know.
18:01A few weeks ago when I asked her if there was anything going on,
18:03I did mean what I said about...
18:06About supporting you.
18:08That's not what it sounded like before.
18:09Well, that's because it was such a shock.
18:14Mum.
18:16You know when you asked me if I was gay?
18:19Did you ever think I'd say yeah?
18:22No, not really.
18:25And it's easy to offer support then, isn't it?
18:27But it's not something that I ever expected to hear.
18:31It's not something I ever expected to say.
18:34But it's happened.
18:36I'm in love with another woman.
18:42Have you, um...
18:46Have you slept with Shelley?
18:48Mum, you can't ask that.
18:49Well, why not?
18:50You'd tell me if Shelley was a fella.
18:52Well, normally you can't wait for your dad to go to bed
18:54so you can fill me in on all the juicy details.
18:57We haven't even kissed yet.
19:00Oh, well...
19:02How can you know, then?
19:05Well, did you ever think you weren't straight
19:07before you kissed your first fella?
19:08Oh, no, but...
19:09But what?
19:11That's natural.
19:13Well, what could be more natural than this?
19:15It wouldn't even matter to me if Shelley had two heads.
19:19You just know when you've met the right person.
19:22And I know I have.
19:25Are you sure you've thought this through, love?
19:31Yeah.
19:33Oh, Mum, I've wanted to talk to you.
19:37I was just too scared.
19:39Come here.
19:44No matter what happens,
19:46I'll always be here for you.
19:50I'm your mum.
19:53And I love you.
19:57And if this is what you want,
20:01then...
20:04you've got my blessing.
20:08You're not just saying that.
20:12Thanks, Mum.
20:16That means everything to me.
20:19Good night.
20:20Good night.
20:21Bye-bye.
20:22Well, Polly, that was the last bug-in for tonight,
20:24so you might as well head off.
20:25OK, thanks.
20:26Good night.
20:29Slow night?
20:30Well, I'd like to think of it as more intimate.
20:34I expect you'll be wanting to get home.
20:36Oh, no, no, no.
20:37There's no rush.
20:37You, er, finish your wine.
20:39Would you like a glass?
20:41I should...
20:42Oh, go on.
20:43I've had no-one to talk to you all evening.
20:46Oh.
20:47OK.
20:48Just the one.
20:55Here's to you.
20:58The meal was lovely.
21:00All part of the service.
21:01Really?
21:03And how far does that service extend?
21:08I'm sorry.
21:09What must you think?
21:11I'm so bad at flirting.
21:13Oh, I wouldn't say that.
21:14I thought you were rather good at it.
21:18Can I be honest with you, Max?
21:20Well, I think we've reached a stage in our relationship
21:22where we should be totally honest with each other.
21:26The truth is,
21:28I've wanted this opportunity to get to know you better.
21:31And there always seems to be an obstacle in the way.
21:35Like Susanna.
21:39Yes, Susanna.
21:41And I know all about your living arrangements.
21:44Sleeping in the spare room,
21:46only coming back for the children.
21:48Well, there's slightly more to it than that.
21:50And how?
21:52Susanna doesn't want to know.
21:55You must feel very lonely.
21:59Um.
22:01Look, um, I came back to Liverpool,
22:03not just for the children.
22:04I...
22:05I'm trying to save my marriage here.
22:07I'm not going to do that, but...
22:10Who would ever know?
22:12We shouldn't be doing this.
22:14As I'm working here,
22:15don't you, the customer's always right?
22:17Usually the customer just adds 10% to the bill.
22:21No, I...
22:21I can't.
22:23Relax.
22:24It'll come back.
22:26No, please, no.
22:27Look, sorry.
22:27I can't do this.
22:29What do you think you're doing?
22:30Look, this isn't going to happen.
22:32I'm just not interested.
22:35Not interested?
22:36You're a very attractive woman,
22:37and I know lots of men would kill to swap places with me,
22:40but the truth of it is,
22:41I...
22:42I just don't fancy you.
22:46You're too obvious.
22:49Oh, look, that came out all wrong.
22:51I'm terribly sorry.
22:52Believe me, you will be.
23:04Look, can you stop feeling guilty about setting it up?
23:07Do you actually know what you want to hear?
23:10So where are we going?
23:11I fancy the CSAT.
23:12Are you going to sort it at home?
23:14Shouldn't be too hard.
23:15You are lucky you're the pensioner!
23:17Oh?
23:18Oh?
23:19Well, don't let that hold you up.
23:21Thanks, stop it!
23:22Stop it!
23:25Well, a little light relief is called for, I think.
23:27Better yet, what about a lot?
23:29Forced Friday comedy line-up kicks off with Friends next.
23:42What about a lot of songs?
23:42I'm not going to die.
23:43I love you!
23:43I love you!
23:43I love you!
23:43But I love you!
23:44You