TONIGHT ON MOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE...
WE'RE DOING NOTHING WRONG.
YOU ARE.
IN PURSUIT OF A MARRIED WOMAN...
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
DETERMINATION...
FORGET IT.
IS ALL THAT COUNTS.
Man: YOU KNOW WHO SHE'S MARRIED TO?
WHAT ABOUT MY HUSBAND?
YOUR BOSS?
JUST BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU DOESN'T MEAN THERE ISN'T
SOMEBODY ELSE WHO COULD LOVE YOU MORE.
ROBSON GREEN
FRANCESCA ANNIS
AND MICHAEL KITCHEN STAR...
ANNA!
I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
IN "RECKLESS"...
BEGINNING TONIGHT.
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WELCOME TO MOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE.
FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN PROUD TO PROVIDE
THE ENERGY THAT HELPS PUBLIC TELEVISION RUN.
TONIGHT WE BEGIN
SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT FROM OUR USUAL PRESENTATION.
AT FIRST, YOU MAY THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE A STORY OF TENDER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.
THEN YOU'RE AWARE THAT A COMEDY IS IN PROGRESS.
THEN IT SUDDENLY SEEMS
LIKE A SUSPENSE STORY ABOUT AN UNLIKELY LOVE AFFAIR
THAT MAY HAVE EXPLOSIVE CONSEQUENCES.
THEN EVERYTHING SWERVES INTO FARCE.
AND ALL THIS IN JUST THE FIRST TWO-HOUR INSTALLMENT.
THERE ARE TWO MORE TO COME.
A WORD OF CAUTION TO ANYBODY WHO'S LOOKING
FOR HIGH LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT OR MORAL UPLIFT.
"RECKLESS" IS THE KIND OF SHOW YOU WATCH
PURELY FOR THE SHEER FUN OF IT.
THE ENGLAND SEEN HERE IS A LAND WHERE EVERYBODY-
WELL, EVERYBODY BUT OUR HERO- HAS A CELL PHONE AT THE READY
AND WILL USE IT AT THE SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO US?
"RECKLESS," FIRST EPISODE.
Man 1: EXCUSE ME, THEY'VE NO PHONE CARDS LEFT AT THE BUFFET.
DO YOU MIND IF I USE YOUR PHONE?
Man 2: YES, I DO MIND.
Man 1: COULD I USE YOUR PHONE, PLEASE?
Man 3: ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Man 1: LOOK, I'VE GOT MONEY.
PLEASE, IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
Woman: SORRY, I AM EXPECTING A CALL.
Man 1: EXCUSE ME, THEY'VE NO PHONE CARDS LEFT AT THE BUFFET.
DO YOU MIND IF I USE YOUR PHONE?
Man 4: SOD OFF.
HERE... USE MINE.
THANKS.
IRMA, IT'S OWEN.
JUST GOT THE MESSAGE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HAS THE G.P. SEEN HIM?
WELL, WHEN DID YOU RING HIM?
WHAT?!
IRMA, NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
IRMA? NOW, YOU RING HIM BACK
AND YOU ASK HIM WHAT HE THINKS "EMERGENCY" MEANS.
IF HE'S NOT THERE IN 15 MINUTES, YOU CALL AN AMBULANCE.
YOU TAKE MY DAD
STRAIGHT TO CASUALTY, RIGHT?
IRMA, YOU GOT THAT?
WELL, I'M COMING UP TO STOCKPORT.
I'LL BE THERE IN HALF AN HOUR.
I APPRECIATE IT, THANKS.
NO PROBLEM.
KEEP THE CHANGE.
HIYA, OWEN.
DOCTOR'S UP THERE WITH HIM NOW.
I'M HIS SON.
WHY ISN'T HE IN HOSPITAL?
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE.
I'M A DOCTOR.
YOU KNOW HE'S GOT A HISTORY OF ANGINA?
I'M AWARE OF BOTH THOSE THINGS, YES.
HE'LL BE FINE.
GLUCAGON!
HE'S HYPOGLYCEMIC.
HE'S A DIABETIC!
SINCE WHEN?
LUNCHTIME, I SHOULD THINK.
SEE YOU LATER, ARNOLD.
WE CALL IT "LOGAN'S RUN."
FRIDAY MORNING-
SOON AS THEY GET THE PENSION
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE POST OFFICE INTO THE WHITE LION.
FIVE PINTS OF GUINNESS
AND ENOUGH SCOTCH TO REMAKE WHISKY GALORE.
CHEERS FOR THAT, IRMA.
HE'S DIABETIC BECAUSE OF THE BOOZE.
HIS CIRCULATION'S LOUSY ON ACCOUNT OF THE FAGS
AND HIS HEART'S USUALLY RACING FASTER
THAN THE HORSE HE BACKED AT DINNER.
HOW COME I'M THE LAST TO KNOW
HE'S DIABETIC?
I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO TELL YOU
WHAT HE TELLS ME TO TELL YOU.
AND I'M NOT HIS KEEPER.
I'M ONLY MEANT TO DO
FOUR HOURS A DAY TIDYING UP.
HE HAD ME ON ME HANDS AND KNEES
POINTING HIS GARDEN WALL LAST WEEK.
GET HIM DOWN TO THE CLINIC TOMORROW.
I'LL DO HIS WEIGHT.
HE TALKS ABOUT YOU A LOT.
ME?
HE'S VERY PROUD OF YOU.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GET AN EARLY TRAIN?
NO, I GOT A LATE ONE.
DO YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ASLEEP 16 HOURS?
YEAH, WELL, I'VE HAD
A BIT OF THIS THING GOING ROUND.
NO, YOU HAVEN'T.
YOU WERE PISSED.
PISSED NOTHING.
THIS IS A MEDICAL CONDITION.
SO IS SUICIDE IF YOU CATCH IT SOON ENOUGH.
I WAS HERE WHEN THE G.P. CAME.
AND GUESS WHAT, DAD?
YOU'RE A DIABETIC.
HERE WE GO- DR. FLOSSIE AND HIS TAMBOURINE.
THAT'S NOT FOR ME, IS IT?
I HAVE BACON AND EGGS.
NOT ANYMORE.
HE SAID YOU WERE LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF.
WHAT- THE VIRTUALLY FAT-FREE FISHLIKE CARDBOARD DIET YOU SENT US?
I GAVE IT TO IRMA.
NEVER SEEN HER LOOK SO POORLY.
HERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
DON'T KNOW WHY YOU SOLD THE OTHER PLACE.
I WAS ROUND THE CORNER.
I TOLD YOU-
TOO MANY MEMORIES OF YOUR MUM IN LONDON.
I WAS BORN IN MANCHESTER;
I SHOULD DIE IN MANCHESTER.
YOU WILL MANAGE THAT IN NO TIME.
YOU DON'T GIVE UP, DO YOU?
YOU'RE A DIABETIC, DAD.
YOU DON'T TELL ME. FINE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A DOCTOR...
BUT YOUR EATING LIKE THAT, AND DRINKING AND SMOKING LIKE THAT.
DOCTORS THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
A BLOKE CAN'T FART WITHOUT IT ON HIS FILE.
Arnold: MORNING.
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
WELL, DON'T LOOK AT ME- I DIDN'T SEND FOR YOU.
I WOULDN'T WASTE YOUR BREATH.
IT IS DINNERTIME BEFORE YOU CAN TALK TO HIM.
I'VE BROUGHT YOU A DUVET AND A FEW CLEAN SHEETS.
HOW MUCH IS HE DRINKING, IRMA?
LESS THAN HE DID, MORE THAN HE SHOULD.
DR. SPRINGER?
MR. CRANE'S APOLOGIES.
HE'S GOT BEHIND.
BUT CAN YOU GO TO THEATER SEVEN?
WHO DO I GIVE THIS TO?
ME. DOWN TO YOUR RIGHT, DOUBLE DOORS ON YOUR LEFT
LEFT AGAIN, FOLLOW THE RED LINE.
LOOK FOR "SEVEN."
CAN'T MISS IT. AH!
OWEN SPRINGER?
RICHARD CRANE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
Crane: FOLLOW ME.
NOPE.
A COUPLE OF EMERGENCIES-
THE WHOLE SYSTEM GRINDS TO A HALT.
YOU DO KNOW WE'VE ALREADY INTERVIEWED
FOR THIS POST, DON'T YOU?
I DO, YEAH.
AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I'M FROM SUNDERLAND.
SUNDERLAND, AH.
I MOVED DOWN SOUTH WHEN I WAS 15
AND WENT TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL
AS A STUDENT
AND THEN GOT TAKEN ON TO SPINETTI'S FIRM.
SIT DOWN.
AND, UH, IS HE GOOD?
HE'S THE BEST!
HE'S THE BEST DOWN THERE.
TEACH YOU ANYTHING?
HE'S BETTER AT SURGERY THAN HE IS
AT TEACHING.
AND WHAT'S YOUR FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF SURGICAL TEACHING?
DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
WELL, YOU'RE WORKING WITH A TOP SURGEON
IN ONE OF THE BEST TEACHING HOSPITALS IN EUROPE
AND YOU APPLY TO MOVE NORTH.
GRANT-STARVED, TALENT-STARVED, SUN-STARVED.
IT'S ABOUT THREE DEGREES COOLER IN MANCHESTER.
QUESTIONS ARE BOUND TO BE ASKED.
I HEARD ABOUT YOU.
I THOUGHT I SHOULD SPREAD OUT A BIT.
CRAP.
YES.
IT'S FAMILY.
STARTING ONE? ABANDONING ONE?
NO, IT'S ME DAD.
HE'S NOT WELL...
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT FAR AWAY.
AND SPINETTI EMPHATICALLY RECOMMENDED
I SHOULD TRY YOUR FIRM.
WELL, MUCH AS I ADMIRE YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR FATHER
AND MUCH AS I'M FLATTERED BY DR. SPINETTI'S PRAISE
I WOULDN'T KNOW THE FORMER FROM ADAM
AND THE LATTER GOT THE JOB I APPLIED FOR.
SO, LET'S START AGAIN, SHALL WE?
WHAT IS YOUR FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF SURGICAL TEACHING
IN THIS COUNTRY AT THIS TIME, MR. SPRINGER?
IRMA?
MMM, VERY SMART.
I WAS SAYING TO YOUR DAD:
"I BET HE'S GOT A WOMAN ON."
NAH. SCARE THEM ALL AWAY.
OH, SURELY HE'D GIVE YOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY IF YOU GET STUCK.
I NEVER HAVE ANY MONEY.
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'LL PUT YOUR BACK OUT ON THAT SOFA.
THIS'LL DO
TILL YOU FIND SOMEWHERE
ASSUMING YOU GET THE JOB.
WHAT JOB?
ST. GREGORY'S... SURGICAL REGISTRAR...
NOT THAT I WAS PEEPING.
YOU OPENED THE LETTER?
WELL, IN ERROR.
COULDN'T FIND ME GLASSES.
BUT YOU FOUND THEM TO RESEAL IT.
HERE, GIVE US A HAND WITH THIS.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT?
DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WHAT'S IN IT?
UH... DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S OUR GARY AND MICK.
Owen: HI.
HE'S THE DOCTOR.
HOW LONG YOU HAD THE CHICKENS, DAD?
I WON THEM IN THE PUB.
I WAS GOING TO SELL THEM ON
BUT THEY TURF MORE EGGS OUT THAN ASDA.
PAYS FOR THE ODD PINT.
AND DULL AS THEY LOOK
THEY COULD DO A JIGSAW FASTER THAN THIS PAIR.
COME ON, LADS, YOU'LL HAVE IT DARK.
THINK YOU'LL GET IT?
OH, THE JOB?
DON'T KNOW.
COMPETITION'S ALWAYS PRETTY HOT
FOR REGISTRARS.
I DON'T WANT YOU CHASING JOBS UP HERE
ON MY ACCOUNT.
YOUR ACCOUNT?
OH, SO EVERYTHING I DO IS A REACTION
TO WHAT YOU'RE GETTING UP TO?
WELL, WHY ARE YOU, THEN?
I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF LONDON FOR A BIT.
BEEN IN THE SAME HOSPITAL
SINCE I STARTED TRAINING.
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
YOU'LL BE DOING US A FAVOR
IF YOU JUST PUT US UP FOR A BIT, THAT'S ALL.
Woman: Vivien Reid, surgical business manager.
Who am I talking to?
Owen: It's Mr. Springer - Owen Springer.
Interviewed last week for a surgical registrar.
I got this letter asking me to go for a management assessment.
What's it all about?
OWEN SPRINGER.
HI- THEY'RE READY FOR YOU.
Vivien: Two crucial words there, Doctor:
"management" and "assessment. "
Owen: Why do I need assessing if I've already interviewed?
Assessed for what?
Vivien: Personality.
Independent assessment is this particular hospital's policy
to minimize errors in staff appointments.
We don't want to encourage people
who wouldn't fit into a highly dependent team system.
OWEN SPRINGER?
BRIAN SHORTER.
PLEASE COME INTO MY OFFICE.
Owen: Whoa, hang on.
So, let me get this straight:
A management consultant decides
whether I'm a fit candidate for a surgical post?
Vivien: No.
Your personality opens that little door.
Owen: Do the B.M.A. know about this?
Vivien: The only ones who've asked
are the ones who've failed the assessment.
Bye.
AND YOU'RE FULLY FIT?
BUTCHER'S DOG.
YES?
YES.
DESCRIBE WHAT SPORTS
YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN.
FOOTIE.
FULL TEAM, FIVE A SIDE.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL, TABLE FOOTBALL, CRICKET.
INDOOR CRICKET, OUTDOOR CRICKET
BEDROOM CRICKET.
OH, AND PUT SWIMMING.
SILVER LIFESAVING.
BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE
BUTTERFLY AND CRAWL.
CRAWLING'S MY STRONGEST.
In as many words as you think necessary
describe what you believe to be
your personal assets.
Young, sexy...
BRIGHT, AMBITIOUS
TASTY... ADVENTUROUS...
SEXUAL.
OH, AND PUT "FUNNY."
I'M VERY FUNNY.
And touching and moving...
and passionate, compassionate...
successful, charming, clean.
Very clean.
I'm tough, Brian- fit.
Sharp.
WHAT'S THE CONTRACT?
Quick to learn, quick to unlearn.
Truthful when necessary
born liar when necessary.
HE'S JUST TAKING THE PISS.
IT WAS YOU ON THE TRAIN.
MOBILE PHONE.
OH, YES, THE TRAIN.
OH, HOW'S YOUR DAD?
THANKS.
CHEERS.
LEAST I CAN DO.
YOU KNOW MANCHESTER WELL?
ASK ME AGAIN IN THREE MONTHS.
JUST INTERVIEWED FOR A JOB UP HERE.
REALLY?
WELL, I SAY "INTERVIEW."
IT WAS A... PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT.
BUNCH OF ARSEHOLES
PRETEND TO BE MANAGEMENT PSYCHOLOGISTS.
THIS IS A JOB I'M OVERQUALIFIED FOR
AND I'M CONSIDERING A PAY CUT FOR
AND THEY'D BE BLOODY LUCKY TO HAVE ME FOR.
SO, WHY BOTHER?
I NEED TO BE HERE FOR ME DAD.
HE'S THE ONLY REASON YOU MOVE JOBS?
WELL, HE'S NOT EXACTLY DYING ON HIS FEET
BUT, UM... HE DOES A CRACKING IMPRESSION
MOST OF THE TIME, THOUGH.
SO HAVING A DOCTOR AT HAND IS GOING TO BE A COMFORT.
WELL, HE'D PREFER A CHAIN- SMOKING BARMAID, BUT, UH...
HOW'D YOU KNOW I WAS A DOCTOR?
YOU MENTIONED.
I DIDN'T.
YOU SAID, "NEW JOB AS A DOCTOR."
NO.
NO?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
MAYBE YOU JUST LOOK LIKE A DOCTOR.
WELL, YOU'D BE THE FIRST WOMAN IN MY ENTIRE CAREER
WHO THOUGHT I LOOKED LIKE A DOCTOR.
IT'S A BINMAN, MOST OFTEN.
WELL...
BACK TO WORK.
WHERE'S WORK?
ROUND THE CORNER, MORE OR LESS.
NICE TALKING TO YOU.
IT'S, UH... IT'S OWEN, BY THE WAY.
ANNA.
THANKS FOR THE DRINK AND... GOOD LUCK.
I'VE A GENTLEMAN HERE SAYS YOU LEFT YOUR CASE IN THE CAFE.
YOU SAW ME DO THAT INTERVIEW?
AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?
I'M... I'M SORRY.
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ME TO SAY?
WHAT'S ALL THIS CRAP?
"NOT RECOMMENDED"!
IT JUST MEANS THE ASSESSMENT WAS VOID
MAINLY BECAUSE YOU DELIBERATELY SABOTAGED IT.
AND THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
LISTEN, I'M TELLING YOU, I KNOW MOST OF THIS MOB
AND I AM BETTER QUALIFIED THAN ANY OF THEM.
OH...
GORDON JONES.
YOU PICKED HIM?
HAH!
I DON'T PICK ANYONE.
THEY'RE JUST VIABILITY PERCENTAGES.
JUST PRAY YOU DON'T NEED KEYHOLE SURGERY FROM OLD "SHOVELS."
THAT IS PRIVATELY COMMISSIONED INFORMATION.
THANKS FOR THE BAG, AND I THINK YOU BETTER GO!
Brian: ARE YOU OKAY?
YES, THANKS, BRIAN.
YOU WANT ME
TO THROW HIM OUT?
WELL, COME ON.
YOU WANT TO TRY IT, BRIAN?
IT'S OKAY.
WELL, I SEE YOU'VE A TALENT
FOR PICKING THE BEST.
I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
YOU TOOK A DRINK WHEN YOU KNEW YOU WERE "VOIDING" ME?
YOU INSISTED ON BUYING ME A DRINK TO REPAY A FAVOR.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR INTERVIEW.
LOOK, COME ON, I WAS BRILLIANT IN THERE.
I HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS
TO SAY ABOUT MESELF.
YOU KNOW I NEED THAT JOB.
NOT WHEN I MADE THE ASSESSMENT
I DIDN'T.
YOU'RE THAT PROFESSIONAL?
I AM, ACTUALLY.
FINE, OKAY.
OH...
JUST ANSWER ME ONE THING-
WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A QUESTIONNAIRE.
DO I LOOK LIKE A DOCTOR?
NOT PARTICULARLY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
OH, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO OPEN THAT.
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T
SO I DID.
YOU GOT THE JOB.
SO WE'LL SETTLE AT 40, THEN.
40 WHAT?
A WEEK... FOR THE ROOM.
OWEN SPRINGER?
JOHN McGINLEY.
HI.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU WERE WORKING WITH SPINETTI.
DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT.
HE'S GOOD, BUT HE'S NOT BRILLIANT.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
KILL A PATIENT?
CRANE'S GOT A GOOD REPUTATION.
HE HAS, HASN'T HE?
BEARS ARE CUDDLY
BUT THEY CAN STILL PULL YOUR KNACKERS OFF.
DOCTORS' MESS ROOM- HA-HA.
TEA, COFFEE... UNDERPOWERED MICROWAVE
FROM THE OLD PSYCHIATRIC BLOCK.
DANNY GLASSMAN.
JEEZ!
OWEN SPRINGER, NEW SURGICAL REG.
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.
THAT'S NOT PHARYNGITIS.
THAT'S JUST AN OLD PLUM
THEY STUCK IN THERE AT BOARDING SCHOOL.
THIS MAN IS A BOG-TREADING IRISHMAN.
THIS MAN THINKS ANYTHING HIGHER THAN A POTATO PEELER
IS PRIVILEGED.
SORRY, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I'M FROM SUNDERLAND, DANNY.
GOD- IT'S TEN-A-PENNY TIME.
YEAH, THIS ISN'T CONJUNCTIVITIS.
THIS IS OVERTIME.
FIVE NIGHTS ON, FIVE NIGHTS OFF.
IF WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED
YOU ALTERNATE THE CALL WITH HIM.
GOOD.
PERFECT.
WACKO.
SO YOU WERE SECOND IN COMMAND
TO SPINETTI.
I WAS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU
PLAYING DOWN, IS IT?
I'M NOT PROUD, JOHN
AND I'M VERY GOOD AT TAKING ADVICE.
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MIND
ADVICE SOUNDING MORE LIKE INSTRUCTIONS
WE'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE.
HAVE THEY FOUND YOU SOME ACCOMMODATION YET?
NO, I'M SORTED.
ME DAD'S UP HERE.
I'M MOVING IN WITH HIM TILL I FIND SOMEWHERE.
I KNEW IT!
WHAT?
YOU'RE GETTING DIVORCED.
I KNEW YOU WERE GIVING OFF A SMELL.
JOIN THE CLUB, MATE.
GOD!
I MEAN, ISN'T IT AMAZING, THOUGH?
1997, THREE YEARS SHORT OF THE MILLENNIUM
AND THEY STILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A PARIAH.
I MEAN, WHAT IS ALL THAT ABOUT, HUH?
I LOOK AT SOME OF THE DIVORCED GUYS AROUND HERE
AND I WONDER HOW THE HELL THEY DO IT-
ILLITERATE APES WITH DICKS THIS BIG
HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
LIKE THEY JUST LOST A TUMOR.
I MEAN, WHY CAN'T WE JUST ENJOY IT AS WELL
FOR GOD'S SAKES?
I THINK... I THINK WE'RE A BIT DIFFERENT.
IN WHAT WAY?
I'M NOT GETTING DIVORCED.
I'VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
OKAY.
WE'LL START WITH THE LAST NIGHT'S EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS
SHALL WE?
Danny: OKAY, THIS, UM...
THIS IS, UH, FRANCINE HARTLEY
A 42-YEAR-OLD SECRETARY.
SHE WAS ADMITTED AT 3:00 A.M.
WITH A 24-HOUR HISTORY OF ACUTE EPIGASTRIC
AND RIGHT-SIDED ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VOMITING.
HAD A TEMPERATURE OF 37.5.
HEMOGLOBIN NORMAL.
WHITE COUNT ELEVATED TO 15.2.
BIOCHEMISTRY WAS NORMAL
AND SO WERE HER CHEST AND ABDOMINAL X RAYS.
MM-HMM.
GOOD MORNING, MRS. HARTLEY.
I'M MR. CRANE, THE CONSULTANT SURGEON.
WOULD YOU MIND
IF OUR NEW DOCTOR, MR. SPRINGER
GAVE US HIS OPINION?
HE'S ONLY NEW TO US-
NOT TO THE BUSINESS.
MORNING.
COULD YOU SHOW ME WHERE THE PAIN IS, MRS. HARTLEY?
MM-HMM.
AND IT'S SORE TO TOUCH, YEAH?
LOOK UP FOR ME.
GOOD.
DOWN.
DO YOU MIND IF I EXAMINE YOUR ABDOMEN?
I'LL BE AS GENTLE AS I CAN... I PROMISE.
FINE.
SIGNS OF TENDERNESS AND GUARDING IN THE RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT.
THANKS, MRS. HARTLEY.
WELL, UM, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS INCLUDES
ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE PANCREATITIS
AND, LESS LIKELY, ACUTE APPENDICITIS
AND PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE.
SHE SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY JAUNDICED
WHICH IS MORE IN KEEPING
WITH ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS OR PANCREATITIS.
AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO CONFIRM IT?
WE NEED TO CHECK
HER SERUM AMYLASE, LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
AND SHE SHOULD HAVE AN URGENT ULTRASOUND SCAN.
AND WHAT IF THE SCAN SHOWED
DILATED COMMON BILE DUCT AND STONES IN THE GALLBLADDER?
CHECK HER CLOTTING.
I'D ARRANGE FOR AN URGENT E.R.C.P.
I'D THEN PLAN TO REMOVE HER GALLBLADDER
BEFORE SHE WENT HOME.
MM-HMM...
Crane: I'VE NOTHING TO ADD TO THAT.
THANK YOU.
I'D STICK WITH HIM IF I WERE YOU.
WALLPAPER?!
FRESH AIR WILL DO YOU GOOD.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE STUFF I PUT UP LAST YEAR?
YOU MUST'VE BEEN DRUNK WHEN YOU DECORATED.
KEEP THINKING I'M FALLING OUT OF BED.
WHERE YOU OFF?
THE BUS.
COME ON!
WE CAN GO IN THE CAR.
YOU'VE BEEN ON THE SICK FIVE YEARS.
HOW COME YOU CAN AFFORD A CAR?
Arnold: RIGHT, LET'S BURN RUBBER.
Man: GIVE YOURSELF SOME ROOM!
GOODNESS!
SEE THAT?
FIRST CLUB IN MANCHESTER OPEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
JAZZ CLUB.
THAT'S WHERE I MET
YOUR MOTHER.
YOU THINK ABOUT HER, THEN?
YOU'RE A LOT LIKE HER, YOU KNOW.
I RECKON WE COULD'VE HAD A BALL
THIS TIME OF LIFE.
YOU KNOW-
HOUSE PAID FOR, NO COMMITMENTS.
COULD'VE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES NOW...
IF SHE HADN'T DIED.
OR IF SHE HADN'T DIVORCED YOU.
WELL, THAT AND ALL, YEAH.
Race announcer Breeze is past him.
Bangin' Trouble is the danger.
Bangin' Trouble not going as well as Cat's Ear
and Bruce Raymond to Can He Ride Here.
Cat's Ear takes a little bit of cajoling
and Cat's Ear is only about a neck clear from him.
Second place: Bangin' Trouble.
They've got just over a furlong to go.
Bruce is being as tender as possible on this leader.
Bangin' Trouble comes under pressure.
Cat's Ear will have to fight
in the last 150 yards to hold off Bangin' Trouble.
Cat's Ear by a length now, up towards the line.
Now, this is a real cool ride...
Owen: BE CARE... BE CAREFUL!
YOU'RE NOT POTHOLING.
IT'S JUST NICE AND EASY.
YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL.
I NEED TO VANISH FOR TEN MINUTES.
OH, NO, NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, MRS. FELDMAN
JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.
AND, UH...
IF YOU WEREN'T WONDERING
I APOLOGIZE FOR PLANTING THAT SUGGESTION.
HI.
HELLO.
WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE, PULL UP A CHAIR.
HOW'S BARBARA?
Anna: THIS IS
DR. SPRINGER, MOTHER.
IT'S OWEN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
DO YOU MIND?
SURE.
Anna: ALZHEIMER'S.
ONLY THING SHE CONSISTENTLY REMEMBERED
WAS THAT THREE WEEKS AGO
SHE ASKED ME FOR A CROSSWORD BOOK.
HMM.
BARBARA'S MY SISTER.
WELL, SHE'S LOOKING FIT ENOUGH
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
SHE JUST HAD HER GALLBLADDER WHIPPED OUT.
SHOULD I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
YOU ARE WASTING YOUR MONEY
PAYING FOR A PRIVATE ROOM.
YOU GET THE SAME TREATMENT DOWNSTAIRS, YOU KNOW.
LOOK AT THE INVOICES.
ONLY ADVANTAGE IS CABLE TV.
OH, THAT'S YOUR HOBBY, THEN-
READING OTHER PEOPLE'S FILES?
THE END BIT WAS A JOKE.
AND WHO THE HELL ASKED YOU
TO MAKE MORAL JUDGMENTS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SPEND
THEIR MONEY?
SHE'S NOT YOUR PATIENT.
THANKS.
MILK?
BLACK.
I'M REALLY SORRY...
OKAY?
YOUR FATHER'S OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THAT'S WHERE WE CAME IN.
YOU WERE TRAVELING NORTH TO BE WITH HIM BECAUSE HE WAS SICK.
THAT WAS A FALSE ALARM.
PRESUMABLY YOU'VE DROPPED EVERYTHING;
WOULD HAVE COME AT ANY COST.
I GUESS SO, YEAH.
SO?
WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT AT THE MOMENT
BECAUSE SHE NEEDED THE OPERATION, BUT...
BEFORE THAT, SHE WAS IN A NURSING HOME-
THE BEST WE COULD BUY.
CONSTRUCTIVE CARE MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
FANTASY TEA PARTIES WHERE WE WOULD RIG THE QUESTIONS
SO THE RESPONSES MAKE SENSE.
YOU'VE MADE ME FEEL A BIT ODD
ABOUT ALL THAT.
ME? WHY?
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
MY DAD- HE COULD DRINK THE PAIR OF US UNDER THE TABLE.
HE'D RUN THE PAIR OF US
ROUND THE BLOCK
AND HE'D STILL HAVE THE STAMINA
FOR AN ALL-NIGHTER.
YOU CAME
JUST BECAUSE HE MISSED YOU?
I PAY £400 A WEEK TO SEE THE BACK OF HER
BECAUSE SHE SOILS HER SHEETS.
WELL, I'M NO GERIATRICIAN, BUT I'VE TREATED A FEW ALZHEIMER'S.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I'D DO EXACTLY THE SAME.
I WOULD.
WHAT?
YOU SOUND LIKE A DOCTOR.
I AM A DOCTOR.
SEE?
SEE YOU.
Owen: It's the Binman.
I'M SORRY?
OWEN?
You busy?
I'M AT WORK.
OF COURSE I'M BUSY.
Can't you get a cold, or something?
WHAT?
Look out the window.
Left a bit.
Left.
A bit more...
Hi!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THEY WERE, UM... SENDING HER OFF
FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
I VOLUNTEERED.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S INSURED.
GET IN.
MUM, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE.
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
IT'S LIKE WEARING SOMEONE ELSE'S KNICKERS.
YOU TAKE HER BACK.
LOOK...
TAKE HER BACK!
MUM, I'LL COME WITH YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO THE LAKES
AREN'T WE?
WHAT'S SHE TALKING ABOUT?
Owen: DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE CONCEIVED IN A HOTEL IN ULLSWATER?
SHE TOLD YOU THAT?
YOU INTERROGATE THE SHORT-TERM MEMORY
YOU'D DIE OF EXHAUSTION.
ME?
Owen: NO.
BUT IF YOU GO BACK FAR ENOUGH
SHE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING.
ASK HER.
ME?
YEAH.
WHERE ARE WE OFF, MYRTLE?
ULLSWATER.
WHEREABOUTS?
Myrtle: SANDERSON HOTEL.
WHAT'D YOU BRING HER FOR?
Owen: ARE YOU SURE IT'S THE SANDERSON?
Myrtle: I'M NEARLY SURE IT'S THE SANDERSON.
CHARLES PROPOSED.
BEFORE OR AFTER?
Myrtle: OH, BEFORE!
HE GAVE ME THE RING IN THE GARDEN
SO WE COULD PRETEND WE WERE ALREADY MARRIED.
OH, YES, YES, I RECOGNIZE ALL THIS!
OH, TURN RIGHT!
TURN RIGHT!
Myrtle: WELL!
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE STATE OF THAT!
THEY'VE FLOODED IT!
Anna: THEY HAVEN'T FLOODED IT.
IT'S A LAKE, MOTHER.
IT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER.
OH.
Owen: IS IT A SMALL PLACE?
BIG PLACE? WHAT?
Myrtle: MEDIUM.
Owen: WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE, MYRTLE?
Myrtle: IT'S WHITE-
IN ITS OWN GROUNDS, NEAR...
NEAR THE WATER.
IT'S WHITE.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Myrtle: IT WAS HERE...
ONLY RIGHT BY THE WATER.
I SAID, "CHARLES, I'M FRIGHTENED.
THEY'LL SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH US."
"NO," HE SAID
"THEY'LL LOOK FOR THE RING
AND HERE IT IS"
AND PRODUCED IT LIKE MAGIC, LAUGHING.
BUT HIS HANDS WERE SHAKING.
"MARRY ME, MYRTLE."
I LOVED HIM SO MUCH IT HURT.
YES...
HE SMELT OF SANDALWOOD.
THAT WASN'T HIM.
THAT WAS SOMETHING HE'D BOUGHT...
FOR MY BENEFIT, I SUPPOSE.
I'D NEVER SEEN A MAN BEFORE.
I KNEW IT WAS DANGEROUS-
MIGHT GET PREGNANT.
I DIDN'T CARE.
IT'D JUST SPEED THINGS UP
AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED.
I JUST KNEW...
I WANTED HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
OH, ANNA WAS BEAUTIFUL.
EVERYBODY SAID SHE WAS A MIXTURE OF THE TWO OF US
BUT SHE WASN'T.
SHE WAS THE SPIT OF HIM-
SPIT OF HIM.
WE BROUGHT HER BACK HERE...
FOR HER FIRST BIRTHDAY.
IT'S A LONG DRIVE BACK.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
LOVELY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, I'M FINE.
AND YOU'RE NOT MAD AT ME?
NO.
THANK YOU, OWEN.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSING.
BLESS YOU, NURSE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION THIS BEFORE, SPRINGER?
YOU WORRY ME, YOU REALLY DO.
I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE BLOODY FUNDAMENTALLY.
HOW CAN EVEN A HALF-DEVELOPED INTELLIGENCE BELIEVE
NEWCASTLE COULD EVER ACHIEVE AS MUCH AS MEN UNITED?
AT LEAST WE CAN PLAY TOTAL FOOTBALL.
TOTAL FOOTBALL- TOTAL CRAP.
TWO REASONABLE SEASONS, A £15 MILLION INVESTMENT
AND YOU THINK YOU'RE HERE TO STAY?
YOU'LL LAST AS LONG AS THAT CHELSEA VAN
WE CAUGHT SIPHONING PETTY CASH
TO PAY FOR A SEASON TICKET.
IT WASN'T A FRAUD.
IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE TOTAL BLOODY WASTE OF MONEY.
Owen: SIR! SIR!
WHERE ARE YOU?
Man: TO ME! NICK!
THANK YOU.
OKAY, UH, STAFF?
REAL PERSON.
BUT SHE'S MARRIED.
NO RING.
DIVORCED?
NO EVIDENCE EITHER WAY...
WHICH, PRESUMABLY, IS A GOOD SIGN.
WHOA...
LET'S GET A GRIP HERE, MATE.
NOW, YOU ARE WORKING IN A HOSPITAL
WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT RATIO OF TASTY, SINGLE FEMALES
AND YOU CHOOSE TO GET HOOKED ON A SECOND-HAND THYROID.
NOW, THAT IS LIKE WORKING IN CAR FACTORY
AND CYCLING TO WORK.
AND WHAT WOULD AN IDIOT LIKE YOU KNOW
ABOUT WORKING IN A FACTORY?
MORE THAN YOU KNOW ABOUT MARRIED WOMEN.
HIS WIFE BOMBED HIM OUT FOR A CONSULTANT.
SHE, UH... SHE TOOK THE HOUSE.
SHE TOOK THE FURNITURE AND THEN SHE TOOK HIS JOB.
OKAY, OKAY, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
JESUS.
BE VERY CAREFUL HOW YOU ANSWER THIS:
IS THE SECOND LETTER OF HER NAME "N"?
YES.
WERE YOU TALKING TO HER IN THE CANTEEN LAST THURSDAY?
SO?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HER?
LOOK, I'M TELLING YOU, FORGET IT.
THAT WOMAN IS CARRYING A HEALTH WARNING.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HER?
YOU KNOW WHO SHE'S MARRIED TO?
MR. SPRINGER, YOU SETTLING IN?
McGinley: HE'S DOING NICELY, SIR.
PATIENTS DO NICELY, McGINLEY.
YOU MAKING PROGRESS?
YEAH, IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE UNIT.
YOU'RE ALLOWED NEGATIVE OBSERVATIONS.
Crane: CUT THE VEIN.
I HAVEN'T GOT ANY NEGATIVE OBSERVATIONS.
SO, YOUR CONTRACT'S INTACT
WE'RE PAYING WHAT YOU'RE WORTH, AND ALL'S FINE.
NO.
WHAT IS IT, THEN?
OKAY- IT JUST FEELS A BIT ODD
GOING BACK TO ALTERNATIVE NIGHT COVER, SLEEPING IN.
SMALL COMPLAINT ON THE FACE OF THINGS.
RETRACT- HARDER.
WELL, UH...
I THINK THE BEST WAY TO MEASURE A SURGEON- SWAB, PLEASE-
IS SEEING WHAT SORT OF DECISIONS
HE MAKES AT 3:00 A.M.
AFTER TWO HOURS' SLEEP.
HE DOESN'T FORGET THOSE DECISIONS, AND NEITHER DO I
ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE TO BURY THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEM.
WITH RESPECT, MR. SPRINGER
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO DO IT, SO YOU HAVE TO.
REFERENCES ASIDE, YOU NEVER EXPECTED TO GET THIS JOB.
NO, I DIDN'T.
THAT'S A SMALL COMPLAINT, THEN?
YES, IT IS.
ARE WE STILL AN IMPRESSIVE UNIT?
YES.
GOOD.
THERE WE ARE- ALL YOURS.
McGinley: SIR.
I'VE WORKED IT OUT.
IF I CAN LAY OFF THE DRINK MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY
EASE MESELF INTO THURSDAY WITH... WHAT? THREE PINT?
OVER HOW LONG?
FIVE-HOUR PERIOD.
TWO PINTS.
TWO PINTS- THEN I'M OFF IT AGAIN FRIDAY, SATURDAY
I SHOULD BE ENTITLED
TO GET ABSOLUTELY OFF ME FACE EVERY SUNDAY.
YOU SEE, THAT'S WHERE YOU LOT FALL DOWN.
YOU NEVER OFFER ANYTHING.
YOU JUST TAKE THINGS AWAY.
NO BOOZE, NO FAGS, NO WOMEN.
DIG, DIG, DIG.
HOW YOU DOING WITH THAT?
I'M DOWN TO... FIVE A DAY.
MAYBE SIX.
NO, WOMEN.
ONE EVERY...
TEN YEARS.
MAYBE 12.
YOU?
NOBODY.
ANNA!
OH, HELLO! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL IF YOU WERE...
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
WHO YOU WERE MARRIED TO?
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY?
WHY SHOULD I?
BECAUSE YOU LET ME HIJACK A SURGICAL PATIENT-
MY BOSS'S SURGICAL PATIENT
WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE
HIS BLOODY MOTHER-IN-LAW.
WELL, THAT'S MY JOB IF HE EVER FINDS OUT.
HE WON'T.
WHAT IF HE DOES?
WELL, I WON'T TELL HIM
AND MY MOTHER CAN'T REMEMBER HIM.
THAT ONLY LEAVES YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU WEAR A RING?
IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
YOU'RE STILL MARRIED?
YES.
WHY DON'T YOU USE HIS NAME?
WHAT THE HELL'S THAT TO DO WITH YOU?
BECAUSE I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I HAVE TO GO.
MRS. CRANE!
I AM.
DEFINITELY.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I KNOW!
I KNOW, I KNOW...
JACK AND EMMA?
NO, NO.
NO.
I KNOW... COLIN AND LIZ... IS IT?
NO, IT ISN'T.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I DO, I DO, I DO KNOW.
I SHOULD KNOW.
I HAVEN'T A BLOODY CLUE, ACTUALLY.
PHYLLIS.
AH!
SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, OKAY.
HE LOOKS HELPFUL.
THAT'S IT?
YOU JUST GO AND SHOWER NOW?
SORRY.
THERE YOU GO, 100% HOMEMADE.
JUST NOT MY HOME.
OH, DO YOU MIND
IF WE LOSE SOME OF THE GARNISH?
IT JUST LOOKS A BIT PROFESSIONAL, HMM?
IT IS PROFESSIONAL.
GILLIES AND FIONA.
I KNOW!
THEY'RE SCOTS, IT'S BUSINESS
SO WE WON'T BE TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER.
YES, YES, YES.
THEIR INTERESTS ARE PLASTICS INJECTION MOLDING
AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO EMPLOY
200 MANAGERS ACROSS THE U.K. WHO, WITH ANY LUCK
THEY'LL REFER TO ME FOR ASSESSMENT.
SO WE WON'T BE TALKING ABOUT YOU MUCH.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
OKAY?
SURGEON? FASCINATING.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO...
TO SIT LOOKING AT SOMEONE
KNOWING MORE ABOUT THEIR INSIDES
THAN THEY DO.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW
IT'S AS FAR DOWN THE LINE
AS YOU GET, REALLY.
IT IS.
Gillies: LIFE OR DEATH
"WITHIN THESE HANDS OF MINE."
WHAT A SKILL, WHAT A SKILL.
YOU AVOID THE PHRASE "CUTTING EDGE"
FOR FEAR OF SOUNDING TRITE, BUT IT'S WHAT YOU MEAN, GILLIES.
ABSOLUTELY.
Crane: IT'S THE OLD...
IT'S THE OLD EXISTENTIALIST JOKE
ABOUT WHERE WOULD THE PHILOSOPHER BE
WITHOUT ENOUGH MOVING TARGETS TO CONSTRUCT A THEORY.
Gillies: QUITE.
Crane: SEE, WE ALL...
CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OTHER'S SUCCESS
AND YOU'RE UNDERPLAYING THE HUGE IMPORTANCE
OF PLASTICS INJECTION MOLDINGS.
I MEAN, WHY ASSUME FOR ONE MOMENT
THAT YOUR OUTPUT ISN'T CRITICAL TO, SAY, A SURGEON?
I MEAN, DURING SURGERY
MOST PATIENTS NEED MORE PLASTIC THAN, UM...
PAMELA ANDERSON?
Gillies: UH-HUH.
MM-HMM... SO, YOU'RE ONLY EVER AS GOOD
AS THE STRUCTURE OF ANY GIVEN SYSTEM
WHICH IS WHY PLASTICS INJECTION MOLDING IS
NO LESS DESERVING OF THE TALENTS OF MY BRILLIANT WIFE
THAN I, A SURGEON, AM OF PLASTICS INJECTION MOLDING.
RIGHT...
RIGHT, ABSOLUTELY.
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE.
AND WHICH IS WHY, I THINK, THAT YOU SHOULD START TALKING
AND TELL ME TO SHUT UP AND LISTEN.
Woman: Darling, where have you been?
I've been so worried about you.
Oh, Jeffrey!
What?
You nearly, nearly did.
I'm about to rain
burning kisses on your ruby lips.
OH, SHOT, YES.
Game announcer:... gives the Scots a run on the right.
Guppy's on the left.
Watson's in the center, Watson's making space.
Appears he's telling them to have a shot.
Kicks it over to Beardsley...
DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR?
THAT NEAR-SIDE TIRE NEEDS SOME AIR.
AND IF THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERS
STICK A BIT OF MULTIGRADE IN.
AND THE TANK'S NEARLY EMPTY.
Anna THIS IS A COLLEAGUE OF MINE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HOLDING ONE OF MY PATIENTS.
Game announcer: Watson... Sellars...
SOCRATES TO PLASTICS IN 50 WORDS OR UNDER-
THAT'S WHY YOU MARRIED ME.
20 WORDS AND UNDER, YOU'D HAVE BEEN CLEVER.
MY GOD, THEY'RE BORING AS SHIT.
YOU BETTER GET THIS CONTRACT.
I HOPED THEY WOULD'VE GIVEN ME AN ANSWER TONIGHT.
WELL...
YOU CAN HAVE ONE FROM ME.
BEEN ANYWHERE?
DONE ANYTHING?
YOU SEEING ANYBODY?
GOOD MOOD, SIR.
GOOD REASON, GLASSMAN.
SIR?
I'M SURROUNDED BY THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH.
IT MAKES ME SMILE.
YOU LIKE THE BUZZ, SIR?
FROM YOU LOT?
YOU MAKE GETTING PAST 40 LOOK ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
AND I'D PUT A MONTH'S SALARY
ON ME GETTING BETTER SEX THAN ANY OF YOU.
THAT'S WHY I'M SMILING.
Glassman: SIR?
Crane: LOOK AT HIM.
YOUR SHOW, ISN'T IT?
YES, SIR.
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
GOOD.
THANKS.
HELLO?
ANNA, IT'S ME.
WHO'S "ME"?
How many "me's" do you know?
It's Owen.
UH, I DON'T LIKE CALLS AT WORK.
GIVE ME YOUR MOBILE, THEN.
I'LL RING YOU WHEN YOU FINISH, YOU SAY WHEN.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO CALL.
THERE'S NO POINT.
I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
I HAVE TO GO.
Woman: Anna Fairley Organization, Michelle speaking.
How can I help you?
HELLO, MICHELLE, ANNA FAIRLEY, PLEASE.
I'll see if she's in.
Who's speaking, please?
IT'S HER HUSBAND.
Oh, hello.
Just a sec.
Anna: Hi!
Where are you?
I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH TALKING TO ME?
SATISFIED?
YES?
Michelle: It's your husband again.
LOOK, JUST TELL HIM TO VANISH.
AND TELL HIM FROM ME THIS IS JUST NOT VERY ADULT, IS IT?
UM, SHE SAYS TO VANISH.
AND THIS IS NOT VERY ADULT, IS IT?
EXCUSE ME.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
OWEN, YOU SEEM TO ME LIKE THE KIND OF GUY
WHO CAN TAKE IT ON THE CHIN.
SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU.
AND YOU BETTER START WORRYING
ABOUT HER BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON YOU
BECAUSE IF CRANE FINDS OUT
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST HOSPITAL
YOU GET TO SEE STANDING UP.
THERE'S A PARTY ON TONIGHT.
I THINK YOU SHOULD GO.
LOOK...
I DON'T FANCY A PARTY.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE A WEEK NOW.
NOBODY KNOWS YOU.
HAVE YOU BEEN DOWN TO THE STAFF CLUB ONCE?
THEY'RE VERY FRIENDLY DOWN AT THE STAFF CLUB.
AND SINCE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION LEANED ON THE BOARD
THERE'S BEEN SOME FANTASTIC TITS FLYING AROUND.
SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX.
IT'S CLASSIC, McGINLEY.
YOU CAN'T HAVE HAD A SHAG IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS;
YOU WOULDN'T KEEP GOING ON ABOUT IT.
WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE-
YOU SCREWED UP YOUR MARRIAGE.
BUT WHEN SHE DIVORCED YOU
FOR A BETTER-PAID, BETTER-QUALIFIED
AND HE WAS A BETTER- LOOKING PRACTITIONER
DID SHE HAPPEN TO MENTION YOU COULD BORE FOR ENGLAND?
IRELAND.
IF I BORE, I BORE FOR IRELAND.
AND I DIVORCED HER.
YOU GOING TO SHUT UP NOW?
YOU'RE COMPLETELY OFF YOUR HEAD, SPRINGER.
MR. WALLASEY, HOW YOU DOING?
I HEAR YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF PAIN, YEAH?
YOU WANT TO SHOW ME WHERE EXACTLY?
Anna: TOMORROW? WHERE?
Crane: HOLLAND.
PHILIP'S HAD ANOTHER PANIC ATTACK.
THEY WANT ME TO PRESENT THE PAPER.
OH, SAY NO.
ANNA, THE CONFERENCE HAS ALREADY STARTED.
IF I SAY NO, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE.
Waiter: MADAM... SIR.
HOW LONG WILL YOU BE AWAY?
COUPLE OF DAYS, THREE AT THE MOST.
DEPENDS ON THE RECEPTION.
AT LEAST IT'S NOT BLOODY BIRMINGHAM.
DO YOU WANT ME TO COME?
YES, IF YOU WANT TO
AND YOU WON'T FEEL LIKE A SPARE PART.
YES, I'D LOVE YOU TO COME.
I COULD, COULDN'T I?
WE'VE FINISHED THE I.C.I. CONTRACT.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS...
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
THAT BRIAN COULDN'T HANDLE.
HOW ABOUT MR. PLASTIC?
HAS HE MADE HIS MIND UP YET?
NO, I'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT.
THEY CAN'T LET ME KNOW TILL TUESDAY
AND IF THEY'RE FLOUNDERING
I'LL NEED TO PUSH.
OH, BUGGER.
ALL RIGHT.
IF I'D KNOWN WHOSE WIFE SHE WAS
IT MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
WELL, NOW YOU KNOW, MAKE IT NOT HAPPEN.
I CAN'T.
LOOK, THERE ARE SIMPLE THINGS
AND THERE ARE COMPLICATED THINGS.
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COMPLICATED THINGS
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY SAD.
WHAT TIME'S THE PARTY?
THE BEST ONES ARE THE ONES WHO'VE DONE
THE LONGEST SHIFTS, RIGHT?
SEXUALLY REPRESSED AND NO JUDGMENT.
WHO'S THAT?
BELINDA- NEUROLOGICAL REGISTRAR.
SHE CAN GET A PAIR OF JEANS OFF WITH HER TEETH.
AND SHE'S BEEN ASKING ABOUT YOU.
I'M SORRY.
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER?
SHE USED TO WORK IN PATHOLOGY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HER HANDS HAVE BEEN.
YOU'VE UPSET HER.
SHE'LL BE CALLING YOU "DR. NO."
WELL, GO AND MAKE HER NIGHT, JOHN.
I TRIED ONCE.
SHE'S ALLERGIC TO DIVORCEES.
"COMPENSATORY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR," SHE SAID
"IS A WASTE OF DECENT LAUNDRY."
OH, JEEZ, I DON'T KNOW WHY I COME HERE.
I BLOODY HATE THESE THINGS.
YOU SEE...
I STILL LOVE MY WIFE.
I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE HER DEAD.
I'D LOVE TO SEE HER BANKRUPT
BUT ONLY WHILE SHE'S STILL WITH HIM.
SO I'M NOT WITHOUT SYMPATHY FOR YOU.
BUT WHERE THE TEARS STOP
IS YOU MAKING UP YOUR MIND ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE'S WIFE.
YOU KNOW?
SO YOU BROUGHT ME HERE OUT OF HARM'S REACH.
MAYBE.
JOHN...
I DIDN'T LOOK AT HER AND DECIDE TO FEEL LIKE THIS.
I DIDN'T PLAN IT.
PLAN WHAT?
THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING FOR YOU.
AND IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE, NOTHING WILL.
YOU'VE GOT ME BAG.
I'M SORRY.
WERE YOU SITTING HERE?
I'LL MOVE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT- PLENTY OF ROOM.
YOU A NURSE?
MED STUDENT- WITHINGTON.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
REGISTRAR- ST. GREGORY'S.
YOU'RE DOING A REALLY BAD IMPRESSION
OF SOMEONE HAVING A GOOD TIME.
WAS THAT AN OFFER?
IF YOU'RE RINGING FROM HOLLAND
I'LL PROBABLY BE OUT OF THE OFFICE THIS WEEK
SO BE SURE TO TAKE THE MOBILE NUMBER WITH YOU.
THE TICKETS- DID YOU PICK THEM UP?
THEY'RE AT THE RESERVATIONS DESK.
RIGHT, I'LL BE OUT TONIGHT, SO IF YOU CALL...
Crane: YEAH, YEAH, I'LL LEAVE A MESSAGE.
IT'S JUST THREE DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS.
NOT A SOUTH AMERICAN FIELD TRIP.
HAVE YOU HAD AN OPERATION BEFORE, ROBERT?
WELL, YOU'LL BE PUT TO SLEEP
SO YOU WON'T FEEL ANY PAIN AT ALL.
IT'S A BIT SORE WHEN YOU WAKE UP
BUT YOU WON'T LOOK ANY WORSE THAN HIM.
Vivien:... WHICH, WITH ITS RAPID ACCESS TREATMENT
AND A REPUTATION FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY
MAKES IT THE FINEST CHOICE FOR HEALTH CARE SPONSORSHIP.
SISTER BALLANTINE IS GOING TO TALK YOU
THROUGH GENERAL NURSING FACILITIES.
THEN YOU'LL HAVE BRUNCH
WITH THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
WHAT'S ALL THAT ABOUT?
SELLING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT ON MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS.
OH, DON'T LOOK SENTIMENTAL.
IF THEY SIGN UP, YOU'LL ALL GET NEW WHITE COATS
AND A COUPLE MORE SCALPELS TO PLAY WITH.
WHO TAUGHT YOU BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, VIV?
ROBERT MAXWELL?
VIVIEN.
ARE THE RUMORS ABOUT YOU TRUE?
LAST NIGHT?
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MEN CALL THEM CONQUESTS
BECAUSE YOU ALL LOOK
LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DRAGGED THROUGH A HEDGE BACKWARDS.
THAT'S HALF THE FUN.
YOU JEALOUS?
OF A SCHOOLGIRL?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, "SCHOOLGIRL"?
SHE WAS A MED STUDENT AT WITHINGTON.
SHE WAS A 17-YEAR-OLD SISTER OF A MED STUDENT FROM WITHINGTON.
STILL...
IT'S PROBABLY
HELPED HER
THROUGH HER "A" LEVELS- NICE WEEKEND.
I TOLD HER IT WASN'T AN ISSUE
BUT SHE INSISTED ON KEEPING ON ABOUT IT
AND SHE THREATENED TO LOCK ME IN THERE.
AND ANYWAY, WHY DO I NEED IT
IF ALL I'M GOING TO BE DOING IS
GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSER'S?
WHY GO ON ABOUT IT?
Anna: SHE'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
COULD WE HAVE HER PURSE, PLEASE?
WHEN ARE THE BLOOD GASES DUE BACK ON MRS. HARTLEY?
Nurse: HALF AN HOUR OR SO.
I'LL CHECK HER OVER.
OKAY.
EXCUSE ME.
Myrtle: WELL, WHERE IS MY BAG?
OH, HI.
THIS IS GETTING REALLY UGLY.
WHAT?
FOLLOWING ME.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?
WHY WON'T YOU TALK TO ME?
BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.
GIVE ME AN HOUR.
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.
ANNA, I'M GOING ROUND THE BEND.
HALF AN HOUR?
15 MINUTES?
SOMEWHERE PUBLIC, I DON'T CARE.
PLEASE.
Myrtle: SHIP SHAPE.
OH, HELLO AGAIN.
MYRTLE... MRS. FAIRLEY.
THIS IS THE MAN I TOLD YOU ABOUT
THE ONE WHO SOLD ME THESE SHOES.
WEREN'T YOU TO BE COMING BACK WITH SOME SIZE FIVE?
THE VAN, IT BROKE DOWN
IN BRADFORD.
THE DRIVER
HE WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE
AND SOMEBODY NICKED ALL THE FIVES.
SO IT'LL BE A WEEK OR TWO.
I AM SORRY- GOOD GRIEF.
SHALL WE ASK FOR A SIX?
Myrtle: I DON'T SUPPOSE THEY'LL FIT.
STILL... HE LOOKS IF HE COULD DO WITH THE MONEY.
Owen: DAD?
IRMA? IRMA?
IRMA, WHERE'S ME DAD?
I THINK HE WENT FOR A STROLL ROUND SCOTT PARK.
HE WAS FEELING A BIT CHESTY, YOU KNOW.
NICE TRY.
HE NIPPED FOR A DRINK
BUT ONLY ONE.
THANKS.
YOU SEEN ARNOLD SPRINGER?
NO.
ARNOLD SPRINGER?
COME ON, COME ON, BONES.
COME ON...
YES! YES, YES, YES...
YES!
HOW MUCH?
WELL, LEAST THERE'S NO BOOZE IN HERE.
HOW MUCH, DAD?
THREE-EIGHTY.
JUST LEND US £150, WILL YOU?
I SWEAR I'LL PAY YOU BACK.
I'M OWED BACK PAY FROM U.C.H. AND ME SALARY'S DUE ON THE 30th.
OH, I LIKE THAT:
I'M OUT OF WORK, I'M ON THE SICK PENSION
YOU'RE A WHITE-COLLAR WONDER
AND YOU'RE CADGING.
THAT'S THIS COUNTRY IN A BLOODY NUTSHELL.
EXCUSE ME, IS ANYONE SITTING HERE?
NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
GOOD.
WELL.
I BOUGHT A TIE.
GOT A DATE?
YEAH, I'VE GOT A DATE.
WHO WITH?
IT'S NOT A 17-YEAR-OLD, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
SO WHO'S ALL THIS FOR?
THE SNOW QUEEN?
WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
THAT'S FINE BY ME.
IT'S EXTREMES WITH YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A DETONATOR INSIDE.
YOU'D BETTER NOT STAND TOO CLOSE THEN, HAD YOU?
HOW LONG IS CRANE AWAY FOR THIS TIME?
THREE DAYS.
WHY? WHAT'S UP?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S UP.
THIS IS SERIAL BLOODY ABUSE
THAT IS WHAT IS UP, BECAUSE I SPEND ALL MY TIME
DEALING WITH HIS PRIVATE PATIENTS
WHILE HE'S AWAY ON HIS BLOODY CONFERENCE- AGAIN.
HE GETS PAID THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS
AND I DON'T EVEN GET A BLOODY TIP.
GLASSMAN, JUST STOP WHINGEING.
SORRY, BUT DO YOU KNOW
OF ANY SURGICAL CONFERENCES
IN THE NETHERLANDS AREA RECENTLY
BECAUSE I'VE ACTUALLY CHECKED...
SHUT UP!
OKAY.
AND YOUR CREDIT CARD, SIR?
AND WILL YOU BE REQUIRING A MORNING PAPER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NO MORNING PAPERS.
HOW YOU DOING?
TOLD THEM IF THE TABLE GOES, THEY'RE DEAD.
I'M SORRY, THIS IS...
I CAN'T GO IN.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK
AND HAVE A MEAL.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE DOING NOTHING WRONG.
YOU ARE.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU WALK UP TO SOMEONE
AND SAY YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THEM.
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
OKAY...
TALK ME THROUGH IT:
WE MEET ON A TRAIN, WE MEET IN A CAFE
THEN ONLY AGAIN WHEN YOU DECIDE
TO POP UP AND MAKE A NUISANCE.
TAKING YOU AND YOUR MUM OUT WAS A NUISANCE.
NO, THAT WAS
A KIND, WELL-INTENTIONED GESTURE.
BUT YOU WEREN'T IN LOVE WITH ME.
NO, IT... IT HAPPENED LATER.
WELL, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MUCH LATER.
YOU WERE BACK ON THE DOORSTEP IN 24 HOURS
BEING EMBARRASSING.
I'M SORRY.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED?
DID YOU TRIP AND BANG YOUR HEAD OR WHAT?
NO... IT WAS WHEN I HAD GOT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL AND YOU'D GONE.
IT'S JUST THIS WEIRD FEELING
LIKE I SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE WITH YOU.
WHEREVER YOU WERE, I SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE
BECAUSE I HADN'T FINISHED SAYING WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.
NOTHING IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW
NOTHING EPIC.
I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
YOU DIDN'T BANG YOUR HEAD, THEN.
NOW, LOOK, THIS ISN'T EASY FOR ME.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A DODDLE FOR ME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SAYING ALL THIS.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
I MEAN, PLEASE
WHAT'S ATTRACTIVE ABOUT OLDER WOMEN, FOR GOD'S SAKE?
I DON'T GO FOR OLDER WOMEN.
I'M JUST IN LOVE WITH YOU.
OH, GOD.
I SWEAR, I'VE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS
ABOUT ANYONE IN MY LIFE, ANNA.
WHEN I SAW YOU THIS MORNING IN THE CAR, I NEARLY DIED.
I COULDN'T BREATHE... I STARTED SWEATING.
MY FINGERS, THEY WENT NUMB.
I HAD TO GO FOR A WALK
BECAUSE THE WOMAN IN THE LIFT SAID
I SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR.
WHAT ABOUT MY HUSBAND?
HMM? YOUR BOSS?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIM.
IN THE GIVEN SCENARIO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO.
THE MAN I LOVE WOULDN'T EVAPORATE.
THE MAN WHO LOVES ME ISN'T GOING TO STAND ASIDE
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
WHAT IF HE'S NOT
WHAT YOU THOUGHT HE WAS?
IN WHAT WAY?
WHAT IF...
JUST BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU DOESN'T MEAN
THERE ISN'T SOMEBODY WHO COULD LOVE YOU MORE.
THAT ISN'T MY CHOICE.
NO, SORRY, OWEN, BUT THIS IS
WHERE YOU COME SERIOUSLY UNSTUCK.
IT'S NOT EVEN A RESPECTABLE FANTASY
IF YOU CAN'T SEE PAST THE OBSTACLES.
OH, I'M SORRY.
OWEN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE CRUEL.
AND I AM DEEPLY FLATTERED.
NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE FLATTERED.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU
AND I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
AND I THINK YOU'RE THE MOST FANTASTIC WOMAN I HAVE EVER MET.
I JUST HAPPEN TO BE VERY HAPPILY MARRIED.
FOR ME...
PLEASE...
DON'T RING.
JUST A MINUTE! JUST A MINUTE!
IT WAS SOMETHING YOU SAID EARLIER, DANNY...
I'VE HAD TWO HOURS' SLEEP.
YOU'RE AN INCONSIDERATE BASTARD.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON A DATE.
WHY ARE YOU AT WORK?
WHERE'S CRANE?
THAT WAS JUST ME SHOOTING MY MOUTH OFF.
HE'S GETTING HIS LEG OVER
ISN'T HE?
ISN'T HE!
I WANT TO KNOW, DANNY.
VIV REID.
VIVIEN?
LOOK...
I FOUND OUT WHEN JOHN WAS OFF SICK ONCE.
NOBODY COULD FIND THE STANDBY LIST
SO I RANG HER.
SHE WAS AWAY IN A HOTEL.
RANG HER ON THE CONTACT NUMBER
CRANE ANSWERED THE PHONE.
NOW EVERY TIME HE SHOOTS OFF ON A CONFERENCE
YOU DON'T SEE HER FOR DUST.
WHICH HOTEL?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
WHICH HOTEL!
IT WAS MONTHS BACK, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M RIGHT.
BERESFORD... BERESFORD... ROYALE.
BERESFORD ROYALE... UM, IT'S IN LONDON.
OH, UH... YOU LOOK TIRED.
YOU SHOULD GET SOME KIP.
THANKS.
Phone operator: The number you require is 0171-635-9332.
Man: Beresford Royale, how can I help you?
UH, YEAH, COULD YOU PUT ME THROUGH
TO VIVIEN REID'S ROOM, PLEASE?
One moment, please.
Vivien: Hello?
I'M NOT DISTURBING YOU?
NO.
GLAD TO GET AWAY FROM THE SNOOKER.
HE SITS THERE WATCHING THAT
I SWEAR, I CAN'T TELL IF HE'S ALIVE OR DEAD.
IF THAT'S HOW HE GOES
I MIGHT NOT REALIZE FOR A WEEK.
OOH! NICE OUTFIT.
THANKS.
WHAT?
NEVER MIND ME "WHAT."
YOU "WHAT."
YOU NEVER COME ROUND AT THIS TIME.
I DO.
NOT DRESSED LIKE THAT.
I'VE HAD THE WEIRDEST FEW DAYS, PHYLLIS.
OOH, GOOD.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
Perhaps I may keep a carriage
even better than yours.
Man: It is to be my dearest wish to see you go up in the world.
Woman: Dearest Pet, I am too excited to sleep.
If you were here, I must let you love me.
WELL, I THOUGHT YOU WERE OUT TILL LATE.
Woman: St. Gregory's Hospital.
Owen: YEAH...
THIS IS DR. BOROVITZ.
WE NEED TO GET AN URGENT MESSAGE
TO VIVIEN REID, SURGICAL BUSINESS MANAGER.
Okay, Dr. Borovitz, I've got that.
SHE'S AT THE BERESFORD ROYALE HOTEL IN LONDON.
I'VE JUST DONE SOMETHING REALLY TERRIBLE, DAD.
Crane: WHAT TIME IS IT?
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT?
SHE KNOWS!
OH, JESUS!... OH, GOD!
OH, MY GOD!
OH! OH, SHE MIGHT BE HERE.
IF SHE WAS HERE
SHE WOULDN'T ASK YOU TO PHONE.
LOOK, IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE-
SOMETHING INNOCENT.
IT'S ADDRESSED TO YOU FOR ME.
HOW CAN IT BE INNOCENT?
IF SHE KNOWS YOU'RE HERE AND I'M WITH YOU
WHAT OTHER CONCLUSION IS THERE?
THAT IS ANNA IN THE KNOW.
SHE'D DO EXACTLY THAT.
LOOK...
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
IT'LL DESTROY HER.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY... DO?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T...
YES.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO...
YES, VIVIEN...
JUST GO INTO THE OTHER ROOM, WOULD YOU PLEASE?
WHAT?
I MIGHT NEED TO SPEAK TO HER.
JUST GO INTO THE OTHER ROOM, PLEASE, VIVIEN.
CHRI...
NO, NO, NO, NO...
OF COURSE I SAID NO.
AND HE'S HOW OLD?
OH, 30-ISH.
NOT A TOAD?
NO, HE'S VERY ATTRACTIVE.
FOOTBALLER.
NO, BOXER TYPE.
WHAT POSSESSED YOU?
OH, YOU DON'T MEAN THAT, PHYLLIS, YOU DON'T.
THERE'S NO WAY ON THIS EARTH
YOU'D TRUST A MAN WHO'D MADE UP HIS MIND THAT QUICKLY.
YOU'D RUN A MILE.
WOULD I?
I CAN SIT IN THE OFFICE
AND GET EXCITED...
YOU SEE?
HE'S STANDING THERE COMING OUT WITH ALL THIS STUFF-
I MEAN, IT'S UNBALANCING.
HE'S GOT ME CHECKING MYSELF
WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH I DID TO...
WELL, I AM FLATTERED.
OH, GOOD.
YOU WERE BEGINNING TO SOUND DEAD
FROM THE PARTING DOWN.
DO I EVER SEEM...
VULNERABLE TO YOU?
IN YOUR DREAMS.
SO WHY HAS HE PICKED ON ME?
6:30 IS NO GOOD, IT'S GOT TO BE NOW.
THAT'S THE ONLY MANCHESTER FLIGHT AFTER 8:00 P.M.
I CAN RECOMMEND A PARTNERSHIP HOTEL.
I DON'T WANT A BLOODY HOTEL.
I'VE COME FROM A BLOODY HOTEL.
I NEED TO GET HOME.
LOOK, LISTEN, I'M A SURGEON.
IT IS VITAL THAT I GET BACK TO MANCHESTER, PLEASE.
OH, BUGGER OFF.
CAN YOU TAKE ME TO MANCHESTER?
CAN YOU AFFORD IT?
YES, I CAN AFFORD IT.
BE 200 QUID.
YES.
CASH UP FRONT.
YES, STOP AT A CASH DISPENSER.
HEY!
BLOODY MANCHESTER!
HOW MUCH OLDER?
BE ABOUT 40-ODD.
DO YOU LOVE HER?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I MEAN... IF I WAS HIM
AND YOU DID THAT TO ME, I'D KILL YOU.
IF I WAS HER AND YOU DID THAT TO ME, I'D WRING YOUR BLOODY NECK.
BUT WOULD YOU JUST TURN YOUR BACK ON HER
IF YOU LOVED HER THAT MUCH, DAD?
IT HANGS WELL ON YOU, BY THE WAY.
THE SUIT.
WILL YOU SEE HIM AGAIN?
ONLY BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS
AND WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING
HMM, PROBABLY.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF HE JUST LOSES INTEREST?
HE WALKS AWAY TONIGHT AND THAT'S THE END OF IT
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE HIM
HE CUTS YOU DEAD
BECAUSE YOU HURT HIM?
AND YOU HAVE TO ANSWER THAT HONESTLY.
I'D MISS IT- MISS THE EXTREMES OF IT
BUT I WOULDN'T REGRET IT.
OH...
LOOK, IT'S TAKEN ME
A LONG TIME TO BUILD WHAT I'VE GOT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE
TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER.
I WASN'T HANDED THIS MARRIAGE ON A PLATE, PHYLLIS.
AND WOULD YOU JEOPARDIZE IT ALL
FOR A MAN 15 YEARS YOUNGER WHO LOOKS LIKE A BOXER?
YOU HAVE TO ANSWER THAT
HONESTLY.
I'M OFF, LOVE.
NIGHT, ANNA.
NIGHT, FREDERICK.
HONESTLY?
I'D TAKE HIM SOMEWHERE REALLY PRIVATE
STRIP US BOTH TO THE PINK
AND BANG THE ARSE OFF HIM.
I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE SOBER.
NO, BE PREPARED FOR A SHOCK.
AND IF YOU HADN'T THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT IT
YOU WOULDN'T BE ASKING ME THAT QUESTION.
Anna: I'm sorry, we can't get to the phone at the moment.
If you'd like to leave a message
leave your name and number after the tone.
Crane Anna... Anna, it's me.
I'M COMING HOME.
I'M IN A TAXI.
I'M ON THE WAY HOME.
DARLING, PLEASE, IF YOU'RE THERE, PICK UP THE PHONE.
I CAN'T DO IT LIKE THIS.
PLEASE... PICK UP THE PHONE.
Look, all... all I can think of to say is
I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW, I'M JUST...
I'M JUST... SORRY.
PLEASE DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I GET THERE.
OKAY?
Man: Hello, Reception.
CAN I ORDER A MORNING PAPER, PLEASE, A TIMES AND A MIRROR?
Certainly, madam.
I'll get that delivered with your breakfast for two.
ONE- BREAKFAST FOR ONE, PLEASE.
Certainly, madam.
Crane: AND IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF JUSTIFICATION
IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF DEFENSE FOR ME AT ALL
LISTEN, I SPEND ABOUT TEN HOURS A DAY GIVING ORDERS
BEING IN CHARGE, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.
I HAVE TO STAY ABOVE IT ALL.
SHE'S BOSSY.
SHE GIVES THE ORDERS.
She takes control.
She's not as pretty as you and she's not as bright as you.
I swear to you now, Anna, there is no question whatsoever
of her overshadowing what you mean to me.
SHIT.
Anna: I'm sorry, we can't get to the phone at the moment.
If you'd like to leave a message
leave your name and number after the...
Crane: Anna, please.
OBVIOUSLY I WILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PUT THINGS RIGHT.
THERE IS NO QUESTION WHATSOEVER THAT IT'S OVER, ABSOLUTELY OVER.
YOU'RE THE LAST... YOU ARE THE LAST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Crane I WOULD WANT TO HURT.
I'M JUST SO ASHAMED.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.
I'M JUST SO ASHAMED YOU HAD TO FIND OUT.
I'D GIVE MY DYING BREATH FOR THIS NOT TO HAVE HAPPENED.
I truly hope you can believe that.
I truly hope that you can forgive me, because I love you.
I love you.
Anna: I'm sorry, we can't get to the phone at the moment.
If you'd like, please leave your name and number.
Crane: Anna... it's me.
We've just passed Keele Services.
I'll just be another half an hour.
Just please be there.
PUT THE SPARE SET THROUGH THE LETTER BOX WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED.
AYE, MA'AM.
MR. SPRINGER HERE.
MR. SPRINGER, HELLO.
AM I NEEDED OR NOT?
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO...
Anna: It's me.
WHO'S "ME"?
How many "me's" do you know?
Do you know the Four Feathers in Prestbury?
UH, I DON'T KNOW, WHO'S IN IT?
It's a hotel.
I'll be there in half an hour.
NO, LOOK, ANNA, I SHOULDN'T HAVE...
LOVELY HOUSE.
I DON'T SUPPOSE THE KETTLE'S
GOING TO BE HOT, IS IT?
ANNA!
TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF, PLEASE.
ANNA, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
I JUST WANT TO TALK.
WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN?
TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF, PLEASE.
DO I SEEM...
VULNERABLE TO YOU?
I THINK YOU'VE PICKED A REALLY BAD TIME TO ASK.
YOU LOOK PERFECT.
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Anna: Go to the window.
OWEN SPRINGER HAS EVERYTHING:
A NEW JOB...
A NEW CAR...
AND A NEW ROMANCE.
I LOVE YOU.
IS HE GOOD?
HE'S VERY GOOD.
HE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM...
WHO? WHO? WHO IS IT?
HER HUSBAND.
HE'S HAVING YOU FOLLOWED BY A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
WHERE IS HE?
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