1 00:00:08,270 --> 00:00:09,589 Daddy! 2 00:00:11,190 --> 00:00:14,307 - Oh... - It's all right, munchkin. Dad's here. 3 00:00:14,350 --> 00:00:16,545 I'm so happy. I can't believe you're really out. 4 00:00:16,590 --> 00:00:19,787 I ain't going anywhere. They ain't going to split us up again. 5 00:00:19,830 --> 00:00:22,503 I'm going to take you away from all this crap. 6 00:00:22,550 --> 00:00:26,941 I've already set us up with a nice little place in London. You leave it all to me. 7 00:00:26,990 --> 00:00:29,379 Oh, but, Dad, it might not be that easy, you know. 8 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:31,739 Things are different now. It's a different world. 9 00:00:31,790 --> 00:00:33,781 (Phone ringing) 10 00:00:34,750 --> 00:00:36,820 What the bleeding hell are you doing? 11 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:42,183 Oh, it's a mobile phone, Dad. Yeah, I've got so much to tell you. 12 00:00:42,230 --> 00:00:46,018 I can see it's a mobile phone, darling, but why are wasting your time with a C410? 13 00:00:46,070 --> 00:00:49,221 Why don't you upgrade to the D730? You get 1.3 megapixels. 14 00:00:49,270 --> 00:00:52,342 - How do you know that? - I read an article in last month's Wired. 15 00:00:52,390 --> 00:00:54,665 I was in prison, treacle, not on the fucking moon. 16 00:00:54,710 --> 00:00:57,622 - Let me buy you some egg and bacon, eh? - That'll hit the spot! 17 00:00:57,670 --> 00:01:00,821 - Here, no toast, though, I'm on the Atkins. - Oh, are you? 18 00:01:09,590 --> 00:01:13,139 So, I'm upstairs, with Yelena, I'm barely through the door when she's, like, 19 00:01:13,190 --> 00:01:16,899 "Do you want oral? Do you want poppers? Do you want me to ride you with a strap-on?" 20 00:01:16,950 --> 00:01:18,827 - Right. - I tell you, since we got married 21 00:01:18,870 --> 00:01:21,782 it's like question after bloody question! 22 00:01:22,670 --> 00:01:24,626 Must be the same with you and Pippa. 23 00:01:24,670 --> 00:01:28,948 Yeah, yeah. Well, no, not a... strap-on. 24 00:01:28,990 --> 00:01:32,824 I mean, I would do it with her. It's just it's not that sexy when it's the wife. 25 00:01:32,870 --> 00:01:35,020 But it is a sham marriage? 26 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:38,585 I suppose so. I'm quite looking forward to next Thursday, actually. 27 00:01:38,630 --> 00:01:43,021 Getting divorced. My God! Yelena's going to get it that night. 28 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:45,868 Right, Michael, Hayley's ready for you. 29 00:01:48,070 --> 00:01:51,426 Well... enjoy the ride. 30 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:56,305 I doubt it, mate. Her indoors licked honey off my bollocks on our wedding night, 31 00:01:56,350 --> 00:01:59,422 and all I could think was the spark's gone. 32 00:02:00,470 --> 00:02:03,109 So, Nokajima's our biggest overseas client, 33 00:02:03,150 --> 00:02:07,143 and so Phil Benson, "Mr Reliable", he goes... Oh, thank you. 34 00:02:07,190 --> 00:02:10,341 He goes to all the trouble of translating this e-mail into Japanese, 35 00:02:10,390 --> 00:02:13,462 and then forgets to put the bloody attachment on it! 36 00:02:13,510 --> 00:02:16,900 How that clown ever got into middle management I will never know. 37 00:02:16,950 --> 00:02:21,546 So, one phone call from Japan later, and he resends the e-mail, 38 00:02:21,590 --> 00:02:24,263 this time with the attachment. 39 00:02:25,190 --> 00:02:28,580 - Are you all right? - Oh, yeah, I'm fine, babe. 40 00:02:28,630 --> 00:02:32,464 It's just that normally you tend to laugh at my work anecdotes. 41 00:02:32,510 --> 00:02:34,626 I'm sorry, I'm just a bit... 42 00:02:34,670 --> 00:02:38,219 - Have I ever mentioned my dad to you? - No. Why? 43 00:02:38,270 --> 00:02:40,340 Well, he got let out of prison this week. 44 00:02:40,390 --> 00:02:42,665 Gosh. What did he do to be put in prison? 45 00:02:42,710 --> 00:02:45,065 Well, my dad's always been a bit of a Jack the Lad. 46 00:02:45,110 --> 00:02:46,987 You know that programme set in Peckham? 47 00:02:47,030 --> 00:02:49,544 "You plonker, Rodney." "Lovely jubbly", and all that? 48 00:02:49,590 --> 00:02:51,421 - Only Fools And Horses. - That's it. 49 00:02:51,470 --> 00:02:55,304 My dad was watching it in the pub, and some bloke kept talking, so he stabbed him. 50 00:02:55,350 --> 00:02:57,739 - God! What happened? - Oh, it's really funny. 51 00:02:57,790 --> 00:03:00,827 Grandad was unscrewing this chandelier, but it was the wrong one... 52 00:03:00,870 --> 00:03:02,826 No, what happened to the bloke in the pub? 53 00:03:02,870 --> 00:03:06,067 Oh. He lived. Well, if you can call it a life. 54 00:03:06,110 --> 00:03:09,022 Dad got seven years for ABH. Silly sausage! 55 00:03:09,070 --> 00:03:11,903 Yes, he sounds like quite a... character. 56 00:03:11,950 --> 00:03:14,862 Yeah, but he's different now. He's got a degree and everything. 57 00:03:14,910 --> 00:03:18,823 He wants me to go and live with him in London. Says we can start again. 58 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:23,500 You mean, leave here? But you're not going to go away, are you? 59 00:03:23,550 --> 00:03:28,829 I dunno. It's just, I've always wanted to be an actress or a model or a personality, and... 60 00:03:28,870 --> 00:03:31,589 Well, I'm not getting any younger. I look all right now, 61 00:03:31,630 --> 00:03:34,906 but what are these going to look like when I'm 21? It's now or never. 62 00:03:34,950 --> 00:03:38,067 Yeah, but you don't have to go to London. 63 00:03:38,110 --> 00:03:41,420 Michael, you're lucky. You've achieved all your dreams right here. 64 00:03:41,470 --> 00:03:44,542 Well, the financial services thing was more of a backup dream. 65 00:03:44,590 --> 00:03:47,787 Actually, when I was 11, I dreamed of being Steve Davis' bodyguard. 66 00:03:47,830 --> 00:03:50,219 You know, martial arts and... 67 00:03:50,270 --> 00:03:53,899 It definitely panned out, but... Still, I did get a very nice letter off Steve. 68 00:03:53,950 --> 00:03:58,466 I suppose all my friends are here and... Well, Maureen's always been a really great boss. 69 00:03:58,510 --> 00:04:00,740 You've got to think about what you're giving up. 70 00:04:00,790 --> 00:04:05,625 You know, you've got a very steady income, you've got a very solid client base, 71 00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:10,539 You've got a very good tax position, and we can keep having out little evenings together. 72 00:04:11,990 --> 00:04:14,299 Oh, what am I saying? 73 00:04:14,350 --> 00:04:17,820 I'm being such a bad friend. Of course you should go to London. 74 00:04:17,870 --> 00:04:20,338 - Do you really think so? - Yes! 75 00:04:20,390 --> 00:04:23,063 You're young and talented and beautiful. 76 00:04:23,110 --> 00:04:27,422 You could do anything you want. You're far too good to be stuck here, working as a prostitute. 77 00:04:27,470 --> 00:04:31,782 Oh, thank you, Michael, you've always believed in me. Oh, I'm so excited! 78 00:04:31,830 --> 00:04:34,822 Hey, there's loads of parties every night in London. 79 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:36,986 And premieres and restaurants and... 80 00:04:37,030 --> 00:04:39,021 The Hogwart Express! 81 00:04:39,870 --> 00:04:42,100 - Careful. - Sorry. 82 00:04:42,150 --> 00:04:44,300 (Barry) Yelena, what are you in a mood for now? 83 00:04:44,350 --> 00:04:47,865 All I said was I could not tidy up because I'm manacled to a bed 84 00:04:47,910 --> 00:04:52,062 with a cue ball up my baulk pocket, and crim snot all over my face! 85 00:04:52,110 --> 00:04:55,341 (Yelena) It wasn't what you said, it was the way you said it. 86 00:04:55,390 --> 00:04:57,620 (Bed creaking rhythmically) 87 00:04:58,110 --> 00:04:59,338 Ooh! 88 00:04:59,390 --> 00:05:02,587 You do realise you'll have to start at the bottom, get a proper job? 89 00:05:02,630 --> 00:05:04,905 Oh, I don't even know how to get a proper job. 90 00:05:04,950 --> 00:05:09,546 It might say "Financial Services Advisor" on my desk, but I think you'll find 91 00:05:09,590 --> 00:05:12,229 - I know a thing or two about recruitment. - Ooh! 92 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:14,261 - Do you have a CV? - What's that? 93 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:16,619 It's like a little mini-biography of yourself. 94 00:05:16,670 --> 00:05:18,501 We start with you name... 95 00:05:18,550 --> 00:05:20,381 Real, or working? 96 00:05:20,430 --> 00:05:24,025 Wh... You mean... Hayley isn't your real name? 97 00:05:24,070 --> 00:05:28,188 Of course not, silly. One of the first things Maureen made me do was get a working name. 98 00:05:28,230 --> 00:05:32,348 Oh, we argued about it loads. She said I should pick a name from my favourite film, 99 00:05:32,390 --> 00:05:35,223 so I called myself Chocolait. It's, like, French and sexy. 100 00:05:35,270 --> 00:05:37,420 - Oh, right. - But then I found out 101 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:41,429 that, well, in this line of work offering chocolate is actually a technical term. 102 00:05:41,470 --> 00:05:44,109 - I see. - So then I moved on to a name 103 00:05:44,150 --> 00:05:48,746 from one of my past lives. I was regressed back, and it turns out that seven lives ago 104 00:05:48,790 --> 00:05:51,588 I was the eldest daughter of this Inca king, Yupanqui. 105 00:05:51,630 --> 00:05:53,461 Oh, it was so romantic. 106 00:05:53,510 --> 00:05:56,422 I killed myself for love in Lake Titicaca. 107 00:05:56,470 --> 00:05:59,030 Gosh. And what was that name? 108 00:05:59,070 --> 00:06:00,867 Hayley. 109 00:06:00,910 --> 00:06:03,060 Well, I'll just put "Hayley", then... 110 00:06:03,910 --> 00:06:05,901 Hayley. 111 00:06:06,590 --> 00:06:10,105 Then we list your educational qualifications. How many O levels? 112 00:06:10,150 --> 00:06:12,823 It's not O levels any more, silly. It's GCSEs. 113 00:06:12,870 --> 00:06:15,703 Oh, of course. So, how many GCSEs? 114 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:19,709 - None. - Well, it's not all academic qualifications. 115 00:06:19,750 --> 00:06:23,538 There's extra-curricular things as well. Did you ever do the Duke of Edinburgh? 116 00:06:23,590 --> 00:06:26,946 God, no, he's well old! He's like the king, or summink. 117 00:06:26,990 --> 00:06:31,222 I'm not sure just how helpful I'm going to be, here, Hayley. 118 00:06:31,270 --> 00:06:36,469 Oh, you're being amazingly helpful! I don't know nothing about any of this. Please, Michael. 119 00:06:36,510 --> 00:06:39,820 Well, all right. Just be confident, be yourself. 120 00:06:39,870 --> 00:06:42,430 One tip I have for people going up for job interview 121 00:06:42,470 --> 00:06:45,621 is try and have a question ready for the end, something intelligent. 122 00:06:45,670 --> 00:06:48,946 Maybe, without being too pushy, you could ask about the pay structure. 123 00:06:48,990 --> 00:06:51,823 Oh, thanks, babe. That is helpful. 124 00:06:52,390 --> 00:06:55,302 So then I just put my knickers back on and leave? 125 00:07:00,150 --> 00:07:02,141 I can't believe I'm actually going. 126 00:07:02,790 --> 00:07:05,668 I don't know what I'm gonna do without you, Kate. 127 00:07:06,030 --> 00:07:08,100 Oh, you'll have such an amazing life. 128 00:07:08,910 --> 00:07:12,789 Promise me you'll get that degree and find a nice man and settle down. 129 00:07:12,830 --> 00:07:16,425 Then one day you'll be sat on your porch, grandkids on your knee, 130 00:07:17,030 --> 00:07:19,021 and you'll look up at a star. 131 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:22,506 And maybe somewhere in London I'll be looking at the same one. 132 00:07:22,550 --> 00:07:25,622 And you'll know I'll be sending you my love from across the heavens. 133 00:07:25,670 --> 00:07:28,901 Yeah, or you could just text. Or, if you can wait 27 minutes, 134 00:07:28,950 --> 00:07:30,986 hop on a train and tell me face-to-face. 135 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:32,861 (Yelena sobs) 136 00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:34,980 Sorry, I am emotional. 137 00:07:35,030 --> 00:07:38,022 It reminds me, I never said goodbye to my friends in Vukovar. 138 00:07:38,070 --> 00:07:40,584 We throw some clothes in a bag, climb into car, 139 00:07:40,630 --> 00:07:42,985 drive all night to the border, 140 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:46,102 We barely have time to set fire to church and school. 141 00:07:46,150 --> 00:07:49,062 Aw... Well, that's just so sad. 142 00:07:49,830 --> 00:07:52,298 Oh, everyone's been so lovely to me. 143 00:07:52,350 --> 00:07:55,467 Even old Mr Walker said he left me a little present upstairs. 144 00:07:55,510 --> 00:07:57,865 Never mind, love, Naomi will clear it up for you. 145 00:07:57,910 --> 00:08:02,142 Oh! You didn't need to buy me a leaving cake! 146 00:08:02,190 --> 00:08:05,785 Leaving cake? Ah, yeah, leaving cake. 147 00:08:06,190 --> 00:08:10,183 And I got you a leaving burger and leaving chips and some leaving gravy. 148 00:08:10,470 --> 00:08:12,461 (News on TV) 149 00:08:12,510 --> 00:08:14,501 (Sirens blaring) 150 00:08:18,390 --> 00:08:20,381 (News theme) 151 00:08:23,430 --> 00:08:25,421 (Newscast in Arabic) 152 00:08:27,830 --> 00:08:30,902 (Hayley) "Hi, babe. Thank you so much for your advice. 153 00:08:30,950 --> 00:08:33,225 "I got a job in a hotel called The Latimer. 154 00:08:33,270 --> 00:08:37,263 "It's really hard work and long hours, but at least I'm going for it. 155 00:08:37,310 --> 00:08:41,462 - "Missing you loads. Play safel Hayley." - (Door slams) 156 00:08:42,910 --> 00:08:46,744 Michael! We've got so much to do before Mary and Josh get here. 157 00:08:46,790 --> 00:08:50,021 The chicken needs marinading, the living room needs vacuuming, 158 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:54,143 and we've got to set up the Boggle. And you're just sitting here, watching television. 159 00:08:54,190 --> 00:08:56,465 Foreign television! 160 00:08:56,510 --> 00:08:59,582 Well, it's good to get a different perspective on the news. 161 00:08:59,630 --> 00:09:03,384 - But you don't speak the language. - I pick up the odd word, you know. 162 00:09:03,430 --> 00:09:05,864 This chap's banging on about the jihad. 163 00:09:05,910 --> 00:09:07,901 How we're all infidels. 164 00:09:10,870 --> 00:09:12,701 Oh, no, it's sport. 165 00:09:12,750 --> 00:09:15,662 Michael, all you do these days is mope around the house. 166 00:09:15,710 --> 00:09:18,178 I'm fine. 167 00:09:18,230 --> 00:09:22,223 Well... Well, maybe I'm a bit worried about work. 168 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:25,262 You know, the whole Nokajima business. 169 00:09:25,310 --> 00:09:28,939 I told you about Phil Benson and the e-mail fiasco, didn't I? 170 00:09:28,990 --> 00:09:31,663 - Yes, twice. - Well, you've got to laugh, haven't you? 171 00:09:31,710 --> 00:09:33,428 - No. - Well... 172 00:09:33,470 --> 00:09:39,067 The thing is, old Nokajima is stopping over in London for a couple of hours on Wednesday. 173 00:09:39,670 --> 00:09:43,060 I thought, for the good of the team, maybe... maybe I should go down there. 174 00:09:43,110 --> 00:09:46,466 Press the flesh, mend a few fences. 175 00:09:46,510 --> 00:09:48,626 - And? - Well, I should be back by five, 176 00:09:48,670 --> 00:09:51,742 but it might be nearer 12. 177 00:09:51,790 --> 00:09:54,020 You know what these Japanese are like! 178 00:09:54,070 --> 00:09:56,026 - What, scrupulously punctual? - Yes, 179 00:09:56,070 --> 00:09:58,584 but if it drags on, I'll have to stay the course. 180 00:09:58,630 --> 00:10:03,260 I mean, if I just bugger off I'll be showing him great dishonour. 181 00:10:03,310 --> 00:10:05,141 What are you talking about? 182 00:10:05,190 --> 00:10:08,500 We're dealing with a very... proud people here. 183 00:10:08,550 --> 00:10:11,223 You know, the etiquette, the manners. 184 00:10:11,270 --> 00:10:13,704 Samurai code. 185 00:10:14,270 --> 00:10:17,342 Any disrespect is unforgivable. 186 00:10:17,390 --> 00:10:25,707 Yakuza. You know, I wouldn't want to lose a finger for bringing shame on... on his... tribe. 187 00:10:26,870 --> 00:10:28,542 I'll go and set up the Boggle. 188 00:10:51,270 --> 00:10:53,261 The Latimer Hotel, please. 189 00:10:53,750 --> 00:10:56,264 Well, you look like a man in need of liquid refreshment. 190 00:10:56,310 --> 00:10:59,382 I am eager to iron out some of the creases of the casualty insurance. 191 00:10:59,430 --> 00:11:01,705 Specifically the liability insurance. 192 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:04,184 Are you? Me, too, yes! 193 00:11:04,230 --> 00:11:07,620 The Latimer Hotel is the place for that. It's got a great business centre. 194 00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:13,347 The secretary for financial services tells me the exemption will increase market liquidity. 195 00:11:13,390 --> 00:11:18,305 Our latest projections suggest that a personal umbrella liability policy may be inadequate. 196 00:11:18,350 --> 00:11:21,467 Should we be considering a commercial general liability policy? 197 00:11:21,510 --> 00:11:27,221 Erm, quite possibly, although I think at this meeting we should just try and get an overview. 198 00:11:27,270 --> 00:11:30,945 A very general overview, not get bogged down in specifics. 199 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:34,300 Oh, no, do not worry. I have specifics here. 200 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:36,823 Oh. 201 00:11:37,830 --> 00:11:39,821 It's a cracking little hotel, this. 202 00:11:39,870 --> 00:11:41,861 A real find. 203 00:11:42,910 --> 00:11:47,506 So, why don't we plonk ourselves down in... the bar? 204 00:11:47,550 --> 00:11:49,859 And grab a cold one, relax. 205 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:52,902 We can get a corner table, get a bit of privacy. 206 00:11:55,590 --> 00:12:00,459 Actually, I prefer these intimate, tucked-away places. You know, a bit more personal. 207 00:12:01,430 --> 00:12:03,421 This is absolutely fine. 208 00:12:03,470 --> 00:12:07,349 Now, my team in Tokyo is very happy with your company's reports. 209 00:12:07,390 --> 00:12:11,065 - Oh! - I, however, have 18 problems with it. 210 00:12:11,110 --> 00:12:14,341 I have them on a spreadsheet. Do you have Bluetooth? 211 00:12:15,390 --> 00:12:19,429 I think I'll just stick with the old blue Biro. 212 00:12:19,470 --> 00:12:25,181 I can always write the salient points down on... on Josh Lewsey's shirt. 213 00:12:25,230 --> 00:12:27,664 Good afternoon. Would you like a drink? 214 00:12:27,710 --> 00:12:31,339 - A gin and tonic. Shall we make that two? - That's very kind. 215 00:12:31,390 --> 00:12:33,267 - Have one for yourself. - Thank you, sir. 216 00:12:33,310 --> 00:12:34,504 (Microsoft Windows opening tune) 217 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:37,508 So, tell me how you set the penal sum for surety bonds? 218 00:12:37,550 --> 00:12:41,179 We don't want the... purpose of our bonds to be rendered nugatory. 219 00:12:41,230 --> 00:12:46,020 No, no, we certainly don't. That would be, erm... wrong. 220 00:12:46,070 --> 00:12:48,903 I think the best thing to do in this situation 221 00:12:48,950 --> 00:12:51,748 is if I liaise directly with your finance director in Tokyo. 222 00:12:51,790 --> 00:12:54,065 I could not agree more. 223 00:12:54,110 --> 00:12:57,420 How did we get anything done before videoconferencing, eh? 224 00:12:58,390 --> 00:13:00,745 - One minute. - There you go. 225 00:13:00,790 --> 00:13:02,940 Oh, sorry, we didn't actually order... 226 00:13:05,110 --> 00:13:09,945 This is good, isn't it? You order a gin and tonic and you get champagne. 227 00:13:11,270 --> 00:13:14,865 Oh, well... Oh, Champayne, it's a champagne-flavoured drink. 228 00:13:14,910 --> 00:13:18,107 Well, no, they're very good, some of these. This is a... 229 00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:22,780 demi-sweet, from a little vineyard in erm... Aberdeen. 230 00:13:22,830 --> 00:13:25,788 - Anything else, sir? - No. No, that's fine. 231 00:13:26,750 --> 00:13:31,301 Although, is, erm, Hayley around today? 232 00:13:31,350 --> 00:13:35,343 Hayley, yeah. But she's working. She'll be finished in a couple of hours. 233 00:13:35,390 --> 00:13:38,348 Oh, if you could tell her Michael Price is here? 234 00:13:38,390 --> 00:13:40,460 Michael. Sure. 235 00:13:41,590 --> 00:13:45,629 She's an old friend. I suspect we'll be a couple of hours, though, won't we? 236 00:13:45,670 --> 00:13:47,661 At least. 237 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:56,903 Konnichiwa Price-san. We are also patching this through to Düsseldorf, Rio and Cape Town. 238 00:14:01,670 --> 00:14:04,389 ... leaving all such currency incontrovertible. 239 00:14:04,430 --> 00:14:08,343 0n what ground would the DTI repudiate such contracts? 240 00:14:09,550 --> 00:14:12,110 Who knows what the future may bring? 241 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:15,341 Destiny... 242 00:14:15,390 --> 00:14:21,340 Fate. The difference between our dreams and our expectations. 243 00:14:22,470 --> 00:14:24,506 I expect the Japanese have a word for that. 244 00:14:24,550 --> 00:14:27,303 - No. - Right. Would... 245 00:14:27,350 --> 00:14:30,865 would anyone mind if I have a comfort break? 246 00:14:34,910 --> 00:14:36,946 Oh, look, I've pulled the lead out. 247 00:14:36,990 --> 00:14:39,788 Oh, do not worry, I have 16 hours of battery. 248 00:14:44,990 --> 00:14:49,268 It's four o'clock. I wondered if you'd had a chance to tell Hayley I was here? 249 00:14:49,310 --> 00:14:52,108 Oh, yeah, she's free. First floor, Room 7. 250 00:15:01,110 --> 00:15:02,589 Come in! 251 00:15:04,790 --> 00:15:06,542 - Hi. - Hi! 252 00:15:06,590 --> 00:15:11,744 Gosh, look at you, working away there, with your tins of Pledge and Mr Muscle and... 253 00:15:13,510 --> 00:15:15,705 wet, warming, intimate lubricant. 254 00:15:17,190 --> 00:15:19,181 And poppers. 255 00:15:19,230 --> 00:15:22,267 So your new job isn't dissimilar to your old job? 256 00:15:22,310 --> 00:15:25,541 Oh, I'm so pleased to see you, Michael. 257 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:27,467 I was hoping you'd come. 258 00:15:28,590 --> 00:15:31,184 So... how's London? 259 00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:33,983 Oh, it's mental! Yeah, they all talk really funny! 260 00:15:34,030 --> 00:15:36,225 Oh, what, like "up the apples and pears" and? 261 00:15:36,270 --> 00:15:38,261 No, Arabic. 262 00:15:38,310 --> 00:15:40,585 Yes, we've... 263 00:15:41,710 --> 00:15:45,385 So, London, it's a big old place, isn't it? Lots to see. 264 00:15:45,430 --> 00:15:48,342 Oh, I haven't really seen much. I'm not really allowed out. 265 00:15:48,390 --> 00:15:50,381 But London's mental, though! 266 00:15:50,430 --> 00:15:53,866 - Well... - I was gonna... Sorry. 267 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:56,219 I just got to say I should probably be going. 268 00:15:56,270 --> 00:15:59,342 I was just passing by, and haven't got much time, so, erm... 269 00:16:00,190 --> 00:16:02,306 What were you going to say? 270 00:16:02,350 --> 00:16:04,341 Oh, I was just going to say, erm... 271 00:16:05,030 --> 00:16:07,021 that I really miss you. 272 00:16:07,070 --> 00:16:10,028 - Really? - Really. 273 00:16:14,190 --> 00:16:19,389 So, London, is it very mental, or ordinarily mental? 274 00:16:19,430 --> 00:16:21,227 Oh, well mental! 275 00:16:23,910 --> 00:16:26,663 So, basically I'm just here holding Nokajima's hand. 276 00:16:26,710 --> 00:16:31,420 But what about you, Hayley? When will we see you on TV? Have you been to any auditions? 277 00:16:31,470 --> 00:16:35,543 Oh, yeah, I got one next week. Well, it's more a karaoke night in the pub round the corner. 278 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:39,742 It's not a proper audition, but in London you never know who'll be in the audience. 279 00:16:39,790 --> 00:16:44,466 Well, it's a start. And you know what, I bet you'll blow them all off that stage. 280 00:16:44,510 --> 00:16:47,388 If my singing's good enough I might not have to! 281 00:16:49,270 --> 00:16:52,546 You know, I haven't been totally honest with you, Hayley. 282 00:16:53,550 --> 00:16:56,508 I didn't really come here by accident. 283 00:16:57,070 --> 00:16:59,061 I sort of worked that out. 284 00:16:59,110 --> 00:17:02,864 But there's something I've wanted to... wanted to say to you, 285 00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:05,868 or have been meaning to say to you for some time, but... 286 00:17:06,710 --> 00:17:09,941 It's a bit of a secret. I've never found the right moment. 287 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:11,981 Don't tell me, let me guess. 288 00:17:12,030 --> 00:17:14,146 Oh, this is so exciting. 289 00:17:14,190 --> 00:17:16,226 Are you a superhero? 290 00:17:16,270 --> 00:17:20,661 No! No, I don't think there are any superheroes. 291 00:17:20,710 --> 00:17:25,261 Oh, no, I don't mean with stupid powers like flying, telepathy and geometry. 292 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:29,861 I just mean behind all the Michael stuff I always thought there was someone else. 293 00:17:29,910 --> 00:17:32,902 Someone brave and, like, noble and kind, 294 00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:35,501 who'd always be there for me. 295 00:17:35,550 --> 00:17:37,541 Like a superhero. 296 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:39,740 Like my superhero. 297 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:43,146 No, it's just plain old me, I'm afraid. 298 00:17:43,190 --> 00:17:46,899 Kryptonite doesn't kill me. Well, unless it's in nuts, cos I'm allergic to them. 299 00:17:46,950 --> 00:17:51,068 I get anaphylactic shock and my tongue swells up like... like a steak. 300 00:17:51,110 --> 00:17:54,307 No, I'm just... Clark Kent, I'm afraid. 301 00:17:54,350 --> 00:17:56,341 He was the sweet one. 302 00:18:02,030 --> 00:18:03,861 Hayley, I love you. 303 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:08,301 Oh, God, Michael, thank you, no one's ever said that to me before. 304 00:18:08,350 --> 00:18:11,308 - I bet loads of men have said that. - Loads of men have said it, 305 00:18:11,350 --> 00:18:13,500 but none of them have ever meant it. 306 00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:15,700 Well, until now. 307 00:18:19,990 --> 00:18:23,824 Oh, I don't think I can do this right now, Michael. Make love, I mean. 308 00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:28,500 I'm ready, I'm finally ready, Hayley. Darling, I want to make love to you. 309 00:18:28,550 --> 00:18:33,101 No, in about three minutes I've got to wrap some sheikh in bacon and clingfilm. 310 00:18:33,150 --> 00:18:35,425 Oh. Ah, yes... 311 00:18:36,750 --> 00:18:39,503 Of course. I should have... Silly me. 312 00:18:40,590 --> 00:18:45,300 Well, I'll... I'll wait till the next perfect moment, then. 313 00:18:46,590 --> 00:18:49,741 - Where are my shoes? - Michael, will you wait for me? 314 00:18:49,790 --> 00:18:51,781 Yes. Yes, of course I will. 315 00:18:52,430 --> 00:18:54,307 When are you free next? 316 00:18:54,350 --> 00:18:57,501 - Tuesday. - I... can't do Tuesday. 317 00:18:58,430 --> 00:19:02,184 But I'll be back. One day. 318 00:19:10,590 --> 00:19:14,299 - Sorry, mate, just leaving, are you? - Yes, I was just on my way out. 319 00:19:14,350 --> 00:19:16,864 I don't think so, mate. You've been in with Hayley? 320 00:19:16,910 --> 00:19:20,949 Yes. Oh, no, I just popped in to say hello, as an old friend of hers. Didn't do anything. 321 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:24,620 Yeah, I'd forgotten how this works. 322 00:19:31,590 --> 00:19:33,581 How dare you? 323 00:19:33,990 --> 00:19:36,629 That's my little princess in there. My little girl. 324 00:19:36,670 --> 00:19:40,299 You think I'd let you buy her for 120 quid? You're having a George, ain't you? 325 00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:43,467 - Your daughter? - She's everything I live for. 326 00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:46,741 You think I'm going to let a piece of scum like you use her 327 00:19:46,790 --> 00:19:48,781 for anything less than a grand? 328 00:19:48,830 --> 00:19:50,661 A grand? £1,000? 329 00:19:50,710 --> 00:19:52,826 I don't have £1,000. 330 00:19:52,870 --> 00:19:57,386 - There's a bureau de change round the corner. - That's just for her. There's also the drinks bill. 331 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:59,785 Six bottles of champagne, eighteen hundred quid. 332 00:19:59,830 --> 00:20:01,707 Plus three grand for your friend. 333 00:20:01,750 --> 00:20:03,741 My friend? 334 00:20:04,950 --> 00:20:07,180 More horse! More horse! 335 00:20:07,230 --> 00:20:09,619 Oh, my mistake. Five grand for your friend. 336 00:20:09,670 --> 00:20:13,583 (Nokajima) Ooh, ooh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh... 337 00:20:13,630 --> 00:20:15,621 Ride, Nokajima, ridel 338 00:20:21,230 --> 00:20:23,585 OK, mate. Have a good evening. 339 00:20:24,510 --> 00:20:26,501 Thanks. 340 00:20:34,910 --> 00:20:37,549 - Michael. - Hayley. 341 00:20:38,830 --> 00:20:42,539 I want to go home. Can I come with you? 342 00:20:42,590 --> 00:20:44,387 Yes! 343 00:20:44,430 --> 00:20:46,421 Of course. 344 00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:52,707 What about your friend? 345 00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:54,741 Oh, I think he's staying. 346 00:20:56,230 --> 00:20:58,949 (Nokajima) Krakatoa! 347 00:21:08,150 --> 00:21:10,141 Thanks, Michael. 348 00:21:10,190 --> 00:21:12,226 You see, you are a hero. 349 00:21:12,270 --> 00:21:15,819 - Saved me. - So, what are you going to do now? 350 00:21:15,870 --> 00:21:20,466 To be honest, I'm pretty knackered. I just want to go home, get out of these clothes, 351 00:21:20,510 --> 00:21:22,546 have a soak in the bath and then go clubbing. 352 00:21:22,590 --> 00:21:25,388 Well, see you around, then, Hayley. 353 00:21:25,430 --> 00:21:27,625 Yeah. I'll see you soon, babe. 354 00:21:32,510 --> 00:21:34,501 Ann. 355 00:21:35,630 --> 00:21:37,780 My real name is Ann. 356 00:22:02,830 --> 00:22:06,266 - So, how was London? - London was... was mental. 357 00:22:08,230 --> 00:22:12,382 I, er... Pricey, though. Had a couple of drinks in a bar. 358 00:22:12,430 --> 00:22:14,819 Ooh, you'll never guess how much they cost.