Coronation Street 09 04 23 l Coronation Street September 04 2023
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Time is it?
00:27 Shouldn't you be getting a move on?
00:28 You don't want to be late for your first day of college.
00:31 That's something I never thought I'd say, college.
00:34 Cheers.
00:35 I didn't mean it like that.
00:37 Now I'm dead proud of you, don't you?
00:39 Getting everything back on track.
00:41 We'll see.
00:42 You've taken the first step, haven't you?
00:44 And that's the most important one.
00:48 Well, I say you've taken the first step.
00:49 How long have you been sat there?
00:51 I'm just messaging Sabrina.
00:52 Sabrina?
00:54 Things back on with you two?
00:55 No.
00:56 She's a nice girl.
00:58 If you were, you know--
00:59 Yeah, we're just talking, you know.
01:01 It's much easier now Lauren's off the scene.
01:06 Long may it continue.
01:08 From what Shona says, she doesn't need me anymore.
01:10 She's got a flat.
01:11 She's got a job.
01:12 Good.
01:13 She can't be messing about running after her.
01:15 Not now you've got college to think about.
01:17 Speaking of which, shouldn't you be getting a move on?
01:19 Yeah, OK.
01:20 Right, well, I will see you later.
01:24 Have a good day.
01:25 Bye.
01:27 Bye.
01:29 [DOOR CLOSES]
01:30 So it's Mrs. Lockett for you this year then, eh?
01:40 She's dead nice.
01:41 She was all right.
01:42 Only all right.
01:43 Yeah, they had a few run-ins.
01:45 Oh, it'll be the teacher's fault. They don't understand
01:47 kids are for them, do they?
01:49 Hey, my first week at school I was sent home.
01:51 What?
01:52 She'd bitten a dinner lady.
01:54 Well, if they're going to call them dinner ladies,
01:56 what do they expect?
01:57 [LAUGHTER]
01:58 Yeah, well, it wasn't that amusing at the time.
02:00 Yeah, yeah, water under the bridge, come on.
02:03 We won't be biting any teachers.
02:04 The only thing you're going to be sinking your teeth into
02:06 is birthday cake.
02:07 Hey, having a celebration?
02:09 No, not really.
02:10 Just a bit of cake.
02:11 Oh, it's our first birthday together.
02:13 We've got to have a bit of a do.
02:14 Yeah, well, I love a pie.
02:15 Can we?
02:16 With our nana and granny Cass.
02:18 Um--
02:19 You don't have to do anything.
02:20 I'll sort it.
02:21 Yeah, if Tyrone thinks it's all right.
02:23 Yeah, yeah, fine, I suppose.
02:26 Oh, you can arrange a party with no money.
02:28 Well, I can make the house look all right, can't I?
02:31 Surely you can stretch us some crisps and lemon.
02:34 Well, I suppose so.
02:35 Great.
02:36 Sort it.
02:37 All right, come on, what do we do?
02:38 Look both ways.
02:39 Good, your bus is going to be here.
02:40 Let's go, let's go.
02:41 You have a nice time at school, girls.
02:44 Don't take any chunks out of the staff.
02:46 I should start calling you Brazil.
02:53 Eh?
02:54 Well, you've got so much coffee in here.
02:56 How many cups is that?
02:57 Oh, I don't know.
02:59 Three, four.
03:01 Still shagged.
03:02 Yeah, well, I'm not surprised.
03:03 I heard you banging about the landing at half three.
03:05 I mean, I assumed it was you or the world's noisiest burglar.
03:10 Sorry.
03:11 What's on your mind?
03:12 And don't say nothing, because normally your snoring
03:14 rattles my glass on my bedside table.
03:20 It's this bid we've got in.
03:25 We get the verdict today.
03:27 What a stupid thing to lose sleep over.
03:29 Come on, you've done it now.
03:30 There's nothing you can do.
03:31 Yeah, I know.
03:32 I just wanted to get it over the line.
03:34 Yeah, I get that.
03:35 But I mean, if you don't, there'll
03:36 be plenty more opportunities.
03:40 Yeah, you're right.
03:41 I know I am.
03:42 Look, Dad, if it's meant to be, it'll happen.
03:44 If not, on to the next.
03:46 Stop worrying.
03:47 [FOOTSTEPS]
03:50 [GLASSES CLINKING]
03:52 Gemma was out early this morning.
03:54 All I heard from her was the door slamming.
03:55 She can't afford to be late for work.
03:57 Not with potential new bosses to impress.
03:59 Yeah, well, they don't impress me much,
04:01 not from the state of the boozers.
04:03 Waterford's?
04:04 Yeah.
04:05 Well, they all look the same, them places.
04:07 You know, unfunny vintage cartoons and naff quotations
04:10 on the wall, shelves full of old books.
04:13 I mean, I don't get it, me.
04:14 You know, who wants to read the origin of the species
04:16 when you're on a night out?
04:19 You might learn a thing or two.
04:20 I know plenty about apes, thank you very much.
04:24 Largely due to nights out in pubs.
04:27 That look will not suit the Rovers.
04:29 It's the least of our worries.
04:31 Do you think Gemma will keep her job?
04:34 She didn't seem worried when I spoke to her.
04:36 She seemed pretty sure that Henry would keep her on once
04:38 he'd sorted out his new role.
04:40 I hope she's right.
04:41 Her money's really taken the pressure off.
04:43 When I got the gas bill the other day,
04:45 that's the first time in years I'd not had palpitations.
04:47 Well, no bill's worth damaging your health over.
04:50 I know, but having a bit of breathing space
04:52 don't half take the pressure off.
04:54 It's lovely not having to fret.
04:57 Well, don't.
04:58 Because Gemma and I's got it all under control.
05:02 I miss so many family birthdays.
05:04 I'm going to make this one really special.
05:06 I won't put too much pressure on yourself.
05:08 I'll make a list for me mum, and it's a bit late
05:10 to order a cake now, but they've got some decent ones
05:13 down at Bresca.
05:14 Get some fancy candles, jazz it up a bit.
05:16 Yeah, I suppose so.
05:17 Yeah, and balloons.
05:18 It's not a party without balloons.
05:20 Oh, who's having a party?
05:23 I think party's overstating it a bit.
05:24 Of course it's a party.
05:26 It's Ruby's birthday.
05:27 Yeah, but we've not got time to organise anything fancy.
05:30 Well, we're taking Jack to the bistro tomorrow
05:32 for his birthday.
05:33 We could make it a joint thing, if you fancy.
05:35 I mean, I know it's not Ruby's actual birthday,
05:37 but it sounds perfect.
05:39 We can invite some of Ruby's mates along as well.
05:41 We don't want to take over Jack's birthday.
05:43 I don't worry about it.
05:44 There'll be plenty of his own mates there.
05:46 The more the merrier.
05:48 Look forward to it already.
05:49 Brings your mum up in the office.
05:51 Yeah, yeah, go.
05:51 I'll show you the ropes in a sec.
05:54 Here you go, coffee.
05:55 Sorry I'm late.
05:56 Sorry I'm late.
05:57 Sorry I'm late.
05:58 Kev, just wanted to say thanks for letting my mum do
06:01 a couple of hours in the office.
06:03 It's fine.
06:04 It's sad when the world's written you off for no one
06:06 or give you a chance.
06:07 Hopefully this will be the leg up that she needs.
06:09 Fingers crossed.
06:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
06:16 Go on, toasted tea cake.
06:18 Oh, just what the doctor ordered, lovey.
06:21 I'm not sure what she'd say about all that butter.
06:24 Oh no, that is a hard one to get right.
06:26 Too thin, and the punter might not want to come back.
06:28 Too thick, they might not be able to.
06:31 Enjoy your tea cake, Arthur.
06:32 Yeah, I'll try.
06:33 Oh, I'm sorry.
06:34 I shouldn't lecture you.
06:34 I've lived with Elaine for too long.
06:36 You can say that again.
06:37 But she's got some neck chucking you out of your own home.
06:40 Tim's driving her more than she is.
06:42 Yes, but even so.
06:44 Anyway, there's plenty of room in my home.
06:46 Grasmere Drive.
06:48 So if you want, you can bring all your stuff over.
06:50 Thank you, but that's not necessary.
06:53 Oh?
06:53 Yeah, I'm moving into the pub.
06:55 Oh, it's a bit quick.
06:57 Well, the B&B room, we're taking it one step at a time.
07:00 Well, I must say, I think Jenny's a far better fit
07:03 than Elaine ever was.
07:05 Honestly.
07:06 Actually, do you think we should organize
07:08 another family get together?
07:09 Oh, that'd be great, but I think
07:10 it might have to wait a while.
07:11 Yeah, I'm not sure where yet, but Jenny's taking
07:13 me off for a romantic break.
07:15 What?
07:16 Jenny's taking you?
07:18 Oh my goodness.
07:19 In my day, it was the fellas that used to whisk you away.
07:22 Well, the world's moved on.
07:24 Not always for the better.
07:25 Oh, have a wonderful trip, sweetheart,
07:28 because you deserve it.
07:29 I think so too, ma'am.
07:30 Oh, yes.
07:32 I don't know how they'll see you boys coping.
07:34 The stress has been unbelievable.
07:37 They're playing with other folks' money, aren't they?
07:39 Not their own.
07:40 Yeah.
07:41 Or their families.
07:42 Yeah, Ed would have never forgiven
07:43 me if this weren't Pearshape.
07:45 Well, I told you, didn't I?
07:46 It was a sure thing.
07:48 Maybe.
07:49 What do you mean, maybe?
07:51 I, uh, let slip to Henry Newton that I
07:53 knew of the Walford's deal before it was confirmed.
07:55 You what?
07:56 Yeah, I covered my tracks and made out it was Becky Lane,
07:59 but I just hope he bought it.
08:02 Well, he doesn't know that you bought the shares, does he?
08:06 And even if he did, there's no proof you did wrong.
08:10 Relax.
08:11 Enjoy your win.
08:12 [CHUCKLING]
08:14 Come on, do a quick sweep, in case your husband
08:17 is hiding behind a plant pot.
08:18 He was sorry about thumping you.
08:21 As sorry as I was.
08:21 Do you know, I've always liked Thinia.
08:27 Yeah.
08:28 I'd always hoped then and now might go a bit more upmarket.
08:31 Exchange the cacophony of the fruit machine
08:33 and the fellow of the dartboard for a tinkling piano,
08:36 and a clink of ice, and a frosted cocktail glass.
08:39 Never happened, though.
08:41 So what brings us here?
08:43 Oh, I'd already got a meeting in the diary.
08:44 I thought I might be able to turn it to my advantage
08:46 with the new regime.
08:47 Good idea.
08:49 Shows you can meet in that.
08:50 Oh, pardon me.
08:52 Just vibrated.
08:53 Don't worry.
08:54 Kids are vibrating all the time.
08:55 It's a message on my phone.
08:57 Oh.
08:58 Sorry.
08:59 It's our meeting.
09:00 Ah, stacking traffic.
09:03 Guess we could get a drink while we're waiting.
09:05 I don't know.
09:06 I am working.
09:07 And I'm your boss.
09:08 Have a cocktail.
09:09 And me.
09:10 All right.
09:12 If you insist.
09:12 Tea's up.
09:20 Again?
09:21 I like to be useful.
09:22 That is a lot of tea for a man in his 40s, that.
09:25 You'll half my productivity.
09:27 Or double it, depends on the way you look at it.
09:30 Is Kev not about?
09:31 No, he's still on his break now.
09:33 Oh, that can't be fun, fixing a car on the hard shoulder.
09:36 You're joking, aren't you?
09:37 If I know Kev, he'll be in a lay-by somewhere
09:39 having a crafty pasty.
09:41 Hey, pass us that brush.
09:43 I'll do some sweeping up while I'm here.
09:45 Check you out.
09:46 Cleaner, receptionist, team-maker of the lot.
09:48 I've got more hats than a royal wedding maid.
09:51 [LAUGHTER]
09:53 What are you doing here?
10:05 Oh, I want me Ferrari valeting.
10:06 What do you think?
10:07 It was only 50 quid.
10:09 It's now 70.
10:11 And I want at least some of it back by the end of the day.
10:13 Otherwise, it's 100 and a slap.
10:16 Nobody's going to give me any cash.
10:17 They want me to stay clean.
10:18 There's no such thing as clean for people like you.
10:21 You might as well just face facts
10:22 and save yourself the aggro.
10:24 You're wrong.
10:24 I am going to change.
10:25 I'm in your smooth.
10:26 I do not give a toss what you do, just as long
10:29 as you get me my money.
10:30 Now, steal off your mum again.
10:32 Turn a few tricks.
10:33 I really do not care.
10:34 I'll get you the cash and then go.
10:36 Do you know him?
10:42 Never laid eyes on him.
10:44 He was just asking for directions,
10:46 and I told him where to go.
10:47 [GIGGLING]
10:49 What do you want?
11:00 You took the words right out of my mouth.
11:01 What do you think you're playing at?
11:03 Me and you were done.
11:04 Do you hear me?
11:05 If I never see you again, it'll be too soon.
11:07 Then what are you doing around here?
11:08 I just saw you.
11:09 I go wherever I like.
11:11 And that had no to do with you.
11:12 Don't flatter yourself.
11:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
11:17 What time is it?
11:30 Out first.
11:31 1 or 2?
11:33 12.
11:35 Seriously?
11:36 Yep.
11:37 In this time zone?
11:39 Mm-hmm.
11:40 Oh, today feels like it's dragging on forever.
11:44 This whole year, in fact, I can't
11:45 wait to see the back of it.
11:47 Oh, don't wish your days away, my love.
11:49 When you get to a certain age, the years certainly don't drag,
11:52 I can assure you of that.
11:54 Usual.
11:55 Just a small one, sweetheart.
11:56 I'll get it.
11:57 OK.
11:59 Oh, I'm glad you're on, because Stephen told me you're
12:03 taking him on a trip away.
12:04 Yeah.
12:05 I think we both need it.
12:06 Yes.
12:07 Well, Stephen certainly does.
12:09 I mean, all the business with Elaine, it's gone sour.
12:11 Mm.
12:12 There you go.
12:13 Oh, thank you, sweetheart.
12:14 Keep the change.
12:15 Oh, thank you.
12:16 OK. Cheers.
12:17 Cheers, Audrey.
12:18 That was a very generous offer.
12:22 Yeah, not half as generous as you.
12:25 Are you really paying to take Stephen away?
12:27 What's wrong with that?
12:29 I thought you were a feminist.
12:31 Women didn't burn their bras for the right to be fleeced
12:33 by their latest boyfriends.
12:34 He's not fleecing me.
12:35 I offered.
12:36 And it sounds like you didn't waste any time in accepting.
12:39 He's lucky to have you.
12:41 You don't need to be spoiling him with the money
12:43 from this place.
12:44 That is your nest egg.
12:45 Yeah, and sometimes you just fancy making an omelette,
12:48 yeah, and there's no harm in satisfying it.
12:51 Look, like we were just saying, you know, the older you get,
12:53 the faster the clock starts ticking.
12:55 And I just want to enjoy myself whilst I still can.
12:57 Well, anyway, she's settled in at the garage retreat.
13:06 Well, just so long as you don't let her loose on anybody's cars.
13:10 Oh, no, no, she's only answering the phones
13:12 and making endless brews.
13:15 To be honest, I think she just uses it as an excuse
13:17 to pep me out about Ruby's birthday.
13:20 Do you know, she hadn't told me what she
13:21 wants me to buy for this party.
13:22 I'd probably have to do it all myself, I suppose.
13:25 Oh, yeah, I meant to mention there's been a change of plan.
13:29 Apparently now we're having a joint birthday
13:30 with Jack at the bistro.
13:32 Well, she never told me that.
13:35 Do you know, I'm not sure it's wise for me to turn up there.
13:38 Well, it might be a good chance to bury that, do you?
13:40 Yeah, it might get buried between my shoulder blades,
13:43 or hers, possibly yours.
13:45 No, I don't want to--
13:47 if she's making progress, you know,
13:48 I don't want to derail it with a row,
13:50 especially not on Ruby's birthday.
13:53 Look, Nan, after living with her,
13:56 I do understand why you were so wary,
13:58 and I don't agree with what you did.
14:01 But I do understand that you was just trying to protect us.
14:04 I was.
14:06 Oh, I'll tell you that.
14:08 Just dealing with Cassie, it has nearly broken me.
14:11 And I regard myself as someone of stern stuff.
14:16 Well, you won't get an argument out of me on that one,
14:18 will you?
14:20 Be nice to her if you're back home, though.
14:21 What, you mean so I can share the load?
14:23 Oh, yeah.
14:24 Yeah, that's the only reason.
14:26 Oh, I miss you.
14:28 We all miss you.
14:30 I just want to start again.
14:31 Yeah, well, I mean, I'd like that.
14:33 But, you know, your mother and--
14:35 your mother and I have been holed up for so long.
14:39 I just think we need a bit more of a break from one another.
14:42 All right.
14:44 Well, don't leave it too long.
14:46 Tell you what, we'll have some tea together tonight, right?
14:49 See how it goes, and we'll go from there.
14:50 All right.
14:51 I'll try and put myself on mute.
14:54 I'll be a first.
14:55 [CHUCKLING]
14:57 You all right?
14:58 Yeah. You?
15:00 Yeah, good.
15:01 How are you working?
15:02 Oh, afternoon shift.
15:03 Oh, enjoying it?
15:05 I'm collecting dirty plates and wiping down tables.
15:07 But, yeah, it's OK.
15:09 Good.
15:10 Well, I'd better be off to college.
15:12 Yeah, nice.
15:14 I hope it works out for you.
15:15 All right, well, I hope so.
15:17 See you.
15:20 Uh, miss?
15:23 Yes, Mr. Eustace has sorted out your ball joint.
15:25 It's good to go whenever.
15:27 Yep, all right.
15:28 Cheers, see you later.
15:29 Oh, you've been messing with Mr. Eustace's ball joint.
15:32 Well, you will go out and leave me on my own.
15:35 How was your pasty?
15:36 What pasty?
15:37 The sly one Ty reckons you have every time
15:39 you go out on a break down.
15:40 Oh, he's the right one to talk.
15:42 I'm surprised that cab wasn't full of ducks
15:44 the amount of crumbs he left after the last job.
15:47 So you reckon you can marry some dinner then?
15:49 Oh, deaf-o.
15:50 Uh, we're going to go out and get some dinner.
15:52 Do you want to come?
15:52 Didn't you say Mr. Eustace was collecting his car?
15:55 Well, sometime this afternoon.
15:57 But if we're sure, he'll just have to wait.
15:58 We're entitled to dinner.
16:00 I'm happy to wait here for him.
16:02 I'm not, I'm starving.
16:03 All right, look, you go on ahead.
16:05 I'll see you in the pub.
16:06 OK.
16:07 Everything all right?
16:14 Couldn't be better.
16:15 Well, come get some dinner with us then.
16:16 I'd sooner stop here.
16:18 Why?
16:20 Well, this isn't about Mr. Eustace's ball joint.
16:23 It is, then.
16:26 Well, it isn't.
16:27 I mean, you know how it feels to have nobody trust you.
16:33 To think you're incapable of taking any responsibility.
16:36 I do, yeah.
16:37 Yeah, and you know how worthless that makes you feel.
16:41 I just don't want to feel like that anymore.
16:43 I'm a mother.
16:44 I'm a grandmother.
16:45 And after all these years, I finally
16:49 feel like I've got some skin in the game of life.
16:51 And I want to show I deserve it.
16:53 By going hungry on the off chance
16:55 that Mr. Eustace will pitch up to get his mortar.
16:57 It's a start.
16:59 Just let me do it.
17:00 And if he comes any sooner, I'll follow you to the pub.
17:04 All right, if it means that much to you.
17:08 See you in a bit.
17:08 Is there any news on this meeting?
17:19 Oh, uh, no.
17:22 Nothing on my phone yet.
17:23 I'm sure there'll be--
17:24 Been over an hour.
17:26 Time for another drink, then.
17:27 No, I can't have another one.
17:29 I won't be able to do my job properly.
17:31 Yeah, why don't you give me their number,
17:33 and I'll phone them, because I'm your PA.
17:35 I don't want to look like we're chasing them.
17:37 We're not.
17:38 They're the ones messing up.
17:39 No, really.
17:40 It's-- it's fine.
17:42 Is it?
17:43 You're acting dead weird.
17:44 What's going on, Henry?
17:47 Ah, is that a crisp sandwich?
17:51 There is nothing wrong with a crisp buttery.
17:54 [LAUGHS]
17:56 Ah, you can tell Aggie's away.
17:59 Any news from the estate agent yet?
18:01 No, nothing yet.
18:02 Well, we need to make sure we get all our ducks
18:03 in a row going forward.
18:05 Ducks in a row?
18:06 Yeah, about the investment.
18:07 It's not like we have a history of wheeling
18:10 and dealing in shares, you know?
18:12 But surely it's no one's business
18:14 what we do with our own money.
18:15 It is when you've acted on the inside information,
18:17 and you've made a killing in the process.
18:20 It could be a red flag for someone.
18:21 I don't know.
18:22 We just need to explain why we did it, if anyone should ask.
18:26 Lie, you mean.
18:28 This is a bit of payback for the little man.
18:32 Is he a state agent?
18:33 Right.
18:34 [PHONE RINGING]
18:35 Well, answer it, eh?
18:38 Yeah, better hurt.
18:40 Hello?
18:42 Waterford's weren't happy with my proposal
18:44 on the management structure.
18:46 So they fired you?
18:47 It's a good answer, yes.
18:50 You can't take that lying down.
18:52 You could sue them, unfair dismissal.
18:54 It wasn't quite that simple.
18:56 Their view of my future position and mine
18:57 weren't in alignment.
18:58 So as part of the deal, we came to a financial accommodation.
19:04 What?
19:05 Severance package.
19:07 A payout?
19:09 Oh, because you wanted a bigger job than they
19:10 were prepared to give you?
19:12 Let's oversimplify--
19:13 No.
19:14 You've lost your job and mine in the process,
19:16 and you pocketed a load of cash all because you
19:18 didn't feel important enough.
19:19 It was a humiliating demotion.
19:21 My pride couldn't allow it.
19:22 And what about me?
19:23 Your pride's more than happy to see
19:25 me falling on the scrap heap.
19:26 Sorry.
19:27 Surely you can have a word with someone at Waterford's.
19:30 Someone's going to need a PA.
19:32 In part, the best of terms.
19:34 You burnt your britches?
19:36 Brilliant.
19:37 Just brilliant.
19:40 So what's this about, then?
19:41 What am I even doing here?
19:45 Oh.
19:47 I get it.
19:48 You really wanted your money's worth.
19:49 No.
19:50 No, it's not like that.
19:53 I lied because I couldn't bear the idea
19:54 of not spending time with you.
19:57 You're the only woman I've ever really loved.
19:59 Right, listen.
19:59 No.
20:00 You listen.
20:01 If I don't say my piece, I'll never forgive myself.
20:03 Because, as the bard put it, my bounty
20:07 is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep.
20:09 The more I give to thee, the more I have.
20:11 For both are infinite.
20:12 Get off!
20:14 I don't care how boundless your bounty is.
20:16 I don't want it.
20:17 Don't leave yourself behind, Belle.
20:18 You've been bound by misplaced loyalty to the kebab man.
20:22 With me, you'd want for nothing.
20:25 Your children would want for nothing.
20:26 Your life of drudgery will be transformed
20:29 into one of endless ease.
20:31 Because my life's purpose is to make you happy.
20:35 I see that now.
20:39 You can have the life you've always dreamed of.
20:42 You just need to reach out and grab it.
20:44 [CRASHING]
20:47 That's not a good idea.
20:57 I could explain.
20:58 You needed to explain, I wouldn't be standing here.
21:00 Put it back.
21:01 Put it back!
21:02 And before you get any ideas, there was 67 pound 45 in there.
21:07 I counted it this morning before you came in.
21:09 I'm so sorry.
21:10 You know what?
21:11 You need to wise up.
21:12 There is nothing that you can do that I haven't
21:14 already done with Nob's on.
21:15 I had a feeling this is why you insisted on stopping here.
21:19 After all your fine speeches about trust and second chances,
21:23 oh, they're just words.
21:24 Don't you dare lecture me when I've just caught you
21:26 with your hands in the till.
21:29 I know Dean.
21:30 Who?
21:31 Just stop.
21:32 I'm not Ty.
21:34 I've lost count of the number of times we scored together.
21:36 And I'd heard rumors he'd gone into dealing,
21:38 then I'd seen with you.
21:39 And I wondered if he'd come to see me.
21:40 But then the way you were afterwards,
21:42 I'd guess what had gone on.
21:43 So come on, let's have it.
21:45 Have what?
21:46 Whatever it is you bought off him.
21:48 You really think that I would score drugs
21:50 at my son's workplace?
21:52 On the street where my grandchildren live?
21:55 Totally.
21:55 Hand it over.
21:56 Only dropping in for a bit of tea.
21:58 I don't see why I have to make such a song and dance about it.
22:01 Please, keep your mouth shut.
22:02 Why should I?
22:03 Hey, Mum.
22:04 I was just telling Nan how busy you've been this morning.
22:07 You're settling in all right, are you?
22:09 She behaving herself, is she?
22:11 She's not doing too bad.
22:24 We'll knock her into shape.
22:26 I've still got one or two things to learn, but it's great.
22:30 I'm not going to blow it.
22:32 And I think it helps that you've got some very
22:33 understanding bosses.
22:34 [LAUGHS]
22:35 Very.
22:37 Oh, and I was going to say, Nan's
22:39 coming over for tea tonight.
22:41 Yeah, if it's all right with everyone.
22:43 Of course.
22:44 It'll be lovely.
22:45 Right, now that you're back, me and Cassie,
22:47 we're just going to nip out for a bit of dinner.
22:48 Oh, great.
22:50 Yeah, well, take as long as you need.
22:51 I'll sort it here.
22:52 In fact, go two hours if you want.
22:54 Fridge is full.
22:55 Cheers.
22:57 I'll see you later.
22:58 Yeah, hopefully.
23:00 Right, come on.
23:03 I've manipulated you, and you're absolutely
23:05 entitled to feel angry, but it doesn't change the way I feel.
23:08 Or I venture to suggest the way you feel.
23:13 You're damn right.
23:16 I'll tell you how I feel.
23:18 I feel like the luckiest woman alive
23:20 to be loved the way that I am.
23:22 Oh, I knew it.
23:25 I knew.
23:25 I knew if I let my heart cry out, it would find an echo.
23:28 Some people, they go their whole lives,
23:30 and they never find the one.
23:32 I never believed in it.
23:34 I never believed that someone so different to me
23:36 will be that person.
23:38 Are you into your Yang?
23:39 I've never found hers, but I have.
23:42 I'll order some champagne.
23:44 Yeah, do, because I've got something to celebrate.
23:49 Every day, I get to wake up next to the person
23:52 I was always supposed to be with.
23:55 And yeah, he goes to work dressed like a thunderbird
23:57 and comes back smelling of onions.
23:58 But to be honest, I don't even mind that.
24:00 If moaning was an Olympic sport, then he'd be on the podium
24:03 every single time.
24:04 Oh, and that thing he does when we're watching telly,
24:06 he thinks I don't notice.
24:08 But I do.
24:09 So every time "Gonna Add a Report" comes on,
24:11 I don't know if it's the presenters or what,
24:12 but it turns my stomach.
24:14 But still, there is no one I would rather be with,
24:18 because in every way that matters, I want for nothing.
24:22 You're making a mistake choosing him.
24:23 Yeah, maybe I am.
24:25 But it'll be the best one I ever make.
24:27 See you, Henry.
24:28 Yeah.
24:29 Just give me the gear, and then we'll talk.
24:38 There was no gear.
24:40 It wasn't what it looked like.
24:41 Don't waste your breath insulting me.
24:44 I needed money to buy Ruby a birthday present.
24:48 I just like listening to myself.
24:49 Yeah, I know a part of you might have been
24:51 saying you'd get Ruby a present.
24:52 I was going to buy my kids all sorts in theory,
24:54 except I knew very well that I wouldn't, same as you do.
24:57 No, Dean is a scumbag and a dealer.
24:59 Now, you clearly knew him, and you're wasting my time
25:02 trying to pretend otherwise.
25:04 Or am I going to have to ring him to ask?
25:06 Why didn't you say anything?
25:09 Because against me better judgment,
25:11 I hoped I might be wrong, or that you'd sent him packing.
25:13 But clearly not.
25:14 Now, can we just please-- can we have the truth?
25:18 OK?
25:20 OK, yeah.
25:22 I do know him.
25:24 When I moved back to Manchester, somebody fixed me up with him.
25:28 Right, so he's your dealer now?
25:29 No.
25:30 No, he was once, ages ago, but I've stayed clean ever since.
25:35 So why was he here today?
25:37 I can't believe he was touting the business.
25:39 There's no shortage of users around here.
25:41 I still owe him.
25:44 I was going to use the petty cash to pay him off.
25:47 Maybe, until he dangled a bit more gear in front of you.
25:50 We both know how this works.
25:53 You're going to tell Ty and Kev about the money?
25:57 No, because I do think you're trying.
26:01 But you have-- you've got to try harder.
26:04 And any more fun and games like this,
26:06 and I won't hesitate to tell them.
26:08 I mean that.
26:09 Finally, this family's luck is turning.
26:16 Yeah, well, we deserve it.
26:19 That be Debbie?
26:20 Oh, listen, I can't wait to see her face,
26:22 but I'll tell you what, let's just, uh,
26:24 let's have a bit of fun first, yeah?
26:25 Keep still.
26:26 [LAUGHTER]
26:28 [KNOCKING]
26:29 [DOOR OPENS]
26:30 Oh, hi.
26:31 Hi, Dad.
26:33 Thanks for coming.
26:34 No, I was intrigued.
26:36 So what's with the summons?
26:39 Well, the agent got back to us about the sealed bids.
26:41 We thought it was only fair to put you in the picture.
26:44 Oh, well, sealed bids are always a lottery.
26:48 So don't worry, there'll be other projects.
26:50 Maybe, but only after we finish this one.
26:54 Yes!
26:55 You got it!
26:56 [LAUGHTER]
26:57 Woo!
26:58 Well, it's been two grand, and we didn't pay over the odds.
27:01 Oh, that's brilliant!
27:04 I am so chuffed for you both.
27:07 Hey, do you know, we should crack
27:08 open a bottle to celebrate.
27:10 Well, I did check the wine cellar,
27:12 and we ain't got decent vintage, so I booked the bistro.
27:14 Ah.
27:15 Oh, do you know, that is my kind of place, the bistro.
27:18 Fabulous.
27:19 Hey, have you told Aggie?
27:20 I'll ring her from the restaurant.
27:22 Talking of which, we should have been there five minutes ago.
27:25 So we should get a shift on.
27:27 What are we waiting for?
27:29 Lead the way, Ronald.
27:30 Lead the way.
27:32 Woo!
27:32 Come on!
27:33 Yes!
27:34 [LAUGHTER]
27:36 Oh, that's exciting.
27:37 I walked into it.
27:38 Come on.
27:40 I thought I'd repair the compliment, the amount of brews
27:43 you've had me today.
27:44 Thank you.
27:45 But shouldn't we be getting back to the garage?
27:47 No, the three of them can manage.
27:49 Three?
27:50 Kev, Ty, and Worthy County.
27:52 You'll get used to it.
27:53 They can't attack, they can't defend.
27:55 The goalie's got to go, the center forward's got to go,
27:57 the manager's got to go, the board's got to go,
28:01 and the pies aren't what they used to be.
28:03 I think that just about covers it.
28:04 I can't wait.
28:07 So does that mean you're happy for me
28:08 to go back to the garage?
28:10 Once we've resolved the dean situation--
28:12 I can't let you pay.
28:13 I wasn't offering.
28:15 How much do you owe?
28:17 70 quid.
28:19 It was 50 quid, and unless I pay him off,
28:21 it's just going to keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger,
28:25 and now he knows where I am.
28:27 He'll keep coming for me.
28:29 Well, we could go to the police, I suppose.
28:32 Like the police are going to listen to an old skank like me.
28:35 You know the score.
28:36 And even if they did something, I mean, Tyrone's sure to find
28:40 out.
28:41 He's got kids.
28:44 I just can't bring that kind of trouble to his door.
28:48 So what if I borrowed the money from you,
28:52 and I swear I'd pay you back?
28:54 And I'm sure you mean that, but if temptation
28:58 gets the better of you, Ty would never forgive us,
29:00 and I'd never forgive myself.
29:03 Now, now, we need to get Dean off your back for good.
29:06 I should go around his house and sort him out.
29:13 Ches, he'd never let you through the gates.
29:15 I could say I was a food delivery man with another freshly
29:18 made knuckle sandwich for him.
29:20 I know it's a pub car park cliche,
29:22 but honestly, he isn't worth it.
29:25 And if anyone's to blame, it's me.
29:27 Don't be daft.
29:29 I'm just glad you came home.
29:31 Eh?
29:33 Everything he said was right.
29:36 I mean, he could give you a life we could never dream of.
29:39 Why wouldn't you want to go off with him?
29:41 Would you?
29:42 No, he's not my type.
29:43 If it were a woman, I mean.
29:45 No, of course not.
29:46 Right, well, why would I be any different?
29:49 So what if he lives in a mansion?
29:51 He can only be in one room at a time.
29:54 And he could take me to all the fancy restaurants in the world,
29:57 but I would never eat anything as good as the Ches burger.
29:59 Cheers.
30:04 I'm sorry.
30:07 I'm the one who should be sorry.
30:10 You warned me about him, but I was so caught up
30:13 with this idea of him being some kind of fancy PA,
30:15 I just wouldn't listen.
30:17 You were only trying to help us.
30:19 Henry took advantage of the fact that we're skin,
30:21 I should def-ob smash his face in.
30:23 Well, Ches, that's dead romantic,
30:25 but we need you earning, not doing time.
30:29 How are we going to manage without my money?
30:32 Well, you could get your old job back at the Rovers.
30:35 It suited you better than being that posh boy's gopher.
30:38 When you put it like that, maybe I should smash his face in.
30:41 I'll tell you what, should we ever run into him,
30:45 we'll both smash his face in. Deal?
30:48 Deal.
30:50 Ah! Here he is.
30:58 Big man on campus.
31:00 How did it go? What did you learn?
31:03 Um, honestly, I'm not that convinced.
31:06 What? Why?
31:08 Well, it just didn't really seem like my bag.
31:11 Did something happen? No, nothing happened.
31:15 It's just that, you know, I was a little too fussed from the off,
31:19 and I was only doing it cos I didn't really have anything else to do,
31:22 so I think I'm going to knock it in the head.
31:24 You can't just sack it off after one day.
31:28 Well, the thing is, the only subject I was interested in studying
31:32 was media, and we had this chat today about the course,
31:35 and it was just so much theory, you know,
31:37 stuff that I'm not actually going to need or use.
31:39 But, Max, college, it's like a stepping stone, isn't it,
31:42 for uni or for a better job?
31:45 You can't just quit school. You're not allowed to.
31:48 Yeah, but I can just do an apprenticeship or something.
31:51 You know, after all about it, it's my life.
31:53 You've just got to trust me.
31:56 CAR ENGINE ROARS
31:59 What are you doing here?
32:08 Do you need sorting out?
32:10 Oh, I could do you a sweet deal. For old times' sake, like.
32:13 From what I recall about old times, I'll pass.
32:16 You need to leave her alone.
32:18 If she gives me what I'm owed? I haven't got your money.
32:21 Come again? You heard. She's finished with you.
32:24 And you're not getting a penny.
32:26 What's this? The world's worst Cagney and Lacey tribute?
32:29 Get with your ladies. Or this. This is going to end very badly for you.
32:32 I think very hard, Dino. Or as hard as you can, about the choice you make now.
32:36 Now, you can walk away and never bother Cassie again,
32:39 or I'll have no choice but to give your name to the police.
32:41 You having a laugh? Shut up! I'm talking!
32:44 Now, I remember enough about old times to get you into some serious bother.
32:48 Burglaries, car theft, smuggings.
32:51 Hmm. Or you loved running your mouth off, ain't the big man.
32:54 Well, you were off your face half the time. Half the time.
32:58 Six houses in one night on Tiles Street.
33:01 Made the paper. You showed me.
33:03 The takings from the butchers at the back of the precinct.
33:05 Oh, and who could forget Tommy Hopington's convertible?
33:08 And there's plenty more from your back catalogue.
33:11 Now, Cassie's money could be the hardest 70 quid you've ever earned.
33:15 So what's it to me?
33:20 If you ever come looking to score from me again,
33:22 then you'll get more than you bargained for, and you...
33:24 you'd best stay clear of any dark alleys.
33:27 To the Bankford of development.
33:46 And all that follow.
33:48 Oh, I don't know if my art could stand the stress of any more sealed bids.
33:52 Oh, you'll have to get your missus to give you the kiss of life.
33:56 If she ever comes back from her aunties.
33:59 It's obvious, Sue, cos you need someone to keep you on the straight and narrow.
34:03 Crisp sandwiches are no kind of diet for a grown man.
34:07 Oh, I used to love a crisp butty, me.
34:09 Thank you. Girl after me own art.
34:12 Not that, er, Aggie a beast's a keen.
34:14 She never switches off. She's a nurse 24/7.
34:17 Yeah, those are just her shifts from what I've seen.
34:19 Yeah, too right.
34:21 But if this project of ours is half as juicy as we reckon,
34:25 she'll be able to cut back on her shifts, maybe go part-time, if I can persuade her.
34:29 Does she not want to be a lady, Aledja?
34:31 Oh, she loves her job.
34:33 It's just that she's been more stressed out than I have ever seen her lately.
34:38 Hmm. I mean, they're still catching up on the pandemic.
34:41 It sounds like part-time would be a perfect compromise.
34:45 Yeah, let's hope so.
34:48 Cheers. Cheers. Come on.
34:51 Chin, chin. Come on.
34:53 I want you to guess.
34:55 Well, how can I? It can be literally anywhere in the world.
34:59 Well, I'm not going to take you for a romantic break to Tehran.
35:02 You know what I'm saying.
35:03 Le croissant. It starts with a P.
35:06 Ah. In that case, it is definitely Peterborough.
35:11 Because the breakfast brunch I had...
35:13 At this rate, I shall be taking Daisy to Paris.
35:16 I'm only kidding. I can't wait. Thank you so much.
35:20 Well, we deserve it.
35:22 Yeah. Now, listen, I think when I pack, I may as well take everything,
35:25 because Tim's booked four viewings at the flat,
35:28 so you might have a new lodger sooner than you bargained for.
35:32 Well, that suits me. I shall enjoy having a tea maker, aren't I?
35:36 Yeah. That's me.
35:38 Huh? Yeah?
35:40 Oh!
35:43 HE SIGHS
35:45 Well, he knows how to handle a morgue.
35:48 Subtle. Not.
35:50 Look, if Alan had paid to take my boyfriend on holiday...
35:53 It's not the holiday.
35:55 It's him getting his feet under the table here.
35:57 I've got the space.
35:59 It's not the space I'm worried about, it's the speed.
36:02 Are you sure you're not moving too fast?
36:04 Look, I'm sorry, but it feels right to me, and, frankly, that's all that matters.
36:07 All right. Yes, love.
36:09 Oh, no, I don't want a drink. Have you got a sec?
36:11 Yeah, fire away.
36:13 Henry Newton's been paid off by Waterford, so now I've lost my job.
36:17 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
36:19 I'm not. He was trying to get back into my pants.
36:22 Right.
36:24 So, just wondering, can I have my shifts back?
36:26 Oh, Gemma, the others snaffled them up as soon as they came available.
36:29 They wrote us full.
36:31 Well, that's not fair. I'm the only reason this place is still going.
36:34 Well, I mean, talk about bigging your part up.
36:36 I mean, I know you were popular, but...
36:38 The only reason that Henry agreed to save the rovers
36:40 was if I agreed to go and work for him.
36:42 Even though I knew he might have a dodgy motive, she'll tell you.
36:45 Yeah, that is true.
36:47 Well, you shouldn't have done that.
36:49 Yeah, well, I did, cos I thought we was mates.
36:51 We are mates, and I would have you back in a heartbeat if it was my call.
36:54 Come on, lady!
36:56 Yeah, and I'm managing the place for Waterford's.
36:59 You know, they want to be in charge of all the hiring and the firing to begin with.
37:02 I'm hoping they'll back off once they trust me.
37:05 So there's nothing you can do?
37:07 I could try and put a good word in for you,
37:09 but, you know, for the moment, that's the best I can manage.
37:12 So, you jacking it in, then?
37:19 Yeah, I reckon so.
37:21 You know, live without riding the Czech New Wave, tar.
37:25 I have no idea what you're talking about.
37:27 Well, count yourself lucky.
37:29 Two foreign blokes shouting at each other in black and white
37:32 isn't exactly my idea of a movie night,
37:34 and I certainly don't want to sit and examine it.
37:37 Evening, losers.
37:39 He was hoping you'd turn up. No, I'm not.
37:41 You're a charmer.
37:43 Nah, it's nice to see you. I just mean I was here to see him, wasn't I?
37:46 I'll do one, then. I don't want to get in your way.
37:48 Right, that came out all wrong. Please don't go. I'm sorry.
37:51 Apology accepted.
37:53 She can be very forgiving.
37:55 Yeah, I've had to be with you for a brother.
37:57 Cos you probably want to make it up, you can buy us a bag of chips.
38:01 I'm starving. Yeah? OK. My pleasure.
38:04 I guess.
38:06 My pleasure.
38:08 Look at you. Should be chucking a stick after you next.
38:11 Love you lots. Bye.
38:16 Well, I'd better be getting a move on.
38:22 What? You've still been out of five yet?
38:24 No, drinking in the afternoon don't agree with me.
38:26 I can't keep me eyes open.
38:28 We're going home, power nap, bit of tea, early night to bed,
38:33 ready for the fray in the morning.
38:35 OK.
38:37 Well, listen, I will make sure he doesn't overdo it.
38:40 Please do.
38:42 We've got a lot on our plates for the next few days.
38:44 Well, bring it on, bro. Bring it on.
38:48 Night, night. See you later.
38:50 These are good. Could have really kicked off about them shears.
38:55 Yeah, well, I think the profit is just trousered.
38:59 Might have smoothed things over a bit.
39:01 Even so, you have every right not to trust me.
39:04 It was a good call.
39:06 It might not have been. I mean, so...
39:09 I mean, I could have lost our money and my brother in the process.
39:13 Look, why do you keep dwelling on something that didn't happen?
39:17 Because if we're going to make a success of this business,
39:20 then we need to be able to trust one another 100%.
39:24 Right.
39:26 You trust him, yeah?
39:28 And as for vice versa, well, that's not in your gift.
39:32 No, no, maybe it is.
39:33 So long as I'm in sole charge of the money,
39:35 there's a temptation to go behind his back again.
39:38 I can't let that happen. So?
39:43 So I'm going to put him on the business account,
39:45 give him full access to the company funds.
39:47 That way, if there's an urge to go off-piste again,
39:50 he'll be the first to know.
39:53 Right.
39:54 Right, I'll get myself a paper. I'll see you back at the house.
39:59 See you, Cassie. See you.
40:01 I don't know why he buys the Gazette.
40:03 He reads it while he's eating his tea
40:05 and just spends the whole time moaning about the football.
40:08 I see what he means about Wethy County.
40:10 Very much the other woman. Thankfully, she's older, uglier,
40:13 and just brings him now but misery.
40:15 Look, once again, thanks for what you did today.
40:21 And when I can be trusted with money, I'll get you something nice.
40:24 Don't worry about it.
40:25 I was pleasant enough to see the dopey grin wiped off Dean's face.
40:29 He was well hacked off, wasn't he, eh?
40:31 Look, about Tyrone...
40:35 Look, I'll keep your confidence about the petty cash.
40:39 But you need to be up front with him about how difficult things are.
40:42 I can't tell him that.
40:44 Now Dean's off the scene, you've got a clean slate.
40:46 You can start having a more honest relationship with Ty.
40:49 I will do, when I'm properly clean.
40:51 But you can't do that on your own.
40:53 You need your family behind you and they have to know the whole story.
40:56 He'll be so disappointed.
40:59 I know.
41:01 No, the Tyrone I know, he'll be more understanding than you give him credit for,
41:04 believe me. Maybe.
41:06 Look, Cassie, you need to do this. Tyrone's a mate.
41:09 And I won't feel comfortable about those girls being under the same roof
41:12 if you don't... OK. OK.
41:15 I'll tell him.
41:17 Good.
41:19 She turned you down?
41:24 After everything you've done for this place?
41:26 Jenny never asked me to take that job.
41:29 And it's not up to her anymore.
41:31 She works behind the bar.
41:33 Well, can't she ask Sean or Glenda to cut down on their hours?
41:37 Why should they? They need the money just as much as we do.
41:41 I don't know what I was thinking, going anywhere near that Henry Newton again.
41:45 You thought it was the right thing to do at the time.
41:48 There's loads of other jobs out there.
41:50 Yeah, I suppose.
41:52 But not at the end of the road, with hours I can fit round the kids.
41:56 I'd better get back to them.
41:58 I don't want Dev and Ashley thinking I'm taking advantage.
42:00 They love the quads.
42:02 Yeah, well, they won't if I leave them there much longer.
42:04 See you. See you.
42:06 If I cop hold of that Henry Newton, I will not be responsible for getting him.
42:12 It's Gemma I'm worried about.
42:14 She's been out of work before.
42:16 She's had a bout of depression.
42:18 I'm worried this is going to send her right back over the edge.
42:21 Hiya.
42:27 I was starting to get worried. I thought you were right behind me.
42:29 Oh, sorry. I was just helping Kevin Abbey look up.
42:32 Did you enjoy working at the garage?
42:34 Yeah, it was eventful.
42:37 Look, could you just leave that for a sec?
42:39 There's something I need to tell you about.
42:41 I thought you would want to watch turtle strangers dancing on a mobile phone.
42:46 It's beyond me.
42:47 It's cool. Everybody does that.
42:49 Well, just because everybody does something, it doesn't mean to say it's right.
42:52 It's quite the opposite in my experience.
42:54 Oh, you're here.
42:57 I thought you'd stood me up.
42:59 As if.
43:00 She wanted to send a search party for you.
43:01 Yeah, well, only because I was worried.
43:03 But, hey, you, you, you, just go on.
43:05 Wash your hands. You've been doing handstands in the backyard.
43:09 Look, I totally understand you're not trusting me.
43:14 I'm not asking you to beat yourself up.
43:16 Tyrone says that you've worked very hard today, and that's lovely to hear.
43:21 I didn't really do anything.
43:23 You're trying your best, and you obviously love it here with Tyrone and the girls,
43:28 so I'm very proud of you making the effort.
43:32 We both are.
43:33 Yeah.
43:34 Look, I know how hard it must have been to get yourself clean,
43:37 and the fact that you did that for my sake and the girls', well,
43:40 I can't tell you how happy that makes me.
43:42 Oh, thank you.
43:43 So...
43:46 Well, if you want to make yourself useful, you could start by laying the table here.
43:51 Ta-da.
43:52 OK.
43:56 CLATTERING
43:58 MUSIC PLAYS
44:08 Bass.
44:09 Bass.
44:11 [BLANK_AUDIO]