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00:00If you want to be a GP in our village, then social skills and a good bedside manner are
00:09really essential.
00:10Am I your first official patient?
00:12Indeed you are, yes. Collect a thousand loyalty points, you get a free cropping.
00:16What went wrong?
00:17With what?
00:18Swanky surgeon in London, one minute. GP in port, when the next?
00:22I sometimes have small panic attacks.
00:24Ah! Dr. Marrington! Now don't worry, it's all under control!
00:28I've been wondering if maybe the problem is a size thing.
00:32Dog, dog, dog, here.
00:34Fetch!
00:45I'm assuming you have a regular dental hygiene routine.
00:50Are you saying I've got bad breath?
00:55Louisa?
00:58Louisa?
01:11See those three houses there, the one on the left?
01:14Used to be a lovely old fellow that lived there.
01:17And he had this pretty little green finch.
01:20He used to sit on his finger and sing to him.
01:24It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw.
01:28It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw.
01:58Martin!
02:25Martin!
02:27I've got you.
02:29I've got you.
02:31You filthy, stinking dog.
02:34Give it to me.
02:36Give it to me.
02:38Come on, just give it to me.
02:42Come on!
02:44Hey, no!
02:45Drop it!
02:47Drop it!
02:48Give it to me!
02:50Give it to me!
02:51Drop it!
02:56Dog, dog, dog, dog, dog.
03:05Dog, dog.
03:26Dog, dog, dog, dog, dog, dog.
03:57I should be in the surgery.
03:59It won't take long.
04:00Well, let's hope her condition is grave.
04:02House calls are not an efficient use of my time.
04:04Come along, Martin.
04:07Move!
04:08And you shouldn't be on the airwaves.
04:10You can't do it properly.
04:12No, I don't take calls in the afternoon.
04:14Oh, Cornic right.
04:16Cornic wrong, if you ask me.
04:18I've complained to the culture secretary.
04:20I've complained to the mayor.
04:22I've complained to the mayor.
04:24If you ask me, I've complained to the culture secretary.
04:27Who are you?
04:28Oh, you remember Martin, my nephew?
04:30Dr. Ellingham, he's come about your ankle.
04:33Oh, now he comes.
04:35Where were you yesterday when it was up like a balloon?
04:37Yesterday?
04:38I thought this was an emergency.
04:40I was worried.
04:41Well, quick about you then, I'm busy.
04:44Mrs. Steele, I've driven out here to see you
04:46when I should be in my surgery.
04:48What do you want?
04:49A medal?
04:51I take your shoe off.
04:53It was my fault.
04:54I left some post on the stairs and she slipped.
04:59Any sensitivity here?
05:01No.
05:02Here?
05:03No.
05:04Here?
05:05No.
05:06I'll go and put the kettle on.
05:08I suppose it's the way of things.
05:11You get on in years, you're not as sure of yourself.
05:14Maybe slip up here and there.
05:16Start to lose your nerve.
05:18How long have you been slipping?
05:20No, not me, you.
05:22I was told how you couldn't keep up with the big boys in London
05:25and came running back to Portwenny.
05:27You have a mild sprain.
05:28I've prescribed some painkillers and some anti-inflammatories.
05:31Oh, look at his face.
05:33Reminds me of when I used to spit up my hanky
05:36and wipe the chalk ice off your face.
05:38Little Marty.
05:45Keep the weight off it for a few days.
05:48Sure you won't stay for tea?
05:50If you have any problems, come and see me in the surgery.
05:54Mrs Steel.
05:55Doctor.
05:58So how is she?
06:00She's rude.
06:01The anti-inflammatories should bring the swelling down.
06:03No, no, no, I don't mean the ankle.
06:04Do you think she's muddled in any way?
06:06Why?
06:07Well, Danny, her son, thinks she's losing it.
06:10I think she's fine.
06:11What do you think?
06:12She's functioning, isn't she?
06:14Yes, but perhaps if I could tell him that you'd examined her.
06:19Marty-Joan, if you want me to assess your friend's mental state,
06:22then call the surgery.
06:23What? She is just in there.
06:34Do you have any idea what the time is?
06:36Not now, you put something in front of the clock.
06:39I suppose that was deliberate, wasn't it?
06:41Mm-hm.
06:42I'd say it was about...
06:46just after half past eight.
06:48When did World War I start?
06:501919.
06:54The Treaty of Versailles.
06:56The Germans were humiliated. It was a sham.
06:59The only place that was ever going was World War II.
07:02Thank you, Mrs Steel.
07:07So, it's a pass.
07:09She's fine.
07:27Hello, Doc. All right?
07:29Yes.
07:30Has Paul arrived yet?
07:32Paul? Paul, yeah.
07:36Hello, Martin.
07:38Hello.
07:41Sorry, do you want to come in?
07:43Um, yes.
07:46Um, I'm glad I bumped into you. I've been meaning to...
07:50Yes, well, considering we live in the same village,
07:53it's actually quite impressive that you haven't managed to bump into me before now.
07:57Yes, right, well, I just wanted to say...
08:00Sorry, sorry, sorry.
08:02Louisa, I know they're here somewhere.
08:04You are so rude.
08:06I'm a doctor.
08:08I cannot believe that you think it was acceptable to...
08:12kiss me
08:13and then imply that I had a problem,
08:15when we've both been up all night, by the way.
08:17Louisa, I found the, um...
08:19Drinking hospital coffee.
08:21Having kittens over Petra's accident.
08:23And then you start banging on about dental hygiene.
08:27It's not on, Martin.
08:29It's just not on.
08:30Thank you, Mrs Steel. That'll be 3.98.
08:33This is three for the price of two.
08:35Did you want a bag?
08:36Um, yes, thank you.
08:37And, frankly, if that was supposed to be an apology,
08:39it was pretty rubbish.
08:41Louisa, your change!
08:44Oh, dear.
08:46I only wanted to save her some money.
08:48It's three for two on the, um...
08:51You don't think I've upset her, do you, Doctor?
08:55You don't think I've upset her, do you, Doctor?
09:25Look, cup of tea on your desk, booked in three appointments
09:28this afternoon, and the lab called about something.
09:32Lots of Latin words.
09:33Couldn't catch it all, but their number is by your phone.
09:36Who are you?
09:37Paul.
09:38Paul?
09:39Pauline, Elaine's cousin.
09:41Where's Elaine?
09:42Pompeii.
09:43Pompeii?
09:44Pompeii, where Greg's doing road studies
09:47or whatever, her boyfriend.
09:49So I'm here.
09:52What do you mean, so you're here?
09:53What?
09:54Well, it's not for Elaine to decide who should replace her.
09:55In fact, Elaine's busy.
09:57I'm covering for her.
09:59It's not forever.
10:00Why, would you give me Elaine on the telephone, please?
10:02No, I don't need this.
10:04I'm just doing her a favor.
10:09I think I messed up my ribs.
10:10Oh, my god.
10:11Who have you been fighting?
10:12Who what?
10:13Name?
10:14Eddie Riggs.
10:15Would you go through, please?
10:17Well, help yourself, then.
10:18You stay here.
10:19Well, I would.
10:20Stay.
10:26Oh.
10:27Oh.
10:31Is that it?
10:32Ah.
10:32Mm.
10:34Won't stop me going out on the boat, will it?
10:36Uh, yeah.
10:37At least a couple of days.
10:39Well, I've got to go out.
10:40It's all down to me now, see?
10:43I curse my boys for not coming on the boat with me,
10:45buggering off to the city.
10:48But look at it now, eh?
10:50Plenty more fish in the sea.
10:52That's what we used to say.
10:53Ah!
10:55That is nasty.
10:57I thought I'd need this for the shock.
10:58He's not in shock.
11:02Please leave us.
11:04I suspect you've broken a rib.
11:05Whoever did that once, look in a way.
11:07No one did it.
11:09Well, ribs don't spontaneously break on their own.
11:11I mean, I didn't see you did it.
11:14Some guy jumped me and ran off.
11:15You were mugged.
11:16No way.
11:18And brought when?
11:20Cool.
11:21I'll give you something for the pain.
11:22The doctor at A&E will give you a report,
11:24which you'll need to bring back to me.
11:26Well, it'll heal by itself, won't it?
11:28Well, let's see what the x-ray says, shall we?
11:30X-ray?
11:31Well, I don't want to go to hospital.
11:32It's not that bad.
11:33Ow!
11:38Thanks, Paul.
11:39Or is he?
11:41Eddie, heard about your misfortune.
11:43Very sorry.
11:44What?
11:46How do you know?
11:47Paul called me.
11:48Nasty bruise, I gather.
11:50No, no, it's nothing, Mark.
11:51It's just, uh, well, it's just one of those things, you know?
11:54You say that.
11:55But do you know how many muggings I've had in Portwen?
11:58Go on, have a guess.
12:00No.
12:02Guess.
12:02No.
12:04None.
12:05Not one.
12:08This is a bleak day for Portwen.
12:10Come on, Eddie.
12:11Let's get it sorted.
12:13Oh.
12:22All right, Al.
12:24All right, Al.
12:26Woo!
12:34All right, Paul.
12:35Hey, Al.
12:37So how was Penzance?
12:39New Lynn.
12:40All right, yeah.
12:41Good to be back, though.
12:43Yeah, cool.
12:46You look totally the same as you used to look in maths.
12:51Yep, just got this cartridge for the docs printer.
12:57I can put it in.
13:00So Elaine's gone to see Greg, then, eh?
13:02Yeah, yeah.
13:05She say when she's going to come back?
13:07Few days, dunno.
13:09Did she leave a message for me or anything?
13:12Sorry.
13:16All right.
13:28Are you Dr. Ellingham?
13:29Do you mind?
13:30This is my consulting room.
13:31I'm sorry.
13:32I've come down from London.
13:33Have you any idea what it takes to get
13:34someone in a decent care home?
13:36I beg your pardon?
13:37My mother.
13:37Finally, after months of waiting, and paperwork,
13:41and expense, it's sorted.
13:42And I get in the car, and I drive when I'm actually
13:44supposed to be in London.
13:45And I get here only to find the local GP has scuppered it.
13:48I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
13:52Muriel Steele, you saw her this morning
13:53and gave her the all clear.
13:55You and your Auntie Joan, who, quite frankly,
13:57would do well to mind her own business.
13:59She knew she had to go.
14:00She accepted it.
14:01Now she's refusing.
14:02On good grounds.
14:03Care homes exist for cases of individual need,
14:06and not for the convenience of offspring
14:08who've chosen to live 300 miles away from their parents.
14:10Convenience?
14:11Doctor, with respect, she's dementing.
14:13I asked your mother two standard questions
14:15for testing cognitive impairment,
14:17and she passed with flying colors.
14:19Two questions?
14:20You are joking.
14:20I speak to her every single night.
14:22Most of the time, she doesn't know whether it's
14:24Tuesday or Selfridges.
14:26Now, whose fault is it going to be
14:27when she gets hit by a car on the road,
14:29or uses a hairdryer in the bath?
14:33Look.
14:35Look, Doctor.
14:36I understand you probably meant well,
14:38and I can forgive you that.
14:40I really can.
14:41But please trust me when I tell you you've made a mistake here,
14:45and I think we'd sort this whole thing out a lot more quickly
14:47if you'd just admit it.
14:49I attended your mother for a medical complaint.
14:52I also informally assessed her cognitive functioning,
14:55and was satisfied that no further examination
14:57was necessary.
14:58Now, you can forgive me or not, but that
15:00is my professional opinion, and this is my surgery.
15:03Now, I'd be very grateful if you'd bugger off.
15:16Mark?
15:18Just walk on by, Doc.
15:21Plain clothes.
15:23What?
15:25Our friend, 5'11", white, dark hoodie,
15:28has Eddie Ricks's wallet.
15:30What's he going to do with the credit card?
15:31He's going to try and use it quick before it's canceled.
15:34And if he does show himself, I'm here.
15:37Right.
15:41Is it likely that the thief would
15:43use the card of a local man in Port Wayne
15:44and go somewhere else, wouldn't he?
15:46I think what you're missing here, Doc,
15:47is it's a visible policing thing.
15:49In times of uncertainty, people want to see
15:51their police force on the ground.
15:53They want to feel safe in their beds.
15:54But you're trying not to be seen.
15:57Yes.
15:58That's right.
15:59That's why I'd rather not chat, if that's all right with you.
16:03That's fine.
16:10Oh, right there, Doc.
16:21Bit light on your feet there, Doc.
16:22Mm-hmm.
16:24So is that sweet Pauline, she something OK?
16:26No.
16:27Oh, she's a lovely girl.
16:29Dawn and I were in the Wadebridge water polo team.
16:31We sum yours back, now.
16:325.62, please, Doc.
16:34Dawn, that's her mother.
16:37Better have some cash back.
16:3830 pounds, please.
16:39Oh, no, Doc.
16:40Sorry, we're not accepting cars today.
16:42Dawn is what you might say very motivated.
16:45Right.
16:46It was Eddie Ricks who was mugged.
16:48Yeah, yeah.
16:49Horrible business.
16:50Never been lucky, Eddie.
16:51I was not mugged.
16:53And you know me.
16:54I should point out that Dawn is very ambitious for her daughter.
16:57Please don't point anything out, Bert.
16:59This is completely illogical.
17:00It's not, actually.
17:02When Paul was one year old, she threw her in the pool,
17:05you know, trying to make her swim early.
17:07Would you explain it to me?
17:08Oh, she sank right to the bottom.
17:10Not you, her.
17:12Apart from anything else, what criminal with even half a brain
17:15would try and use that credit card anywhere in Portwen?
17:17I don't know.
17:18But I can guarantee you, you won't have any joy in my shop.
17:21Can't imagine anybody finding much joy in your shop.
17:24Not if they want to use the car, Doc, no.
17:26Because our card machine is broken.
17:34Right.
17:36Well, I'll just have to pay you tomorrow.
17:39Mr. And Mrs. Credit have passed away.
17:41Please don't mention their name.
17:42It really hurts.
17:50Right, well, it's a matter of the pouring.
17:51I might drop up for a cup of tea later on.
17:57Just a minute.
17:59Hang on a second.
18:05Pass away, Mrs. Est.
18:06You're doing just fine.
18:10All right, Mum.
18:11It's all right.
18:12What were you doing headed out to sea, then?
18:14Hold her, she's very weak.
18:15Oh.
18:21You all right?
18:22Let's go.
18:23Let's go.
18:24You all right?
18:26Let's find something for her to wear.
18:28Oh, no.
18:29To the lifeboat house.
18:30See if there's some trousers or something.
18:32And a towel.
18:33I need to buy a battery.
18:34Later, Mum.
18:35Let's get you dried off.
18:36I have to see Mr. Monkford.
18:38Mr. Monkford is at the post office.
18:39Not out in the water.
18:40For a PP3 battery.
18:42Good God.
18:43Please, don't take the Lord's name in vain.
18:46Mrs. Steele.
18:48Oh, you're not Mr. Monkford.
18:49No.
18:50It's Martin Ellingham, the doctor.
18:53She's freezing.
18:54All right, let's get her inside.
18:55Up to the pub, I think.
18:56Can somebody fetch a blanket?
19:00Muriel!
19:01What's happened?
19:02Are you OK?
19:03I need to buy a battery for my smoke alarm.
19:05Can we clear some space, please?
19:06Everything's going to be taken care of.
19:08Yes, Mrs. Steele.
19:09We'll soon have you in the warm.
19:10Awesome.
19:11Here you go, Muriel.
19:13A nice cup of tea to warm you up.
19:15You need warming up.
19:16I'm not dead.
19:17Muriel?
19:18Oh, Lou.
19:19What have you been doing?
19:22Oh, what's it got to do with you?
19:24Lou?
19:25She's dementing.
19:27Nonsense.
19:28I've done all I can, just trying to make
19:30sure she's not left unattended.
19:31She's just old.
19:32We all have our idiosyncrasies.
19:34You of all people should know that.
19:36Auntie Joan, there are idiosyncrasies
19:38and there's wading into the sea to get to the post office.
19:40Danny's on the phone, seeing if the homeless still have her.
19:42No.
19:43That'll kill her.
19:44Martin, can't you do something?
19:45It's all arranged.
19:46High trees will take her.
19:48You can't do that.
19:49It is her worst nightmare.
19:51It's not a decision I've taken lightly.
19:53I prayed long and hard for her to get better,
19:55but she hasn't.
19:57And I can't look after her.
19:59I'm in London.
20:00Well, I can look after her.
20:01No, you can't.
20:02She needs round-the-clock care.
20:03I'm glad you see that now.
20:05I promised her that she would not have to go into her home.
20:09Maybe it's for the best.
20:12Right.
20:21What are you doing?
20:23Installing a scanner.
20:29Don't touch that.
20:30It's downloading a software update.
20:32What?
20:33No.
20:34I download my own software updates.
20:36Fine.
20:37It's not straightforward.
20:38You have to back everything up first.
20:40Whatever.
20:41I did back up first.
20:42I have done this before, you know.
20:44Really?
20:45Worked in a surgery in Newlyn.
20:47Did you?
20:48Yeah.
20:49Hmm.
21:10No, I'm not happy with this.
21:12Have you been taking the medication I gave you?
21:15It's my medication.
21:18She's due another dose.
21:20Oh.
21:21I'll give her something stronger.
21:22Um, can you supervise the medication?
21:24I'll do my best.
21:28I'll get a glass of water.
21:30Oh, right.
21:32She's quite vulnerable, isn't she?
21:34Yes, it does seem that way.
21:36I thought she was all right on her own, that she could cope.
21:38I mean, I popped in almost every morning for years.
21:41That gradual deterioration's sometimes hard to spot.
21:43Yes, or maybe it was there and I just assumed it.
21:46Oh.
21:48Look at the state of her.
21:51Inflammation in the elderly can sometimes look alarming,
21:54but it's not as bad as it seems.
21:56Yes, but none of this would have happened
21:58if she'd have been here in the first place, would it?
22:00If you're so concerned about her,
22:02why weren't you watching her when she walked into the sea?
22:04This is not the place.
22:09Who is he?
22:11Who is he?
22:31Excuse me.
22:33Hey, you!
22:36Hold it right there!
22:41Come on.
22:56All right?
22:58It's his wrist.
23:00Oh, God! Was it the mugger?
23:02No, it was only me.
23:04He was wearing a hoodie in the lane. I went to apprehend him.
23:06Jumped me from behind?
23:08I shouted, but he...
23:11I don't know. I just...
23:13Instinct. I flipped him.
23:15You flipped him?
23:17It landed on my hand.
23:19Shall we...?
23:26Oh, see you, Mark. Well done, mate.
23:28Cheers, Tom.
23:30Mark, I thought you were going to the hospital.
23:32I was, but Paul said you had a PCT meeting at the hospital,
23:35so I thought I'd keep you company.
23:37Well, I've still got patients to see.
23:39I don't mind waiting.
23:41Well, that meeting's not till much later.
23:43No problem.
23:53Having no girlfriend or family,
23:55if I should need care,
23:57who's going to run me to the hospital and what not?
24:00That's why you have to cherish your friends
24:02like old Mrs S and your Aunt Joan.
24:04And you and me.
24:06I can see it in old age, can't you?
24:08Looking in on each other.
24:10Obviously, if you should get a girlfriend, that'd be fine as well.
24:13Although, I have to say, I admire you on that front, Doc.
24:16You're not needy.
24:18You don't pine for the opposite sex.
24:22Are you, er...?
24:25No.
24:27Just a bit? No.
24:29No problem if you were. Still be friends.
24:31That's possible. Mark, shut up.
24:34Hello.
24:46Name?
24:48Dr Martin Ellingham.
24:50I've brought a patient in from Portland with a sprained wrist.
24:52Needs an X-ray. I'd appreciate it if you could see him as soon as possible.
24:55You'll have to wait for triage.
24:57No, I won't. I've already diagnosed him.
24:59That's triage?
25:01Yes, and that's what I've done.
25:03Hiya, Mark. Hiya.
25:05In the wars?
25:07It's the jungle out there.
25:21Mind yourself.
25:33Oh, excuse me.
25:35Dr Martin Ellingham, Portwen.
25:37Mr Ricks is a patient of mine.
25:39Oh, yes.
25:41Did the X-ray show anything?
25:43X-ray? His ribs.
25:45There must have been a separate trauma. I had a look at his burns.
25:47Are you all right?
25:49What burns?
25:51Excuse me.
25:57Oh, excuse me.
25:59Excuse me.
26:25Thought it was best if we keep this mix up between us.
26:28What are you doing?
26:30Earring, earring.
26:42Pauline?
26:44What do you reckon? G'day?
26:46No, I can't find a patient's records.
26:48They'll be there.
26:50What's his name?
26:52Ricks.
26:54Eddie.
26:56Yeah.
26:58Shall we start again from the beginning?
27:00First name, Edward.
27:02Yeah.
27:04So, we look under E.
27:06There, see?
27:08No, Pauline, I can't have patients' records filed
27:10under their first name.
27:12It was good enough in Newlyn.
27:14What sort of surgery was it? A vet?
27:16Still a surgery.
27:18Learned a lot there, actually.
27:20Minor arps, splints and things.
27:22Could have done that sprained wrist for you.
27:24Piece of piss.
27:26There you go. Edward.
27:28Did Mr. Ricks bring a letter
27:30from the hospital regarding his ribs?
27:32Don't think so.
27:34Perhaps it's filed under L for letter.
27:36Or P for piece of paper.
27:46They all are gone.
27:48Be careful. They're heavy, mate.
27:50I know they're heavy.
27:53Easy.
27:55It's all right. I'll get it.
27:57Are you sure? I said I'll get it!
27:59Oh!
28:01Oh, Eddie!
28:03Oh, Eddie!
28:05Oh!
28:07Are you all right, love?
28:09Oh, my Lord!
28:11I don't know what happened, doctor.
28:13One minute he was moving stuff around
28:15on the truck and the next... He has a cracked rib.
28:17He shouldn't be moving anything. He should be in bed.
28:19Excuse me. Please. Sorry. It's just we still have to make a living.
28:21Sorry, doc.
28:23Is he unconscious long?
28:25Oh, just a few sengs, I think.
28:27I'm all right now.
28:29Just a bit woozy.
28:31Let's have a look at his cut.
28:33Mrs. Ricks.
28:35Gloria.
28:37Yeah. Could you fetch a drink of water, please?
28:39Oh, I could fetch Miss Flask a tea.
28:41It's not for him. It's for me.
28:43Oh, right. The blood.
28:45Oh!
28:49I thought I told you not to work.
28:51I told you I've got to.
28:53Ah!
28:55Hey, stop!
28:57Weren't you worried that a mugger might steal all your fish?
28:59What?
29:01I saw you in the hospital.
29:03And I've been looking at your records.
29:05Seems you've had quite a catalogue of injuries
29:07in the last year or so. Why don't you tell me?
29:09Are you going to be all right, love?
29:11Yeah.
29:13I'd like to see you both in my surgery tomorrow.
29:15There's a few things I want to ask you.
29:17Can I just...? Shut up. Do as you're told.
29:41Mr. Steele?
29:43Dr. Ellingham, I'd like to apologise.
29:45What for?
29:47For my anger.
29:49Oh.
29:51How's your mother?
29:53She's worse.
29:55And the swelling hasn't gone down.
29:57Forgive me.
29:59I called a friend in London
30:01who is a GP,
30:03and he says we should have had her x-rayed.
30:05Should we?
30:07Um...
30:10Have you been putting weight
30:12on this ankle?
30:14I'm going to write to which magazine?
30:16She hasn't been walking.
30:18Are you sure? Yes.
30:20And you've been giving her the diclofenac?
30:22Twice a day.
30:24Well, I don't understand why the inflammation hasn't gone down.
30:26Have the tablets I gave you
30:28had any effect on the pain, Mrs. Steele?
30:30What?
30:32Well, you have been supervising, haven't you?
30:34She's definitely taking them.
30:36I bring her the glass of water.
30:38That's enough, is it?
30:40Can't make me drink.
31:04She's supposed to take them.
31:06Mrs. Steele, these tablets
31:08will help you with the pain and the inflammation
31:10in your ankle, but you will have to take them.
31:12If this medication
31:14were more critical, your negligence
31:16could have been lethal.
31:18I don't want
31:20to get a high treat.
31:22Mum, you're already at high treat.
31:24I don't drink at night, otherwise you wet the bed
31:26and they send you to high treat, and I haven't.
31:28I have not wet the bed.
31:30Of course you haven't wet the bed, Mum.
31:32Give me a cup of tea.
31:35Have you at least seen her drink?
31:37Have you seen her drink anything at all?
31:39Not as such.
31:43I drink in the morning
31:45as I always do.
31:51Do you have any rehydration salts in your medical cabinet?
31:53I don't know.
31:55A diarrhoea preparation will do.
31:59I think your mother's probably been
32:01avoiding fluids at night for quite some time.
32:03What?
32:05She's not drinking.
32:07You heard her say she's worried about wetting the bed.
32:09Surely she must be drinking something.
32:11In the mornings,
32:13Joan would take her a cup of tea or two.
32:15That would raise her fluids temporarily, make her lucid.
32:17I found some.
32:19Oh, thank you.
32:21She might not be dementing
32:23at all.
32:25Well, let's wait and see.
32:27Mrs. Steele,
32:29I need to see you drink this.
32:31Come on.
32:33Come on.
32:35Come on, Mum. It'll help you.
32:41All right, we need to get a drip into her.
32:43Don't worry, Mrs. Steele.
32:45I think you're going to feel much better very soon.
32:47Praise the Lord.
32:50Hmm?
33:00Don't do that.
33:02What?
33:04That. With that animal.
33:06This is a doctor's surgery.
33:08Get it out of here.
33:10You're not an animal, are you, lovey?
33:12What's your name, eh?
33:14What's his name?
33:16It's not my dog.
33:18It takes two minutes.
33:20Get out! Get out!
33:22Ah, Mr. Riggs.
33:24Mrs. Riggs.
33:26Follow me.
33:32Mr. Riggs, you've suffered a significant
33:34number of contusions and fractures
33:36over the last couple of years.
33:38Not that many.
33:40I've counted 17.
33:42Did you have a problem with balance?
33:44Vision?
33:46Hearing?
33:48No.
33:50Don't hear me when I tell him to take the Ben out.
33:52Are you on any medication you haven't told me about?
33:54No.
33:56Are you a drug user?
33:58No.
34:00What were the burns you went to the hospital with?
34:02Bonfire.
34:04Hot fat.
34:06Cooking on a bonfire?
34:08Barbecue.
34:10Have you always been accident-prone?
34:12Yeah.
34:15Mr. Riggs,
34:17there's a strong possibility you have developed
34:19one of a number of serious conditions
34:21which would explain why you keep injuring yourself.
34:23Now, I've spoken to a colleague
34:25at the hospital in Truro
34:27and arranged for you to jump several cues.
34:29You're going to have an ultrasound of your carotid arteries
34:31to determine whether you've suffered
34:33any transient ischemic attacks which would cause
34:35temporary blackouts.
34:37You're going to have an EEG to record your brainwave activity
34:39which would rule out epilepsy.
34:41Or not, as the case may be.
34:43You're going to have an MRI scan
34:45which will show us whether you have a primary or a secondary brain tumour.
34:51Maybe it's for the best.
34:53Don't be stupid.
35:01Yeah, she's right, Doc.
35:03There's no need to go to all that fuss.
35:05Mr. Riggs, you don't seem to understand.
35:07If you have a brain tumour and you do nothing,
35:09you may well die.
35:11You've been very kind.
35:13It's very nice of you to go to all this trouble.
35:15Have some of my smoked mackerel pâté.
35:17We smoked the mackerel ourselves.
35:19Honest, Doc, we understand.
35:21We'll think about everything you've said
35:23and we'll be in touch.
35:33All right, Doc.
35:35Mark, how's your wrist?
35:37Yeah, fine.
35:40Well, it's not as bad as it used to be,
35:42which is unnecessary, of course,
35:44all on the line of duty.
35:46Look, I was touched by that.
35:48But you didn't actually confront a mugger, did you?
35:50Technically, no. That's right.
35:52Well, not technically. Actually.
35:54You say that, Doc, but that's only one way of looking at it.
35:56Another way of looking at it
35:58is I didn't know Al wasn't the mugger, did I?
36:00So I did confront him, didn't I?
36:02Anyway, the public likes to think
36:04the police are making progress on sensitive issues.
36:06It makes them feel safe.
36:08I don't think folk want to hear our friend
36:10hasn't even been sighted.
36:12The truth is
36:14there is no mugger.
36:16How's that?
36:18Well, I know that.
36:20I can't tell you how I know that, patient confidentiality,
36:22but I do know that.
36:24So...
36:26I screen my wrist for nothing?
36:28Hmm.
36:30But everybody signed my card.
36:32Lucy Holmes,
36:34there's Rick, Bert and Al,
36:36Lou and Dan, that's a blast from the past.
36:38Those two.
36:40There's young Peter Cronk.
36:42Embarrassing, now.
36:44Lou and Dan, sir?
36:46Yeah, Louisa and Danny.
36:48He used to bring out the old green-eyed monster in me
36:50in the old days, I have to admit.
36:52You know, when I thought Louisa was the one.
36:56Right.
36:59Martin!
37:01Martin!
37:03Mu is back to her old self.
37:05Pretty annoying, then.
37:07Vile.
37:09Good.
37:11Good, she's fighting fit.
37:13I'm very proud of you.
37:15I'll drop in and see her tomorrow.
37:17No, we're going to fetch her.
37:19At three o'clock, she's coming home.
37:21Yeah, I can't remember the last time
37:23I had a conversation with her like today.
37:25It's like she's back from the beyond.
37:27It's like she's back from the beyond.
37:29So, thank you.
37:33Do you know Lou? Lou Glasson?
37:35Yes.
37:37Of course, you forget everyone knows everyone else.
37:39Martin?
37:41Lou.
37:43We're going for a drink. Celebrate.
37:45Enjoy your evening.
37:49Bless you.
37:53I didn't sneeze.
37:57I didn't sneeze.
38:03What did she tell you this time?
38:05She told me on the phone.
38:07She told you on the phone?
38:09She said
38:11he's too shy.
38:13He's always waiting for the girl to make the move.
38:15Because he's always waiting for
38:17permission and when you give him permission
38:19it messes up.
38:23She said it's pathetic.
38:25Yeah, well,
38:27I suppose I can't see why she went back to her old boyfriend.
38:29Morning, Doc.
38:31Morning, Doc.
38:37Morning.
38:39Morning.
38:42Morning.
38:54Oh, thanks for telling me that, Pauline.
38:56She was pretty blunt.
38:58Yeah, well, you know Elaine.
39:04She said you had a nice bum.
39:08Al? Yeah?
39:10She was right.
39:14Thanks.
39:18I thought we were in surgery.
39:26Doc?
39:28Phone call.
39:30Pauline.
39:34I gather your cousin's not coming back.
39:36Um, no.
39:38Right, well, I want to be clear.
39:40I'm going to advertise her job.
39:42Yeah, good, good.
39:44Because I was going to say, you know,
39:46I can't cover forever.
39:48Oh, yeah.
39:50This phone call?
39:52Surgeon. It's Mrs. Rex.
39:56Thank you for coming, Doctor.
39:58We're so sorry to have troubled you.
40:00Another accident.
40:02Now do you see the need for proper investigation?
40:04He's upstairs.
40:08Hello.
40:12Mrs. Rex, could you switch your light on?
40:14I'll open the curtains, please.
40:16Oh, dear.
40:28We've, uh,
40:30a pretty good idea
40:32of what we're going to do.
40:35We'd, uh,
40:37appreciate your
40:39discretion, Doctor.
40:41What have you done to him?
40:43Well, I was hoisting him up
40:45and something gave.
40:47Don't say anything, Doc.
40:49The boy's down at the harbour.
40:51I'd never live it down.
40:53Is this consenting?
40:55Consenting? He loves it.
40:57My shoulder!
40:59Oh, yes, sorry.
41:01Uh, which one?
41:03Right.
41:05Okay. Can you move it?
41:07Oh.
41:09Ah!
41:11Ow!
41:13It's your trapezius muscle.
41:15I'll give you an injection of diazepam.
41:17All the injuries?
41:19Yeah.
41:21And the burns as well?
41:23Oh, apart from down on the harbour.
41:25That was just a fall.
41:27Why didn't you tell me?
41:29I'm sorry, Doc.
41:31You know, in the heat of the moment,
41:33Eddie forgets his safe word.
41:35Don't tell him that.
41:37Oh, it's all right, Sausage. He's a doctor.
41:39I should explain.
41:41No, you don't have to.
41:43Well,
41:45we've been married a long time, you see.
41:47And
41:49when our boys left home,
41:51we needed a bit of spark.
41:53So you don't like injections, do you?
41:55No.
41:57Good.
41:59Ow!
42:01And then, by chance,
42:03we found this.
42:05Opened up a whole new world.
42:07Now there's a spark.
42:09Oh, my!
42:29Oh, you look much better.
42:31Well, I suppose you think you're the bee's knees.
42:33No, I don't.
42:35That's your ankle.
42:37Oh,
42:39the swelling's gone down considerably. Good.
42:41Prescribe a glass of water
42:43and suddenly you're the cat's whiskers.
42:45Can I ask you some questions?
42:47What for?
42:49Just routine.
42:51If I had a hundred pounds and I spent seven,
42:53how much would I have left?
42:57It's Wednesday.
42:59It's 3.15 in the afternoon
43:01and labour is in its third term of power
43:03and still hasn't done anything for the elderly.
43:05We're in Hightrees,
43:07home for old codgers near Portwen in Cornwall
43:09and you would have
43:1193 pounds left, which these days, little Marty,
43:13wouldn't get you much.
43:15Right.
43:17Right.
43:19Ready then.
43:21I'll put your suitcase in the car.
43:23Yes, unless...
43:25What?
43:27Unless you could
43:29see about me staying on.
43:31Well,
43:33I know.
43:35I was terrified of coming here
43:37and look at it,
43:39I can't think what I was scared of
43:41and more to the point,
43:43I didn't know what I was missing.
43:45Well,
43:47I could ask.
43:49Then ask.
43:51You're sure?
43:53No. No, there's a lot of flatulence
43:55in the ranks and if that gets too bad,
43:57I can change my mind, but in the meantime,
43:59yes,
44:01I think,
44:03I am sure.
44:05Well, I'll
44:07talk to the manager.
44:13Well,
44:15what am I
44:17going to do at half past eight every morning?
44:19You've got a farm to run.
44:21Muriel,
44:23do you want to go?
44:30Good
44:32God.
44:34Please don't take his name in vain.
44:36Why not?
44:38I think
44:40I know why she was so terrified of coming
44:42here. Why?
44:44Well, because I was so
44:46ridiculously frightened for her.
44:48Is that because you're getting old
44:50too?
44:52I wouldn't have put it quite so bluntly.
44:54Hmm.
44:59All right, do you want a lift?
45:01No, no, no, I'm fine on my own.
45:03All right.
45:19Oh!
45:21Sorry.
45:23No.
45:26Spencer Quine.
45:28Yes, I fancied it.
45:30I fancied an old friend. I mean, I'm having an old friend
45:32over for dinner tonight, so
45:34you know.
45:38Louisa. Come on, you.
45:40Dom. Danny.
45:44I could eat a horse, come on.
45:46Right, night.
45:48Night, then.
45:56You allowed infected children
45:58into the school. Just listen to me.
46:00And in years to come, when archaeologists unearth
46:02the ruins of Port Wend, someone will ask
46:04the question, how did this unspeakable
46:06disaster occur? How?
46:08Because Miss Glasson said.
46:13If you can't wait till next Thursday,
46:15the first series of Doc Martin is used
46:17to own now on DVD.
46:19Next tonight, we celebrate the suave,
46:21bowler-hatted agent, and of course,
46:23who could forget his three sexy sidekicks?
46:25Part of our must-see TV,
46:27Joan Collins looks back at The Avengers next.
46:29Then, after the news,
46:31a star-studded line-up join Frank,
46:33Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee and Ozzy Osbourne.
46:35Not to be missed at 11.