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00:00Who in the world is that?
00:09Wait, did he actually just look at me?
00:18Hey, everything alright?
00:21Say something cool.
00:22No, say something smart.
00:24Say something sophisticated.
00:25See you.
00:26Nope, not that.
00:27Hey, uh, what, look, what happened in there, like, could it have happened to anyone?
00:37Has it ever happened to you?
00:40No, but I avoid hats at all costs.
00:43Great, more to add to the people who hate Harriet Manor's list, everyone at London
00:48Fashion Week.
00:49It's very nice hair, sort of like a lion's mane.
00:55Smooth.
01:00Harriet Manor's.
01:01A handshake?
01:02Seriously?
01:03Hello, Harriet Manor's.
01:04It is nice to formally meet you.
01:08I'm Nick Park.
01:09Nick Park, a name I can see being scribbled in many journals over the coming days.
01:14Any particular reason for the particularly smiley face this morning?
01:17Not that I could blame you.
01:18Just thinking about chemistry.
01:20It's not an outright lie.
01:25It's nice to meet you too.
01:27No, I'm sorry, Nat.
01:29I'm really, really sorry.
01:30I thought I could do it, but I can't.
01:31I'm dressed as a spider.
01:33What's wrong with me?
01:34Well, one of your legs is at the wrong angle, for starters.
01:38Oh, no.
01:41It's you.
01:44Just me.
01:45I don't really think I'm cut out for the fashion world.
01:48I don't know, I feel like you might be exactly what we need.
01:50Wait, is he flirting with me?
01:53Really?
01:54I mean, what the fashion world needs, not like, not me.
01:59Me.
02:00Obviously not.
02:01He has Poppy.
02:02Pull it together, Harriet.
02:04Show me.
02:05Show you what?
02:06How to model.
02:07I mean, you clearly know what you're doing, so.
02:09The first thing to remember, do anything you want, as long as you own it.
02:13Okay, we'll call this waiting for the bus.
02:15Next.
02:18You're cheating, that's the exact same.
02:20This is not the exact, that was a completely different expression.
02:23Different bus, maybe.
02:24Yeah, she's got something.
02:25Something, right?
02:35Pterodactyl.
02:36Wait, what about this one?
02:39Oh, wait, wait, wait.
02:40The scream by Edvard Munch.
02:42No, close.
02:43That's what I call the home look.
02:45I think I love him.
02:52You okay?
02:53Yeah.
02:54I like her.
02:57For you, G, I mean, I.
02:58Don't voice this.
02:59This girl still don't know what job they're doing it all for.
03:10Ready?
03:11Nope.
03:12Yeah.
03:13For what?
03:15You just have fun, okay?
03:16Remember, they're more scared of you than you are of them.
03:20Your lesson was completely useless, by the way.
03:23Not once have I been asked to perform a pterodactyl.
03:25Yeah, it's a bit outdated.
03:27About 65 million years.
03:29It's just a lot harder in front of all these people.
03:32What do you think about when you're just standing there?
03:35What I'm gonna have for lunch.
03:37Whether I remember to put deodorant on.
03:40Sharks.
03:41Wait, sharks?
03:43I like sharks.
03:44You're like a dying swan.
03:45Brilliant.
03:46Seriously, just be yourself.
03:48I'm not sure I know how not to be.
03:50Okay, try this.
03:51Close your eyes, look down, blink once,
03:54and then blink again as you look up and into the camera.
03:56Like this.
04:01I think my heart just hopped.
04:03Nick, my pouting sunset.
04:05Why are you distracting this little hatchling?
04:12Oh, interesting.
04:14What is?
04:16Scoot.
04:17Scoot.
04:22He winked at me.
04:23Okay, don't read too much into it.
04:24It's probably just a fashion thing.
04:26Should I do it back?
04:30I'm really starting to enjoy it.
04:33It or flirting with Nick Park?
04:36No.
04:37No, no, no.
04:39We're not flirting as a girlfriend.
04:41Hey.
04:42Say something cool, Harriet.
04:44Say something hip.
04:45Sup.
04:46I have never in my life said sup before.
04:49This is definitely not the time to start.
04:51I mean, hey.
04:52So, this is awkward.
04:54Mustn't fill the silence with pointless facts.
04:57No facts, Harriet.
04:58No facts.
04:59So, what have you been up to so far?
05:01I did your blinky up and down thing,
05:04and I think it works.
05:06I told you, you're a natural.
05:08A natural what, though?
05:09Do you have a phone number?
05:11Yeah.
05:12You think I could have it?
05:14What for?
05:15So I could text you.
05:17Or whatever.
05:18Yeah, whenever I need an extra fact about sharks.
05:21Trying really hard not to scream yes at the top of my lungs.
05:25Okay, be cool.
05:26Be cool.
05:27Be...
05:29And I suppose that would be acceptable.
05:33We do actually have an atom of dinosaur in each of us.
05:36I find it quite comforting, actually,
05:38knowing that there's a little bit of me that's T-Rex.
05:40Nikki, baby, I'm all done now.
05:42I'll see you after, yeah?
05:45You know, I'd love to go and check out...
05:47Really?
05:48Where is my coffee?
05:50Eugie.
05:51Did you know that the original long arm was created
05:53for the opening of the Tate Modern in London?
06:03London has all the best spiders.
06:05Wait.
06:06Is Nick flirting with me?
06:11I guess I missed the kissing memo.
06:21Hey, Auntie Eugie.
06:22Sorry, did he just say Auntie Eugie?
06:25Hello, Harriet.
06:26Thank you for coming.
06:29Be honest, are you stalking me?
06:31What are you doing?
06:32This is my dressing room.
06:34Then what am I doing here?
06:37I got it, that's the waiting for the bus.
06:40Well, actually, it's the waiting...
06:46Well, I'm Toby in a very unofficial way.
06:48A lot of people seem to hate me.
06:50No, I'm not buying that.
06:55Oh, my gosh, it was a date.
06:57Where is your favourite city?
06:59Favourite city?
07:01New York.
07:02No, Shanghai.
07:03I went on my first real proper date.
07:06And it was with Nick.
07:07Bangkok.
07:10Maybe Paris?
07:11No, you're just showing off.
07:13Oh, my gosh, it was a date!
07:14I was on a date with Nick!
07:16Okay, okay.
07:18Calm down and reply.
07:20You hung out at museums?
07:23You, the world-famous supermodel.
07:26This is superlative.
07:29Superlative?
07:31Yes.
07:33Please tell me more.
07:35Oh, sarcasm.
07:37Skepticism.
07:38Superlative.
07:41Okay, now he's being sarcastic.
07:46There's something else I want to show you, though.
07:48Come on.
07:54Yes!
07:55I read you were really into sharks.
07:58What did you know?
07:59I, uh, just somewhere on the internet.
08:02I think I clicked on it by accident.
08:03Oh, by accident.
08:04Yeah.
08:05Okay.
08:06Just a few scotch eggs with the most beautiful boy on the planet.
08:09No big...
08:11Okay, massive deal.
08:13Oh, how dare you? I'm not just a geek.
08:15I'm a mega-geek.
08:17I like the mega-mouse.
08:19Rude.
08:20Sorry.
08:21I'm joking.
08:23No way.
08:26Oh, wow.
08:27There go the butterflies again.
08:29Is he going to kiss me?
08:31Please kiss me.
08:32Kiss me.
08:33Kiss me.
08:34There's a lot of other stuff to see.
08:36Come on.
08:38Look, Harry, was it the car?
08:41I'm really sorry.
08:42I just thought it was going to be this big gesture thing, you know?
08:45And it's really cringy.
08:47No, no, no.
08:48It wasn't the car.
08:50I've never been on a date before.
08:53At least, not one that I knew was a date.
08:56We'll just turn this into a not date.
08:59But is it still a date, though?
09:00Because I do want it to be a date.
09:02Just for a date with a capital D, you know?
09:05It's just me and you, hanging out,
09:07the small foods you can eat without a knife and fork.
09:10Deal?
09:17Make eye contact.
09:18Make eye contact.
09:19Make eye contact.
09:20You look really pretty today.
09:23You too.
09:24Now can you look at Nick into his eyes?
09:27Like you're in a dream.
09:33Is he going to kiss me?
09:35This is it.
09:36My first kiss.
09:40I think she meant for a little bit longer.
09:42Yeah, right.
09:45And now one of Nick's is of me looking like a constipated plant in a bath.
09:50I have to go.
09:52I need to leave.
09:53Now.
09:54Right now?
09:55Yeah, I have something really, really important that I need to go to.
09:58Maybe we can hold hands.
10:02Yeah.
10:07Are you okay?
10:08This is completely my fault.
10:09I mean, this was a mistake.
10:11I shouldn't have come on this picnic.
10:12I should have prioritised.
10:13I should have planned better.
10:16Could you look at each other like you like each other?
10:25New necklace.
10:26Yay.
10:28Who noticed?
10:30What was the falling out about, anyway?
10:31No one.
10:33Nothing.
10:34You, predominantly.
10:36I just, I wasn't there when she needed me.
10:40I'm sorry.
10:42I did not just do that.
10:44So, my first ever kiss was an accident with a total stranger.
10:50Wait, is that why you left in the middle of our date?
10:52Because you were late for Nat?
10:54Obviously.
10:56Oh.
10:58What did you think?
10:59Did you think I just was so physically repulsed by your face
11:02that I made up some random excuse to get away from the date?
11:05It crossed my mind briefly.
11:07Yeah.
11:08That was so insecure.
11:15You can't keep showing up at my school unannounced like this, Nick.
11:19I appreciate the enthusiasm.
11:26But...
11:31This...
11:33is what I want.
11:43Can you explain to me why Diah Prada
11:46has just posted intricate details of my debut perfume campaign?
11:52I just wanted to make sure you were okay.
11:54I'm very well, thank you for inquiring.
11:57Well, I just wanted to say, please don't.
12:01Wow, incredibly persuasive skills, Nick.
12:04But, um, have you ever considered becoming a barrister?
12:07I just wanted you to see what I see.
12:09Does the fashion world bring you joy, Harriet?
12:11Because that's what I see here, I see joy.
12:13Well, it should be Harriet, not you.
12:15This little lovesick Romeo routine is getting very boring.
12:20Okay, forget what everybody else wants and doesn't want.
12:23What do you want?
12:24Because I think that if you are lucky enough to find something that you love,
12:28you fight for it, and you find someone.
12:33From now on, the only person who gets to choose who I am is me.
12:38Bingo.
12:45It's you.
12:46It's just me.
12:47There's no just about it, and there never has been.
12:54Are you okay?
13:02I'm perfect.
13:13My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.
13:17And you know what? Maybe that's not so bad after all.
13:24You're supposed to be all about individuality and strength and self-expression.
13:29Harriet is all of those things.
13:31And yes, she made a bit of a mistake, but she keeps trying and trying.
13:35So maybe you need to decide really what the essence of U.G. Lee is,
13:39because right now, it's just a nonsense soundbite, and you're better than that.
13:49So that's my story.
13:52But stories don't end just because we stop watching.
13:56And this is just the start of a brand new chapter.
14:08What?
14:09Nothing.