Hi, this is Kush, leave a message.
PHONE BEEPS
Call me, please.
I don't even know if you're getting these but,
Kush, call me.
He was so excited. LOUD MUSIC STARTS IN BACKGROUND
I just wanted to talk to him.
I didn't want him to run.
What if he's done something stupid?
Keegan, will you turn it down?
DOOR SLAMS SHUT - MUSIC QUIETENS He's in court tomorrow.
She's coming, she's coming!
Right, here we go, here we go.
ALL: # Happy Birthday to you
# Happy Birthday to you
# Happy Birthday
# Dear Fraaan-kie
Happy Birthday to you! #
Oh, that's clapping.
Yeah, well, I didn't think it was jazz hands.
I love it.
We could've done it a bit faster, but...
Thank you, really. And my party later!
Yeah, about your party...
Nobody's ever thrown me a party before!
I think it might have fell in the bin by accident.
She's still your mum.
£2,000.
She's trying to pay me off.
KEEGAN MIMES
# It's like somebody hit it with a bulldozer
# If your house was a car, it would get pulled over
# Excuse me, please, this is very, very... #
KEEGAN TURNS DOWN MUSIC
All right?
He'll call her soon.
Yeah.
I've got a little surprise for you! Am I going to want this?
Cos you were a little bit disappointed about yesterday...
Whoa, whoa! Food handling, level two.
The whole kitchen's been anti-bacced...
OK, well, I've made a profile for your business.
Geez! What you saying, do you think I look like a proper chef, yeah?
Yeah! And you've got your first follower.
Me. Now we just need a few more...
I could marry you!
Someone already beat you to it. Ah!
And also, I was thinking, you could do, like, a live stream
to show everyone how everything's home-made.
You know, like proper artisan.
Artisan.
I like that.
Right, well, I've got dead people waiting to have a glow up
so - I'll see you for lunch, yeah?
Mwah!
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Want to see my new moves? It's a surprise for my dad's wedding.
And brush and scuff and scuffle and shuffle...
Have you trodden on something?
Morning, Mr Baptiste!
Morning, Bailey!
I'm in a bit of a hurry, all right?
My mum could do so much better.
What, better than Mr Baptiste?
Whatevs.
I've been researching about coronavirus
and how it's helped the environment.
Less driving, less flying...
Want to see my riffle?
And Mr Baptiste's been helping me,
showing me how many people have died.
Really? Proper dead?
Yeah, thousands and thousands and thousands of people,
people like me...
Has he got pictures?
Uh, are you ready to go to your mate's?
Or is there anything else you'd like to try
and scare my granddaughter with?
Come on.
I didn't know how much to spend.
This her present?
It's her birthday and I want to make it special,
do you know what I mean? You know, after everything that's...
Just having you here's enough for her.
I didn't know whether to go for the nodding dog?
You know what I mean, like, for when she passes, whack it on the dash.
Or...got one of these, you know, like them moody aprons?
Look, look, look, look.
Or I saw a massive bar of chocolate, but it had nuts. Does she do nuts?
Just, just follow your heart.
She's a grown woman.
I should get her a necklace, shouldn't I? Or a car?
OK, when I said follow your heart...
What do you buy a daughter that you never knew you had?
Like, there ain't no row of cards in the shop or nothing, is there?
Well, whatever you decide, you'd better make your mind up soon.
Thanks for the support.
Oh, and, um, you might want to talk to your wife before
you shell out for a car.
I thought he might have crashed here with you...
No, I ain't heard a word.
I swear.
I have left so many messages, Whit.
He was so excited to do his vows with you.
Yeah, all right, thanks.
This wasn't just...
Whathappened with you and Callum,
it's enough to give anyone cold feet.
Martin, he's going away, for years.
Yeah.
Not the perfect honeymoon.
Look, I have never seen him this happy.
And I ain't never seen you like this.
I mean, the last few months...
Know how to pick 'em though, don't I?
I mean it, Whit. You just seem that bit taller.
You can say what you want, but your eyes don't lie.
He's going to prison.
I'll see you soon.
What did I say? It is ALL about the socials.
We ain't even started that yet!
As soon as we get your live stream thing going...
Keeg, we did that this morning.
Tell me you didn't leave my phone still on?
What do you mean, still on?
Tiff, am I missing something here...?
Yes, I left you on live this morning.
Why have you got 65 new messages?!
Right, the mayonnaise exploded!
Tell me it only went on your top.
Keeg.
A little bit got on my trouser leg.
I'm not going to lie I wasn't wearing any boxers.
But when it happened, I got changed straight away.
It's not like I just carried on making sandwiches, is it?
Well, it's definitely one way to get your followers up, innit?
I'll have the sausage special, please.
Using what you've got.
Proper modern marriage, you two.
GIGGLING
I can handle that if you want.
Oh, look, I'm sorry, Lola.
All right, fine. I'll ask Isaac then, yeah.
Really?
What, you're happy with him being alone with Lexi?
Sorry, what do you mean by that?
Eh, customer, Mila.
Now.
He talks to the kids about dead people.
That ain't normal.
Well, at least he don't tell them that he is dead, eh?
Imagine the trauma of that.
I'm just saying, maybe he could, you know...
Do you know what? She's going to learn a lot more being baby-sat by
him than she would you anyway.
Oh, it's a good job I'm working then.
Oh, whatever, Kathy, I've had it up to here from Sheree.
I don't need it from you and all.
How come she's got a full glass?
Is this proper champagne?
Well, what do you want, a shandy?
Happy birthday, baby. Happy birthday.
Nice to be invited.
Oh, Tina's got your invitation.
I want her barred, Mick.
Someone forget to put the cat food out?
Sorry, little boy?
Not tonight, Mother. It's my birthday.
So you should probably buy me a drink.
Yeah, but then you'll be wanting a birthday kiss...
Don't know about that.
Lot of effort for a new barmaid.
We make a fuss about all our bar staff on their birthday.
What can I get you?
I'll have a vodka-tonic, please, and a...?
Whiskey. And a whiskey. Thanks, Mick.
So what you thinking?
Giant water pistol or motor?
Cos time's ticking.
Whitney.
What's wrong?
Zack.
Zack, but you can call me Later.
Peter? Later.
David?
My name is Zack, but you can call me later.
If I had lines like that, I probably wouldn't shout them.
So you from round here, then?
I fell from heaven, obviously.
Come on, I'm serious. How do you know these guys?
Lost your little toy boy already, have you?
Little brother.
Where's he been hiding?
Come out the woodwork.
Woodwork? Thanks!
Gavin left him to me in his will.
Oh, and you thought you were going to get the house.
Better than some silver cutlery and an old photo album.
Well, aren't you full of surprises?
Secret brother. Little gift from fate.
Well, I hadn't realised the gift would be
sticking around for quite so long but...
You live with friends? Family?
I, erm... I...
She lives with family.
It's...It's my daughter's birthday.
Everyone, Frankie is my daughter...
..and I feel very happy and very honoured to spend a birthday
with the daughter that I love.
Aw, balloons. You shouldn't have.
You all right?
Yeah, but she wants to look at her own kids before dishing out
the parenting advice an' all.
If my kid ended up like Ian Beale...
She was just looking out for you, babe.Do not make excuses
for my unasked-for, unwanted mother-in-law, all right?
Kids need to know what's going on in the world,
and people die, don't they?
Ain't my fault Kathy ain't aged in about three decades!
You need to do more.
Teach them about real stuff - you know, like black history, LGBT...
Better yet, I'll send Ben in for show-and-tell, shall I?
SIGHS
What?
You're proper hot when you're mad, you know.
Oi! Where you going?
DOOR BANGS
You can't leave a man like this.
I ain't.
Why didn't you tell us you were coming?
I didn't realise it was a family reunion.
Well, your dad would've picked you up from the airport. Yeah, course I would've.
Really, not any need. Plus, you was very busy.
So are you, like, living here now?
Well, your dad'll explain.
I haven't even got you a present or nothing.
You're my present.
Well, erm...let's get your gear upstairs, come on.
I've just completely gate-crashed here, haven't I?
Well, you must be exhausted.
All right. You don't look too fresh yourself, love.
Nothing on telly tonight, Sharon?
Come on then, Nance.
So...
..Mick's daughter?
Everyone's got family in the woodwork these days.
What happened to the parrots?
Oh. They flew away, baby.
So what's this all about?
You ain't even pleased to see me, are ya?
Course I'm pleased to see you.
It's just, I only saw you last month.
Well, I'm making up for lost time, ain't I?
No, I know - you just didn't say anything about coming home, that's all.
Yeah, well, yous lot rocked up out the blue.
Dropped this...this bombshell.
That I've got a sister.
And that you was... I know, I know.
I-I just wanted you to hear it in person.
And then you just went away again - what was I supposed to think?
I've come back to check if you was actually OK.
Thank you. I mean, I didn't realise that...
Didn't realise that my...sister would actually be living here.
Yeah! It's just happened so fast. Like...
I mean, if I knew that you didn't really need me around...
What you talking about, wouldn't need you around? You're my Nancy.
Everything else, I'm still trying to work out.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want you to find out like that. You know, that she's here.
I didn't mean to tell everyone tonight. I don't know, I just,
I didn't know what to get her for her birthday, and then...
..you know, it just like came out.
Some people would've just bought a giant water pistol.
You know me so well.
And right now you're thinking that you've just
left your second-favourite daughter downstairs with them gladiators.
Yeah. Hardly gladiators, are they?
Go on.
You should be with her.
You've flown halfway round the world. It's her birthday, Dad.
Where's Tamwar, then? What, is he checking up on his old man?
He couldn't get the time off work.
So it's just me for two weeks.
Come hither.
Aw! You've put on weight.
You leave my Darby alone.
LAUGHS
For some men, it's about control.
He ain't Leo.
No, I didn't mean for a second...
Do you know what? All I wanted to do was talk.
Yeah, well, if he can't see that...
Well, I don't know what he sees, cos he ain't here, is he?
Look...I've got a bottle of wine at home.
Oh, Gray, I don't want to drink.
So let me make you a coffee.
Come on, come inside.
If the two of you have...
I mean, if you know - and...
..I think you do in your heart - that it's all over...
I don't know what I know.
If he's realised that there's nothing here for him,
there's a good chance he's gone on the run.
It's the easiest way. His hearing's tomorrow.
He ain't a coward, Gray.
He's done it before.
No, he's a good man.
Yeah.
Who tried to rush you into a marriage.
All he does is...is try to help people.
You know the only reason he got involved with stealing all them
cars was to help Kat with the house.
Yeah, which he gambled away.
And he wouldn't even have a record
if it weren't for protecting me from Leo.
Whitney, come on, you've done the difficult part, you know, the scary...
Gray, all he's ever tried to do is stand up and do the right thing,
because he is a good man. Whitney...
Thank you, Gray.
What for?
You've made me realise what I've got to do.
Hope you've got your armour on.
Yeah, I should've told you I was going to do that.
I'm sorry. Everyone's going to be talking about our marriage now.
Well, let them talk.
Besides, it was cheaper than buying her a car.
How's Nancy? She all right?
It's like she's never been away.
Huh! Nothing fazes her, does it?
Both my daughters under the same roof. Feels like it's my birthday.
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Yeah, well, there's nothing in the account, Tamwar.
OK, well, can you move it back, please?
Well, because I need that money, now.
KEYS RATTLE
Hi, this is Kush. Leave a message.
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Please, come home, Kush.
Please!
I don't know why you're doing what you're doing but...
..you're the best man I've ever known.
And I will count every day
until you're back out again, and then we CAN get married.
We can. I'm not going anywhere.
I love you.
Like...
..proper.
I love you.
I love you too.
I thought I wouldn't get to say goodbye.
I was embarrassed.
You knowing about the deal with the Mitchells.
You're doing it for Arthur.
I get it.
I shouldn't have sprung that on you like that.
Kush...
..it was beautiful.
HE SCOFFS
Wasn't even a registry office.
I thought I'd lost ya.
WHITNEY SOBS SOFTLY
WHISPERS: Not that easily.
Look, whatever happens...
..I'll be here.