1 00:00:15,921 --> 00:00:17,968 Look at the state of her. 2 00:00:18,094 --> 00:00:20,983 - You look like a twat. - Ta very much. 3 00:00:45,862 --> 00:00:48,636 Just tell me which door, lovey, cos I'm late now for my restart 4 00:00:48,761 --> 00:00:50,693 - interview, it's any second. - That door behind you. 5 00:00:50,818 --> 00:00:54,516 Oh, my God, it's like The Crystal Maze round here. 6 00:00:54,641 --> 00:00:56,714 That's fine. Great. Ooh. 7 00:00:57,074 --> 00:00:58,794 Different vibe. 8 00:01:07,849 --> 00:01:09,200 Too hot. 9 00:01:10,877 --> 00:01:13,067 It's my own fault for cycling in fur. 10 00:01:14,057 --> 00:01:17,373 Fake fur. I didn't kill a flamingo. 11 00:01:17,499 --> 00:01:19,147 I was panicking about the time, 12 00:01:19,273 --> 00:01:21,586 I had the fur on, I just got very flustered. 13 00:01:21,712 --> 00:01:23,383 But... 14 00:01:23,764 --> 00:01:28,081 What are you in for? Are you looking for a job? 15 00:01:28,660 --> 00:01:30,140 Yeah. 16 00:01:33,950 --> 00:01:35,270 Oh, yeah. 17 00:01:39,227 --> 00:01:40,695 Ah, there's no cups. 18 00:01:45,951 --> 00:01:47,586 Alma Nuthall. 19 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,116 Yes, just one second. 20 00:01:54,834 --> 00:01:56,483 I've got to be honest, Carol, 21 00:01:56,609 --> 00:01:58,959 I've got no qualifications or job experience, 22 00:01:59,085 --> 00:02:01,139 but I've got pizzazz, I've got charisma, 23 00:02:01,265 --> 00:02:02,733 and I think outside the box. 24 00:02:02,859 --> 00:02:06,040 I'm also capable of being in the box at the same time. I can do both. 25 00:02:06,166 --> 00:02:08,971 - If you know what I mean. - Not really, no. 26 00:02:09,097 --> 00:02:11,297 Why don't you have any qualifications? 27 00:02:12,658 --> 00:02:16,860 The truth is, for the first seven years of my life I didn't even go to school. 28 00:02:16,986 --> 00:02:19,079 I had my own key by the age of five. 29 00:02:19,204 --> 00:02:21,373 Fed myself, clothed myself, 30 00:02:21,499 --> 00:02:23,013 ran my own schedule. 31 00:02:26,818 --> 00:02:28,479 Think Mowgli with a mullet. 32 00:02:28,833 --> 00:02:30,199 Ta, Pete. 33 00:02:30,466 --> 00:02:32,677 Think the baby from Trainspotting. 34 00:02:33,482 --> 00:02:35,168 If she'd lived. 35 00:02:35,294 --> 00:02:37,193 I was just never much of an academic. 36 00:02:37,319 --> 00:02:39,079 So what job experience have you got? 37 00:02:39,204 --> 00:02:41,234 Well, I actually want to be an actress. 38 00:02:41,524 --> 00:02:43,515 What job experience have you got? 39 00:02:44,069 --> 00:02:47,155 My boyfriend had his own business and I used to help him out. 40 00:02:47,827 --> 00:02:49,846 But he recently left me, Carol. 41 00:02:50,241 --> 00:02:54,036 For a younger, not hotter, thank you, but younger woman. 42 00:02:54,162 --> 00:02:56,119 - Has that ever happened to you? - No, it hasn't. 43 00:02:56,244 --> 00:02:59,076 Do you know what, I can tell you, it's absolutely shit, Carol. 44 00:02:59,529 --> 00:03:02,521 He left me knowing full well that I wouldn't be able to cover my rent this month. 45 00:03:02,646 --> 00:03:05,443 - Right, let's get back on track, eh? - Yes. 46 00:03:07,302 --> 00:03:08,958 Your one looks nice. 47 00:03:09,201 --> 00:03:10,481 Safe. 48 00:03:10,962 --> 00:03:12,297 Meaty. 49 00:03:12,423 --> 00:03:14,903 You see, you've got your own weird shit going on, 50 00:03:15,029 --> 00:03:17,662 clearly, and you've found someone who digs it. 51 00:03:18,254 --> 00:03:19,750 That's what I need. 52 00:03:20,146 --> 00:03:22,343 Somebody who actually embraces my quirks. 53 00:03:22,469 --> 00:03:24,684 I'm sorry that you've had adifficult time. 54 00:03:24,810 --> 00:03:27,176 Our plan here is to get you back on track. 55 00:03:27,302 --> 00:03:29,020 Yes. And that's what I want. 56 00:03:29,146 --> 00:03:31,279 I just want to throw myself into a career. 57 00:03:31,404 --> 00:03:33,456 Forget men, I'm a career woman now. 58 00:03:33,582 --> 00:03:34,807 Here we go. 59 00:03:34,933 --> 00:03:37,096 - I have a job match for you. - Fabulous. 60 00:03:37,222 --> 00:03:39,004 Sandwich artist at Sub and Go. 61 00:03:39,130 --> 00:03:42,285 Sandwich artist? What am I doing, painting the sandwiches? 62 00:03:42,411 --> 00:03:46,121 No, making the sandwiches, using a till, dealing with customers. 63 00:03:46,247 --> 00:03:49,395 - That's not what I want to do. - You don't have many options, love. 64 00:03:50,145 --> 00:03:53,479 Well, actually, that's about to change, Carol. 65 00:03:53,604 --> 00:03:57,034 I've just had an audition and it felt very promising, I'll have you know. 66 00:03:57,198 --> 00:04:01,550 To stay on JSA, you need to be actively seeking work, Miss Nuthall. 67 00:04:01,894 --> 00:04:04,404 Shall I put in an expression of interest? 68 00:04:07,355 --> 00:04:08,683 Shit. 69 00:04:10,948 --> 00:04:12,383 Mate, is everything OK? 70 00:04:12,516 --> 00:04:14,698 Don't talk to me, Adnan, I'm not here. 71 00:04:14,892 --> 00:04:16,355 - What? - Not here. 72 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,285 - So do you still want the..? - Sh-sh-sh-sh. 73 00:04:19,432 --> 00:04:21,547 Excuse me, mate. Have you got any decks? 74 00:04:21,673 --> 00:04:24,153 - Yeah, just to the right, by the window. - Nice one. 75 00:04:28,181 --> 00:04:30,157 - Alma. - Oh, shit. 76 00:04:30,283 --> 00:04:31,884 This is the prick who left me. 77 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:35,555 I met him at a bus stop when I was 15, thought he'd bring me the moon. 78 00:04:35,681 --> 00:04:37,625 Turned out he could only just spell it. 79 00:04:37,751 --> 00:04:39,302 What the fuck are you doing? 80 00:04:39,884 --> 00:04:42,961 I was just, erm, looking at these. 81 00:04:44,024 --> 00:04:45,898 - Jack leads? - Yeah. 82 00:04:47,151 --> 00:04:48,853 For my... 83 00:04:49,072 --> 00:04:50,618 - For my... - Amp. 84 00:04:50,868 --> 00:04:53,206 Amp, yeah. I've got an amp now. 85 00:04:53,939 --> 00:04:57,017 - You're fucking weird, you, you know. - Oh, piss off. 86 00:04:57,143 --> 00:04:58,869 Anyway, you're the one who should be hiding. 87 00:04:58,994 --> 00:05:01,003 - So you were hiding. - You owe me money. 88 00:05:01,129 --> 00:05:04,689 Fuck off. You're just jealous cos I'm finally happy. 89 00:05:04,815 --> 00:05:07,922 Oh, yeah. If happiness is shagging a teenager 90 00:05:08,048 --> 00:05:10,450 and moving back in with your mum, then you're very welcome to it. 91 00:05:10,575 --> 00:05:13,580 Don't worry, Alma, love. I'll shag you if you're desperate. 92 00:05:13,706 --> 00:05:15,301 Fuck off, you fat fuck. 93 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:19,221 How am I supposed to pay my rent this month? 94 00:05:19,693 --> 00:05:21,401 It's not my problem any more. 95 00:05:21,934 --> 00:05:23,265 Lovely. 96 00:05:29,444 --> 00:05:31,315 Do you do store credit, Adnan? 97 00:05:45,771 --> 00:05:47,338 Quick, get in. 98 00:05:47,464 --> 00:05:49,259 This is Grandma Joan, 99 00:05:49,409 --> 00:05:53,369 a Silk Cut-smoking, vodka-drinking, animal print-loving whirlwind. 100 00:05:54,451 --> 00:05:57,674 I went to live with Joan after a stint in foster care. 101 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,206 She'd just got divorced and chucked out the iron. 102 00:06:00,331 --> 00:06:03,439 She went to uni that year and discovered feminism. 103 00:06:03,771 --> 00:06:07,304 I say "feminism" I mean that in a very '90s way. 104 00:06:07,430 --> 00:06:10,680 She said the words "cock" and "patriarchy" a lot. 105 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,697 The first thing she said to me when I arrived was... 106 00:06:13,822 --> 00:06:16,265 Don't waste your life ironing a man's clothes, Alma. 107 00:06:16,390 --> 00:06:19,244 His creases'll drop out but your wrinkles won't. 108 00:06:19,657 --> 00:06:20,908 I was eight. 109 00:06:21,104 --> 00:06:22,837 Fried Spam on the go. 110 00:06:28,234 --> 00:06:32,030 Just seen Anthony. Shouting at me in the middle of a shop, can you believe that? 111 00:06:32,156 --> 00:06:33,905 Yes, I can, he's a fuck. 112 00:06:34,554 --> 00:06:36,983 Oh, this Spam is fabulous. 113 00:06:37,109 --> 00:06:38,342 Aldi's own. 114 00:06:38,468 --> 00:06:40,030 Do you know, I wake up craving it. 115 00:06:40,156 --> 00:06:42,155 It calls my name from the kitchen cupboard, 116 00:06:42,281 --> 00:06:45,276 "Joan, Joan..." Oh, God, look at the state of me. 117 00:06:45,910 --> 00:06:49,076 - Starting to look like Nicolas Cage. - No. 118 00:06:49,550 --> 00:06:51,255 Just a bit droopy here. 119 00:06:52,052 --> 00:06:53,379 Sod off. 120 00:06:53,505 --> 00:06:55,137 The rest of your skin's dead fresh. 121 00:06:55,263 --> 00:06:57,966 Yeah, I know. I read an article about the benefits of steam rooms 122 00:06:58,091 --> 00:07:01,942 on your skin, so every morning I've started sticking me head in the kettle. 123 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:04,225 I don't think that's the same, Grandma. 124 00:07:04,350 --> 00:07:06,728 I've lost years round me eyes, look. 125 00:07:08,144 --> 00:07:09,504 Right. 126 00:07:12,785 --> 00:07:14,675 I'm going to see Mum today. 127 00:07:15,672 --> 00:07:17,168 You can always come with me. 128 00:07:17,355 --> 00:07:18,667 Don't start. 129 00:07:19,350 --> 00:07:21,225 She's really struggling, Grandma. 130 00:07:21,350 --> 00:07:24,544 - I think she really needs us. - Yeah, and what about what I need? 131 00:07:24,670 --> 00:07:27,065 - Nobody cares about that, do they? - All right, chill out. 132 00:07:27,190 --> 00:07:29,865 No, she stole the best years of my life, your mother. 133 00:07:29,990 --> 00:07:32,125 Has she ever apologised? Has she fuck. 134 00:07:32,251 --> 00:07:34,310 I don't want to talk about it. 135 00:07:36,297 --> 00:07:38,694 - How's her ears? - What? 136 00:07:38,820 --> 00:07:41,265 Well, they get very cold, don't they? 137 00:07:41,570 --> 00:07:43,345 They stick out too much, that's why. 138 00:07:43,470 --> 00:07:46,070 Oh, yeah. I think they're fine, Grandma. 139 00:07:46,350 --> 00:07:47,645 Good. 140 00:07:48,351 --> 00:07:50,231 Well, let's leave it at that, then. 141 00:07:52,421 --> 00:07:54,584 - Can I pinch a fag? - 80p. 142 00:07:54,710 --> 00:07:56,179 I don't have 80p, I'm skint. 143 00:07:56,305 --> 00:07:59,785 It's about time you got a proper job. I've worked all my life, 144 00:07:59,910 --> 00:08:03,401 always on me feet. I've got bunions the size of me fist. 145 00:08:03,527 --> 00:08:05,230 I don't want to go into your bunions right now. 146 00:08:05,355 --> 00:08:07,284 Dreaming's not going to get you anywhere. 147 00:08:07,410 --> 00:08:09,894 That's not going to put Spam on the table, is it? 148 00:08:25,420 --> 00:08:26,945 This is my best mate, Leanne. 149 00:08:27,070 --> 00:08:29,437 She came to Bolton for a fling she met online 150 00:08:29,563 --> 00:08:32,071 but ended up staying because the locals can't get enough of her. 151 00:08:32,196 --> 00:08:34,375 They find my accent exotic. 152 00:08:35,030 --> 00:08:37,105 She has the mannerisms of a truck driver 153 00:08:37,230 --> 00:08:39,584 and the rock and roll sex appeal of Debbie Harry. 154 00:08:39,710 --> 00:08:42,108 It's quite something. She's never without a shag. 155 00:08:43,241 --> 00:08:45,216 Bill, I'm going for a fag. 156 00:08:45,342 --> 00:08:47,639 Crack on with the mallet, mate, my arm's ragging. 157 00:08:47,765 --> 00:08:49,105 You've already had your break. 158 00:08:49,230 --> 00:08:50,944 Don't be a dick. Be back in a minute. 159 00:08:51,688 --> 00:08:53,335 I'm your boss, remember? 160 00:08:53,461 --> 00:08:54,875 Fuck's sake. 161 00:08:55,548 --> 00:08:56,783 All right. 162 00:08:56,969 --> 00:08:58,545 What is that? 163 00:08:58,670 --> 00:09:00,626 Can I leave it here? It keeps falling off me bike. 164 00:09:00,751 --> 00:09:03,252 You need to watch your spending, you. You got a problem. 165 00:09:03,378 --> 00:09:04,422 No, I don't. 166 00:09:04,548 --> 00:09:06,430 Why don't you leave it next to your trampoline? 167 00:09:06,555 --> 00:09:07,868 It's not a trampoline, 168 00:09:08,470 --> 00:09:10,387 it's a Fit Bounce Pro. 169 00:09:11,070 --> 00:09:12,745 Very good for getting fit. 170 00:09:12,956 --> 00:09:14,351 Athletes use them. 171 00:09:14,477 --> 00:09:16,265 So listen, I need to... 172 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:18,105 I do need to use it more, though, don't I? 173 00:09:18,230 --> 00:09:20,516 Use it more? You used it once. 174 00:09:20,642 --> 00:09:22,961 I should just use it when I pop round. 175 00:09:23,375 --> 00:09:26,227 A sort of tone up and a chat session. 176 00:09:26,675 --> 00:09:29,264 What's going on with you? You're in one of your manic moods. 177 00:09:29,389 --> 00:09:31,777 I'm not in a manic mood. No, I'm in a thoughtful mood. 178 00:09:31,903 --> 00:09:34,059 I'm thinking, "Oh, I've got no job, 179 00:09:34,185 --> 00:09:36,253 "no boyfriend, a flat I can't afford, 180 00:09:36,379 --> 00:09:37,945 "a trampoline I don't bounce on 181 00:09:38,070 --> 00:09:39,534 "and a boom box I don't need." 182 00:09:39,660 --> 00:09:41,862 But I'm fine. I am absolutely... 183 00:09:42,589 --> 00:09:44,046 I'm absolutely fine. 184 00:09:45,684 --> 00:09:47,265 I think it's my audition. 185 00:09:47,390 --> 00:09:48,871 Right, OK. 186 00:09:50,544 --> 00:09:51,780 Hello? 187 00:09:52,950 --> 00:09:54,605 Yes, this is I. 188 00:09:55,030 --> 00:09:57,406 Right, yes. Yeah, for the... 189 00:09:58,104 --> 00:09:59,304 Yeah. 190 00:10:00,026 --> 00:10:01,226 Yeah. 191 00:10:01,430 --> 00:10:02,630 Great. 192 00:10:03,070 --> 00:10:04,465 Thank you very much. 193 00:10:04,719 --> 00:10:05,962 Goodbye. 194 00:10:06,742 --> 00:10:08,297 Didn't get it. 195 00:10:08,617 --> 00:10:10,562 That's proper shit, I'm sorry, babe. 196 00:10:12,089 --> 00:10:14,474 I'm destined for a life of bunions, Leanne. 197 00:10:16,535 --> 00:10:18,583 And I'm fucking skint as well. 198 00:10:19,084 --> 00:10:20,500 Fuck's sake, Alma. 199 00:10:21,390 --> 00:10:23,874 You need to get some money off Anthony to tide you over. 200 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,425 - He owes you after running off like that. - Yeah. 201 00:10:27,872 --> 00:10:29,083 Yeah. 202 00:10:30,021 --> 00:10:32,356 Yeah, to be honest, you're right, actually. I am. 203 00:10:32,482 --> 00:10:33,985 - Yeah. - I am. 204 00:10:34,110 --> 00:10:35,720 - He does, doesn't he, though? - Yes. 205 00:10:35,846 --> 00:10:37,304 Yeah. He's a fucking prick. 206 00:10:37,430 --> 00:10:38,945 - He is a prick. - Yes. 207 00:10:39,070 --> 00:10:40,273 Do you know what, fuck him. 208 00:10:40,399 --> 00:10:42,414 - Fuck him. Fuck him. - Say it with me now. 209 00:10:42,540 --> 00:10:44,745 - No more bullshit. - No more bullshit. 210 00:10:44,870 --> 00:10:47,281 No-more-fucking-bull-shit. 211 00:10:47,407 --> 00:10:50,430 Give me some fucking money and fuck off. 212 00:10:52,481 --> 00:10:55,081 Well, that didn't go according to plan, did it? 213 00:10:58,230 --> 00:11:00,120 I think my knob's getting bigger. 214 00:11:01,710 --> 00:11:03,121 Do you think it is? 215 00:11:03,710 --> 00:11:05,030 I mean... 216 00:11:06,670 --> 00:11:08,230 Have you trimmed your pubes? 217 00:11:08,356 --> 00:11:12,105 Yeah, but it's not that, it's like it's just got more... 218 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:19,490 _ 219 00:11:22,436 --> 00:11:24,701 You're going to have to go in a minute. 220 00:11:26,350 --> 00:11:28,470 I need some money, Anthony. 221 00:11:39,854 --> 00:11:41,169 There. 222 00:11:41,433 --> 00:11:43,605 500 quid for your rent. Now you need to go. 223 00:11:43,731 --> 00:11:46,185 Alma, love, made you a brew down here. 224 00:11:46,310 --> 00:11:47,585 Ta, Viv. 225 00:11:47,710 --> 00:11:49,225 How does she know it was me? 226 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:51,025 Well, you're loud, aren't you? 227 00:11:51,150 --> 00:11:52,425 God. 228 00:11:52,718 --> 00:11:56,705 So tell me, Paul, what do the viewers at home need to know about bread? 229 00:11:56,830 --> 00:12:00,003 Well, Sue, every home is improved by home-made bread. 230 00:12:00,129 --> 00:12:02,960 You know, making bread in your own kitchen is much more satisfying... 231 00:12:03,085 --> 00:12:05,842 - Have you ever baked bread? - Have I fuck. 232 00:12:06,710 --> 00:12:09,116 I once bought a loaf that wasn't sliced, though 233 00:12:09,397 --> 00:12:12,066 - How was it? - Hard work. 234 00:12:13,257 --> 00:12:15,796 You need to go. Melanie's going to come back any minute. 235 00:12:15,922 --> 00:12:18,429 - Let her finish her brew. - She needs to go. 236 00:12:18,555 --> 00:12:21,263 - Don't you start with that temper of yours. - Oh, for f... 237 00:12:21,389 --> 00:12:23,951 I'm surprised she wants to be anywhere near you after... 238 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:27,316 Whatever you do, do not under-bake a sourdough. 239 00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:29,534 Who gives a fuck, Paul? 240 00:12:35,772 --> 00:12:37,073 Here she is, 241 00:12:37,230 --> 00:12:38,601 Melanie, 242 00:12:38,727 --> 00:12:42,725 looking fabulous. Men never leave you for someone older, fatter, 243 00:12:42,851 --> 00:12:44,804 more knackered-looking, do they? 244 00:12:45,382 --> 00:12:47,570 She's no idea what hell she's in for. 245 00:12:48,914 --> 00:12:51,053 It's Viv I miss the most. 246 00:12:51,179 --> 00:12:53,460 Everything's always like clockwork with Viv. 247 00:12:53,586 --> 00:12:56,186 She gets up at the same time, sits in the same chair, 248 00:12:56,312 --> 00:12:58,077 eats the same discount biscuits 249 00:12:58,203 --> 00:13:00,447 and heckles at the same TV programmes. 250 00:13:00,573 --> 00:13:02,825 Every day. It's reliable. 251 00:13:02,950 --> 00:13:04,343 Comforting. 252 00:13:04,721 --> 00:13:06,676 My mum's mothing like Viv. 253 00:13:08,848 --> 00:13:11,739 She's a drug addict so she's never been too good at the mum stuff. 254 00:13:11,903 --> 00:13:14,496 She tried once, decided to cook me breakfast. 255 00:13:14,622 --> 00:13:15,825 It was a disaster. 256 00:13:15,951 --> 00:13:19,192 How do you know when it's cooked? It looks the fucking same. 257 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:21,075 To be fair, it does. 258 00:13:25,710 --> 00:13:28,806 Hiya, Mum, are you all right? Yeah, I'm on my way. 259 00:13:41,951 --> 00:13:43,426 Great, you're here. 260 00:13:43,669 --> 00:13:45,345 I've got something for you. 261 00:13:45,470 --> 00:13:48,004 Oh, you've joined the art class. Good. 262 00:13:50,544 --> 00:13:52,255 It's about society. 263 00:13:52,381 --> 00:13:55,259 Here she is, my mum, the Iggy Pop of the psych ward. 264 00:13:55,385 --> 00:13:56,885 She was a punk in her youth. 265 00:13:57,011 --> 00:13:59,265 But it's hard to maintain when you're over 40 266 00:13:59,390 --> 00:14:01,595 and shop exclusively on Bury Market. 267 00:14:01,721 --> 00:14:03,267 She loves ornament pixies too. 268 00:14:03,393 --> 00:14:07,181 If she'd discovered those before heroin, we could have had a very different life. 269 00:14:07,390 --> 00:14:09,625 Right. Yes. 270 00:14:09,892 --> 00:14:11,371 That's definitely... 271 00:14:11,838 --> 00:14:13,905 Definitely bigger than the last one, isn't it? 272 00:14:14,030 --> 00:14:16,272 - A Nought. - Yeah. 273 00:14:18,193 --> 00:14:19,745 Bloody hell, Jim. 274 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:21,896 Be quiet making a racket. 275 00:14:22,022 --> 00:14:24,522 We shouldn't get these again, they're not happening. 276 00:14:24,648 --> 00:14:25,968 I can't chew 'em. 277 00:14:26,094 --> 00:14:28,648 This is Mum's boyfriend, Jim. 278 00:14:28,774 --> 00:14:30,663 He's a schizophrenic with a heart of gold. 279 00:14:30,789 --> 00:14:33,069 They met on a ward 20 years ago. 280 00:14:33,195 --> 00:14:34,985 He's never taken drugs in his life 281 00:14:35,110 --> 00:14:38,065 but they got on like a house on fire because they've both got no teeth. 282 00:14:38,190 --> 00:14:40,778 It was like watching two elastic bands have a conversation. 283 00:14:40,934 --> 00:14:43,185 They've had them done on NHS now. 284 00:14:43,310 --> 00:14:44,848 Jim's still struggling with his. 285 00:14:44,974 --> 00:14:47,025 There you go, it's all there. 286 00:14:47,150 --> 00:14:49,735 We'll just have to check that before you leave with it. 287 00:14:49,861 --> 00:14:51,259 For fuck's sake. 288 00:14:51,385 --> 00:14:54,425 I'm not armed and dangerous with a bag of jelly babies, am I? 289 00:14:54,550 --> 00:14:56,198 - Mum, it's all right. - It's like a 290 00:14:56,324 --> 00:14:59,815 fucking guinea pig farm in here. I shouldn't be here. 291 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:02,465 My mum has drug-induced psychosis, which means 292 00:15:02,591 --> 00:15:04,762 sometimes she likes to set things on fire. 293 00:15:07,388 --> 00:15:09,395 This time it was Jim's place. 294 00:15:18,904 --> 00:15:21,230 Bloody hell, Lin, what have you done? 295 00:15:22,230 --> 00:15:24,742 How am I going to make beans on toast? 296 00:15:24,868 --> 00:15:27,825 Apparently, it's pretty common for women with psychosis. 297 00:15:27,950 --> 00:15:30,993 Men attack women, women attack buildings. 298 00:15:31,119 --> 00:15:34,884 I suppose you could read it as Mum's way of setting the patriarchy alight. 299 00:15:36,111 --> 00:15:38,306 Or maybe she just fucking loves fire. 300 00:15:38,432 --> 00:15:40,823 I shouldn't be here. I should be somewhere else like Rhyl, 301 00:15:40,948 --> 00:15:43,657 in a caravan park, having a nice time, 302 00:15:43,783 --> 00:15:46,439 not here with a load of fucking nutters. 303 00:15:49,588 --> 00:15:52,198 Oh, bloody hell, Mum, you'd think you'd been down t'mines. 304 00:15:53,241 --> 00:15:54,987 Shall we go for a fag? 305 00:15:58,033 --> 00:16:01,225 I can't stand it here. They're all bloody nutters. 306 00:16:01,350 --> 00:16:02,625 I know, Mum. 307 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:04,265 And nobody visits. 308 00:16:04,390 --> 00:16:05,776 I'm here, aren't I? 309 00:16:06,769 --> 00:16:08,905 Oh, yeah, well, thanks for your guest appearance. 310 00:16:09,030 --> 00:16:11,145 I'll see you again in 2050. 311 00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:12,901 Jim's here every day. 312 00:16:13,027 --> 00:16:14,737 Mum, I was here last week. 313 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,860 Grandma bloody wasn't, was she? 314 00:16:18,986 --> 00:16:20,466 It's been years. 315 00:16:22,808 --> 00:16:25,105 So maybe next time we can use some of your leave 316 00:16:25,230 --> 00:16:27,110 to go somewhere a bit nicer. 317 00:16:31,706 --> 00:16:34,705 Council won't sort us out with another flat, you know. 318 00:16:34,830 --> 00:16:37,797 Jim's been sleeping on t'floor at Scabby Joe's. 319 00:16:37,923 --> 00:16:39,651 It's not comfy. 320 00:16:42,011 --> 00:16:44,425 So can I come and live with you when they release me? 321 00:16:44,551 --> 00:16:45,751 No. 322 00:16:48,401 --> 00:16:49,619 I mean... 323 00:16:50,253 --> 00:16:52,768 My flat's only small and I'm skint myself. 324 00:16:55,590 --> 00:16:57,861 I'm not being funny, Mum, but you're an arsonist. 325 00:16:58,306 --> 00:16:59,805 It were an accident. 326 00:16:59,931 --> 00:17:01,158 You killed the cat. 327 00:17:02,401 --> 00:17:03,970 Peace be with you. 328 00:17:06,369 --> 00:17:08,344 - Is he new? - Yeah. 329 00:17:09,806 --> 00:17:11,486 Thinks he's Jesus. 330 00:17:11,847 --> 00:17:13,058 Another one? 331 00:17:14,314 --> 00:17:18,376 Yeah. I told him, "You're no son of mine." 332 00:17:28,921 --> 00:17:31,279 What the hell is that? 333 00:17:32,460 --> 00:17:34,444 Mum's latest artwork. 334 00:17:35,022 --> 00:17:36,873 Slash psychosis. 335 00:17:38,448 --> 00:17:39,986 Oh, thank fuck for that. 336 00:17:42,310 --> 00:17:44,185 You know Ann with the lazy eye? 337 00:17:44,310 --> 00:17:46,930 - Oh, yeah, Winky Ann. - She's doing all right, you know. 338 00:17:47,056 --> 00:17:49,103 She just bought a flat in Bury with a garage. 339 00:17:49,229 --> 00:17:50,876 - Bought it? - Yeah. 340 00:17:51,002 --> 00:17:52,259 - With a garage? - Yeah. 341 00:17:52,385 --> 00:17:54,838 - Bought it? - Yeah, with a garage. 342 00:17:55,230 --> 00:17:56,705 You know why, don't you? 343 00:17:56,830 --> 00:17:59,745 She just started escorting in Manchester. 344 00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:01,269 No way. 345 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,302 - Surprised she gets the work with that eye. - She's had it fixed. 346 00:18:05,428 --> 00:18:07,302 I heard she earns £250 an hour. 347 00:18:07,701 --> 00:18:09,568 God. Bloody hell. 348 00:18:10,037 --> 00:18:11,958 I'm on £7.50. 349 00:18:12,357 --> 00:18:14,840 - And you've got to wear that hat. - I know. 350 00:18:14,966 --> 00:18:16,731 God, if you were an escort, 351 00:18:16,857 --> 00:18:19,161 go in, one hour, slap a man on the balls, 352 00:18:19,287 --> 00:18:21,637 pretend to be his mother, 250 quid, you'd be done. 353 00:18:22,746 --> 00:18:24,246 I couldn't do it, though. 354 00:18:24,372 --> 00:18:25,985 No, me neither. 355 00:18:26,110 --> 00:18:27,762 Not with my depressed left breast. 356 00:18:27,888 --> 00:18:31,221 Everyone's got one low-energy breast. Mine's got a hair on it. 357 00:18:31,347 --> 00:18:33,141 Me too. Black. 358 00:18:33,267 --> 00:18:34,587 Wiry. 359 00:18:37,578 --> 00:18:38,890 So listen... 360 00:18:40,705 --> 00:18:42,296 I need to talk to you. 361 00:18:44,310 --> 00:18:48,436 So, Ann came in the caff yesterday, she starts chatting to me, 362 00:18:48,910 --> 00:18:51,585 and she tells me that apparently... 363 00:18:52,584 --> 00:18:53,897 Melanie's pregnant. 364 00:18:54,310 --> 00:18:55,630 And they're keeping it. 365 00:18:58,866 --> 00:19:00,311 What the fuck? 366 00:19:01,366 --> 00:19:02,586 I know. 367 00:19:06,070 --> 00:19:08,291 - I just don't understand, because I... - Listen. 368 00:19:08,417 --> 00:19:10,913 This is the best thing that could have happened to you. 369 00:19:11,039 --> 00:19:12,873 Now you can finally move on. 370 00:19:13,813 --> 00:19:15,640 To where? To what? 371 00:19:23,601 --> 00:19:24,932 Ooft, no. 372 00:19:28,719 --> 00:19:30,439 Shall we get shit-faced? 373 00:19:32,037 --> 00:19:33,311 Karaoke night. 374 00:19:33,818 --> 00:19:35,625 No, I should probably go home. 375 00:19:36,289 --> 00:19:37,507 Got an early... 376 00:20:00,949 --> 00:20:03,043 All right, ladies and gents, it's Leanne. 377 00:20:04,459 --> 00:20:05,762 She's phenomenal. 378 00:20:33,225 --> 00:20:35,073 It's really over. 379 00:20:38,238 --> 00:20:40,118 He's having a baby. 380 00:20:42,556 --> 00:20:44,276 They're having a family. 381 00:20:44,862 --> 00:20:46,621 They're a family now. 382 00:20:47,809 --> 00:20:49,665 And I'm on me own. 383 00:20:52,071 --> 00:20:54,710 I'm completely alone, Glen. 384 00:20:57,118 --> 00:20:58,612 It's Geoff. 385 00:20:59,033 --> 00:21:01,185 That doesn't suit you at all, Glen. 386 00:21:09,408 --> 00:21:12,180 You absolutely smashed that song, babe. 387 00:21:12,306 --> 00:21:13,650 I know. 388 00:21:14,156 --> 00:21:16,631 I think it's my raw sexual energy. 389 00:21:17,138 --> 00:21:18,573 So did you. 390 00:21:18,699 --> 00:21:20,806 Grace of a swan, as always. 391 00:21:21,830 --> 00:21:24,536 - Hi, babes. - Hello, ladies. 392 00:21:24,708 --> 00:21:26,783 Oh, Glen, I'm not going to shag you. 393 00:21:27,198 --> 00:21:28,758 Fair enough. 394 00:21:34,366 --> 00:21:35,585 Look. 395 00:21:35,710 --> 00:21:37,103 There's Winky Ann. 396 00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:39,266 Bloody hell, you're right. 397 00:21:39,430 --> 00:21:41,506 God, her eye looks great. 398 00:21:41,768 --> 00:21:43,203 Yeah, good investment, that. 399 00:21:44,710 --> 00:21:47,506 Oh, I need my own money, me. 400 00:21:47,950 --> 00:21:50,865 No, I'm going to sort everything out now I'm on me own. 401 00:21:50,990 --> 00:21:54,025 And I'm going to get some acting work and I'm going to 402 00:21:54,150 --> 00:21:56,988 sort my family out, and then I'm going to get a real job. 403 00:21:57,114 --> 00:21:59,825 You know, I'm going to learn Spanish... 404 00:21:59,950 --> 00:22:01,745 I think I'm going to start tap-dancing. 405 00:22:01,870 --> 00:22:04,937 Maybe just start with a job first, eh? 406 00:22:05,063 --> 00:22:06,304 Yeah. 407 00:22:06,790 --> 00:22:10,150 - Doing what? - Well, what skills do you have? 408 00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:16,105 I can hold a three-litre bottle of cider under my left tit with no hands. 409 00:22:20,283 --> 00:22:22,638 I don't think that's a transferable skill, babe. 410 00:22:22,764 --> 00:22:24,332 You'd be surprised. 411 00:22:28,990 --> 00:22:30,897 You look like shit. 412 00:22:31,023 --> 00:22:32,882 - Are you all right? - Not really, no. 413 00:22:33,190 --> 00:22:36,425 Anthony's having a baby with his foetus of a girlfriend. 414 00:22:36,550 --> 00:22:38,336 I can't afford my rent. 415 00:22:38,462 --> 00:22:40,033 Mum's a mess. 416 00:22:40,159 --> 00:22:41,979 I'm hanging out my arse. 417 00:22:45,143 --> 00:22:46,885 You tried feng "suey"? 418 00:22:47,088 --> 00:22:49,745 - What? - You move all your furniture around 419 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:51,865 and it gets rid of the negative vibes. 420 00:22:51,990 --> 00:22:53,326 I did it with that cake tin. 421 00:22:53,452 --> 00:22:55,991 See, it used to be over there. It was very oppressive. 422 00:22:56,117 --> 00:22:59,870 I don't think moving a fucking cake tin's going to cut it, Grandma. 423 00:23:02,347 --> 00:23:03,960 It does look good, though. 424 00:23:06,670 --> 00:23:07,911 Listen, 425 00:23:08,037 --> 00:23:09,968 I've booked a trip for Mum today. 426 00:23:10,094 --> 00:23:13,110 I'm going to use some of her leave to take her to Queen's Park. 427 00:23:13,928 --> 00:23:16,248 And I'd really love it if you came with me. 428 00:23:17,803 --> 00:23:19,647 No. No. How dare you ask? 429 00:23:19,773 --> 00:23:21,294 Look, please. 430 00:23:22,150 --> 00:23:25,741 I think we need to be better at trying to be some sort of a family. 431 00:23:26,297 --> 00:23:27,967 I know that's what I need. 432 00:23:29,860 --> 00:23:32,024 I really want you to come with me today. 433 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:34,305 I bought pasties. 434 00:23:35,670 --> 00:23:37,407 - Have you? - Yeah. 435 00:23:38,335 --> 00:23:39,901 Ye Olde's as well. 436 00:23:42,344 --> 00:23:45,555 But you can't have any unless you come with me today. 437 00:23:48,016 --> 00:23:50,141 That is very manipulative of you. 438 00:23:51,047 --> 00:23:53,086 Yeah. I know. 439 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:14,492 Bloody hell. 440 00:24:16,105 --> 00:24:18,369 You finally made it after five years. 441 00:24:18,495 --> 00:24:20,550 What happened, did you get lost? 442 00:24:22,987 --> 00:24:24,284 I bought you these. 443 00:24:24,410 --> 00:24:26,073 What the bloody hell are them? 444 00:24:26,199 --> 00:24:28,666 Are you trying to make me look like a goblin, or what? 445 00:24:30,778 --> 00:24:33,178 I think you do that quite successfully yourself. 446 00:24:37,231 --> 00:24:38,432 Here. 447 00:25:03,425 --> 00:25:04,990 Right, who's hungry? 448 00:25:13,088 --> 00:25:15,112 Is there owt soft in there? 449 00:25:15,679 --> 00:25:17,120 I can't do crusts. 450 00:25:17,246 --> 00:25:18,545 There you go. 451 00:26:13,390 --> 00:26:15,339 Feng fucking "suey". 452 00:26:48,030 --> 00:26:51,720 Hello there, erm, I'm interested in working for your company... 453 00:26:53,081 --> 00:26:56,466 I'm a hard worker, I'm great with people and... 454 00:26:57,060 --> 00:26:59,576 Yeah. Yeah. 455 00:27:00,076 --> 00:27:01,849 I know someone who does it. 456 00:27:01,975 --> 00:27:03,740 I'm aware it's sex. 457 00:27:04,005 --> 00:27:08,605 Sync and corrections: minouhse www.addic7ed.com