-[sighs] Right. Well. -You okay?
-Uh, yeah, I'm... Yeah. -You're doing brilliantly.
-Well. -I love you.
Yeah. Me, you.
-I'll see you soon. -Yeah. I'll see you this evening, yeah.
[elevator dings]
-[Zoe] Hi. -[Jonathan] Morning.
[Mathias whines]
[Jonathan] For goodness sake. Just...
[Mathias barks]
Hi.
[Julia] Okay.
[Julia clears throat]
Right. Uh, yeah.
-We thought we'd leave it empty. -Yeah.
-For the moment anyway. -Yeah.
Yeah, no, good.
-Sure. Move up. Up. -Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Sorry.
-[Julia] Yep. Here we go, -[Jonathan] Thank you, Julia.
-Yeah. Okay? -Yeah, that's lovely, thank you.
Great. Great.
Right. This is all pretty strange obviously.
-Yes. -Yeah.
-So weird.
I suppose we should ask ourselves what he... [stutters]
-What Richard would have wanted us to do. -Yes.
First of all, on arrangements for Friday,
there's a lot to think about, but Julia has been incredible.
I haven't been actually. The service is just family.
It's just us basically.
Yes, but with the reception back here, there are so many people who knew him.
We really didn't feel we could say no to people.
-We said no to Piers Morgan. -[Jonathan] Generally.
In the meantime, I think it's important to say,
um, whatever we're all feeling individually
and I know Dad would have said this,
this is the thing he created and life must go on.
And I'm thinking particularly about clients of course.
Yes, and Richard's clients especially, Jonathan.
Yes.
Some good news on that subject at least.
Olivia Williams has been offered Shimmy.
-[Stella] Gosh. -Shimmy?
-That is good news. -Go, Olivia!
-He would've been so pleased. -When you say that...
-She's coming in later. -Right.
She read the script and she's excited.
-Olivia's coming in to see you? -Yeah.
-Right. Okay. -She is so lovely.
This is the Danny Boyle thing?
"Based on a true story, with her larcenous streak
"and willingness to use sex to get what she wanted.
"Virginia Hill reached the highest heights of any woman
"when she shot dead rival mob boss Johnny Rosselli in Chicago in 1940..."
-Thank you. -Sure.
It was gonna be Scarlett Johansson but she pulled out.
-Yeah. -I mean, I think it was anyway.
Right. Yeah, anyway.
So, with Olivia, we haven't really talked about how we're going to do this.
-With Richard's client, I mean. -No, sure...
But she called earlier and I happened to be passing reception.
Someone had to talk to her.
-Yeah, but we cannot do this ad hoc. -No, we cannot.
None of us are allowed to talk to any of Richard's clients...
We can. Don't be silly.
-The point is, we're a team. -Yes.
-It's not a fire sale. -Exactly. In the meantime, I think...
-[Mathias barks] -For Christ's sake.
Sorry to interrupt, but I've got Helena Bonham Carter here in reception.
Oh. Right, okay. Thanks, Zoe.
Sorry about this. Um... She's a bit early.
-[Stella] Helena's coming in to see you? -[Jonathan] Yeah.
Okay. Right.
-That's different. -She was Richard's client.
She was going to be having lunch with Dad.
Of course, she was.
She's been with him since drama school.
It's crucial for someone like Helena to feel a sense of continuity,
I am not going to apologize for that.
-Obviously not. -No.
-[barks] -[Jonathan] Oh, Jesus.
[Helena] I'm sorry.
-Thanks. -No, of course.
[sniffles] It's just...
I can't believe he's not here.
No.
What did you two talk about?
-When? -When you had your lunches.
-Just so I know. -Oh. Well, anything really.
Anything and everything. That was what was so great.
He used to ask me about Molly a lot.
-Molly? -Yes, he was her godfather.
Uh, I don't think I did know that.
Yes, so, we used to talk about that.
But today, I'd have been asking him about Shimmy.
-Shimmy? -Yes.
'Cause... Do you know about that?
[sighs]
[Rebecca] What do you mean? It's ridiculous.
[Jonathan] I know.
It's impossible because Danny called Olivia personally.
But all I know is,
Helena runs into someone from Universal and they're all over her.
You know, "We're so excited. We hope you like the script."
I mean, what the fuck?
And what is more, she doesn't know the first thing about it.
What the hell was Richard doing?
Surely he must've known if something was up.
Helena was going to ask him about it today.
Obviously she would have called him...
What am I supposed to say to Olivia?
-When's she coming in? -I can put her off.
[knock on door] Hi, sorry to disturb you, Rebecca.
It's just I've got Olivia Williams in reception.
Right.
Great.
[theme music playing]
I'm sorry, she's in a meeting at the moment. Right. Okay.
-[inaudible] -Sorry, I don't know how long she'll be.
Can I take a message and get her to call you back?
I still can't actually believe it.
Yeah, well, I'm so pleased for you.
I mean, it's such fabulous news.
-I know someone else must have pulled out. -Well...
-Apparently, it was Scarlett Johansson. -Really?
-Yeah. I don't care. -No.
I think it's the best script I've ever read.
Right. Yeah. Great.
I mean, it's not like I actually know Danny that well.
It's quite rare for a director nowadays to call you personally
and offer you the job.
-Right. -I called Richard straight away obviously.
-So you told Richard about it. -So sweet.
-He literally couldn't believe it. -No.
-"Darling, that's incredible." -Yes.
Out of interest, when did you tell him?
-Friday afternoon. -Right.
That was the...
That was the last time I ever spoke to him.
-[clicks tongue] God. -Yeah.
We need to get hard copies of the actors' CVs
-over to Stephen Frears. -Hard copies.
Actual photographs. Through the post, like in a film.
[Daniel] Stephen's old-school but the other thing is,
with this project is that,
Stephen's got himself obsessed with diversity.
-Really? Oh, my God. -Yes, I know.
-We need to make absolutely... -Sophie Okonedo.
-She's on the list, but... -Naomie Harris.
-So is she. But... -Ooh! Thandiwe Newton.
-She's not even our client. -No.
-You're just saying names. -Yes.
You could put my CV in if you want.
-Yes. -Yes.
If it helps.
-Ooh! What about Daniel Kaluuya? -The thing is he's a man.
Yeah, so, how is that not diverse?
[Rebecca] Let me get this straight.
I get a call from Margaux Martorana and you don't put her through?
-What did you say to her? -You were in a meeting.
-You told her what? -You said you didn't want disturbing.
-Jesus Christ. -But, so...
-She thinks it's a lie. -But you were in a meeting.
But she doesn't know that, does she?
-So... -For fuck's sake.
Christ, it's Pandora's box in here.
-Filing was never his strong point. -Tell me about it.
I am not comfortable with this.
How do you think I feel?
We've no business even being in here.
If we could just find an email or just something that...
-He must have had a plan. -[Jonathan] Yeah.
Of course he'll have had a plan.
-What about Murray Mints? -[Jonathan] No.
No one has that as their password.
This is ridiculous.
-I've spoken to someone at Danny's office. -So have I.
He's flat out for Olivia. Different version...
Looks like he assumed he had final say on casting.
-Of course he did. -I spoke to Martha Krauss,
they never agreed to that.
And they're flat out for Helena
and now they're refusing to talk to each other.
-Stella, would you mind not doing that? -What?
I'm simply saying all this is entirely predictable.
I know, it's just not helping.
-Right. -Yeah.
[computer beeps]
No, okay. Damn, so close.
[keyboard clacking]
-Hi. -Hi.
Um, I wanted to ask.
Can I come to the funeral on Friday?
Uh... Right. Look...
-I'd really like to be there. -That's gonna be difficult.
Difficult. Who for?
The drinks afterwards, of course, someone's gonna have to stay here.
Did he know?
-Misha... -It's like no one knows I exist.
We can't have this conversation here and...
-Hi, Julia. -Yes.
So, anyway, if you could help out with the drinks on Friday.
-Right. -That'll be great.
-Yes. -Okay, good.
-[elevator dings] -Um...
-[elevator door opens] -After you.
[Mathias whines]
Mathias.
-[whines] -I know. I know.
Come here. I know.
Look. Just the two of us now, my darling.
It's just the two of us.
-I still can't believe it. -I know.
The thing is, without him, I wouldn't even be an agent.
He didn't actually say, "You're not gonna make it as an actor."
-No. -Somehow he just...
It was like I've been seen through and set free.
Yeah.
-What now? -God knows.
I don't like it.
I remember when I came in for my interview and he didn't say that much.
Right.
But by the time I came out of that room, I really wanted to impress him.
You know, it was really important that he knew that I was good.
Yeah, so what are we having to eat?
Seventeen, 47, 61 and 83.
No 27, hmm?
-No, I got bored of that. -That's great.
In 40 years, all the polar ice caps would have gone.
Yeah. There's an email here about the Wasted premiere on Thursday.
-You going? -Me? No.
You're not?
No. It's the night before the funeral and...
-I know it is. -You know, I just...
-This is about Natasha, isn't it? -No.
-You've got to get over her. -I am over her.
-It's a small world. -I know.
You're bound to bump into her. This could be a chance to move on.
I could, but I'm not going.
You can't live your days scared of life.
-I'm not scared. -That's no way to live.
-[sighs] That makes you happy. -What?
Swiping right through your life.
-Try it. -When was the last time you were in love?
[Rebecca] When was the last time you weren't?
Here. Choose.
So, what am I... What is this?
-It's my options for later, basically. -Later?
-Yeah. -Later tonight?
Yeah, I can't decide.
[Daniel] I mean, they're really similar.
They both remind me of Jodie Comer.
But which one reminds you of her more?
-Okay, I'm going up. -Okay.
You coming?
I'll be up in a minute, yeah.
-You all right? -[Jonathan] I'm fine.
Come on.
Yeah, really, it's okay, I'm fine.
-What's this? What are these? -They're... It's nothing.
-[Charlotte] Leasehold? -Yeah...
But I thought you owned the building?
So did I. [sighs]
I hate rich people.
-Megan, they're no... -No. Really, I do.
That whole disappearing act they pulled was so uncool.
In case you haven't noticed, we've all been through quite a lot.
[text alert chimes]
[Megan] They manage to keep screwing us over. Even after they're gone.
[Rebecca sighs]
[Megan] What else am I supposed to eat in a gas station?
I'm sorry. Is there a carrot aisle that I missed?
[typing]
[text alert chimes]
[exhales in exasperation]
[sighs]
What I can't understand is that he knew what was happening
-but he didn't say anything to... -Well, yes...
Not to Universal or Danny or Helena or Olivia.
I expect he was going to think it through over the weekend.
Probably. But he's not here. It's about us now.
We need to figure out what we are doing.
So the fact is, Olivia's got the offer, however it happens.
What do we say to Universal and Helena?
I think the issue might be what we say to Olivia.
-To Olivia? -Yeah.
Why? What do you mean?
So, Universal re-sent the offer for Helena to me last night.
-To you? -To send to Helena.
-Right. -And you're gonna do that?
-Of course I am. -You cannot do that.
You're saying that we get a major offer for Helena Bonham Carter
and we don't pass it on?
[grunts in exasperation]
-Morning, Zoe. -Oh. Hi.
I was wondering if I might have five minutes with Jonathan.
-Jonathan? -Yes.
Right. He's in a meeting at the moment.
-Oh, of course he is. -I don't think now is a really great time.
No. Darling man.
If you'd prefer to find another time...
That's terribly sweet of you, I'll wait.
Right.
-You wanna know the truth? -[Rebecca] Please don't talk down to me.
Helena Bonham Carter is a major international star.
Please, we're not doing "my client's bigger than your client."
-Your client? -Surely, we're not doin' this.
The truth is, we may need Helena now, way more than she needs us.
-What's that supposed to mean? -You don't know the half of it.
You need her as a client, it's obvious what's going on.
I have to say that is rich coming from you.
-Right. -It's all about Olivia Williams.
Olivia is a brilliant talent.
-Yes, I know that. -She made great choices her whole career.
She's work so hard. This is her moment.
Now you're talking down to me.
You cannot take this away from her.
Alright. Thank you. That's enough.
Firstly, these are Richard's clients we're talking about.
-Exactly. -But there is something different.
We're talking about old friends here. Went to school together.
-They're going to find out? -Yes. Possibly.
But Richard would be mortified if he could hear this conversation.
What are you saying?
I don't know what was in Richard's mind on Friday,
but one thing I do know, friendship was everything to him.
-You're saying I shouldn't send the offer? -I'm not saying that.
I am. I'm not going to let you do this.
Good luck with that because, I already have.
[elevator dings]
-Wait. Wait. Thanks. -Going up?
-Which floor? -Three.
Hashtag, me too.
-I'm Luke, by the way. -Hi. Misha.
I'm not a fucking actor.
-Right. -I'm nothing.
I'm not even really a client. I'm just a writer.
A writer? That's not nothing.
-And you? -Me. I work with Rebecca Fox.
-Oh, right. -Yeah, I'm new, so...
-So, you're Rebecca's new assistant. -Yeah. Yeah, I am. Why?
[elevator dings]
The thing is, I haven't actually got an appointment.
Right...
But there's some stuff I'd really like her to read.
I have been emailing her. She might just not like me.
Things are a bit different here at the moment.
-You know about... -Yeah. I know.
Right.
Anyway, I just thought like, "What if I just came up"...
-I could ask her for you. If you want. -Really?
When you say stuff you'd like her to read...
Do you know anything about Margaux Martorana?
-Margaux Martorana. -Yeah.
Gosh.
I thought I'd better tell you.
'Cause he's done sample scenes for Eight Days.
Yeah. I know. I got his emails.
-I read it by the way. -What?
Eight Days.
-What do you mean, when? -Last night.
I downloaded it. I stayed up all night. It is incredible.
Yeah. It is.
Occasionally, you get a reminder of why you wanted to do this in the first place.
Which is why I don't have time to read material
from people who think they're a writer.
-Okay. -Life's too short.
I mean, I could read it if you want.
I could read it for you, I mean.
If that would help.
Oh, my God. Yeah. That...
Excuse me. Definitely the best one ever.
-Yes. The vicar phoned about Friday. -The vicar?
You were going to get back to them about the final hymn.
Go again, remind me.
It was going to be either
The Day Thou Gavest Lord Has Ended or Be Not Afraid.
Uh, right, yeah. Uh, okay. What do you think?
-Me? -Yeah.
[door opens]
-Hi. -[Jonathan] Hi.
He's very busy at the moment, Stella.
I know, I'm sorry, but, Simon Gould is in reception.
Yeah, I know he is.
-Have you got a moment? -Yeah okay, thanks, Julia.
-Why don't we go with Be Not Afraid. -Absolutely. Yeah.
I talked to her, and she's really busy at the moment.
-But she asked me to read it. -You?
-I can't promise anything, obviously. -No, no. Okay. That's cool.
So, this is my mobile, my number.
-As I say, I can't promise anything. -No, sure.
-Thanks. I'll be in touch then. -Yeah. Great.
We can't just leave him sitting there all day.
-We have to decide what to do. -Okay.
-For Richard's sake if nothing else. -You take him on then.
Well, I would obviously.
Dad went to all that trouble to get him that job,
he didn't even make it to the table read.
I don't have enough space for someone with his qualities as an actor.
He hasn't got any qualities.
'Cause I'm not taking on Simon Gould as a client.
And I know that's what he's come in to ask.
When you said, "Trust me, you don't know the half of it",
-little earlier, to Rebecca... -Yes.
What was that a reference to?
[sighs]
-What the fuck? -What?
I just got an availability check for Zoe Spencer.
-Apparently, she's a client of mine. -They want me to audition?
-Bravo. -Oh, my God!
-That's marvelous news. -Yes.
Absolutely yes.
-I'm so sorry. -Oh, my God, I can't believe it!
This is my reputation, okay. It's not a game.
It's my reputation, too. My life.
-You think I... -[phone rings]
Hello, Nightingale Hart.
I'll put you through.
You think I like doing this all day?
I end up sending someone to audition who isn't even...
Someone who isn't even what? Go on. Say it.
-I don't want to offend you. -[scoffs]
This isn't pub theatre. It's Stephen Frears.
-Darling, Stephen. -[Zoe] You've never come to see my play.
No one has. And you know what, it's really good.
-Okay. -[Zoe] It's difficult, you know.
It's hard to believe in yourself every day.
And you must. You simply must.
-It's all I've ever wanted to do. -Of course it is. Of course. Darling girl.
[Jonathan] I can't believe this.
I think at the time, he didn't think he had any other option.
But sell the building?
It was either that, or sell out to the Americans.
Underlying financial issues?
Which he was never going to do, obviously.
Uh... So you knew? All this time?
We had a relationship. We used to talk.
Right back from the start.
-I'm his son. -Maybe that's why he didn't tell you.
[grunts]
Or couldn't tell you. Because you're his son.
Pride.
Maybe, partly, yes. [scoffs] He wasn't perfect.
You know what he was like.
Richard didn't want anyone to worry.
Just wanted everything to be all right.
-Simon. -Jonathan!
-Hello. Sorry to keep you waiting. -Jono.
-How are you? -Me?
-You look dreadful. -Do I?
If you don't mind my saying so.
-I'm fine. -You poor boy.
-That it should come to this. -Yes.
The thing is and God knows I've no right to ask this,
-so for God's sake, just say no. -Yeah.
But the truth is that without Richard...
I simply wouldn't be here now.
I wouldn't be anywhere.
And it would be the single achievement of an otherwise paltry life,
if you were to allow me to say something at the reception.
Oh, right.
I'm in such debt to him for so much over so many years.
We're talking about a speech here.
It is the only currency I have in which to repay him.
-Right. -Yeah, who knows.
Maybe one performance I wouldn't mercilessly fuck up.
One role at last, that I know how to play.
Thanks for coming in, Simon.
Let me just look into the practicalities.
-And I'll be in touch. -Excellent.
As I say, it's good to see you. Yep. So...
Uh, there is something else I wanted to ask you.
Right.
But I don't know how to do it.
[sobbing]
Hi, Helena, it's Jonathan.
I'm so pleased to hear you like the script.
It's great, isn't it?
I know the studio will be thrilled.
Anyway, altogether, great news.
Yes, just one more thing.
It might be an idea not to go public with this just yet.
There are one or two things with the contract that I'm not happy with.
We can do better, that's all.
Great news. Look forward to speaking soon.
Okay, lots of love. Bye.
-Olivia. -Hi, Jonathan.
-Thanks so much for coming in. -It's good to hear from you.
Just thought it'd be good to get out of the office for a change.
Great. Okay. Anyhow, it's lovely to see you.
[cell phone buzzing]
Oh, fuck. Fuck! I overslept.
[coughs]
Hi, Helena. Hi, how are you? Thanks for getting back to me.
Great, great.
Um... Just something I wanted to talk to you about,
probably easier if I explain in...
Yeah.
Yeah. Is that... Well.
Wherever's easiest for you, yeah.
Perfect. Yeah. Ten o'clock. Great.
Great. All right. See you then, okay, bye-bye.
Bye. Bye, bye. Bye.
-Hi. -Hi.
-I've gotta go, I'm afraid. -Okay.
Sorry.
-Do I get a kiss, or... -Yeah, sure.
Unless you're too...
-Okay? -Yes.
-Good. -It'll do.
-So you know where everything is. -No.
-Of course, I don't.
Okay. It's where shit normally is.
-Oh, okay. -Okay. Okay, good.
[indistinct conversation]
Thanks for doing this, by the way.
-No, of course. -It's really great to see you.
And I just thought, let's go out for coffee instead.
[Helena] Yeah. Great.
This is just between us.
Yeah, obviously. I mean...
[sighs] I can't understand it.
I think his is the best script I've ever read.
I know. That's what's so sad about this.
What kind of creative differences?
Where to start, basically.
Oh, my God.
-No, but that's crazy. -[Rebecca] I know.
-Everyone's been so positive. -Oh, I'm sure.
-And it's such a fantastic script. -It's brilliant.
But what's happening,
-and this is just between us. -I know, of course.
I know this because I've got other clients involved in the film.
So, they just have wildly different versions of the movie.
-Right. -No, wildly different.
I've seen this before, but this is different league.
-It's beyond dysfunctional. -God.
I have pretty good connections with the studio and with Danny,
and the truth is, they're not talking to each other.
Danny's on the point of walking at any moment.
No. It's toxic.
Right. Yeah.
-What are you saying? -It's up to you obviously.
I know you've been talking to Jonathan.
-Yes. He's great, isn't he? -Yeah, he is.
I suppose I feel a duty to you.
Not only as a NH client, obviously.
But also as a client of Richard's for so long.
What I don't want is for you to end up getting hurt.
No.
-I'm gonna talk to Rebecca about this. -Yeah.
-Or...
The thing is, just to be completely open with you,
I'm in a slightly delicate position here,
because I have very good connections with the studio and Danny...
You don't think Rebecca knows about this.
The last thing I want is for her to think I'm somehow interfering.
But at the same time, I didn't really think I could just do nothing.
No. No. I mean...
-Thank you, Jonathan. Thank you. -Of course.
So, um, I'll talk to Jonathan, obviously.
Yeah...
But in the meantime, thank you.
Thanks for putting me in the whole picture.
I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I hadn't.
-With Jonathan, it's a bit... -A bit what?
It might just be an idea at this stage not to say how you found out.
Olive!
-Hel, hi! -Oh, my God!
-How are you? -How are you?
Very well. Nice to see you.
[recorded message] Hi, Helena, It's Jonathan.
I'm so pleased to hear you like the script.
I know the studio will be thrilled.
Anyway, altogether, great news.
It might be an idea not to go public with this just yet.
There are one or two things with the contract I'm not happy with.
I just think we can do better, that's all. Anyway, look, great news.
Okay, lots of love. Bye. Olivia!
[Olivia] Hi, Jonathan.
-So. -Okay. Right.
-Oh, my God. -This isn't what it seems.
-No, it is. -How could you?
This is more complicated than it appears.
-You were lying to me. -No, absolutely not.
-You were lying to me at the same time. -No, no.
You were trying to talk me out of taking the movie,
because you wanted Helena to have the job instead.
-Which I never would do. -Nor would I.
-This movie absolutely is in trouble. -Yes.
There are major creative differences between Danny and the studio,
and we just wanted you both to have all the information you need.
-That is all. -Exactly. Yes.
That's just rubbish.
-We're not stupid. -No, absolutely not.
-Good point, Hel. -Thanks, Olive.
We've clearly both been offered the same part.
-It's not the first time. -No.
-Really? -You'd be surprised.
The point is, we're friends. You knew that.
-Yes. -No, of course.
Why on Earth did you not just tell us?
Instead of setting us against each other and lying.
Exactly. It's unbelievable.
Just so you know, this wasn't my idea.
What do you mean it wasn't your idea?
It certainly wasn't mine.
-It was, actually. -It wasn't.
If I'd had my way, then we wouldn't be as...
Yes, if we had it your way... Look.
We don't want you two to end up falling out over this.
We're not falling out. It's you who are arguing.
-We're not arguing. -You are.
-No, we're not. -You are.
I probably shouldn't say this.
-But I wish Richard was here. -Well, yes.
-Well, you're not the only one. -What?
-I really miss him. -Me too.
-We all do, trust me. -Okay. Sorry, sorry.
Would you excuse us for just one second?
What?
[door shuts]
-How dare you? -What?
In front of them.
I do wish he was still here. We wouldn't be in this situation if he was.
-And how dare you? -How dare I what?
Arrange a meeting with Olivia without telling me.
It's okay for you to talk to Helena behind my back...
She's not your property.
He was godfather to her daughter!
It's not my fault I'm his son.
-It's not always about you! -Stop it!
-Whoever's son you are. -Stop it, both of you. Now.
Listen here. Look at us. What's happened?
-What would Richard have made of this? -He's not here anymore.
Will people just stop saying that? He's not here.
So, they're actually going. They've escaped.
Oh, shit.
-Helena. -No, Olivia.
Great. And now we lose them both.
-[yelps] -Fuck!
[Rebecca] Right. Olivia.
[phone ringing]
-Hello, Rebecca's office. -[Luke] Hey.
-Hi. -It's Luke.
Yes, hi, yes.
-How are you? -Yeah, I'm good, thanks.
-Yeah, I'm good. -Good.
I was just wondering if you'd had time to look at the stuff yet?
If you had, I was gonna suggest maybe meeting up.
-Yeah. -Like a coffee or something?
No, that would be great. When were you thinking?
I don't know, like, now?
-Oh, Dan. -Yeah.
Taron called to apologize. He can't make drinks tonight.
Oh, right, okay. Thanks.
-Look. About yesterday. -Yes.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean it to reflect badly on you.
-Oh, really? -Of course not.
I sit here every day.
-What am I supposed to do? -I get it. I do.
It's just, reputation's all you got in this business.
You can lose it really quickly.
Maybe if you came to see the play, you'd understand.
-I would, except I'm meeting Taron... -No, you're not.
No, I'm not.
-I mean, I really enjoyed it. -Right.
With the dialogue, I couldn't tell what was yours or the book's.
-Good. -Which is great.
I guess the thing is though, with the book, with Eight Days,
I don't know, she's got such a clear voice.
-And a woman's voice obviously. -Yeah.
Shall we go for a drink?
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I think somewhere over there.
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[Zoe sobbing]
[continues sobbing]
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-Hi. -Hi.
-You okay? -Yeah. Thanks.
You should go home.
Just out of interest, what do you think he was gonna do?
"Try to do the right thing, darling. Don't take any nonsense.
"And keep buggering on."
-I'll see you tomorrow. -[Jonathan] See you tomorrow. Yeah.
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[Zoe] I didn't know I wouldn't see him again.
Never hear his voice.
Never see the shape of him in the night.
In the morning before he was awake.
If I'd known, I would have never let him go.
But I didn't.
I didn't know.
So, we said goodbye.
He went out into the morning,
and I closed the door behind him.
[sobs softly]
[audience applauds]
[woman] You did just amazing!
[loud cheering]
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[inaudible conversation]
Morning.
Hi.
How you feeling?
-I woke up, made you a cup of tea. -Oh, great. Thanks.
I'm actually running late, I'm afraid. I've gotta go.
What time is it?
Wait, shit, no. So have I.
Okay. Keys, keys, keys.
-I think that's mine. -What is?
-The shirt. -Fuck. I'm sorry.
-That's all right, that's all right. -Thanks.
It's okay. It's gonna be okay.
[Jonathan] Yeah.
-Morning. -Hi.
-How are you? -Yeah, I'm fine.
-Hi, Julia. -Yes. Thank you.
-Hello, Julia. -Yes.
-So, is our son actually coming? -He's coming.
I got a text.
Okay. Well.
-Um... Just before we go in. -Yeah?
I'm sorry.
About yesterday. I said some things I didn't mean
-and I really wish I hadn't said them. -Yeah, well, me too.
This has just been such a weird time.
-I just wish none of this had happened. -Yeah. Me too.
[lively chatter]
Hi, how are you doing? Can I offer you a top-up? Yeah.
Yeah.
[Misha] Hi. Can I offer you another one?
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It was so great last night.
-You were so great. -Really, you don't have to...
I see a lot of plays, like, a lot.
I can't remember the last time I felt like that.
That's very kind.
I'm an agent. It's like doctors, I don't do kind.
I walk past you every day on reception.
-I can't believe it. -I did try to tell you.
So I was thinking, I don't know,
maybe I should just catch up and take you on as a client.
Yeah. [chuckles]
I'm serious. How would you feel about it?
I mean, it's up to you.
Maybe it would feel a bit weird to begin with, I don't know.
I think it could be fun.
-Where the fuck is Simon Gould? -I don't know.
Typical.
I don't think I can wait any longer, I'm afraid.
-I'll do it. -What do you mean?
I never got to deliver that speech
that I wrote for his lifetime achievement award.
I'll do it now.
-Guys. Sorry. Can we just... -Can we just for one second?
-Sorry. -Sorry.
[Julia] Yep. Everyone. Thank you.
-Thank you, Julia. -Yep.
It's all right, uh, I'm not gonna make a speech.
I just wanted to thank you all for being here.
I can't begin to tell you how much it means for me
and for us to see you all here on this day.
Dad would have loved all this, of course,
it's hard to believe he's not actually here.
He'd have been in his element.
As I say, I'm not gonna make a speech
but luckily, I know someone who is.
-[chuckles] -[door opens]
[Simon] Sorry, terribly sorry. Sorry.
Sorry, excuse me, excuse me, thank you.
Hey. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry.
So sorry. Sorry, Jonathan.
Number 19 bus.
[panting]
Well, hello.
My name is Simon Gould.
I met Richard...
[voice breaking] I met Richard...
I'm sorry.
The thing is...
I'm just... so... so sorry.
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[indistinct conversation]
'Cause the thing about Chekhov is that it's genuinely funny.
See, I mean, however tragic one's own life might seem,
in the end, it does become funny.
-Yeah, no, absolutely. -Yeah...
-Hi. -Hi.
-Could you just give us a minute? -Yes, of course.
You showing up means a lot under the circumstances.
Couldn't really not be here.
-Whatever else has happened. -No.
This isn't exactly the perfect time or place,
but just so you know, I spoke to Danny's people
and to the studio last night.
-Last night? -It was late.
I wasn't really in the mood for much of a chat,
don't know if that helped to... What I said was,
"You can have neither of our clients in your movie or both of them."
-Both of us? How? -Yeah.
What if Virginia Hill's nemesis was a woman after all.
-What, so... -Jenny Rosselli.
We can work on that. Obviously.
-Are you serious? -A gender flip.
It's a calculated risk.
Quite surprised they hadn't done it already actually.
Looking at the emails this morning, um, looks like they've gone for it.
-What? -You are serious.
Turns out they really didn't wanna lose either of you.
How did you manage that?
Try keep doing the right thing, keep buggering on.
Anyway, looks like we might have invented The Godmother.
If you're interested.
-Hang on. So who is playing Virginia? -Yeah.
What?
[Ollie] Uh, no way am I going back to my desk after this.
I'm gonna go straight into Soho and literally drink myself to death.
-Do you fancy it? -I'll check with Rebecca.
She'll be ahead of us.
Oh, thanks, Ollie. Thank you. Great.
[Ollie] You.
Thank you. Yes.
Oh, Charlotte. You haven't met Misha, have you?
-No. -Misha is Rebecca's new assistant.
-Oh, right. -Yes.
-Very nice to meet you. -You too.
-And good luck with that. -[chuckles] Yes.
Yeah, good.
-[Stella] God! -Oh, Luke.
-Luke, come and join us. -Charlotte.
Hi, Mum. Hi, hi, hi, hey, guys.
Hey!
So, do you two know each other?
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