Ill go and sort it out. Forget it. Its too late. He told me his niece split up with her husband, so hes gonna move them in. Well find somewhere else. You think ive got time to do that . Ive got to go to work. Danny will you go and get a paper. No, he aint doing nothing. I want you to do it. Will you just be reasonable . Reasonable . You think moving an old lady into a squat is reasonable . Theres only one person round here acting like an old lady. You think so . Come here right, you sort it. Right, im going. Whats goin on . Nothing, pat. Didnt look like nothing to me. Well, somethings just come up. Well need a couple of hours to sort it out. Fine, talk to andy. Andys not here, pat. I want you back after lunch. Pat evans, youre a pearl. You aint gonna go along with him, are you . Course not. But ill jump through hoops if it keeps him sweet. We should just keep that gaff to ourselves, and let al go whistle. But thats not what i want. And she doesnt know were squatting. And thats the way i want it to stay. I got a head full of foolishness this morning. You need some sleep. Ill sleep when im ready, man. I keep wonderin what we couldve done different. I mean, this drugs business did he need money . You gave him money. Yeah, maybe if we hadnt hed still be here. Oh, i dont know, i dont know. I got a heap of things buzzin round my head like fireflies. A million ifs, a million maybes. What if id forced him to go away with me . Theres nothing wrong with this place. Therere bad people here, therere bad people everywhere. But you step outside, theres nice people just getting on with it all. Living their lives. And i dont know why paul couldnt have settled for that. Oi, where you going . Searchin the classifieds. Why, you wanna put me on a lead . No, course not. Oi, has this place closed down or what . No. It aint been open for days. I been stuck watching groundhog day. Thats bad for the psyche. Whats up with billy . He sick or something . No, no, hes not. There you go. Thanks. You not working today . No, pretty much choose my own hours. And whats andy think about that . He doesnt think about anything much. What is it . Pension day . Probably. Whereve you been . Said youd only be half an hour. Something came up. What you got there . Forms. Ive been at the accountants. Has he prepared the papers for this place then . Hes still working on it. So whats that . Im puttin some money aside for the kid. Outside, now. Enjoyin yourself . Just reading my paper. If id been around when he was growing up both of you maybe it wouldve been different. In what way . I felt like i was always scolding him. And you. You just went on your way, never needed harsh words. But him . Ive made some pretty stupid decisions of my own. With women, yes. You were guilty of some foolishness there, but paul. Lord, i felt like i was lion taming him the whole time. I dunno, i got to thinking that maybe i treated him different to you when i found out he wasnt my blood. Oh, dad. But id never have done it on purpose. Maybe i have and, god forbid, maybe that hurt him. Dyou know what . I was always jealous of you and him. Seriously. You were close in a way that i wasnt, that i couldnt be. Yeah, but i never i think he knew hed never have a better friend than you. You know, blood or no blood. I loved that boy so deep. I dont kick up a fuss every time you spend £200 on a pair of boots. Oh, this is different. No, its not. This isnt for me. Charlie said he didnt want the money. Thats day to day. This is longterm. The kids future. Were not talking big money. How much . Not much. How. Much . Couple of grand . A couple of you told me buying this place cleared us out. It did. So . Something came up. What . I got the check from sharon. You never told me. It came this morning, you were half awake. Well, half that moneys mine. So i get a say in how its spent. Look, we can talk about money, the whys, the wherefores, but one things not for discussion this money is for the kid. Fine. So where you going now . To buy some boots not only are they quiet but they are very powerful, ladies. Even the n. H. S. Are using em to whip out your tonsils. What do i want with a portable vacuum cleaner . Whip out nasal hair blimey, that hurt its also good for getting the dog hairs off your duvet. You can also get the spider out the bathroom. The creepy crawlies . And also getting the biscuits out of your bed . When i left yours this morning i was still getting the crumbs out me underpants. If you go down any high street shop, its 50 quid for that. I dont even reckon its worth 40. Put your money away. Forget 30, for 25 quid 25 quid . No, not even 25. Give me 20. Forget 20 one day only, alfie moon, give us a tenner. Got a tenner, girls . Yeah, all right. You found anywhere yet . Yeah, theres a couple of hopefuls. But its a bit of a trek, but ill check it out. All right. Youre playing a blinder, zo. Sorry . You got den just right. What dyou mean . The more you say no to him, the more he wants it. The money, babe. You keep saying no, hell spend the next 20 years shoving tenners through your letter box. I dont want money. Course not. Youd rather spend the rest of your life on a market stall. Oh, i say, alfie. Dyou know, id just love one of those. One of these . Ill see what i can do for you, all right . Theyd be the very thing for keeping our new house spick and span. Yeah, i need to talk to you about that, nan. I wont overdo it, alfie. See you later. See you later, darlin. You havent told her, have you . I havent had the chance to sit her down yet. I dont envy you that one, mate. Anyway, im gonna check out those flats. All right, see you later. Just pop your head round the door, i need to know if hes okay. I dunno. Mintys out fixin a car. I cant leave this place. He hasnt opened the shop for days. No ones seen or heard from him. What makes you think hell see me . Hes hardly throwing out party invitations. Look, i just need to know if hes okay. Look, ill finish this up here and nip over and see him. All right . Oh, thanks. Tada. Shouldnt you be at work, darling . Sometimes theres more important things in life than work. I wanna talk to you about alfie. Oh, really. So, youll call us when you get there . Course, i will. And you take care of yourself, you hear me . Whatve you been telling chrissie . Nothing. She thinks youre giving me money. I dont want nothing. Ill talk to her. Im sorry about the other day. I was a bit shocked, said a lot of things i didnt mean. Aw, poor den. Look, youre angry with me. I just wanted to explain. Explain what . How you bullied me . I can see youre upset. I just want to tell you this baby of ours my baby. Your baby, my baby, our baby. I just feel strongly about it and thats got to be a good thing. Look, i made a lot of mistakes in my life, done some stupid things and hurt a lot of people. But everyone should have a chance to put things right. What about chrissie . Dont worry. Shes only interested in the money. Buy her some fancy perfume or a cashmere sweater, shell be like the cat whos swallowed the cream. Tea. Black. No sugar. Youre a man that knows what he wants. Oh, yeah. Thanks, love. Den i just want to be involved. As little or as much as you want. Your choice. I just wanna see him grow up. Him . If youre gonna pick me up on every word i just want to make sure that this kid he, she, whatever has got everything it needs. Dyou know how big it is, den . About the size of two baked beans. It dont need money, things. Thats the way im dealing with it. What more can i do . Im just trying to do the right thing. What . Do the right thing . You shouldve done that before now. Oh, dont pretend you werent up for it. Dont kid yourself, den. Look, its done. And what happens now is not about you and me. Its about our kid and whether you like it or not, that needs thinkin about. Whats up now . Dennis isnt coming back. You, me, our baby. Thats the situation. I just want things the way they were. Oh, come on youre not a little girl any more, so you can turn em off now. What you cryin over . Youve lost the love of your life . You and me. I lost plenty because of you and him. Whatever you got growing in that belly, you owe me. You make me feel sick, den. When i look at you, i feel sick. When i think about what we done, i feel sick. So you want a baby . Take your money and see what else you can buy cause you aint coming nowhere near mine. The house. Feels so big. Well fill it up. Just gonna take some time. Here, have a look. I thought you might like these for the new house. Theyre rank. Ill take them back, then. Im only pullin your leg. Theyll come in handy. Might even have a fancydress housewarmin party. Dyou want these or not . Go on. We can stick em up in alfies room. That might stop him stropping. I remember as kids playing catch, alfie wasnt happy unless he was it. Oh, jake, thats because he was interested in the girls. Or football. We pretended we were geoff hurst or bobby moore. Who did alfie pick . Tony white. Who . Exactly. He never even made the hammers first team. Inferiority complex, see. Oh, dear, jake. Youre not saying that alfie needs a doctor, are you . No, he needs support. Deep down, nana, alfie doesnt feel he deserves to live in a place like this. Oh, but he most certainly does. You and i know that. We gotta make sure alfie gets what he deserves. Its not fair him making all the big decisions. No. So why dont you make this one for him, eh . What dyou want . Thats a nice way to talk to a mate, innit . Sorry. I aint seen you in ages, it was quiet this morning, so i thought id pop by. Right. Blimey, billy. What . Place looks like a landfill site. I was going to clear it up. Well, youre gonna need a skip i havent had time. It aint that bad. Makes mintys flat look like an isolation ward. Well, if you dont like it im only winding you up. I dont need it, so just leave. Look, bill, im just go. Johnny thanks, love. See you again . Absolutely. You all right, luce . Shes feeling a bit under the weather. Arent you . Still, get the afternoon off school. Can i go home . If you want, love. See ya. She wasnt like this in the car. So, its just me then. Shell come round. Maybe she wont. Give her time just to get used to all the changes. Such a shame. We used to get on. Yeah, and you will again. So take that, go and buy her Something Special from you. You want me to buy her affection now, do you . Works every time. Coffee, please. Yeah, sure. You still skiving . Skiving . No, this is my real job. Reading the paper . No, searching out damsels in distress. Yeah, a regular little superman, arent ya . Less of the little. And, yeah, i am a bit of a superhero, as it goes. Yeah . Which bit of you . Did i ask you to sit down . No, you didnt. You always this pushy . Yeah, i am. So, whats your problem . Sorry . Not worth gettin upset over. You dont know what im upset over. Well, whatever it is its not worth it. Any more useless advice . Get yourself a toy boy. I watch trisha, so i know what you should do. Yeah . What should i do . Go home and talk it over. Some things you cant talk over. Those things wont get sorted out by sitting on your own in a caff. So go home, tell him what hes done wrong. Then he can admit hes been an idiot, fall to his knees and beg you to give him another chance. Hes had enough chances. And he gave you the day off school . I could stretch it into next week. Oi thatll be a quid, thanks. So, how you playing it . Loads of tears or mean and moody . Sort of quiet and upset. Turn on the tears and hell be reaching into his back pocket before the first one hits the floor. You can train em, like dogs. Felt sort of sorry for her. Jane . Shes the tart whos doing your old man, remember . I know, but do you want more stuff, or not . Yeah. You got to mix it up a bit. Fine one minute, cryin the next. You gotta keep em on their toes. Well, i did what you said. I went to see billy. How is he . Stinks like a beer mat, and got more stubble than desperate dan. Is he ill . He soon will be. Hes just feeling sorry for himself. He needs a kick up the backside. Den, can i nip out quickly . Are you gonna nip back just as quickly . Yeah, i wont be long. Go on then. You aint gonna see him . Ive got to. He wont see you. Hell see you. He chucked me out phone him. Tell him you wanna talk. What about . I dont know, anything, just get him out the house for half an hour. Ill try. I hear were neighbors again, alfie. Only temporary, keith, mate. Get out of it you give it a week, you wont want to leave, mate. Catch you later. Might let you. Oi, jake you find anywhere yet . Yeah. First place was top notch. Three bed. Nice little garden. And . Gone. Couple before me put the money down there and then. I dont believe it i went to see a bedsit but well, i wouldnt keep pigs in there. All right. There you go. What you doin . If you want something doing. Shouldnt you speak to nana first . It affects her too. Oh, let me put that one on my list, shall i . Break nanas heart. Are you happy . See you later. All right . What you got ere then . You thick or something . Quid each. Dyou want one for your missus . You couldnt give em away. No, ill stick to my lager. Whats the magic word . Abracadabra. Youre not very funny. Yeah, cause im not trying. Now if you dont mind, quatre pack si voo plait. Would you mind pulling em off the shelf for us, an all . You got hands, aint ya . Im an invalid, case you aint noticed. No, you aint. Just cause i aint in a wheelchair, dont mean i aint got a disability. Im in pain mornin till night. Just this once. Right. Thank you. How much do i owe ya . I cant sell them to ya. You what . Im 16, do you want me to break the law . Youre doin this to wind me up or what . Why would i do that . Kids like you are sending this country down the problem . As a matter of fact there is, yes. Here i am, a loyal customer, tryin to buy some lager and she is being rude and uncooperative. Stacey, come with me. How many times have i told you to have respect for the customers . I do normally, how am i supposed to show respect to a greasy sponger like him . There you go. £17. 30 change. Cheers, den. One for yourself . No, thanks. How dyou know my name . I never forget a face. Got business round ere . You could say that. Den . Can we talk . Oh, whatve i done now . I said talk, not argue. Upstairs . Its good to get out the flat now and again, bill. You said you wanted to tap me for some managerial advice. I do. Ian beales given me more responsibilities, but we really need to talk about you and little mo. No, we dont. Okay then, we dont. You just stay in the flat then. Look its just hard, all right . Keep thinkin im goin to bump into her. Its little mo, not some kind of dragon. Garry, im not scared of her, i just i just need some time to get myself together, okay . Nan, i dont think this house is gonna work out. Why not, alfie . Listen, you just gotta trust me, all right, nan. Things aint good, okay . Thats all. Well, whats wrong with it, darling . Ive never let you down before, have i . No. Course not. See, im just trying to make the right decision, okay . Yes, well, thats the point, im making it for you. Im staying put. But, nan and no buts, alfie. If you want me to leave this house, youll have to drag me out feet first. I want to explain my behavior. About what . About zoe and the baby. If its about the money no, it isnt, its about us. Were fine, arent we . Well, you think so . You know, when we were in spain, id wake up, with you snoring next to me, and id get this safe, warm feeling inside like i knew id be okay. I think the world of you i dont need you to tell me that you love me. What then . Its about respect. Its about you respecting me as your wife, telling me the truth. If its about the trust fund, i was gonna no, it isnt about the trust fund all right. Den, when you were younger, you had a best friend . Yeah, pete. Right. And youd tell pete everything, everything you wouldnt tell anybody else. And sometimes you and pete would argue, but it didnt matter cause that friendship, it meant more than anything else, didnt it . Well, youre my best friend. And you can tell me anything, den, anything. Only you gotta tell me. cause if you dont tell me, it means you dont respect me. And if youre not honest with me, well, then, theres no point. Theres no point in sharing the pub, in sharing a bed, in renewing our vows, theres no point to any of it. I cant imagine what my life would be without you. So no more lies, no more secrets about the baby, everything. You tell me the truth. Look, i promise you. In future, money, anything well talk through together. Oh, why dont you pop over and make it up with zoe . She seems to think theres a bit of bad feeling. Okay. Theres a grandchild on the doorstep soon and we cant have petty grudges gettin in the way, can we . Right. What, you off . Ive got things to do. What things . Anything thats not you going on about my marriage. I thought i could help. I might take it off someone who aint ballsed up their own. Den same again . No, thanks, im done. A bit fiery, your lady, aint she . Dont worry, i can dampen her down. Now, this ones called hot peach. Got daft names for em, aint they . Staceys got lipstick called kiss me color. Kiss someone and it changes from pink to purple. Shes pullin your leg. Really . I wouldnt pay too much mind to what Stacey Slater says. door opens, closes oh, that must be your dad. Got a little beauty parlor going on then . Yeah, weve been havin a nice time. You can do my nails later. Were not goin near your stinky feet, are we, lucy . Hey, hang on, babe, its not dry yet. Dont matter. Hold on, love, youll ruin it. Im goin to my room. Was she like this before . Absolutely fine. Well, its not you then, is it . No. I think its us shes got the problem with. Hello, boys, i just popped over to see how you were settling in. Pats gonna show us how to light the boiler. Yeah . Yeah, its looking lovely. All that stuff. Gonna be a real family home. Yeah, well, we try our best, eh, fellas . So you worked out the sink yet . No. Well, the hot water comes out the cold tap, and vice versa. cause the plumber fixed them up the wrong way round. Roy couldnt bring himself to fetch the fella back in. Bet youre pleased, aint you, alfie . Yeah, im over the moon, pat. Bet youll be here for years. Yeah, seems like that. Yeah, well, um. I brought some curtains over for you. Dyou want me to hang them up . Thatd be great, pat. Well, no, nanas asleep in the front room, darling. Well, ill be silent as a mouse. vacuum hums, stops i dont remember invitin you round. I wanted to say sorry about the misunderstanding earlier. The money. I never asked den for anything. I know you never. It didnt feel right. Den sees a problem, he likes to throw money at it. I dont want any money. Well, you better get used to saying no. Youve gotta understand that my husbands a complete control freak. If he wants something, he doesnt stop till he gets it. And hes set his sights on that baby of yours. Wrap it up for him, should i . Zoe, im not joking. And you think i am . Hell be all over you for a few months, till the next thing comes along. Still waters he aint. Whyre you telling me this . Because he can be charming. He can throw his promises around like confetti, but you have got to keep your mind on what it is you want. But its all out of control. No, it isnt, zoe. But you take one penny off of him and he calls the tune. So you gotta decide do you want den running your life . I want your key. Yeah, course. You had no right doin this. Garry said the place was in a state. I thought itd help. Ive lived on my own before i know. Dyou think im some sort of baby . Just cause we aint together doesnt mean we cant look out for each other. We got lots of time invested. That means something, dont it . Sorry, but i dont want you in here, i dont want you in the shop, i dont want you anywhere near me, okay . I still care about you, billy. Oh, please, dont well, when i see you in the street, i feel like smilin, i dont want to go hidin round corners. It dont make no sense. Its too hard couldnt we be friends . If i cant be your husband, i dont wanna be anything to ya. door closes doorbell rings we expecting anyone . Yeah, they wear funny hats, carry big sticks an they dont like squatters. Look, alfie, i know youre findin this hard, but you made the right choice. If i had a choice, id rather be anywhere but here. Anywhere now, i know you tapped nana. How you done it, i dont know, but for the next few days you stay away from me. Fine. Thats the way you want it . Yeah, it is. You boys seem to have made yourselves very comfortable. Johnny . All right, jake . You know, its a funny thing, but er. My key doesnt seem to fit my door any more. Your key . This is your house, johnny . Oh, yeah. Its all right, its okay. You can stay for now. But dont think this is the end of it, all right . Did i ever tell you that i was brought up round here . Memories on every corner. Course, most of the old faces have gone now. Theyre probably dead. Pat johnny . Well, well, well. Patricia harris. You, um. You still working . It must seem that you dont have any choices. I dont. You do, you just cant see them. Well, i did think about what . You can tell me. Adoption. Den would never allow it. Hed rather drag it up on its own. Really . Yeah. You know, zo, this early on, women have options. You could be out on the same day. Abortion . Its worth considering. That aint an option, chrissie. I cant believe youre suggesting it what if kat had thought that . Dyou think she wanted me back then . Every situations different. And little mo. I was the only one who supported her when she wanted to have freddie. And now hes her whole life. And you see how hard it is for her. Zoe, youre a different woman to kat and mo. Ive not been through half of what they have. Think what youd give up. Your future, your business, everything. Chrissie, it aint an option. Well, zoe, i really admire your strength, do you know that . You know, ive always wanted a kid. Maybe ive left it too late, i dont know. But, even now, i dont think i could go through with it if the father of that baby didnt love me. Or i didnt love the father. But youre right, babe. Its up to you. Its your choice, no one elses. theme music playing