1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:30,000 2 00:01:03,497 --> 00:01:07,558 People have always trusted me with their secrets. 3 00:01:07,668 --> 00:01:10,899 But who do I trust with mine? 4 00:01:11,005 --> 00:01:14,964 You. Only you. 5 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:50,375 The first day of a new term. 6 00:01:51,946 --> 00:01:55,507 Here come the local pubescent proles... 7 00:01:55,616 --> 00:01:58,141 the future plumbers and shop assistants... 8 00:01:58,252 --> 00:02:01,653 and doubtless the odd terrorist too. 9 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:08,494 In the old days, we confiscated cigarettes and wank mags. 10 00:02:08,596 --> 00:02:11,656 Now it's knives and crack cocaine. 11 00:02:14,235 --> 00:02:16,897 And they call it progress. 12 00:02:17,004 --> 00:02:19,973 Roger! 13 00:02:20,074 --> 00:02:23,043 - Piss off! - Tony. Tony. 14 00:02:23,144 --> 00:02:26,136 Mrs. Hart, art department. 15 00:02:26,247 --> 00:02:29,876 1517, Martin Luther nails his 95 points... 16 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:34,216 to a church door in Wittenberg... 17 00:02:39,193 --> 00:02:41,127 Poison granny. 18 00:02:46,834 --> 00:02:49,701 Piss off, you prick. 19 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:53,534 Before we begin, for those of you who haven't delivered your reports... 20 00:02:53,641 --> 00:02:55,973 please lob them in my general direction. 21 00:02:56,076 --> 00:02:58,340 Thank you, Bill. Thank you, Mary. 22 00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:01,346 Thank you, John. Thank you, Elaine. 23 00:03:01,448 --> 00:03:05,214 Ah. Has everyone met our new art teacher, Sheba Hart? 24 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:08,379 - Hello. - I've asked Sheba to sit in on this meeting. 25 00:03:08,489 --> 00:03:11,253 As you all know, I regard the arts... 26 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:14,794 as absolutely essential to our policy of reform through nurture. 27 00:03:14,895 --> 00:03:16,795 Thank you, Chris. 28 00:03:16,897 --> 00:03:18,797 Very good. Very good. Ah, thank you, Sue. 29 00:03:18,899 --> 00:03:21,129 I say, that's a big one, isn't it? 30 00:03:21,235 --> 00:03:24,769 I'll be up till the crack of dawn. 31 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:27,306 Anyone else not handed in their homework? Right. 32 00:03:27,408 --> 00:03:30,104 And, uh, thank you. 33 00:03:30,211 --> 00:03:32,145 Lovely. Thank you. 34 00:03:34,415 --> 00:03:36,440 Barbara? 35 00:03:43,891 --> 00:03:46,758 This is your report? On the history department? 36 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:49,624 On its entire workings? 37 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:52,426 And your general thoughts for its future development? 38 00:03:52,533 --> 00:03:55,900 You'll find it's quite thorough, Headmaster. 39 00:03:57,705 --> 00:04:00,799 "The history department functions much as one would expect... 40 00:04:00,908 --> 00:04:02,773 "for a school of this stature and intake. 41 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:06,676 "Examination results have been consistent for 30 years... 42 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:10,614 "below the national average but above the level of catastrophe. 43 00:04:10,718 --> 00:04:15,246 Recommendation: no change necessary." 44 00:04:18,158 --> 00:04:20,820 Took me most of the summer to write it. 45 00:04:22,663 --> 00:04:25,928 Hard to read the wispy novice. 46 00:04:26,033 --> 00:04:28,024 Piss off, you prick. 47 00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:31,229 Is she a sphinx or simply stupid? 48 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:34,239 All right. Off the phone, please. Give me the phone. 49 00:04:34,341 --> 00:04:37,469 Artfully disheveled today. 50 00:04:37,578 --> 00:04:40,945 The tweedy tramp coat is an abhorrence. 51 00:04:41,048 --> 00:04:44,313 It seems to say, "I'm just like you." 52 00:04:44,418 --> 00:04:47,319 But clearly she's not. 53 00:04:47,421 --> 00:04:50,686 - A fey person, I suspect. - Stop it, girls. Just stop it. 54 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:52,691 Fey. 55 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:55,523 Oi, oi. Pass it. Yes. Come over here. Very good. 56 00:04:55,629 --> 00:05:00,566 Yeah! 57 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:06,037 - Put your shirt on. - I got the winner, miss. 58 00:05:06,140 --> 00:05:08,506 Glory be! Shirt! 59 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:15,472 She has certainly rippled the waters of our stagnant pond. 60 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:18,312 They flock to her. 61 00:05:18,419 --> 00:05:21,354 Even limp little Brian had a go. 62 00:05:21,455 --> 00:05:23,480 Oh, the horror. 63 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:26,081 - Hiya. - Oh, hello. 64 00:05:26,193 --> 00:05:28,753 - That's a lovely blouse. - What? 65 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:32,764 And "Fatty" Hodge has pounced on her. 66 00:05:32,866 --> 00:05:34,834 A dubious double act. 67 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:38,098 The blonde and the pig in knickers. 68 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:41,971 I just went past the art studio. It's like bloody Lord of the Flies in there. 69 00:05:42,076 --> 00:05:45,671 - Have they gone for her? - They've torn her posters down. 70 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:48,543 They're chanting, "Get your tits out for the lads." 71 00:05:48,649 --> 00:05:51,174 - Girls too. It's carnage. - How was madam? 72 00:05:51,285 --> 00:05:54,948 Completely lost it. "Stop it! Stop it, you little fucking bastards!" 73 00:05:55,055 --> 00:05:58,547 - You should have stepped in. - He didn't want to patronize the little lady. 74 00:05:58,659 --> 00:06:01,822 She'll be all right. This time next year, she'll be headmistress. 75 00:06:01,929 --> 00:06:04,921 - Christ! Will you shut up! - Sorry. Sorry. 76 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:07,296 Char, anyone? 77 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:10,962 - Babs? - Milk, no sugar. 78 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:13,972 - Sweet enough? - Evidently. 79 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:16,542 Didn't her father invent inflation? 80 00:06:16,643 --> 00:06:21,137 Wasn't her dad that academic, Donald whatsit? 81 00:06:21,248 --> 00:06:24,479 Economics bloke. Invented the word "inflation." 82 00:06:24,585 --> 00:06:26,746 Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I know who you mean. 83 00:06:26,854 --> 00:06:30,688 I think you'll find that Mrs. Hart's father was Professor Ronald Taylor. 84 00:06:30,791 --> 00:06:33,191 He didn't invent "inflation." 85 00:06:33,293 --> 00:06:35,659 He devised a theory about the relationship... 86 00:06:35,763 --> 00:06:38,527 between inflation and consumer expectation. 87 00:06:44,538 --> 00:06:47,632 Please get off him! Stop it! 88 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,709 You're an arsehole! 89 00:06:49,810 --> 00:06:52,335 Stop it! 90 00:06:52,446 --> 00:06:56,405 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 91 00:06:56,517 --> 00:06:59,315 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 92 00:07:04,425 --> 00:07:08,486 You're going to hurt one another. Now stop it! Please get off him! 93 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:12,463 Enough! Outside! 94 00:07:12,566 --> 00:07:15,126 Now! 95 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:23,967 You're a wanker. 96 00:07:24,077 --> 00:07:27,706 - Fuck off! - Absolute silence! Absolute! 97 00:07:33,987 --> 00:07:35,887 Why were they fighting, Mrs. Hart? 98 00:07:35,989 --> 00:07:37,889 Their motive was unclear. 99 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:41,483 Davis I know. You're a little thug. Who might you be? 100 00:07:41,595 --> 00:07:43,495 - Steven Connolly, miss. - What? 101 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:45,394 - Steven Connolly, miss. - Year? 102 00:07:45,499 --> 00:07:47,399 Year 10, miss. 103 00:07:47,501 --> 00:07:50,902 You're the naked footballer. Why were you fighting? 104 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:54,496 - It's a perfectly simple question. - Don't know, miss. 105 00:07:54,608 --> 00:07:57,736 You don't know. One minute you're an inert lump... 106 00:07:57,845 --> 00:08:00,245 the next you're trying to castrate a fellow pupil. 107 00:08:00,347 --> 00:08:02,679 Nothing occurred between these two states? 108 00:08:02,783 --> 00:08:05,411 - No, miss. - Don't play the hero with me, Connolly. 109 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:10,354 Yes. Brain. Mouth. Speak. 110 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:15,417 He was saying stuff about miss. It was bang out of order. 111 00:08:15,529 --> 00:08:19,397 - What did you say? - I never said nothin', miss. 112 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:22,833 "I didn't say anything." What did he say? Come on! 113 00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:24,836 He said she's a tart. 114 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:27,270 He said he gave her one up the arse. 115 00:08:27,374 --> 00:08:29,774 Did you, indeed? Odious boy. 116 00:08:29,877 --> 00:08:33,506 - Apologize at once. - Sorry, miss. 117 00:08:33,614 --> 00:08:37,744 Deputy head in the morning. Get back inside, both of you. 118 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:47,216 Little towers of testosterone. You'll soon get used to them. 119 00:08:47,327 --> 00:08:50,194 Thank you so much. 120 00:08:50,297 --> 00:08:53,289 I better... Oh, I'm sorry. We haven't met properly, have we? 121 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,267 - I'm Sheba Hart. - Barbara Covett. 122 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:01,738 Her voice is pure... 123 00:09:01,842 --> 00:09:04,640 as if her mouth were empty and clean... 124 00:09:04,745 --> 00:09:07,543 as if she'd never had a filling. 125 00:09:07,648 --> 00:09:10,913 The complexion of a white peach. 126 00:09:11,018 --> 00:09:13,578 One can almost see her veins. 127 00:09:13,687 --> 00:09:17,748 Her trendy politics are similarly transparent. 128 00:09:17,858 --> 00:09:21,123 We serve them best if we teach them to read, write and add. 129 00:09:21,228 --> 00:09:23,856 They don't need to know about the basket weavers of Chile. 130 00:09:23,964 --> 00:09:26,728 - Barbara's very keen on the basics. - But when you started... 131 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:29,597 I mean, didn't you want to give them a real education... 132 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:33,764 to help them overcome the poverty of their backgrounds? 133 00:09:33,874 --> 00:09:35,398 Oh, yes, of course. 134 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:38,637 But one soon learns that teaching is crowd control. 135 00:09:38,745 --> 00:09:40,906 Come here! 136 00:09:41,014 --> 00:09:44,040 We're a branch of the social services. 137 00:09:44,151 --> 00:09:46,051 Put that back, you! 138 00:09:49,790 --> 00:09:53,157 Console yourself with the gems. That's when it's satisfying. 139 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:55,785 Then you can make a real difference. 140 00:09:55,896 --> 00:09:58,558 The rest is just cattle prod and pray. 141 00:09:58,665 --> 00:10:03,159 I can see why others are beguiled by her. 142 00:10:03,270 --> 00:10:05,170 Oh, hello. 143 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:08,332 But I wonder if she possesses the requisite heft. 144 00:10:08,442 --> 00:10:11,206 - Do you fancy a coffee? - Yeah. 145 00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:13,905 Sheba! 146 00:10:14,014 --> 00:10:17,040 - Sorry. I... - That's the year 11 s. They're a nightmare. 147 00:10:17,150 --> 00:10:19,880 - Sue, do you want to join us? - Great. 148 00:10:19,987 --> 00:10:22,717 I've got a bit of an announcement. 149 00:10:22,823 --> 00:10:25,257 You're leaving St. George's? 150 00:10:25,359 --> 00:10:28,726 - No. - Oh, you're pregnant. 151 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:34,860 That's fantastic. 152 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:38,734 Oh, congratulations. When are you due? 153 00:10:38,839 --> 00:10:41,364 - June the 7th. - A summer baby. How lovely. 154 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:44,273 I can't believe that nobody's noticed. I'm 14 weeks. 155 00:10:44,378 --> 00:10:46,505 Didn't you see how chunky I'm getting? 156 00:10:46,613 --> 00:10:49,013 Didn't like to say. Where are you having it? 157 00:10:49,116 --> 00:10:52,745 - Homerton. It's really nice there. - Oh, right. 158 00:10:52,853 --> 00:10:55,014 Lovely, friendly nurses. 159 00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:58,091 I'm going to find out at the next scan... 20 weeks. 160 00:11:00,227 --> 00:11:02,252 Do you want to come to lunch on Sunday? 161 00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:07,025 - Where? - To mine. To our house. 162 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:11,266 - Won't you be with your family? - Yes, but you're very welcome. 163 00:11:12,939 --> 00:11:16,841 Oh, it's no big deal. I'll just do a lasagna or something. 164 00:11:16,943 --> 00:11:19,434 I adore lasagna. 165 00:11:19,546 --> 00:11:22,709 Bliss. A merry flag... 166 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:26,684 on the arctic wilderness of my calendar. 167 00:11:26,787 --> 00:11:31,087 One must make an effort when one receives an invitation. 168 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:36,558 The art of it is seeming not to. 169 00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:45,135 Lasagna tends to disagree with my bowels. 170 00:11:45,238 --> 00:11:47,536 I'll ask for a small portion. 171 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:17,500 - I think I've got the wrong house. - No. You're bang on. 172 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:20,402 I'm Richard. Come in. 173 00:12:20,507 --> 00:12:22,532 I'm sorry. I thought... 174 00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:25,338 That I'd be 20 years younger and twice as handsome. 175 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:27,845 - Bash! - The kitchen's on fire! 176 00:12:27,948 --> 00:12:30,849 Sorry if you were out there long. The, uh... The bell's knackered. 177 00:12:30,951 --> 00:12:33,112 - Hi, Barbara. - Hello. 178 00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:38,552 Oh, what a splendid room. 179 00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:41,786 What can I get you? We're, uh... We're semi-pro drinkers here. You name it. 180 00:12:41,895 --> 00:12:44,455 I would like a dry sherry, please. 181 00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:48,330 Ah. Uh, I think we might have some apricot brandy knocking around. 182 00:12:48,435 --> 00:12:51,097 - Uh, dry white wine. - Done. Have a seat. 183 00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:56,467 Where's the, uh, wine? 184 00:12:56,576 --> 00:13:00,637 Well, scrape it. Do you want to... For a moment. Is it in the fridge? 185 00:13:00,747 --> 00:13:03,375 You must be Polly. I'm Barbara. 186 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:05,542 Hi, Barbara. 187 00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:12,017 Are you going somewhere? 188 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,719 - Excuse me? - You're all poshed up. 189 00:13:14,828 --> 00:13:17,854 Uh, I have an appointment. 190 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:21,695 Uh, later. In town. 191 00:13:25,672 --> 00:13:29,164 - Have you always lived here? - Mum inherited it. 192 00:13:29,276 --> 00:13:33,076 - It's her little joke. - I only married her for the property. 193 00:13:35,582 --> 00:13:37,413 Did Pete go? 194 00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:39,417 He was welcome to stay. 195 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:41,578 He's not really into lunch. 196 00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:43,656 Cheers. 197 00:13:45,492 --> 00:13:48,086 Are you interested in wine? 198 00:13:48,195 --> 00:13:51,062 Only the drinking part. 199 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:54,930 Well, I spent a portion of the summer on the Amalfi coast... 200 00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:56,502 Here's trouble. 201 00:13:56,603 --> 00:14:00,095 Oh, no, no, no, no. Easy! Rocky! Easy! 202 00:14:00,207 --> 00:14:02,801 Easy, easy, wheezy. 203 00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:05,173 I'd anticipated a suave young lawyer... 204 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:08,736 - Barbara? - and two perfect poppets. 205 00:14:08,849 --> 00:14:10,749 Not so. 206 00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:13,342 She's married some crumbling patriarch. 207 00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:15,717 He's nearly as old as me. 208 00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:19,314 And then there's the daughter, a pocket princess. 209 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:23,726 And, finally, a somewhat tiresome court jester. 210 00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:26,799 Ah, lovely. Thank you. 211 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:29,698 I'm going to be a wizard. 212 00:14:29,803 --> 00:14:32,772 Is that when you're grown up? 213 00:14:32,873 --> 00:14:35,364 No. He's just been cast in his school play. 214 00:14:35,475 --> 00:14:37,636 I'm gonna wear a cape. 215 00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:41,077 - I'm the one with the car. - Amongst next year's cultural highlights... 216 00:14:41,181 --> 00:14:43,775 I greatly look forward to Benjamin Hart... 217 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:46,079 in the key role of the wizard. 218 00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:48,950 And, indeed, I find myself beside myself with anticipation. 219 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:51,717 A rogue image swam through me: 220 00:14:51,825 --> 00:14:55,761 hubby's pruney old mouth pursed at Sheba's breast. 221 00:15:02,269 --> 00:15:06,000 After lunch, a rather mortifying family tradition. 222 00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:09,735 They do things differently in bourgeois bohemia. 223 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,011 Thank you. 224 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:31,620 Come on. Come on. Come on. 225 00:15:31,731 --> 00:15:33,631 No. 226 00:15:58,591 --> 00:16:00,491 - You ready? - Watch out. 227 00:16:00,593 --> 00:16:02,686 Yes! 228 00:16:02,862 --> 00:16:05,353 Took me away for our anniversary. It was years ago. 229 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:07,865 When we came back, it was here. 230 00:16:07,968 --> 00:16:09,868 As if by magic. 231 00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:14,768 Was supposed to be my studio. 232 00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:19,307 It's more of a refuge, really. 233 00:16:20,513 --> 00:16:22,777 A room of one's own. 234 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:26,511 Is this you? 235 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:32,215 It was. 236 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:36,921 Oh, I love these. Such vibrant colors. 237 00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:40,022 Take one. Take two. Have the lot, actually. 238 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:43,330 - I couldn't possibly. - Honestly, no one else wants them. 239 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:45,870 Oh, I'll treasure them. 240 00:16:47,307 --> 00:16:51,767 Must be exhausting... running a family and teaching as well. 241 00:16:51,878 --> 00:16:54,472 Oh, I can't wait for term to end. 242 00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:58,574 Roll on, Christmas, and a month of sod-all. 243 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:05,353 I shouldn't have kidded myself I could teach. 244 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:10,852 It's just that I... I've spent the last 10 years looking after Ben... 245 00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:14,161 and I'm so desperate to get out and do something. 246 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:19,432 And finally we get him into this great local school, and I'm free to work, and... 247 00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:22,406 You're gonna be a terrific teacher. 248 00:17:22,509 --> 00:17:24,443 Thanks. 249 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:28,810 But I'm bloody hopeless, and everyone knows it. 250 00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:31,383 Children are feral. 251 00:17:31,484 --> 00:17:34,578 Don't let them sense your anxiety. 252 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:39,621 - How do you cope? - Oh, I'm just a battle-ax. 253 00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:43,218 I'm not popular, but they respect me. 254 00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:45,388 Well, you're popular with me. 255 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,065 It's strange. I feel I can talk to you. 256 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,899 She spoke of her vile mother... 257 00:17:52,005 --> 00:17:55,441 her grief over the death of her father... 258 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:59,478 the glory days when Richard scooped her up... 259 00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:01,672 and then jettisoned wife and children... 260 00:18:01,781 --> 00:18:04,909 for what she called a nonstop fuck fest. 261 00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:09,253 It's a peculiar trait of the privileged: 262 00:18:09,355 --> 00:18:12,813 immediate, incautious intimacy. 263 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:17,420 But Sheba went well beyond the tendencies of her class. 264 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:21,125 She was utterly candid. 265 00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:25,330 A novice confessing to the mother superior. 266 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:30,501 You know, marriage and kids... I mean, it's wonderful. 267 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:33,477 But it doesn't give you meaning. 268 00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:36,708 It gives you an imperative, but it doesn't help you... 269 00:18:36,816 --> 00:18:42,152 My father always used to say... you know, on the tube... "Mind the gap." 270 00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:45,656 I don't know. 271 00:18:45,758 --> 00:18:50,218 It's just the distance between life as you... 272 00:18:50,330 --> 00:18:54,164 dream it and... 273 00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:56,633 life as it is. 274 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:02,370 I know exactly what you mean. 275 00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,711 A gold star day. 276 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:16,482 I always knew we'd be friends. 277 00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:19,057 Our mutual reserve inhibited us... 278 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:23,596 but now it is manifest... a spiritual recognition. 279 00:19:25,165 --> 00:19:28,396 At the end of this year, many of you will enjoy Christmas. 280 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,368 "S" and I share the ability... 281 00:19:31,471 --> 00:19:35,703 to see through the quotidian awfulness of things. 282 00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:42,875 In a different, better age, we would be ladies of leisure... 283 00:19:42,982 --> 00:19:47,043 lunching together, visiting galleries, traveling... 284 00:19:47,153 --> 00:19:49,553 putting the world to rights. 285 00:19:49,656 --> 00:19:52,989 We would be companions. 286 00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:16,312 It's taken. I'm saving it for Sheba. 287 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:20,614 Sorry. 288 00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:33,451 Very good! Well done! 289 00:22:40,226 --> 00:22:44,128 Ben, put it in the car, would you, please? 290 00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:46,858 Ben, pop it in the car, sweetheart. Hello? 291 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:49,730 I need to speak to you about Steven Connolly. 292 00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:52,066 Who? 293 00:22:52,171 --> 00:22:54,298 Let's not, shall we? 294 00:22:54,407 --> 00:22:58,104 Doubtless you're aware you've committed a criminal offense. 295 00:22:58,211 --> 00:23:01,112 I'll be with you at 5:00. 296 00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:07,052 Let's go to the pub, okay? 297 00:23:08,988 --> 00:23:11,957 - No, Boxing Day... - When-When will you tell them? 298 00:23:12,058 --> 00:23:15,357 I need to know the circumstances. 299 00:23:15,461 --> 00:23:18,225 You must inform me of everything. 300 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:24,592 Actually, you were there when I first saw him. 301 00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:27,468 - I think you gave him a telling-off. - Yeah! 302 00:23:27,573 --> 00:23:30,508 I gave him a slight ticking off. 303 00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:33,101 He dedicated his goal to me. 304 00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:36,409 It amused me. Nothing more. 305 00:23:39,118 --> 00:23:42,417 A few days later, he came to see me. 306 00:23:42,522 --> 00:23:45,355 Miss, would you have a look at me drawings, please? 307 00:23:45,458 --> 00:23:48,950 I'll look at them in class. You do art, don't you? 308 00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:51,461 I'm not allowed. I'm special needs. 309 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:54,192 I gotta do extra reading instead. 310 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,632 Did you do these at home? 311 00:24:05,511 --> 00:24:09,675 These are good. You can draw. 312 00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:15,186 If we pull strings for one child... 313 00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:17,188 the whole system will unravel. 314 00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:20,453 But he's talented. He's actually found something he believes in. 315 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,460 Well, they're all talented. 316 00:24:22,562 --> 00:24:26,896 You found your gem, as Sue would say. 317 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:31,060 I said that I would teach him after school, but only if he felt like it. 318 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:33,070 It's our job, isn't it? 319 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,402 Within specified hours and a specified curriculum. 320 00:24:35,508 --> 00:24:39,740 Barbara, he came every day for two weeks. 321 00:24:39,846 --> 00:24:43,543 Yes, I was flattered, but... and more than that. 322 00:24:43,649 --> 00:24:46,914 I was excited to find someone who wanted to learn. 323 00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:50,648 And he imagined a sort of helicopter 500 years ago. 324 00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:54,058 Does your brain in. 325 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,596 But surely you must have suspected his motives. 326 00:24:57,697 --> 00:25:00,257 I sensed he had a little crush on me. 327 00:25:00,366 --> 00:25:02,994 But so what? And it was innocent. 328 00:25:04,604 --> 00:25:07,835 That's so much better. You've absolutely got that knuckle. 329 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:10,465 Nailed it. 330 00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:12,737 Do that again, miss. 331 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:15,473 Don't be silly. Off you go. 332 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:18,874 What are you having for tea, miss? 333 00:25:18,985 --> 00:25:21,453 I don't know. Probably buy something on the way home. 334 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:23,715 - Are you a good cook? - Not really. 335 00:25:23,823 --> 00:25:25,723 You suck? 336 00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:30,722 Go home, Steven. 337 00:25:42,074 --> 00:25:44,133 Well, that's when you should've stopped it. 338 00:25:44,243 --> 00:25:47,906 I did. I told him I wouldn't teach him anymore. 339 00:25:48,014 --> 00:25:51,415 He refused to accept it. He just kept coming back. 340 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,821 Miss! 341 00:25:56,923 --> 00:25:59,956 It began to feel like our secret... 342 00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:04,655 and secrets can be... seductive. 343 00:26:15,408 --> 00:26:19,139 - Do you want to come for a walk? - Absolutely not. 344 00:26:19,245 --> 00:26:22,305 I'm going home to my family, as should you. 345 00:26:22,415 --> 00:26:24,747 Miss. 346 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:32,516 My dad's got the sack. He's been taking it out on me. 347 00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:35,253 His father had been hitting him. 348 00:26:35,361 --> 00:26:38,296 - He didn't want to tell his mum because she was ill. - Does your mother know? 349 00:26:38,397 --> 00:26:40,695 Kidney disease. 350 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,825 It's taken months for an operation. 351 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:44,835 He was so vulnerable. 352 00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:47,735 Well, if he does it again, you tell me. 353 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,933 Thanks, miss. 354 00:26:51,043 --> 00:26:53,068 You're beautiful, miss. 355 00:26:53,179 --> 00:26:55,943 You don't know how beautiful you are. 356 00:27:02,722 --> 00:27:06,055 I hadn't been pursued like this for years. 357 00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:11,186 I knew it was wrong and immoral and completely ridiculous... 358 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,925 but I don't know. 359 00:27:14,033 --> 00:27:17,332 I just allowed it to happen. 360 00:27:17,436 --> 00:27:19,734 The boy is 15! 361 00:27:21,307 --> 00:27:23,537 But he's quite mature for his age. 362 00:27:23,643 --> 00:27:26,111 "But" is not a helpful word here. 363 00:27:26,212 --> 00:27:29,375 This is gonna sound sick. 364 00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:34,685 But something in me felt... entitled. 365 00:27:34,787 --> 00:27:37,187 You know, I've been good all my adult life. 366 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:41,817 I've been a decent wife, dutiful mother, coping with Ben. 367 00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:44,088 This voice inside me kept saying... 368 00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:48,724 "Why shouldn't you be bad? Why shouldn't you transgress? 369 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:50,995 You've earned the right." 370 00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:54,630 I said get out, Denzel. The rest of you get on with your work, please. 371 00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:58,403 Hurry up. 372 00:27:58,511 --> 00:28:00,706 Still, I wouldn't mind being wingman. 373 00:28:00,813 --> 00:28:03,179 That's a shame. 'Cause you are as ugly as wank... 374 00:28:03,282 --> 00:28:05,944 and you're never gonna be able to do shit. 375 00:28:26,439 --> 00:28:30,432 Sue phoned. Okay if I meet her for a drink? 376 00:28:30,543 --> 00:28:34,104 Sure. I'll put bug-a-lugs to bed. 377 00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:49,727 Evening, miss. 378 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,357 Make yourself comfortable. 379 00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:27,057 It's incredibly important we keep this secret. 380 00:29:30,569 --> 00:29:32,662 Does anyone know you're here? 381 00:29:32,772 --> 00:29:34,672 No. 382 00:29:36,709 --> 00:29:40,372 Miss. Miss. 383 00:29:40,479 --> 00:29:43,676 I'm no genius, but I ain't a dickhead. 384 00:29:43,783 --> 00:29:45,683 I won't tell no one. 385 00:29:47,153 --> 00:29:49,144 You can trust me. 386 00:29:51,390 --> 00:29:53,824 We'd both get into terrible trouble. 387 00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:20,744 It was easy. 388 00:30:20,853 --> 00:30:25,722 Like having another drink when you know you shouldn't. 389 00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:30,690 Can I smoke, miss? 390 00:30:30,796 --> 00:30:34,129 You can do what you want, but enough of this "miss." 391 00:30:45,244 --> 00:30:47,144 Were you a model once? 392 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:52,378 Well, you should have been. You're well fit. 393 00:30:52,484 --> 00:30:55,248 Gosh, but don't I know it. 394 00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:57,845 You're into the Streets? 395 00:30:57,957 --> 00:31:00,585 Oh, well, my daughter is. 396 00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:04,355 She the same age as me? 397 00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:06,727 None of your beeswax. 398 00:31:11,470 --> 00:31:14,735 Well, anyway, the point is you're fit. 399 00:31:17,409 --> 00:31:21,072 - Well, so are you. - You reckon? 400 00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:24,479 My sister thinks I look like a bollock with measles. 401 00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:29,284 You've done my brain in. 402 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:02,050 You want to do it again? 403 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:08,014 What? 404 00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:12,257 Yes. I want to do it again. 405 00:32:16,669 --> 00:32:19,137 I want to do it again. 406 00:32:20,673 --> 00:32:25,474 The day we met, it had already begun? 407 00:32:26,946 --> 00:32:28,846 Yes. 408 00:32:28,948 --> 00:32:31,041 Deputy head in the morning. 409 00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:35,553 Noble sentiment, Connolly. Next time words, not fists. 410 00:32:35,654 --> 00:32:37,554 Get inside, both of you. 411 00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:41,615 And you had further relations that day? 412 00:32:42,962 --> 00:32:44,862 We went to the art room. 413 00:32:44,964 --> 00:32:48,229 Well, I'm glad I was such an aphrodisiac. I was trying to help you. 414 00:32:48,334 --> 00:32:51,895 Well, you did. I'm incredibly grateful. 415 00:32:52,004 --> 00:32:54,438 You've been such a good friend. 416 00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:58,572 Not reciprocated, it seems. 417 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:05,577 I desperately wanted to confess to you. 418 00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:07,845 But how could I? 419 00:33:07,953 --> 00:33:09,648 Barbara? 420 00:33:09,755 --> 00:33:13,657 It would have put you in an impossible situation. 421 00:33:15,861 --> 00:33:18,489 I so wish I had. 422 00:33:18,597 --> 00:33:21,930 You would have made me see sense. 423 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:26,232 And then I realized my fury had blinded me. 424 00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:30,399 There was a magnificent opportunity here. 425 00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:33,569 Can we go inside? I'm absolutely freezing. 426 00:33:36,048 --> 00:33:39,415 With stealth, I might secure the prize... 427 00:33:39,518 --> 00:33:44,114 long-term, forever in my debt. 428 00:33:44,223 --> 00:33:49,024 I could gain everything... 429 00:33:49,128 --> 00:33:51,096 by doing nothing. 430 00:33:52,464 --> 00:33:54,432 Look, Bar... 431 00:33:55,768 --> 00:33:58,532 I know you have to tell them. 432 00:33:58,637 --> 00:34:01,868 You know, the head, the, uh, school. 433 00:34:01,974 --> 00:34:05,375 All I ask is that you wait till the new year. 434 00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:07,809 Please. I'm begging you. 435 00:34:07,913 --> 00:34:11,371 Please let me have this Christmas with my family. 436 00:34:11,483 --> 00:34:14,509 Oh, you poor thing. 437 00:34:14,620 --> 00:34:16,747 You've got yourself into a state. 438 00:34:18,557 --> 00:34:22,926 I'm not going to report you. I want to help you... 439 00:34:23,028 --> 00:34:25,428 to support you through this. 440 00:34:30,169 --> 00:34:32,967 You're not... not going to tell? 441 00:34:34,940 --> 00:34:37,340 You won't tell anyone? 442 00:34:37,443 --> 00:34:40,469 Who would it benefit? Not you or the boy. 443 00:34:40,579 --> 00:34:44,538 Certainly not the school. No, this is a private matter. 444 00:34:44,650 --> 00:34:46,982 We must keep it so. 445 00:34:49,154 --> 00:34:51,179 Yes. 446 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,694 Maybe I should resign. 447 00:34:57,796 --> 00:35:00,731 Oh, no. No, that might alert suspicion. 448 00:35:00,833 --> 00:35:03,859 No, you must stay at the school, but the affair must end. 449 00:35:06,705 --> 00:35:09,071 Your solemn promise. 450 00:35:10,776 --> 00:35:13,336 I can't help you if you don't promise. 451 00:35:14,580 --> 00:35:16,480 I promise. 452 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,911 So you'll tell him straight after Christmas? 453 00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:24,887 - It's all for the best. - I know. 454 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:28,721 Thank you so much. You've been so brilliant. 455 00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:31,728 And you'll tell me when it's done? 456 00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:39,869 Oh, you never said. 457 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,202 Standard issue for spinsters. 458 00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:45,743 Actually, she's been off her food recently. I've been a bit worried about her. 459 00:35:45,844 --> 00:35:49,143 There's a terrific vet up the road. He was great with Ben's rabbit. 460 00:35:49,248 --> 00:35:51,512 Got many people coming tomorrow? 461 00:35:51,617 --> 00:35:55,144 My lot. Richard's lot, including first wife. 462 00:35:55,254 --> 00:35:57,745 And your mother? 463 00:35:57,856 --> 00:36:01,758 - Oh, yes. - Well, happy Christmas. 464 00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:04,624 Yeah, you too. Thank you so much. 465 00:36:05,797 --> 00:36:07,731 Courage, mon brave. 466 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:12,099 And bon voyage to her little leprechaun. 467 00:36:14,439 --> 00:36:18,671 Sheba and I share a deep understanding now. 468 00:36:20,212 --> 00:36:25,445 No one can violate our magnificent complicity. 469 00:36:25,551 --> 00:36:27,917 No, no, no! Wait till tomorrow! 470 00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:30,614 Stop. 471 00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:32,952 You've been gone ages. 472 00:36:33,058 --> 00:36:37,188 Oh, Barbara was a lit... Oh, some school thing. 473 00:36:37,296 --> 00:36:40,561 - How's his nibs? - Oh, still awake. 474 00:36:40,666 --> 00:36:43,294 He's madly excited. I said he could stay up for you. 475 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:46,303 And Polly? 476 00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:48,430 Depressed. 477 00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:51,236 Uh, Pete phoned. 478 00:36:51,343 --> 00:36:55,439 They had a row, and he's not coming tomorrow. 479 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:58,038 Do you think he's bad news? 480 00:36:58,150 --> 00:37:01,642 Well, these older men can be very dodgy. 481 00:37:18,203 --> 00:37:20,671 Did Daddy tell you? 482 00:37:24,176 --> 00:37:28,010 He's gonna bin me. I know it. 483 00:37:28,113 --> 00:37:32,880 You're very lovely, darling. He's clever enough to appreciate it. 484 00:37:32,985 --> 00:37:36,648 I'm fat as fuck, Mum. 485 00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:40,885 He'll be back. 486 00:37:40,993 --> 00:37:43,257 I can't live without him. 487 00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:51,368 Her fetish for the boy was simply her snobbery manifested. 488 00:37:51,470 --> 00:37:54,132 He's working-class, and he likes art. 489 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,868 As if he were a monkey who just strolled out of the rain forest... 490 00:37:57,976 --> 00:38:00,968 and asked for a gin and tonic. 491 00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:07,783 Have you heard from that friend of yours, Barbara? 492 00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:13,187 Bar? Wakey-wakey. 493 00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:16,022 Lorraine was asking if you'd heard from that nice friend of yours. 494 00:38:16,128 --> 00:38:18,722 - Who? - Jennifer Dodd. 495 00:38:20,265 --> 00:38:23,291 She left the school. 496 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:27,131 She's teaching in a primary at Stoke. 497 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:31,039 There's a chap, apparently. I heard they're engaged. 498 00:38:36,148 --> 00:38:38,912 But it's true. It would be insane, wouldn't it? 499 00:38:39,017 --> 00:38:41,383 It's the most ridiculous possible time for him to be selling. 500 00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:44,011 Well, that's what I said. I said that. 501 00:38:44,122 --> 00:38:47,751 He should give me a ring. It's absolute madness for him. 502 00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:51,158 - There you are, darling. - I am happy... I am happy to speak to him. 503 00:38:51,263 --> 00:38:54,596 I'm none of the kind. I'm nothing of the kind. 504 00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:56,600 Darling? Can we have gravy, darling? 505 00:38:56,702 --> 00:38:59,330 Darling, there's no gravy. 506 00:39:17,489 --> 00:39:21,050 It's taking half an hour to explain the whole thing. 507 00:39:29,901 --> 00:39:34,065 Ever since Ronald died, she's drifted inexorably. 508 00:39:34,172 --> 00:39:37,403 You see, her father was an exceptional man. 509 00:39:37,509 --> 00:39:39,409 Exceptional. 510 00:39:39,511 --> 00:39:42,036 Bathsheba's a loner, I'm afraid. 511 00:39:42,147 --> 00:39:45,776 She's beautiful, thank God, and it's got her through - 512 00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:49,786 - but it's not quite the same as possessing substance. 513 00:39:57,729 --> 00:39:59,629 Happy Christmas. 514 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:01,961 What are you doing here? Everyone's inside. 515 00:40:02,067 --> 00:40:03,967 Aren't you gonna open it? 516 00:40:09,674 --> 00:40:12,302 It's... It's made of real fake gold. 517 00:40:16,348 --> 00:40:18,248 Thank you. 518 00:40:18,350 --> 00:40:20,614 What's up? I haven't heard from you. 519 00:40:25,257 --> 00:40:27,157 I can't see you anymore. 520 00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:31,423 I'm sorry. I... 521 00:40:31,530 --> 00:40:33,862 I just can't. It's over. 522 00:40:33,965 --> 00:40:35,796 Why? 523 00:40:35,901 --> 00:40:39,359 Bash? Bash? 524 00:40:39,471 --> 00:40:41,837 She's not here. 525 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,968 Was that your dad? 526 00:40:50,148 --> 00:40:53,242 No. It was an uncle. 527 00:40:56,621 --> 00:40:58,612 Do you wanna end it? 528 00:40:58,723 --> 00:41:00,953 Please don't look at me like that. 529 00:41:01,059 --> 00:41:04,426 - Have you gone off me? - No. 530 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:08,966 You should go. Please don't make... 531 00:41:09,067 --> 00:41:10,796 Just go. 532 00:41:31,122 --> 00:41:33,022 She gave you what? 533 00:41:33,124 --> 00:41:35,752 - What color are they? - Is it Pete? 534 00:41:37,262 --> 00:41:39,162 White? 535 00:42:01,653 --> 00:42:05,350 I long to phone "S," but it's late. 536 00:42:06,825 --> 00:42:10,693 Poor girl. All alone with her awful family. 537 00:42:12,130 --> 00:42:16,123 Our lives are acutely similar in so many respects. 538 00:42:18,336 --> 00:42:20,236 Sis? 539 00:42:21,873 --> 00:42:25,604 Writing the old diary? 540 00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:27,735 I can't imagine how you keep at it. 541 00:42:27,846 --> 00:42:31,577 I'd have nothing to say. 542 00:42:35,053 --> 00:42:37,078 Hello. 543 00:42:37,188 --> 00:42:40,453 You know, you're welcome whenever you want. 544 00:42:40,559 --> 00:42:42,459 Not just once a year. 545 00:42:43,962 --> 00:42:46,863 It's just that I'm rather busy at the moment. 546 00:42:46,965 --> 00:42:49,957 Your racy London life. 547 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:52,298 Well, I'm glad it's so full. 548 00:42:56,141 --> 00:42:58,473 I'm sorry about Jennifer. She was lovely. 549 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:06,011 Is there anyone else? Someone else who's special? 550 00:43:07,686 --> 00:43:10,280 I don't know what you mean. 551 00:43:10,388 --> 00:43:12,754 I didn't... I didn't mean to pry. 552 00:43:33,144 --> 00:43:35,044 Belated Christmas present. 553 00:43:35,146 --> 00:43:37,808 Oh, thank you. 554 00:43:39,951 --> 00:43:44,217 Oh, my word! Asprey. 555 00:43:56,668 --> 00:44:00,069 How is she? 556 00:44:03,174 --> 00:44:05,699 You are the most wonderful friend. 557 00:44:22,260 --> 00:44:24,694 Any good? 558 00:44:26,498 --> 00:44:28,398 It's a masterpiece. 559 00:44:29,934 --> 00:44:31,925 Don't they teach you anything? 560 00:44:46,284 --> 00:44:48,479 We used to worship her. 561 00:44:57,796 --> 00:45:00,526 - Take it off. - What's it for? 562 00:45:00,632 --> 00:45:03,863 Just take it off, please. I'm still making it. 563 00:45:03,968 --> 00:45:06,698 Yeah, but why? 564 00:45:06,805 --> 00:45:08,898 It-It's for my son. 565 00:45:09,007 --> 00:45:13,307 - But he's 12, isn't he? - He's got Down syndrome. 566 00:45:17,182 --> 00:45:19,309 You never said. 567 00:45:21,653 --> 00:45:23,553 Right. 568 00:45:25,123 --> 00:45:27,023 Sorry. 569 00:45:44,109 --> 00:45:46,839 I'm sure she's had a very happy life. 570 00:45:46,945 --> 00:45:51,006 Oh, yes. She has. Thank you. 571 00:45:51,116 --> 00:45:54,711 We could make her feel more comfortable for the next few weeks... 572 00:45:54,819 --> 00:45:58,152 but it will be weeks rather than months. 573 00:45:58,256 --> 00:46:01,123 You've had a terrible shock. 574 00:46:03,061 --> 00:46:06,690 Where's Richard? I don't want to disturb your weekend. 575 00:46:06,798 --> 00:46:08,390 It's fine. Everyone's out. 576 00:46:13,071 --> 00:46:15,699 Can they treat her? 577 00:46:15,807 --> 00:46:19,140 He says it's just a matter of weeks. 578 00:46:19,244 --> 00:46:22,611 She's only a pet. 579 00:46:22,714 --> 00:46:26,582 Oh, no! I cried for weeks when our dog died. Weeks. 580 00:46:26,684 --> 00:46:29,676 One does get so attached. 581 00:46:39,964 --> 00:46:42,524 I should leave you in peace. 582 00:46:42,634 --> 00:46:45,194 Yeah. 583 00:46:56,147 --> 00:46:58,240 I like that top. It suits you. 584 00:46:58,349 --> 00:47:01,113 Oh, thanks. 585 00:47:04,255 --> 00:47:06,951 When I was at school... 586 00:47:07,058 --> 00:47:12,291 if one of us had had some bad news or was a bit down... 587 00:47:12,397 --> 00:47:14,865 we used to stroke each other. 588 00:47:14,966 --> 00:47:19,733 You know, someone would do one arm and someone else the other. 589 00:47:22,106 --> 00:47:26,509 It's a wonderful sensation. Did you do that at your school? 590 00:47:27,612 --> 00:47:29,512 No. 591 00:47:29,614 --> 00:47:32,947 It's incredibly relaxing. 592 00:47:33,051 --> 00:47:35,645 For the giver and the receiver. 593 00:47:42,927 --> 00:47:45,555 Close your eyes. No, no, really. 594 00:47:45,663 --> 00:47:48,131 It doesn't work if you don't. 595 00:48:26,037 --> 00:48:29,063 - There's a good girl. - I think that's enough. 596 00:48:29,173 --> 00:48:33,576 - No. Close your eyes. - No. I really think that's enough, Barbara. 597 00:48:41,686 --> 00:48:44,416 There's someone in your garden! He came over the wall. 598 00:48:44,522 --> 00:48:48,151 Oh, it's probablyjust the neighbor's boy, lost his football. 599 00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:51,751 No, he's going into the summerhouse. Quick! Call the police! 600 00:48:51,863 --> 00:48:56,766 It's just a kid from next door, Barbara. Forget it. 601 00:49:01,439 --> 00:49:05,398 Where are you? I've been dreaming about your hot, sweet cunt all morning. 602 00:49:06,778 --> 00:49:08,678 Hello? 603 00:49:09,814 --> 00:49:11,714 Hello? 604 00:49:11,816 --> 00:49:15,650 Richard's on his way home. No, I can't. No, I can't. I'll call you. 605 00:49:15,753 --> 00:49:18,950 Barbara! Barbara, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! 606 00:49:19,057 --> 00:49:22,549 Oh, I'm so sorry. Bar, please. 607 00:49:22,660 --> 00:49:25,686 I tried to end it, honestly. I just couldn't. 608 00:49:25,797 --> 00:49:28,789 I risked everything for you! And in return, you humiliate me! 609 00:49:28,900 --> 00:49:32,199 No, I didn't mean to upset you, Bar. Please. I need your help more than ever. 610 00:49:32,303 --> 00:49:35,966 - Please don't go like this. - You promised to end it. Why didn't you? 611 00:49:36,074 --> 00:49:38,474 - Because I... - What? You're in love? 612 00:49:38,576 --> 00:49:42,774 And the child? Do you imagine he reciprocates your soppy feelings? 613 00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:46,543 Oh, I daresay he's fascinated by the neurotic compulsions... 614 00:49:46,651 --> 00:49:48,846 of a middle-class lady with marital problems. 615 00:49:48,953 --> 00:49:51,080 There's nothing crueler than the adolescent boy. 616 00:49:51,189 --> 00:49:55,319 I know them. Once he's had his fill, he'll discard you like an old rag. 617 00:49:55,426 --> 00:49:58,418 You're not young! 618 00:49:58,529 --> 00:50:02,021 I say this to help you. End it now. 619 00:50:03,601 --> 00:50:06,069 - Yeah. I'm thinking. - Don't think. Do. 620 00:50:06,170 --> 00:50:07,728 Do, do, do, do! 621 00:50:07,839 --> 00:50:11,400 Or shall I just sit here doing my nails till your husband returns? 622 00:50:11,509 --> 00:50:14,239 - No, no. Please. Please. I'll do it. - What are you waiting for? 623 00:50:36,701 --> 00:50:40,137 Mr. Connolly. I'm Mrs. Hart. 624 00:50:40,238 --> 00:50:43,435 From St. George's. Steven's not in trouble. 625 00:50:43,541 --> 00:50:46,408 I just need to talk to him about an art project... 626 00:50:46,511 --> 00:50:48,911 - Oh, yeah. Come in. Come in. - Thank you. 627 00:50:49,013 --> 00:50:51,072 It's just upstairs there. 628 00:50:54,185 --> 00:50:57,086 It's very good of you to give him the extra lessons. 629 00:50:57,188 --> 00:51:00,783 It's the first door on the left. It's probably best to knock. 630 00:51:08,733 --> 00:51:11,429 So that's your vicious father? 631 00:51:11,536 --> 00:51:13,663 You wanted a sob story. I gave it to you. 632 00:51:13,771 --> 00:51:16,239 - Made you feel like Bob Geldof. - You lied to me! 633 00:51:16,340 --> 00:51:19,571 Sorry, miss. What? Do you prefer it if I live in a shithole? 634 00:51:19,677 --> 00:51:23,306 - And your mother? - I think she's gonna pull through. 635 00:51:23,414 --> 00:51:26,406 What do you want? What are you doing here? 636 00:51:28,953 --> 00:51:32,013 They're gonna expel me now! 637 00:51:32,123 --> 00:51:35,684 No, they won't. I'll get the blame if she tells. 638 00:51:35,793 --> 00:51:38,523 As if she won't. 639 00:51:38,629 --> 00:51:40,597 She likes me. She might not. 640 00:51:40,698 --> 00:51:43,861 Likes you how? Like that? You giving her one and all? 641 00:51:43,968 --> 00:51:48,302 Why are you being so cruel? Why, Steven? 642 00:51:50,241 --> 00:51:53,039 I really like you. You're a nice person. 643 00:51:53,144 --> 00:51:56,807 And you've been cool, and it's been great. Okay? 644 00:51:56,914 --> 00:52:00,816 But it was supposed to be fun, and now it's a serious thing. 645 00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:04,254 Whatever shit you're working out... 646 00:52:04,355 --> 00:52:09,190 you know, your husband, your kid, you... 647 00:52:09,293 --> 00:52:13,354 I don't know. I can't help you. 648 00:53:05,783 --> 00:53:10,584 As my mother would have said, the boy done her like a kipper. 649 00:53:13,124 --> 00:53:16,685 She has nowhere to turn but trusty old Bar. 650 00:53:24,368 --> 00:53:28,771 She mopes and mourns for her pubescent paramour... 651 00:53:31,075 --> 00:53:34,841 but she knows my interventions have saved her life. 652 00:53:37,315 --> 00:53:41,115 And she is sweetly grateful. 653 00:53:41,219 --> 00:53:44,746 Her betrayal hurt me more than I dare show. 654 00:53:44,855 --> 00:53:49,554 But I will forgive her and heal myself in private. 655 00:53:49,660 --> 00:53:53,221 She's worth it, this one. 656 00:53:53,331 --> 00:53:55,959 She's the one I've waited for. 657 00:53:59,537 --> 00:54:03,496 She's beginning to understand that her dalliance with Master Connolly... 658 00:54:03,608 --> 00:54:06,771 was a consequence of her dead marriage. 659 00:54:06,877 --> 00:54:11,746 It's a sham, fueled only by the memory of former glories. 660 00:54:11,849 --> 00:54:14,215 I mean, the wonderful thing about Polly... 661 00:54:14,318 --> 00:54:16,980 Whereas we are going through the fire... 662 00:54:17,088 --> 00:54:21,718 forging our friendship with a stronger bond each day. 663 00:54:23,527 --> 00:54:27,019 In fact, we are now entering... 664 00:54:27,131 --> 00:54:30,123 a delicate new phase. 665 00:54:30,234 --> 00:54:34,068 We are silently and stealthily... 666 00:54:34,171 --> 00:54:38,801 negotiating the terms of a life lived together. 667 00:54:40,111 --> 00:54:42,375 Now more than ever... 668 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:45,677 we are bound by the secrets we share. 669 00:54:48,052 --> 00:54:51,818 I'm invited to drop in on them this summer... 670 00:54:51,922 --> 00:54:54,516 at their house in the Dordogne. 671 00:54:56,093 --> 00:54:58,084 I might just do that. 672 00:55:05,303 --> 00:55:08,932 I once sat here discussing Elgar for three hours. 673 00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:12,305 - God. Who with? - Oh, just a friend. 674 00:55:12,410 --> 00:55:15,538 Jennifer. This was our haunt. 675 00:55:19,483 --> 00:55:22,975 We were quite chummy for a while, but... 676 00:55:23,087 --> 00:55:26,853 poor thing, she suffered from a terrible depression. 677 00:55:26,957 --> 00:55:30,415 I tried to help, but she rather unraveled. 678 00:55:31,929 --> 00:55:34,420 She became alarmingly deluded. 679 00:55:34,532 --> 00:55:37,558 Did she go to hospital? 680 00:55:37,668 --> 00:55:41,001 No. No, she got a job in Stoke. 681 00:55:42,406 --> 00:55:45,170 - When was this? - Last summer. 682 00:55:45,276 --> 00:55:47,710 Though I feel I should have done more. 683 00:55:47,812 --> 00:55:50,280 I'm sure she knows you did your best. 684 00:55:50,381 --> 00:55:55,045 - Such a sensitive person. - One conceals it, of course. 685 00:56:00,358 --> 00:56:04,590 People languish for years with partners who are clearly from another planet. 686 00:56:07,398 --> 00:56:12,199 We want so much to believe that we've found our other. 687 00:56:12,303 --> 00:56:16,603 Takes courage to recognize the real as opposed to the convenient. 688 00:56:19,910 --> 00:56:23,402 When I was young, I had such a vision of myself. 689 00:56:25,049 --> 00:56:29,918 I dreamt I'd be someone to be reckoned with, you know, in the world. 690 00:56:31,155 --> 00:56:33,715 But one learns one's scale. 691 00:56:37,294 --> 00:56:41,663 I've such a dread of ending my days alone. 692 00:56:41,766 --> 00:56:44,599 Yes. I... We all do. 693 00:56:44,702 --> 00:56:49,401 But recently I've allowed myself to think that I may not be. 694 00:56:52,710 --> 00:56:55,178 Am I wrong? 695 00:56:59,250 --> 00:57:04,483 No. No. No. 696 00:57:14,565 --> 00:57:17,466 Do you want to stay? 697 00:57:17,568 --> 00:57:22,198 Sometimes people find it comforting to see them at peace. 698 00:57:22,306 --> 00:57:26,640 Would you like to come back in 20 minutes to say good-bye? 699 00:57:35,753 --> 00:57:37,744 Have you got your seat belt on, darling? 700 00:57:37,855 --> 00:57:40,824 - Oh, no. What the fuck? - Oh, God! Not her! 701 00:57:40,925 --> 00:57:44,224 - For goodness' sake, shut up. - Mum, don't get out of the car. 702 00:57:44,328 --> 00:57:47,229 Is it Portia? Oh, no. 703 00:57:49,934 --> 00:57:52,334 I've got to go back to the vet's after it's done. 704 00:57:52,436 --> 00:57:55,564 Will you come with me? I just can't on my own. 705 00:57:55,673 --> 00:57:57,937 Of course I would. It's just that... 706 00:57:58,042 --> 00:58:00,567 - Ben's doing his play at his school. - Play? 707 00:58:00,678 --> 00:58:03,579 - We're all going. We're a bit late actually. - Hurry up, Mum! 708 00:58:03,681 --> 00:58:06,149 - Someone has died! - I... I know. 709 00:58:06,250 --> 00:58:09,219 - Mum! - And it's terribly sad. 710 00:58:09,320 --> 00:58:10,810 - You owe me this. - Come on. 711 00:58:10,921 --> 00:58:13,913 Ben, can't you make her vanish? Use your wand or something. 712 00:58:14,024 --> 00:58:16,584 He's doing a show for the first time in his life. 713 00:58:16,694 --> 00:58:18,821 That's your choice, is it? 714 00:58:18,929 --> 00:58:21,193 Mum! 715 00:58:21,298 --> 00:58:23,198 Why don't you come? You'd be very welcome. 716 00:58:23,300 --> 00:58:25,234 I thought you understood what friendship means. 717 00:58:25,336 --> 00:58:28,737 He's my child. He's my son. 718 00:58:28,839 --> 00:58:32,206 - He's just a little boy. - Don't play the good mother with me. 719 00:58:32,309 --> 00:58:34,504 Excuse me. Could one of you tell me what's going on? 720 00:58:34,612 --> 00:58:37,604 - Is this some kind of coven? - I can explain perfectly. Would you like me to? 721 00:58:37,715 --> 00:58:41,048 No. It's just that Barbara's had some very bad news about her cat. 722 00:58:41,151 --> 00:58:43,676 My condolences. Poor, poor pussy. Can I have my wife back, please? 723 00:58:43,787 --> 00:58:46,722 - I don't like your tone. - Why is she always here? 724 00:58:46,824 --> 00:58:49,292 What kind of fucking spell has she cast on you? 725 00:58:49,393 --> 00:58:52,055 Ben is getting really stressed. I think he's gonna blow. 726 00:58:52,162 --> 00:58:54,357 Oh, for God's sake. Get in the bloody car! 727 00:58:54,465 --> 00:58:56,899 Give me a minute, will you? I can handle this! 728 00:58:57,001 --> 00:58:59,401 Oh, I'm to be handled, am I? Like toxic waste. 729 00:58:59,503 --> 00:59:02,904 You see me on sufferance. I'm an imposition, to be tolerated. 730 00:59:04,074 --> 00:59:05,974 No. Of course not. 731 00:59:06,076 --> 00:59:08,374 I love our time together. I'm your good, good friend. 732 00:59:08,479 --> 00:59:10,379 Then stay with me. 733 00:59:10,481 --> 00:59:13,416 I would if I could. I'm desperately sorry about Portia - 734 00:59:13,517 --> 00:59:17,453 - but you can see I have to go. - Think very carefully, madam. 735 00:59:17,555 --> 00:59:21,286 - Be aware of the consequences. - Please don't make this mean more than it is. 736 00:59:21,392 --> 00:59:23,826 Stay with me. 737 00:59:23,928 --> 00:59:26,192 - I don't know what I'll do. - Let's go! 738 00:59:26,297 --> 00:59:28,731 - Look, I'll call you. I promise. - Come on! 739 00:59:34,738 --> 00:59:37,138 They always let you down in the end. 740 00:59:37,241 --> 00:59:40,904 Jennifer said I was too intense. 741 00:59:41,011 --> 00:59:44,970 Meaning what exactly? That I'm loyal in my friendships? 742 00:59:46,850 --> 00:59:49,683 That I will go to the ends of the earth for someone I admire? 743 00:59:49,787 --> 00:59:52,449 Shazam! 744 00:59:52,556 --> 00:59:56,492 Whoo! 745 01:00:17,114 --> 01:00:18,945 Not disturbing you, am I? 746 01:00:22,252 --> 01:00:24,777 It's just, uh... 747 01:00:24,888 --> 01:00:27,049 I need to talk to you about Mrs. Hart. 748 01:00:29,326 --> 01:00:32,318 Sheba 749 01:00:32,429 --> 01:00:36,058 It's a bit delicate. Can I come in? 750 01:00:49,747 --> 01:00:51,738 - Tea? - Oh, lovely. Thanks. 751 01:00:56,720 --> 01:00:58,688 You haven't got a biscuit? 752 01:01:05,462 --> 01:01:07,430 Cheers. 753 01:01:09,466 --> 01:01:11,525 Would you like me to take your hat? 754 01:01:11,635 --> 01:01:13,796 Ah. Been up the Lane. 755 01:01:13,904 --> 01:01:16,168 White Hart Lane. Home of the mighty Spurs. 756 01:01:16,273 --> 01:01:18,036 - Were you victorious? - 3-nil. 757 01:01:18,142 --> 01:01:19,837 Jermain Defoe. Get in there. 758 01:01:22,813 --> 01:01:25,782 My father was a supporter of Charlton Athletic. 759 01:01:27,317 --> 01:01:29,285 Never seemed to give him any pleasure. 760 01:01:29,386 --> 01:01:31,286 Where's the moggy? 761 01:01:31,388 --> 01:01:34,084 She's dead. 762 01:01:36,060 --> 01:01:37,960 Oh, dear. 763 01:01:38,062 --> 01:01:39,962 Oh, my condolences. 764 01:01:44,568 --> 01:01:46,593 Oh, is this not a good time? 765 01:01:46,704 --> 01:01:48,968 It's a very good time. 766 01:02:00,984 --> 01:02:02,918 Mrs. Hart. 767 01:02:03,020 --> 01:02:04,988 Yeah. 768 01:02:05,089 --> 01:02:07,284 Um, it's just... 769 01:02:07,391 --> 01:02:09,882 Anything you tell me will be in strictest confidence. 770 01:02:11,328 --> 01:02:13,489 Well, the thing is... 771 01:02:13,597 --> 01:02:15,497 I was wondering if she's, um... 772 01:02:18,102 --> 01:02:20,627 ever mentioned me? 773 01:02:20,738 --> 01:02:23,901 Does she ever mention me? 774 01:02:25,275 --> 01:02:27,743 Let me think. 775 01:02:27,845 --> 01:02:31,076 No, never. Actually, yes. 776 01:02:31,181 --> 01:02:35,208 She mentioned you'd invested in a new shirt. I think it was last term. 777 01:02:35,319 --> 01:02:37,549 Lashed out at Nicole Farhi. 778 01:02:39,223 --> 01:02:41,623 The thing is, over the last few months... well... 779 01:02:42,726 --> 01:02:44,785 ever since I met her really, I... I've... 780 01:02:44,895 --> 01:02:47,261 Brian, are you in love? 781 01:02:49,533 --> 01:02:51,501 I've been a bit bloody obvious, haven't I? 782 01:02:51,602 --> 01:02:54,264 You've been utterly clandestine. 783 01:02:55,539 --> 01:02:57,507 So she mentioned the shirt then? 784 01:02:57,608 --> 01:03:00,008 - You do know she's married? - Yeah, but she's quite flirty... 785 01:03:00,110 --> 01:03:02,374 and you never know with people, do you? 786 01:03:02,479 --> 01:03:06,040 - Indeed you don't. - But... 787 01:03:06,150 --> 01:03:10,177 I wouldn't want to make a move if I'm just gonna get knocked back. 788 01:03:10,287 --> 01:03:13,450 What with staff politics and the head being such a stickler... 789 01:03:13,557 --> 01:03:16,720 - you have to be really careful these days. - It's a minefield. 790 01:03:16,827 --> 01:03:19,193 So, would... 791 01:03:19,296 --> 01:03:21,196 I mean... 792 01:03:21,298 --> 01:03:23,789 do you think you could have a word with her... 793 01:03:23,901 --> 01:03:27,462 and just suss the lie of the land? 794 01:03:29,306 --> 01:03:31,934 You'd like me to ask Mrs. Hart... 795 01:03:32,042 --> 01:03:34,909 if she's inclined to commit adultery with you? 796 01:03:38,649 --> 01:03:41,345 I don't want you to suffer more than is necessary. 797 01:03:41,451 --> 01:03:43,419 No one should. 798 01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:46,887 I couldn't possibly speak for Mrs. Hart, but... 799 01:03:46,990 --> 01:03:49,754 instinct tells me... 800 01:03:49,860 --> 01:03:51,828 you might not be her type. 801 01:03:52,930 --> 01:03:54,989 She's got a type then? 802 01:03:56,500 --> 01:03:59,128 Oh, it's no reflection on your attractiveness. 803 01:04:00,871 --> 01:04:06,605 But my impression is that her preference is for the younger man. 804 01:04:09,179 --> 01:04:11,079 Surprisingly young. 805 01:04:12,115 --> 01:04:14,015 Boys, I'm told. 806 01:04:15,452 --> 01:04:18,478 Naturally, she doesn't discuss any of this with me. 807 01:04:18,589 --> 01:04:22,650 But I've been hearing some rather alarming rumors about one in particular. 808 01:04:24,094 --> 01:04:27,257 Playground gossip, staff room whispers and so on. 809 01:04:30,334 --> 01:04:32,598 You might know the boy in question. 810 01:04:34,004 --> 01:04:36,063 Um... 811 01:04:36,173 --> 01:04:38,141 Steven Connolly. 812 01:04:38,242 --> 01:04:41,075 Year 10? 813 01:04:43,881 --> 01:04:45,849 I think the kettle's boiled. 814 01:04:47,351 --> 01:04:50,320 You say the words, and it's done. 815 01:04:50,420 --> 01:04:52,615 - Easy. - Night, darling. 816 01:04:56,059 --> 01:04:59,620 Judas had the grace to hang himself. 817 01:04:59,730 --> 01:05:01,925 But only according to Matthew... 818 01:05:02,032 --> 01:05:04,557 the most sentimental of the Apostles. 819 01:05:06,803 --> 01:05:10,000 Is this the last night of her old life? 820 01:05:12,309 --> 01:05:16,143 I wonder how long my messenger will take. 821 01:05:17,180 --> 01:05:19,148 Thank you. 822 01:05:21,151 --> 01:05:24,780 People like Sheba think they know what it is to be lonely. 823 01:05:24,888 --> 01:05:26,788 But of the drip, drip... 824 01:05:26,890 --> 01:05:30,417 of long-haul, no-end-in-sight solitude... 825 01:05:31,595 --> 01:05:33,961 they know nothing. 826 01:05:34,064 --> 01:05:39,696 What it's like to construct an entire weekend around a visit to the launderette... 827 01:05:39,803 --> 01:05:42,966 or to be so chronically untouched... 828 01:05:43,073 --> 01:05:46,668 that the accidental brush of a bus conductor's hand... 829 01:05:46,777 --> 01:05:49,007 sends a jolt of longing... 830 01:05:49,112 --> 01:05:51,046 straight to your groin. 831 01:05:52,149 --> 01:05:54,310 Of this... 832 01:05:54,418 --> 01:05:56,750 Sheba and her like... 833 01:05:56,853 --> 01:05:58,878 have no clue. 834 01:06:04,757 --> 01:06:09,592 Bar, I'm so sorry about today. 835 01:06:09,695 --> 01:06:12,789 It was an impossible situation. 836 01:06:12,898 --> 01:06:15,366 Richard's really sorry too. 837 01:06:15,468 --> 01:06:17,698 Poor you. 838 01:06:17,803 --> 01:06:19,828 But... Look, why don't you come for supper? 839 01:06:19,939 --> 01:06:23,340 Actually, I write quite quickly. 840 01:06:23,442 --> 01:06:26,309 It's the thinking that takes an eternity. 841 01:06:26,412 --> 01:06:28,312 Well, you're never satisfied. 842 01:06:28,414 --> 01:06:31,508 When you're lecturing, you long for time to write... 843 01:06:31,617 --> 01:06:34,780 and when you've got it, you yearn to be back with your students. 844 01:06:39,158 --> 01:06:42,719 - More coffee, anyone? - I'll have a slug. Thanks. 845 01:06:42,828 --> 01:06:44,591 Barbara? 846 01:06:46,899 --> 01:06:48,867 Uh, no, thank you. 847 01:07:07,153 --> 01:07:09,053 Yes? 848 01:07:09,155 --> 01:07:11,089 - Are you her husband? - What? Whose? 849 01:07:11,190 --> 01:07:13,215 - Don't you dick with me, mister. - Sorry. 850 01:07:13,325 --> 01:07:15,555 - Don't dick me around. Where is she? - I don't... 851 01:07:15,661 --> 01:07:17,720 Tell her Steven Connolly's mother wants to see her right now! 852 01:07:17,830 --> 01:07:20,526 Excuse me! 853 01:07:20,633 --> 01:07:22,897 - Slut! - Maggie! 854 01:07:23,002 --> 01:07:25,061 Whore! Whore! How could you? 855 01:07:25,171 --> 01:07:28,538 - Maggie! Maggie! - How could you? He's only a child! 856 01:07:28,641 --> 01:07:30,768 A sweet boy! He's a child! 857 01:07:30,876 --> 01:07:33,470 - What the hell is going on? - You ask your wife what's going on! 858 01:07:33,579 --> 01:07:38,607 - Ask her! You perverted... bitch! Bitch! - Maggie! 859 01:07:38,717 --> 01:07:41,379 - Come on. Leave it. Come on. - Get off me. 860 01:07:41,487 --> 01:07:43,216 - Leave them alone. - Bitch! 861 01:07:43,322 --> 01:07:45,381 - Leave them alone, Maggie. - You fucking... 862 01:07:48,027 --> 01:07:50,188 Leave them alone, eh? 863 01:07:50,296 --> 01:07:52,287 There's nothing for us here. 864 01:08:10,549 --> 01:08:13,484 It happened. It just happened. 865 01:08:13,586 --> 01:08:16,350 Things don't... People make things happen. 866 01:08:16,455 --> 01:08:19,322 Do you think you're the only one who's ever wanted someone who's young? 867 01:08:19,425 --> 01:08:23,987 Everyone sometime... Everyone thinks ab... But they... deal with it! 868 01:08:24,096 --> 01:08:27,532 By the time I took my seat in the gods... 869 01:08:27,633 --> 01:08:30,261 the opera was well into its final act. 870 01:08:30,369 --> 01:08:32,530 - You're his teacher! - And you were mine! 871 01:08:32,638 --> 01:08:34,538 But I'm not justifying! 872 01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:37,734 - I'm not trying to justify it! - You are so full of shit! 873 01:08:37,843 --> 01:08:39,936 - I am just saying... - It's totally different! 874 01:08:40,045 --> 01:08:42,775 - You were 20! - Well, he's 16 in May. 875 01:08:42,882 --> 01:08:45,942 - He's not some innocent. - Of course he's innocent! 876 01:08:46,051 --> 01:08:48,781 He's fucking 15! 877 01:08:48,888 --> 01:08:51,379 Are you insane? 878 01:08:51,490 --> 01:08:54,482 If you... If you meant to destroy us, why not do it with an adult? 879 01:08:54,593 --> 01:08:56,993 That's the convention. It's worked for centuries. 880 01:08:57,096 --> 01:08:58,791 It wasn't about us. It... 881 01:08:58,898 --> 01:09:02,800 - Why? - I just wanted him. 882 01:09:02,902 --> 01:09:04,665 Why? 883 01:09:04,770 --> 01:09:07,466 - I don't know! - Well, find out! 884 01:09:27,159 --> 01:09:28,558 - Sheba? - Yeah. 885 01:09:28,661 --> 01:09:30,561 - And... No. - Connolly. Yes. Yes. Honestly. 886 01:09:37,269 --> 01:09:39,533 My guilt is tempered with relief. 887 01:09:40,806 --> 01:09:43,900 She assumes the boy cracked and told his mother all. 888 01:09:45,778 --> 01:09:48,042 Who am I to disabuse her? 889 01:09:48,147 --> 01:09:50,911 Oh, Brian. Brian. 890 01:09:51,016 --> 01:09:54,213 Brian. Brian, do stop a minute, please. 891 01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:57,517 Today St. George's School is a solemn place. 892 01:09:57,623 --> 01:10:00,854 A source close to the school has indicated that another member of staff... 893 01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:03,190 may have known of the relationship. 894 01:10:03,295 --> 01:10:07,789 This, however, is categorically denied by the local authority. 895 01:10:07,900 --> 01:10:12,462 I've told you, Headmaster, had I known anything, I would've informed you immediately. 896 01:10:12,571 --> 01:10:14,471 My only loyalty is to the school. 897 01:10:14,573 --> 01:10:16,768 - Brian thinks you've known for months. - Brian "thinks"? 898 01:10:16,875 --> 01:10:20,402 - And then there is Sue Hodge. - Will you be running through the entire staff room? 899 01:10:20,512 --> 01:10:24,039 If you knew and turned a blind eye, you have enabled a crime. 900 01:10:24,149 --> 01:10:26,083 I didn't, so I haven't. Your point? 901 01:10:26,185 --> 01:10:28,881 You're due for retirement next year. I think it would benefit everyone... 902 01:10:28,988 --> 01:10:30,922 if you take it early, with immediate effect. 903 01:10:31,023 --> 01:10:33,583 So it's a witch hunt. Salem comes to Islington. 904 01:10:33,692 --> 01:10:37,128 The stress of the job, you know. Radical new ideas in teaching not to your taste. 905 01:10:37,229 --> 01:10:41,222 Well, I've got a radical idea. Your school, your disaster. Why don't you resign? 906 01:10:41,333 --> 01:10:43,801 Because I am not the confidante of a criminal! 907 01:10:46,205 --> 01:10:49,003 Now, tell me about your friendship with Mrs. Hart. 908 01:10:49,108 --> 01:10:53,135 I think you'll find that a close friendship between consenting adults is perfectly legal... 909 01:10:53,245 --> 01:10:55,179 even under your regime. 910 01:10:55,281 --> 01:10:57,215 My record here is beyond reproach. 911 01:10:57,316 --> 01:11:00,251 The majority of the staff regard me as a moral guardian. 912 01:11:00,352 --> 01:11:02,445 I've just spoken to an ex-member of our staff. 913 01:11:02,554 --> 01:11:06,490 Another of your close friends. 914 01:11:06,592 --> 01:11:08,958 Jennifer Dodd. 915 01:11:11,330 --> 01:11:14,356 As you are aware, Jennifer became unwell. 916 01:11:14,466 --> 01:11:16,525 That's why she had to leave the school. 917 01:11:16,635 --> 01:11:20,298 Jennifer threatened you with a restraining order, didn't she? 918 01:11:22,641 --> 01:11:27,840 A fax from her solicitor. She didn't want you within 500 yards of her... 919 01:11:27,946 --> 01:11:29,174 by law! 920 01:11:29,281 --> 01:11:30,873 You call that a friendship? 921 01:11:30,983 --> 01:11:35,386 She told me that you sent her fiancé a wreath. 922 01:11:38,524 --> 01:11:41,357 Now, we wouldn't want all this to come out, would we? 923 01:11:42,561 --> 01:11:44,859 A lifetime of... of dedicated service... 924 01:11:44,963 --> 01:11:47,329 ending in shame and humiliation? 925 01:11:49,435 --> 01:11:51,460 It's your choice, Barbara. 926 01:12:59,171 --> 01:13:02,106 He knows it was me. Does she know too? 927 01:13:03,942 --> 01:13:06,172 More than I can bear. 928 01:13:06,278 --> 01:13:08,473 Is that why she's not returned my calls? 929 01:13:24,663 --> 01:13:26,631 Miss Covett! 930 01:13:26,732 --> 01:13:31,169 Barbara, have you spoken to Sheba Hart yet? 931 01:13:31,270 --> 01:13:33,932 When's she coming out? 932 01:13:34,039 --> 01:13:36,371 Barbara, tell us why you're friends with... 933 01:13:36,475 --> 01:13:38,500 Miss Covett, did you teach the boy at all? 934 01:13:40,779 --> 01:13:43,748 Barbara, how is Sheba's husband taking all this? 935 01:13:43,849 --> 01:13:45,976 Barbarians. 936 01:13:48,954 --> 01:13:51,047 Sorry about your job. 937 01:13:51,156 --> 01:13:54,023 You see, the headmaster thought I knew. 938 01:13:54,126 --> 01:13:56,686 - Did you? - No. 939 01:13:56,795 --> 01:13:59,764 - When's she coming out? - Come on out, Sheba! 940 01:13:59,865 --> 01:14:01,833 Where is she? 941 01:14:01,934 --> 01:14:03,902 In her lair. 942 01:14:08,073 --> 01:14:10,405 Your boyfriend is younger than mine! 943 01:14:10,509 --> 01:14:14,001 - He's not my boyfriend. - You slept with a child! 944 01:14:17,249 --> 01:14:19,376 Oh, Jesus wept! 945 01:14:19,485 --> 01:14:21,646 The specter at the feast! 946 01:14:21,753 --> 01:14:24,313 - You watch your tongue, madam. - Frigging freak! 947 01:14:28,360 --> 01:14:31,352 There, there. 948 01:14:34,266 --> 01:14:36,234 Thanks for coming. 949 01:14:37,436 --> 01:14:40,030 I'm so sorry about school. 950 01:14:42,407 --> 01:14:45,376 Was he... Thank you. Was he awful to you? 951 01:14:52,451 --> 01:14:56,615 Listen. You could say no... I... I'd completely understand... 952 01:14:56,722 --> 01:14:59,088 but Richard... 953 01:15:00,125 --> 01:15:02,025 He needs some time alone. 954 01:15:02,127 --> 01:15:04,721 He's asked me to leave. 955 01:15:04,830 --> 01:15:07,560 Can I come stay with you just for a few days? 956 01:15:11,670 --> 01:15:13,763 You're welcome for as long as you like. 957 01:15:24,583 --> 01:15:26,949 When's she coming out? 958 01:15:29,821 --> 01:15:31,948 Are you the chauffeur, Barbara? 959 01:15:32,057 --> 01:15:34,958 - When's she coming out? - Is Ben at school? 960 01:15:35,060 --> 01:15:39,190 Barbara, don't be shy, love! You gotta come out sometime! 961 01:15:39,298 --> 01:15:41,766 Does he know what's happening? 962 01:15:41,867 --> 01:15:44,131 It's really none of your business. 963 01:15:46,271 --> 01:15:48,171 What about the kids? 964 01:15:48,273 --> 01:15:50,332 How's her husband? 965 01:15:50,442 --> 01:15:53,138 Is he going to divorce her? 966 01:15:53,245 --> 01:15:56,339 Come on, Sheba! Make my day! 967 01:15:58,450 --> 01:16:00,475 There she is! 968 01:16:00,586 --> 01:16:02,713 How's the family coping, Barbara? 969 01:16:04,122 --> 01:16:06,090 Is he going to divorce her? 970 01:16:06,191 --> 01:16:08,751 - What about the kids? - Come on out, Sheba! 971 01:16:08,860 --> 01:16:13,229 - I've got a mortgage to pay! - I knew who you were when we met. 972 01:16:14,833 --> 01:16:18,929 You were young. I knew it might get tough, but I was prepared. 973 01:16:19,037 --> 01:16:22,336 When is she coming out? 974 01:16:22,441 --> 01:16:27,140 You're a good mother, but at times you've been a fucking lousy wife. 975 01:16:27,245 --> 01:16:29,543 Why didn't you come to me? 976 01:16:29,648 --> 01:16:32,708 You could have told me how lonely you were. 977 01:16:32,818 --> 01:16:35,286 You never trusted me to help you. 978 01:16:35,387 --> 01:16:38,288 I'm not saying I was so fucking fabulous... 979 01:16:38,390 --> 01:16:40,324 but I was here. 980 01:16:40,425 --> 01:16:42,393 Come on out, Sheba. 981 01:16:44,563 --> 01:16:47,123 Sheba? 982 01:16:52,604 --> 01:16:55,129 There she is! There she is! 983 01:16:58,977 --> 01:17:03,846 This last month has been the most delicious time of my life. 984 01:17:07,386 --> 01:17:10,651 Of course, we've had our ups and downs. 985 01:17:10,756 --> 01:17:15,090 The pressure is intense when two women share their lives. 986 01:17:16,228 --> 01:17:20,756 But, oh, what marvelous intensity it is. 987 01:17:25,671 --> 01:17:27,571 Look! It's the crone! 988 01:17:27,673 --> 01:17:29,504 Barbara. 989 01:17:29,608 --> 01:17:32,873 Barbara! Barbara! Is it true you're a white witch? 990 01:17:32,978 --> 01:17:34,912 Barbara, is Sheba coming out? 991 01:17:38,450 --> 01:17:41,044 Circumstances are not always ideal. 992 01:17:42,487 --> 01:17:45,513 The swinish press. 993 01:17:45,624 --> 01:17:48,957 The stringent bail terms. 994 01:17:49,061 --> 01:17:51,723 Meetings with lawyers and so on. 995 01:17:51,830 --> 01:17:55,857 But all things considered, we're coping admirably. 996 01:17:56,968 --> 01:18:00,563 In fact, gold stars abundant. 997 01:18:02,107 --> 01:18:04,041 The cuckold... 998 01:18:04,142 --> 01:18:06,940 permits her to see their children once a week. 999 01:18:08,013 --> 01:18:10,538 There are usually tears... 1000 01:18:10,649 --> 01:18:14,380 and fits of teenage tantrums too. 1001 01:18:14,486 --> 01:18:18,923 In time, she'll recognize she's just not the mothering kind. 1002 01:18:20,092 --> 01:18:23,186 And then Barbara will be there to comfort her. 1003 01:18:23,295 --> 01:18:28,460 Nurse, beloved friend and wise counsel. 1004 01:19:53,084 --> 01:19:54,984 The crone returneth! 1005 01:19:55,086 --> 01:19:57,145 Barbara, were you pushed, or did you jump? 1006 01:19:57,255 --> 01:19:59,280 And if you jumped, was it into a dike? 1007 01:19:59,391 --> 01:20:01,825 Is Sheba still alive? What have you done with her? 1008 01:20:01,927 --> 01:20:04,487 How's the family coping, Barbara? 1009 01:20:04,596 --> 01:20:07,827 Barbara! Barbara! 1010 01:20:10,101 --> 01:20:12,069 Sheba? 1011 01:20:23,148 --> 01:20:26,845 What you say about me... 1012 01:20:27,986 --> 01:20:31,080 about... Richard... 1013 01:20:32,290 --> 01:20:34,884 You're not fit to shine his shoes. 1014 01:20:36,761 --> 01:20:39,093 And Ben and... 1015 01:20:39,197 --> 01:20:41,165 Polly. 1016 01:20:41,266 --> 01:20:43,996 That I'd be happier without them? 1017 01:20:48,607 --> 01:20:50,575 Why did you do it? 1018 01:20:50,675 --> 01:20:53,940 Because I didn't help you collect your cat? 1019 01:20:54,045 --> 01:20:56,343 You've cost me my family! 1020 01:20:56,448 --> 01:20:59,281 No! Look! Take some responsibility! 1021 01:20:59,384 --> 01:21:03,377 I gave you exactly what you wanted. 1022 01:21:03,488 --> 01:21:06,548 You'd still be stuck in that marriage without me. 1023 01:21:06,658 --> 01:21:10,287 - You can't accept it yet, but... - You think I wanted to be here with you? 1024 01:21:10,395 --> 01:21:13,057 - You need me. I'm your friend. - You've put me in prison. 1025 01:21:13,164 --> 01:21:16,463 - I could get two years. - They'll fly by. 1026 01:21:16,568 --> 01:21:20,231 I'll visit you every week. We've so much life to live together. 1027 01:21:20,338 --> 01:21:24,468 You think this is a love affair? A relationship? 1028 01:21:24,576 --> 01:21:28,876 What? Sticky gold stars and a... and a... and a strand of my hair? 1029 01:21:28,980 --> 01:21:31,471 - No. - And a receipt from Pizza Express? 1030 01:21:31,583 --> 01:21:34,051 It's a flat in the Archway Road... 1031 01:21:34,152 --> 01:21:36,052 and you think you're Virginia frigging Woolf! 1032 01:21:36,154 --> 01:21:38,952 And where did you get my hair? Did you pluck it from the bath... 1033 01:21:39,057 --> 01:21:40,991 with some special fucking tweezers? 1034 01:21:41,092 --> 01:21:44,152 Don't you know it's rude to read a person's diary? It's private! 1035 01:21:44,262 --> 01:21:46,753 We're not friends. You don't even like me. 1036 01:21:46,865 --> 01:21:49,493 That's not true. I only have tender feelings for you, only love! 1037 01:21:49,601 --> 01:21:51,262 No! No! 1038 01:21:51,369 --> 01:21:54,099 You're barking fucking mad. You don't know how to love. 1039 01:21:54,205 --> 01:21:56,469 You've never your whole life. 1040 01:21:56,574 --> 01:21:58,838 Me. Jennifer Dodd. 1041 01:21:58,944 --> 01:22:00,969 You're nothing but waste and disappointment. 1042 01:22:01,947 --> 01:22:04,177 You bitter old virgin! 1043 01:22:04,282 --> 01:22:08,912 You're lonely for a reason. They loathed you at school... all of them. 1044 01:22:09,020 --> 01:22:13,286 I was the idiot who bothered. But only because no one told me you're a fucking vampire! 1045 01:22:13,391 --> 01:22:16,519 So what is it, Bar? You want to roll around the floor like lovers? 1046 01:22:16,628 --> 01:22:18,528 You want to fuck me, Barbara? 1047 01:22:18,630 --> 01:22:20,996 - Please don't diminish our... - Our what? 1048 01:22:21,099 --> 01:22:23,465 - What? - No. Give it back. 1049 01:22:23,568 --> 01:22:25,365 I... I know you. 1050 01:22:25,470 --> 01:22:27,631 Selfish and vain. You think you have a divine right. 1051 01:22:27,739 --> 01:22:32,142 You don't belong in the world. You belong here! You big baby! 1052 01:22:35,947 --> 01:22:38,245 Here I am! 1053 01:22:40,585 --> 01:22:43,884 Here I am! 1054 01:23:03,508 --> 01:23:05,476 Okay. Get back. 1055 01:23:07,979 --> 01:23:09,378 Go back. 1056 01:23:25,263 --> 01:23:27,857 We never invited you to the fucking Dordogne. 1057 01:23:31,169 --> 01:23:35,606 I'm sorry, but you specifically said if I happened to be in France, I should drop in. 1058 01:23:35,707 --> 01:23:37,937 We didn't mean it. 1059 01:23:39,277 --> 01:23:41,245 Well, fine. 1060 01:23:43,048 --> 01:23:45,073 I won't come then. 1061 01:23:46,885 --> 01:23:49,410 I asked you to lunch because I liked you. 1062 01:23:50,688 --> 01:23:53,054 I would've been your friend. 1063 01:24:01,232 --> 01:24:03,291 I need more than a friend. 1064 01:26:21,105 --> 01:26:23,266 I knew her. 1065 01:26:23,374 --> 01:26:25,899 Sorry? 1066 01:26:26,010 --> 01:26:27,910 I knew her. 1067 01:26:28,012 --> 01:26:30,207 Really? 1068 01:26:30,315 --> 01:26:32,215 We taught at the same school. 1069 01:26:32,317 --> 01:26:35,218 God. What was she like? 1070 01:26:37,055 --> 01:26:38,989 A bit... 1071 01:26:39,090 --> 01:26:41,024 chilly. 1072 01:26:42,527 --> 01:26:44,495 A touch furtive. 1073 01:26:46,998 --> 01:26:49,262 A sort of absent person. 1074 01:26:51,135 --> 01:26:53,865 Oh, but I didn't know her well. May I? 1075 01:27:01,779 --> 01:27:04,077 - Do you still teach? - No, no. 1076 01:27:05,383 --> 01:27:07,351 Retired. 1077 01:27:08,620 --> 01:27:11,646 Thank goodness. 1078 01:27:11,756 --> 01:27:14,919 You've... 1079 01:27:15,026 --> 01:27:16,926 Here. 1080 01:27:17,028 --> 01:27:18,996 Thanks. 1081 01:27:24,769 --> 01:27:27,169 I love it here. 1082 01:27:27,272 --> 01:27:29,263 It's spectacular at dusk. 1083 01:27:36,347 --> 01:27:38,838 I'm Barbara. 1084 01:27:43,588 --> 01:27:45,954 Annabel. 1085 01:27:50,695 --> 01:27:54,529 I wonder, Annabel. 1086 01:27:54,632 --> 01:27:56,827 - Do you like music? - Oh. Yes. 1087 01:27:56,934 --> 01:27:58,834 Uh, it's just that I've got tickets... 1088 01:27:58,936 --> 01:28:00,836 for Handel's Water Music at the Albert Hall. 1089 01:28:00,938 --> 01:28:02,838 On Saturday night. 1090 01:28:02,940 --> 01:28:05,431 You could bring a friend if there's, uh, someone... 1091 01:28:05,543 --> 01:28:07,943 Oh, no. Oh, no. There isn't. 1092 01:28:08,046 --> 01:28:10,014 Well, there we are.