One Day At A Time by Anna Clemence Mew

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One Day at a Time In Anna Clemence Mews's play, the compulsive gambler is just as much an addict as the drug-taker or alcoholic; and their families are often the last to know.  Clive: David Bannerman Emily: Carolyn Backhouse Ian/Frank: Bill Wallis Miles: Steve Hodson Gilly: Melinda Walker Nurse: Ingrid Wiseman Mrs Berkinshaw: June Barrie Robin/Jimmie: Christian Rodska  Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Saturday-Night Theatre:  Sat 25th Sep 1993  19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM  Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Transcript

00:00:00That is another name for it, my little chickadee.

00:00:13Oh.

00:00:14And what does O mean?

00:00:17Just O.

00:00:20By the way, Chips Barker rang today.

00:00:22He of the wandering hand.

00:00:24Well, don't encourage him.

00:00:26I do know such a thing.

00:00:28Oh, Clive, you really are a swine.

00:00:32Anyway, he wanted to know when you were going to run Harry Lorica.

00:00:36Hmm?

00:00:37Since I had the faintest idea of what he was talking about, I felt a complete proud.

00:00:40Well, not entirely a new experience for you, my sweet.

00:00:43Morals are known for beauty, not for brains.

00:00:46Stop it.

00:00:46That was a stupid, cool show.

00:00:48Sorry, I didn't mean it.

00:00:49I just couldn't resist the temptation.

00:00:51Well, maybe you should sometimes.

00:00:53If I'd resisted temptation last autumn, Sasha wouldn't be here.

00:00:56I want to know about this.

00:00:58It's a racehorse.

00:00:59Oh, what's to say?

00:01:00It's got four legs and a tail, and I hope it can bloody well gallop.

00:01:04I had no idea we could afford a racehorse.

00:01:07Why didn't you tell me about it?

00:01:09Anyway, you know I've ridden since I was a child.

00:01:11Oh, could you please forgive me?

00:01:13I didn't know pony club membership also made you a bloodstock expert.

00:01:18Look, the bills are paid, aren't they?

00:01:20I don't see you going barefooter and rags.

00:01:23Our child is not starving, so don't talk to me about what we can or we can't afford.

00:01:28We really can be a little sod sometimes.

00:01:30Oh, do you hear that?

00:01:34There, it's your daughter crying.

00:01:36My daughter.

00:01:37Your daughter.

00:01:38I need my sleep.

00:01:39You've got a big day tomorrow.

00:01:40Well, who's training your daughter?

00:01:41How is he where?

00:01:42He comes from a long line of winners, and the trainer is a chap called Robin Blackmore.

00:01:46Any more questions?

00:01:47No.

00:01:48Now are you going to see to your child?

00:01:50Of course I'm going to see to my child.

00:01:52I spend all my days and nights seeing from my child.

00:01:55Rather like being a single parent.

00:01:57You could have been.

00:01:58You had the choice.

00:02:00Thank you very much.

00:02:02I seem to remember, despite my delicate condition, you were fairly anxious to march me to the registry office.

00:02:08I'm coming, sweetheart.

00:02:10Coming.

00:02:12And don't forget, it's our birthday this week.

00:02:14I've got to pick up the rocking horse from Cardinal.

00:02:16Oh, for God's sake, let me go to sleep, woman.

00:02:22Morning, nurse.

00:02:28Sorry I'm a bit late.

00:02:30You're looking very glamorous today.

00:02:32Oh, Mr. Lindbergh, not in his uniform.

00:02:35But I have got other outfits, you know.

00:02:36Have you indeed?

00:02:37I'm sure you look ravishing in them all, or even in nothing at all.

00:02:41Oh, I don't know about that.

00:02:44God.

00:02:45Why do they play that appalling stuff?

00:02:47Whoever named it musical wallpaper knew what he was saying.

00:02:50I shouldn't think half the old dears can hear it anyway.

00:02:54Which is lucky for them.

00:02:56Mrs. Berkinshaw's all ready for you.

00:02:58I told her you were coming, and she's brightened up no end.

00:03:01I'm honoured.

00:03:02Is Dr. Denby here yet?

00:03:05He's with Mrs. Berkinshaw now.

00:03:07She's quite with it this morning.

00:03:09Oh, good.

00:03:10That should make it easier for all of us.

00:03:13After you, nurse.

00:03:15That's good.

00:03:16My dear Mrs. Berkinshaw, how very good to see you again.

00:03:19Hello, Miles.

00:03:21Top of the morning to you.

00:03:22And to you, old boy.

00:03:24Are you the television man?

00:03:27It keeps going spotty.

00:03:29God, you're a true calling of life, thanks.

00:03:31No, Mrs. Berkinshaw, Mr. Linford, you're solicitor.

00:03:35Not the television man.

00:03:37No, I'm terribly sorry.

00:03:39I popped over so you can sign some papers.

00:03:42What?

00:03:43Do you remember how we talked about it last week?

00:03:45Well, you can't mend the television, then.

00:03:47I can certainly have a look at it for you.

00:03:49I wouldn't promise to be a first-class engineer.

00:03:53But wouldn't it be a jolly good idea if he got the paperwork sorted out and then we can...

00:03:58You're not Ian.

00:04:00No.

00:04:01No, I'm Clyde.

00:04:03Ian used to play in our summer house.

00:04:06He had red hair, then.

00:04:08I don't think he's got any hair, now.

00:04:10It comes to us all, I very much fear.

00:04:14Now, you said you wanted us to have power of attorney.

00:04:19Do you remember?

00:04:20You talked to Ian Woodville and me about it, and we...

00:04:23Are we visiting the gardens today?

00:04:25Not now, Mrs. Berkinshaw, dear.

00:04:27Later on, if it stays fine.

00:04:28Actually, it's all frightfully straightforward.

00:04:31It simply means that we're able to act on your behalf, pay all your bills, deal with your income tax,

00:04:36and generally take care of all the utterly boring details of life.

00:04:39Wish I had someone doing that for me.

00:04:41Quite.

00:04:42Now, are you happy to sign, Mrs. Berkinshaw?

00:04:46I've got a pen here.

00:04:47I don't have to worry about the stock market.

00:04:50The very last thing you should worry about.

00:04:52That's our problem from now on.

00:04:55No matter what the Chancellor does.

00:04:57They all raise tax, no matter what they say at election time.

00:05:01Absolutely right.

00:05:03Now, Mrs. Berkinshaw, you do understand you're allowing Mr. Linford's firm to act on your behalf.

00:05:08Keep opening brown envelopes.

00:05:11Don't want to struggle with it.

00:05:13Now, I think that's very wise.

00:05:16Where do I sign?

00:05:21Brody, sorry.

00:05:22Absolutely splendid.

00:05:23Now, if Dr. Denby just witnesses that...

00:05:26Yes, sir.

00:05:27Now, why don't I see if I can sort out the spots on your television?

00:05:33It's working all right, Mr. Linford.

00:05:35She just can't always remember which button to press.

00:05:39And look what I've got here.

00:05:41How's that?

00:05:43Looks pretty good to me.

00:05:44Indeed.

00:05:44Are we going to the gardens now?

00:05:47I want to smell the roses.

00:05:49I had over 120 different roses in my garden at Churston.

00:05:56And I can still remember all their names.

00:05:59There was Baroness Rothschild,

00:06:02Comte de Chambord,

00:06:04Roger L'Ambola,

00:06:07Arthur de Chancel,

00:06:09Madame Alfred Carrier...

00:06:11This is to the Crawford and Huxtable Building Society,

00:06:18address on the file,

00:06:19headed re-account number 7906-811.

00:06:27We act for Grace Eliza Birkenshaw,

00:06:30who has granted an enduring power of attorney

00:06:32to Clive Linford of this firm

00:06:35to act on her behalf.

00:06:37We enclose a certified copy of Power of Attorney,

00:06:40and we should be grateful...

00:06:42Ah, Clyde.

00:06:48Oh.

00:06:49Sorry, I didn't realise you were in mid-flat.

00:06:51I can stop at the press of a button.

00:06:54Absolutely.

00:06:54And if you're more than me thinking,

00:06:55my new delight would you.

00:06:59Anything all right with you?

00:07:00Oh, splendid.

00:07:02Did you manage to get dear old Grace Birkenshaw sorted out?

00:07:05No problems.

00:07:06I was just dropping a line to the Building Society.

00:07:08She was a remarkable woman.

00:07:11It's very sad to see her go down in so rapidly.

00:07:15She and my mother had a kind of love-hate relationship.

00:07:18They were both fanatical gardeners.

00:07:20I mean, they weren't time-swapping.

00:07:22They were engaged in horticultural workmanship.

00:07:24Anyway, I'm glad you're looking after me, Chester.

00:07:27I shall certainly do my best.

00:07:28I must say, sir, a few more visits to that nursing home

00:07:32could turn me into a keen supporter of euthanasia.

00:07:36Come along now.

00:07:37Well, then Grace is one of the very best.

00:07:38Exactly.

00:07:39What's so depressing?

00:07:40When my time comes,

00:07:41I like to pull the curtains down

00:07:43and make an exit as fast as I can.

00:07:45I don't want to be preserved into some hideous old age.

00:07:49Makes me think my parents had a lucky break after all.

00:07:51Well, my plane crashes with my survival

00:07:55are very hard on the family.

00:07:57I'm really, if we're...

00:07:58Yes.

00:08:00Ah, well, dear boy,

00:08:01you'll have a good many years

00:08:02before the prospect of a nursing home

00:08:03should start to alarm you.

00:08:05Unlike me,

00:08:06I'm beginning to feel decidedly out of date.

00:08:08Oh, by the way,

00:08:09it's another depressing thing.

00:08:12Hmm?

00:08:13Have you seen this week's Gazette?

00:08:14Not yet.

00:08:17A chap in there called Mark Huggins,

00:08:19someone I'm a friend of mine,

00:08:20has been struck off

00:08:21for a whopping great mortgage for.

00:08:23Just may he'll end up with a jail term, too.

00:08:26I was at law school with Nigel,

00:08:29and he was an absolute stickler,

00:08:31a beater.

00:08:32Bit of a prig, actually.

00:08:34He must be thinking he's very hard.

00:08:36Own son and all that.

00:08:38So...

00:08:39So this has got to keep their house in order.

00:08:42Yes.

00:08:43Have I ever gotten up on the legal balance,

00:08:44son or not?

00:08:46That business.

00:08:47Ain't to be Nigel soon.

00:08:48It's all marks, ain't it?

00:08:52I can't imagine what made him do it.

00:09:01Robin Blackmore.

00:09:03Robin, hello.

00:09:04Clive Linford here.

00:09:06Oh, Clive.

00:09:07Yeah, you were on my mind.

00:09:09It's telepathy again.

00:09:09I was going to write to you about your account,

00:09:13because...

00:09:13Well, haven't you got my check yet?

00:09:14The post office is probably having another go slow.

00:09:17Look, um...

00:09:18I wanted to know when I can expect to see

00:09:20Harry Lorica on the course.

00:09:23Can you get him into a race at Ascot next month?

00:09:27Frankly, he's not ready for Ascot yet.

00:09:29Or any other course at the moment.

00:09:30I thought he was going to be a Derby prospect for next year.

00:09:33With his pedigree, you led me to the lead.

00:09:35Well, if the performance always matches the pedigree,

00:09:37I'll be a multimillionaire.

00:09:38And I'm not.

00:09:40By the way,

00:09:41if you could make absolutely sure

00:09:42your check arrives by Tuesday,

00:09:44because we're supposed to be...

00:09:45Yes, yes, I told you, it's on its way.

00:09:47Now, when is this horse going to race?

00:09:49I mean, come on, Robin.

00:09:50Don't play around.

00:09:52I've had your muscly report.

00:09:54You said he ran well on the gallops.

00:09:56Oh, yeah, but he still needs to build up

00:09:58a bit more muscle on the high quarters.

00:10:00I'll just have the results of the knee x-rays in.

00:10:02I'm not totally happy about it.

00:10:04There's improvements since the last x-ray,

00:10:06but it certainly doesn't look as though

00:10:07there's been enough bone growth.

00:10:08How much longer have he got to wait?

00:10:10I mean, do we sit around and watch his bones grow, or what?

00:10:13He's coming along very well,

00:10:15but he needs more time.

00:10:16Time?

00:10:17Time?

00:10:18I thought horses were quite unconscious of time.

00:10:21I don't know what it is about this line,

00:10:23but I've noticed all the horses,

00:10:24Sire, Barks,

00:10:25but hell are the same.

00:10:26The late developers.

00:10:29What about that new high-protein stuff

00:10:32that Chip Barker's horse is having?

00:10:34Can't you shuffle a bit of that into him?

00:10:35I'm trying to build a racehorse,

00:10:37not fatten a pig.

00:10:39Look, the Barker horse is a sprinter,

00:10:41an entirely different animal,

00:10:42and he's doing well on that feet.

00:10:43Put Laurie on that.

00:10:44It'd be out of his skin.

00:10:45With respect,

00:10:47I think you've got to leave it to me

00:10:48to make this decision.

00:10:49We must agree to differ,

00:10:51and I'm not at all sure

00:10:52I'm prepared to wait until September.

00:10:54I want to see this horse run.

00:10:56And I want to see him winning

00:10:57and staying fit.

00:10:59Look, I've told you,

00:11:00this is not a line you can rush.

00:11:02The consequences are going to be lousy

00:11:04for the colt if you do.

00:11:05He's got a race in him.

00:11:06I'm sure of that.

00:11:07It's starting too soon,

00:11:09and you're likely to end up

00:11:10with something that'll cost you

00:11:10a megabooks in vet spills,

00:11:12will probably need 12 months off,

00:11:14and still might not be sound enough

00:11:15to race again at the end of it all.

00:11:17Look, spare me the lecture.

00:11:19I'm looking for results.

00:11:20I want something productive

00:11:22out of this animal.

00:11:24In that case,

00:11:24I've got suggested by a broodmare,

00:11:26not a two-year-old.

00:11:27Very amusing.

00:11:30By the way,

00:11:31got any of your better steeds

00:11:33running at Leicester today?

00:11:35No.

00:11:36But I hear that Book of Days

00:11:38has reckoned a fair prospect.

00:11:39A certainty?

00:11:40I'm not a betting man,

00:11:41but you could put it that way.

00:11:42Well,

00:11:43let's hope the knee bones

00:11:44start growing fast.

00:11:46Otherwise,

00:11:47I may have to make other plans.

00:11:49I'll be in touch.

00:11:50Could you make sure that you...

00:11:52Missed you yesterday, sir?

00:12:13Oh, yes.

00:12:14Surely I didn't come in myself

00:12:14this morning.

00:12:15Got the sun off cold.

00:12:16But once I be there,

00:12:17I still forget about it, eh, sir?

00:12:18Honestly, I'm really sorry.

00:12:30I don't know why

00:12:30Clive is so late.

00:12:33Do please have another drink, Maya.

00:12:35Oh, yes.

00:12:40He's probably got caught up

00:12:41with some last-minute telephone call.

00:12:42It happens to me all the time.

00:12:43Just that I'm going to leave the surgeon.

00:12:45I'll testify to that.

00:12:47And the number of very dry dinners

00:12:48that have been eaten in our house.

00:12:50Yes, it is.

00:12:50I'm really not sure about this supper.

00:12:53Since there became another

00:12:54my horizons have shriveled

00:12:56to mashed potatoes

00:12:57and pureed spinach.

00:12:58You are.

00:12:58Nonsense.

00:12:59You're a splendid cook.

00:13:00And not even tardy husbands

00:13:02will affect the meal,

00:13:02I'm quite sure of it.

00:13:03Well,

00:13:05he doesn't know

00:13:05it's Sasha's birthday.

00:13:08I wanted to just

00:13:09stay up for a present.

00:13:10Oh, honestly,

00:13:11you were wise to put her to bed.

00:13:13Oh, she's such a puppet.

00:13:15I mean...

00:13:15In any way,

00:13:16the very first birthday

00:13:17is the only one

00:13:17where you'll have any peace.

00:13:19I promise you that.

00:13:20I'm really a very besotted mum.

00:13:22Right, too.

00:13:23I just hope Clyde has the horse.

00:13:25Horse?

00:13:26Sounds interesting.

00:13:28Rocking horse,

00:13:29Sasha.

00:13:30Is Clyde still in that syndicate?

00:13:33Still keen on watching

00:13:34the nags sprint round?

00:13:35Apparently.

00:13:37I'd rather he's now

00:13:38the sole owner.

00:13:40No.

00:13:41Anyway,

00:13:42Clyde handles the finances.

00:13:44You mean you don't have

00:13:45a joint account?

00:13:46Oh, no.

00:13:48I have mine,

00:13:49a bit of my own,

00:13:50Mackey's,

00:13:50and Clyde has his.

00:13:53Basically,

00:13:53he's in charge of,

00:13:55well,

00:13:56you know,

00:13:57all the money.

00:13:59That sounds very charming

00:14:00and old-fashioned.

00:14:03So,

00:14:03when's the great day?

00:14:04I mean,

00:14:05when are we going to see

00:14:05your horse run,

00:14:06and what are your colours,

00:14:07and...

00:14:08Oh, what?

00:14:09Oh, my goodness.

00:14:11That must be Clyde now.

00:14:12I wouldn't have

00:14:13an earthly chance

00:14:13of keeping Jilly

00:14:14in financial darkness.

00:14:16I'm in perpetual

00:14:17financial darkness,

00:14:18my love.

00:14:19No one could be

00:14:19more incapable

00:14:20of reading a bank statement.

00:14:21Oh, very true.

00:14:22My dream of being

00:14:23a kept man

00:14:23into hell

00:14:24with male lib

00:14:24looks like a lost hope.

00:14:26Clyde,

00:14:27my dear chap,

00:14:28how are you?

00:14:28All right.

00:14:29Sorry, I'm so late.

00:14:30Ah,

00:14:31you're caught up

00:14:31with a rather difficult climb.

00:14:33We've never.

00:14:33You've insisted on me

00:14:34going over a particularly

00:14:35long and complex will.

00:14:37Jilly,

00:14:38wonderful to see you.

00:14:39You look stunning,

00:14:40of course.

00:14:40Lies, lies.

00:14:42They don't stop.

00:14:44I must say,

00:14:45you look a bit world-weary.

00:14:46What you obviously need

00:14:47is a life-enhancing glass

00:14:49of something alcoholic.

00:14:50Did you get it?

00:14:51Sasha's pretty.

00:14:52Did you get the rocking horse?

00:14:53Something similar.

00:14:54I'll show you later.

00:14:55Right.

00:14:56I intend to make myself

00:14:57a very powerful PIMS

00:14:59and catch up

00:14:59with the rest of you

00:15:00idle souls.

00:15:01Oh,

00:15:02then are we going to

00:15:03have supper in the garden?

00:15:04What?

00:15:04Risked by malaria?

00:15:05Of course we are.

00:15:06We're going to be

00:15:07frightfully British

00:15:07and enjoy the summer earth.

00:15:09Oh,

00:15:09flying insects

00:15:10and light drizzled

00:15:11off the stairs.

00:15:12Absolutely.

00:15:13Emily,

00:15:14here,

00:15:14let me give you a hug.

00:15:15No reason for you

00:15:16to be slaving away

00:15:17on our behalf.

00:15:21Now,

00:15:21come on,

00:15:22Miles,

00:15:23don't give me

00:15:23that old flannel.

00:15:24Don't tell me

00:15:25you've never broken

00:15:26the Hippocratic Oath.

00:15:27I honestly don't think

00:15:28I ever stood

00:15:28to even bending.

00:15:30Bending,

00:15:30exactly.

00:15:31Helping someone to die,

00:15:33not encouraging longevity.

00:15:35It's got to happen,

00:15:36got to be the right thing.

00:15:37No,

00:15:37surely you're not saying

00:15:38you're in favour

00:15:38of youth masia,

00:15:39Clive.

00:15:40Of course I am.

00:15:41We have a right

00:15:42to press our own

00:15:43self-destruct,

00:15:44Bucker.

00:15:44Do you think

00:15:45some of the geriatrics

00:15:47I act for

00:15:48want to stay all

00:15:48in this world,

00:15:49half wittlest

00:15:50and half crippled?

00:15:51No.

00:15:52God,

00:15:52if we slaughter others,

00:15:54why not ourselves?

00:15:55That's the only

00:15:55fair and fitting way.

00:15:56Well,

00:15:56if you don't care

00:15:57to slaughter others,

00:15:58as you put it,

00:15:58why should you want

00:15:59to destroy yourself?

00:16:00Unworthiness,

00:16:01the human race

00:16:02is not clean.

00:16:02Ah,

00:16:03I had two friends

00:16:04in medical school

00:16:05who opted out

00:16:06because they couldn't

00:16:07stand the pong

00:16:08of unwashed feet.

00:16:09Cut with blood

00:16:10and guts,

00:16:11fadden with a bit,

00:16:11sweaty socks,

00:16:12not a gun.

00:16:13Do you remember

00:16:14a Paxom?

00:16:15Paxom.

00:16:16Lord,

00:16:17yes,

00:16:18Paxom,

00:16:18otherwise known

00:16:19as a stuff sage.

00:16:20Taught geography.

00:16:21I haven't thought

00:16:22of him in years.

00:16:23He had sweaty feet.

00:16:25You're right.

00:16:27Delightful,

00:16:27though,

00:16:27in his way.

00:16:28Do you remember

00:16:29how he wanted

00:16:30to use that awful

00:16:30gravy-stained tie

00:16:32to illustrate

00:16:32a horn of Africa?

00:16:33Oh,

00:16:34God,

00:16:34yes.

00:16:36Unforgettable.

00:16:37He had a passion

00:16:38for dog racing.

00:16:40Apparently,

00:16:40he used to spend

00:16:41every Friday night

00:16:42in the track.

00:16:42Oh,

00:16:43really?

00:16:43Emily,

00:16:44Miles and I

00:16:45have made a pact

00:16:45that there are

00:16:46certain topics

00:16:46of conversation

00:16:47utterly forbidden

00:16:48at dinner parties.

00:16:49children's mortgages,

00:16:50unemployment,

00:16:50education,

00:16:51weather,

00:16:51and the state

00:16:52of the monarchy.

00:16:53I now move

00:16:54the intended

00:16:55reminiscences

00:16:55of old school

00:16:56ladies and possibly

00:16:58euthanasia.

00:16:59Oh,

00:16:59Jillian,

00:17:00do you want to

00:17:01strifle all

00:17:02mental activity?

00:17:03You've missed out

00:17:04European Union,

00:17:05women's lib,

00:17:06chickens live,

00:17:07life after death,

00:17:08new age medicine,

00:17:11effects of nuclear

00:17:13weapons

00:17:13and the environment,

00:17:14terrorism,

00:17:15racism,

00:17:16reintroduction

00:17:17of capital punishment,

00:17:18long-term effects

00:17:19of the ERM,

00:17:20talk of hooliganism,

00:17:21violence in the inner cities,

00:17:23population control

00:17:24in China,

00:17:24introduction of

00:17:25women priests.

00:17:26Ah.

00:17:27God,

00:17:28yes,

00:17:28and sex.

00:17:29You've missed that out too.

00:17:30So does that mean

00:17:31we can now have

00:17:32an uncensored conversation?

00:17:33Ah,

00:17:34censorship.

00:17:35Freedom of the press,

00:17:37invasion of privacy,

00:17:38racial discrimination

00:17:39at the bar.

00:17:41Perhaps the bar

00:17:42is something

00:17:42you should avoid

00:17:43for a bit.

00:17:44Well,

00:17:44did you hear that?

00:17:45My wife essayed

00:17:46a little play on words.

00:17:48Were you suggesting

00:17:48I reduce my

00:17:49Pimm's intake,

00:17:50sweetheart?

00:17:52Not simply beauty,

00:17:53but a brain

00:17:53worthy of mensa

00:17:55as well.

00:17:55Clive,

00:17:56I really think

00:17:57we should be

00:17:58drifting homewards

00:17:59to you two,

00:17:59love about...

00:18:00Quite.

00:18:01Perhaps surgery

00:18:02awaits miles.

00:18:02Surely not on Saturday.

00:18:04Ah,

00:18:04I'm on duty.

00:18:05Now,

00:18:05I'm supposed to have

00:18:06a particularly tricky

00:18:07piece of restoration

00:18:07down that requires

00:18:0820-20 vision

00:18:09and the light of dawn.

00:18:11By the way,

00:18:13are you taking us

00:18:13to the races

00:18:14when this potential

00:18:15Derby winner of yours

00:18:16makes an appearance?

00:18:17What do you know

00:18:17about it?

00:18:18Has Emily

00:18:19been giving you

00:18:20the benefit

00:18:20of a pony club day?

00:18:22Emily's been entirely

00:18:23reticent about

00:18:24the whole business.

00:18:25But isn't the Derby

00:18:26the white hope

00:18:27of every aspiring

00:18:28racehorse owner?

00:18:28If he wins the Derby,

00:18:30I should expect

00:18:30free legal advice

00:18:32for life,

00:18:33not to mention

00:18:33unlimited inside tips.

00:18:37Come on, woman,

00:18:37it's time to stop gassing.

00:18:39Your lips are never sealed.

00:18:41Incompetent is what

00:18:41my dentist calls them.

00:18:43Did you know that?

00:18:44It's a technical term

00:18:45for a mouth

00:18:45that can't be closed.

00:18:47Just ignore her.

00:18:48It's a drink, you know.

00:18:49Ha!

00:18:50I'm driving,

00:18:51so you'd better be nice to me.

00:18:53Otherwise,

00:18:53I shall go very fast

00:18:54round all the bands

00:18:55and make you feel

00:18:56quite sick.

00:18:57Chilly.

00:18:57Well, it was

00:18:59a lovely meal, sweetie.

00:19:01Thank you so much.

00:19:02It was wonderful.

00:19:03And we loved

00:19:04the birthday cake.

00:19:05Oh, you are kind.

00:19:07And I can't wait

00:19:08to lash out

00:19:08on some expensive outfit

00:19:09for the racing

00:19:10owner and friends,

00:19:12you know,

00:19:12in the winner's enclosure.

00:19:13You're absolutely right.

00:19:14I'll see you to the car.

00:19:15Bye.

00:19:16Bye.

00:19:22Do you want a hand

00:19:22with the washing up?

00:19:24No, thanks.

00:19:25Can I go in the dishwasher?

00:19:26Oh, yes.

00:19:27Of course.

00:19:29Right, Carola.

00:19:31I'll turn in, then.

00:19:33Fairly exhausting day

00:19:34tomorrow.

00:19:35But it's Saturday.

00:19:36Yes, well,

00:19:37I promised to go

00:19:37into the office.

00:19:38Rather a lot on

00:19:39right now.

00:19:40Did you get the horse?

00:19:41What?

00:19:42Such a birthday present?

00:19:44The rocking horse

00:19:45from Carly?

00:19:46No, I didn't.

00:19:47Oh.

00:19:49Why?

00:19:50How could you?

00:19:51Listen, listen,

00:19:52steady on.

00:19:53I didn't have

00:19:54my checkbook with me

00:19:56or my wallet.

00:19:57I took my jacket

00:19:58off at work.

00:19:59You know how hot

00:20:00it was today.

00:20:00And I left it there

00:20:01when I went out

00:20:02at lunchtime.

00:20:03How did you pay

00:20:04for lunch then?

00:20:04No, just a bit

00:20:06of loose change.

00:20:07Only had a sandwich,

00:20:07took her back

00:20:08to the office.

00:20:09Well, can you pick it

00:20:10up tomorrow?

00:20:12Otherwise, I'll go

00:20:13myself.

00:20:13I bought this.

00:20:16Out of the loose

00:20:17chain?

00:20:17Yes, well...

00:20:19I know it's not

00:20:20a bloody rocking horse

00:20:21for God's sake,

00:20:22but a panda is

00:20:23all right, isn't it?

00:20:24It's ecologically

00:20:25acceptable.

00:20:26Buying one helps

00:20:27world wildlife.

00:20:29I never had my

00:20:30parents rushing home

00:20:31with great big

00:20:31glorious presents

00:20:32for me.

00:20:32All right, okay.

00:20:34Sure, don't worry.

00:20:35I'll pick it up

00:20:36when I can.

00:20:37I'm not going

00:20:38to argue about it.

00:20:39You always twist

00:20:40things around

00:20:41and you don't

00:20:41listen to what

00:20:42you're trying to

00:20:43play.

00:20:44Hell, the shoe's

00:20:44on the other foot,

00:20:45I would say.

00:20:46You're far too busy

00:20:47playing mother to pay

00:20:48any attention to me.

00:20:49It really was

00:20:55a rather frosty

00:20:56time this evening.

00:20:57Why is Clyde

00:20:58so beefy to Emily?

00:21:00Well, we're a bit

00:21:01like that.

00:21:02You sound so sweet

00:21:03with a toothbrush

00:21:03in your mouth.

00:21:05He's like,

00:21:05you run that by me

00:21:06once again.

00:21:08He was always

00:21:09a bit like that.

00:21:12I seem to remember

00:21:13he was bullied

00:21:14quite a lot at school,

00:21:15even before

00:21:16the great drama.

00:21:17What great drama?

00:21:19For your confidential

00:21:20year.

00:21:20Oh, Miles,

00:21:21for heaven's sake.

00:21:23After all this time,

00:21:24do you still think

00:21:25I'm going out

00:21:25on the streets

00:21:26with a trumpet

00:21:26proclaiming some

00:21:27poor soul's

00:21:27indiscretion?

00:21:28Right.

00:21:29Well, imagine

00:21:30Clyde thinking

00:21:30you'd done

00:21:31the Hippocratic Oath.

00:21:33I should think

00:21:34you must have

00:21:34every word of it

00:21:35and scrubbed

00:21:35and not scrotied.

00:21:36No, just reminding you.

00:21:40Anyway, the poor

00:21:40little sod

00:21:41committed suicide

00:21:42or rather tried

00:21:43to.

00:21:44How awful.

00:21:44Where?

00:21:45On the cricket pitch,

00:21:46I seem to remember.

00:21:47In fact, I believe

00:21:48this old Pax

00:21:49was found.

00:21:49Why did he do it?

00:21:50And how did he?

00:21:52As far as he must

00:21:52have brought them

00:21:53back after our term

00:21:54and smuggled them in.

00:21:56Something to do

00:21:56with his mother

00:21:56and some chap,

00:21:57I believe.

00:21:58He's all hushed up.

00:22:00But of course,

00:22:00there was the rather

00:22:01dramatic business

00:22:01of the ambulances

00:22:02screeching out

00:22:03into the playing fields

00:22:04and so on.

00:22:04Oh, the cricket pitch

00:22:05was a very public

00:22:06sort of place.

00:22:07Must have been

00:22:08a cry for help

00:22:08rather than

00:22:09a definite big.

00:22:10Actually, he took

00:22:10a whopping great amount.

00:22:11I do recall that.

00:22:13I think he was

00:22:14decidedly Thompson Group.

00:22:15Maybe tonight

00:22:16was a bit of a shout.

00:22:18What's that poem,

00:22:19you know,

00:22:19about waving and drowning?

00:22:21Oh, yes, um...

00:22:21And can he really afford

00:22:22to keep a racehorse

00:22:23in these troubled times?

00:22:24Oh, I wouldn't know.

00:22:25He inherited quite a bit

00:22:26a couple of years ago

00:22:27when his parents were killed.

00:22:28Oh, God, yes.

00:22:29I'd forgotten about that.

00:22:30Yes.

00:22:31I was ahead of him

00:22:32at school.

00:22:33Three or four years

00:22:34and we sort of

00:22:36lurch into each other

00:22:37from time to time.

00:22:37Well, since he came back here

00:22:39and joined old Woodville.

00:22:41I don't really know him.

00:22:43I wonder if Emily does.

00:22:45She's a very quick courtship.

00:22:47They have produced a child.

00:22:49So I suppose she must have

00:22:50at least a passing acquaintance.

00:22:54Anyway, I thought

00:22:55despite all that

00:22:55wonderful beauty of her,

00:22:56she looked like

00:22:57a frightened little rabbit

00:22:58this evening.

00:22:58It would be a bit odd

00:23:01not to have brought back

00:23:02a present

00:23:02for your daughter's

00:23:03first birthday.

00:23:04Oh, do you plan

00:23:05to sit up gossiping

00:23:06idly all night

00:23:06or are you coming

00:23:07to bed warm at me?

00:23:09Oh, you're so masterful.

00:23:10Shut up and come over here.

00:23:11You don't want to play

00:23:21the tax on this one, sir?

00:23:23What?

00:23:23Tax?

00:23:23Oh, yes, thanks.

00:23:26I will, yeah.

00:23:35That's wonderful, darling.

00:23:39Oh, you are clever.

00:23:42Just one more step.

00:23:44Yes.

00:23:46Great, and another.

00:23:48Oh, steady now.

00:23:50Oh, very good.

00:23:52You are so clever.

00:23:54Hello.

00:23:54What's going on here?

00:23:56She just took her first steps.

00:23:57Well, two or three, actually.

00:23:59Isn't that marvellous?

00:24:01Isn't it exciting?

00:24:02It certainly is.

00:24:03She looks like a little robot.

00:24:05Go and show Daddy.

00:24:07Hold out your hands for her, Claire.

00:24:08Help her.

00:24:09All right.

00:24:10Come on, then.

00:24:12Come on.

00:24:13Oh, just got to put the teddy on

00:24:15back in a minute.

00:24:17Claire.

00:24:17Wait for a second.

00:24:19Darling, it's all right, little.

00:24:22Don't cry.

00:24:23You're doing fine.

00:24:25Daddy didn't mean to.

00:24:26Well, there's also the last place

00:24:27of your book, number one,

00:24:29Scottish fella, number two.

00:24:35No, sweetie, try not to eat his kale.

00:24:38Kales don't taste good.

00:24:41Oh, really?

00:24:43You think so?

00:24:43How would you like to pay, madam?

00:24:45Cash, check, account, or credit card?

00:24:47Oh, um, a credit card, I think.

00:24:51Lovely, thank you.

00:24:53I'll just check this through.

00:24:54Won't give you a second.

00:24:56Daddy will be surprised, won't he,

00:24:57when he sees what we've got?

00:25:00Well, you can have a ride soon.

00:25:03Yes.

00:25:04Wouldn't that be fun?

00:25:06Madam?

00:25:08Oh, I'm just sorry,

00:25:09but we can't accept your card.

00:25:11Be your pardon?

00:25:12Well, I'm just sorry.

00:25:13Your credit limit is overdrawn.

00:25:15No more transactions can be accepted.

00:25:18Are you sure?

00:25:19I mean, isn't this a mistake?

00:25:21I'm sorry, madam.

00:25:23Would you like to pay cash?

00:25:25Or a check if you've got a guarantee card

00:25:26for a hundred pounds?

00:25:27Um, no.

00:25:30No, I'll, I'll leave it, thanks.

00:25:36It's all for you.

00:25:39Radio 2.

00:25:42Clyde, is that you?

00:25:43No, actually, it's a Mongolian raider

00:25:45attired in tunic, helmet,

00:25:47and cross-strapped of boots

00:25:48and carrying a sword.

00:25:50Silly.

00:25:51Not as silly as you'd feel

00:25:53if it wasn't me.

00:25:55Sat asleep.

00:25:56Just.

00:25:58Dinner's nearly ready.

00:26:00Do you want a drink?

00:26:01Oh, why not?

00:26:02Shall I make one for you?

00:26:03Please.

00:26:04G&G?

00:26:05Maybe.

00:26:06Oh, yes.

00:26:08Okay.

00:26:09Here.

00:26:10Thanks.

00:26:11To the future.

00:26:14To the future.

00:26:16Drink to that.

00:26:19Clyde.

00:26:19Hmm?

00:26:20Another thing happened today.

00:26:22I was in Cardews.

00:26:24Well, I went in to pick up the rocking horse

00:26:26and they wouldn't take my credit card.

00:26:28Ah, they said.

00:26:29This girl is so beautiful

00:26:30and it's a wonderful day

00:26:31and we'll simply make her a gift.

00:26:33Clyde, listen, don't be facetious.

00:26:36They wouldn't let me buy the horse.

00:26:37They said our credit limit would exceed.

00:26:38For God's sake, you didn't believe that, old chestnut.

00:26:41Well, of course I did.

00:26:43I mean, they wouldn't let me take it.

00:26:44I told you they wouldn't accept our card.

00:26:46That's ridiculous.

00:26:47I know.

00:26:48It's just some stupid computer error.

00:26:50Either that or they mislaid the check.

00:26:53Happens all the time.

00:26:54Yes, but...

00:26:55I'll sort it out just with another check

00:26:57and the post tomorrow.

00:26:58But, auntie, you'd better find out first

00:27:00what's happened.

00:27:00You're telling me how to run our financial affairs.

00:27:03No, I'm just mentioning...

00:27:05I mean, I'll leave it with me

00:27:06and I'll sort it out.

00:27:08I spend my days sorting out little problems.

00:27:11One law won't make any difference.

00:27:17Perhaps you ought not to be so extravagant.

00:27:20You're not modelling now, you know.

00:27:22That's so horrid.

00:27:24And so unfair.

00:27:27It wasn't for me.

00:27:28It was for Sasha.

00:27:31What are you doing?

00:27:32I just changed.

00:27:34For what?

00:27:35I didn't know we were going out.

00:27:37I haven't booked a babysitter.

00:27:38We are not.

00:27:38It's me and law society dinner.

00:27:41You never said.

00:27:42Anyway, I've got supper already.

00:27:43Sorry, it was in the diary.

00:27:45But not here.

00:27:46Not at home.

00:27:47I expect Sally must have forgotten to let you know.

00:27:49She's been a bit forgetful lately.

00:27:50She's not the only one.

00:27:51Don't wait up.

00:27:53What time will you be back?

00:27:54I don't know.

00:27:55Late, I suppose.

00:28:04Raise your bed.

00:28:08Raise your bed.

00:28:09Steady now.

00:28:10Just got to go steady.

00:28:12This time I could do it.

00:28:14Nine red.

00:28:15Finish betting.

00:28:16Finish betting.

00:28:17Oh, God.

00:28:18I wish I could.

00:28:19Last time.

00:28:20This is the last time.

00:28:2620 flat.

00:28:28Oh, we're letting you know.

00:28:29Can't stop yet.

00:28:31It's got to come right.

00:28:33Got to be.

00:28:34Place your beds.

00:28:35Ah, it's all right.

00:28:47I'm not asleep.

00:28:50How was the dinner?

00:28:51Go.

00:28:52As always.

00:28:54Why go, then?

00:28:55Oh, beauty.

00:28:57Must have put in an appearance.

00:29:00Seems silly.

00:29:01Probably could just sit in there.

00:29:03Oh, what time is it, anyway?

00:29:06Oh, Lord, it's half past two.

00:29:13Oh, my brain feels like potty.

00:29:16Sounds all right, okay?

00:29:17Yes.

00:29:18Sleeping at last.

00:29:21Oh.

00:29:22Are you all right?

00:29:26Oh, tired.

00:29:27I've got a headache.

00:29:29I feel like a cold starting.

00:29:32Maybe you should stay at home tonight.

00:29:34Take it easy.

00:29:35No.

00:29:36No, I can't do that.

00:29:37Can't have other people doing my work.

00:29:40I can't.

00:29:40What have you got to hide?

00:29:42Hide?

00:29:42Nothing.

00:29:43What have you ever been?

00:29:45Steady on.

00:29:46It's only a joke.

00:29:52I could do with a cuddle.

00:29:55You weren't always like this.

00:29:59Distant.

00:30:01You're not my friend now, are you?

00:30:05Scared me ever, my lover.

00:30:06You're just my husband.

00:30:12I don't know who or what has your attention nowadays.

00:30:15Look, I have a full schedule.

00:30:16My work takes up all my energy at the moment.

00:30:19Eighteen months ago, you were such fun.

00:30:23The father had done this to you.

00:30:24Oh, give me a breath, will you?

00:30:32Yes, sirs.

00:30:33We hold enduring power of attorney for Mrs. Grace Eliza Birkenshaw,

00:30:38and you will have received our letter of the 28th of May to this effect.

00:30:44I would be very glad if you would let me have details of Mrs. Birkenshaw's portfolio,

00:30:50as it may be necessary to arrange for the sale of certain stocks and shares during the coming months.

00:30:56Yours, etc.

00:30:57I want you to come in through now, Mr. Innsville.

00:30:59I've got you when you've had number.

00:31:01Oh, thanks, Sally.

00:31:02Hi.

00:31:04Oh, sirs.

00:31:06Very good to hear your voice.

00:31:07How are you?

00:31:08Excellent.

00:31:10It's ridiculous how long it's been.

00:31:13I didn't realise I was married.

00:31:14Hmm.

00:31:15And a daughter, too.

00:31:18Well, not bad.

00:31:20You know, everybody is hit by the recession to some extent.

00:31:22Actually, um, I wanted to ask you a small favour.

00:31:27Well, uh, we seem to be having one or two little cash flow problems.

00:31:31Slight extravagance on the distaste side.

00:31:34But, uh, I just wondered if you could manage an extremely short-term loan till, uh...

00:31:39What?

00:31:41Redundance?

00:31:41Since when?

00:31:43Good Lord.

00:31:45No.

00:31:46Of course you can't.

00:31:47Absolutely not.

00:31:49Well, um...

00:31:50Look, uh, we must have lunch.

00:31:52I'll get in touch.

00:31:53Right.

00:31:54Uh...

00:31:54Okay, Charles.

00:31:57Cheers.

00:31:57I'd, uh, like to make a cash withdrawal, please, for, uh...

00:32:06For £500.

00:32:08This is only a loan.

00:32:11Absolutely and strictly a loan.

00:32:13I could put this on Paracolo just in time for the two o'clock by 2.30.

00:32:17I could have cleared it and put the money back again.

00:32:19Only borrowing it.

00:32:21A loan.

00:32:22Won't do any harm.

00:32:23Same day.

00:32:24Won't even lose the interest.

00:32:26Could you hand me your passport, please, sir?

00:32:27What?

00:32:28It's a passport, sir.

00:32:29I can't make you a passport without it.

00:32:31Sorry.

00:32:32Uh, sorry.

00:32:32Must have been dreaming.

00:32:34My 20s, all right?

00:32:35Oh, oh, yes.

00:32:36Fine, fine.

00:32:37£500.

00:32:41I'll put in an envelope for you, sir.

00:32:43Thanks very much.

00:32:44Don't spend it all at once.

00:32:45I beg your pardon?

00:32:47That's what my nan always says to me.

00:32:48Don't spend it all at once.

00:32:52Mr. Blackmore is on down one for you, Mr. Linford.

00:32:54Shall I put him home?

00:32:55Yes, please.

00:32:58Robin, good morning.

00:33:00How's the horse?

00:33:01Oh, he's coming on all right.

00:33:03Look, uh...

00:33:04Hmm?

00:33:05I'm sure it's just slipped me in mind.

00:33:07But we still haven't received your check for the last month.

00:33:10Actually, now it's about three months.

00:33:12And we really can't go on like this.

00:33:14Are you sure?

00:33:14Well, yes, I am.

00:33:16Well, no percentual.

00:33:17Good heavens.

00:33:18I know perfectly well I posted it.

00:33:20I'll send you another right away.

00:33:23Now, look.

00:33:24We've got to get this colt on the track.

00:33:26What do you propose?

00:33:27We had him out on the gallops yesterday.

00:33:29He ran well with one of the three-year-olds.

00:33:31Oh, he didn't beat him.

00:33:32But he put in a good little race.

00:33:34But that's great.

00:33:35Well, not bad.

00:33:36But in my view, he could do better.

00:33:39And the going was soft, which suited him.

00:33:41I wouldn't like to risk him on a hard truck at this stage.

00:33:45We need to pick the race very carefully.

00:33:47And I'd still like to leave him till late September.

00:33:49In my view, the risks are minimal.

00:33:51And I'm prepared to take them.

00:33:53My horse, my risk.

00:33:55In fact, I think one might say, no race, no check.

00:33:57Do you get my drift?

00:34:00I'd rather think so.

00:34:03I'm not very keen on blackmail, Mr. Linford.

00:34:06Steady on.

00:34:07Go around saying that to anyone else,

00:34:09and it might be interpreted as slander.

00:34:11So perhaps you could ring me as soon as possible

00:34:13and let me know which race you'll be entering.

00:34:15And don't worry, I'll make sure you get your money.

00:34:19Bloody know it all.

00:34:23Clive?

00:34:24Hmm?

00:34:25Do I look all right?

00:34:28Shall I do a couple of twirls for you?

00:34:30Absolutely stunning.

00:34:32Oh, good.

00:34:33I'd hate to let you down when Harry's led into the winner's enclosure.

00:34:38Mrs. Nichols is coming to pick up Sasha in a minute, so...

00:34:41We'll have the day to ourselves.

00:34:44It seems strange having a pair of high heels on.

00:34:48I feel terribly frivolous.

00:34:51Oh, by the way,

00:34:52I think there's something wrong with the phone.

00:34:55I'll ask Mrs. Nichols to ring the engineer.

00:34:57Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if Harry won?

00:35:01Oh, hurry up, won't you?

00:35:03Gillian Miles are meeting us at the owner's bar, so we mustn't be late.

00:35:07Oh, God, let the dream come true today, please.

00:35:10I beg you, let him win, please.

00:35:13And then I can stop it.

00:35:16Stop it all.

00:35:16What are your colours, Emily?

00:35:25Purple and green, with stars.

00:35:28I see your colour coordinated, are you?

00:35:30I must say, you look frightfully smart.

00:35:32It was Clive's idea.

00:35:34As long as I'm not expected to run round the track, I don't know.

00:35:36I know you should give the stars a miss, though.

00:35:40I didn't want to go absolutely over the top.

00:35:42Where is Clive?

00:35:44Talking to Robin Blackmore, the trainer, I think.

00:35:47Ah, yes.

00:35:48He's terribly nervous.

00:35:50I always get scared for the horses.

00:35:52Is that him over there in the time suit?

00:35:55It's very bad temper, I must say.

00:35:57Probably the strain.

00:35:59After all, I suppose you're only as good as your last winner.

00:36:01Well, let's hope this horse does well for everyone's sake.

00:36:04Oh, there he is, number three.

00:36:06What's it say on the card?

00:36:08Making Racecourse debut today.

00:36:12I had no idea.

00:36:14What?

00:36:15It's the first time I've seen him.

00:36:18He's, whoa, still so undeveloped.

00:36:23I've got a lot of muscle.

00:36:25Look, compare him with number one or number four.

00:36:29Can't you see the difference?

00:36:30Well, frankly, they all look the same for me, apart from the fact they're different colours.

00:36:34I'm rather tied in with your dress sense, my darling.

00:36:36I'm surprised, Emily, you've not tapped eyes on the creature before.

00:36:40I thought you'd be frightfully involved with it all.

00:36:42Clive doesn't...

00:36:43Ah, and here's the man of the moment.

00:36:45Come on, old boy, you made space on the mantelpiece for your throat, please.

00:36:49Absolutely.

00:36:50It's bare, barren and dusted, just waiting to be filled up.

00:36:53Clive?

00:36:53It's a cold, Harry Lorican.

00:36:56It looks as if he hasn't grown into his legs.

00:36:59Is he a late fool?

00:37:00I don't know.

00:37:01I never managed to catch his birthday.

00:37:02I didn't bake him a cake either.

00:37:04I bet he's only just two.

00:37:07He really doesn't look ready for a race life.

00:37:08Our friends have a rather untimely remark, as they're about to go into the starting gate.

00:37:13I didn't know three of the sets of Puckley's and Carla turned you into a racing expert.

00:37:17What have I been missing?

00:37:18Clive, stop being such a shit.

00:37:20We're all supposed to be enjoying ourselves.

00:37:22I just want you to know that if I lose my fiver, you're going to be in deep trouble, old boy.

00:37:25Still, if he wins at seven to one, I shall have to be complained.

00:37:28Look, if the horse doesn't win, don't blame me.

00:37:29It won't be my fault.

00:37:30Oh, to be on.

00:37:31Well, is the jockey supposed to have pre-race nerves, not the owner?

00:37:34Have you put your shirt on this nag of yours?

00:37:36Just my shirt.

00:37:37My shoes, socks, and underwear.

00:37:39Oh, let's hope you don't go home naked, old boy.

00:37:42Let me know the old mate's race.

00:37:44The right cup.

00:37:45Very promising property.

00:37:47I'm so starting prices on this race.

00:37:49Number one, five to four.

00:37:51Number two, six to four.

00:37:52Number three, five to one.

00:37:54Oh, every starting price has dropped.

00:37:57What's going on down there?

00:37:59Oh, Clyde, do let me have the glasses for a moment.

00:38:01There seems to be a bit of trouble at the starting gate.

00:38:03Let me see.

00:38:05Harry, he won't go into the gate.

00:38:06They're having to link arms to put him in.

00:38:08Here, let me have the glasses back.

00:38:10I wish he would invest it in a second pair of binoculars.

00:38:12Oh, it's all right.

00:38:13He's gone in now.

00:38:14I hope he's not too unsettled.

00:38:16It must be terrifying for some of them.

00:38:18It's a rabbit.

00:38:19The bread to race is their job.

00:38:21Yes, but that doesn't mean yes.

00:38:23The understarts orders any second now.

00:38:25Oh, he seems to have a difficulty.

00:38:26He's sorted out the starting gate.

00:38:28Number three is now safe and installed, which is where he's starting to lose.

00:38:32And they're off.

00:38:34Come on, Harry.

00:38:36Come on.

00:38:36He's going to send me out to Cheryl and King of the Bizarre.

00:38:39And after them, gentlemen, for us, the understarts American duo, after them, Harry Larkin.

00:38:44Come on, Harry.

00:38:45Come on.

00:38:45Oh, it will be an absolute miracle if he wins.

00:38:48Everyone stop praying for my five.

00:38:50Oh, it's not the best.

00:38:51Clive, look.

00:38:52Harry Larkin is losing his strife.

00:38:58Can't you see?

00:39:00Coming in last, Cheryl, and now he's going to be in the field and you'll be in second.

00:39:03God's sake, Barnabas, if he is just sitting there.

00:39:06Surely, well, he's not.

00:39:08Look how he's laying into him.

00:39:10He can't win, you bloody fool.

00:39:13Stop hitting him.

00:39:14He's hard.

00:39:15Come on.

00:39:15Come on, Harry.

00:39:16Come on.

00:39:17He's a trailway for Guthrie.

00:39:18The problem of being hit the flag, come on.

00:39:20He's a good one.

00:39:21Sure he is.

00:39:22I'm going to see what happens.

00:39:23Emily, stay out of it.

00:39:24Don't start imagining yourself some blasted animal welfare.

00:39:27Well, good job we didn't stake our shirts.

00:39:29You must say I thought the job he was giving the poor animal rather a lot of spirit.

00:39:32Bloody hell.

00:39:33Horses are about the race.

00:39:34Not sit and not butt.

00:39:35He said you are.

00:39:35Oh, no, fellow.

00:39:36I see you've still got your hat down.

00:39:38I'm going down to the paddock.

00:39:39I want to see Mr. Blackmore and the jockey.

00:39:42There's nothing to say.

00:39:43Stay out of it, Emily.

00:39:44Oh, yes, there is.

00:39:46There most certainly is.

00:39:49Mr. Blackmore, I'm Emily Nymphard.

00:39:53My husband owns Harry Lorica.

00:39:55Oh, no.

00:39:56Who instructed the jockey to whack him like that?

00:39:59Anyone could see the horse was doing his very best.

00:40:02Is he all right?

00:40:04How do you do, Mrs. Nymphard?

00:40:07I didn't instruct the jockey to whack him like that, as you put it.

00:40:10And I've every reason to believe there'll be a steward's inquiry.

00:40:13Well, that's something.

00:40:15Though I don't suppose it's much consolation to the horse.

00:40:18He's lame.

00:40:19Look at the way he's standing.

00:40:21I'm aware that he's lame, Mrs. Nymphard.

00:40:23I'm doing my very best to...

00:40:24You could be more responsible and take more care of these animals.

00:40:28Have a yield, pal.

00:40:29You're a trainer.

00:40:30You shouldn't let these horses hurt themselves.

00:40:33This Harry Lorica was nowhere near ready to race today.

00:40:37I'm not an expert.

00:40:38I have the wit to see that.

00:40:39Why haven't you...

00:40:40Mrs. Nymphard, do me a favor.

00:40:42I've been telling your husband that for weeks.

00:40:44Especially on a track where the going's too hard for him.

00:40:46What do you mean?

00:40:47Exactly what I say.

00:40:49Look, there are two-year-olds you race.

00:40:52There are two-year-olds you don't race.

00:40:53This chap is one of the don'ts.

00:40:55That is, unless you have a pushy owner who's determined to have a go whether the horse is ready or not.

00:41:00And you get him telling you that unless you race his horse, he won't pay the bills.

00:41:05And you let down at the last minute.

00:41:07And you have to put up a daft young jockey who wants to make his name and use his whip like he was in a canoe.

00:41:11And that was his bloody paddle.

00:41:12Don't come and lecture me, Mrs. Nymphard.

00:41:16In an ideal world, you probably wouldn't race most horses till they're three.

00:41:21And even then only on cotton wool.

00:41:23But with men like your husband around, they'll get horses pushed long before they're ready.

00:41:28Because they want to have a wager or look smart in front of their friends or boast about their success.

00:41:33So save your words for where they're wanted in your husband's ear.

00:41:36Really?

00:41:37Really?

00:41:38I had no idea.

00:41:42I believe you.

00:41:43A thousand won't, but I believe you.

00:41:46Now if you'll excuse me, yeah.

00:41:48I want to get this horse cooled off and home as soon as possible.

00:41:51He's had enough to contend with him one day.

00:41:57I am absolutely and completely at a loss to understand.

00:42:02You tell me that Robin Blackmore believes Harry was perfectly fit to ride.

00:42:08He tells me that it was entirely your decision.

00:42:13Somebody somewhere is not telling me that...

00:42:15That's fine.

00:42:16If you want to doubt your husband and believe a more or less total stranger, that's fine.

00:42:20Some days you're more or less a total stranger.

00:42:25You even seem to care that the horse was injured.

00:42:29There's definitely going to be a Stuart's inquiry...

00:42:31Oh, for God's sake, give me a break.

00:42:32I was not responsible for beating the horse.

00:42:35You do realise, don't you, there is such a thing as cause and effect.

00:42:40That if the horse is injured, it's because you insisted on racing him and to win.

00:42:45You don't use me to race a horse to lose, darling, unless it's been novel.

00:42:48Or are you accusing me of that too?

00:42:51Just saying that on a horse's very first race, it can be allowed to go round in its own time.

00:42:57It doesn't have to be pushed and shoved for the limits of its being.

00:43:01But when it's just a baby...

00:43:03I feel so ashamed.

00:43:07I've loved horses all my life.

00:43:13I never imagined I'd be part of doing one so much damage.

00:43:16Don't be a sea hell, stop being so melodramatic.

00:43:19Even if the animal has pulled a tendon, he can get over it.

00:43:21It's not the end of the world.

00:43:23I've never ever considered you to be a callous man.

00:43:29Maybe I don't know anything about you anymore.

00:43:34Maybe I never did.

00:43:35Why did you insist on running back, Colt?

00:43:39Why?

00:43:40Well, there's nothing I can do about it now, is there?

00:43:43I'm a god.

00:43:44I can't dispense healing at the clap of a thunderbolt.

00:43:47God doesn't dispense healing at the clap of a thunderbolt.

00:43:49Thunderbolts are to do with wrath and judgment.

00:43:53Of god and healing.

00:43:54I didn't know we were going to embark on a philosophical conversation.

00:43:58Another branch of your expertise, is it?

00:44:00Stop it, Clive.

00:44:02For once, I am just about angry enough to say something I might really regret.

00:44:08Oh, no.

00:44:09What's the matter with the car?

00:44:11I don't know.

00:44:13It seems to be losing power.

00:44:14I'm stopping, Clive.

00:44:15For heaven's sake, we're still...

00:44:17Stop!

00:44:18I had noticed.

00:44:21I'll take a look.

00:44:24I don't believe it.

00:44:26I just don't believe it.

00:44:30Have you looked at the petrol gauge?

00:44:33What?

00:44:34The petrol gauge!

00:44:36We appear to be out of petrol.

00:44:40How can you run out of petrol?

00:44:43Really, it's such a stupid thing to do.

00:44:46Bloody start!

00:44:47Maggie!

00:44:49I'll walk to the nearest petrol station and...

00:44:51Why are you looking like that?

00:44:55I think...

00:44:56Oh, God!

00:44:57I think my wallet must have been stolen at the track.

00:45:00It's the end of a perfect day.

00:45:03Use your credit card.

00:45:04You were in the wallet, too.

00:45:09Look!

00:45:11I've got...

00:45:12This is all I've got.

00:45:15Should buy us a gallon.

00:45:16We can get home on that, can't we?

00:45:18I'll try and be as quick as I can.

00:45:20Read the race card and try not to talk to any strange men.

00:45:24Hardly!

00:45:24The man I'm married to, it's quite strange enough.

00:45:35Hello?

00:45:37Is there anyone at home?

00:45:39Emily, hello?

00:45:40Oh, goodness.

00:45:42Hi, dearie.

00:45:43What a lovely surprise.

00:45:44No.

00:45:45Very good to turn up, but I haven't been able to get through to you.

00:45:47Your line's engaged the whole time.

00:45:49What?

00:45:50I thought Clive was going to tell them.

00:45:54Do you want me to babysit while you make down to the post office?

00:45:56You can ring from there.

00:45:58You are kind.

00:45:59Sasha's asleep.

00:46:00I'll get the phone sorted out, then we can have a coffee and a quiet chat.

00:46:03What?

00:46:09The line's out of service.

00:46:11Well, yes, I know that.

00:46:13That's why I'm calling you.

00:46:15What?

00:46:17My name is Emily Linford.

00:46:19The account's in the name of my husband, Clive Linford.

00:46:24Yes, all right.

00:46:25I'll hold.

00:46:28Hello?

00:46:29I'm trying to discover why I phoned it out of order.

00:46:31My name's Emily Linford, and our number is 0641-86397.

00:46:40I'm sorry?

00:46:44What?

00:46:45The account hasn't been paid.

00:46:49No, I didn't...

00:46:52I see.

00:46:54Yes, okay.

00:46:56Okay, yes.

00:46:58Thanks a lot.

00:46:59Thanks a lot.

00:47:01I'd, uh, like to open a new account, please.

00:47:04Yes, sir, and yes, sir.

00:47:05Do you already have an account with us at the Wessex?

00:47:07Oh, no, no, I don't.

00:47:08All right, sir.

00:47:09Oh, do you want an extra interest account?

00:47:11No, no, not necessarily.

00:47:13Well, sir, as you're deposited in over £5,000, it may...

00:47:15No.

00:47:16Look, an ordinary deposit.

00:47:19This check is only Crawford and Buxtable.

00:47:22Can you arrange for it to be cleared quickly?

00:47:24I can indeed, sir.

00:47:25There's a charge of £15, and we try to get it through within three to four days.

00:47:28Can't you do it any faster?

00:47:29I'm afraid not, Mr, uh, Lymphus.

00:47:32Right, if you just sign here.

00:47:33All right.

00:47:37Sasha's still sleeping like a lamb, and I've got the coffee all ready.

00:47:41Em, what's the matter?

00:47:43Are you all right?

00:47:44Well, I don't know.

00:47:47I just learned that the phone's not out of order.

00:47:49It's been cut off because Clyde hasn't paid the bill.

00:47:53Well, that's easily a remedy.

00:47:54I expect he just forgot.

00:47:55You know how chaps can be when they've got a lot on their minds.

00:48:00Oh, Emily.

00:48:03Darling, whatever.

00:48:05It's only a phone bill, sweetheart.

00:48:08It can be put right in a moment.

00:48:09No.

00:48:11No, it can't.

00:48:13Oh, I don't know.

00:48:15Oh, I don't know what's happening to him.

00:48:20Oh, Mel.

00:48:21Oh, look.

00:48:22Another coffee.

00:48:24Tissues.

00:48:26Now, see these ears.

00:48:29Especially designed for listening to friends' problems.

00:48:31Oh, it's childish to cry.

00:48:34Oh, I must learn to grow up.

00:48:36Growing up, sweetie, isn't a five-minute job.

00:48:39It's a continuing process,

00:48:41till the lid is finally hammered down on the old wooden box.

00:48:43He won't talk to me, Jimmy.

00:48:45Really talk, not just meaningless stuff.

00:48:48English disease.

00:48:50Not normally found in the medical dictionaries.

00:48:54An ailment which renders the sufferer unable to communicate his true feelings.

00:48:58Women are also prone,

00:48:59but the disease is most common in males over the age of 35,

00:49:02especially those who have undergone the English public school system.

00:49:07No known cure,

00:49:08but sometimes cataclysmic events will dissuade the afflicted one to seek remedial treatment.

00:49:13Cataclysmic events.

00:49:18Oh, I don't know.

00:49:20The last few days,

00:49:21ever since that total fiasco on the race course,

00:49:25things have been more and more impossible.

00:49:28Clive keeps telling me lies.

00:49:30That little thing was...

00:49:32His wallet wasn't stolen at the racetrack.

00:49:34I found it a few days later.

00:49:36We must have run out of petrol

00:49:37because he didn't have any money.

00:49:39Suddenly, the phone bill isn't paid.

00:49:43Credit cards are overdrawn.

00:49:45Em,

00:49:46I don't know if this is a silly question,

00:49:48but does Clive...

00:49:49Well,

00:49:50does he...

00:49:51gamble?

00:49:53He likes a bet.

00:49:54Yes, of course.

00:49:56I know he put money on Harry Lorica and lost.

00:50:00Well, we all did.

00:50:01He hasn't said,

00:50:04because I can't get him to talk to me about it,

00:50:06but...

00:50:06I think he's going to sell the horse.

00:50:10The poor animal won't be fit to race again

00:50:11for at least 12 months,

00:50:13if ever.

00:50:14No more than that.

00:50:15I mean,

00:50:15seriously,

00:50:16gamble.

00:50:17Not just the odd bet,

00:50:18but regular stuff in betting shops,

00:50:20casinos.

00:50:21I don't know.

00:50:24It's possible.

00:50:27But we've always had money.

00:50:32You could be right.

00:50:36Am I an ostrich,

00:50:37silly?

00:50:38Almost everyone is at one time or another.

00:50:41Don't beat yourself up about it.

00:50:44I suddenly feel very small.

00:50:49Very silly.

00:50:50Well, thanks very much for getting in touch.

00:50:56Yes.

00:50:57Though I dare say there is some explanation,

00:50:59I'll certainly look into it.

00:51:01Well,

00:51:02so to do the human too,

00:51:03you know.

00:51:04I'm quite sure the Crawford and Buxtable

00:51:06have a clean record.

00:51:07That's never been in touch.

00:51:09No, indeed.

00:51:10Right.

00:51:12Well,

00:51:12again,

00:51:13thanks very much.

00:51:14something very unpleasant

00:51:20and

00:51:21unhappy

00:51:21is going on

00:51:23and the buck stops

00:51:24right here.

00:51:27Right,

00:51:27and we'll

00:51:28hear your old

00:51:28National Service training

00:51:29and screw up the courage.

00:51:32Sally,

00:51:32is Mr. Linford

00:51:33in his office?

00:51:34Yes, sir.

00:51:35You can come back.

00:51:36Right.

00:51:42Oh, Ian,

00:51:42hello.

00:51:43I was just about to go to a meeting.

00:51:44Delay it, please, will you?

00:51:46Hmm?

00:51:48And ask Sally to hold all your calls.

00:51:50Oh, sounds urgent.

00:51:51Yes, of course.

00:51:53Now,

00:51:53hold all calls, will you, Sally,

00:51:54until I get back to you?

00:51:56Ah,

00:51:57what seems to be the trouble

00:51:58is the actress certainly...

00:51:59I'm not in a mood

00:52:00for musical jokes.

00:52:03I've got a letter here

00:52:04from Welding Grange Nursing,

00:52:05now.

00:52:07They say that

00:52:07Mrs. Berkinshaw's bills

00:52:08haven't been paid

00:52:09for the last two months

00:52:10despite repeated requests.

00:52:12That's not...

00:52:12absolute...

00:52:13I've also had a call

00:52:14from the Crawford

00:52:15and Buxtable.

00:52:16Apparently,

00:52:17you've been making

00:52:17a number of cash withdrawals

00:52:19and most recently

00:52:20asked a cheque

00:52:21to be made out

00:52:21to the Wessex

00:52:22for five

00:52:23and a half thousand pounds.

00:52:27There's also been a letter

00:52:27from Mrs. Berkinshaw's

00:52:29stockbroker.

00:52:29Look,

00:52:30there's a perfectly

00:52:31simple explanation for it all.

00:52:33Absolutely no problem.

00:52:35I was really

00:52:35transferring some stocks

00:52:37and as far as

00:52:38the building society

00:52:39was concerned,

00:52:39I was keen to get

00:52:40the best rate...

00:52:41I have also been

00:52:41reliably informed

00:52:42that you spend

00:52:43a great deal of time

00:52:44in the betting shop

00:52:45at Halsford.

00:52:46Good God!

00:52:47Everybody's allowed

00:52:48to have a wager

00:52:48now and then.

00:52:49And the casinos

00:52:50in Bristol...

00:52:51There's no crime

00:52:52in gambling.

00:52:52There's no crime

00:52:53in gambling.

00:52:58But there is

00:52:58most definitely crime

00:53:00when a solicitor

00:53:01is guilty

00:53:01of embezzlement,

00:53:03when he betrays

00:53:05a trust,

00:53:06takes advantage

00:53:07of an old

00:53:08and mentally

00:53:08unstable woman,

00:53:10when he

00:53:10displays totally

00:53:11uncontrollable behaviour.

00:53:13you're alive.

00:53:17For God's sake,

00:53:18have the guts

00:53:18to be honest.

00:53:21What the hell

00:53:21have you been doing?

00:53:24Prime,

00:53:25where are you going?

00:53:26Prime!

00:53:26Where on earth

00:53:43have you been?

00:53:45It's so late

00:53:46and I've been so worried

00:53:48and I couldn't phone

00:53:48because it's been cut off

00:53:49because you haven't

00:53:50paid the damn bill!

00:53:52Oh,

00:53:54where?

00:53:55Dear God,

00:53:56you look like a ghost!

00:53:59What's happening?

00:54:00Are you ill?

00:54:01Have you been in an accident?

00:54:02What's going on?

00:54:04I can't just...

00:54:05I don't know that...

00:54:07Inside.

00:54:08Come inside.

00:54:09Just stand out here

00:54:09like this.

00:54:11It can't be that bad.

00:54:15Have a drink.

00:54:16I'll get you.

00:54:16No.

00:54:19No.

00:54:19I don't want a drink.

00:54:21If you do this straight,

00:54:23no questions.

00:54:24Don't you want anything?

00:54:26The tea.

00:54:27Good old English panacea.

00:54:29All right.

00:54:30The kettle's full.

00:54:30I'll just put it on.

00:54:36Now,

00:54:37tell me.

00:54:39Got in quite a bit of trouble.

00:54:41Lost money.

00:54:43How?

00:54:44On, um...

00:54:46Oh, um...

00:54:48Gambling.

00:54:51Gambling.

00:54:52On horses?

00:54:53Yes.

00:54:56Other things, uh...

00:54:59Roulette cards.

00:55:02Mostly horses.

00:55:04Well?

00:55:07We shall make some more.

00:55:09And I've still got my stocks and shares,

00:55:11and we've got the house.

00:55:11Yes and no.

00:55:13What do you mean, yes and no?

00:55:14I took a second mortgage out of the house.

00:55:15Oh, you never told me.

00:55:16Oh, no.

00:55:17I should have.

00:55:19Go on.

00:55:22I've never had the...

00:55:24I've had a paternity for an old woman

00:55:27who's in a nursing home,

00:55:28and I...

00:55:29Well, I used her money.

00:55:34Good God.

00:55:34I don't believe it.

00:55:40Tell me you're making it all up.

00:55:43You are.

00:55:47No.

00:55:49You're not, are you?

00:55:52You're actually telling me the truth.

00:55:54I'm going to pay it all back, I swear,

00:55:56at every penny.

00:55:58Do they know at work?

00:55:59Do they know?

00:55:59Yes.

00:56:00Sam, Ben.

00:56:04He's like me.

00:56:07He's got to report me to the law society.

00:56:09No choice.

00:56:10Oh, but certainly, certainly.

00:56:12He's struck off.

00:56:15I don't think he's going to tell the police,

00:56:17but I don't know.

00:56:18You could go to prison for this.

00:56:20Emily.

00:56:22I don't know.

00:56:23Emily.

00:56:26You're a liar.

00:56:27And I...

00:56:30And I cheat.

00:56:34And I cheat.

00:56:37And I'm married to you,

00:56:38and we have a child.

00:56:43I wanted you to be honest with me,

00:56:45and now you are.

00:56:45I don't know what to say.

00:56:49Well, think.

00:56:52I certainly don't know what to do.

00:56:54I don't know.

00:56:57You're a...

00:57:00A bastard.

00:57:02You really are a bastard!

00:57:08Don't leave me, please.

00:57:15Don't leave me.

00:57:17Don't leave me.

00:57:17Hello, Dr. Timby.

00:57:29It's Emily.

00:57:30Emily, hello.

00:57:31What's up?

00:57:32It's Clive.

00:57:33Something's happened.

00:57:35He's been taking money for gambling from his firm.

00:57:37Oh, no.

00:57:38Oh, God.

00:57:39I'm sorry.

00:57:40He's in his bed now.

00:57:41But I opened his briefcase,

00:57:42and I don't know why I did,

00:57:43and I found these bottles that have been in it,

00:57:45and I had to come out of the telephone

00:57:47because I had these cut-offs still,

00:57:49and I believe that...

00:57:50Oh, my.

00:57:51I'm scared.

00:57:52Could you come over, please?

00:57:53Yes, of course I can.

00:57:54I'll be with you in a matter of minutes.

00:57:55Just go on back home,

00:57:57and don't worry.

00:57:58Everything can be sorted out.

00:58:00Thank you very much.

00:58:04I've given him a certificate.

00:58:05I know.

00:58:07You probably sleep now until the late morning.

00:58:10But how about you?

00:58:12Now, what can I do for the carer?

00:58:16Well, the first thing I should do tomorrow,

00:58:19or today now,

00:58:21is get my phone bill paid.

00:58:24Are you all right for money?

00:58:27I have enough, yes.

00:58:29I can sort things out.

00:58:31I just left it all to Clive.

00:58:34It's so silly, really.

00:58:38What do I do now about Clive?

00:58:40Well, from what you have told me,

00:58:43and what I've pieced together from us,

00:58:45and what incoherent conversation upstairs,

00:58:48I'd say he is a well-hooked,

00:58:52compulsive gambler.

00:58:54But what does that mean?

00:58:55It's a form of addiction, Amber.

00:58:58An illness, certainly.

00:59:00Just as safe as alcohol or narcotics.

00:59:04And it's about as difficult to give up.

00:59:06Oh, I didn't realise.

00:59:10I had no idea.

00:59:15Maybe I didn't want to look too deeply.

00:59:17I should have picked it up

00:59:18from the way he was behaving at the races.

00:59:20It's so funny.

00:59:21How you miss things with your friends

00:59:23that you'd spot in a moment with a patient.

00:59:26But don't you be too rough on yourself?

00:59:29Compulsive gamblers are very good

00:59:31at covering up their tracks,

00:59:32and they are brilliant liars.

00:59:35It's all part of the game.

00:59:37But what are we to do?

00:59:39Well, he certainly needs help.

00:59:42I think that, uh,

00:59:44probably Gambler's Anonymous is his best bet.

00:59:46I'm sorry,

00:59:47but unfortunate use of words.

00:59:49I'll get you some contact numbers

00:59:51and addresses of local meetings.

00:59:55Lord knows whether he'll go or not.

00:59:57He doesn't like to ask for help.

01:00:00Yes, I know that one.

01:00:01The professional man's downfall

01:00:03is professional pride.

01:00:05We're the experts.

01:00:06Doctors, lawyers, accountants.

01:00:07We sort it out for other people.

01:00:10It's rather hard to admit

01:00:11that sometimes we need

01:00:12a little sorting out, too.

01:00:14More alcohol is per capita

01:00:15in the medical profession, even.

01:00:16Well, but to answer your question,

01:00:18I think he might go now,

01:00:20now that he has got

01:00:22everything to lose,

01:00:23job, home,

01:00:25and family.

01:00:27Mistakes should be high enough

01:00:28for a gambling man

01:00:30to give it a try.

01:00:31I don't know if I'm going to be able

01:00:33to go on living with him.

01:00:34Well, look, it's very early days,

01:00:38and you've had one hell of a shock.

01:00:41Yes.

01:00:42And you have loved each other

01:00:44enough to get married

01:00:46and have a child.

01:00:48So,

01:00:50best not make any

01:00:51sudden decisions, hmm?

01:00:53Yes.

01:00:54I'll get Jibbit to pop over

01:00:56and take care of Sasha.

01:00:57It'll be good for our chaps

01:00:59to have a civilizing female influence

01:01:01for a few hours.

01:01:03I'll see you later on.

01:01:05But don't lose courage.

01:01:07How are you feeling?

01:01:16Strange.

01:01:18Disordered.

01:01:21Amazed.

01:01:23Seems a miracle you're still here.

01:01:25We've got a lot to sort out.

01:01:26Yes.

01:01:28Were you going to...

01:01:30to kill yourself?

01:01:32I don't know.

01:01:32I think so.

01:01:36All I want from you

01:01:37is honesty.

01:01:40And love.

01:01:41Love's never been absent.

01:01:43Honesty.

01:01:45Not so easy.

01:01:48Miles says

01:01:49that gambling

01:01:50is a sickness.

01:01:51That's probably true.

01:01:54All the lies you told me.

01:01:57All these months.

01:01:58I don't know

01:02:02if I can ever believe

01:02:03anything you say now.

01:02:04Please, Anne.

01:02:05I'm really angry.

01:02:08Not shouting,

01:02:09screaming kind of angry.

01:02:11I just

01:02:11feel great waves

01:02:13of it inside me.

01:02:14I've behaved

01:02:15very badly.

01:02:17You've behaved

01:02:17that you were still

01:02:19a bachelor

01:02:20right through our marriage.

01:02:21Not like a husband

01:02:22or a father.

01:02:24It's as though

01:02:25Sasha and I

01:02:25don't exist at all.

01:02:27Oh, yes.

01:02:27I don't

01:02:29understand it.

01:02:32Do you?

01:02:34No.

01:02:38Except

01:02:39I

01:02:40like

01:02:41a sham

01:02:41all my life.

01:02:43I was nobody.

01:02:45Just the invention

01:02:46of the last person

01:02:47I talked to.

01:02:52Disconnected

01:02:52except for gambling.

01:02:56I felt

01:02:56connected.

01:02:57I couldn't feel

01:03:00things anymore

01:03:01that after my mother

01:03:03tried to

01:03:06kill myself

01:03:10at school.

01:03:11Killing yourself

01:03:12did no solution

01:03:13to anything.

01:03:13There are times

01:03:14when it seems to be.

01:03:19So many things.

01:03:22Shaming things up.

01:03:23I don't know

01:03:25how to talk.

01:03:26I can't.

01:03:26I just have

01:03:27one question for you.

01:03:28Do you want

01:03:29our marriage

01:03:30to survive?

01:03:30Yes.

01:03:32Yes, I do

01:03:33more than anything.

01:03:35Then you're going

01:03:35to have to learn

01:03:36how to talk

01:03:37because unless

01:03:39you learn

01:03:39to communicate

01:03:40your true feelings,

01:03:43we've got

01:03:43nothing to build

01:03:44upon.

01:03:45You're here

01:03:52for the

01:03:52G.I.

01:03:53meeting, then?

01:03:54Yes.

01:03:54First time, is it?

01:03:56Yes.

01:03:56I thought so.

01:03:58I'm Frank.

01:03:58We just go

01:03:59by Christian

01:04:00now, dear.

01:04:00How do you do?

01:04:01Clyde.

01:04:02Welcome, Clyde.

01:04:04You married?

01:04:05Yes.

01:04:06Kids?

01:04:07One daughter,

01:04:08she's

01:04:09just over a year

01:04:10now.

01:04:11You can't

01:04:12bring your work,

01:04:12you know,

01:04:13to Gammon Island.

01:04:14It might help her

01:04:14to cope with it.

01:04:15It's like her.

01:04:16Thanks, Sal.

01:04:17I'll tell her.

01:04:18Needs a bit of

01:04:19courage at first,

01:04:20Major.

01:04:20Yes.

01:04:21Takes me back

01:04:22looking at you.

01:04:23God, I reckon

01:04:24a dishrag

01:04:25had more colour

01:04:25than me.

01:04:26Not that I'm

01:04:27saying you're

01:04:27like a dishrag,

01:04:28mate.

01:04:28No, no,

01:04:28you'll be fine.

01:04:29Mind you,

01:04:30stopping gambering

01:04:31is the easy bit.

01:04:32It's staying

01:04:33stopping.

01:04:33It takes a bit

01:04:34of work.

01:04:34I don't know,

01:04:35but I try.

01:04:36You can't expect

01:04:37to solve all the

01:04:38problems of a lifetime

01:04:39at once, you know.

01:04:39We have a saying

01:04:41here,

01:04:42one day at a time.

01:04:43You understand?

01:04:44You live

01:04:45in the here and now,

01:04:46not some

01:04:47crazy dream world

01:04:49of your own invention.

01:04:50You say to yourself,

01:04:51okay,

01:04:52just for today,

01:04:54I won't gamble.

01:04:55Right.

01:04:56Take it one day

01:04:57at a time

01:04:57and you'll crack it.

01:04:58There are people

01:04:59here in this room

01:04:59coming far worse

01:05:00than you

01:05:01and they haven't

01:05:01gambled for 15 years.

01:05:04I've done

01:05:04some terrible things.

01:05:06Nobody could have

01:05:07done the things

01:05:07I'd have done.

01:05:08Mate,

01:05:09you're in for a few

01:05:10surprises,

01:05:11I can tell you that.

01:05:13Now,

01:05:13you're amongst

01:05:14friends here,

01:05:14you know.

01:05:15We've all walked

01:05:15with Primrose Park

01:05:16in this room,

01:05:17weren't you?

01:05:18Anyway,

01:05:18did you have

01:05:19any trouble

01:05:19finding it?

01:05:21A friend,

01:05:21a friend

01:05:23gave me the address.

01:05:24It's funny

01:05:24because ages ago

01:05:26I met this chap

01:05:27in the casino,

01:05:28got talking,

01:05:30asked me a lot

01:05:30of questions.

01:05:31Then he said

01:05:32just as she was

01:05:32leaving,

01:05:34when you're deep

01:05:34enough in the shit,

01:05:35there's a fellowship

01:05:36called Gambler's

01:05:37Anonymous.

01:05:37And when you feel

01:05:39you need them,

01:05:40give them a ring.

01:05:41Oh,

01:05:41I never.

01:05:43And here you are

01:05:43in the shit.

01:05:44Well,

01:05:45like I say,

01:05:46we've all been there.

01:05:4720 of us still

01:05:48waded in amongst you

01:05:49too.

01:05:49Is that right,

01:05:50Jimmy?

01:05:50Yeah,

01:05:51right.

01:05:52Oh,

01:05:52very nice to see you.

01:05:53I'm Jimmy.

01:05:54Clyde.

01:05:55Yeah.

01:05:55And I'm the chairman

01:05:57tonight.

01:05:57Ah.

01:05:59Evening,

01:06:00everyone.

01:06:01Welcome.

01:06:01My name is Jimmy

01:06:05and I am a

01:06:06compulsive gambler

01:06:07and it's my honour

01:06:08to be in the chair

01:06:09tonight.

01:06:10We have a new

01:06:11member here this

01:06:12evening,

01:06:13Clyde.

01:06:13Hello,

01:06:14Clyde.

01:06:16I'd like to start

01:06:18with a reading

01:06:19from the GA

01:06:19recovery programme.

01:06:23We admitted

01:06:24we were powerless

01:06:24over gambling,

01:06:26that our lives

01:06:26had become

01:06:27unmanageable.

01:06:28I thought I could

01:06:29stop whenever

01:06:29I wanted to.

01:06:30so frightened

01:06:32being completely

01:06:33out of control.

01:06:35Came to believe

01:06:35that a power

01:06:36greater than

01:06:36ourselves

01:06:37could restore

01:06:38us to a normal

01:06:39way of thinking

01:06:39and living.

01:06:41Desperately need

01:06:42to find someone

01:06:42who could understand

01:06:43my distorted

01:06:44world.

01:06:46Everyone else

01:06:46had the answers.

01:06:49Terrible loneliness,

01:06:51telling lie

01:06:52after lie.

01:06:53Made a decision

01:06:54to turn our

01:06:55will and lives

01:06:56over to the care

01:06:57of this power

01:06:58of our own

01:06:59understanding.

01:06:59Until I was

01:07:00absolutely

01:07:01stripped of

01:07:02everything.

01:07:03Admitted to

01:07:04ourselves

01:07:04and to

01:07:05another human

01:07:06being

01:07:06the exact

01:07:07nature

01:07:07of our

01:07:08wrongs.

01:07:09Gambling

01:07:09was the first

01:07:11thing I

01:07:11thought of

01:07:12when I woke

01:07:12up.

01:07:13My life's

01:07:14work,

01:07:15law,

01:07:16was something

01:07:17I did

01:07:17in between.

01:07:19We're entirely

01:07:19ready to have

01:07:20these defects

01:07:21of character

01:07:22removed.

01:07:23That seemed

01:07:24to have a

01:07:24knack of

01:07:24suicide.

01:07:26You're like

01:07:27an idiot

01:07:27when you

01:07:27failed at that

01:07:28too.

01:07:29Humbly

01:07:30asked the

01:07:30God of

01:07:31our

01:07:31understanding

01:07:32to remove

01:07:33our

01:07:33shortcomings.

01:07:34Forgiveness.

01:07:36I have to

01:07:36believe it's

01:07:37possible.

01:07:38Made a

01:07:39list of

01:07:39all persons

01:07:40we'd

01:07:40harmed and

01:07:41became

01:07:41willing to

01:07:42make amends

01:07:42to them all.

01:07:43I'm going to

01:07:43pay them

01:07:44back.

01:07:44Ian,

01:07:45Mrs.

01:07:46Bergenshaw,

01:07:46every single

01:07:47penny.

01:07:48Made

01:07:48direct amends

01:07:49to such

01:07:50people wherever

01:07:50possible,

01:07:52except when

01:07:53to do so

01:07:53would injure

01:07:54them or

01:07:55others.

01:07:55No good

01:07:55as a

01:07:56husband or

01:07:57a father.

01:07:58I seem

01:07:59to contaminate

01:07:59everything I

01:08:00touch,

01:08:01even a

01:08:01child or

01:08:03a race

01:08:03one.

01:08:05I am

01:08:06responsible for

01:08:07causing so

01:08:07much pain to

01:08:08good people

01:08:09who deserve

01:08:11better from

01:08:11me.

01:08:12Continued to

01:08:13take personal

01:08:14inventory,

01:08:15and when we

01:08:15were wrong,

01:08:16promptly admitted

01:08:17it.

01:08:17Emily hasn't

01:08:18had me,

01:08:19so there must

01:08:19be miracles.

01:08:21And my

01:08:21daughter smiles

01:08:22when she

01:08:23sees me.

01:08:25No miracle

01:08:26that she

01:08:26recognizes me

01:08:27at all.

01:08:28Sought through

01:08:28prayer and

01:08:29meditation to

01:08:30improve our

01:08:31conscious contact

01:08:32with God,

01:08:33as we

01:08:33understand him,

01:08:35praying only

01:08:35for knowledge

01:08:36of his will

01:08:36for us and

01:08:37the power to

01:08:38carry that

01:08:38out.

01:08:39God loves

01:08:39the weak

01:08:40and foolish,

01:08:41and I must

01:08:42be high on

01:08:43his list.

01:08:44Having made

01:08:44an effort to

01:08:45practice these

01:08:45principles in

01:08:46all our

01:08:46affairs, we

01:08:48try to carry

01:08:48this message to

01:08:49other compulsive

01:08:50gamblers.

01:08:52My name's

01:08:53Clive, and

01:08:57I'm a

01:08:57compulsive

01:08:58gambler.

01:09:02Thank you,

01:09:03Clive.

01:09:04We all know

01:09:04what courage

01:09:05it takes.

01:09:06Hope you

01:09:07sit with us,

01:09:07eh?

01:09:09Now, on the

01:09:10back of the

01:09:10recovery program

01:09:11there's a small

01:09:12prayer we used

01:09:12to finish our

01:09:13meeting.

01:09:15Shall we

01:09:15stand now

01:09:16and say

01:09:16the closing?

01:09:17God grant

01:09:22me the

01:09:22serenity to

01:09:23accept the

01:09:24things I

01:09:25cannot change,

01:09:27courage to

01:09:28change the

01:09:29things I

01:09:29can, and

01:09:31wisdom to

01:09:32know what

01:09:32it is.

01:09:33in One Day

01:09:42at a Time by

01:09:43Anna Clements

01:09:43Muse, Clive was

01:09:45played by David

01:09:46Bannerman, and

01:09:47Emily by

01:09:48Carolyn Backhouse.

01:09:49Ian, Frank, and

01:09:50various commentators

01:09:51were Bill

01:09:52Wallace, and

01:09:53Robin, Jimmy, and

01:09:54other commentators

01:09:55were Christian

01:09:56Rodsker.

01:09:57Miles, the male

01:09:58clerk, and the

01:09:59bookie were Steve

01:10:00Hodson, Gilly, and

01:10:01the girl clerk

01:10:02were Melinda

01:10:02Walker, and the

01:10:04nurse, the shop

01:10:05assistant, and

01:10:05Sally were

01:10:06Ingrid Wiseman.

01:10:08Mrs.

01:10:08Berkenshaw was

01:10:09June Barry.

01:10:11As this was the

01:10:12last BBC drama

01:10:13production to be

01:10:14recorded at

01:10:15Christchurch studio

01:10:16Clifton, Bristol,

01:10:17we had the

01:10:18services of three

01:10:19senior technicians,

01:10:21Mike Burgess,

01:10:22Graham Hoyland, and

01:10:23Andrew Lawrence.

01:10:25The production

01:10:26assistant was

01:10:27Elizabeth Taylor.

01:10:28One Day at a

01:10:30Time was

01:10:30directed by

01:10:31Sean McLaughlin.

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