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  • 7/11/2025
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00:00MUSIC
00:21Paying someone to have your baby so you don't have to, I mean it gets more weird the more I think about it.
00:26Well then don't.
00:27All you need to worry about right now is getting yourself better.
00:30Yeah, I know the drill.
00:31Er, if you did, then I wouldn't have had to bring you back from hospital for the second time as many days.
00:36Look, I get it, I'll do as I'm told this time.
00:38Just rest up and take it easy, yeah?
00:40I'm gonna take the rest of the day off to look after you.
00:42Oh no, please don't. Look, I've got this in before you start, I promise I won't go any further than Seti.
00:49You know this is your fault. Of all the things I never expected to come out of your mouth.
00:54Surrogacy for Sarah's baby.
00:56If it's the only way she gets to have a kid, if it's what she wants.
01:00Two major surgeries, cancer, her condition, do you really think she's got a clue what she wants right now?
01:05Mum said you were supposed to take me to the dentist straight away.
01:19Well, I've only got a couple of minutes. Plus, I promised her that I'd get you some sweets to take when Billy gets you and Clemmie from school.
01:28Boring.
01:29Nothing boring about where you're going with your dad, is there? Two nights in a swanky hotel, two full days in a theme park.
01:35Girls are boring. It's always heaven.
01:37Stay here. Okay? Be right back.
01:45Alright, Lucas?
01:47Yeah, Joe's friend, right?
01:48BFF, that's me. Fancy a kickabout?
01:50Sure.
01:54You any good?
01:55Yeah, I'm alright. You?
01:57Alright.
01:58Striker.
01:59You need to stop blaming yourself, love.
02:09I mean, who else is there to blame? It was my fault.
02:13I kept having flashbacks all night.
02:17I mean, you're beautiful inside and out. The thought that you had to starve yourself.
02:22Shallow, stupid and selfish. I mean, surely this has to be genetic. I'm turning out like Mum.
02:28You just made a mistake.
02:30Yeah, a mistake that's landed Sarah back in hospital.
02:32Oh, no, she's on. I got a text in the family group chat.
02:35Oh, thank God.
02:37Aw.
02:39It's for me.
02:40Yeah, well, I couldn't have said I wanted to get you, so I just got you everything.
02:43Aw, thank you.
02:44Mwah.
02:45Right.
02:46I'm gonna put me in some water.
02:48I'm gonna get my laptop.
02:49Order something special for Sarah.
02:51And invite her to the new engagement due.
02:53Same day, next week, same guest list.
02:55Thanks.
02:56It's nice seeing her bounce back.
03:00Yeah.
03:01And how are you?
03:03Well, yesterday when I thought I could have lost her, my whole world just stood still.
03:08I know you think I've got doubts, but...
03:10Seeing you both at the hospital, it's obvious that you adore her, but you can't keep doing
03:14that as happily as you are.
03:15You don't think we should get married?
03:17People get so swept up in the moment.
03:19But if you've got any real doubts, Gabby deserves to know.
03:32Lucas?
03:34Lucas?
03:35Lucas!
03:36A Cortana?
03:37It's definitely a first for this establishment.
03:38Always innovating, that's what we do.
03:39Yeah, and can you please stop saying that?
03:41You make it sound like we've not done anything new or original in here for years.
03:57This shakshuka is to die for.
04:00How come you've never served up anything like this?
04:02Because what our customers want is the basics, done to perfection.
04:05Well, what this customer wants is what he's having, and I will have another one of these
04:09delicious Cortados, thank you very much.
04:11Of course.
04:12Will you please take those head bones off your neck?
04:15Okay.
04:16It's a hygiene issue.
04:17Bob what?
04:22Not Dame Judi Denge.
04:24Oh.
04:25What kind of animal does something like that?
04:28Yeah, I'll send Jimmy straight over.
04:31What was that about?
04:33Someone has done something unspeakable in Dame Judi's waste paper bin.
04:37It's leaked out all over the shag pile.
04:39And Bob can't find the industrial rubber gloves.
04:42Well, he's going to have to handle it himself, because I'm due in Skipdale half an hour ago.
04:50Louise, I'm going to have to nip across the road for five minutes.
04:53You going to be okay on your own?
04:54Yeah, yeah, I've got this.
04:55I'll be right back.
04:56See ya.
04:59Two popsicle grape, please.
05:01I'll have seven black whites.
05:02Yeah.
05:03And three Audrey breakfasts.
05:04And four scones with cream.
05:06And can I get a tea, please?
05:07Caramel shortbread as well.
05:08Yeah.
05:09How do you get...
05:10Is there a senior discount?
05:11Lucas!
05:12Where the...?
05:13Lucas!
05:14Lucas!
05:15What are you playing at?
05:16Just a kickabout with a mate.
05:17Lucas?
05:18You go back to the car.
05:19You get inside and you wait for me, okay?
05:20It's okay now.
05:21It's okay now.
05:22You stay away from him.
05:23You should calm down.
05:24You look rough as hell.
05:25I had a pretty hard day yesterday, in case you forgot.
05:26The look at your face when you thought the crap was going on.
05:27It's okay.
05:28The look at your face when you thought the crap was going on.
05:29It's okay.
05:30It's okay.
05:31Crowley was gonna slice you open.
05:32It's priceless.
05:33Comedy gold, wasn't it?
05:34Mm-hmm.
05:35Right, well if you're done trying to intimidate me, I need to go.
05:36Hey.
05:37Message from Crowley.
05:38It's okay.
05:39It's okay.
05:40It's okay.
05:41It's okay.
05:42It's okay.
05:43It's okay.
05:44It's okay.
05:45It's okay.
05:46It's okay.
05:47It's okay.
05:48It's okay.
05:49It's okay.
05:50It's okay.
05:51It's okay.
05:52You stay away from him.
05:53You should calm down.
05:54You look rough as hell.
05:55I had a pretty hard day yesterday, in case you forgot.
05:56The look at your face when you thought Crowley was gonna slice you open.
05:58It's priceless.
05:59Comedy gold, wasn't it?
06:00Mm-hmm.
06:01Right, well if you're done trying to intimidate me, I need to go.
06:04Hey.
06:05Message from Crowley.
06:06This is getting tedious, okay?
06:07You've already got all my money, okay?
06:09You bled me dry.
06:10What do you want?
06:11You wanted me to tell you if you really think it's over.
06:15And then what?
06:16That's it.
06:17If you really think it's over.
06:18Looking for the rest of that sentence?
06:19If you think it's over, and then what?
06:21I'm about to find out.
06:24Take care now.
06:32It's open.
06:35Hey.
06:36These are for you.
06:37Oh, thank you.
06:41Thanks for coming over.
06:42I know you're busy.
06:43Oh, any time.
06:44Marlon sends his love.
06:46How you doing?
06:47Bit sore.
06:48They had to stitch me up again.
06:49Oh no, that's the last thing you need after your big op.
06:52So, what did you want to talk to me about?
06:55I just want to say I'm sorry when I liked it the other day.
06:58It was just a lot seeing you with Ivy.
07:00Yeah, I should have known better after everything you've been through.
07:03I am so sorry.
07:04You know, it was the same for me after my hysterectomy.
07:06It seemed like there were pregnant women and children everywhere.
07:11You know, before my operation I was planning on doing IVF with Jacob.
07:15Yeah, I'm so sorry.
07:16That's not going to happen.
07:17Well, I was thinking I could use my harvested eggs and we could find a surrogate.
07:21Oh, right.
07:22You think that might be an option?
07:24What was it like when you first saw her?
07:29The minute I laid eyes on her, I knew she was mine and I loved her.
07:34I loved her instantly.
07:36Yeah, I'm just really scared that if we do use a surrogate when the baby arrives,
07:41if I've not carried it, I might not feel like that.
07:43Well, all I can say is, if you do go ahead, when you finally get to hold your child in your
07:50arms, then nothing else will matter.
07:52It will just be you and them and all the love in the world.
08:05Lewis?
08:06Through there.
08:07And we are still waiting for another drink here.
08:09Sorry.
08:10I'll be with you in a minute.
08:15Lewis?
08:16For heaven's sake!
08:20We've got a cafe full of punters out there and you're in here listening to...
08:24Hamilton Original Broadway Production.
08:26Well, are we stuck in my shelves?
08:27You need a system.
08:29There's nothing labelled in it.
08:30Nothing's even in order.
08:31All that can wait.
08:32We're in the hospitality trade, which means being hospitable to our punters, not hiding
08:36in here.
08:37You promised me you were experienced.
08:39I am, as a barista, in busier places than this.
08:42But, you know, I had to cook, serve, wait on people.
08:46It just all got a bit too much.
08:48And, erm, when that happens, I put these on.
08:53Right, and, erm, that makes you feel like you can cope?
08:56You know, all I can think about is the music.
08:59It's like nothing can bother me.
09:01I'm in my own little world.
09:03And that's great.
09:05But maybe now you can give me a hand out there in mine.
09:09And if you ever feel that way again, overwhelmed that it's all too much, tell me, okay?
09:15Drink.
09:16I don't suppose you've got another pair of those hanging round, have you?
09:23So, what's up?
09:25What did you want to know?
09:27Well, you know, before I went in for my operation, erm, you said you wanted to help me have a
09:32baby.
09:33Did you mean that?
09:35You know I wanted it as much as you.
09:41And I'm sorry now that I'll never get a chance to make it happen.
09:47What if we could?
09:49If we use my eggs, then the child would still be yours and mine.
09:53We'd just need to find someone to carry it.
09:55What, a surrogate?
09:57Yeah.
09:58I spoke to Rona about Ivy and...
10:00Ivy, Marlon and Rona, that was different.
10:02Yeah, but Ivy's still Rona's biological child, just like ours would be.
10:06Ours?
10:07You said we wouldn't be equal parents, then it would be your baby.
10:12I know, but...
10:13Look, I've had to grow up without my dad and I don't want the same for my child.
10:18If we were to have this baby by surrogate when it arrives, I want you to be all in.
10:24Ah, just in time.
10:29Pass the brandy, would you?
10:31Sure.
10:32What's the occasion?
10:33Eddie's planning to make me a champagne cocktail.
10:38The old fashioned way.
10:39I suspect he's trying to impress me.
10:42Wait, Eddie's here?
10:43Hmm.
10:44Well, I was gonna take your advice and invite him out, but he asked me out for a coffee,
10:50so I thought I'd strike while the iron's hot and ask him over.
10:55Eddie?
10:57Meet Dawn, my stepdaughter.
11:00Delighted.
11:01And Joe, my grandson.
11:03An absolute pleasure.
11:06Eddie and I have been looking at properties.
11:28Yeah, I've just sold my practice in London and I'm looking for somewhere big enough to house an on-site consulting room.
11:35Eddie's a medical man.
11:37Why doesn't that surprise me?
11:38Cosmetic surgeon, to be precise.
11:40Specialising in aesthetic treatments.
11:43So injections and fillers and stuff?
11:46Yes, and more complex procedures.
11:48My clients often come to me when they're out of options.
11:51Anything I can do to make their lives better.
11:53Wow, sounds amazing.
11:55Confidentiality is key.
11:58You'd be amazed to know who these hands have worked on.
12:02Like celebs? Models?
12:04Er, there's no point in asking.
12:06I've already pressed him for details.
12:08And he won't be drawn.
12:09Right, well if you'll excuse me, I'll go and get the dinner on.
12:12I'll help.
12:13Eddie, I shall leave you in Joe's capable hands.
12:17This sick game that you are playing ends right now.
12:27Where I will tell Kim exactly what kind of monster you are.
12:32If we want to keep your lovely family safe, that may not be the best idea.
12:38Cheers.
12:39Cheers.
12:40So.
12:41I want to find a surrogate for our Sarah.
12:53Sorry, what?
12:55Your word.
12:56Right.
12:57Erm.
12:58Okay.
12:59Is she aware of this?
13:01That she's given her permission for you to discuss this with me?
13:04Yeah, no need.
13:05She already knows it was my idea.
13:06I just want to be able to help her.
13:07I just don't know where to start.
13:09Well, er.
13:10Surrogacy isn't available on the NHS, so it would have to be a private arrangement with
13:16an agency.
13:17Okay.
13:18But with Sarah's medical history, age, the prognosis for someone with her condition,
13:25it will be very difficult to find a sympathetic agency, let alone anyone who would be willing
13:30to carry the child.
13:32You already pulled every penny from my bank account.
13:36I've got nothing left to give you.
13:37I've had a blast getting to know your granny.
13:40To be honest, she's quite a catch.
13:42And you never mentioned that she could buy and sell you several times over.
13:49Our business, our deal was supposed to be between us.
13:54You can't just drag someone else into this.
13:57I am getting rather fond of her.
14:00Easy on the eye, filthy rich and great company.
14:04That was very funny.
14:07So you told you they'd get on?
14:09Quite the wit, your grandson.
14:11That's the way I tell them.
14:13I was filling Joe in on some of my surgical exploits.
14:16Yeah.
14:17Some of his anecdotes are a little bit close to the bone.
14:19Well, dinner will be ready in ten minutes.
14:21Er, Joe, could you open another bottle?
14:24Eddie's glass is empty.
14:25Not for me.
14:26I have a long drive ahead.
14:28My rental in York awaits.
14:30Oh, you're leaving straight after dinner.
14:32That's a shame.
14:33You'll have to forgive my grandson.
14:35He can be a little overprotective.
14:38But, er, there's no need to rush off.
14:42If you want to make a night of it, we have plenty of guest rooms.
14:46Yeah.
14:47I'd like that very much.
14:48Well, that's about settled.
14:50Another drink.
14:51Thanks, Joe.
15:06Got us a, er, pizza.
15:08I got us a pizza for tea and some garlic bread,
15:11and I'll, um, put some oven chips in.
15:13And after our bread, potato, mozzarella binge,
15:16back to healthy carbs, you know?
15:18Healthy eating.
15:19No more fasting.
15:21No more fad diets.
15:22I just feel so lucky to even be here, you know?
15:25That's why we've got to make the most of every single day.
15:27Starting with our engagement party.
15:29I don't think I can.
15:32I don't want to have an engagement party.
15:38Not anymore.
15:40What?
15:41Why?
15:42Because nearly losing you, it just made me think loads about us, you know?
15:46And, and, and, and about what you deserve.
15:49What?
15:50You don't think we deserve to celebrate?
15:52Sorry.
15:56It's just, you know, life's too short to spend.
15:59It's just too short for me to do what I don't want to do.
16:04Wait, so I, I just nearly died and now you want to call things off?
16:11I love you, Gabby.
16:13Don't.
16:14No, please, look, let's, let's just, let's just cancel the engagement party
16:18and just crack on with the wedding, yeah?
16:19Let's, let's get married as soon as we can.
16:22Wait, what, what, soon as in, as in really soon?
16:26Okay, well, it's, it's spontaneous, it's romantic, it's very social media friendly,
16:32so, um, yeah, let's, let's do it.
16:35So it's here?
16:36Yes.
16:39If Eddie can't find a suitable property, I've told him he can rent one on the estate.
16:43Mmm, I'd love that, very much.
16:46And I would love for you to tell us why you decided to move your practice from London
16:51to the depths of Yorkshire.
16:53It's okay, Eddie, if it's still too raw.
16:56No, Joe's just looking out for you, um, well, Kim shared that she lost her husband last year
17:03and, um, well, sadly, I lost my wife, my dear wife, as well, quite recently.
17:14So sorry.
17:15One too many of your exclusive aesthetic treatments?
17:17Joe!
17:18What's wrong with you?
17:19No, it was cancer.
17:21Um, after that I just, I didn't want to stay at home.
17:26So, yes, hoping to make a new start.
17:31And it would be my pleasure to help you do that.
17:34If you'll excuse me a moment, I need to make an urgent call before it gets too late in Dubai.
17:40Oh, you have business out there.
17:42Who doesn't?
17:43Yeah, I'd better call Billy, check on the kids.
17:47Kim tells me you have a beautiful family.
17:49Well, I think so, but I'm biased.
17:52Hmm.
17:57Okay.
17:59This is how this is gonna go.
18:01You have not just made your point, you have hammered it home.
18:05So, I'm gonna call you a taxi.
18:07Don't worry, I'll make all of your excuses for you.
18:10Well, Kim is expecting to see me in the morning.
18:13The gentleman never lets a lady down.
18:15Hmm?
18:16So, the chances of finding a surrogate to take Sarah on are pretty much zero?
18:23That's what Liam reckons.
18:25Well, that's that then.
18:27We can close the whole thing down.
18:29I mean, maybe it's a blessing in disguise.
18:33Good to get that hospital smell out of my hair.
18:36Well, hey, why don't I make you hot chocolate?
18:38You can go to bed, baby.
18:39You look shattered.
18:40Yeah, well, I've had a lot to think about, haven't I?
18:43You mean about the surrogacy?
18:46Well, erm, listen, your grandad's had a chat with Liam today, haven't you?
18:52Yeah.
18:53Yeah, I did the same, actually, with Rona.
18:55And, you know, I asked her about Ivy and then told Jacob
18:58that if he didn't want the same thing as me, then he has to tell me.
19:00But, turns out he does.
19:02Want what?
19:04A surrogate to carry our baby.
19:06And, you know, we've both agreed that we're gonna be proper hands-on parents
19:09and do it together, cos we want our kid to have a mum and a dad.
19:13Wow, I mean...
19:15That's really good news.
19:18Try telling your faces that.
19:19I've just told you the best news ever after the worst two weeks of my entire life.
19:23No, and I'm sorry, babe.
19:24It's just, er...
19:26Grumpy's got some news for you, haven't you?
19:30Have I?
19:31Yes, what Liam said about the surrogacy.
19:34Hang on, you've actually spoken to Liam about me.
19:36Yeah, I mean...
19:38Just to sound him out.
19:41Yeah.
19:42Go tell her what he said.
19:43About Sarah finding an agency.
19:44Oh, look.
19:45We already know it's not gonna be straightforward, so if he's being all negative, then...
19:48No, no, no.
19:49He wasn't negative.
19:51In fact, er...
19:53He said it was a cracking idea.
19:55No way.
19:56Oh, thanks, Grumpy, for actually talking to him.
19:59You know, I really feel like everything's starting to come together.
20:03Right, night.
20:04Night.
20:05Why the hell didn't you tell her?
20:06The same reason you didn't.
20:07You saw the look on her face.
20:08Yeah.
20:09And I'll be seeing the tears, too, when she finds out the truth.
20:10That it's a lie, that there's not a chance in hell we'll find her a surrogate.
20:11We will find a way.
20:12We have to.
20:13You had a chance to expose me when I walked through the door this afternoon, and you chose
20:28not to, which I think makes you, at best, complicit, don't you?
20:33I had no choice.
20:36You sent Sean to intimidate me.
20:38You threatened Dawn.
20:40You threatened the kids.
20:41All you have to do is grease the wheels.
20:44Help me gain access to Granny's considerable wealth, and stand back while I extract what
20:50I think is fair and reasonable.
20:52I can't betray her.
20:54I can't.
20:55I'm just going to have to go to the police, tell the truth about everything the kid needs...
20:59No!
21:00I've told you.
21:01That would be very unwise.
21:03It's your word against mine, and I've nothing to lose.
21:07You're bluffing?
21:08No.
21:09I'm a desperate man, and I'll do whatever it takes.
21:12As will Sean.
21:14You've seen what he's capable of.
21:17Your little family will never be the same again, and Dawn's suffered so much loss already.
21:23You vile piece of...
21:26I'm the reason that you're still standing here now.
21:30Living your best life.
21:32You and me.
21:34Now it's payback time.
21:37Goodnight, Joe.
21:39Not yet.