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00:00Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!

00:05Hello?

00:06Ho, ho, ho!

00:07It's Christmas spirit, eh?

00:10Elves, not trolls, what do you know?

00:12You all right, mate?

00:13Yeah.

00:16I need a taxi.

00:18Where's Barry Roy Patman?

00:21They're not here anymore, mate. They've gone.

00:23Then how does anyone get a cab?

00:24We don't need a cab. We're going to walk home, aren't we?

00:26You're screening tonight, haven't you?

00:28We're sitting here, remember?

00:29Where's my tie?

00:31I'd better not have lost it.

00:32Your tie's hard.

00:34Come on.

00:34Is it going?

00:35Sure.

00:36Well, you...

00:38You'll practice your speech, mate.

00:40Yeah.

00:40Okay.

00:53Linda, I gave you space last night, yeah?

00:55And this morning, you've just been avoiding me.

00:59All I want to know is when I'm going to see her.

01:01Yeah, all right.

01:02All right.

01:02We'll work that out.

01:05No one else knew about all this.

01:08Your family or Mick?

01:09Yes, yes.

01:11Mick knew.

01:12Don't you dare say a bad word against him, all right?

01:14Because back then, he was the rock that I needed.

01:16Can we talk about this later, please?

01:21What do you mean, later?

01:23What, we'll meet up with Annie.

01:25We'll tell her everything, yeah?

01:27Tell her?

01:28Today?

01:29Yeah.

01:29No.

01:30No, I'm sorry.

01:31Days are way too soon.

01:33Days are dawning.

01:35Rise and shine.

01:36Now.

01:38Today, we have Bucks fees for anyone wearing a Santa hat.

01:43Oh.

01:44Don't mind if I do.

01:47And I'm not doing this now.

01:49Yes.

01:50There we go, darlings.

01:51Right, listen.

01:54The door's open for the screening at five,

01:55so help your dad with that booze, yeah?

01:57I don't want him doing his backing before the big day.

01:59Hey, I know I'm going to get Christmas from you.

02:01One of your special messages.

02:02Shut up.

02:03Okay.

02:04Go on, you'll be late.

02:10Listen, darling, I know you're worried.

02:12Psycho's still out there, right?

02:14We're all worried, yeah?

02:15But they've got to get through me to get to you, okay?

02:20But it ain't just that.

02:22I mean, seeing everyone excited about Christmas,

02:24all the families coming together,

02:27do you think I'm a stupid thing that I'd have found my son by now?

02:32No.

02:32No, of course you won't.

02:33Oi.

02:34I'm loving this little bonding moment,

02:35but is there any chance I could get served?

02:37Sorry, what are you doing?

02:38Well, I'm just testing out the canopies for tomorrow.

02:40Yeah, she paid for that.

02:42Blimey, if that's how you treat your customers,

02:44no wonder you've got some psycho chasing after you.

02:47Are you going to shut your mouth?

02:48Oh, come on.

02:48Oh.

02:49Well, she does more than just stand around looking sorry for herself.

02:52You are asking for a slash.

02:53Yeah, it worth it.

02:54Get out, you're barred.

02:58Whatever.

02:58How you doing?

03:09How you doing?

03:23The hospital said it's like I smoked 400 cigarettes in one night,

03:28so it's like double my record.

03:36Look.

03:36It doesn't take much to fix this.

03:40It doesn't take much to fix this.

03:40A bit of honesty, a bit of trust,

03:43and whatever's really going on with you.

03:46Maybe I can help.

03:52Nope.

03:54Too bad.

03:55Too bad.

04:14Too bad.

04:17Too bad.

04:20Hey, yeah, um, thanks for calling him back.

04:28Um, Nigel Bates, yeah, I'm his wife.

04:32Yeah, I just wanted to talk through the range of care options.

04:38Um, is it all right? I'll call you back in a bit.

04:45To us, sis.

04:46You're shipping him off to a care home two days before Christmas.

04:48Goodbye, good riddance, and Happy New Year.

04:51Just made an inquiry last week to talk through the options.

04:53You ain't missing the whole word, I've said.

04:55Do you realise how much make-up I've had to slap on to cover up this bruise?

05:03Every moment I'm with him,

05:05every conversation, I'm just waiting for something like this to happen again.

05:11Now, it's not his fault, I do know that.

05:14But I also know that he will do it again.

05:15To me, to you, to a stranger, then what do we do?

05:22I ain't giving up on my mind, mate.

05:25And what happens if he hurts himself?

05:27Have you thought about that?

05:28You ain't.

05:30Not while I'm around, so you can call them back

05:32and tell them you ain't interested,

05:34because this, this ain't happening.

05:36So, any news when the house is going to be fixed up?

05:48Well, now that it's been deemed an accident by the police,

05:50yeah, Ross can start cracking on.

05:51He said he'll work over Christmas and all.

05:53An accident?

05:54Yeah.

05:55A cigarette butt.

05:56Which wasn't mine.

05:58Swear.

05:58All right, we won't do too much longer, then.

06:01And that'll put Sonia's mind at rest.

06:03You struggling with a house full?

06:05Uh, we only came over because Lauren said that the coffee was good.

06:09And, well, you know, no-one else is talking to her.

06:12Don't even joke.

06:13You know they've taken me off the community chat?

06:15Well, a lot of people put their hard-earned cash into that charity fund.

06:18Mm-mm.

06:20What, it did?

06:21Don't worry about it.

06:22You go before you know it.

06:24Do you want to try and leave my door on this, Inges?

06:26She's been lying to me for years.

06:27Look, Wanny.

06:34She's my daughter.

06:42Those demands are ridiculous.

06:44She's gone to leave all with nothing.

06:47No, I worked hard for that money, and that's what I pay you for.

06:50So deal with it.

06:54Is everything OK?

06:55What do you care?

06:57I'm sorry I accused you of starting that fire.

07:03My family, right?

07:04It's Christmas.

07:08Oh, come on, Anthony.

07:09I'm trying.

07:12Sorry.

07:12Have you, um, seen Patrick and Yolandi?

07:19It's the church fundraiser for the soup kitchen.

07:22I'm going to take Jordan later, if you fancy coming.

07:25I've got two kids out there.

07:39It's like I don't even exist.

07:40I know you said you wanted to find them first, but maybe you should work with Zoe to track them down.

07:49She lied to you yet, and it was, you know, totally out of order, but the more I think about it, she's still a mum.

07:59She deserves a second chance.

08:09Whatever happens, he cannot know that any of us knew.

08:12Value.

08:13I mean, I would have thought you'd have clocked it sooner.

08:17I mean, the ginger air's a real giveaway.

08:18Ian!

08:19Do you want me to punch him?

08:20Because I'll honestly punch him in the face.

08:22What are you saying, Ian?

08:25What, you knew?

08:28Of course he didn't.

08:29Come on, let's do the washing up.

08:30Oh, look at Ellie's face.

08:37It's made my Christmas.

08:38Oh.

08:39So, what, she just come out of it then?

08:42She just told you?

08:43Yeah.

08:44Yeah, she's already backtracking.

08:46Being all vague about how it's going to work.

08:48I mean, I've missed enough of her life already, haven't I?

08:52I know you don't, Lauren.

08:53I'm not going to go and sit soliciting today.

08:56Well, you can't go in all guns blazing.

08:59Just...

09:00Let me call her.

09:04Yeah, double, please.

09:07I know it's my first Christmas with Barney,

09:09and the Secret Santa was good, but...

09:11I'm going to give him something special, you know?

09:14Well, don't look on me.

09:16You know, a football shirt or a gift voucher, and then I'm out.

09:22Um...

09:22Vic, I have actually been meaning to talk to you.

09:27It's kind of crowded over at Cathy's, and, er...

09:32I just really miss her.

09:35And Christmas morning, I don't want to wake up and drink

09:38Thai vodka and barbecue shrimp on me own.

09:41I thought that was an Australian thing.

09:43No.

09:45That's a you and me thing.

09:48That's all I reckon.

09:52Can't have you barbecuing shrimp in Cathy's spare room, can I?

09:56No.

09:57Happy days.

09:58All right, I'll catch you later.

10:00See you in a bit, mate.

10:04How about getting him an early edition of one of his favourite books?

10:10Barney.

10:11Christmas.

10:11Yeah.

10:12Sorry.

10:13Thanks, Marie.

10:15Yeah, it's a great idea.

10:16See you in a bit.

10:17Have a good day.

10:24What do you want?

10:26I was hoping to offer up a bit of a Christmas miracle.

10:33What's that look for?

10:36Is this about the restraining order, because...

10:38Just tell me why you're here.

10:40Okay.

10:43Um...

10:44An old doctor friend of mine has thought of another way we can find your son.

10:52It's a DNA thing.

10:55Genetic records.

10:56I won't bore you with the technicalities.

10:58But...

10:59If we knew the father's identity,

11:03it looks like we could open up a whole new avenue of investigation.

11:07Now, you've always said you don't know who it is.

11:12But if there's any way you can remember,

11:15I would do everything in my power

11:17to find him.

11:19I'm sorry.

11:26Like I said before,

11:30I've got no idea who he is.

11:32Oh, no.

11:48No, no, no.

11:49I...

11:49That's not the deal.

11:50I agree to talk to you, not him.

11:52I've got legal rights, you know?

11:53So...

11:54Annie is happy.

11:55Right now.

11:56All right?

11:56She don't need any big revelations blowing her life apart.

11:59Can you get that, right?

12:00Yeah, of course.

12:01He's just...

12:02keen to get involved, you know?

12:04He wants to get to know her.

12:05Yeah, why are you pussyfooting around all this?

12:07Because of this.

12:08Right?

12:08Because you've known for 12 hours,

12:10and you're already hassling me.

12:12Rushing me.

12:13You don't exactly fill me with confidence.

12:14Well, you ain't got nothing to worry about, right?

12:15I'm a great dad.

12:17Aren't I?

12:18You're living out of a bag,

12:19with your passport in your back pocket.

12:20I don't even know if you're sticking around,

12:22Walford, or what.

12:23And that is what I'm talking about.

12:24All right, you are not going anywhere near my daughter

12:26until I say so.

12:27And you are not telling her that you're her dad

12:29until you've got some sort of plan.

12:37Just babysit, yeah?

12:44Forget him, Lauren.

12:50I've done worse.

12:55I'm gonna go.

12:59Did I hear that right?

13:01You got a kid with Linda.

13:04What are you gonna do?

13:06I don't know.

13:09What can I do?

13:10She's holding all the cards, isn't she?

13:12Well, if it was my kid...

13:14I wouldn't let anyone keep me away.

13:30How'd you do that?

13:32This is fine.

13:39I know why you're against

13:41her care home.

13:42And, uh...

13:45Well, the thought that costs me

13:46it's my eyes water.

13:51There will come a time...

13:52Isn't that the money's one thing?

13:54All right, but it's Nigel.

13:55He's nowhere near the level

13:56of the people in these care homes.

13:58Half the time, he's the same bloke

14:00he always was.

14:01Half?

14:02As much as that?

14:04I don't think so.

14:05When it's bad.

14:13Phil, when it's bad.

14:15It's really scary.

14:19Or let me guess, is that Elf or Nativity?

14:22It's die-hard.

14:23Come on, I know, it's been tough.

14:28Of course it has, but right now

14:30there's more good times than bad.

14:34Are you really telling me you're ready

14:35to walk away from him

14:36and that you could sleep at night

14:38if you did?

14:39No, I couldn't.

14:47No.

14:49But we can't pretend

14:51it isn't getting worse.

14:54And, you know,

14:54I really worry that today's screening

14:56might be too much for him.

14:57All right, go on, council.

14:59We can't.

15:00He'd be devastated.

15:02Well, I think you need to check

15:09with Linda about that.

15:10No, it's nothing to check, you know.

15:12She just thought it'd be

15:13some good bonding time,

15:14you know, take Annie to the grotto,

15:15go and see Santa.

15:16No, no, no, no, no, no.

15:17Linda is taking her to the grotto.

15:20That's what I'm saying.

15:20She's going to meet us down there.

15:21What, she's all right about that?

15:23I mean, to Annie,

15:23you're just some strange old man.

15:26The safest place in the world

15:27for that little girl

15:28is with her dad.

15:31I just want to get to know her.

15:32That's all.

15:34I mean, you've got this place

15:35to run, haven't you?

15:36And I love what you've done with it,

15:37by the way.

15:38Yeah, it's very, uh...

15:41It's like Bougie, innit?

15:43Oh.

15:44Boutique hotel.

15:44Yeah.

15:49Those first reviews,

15:51very important.

15:54So if I can get Annie

15:55out of your way,

15:56give you a chance

15:57to be the hostess

15:58with a mostess,

15:59wouldn't it?

16:03Annie, do you want to get your coat?

16:04Mummy's friend

16:05wants to take you

16:06to see Santa.

16:09Where's Tommy?

16:10He's meant to be here.

16:11Oh, yeah, well,

16:11don't worry about my back.

16:12I'm like Rudolph on steroids.

16:14Take what you nose is,

16:15so big, eh?

16:16You want to lay off the shelves.

16:18Hey, hey, hey.

16:18Yeah, very funny.

16:20Zoe!

16:21It's all right,

16:21it's just a car.

16:31I'm sorry,

16:32I'm sorry,

16:32I can't go.

16:33I'm going to stay

16:34on the sofa with Minnie Mo.

16:35I'm safe there.

16:36No, no, you're not.

16:37No, I am,

16:38because any time

16:38I try and move forward,

16:39something happens.

16:40He said, Zoe,

16:41it was just a car.

16:42We're all okay,

16:43nothing's going to happen,

16:44all right?

16:44Trust me.

16:45When I find out

16:46who this is,

16:46and I will,

16:47I will kill him,

16:48all right?

17:00Oh!

17:01Ta-da!

17:03What do you think?

17:04Oh.

17:04Is it all right?

17:05Oh.

17:07You look so dapper.

17:09In your tie.

17:10You look like James Bond.

17:12Ha-ha.

17:13Geriatric man of mystery.

17:14Mobility scooter

17:15instead of an Aston Martin.

17:17Did I have a sports car?

17:19Er,

17:19your Morris Minor,

17:20do you mean?

17:21Yeah.

17:22Yeah.

17:23You and Phil

17:24went on a treasure hunt

17:25in it together,

17:25do you remember?

17:29Oh, er,

17:30you've had a little accident,

17:31don't worry.

17:32This suit's all wet.

17:34It's all right, mate.

17:35I've got another one upstairs.

17:36Come on.

17:37Let's clean up.

17:38Come on, sweetheart.

17:40Don't worry.

17:41Don't worry.

17:44That's it.

17:49Oops.

17:50All these stairs,

17:51that's it.

18:05You all right?

18:08Excited?

18:08Listen,

18:12your mum tells me

18:13you've been a really good girl

18:14this year.

18:15So you've definitely

18:16got me on Father Christmas's

18:17good list,

18:18which means you

18:18are going to get

18:19loads and loads

18:21and loads of presents.

18:22Sound good?

18:24Merry Christmas.

18:25Mr and Mrs Claus

18:26are ready to see you.

18:27I love Santa.

18:29Yeah.

18:29I'll do it all.

18:30Come on.

18:31Let's go.

18:31Uncle Matt is

18:32last time, right?

18:33Yeah, yeah.

18:34Just don't want to

18:34leave her out.

18:36Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.

18:38What have we got here?

18:39A little girl?

18:41Annie.

18:42Oh, will you?

18:45Okay.

18:46Why don't you take

18:47a seat next to Santa?

18:48Oh, I'll need

18:50a photo of this.

18:51Hang on.

18:52Here we go.

18:54Big smiles.

18:54All right, big smiles.

18:56Annie, big smile.

18:59Cute.

19:00Hi, Dad.

19:10Right.

19:11There's no easy way

19:13to say this.

19:14You minding the film?

19:15It got cut.

19:17What?

19:18What's the point

19:18of me doing it, then?

19:19Sorry.

19:20That's your business.

19:24Callum.

19:26Is Jay going to make it

19:27tonight or what?

19:28Well, look,

19:29you know how he's got

19:29this new girlfriend

19:30up north and has

19:31she's not got anyone

19:31this time of Christmas?

19:33Stupid Elena.

19:34Let me guess,

19:35he's staying there

19:36for Christmas as well?

19:37Yeah.

19:39Sorry.

19:40Come on.

19:40You're all right.

19:42Could you keep

19:43a hold of this

19:44while I'm up there?

19:45It's Julie's

19:46Christmas present.

19:48Yeah.

19:48Speech.

19:49Here it is.

19:51Bye, Joel.

19:52You're on in 30 seconds.

19:57Oi.

19:57I barred you

19:59from the Vic.

20:00That means you

20:01don't get served

20:01in here either.

20:03All I did

20:03was ask for a drink.

20:04You're asking

20:05for a slap

20:05and you know it.

20:12You might want

20:13to give her

20:13a bit of a break.

20:15She's had a tricky

20:16few months

20:16since she came back.

20:18She's been back

20:19for months?

20:20Yeah.

20:20Went in the country.

20:22She had a few

20:22personal things

20:23to deal with

20:24and probably

20:25thinks she deserves

20:26a drink.

20:26That's all.

20:38Just wanted to say

20:39thanks.

20:40You know,

20:40for not dropping us

20:41in it with Max.

20:42Well, you kept it secret

20:43because I begged you to.

20:44It's not my place

20:45to tell him.

20:45I'll do what I can

20:49to make sure

20:49my dad

20:50steps up, yeah?

20:53You might have

20:54sent me a photo.

20:56Santa's grotto.

20:57Little Annie.

20:59I never went to the grotto.

21:00Well, Max said

21:01to...

21:01You stupid.

21:05Oh, it's gone.

21:06Go on.

21:09Right,

21:09if anyone's phone

21:10goes off

21:11in the middle of this,

21:12you're in massive trouble.

21:13I'm being serious.

21:17Turn them off.

21:21Now,

21:21please welcome

21:22to the stage,

21:23Nigel!

21:35Everyone has a favourite

21:37Christmas movie.

21:38It's a Wonderful Life,

21:39Christmas Carol,

21:41Die Hard.

21:41Although,

21:45if you want to see

21:46a bald man

21:47in a vest

21:47causing havoc,

21:49just walk

21:50into the kitchen

21:50when Phil's

21:55making breakfast.

21:55the thing I love

22:11most about Christmas

22:14movies...

22:16Where were we?

22:22Sorry.

22:22Sweetheart.

22:23Mum.

22:23The thing I love

22:26about Christmas...

22:27Right, the thing I love

22:27about Christmas movies

22:28is the way

22:30they bring people

22:32together.

22:32the thing I love

22:34is the way

22:35I love

22:36what happened

22:39now?

22:40What?

22:41Where'd you get that

22:41from?

22:42What?

22:42Oh, there's nothing.

22:43There's nothing.

22:44No, it's a black eye.

22:45I don't know.

22:46No, it's...

22:47Let's talk about this

22:48at home.

22:48No!

22:52It was an accident,

22:53darling.

22:54You didn't mean it.

22:57It's okay.

22:58Come on, I can't...

23:07Nige.

23:08Nige!

23:10Nige, wait!

23:15You think Patrick

23:17looks like Santa?

23:19Well, maybe he is Santa.

23:21In that way,

23:22you better be nice to me.

23:23Come here.

23:28That woman has no

23:32redeeming qualities.

23:33She's worse than Sophie.

23:34Everybody is in there.

23:35She's a selfish,

23:36lying, manipulative

23:37bitch.

23:38Well, with that attitude,

23:39no wonder she don't want

23:40nothing to do with you.

23:41Same goes for Sophie.

23:43So I'm the bad girl now?

23:44You're lying to her

23:45about her kids.

23:47So, yes, you are.

23:49Is everything all right?

23:51Yeah.

23:52Yeah, nothing to worry about.

23:53Yeah.

23:54Yeah.

23:55Yeah.

23:56Yeah.

23:57Yeah.

23:58Yeah.

23:58Any sign of him?

24:14No, no.

24:15No, nothing.

24:17I knew this was all too much.

24:19Too many people.

24:20Too much pressure.

24:20Oh, here we go.

24:21What are we going to talk

24:22about care home together?

24:23Yeah, well, maybe we should.

24:24Care home?

24:25But, um, for me.

24:29No, no, no, no, no, mate.

24:31Oh.

24:33Um, living in a home, a care home.

24:37No, no, no, you know, mate, I'm here and I.

24:40Yeah.

24:46I want to be alone.

24:47What?

24:47I want to be alone.

24:48I want to be alone.

24:50Can you give me a minute?

24:51I'll be right back.

24:54You sure?

24:55Yeah.

24:55Hello?

25:16Hello?

25:18Hello?

25:18Hey, nice.

25:32You had a good day?

25:34Yeah, I have.

25:35Look, I'm not just your mum's friend.

25:47I've known her for years.

25:49A long time.

25:50Before you were born, even.

25:52I'm born a quarter.

25:53Yeah.

26:00Look, I'm your dad, Annie.

26:01I'm your dad, all right, which is a really good thing, because it means I'll always look

26:07out for you, because you're my little girl.

26:13What on earth do you think you're doing?

26:15He's my dad.

26:17Come on.

26:18Come on.

26:19I warned you.

26:20Warned me no life, no.

26:21No, you ain't.

26:22No, you ain't.

26:23You stay away from me.

26:24You stay away from my daughter.

26:25Come on.

26:38Taxi!

26:42Taxis.

26:45Nothing.

26:46And then three come at once.

26:49Nah, nah, that's buses.

26:51Buses come in threes.

26:53I need a taxi.

26:56Just get me home.

26:59Get me somewhere close to me.

27:03Oh, no, no.

27:18Oh, shit.

27:19Oh, shit.

27:20Woo!

27:20What do you have to do to get a taxi in this place?

27:41And a very merry Christmas to you and all, sweethearts.

27:45What a nice way to spend with you.

27:48Woo!

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27:57Woo!

27:58Woo!

27:59Woo! Woo!

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