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Bear?
Ah. Yeah?
Don't want to criticise your
technique or anything but, um...
What, are you going to?
Well....
I'm going to have to stop you right there.
I am the great persuader.
All right, just not in this outfit.
We did flip a coin.
And it came up with the newly-minted
head of His Majesty King Charles III.
Yeah, you did call it.
Maybe it's just cos the suit's a bit tight.
Wouldn't have been tight on Sid though. Yeah, probably not.
You know, it is funny that his tailor advised him to be busy today.
Lucky you could step in then.
Only because I didn't know what
I was getting myself into.
So why is the mascot a hen harrier, anyway?
Schools' art competition.
Guess they thought the helicopter
part of the service was the exciting bit. OK.
But we both know the exciting bit is your job, right?
Anyways...
..just stick to facts and figures,
like, erm, each call-out for the
critical care vehicle costs around Â£300.
Makes it real, how much we need. OK.
Folks, how about empowering us
to go the aid of others?
Looks like a chicken.
Oh, hey, I am a hen harrier!
No?
Could you read something for me?
Yeah.
Do you need help with all the words or just the long ones?
Funny. Jack sent me a text and I can't find my glasses.
Pass it here then.
It's not going to be anything private, is it?
Oh, I wouldn't think so, he doesn't tell me anything.
Erm, "If I drip-dry a T-shirt,
"will it stretch?"
He's texted that?
Erm, yeah.
He's 31 years old and a lawyer and
he's asking his mum how to wash and dry a T-shirt?
I think it's sweet. I think it's diabolical!
Oh anyway, tell him, if you've
washed it before, probably not,
but if it's new, it might have
been pre-washed, but...
Yeah, all right, I've only got two thumbs. Sorry.
It might have been pre-washed
but read the label.
Stick it on a radiator, like any other human being.
Right, and send? Yeah.
You do know your phone can read texts to you?
Really?
Have you ever read the instructions for your phone? No.
Or any phone? No.
Fine. Well, I'll show you. Well...
So you go into... I haven't got my glasses.
Well, you just go into settings
and then you find messaging...
Just angle it now.
That's it, that's it, that's it.
Now just slide it home. Slide...
..it...
..home.
Oh.
Couldn't afford a power sander, then?
Can't beat a hand finish. You don't want to go too deep on the wood.
Just take the top layer of the paint off. OK.
Nice oak door, this.
They wanted me to replace it with laminate.
I said, "You must be tonto."
Yeah, these are quality, these are.
Strip them down, varnish them, they'll look brilliant.
Crack on, then, is it?
Oh, yeah, yeah, I've got my pot of
elbow grease, before you ask.
Nice one!
So, er...
..set up here. This will all get set up with your bank,
setting up with direct debit contributions.
Appreciate...
Oi!
What happened!? She nicked it.
What?
The collection box.
You're kidding.
Yeah, I mean, I tried to chase her down
but I just couldn't, not dressed like this.
Suppose there's one good thing.
What?
At least you hadn't collected much.
Cheers!
Do you remember that time we went
to that farm history place and you
got scared of the Shetland pony?
So your mum took you up and put your hand on its muzzle
along with hers and it just calmed you right down.
Yeah, she was always good at things like that.
You know, it's those things I miss about her.
The little things...
CLATTERING
Ah! Ollie!
Did it land on your foot?
Oh, it's my knee! Let me see.
Ow! Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Erm, is it sore? You haven't dislocated it, have you?
No. No, it just hurts really bad.
OK, erm, I...
Right.
I, erm...
What are you doing?
No, no, no, we're going in the van.
Where?
Just, come on, I'll help you up.
Ow!
PHONE READS ROBOTICALLY: And he said to me, "Can I buy you a drink?"
And I said, "Sure...
"If there's a drink strong enough to
"make you less of a plonker."
That's from Courtney.
Oh, it's brilliant, isn't it, the text speech?
You don't have to scroll through it.
No, you can just play them.
Right, that's it for me, I'm never reading anything ever again!
So I'm going to message Rob and the
kids and get them to text me back!
Oi!
Stay away or I'll call the police! You'll call the police?
You're the one who's been stealing!
I'm going to call them. No, please don't. Whatever.
Really, please, please.
Please.
Dad, don't you think A&E would be better?
A&E? We'd be waiting for hours.
No, no, no, your mum will sort you out.
She's not even there, Dad.
Wait a minute, she'll be back.
Ah!
All right, OK, OK, lean on me.
Lean on me, pal, come on.
What's happened? It's nothing.
It doesn't look like nothing.
Well, we were just renovating this house and, erm...
You didn't say he'd be working with you.
I wanted to.
Anyway, we were just sanding this door down and I think...
And you weren't supervising him
properly and he was using power tools?
He doesn't need to supervise me sanding a door, Mum.
And anyway, he was only letting me use sandpaper.
Safety first.
Is it your injured foot?
No, no, no, it's his knee.
Why didn't you take him to A&E?
Pff, didn't think it warranted that.
Since when have you become an expert?
Well, I thought you could do something. Like what?
Well, I don't know. You've always been good like that, haven't you?
I say take him to hospital. It could be a fracture, or anything.
I don't think so, it's just...
..swollen.
I'll see if the nurse can fit you in.
But there's no jumping the queue just because I work here.
Of course not.
Come on, let's get you in a chair.
You are still not convincing me why I shouldn't call the police.
Right. No, please, don't!
Are you in trouble of some kind?
No, but...
Then why are you nicking charity boxes?
Because they're there and...
Nicking charity money is about the lowest as you can get.
There's got to be something, OK?
Cos you don't look like someone...
It's my dad.
What about him?
The emergency response you were collecting for,
are you...are you a doctor?
No, no, I'm a surgery manager.
Does your dad need medical help?
Yes.
Like, an accident or...?
No, he's...he's diabetic and he's really sick.
OK.
The guy I'm collecting with, he's a paramedic.
Do you want me to call him?
Look, if your dad really needs help...
OK, please.
OK, right.
Mate, need you, medical emergency.
All right. See you at the car.
Jack, this is your mother.
Remember that time you brought your washing back
off holiday in Faliraki
and I was sorting through it and found a pink bra
and your dad kept joking that you
needed one three cup sizes smaller?
And send.
We'll see what he replies to that!
Did that actually happen?
Yeah, it wasn't the worst thing he brought back off holiday, either.
Right, Roberto!
Sergeant Hollins, I am contacting
you regarding an incident with
a pink brassiere.
You two having fun in there?
Oh, it's just...just Karen.
I don't dare ask why.
Is Jimmi not here? We had a meeting.
Oh, he left a message.
About the meeting?
Yeah, he's not going to make it.
Did he say why?
Er, well, he kind of, like, mumbled something
but I didn't quite catch what he was saying. Sorry.
Right. OK.
Well, I suppose we'll have to reschedule.
PHONE RINGS
Campus Surgery.
Yeah, we are open this afternoon.
No, well, you won't need an
appointment cos we do drop-ins.
Hey, Dad.
You OK, love?
I thought you'd got lost.
Who are they?
Erm, we're just here to help.
Talia said you weren't feeling very well.
I don't need your help.
Looks like you do.
I don't need your help.
Please, Dad.
Please, let him have a look at you.
Maybe we should just go.
We're here now, aren't we?
And Luca's said he's going to take a look at you.
Yeah, but, I mean, Dad, we've been here for ages, like...
..we should have gone to the A&E. That's what I suggested.
Any luck?
Luca's got a lot of patients to see
but he'll be with you as soon as he can.
OK, good.
How are you finding it? What?
You know, living in the house on your own and that?
I don't really... I mean, it must be weird.
I know I feel weird.
The whole situation... I'm at work.
I don't really have time to chat.
Yeah, sure.
So we'll see you again,
hopefully not too soon. Thank you, Doctor.
Al!
Hey, all right, buddy?
You here to see Kirsty?
No, no, no, Ollie, he's had a bit of a run-in with a door.
Oh, no. Those tend to be a little one-sided encounters.
Where did it get you? Knee.
Nurse is going to have a look.
Luca is the man, he will sort you out.
Now, tell me you are going to the
opening of that brewery in Harmsworth?
Word on the street is they've got some IPA made with American hops.
Ooh, yeah, yeah, sounds good.
Well, I really enjoyed raising elbows with you last time,
so be great to see you. Yeah, me too. Yeah, yeah.
Mr Price? Do you want to...? Yeah.
All right, take care chaps, yeah.
So, Talia told me your blood sugar's
been all over the place.
A bit.
Any variation needs to be checked.
And it's Type 2 diabetes, yeah?
I got diagnosed a few years back.
OK.
What you've got here looks like diabetic foot ulcers...
..as the diabetes hasn't been controlled properly.
You've been taking your insulin?
Yeah.
You didn't think a doctor should take a look?
So you've been trying to treat the ulcers yourselves?
With creams and that, antiseptic.
So that's what you were trying to get the money to buy?
Trying to get money? From where?
I was...
Talia was growing a bit desperate
for help when she came across us.
We're not desperate.
It'll take more than antiseptic cream to treat these ulcers.
And they really do need treatment.
I'd like you to go to the hospital.
No.
There's a chance the ulcers could go
deeper than the surface and infect the bone.
That could lead to sepsis.
I can't.
Why do you say that?
I just...
I don't mean to pry but...
..is this yours?
Early shift at St Phil's? Yeah.
Busy one? Not bad.
Have you already had a look at Ollie?
No, I've been backed-up.
Er, I think they might have gone now though.
Gone? Yeah.
Maybe they decided to try A&E after all.
Uh, they didn't tell me.
So, you haven't seen them, then?
Been going over stock check with Ruhma.
Maybe they got tired of waiting.
Sorry. It's OK.
Oh, these are all my bloods, for the lab.
Cheers. Courier should be in soon.
"Sergeant CJ Moss, Afghanistan."
When were you there?
I was in Afghan -
twice.
Infantry first, medic the next.
Based at Bastion and did plenty of heli time.
Do Reserve now with 335 Medevac.
Are you still in the army, Clancy?
Medical discharge...
..because of the Type 2 diagnosis?
No, they threw him out and he's a hero! Talia.
No, no, it's OK.
You can tell us.
We've got nothing to tell you.
Mate, I think you might.
I mean, this...
..and your condition and...
It's my business. It's ours.
It's both of us and I can't.
We've sold all your other medals, sold everything and we've got
nothing left. Please, darling. We've got nothing, no money.
I was trying to get you more ointment
and I thought of stealing it.
But there was a security guard in the pharmacy
and I thought if I could get some money,
and I saw their charity box and I thought,
it's money to help people.
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
OK, Mr Hollins...
..you obviously haven't picked up
any of my other messages so...
..there better be some chocolate when I get home.
Growing up in Grenada, I only ever
thought about joining the British Army.
Wasn't my first thought.
Kind of found me.
Not that my mum liked it.
My mum was scared for me.
Even for me just coming over here.
What, she thought you'd freeze?
"It's a dangerous job", she said.
And, yes, sure, it is but...
..I loved it.
How long were you in?
16 years.
Iraq...
..Afghanistan.
All expenses paid.
And now they want to send him back.
Send you back?
Where? Grenada.
They want to deport him. Deport you?
After all that service?
Yeah, man, that is crazy.
It wasn't that, I...
I mean, I know there's been all these cases but
I thought all this deportation stuff
was sorted out between the government and the MOD?
It was a dishonourable discharge.
I got sent to prison.
Why is there this sudden vogue for
wild swimming ponds in the garden?
What's a wild swimming pond?
Apparently, something for people who like
swimming with frogs and algae. PHONE RINGS
Ah, it's Rob's got back!
Got back from where?
On the phone. Listen.
PHONE: Nice message.
Very nice
but a little bit naughty.
So, the chocolate...
..was that the spready stuff you got online?
No, for with your tea!
Remember the instructions.
Take it between your hands
and give it a good rub to warm it up.
And as we all know, one should
always follow the instructions.
I'm looking forward to it.
You chocolaty little minx!
So, tonight, why don't we make it...?
I've got to get back to the desk.
Shut up, you flipping thing! Ooh-ooh-ooh.
It was a fight.
We'd come back from exercise and
it was my best mate Tony's birthday,
so we went for a nice meal and...
..the pub, after.
And some drunk guy, he started
arguing with Tony and called him a...
Called him a what?
It was a racial term.
Said Tony should go back to where you're from
and Tony said, "Well, that's Stoke on Trent, fella!"
And then it all kicked off.
The guy's friends start joining in and...
Well, there's no way I was going to stand by and watch my friend
or any of my other friends get their head stoved in,
especially not for something like that.
In court martial, I was the aggressor,
according to the man's evidence, and...
..I was convicted...
..and sent to Colchester.
And then civilian prison and...
..a dishonourable discharge and...
Clancy?
Clancy!
Dad!
What is it, what's wrong?
Ambulance? Yep, think we need to get him in.
Dad! Clancy, mate, can you hear?
What's wrong!? Need to test his sugars
but it looks like a hypo, meaning they've dropped too low.
Ambulance, please.
Yes, patient is unconscious.
And, erm...
Brett!
Mid 30s, Type 2 diabetic, potentially related.
Did you get that?
My mum left when I was little
so it's always just been me and Dad.
What about when he was on ops?
Sorry, operations?
Stayed with Tony's family.
The one he got into a fight for?
Tony would have done the same for him.
Did they go through Iraq and Afghanistan, together?
Yeah, they rescued an Australian
soldier who was injured, while they were being shot at.
That's what they got their bravery medals for.
Which one?
It was...
..the one with the purple and white ribbon.
The Military Cross?
Your dad won the MC?
Him and Tony.
Dad sold it.
I put it on an auction site, when I still had a phone.
How long have you been living like this for?
Just since after he got the letter.
The deportation letter?
Last year. He came and got me
from school one day and we just went.
But you've been to school since, yeah?
Couple of schools, when I could.
Did they check on you? Your background, I mean.
I was born here. I guess they knew we were struggling a bit.
They gave me uniform and that from lost property
but no-one knew about Dad.
But you didn't stay in one place?
Dad thought they'd find us.
It was OK at first and Tony was able to send us some money
but then Dad started getting sicker and...
Talia?
I think your dad's awake.
I'm going to make a call. This doesn't check out, to me.
We had guys in from Fiji and the Caribbean but
they didn't get packed off on leaving the forces.
What about his conviction, though?
I'm a paramedic, mate,
but we've got to see what we can do.
Yeah.
AL: So, this is your first DIY injury?
OLLIE: Yeah.
Looks like a good job he didn't have a power sander!
Enough about your knee.
Has anyone check on the wellbeing of the door?
LAUGHTER
What's going on?!
Hey.
The doctors say you're responding well to initial treatment.
And the antibiotics will start healing the infection.
It was a hypo but they've got your sugars up.
So, I'm not going to get sepsis?
They said...
..no.
Going to get arrested, though, aren't I?
No, no, no, they'll just get on with treating you.
But there's someone in the hospital
who is probably is tasked with doing immigration status checks.
Better I fess up first, then, innit?
No, you can't!
We can't do this.
It was wrong of me to even think we could.
But they'll put you on a plane, split us up.
Yeah, cheers for that, sir.
Appreciated.
Anything?
That was my CO from the Reserve.
Husband of someone he was a regular with is a lawyer in immigration.
She says it doesn't check out with her.
She thinks someone got over-zealous
and issued a warning of deportation letter in error.
So they're not going to send him away?
Some things to be cleared up but she said it looks straightforward
and she'll happily represent you pro bono.
What's that? For free.
And we're a Safe Surgery, so you can
continue to get further treatment from us
without having to worry about your status.
I don't know what to say.
Don't need to say anything, mate.
Yean, we're just happy to help.
Al just said he'd have an unofficial look at Ollie.
Dr Haskey, there's no such thing
as an unofficial consultation.
Well, I didn't exactly use the term "unofficial."
I'm on my lunch break, Oliver's now registered, so I took a look at him.
And what we've got here is just some soft tissue damage,
so I can confirm he will live.
It's unethical for him to jump the queue.
There is no patient queue at lunch time.
Still, it's unacceptable.
You shouldn't have asked.
Well, I didn't, he offered.
What was I supposed to say, no?
Yes!
Right, well, opinions differ.
Ice, rest and then you can
sand as many doors as you like!
Cheers.
Cheers, my very favourite word.
Yeah, mine too, to be fair!
I can say it in 15 different languages.
Can you? Go on, then.
Skal, l'chaim...
I can confirm the costume is too small.
Ah, mate, no, you look fine.
Do you know what? You should have been a helicopter pilot.
It was bad enough just being a passenger, mate.
Ah, I thought you said you used to
jump in and out of them all the time.
When they were on the ground, yeah.
There's a reason why I'm more than happy being in the response car.
Oh, we've all got something, eh?
All got something.
Do you know what? Thanks for your help today.
Hopefully, looks like things are going to get better for them. Yeah.
And I got the collection box back.
Better start shaking it, then.
And you'd better start shaking your tail feather.
Support your local emergency response services, folks!
He looks like a chicken!
No, I am not a chicken!
Shall we go for a pizza tonight?
Ah, thanks, but I'm not that hungry.
And I need to rest my knee like Dr Haskey said.
Of course, probably for the best.
I'll phone you in the morning, see how it is.
OK.
Sorry if it caused any trouble.
Maybe not your smartest choice.
Well, it was good to see you, Kirst.
Is that why you brought him here? So you could see me?
No. What if his injury had been more serious?
Well, we would have taken him to the
hospital or something, you know what I mean?
You can't do this! It's not fair on Ollie, it's not fair on me!
It's not fair? What do you mean, not fair?
We've split up, Rich. We're not together.
We're still married!
But separated!
Because of a choice that you made!
Because of a choice one of us had to make!
It's not OK. Don't be so ridiculous, Rich.
I'm not ridiculous! Do I look like...? I'm not ridiculous.
I'm not being ridiculous. I'm not the one... You're being out of order...
..been asking you to change... ..from someone else's point of view just for once...
What was that about?
Don't ask.
If you don't leave, I'm going to call security.
Call them cos I'm not going anywhere
until I've spoken to that two-bit quack.
How are you still defending her?
Because I still love her.
I'm sorry but this is a private consultation.
Would you leave, please?
Now!
We need to sort this.