Like, we all knew you and Tanisha
were going to happen.
What took you so long, mate?
I don't know what she's told you but...
I haven't seen her for ages. You know how it is.
But you look so good together on her Insta, eh?
We're not really an item... any...more.
Oh, right.
No, it's cool, it's cool, yeah.
Anyway, what about you?
Remember that bet you made with Mr Pullman
about how you'd make your first mill by 30?
Oh, it's mad, isn't it?
A million barely buys you a decent house these days.
Surprised you're still working for the NHS.
I guess I just realised there's more to life than money. Oh.
Wait a minute, I'm trying to say
this to the guy who charged me for
helping with my economics assignment!
I think you still owe me a fiver, actually.
Yeah, you was always out for a quick buck.
Hey, do you remember getting
suspended for that canteen rave you organised? Oh!
Bring it on!
Well, you got to start somewhere, right?
Yeah, we were legends back then.
Hey, some of us still are.
Get out of here!
Hey.
Black, no sugar, right? Oh, erm...
Are you hungry? Do you want me to knock you up some breakfast?
No, you're all right, I'll get something on the way.
If there's anything I can do while you're at work...
No, no, no, it's kind of you but thanks.
Sorry, Emma, I'm probably getting on your nerves
but I'm just not used to being idle.
Well, if you're going to put it like that,
that cupboard's a bit squeaky, have you noticed?
Can't say that I...
CUPBOARD SQUEAKS
Ah, yeah.
I think the screws just might just need tightening up.
Well, there's a toolkit under the sink.
Yeah, I did my time boot-licking, worked my way up to senior broker.
Jez, working for the man,
never thought I'd see the day.
You've got the real job, security, pension...
It's not as dry as you'd think.
And let's not forget you're actually helping people, eh?
Well, I'm sure that you are making your bosses very happy.
I'm my own boss now, actually.
That's kind of why I got in touch.
I want your opinion on something.
Yeah, course.
Hiya. You OK? Nice to see you.
Yeah, how are you doing? Thanks for coming.
Hi. Hi! Bear.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.
PHONE BEEPS
Right. I'm off.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
You don't sound fine.
Stupid picture memories.
Karen looking like a very miserable Mrs Claus.
Smartphones, they should be called emotional terrorists.
Like I need reminding that she's...
I mean just now, I just thought to myself,
I better not tell Karen that I
started on the bottom hinges otherwise she'll tell me off.
And then it hits you again. Yeah.
Look, I'll be back early evening if you want to...
To be honest, I'm sort of fed up talking about it.
And I don't mean it in a bad way.
No, no, I know and I get it,
I really do.
Go easy on those hinges, see you later.
Perfect, I'll see you then.
Professor Anwar, I got the job.
Of course you did. Well done, darling.
He wants to give me a grand tour of the facilities this evening.
He seems very keen.
With the job starting so soon...
You're going to be busy, so what can I do for you?
Perhaps a nice, cold glass of
Chablis and a celebration supper when I get home?
I'd love to oblige but I'm on evening surgery.
Oh, well, just order us a very expensive take away, then.
Jez feels it makes enough of an impact statement.
Nice, "low-key can be assured". Exactly!
His last place was all steel and
glass and epic panoramas but it was probably responsible for about half
the energy consumption of the West Midlands.
Yeah, Cami said it had to go.
I hired her as my conscience.
Actually, he hired me as his Ethics and Sustainability Consultant.
Mm, good to see somebody's keeping you in check.
Yeah, Cami's actually also helping
me find new ways to grow profit through ethical investment.
Win, win. So which one is your favourite?
Mm, has to be this one.
Thank you. A man with taste!
But, if it was me looking, I'd need more stats.
You know, employee numbers, average commute times, overheads.
You know, that kind of stuff.
Someone paid attention in class. Details are important.
And Jez tells me you're also an innovator?
Right, yeah, but I've just got
nothing fully developed right now.
Well, done properly, development takes time.
Ah, and money, which is why I shifted to investing,
getting in from the start, with people who get it.
Working for the NHS, you must be buzzing with ideas,
you know, ways to reform, innovate.
I'd be lying if I said it doesn't get annoying,
how long it takes to drive change.
So hit me up, what have you got?
Right. Erm, on the supply side,
I can give you an example of how... PHONE RINGS
..a medical product that already
exists can be repurposed to help drive more...
PHONE RINGS
Damn, got to take this.
Yeah, hello?
Yeah, speaking.
Wow.
I knew you'd get this space, you clearly have an eye.
Jez is looking pretty smooth himself these days.
Back in college he was a rough diamond.
He was actually pretty nervous about meeting you today.
What? He was worried you'd think he'd sold out.
I've got no problem with people making money.
You know, Jez has a hunger,
the drive that the privileged kids didn't really have.
People like you and Jez understand.
The tech billionaires may be our
last hope of saving the planet, so why not be a part of that?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Please just, show me some more.
OK, erm...
I mean, I don't know how many more
pretend jobs I can find for him to do.
Yeah, well...
..we both know it's going to get
worse before it gets any better.
Yeah.
Other people's grief, it...
..I don't know....
..brings back your own somehow.
I know.
All we can do it help him through it as best we can.
Yeah, yeah, you're right.
Thanks, Luca.
I'm all about shifting perspectives,
finding those radical solutions...
Yeah, Jez was right about you.
Curlew Credit, going to float early, start of trading tomorrow.
Wow, wild.
What is Curlew Credit?
Latest buzz in fintech.
Right, it's a credit-card with a carbon offset tariff.
These guys are laser focused at
targeting high-end spenders.
Yeah, Jez saw their potential and helped shape their vision,
encouraging clients to invest when it was still a start-up.
It's been real but I've got to start taking some of these calls, man.
Do you fancy another coffee while you talk shop?
Yeah, great, you can pitch Cam some of
those brilliant ideas of yours, eh?
What, so you can pinch them?
No, so I can invest, stupid.
I'm going to need something new to
throw my cash at once this soonicorn flies.
Soonicorn?
It's silly trading jargon for a start-up that's estimated to end up
worth billions - not all do, of course.
Wow. Look, I've got some meetings right now.
Yeah, Bear's still working for the man.
But hopefully we can set something up for next week?
TOGETHER: Erm...
Well, erm, how about tonight?
I'm on the red-eye to New York.
PHONE RINGS
Look, I'll tell you what, swing by mine after work...
PHONE RINGS
..we'll make something happen, yeah? All right?
Yeah.
Yeah, erm... Sound good? Great. Cool. OK... Give me your details
and we'll work something out.
Of course I have the medical experience
but it was those qualities that perhaps
I take for granted that he was most impressed by.
Oh, would that be your humble dedication to public service?
My clarity of vision.
And, yes, my calm sense of purpose.
Ah, it's good to know the grumpy hedgehog video
didn't put him off, eh?
Do not mention that video - ever again.
I don't know what he's talking about.
There's a social buzz from when he was making crazy money
on the markets. Now he's advising clients and funding start-ups...
What's his portfolio like?
Erm, he's got this eco credit company.
Every time you spend, it goes
towards planting a tree or something.
He'll be cleaning up. Yep.
Back in college we were always
coming up with these crazy money-making schemes.
He thinks I've still got it.
I mean, I do... Yeah, yeah, of course you do, no doubt about that.
But siphoning off medical-grade lube
is not going to cut it with him.
Yeah, it's got to be big.
Hang on.
You were dating that private health care executive,
now you're cosying up with Gordon Gekko, what's going on?
Don't worry, you're not getting rid of me any time soon.
It's just, if I can get a side
hustle going with Jez, then why not?
You said it yourself, you've got nothing to sell.
What you should do is tap him up
for some tips, which you then pass on to me.
Minimum effort, maximum rewards.
But what does he get from it?
Well, he gets his ego stroked.
You let him know how impressive it all sounds,
he'll want to want to give you an in, which you then....
Comedy? No, too soon. Wildlife?
No, too sad - some poor tiger cub.
Something smells wonderful!
Oh, and somebody LOOKS wonderful.
Nice and clean shaven.
Yes, we will not be watching television tonight. Oh!
Well, we have been transported. But the question is to where?
Well, you're both seasoned travellers,
so why don't you tell me?
Well, I'm getting tangy...
..zesty, citrus?
I'm getting pomegranate - no, wait, tamarind.
You two are good.
Actually, it's dried limes.
Welcome to ancient Persia.
Tonight's main meal will be meat-free khoresh bademjan.
Ooh, is that the one with the aubergines?
Hands off! You two, you're on cocktail duty. OK?
So three Tickly Truncheons.
That doesn't sound very Persian!
No, it's my own invention.
Cardamom, lime and green tea...
A bit tame. Oh, it works for me.
Did I not mention that ours has tequila and bourbon in it?
Oh, that's all right.
Well, how about a bit of music to go with the mood?
Professor Anwar, we did say 6.30?
Dr Carmichael, I must apologise,
I completely forgot, my wife has a
recital tonight and I promised...
A recital?
Yeah, she's a musician, you see, and...
I'm so sorry, if we need to reschedule...
Well, I wouldn't want you to have a wasted journey.
So I wonder, would you mind being
shown around by one of our brilliant second years?
Miles Bailey. Pleasure to meet you, Dr Carmichael.
Likewise.
I'm so sorry to be rushing off like this,
but you're in very capable hands.
Oh, and welcome to the team, Zara!
We're really thrilled to have you.
That's him on a good day.
After you, Dr Carmichael.
Welcome to the inner sanctum.
Oh, for you.
Oh, thanks.
Wow, yeah, you definitely like red, then.
Yes. '19, a good year for Ribeiro.
Oh, is it?
Ah, I thought you were his Ethics Adviser.
Well, can't lovers be business partners?
So, how did you two meet?
Well, I was the walking cliche.
City-bad-boy who could handle
the booze, sex and drugs, until one day
I wake up in some hospital, pulling
tubes out my arms, thinking everyone's an alien.
Yeah, Jez was in a pretty bad state when I met him in rehab.
So you were BOTH recovering?
Oh, no, no, I've always been a very good girl.
No, I was running the life-coaching sessions.
Yeah, Cami literally saved my life.
But there aren't rules about...
Oh, we didn't start dating until way after Jez's recovery.
Enough about us, we all know why you're here.
Yeah, come on, Bear, sell us your most exciting idea.
Ah...
..truth is, I don't have anything to
pitch right now. Mm-hm.
But the kind of companies you guys
are investing in, I'd love to hear some more about that.
It's going to make so much money, it will make your eyeballs bleed.
So investing is a no-brainer?
I'm going to go start packing.
All right.
Told you, she's my conscience.
Look, I'm not looking for any hand-outs but...
Cami's right.
I want you and me to build something long term.
I'll sell you a chunk of my personal stock, cost price.
But you use the return to develop
something that I can't say no to investing in.
Wow.
Yeah, that is definitely something
we could talk about. Mm-hm.
So how does it work?
PHONE RINGS
Oh, wish I was that popular.
No slacking at the bar.
This is nearly ready to plate up. Who's going to lay the table?
Yeah, on it, Chef!
Quick snifter, Chef?
Ooh, why not? Right.
Wow!
Now, that is a Tickly Truncheon!
Oh, it's a hook-up.
Am I missing something?
I'll explain.
A bit more tequila? Always.
Right.
So if the float's tomorrow morning...
..how do I get hold of the shares before they sail?
Easy, you transfer the cash
to my business account tonight
and I get the profits back to you
by close of play tomorrow.
Basically, it's done on trust?
If this whole system didn't operate
on trust, I'd have crashed and burned a long time ago.
Drink? No, no, I'm driving.
Just a small red.
We need something to seal the deal, eh?
What's she done with the corkscrew?
Hey, just forget the wine.
Yeah.
We've known each other too long to go through the polite bull.
Let's do the transfer, we'll catch up
properly when I'm back from New York and we're all richer, eh?
Let's say, erm... Phew...20K?
I'd offer you more but...
Mate, that kind of cash, I'd need to do a bit more homework.
You used to pay me to do your homework, do you remember?
Yeah, fivers.
Yeah, and we're grown-ups now.
Mate, this is all cool, yeah?
Of course.
You both look very serious, I hope you're playing nice, Jez.
Where are you going? I've got a migraine.
No, not again!
Erm, you need to leave.
Cami, what have you done with it?!
Cami!
Incredible. We had nothing like this when I was at medical school.
Simulation suites are no substitute
for the real-life experience.
Well, at least you can make most of your mistakes before you get your
hands on a real body, dead or alive.
I can't imagine you letting the knife slip, Dr Carmichael.
So, have you decided on a specialism yet?
Still mulling my options but I think
I'm leaning more towards general practice.
Not seduced by the image of the dashing heart surgeon?
I find all aspects of medicine fascinating,
so I can't imagine pinning it down to one thing.
Well, you certainly need to be a good all-rounder to be a GP,
as well as having that personal touch.
I'll keep working on that.
Talking of which, I mustn't keep you from your studies.
Oh, no, I've got way more out of speaking with you.
Some of the tutors round here are drier than the skeletons.
So what DOES make a compelling learning experience?
Where to start?
We need to be challenged, stimulated
by people who really know what it's like out there.
I think that's rather a lot to ask.
Which is why I'm not letting you leave
until you've checked out our flow cytometer.
Cam said you were leaving, I told her you're not stupid.
Yeah, I'm not hanging around, mate, I'm just making sure
everything's OK. All sweet, all sweet.
No shame if you want to come in a bit lower. Say 15?
Just let him go, he hasn't got the money to invest.
Cam, can you not be rude to our guest, please?
She's getting twitchy about the flight. The flight?
I reckon you missed it.
Last connecting flight to New York from Brum leaves in an hour.
Are you checking up on me?
Do I look like I fly commercial?
I thought you were all about saving the planet?
Jez, if you're back on the coke...
Little dab every now and then.
It doesn't do any harm, it keeps me sharp.
Doesn't mean we can't do a deal. Forget it, there IS no deal.
I used to think they were wrong when they said that you'd never make it.
We are done. Bear, wait!
Just let him go! Stay out of this!
Whoa, you two need to calm down!
Good work, Chef!
Ooh, hold me back.
Top up first? Mm.
PHONE BEEPS
Ah, he's persistent.
And very hot.
Then, you should go.
You'd have to drag me away from this table first.
We'll save you some.
No, I can't, all that effort.
It'll only get better, food will keep.
Unlike Mr Persistent, if he's so hot.
Are you sure? Go.
OK.
Oh, he was almost tempted to stay.
He would never have stayed for MY cooking.
Right, let's dive in.
Lovely.
Why do you keep looking at the door?
Why are you still here?
If you don't feel safe... No, it's not me...
Cam, where this time?
Jez, back off.
You've bottled it, fine, but stay out of it with me and Cam.
OK, but how about you trying to fleece me? Twisted, paranoid...
Just stop, it's over.
It's cool, it's cool, eh?
He's testing, it's part of the plan, eh?
Look, I'll chop us out a few lines
and we'll get this thing done, eh?
Cam, where's the stash?
I flushed it.
Are you mad?
She's done you a favour.
Bear, mate, look, I took a few hits on the market
and I tried to snort my way out.
I've got into some serious debt with the dealers.
I just need a few grand to tide me over.
No, no, no, but why target me?
All the assets you can borrow, like,
from, even this house must be worth...
It's a house-sit for a family friend. We've lost everything.
Let me guess, that credit-card company, you don't own any shares.
That is really classy, mate, scamming an old friend.
I just need to scramble enough to get me and Cam to Spain
before the dealers show up, eh? It's too late.
Cam, what have you done?
I had to.
You owe them thousands and they aren't going to wait.
They did over my parents' place last week, they even took the dog.
And they assured me, if I didn't
give you up, they'd find a way to make me pay.
You should have told me.
I would have sorted it. How?
Never mind that, when do they get here?
Er, now.
You know they'll kill me, right?
OK, then, why are we standing here discussing it?!
BANGING AT DOOR
How do we get out?
You go. Listen, we are staying here
and we are facing this.
You betrayed me, YOU deal with it.
No, no, come on, let's go.
Cam, Cam, be smart, come with us.
Thank you, for your time and your candour.
So refreshing not to get the sanitised spin.
Hope I wasn't too candid? Not at all.
An essential quality of any doctor
is the ability to strip away the surface
and see what's lurking underneath.
Then, I look forward to seeing more of Dr Carmichael unmasked.
Listen, there's been a bit of a change of plan.
Don't. No! Hey!
No!
Go!
Go, go, go!
And it was so well resourced.
Can you believe I actually performed
a virtual tracheotomy in their simulation suite?
Sounds like fun. Maybe WE should get one.
It was certainly a lot to take in.
Even I found it hard to keep up at times.
Well, that's hardly surprising, darling.
Calling you in at the last minute then fobbing you off with a student.
Well, actually that turned out to be to my advantage
because for all their cutting-edge technology,
it turns out those students are crying out for someone like me.
Oh, right. So you didn't scare him off, then?
At least TRY to sound pleased for me.
I am, and I'm very proud.
I know that I may have been a bit
harsh with that stupid Beverly row
but this, maybe is the spur that you needed.
Yes, maybe.
Right, then, Indian or Thai?
ZARA ON VIDEO: Oh, surprise, surprise!
Human beings... Oh!
Curse these little legs!
NINA ON VIDEO: We can see you're
passionate about this, Hedgehog.
Stop doing that!
Leave it to Luca, come on, you've done enough!
An orderly chef always keeps a good kitchen.
Or is it the other...? Ah, it's the same thing!
Oh, it's been such a great night.
Not just the food, but it's been
so lovely to see you relaxed, you know, in your element.
Thank you.
No, it's been really good for me,
it's been a good distraction.
I mean, I know it's not going to last...
Ah, yes, but while it does, make the most of it.
Yeah, sip by sip, eh?
Or down the hatch!
Oh, ah...
Oh!
Ha-ha, I think I'm starting to feel my Tickly Truncheon!
Let's get real, these guys know how to cover their tracks.
If they find out that I tried to shop them...
I get your point, mate, but that really isn't my problem.
Do what you want. I can't live like this any more.
Well, you've already flushed my stash.
What are you going to say?
"Arrest him for showing me the wildest time of my life,
"showering me with gifts"?
Destroying my friendships, endangering my family,
gambling everything we have to pay for your nasty little habit!
You knew what I was, where I'd come from.
I thought you were stronger, Cam. OK, OK.
Are you going to be OK?
Yeah.
Cam, come back.
Cami!
Oi, if I could just stay at yours for a few nights,
just until I get these guys off my tail?
Even a lift?
I tell you something, right...
Yeah. No listen, listen. Go on.
No more you and, erm...
..Luca, you and Luca, no more
tip-toeing around me because I can handle...
..and I can. Go on...
No, I can, I can...
No, I can, I can handle...
..six, not six, sick....
No, no, I can handle sick tiger cubs on television.
I'm not sure I can.
But this is...
You know, the gourmah meal was lovely but...
The what?
The gourmet, gourmet... Yeah.
..was a lovely meal, right? Yeah.
But I don't expect that every day.
Oh, I need to turn in, if I can get up the stairs.
You know what you need to get you there, don't you?
Not really, what?
A Magic Carpet.
What, like the one you flew in on?
No, no, it's a concoction of my own.
Oh, not another drink!
Yes, one more!
One more for the road! Just one more for the road!
What do we need?
We need, we need, wait, we need vanilla,
vanilla extract so come on.
Need the vanilla! We need to find the vanilla extract!
Let's get some vanilla! Vanilla!
RAUCOUS LAUGHTER
I'd like to report a crime.
I'll deal with this.
This way, sir.
I can't believe they convinced you out of retirement for this.
Well, Bear just about begged me and
he was almost on his hands and knees.
You OK?
You're the last!
One more person asks me if I'm OK,
and I will scream, I will!