Hi...uh, just to say
I've got just a few, like, little nibbly things for lunch.
Just a sort of like a, um,
like a meze thing, just some
teeny weeny peppadew peppers, your favorite.
Okay, bye. Bye bye. Bye.
Oh, it's Julia. [giggles]
Uh, Johnson.
[woman] Come on.
Just leaving a voicemail for Garry.
You know, we have lunch together today every day so...
Who's Garry?
Garry's her builder.
Oh, yeah.
Ooh Liz, that's very reductive.
Garry's way, way more than that. He's, um...
he's a plasterer, tiler, plumber.
he's...Garry's just one of those guys
you know, like he can do everything.
I mean, I trust him with my life,
I trust him with my kids' lives.
Oh, I feel like that about Clare Balding.
-Hey Anne. -Hi, hello.
Oh, look there's Kevin.
Oh yes. Have you told him yet?
What? No. What?
What?
-What, sorry? -About Saturday?
Oh, um, no.
-[Amanda] Well, yeah. -[Anne] Yeah, okay. Go on.
Hi.
So, uh, don't forget the PTA fundraiser on Saturday.
It's a sponsored virtual bike ride
from London to Brighton.
I'm actually going to play this by ear, Anne,
because it's Garry's last day
so we might wanna kick back and relax,
open a Chablis, you know, run through some snags.
I for one, would be pleased to make a night of it.
Celebrate my cancer alles klar.
Ah...And it's also a certain person's birthday that night.
We're going to throw her a little
surprise disco for after the ride.
Oh no, not a disco. Who wants to watch
a load of cringey moms grinding on the dancefloor?
Me. I want to watch Amanda
twerk the caretaker wearing a Whistles polycotton.
Yes, Amanda does have a spontaneous dance routine
ready for when I show her surprise slide show.
How do you know that if it's a surprise?
The whole thing is her idea.
But she wants it to look like it wasn't.
Oh, wait.
Was I supposed to say that?
[theme music playing]
[Amanda] So, Anne, you're in charge
of puddings, cocktails, sorting the sound system.
Who is doing finger sandwiches, crudites, mini quiches?
-[Niamh coos] -Thanks Anne.
I'm lending my own personal spin bike
for the ride. So Amy...
So generous. [chuckles]
What with it also being a certain special day that day?
Anne...
I absolutely do not want any fuss, okay?
Saturday is not about little old me,
it's all about classroom air filters. Okay guys?
No, sure. Don't expect us
to have done anything for you or anything.
Good. Not even a nice bit of cake or...
Maybe a croquembouche,
I was thinking of like a large sponge from M&S.
That's a bit like not bothering at all, isn't it?
Okay, I'm going to get something else.
-Hi, Amanda. -Don't talk to me.
-All right, okay. -Because someone might see.
S...see what?
Oh okay, but I was just coming to order so...
Oh, God.
Right, Amanda... It's gonna be hard,
our lives are pretty intertwined.
Our lives are not intertwined.
We're not Richard and Judy.
No, I mean like, uh, at school, here, every day, the fundraiser.
[Amanda] Stop talking to me.
Would you rather I didn't come to it?
No Kevin, come, don't come, I don't care.
Okay, okay, 'cause obviously, I'd love to come for charity.
Whatever, Kevin.
But I don't wanna distract you, uh, distract's the wrong word.
-Bother you. -Fuck off.
Yeah, just a little chocolate, thank you.
Well, that's it then.
Yeah, once I get this done I'll be out of your hair.
Uh, final, um...
what's that called again?
-Finial. -Final finial.
Yeah, we should call it a day, just a clean break.
Yeah, I've got two concealed cisterns
in Chiswick and a basement to tank.
I don't mind saying this, I'm gonna struggle without you.
It's all right. You won't have any more problems with flush.
Oh, my God. I...we thought we were never gonna
get that working, do you remember that?
Yeah.
You're probably, um, totally, totally busy
but, um, there's this thing on at school.
No, sorry.
Yeah, no. Totally crossing the line, yeah.
I am chock-a-block at the minute.
And I tell you,
honestly, with schools once you take one job,
that's it. They treat you like a caretaker. I've had that.
[Julia] Yeah.
Oh, Can I get your email address?
Yeah. Yeah, you...
can have my personal one,
it's juliajohnson@...
Or you could just write it?
[tools clattering]
-Right, all done. -It's there.
Okay. Bye.
Bye, Marion.
[Marion] Bye Garry, thanks for everything.
[sighs]
[cellphone ringing]
-[Amanda] Hey, J. -[Johnny] Amanda, hi, listen.
I need to tell you something. Can you do coffee later?
Oh, sweet. Babe, listen, I'm super busy right now 'cause--
[Johnny] Okay but, uh, I don't want you finding out
on Instagram. I didn't realize that Tamara
was gonna post it all over social media
and obviously I would've rather told you in person
but, um, Tamara and I have got engaged.
We haven't set a date yet and, uh,
I'm gonna tell the kids this weekend.
I thought you deserved to hear it from me.
Amanda, you still there?
[Anne] Testing, testing, one, two, one, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, five, six...
Oh, baby brain. There she is.
Hello, Anne. Is this the bar
'cause it just looks like tables?
Yes well, I haven't put out any plastic cups yet.
Yeah, you know what, forget it, let's just...
-forget the whole thing. -Forget what?
Just forget my whole stupid birthday.
R...really? Or just, um, pretend really?
[Amanda] Ah, just could someone get my fucking spin bike
out of my fucking car please? Just...
[Julia] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Nice glove. What are you doing, waiting for your falcon?
It's Garry's. What do you want?
We came early, Liz said you were making
some pre-fundraiser drinks.
-What? -Liz.
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
You can't bring that in here.
Goodness me, my mother is at home.
I don't want her to go blind as well as senile.
[Marion] I can hear you.
Evening, Marion.
[Julia] Hey.
Notice anything different?
You've had a wash.
No, my finial.
Garry restored it.
Can't quite believe he's gone yet.
-Don't really think it's-- -Where's the booze?
[Kevin] Got any juice?
Goodness me, what are you 12?
Do you want a cheese string as an accompaniment?
No, I'm cycling. I can't drink and ride
but when I get to Hayward's Heath, lock up your bottles.
Kevin's on one.
Jill and I have finally got a schedule
she can't legally get out of.
She's got the girls, which means
the weekend's mine to do with as I please.
I can have a lie in, change the bed,
do a shop, get the car washed.
-[Liz] Cheers to that. -Hmm.
[Kevin] Oh.
Fancy a banana, Kevin?
Oh, sorry. It's for the potassium.
I'm hoping to win the cup
for the fastest leg again. God, I love cycling.
I can't cycle. My labia are too thin.
It's a thing, look it up.
I have the opposite problem, mine are too chubby.
It's a hell of a hoof in a leotard.
Hmm...Right come on. Drink up,
I've gotta meet Sam at nine,
I'm gonna load up on Anne's soggy sausage rolls
before I do a runner.
So, when are we gonna get to meet this,
um, legendary shepherd?
Go on, invite him along.
No, no. Never mix business with pleasure.
And by business, I mean school fundraisers
and by pleasure, I mean penises.
I don't think Kevin got that memo.
[dance music playing]
Thanks. Sorry about the state of me,
I've not been home yet,
I'll pop back in a bit and get changed.
-Hiya. -Yo.
Oi oi. Life and soul of the party.
Where's Kev?
Oh, I think he's doing, um, an adrenaline shit.
Hi guys. It's, um, 3.50,
sorry about the state of me. I've not been back home yet
I'll pop back in a bit and get changed.
-I'll get hers, yeah. -[Anne] Okay.
Oh.
Oh, hi.
Are you going in or not?
We can't arrive together.
I think it's fine, Amanda.
Well, go in then.
Hi, Kevin. It's 3.50.
Yeah, sorry about state of me, I've not been back home yet.
I'll like cock back, uh-- pop back soon and get changed.
-[Kevin] Thanks, Anne. -Thank you.
[Mrs. Lamb] Bit of hush please, everyone.
She's here, the hero of the hour.
♪ For she's A jolly good fellow ♪
[everyone] ♪ ...For she's A jolly good fellow. ♪
♪ For she's A jolly good fellow ♪
♪ And so say all of us.
[Kevin] Three cheers for Meg for smashing cancer.
Hip hip...
[everyone] Hooray!
-[Kevin] Hip hip... -[everyone] Hooray.
-[Kevin] Hip hip... -Hooray.
[Mrs. Lamb] Great stuff, now back to the main event.
Let's cycle to Brighton.
[woman screams]
Oh, calm down, it's just a starter pistol. Jesus.
Okay, here we go.
Three...
[everyone] ...two, one.
Could you just watch the door for a sec while I go and pee?
I've just got here.
[upbeat music playing]
[Kevin] I'm up next. Are you gonna cheer me on?
Do you want a nut?
What's the matter with you?
Oh, is this about that builder?
Please don't say you're banging the builder.
It's worse than that. I'm not banging the builder.
So, you're imagining banging the builder.
You don't know Garry like I know Garry.
I know builders. Lee's a builder.
Well, technically a plasterer
but it's like a builder but
they're not allowed power tools.
Hope those glutes are burning, Lila's mom.
Uh, next up, Kevin Brady.
Ardingly to Haywards Heath I'm gonna smash you up.
Whoo.
[parents cheering]
[woman] Go on, Kev.
-We going? -Yeah.
[man] Hey, happy birthday,
-you old sod. -[man 2] Aww...
thanks mate. it's so good to see you.
-[Liz sighs] -Ooh.
-[chuckles] -[Liz] Reminiscing?
"I'm in Homebase, need anything?"
"No, got the screws."
Hey, thank you, it's private.
You're not actually serious about this guy?
Garry? Yeah 100%,
I mean...yeah he's...
Oh, my God, he's so lovely.
He's, like... He makes me feel
so fizzing...
you know, it's like I've been in a coma
and he's just woken me up.
You have been in a coma, it's called adult life.
Yes, kids and bills and citalopram and Radio Two.
I mean, oh my God, what is it all for?
Where is our reward?
We're just gonna all bobble around
then drop down with a stroke. Yes, I want Garry.
[Meg] You're such a dirt.
I can't believe you're gonna pin your middle age freak out
on a bloke who fixes your bog.
Yeah, you might as well fall in love
with the bloke at the Texaco garage.
Hmm. Liz, love, you're not gonna put me off him.
I-- I can't unsee the things he's shown me.
My God, what's he shown you?
A bit of silicone? A new U-bend?
You're dreaming, mate.
He hasn't given you a second thought.
[Julia] Yes, he has actually.
For your info he's asked for my email.
-Ooh. -So you know,
I'm gonna get it on with Garry.
Okay, so you know what I think you need to do?
I think you need to see your husband more often.
No, uh, he's an asshole.
He's not a total asshole. I mean...
my God, he didn't bat an eyelid when your mum moved in.
Her taking over your bedroom,
hanging her big grey knickers over your radiators.
I think I should just talk to Paul, I think I should.
I think I just need to be open, I just...
Siri, call Paul.
-Siri, no. -Thank you, Meg.
-She won't do it. -Siri, can you call Paul.
No. Stop her.
-[Julia] Oh! What are you doing? -[Meg] Get it.
-[Meg sighs] -[Liz grunts]
[Julia] You're crushing me.
I'm gonna tell Mrs. Lamb. Ah.
-Got it. -Great.
[horn blares]
Whoo. Yes.
Give it up for Rose's dad.
I did it. Whoo.
Guys did you s...Guys?
Hey, hey. Amanda, did you see...
Hi, Kevin. Great ride.
Uh, can I get you something to drink?
Aperol spritz, espresso martini, snakebite?
I'll have one of each.
[Anne] Ooh.
I'm gonna get leathered tonight.
[Anne] Oh.
Hey, when's...when's Amanda's surprise happening?
Oh, um, it's not happening now.
She said she didn't want a fuss.
I think. There you go.
Ooh...
That's a big drink.
Oh, uh, did you want them separately?
Nah. It's all right...
[Julia] Please just give me my phone back.
I'm gonna text Garry that you hate him.
[Julia] Oh my God, you're being an absolute bitch.
Oh, bollocks. It's 9 o'clock. I've got to meet Sam.
Oh my God. Garry's emailed me.
He's sent me an email. [laughs]
Oh...it's just an invoice.
Five grand?
He's charging you five grand for granny proofing your bog.
How much overtime?
No, that was just we... well, we had, um,
a beer in the garden it's just a...
Oh my God. What an arsehole invoice.
No, I think it's just admin, I don't think it means...
[Meg] No, no, no. According to this invoice,
he's not the man for you.
He's charged you £600 for a finial.
What's a ratted finial?
Meg, it's a... it's an architectural, uh...
I don't know.
I told you, builders, you can't trust any of 'em.
Right, I'm off to meet an actual man
who actually wants to sleep with me.
Slag.
Liz, Liz, hey. How do I get in?
What are you doing here?
I-- I said I'd meet you at the pub.
Well I'm--
I thought we could get off behind the bike sheds you know.
What you thought I'd like to get groped
where my son parks his scooter? Not particularly.
Oh, come on, let me in.
No, no it's...
I'll come out.
Well, uh, come on. I want to see your kid's classroom
and the tiny little chairs.
No, no, it's-- it's lame.
Come on, I wanna meet your mates. Let me in.
-No. -[Sam] Don't be a dick.
What you embarrassed about me or something?
[Liz] No, no.
I just don't want you to see my...
shitty life.
You know, I don't want in here contaminated
with verrucas and bogeys and Amanda.
I wanna keep you out there, separate.
On a tractor or something.
-I'm coming in. -What are you doing?
You can't stop me.
Oh my God. Don't. You'll crush your bits, you dick.
It's okay. You don't want kids anyway, do you?
-Oh, oh. -[Sam] Oh, sh...
[Liz] Oh, my God.
Is that meant to impress me?
Yes. Come on.
I wanna see these tiny chairs and your stupid friends.
Well, guess I may as well go home then.
Well, um, unless you want to man the bar.
Yeah, that's what I wanna be doing,
serving own brand spirits behind a bloody trestle table
on my birthday.
I mean, look at me.
You said you didn't want to celebrate.
I didn't but, come on...
This is it?
Baby needs feeding and I haven't even done the bins.
Oh, God.
-Why'd you even bring it? -It?
-Him. -Her!
-Her then. -Well, you'd know she was
a girl if you even bothered to learn her name.
What do you mean?
I'm so tired, I can't even feel my own eyes.
What's my baby's name, Amanda?
-What? -What's my baby's name?
-What are you saying? -What's my baby's name?
Are you saying I don't know your baby's name?
[Anne] What's my baby's name?
Stop it, Anne. You sound like a robot.
What's my baby's name?
I have got an awful lot on my mind right now.
What's my baby's name?
S...something Irishy.
-What's my baby's name? -You're scaring me, Anne.
[Anne] What's my baby's name?
Uh, f...
What's my baby's name?
I don't know your baby's name, Anne.
-It's Niamh. -[Amanda] Well...
how am I expected to know that?
'Cause you're her Godmother.
Please don't shout at me on my special day.
Jesus Christ. Is it your special day or isn't it
because I'm here on my own doing everything
and I haven't even had a chance to drop the baby home
so I can have my one night out on the town
on top of organizing a whole surprise party
for a 39th birthday that you seem to want one moment
but not the next and I wouldn't mind,
you're not even 39 you're 41.
You big blond stupid cow.
Hi, um, Garry, it's Julia.
Hoo-lia. [laughs]
Um, it's a funny thing.
Fuck.
[IVR] Message deleted.
To rerecord your message, press one.
Hi, Garry, um, it's, um, Julia Johnson here.
Um, it's twenty past nine on the ninth of, um...
I cannot believe you're coming on to me here.
Amanda, wait.
Amanda.
[Amanda] Kevin, I am not interested.
For goodness' sake I just came to see if you were all right
because I care as a-- as a friend-- as a human being.
Not because we made love.
[Amanda] Shh. You-- You...
God, you want the whole world to know.
-Well I... -[Amanda] I don't.
Right well that's...
you know what, I'm not ashamed.
We enjoyed each other's bodies.
It was good, not the greatest,
twice.
No strings attached. I've no regrets. We're adults.
I was feeling jubilant, you were feeling needy, big deal.
Get over it, Amanda, because I have, okay?
And you can stop sulking in the children's toilets.
It's your bloody birthday so...
get out here and bloody enjoy it.
[Amanda] Johnny's getting married.
I just found out today.
Oh.
Ouch.
Gosh, I'm...
I'm sorry.
He told you on your bloody birthday?
-Yeah. -You know I'm not one
to bad mouth anybody but...
what a wanker.
Thank you, Kevin.
I needed that.
Oh, my God.
Hi, Garry, it's Julia here. Um, I just wanted to
really say thank you.
Um, not just for your, um, hard work and your...
exemplary craftsmanship but also, um...
because I...
I haven't really felt anything for a long time. I...
I haven't, I haven't felt loved and I...
I haven't, I haven't actually,
really felt very, um...
um, lovable.
And, um,
I mean, I know-- I know you don't, um,
love me. I...
I don't even think you like me very much.
I think it's 'cause I think you probably find me quite creepy
which, um, I probably am, it's quite..
Uh, anyway I just...
I just wanted to say that you made me feel
something and I really, really loved that, so...
I think-- I think it's locked, Anne, love.
I just called Amanda a cow and I think I liked it.
Eh?
She can organize her own fecking surprise birthday.
I've had it up to the back teeth, you know?
What has she got to be p'ed off about?
With all her hair and the-- the fellas.
You're beautiful when you're angry Anne.
Kevin banged Amanda up the back of HyggeTygge.
-Eh? -Hmm.
-No. -Yes.
Uh...our Kevin
and that Amanda?
Yeah, I know, right? Lucky her.
Who hasn't imagined that curly head in between their thighs?
Actually, everyone hasn't imagined that, Anne.
Oh, my days.
What, well don't tell anyone.
My God, no. Of course I wouldn't tell...
Oh my God, I'm still on Garry's voicemail.
Of course, I would not do that. I wouldn't tell anybody.
Oh, my God, I can't wait to tell the guys.
Hold the door please. Oh, no.
[crowd] Meg! Meg! Meg!
Move, move, move...
Oh Sam, this is that bell end
I was telling you about. Julia, this is Sam.
Oh Sam, so nice to meet you. Hello, I just...
I just need to borrow my pal, just for a second.
Kevin and Amanda bumped,
his penis in-- in-- into her vagina hole.
-Fuck off. -Hey, hey, hey.
Where the hell were you when I busted a gut for the PTA?
What? Why are you-- why are you staring at me?
Thank you, Jade's mum.
We made it to Brighton.
Now, here's the president of our PTA
to present the cup for tonight's fastest leg.
Hi everyone. What a night.
Okay, um,
before I give this fab cup to the lucky winner,
I just want to say, thank you so much
to everyone for coming,
particularly my dear parent in arms,
Anne.
Anne has been beavering away, much appreciated,
despite having baby, Ni...
and being hugely pregnant.
Yeah, so she's really hormonal.
But tonight isn't all about you, Anne.
It is about us, the parents,
for giving up our spare time to...
make a Goddamn difference guys.
-So yay. -[audience cheering]
Yeah, yeah.
So, without further ado
it is my great honor
to award this trophy to this year's fastest leg.
It's like the Oscars. And the winner is...
Kevin Brady.
-[everyone cheering] -Yes!
-Get up there, Kev. -[Kevin] Come on.
Try to keep it clean.
Yes. Wow, yes. Thank you.
Um, uh, can I just say,
and I don't think you'll mind me telling everyone,
um...
it's actually this lady's birthday today.
Um, she's being very modest
because she's had a bit of year
let's-- let's face it.
Uh, and she could've been out today at Pizza Express
with her gal pals,
but she gave up her big day to be here with us.
So, I think that it's only right
that she should kick off the after-show party
with the first dance.
[dance music playing]
Are you kidding me, Anne?
Wait you seriously want me to do my dance
that got 400 likes on TikTok.
What are you like? I don't even know
if I can even remember it.
Just stay down... just do this.
Oi. Julia.
You're letting yourself down. Get off me.
Let me hold your cup.
Come on.
You're embarrassing yourself, Julia.
-Oi, oi. -Hey.
Pauly Walnuts.
Bloody hell. Never seen him on school soil.
Hey, mate. You look great.
Hey, Keith.
-[Julia] Hi, babe. -Heya.
Why are you-- Why are you here? You...is there...
am I late? Was I supposed to be somewhere?
No, I just thought I'd sneak out and join you. Kids are in bed.
Your mom's watching Millionaire.
Oh, okay.
I mean how often do we get to have a night out together?
Yeah, God. Yep. [blows raspberry, chuckles]
You all right?
I need to tell you something.
Yeah.
I need to...
tell you...
[Paul] Yeah?
Um...
Is this about the builder, Julia?
Yes.
How did you know?
'Cause you've been drooling over him for weeks.
It's been like living with a teenager.
Uh, I-- I want to be with him, Paul.
I-- I need to be with Garry.
I know.
'Cause I want to be with him too.
[Julia] I'm serious, Paul.
No, I'm serious.
[laughs] You dick!
No, I love him.
[laughs]
I love you, you idiot.
Come on.
Can we at least get an extension?
[Liz] Maybe you should show him the invoice first.
[Meg] Right, pub.
[Liz] Yes, pub.
[theme music playing]