1 00:01:08,152 --> 00:01:10,278 September, 1980. 2 00:01:10,696 --> 00:01:13,239 My best friend Matt and I have the same birthday. 3 00:01:13,657 --> 00:01:15,491 He got a brand new chopper bike. 4 00:01:15,617 --> 00:01:18,411 It's really fast and looks so cool. 5 00:01:21,039 --> 00:01:22,874 I got a Rubik's Cube, 6 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:25,752 but Matt gave me this diary that he didn't want 7 00:01:26,587 --> 00:01:28,629 and I'm going to write in it every day. 8 00:01:32,176 --> 00:01:35,845 The Russians have been in Afghanistan for 363 days. 9 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:39,974 "Baggy Trousers" by Madness is my favorite song. 10 00:01:44,688 --> 00:01:47,857 Matt, I can't wait to go to London together. 11 00:01:47,983 --> 00:01:50,193 Look at all the people going there. 12 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:54,155 Yeah. Who'd wanna come off the motorway at Luton? 13 00:01:54,573 --> 00:01:56,199 - Come on. - Yeah. 14 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:02,705 Hop on. 15 00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:05,333 - You on? - Yeah. 16 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:06,709 Let's go. 17 00:02:06,794 --> 00:02:09,504 This is brilliant, Matt! 18 00:02:09,630 --> 00:02:11,714 We're gonna be best friends forever! 19 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,032 Coronation chicken next week. 20 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:21,182 Great. Nice one, thanks. I'll see you later. 21 00:02:21,308 --> 00:02:22,975 There you go, Javed, son. 22 00:02:23,435 --> 00:02:25,311 Goodbye, cheese and pickle. 23 00:02:25,395 --> 00:02:27,355 My summer job is done. 24 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:28,940 The Cold War rages on. 25 00:02:29,066 --> 00:02:31,818 Reagan and Thatcher are still number one. 26 00:02:31,944 --> 00:02:34,654 But I'm stuck in Luton, one of the herd. 27 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:37,406 No fun, freedom or future, 28 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:40,284 'cause Luton is a four-letter word. 29 00:03:50,814 --> 00:03:52,231 Matt. 30 00:03:53,817 --> 00:03:57,320 J! You Muppet. 31 00:03:57,446 --> 00:03:59,530 - How was Ibiza? - Oh, mate, wicked. 32 00:03:59,656 --> 00:04:02,408 I met Emma over there. She's, uh, from St. Albans. 33 00:04:02,534 --> 00:04:04,535 - Works in HMV. - All right? 34 00:04:05,662 --> 00:04:07,371 All right? 35 00:04:07,497 --> 00:04:09,290 I just finished work. 36 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:11,250 I'm writing you a new song for your band. 37 00:04:11,376 --> 00:04:12,627 It's about the Cold War. 38 00:04:12,753 --> 00:04:14,670 Javed writes all the time, 39 00:04:14,755 --> 00:04:17,840 you know, like, diaries, poems. 40 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:20,968 He wrote one about Bo Derek once and he sent it to her. 41 00:04:22,137 --> 00:04:23,698 And I wrote some of your best essays too. 42 00:04:23,722 --> 00:04:25,556 - Remember? - Yeah. 43 00:04:25,641 --> 00:04:26,826 Pet Shop Boys got the best 44 00:04:26,850 --> 00:04:28,059 number one this year so far. 45 00:04:28,185 --> 00:04:32,104 I told you, mate. Listen, synths are the future. 46 00:04:34,066 --> 00:04:36,984 Anyway, happy birthday, mate. 47 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:39,862 Got it at the airport, you know. 48 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:42,406 It's a fertility symbol from the Balearics. 49 00:04:43,158 --> 00:04:44,533 Thanks. 50 00:04:44,660 --> 00:04:46,869 You know, I thought it might, uh, 51 00:04:46,954 --> 00:04:48,996 help you pick up a bird one day maybe. 52 00:04:50,082 --> 00:04:52,041 He's never had a girlfriend before, so... 53 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,543 Eh? Is it against your religion? 54 00:04:54,670 --> 00:04:57,296 No. Thanks, Matt. 55 00:04:57,422 --> 00:04:59,757 - I'll see you later, mate. - See you later. 56 00:05:01,051 --> 00:05:03,219 He's missing out. 57 00:05:06,515 --> 00:05:08,432 What are they doing? 58 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,424 How can you be friends with that boy? 59 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:25,324 No shame at all. 60 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:30,413 I didn't move out of Bury Park to see this. 61 00:05:30,539 --> 00:05:33,624 You should tell him this is very bad. 62 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,293 Very bad behavior in a good neighborhood. 63 00:05:36,420 --> 00:05:38,546 Dad, he's English. 64 00:05:39,715 --> 00:05:41,340 Shh! Your sister's coming. 65 00:05:41,425 --> 00:05:43,467 Get the shopping out of the car. 66 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:49,640 Matt's back, then. 67 00:05:50,308 --> 00:05:53,019 To torture me with his perfect life. 68 00:05:53,103 --> 00:05:54,823 Go on, my son! 69 00:05:55,605 --> 00:05:57,166 Who's that? 70 00:05:57,190 --> 00:06:01,027 All right, J? I taught him all he knows. 71 00:06:01,153 --> 00:06:02,653 All the moves. 72 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,950 Very nice to meet you, Princess Emma. 73 00:06:08,035 --> 00:06:09,345 There you go, sweetheart. 74 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:12,079 £19.50. 75 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:15,166 I'll drop another 30 dresses off to you tomorrow morning. 76 00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:18,335 Oh. Lucky you having such a helpful family. 77 00:06:18,462 --> 00:06:19,962 Look at this. 78 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:22,173 My kids treat my place like a hotel. 79 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:23,466 I'll tell you something, 80 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:25,752 you've done something right turning kids out like that. 81 00:06:25,844 --> 00:06:27,678 - Ta-Ra, sweetheart. - Goodbye. 82 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:35,227 Javed. 83 00:06:50,994 --> 00:06:53,162 September 3rd, 1987. 84 00:06:53,872 --> 00:06:56,665 My dad is stuck in another century. 85 00:06:56,792 --> 00:06:59,418 He treats me like I'm six, not 16. 86 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:01,629 Javed, beta, come! 87 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:04,590 We're ready for your party! 88 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,092 He's coming. 89 00:07:13,892 --> 00:07:15,351 Happy birthday. 90 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:29,115 Time to smarten up. You're not a kid anymore, Javed. 91 00:07:34,746 --> 00:07:36,664 Thanks, cuz. 92 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:38,624 Not cuz. Sister. 93 00:07:38,750 --> 00:07:41,127 Come on, let's light the candle. 94 00:07:42,838 --> 00:07:43,838 Yasmeen, photo. 95 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:47,758 Say "cheese." 96 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:52,972 Make a wish, beta. 97 00:07:53,765 --> 00:07:55,182 Make loads of money, 98 00:07:55,267 --> 00:07:58,060 kiss a girl, get out of this dump. 99 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,941 You were supposed to be writing a pop song. 100 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:07,069 Who writes songs about nuclear war and Thatcher anyway? 101 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:09,530 You write about depressing things, 102 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:11,365 like you haven't got any money, 103 00:08:11,449 --> 00:08:13,200 or you can't watch Rocky on telly. 104 00:08:13,285 --> 00:08:14,368 That's not true. 105 00:08:14,452 --> 00:08:16,453 I write about politics and Reaganomics and... 106 00:08:16,538 --> 00:08:18,164 Oh, Javed. Javed, Javed, 107 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:19,874 you spent four years, mate, 108 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,001 going on about your bloody dad 109 00:08:22,085 --> 00:08:23,085 who wouldn't let you have 110 00:08:23,170 --> 00:08:25,838 an Acorn Electron with a 32-kilobyte RAM. 111 00:08:25,964 --> 00:08:27,756 It also had a 32-kilobyte ROM. 112 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:30,718 Yeah, well, I can't really sing about you and your dad, 113 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:32,094 can I? 114 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,518 Is he making you do A-Levels as well? 115 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:43,105 No. I'm doing it for me. I want to go to college. 116 00:08:44,274 --> 00:08:47,526 Getting good A-Levels will get me into university. 117 00:08:47,611 --> 00:08:49,778 That's my only ticket out of here, mate. 118 00:08:55,452 --> 00:08:58,370 It's 4:00 a.m. in New York, 4:00 p.m. in Tokyo 119 00:08:58,455 --> 00:09:00,247 and 9:00 a.m. right here in Luton. 120 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,291 You're listening to Radio LUVIC, 121 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:05,377 the official radio station for Luton Sixth Form College. 122 00:09:05,503 --> 00:09:08,505 I'm Colin Hand, the hand that rocks the turntable, 123 00:09:08,632 --> 00:09:10,257 with the first lesson of a new year, 124 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:13,135 and the subject, Lessons in Love. 125 00:09:17,098 --> 00:09:21,018 First day. Start at the top and stay there. 126 00:09:21,144 --> 00:09:23,312 Study hard, so you don't have to work 127 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,314 in a factory like me all your life. 128 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,857 Yes, Dad. 129 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:28,609 If you want to succeed, 130 00:09:28,693 --> 00:09:31,737 look for the Jews in your class. 131 00:09:31,863 --> 00:09:33,447 Do what the Jews do. 132 00:09:33,531 --> 00:09:34,990 They're very successful people. 133 00:09:36,034 --> 00:09:37,618 I think that's a bit racist, Dad. 134 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:39,161 It's the truth. 135 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:41,956 Oh, hi! 136 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:46,252 Hey, you're here to study, okay? 137 00:09:46,378 --> 00:09:48,087 I'll find you a wife in good time. 138 00:09:48,171 --> 00:09:49,421 You leave that to me. 139 00:09:55,262 --> 00:09:59,807 And remember, stay away from the girls! 140 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:00,891 Follow the Jews! 141 00:10:51,943 --> 00:10:54,320 I'm really sorry. Did I break it? 142 00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:58,157 - Who's that? - The Boss. 143 00:10:58,283 --> 00:10:59,283 Whose boss? 144 00:11:00,327 --> 00:11:01,869 The boss of us all. 145 00:11:18,428 --> 00:11:19,845 Right, everyone in? 146 00:11:22,057 --> 00:11:24,266 My name is Miss Clay, 147 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:28,354 and I wanna know why you're here. 148 00:11:30,607 --> 00:11:33,692 - Anybody? - To pass my exams, miss. 149 00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:35,444 Well, thanks to Maggie Thatcher, 150 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,571 even if you do pass your exams and get a degree, 151 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,137 there'll be few jobs waiting for you. 152 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,784 So, what I wanna make this class about 153 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:46,538 is figuring out where you stand, what you think. 154 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:49,124 The writers that we'll be studying this year 155 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,126 are immortal. 156 00:11:51,252 --> 00:11:54,880 Their themes are universal. Shakespeare, Dickens, Woolf. 157 00:11:55,006 --> 00:11:59,593 Who here wants to live forever, like them? 158 00:12:01,012 --> 00:12:02,888 Who here wants to be a writer? 159 00:12:10,188 --> 00:12:13,482 - Miss Clay? - Yes, um... 160 00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:15,109 Uh, Eliza. 161 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:19,363 Isn't the job of a writer to make a difference, 162 00:12:19,447 --> 00:12:20,614 to change the world? 163 00:12:20,698 --> 00:12:22,282 Yes. Yes, that's a start. 164 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:24,576 The writers I admire make a difference. 165 00:12:24,702 --> 00:12:28,414 They tell the world something that it needs to hear. 166 00:12:42,387 --> 00:12:43,887 What's your name again? 167 00:12:45,807 --> 00:12:46,849 Javed. 168 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,517 Javed, you put your hand up earlier 169 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:49,601 and then you put it down. 170 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:51,895 Um... 171 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,941 Miss Clay, I've been writing poems 172 00:12:56,025 --> 00:12:57,526 and a diary since I was about 10. 173 00:13:00,029 --> 00:13:01,864 But it's really not that interesting. 174 00:13:01,990 --> 00:13:03,991 Then why do you do it? 175 00:13:05,368 --> 00:13:07,035 I don't know. 176 00:13:07,162 --> 00:13:09,246 To put down my thoughts, I guess. 177 00:13:09,372 --> 00:13:11,081 You see, in my house, 178 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:13,292 no one's allowed opinions except my dad. 179 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:22,877 - What would you like, love? - Chips and beans, please. 180 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:43,155 This place is bad. 181 00:13:43,281 --> 00:13:46,158 It's the United Nations of kicking tribes. 182 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:48,785 You've got Goths, a Salt-N-Pepa crew, 183 00:13:48,912 --> 00:13:52,623 there's Wham! boys, Bananarama girls, and... 184 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,044 then there's Eliza, smart, sassy, 185 00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:59,922 and a politico fighting to free Nelson Mandela. 186 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:01,715 And then there's me. 187 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:03,383 I don't have a tribe. 188 00:14:18,942 --> 00:14:19,942 Oi. 189 00:14:21,069 --> 00:14:22,903 Bilal No-Mates. 190 00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:24,947 All right? 191 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,580 What are you writing? 192 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:36,625 - Nothing. - An essay? 193 00:14:36,751 --> 00:14:39,795 Already? Are you a swot or something? 194 00:14:39,921 --> 00:14:42,172 No, just a diary. 195 00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:47,678 So, tell me about The Boss. 196 00:14:49,138 --> 00:14:50,597 Bruce is the direct line 197 00:14:50,682 --> 00:14:52,724 to all that's true in this shitty world. 198 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:55,269 - Seriously? - Mmm-hmm. 199 00:14:55,979 --> 00:14:57,688 What does he know about our world? 200 00:15:06,948 --> 00:15:09,116 Guard these with your life, yeah? 201 00:15:09,742 --> 00:15:11,201 You can thank me later. 202 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,975 A boy spat at me today, 203 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:37,436 after he wrote his filth on the wall. 204 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,187 This time I tried not to run. 205 00:15:39,314 --> 00:15:42,774 This time I tried to stand tall and say: 206 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:45,110 "I'm not scared, you stupid clown." 207 00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:46,862 You're not better than me. 208 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:49,406 "This is also my hometown." 209 00:15:49,532 --> 00:15:51,783 Stand up to him. Why do you run? 210 00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:55,787 Face the pathetic NF scum. You're better than this. 211 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,504 - Where's Matt? - He's a bit busy. 212 00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:07,507 Emma! Why are you answering the door 213 00:16:07,592 --> 00:16:08,884 just wearing that? 214 00:16:11,929 --> 00:16:13,263 - You all right, mate? - Yeah. 215 00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:21,229 Uh... Got my lyrics, then? 216 00:16:21,356 --> 00:16:24,024 That's what I came round to say. I'm working on it. 217 00:16:25,568 --> 00:16:26,962 You still coming to my party tonight? 218 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:29,655 - Yeah, of course. - Good. 219 00:16:29,781 --> 00:16:31,239 Emma's mates are coming, 220 00:16:31,366 --> 00:16:34,743 and I know one who would be perfect for you. 221 00:16:34,911 --> 00:16:36,787 - She's not fussy. - Really? 222 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:38,789 - Yeah. - Cheers. 223 00:16:38,873 --> 00:16:40,499 I promise this time I'll come. 224 00:16:40,625 --> 00:16:43,043 How many times I have to tell you? 225 00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:45,712 Pakistanis do not go to parties. 226 00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:47,506 I thought I was British. 227 00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:50,217 You do not know this country like I do. Huh? 228 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:51,885 Do you remember Enoch Powell? 229 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,471 They will never accept you, beta. 230 00:16:54,597 --> 00:16:56,640 Matt accepts me. 231 00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:59,393 Listen to me. You're very lucky. 232 00:16:59,977 --> 00:17:01,895 You will always be Pakistani. 233 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,022 You will never be British. 234 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,415 - Okay, wait. - Again? 235 00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:06,126 Wait for your mother. 236 00:18:08,713 --> 00:18:11,548 After three. One, two, three, push! 237 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:17,095 Okay, everyone to the back now! 238 00:18:21,392 --> 00:18:23,894 Okay, one, two, three, push! 239 00:18:27,815 --> 00:18:28,815 Let's go! 240 00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:34,988 Come on, come on, come on, get in! 241 00:18:35,072 --> 00:18:36,615 Let's go! 242 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:42,704 Great neighborhood, Shah-ji. 243 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:45,624 We are the first Pakistanis on this street. 244 00:18:46,876 --> 00:18:49,127 Remember when we came in the '70s? 245 00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:52,506 - Luton was a good town then. - Ah! 246 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,510 Today there are too many Pakistanis. 247 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:06,497 I need your help again 248 00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:08,563 for a new mortgage application. 249 00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:10,273 This is next door? 250 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:13,610 It's for my eldest. He's getting married soon. 251 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,654 Oh! Congratulations. 252 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:19,783 He doesn't know it yet. 253 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:22,994 But he's a good boy, he does what I say. 254 00:19:23,079 --> 00:19:24,704 Ah. 255 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,714 - Let's do the Paki house. - Thank you. 256 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:36,132 Eh? Shh! 257 00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:37,903 - What are you doing? - He's doing a wee-wee. 258 00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:39,567 Aim it down on the carpet. 259 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:43,014 - Hooligan boy. - It's a wee-wee delivery. 260 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:44,891 Pissing on the Pakis! 261 00:19:44,976 --> 00:19:46,203 What is happening here? 262 00:19:46,227 --> 00:19:47,538 Wee-wee, all on my carpet. 263 00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:48,747 Clean it quickly, come on. 264 00:19:49,772 --> 00:19:51,064 - Please. - Just the young kids 265 00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:52,228 are just playing, you know. 266 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:54,378 Smelly, smelly Pakis! 267 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:56,903 It's okay. That's why we have this plastic here. 268 00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,405 I cleaned your floor for you. 269 00:19:59,282 --> 00:20:00,801 Don't let the wee go on the carpet. 270 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:03,493 Pakis! 271 00:20:11,419 --> 00:20:12,752 Javed. 272 00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:24,306 Not what you expected? 273 00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:26,433 This is your third essay for me. 274 00:20:27,935 --> 00:20:29,561 I'm beginning to understand you... 275 00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:31,229 I write poems too, Miss. 276 00:20:31,355 --> 00:20:33,398 That's why I thought I understood the assignment. 277 00:20:33,524 --> 00:20:35,984 That brief section about the Indian soldiers missing home 278 00:20:36,110 --> 00:20:38,194 and cooking their own food in the trenches, 279 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:39,654 that was amazing. 280 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:41,489 That was your voice. 281 00:20:41,616 --> 00:20:43,033 I wanted more. 282 00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,078 Tell me about your poems. 283 00:20:48,122 --> 00:20:51,333 - They're crap, miss. - Yeah, but they're your crap. 284 00:20:52,043 --> 00:20:53,209 And if you keep at it, 285 00:20:53,294 --> 00:20:55,295 one day you might think they're not crap. 286 00:20:57,006 --> 00:20:59,007 I want to write for the paper. 287 00:21:00,343 --> 00:21:03,136 We're not really looking for new writers at the moment. 288 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:05,639 I like to write, and I want to learn. 289 00:21:05,723 --> 00:21:07,015 I could show you some of my work. 290 00:21:08,142 --> 00:21:09,726 I'd rather you didn't. 291 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,853 I could show you some of my poems. 292 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:13,855 I really don't wanna read them. 293 00:21:22,073 --> 00:21:26,368 Beti, I'm so happy. They have found a boy. 294 00:21:26,494 --> 00:21:28,244 And he's definitely not a taxi driver? 295 00:21:28,371 --> 00:21:29,829 No, beti. He's a graduate. 296 00:21:29,914 --> 00:21:32,457 MA from the University of Rawalpindi. 297 00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:33,810 I want to ask more overtime... 298 00:21:33,834 --> 00:21:36,419 Vauxhall Motors are cutting a thousand jobs. 299 00:21:36,545 --> 00:21:39,756 They're trying to reduce their operating costs by a quarter. 300 00:21:39,882 --> 00:21:41,591 Staff will be cut at their factories 301 00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:43,677 in Luton and Ellesmere Port. 302 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,887 The company says an early retirement scheme 303 00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:47,138 for workers over 55 304 00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:48,974 should bring the present workforce 305 00:21:49,058 --> 00:21:50,183 of 12 and a half thousand 306 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,227 down by the required amount, 307 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:53,603 but the unions say they believe 308 00:21:53,688 --> 00:21:56,064 more redundancies may be necessary. 309 00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:57,960 Vauxhall, General Motors' existing 310 00:21:57,984 --> 00:21:59,693 car-making subsidiary in this country... 311 00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:00,819 What are they saying? 312 00:22:00,945 --> 00:22:05,198 Vauxhall's laying off half the workforce. Dad's job. 313 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:08,076 No, beta. He's been there for 16 years. 314 00:22:08,202 --> 00:22:10,745 Double shift, night shift, whatever they wanted. 315 00:22:19,213 --> 00:22:21,881 Of more than 50 adults, just four have jobs. 316 00:22:22,091 --> 00:22:25,552 The average period of unemployment is nine years. 317 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:29,472 Vauxhall dumped Dad like an old, disused engine. 318 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,059 Tell me. 319 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:36,438 Dear General Motors, Let me speak from the heart. 320 00:22:37,106 --> 00:22:41,276 You took my dad's job and you tore my family apart. 321 00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:42,944 I'll have to stop studying, 322 00:22:43,070 --> 00:22:45,613 and Mum will need to work faster. 323 00:22:45,740 --> 00:22:49,242 My life now is a total disaster. 324 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:52,328 I wanna escape this depressing town. 325 00:22:52,455 --> 00:22:54,247 Is that such a crime? 326 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,791 How useless am I, sitting here, 327 00:22:56,876 --> 00:22:59,127 trying to make words rhyme? 328 00:22:59,211 --> 00:23:01,356 Earlier on today, apparently a woman rang the BBC 329 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,150 and said she heard that there was a hurricane on the way. 330 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:05,341 Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't. 331 00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:06,708 But having said that, actually, 332 00:23:06,761 --> 00:23:08,136 the weather will become very windy. 333 00:23:16,145 --> 00:23:17,771 You okay, J? 334 00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:22,650 What's gonna happen to us? 335 00:23:26,655 --> 00:23:27,655 Javed? 336 00:23:27,782 --> 00:23:29,324 I don't know, 337 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:31,576 but writing crap poems doesn't help anyone. 338 00:23:31,702 --> 00:23:32,702 Don't say that. 339 00:23:32,828 --> 00:23:35,497 You and me, Shazia, we were born at the wrong time, 340 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:38,041 in the wrong town, in the wrong family. 341 00:25:57,598 --> 00:25:59,974 Hey! Have you gone mental? 342 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,726 Close the bloody window. 343 00:26:01,852 --> 00:26:04,020 The whole house is freezing now. 344 00:26:04,146 --> 00:26:05,546 You should be listening to our music 345 00:26:05,648 --> 00:26:08,274 before you start getting confused and hating yourself. 346 00:28:35,381 --> 00:28:39,342 "If I could take one moment into my hands," 347 00:28:39,468 --> 00:28:43,554 Mister, I ain't a boy. No, I'm a man, 348 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,724 "and I believe in a promised land!" 349 00:29:08,789 --> 00:29:09,872 My poems. 350 00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:19,048 Did you fish them out of a bin? 351 00:29:19,174 --> 00:29:21,592 I did throw them away last night. 352 00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:24,137 But then I changed my mind. 353 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:26,973 They're not brilliant, but they're mine. 354 00:29:34,481 --> 00:29:35,481 Roops! 355 00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:38,651 Roops. I listened to everything. 356 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,111 Both tapes. 357 00:29:40,237 --> 00:29:42,738 I'm telling you, I could feel it all right here. 358 00:29:42,865 --> 00:29:45,199 It's like Bruce knows everything I've ever felt, 359 00:29:45,325 --> 00:29:46,617 everything I've ever wanted. 360 00:29:46,743 --> 00:29:50,455 I mean, "Sometimes I feel so weak, I just wanna explode." 361 00:29:50,581 --> 00:29:53,082 Explode and tear this whole town apart. 362 00:29:53,208 --> 00:29:55,376 "Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart." 363 00:29:56,336 --> 00:29:58,421 I didn't know music could be like that. 364 00:29:59,548 --> 00:30:03,676 I mean, "Is a dream a lie if it don't come true?" 365 00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:06,345 Or is it something worse?" 366 00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:10,349 Congratulations. You've popped your Bruce cherry. 367 00:30:10,476 --> 00:30:11,976 You never forget your first time. 368 00:30:17,107 --> 00:30:19,525 I wrote something. 369 00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:20,943 Did I ask you to write something? 370 00:30:21,069 --> 00:30:22,612 I had to write it. It's about music. 371 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,782 - A record review. - Sort of. Can you read it? 372 00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:32,246 "It's a town full of losers" 373 00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:34,123 and I'm pulling out of here to win. 374 00:30:34,249 --> 00:30:37,335 "'Thunder Road.' Springsteen." 375 00:30:38,420 --> 00:30:41,297 No one listens to Springsteen anymore. He's history. 376 00:30:41,381 --> 00:30:44,217 Can you just read it? Please. 377 00:31:19,253 --> 00:31:20,628 Javed. 378 00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:26,592 I'm really disappointed in you. 379 00:31:27,636 --> 00:31:28,928 You hated my poems. 380 00:31:29,054 --> 00:31:30,429 I hated that you threw them away 381 00:31:30,514 --> 00:31:31,931 before anyone ever read them. 382 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,766 - You read them? - Every one of them. 383 00:31:35,477 --> 00:31:37,061 Even "Luton Is A Four-Letter Word"? 384 00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:38,145 Yeah. 385 00:31:38,272 --> 00:31:39,605 And I can think of several more 386 00:31:39,690 --> 00:31:41,023 four-letter words for Luton too. 387 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:44,569 But the point is they're raw, they're distinctive. 388 00:31:45,362 --> 00:31:46,571 You have a responsibility 389 00:31:46,697 --> 00:31:49,490 to make this invisible, this absent voice, heard. 390 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:53,828 But you're my teacher, miss. 391 00:31:53,954 --> 00:31:56,080 Do you really think anyone else would be interested? 392 00:31:56,206 --> 00:31:58,749 - I'm interested. - See? 393 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:02,086 Stop doubting. Keep writing. 394 00:32:02,212 --> 00:32:03,892 My dad doesn't even know I'm doing English. 395 00:32:03,964 --> 00:32:06,048 He thinks I'm doing economics. 396 00:32:06,174 --> 00:32:07,925 This is about what you want. 397 00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:10,386 You have a gift, Javed. 398 00:32:10,512 --> 00:32:12,555 You could be a writer if you put the work in. 399 00:32:13,140 --> 00:32:15,766 Really? Me? 400 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:18,311 Bruce Springsteen is not some romantic, faraway figure 401 00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:20,479 who sings about romantic, faraway things. 402 00:32:20,606 --> 00:32:22,523 He's a local boy, and the things he deals in 403 00:32:22,649 --> 00:32:24,734 are things they recognize only too well. 404 00:32:24,818 --> 00:32:26,254 Well, he's one of us, you know. 405 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:27,338 He's part of New Jersey. 406 00:32:27,362 --> 00:32:29,447 We call him The Boss and he is The Boss. 407 00:32:29,573 --> 00:32:31,407 There was an exuberance, 408 00:32:31,491 --> 00:32:33,409 let's say, about something like "Born to Run." 409 00:32:33,535 --> 00:32:34,846 The songwriting seems to have 410 00:32:34,870 --> 00:32:35,870 become more concerned 411 00:32:35,996 --> 00:32:37,663 with rather bleak matters. 412 00:32:37,789 --> 00:32:39,869 Lately, I guess, mainly I've just tried 413 00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:43,002 to scale it down to what I feel. 414 00:32:43,086 --> 00:32:44,879 Life sizes, you know. 415 00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:47,256 My sister, she got married when she was really young. 416 00:32:47,382 --> 00:32:50,009 My brother-in-law was a construction worker, 417 00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:52,386 and then they stopped building the buildings, you know, 418 00:32:52,512 --> 00:32:53,638 when we had the recession. 419 00:32:53,764 --> 00:32:56,182 They just went through a lot of real hard times, you know. 420 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:59,435 And they had a couple of kids. That was hard to do. 421 00:32:59,561 --> 00:33:01,729 And I guess if I had any heroes now, 422 00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:04,315 they'd be like, you know, like them, 423 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:11,155 or... you know, people who keep the world turning. 424 00:33:11,281 --> 00:33:13,824 This is for my brother-in-law and my sister. 425 00:34:01,790 --> 00:34:04,041 - Who was that on TV? - No one. 426 00:34:06,253 --> 00:34:09,588 - It's Bruce Springsteen. - Springsteen? Jewish? 427 00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:11,841 Jewish? No. 428 00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:13,676 He's American. 429 00:34:13,802 --> 00:34:15,803 Have you done that letter for Mr. Shah? 430 00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:17,555 I will. 431 00:34:18,056 --> 00:34:19,056 Hmm. 432 00:34:29,609 --> 00:34:31,610 Hi. Can I help you? 433 00:34:33,697 --> 00:34:34,737 If you've come to complain 434 00:34:34,781 --> 00:34:36,490 about my wife's sewing machine, 435 00:34:36,616 --> 00:34:39,660 you have to appreciate that we have taken on extra work 436 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:41,620 to make ends meet. 437 00:34:44,708 --> 00:34:45,958 I came about this. 438 00:34:51,339 --> 00:34:54,633 "Don't be Dumb NF Scum" 439 00:34:56,678 --> 00:34:58,304 by Javed Khan"? 440 00:34:59,723 --> 00:35:04,101 Mr. Evans, writing is my son's hobby. 441 00:35:04,227 --> 00:35:06,645 He didn't mean to offend you. I'm sure of that. 442 00:35:06,772 --> 00:35:08,189 Javed, say sorry. 443 00:35:09,191 --> 00:35:10,816 Forty-eight years ago 444 00:35:10,901 --> 00:35:13,360 I marched into war with my friends 445 00:35:13,487 --> 00:35:15,863 to fight men in swastikas. 446 00:35:16,782 --> 00:35:21,202 Today I see swastikas on young men on the streets of Luton. 447 00:35:21,328 --> 00:35:23,996 That was a very brave poem, young man. 448 00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:28,000 You must write more and get your message out. 449 00:35:28,919 --> 00:35:30,795 NF scum indeed. 450 00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:36,884 Wow. He liked my poem. 451 00:35:37,803 --> 00:35:39,178 Why are you writing rubbish? 452 00:35:41,807 --> 00:35:42,807 Excuse me. 453 00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:45,351 Did you read it? 454 00:35:45,477 --> 00:35:47,478 - I did. - And? 455 00:35:48,939 --> 00:35:50,856 It wasn't really a review, was it? 456 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,525 It was more like a thousand words 457 00:35:52,609 --> 00:35:54,443 of closely argued adulation. 458 00:35:54,569 --> 00:35:56,821 I know I can do better. 459 00:35:56,947 --> 00:35:58,948 Set them out nicely. 460 00:36:01,743 --> 00:36:03,077 You're a Muslim, aren't you? 461 00:36:03,203 --> 00:36:06,163 - Yeah. - A Pakistani into Springsteen? 462 00:36:06,289 --> 00:36:08,040 Now, that's got potential. 463 00:36:08,708 --> 00:36:10,209 Sharpen the opening and I'll run it. 464 00:36:11,211 --> 00:36:12,753 Yes! 465 00:36:12,879 --> 00:36:16,423 Thirteen bundles. That's 130. 466 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:21,387 Um, 50 pence a pop. I owe you 65 quid. 467 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,931 Lovely. Same again for next week? 468 00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:25,558 My wife wants 20 bundles. 469 00:36:27,394 --> 00:36:30,479 Well, I mean, that's more than double what she did last week. 470 00:36:30,605 --> 00:36:31,772 Twenty is too much. 471 00:36:31,898 --> 00:36:35,109 Yasmeen, Javed, help her. 472 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:40,155 Blimey. 473 00:36:44,536 --> 00:36:46,245 We can do 20 bundles. 474 00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:47,496 Yasmeen can help. 475 00:36:47,581 --> 00:36:48,914 The children can help. I can help. 476 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,293 Yasmeen works. Javed and Shazia have studies. 477 00:36:52,419 --> 00:36:54,480 I have been working till 12:00, 1:00 in the morning. 478 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:55,504 It's too much. 479 00:36:56,339 --> 00:36:58,424 Electricity bill. Telephone bill. 480 00:36:58,508 --> 00:37:00,217 Rates. Gas bill. 481 00:37:00,343 --> 00:37:01,510 Yasmeen is getting married. 482 00:37:01,595 --> 00:37:05,055 Shazia will be next. We need the money. 483 00:37:05,181 --> 00:37:07,892 What about all the work you do helping people at the masjid? 484 00:37:08,018 --> 00:37:10,352 Why don't you ask them to pay you? 485 00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:11,937 I cannot do that. 486 00:37:12,063 --> 00:37:14,648 You spend time looking at houses you can't buy, 487 00:37:14,774 --> 00:37:16,233 sort out your friends' mortgages. 488 00:37:16,359 --> 00:37:18,777 And what do you get out of that? 489 00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,780 What will people say, huh, 490 00:37:21,865 --> 00:37:23,824 if they thought I was doing it for the money? 491 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:25,743 There. 492 00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:28,579 So, what are we doing? 493 00:37:34,961 --> 00:37:37,963 - Hmm. - Right, 20 it is. 494 00:37:38,715 --> 00:37:41,216 Okay, I'll go and get another seven, yeah? 495 00:37:44,054 --> 00:37:45,054 Javed. 496 00:37:55,398 --> 00:37:57,691 You are my only son. 497 00:37:57,817 --> 00:37:59,610 I need you to do more. 498 00:37:59,736 --> 00:38:01,236 But, Dad, there's no jobs out there. 499 00:38:01,363 --> 00:38:03,030 We have to try, beta. 500 00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:06,075 My dream was to come here and work hard for my family. 501 00:38:06,201 --> 00:38:07,409 We can't give up now. 502 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:15,376 I'm sorry, boss. It's not gonna happen again. 503 00:38:15,502 --> 00:38:17,002 Don't do it again. 504 00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:18,629 Have you got any jobs? 505 00:38:18,755 --> 00:38:22,549 Javed, son, no weekend work, no part-time, nothing. 506 00:39:25,321 --> 00:39:27,364 - Sorry. Yeah? - Yeah. 507 00:39:30,744 --> 00:39:32,494 You got yourself a girlfriend yet? 508 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:42,023 What are you doing with those? 509 00:39:42,047 --> 00:39:43,714 Help yourself. 510 00:39:50,472 --> 00:39:52,181 You should try telesales. 511 00:39:52,307 --> 00:39:53,409 You could be anyone on the phone. 512 00:39:53,433 --> 00:39:55,113 They don't know if you're Tom, Dick or Ali. 513 00:39:55,185 --> 00:39:57,811 I'll try anything. My dad really needs cash. 514 00:39:57,937 --> 00:40:00,230 Do you, uh, know what you want? 515 00:40:00,356 --> 00:40:02,357 - Tea. - How do you like it? 516 00:40:02,484 --> 00:40:03,859 Sweet, like my girls. 517 00:40:11,951 --> 00:40:13,220 Do you know what I think helped Bruce 518 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:14,787 deal with a shitty life? 519 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:16,914 Girls. 520 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,500 - Girls were his salvation. - Oh, yeah. 521 00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:21,585 We all need that kind of salvation. 522 00:40:24,297 --> 00:40:26,632 I wish I could write about girls like Bruce does. 523 00:40:26,716 --> 00:40:29,051 Listen, life ain't no Springsteen song. 524 00:40:29,135 --> 00:40:30,135 If we end up with a girl 525 00:40:30,220 --> 00:40:31,405 with less facial hair than Chewbacca, 526 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:33,555 we'll have done well, yeah? 527 00:40:35,517 --> 00:40:37,726 Hey, uh, I got you this. 528 00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:39,895 Go on. Move. 529 00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:44,775 There's loads of seats free. 530 00:40:44,901 --> 00:40:46,527 Well, this is our table now. 531 00:40:46,653 --> 00:40:49,696 Or do we need to move you Pakis? 532 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:52,699 Get up. 533 00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:54,785 - Come on. - Off you go. 534 00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:57,454 Quickly. 535 00:40:57,580 --> 00:40:59,540 - Good boy. - Thank you very much. Move. 536 00:41:00,333 --> 00:41:01,750 Oi, oi, oi. No, no, no. 537 00:41:01,835 --> 00:41:02,937 Move over there, mate, all right? 538 00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:04,313 I can still bloody smell you from here, 539 00:41:04,337 --> 00:41:06,296 all right? 540 00:41:06,923 --> 00:41:09,883 Go on, move. Quickly. Thank you. 541 00:41:17,058 --> 00:41:19,059 We should have said something. 542 00:41:19,769 --> 00:41:21,770 We can't just take it. 543 00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:24,690 Where's the tape? 544 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:27,086 I don't care if I told you it before. 545 00:41:27,110 --> 00:41:29,027 No, you carry on, mate. 546 00:41:34,367 --> 00:41:36,410 What are you doing, mate? 547 00:41:36,536 --> 00:41:39,288 Is this a... Is this a special Paki film? 548 00:41:39,372 --> 00:41:40,539 Huh? 549 00:41:40,623 --> 00:41:43,375 Is this the number one Paki film, eh? 550 00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:45,502 - Give it back. - Bruce Springsteen? 551 00:41:45,628 --> 00:41:47,171 He doesn't sound like a Paki, does he? 552 00:41:47,964 --> 00:41:48,964 Oi! 553 00:42:20,997 --> 00:42:23,415 I mean, it's got the elegance of Lady Diana 554 00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:26,043 and the earthy sensuality of Tina Turner. 555 00:42:26,127 --> 00:42:27,396 And of course, there's not many women... 556 00:42:27,420 --> 00:42:30,172 I've been door to door to every store in the Arndale. 557 00:42:30,924 --> 00:42:32,604 Do you reckon your dad could give me a job? 558 00:42:32,675 --> 00:42:33,861 You're not dropping out, are you? 559 00:42:33,885 --> 00:42:36,637 No way. But my dad's been laid off. 560 00:42:38,348 --> 00:42:41,558 Dad, uh, J's been looking for a Saturday job. 561 00:42:41,684 --> 00:42:43,393 Can you help him out? 562 00:42:43,478 --> 00:42:45,187 I'm sorry, J. Business is down. 563 00:42:45,313 --> 00:42:46,647 I'll do anything. 564 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:49,274 Lug boxes around, put up the stall, clear it up. 565 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,776 I'm really desperate. 566 00:42:50,902 --> 00:42:52,236 All right, start Saturday, 567 00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,279 but I'm not paying you a lot, eh? 568 00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:55,656 Now, what you got there? 569 00:42:56,616 --> 00:42:58,742 This guy is incredible. 570 00:42:59,619 --> 00:43:02,079 You've never heard lyrics like his. 571 00:43:03,289 --> 00:43:04,623 Is that Billy Joel? 572 00:43:04,749 --> 00:43:07,793 Billy Joel? You plonker. That is Bruce. 573 00:43:08,670 --> 00:43:11,255 God, you try and raise your kids right, J. 574 00:43:11,381 --> 00:43:14,383 I was there, son. 1981, Wembley Arena. 575 00:43:14,509 --> 00:43:15,611 - Row T. The River Tour. - Oh. 576 00:43:15,635 --> 00:43:17,511 Don't go writing me songs like him, J. 577 00:43:17,637 --> 00:43:19,263 - He's too... - Old school? 578 00:43:19,389 --> 00:43:20,806 No, American. 579 00:43:21,641 --> 00:43:23,410 Listen, I can't be dealing with all that, you know, 580 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:26,270 "Born in the USA," Stars and Stripes shit. 581 00:43:26,396 --> 00:43:27,771 Surprised you're into it, mate. 582 00:43:27,897 --> 00:43:30,023 Actually, that song's about 583 00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:31,668 the desperate plight of Vietnam veterans 584 00:43:31,776 --> 00:43:33,777 who were treated really badly when they came home. 585 00:43:33,903 --> 00:43:35,529 You tell him, son. 586 00:43:38,658 --> 00:43:39,658 Yeah? 587 00:43:48,793 --> 00:43:50,437 - Got you. - See you later. 588 00:43:50,461 --> 00:43:51,670 Saturday, mate. 589 00:44:04,142 --> 00:44:06,143 Come on, mate. What you doing? 590 00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:12,649 You cannot be serious, mate. 591 00:44:13,234 --> 00:44:16,820 You can't sell clothes on the stall dressed like that, 592 00:44:16,904 --> 00:44:17,988 dressed like him. 593 00:44:19,615 --> 00:44:20,824 God. 594 00:44:30,251 --> 00:44:32,252 Here, what's that? 595 00:44:33,338 --> 00:44:35,881 - University prospectus. - Yeah, but it's in Manchester. 596 00:44:36,007 --> 00:44:38,675 It's got a brilliant English and creative writing course. 597 00:44:38,801 --> 00:44:41,094 I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna be a writer. 598 00:44:41,637 --> 00:44:43,597 But your dad, he won't even let you cross the road 599 00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:45,474 to come to mine for a party. 600 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:47,309 You know Manchester's 601 00:44:47,393 --> 00:44:49,311 200 fricking miles away, don't you? 602 00:44:51,731 --> 00:44:54,191 "Someday, man, I don't know when" 603 00:44:54,317 --> 00:44:57,736 We're gonna get to that place Where we really want to go 604 00:44:57,862 --> 00:44:59,279 We'll walk in the sun 605 00:44:59,989 --> 00:45:02,157 But till then, tramps like us 606 00:45:02,283 --> 00:45:04,368 "Baby, we were born to run." 607 00:45:05,328 --> 00:45:07,287 Did you write that? 608 00:45:07,413 --> 00:45:09,873 I've told you before, your lyrics are rubbish, mate. 609 00:45:09,999 --> 00:45:11,458 That didn't even rhyme. 610 00:45:20,051 --> 00:45:21,111 Do you want to have 611 00:45:21,135 --> 00:45:22,552 - a Red Wedge? - Fantastic. 612 00:45:22,637 --> 00:45:24,221 We've got a gig on Friday. 613 00:45:25,306 --> 00:45:26,390 Hey. 614 00:45:26,474 --> 00:45:29,309 Right, hold on to that for a minute, J. 615 00:45:29,394 --> 00:45:30,579 Can I give you a leaflet, please? 616 00:45:30,603 --> 00:45:33,063 - J. - Free Nelson Mandela. 617 00:45:34,565 --> 00:45:37,442 Javed. Wake up, mate. 618 00:45:37,568 --> 00:45:39,213 As soon as you've hung it, 619 00:45:39,237 --> 00:45:41,090 make sure there's no creases and just hang it nice 620 00:45:41,114 --> 00:45:43,323 so people can walk up to it and just have a go. 621 00:45:43,408 --> 00:45:46,076 Oh, look at that. The quality. Look at how beautiful that is. 622 00:45:46,202 --> 00:45:48,078 Would you like a leaflet? 623 00:45:48,204 --> 00:45:50,247 We've got a Red Wedge gig on Friday. 624 00:45:57,046 --> 00:45:58,422 Red Wedge! Red Wedge! 625 00:46:04,303 --> 00:46:05,512 Javed. 626 00:48:15,685 --> 00:48:17,060 Whoo! 627 00:48:17,144 --> 00:48:18,580 That's what you call real music, 628 00:48:18,604 --> 00:48:22,148 not the sort of shite my son sits listening to in his room. 629 00:48:22,275 --> 00:48:23,900 Now, look, you're a clever boy. 630 00:48:23,985 --> 00:48:25,151 Educate him. 631 00:48:25,278 --> 00:48:26,778 He's beyond help. 632 00:48:26,862 --> 00:48:28,780 He thinks synths are the future. 633 00:48:32,827 --> 00:48:35,662 He's a handsome boy, but he's not happy. Look at him. 634 00:48:37,039 --> 00:48:38,039 Oh, here we go. 635 00:48:38,165 --> 00:48:39,916 Look, son, don't get the hump 636 00:48:40,042 --> 00:48:43,086 just because your mate's got taste in music. 637 00:48:43,212 --> 00:48:45,630 Thanks for standing up for me, mate. 638 00:48:45,756 --> 00:48:47,549 Here, J, J, leave him. 639 00:48:47,633 --> 00:48:50,218 We got customers to serve. Come on. 640 00:48:50,344 --> 00:48:51,845 Now, then, ladies... 641 00:48:53,848 --> 00:48:55,265 Matt. 642 00:49:04,025 --> 00:49:06,818 Go away, Javed. You've really pissed me off. 643 00:49:27,131 --> 00:49:29,674 What is this nonsense? 644 00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:34,846 What kind of economics is this? 645 00:49:34,972 --> 00:49:37,724 It's about the music business. 646 00:49:37,850 --> 00:49:39,453 Why do you have to listen to music while studying? 647 00:49:39,477 --> 00:49:40,477 It's no good. 648 00:49:41,687 --> 00:49:44,481 Have you forgotten why I want you to get an education? 649 00:49:46,525 --> 00:49:49,319 To broaden my mind, learn about the world, 650 00:49:49,445 --> 00:49:51,488 be inspired to make a difference? 651 00:49:51,614 --> 00:49:55,200 No. To get a good job, 652 00:49:55,284 --> 00:49:56,553 so you don't end up driving a taxi 653 00:49:56,577 --> 00:49:58,995 like every other Pakistani in this town. 654 00:49:59,121 --> 00:50:01,414 Ever since you've been following this 655 00:50:01,499 --> 00:50:03,792 American Jewish man, you've changed. 656 00:50:03,918 --> 00:50:06,753 - He's not Jewish. - He's not Pakistani either. 657 00:50:06,879 --> 00:50:08,630 Promise me one thing. 658 00:50:08,756 --> 00:50:14,469 I want you to give all this haram nonsense up. 659 00:50:14,595 --> 00:50:16,054 Do it for me. 660 00:50:22,103 --> 00:50:23,978 Listen to me, beta. 661 00:50:24,105 --> 00:50:26,314 I'm not your typical Pakistani father 662 00:50:26,399 --> 00:50:29,567 who says you must be a doctor. 663 00:50:29,694 --> 00:50:33,947 I'm saying lawyer, accountant, estate agent. 664 00:50:34,073 --> 00:50:36,783 I am giving you freedom, see? 665 00:51:07,815 --> 00:51:10,108 Congratulations. 666 00:51:10,192 --> 00:51:11,860 Look, you got your name in the paper. 667 00:51:13,362 --> 00:51:15,363 They spelt my name wrong. 668 00:51:17,700 --> 00:51:20,076 You could just change your name to Jared. 669 00:51:26,208 --> 00:51:27,959 Do you fancy some lunch? 670 00:51:28,836 --> 00:51:30,336 I've never seen anyone so committed. 671 00:51:30,463 --> 00:51:32,422 I always see you handing out flyers. 672 00:51:34,967 --> 00:51:35,967 Miss Clay was right, 673 00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:39,012 it is hard getting students interested in politics. 674 00:51:40,473 --> 00:51:43,600 So, are you gonna help me with these or what? 675 00:51:43,726 --> 00:51:46,728 We don't want that witch winning a fourth election. 676 00:51:50,107 --> 00:51:51,107 If I hand those out, 677 00:51:53,235 --> 00:51:55,195 will you go out with me? 678 00:51:59,533 --> 00:52:00,700 Yes. 679 00:52:00,826 --> 00:52:04,120 But... I get to pick where we're going. 680 00:52:14,256 --> 00:52:15,924 Wasn't that great? 681 00:52:16,008 --> 00:52:17,759 I love a good anti-fascist gig. 682 00:52:17,885 --> 00:52:19,928 How come you're so political, then? 683 00:52:20,095 --> 00:52:25,266 - Um... My parents, I guess. - So, what, they're activists? 684 00:52:25,351 --> 00:52:30,271 Uh-uh. No. They are "no society" Tory traitors. 685 00:52:30,356 --> 00:52:32,607 And I thought mine were bad. 686 00:52:32,733 --> 00:52:35,235 Someone in our family has to have principles. 687 00:52:36,445 --> 00:52:38,571 I don't get on much with my dad either. 688 00:52:38,697 --> 00:52:41,115 I don't really get on with anyone in my family. 689 00:52:41,242 --> 00:52:43,409 Except my sister, Shazia. 690 00:52:44,161 --> 00:52:45,662 Well, it's good to not fit in. 691 00:52:45,788 --> 00:52:47,580 If you did, you'd never want to leave home. 692 00:52:47,706 --> 00:52:50,375 I've applied to Manchester. 693 00:52:50,584 --> 00:52:52,085 'Cause of The Smiths? 694 00:52:52,211 --> 00:52:54,921 'Cause it's four hours from Luton. 695 00:52:57,383 --> 00:52:59,509 I'm not sure if I'll be able to go. 696 00:52:59,635 --> 00:53:01,052 My dad's on the dole, 697 00:53:01,136 --> 00:53:02,896 goes to the job center every day in his suit. 698 00:53:03,347 --> 00:53:04,389 I kind of feel selfish 699 00:53:04,473 --> 00:53:06,182 thinking about going off to uni 700 00:53:06,308 --> 00:53:08,101 when he'll be struggling at home. 701 00:53:09,520 --> 00:53:11,271 Well, you can't live your life for your dad. 702 00:53:12,481 --> 00:53:14,566 You don't know many Pakistanis, do you? 703 00:53:15,317 --> 00:53:16,901 We only live for our parents. 704 00:53:17,027 --> 00:53:19,779 You lot all go off and leave home. 705 00:53:19,905 --> 00:53:21,906 We do the opposite. 706 00:53:22,658 --> 00:53:24,492 Talking of which, I should probably get going. 707 00:53:25,536 --> 00:53:26,953 Bye. 708 00:53:29,498 --> 00:53:32,834 So, that's the end of our first date? 709 00:53:36,338 --> 00:53:38,506 I don't wanna go. 710 00:53:42,970 --> 00:53:46,431 "You want it, you take it, you pay the price." 711 00:53:47,850 --> 00:53:48,850 What does that mean? 712 00:53:50,769 --> 00:53:52,186 Bruce Springsteen. 713 00:53:53,397 --> 00:53:56,399 You do know Ronald Reagan listens to him, right? 714 00:53:56,525 --> 00:54:00,695 He's incredible. Political, compassionate. 715 00:54:00,821 --> 00:54:02,572 Just listen to the words. 716 00:54:23,969 --> 00:54:24,969 I like it. 717 00:54:25,095 --> 00:54:26,971 But what does it mean? 718 00:54:28,349 --> 00:54:30,224 It means I'm staying. 719 00:55:20,651 --> 00:55:23,528 "In my dreams, I am holding you tight." 720 00:55:24,488 --> 00:55:26,406 You are all I ever wanted, 721 00:55:26,532 --> 00:55:28,408 such a magical sight. 722 00:55:28,534 --> 00:55:32,120 I feel a buzz of electricity from my feet to fingertips, 723 00:55:32,246 --> 00:55:35,748 When I try to imagine kissing your beautiful lips. 724 00:55:35,874 --> 00:55:37,250 You light up my life, 725 00:55:37,376 --> 00:55:39,419 give me a reason for being born, 726 00:55:39,545 --> 00:55:41,963 A flash of lightning in a midnight storm, 727 00:55:42,089 --> 00:55:44,924 A gust of wind that lifts me off my feet, 728 00:55:45,050 --> 00:55:48,094 A summer ray that radiates heat. 729 00:55:48,220 --> 00:55:51,097 Every minute I'm with you feels divine 730 00:55:51,223 --> 00:55:53,850 "And makes me wish you could be mine." 731 00:55:56,270 --> 00:55:57,854 You kissed her. 732 00:55:57,980 --> 00:56:00,690 You kissed her. Yeah! 733 00:56:02,443 --> 00:56:05,737 But wait. Is she a Bruce fan? 734 00:56:05,863 --> 00:56:08,281 Not yet, but I'm working on it. 735 00:56:08,407 --> 00:56:10,700 There are 600 people like Eliza in this college 736 00:56:10,826 --> 00:56:12,827 who know nothing about the real Bruce. 737 00:56:12,953 --> 00:56:16,080 We have to do something about that. Come on. 738 00:56:16,206 --> 00:56:18,416 You want a radio show? 739 00:56:18,542 --> 00:56:19,959 Yes. 740 00:56:21,253 --> 00:56:23,212 We have an Asian music show already, so... 741 00:56:23,338 --> 00:56:24,618 We don't wanna do an Asian show. 742 00:56:24,715 --> 00:56:26,115 Just 'cause we're a couple of Pakis, 743 00:56:26,175 --> 00:56:27,975 you think we'd be asking to play more bhangra. 744 00:56:29,219 --> 00:56:31,012 So what do you want? 745 00:56:31,138 --> 00:56:33,973 A show that plays only Bruce Springsteen. 746 00:56:34,099 --> 00:56:35,558 Nothing but Springsteen? 747 00:56:35,642 --> 00:56:37,018 That's your idea? 748 00:56:37,144 --> 00:56:39,979 Bruce has a lot to say to students in this college. 749 00:56:40,105 --> 00:56:41,833 How will they know there's something better out there 750 00:56:41,857 --> 00:56:43,191 if they don't hear it? 751 00:56:46,904 --> 00:56:48,131 Look at the calendar over there, 752 00:56:48,155 --> 00:56:49,197 the Cutting Crew one. 753 00:56:49,740 --> 00:56:52,658 Can you see what year it is? 754 00:56:52,785 --> 00:56:54,410 It's 1987. 755 00:56:54,536 --> 00:56:55,912 My job is to play music 756 00:56:55,996 --> 00:56:58,164 that the students will connect to, yeah? 757 00:56:58,290 --> 00:57:01,167 That means Bros. That means Curiosity. 758 00:57:01,293 --> 00:57:04,378 And, yes, that even means Debbie Gibson. 759 00:57:04,505 --> 00:57:06,506 But Springsteen, 760 00:57:06,590 --> 00:57:08,549 he's more what your dad listens to. 761 00:57:08,675 --> 00:57:10,718 Not my dad. 762 00:57:15,015 --> 00:57:16,015 - Hey. - Hey. 763 00:57:16,141 --> 00:57:17,517 - All right? - Yeah. 764 00:57:18,519 --> 00:57:20,853 Kevin, move up. 765 00:57:22,356 --> 00:57:23,981 - Hi. - Hey. 766 00:57:26,652 --> 00:57:28,986 I liked my poem this morning. 767 00:57:29,113 --> 00:57:30,738 I couldn't sleep. 768 00:57:31,448 --> 00:57:33,449 Was it another gem from Bruce? 769 00:57:33,575 --> 00:57:35,785 No. It's mine. 770 00:57:36,578 --> 00:57:38,579 You wrote that for me? 771 00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:50,633 Javed, your article on how Springsteen inspires you... 772 00:57:50,759 --> 00:57:52,093 Too much adulation? 773 00:57:52,678 --> 00:57:55,513 It was personal, passionate. 774 00:57:55,639 --> 00:57:57,849 I could hear you shouting off the page. 775 00:57:57,975 --> 00:58:00,101 I have a friend at the Herald. 776 00:58:00,185 --> 00:58:02,103 I could contact her, 777 00:58:02,187 --> 00:58:03,331 see if she might be able to find you 778 00:58:03,355 --> 00:58:04,635 some work experience over there. 779 00:58:06,900 --> 00:58:08,818 Right, Return of the Native. 780 00:58:08,944 --> 00:58:11,946 Victim or villain? 781 00:58:53,113 --> 00:58:54,113 What's going on here? 782 00:59:06,752 --> 00:59:09,003 Hey! Where were you? Why is that playing? 783 00:59:18,847 --> 00:59:19,847 What are you doing? 784 00:59:26,813 --> 00:59:29,148 Get out of here! Go on! Get off my pitch! 785 00:59:30,734 --> 00:59:32,654 Calm down. Calm down. 786 01:01:13,295 --> 01:01:14,879 I'll tell your mother! 787 01:02:22,531 --> 01:02:24,031 Get away from here. 788 01:02:42,843 --> 01:02:44,737 Tensions are running high in Bury Park 789 01:02:44,761 --> 01:02:46,303 where a pig's head was found hanging 790 01:02:46,388 --> 01:02:48,264 from a minaret here at Luton Mosque. 791 01:02:48,849 --> 01:02:50,474 Witnesses say two men were seen 792 01:02:50,559 --> 01:02:51,702 climbing up the minaret this morning 793 01:02:51,726 --> 01:02:54,145 to place the pig's head before morning prayer. 794 01:02:54,563 --> 01:02:56,105 I should go. Sorry. 795 01:02:56,189 --> 01:02:57,417 And the police are doing 796 01:02:57,441 --> 01:02:58,941 all they can to support them 797 01:02:59,067 --> 01:03:01,819 in light of this shocking event. 798 01:03:01,945 --> 01:03:03,571 This incident comes the same day 799 01:03:03,655 --> 01:03:05,281 as the extreme-right National Front 800 01:03:05,407 --> 01:03:06,801 has announced their plan for a march 801 01:03:06,825 --> 01:03:08,117 through the streets of Luton. 802 01:03:08,243 --> 01:03:10,286 No date for the march has been confirmed yet, 803 01:03:10,370 --> 01:03:12,413 but all police leave has been canceled. 804 01:03:13,248 --> 01:03:14,832 Well, I hope we're all hungry. 805 01:03:15,375 --> 01:03:17,251 I had hoped Eliza might change for dinner, 806 01:03:17,335 --> 01:03:18,502 but can't have it all. 807 01:03:18,628 --> 01:03:20,212 Mum, stop fussing. 808 01:03:20,338 --> 01:03:21,505 - Ah. - Garlic bread. 809 01:03:21,631 --> 01:03:23,090 - Oh, lovely. - Here we all are. 810 01:03:23,216 --> 01:03:24,842 - Good. - Lovely. 811 01:03:25,802 --> 01:03:27,488 So where shall we sit, darling? 812 01:03:27,512 --> 01:03:30,181 Um, well, why don't I go at the head here? 813 01:03:30,307 --> 01:03:32,141 - And, Frances, you go there. - I'll pop here. 814 01:03:32,267 --> 01:03:35,478 Yes, that's it. And then you go either side. 815 01:03:35,604 --> 01:03:36,914 - Sit yourself down. - Mmm. 816 01:03:36,938 --> 01:03:38,606 I'll just place the garlic bread... 817 01:03:38,732 --> 01:03:39,732 - On the table. - Here. 818 01:03:39,858 --> 01:03:42,776 - Lovely. - It is so lovely to meet you. 819 01:03:42,903 --> 01:03:44,904 Eliza's very picky on who she brings home. 820 01:03:45,030 --> 01:03:47,114 Yes, she picks the boys 821 01:03:47,240 --> 01:03:50,367 she thinks we're going to find the most shocking. 822 01:03:50,452 --> 01:03:52,745 Politics. 823 01:03:52,871 --> 01:03:55,456 It's very personal for our Eliza. Isn't it, Princess? 824 01:03:55,582 --> 01:03:57,342 The only thing shocking, Dad, is your bigotry 825 01:03:57,459 --> 01:03:58,739 towards anybody who isn't white, 826 01:03:58,793 --> 01:04:00,521 - middle class and true blue. - Ooh. 827 01:04:00,545 --> 01:04:01,962 You'll have to forgive Eliza. 828 01:04:02,088 --> 01:04:05,049 Sometimes I'm not sure how we raised such a firebrand. 829 01:04:06,468 --> 01:04:07,862 Do you remember the one with the eyeliner 830 01:04:07,886 --> 01:04:09,136 - and the daisies? - Oh! 831 01:04:09,262 --> 01:04:11,657 - Do you remember? - He so wanted to be Morrissey. 832 01:04:11,681 --> 01:04:15,017 Then there was the colored fellow with the dreadlocks. 833 01:04:15,143 --> 01:04:16,503 No one says "colored" anymore, Dad. 834 01:04:16,603 --> 01:04:17,895 No? 835 01:04:18,021 --> 01:04:19,688 With Eliza, it's the more provocative 836 01:04:19,773 --> 01:04:21,042 - the better. - Mmm-hmm. 837 01:04:21,066 --> 01:04:22,942 Well, what's provocative about Javed? 838 01:04:28,198 --> 01:04:29,198 Hmm. 839 01:04:30,867 --> 01:04:34,036 Javed doesn't drink. He's a Muslim. 840 01:04:34,162 --> 01:04:35,621 It's against their religion, Dad. 841 01:04:38,792 --> 01:04:40,834 Well, have a little bit, see how you go. 842 01:04:42,963 --> 01:04:46,298 We won't tell anyone if you don't. Right. 843 01:04:48,802 --> 01:04:51,011 You broke into the college radio station 844 01:04:51,137 --> 01:04:53,681 and you played a record of your choice. 845 01:04:53,807 --> 01:04:55,724 We're very sorry, miss. 846 01:04:55,809 --> 01:04:57,101 You see my problem, don't you? 847 01:04:57,227 --> 01:04:59,061 Please don't expel us. 848 01:04:59,187 --> 01:05:01,188 I need my A-Levels. 849 01:05:02,190 --> 01:05:04,858 Yeah, we're very sorry, miss. 850 01:05:06,403 --> 01:05:09,488 So, what I'm going to do... 851 01:05:10,991 --> 01:05:13,534 you will promise, promise, 852 01:05:13,660 --> 01:05:15,619 never to do it again, 853 01:05:15,745 --> 01:05:17,746 and that, I hope, will be the end of that. 854 01:05:20,125 --> 01:05:21,667 Is that it? 855 01:05:22,335 --> 01:05:23,877 They vandalized my studio. 856 01:05:23,962 --> 01:05:25,504 They scratched my Tiffany record. 857 01:05:25,630 --> 01:05:27,965 Oh, please, Colin. Tiffany? 858 01:05:28,091 --> 01:05:29,675 Even I know Tiffany's not all that. 859 01:05:32,220 --> 01:05:34,513 Judith Anderson's mobile telephone. 860 01:05:34,639 --> 01:05:36,473 Okay. Right, run along. Yes, hello. 861 01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:37,975 This is my mobile telephone. 862 01:05:38,059 --> 01:05:39,245 Could you call on the office line? 863 01:05:39,269 --> 01:05:41,229 It just turns out this is just much too expensive. 864 01:05:41,271 --> 01:05:43,564 Bruce. 865 01:07:07,816 --> 01:07:10,109 I'm sorry, mate. I ain't got no change. 866 01:07:25,583 --> 01:07:27,835 I've been offered a job at the Herald for the holidays. 867 01:07:27,961 --> 01:07:29,420 How much will they pay you? 868 01:07:29,546 --> 01:07:32,923 They won't. It's work experience. 869 01:07:33,758 --> 01:07:35,676 They want you to work for no money? 870 01:07:35,802 --> 01:07:37,386 The deputy editor thinks I can write. 871 01:07:37,470 --> 01:07:39,304 It's a great opportunity. 872 01:07:40,724 --> 01:07:42,224 How is it a great opportunity 873 01:07:42,350 --> 01:07:45,102 when they're making you work and not giving you any money? 874 01:07:45,228 --> 01:07:48,522 Dad, I want to be a writer. 875 01:07:48,648 --> 01:07:50,691 - Writing isn't a job. - It can be. 876 01:07:50,817 --> 01:07:53,235 Name me one Pakistani writer. Just one. 877 01:07:54,779 --> 01:07:58,615 Writing is for English people with rich parents. 878 01:07:58,742 --> 01:08:01,011 But this is the chance to do something I really want to do. 879 01:08:01,035 --> 01:08:03,996 "I"? What is this "I"? 880 01:08:04,122 --> 01:08:05,497 Everyone else is making money. 881 01:08:05,623 --> 01:08:07,708 Mum, Yasmeen, Shazia. 882 01:08:07,834 --> 01:08:09,168 The only one who isn't is you. 883 01:08:10,587 --> 01:08:12,171 I don't wanna go and be an estate agent 884 01:08:12,297 --> 01:08:15,007 when I've got the chance to do something I really want to do. 885 01:08:15,133 --> 01:08:17,634 - Get out. - What? 886 01:08:17,761 --> 01:08:20,304 You will not talk to your father like this. Get out. 887 01:08:28,062 --> 01:08:31,023 The biggest mistake I made was coming to this country. 888 01:08:32,400 --> 01:08:34,401 I didn't ask you to come here! 889 01:08:50,543 --> 01:08:54,463 - There we go. - Nice one. Cheers, boys. 890 01:08:55,423 --> 01:08:57,299 - Come on, then. - All right. 891 01:08:57,425 --> 01:08:58,486 I'll, uh, see youse later. 892 01:08:58,510 --> 01:09:00,196 You, mate, need to start practicing, seriously. 893 01:09:00,220 --> 01:09:02,221 Because we're all putting the work in. 894 01:09:02,347 --> 01:09:04,598 - Matt. - It was good. Come on. 895 01:09:04,724 --> 01:09:05,724 Matt. 896 01:09:05,809 --> 01:09:07,009 That was all right, wasn't it? 897 01:09:07,060 --> 01:09:08,370 What time are youse coming round tomorrow? 898 01:09:08,394 --> 01:09:09,645 - 10:00. - Matt. 899 01:09:12,899 --> 01:09:14,858 Just had band practice? 900 01:09:15,902 --> 01:09:18,987 Look, I'm sorry. 901 01:09:20,156 --> 01:09:21,217 I didn't mean to upset you. 902 01:09:21,241 --> 01:09:23,325 Can we just forget it and move on? 903 01:09:28,164 --> 01:09:31,208 Let's forget who stood up for you at school 904 01:09:31,334 --> 01:09:33,126 when you were called a dirty Paki. 905 01:09:34,546 --> 01:09:37,673 Let's forget who's been trying their hardest 906 01:09:37,757 --> 01:09:39,049 to get you a girl, 907 01:09:39,175 --> 01:09:41,176 get you a life. 908 01:09:42,512 --> 01:09:44,680 And now you think you're it with this college 909 01:09:44,806 --> 01:09:47,140 and your Bruce philosophies on life, 910 01:09:48,226 --> 01:09:51,144 you think you can shit all over me. 911 01:09:51,271 --> 01:09:53,856 Well, if you strip that away, you're still sad Javed, 912 01:09:54,816 --> 01:09:57,526 whose dad picks on him just like mine does on me. 913 01:10:02,156 --> 01:10:03,282 See you later, boys. 914 01:10:04,158 --> 01:10:05,386 Right, see you later, Matt. 915 01:10:05,410 --> 01:10:06,577 Take care, mate. 916 01:10:06,703 --> 01:10:08,453 Get in. 917 01:10:19,966 --> 01:10:21,967 I suppose you heard that. 918 01:10:25,346 --> 01:10:28,432 All I'm trying to do is stand up for myself, 919 01:10:28,558 --> 01:10:29,638 stop doing what others want 920 01:10:29,684 --> 01:10:31,727 and do what I want for a change. 921 01:10:32,520 --> 01:10:35,147 Good friends deserve to be listened to. 922 01:11:12,143 --> 01:11:14,102 I'm sorry. 923 01:11:14,228 --> 01:11:17,522 You're right, I have been up myself. 924 01:11:17,649 --> 01:11:20,567 Your music is just as great 'cause it speaks to you and... 925 01:11:20,693 --> 01:11:22,986 - You're a wanker. - I know. 926 01:11:23,655 --> 01:11:25,530 Sorry. 927 01:11:28,201 --> 01:11:30,202 About the finding me a girl bit... 928 01:11:33,706 --> 01:11:35,466 At least you don't have to help me with that. 929 01:11:37,794 --> 01:11:39,503 What? 930 01:11:40,546 --> 01:11:42,255 You got a girlfriend 931 01:11:42,382 --> 01:11:44,549 and you didn't even bloody tell me! 932 01:11:47,470 --> 01:11:50,430 You jammy little sod. 933 01:11:51,432 --> 01:11:54,059 Well, at least I can finally expect 934 01:11:54,143 --> 01:11:55,811 some decent bloody lyrics from you. 935 01:12:11,119 --> 01:12:13,036 Everyone's out. 936 01:12:13,538 --> 01:12:15,539 So it's just you and me. 937 01:12:16,749 --> 01:12:18,166 And Bruce. 938 01:12:41,274 --> 01:12:43,400 - Shazia. - Um... 939 01:12:45,987 --> 01:12:47,988 I forgot my textbook and... 940 01:12:56,247 --> 01:12:57,664 You owe me. 941 01:13:10,094 --> 01:13:11,470 Can I ask you something? 942 01:13:11,596 --> 01:13:12,888 What? 943 01:13:13,723 --> 01:13:16,266 Are you doing this to shock your parents? 944 01:13:17,518 --> 01:13:18,852 You honestly think I'm thinking 945 01:13:18,936 --> 01:13:20,270 about my parents right now? 946 01:13:21,355 --> 01:13:22,416 'Cause I just want you to know 947 01:13:22,440 --> 01:13:24,191 that I'm absolutely fine with that. 948 01:14:06,025 --> 01:14:08,068 Do you know what time it is, mate? 949 01:14:08,736 --> 01:14:10,237 Here's your lyrics. 950 01:14:10,321 --> 01:14:11,822 You should thank my girlfriend. 951 01:14:14,992 --> 01:14:17,410 You little devil. 952 01:14:18,663 --> 01:14:20,372 Get in here. Get in, come in. 953 01:14:20,456 --> 01:14:21,850 I wanna know all the details. Come on. 954 01:14:21,874 --> 01:14:24,084 I can't. I've promised to take my sister to a gig. 955 01:14:24,210 --> 01:14:25,752 Gig? 956 01:14:25,878 --> 01:14:27,420 At 8:00 in the morning? 957 01:14:27,547 --> 01:14:30,340 This is a really big favor, Shazia. 958 01:14:30,466 --> 01:14:34,177 I know, but she's worth it, right? 959 01:14:34,303 --> 01:14:35,971 She's really pretty too. 960 01:14:36,097 --> 01:14:38,473 Anyway, are you sure these lot's parents 961 01:14:38,599 --> 01:14:39,868 don't know they've bunked off school 962 01:14:39,892 --> 01:14:41,453 to hit a nightclub at 10:00 in the morning? 963 01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:43,353 Are you sure you're even Asian? 964 01:14:43,479 --> 01:14:46,731 I can't believe you've never heard of a daytimer before. 965 01:15:00,538 --> 01:15:02,539 Jesus, Shazia. 966 01:15:02,665 --> 01:15:05,083 You look like a Pakistani Madonna. 967 01:15:05,960 --> 01:15:07,752 Thank God Mum and Dad can't see you. 968 01:15:07,879 --> 01:15:10,338 That's what's so perfect about daytimers. 969 01:15:10,464 --> 01:15:12,674 We get to be us. Come on. 970 01:16:16,781 --> 01:16:17,864 Big round of applause. 971 01:16:17,990 --> 01:16:20,575 And for the Asian Michael Jackson, Johnny Zee. 972 01:16:21,035 --> 01:16:22,315 Now, I got a fresh cut coming in 973 01:16:22,370 --> 01:16:23,680 straight off the press in Southall. 974 01:16:23,704 --> 01:16:25,288 They've got the best hair in the West. 975 01:16:25,414 --> 01:16:27,749 It's Heera. 976 01:16:56,028 --> 01:16:59,281 Come along. Keep moving. Yeah, thanks for coming. Yeah. 977 01:17:00,783 --> 01:17:02,075 Can I have an NME, please? 978 01:17:02,201 --> 01:17:03,493 - There you go. - Thanks. 979 01:17:03,619 --> 01:17:04,619 Thank you. 980 01:17:06,747 --> 01:17:08,141 Hello, young lady, how can I help? 981 01:17:08,165 --> 01:17:09,833 Can I have a Kit Kat, please? 982 01:17:09,959 --> 01:17:11,793 That's 20 pence, please. 983 01:17:27,101 --> 01:17:28,184 Thanks. 984 01:17:28,769 --> 01:17:30,478 We're so even now. 985 01:17:32,231 --> 01:17:33,732 What's his name? 986 01:17:35,234 --> 01:17:37,652 - Kaleem. - How long have you known him? 987 01:17:41,407 --> 01:17:42,782 15 months. 988 01:17:42,908 --> 01:17:43,908 15 months? 989 01:17:44,035 --> 01:17:45,702 He goes to the boys' school down the road. 990 01:17:45,828 --> 01:17:47,495 Shazia, you are good. 991 01:17:47,580 --> 01:17:49,247 I didn't even know you could dance. 992 01:17:51,625 --> 01:17:54,252 It's the only time I can forget life. 993 01:17:55,379 --> 01:17:58,256 When I'm dancing, I block out the world. 994 01:18:00,968 --> 01:18:02,260 I know what you mean. 995 01:18:03,846 --> 01:18:04,971 And this is what you do 996 01:18:05,056 --> 01:18:06,848 in your own crazy gora rock world. 997 01:18:09,143 --> 01:18:10,602 He's coming. 998 01:18:10,728 --> 01:18:15,440 Bruce. Wembley Stadium. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 999 01:18:16,359 --> 01:18:18,777 You know, unless Bruce does a daytimer, 1000 01:18:18,903 --> 01:18:20,904 you know there's no way you're going, don't you? 1001 01:18:21,030 --> 01:18:24,491 I am going. I have to. 1002 01:18:34,585 --> 01:18:35,919 Hi. It's Javed, right? 1003 01:18:36,754 --> 01:18:38,588 Yes. You want tea? 1004 01:18:38,714 --> 01:18:40,090 You're Muslim, right? 1005 01:18:41,717 --> 01:18:44,302 Yeah. I can still stay, right? 1006 01:18:44,428 --> 01:18:45,887 Can you speak Urdu? 1007 01:18:46,639 --> 01:18:48,515 - I'm not fluent. - That's more than me. 1008 01:18:48,641 --> 01:18:50,361 Come on. Got a story to cover at the mosque. 1009 01:18:50,393 --> 01:18:51,601 And no one's gonna talk to me. 1010 01:18:51,685 --> 01:18:52,894 The mosque? 1011 01:18:52,978 --> 01:18:54,414 People are calling for it to be closed down. 1012 01:18:54,438 --> 01:18:56,689 You can help get your lot's version over. 1013 01:18:56,816 --> 01:18:59,526 If you're lucky, you might get your first byline. 1014 01:19:10,329 --> 01:19:13,748 There. This is making you look like a young man. 1015 01:19:13,874 --> 01:19:14,999 Am I looking like 1016 01:19:15,084 --> 01:19:16,918 - the handsome man you married? - Shh! 1017 01:19:17,044 --> 01:19:18,586 Don't talk like that. 1018 01:19:19,213 --> 01:19:22,173 Sit still. I have to get back to my sewing. 1019 01:19:30,141 --> 01:19:34,185 Why cry? This is a happy time now. 1020 01:19:34,311 --> 01:19:35,728 What happy? 1021 01:19:38,023 --> 01:19:41,276 I have failed you and Yasmeen. 1022 01:19:43,946 --> 01:19:46,156 I cannot even pay for the wedding. 1023 01:19:48,909 --> 01:19:50,618 You have to slave 1024 01:19:50,703 --> 01:19:54,414 on that sewing machine morning till night. 1025 01:19:57,543 --> 01:19:58,710 What happened? 1026 01:19:58,836 --> 01:20:01,129 It wasn't meant to be like this. 1027 01:20:01,338 --> 01:20:04,215 Chup, be quiet. 1028 01:20:07,386 --> 01:20:10,472 You are the head of this family. 1029 01:20:10,598 --> 01:20:12,932 No one cares for us like you do, 1030 01:20:13,058 --> 01:20:15,727 and no one has been a better father to Yasmeen. 1031 01:20:17,646 --> 01:20:20,315 We will have the best wedding party. 1032 01:20:20,441 --> 01:20:21,858 You'll see. 1033 01:20:23,444 --> 01:20:24,527 Hmm? 1034 01:20:27,114 --> 01:20:29,115 Let me show you. 1035 01:20:34,371 --> 01:20:36,873 Shaz, I need your help. 1036 01:20:37,583 --> 01:20:38,823 Bruce tickets go on sale today. 1037 01:20:38,876 --> 01:20:40,043 What, now? 1038 01:20:40,169 --> 01:20:42,837 I'll come back quickly. It's only down the road. 1039 01:20:42,963 --> 01:20:44,255 I'll meet you at the venue. 1040 01:20:44,381 --> 01:20:46,633 If I don't go now, they might sell out. 1041 01:20:46,759 --> 01:20:49,511 Okay, fine. I'll cover for you. 1042 01:20:49,637 --> 01:20:51,304 Where did you get the money anyway? 1043 01:20:51,430 --> 01:20:52,931 Dad takes all the wages. 1044 01:20:53,057 --> 01:20:54,891 The Herald paid me for my article, 1045 01:20:54,975 --> 01:20:56,351 but I never told Dad. 1046 01:20:57,645 --> 01:20:59,562 Oh, God, Shazia, you're making me feel bad. 1047 01:20:59,688 --> 01:21:02,690 Look at the beautiful bride. 1048 01:21:02,816 --> 01:21:04,976 That's what a bride should look like, Mr. Shah. 1049 01:21:06,195 --> 01:21:08,029 Princess of Bury Park! 1050 01:21:08,155 --> 01:21:12,492 You should go. You might never get to see Bruce again. Go. 1051 01:21:14,245 --> 01:21:15,972 Go and sit down in your car, ladies. 1052 01:21:15,996 --> 01:21:17,872 Come on, everyone, quickly, in your cars. 1053 01:21:17,998 --> 01:21:19,678 We're going to be late otherwise, let's go. 1054 01:21:53,742 --> 01:21:55,342 We are going to a wedding there, Officer. 1055 01:21:55,369 --> 01:21:58,037 - You'll have to wait, sir. - What's going on? 1056 01:21:58,163 --> 01:22:00,039 We need to get to the community center. 1057 01:22:00,165 --> 01:22:01,499 My daughter is getting married. 1058 01:22:01,959 --> 01:22:03,293 If they're black, 1059 01:22:03,377 --> 01:22:05,086 send them back! 1060 01:22:08,757 --> 01:22:11,551 Just move over to the side there for me, please. 1061 01:22:13,345 --> 01:22:14,429 Move over, please. 1062 01:22:14,555 --> 01:22:15,805 - Beti. - Mum. 1063 01:22:15,931 --> 01:22:16,973 Stay here. 1064 01:22:17,057 --> 01:22:18,451 Just move over to the side. 1065 01:22:18,475 --> 01:22:20,351 We have to get to the community center. 1066 01:22:24,273 --> 01:22:25,773 - Nazis! - Educate yourself! 1067 01:22:25,899 --> 01:22:28,067 Pakis out! Pakis out! 1068 01:22:28,193 --> 01:22:31,279 If they're black, send 'em back! 1069 01:22:35,868 --> 01:22:37,619 Smash the National Front down! 1070 01:22:39,330 --> 01:22:40,330 Traitor! 1071 01:22:40,456 --> 01:22:41,539 Smash the National Front! 1072 01:22:43,959 --> 01:22:46,002 Bruce Springsteen. Do you still have tickets? 1073 01:22:46,128 --> 01:22:48,254 Please tell me you still have tickets. 1074 01:22:51,008 --> 01:22:52,550 We haven't sold any yet, J. 1075 01:22:53,510 --> 01:22:56,554 Oh. Two, please. 1076 01:22:58,140 --> 01:22:59,849 That's 40 quid. 1077 01:22:59,975 --> 01:23:01,601 It's all there. 1078 01:23:02,144 --> 01:23:03,144 Thanks. 1079 01:23:03,270 --> 01:23:05,438 Saleem, what are you doing? Come back. 1080 01:23:05,564 --> 01:23:08,149 Oi, move! What are you playing at? 1081 01:23:08,275 --> 01:23:09,484 We've got to get to a wedding. 1082 01:23:09,610 --> 01:23:10,610 Saleem! 1083 01:23:22,623 --> 01:23:23,873 Are you okay? 1084 01:23:23,999 --> 01:23:25,416 I'm okay. 1085 01:23:25,542 --> 01:23:27,210 Go and get him! Go and get him, quickly! 1086 01:23:28,545 --> 01:23:31,339 Where is Javed? Huh? Is he okay? 1087 01:23:31,924 --> 01:23:33,818 - You're bleeding. - Where's Javed? 1088 01:23:33,842 --> 01:23:35,635 - Javed? - Javed? 1089 01:24:02,913 --> 01:24:04,330 Javed? 1090 01:25:02,431 --> 01:25:03,533 You should take it off now. 1091 01:25:03,557 --> 01:25:04,797 Let me fix it for you properly. 1092 01:25:04,850 --> 01:25:05,850 Ah, leave it. 1093 01:25:08,729 --> 01:25:11,439 Yasmeen looked so beautiful, didn't she, Mum? 1094 01:25:11,565 --> 01:25:13,608 - Thank God she liked the boy. - He liked her too. 1095 01:25:14,568 --> 01:25:16,152 I saw him sneak smiles at her a lot. 1096 01:25:16,278 --> 01:25:18,988 See? Those thugs couldn't spoil our day. 1097 01:25:40,302 --> 01:25:42,261 You've hit the jackpot. 1098 01:25:44,097 --> 01:25:45,723 Thank you. 1099 01:25:45,849 --> 01:25:48,559 Mr. Khan. 1100 01:25:49,144 --> 01:25:52,063 He's only gone and bloody done it. 1101 01:25:52,189 --> 01:25:54,023 Front-page credit. 1102 01:26:07,037 --> 01:26:08,704 Congratulations, son. 1103 01:26:08,831 --> 01:26:10,456 You're on your way. 1104 01:26:17,840 --> 01:26:19,549 On Yasmeen's wedding day? 1105 01:26:19,675 --> 01:26:22,009 You're washing your dirty clothes in public. 1106 01:26:22,135 --> 01:26:24,720 You think that this is a good thing to do? 1107 01:26:24,847 --> 01:26:26,347 What do you know about Islam? 1108 01:26:26,473 --> 01:26:28,307 I was just trying to protect the mosque. 1109 01:26:28,433 --> 01:26:30,119 I thought you'd be proud of me writing in the paper 1110 01:26:30,143 --> 01:26:31,143 like Mr. Evans is. 1111 01:26:31,270 --> 01:26:32,478 Proud? 1112 01:26:32,563 --> 01:26:34,981 You think bringing attention to us will make me feel proud? 1113 01:26:35,107 --> 01:26:37,650 I was giving us a voice, telling our story. 1114 01:26:37,776 --> 01:26:39,819 We should keep our heads down. 1115 01:26:40,946 --> 01:26:44,657 Your head is full of big ideas, above you. 1116 01:26:44,783 --> 01:26:46,386 This is all to do with this Jewish singer. 1117 01:26:46,410 --> 01:26:47,910 He isn't Jewish, Dad. 1118 01:26:48,036 --> 01:26:49,662 Your son has lost his mind, 1119 01:26:49,746 --> 01:26:51,122 listening to this man's bakwaas. 1120 01:26:51,248 --> 01:26:54,333 - Dad, just listen to me. - You listen to me. Huh? 1121 01:26:54,459 --> 01:26:56,919 Do you think that this man sings for people like us? 1122 01:26:57,045 --> 01:26:58,546 But he talks to me. 1123 01:26:59,882 --> 01:27:03,175 He's coming to London, and I'm gonna go see him. 1124 01:27:04,553 --> 01:27:07,889 He's doing a concert, and I'm going. 1125 01:27:09,391 --> 01:27:11,350 Where did you get the money to buy these tickets? 1126 01:27:11,476 --> 01:27:14,687 I earned it, at the Herald. 1127 01:27:14,813 --> 01:27:17,732 You told me that they didn't pay you. 1128 01:27:18,358 --> 01:27:22,194 Your mother has been working night and day for this wedding 1129 01:27:22,321 --> 01:27:24,196 and you had money to waste? 1130 01:27:24,323 --> 01:27:26,050 This has gone too far. Give me those tickets. 1131 01:27:26,074 --> 01:27:29,785 No! They're mine. It's my money. 1132 01:27:29,912 --> 01:27:31,412 I can't wait to get away from here. 1133 01:27:31,830 --> 01:27:33,247 I want to go to university. 1134 01:27:33,373 --> 01:27:34,733 You will go to university in Luton. 1135 01:27:34,833 --> 01:27:36,584 Luton doesn't even have a university, 1136 01:27:36,710 --> 01:27:39,503 but Manchester University, they want me. 1137 01:27:39,588 --> 01:27:41,316 You will not go to Manchester. You will not go anywhere. 1138 01:27:41,340 --> 01:27:42,632 - Give me those tickets. - No! 1139 01:27:42,758 --> 01:27:45,426 I bought them with money I earned as a writer. 1140 01:27:45,552 --> 01:27:47,887 - My words paid for these. - Give me those tickets! 1141 01:27:48,013 --> 01:27:50,222 - No! - No, Dad, stop! 1142 01:27:50,349 --> 01:27:51,891 - Dad! - Stop! 1143 01:27:52,017 --> 01:27:53,309 Dad, get off me. 1144 01:27:54,811 --> 01:27:57,438 Please stop. What are you doing? 1145 01:27:57,564 --> 01:27:59,649 What did I say? Huh? 1146 01:27:59,775 --> 01:28:02,610 You are not British, so stop acting like a gora. 1147 01:28:02,736 --> 01:28:04,946 You are Pakistani. You are my son! 1148 01:28:05,030 --> 01:28:07,073 I don't wanna be your son! 1149 01:28:09,409 --> 01:28:11,410 I wanna be more than that! 1150 01:30:14,159 --> 01:30:15,159 Is your dad okay? 1151 01:30:15,494 --> 01:30:16,804 I was there when he got knocked down. 1152 01:30:16,828 --> 01:30:17,828 Where were you? 1153 01:30:18,330 --> 01:30:21,082 I didn't know the date of the march had changed. 1154 01:30:21,208 --> 01:30:22,852 I went to get tickets to the Bruce concert. 1155 01:30:22,876 --> 01:30:24,668 Your dad could have been seriously hurt. 1156 01:30:24,753 --> 01:30:26,462 You should have been there. 1157 01:30:26,588 --> 01:30:27,690 Who goes to buy concert tickets 1158 01:30:27,714 --> 01:30:28,923 on a family wedding day? 1159 01:30:29,007 --> 01:30:30,841 Ah. So now I've upset you as well. 1160 01:30:30,967 --> 01:30:33,219 Sorry for thinking about myself for once. 1161 01:30:33,345 --> 01:30:35,554 Stop being a prat. 1162 01:30:37,015 --> 01:30:38,849 You know what? 1163 01:30:39,434 --> 01:30:40,434 There's no point. 1164 01:30:42,104 --> 01:30:44,146 - In what? - In this. 1165 01:30:44,272 --> 01:30:47,274 Us. It can't mean anything. You understand? 1166 01:30:47,984 --> 01:30:49,902 - No, I don't. - I mean, my family... 1167 01:30:50,028 --> 01:30:53,280 Javed, stop making your family your excuse for everything. 1168 01:30:53,907 --> 01:30:55,491 That jumper is awful. 1169 01:30:55,575 --> 01:30:57,493 Javed. 1170 01:31:03,083 --> 01:31:04,894 Sorry, I know this probably isn't the best time, 1171 01:31:04,918 --> 01:31:06,794 but I gave your essay, 1172 01:31:06,878 --> 01:31:09,338 "An American Dream in Luton," to the principal, 1173 01:31:09,464 --> 01:31:12,716 and I sent it into a competition. 1174 01:31:12,843 --> 01:31:14,844 Why? 1175 01:31:14,970 --> 01:31:17,263 Because it's good. 1176 01:31:17,389 --> 01:31:20,099 You'll never guess what. You only went and bloody won. 1177 01:31:20,225 --> 01:31:21,475 Excuse me? 1178 01:31:21,601 --> 01:31:23,853 They picked ten young writers out of thousands 1179 01:31:23,979 --> 01:31:26,647 and you are on the list. 1180 01:31:28,316 --> 01:31:29,817 Don't you wanna know what you've won? 1181 01:31:29,901 --> 01:31:30,901 Not really. 1182 01:31:30,986 --> 01:31:33,028 Only a trip to Monmouth College. 1183 01:31:33,697 --> 01:31:35,364 They run a prestigious writing competition 1184 01:31:35,490 --> 01:31:37,510 and I thought that they would appreciate your sentiments 1185 01:31:37,534 --> 01:31:38,868 on a local luminary. 1186 01:31:39,536 --> 01:31:42,037 You do know where Monmouth College is, right? 1187 01:31:42,998 --> 01:31:46,292 New Jersey, USA. 1188 01:31:46,418 --> 01:31:48,146 You'll only be a few miles away from Asbury Park 1189 01:31:48,170 --> 01:31:50,171 where your great hero grew up. 1190 01:31:52,257 --> 01:31:54,216 They should give the prize to someone who can go. 1191 01:31:54,342 --> 01:31:56,051 What? 1192 01:31:56,178 --> 01:31:58,262 My dad will never let me go to America. 1193 01:32:03,602 --> 01:32:07,980 Right. Act III, Scene IV. 1194 01:33:34,276 --> 01:33:35,776 I won a contest. 1195 01:33:38,029 --> 01:33:40,114 You won something? That's good. 1196 01:33:40,240 --> 01:33:41,782 For writing. 1197 01:33:42,993 --> 01:33:46,161 If you won, you must have worked hard. That's good. 1198 01:33:46,288 --> 01:33:47,663 The prize is 1199 01:33:47,747 --> 01:33:49,957 I get to attend a conference at Monmouth College. 1200 01:33:52,002 --> 01:33:54,545 - Where's that? - New Jersey, America. 1201 01:33:55,755 --> 01:33:58,257 I won out of thousands of students. 1202 01:33:59,884 --> 01:34:03,304 America is unsafe. There's drugs, gangs... 1203 01:34:03,430 --> 01:34:05,264 There's plenty of drugs and gangs in Luton. 1204 01:34:05,390 --> 01:34:08,350 In America, no one cares where you're from. 1205 01:34:08,476 --> 01:34:10,227 Anyone can do what they wanna do. 1206 01:34:10,353 --> 01:34:12,104 They don't even know what Pakistanis are. 1207 01:34:12,230 --> 01:34:13,981 Everything that is bad about England 1208 01:34:14,065 --> 01:34:16,650 - is even worse in America. - No, Dad. 1209 01:34:16,735 --> 01:34:17,962 Everything that's good in Britain 1210 01:34:17,986 --> 01:34:19,278 is even better in America. 1211 01:34:19,404 --> 01:34:22,114 The music, the TV, the possibilities. 1212 01:34:22,240 --> 01:34:23,657 I wanna taste it all for myself. 1213 01:34:23,783 --> 01:34:25,868 It's too dangerous and you're too young. 1214 01:34:25,994 --> 01:34:27,554 How old were you when you left Pakistan? 1215 01:34:27,579 --> 01:34:29,413 What did your dad say? 1216 01:34:29,539 --> 01:34:30,706 That's different. 1217 01:34:31,875 --> 01:34:32,875 I'm going, Dad. 1218 01:34:35,462 --> 01:34:36,462 I have to. 1219 01:34:41,468 --> 01:34:44,928 If you disrespect my wishes and walk out of that door... 1220 01:34:46,681 --> 01:34:48,724 don't come back. 1221 01:34:53,980 --> 01:34:55,105 Javed. 1222 01:34:57,484 --> 01:34:58,525 Beta. 1223 01:35:23,176 --> 01:35:24,343 Beta. 1224 01:35:40,235 --> 01:35:41,610 Next. 1225 01:35:41,736 --> 01:35:43,278 Purpose of your visit? 1226 01:35:43,405 --> 01:35:45,322 I'm going to a conference at Monmouth College. 1227 01:35:45,407 --> 01:35:46,490 I won a prize to attend. 1228 01:35:48,660 --> 01:35:50,702 But that's not my main purpose. 1229 01:35:50,829 --> 01:35:53,122 I'm going to Asbury Park with my friend 1230 01:35:53,248 --> 01:35:54,748 to see Bruce Springsteen's hometown. 1231 01:35:54,874 --> 01:35:56,625 Excuse me? 1232 01:35:57,794 --> 01:36:00,504 Hey, Billy. Check this guy out. 1233 01:36:00,630 --> 01:36:01,630 He's come all this way 1234 01:36:01,714 --> 01:36:03,314 because him and his buddy are Bruce fans. 1235 01:36:08,972 --> 01:36:10,597 I can't think of a better reason 1236 01:36:10,682 --> 01:36:11,722 to visit the United States 1237 01:36:11,808 --> 01:36:13,559 than to see the home of The Boss. 1238 01:36:15,854 --> 01:36:16,854 Next. 1239 01:37:18,291 --> 01:37:21,960 Saturday night in The Stone Pony, 1240 01:37:22,086 --> 01:37:24,046 where it all began for the great man. 1241 01:38:39,998 --> 01:38:43,375 Shazia spoke to Javed. He's back from America. 1242 01:38:43,501 --> 01:38:45,210 He's living with his Sikh friend. 1243 01:38:46,754 --> 01:38:49,256 - You have to make it better. - I have to make it better? 1244 01:38:49,382 --> 01:38:50,716 He disobeyed me. 1245 01:38:58,099 --> 01:38:59,766 When you left home, 1246 01:38:59,851 --> 01:39:01,602 your parents begged you to stay in Karachi, 1247 01:39:01,728 --> 01:39:02,728 so why did you go? 1248 01:39:02,854 --> 01:39:04,313 I wanted a better life for my family. 1249 01:39:04,439 --> 01:39:05,939 You thought you knew better than them. 1250 01:39:08,109 --> 01:39:10,402 He just wants to study to be a writer 1251 01:39:10,486 --> 01:39:11,987 for a few years in Manchester. 1252 01:39:12,113 --> 01:39:14,072 You were leaving Pakistan for good. 1253 01:39:15,742 --> 01:39:19,077 I let you come here because I trusted you. 1254 01:39:19,203 --> 01:39:21,705 Can you not trust your own son? 1255 01:39:26,085 --> 01:39:28,295 If you don't try to fix this now, 1256 01:39:28,379 --> 01:39:29,579 we will lose our son for good, 1257 01:39:29,631 --> 01:39:32,758 and if that happens, I will never forgive you. 1258 01:39:58,868 --> 01:40:02,204 Huh. "Father and Son"? 1259 01:40:09,420 --> 01:40:11,338 Mrs. Khan? 1260 01:40:11,464 --> 01:40:14,007 I'm friends with Javed. 1261 01:40:19,263 --> 01:40:21,556 Good evening, everyone. 1262 01:40:21,683 --> 01:40:24,768 Welcome to a very special evening, 1263 01:40:24,894 --> 01:40:29,606 celebrating the very best of Luton Sixth Form College. 1264 01:40:29,732 --> 01:40:33,735 Please do stay around afterwards for a reception. 1265 01:40:33,945 --> 01:40:35,320 The Chardonnay and Twiglets 1266 01:40:35,405 --> 01:40:37,239 will be flowing. 1267 01:40:38,408 --> 01:40:42,619 And now I would like to begin with Javed Khan 1268 01:40:42,745 --> 01:40:44,579 reading an extract from 1269 01:40:44,664 --> 01:40:49,251 "A Runaway American Dream in Luton." 1270 01:40:49,377 --> 01:40:51,545 Exciting. Whoops. 1271 01:40:52,630 --> 01:40:54,172 Dad, listen to this, yeah? 1272 01:40:55,007 --> 01:40:56,550 Thanks. 1273 01:41:02,682 --> 01:41:04,641 Bruce Springsteen was, 1274 01:41:04,726 --> 01:41:07,227 to quote the album he is most famous for, 1275 01:41:07,353 --> 01:41:09,062 born in the USA, 1276 01:41:09,188 --> 01:41:13,358 but he has fans around the world, including me. 1277 01:41:14,402 --> 01:41:16,486 I was not born in the USA, 1278 01:41:16,612 --> 01:41:19,364 and I grew up not in Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1279 01:41:19,490 --> 01:41:21,616 but Bury Park, Luton. 1280 01:41:21,743 --> 01:41:23,577 But the reason I connected with Springsteen 1281 01:41:23,703 --> 01:41:26,496 is because what he sings about and champions 1282 01:41:26,622 --> 01:41:28,457 are not only American values 1283 01:41:28,541 --> 01:41:30,959 but are the best of human values. 1284 01:41:31,085 --> 01:41:33,879 He talks about working hard and holding on to your dreams 1285 01:41:34,005 --> 01:41:36,715 and not letting the hardness of the world stop you 1286 01:41:36,841 --> 01:41:38,967 from letting the best of you slip away. 1287 01:41:40,219 --> 01:41:43,346 In these words, I see a bridge between Springsteen 1288 01:41:43,473 --> 01:41:46,725 and my own Asian upbringing. 1289 01:41:46,851 --> 01:41:48,131 Just this way. 1290 01:41:57,028 --> 01:41:59,571 And that is why the music and values 1291 01:41:59,655 --> 01:42:01,448 of Springsteen's American dream 1292 01:42:01,574 --> 01:42:04,117 can reach and touch a boy from... 1293 01:42:10,458 --> 01:42:12,834 I'm sorry. I don't know if I can read this. 1294 01:42:13,669 --> 01:42:15,629 You can. Go on. 1295 01:42:22,553 --> 01:42:23,970 When I wrote it, I really believed 1296 01:42:24,055 --> 01:42:25,680 every word, but now... 1297 01:42:30,019 --> 01:42:32,521 A lot has happened since I wrote those words. 1298 01:42:33,689 --> 01:42:35,482 Then I thought 1299 01:42:35,566 --> 01:42:37,025 Bruce Springsteen was the answer 1300 01:42:37,151 --> 01:42:39,569 and all I had to do was live by his words. 1301 01:42:42,323 --> 01:42:44,324 I don't think that's true anymore. 1302 01:42:47,036 --> 01:42:49,538 Bruce Springsteen got out of New Jersey 1303 01:42:49,622 --> 01:42:51,748 by following his dream. 1304 01:42:53,751 --> 01:42:57,087 "If dreams came true, well, wouldn't that be nice?" 1305 01:42:57,213 --> 01:42:59,297 But this ain't no dream we're living through tonight. 1306 01:42:59,423 --> 01:43:02,968 "If you want it, you take it and you pay the price." 1307 01:43:05,179 --> 01:43:09,057 can I pay that price? 1308 01:43:10,142 --> 01:43:13,603 I know having dreams doesn't make me a bad son. 1309 01:43:15,398 --> 01:43:17,107 I also know that everything I am 1310 01:43:17,233 --> 01:43:19,943 is because of the sacrifices my mum and dad made. 1311 01:43:28,077 --> 01:43:30,120 My dad's not a typical dad. 1312 01:43:33,374 --> 01:43:36,334 We don't have jokey chats. 1313 01:43:36,460 --> 01:43:38,086 He's not like the dad you see on telly. 1314 01:43:40,506 --> 01:43:43,425 A lot of the time he seems pretty angry at the world. 1315 01:43:45,845 --> 01:43:50,181 I think Bruce Springsteen would understand my dad, 1316 01:43:50,308 --> 01:43:51,975 'cause, like his father, 1317 01:43:52,059 --> 01:43:53,602 they both came from poor backgrounds, 1318 01:43:53,728 --> 01:43:56,146 both worked hard in factories, 1319 01:43:56,272 --> 01:43:58,523 both had dreams that never came true, 1320 01:43:58,608 --> 01:44:00,108 which left them angry. 1321 01:44:02,945 --> 01:44:03,945 And they both had sons 1322 01:44:04,030 --> 01:44:05,989 who wanted the chance to make them proud. 1323 01:44:16,208 --> 01:44:20,587 Bruce has a song called "Blinded by the Light," 1324 01:44:22,423 --> 01:44:26,426 and when I first heard it, I thought it was about love 1325 01:44:27,678 --> 01:44:29,137 and being blinded by the love 1326 01:44:29,221 --> 01:44:32,933 we might have for a girl or money. 1327 01:44:35,728 --> 01:44:37,812 But last night I listened to it again, 1328 01:44:39,732 --> 01:44:42,192 and Bruce is saying so much more. 1329 01:44:43,611 --> 01:44:44,819 I was blinded by the light 1330 01:44:44,904 --> 01:44:46,144 when I first heard Springsteen, 1331 01:44:46,238 --> 01:44:49,491 because I was only thinking, in that moment, 1332 01:44:49,617 --> 01:44:51,618 about Springsteen and me. 1333 01:44:54,622 --> 01:44:58,541 But we're not all just individuals. 1334 01:44:58,668 --> 01:45:00,794 We have friends, 1335 01:45:02,505 --> 01:45:04,714 and family, 1336 01:45:04,840 --> 01:45:07,217 and what they think does matter. 1337 01:45:08,427 --> 01:45:11,680 Success without them isn't really success. 1338 01:45:13,557 --> 01:45:14,975 Being blinded meant I couldn't see 1339 01:45:15,101 --> 01:45:18,561 how much I am like my dad and my dad is like me. 1340 01:45:20,272 --> 01:45:22,357 And as much as I wanted to leave Luton, 1341 01:45:22,441 --> 01:45:26,152 I understand that it will never leave me. 1342 01:45:28,197 --> 01:45:32,701 Bruce says no one wins unless everybody wins. 1343 01:45:34,578 --> 01:45:39,791 My hope is to build a bridge to my ambitions, 1344 01:45:39,917 --> 01:45:42,085 but not a wall between my family and me. 1345 01:45:44,338 --> 01:45:46,589 That's my dream. 1346 01:45:46,716 --> 01:45:48,717 My American dream. 1347 01:45:50,678 --> 01:45:52,429 In Luton. 1348 01:46:06,110 --> 01:46:07,318 Bravo. 1349 01:46:25,212 --> 01:46:27,213 I'm so sorry. 1350 01:46:27,840 --> 01:46:30,341 I've missed you like mad. 1351 01:46:32,136 --> 01:46:34,804 "Like a river that don't know where it's flowing," 1352 01:46:35,473 --> 01:46:38,099 you took a wrong turn and you just kept going. 1353 01:46:40,978 --> 01:46:43,313 "But everybody's got a hungry heart." 1354 01:46:44,065 --> 01:46:46,399 Everybody's got a hungry heart. 1355 01:46:53,157 --> 01:46:55,158 You told my family, didn't you? 1356 01:46:56,535 --> 01:46:57,660 Thank you. 1357 01:46:58,412 --> 01:47:00,121 Now go and speak to your dad. 1358 01:47:07,880 --> 01:47:09,089 Beta. 1359 01:47:10,341 --> 01:47:13,551 - I'm so proud of you. - Thanks. Here, take this. 1360 01:47:14,845 --> 01:47:17,889 - Shaz. - You did so good. 1361 01:47:18,849 --> 01:47:21,142 Well done. I'll get you a drink. 1362 01:47:22,645 --> 01:47:26,064 Hello. Hi. You must be Javed's father. 1363 01:47:26,190 --> 01:47:28,399 You should be so proud of Javed. 1364 01:47:28,526 --> 01:47:30,944 Thanks, Miss Clay, for everything. 1365 01:47:31,320 --> 01:47:34,280 Oh! Well, you did the work. You're the writer. 1366 01:47:35,282 --> 01:47:36,783 Son... 1367 01:47:38,619 --> 01:47:41,871 This Bruce Springsteen, are you sure he's American? 1368 01:47:41,997 --> 01:47:44,833 Yes. And not Jewish. 1369 01:47:44,959 --> 01:47:47,127 I read his songs. He said work hard, 1370 01:47:47,211 --> 01:47:49,379 don't give up, respect your parents. 1371 01:47:49,505 --> 01:47:51,339 This man must be Pakistani. 1372 01:47:52,925 --> 01:47:56,761 Son, write your stories, yes. 1373 01:47:58,222 --> 01:47:59,681 But don't forget ours. 1374 01:48:01,851 --> 01:48:03,017 Hmm? 1375 01:48:03,519 --> 01:48:04,727 Come. 1376 01:48:18,284 --> 01:48:20,034 - All packed? - Yeah. 1377 01:48:20,161 --> 01:48:21,953 I've made some food for you. 1378 01:48:22,079 --> 01:48:25,290 Mum, I meant to give you this. 1379 01:48:25,416 --> 01:48:26,643 It's amazing what a good price I got 1380 01:48:26,667 --> 01:48:28,418 for my Bruce collection. 1381 01:48:28,544 --> 01:48:30,003 I can easily replace that. 1382 01:48:40,347 --> 01:48:41,431 Beta. 1383 01:49:05,623 --> 01:49:07,999 Mate. Hot off the press. 1384 01:49:08,792 --> 01:49:12,253 New demo. Listen, thanks for the lyrics. 1385 01:49:12,379 --> 01:49:14,130 Plenty more where they came from. 1386 01:49:18,552 --> 01:49:21,179 Right, I'm off for a sound check. 1387 01:49:21,305 --> 01:49:22,805 Here, I'll try and wing you 1388 01:49:22,890 --> 01:49:24,451 some free tickets when we go on tour, yeah? 1389 01:49:24,475 --> 01:49:26,476 - See you later. - See you later, mate. 1390 01:49:26,602 --> 01:49:28,645 Oi. 1391 01:49:37,363 --> 01:49:38,655 This is it. 1392 01:49:38,781 --> 01:49:40,865 - Me in Manchester. - Me and Leicester. 1393 01:49:40,991 --> 01:49:42,659 "We're gonna get to that place." 1394 01:49:42,743 --> 01:49:43,823 "Where we really wanna go." 1395 01:49:43,869 --> 01:49:45,912 "We'll walk in the sun." 1396 01:49:46,038 --> 01:49:48,039 Bruce! 1397 01:49:58,425 --> 01:50:00,426 I'm gonna miss you. 1398 01:50:01,178 --> 01:50:03,012 Come on, Dad. Let's go. 1399 01:50:03,138 --> 01:50:05,348 Drive carefully. 1400 01:50:08,477 --> 01:50:09,894 Wait. 1401 01:50:11,397 --> 01:50:13,398 You drive. 1402 01:50:49,852 --> 01:50:52,312 Ready? Let's go.