All language subtitles for Sitting.in.Limbo.2020.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG2_English

[♪♪]

We would like to see
net immigration

in the tens of thousands rather
than the hundreds of thousands.

The government will soon publish
the immigration bill,

which will make it easier
to get rid of people

with no right to be here.

CAMERON:
You put into Britain.

You don't just take out.

And if you put in,
we will stand with you.

That's how it is
in this country.

That's how it should be.

And that is how it will be

for anyone who wants
to come here.

[BARRINGTON LEVY'S "HERE I COME"
PLAYING ON RECORD PLAYER]

[MAN LAUGHING]

[WOMAN LAUGHS]

WOMAN:
You all right, babe?

♪ On the intercom
Rosie tell me to come ♪

♪ Said she didn't have
A daughter ♪

♪ She did have a son ♪

♪ Said, "The lift doesn't work ♪

♪ Run up the stairs and come" ♪

♪ And if you don't
Come quick... ♪

MAN:
Now, that's what
I'm talking about.

♪ As I started to run... ♪

Seriously though,
what kind of singing is that?

That ain't singing.
That's yodeling, eh.

He's always messing around.

I heard that.

[LAUGHS]

JANET:
Mm-hmm.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[BERES HAMMOND'S "TEMPTED TO
TOUCH" PLAYS ON RECORD PLAYER]

Ah, choon.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah... ♪

I know you played this choon
just for me, innit?

Of course, babe.

Your choon, this.

Yeah, man.

Hey, thanks for this, yeah?

Yeah.
Happy birthday, babes.

[CHUCKLES]

MAN:
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

JANET: Sing it, love.
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

LUCILLE [ON COMPUTER]:
♪ Happy birthday
Dear Anthony ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ How old you now? ♪
[JANET CHUCKLES]

You don't know?

Boy, me can't remember
me own age,

never mind yours.

How's things? Did you see
the doctor last week?

Yes, me dear, but him
can't do nothing for me.

Old age is old age.

Yeah, but you're taking
the medication, right?

That's all me do, take pills.

We're planning to come see you
before the year's out.

Boy, shut your mouth.

I've been back here 10 years.

Every year, you say
the same thing.

[LAUGHS]
I'm serious.

I sent off for my passport
application last week.

Tell her, babes.
You should've seen him

fussing over the photos,
Mama Lou.

Did you know
your son was so vain?

[LAUGHING]

Morning, Anthony.

[VENDORS YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

INSTRUCTOR:
Arms all the way up.

Stretch up, up, up.

And relax.

Every last one forward.

Inhale, hands to the chest.

Exhale, open the chest. Open.

And relax.

One more time, inhale.
Arms...

I've got some bad news,
I'm afraid.

What is it? What's happened?

I got a letter this morning

from the Home Office.

And according to them,

you're not eligible
to work in the U.K.

What?

They're saying
you're not a U.K. citizen.

This is a joke, right?

It says we have to let you go.

What the hell
are they talking about?

I've worked in this country
my whole life.

I'm so sorry, Anthony,
but we will have to let you go.

We just can't risk the fine.

It's just for now,

until you get everything sorted.

You know
you're like family to us.

We don't want to lose you.

[♪♪]

[LATCH CLICKS]

JANET: Anthony?
[DOOR CLOSES]

I'm here.
[JANET SIGHS]

You all right?

What's wrong?

I lost my job.

What?

I don't understand it.
I can't work,

can't use the NHS,
can't claim benefits,

and no explanation.

I don't get it. How can
they say you aren't legal?

It's ridiculous, right?
You called them?

I've been calling all day.
I've been on hold.

No answer.
And now they're closed.

We're going down there
first thing tomorrow.

I'm taking the day off. This...
This has to be a mistake.

I'm worried, babes.

I mean, if I can't work, then
how are we gonna make ends meet?

Don't start thinking
about that now.

It won't come to that.

And if it does, we got a little
something put down, remember?

Yeah, but that's supposed to pay
for our flights to Jamaica.

Yeah, we'll sort it.

I'm telling you, they've made
a mistake. I just...

You don't need to come with me.
No, I'm coming.

I wanna speak to these people.
Seriously. It's all right.

No need for you
to take time off work.

I got this, all right?

All right.

SECURITY GUARD:
Yup, keys, mobiles phones.

If you have any bits of metal,
please, in that box.

[NUMBER DISPLAY BEEPS]

Okay. Uh, remove your hat
and then look into the camera.

Can I ask why?

It's a legal requirement.

The sooner you comply,

the sooner you'll be
out of here.

Thank you.

[PRINTER BEEPS, WHIRRING]

From now on, you'll report here
once a fortnight.

Is that it?

Were you expecting
something else?

I was hoping for an explanation.
Of?

Why I'm here.
That would have been explained

in the letter we sent.
Actually, it wasn't.

This got anything to do
with my passport application?

We didn't have
all the documents,

but we sent a letter in
with the form explaining that.

I say again, sir,

we'll be in touch
to explain everything.

Can you at least tell me
when that might be?

I'm afraid not.

[NUMBER DISPLAY BEEPS]

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[KNOCKER CLACKS]

[DOMINO CLATTERS]

Sis, you can't put it there.

Yes, I can.
You can't.

You have to play at the end.

See?
Yes.

You see?
Yes, I see.

You see?
[SCOFFS]

Right, I'm off.

Ashley, what did I say
about matching?

This is a game of skill.

I'm not.
Yes, you are.

I'm not.
Are.

I'm not!
Oi. Stop it, you two.

I'm gonna be back about 6.
Call if you need anything.

Don't let these two give you
the runaround. All right? Mwah!

We'll be all right.

Right, let me show you
how to finish a game. Mm-hmm.

You ready?

Are you sure?
Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

[EXCLAIMS]
[GIRLS LAUGH]

[LAUGHS]
BOTH: Wow.

Eileen.
Yeah?

ASHLEY:
I won the game.

What's this?

Get the girls something.
Dad, you don't have to do that.

I know I don't.
They're my grandkids.

Yeah, but can you
afford it though?

With what's going on and--

Eileen, take the money please.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thanks.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

SECURITY GUARD:
Thank you very much. If you
could empty your pockets...

[NUMBER DISPLAY BEEPS]

Anthony Bryan?

[PAPER SHUFFLING]

Mr. Bryan, we've been
looking into your file.

I have a file?
It says here

that you came to the U.K.
from Jamaica in 1965,

aged 8,
on your mother's passport.

Is that correct?
Yes.

And you've been here ever since?
Yeah.

Okay, we'll need to see
your mother's original passport,

your birth certificate,

and any other supporting
documents and photographs.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Why do you need all that?

Your right to remain
in the U.K. rests on it.

I don't wish to alarm you, but
this is a very serious matter.

You say you need photos?
Yes.

What sort of photos?

Family portraits and the like.

That kind of pictorial evidence
can be very persuasive.

Surely you have
a record of me arriving.

It's up to you
to provide evidence

that supports your claim that
you've lived here since 1965.

I haven't been able to work.

I know that,
but I must remind you

that it is illegal
to take any kind of paid work--

I didn't say I was.

Let's say I get
all the stuff that you want.

Will that be the end of it?

Very possibly, but I can't
give you a definite assurance.

I've got a full case load
and I really need to get on.

If you could get those documents
to us as soon as you can...

[BUZZER BUZZES, LATCH CLICKS]

[♪♪]

JANET:
Remember this day, mister.

No more teasing me
about keeping old paperwork.

But why would you destroy
school records every 10 years?

JANET:
I'm trying to get
information on tax returns.

ANTHONY:
I'd like to access
my medical records.

I've got
my national insurance number.

No, we're not married.

I'm calling
on his behalf because--

Excuse me?
No, he's not my boyfriend.

We're not teenagers.

See? Should've got down
on one knee years ago.

We wouldn't be in this mess.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

WOMAN [ON RECORDING]:
You have reached HMRC.

All of our lines are
currently busy.

Please wait
while we try to connect you.

[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]

Me sure me have your
birth certificate somewhere.

But me can't remember

when the last time
I see the old passport.

[SIGHS]

I thought as much,

but I beg you,
could you have a look for it?

I could really do--

Mum? Hello, Mum?

Mum? Hello?

JANET:
That's your great-granny.

ANTHONY:
Yeah, 30 years in the NHS.

[ALL GASP]

She's beautiful.

JANET:
Just like
her great-granddaughter.

What are you doing
up there so long?

ASHLEY:
Coming, Mum.

I don't get why they need
all this stuff.

I mean, honestly,
school records from the '70s?

GARY:
Where do you even start?

Uh, his old school?
Tried that.

And?
It's now a Tesco's.

[ALL LAUGH]

I'm glad you lot
think it's funny.

It is.
It's a bit short,

but I'm pleased with that.

Look at you though. Brownie.

I used to be a Scout
back in the day.

GARY:
I didn't know that.

There's a lot
you don't know about me.

GARY:
Probably a good thing.

EILEEN: Happy with it? Yeah?
ASHLEY: Yeah.

She looks stupid.
EILEEN: Oi. Behave, you.

Right, go and take it off
before you get it dirty.

Uncle Gary, look at your ears.
[ALL LAUGH]

JANET:
Leave him alone.
He's got his dad's ears.

GARY:
You had to bring that one out,
didn't you?

EILEEN:
All right, Big Ears.

GARY:
Remember that? Us in Brighton.

KEN:
I'm sorry,
but there are still...

issues with your case
which we need to consider.

I need more detail than that.
What exactly are the issues?

I'm afraid I'm not able to--

Disclose that information.
I know.

Look, I know you're just doing
your job, I get that.

But from one human being
to another,

what is really going on here?

I can assure you,
there is no conspiracy here.

We simply want to determine

who has a right to remain
and who doesn't.

[SIGHS]

While your case is
being reviewed,

you'll have to continue
to report here

once a fortnight.

HARDCASTLE:
I'm really glad you decided
to look up your old headmaster.

Well, it's a bit of
a long shot, I won't lie.

Unfortunately,
I couldn't find any records,

but, uh, as they say, a picture
speaks a thousand words.

Jeez, is that me?

[CHUCKLES]
And look at those two idiots.

Jones and Atkinson.
You still friends with them?

You could say that.

Happy memories?

School itself wasn't too bad,
you know?

But getting there and back
in the '70s as a Black kid...

that was no joke.

Thanks for this.
It's really gonna help.

Not a bit of it.
It's the least I could do.

I'm really sorry about
all of this. It seems so unfair.

What's happening?
Hi. You all right, babe?

Mmm! You all right?
[CHUCKLES]

What's this?
Just a little something from us.

All right? We know
things are tight, so...

[SIGHS]

You guys are the best.

Yes. We know.
TREVOR: We know.

[CHUCKLES]

So how's he doing?

Oh, you know, up and down.
More down than up.

Is there any news
from the Home Office?

Not a thing.
Still? Tsk.

What kind of joke business
these people running?

Don't get me started, B.

TREVOR:
And what about you?

Me?
Yeah, you.

How are you holding up?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[WHISPERS]
He's inside.

BARRINGTON:
Anthony, what you doing?

TREVOR: Yes, flower.
BARRINGTON: Come on.

TREVOR:
Ready to smash some gooners?

BARRINGTON [LAUGHS]:
Come on. Kickoff time is soon.

Come on, let's go.
TREVOR: We're think about--

BARRINGTON:
No, no, no. Trevor!

I'm not missing kickoff
for you two. Come on, man.

TREVOR:
You gonna make me drink
that stringy lager?

Come on. Let's go.

Your old man's a lightweight.
Come on.

TREVOR: See you.
ANTHONY: Guess who I saw today.

BARRINGTON: Who?
ANTHONY: Mr. Hardcastle.

TREVOR:
No way.

[PATRONS CHEERING, CLAMORING]

BOTH:
♪ He's one of our own ♪

♪ He's one of our own ♪

♪ Harry Kane ♪

♪ He's one of our own ♪

Yes! Come on, you Spurs.

BARRINGTON:
♪ Mauricio Pochettino is magic ♪

[DOOR OPENS]

ANTHONY:
Babes.

[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, you're in here.

Someone's in a good mood.

Yeah, they won...
for once.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, that's enough admin
for one day.

Let's go upstairs.

Mm, someone's chest is high.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[ANTHONY CLEARS THROAT,
INHALES DEEPLY]

[SNIFFS]

[SIGHS]

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[IGNITER CLICKS, LIGHTS]

[SIGHS]

OFFICER:
You two, around the back.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

[♪♪]

[POUNDING CONTINUES]

What's going on?

OFFICER:
Immigration. Open up.

Open the door right now.

What is this? What's going on?
Are you Anthony Bryan?

ANTHONY:
Yes. What's this about?

Anthony Bryan, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of being
an illegal resident.

What?
We're here to detain you

on behalf of the Home Office.

I don't know what's going on,

but I'm in touch with them.
I've been going every--

Deal with that later. For now,
you have to come with us.

Go where?
He ain't got no clothes on!

Let the man put some clothes on!
Calm down, madam,

or you'll be arrested
for obstruction.

Arrest me for what?
She hasn't done anything.

Okay. Let's get one thing clear.

We're not leaving here
without you.

Now, if you come quietly,

I'll let you
get some clothes on.

JANET: What the hell?
Is that fair?

No, that's not fair.

She'll go with you.
That's unbelievable.

FEMALE OFFICER: Quickly please.
JANET: Don't touch me.

ANTHONY:
This is ridiculous.

Fifty years
I've been in this country.

Fifty years.
JANET: Can't do this to people.

ANTHONY:
Longer than you been alive.

Quick as you can now.
Oh, Jesus.

Quick as you can. Come on.
Leave it, Anthony.

ANTHONY: Unbelievable.
Yes.

JANET: Look.
OFFICER: Hurry up.

Our whole lives are in here.
All of this.

JANET:
What is this?
Is this rubbish now?

Push up the door.
The man's getting dressed.

ANTHONY: Ridiculous, man.
JANET: Coming in our home.

JANET: This is wrong.
OFFICER: Okay, let's go.

Hold a minute, Anthony.
Just wait.

Janet, don't worry.
Hold on, where's my...

Anthony, wait.
All right, I'm coming.

Wait, let me get my coat. Jesus.
ANTHONY: It's all right.

Don't worry.
JANET: Hold on. Wait.

Put him in the back.

JANET:
Please.

No, no, no. Don't do this.

Wait. Where you taking him?
Watch your head.

To a detention center.
Yeah, where?

I'm not at liberty
to disclose that.

You need to tell me.
You need to tell me right now!

[♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GULLS CAWING IN DISTANCE]

[PRISONERS CHATTERING
IN DISTANCE]

[LOCK CLICKS]

[SIGHS]

[SHUDDERING, SNIFFING]

AHMED:
Are you all right?

You're not looking good,
my friend.

Right. Before we do
anything else,

let me give you chapter and
verse on how we do things here.

Why have you taken my phone?

Smartphones are not
allowed in here.

Then how are we supposed
to call our families?

I need to let people know
I'm here.

BUCHANAN:
You'll be issued a mobile
with some credit.

Let's just get through this--
You can't treat me like this.

The Human Rights convention--
BUCHANAN: Sir.

It is my right to speak.

I demand to speak--
Be quiet!

[PRISONERS YELLING INDISTINCTLY
IN DISTANCE]

[♪♪]

[PRISONERS CHATTERING, YELLING]

GUARD:
This is you.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

It's me, babes.

Oh, thank God.

[ALL SIGH]

Hello?

Yeah, I'm here, babes.
I just, uh...

Talk to me.

What's happening? Where'd they
take you in the end?

I'm in the middle of nowhere,

a place called the Verne,
in Dorset.

Dorset?
GARY: What?

Well...
Well, what's going on?

What did they tell you?
How long they gonna keep you?

When can we come and see you?

I'll find out more tomorrow.

So they say, anyhow.

Just wanted to call
and let you know I'm all right.

Well, what's it like, the place?

[PRISONER YELLING IN DISTANCE]

I hope you're not there
by yourself.

No, no. Everyone's here.
Everyone's here.

Oh, good.
Shout at them for me, yeah?

Well, hold on.
You can do that yourself.

I'm gonna
put you on loudspeaker.

Yeah, hold on a sec.

ASHLEY: Hello, Granddad.
EILEEN: Hi, Dad.

GARY: Hey, Pops.
BARRINGTON: Anthony.

Don't worry, you'll be back
with us soon.

EILEEN: We love you.
GARY: Hang in there, Pops.

ASHLEY:
When are you coming home?

Never been so glad
to hear your voices.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Listen, I'll...
I'll let you know more

when I find out. All right?

All right, babes.
I love you, yeah?

Yeah, yeah.

[PHONE BEEPS OFF]

[SIGHS]

[SNIFFS]

Thaddeus. But please, call me T.

Anthony.

Just bring you in, did they?
About an hour ago.

And you?

Been here three weeks now,

which is too long
in a place like this.

I'm sure they're getting
ready to dip me.

Do what?

[SCOFFS]
Deport me.

Might happen any time now.

You know they had the cheek to
offer me voluntary repatriation?

What's that?
You sign a piece of paper

agreeing to go home...

and they give you money
to resettle.

You can get
up to 2 grand apparently.

Can you imagine?

Wouldn't even recognize
the place now.

Let's get some air.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

THADDEUS:
I traveled up
from Trinidad with my father,

a tailor by trade.

Mum came up a year or two later.
Seamstress.

You got family outside?

They should be here
as soon as they can.

You?

My wife passed a few years ago.

Sorry to hear that.

Kids?

Never wanted any.

No, it's just me and God
in the world now.

[SIGHS]

[♪♪]

[GULLS CAWING]

[PRISONERS CHATTERING, YELLING]

We need to get you home.

I've got a meeting
with Citizens Advice tomorrow.

Yeah, and we've got
a meeting with our MP,

so don't worry,
we're on this.

WALLIS:
Uh, hats are not allowed
in the visiting area.

Are you being serious?
It's the rules.

Oh, your birth certificate...

came this morning.

Mama Lou still can't find
her old passport, though.

Never seen this.

Time's up.
What?

EILEEN:
We just got here.

WALLIS:
Please, ladies and gentlemen,
time's up.

GARY:
Really? That's a joke.

Love you.

GARY:
Be strong, Pops.

He looks terrible.

We can't just leave him in here.
This can't be legal.

We gotta get a solicitor
or something.

You know how much
those people charge?

[ANTHONY SIGHS]

GUARD:
Nothing to see.

Situation's under control.

Medical assistance.

Level 1, Cell 3.

PRISONER 1: Please, sir.
GUARD: Self-harming incident.

[PRISONER CLAMORING]

PRISONER 1:
Look what you do to people here.

GUARD:
Yes, I understand.

They do their job, okay?
PRISONER 2: Self-harm?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER PA]

This place does things to you.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[♪♪]

[PRISONERS CLAMORING,
YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING OVER PA]

[SIGHS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[SIGHS]

You all right, Tone?

ANTHONY:
If you're trying put me off,

don't bother,
it's not going to work.

You're going to be beaten.

THADDEUS:
Ooh, boasting and big-man talk.

I expect nothing less
from a Jamaican.

And I expect nothing less
from small island peeps.

[LAUGHING]

Too damn cheeky.

Go on, show me
something more then.

What are you going to do now?

OFFICER [OVER PA]:
Could Anthony Bryan report
to the supervisor's office?

Repeat, could Anthony Bryan
please report

to the supervisor's office?

Can you give me
the specific years?

I've been asked this already.

Not by me,
so I'll ask again.

What years did you
attend school in the U.K.?

Between '65 and '72.

You claim
to have lived in London

since arriving in the U.K.
Is that right?

Yes.

Never lived anywhere else?
No.

Ever been in trouble
with the police?

What? No.

You sure? Not even
for something minor?

I have never been in trouble
with the police.

Why are you asking me
all these questions?

We could end this
right now if you want.

Yeah, I'd like that.

We're offering a service
for people in your situation,

it's called
voluntary repatriation.

Not interested.

Don't you want
to hear about it at least?

No.
Suit yourself.

So your children,

Gary and Eileen.

Would you be willing to take
a paternity test

to prove you're their father?

[PEN SCRIBBLING]

[PRISONERS CHATTERING]

Yo. Where's T?

AHMED:
You don't know?

They took him.
About half an hour ago.

He's probably on his way
to Campsfield by now.

That is where they take you
before they put you on a flight.

[YELLS]

[PRISONER SOBBING QUIETLY]

TRUMP [ON TV]:
What I have is
a winning temperament.

I have a winning temperament.
Hillary is an unstable person.

She is an un-- I think
she's probably spent

$500 million on phony ads.
Best thing I have...

OFFICER [OVER PA]:
Could Anthony Bryan report
to the supervisor's office?

TRUMP:
We know how to win.

OFFICER [OVER PA]:
Could Anthony Bryan report

to the supervisor's office?

TRUMP:
She empowered Iran

and she unleashed ISIS.

Get out there.
No matter how you feel.

If you are so sick,

if your doctor gives you
the worst prognosis, says...

Please, let's just get
this over with, yeah?

I'm sorry?

[SIGHS]

Say what you gotta say.

You're being released today.

Released?

Today.

You're letting me go?

Would you rather stay?

Just like that. No apologies,

no explanation, no nothing?

It's all very routine,
I can assure you.

It's just confirmation
of your release,

something for our records.

Do you have the mobile
we gave you?

I need it back, please.

Right.

Please accompany
Mr. Bryan to reception.

How am I supposed to get home?
I've got no money.

We'll arrange for a taxi to
take you to Weymouth station.

There'll be a ticket
waiting for you.

[DOOR OPENS]

Good luck.

[♪♪]

[GULLS CAWING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Come here.

You all right?

Yeah.

Just a bit on edge, you know?

Yeah. It's natural.

Yeah, of course.
You just need to adjust.

There was this guy in there,
a nice old guy.

Thaddeus. They sent him back.

Sometimes I would lay there
at night...

listening.

Wondering who they were
gonna take next.

[SIGHS]

How's Trevor and Barrington?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, they called.

They mentioned Fatman's,
but I didn't know

if you was up for that just yet.

Of course. I'll call them.

[SIGHS]

LUCILLE [ON COMPUTER]:
You look mawga.

Them never feed you in there?

You don't wanna know,
Mum, trust me.

Don't be foolish, boy.

I would never ask
if I didn't want to find out.

So, what happen now?

I'll find out more soon, Mum.

I don't understand
how them lock you up so,

like you a criminal.

[SIGHS]

Listen, it is what it is.
I'm out now.

After all me go through
in England,

this is how them treat my son.

Come, now.
Don't go upsetting yourself.

It ain't worth it, Mum.

I'll get this thing sorted and
be out there before you know it.

TREVOR:
All right?

Are you ready?

Don't I look ready?

BARRINGTON: You wearing that?
What?

[LAUGHING]
My man.

Yes.

Yes, that's better.
Where's Gary?

He's meeting us there.
Can we go now please?

Come now.

[SISTER NANCY'S
"BAM BAM" PLAYING]

[WOMEN & DJ SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY UNDER MUSIC]

♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪

♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪

♪ 'Ey what a bam bam ♪

♪ Seh what a bam bam
Dis woman ♪

[LAUGHING]

♪ Neva trouble no one ♪

♪ I'm a lady, I'm not a man ♪

♪ MC is my ambishan... ♪

♪ I come fi nice up Jamaica ♪

Yes, brother.

♪ So bam bam ♪

♪ What a bam bam ♪

♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪

♪ Bam bam dilla, bam bam ♪

♪ 'Ey a me seh what a bam bam ♪

♪ Tell 'em seh me seh
What a bam bam ♪

♪ 'Ey ya, tell 'em, tell 'em ♪

♪ Me born an me grow... ♪

All right, Pops?

Yeah, yeah.

Just needed some air, you know?

Listen.

You know you can
talk to me, right?

Yeah.

I know.

Boy, it's cold out here.

Come, let's go in.

HUMPHRYS [ON TV]:
...clean the system.

WOMAN: Kidneys.
HUMPHRYS: Yup.

The Arabic name of
a Middle Eastern capital

thought to be
of pre-Semitic origins...

[DOOR OPENS]

Why you back so early?

[SIGHS]

I was just about to call
my side man.

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS]

You can still call him.

You all right?
Yeah, yeah.

HUMPHRYS:
The first Harry Potter novel,
published in 1997,

is entitled
Harry Potter and the...?

Philosopher's Stone.
WOMAN: Goblet of Fire?

HUMPHRYS:
Philosopher's Stone.

[♪♪]

[GASPS]

[POUNDING ON DOOR]
[GASPS]

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

OFFICER:
Immigration. Open up.

Open the door right now.

[POUNDING CONTINUES]

Anthony Bryan,
I am arresting you

on suspicion
of being an illegal resident.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Okay, let's get
one thing clear,

we're not leaving here
without you.

JANET:
Anthony. Anthony, wait!

Anthony. It's all right.
It's all right.

Come, come. Come inside.
It's all right.

ANTHONY:
Ken not around?

RHONA:
Your case has been
passed on to me.

Having reviewed everything,
the decision has been taken

that additional documentation
is required.

I've given you
everything I have.

Well, we have to be
fully satisfied

that your claims
to citizenship are legitimate.

Now, according to this,
you've sent in some photographs,

your birth certificate
and your medical records.

Is that correct?
Yes.

You've also provided
some testimonial letters

from your partner,
your alleged children

and from a man you claim
is your old headmaster.

Is that all correct?

Yes.
Good. All that is very useful.

But what would be
really helpful is

if we could see your passport,

the one you traveled here on.
It's lost.

I told Ken that a year ago.

Look, why don't you just admit
that you don't want me here?

We both know it's all an excuse
to get me out of the country.

Mr. Bryan, I don't know you.

I've only recently
become familiar with your case.

I have nothing personal against
you. I'm simply doing my job.

And it doesn't bother you that
your job ruins people's lives?

If you're claiming
the passport is lost,

then we are definitely going to
need more documentary evidence.

You mean like bank statements,

council tax records, utility
bills, tenancy agreements?

Stuff like that?
Yes, all that would be good.

I sent them in already.

They should be there
in the file.

It doesn't matter what I give
them, it's never enough.

They say one thing now,
next minute it's something else.

I don't even know where I stand.

Asking me about
Mum's passport again.

[SUCKS TEETH]

They locked me up.
They don't believe a word I say.

They decided I'm a liar.

They want me to be a liar.
Come and sit down.

They're even trying to say
my kids are not even mine!

It's like I'm having to beg
to stay in my own country.

And I'm sick of it.

I mean, Jesus Christ!

We're not even able
to pay the rent at our age.

Only a matter of time before
they kick us out. Then what?

You know Eileen will take us in.

I'm not gonna be a burden
on Eileen and the kids.

Oh, come on, babes,
you know they wouldn't mind.

I know, but I do.

I mind.

EILEEN:
That's where I like
to see a man,

chained to the kitchen sink.

Oh, thanks for this, sweetie.
Happy to do it.

We really appreciate it.
Don't we, babes?

We'll pay you back.
Don't be silly.

Not like I'm spending fortunes.
Got my staff discount, remember?

I said, we'll pay you back.

Why didn't you say something?

Does Gary know?

We only found out yesterday.

I had no idea it was that bad.

How much do you owe?

[SOBS]

[SNIFFLES, SIGHS]

It's okay, Mum.

You can stay with us
as long as you need.

[♪♪]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

You all right, Mum?
Yeah, I'm all right.

Pass me that chair, please.

Nice.

Get some water
for your mum, Gary.

All right, you.

You're taking a break.
Come down from there.

Come on.

[JANET GROANS SOFTLY]

Where's the water?

I had to help
this old man over here.

[CHUCKLES]
That everything?

Yep. Ugh!
Best do a final check.

BARRINGTON:
Don't you trust me?

[BARRINGTON LAUGHS]

[GRUNTING]

[♪♪]

JADA:
What if they wanna take my room?

[SIGHS]

Cozy, isn't it?

Remember,
this is only temporary.

Seriously though, where
are you putting your clothes?

Because this wardrobe is
all mine.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Hurry up!
Okay. Booyah!

Nice.

Good left foot.

Come on, Ash. Come on. Take me.

One, two, three.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

[GROANS]

ASHLEY:
I nearly slipped.

[NUMBER DISPLAY BEEPS]

WOMAN [ON RECORDING]:
Fifty-eight,
please come to Counter C.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

BARBER:
How long I been doing you, man?

MAN: I don't remember.
BARBER: Ha! Were you been?

Where have you been, Dad?
ANTHONY: Why?

Why is your phone switched off?

What?

Oh, the battery's dead.

EILEEN:
We thought
they'd taken you again.

Sorry.

I didn't mean to worry you.
I just needed some space.

I swear, I thought--

You should have told me,
Anthony.

Is that too much to ask?

ANTHONY:
You're right, babes.

I'm sorry.

EILEEN: Girls, hurry up.
JADA: I need the toilet.

ASHLEY:
You always take forever
to do this.

JADA:
Okay, I'm really pressing now.

EILEEN:
Hurry up. We need to go now.
Come on.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[HANDLE RATTLING]

JADA:
Hurry up, Granddad.
I really need to go.

EILEEN:
Leave your granddad alone.

Be out in a sec.

[FOOTSTEPS WALKING AWAY]

[SIGHS]

[WATER RUNNING]

Hey.
[MUG SHATTERS]

Leave it. Just leave it!

What the hell's got into you?
What are you talking about?

I know you're upset, but there's
no need to take it out on me.

Please, I beg you,
just leave me alone.

You can be so selfish at times.
What's that supposed to mean?

This isn't just about you,
you know.

Did I say that?
Don't put words in my mouth.

We're all suffering, all of us.
You're not the only one.

I know it's gonna be tight,

but I think we should speak
to a solicitor.

Jesus Christ.
How many more times--?

We can't afford a solicitor!
Anthony, it's your atti--

You all right, sweets?

You need something?
Come. Come here.

[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]

[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]

[CONTAINER CLATTERS
ALONG ROLLERS]

[DOOR OPENS]

Oh, it's you.
[DOOR CLOSES]

I beg you, don't tell me
you need more stuff.

The Home Office have ordered
that you be detained again,

pending further inquiries.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

Immigration will be
arriving shortly

to escort you
to a detention center.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Would you like a few minutes
alone to call someone?

[♪♪]

Confirm your name for me,
please.

Anthony Bryan.

All right.

PRISONER:
Take your hands off me!

GUARD:
All right. All right.

[PRISONER YELLS INDISTINCTLY]
OFFICER: Calm down.

PRISONER:
I'm not going anywhere!

OFFICER:
Calm down.

[PRISONER YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[AIRPLANE ENGINE DRONING]

ASSISTANT:
If you have any problems,

call the number
at the bottom of the form.

Thanks.
MAN: Thank you.

[NUMBER DISPLAY BEEPS]

Before you ask,
I don't have an appointment,

but I'm not leaving
till I see someone.

Call security, call police,
do whatever the hell you want.

I'm not leaving.

[DIALS PHONE]

RHONA:
Nothing we can do
once the decision's been taken.

Don't tell me that.
There's no need to shout.

I wasn't shouting.

Why are you doing this to us?

We've played fair.
We gave you what you asked for.

Look. See?

This is his birth certificate.

This, taken
when he was just a kid.

And this one, Hackney, 1989.

All this. His medical records
since he was a teenager.

I'm sorry, but there's
really nothing we can do

once the decision has been made.

So that's it?

We just have to accept this?

Well, I won't.

I won't accept this.

[HANDLE RATTLES]

[BUZZER BUZZES, LATCH CLICKS]

[BEEPS]

[LINE RINGING]

Went to see a solicitor.
Just for a chat.

What'd they say?

It wasn't a long chat.
They charge by the hour.

But basically,

they're saying our only option
is to go to court.

We're not done yet.
[SIGHS]

I'm not sure
I can do this anymore.

No, no, no.

Can't start talking like that.
[SIGHS]

What am I fighting for?

What's the point?

They've made it clear
they don't want me here.

Maybe I should just--
Now listen. Listen to me.

This is your country.

Yeah? You belong here.

With me.

With your children.
They're not forcing you out.

I won't let them.

The only way they can do that
is over my dead body.

Nice shot. Nice shot.

Come with me, please, Mr. Bryan.

Please take a seat.

Having failed to prove
your British citizenship,

it is my duty to inform you

that your application for
a U.K. passport has been denied.

As a result of--
What do you mean, "denied"?

As a result of your application
being denied,

a deportation order
has been issued against you.

The deportation order will be
executed within 72 hours.

An immigration officer
will escort you

on the flight to Jamaica.

You'll receive an allowance
of 20 kilogram for your luggage.

On arrival in Jamaica,
you'll receive the sum of £1000

to help you resettle.

[SOBS]

No.

No, I...

No. No.

[CRYING QUIETLY]

It ain't much.

It's something.
How much do you need altogether?

Fifteen hundred.
Fifteen hundred pounds?

For what?
Injunction against deportation.

I gotta go.
Wait.

How's he doing?
Really need me to answer that?

Call him.

Just don't know
what I'll say to him.

Oh, come here, son.

I gotta go. I'll see you later.

[♪♪]

[PRISONERS CLAMORING
IN DISTANCE]

PRISONER:
Please, let me out!

[INHALES DEEPLY]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]
How much you got?

Five hundred.

There's 200 from me
and 300 from Barry and T.

I swear, those two. I need
to call them. Thanks, sweetie.

So how short are we?
Um, 200.

Couldn't we sell
a few of Dad's records?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Oh.

Oh.
Is Mum here?

Yeah, she is. She's...

Mum.

Where'd you get all this from?
The boys had a whip-round.

You asked workmates for money?
No, no, not exactly.

I was telling them about Pops.
I didn't even get to finish.

Even my supervisor chipped in.
Oh.

We're good now.

BARRISTER:
Mr. Bryan has lived and worked
in this country

for over 50 years, My Lord.

His mother worked for the NHS
for more than 30.

In addition, all his family,
some of whom are in court today,

are all British by birth,
as are his grandchildren.

This is home.

To forcibly remove him from it

would be a clear contravention
of his human rights

and a travesty of justice.

For this reason, we are seeking

an indefinite injunction
against the deportation order.

Having listened carefully

to the presentation
made by learned counsel,

it would appear, once again,

as if the Home Office
is playing fast and loose

with its interpretation
of immigration law.

I am sufficiently satisfied that
a compelling case has been made

to order indefinite relief
against the deportation order.

[ALL CHUCKLING SOFTLY]

Oh, here she is.

[JANET CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHS]

Um, I wouldn't start
celebrating just yet.

He could still be deported.

What?
How come?

They're not releasing him?
The Home Office

may well appeal
today's decision,

and in the meantime,
he'll be kept in detention.

GARY:
No, this is fucked up.

Is there anything more
you can do for us?

To be honest,
I'm not sure I can stop this.

You could try your MP.

We've tried her.
She's doing what she can.

EILEEN: We need to chase her.
Listen.

Let me make this very clear.

Deportation is still
a very distinct possibility.

You cannot
take your eye off the ball.

I have to go. Good luck.

I need to call your dad.
He must be climbing the walls.

Just wish
they were letting him out.

Well, he's still in the country.

That's all that matters
right now.

[SIGHS]
Come on.

[♪♪]

Thanks, Marcus.

This is my dad, Anthony Bryan.
He's a British citizen.

The government's trying
to deport my dad,

so please help if you can.

Can I give you this?
Thanks. Thank you.

I'm sorry to interrupt, guys.
This is my dad.

He's lived here his whole life.

We're trying to stop
the government...

[SIGHS]

I'm picking up
more posters tomorrow

and Eileen's started a petition.

She's got a lot
of signatures already.

And people have been calling in.
Yeah.

There are others out there.

It's not just you
they've done this to.

So everybody knows
my business now.

The point is,
we're getting people talking.

It's a good thing.

Listen, you won't want
to hear this,

but maybe we should start
prepping ourselves for--

Please, don't go there.
Not gonna happen.

No. They wouldn't dare,
not after what the court said.

We gotta keep pushing
till they let you out.

All I'm saying,
if worse comes to worse--

Anthony, please. I told you.

No defeatist talk, remember?

I'm not being defeatist.

No point in pretending--
GARY: Mum's right.

You gotta hang in there, Pops.
We're getting the word out.

They can't keep you
in here much longer.

Even the judge criticized them.

[♪♪]

[PRISONERS CHATTERING
IN DISTANCE]

JANET:
"Woman nearly deported after
50 years in U.K. wins leave--"

GARY:
It's the exact same story
as Dad's.

This will help us, won't it?

I've called the journalist.

She's gonna
look into Dad's case.

Please check over
your belongings.

If you're satisfied that all the
items are present and correct,

sign and date the form.

Where are you taking me?

I need to let my family know.

We're not taking you anywhere.
You're being released.

You're releasing me?

You don't seem very pleased.

Pleased?

I shouldn't be here
in the first place.

And yet, here you are.

Well, if you don't mind...

You know what?

Fuck you, and fuck this place

and fuck this fucking country.

[♪♪]

You see how devious
these people are?

The papers start nosing around,

surprise, surprise,
they start releasing people.

She has been in touch, you know.
Who?

GARY:
The journalist,
Amelia Gentleman.

She wants to interview you.

I think you should do it.

Seriously though, you should
speak to the journalist.

It makes sense.

I don't know.
What is there to think about?

This is your chance
to stick it to these people.

Don't.

I know this has been such
a difficult time for you.

I want you to know

how much I appreciate you
talking to me like this.

Well, that's down
to my son, really.

He was like a dog with a bone
when he read your article.

Yes, I've had a few calls
since it came out.

Seems there might be
lots of people

who've had similar experiences
to you and Paulette.

Yeah, see, I thought
it was only happening

to me at first.
Mmm.

I have a feeling this might be
bigger than we know,

which is why
I want to ask you again.

Are you sure you're ready
for your story to come out?

I've been asked a lot questions
by a lot of people

over the last
two and a half, three years.

None of them believe me.

This is quite nice that you're
not calling me a liar this time.

So, yeah, I want--
I want everyone to hear it.

The truth.

[♪♪]

REPORTER 1:
The Guardian reports
that Anthony Bryan,

who has lived in Britain
since he was a child,

was wrongly targeted
by the Home Office

as an illegal immigrant.

REPORTER 2:
Servicemen, nurses, teachers

invited to rebuild Britain
after the war

were denied basic rights,

such as healthcare,
pensions and passports.

REPORTER 3:
After weeks of intensifying
pressure to intervene,

the government has
now apologized

and set up a dedicated team.

But an urgent question
by Labor MP David Lammy

in the commons earlier
revealed his outrage

at the way
people have been treated.

Can she tell the house
how many have been detained

as prisoners
in their own country?

Can she tell the house
how many have been denied health

under
the National Health Service?

How many have denied pensions?

How many have lost their job?

This is a day of national shame!

And it has come about because
of a hostile-environment policy

that was begun under her,
prime minister.

Good evening. The home secretary
has spoken of her bitter regret

at failing to grasp
the scale of the problem

involving the status of
Caribbean migrants in the U.K.

Amber Rudd and her predecessor
as home secretary, Theresa May,

are under intense pressure
after it emerged

that long-term residents

who came here in the decades
after the Second World War

were being challenged
despite living here legally.

The government, Whitehall,

thought that this was
a group of people

who really didn't matter.

REPORTER:
But how did
the Windrush scandal

slip the government's notice?

Her department
is taking most of the strain.

I bitterly, deeply regret
that I didn't see it

as more than individual cases
that had gone wrong

that needed addressing.

I didn't see it as a systemic
issue until very recently.

But what about how
immigration officers behaved?

Were they looking
for easy targets?

The chair had been told...

That local managers
under pressure

to meet those targets
would instruct staff

to go looking
for the easiest targets,

in inverted commas,
"the low hanging fruit."

What do you say to that?

I think that's extraordinary
language to use.

Who'd refer to anybody
as "low hanging fruit"?

Thousands of people
will be offered

U.K. citizenship for free

under emergency measures,
as the government attempts

to tackle the Windrush scandal.

We're joined now
by Anthony Bryan.

MORGAN:
What does it mean to you
to be British?

He looks nervous.
That's normal, right?

It means everything to me
at the moment.

Because right now,
I'm stateless.

I thought Britain was
my country,

but when you're told it's not,
it's very upsetting.

MORGAN:
When you were sitting

in that detention center,
twice, like a criminal...

ANTHONY:
And you do feel like a criminal
in there, I tell you.

It was hard.

It's been the worst experience
of my life.

I just don't know
how it happened.

I've spent
three years without income.

If it hadn't been
for my partner Janet

and the children,

I'd be destitute by now.

[WHISPERS]
Dad.

MORGAN:
If the Home Office are
watching,

we've asked them on the program
every day

for the last two weeks.

They don't want to know. Right?

Amber Rudd doesn't
want to know.

The ministers don't
want to know.

Nobody wants to come on

and talk about this
and defend what they've done.

We know why. They're cowards.

Get this man
his passport today.

He's British.
Get him on a plane

so he can see his ailing mother

that you have stopped him
seeing for two years.

Are you all right?
Yeah.

REPORTER [ON TV]:
In the last hour,
Downing Street has confirmed

that Amber Rudd has resigned.

The home secretary was due
to make a statement

in Parliament tomorrow.
Turn that up.

She was under pressure to quit
over the Windrush scandal.

She's faced intense criticism

over the existence
of Home Office removal targets

and her knowledge of them.

While Ian Watson
joins us now...

MARCUS:
Must be nice to see her fall
on her sword though.

ANTHONY:
She'll be back.

I don't know why
they're focusing on her anyway.

Theresa May's the one
they really want.

Are you ready to do this?

As ready as I'll ever be.

I love you.

Yeah, yeah.

CLERK:
Next, we will hear
from Baroness Doreen Lawrence.

Did Home Office ever
explain to you

why they felt
you were an illegal immigrant?

No.

They just kept saying,
"You have no right to remain.

You need to send us
more documentation."

And that was it.

Think you would've been
treated more sympathetically

if you were from, say, Canada,
New Zealand or Australia?

I hate to say it, but...yeah.

Why is that?

Because of the color
of his skin.

This is probably hard for you
to put into words,

but what's been
the cost to you of all this?

[SIGHS]

What was the cost?

Well, basically,
I lost everything.

I lost my job.

I lost my home.

I lost my freedom.

I lost my identity.

Thanks.

LAWRENCE:
I'm interested
in this notion of identity.

Could you say
a bit more about that?

Well, put it this way.

They tried to get rid of me
and couldn't.

And that proves to me
more than ever

that I'm British.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[JOHN HOLT'S "STICK BY ME"
PLAYING ON STEREO]

Yes!

[ALL LAUGHING]

Choon!
Yeah, the late great John Holt.

[LAUGHING]

♪ Stick by me... ♪

Nice. Thank you.
That's you.

Thank you. Nice.
Cheers.

♪ Stick by me ♪

♪ I'll stick by you... ♪

TREVOR:
Come here and whisper.

Did my kids...? My kids.

Your plate is in there.
Do you want me to get it?

No, I'll get it.
EILEEN: What are you doing?

♪ I'll stick by you ♪

BARRINGTON: Thank you.
TREVOR: Yes, man.

♪ I love you, darling
And that's no lie... ♪

[ALL CHATTERING, EXCLAIMING]

Yes.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[OVERLAPPING
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

♪ Oh-oh, stick by me ♪

♪ And I'll stick by you ♪

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

Time to check flights
to Jamaica, I reckon.

Can you imagine
how excited Mama Lou's gonna be?

Can't wait to tell her.
Oh!

Been thinking as well

that Jamaica would be
a great place to honeymoon.

Oh, I see.

You trying to play me. I done
told you what you need to do.

Oh, please. I'm not
going down on one knee.

All right. Suit yourself.

But don't take too long.

My side man's been
pestering me lately.

[SCOFFS, SUCKS TEETH]

Your...?

[LAUGHS]

JANET: Hey!
TREVOR: Oh, wow!

[ALL LAUGHING]

TREVOR: Wow.
BARRINGTON: Wow, wow, wow, wow.

[♪♪]

Come on!

[ALL LAUGHING, CHATTERING]

I heard that, Trev.

TREVOR: Nice, nice.
Dad!

MAY:
This year marks 70 years

since some of the first arrived
in the U.K.

aboard the Empire Windrush.

The London Evening Standard
carried a photograph

of the Windrush steaming
past the White Cliffs of Dover.

Above it was the headline,
"Welcome home."

The fact that Britain has
always been their home

makes the treatment
which some members

of the Windrush generation
experienced in recent years

so very wrong.

It should never have happened

and we are putting it right.

[♪♪]

[JIMMY CLIFF'S
"SITTING IN LIMBO" PLAYING]

♪ Sitting here in limbo ♪

♪ But I know it won't be long ♪

♪ Sitting here in limbo ♪

♪ Like a bird without a song ♪

♪ Well, they're putting up
Resistance ♪

♪ But I know that my faith
Will lead me on ♪

♪ Sitting here in limbo ♪

♪ Waiting for the dice
To roll... ♪