All language subtitles for A.Mind.Of.Her.Own.2006.WEBRip.x264-ION10

(upbeat pop rock music)

When you're feeling moody

When you're feeling sad

Hop straight down to my pad

Soon you may be happy

Soon you're feeling glad

Be prepared to look me up

Stamp your feet and lift 'em up

Let's get ready to roll

Rock n roll

Hike your knees and rumble up

Like the rumble of a thunder bolt

It's not electrocution
if you're wired for sound

It's gonna hit you with 100,000 volts

And you can feel the rattle

And you can feel the roll

The music's running through you

From the vein track to your soul

So lodge it up, we're charging up

Rock n roll

(audience applause)

(upbeat music)

(audience applause)

- Sophie.

Why aren't you up, you'll
be late for school.

- I don't feel very well.

- Oh you do feel a bit

hot and clammy.

I'll go and get the thermometer.

(upbeat orchestral music)

Oh.

It'd be a shame if you missed
the championships next week.

- Actually, I'm feeling a lot better now.

Miss?

- Yes, Sophie?

- Can I tidy up the paint cupboard?

It's very messy, miss.

- Well go on, then.

It was gonna be your turn to read,

but I suppose you can do that another day.

(slow orchestral music)

- Can I go to Emma's now?

- Not right now, sweetheart,
dinner's nearly ready.

- But daddy's not home yet.

- Well if he's not home in time,

then we'll go ahead without him as usual.

He can have his when he does get home.

- But I promised her I'd
go around before dinner.

- Well I'm sure she'll
survive without you for once.

Oh, you can set the table for me instead.

Well go on, Sophie.

Go and set the table for me.

- But, mum, the thing is, Emma's mum

said you wanted to make...
- Sophie please.

Just do as I ask you for
once in your life, will you?

(slow orchestral music)

(chopping)

(knocking)

- Good night, sweetheart.

- Dad?

Will you read to me a bit?

Like you used to?

- So what are we reading?

An oldie but goodie, huh?

"Sophie couldn't sleep.

"The night was too dark for her..."

(knocking)

Good night, James.

Don't stay up all night, will ya?

- I won't.

Good night, dad.

- All tucked up?

- Sophie is.

James is still doing his homework.

- He's gonna be Prime
Minister one day, that boy.

- Can't say the same for Sophie.

She asked me to read to her.

I haven't done that in ages.

Then I asked her to read a
bit of the story herself,

she was, well, really struggling with it.

It was only Sophie and the
Red Stone, nothing difficult.

- Yeah, I know.

I've asked about it at school but they

just said not to worry about it.

Apparently she's just a bit
lazy but she'll catch up soon.

- Maybe she's spending too
much time at the gym club.

- Maybe.

Oh, but she's very good at it.

Ooo, are you gonna be able
to make the championships

next week?

Only, you haven't seen
her perform for ages

and I know she'd love you to be there.

- Well I don't know.

I'll see if I can
rearrange things at work.

But you know what it's like.

- Richard?

What's the matter?

- No, it's just a twinge, that's all.

- [Jenny] You sure?

- [Sophie] So, Mr...

Mc...

Mc...

Mc...

- [Teacher] McGregor.

- So Mr. McGregor p...

P...

Picked.

Picked up the (children
fighting drown Sophie out).

And went back into his house.

Can I go and do some drawing now, miss?

- Alright then, Sophie, off you go.

But you know, you really are gonna

have to try harder with your reading.

(slow orchestral music)

- Well, Mr. Smith.

There's not much doubt about it.

You've got angina.

Considering that you smoke, your blood

cholesterol level is more
than twice what it should be.

Your father had angina, and you are

in a very stressful occupation.

It's not really that much
of a surprise, is it?

(audience applause)

- Okay, ready?

Be confident, do your best, and enjoy it.

Okay, good luck.

- [Audience Member] Come on Sophie!

- [Children] Come on Sophie.

- [Child] Come on Sophie!

(upbeat pop music)

(applause)

(upbeat pop music)
(clapping)

(applause)

(audience cheering)
(applause)

- Daddy will be proud of me now, won't he?

- Your dad's always been proud of you.

Oh, he's proud of both his children.

(slow orchestral music)

- Let's go into my room.

(slow orchestral music)

- [Jenny] Is he alright?

- I'm afraid his coronary arteries

are quite severely blocked.

Dangerously so.

I don't think we can
afford to delay things

so I've arranged for him to be operated

on this afternoon.

(sniffling)

- Can you come in here
for a moment, please?

Both of you.

I've got something to tell you.

(slow orchestral music)

Hello darling.

(slow orchestral music)

- Don't worry, he's gonna be fine.

Really, he's doing well.

A heart bypass, even an
emergency one like this,

is a routine operation.

He'll be good as new before you know it.

(slow orchestral music)

- I'm going to be like him one day.

- [Jenny] Like who, sweetheart?

- The doctor who fixed daddy.

I'm going to be a doctor.

- [James] Yeah, right.

(slow orchestral music)

(students talking)

- You new this year?

- Yeah, we moved here in the
summer with my dad's work.

- It's not so bad, you'll get used it.

Come on.

(students talking)

- Becky.

You can read Macbeth and...

Yes, Sophie, I think you
can read Lady Macbeth.

Let's see what you're made of, shall we?

- But I haven't got a book, miss.

- Alice, lend her your book.

- But I don't know it, miss.

- All the more reason for you to read it.

Off you go, then, Becky, from...

"I have done the deed."

- "I have done the deed.

"Didst thou not hear a noise?"

- Sophie.

That's your cue.

That means it's your turn to read.

- Why don't you leave her
alone, miss, it's her first day.

Let someone else do it.

- Oh, do be quiet, Becky.

Well?

You gonna read the line, or not?

- Not.

(slow orchestral music)

(students talking)

- Just ignore him.

- Yeah, it's easy for you to say.

- I guess.

I'm Becky Sharpe.

Rebecca, to my every-loving parents.

Becks to my friends.

- Sophie Smith.

Thanks for sticking up for me in there.

- Hey, why wouldn't I?

We're friends.

Aren't we?

(upbeat music)

Hey, why don't we...

- Okay. Why not?

(upbeat music)

Hey, is it biology first today?

- [Becky] Yeah, a new teacher though.

Replacement more ratty as his piles done.

- Hemmoroid, please.
- Whatever.

- [Carrie] Who do they think they are?

- What did you say?

- She said, "who do you think you are?"

- Oh, well you see, I know who I am,

and it's not some fat cow of a girl

with bad teeth and zits.
(laughing)

- Yeah?

Well it's time you realized that

guys like a girl with a brain.

Not some bimbo caked in makeup.

(students talking)

- Okay, listen up, class.

I'm Mr. Brown's replacement.

I teach biology at Denby College

and I'll be here for the next three weeks

while Mr. Brown's away on sick leave.

- I heard he had piles,
sir, is that right?

(students laughing)

- I've no idea why Mr. Brown's away.

But if you thought you'd escape getting

your homework marked, then you're wrong.

And in the case of some of you,

it looks to me like a
wake up call is in order

if you want to have any
chance of getting your GCSEs.

Okay?

Right.

So today we're going to see
what you know about blood.

I want you to look at the
slides on your microscopes

and write down what you see.

Look for anything out of the ordinary.

Maybe something you haven't seen before.

(students talking)

Sophie Smith?

- Here, sir.

- Have a seat.

I wanted to talk to you
about your homework.

- That bad, huh?

- No.

In fact, it's quite a reasonable effort.

But...

- Bad spelling.

- Do you think you might have a problem?

- I know I've got a
problem, I can't spell.

- Well, according to Mr. Brown's notes,

your practical work's excellent.

But your written work,
it just doesn't match up.

And I have seen something
like this before.

Can I ask you something?

- I suppose.

- Do you have trouble reading?

Any idea why?

I think you might be dyslexic.

I want you to have some tests.

Special tests that will show
up whether or not you are.

What do you think?

Are you up for it?

- Okay, why not?

- Good.

I'll let you know when I've organized it.

(slow orchestral music)

- Okay, Sophie, the next test
for you to try is this one.

(slow orchestral music)

Okay?

Now you make one, like
the one on the card here.

Go ahead.

(slamming)

Don't worry, I know it can be frustrating,

but it helps us to find
out what the problem is.

And then we can try and
do something to help.

- Sorry.

- Don't worry about those,
I'll pick them up later.

There's just a few more
tests for you to do.

- According to the Dyslexia
Institute, the tests

indicate that Sophie is
quite severely dyslexic.

- I knew there was something
not right, I knew it.

Right from when she was a toddler.

I told her teacher, I told
her that I was concerned

that she wasn't reading
as well as her brother was

at that age, but,

well they just blamed it all on her.

They said she was lazy.

- Well they were wrong.

And there's more.

The tests indicate that Sophie might

be suffering from scotopic
sensitivity syndrome,

which would also affect
her reading ability.

We'd like her to have some more tests,

focusing specifically on that possibility.

- So from the time he was very small,

Bobby had learned about engines.

- There's no doubt Sophie has
scotopic sensitivity syndrome.

- What exactly is that?

- It's an abnormality
connected with the way

the brain deals with full
spectrum white light.

It's quite difficult to
explain so I use these

to show what I mean.

Now this is what you and I see

when we look at a page of text.

And this is what Sophie sees when she

looks at a page of text.

(slow orchestral music)

Unless the words are small, she can't see

the whole word and focus at the same time.

She has to build up the word
a few letters at a time.

But it's not all bad news, we can help.

- [Mother] How?

- The problem of SSS
relates to the high level

of contrast normally found with black text

on a white background.

Reducing the contrast
reduces the adverse affect.

We have to find the best count for Sophie

but by using a pair of glasses like these,

her reading will be improved enormously.

(slow orchestral music)

- Sophie Smith!

Remove those sunglasses this instant.

(students laughing)

- They're not sunglasses, miss,

they're to help with my reading.

- I will tell you again.

Take them off, now.

(students laughing)

(bell ringing)

(students talking)

- [Becky] So that's over.

- Yeah, but it still
doesn't change the fact

that I'm the laughing
stock of the whole school.

Ugh, I wish that Mr.
Simpson had never come here.

- You know you don't mean that.

I saw the way you looked at him.

You've got a crush on him don't you?

All googy-eyed whenever he was around.

- I was not.

Anyway, I saw the way you brushed up

against him every chance you got.

- Yeah, well he is a bit tasty, isn't he?

- You're hopeless.

- Well never mind, it's gym now,

so we can forget about
sexy teachers and the rest

of it for a while.

Last one there pays for both of us.

- Sophie?

I've entered you for the
nationals next month.

- No way.

I'm not good enough for that.

- Well I think you are, so
you better make your mind up

between now and then to put in the hours.

I don't want you making a liar out of me.

(laughing)
- I won't.

She's taking me to the nationals.

(excited giggling)

I have to show my...

And shoes, I need shoes.

- I know but have you got
your training partner, though?

(laughing)

(slow orchestral music)

- You'll never guess what.

I've only been entered in
the nationals, that's all.

- That's very good, sweetheart.

Well done.

- What's wrong?

What's happened?

You're not sick again, are you?

- No, no it's nothing like that.

Go and fetch your brother
from his room, will you?

We've got something to tell you.

Please, Sophie, just go and fetch him.

- [Sophie] James!

- I'm afraid it means we're
gonna have to leave this house.

And sooner rather than later.

I'll start looking for
somewhere to rent tomorrow.

Money will be very limited for a while.

So I suggest you both
try to get Saturday jobs.

(students talking)

- What's the matter, Sophie?

Daddy lost his job?

- Piss off you loser.

- Oh, so I'm the loser, am I?

Hello, I'm not the one who got kicked

out of her house now, am I?

- Just...

Forget it Becky, she's not worth it.

- You don't wanna take any notice

of the likes of Carrie, you know.

- Yeah, I know.

But she's right, though, I am a loser.

- Hey, cut that out, will you?

Didn't you win yet
another trophy last month?

And didn't you get entered
for the nationals this month?

And you're gonna be a
doctor for goodness sake.

- Becks, I'm dyslexic.

I can't even read a book.

And my grades are hopeless, you know that.

All I wanna do is be a doctor, but what

chance have I got of
going to medical school?

- Don't talk like that.

This is not the Sophie I know.

The Sophie I know would
never just give up.

It's always gonna be harder for you than

it is for other people.

That doesn't mean you should give up.

And as for this situation
with your dad and his job,

well I've been through
that as well, you know.

Why do you think I work
at the pizza parlor?

The main thing, the most important thing,

is to always make sure you have enough

money for the things that really matter.

Like a visit to the beauticians.

- And a new pair of
shoes every now and then.

- Exactly.

(gasping)

- [Sophie] Oh, that hurts.

- You okay?

- Yeah, I think I just pulled a muscle.

(slow piano music)

So it's just a pulled muscle, isn't it?

- I don't think so.

I think it's a bit more serious than that.

There's a problem with one
of the discs in your back.

- But it's nothing to worry about, yeah?

- You know, it's not that
unusual for gymnasts.

- What isn't?

- Trouble with joints.

You're turning into a woman, Sophie.

It's perfectly normal and natural.

But it does mean that
what you do as a gymnast

puts a lot more pressure on your joints

than you used to do, say,
when you were 10 years old.

- Yeah, right, so can
you fix me up or not?

- Physiotherapy will help.

And if you rest it, there shouldn't

be any longterm affects.

But you're gonna have
to give up gymnastics.

- You mean just for now, yeah?

- No, Sophie.

I mean for good.

Otherwise, this is just gonna
be the start of your problems.

Next it'll be your knees.

Then your ankles.

And you could do permanent damage.

You could end up in a wheelchair.

(slow orchestral music)

- Ah.

What did the doctor say?

What is it, sweetheart?

What's wrong?

(slow orchestral music)

(crying)

(slow orchestral music)

(knocking)

- [Sophie] What?

- [Richard] Sophie, can I come in, please?

- Why, what do you want?

- I just wanna talk to you, that's all.

Mum said you're upset.

Is it to do with the doctor?

What did he say?

About your back?

- He said I had a disc out of place.

- [Richard] And that's what's upset you?

That's quite a common thing.

You sure it can be fixed?

- You don't understand,
you never understand.

- What?

What don't I understand?

- He said...

He said I had to give up gym
or I'd end up in a wheelchair.

- Oh.

I see.

Still, it could be worse.

- Worse?

How could it be worse?

You never understand anything, dad.

(crying)

Gym is the only thing I am good at.

I'm useless at schoolwork,

I can't play a musical instrument

because I can't read music.

If I have to give up gym,

there is nothing else for me.

(slow orchestral music)

(crying)

(slow orchestral music)

I was just wondering, maybe
I could coach or something.

Would that be okay?

- Yeah, sure, that's okay.

- Thanks.

- [Becky] Kate told me about your back.

It really sucks, that.

- Yeah, tell me about it?

- What are you going to do?

- Well I can't do gym anymore, can I?

- I think I'll pack it in, too.

It won't be the same without you.

- You're a good friend, Becky Sharpe.

Did I ever tell you that?

- Constantly.

- See ya.
- See ya.

(slow orchestral music)

Hi.

- Hiya.

- Tim said you were in here.

Not your usual habitat.

- Yeah, well if I wanna be a doctor,

I have to get better grades.

- Sure.

See you later.

- Yep.

(students talking)

- Quite the little swat these days I hear?

I heard about you giving up gym.

What's it like being,
oh, how shall I put it?

Physically challenged?
(laughing)

Not only are you thick,

but now you're a cripple as well.

(laughing)

- Good morning, Sophie.

- Morning, sir.

Sir?

Can I ask you something?

- Go for it.

- What subjects do you need at A level

if you wanna get into medical school?

- Well the usual ones are
physics, chemistry, and biology.

- Physics, chemistry, and biology.

- But you don't just need
to do the right subjects.

You need to get good grades, as well.

- Meaning what?

- Sophie, you're struggling
to pass your GCSEs.

And now we know you're dyslexic as well.

- Yeah, no thanks to you.

It took a supply teacher to tell us that.

Thanks for your help, sir.

- You okay?
- Yep.

- I'm going for a manicure,
do you wanna come?

- No, I've gotta get this done.

- You know, you don't
have to work all the time.

You can have a bit of fun,
you know, now and again.

- Okay, you're right.

Let's go to the beauticians for a bit

of touchy feely therapy.

After all, we have to make
sure we always look our best.

(upbeat music)

(gasping)

Wow, what wouldn't you give for those?

- [Becky] You can't afford them.

- Oh.
(whining)

Look.

Oh, okay, you win.

Good bye my little green toe warmers,

I'll be back.

- (laughing) You're hopeless.

My dad says I've got to leave school

after GCSEs and get a job.

- Well what about your A levels

and going to uni to be a physio?

- He says he needs me to start paying

for my room and food.

- But what about your dream?

What about my dream?

I can't do it without you.

You're the only one that believes in me.

- I thought I'd get a job,

and maybe go to college part time.

Do my levels that way.

- But that'll take forever.

Maybe you'll get such excellent results,

that your dad'll have to change his mind.

- [Becky] (laughing) Yeah, right.

- Well this is it, the moment of truth.

- [Man] Hello, Sophie.

Next.

Next, come on, Becky.

(crying)

- Bad, ay?

Me, too.

Nevermind.

We'll just have to do
better on our A levels.

Come on.

I think we could both do
with a night on the town.

Come on.

(upbeat techno music)

(laughing)

- [Bouncer] Hey, girls.

How old are ya?

How old are you?

Hey, guys, stop that.

(upbeat techno music)

- Fancy a dance?

- Not right now, thanks.

- Why not?

- I'm with her.

- Well that's okay, 'cause
my mate's over there.

I'll go and get him.

- No, no, no, you don't understand.

I am with her, we are together.

Get it?

- Whatever.

(laughing)

- Come on all you beautiful people.

(laughing)

It's me and Becks, ready
to have a good time.

- Yes.

If you don't wanna have a good time,

just get out of the way.

But if you do, bring it
on, we're ready for you.

- We are so ready.

- Hi, guys, you wanna have a good time?

- Becky.

- Sorry, jacks, looks like
I've already got a date.

(laughing)

- Behave yourself, for goodness sake.

(laughing)

(laughing)

- [Sophie] Shh.

- You're late.

(laughing)

- We just went for a curry.

You like curry, don't you, dad?

(laughing)

- You two better get to bed.

We'll talk about this in the morning.

(laughing)

- [Sophie] Shh.
(laughing)

Shh.

"We'll talk about this in the morning."

(laughing)

- So, was it a celebration, then,

or were you drowning your sorrows?

I know you got your results yesterday,

I don't live in a vacuum, you know.

- Oh, that.

- Yes, that.

Well?

- Not good.

- How bad?

Nevermind, sweetheart.

Not everyone could be academic.

It's not the end of the world.

- You don't understand, I
need to get good grades.

- Sophie, it's okay.

Passing exams isn't everything.

- It is if you wanna go to medical school.

- Oh, Sophie, please.

Not that again.

(slow orchestral music)

- I am not giving up, no
matter what anyone says.

(slow orchestral music)

(slow orchestral music)

Back to school on Monday.

- College starts for me on Thursday.

I wish you were coming with me.

- Yeah, well dad says I
have to stay at school

if I wanna get my A levels.

- It's the end of an era.

- No it isn't.

Just because I'm going to school

and you're going to college doesn't

mean anything's gonna change.

You and me are two of a kind.

We'll be friends forever.

- Yeah, of course we will.

We gotta keep each other focused.

- It's good to have you back.

- Oh it's good to be back.

- It's not the same as actually
doing it though, right?

- No.

Oh, Lucy, keep your legs straight

and your toes pointed.

- [Teacher] Maybe you
should think about doing

a less academic subject.

- What, like home economics or something

equally pathetic?

- Sophie, I'm just trying
to help, that's all.

- Yeah, well you're not helping.

And I've got another class to go to.

(students talking)

- Mr. Brown says I'll easily
get into medical school

if I want, with my grades.
(laughing)

Though, why anyone would want to be a

pathetic doctor is beyond me.

I'm gonna be a barrister.

Me dad's a barrister, he says it's great,

and you get paid loads of money.

- Think Dr. Smith might be just a little

bit upset with you, Carrie.

(slow orchestral music)

(crying)

(slow orchestral music)

- These exam results
are the worst I've seen

from a class in the 10 years I've been

teaching chemistry to A level.

I'm really disappointed with all of you.

With the exception of
Carrie Boardman here,

who alone managed to
achieve a respectable mark.

And where exactly do
you think you're going?

- I'm leaving.

- No you're not, the class
isn't finished yet, sit down.

- I don't think you heard me.

I said I'm leaving.

I quit.

See ya.

(slow orchestral music)

- Sophie?

My office.

Now.

I'm not saying you didn't
have reason to be upset,

I'm not saying that.

But that definitely wasn't
the way to deal with it.

- Whatever.

- If you intend to continue your studies

at this school, young
lady, you're gonna have

to do something about
that attitude of yours.

- Oh, is that right?

Well maybe, just maybe,
it's their attitude

to me that's the problem.

- Oh, come on, Sophie.

- No, I've had enough of this.

I'm out of here.

- Your mum told me.

Why?

Bad results on your marks?

- It's not just that.

- Then what?

- They all think I'm thick.

Too thick for anything.

Why can't they see that I'm not stupid?

I just have a disability, that's all.

I mean, not even that.

My brain just works differently
to everybody else's,

but it's just as good.

Why can't they understand that?

- You just have to ignore them.

You and I both know that
you've got what it takes

to be a doctor.

Just like we both know that I've got what

it takes to be a physio.

And we're gonna prove it to them.

Aren't we?

- Yeah, too right we are.

You think they'd have me at your place?

At Denby?

- No problem.

We'll be together again.

You and me against the world.

Who says we can't be what we want to be?

Maybe we could even share
a flat, and be independent.

What you think?

- Oh yeah.

- And there's another thing.

Guess who the biology teacher is?

- [Sophie] No.
(laughing)

- [Becky] So you see,
it's true what they say.

Every cloud does have a silver lining.

(upbeat music)

- Hi, Sophie.

Still working as hard as ever.

You don't need to worry, you know.

You're going to get a good grade.

- Good enough for medicine?

- If it was up to me, yes.

Now I've given you a good reference.

If we don't get in, then it's their loss.

I think you'd make an excellent doctor.

- Do you know you're the first person

who's ever said that to me?

Apart from Becky of course.

If it wasn't for you, I
would've give up years ago.

- I seriously doubt that.

How's work?

- [Sophie] At the hospital?

Yeah, good.

I'm good, thanks.

I enjoy it a lot and it's good experience

for me as well.

A good thing to have on my CV.

- [Woman] What have we got here?

- [Man Right] Overdose,
heroin most likely.

- [Man Left] GCS is three.

Heat rate, 50, irregular.

- [Man Right] You need anyone?

- No, we can take over it now, thanks.

Do some routine bloods for an OD and

do an ECG, okay?

See you in a few minutes.

- Hi.

I'm Sophie.

I'm gonna take care of you for now.

What's your name?

I just have to attach these to your chest

to monitor your heart, okay?

- What are you doing? Get off of me.

- I just have to attach
these to your chest

so we can monitor your heart.

It won't hurt and it's for your own...

(gasping)

- [Woman] Bitch!

Get off me.

(tense orchestral music)

- What happened?

- Oh, I was just trying to get an ECG

and she got a needle
and stuck it in my arm.

Then she just ran out
and called me a bitch.

- What was she here for?

- Overdose, I think.

- An addict, then?

- Yeah, I think she must be.

She had an arm like a pin cushion.

- In that case she was
high risk for infection

and you need treatment.

Come on, you need to talk to
someone in occupational health.

(slow orchestral music)

(retching)

(spitting)

- Oh.

(thudding)

(slow orchestral music)

(knocking)

- Hi.

- Hiya, come in.

She's in bed, not doing too well.

These antiviral drugs seem
to be really messing her up.

(knocking)

Visitor for you.

- I brought you these.

I thought they might cheer you up a bit.

- Thank you.

I'll get Becky to put them in a vase.

Unless you mean we have
such a thing as a vase.

- I was sorry to get your call.

Any idea how long you'll be like this?

- Um, no, but I have to take these bloody

pills for six weeks.

Let's hope I'm not like this all the time.

- I brought the books you asked for.

And a list of chapters to
read if you feel up to it.

I'll just put them here for you.

- Thanks.

- If you like, I can call in now and again

and go through the work with you.

Sort of tutor you.

- That'll be great.

If you're sure it's no trouble.

- I'd be glad to do it.

Can't have my star student falling behind

the rest of the class, now can I?

- I'm not your star student.

I'm practically the worst in the class.

- Actually, you're not.

Not by a long way.

I have high hopes of you, Sophie Smith.

One day I'm gonna be proud to say

that I taught you

when you're a top cardiothoracic surgeon.

- Do you really believe that?

- Do you?

- Oh, I've always believed it.

- Then that's exactly what you'll be.

You're the most determined
and tenacious person

I've ever met.

You just don't know how to accept defeat.

And judging by your
dissection work in the lab,

you have an amazing talent for surgery.

- You can go now.

Thanks for coming.

- I'll call you.

About the tutoring.

(slow orchestral music)

(retching)

(coughing)

- Don't you think you've
done enough for one night?

You need to get plenty of
rest as well, you know.

- Okay.

So...

What do you wanna do instead?

- Well, I'm gonna go
home and do some marking.

And I suggest that you put your feet up,

watch TV for an hour and then go to bed.

See you tomorrow.

- Bye.

(upbeat music)

(laughing)

(upbeat music)

- It's a good thing your
course is nearly finished.

- Are you gonna miss me?

- Why?

Where are you going?

- You know damn well where I'm going,

I'm going to medical school.

- When's the interview?

- Thursday.

And my dad's going with me.

(upbeat music)

- Well, this is it.

Good luck, and remember, just be yourself.

(upbeat music)

- Sophie Smith?

- Yes.

- Come with me, please.

(upbeat music)

- [Middle Interviewer]
So, Miss Smith, why do

you want to be a doctor?

- I've always wanted to be
a doctor since I was small.

Since my father got ill and was treated by

very competent doctors.

- [Left Interviewer] Why do you think

you'd make a good doctor?

- [Sophie] I think that
not only am I passionate

about medicine, but I'm
very good at dealing

with people and

I really enjoy...
(upbeat music)

What?

- At least they didn't
reject you out of hand.

- Yes they did.

They told me to consider
doing a related course,

I.E., not medicine.

- And if you did well on that, they

would seriously consider you for medicine.

- Dad, that would mean doing
four years of something like

biomedical science, and
five years of medicine.

- But you've got to see it from

their point of view, as well.

And at least it's still a possibility.

- Yeah, if you say so, dad.

- I almost forgot.

I got you a present.

Just something I picked up in Edinburgh.

- You bought me shoes?

- I know you have a thing about shoes.

Bet that surprised you, didn't it?

- Yeah, dad, it did.

Thanks dad, they're great.

- Oh, you're hopeless.

Yes!

- Good news, I presume.

- But I did, I only bloody went a did it.

Three A's.

So, what about you?

Did you get the results you needed?

- Looks like I'm going to Edinburgh.

- See.

I told you you'd do it.

- Yeah.

- So what's wrong?

You're going to uni, we both are.

- Yeah, but you're gonna
go and do something

that you really wanna do.

You're gonna be a physio.

I'm doing biomedical bloody science.

- For now.

But you will be a doctor, I know you will.

You just have to do it
the hard way, that's all.

- Oh, Becks, I always have
to do it the hard way.

- Well, you're not gonna
mope around here all day.

We are two girls that
have passed their exams,

and we are gonna celebrate.

So come on, get dressed,
and I mean dressed.

We're going shopping.

- [Sophie] (gasping) Not for...

- Yeah, shoes.
(laughing)

- Hello, ladies.

You two are looking great this morning.

Congratulations.

You'll make an excellent physiotherapist.

Good.

I knew you'd do it.

Well done.

- We're going out to celebrate tonight.

Me and Liam, Sophie and...

- Wanna come?

You're not my teacher anymore, so,

it's okay for us to be seen
together in public now.

- Go on, come with us.

It won't be the same
for Sophie if you don't.

- Okay.

I'd like that.

(slow orchestral music)

It's you I am

'Cause you're my hero

You're all that I want

Yes you're my hero

You're all that I need

You're all that I need

You're all that I need

- God, about time for a drink.

Let's go get a drink, Liam.

(slow music)

- [Liam] It's awkward then.

- [Becky] I think it's really sweet.

- [Liam] Pathetic, if you ask me.

- Well I wasn't asking you.

Now you two, what you wanna do now?

Do you wanna try that new
place on Wellington Street?

- [Sophie] Um, we thought
we'd call it a night.

- [Liam] What?

It's early, it's too early to go home.

- Yeah, come on, the night is young.

Oh, I think they want to be alone.

- [Liam] Suit yourself.

Come on, Becky.

- [Sophie] Typical, isn't it?

- What is?

- Well it's finally okay
for us to be seen together

in public, and I have to go to Edinburgh

in a couple of months.

- Yeah.

But it's gonna be a
great couple of months.

- That was well spotted.

The neutrophils in the
spinal cord section.

- Thank you.

- You know, we're gonna miss
you when you transfer to Leeds.

- Thanks.

But, you know the reason.

- Love above everything else, ay?

- Yeah.

I'm gonna continue my studies,

just as a married woman, that's all.

- So how long's it's got now?

- Three weeks, two days, and...

21 hours.
(chuckling)

- Well good luck to both of you.

- Thanks.

(upbeat music)

Becky!

- I can't believe I'm actually
a qualified physiotherapist.

- I know, it's great.

Let's get a drink and
celebrate the fact that

at least one of us has
achieved their goal.

So, congratulations.

- Thanks.

Couldn't have done it
without your encouragement.

- Well we encourage each other,

that's what friends are for.

- And the studies, are
they still going well?

- Well, they're predicting
that I'll get a first.

- A first?

You're kidding, that's fantastic.

Well done, you.

Who'd have thought today,

me a physio and you on for a first?

We ought to go back to that school

and show them what we've achieved,

nevermind that they
thought we were useless.

- Too right.
(clinking)

- So, Peter behaving himself?

- Oh, he's lovely.

And you know, the amazing thing is,

he really believes in me,
like no one else ever has.

Oh, apart from you, of course.

- In the presence of God and
before this congregation,

Sophie and Peter have given their consent

and made their marriage
vows to each other.

They have declared their marriage

by the joining of hands, and by the giving

and receiving of rings.

I therefore proclaim they
are husband and wife.

(laughing)

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

Make sure you catch the bouquet.

- Right, I don't think Liam's ever going

to ask me to marry him.

- Don't talk like that.

Dreams, girl, dreams.

I didn't give up, so neither should you.

(laughing)

(slow orchestral music)

Hiya.

What are you doing here?

- I was just passing on
my way out and I saw you.

It's a bit late.

Shouldn't you be in a pub
or a club or something?

- I wish.

I'm a bit behind the rest of the class

so I thought I'd put in some extra time.

- You have to work twice
as hard as everyone else,

don't you?

Because of your dyslexia.

- Yeah, but I'm used to it now.

If I wanna be a doctor, I
have to do whatever it takes.

- What are you doing in the summer?

- Um, I dunno, I'll

probably try and get a
job, make some money.

That's not fair, Peter having
to support me all the time.

- How 'bout working for me in the summer?

I could do with an assistant
as dedicated as you.

What about it?

- I dunno.

What would I do?

- Carry out some experiments for me

and maybe some preparation of slides.

I've noticed how good
you are with a scalpel.

And maybe it'd perform
part of your dissertation.

What do you think?

- Okay, yeah.

I'd like that.

- Good.

That's settled then.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

For now, you should pack up for the night,

and go home, okay?

- Yes.

(slow orchestral music)

Oh, this is great.

- I'm glad you approve of
my choice of confectionary.

- No, I mean the whole thing.

A whole weekend with nothing to do.

Nothing I have to do, it's great.

- Well, it sort of prys you away from

your microscope for a couple of days.

See if you could cope
with a bit of sunlight.

(growling)
(laughing)

What's Becky gonna do now she's qualified?

- She's got a job at the
Center for Paraplegics.

Helping them to keep fit and so

their muscles don't waste away.

- [Peter] Doesn't sound like much fun.

- [Sophie] Yeah, but it's what
she's always wanted to do.

She's doing exactly what she wants to do.

- You will, too.

You're far too determined to fail.

No one would dare to refuse you.

- Edinburgh did.

- Yeah well that was four years ago.

It'll be different this time.

- Yeah, maybe.

(light, airy slow orchestral music)

(typing)

(slow orchestral music)

(typing)

- [Peter] Come to bed, it's 2 o'clock.

- I just need to finish this bit.

Just a couple more minutes, I promise.

- This is gonna be the
mother of all dissertations.

- You bet it is.
(typing)

- This is excellent, I
mean, really good work.

In fact, um...

I'd like to use some of it in a paper

I'm writing at the moment
on regeneration of neurons.

And you know, credit you as co-author.

And...

I'd like to present the
results for the research

you did for me at a conference in March.

Conference is in Paris.

And I'd be really pleased
if you could come.

All expenses paid.

(upbeat music)

And, I'd particularly
like to thank the person

who conducted much of the research

on which this paper is based.

Stand up, stand up.

This young lady's name is Sophie Smith.

It's a name you should remember, because

she has a very bright future ahead of her.

(audience applause)

(slow orchestral music)

- That's the last one.

They've all rejected me now.

Again, every last one of them.

What do you have to do to prove

that you can be a good doctor?

I'm gonna get a first
in biomedical science.

I have had my research published

and presented at an
international conference.

I've worked for three
years in an A&E department

of a hospital.

What more could they possibly want?

- But...
- And then there's you.

You told me that I could be a good doctor.

- And I really do believe that.

- You made me believe that.

How could you do that to me?

How could you get my hopes up like that?

You must've known it was impossible.

- But Sophie...

- Why didn't you tell me it was hopeless?

You bastard, bastard, bastard.

(crying)
(slow orchestral music)

- Okay, here's the plan.

So first we're gonna do some shopping.

- For shoes, yeah?

- Hey, what else?

Some things never change.

And then I think a
visit to the beauticians

is called for.

- Oh yeah, I really do want a facial.

All this crying's really
made a mess of my skin.

- Well all that stops
right now, understood?

No more crying about something

you can't do anything about, okay?

- Yeah, okay.

You know, it's just so unfair...

- Whoa, no more.

It's history.

And we are gonna have some fun.

Agreed?

(laughing)

- Well, you did it Soph, well done.

- Thanks.

A few years behind most people,

but I got there in the end.

- Don't undersell yourself.

It's a fantastic achievement.

And I'm so proud of my brainy wife.

- I couldn't have done it without you.

- [Harry] Hello.

- Oh were you there, in the audience?

- Wouldn't have missed it for the world.

- Wow, this is a bit
over the top, isn't it?

Why do I deserve this special treatment?

The place is full of
people who have graduated.

- This is true.

Grab one for me, would you?

But they

haven't been offered the chance...

(all exclaiming)

To do a PhD with one of Britain's
top research scientists.

Will you do it?

- Yeah.

Okay, it might be fun.
(laughing)

(slow orchestral music)

Harry?

- Mhm?

- [Sophie] Can you come and
have a look at this for a sec?

- Yep.

This is fantastic.

If we can replicate these results,

it's a breakthrough of massive importance.

(slow orchestral music)

- Thanks for letting me
part of these trails.

- No problem.

But just remember that they are trials.

There's no guarantee of success.

Oh, gotta go, I'll speak to you later.

- So how's it going?

- Good.

So far the results of the trails

prove what we found in the lab.

- That's brilliant, you must be so proud.

- You know, I still find
it difficult to believe.

- What?

- That the girl I found
in a class I was supply

teaching 12 years ago, the girl who could

barely read and had little chance of ever

passing her GCSEs, is now conducting

clinical trials into a new treatment

that she helped to develop

and that could bring new hope to

so many people all over the world.

It's just amazing.

You are amazing.

(slow orchestral music)

- Time to go in, you ready?

- Whenever you are.

(audience applause)

- Welcome back

to this, the final session
of this year's conference.

And for this final
session, we are privileged

to have with us,
Professor Harry Donaldson.

Most of you will be aware of the work of

Professor Donaldson on the
regeneration of neurons

in the spinal cord.

But he is here today to present to us

the eagerly awaited
results of clinical trials

he and his team have been
conducting over the past year.

Professor Donaldson.
(audience applause)

- As John mentioned, we have
been conducting extensive

clinical trials of a new
treatment for paralysis

for 12 months and the time has come to

announce the results of those trials.

But I thought that rather
than telling you myself,

I would introduce to you the person who

actually made the initial
discovery on which

this treatment is based.

She is a remarkable woman.

Who achieved a first class honors degree

in biomedical science,
graduating at the top of her year

before being spotted by a certain,

very perceptive professor of neurology.

Yes, okay, it was me.
(audience laughing)

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor

and great pleasure to present to you

Doctor Sophie Smith.
(audience applause)

- Thank you professor.

Oh, this is scary.
(audience laughing)

But I think that the results
I'm going to tell you about

should speak for themselves.

In fact, I wish they could.
(audience laughing)

The treatment that these
trails were set up to test...

So there is still work to be done.

But in conclusion, I can confirm

that the trials have been successful.

And have proved that the
treatment is effective

in most cases.

Thank you.
(audience applause)

- As you can see, it's
required some effort

for me to be here today.
(audience applause)

It's not me you should be applauding.

Well them.

Without them, I'd still
be in a wheelchair.

And this young lady in
particular, Dr. Sophie Smith

is the best damn doctor in the world.

(cheering)
(audience applause)

(upbeat music)

Did I tell you I'd give my own

And did I tell you

These red flowers

You gave me the whole world

But I'm still headstrong

And so I try

I try

And so I try

I try

You know I try

I try to see

The way my love should be

You know I try

I try to see

The way my love should be

And did I tell you

I give my all

And did I tell you

These red flowers

You gave me the whole world

But I'm still headstrong

Yeah I'm still headstrong

Just too headstrong

I'm too headstrong

Just too headstrong

Did I tell you

But you're still so

Did I tell you

But you're still so strong

Did I tell you

But you're still so strong

Did I tell you

But you're still