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RITCHIE: But then the glint did pale and fade

and so the morning shooed his form as truth must know.

My brother dead.

His cheeks so wax and cold.

His hand upon his heart to ne'er grow old.

And now the heptarch stands without a king.

I took his life, that new life might begin.

Oh! Hello, Mrs. Goodison.

I was just teaching Lucy some lessons.

WOMAN [DEADPAN]: But why are you in her bedroom?

Oh, Mommy, don't be silly, he's helping with my exams.

What exams would that be?

I've just been helping her with a French Letter.

-Get out of my house. -But I'm very good with tongues!

The wind is getting stronger…

And stronger.

It is blasting you!

Feel the wind.

Fight it.

Fight it!

And now the wind is so strong

it's ripping your shirt off!

I said it's ripping your shirt off!

It's ripping your bloody shirt off!

Donald Basset?

Next is Peter Brooke-Adams?

[MOUTHS]

-[INDISTINCT CHATTER] -["OH L'AMOUR" BY ERASURE PLAYING]

Donald Basset.

I thought this might be your sort of place.

No, I'm just having a drink before I go back to the wife.

Whoa.

That's quite a bit of acting.

But no, I'm not convinced.

Well, I got that part in The Chimney Sweep, which means you didn't.

I know. You stole my life.

♪ Looking for you ♪

♪ You were looking for me ♪

♪ Always reaching for you ♪

♪ You were too blind to see ♪

♪ Oh love of my heart ♪

♪ Why leave me alone ♪

♪ I'm falling apart ♪

-♪ No good on my own ♪ -[LAUGHING]

♪ Oh, L'Amour ♪

-[PHONE RINGS] -MAN: Am I dying?

I can't answer that, darling, but have you been to a doctor?

I can't, I really can't. I've had the same doctor all my life.

Ever since I was a kid. He knows my mom and dad, I…

Can't tell him this.

No, it's okay. We've got numbers of clinics.

You don't have to use your real name, no one needs to know who you are

but they can help, I promise they can help.

♪ Beware, you rich folk ♪

♪ Beware, you wealthy ♪

♪ Here's the big joke ♪

♪ You're not healthy ♪

♪ The streets of Paris run with rivers of blood ♪

♪ Dive in deep, you can't escape the flood ♪

WOMAN: Oh, just come for a quick one, Jill!

I can't, I promised I'd visit. See ya! Ta-ra, girls!

♪ Come and meet my good friend ♪

♪ Madam Guillotine! ♪

MAN: I can't tell anyone, I can't.

♪ Knit one, purl one, sittin' on my cold bum ♪

♪ Knit one, purl one, never had such good fun ♪

♪ I'm knitting myself a lovely long chemise ♪

♪ While the posh knobs get down on their knees ♪

WOMAN: He's sick, he's really, really sick.

But I can't help it, I don't want to touch him.

♪ Watch your step, love ♪

♪ Don't lose your head ♪

-[AUDIENCE APPLAUDS] -[CACKLING]

["LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY" ORIGINALLY BY DONNA SUMMER PLAYING]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Love to love you, baby ♪

♪ Oh ♪

-♪ Love to love you, baby ♪ -[BLINDS WHIR]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Love to love you, baby ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Love to love you, baby ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Love to love you, baby ♪

♪ Oh ♪

MAN: Oh! Right, I thought you'd done a runner.

Hello.

Um, I've gotta get to work, if you don't mind.

-Sorry, what was your name again? -Roscoe.

-What was yours? -Cassius.

Haven't got long though. Quick shower, yeah?

-Together? -Um…

Yeah.

I'm going this way

so, thank you, Roscoe.

See you round.

Yeah, I'm always in the Bruce. I work there.

I'm sort of under-manager if you wanna find me.

Yeah, I don't often go to that part of town, to be honest.

-Slummin' it last night? -A little.

That's okay. Bye then.

And what's for tea tonight then?

-Might get some chips on the way home. -You should have proper food.

Long day's work, good meal at the end of it, fortifies the soul.

[CHUCKLING]

Oh, I meant to say

Colin, I've been considering.

Now, I'm very happy with you overall

and I think you're enjoying yourself, am I right?

Oh, very much, yeah. It's great.

I could, um, hand over a bit more responsibility.

What do you think?

I don't mind, yeah.

Well, I was thinking…

[LAUGHING]

He said I can have a set of keys so I can get in at 8:30

before him and open up for the day.

So what's that, promotion?

-Do you get more money? -Are you like a manager now?

-No. -RITCHIE: So what does it mean?

It means I can open up at 8:30.

-[LAUGHING] -My God, Gladys!

Your life is too exciting, you are killing me.

I've had sex with a millionaire, but you've gone and beaten me.

-ASH: Colin, you are hilarious! -I'm very proud of my keys.

RITCHIE: I remember Gladys Pugh once had a cup of tea with no milk in it.

It was so thrilling. Like being on a roller coaster!

You don't take prisoners in this house, do you? We're off.

JILL: Where are you tonight?

We might go to Supernatural.

Donald says his mate Chris goes there, he knows Boy George.

He can get us into the VIP area.

Come on, sweetheart.

We're off, bye.

ALL: Bye.

-[FOOTSTEPS RECEDE] -[DISTANT CHATTER FADES]

[DOOR SHUTS]

"Sweetheart"? Who says fucking sweetheart?

Are they boyfriends? He said he'd never have a boyfriend.

"I know Boy George, look at me."

We can't call him Donald. What does Donald become?

-Doreen? Dora? -Diana?

Dolly? Daisy?

Isla St. Clair.

Why Isla St. Clair?

He looks like her, around the eyes.

-I always think it. -[LAUGHING]

Colin wins with Isla St. Clair.

-That makes Ritchie Larry Grayson. -ASH: That's it, that is it!

-That's it! -JILL: Oh, my God, shut that door!

["FREEDOM" BY WHAM! PLAYING]

♪ Every day I hear a different story ♪

♪ People saying that you're no good for me ♪

♪ "Saw your lover with another and she's making a fool of you" ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ If you love me, baby, you'd deny it ♪

♪ But you laugh and tell me I should try it ♪

♪ Tell me I'm a baby ♪

[MUSIC CONTINUES ON RADIO]

This is what I like to see.

Everything up and running!

Good morning.

I'll have a cup of tea, if you don't mind, thank you, Colin.

Oh, it's colder than I thought.

Said on the news last night, 14 degrees.

That can't be right.

Feels more like nine or ten!

Ha! Fourteen degrees, I wouldn't need a jacket.

I woke up this morning and I thought, no!

-[CAR HORN BEEPS] -Here I am, hold on!

Oh, it was hell of a drive. I couldn't stop thinking.

-Any news? -He's okay.

Don't worry, I saw him, he's fine. He's sitting up in bed.

I'll have words with him. I'll give him a good clip, scaring me.

The doctor said you can have a fit just once and that's it.

Like a storm, it comes and goes.

She said they don't really understand it

but you can have one fit and never have another one ever again.

JILL: What causes it though?

There's no epilepsy in the family. I'll ask your Auntie Jean

but I don't think there was any on your dad's side, not that I know.

Doctor said it's electricity, in the brain.

It sort of goes "zap."

Not being rude, but if we're gonna make it back in time…

Oh, God, yes, we promised, sorry. Will you be all right? Where's your hotel?

Exactly the same B&B as last time.

It's got access, they're nice people, so I'll be fine.

I'll stay and give you a hand.

I just grabbed a few of your T-shirts and things. What's the plan?

Well, if I'm all right, they said they'll discharge me tomorrow.

Then I'll take you back to Bryncochs.

Your boss said you can have a fortnight off.

I think he was embarrassed because you wet yourself on the carpet.

Okay, Mom.

And that kinda stain takes a bit of cleaning, let me tell you.

-Okay. -The smell of adult piss can linger!

Okay, thanks!

Oh, I love you, Mrs. Morris-Jones.

Mwah! See you later, honey-pie.

Oh, you've got a TV lounge down there, try to watch.

[SINGSONG] It's Isla St. Clair's big night!

ASH: Woo-ooo!

WOMAN [ON TV]: Shame on you, shame on you both!

All he's ever done is work hard!

Don't, Sarah. Don't get involved.

I got involved on the day I married you, Sam

and I won't step away now!

-This is really good. -Shh.

What harm's he ever done? He's a chimney sweep, for God's sake!

Happen he's seen some things.

WOMAN: What's that supposed to mean?

Things he shouldn't have seen!

MAN: I promise, I won't say a word.

DONALD [ON TV]: Better not, aye, or you know what'll happen.

What sort of accent is that?

I think he's from the Punjab.

-[SNICKERING] -[TV CONTINUES] 'Cause the next time…

-[GLASS SHATTERS] -[GASPING] That'll be your 'ead!

[IMITATING] "That'll be your 'ead."

Ecky thump.

I thought you said Isla St. Clair was in this?

She might be in part two.

[JILL SNICKERS]

They should bring you back next week, you were brilliant.

They said if the story goes a certain way, I could come back.

They told me to stay in touch.

-You were scary. -Was I?

Do "That'll be your 'ead."

-That'll be your 'ead. -Mm, Jesus…

I thought, to celebrate

it's about time we did it properly.

I wanna fuck you, Ritchie.

I wanna fuck you.

Works both ways.

That'll be your 'ead!

Hold on.

Do you think, yeah?

-That's what it says, use a sheath. -I dunno, yeah?

Oh, God, they're tricky…

[HUFFS] Fiddly bloody things.

They smell, don't they?

We called 'em dunkers in school.

Hold on, just a sec.

[DONALD PANTS]

Get it right this time.

Oh, shit.

-You're not gonna get it on that. -Give me a minute.

Oh, come on.

Oh, come on…

Oh, shit, I'm sorry.

-It's those things, they kill it dead. -I hate them.

Can't feel anything.

Oh, we can do other stuff.

God, I wanna be fucked by you.

We're both clean, don't you think?

I've not done anything dirty.

Nor me. I'm clean.

Always have been, all my life.

Me too.

You can trust me, yeah?

Completely.

Can I help you?

Oh, sorry, um…

I was looking for Cassius. Is he home?

Cassius doesn't live here. What makes you think he does?

I must have made a mistake.

Wait a minute.

Did he bring you here? Have you been inside this flat?

Who are you? What's your name?

This is my property!

What the hell have you been doing?

Tell you who else, Phillip Schofield.

Oh, if only.

I had a friend who worked on The Broom Cupboard.

-Said he's at it like Billy-o. -[RITCHIE CHUCKLES]

And guess who?

My other friend was working at The National, says this one walks around

with a boyfriend like it's not even a secret.

-Hm? -Derek Jacobi.

No way, Claudius!

I, Clavdivs, gay! Can you imagine if people found out?

Mm, never work again.

Never work again.

'Cause you see, those people working for Gay Sweatshop

and I mean… Well done, but they will never ever, ever, ever

get cast in anything else ever again.

That's the thing, isn't it? I wanna be anyone.

I wanna be Hamlet, I wanna be Romeo.

But if I said I'm gay, I'd be just the clown.

So, what would you be if you could be in anything?

-If you ever get to be in anything. -Uh!

Oh, funny, ha-ha.

I just wanna do good work.

I don't mind, I'll have two lines as long as it's good.

Okay, fuck that. I wanna be massive!

I wanna be in the West End.

I did Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard and I fucking revolutionized that play.

I did. And then films.

I've planned it out. I'll graduate to films.

We can go to the premiere, you and me.

Not together, but in secret.

-Oh, do I get a part in this film? -You're the lady's maid.

Oh, I found this audition piece the other day.

Hold on.

It's from this, uh, play.

They did it back in The Royal Court, back in 1975, um…

And then it disappeared, uh, "Strangers in the Field"

and the son has this speech.

It is amazing.

It's like the end of Juno and the Paycock.

You can't have it, it's mine, 'cause it's amazing for auditions.

Here it is.

Says this thing, "They're strangers to me.

They're strangers to life." 'Cause he's in this war.

He never says which war, it's a bit Mother Courage, it's just "a war."

But he's only 16 and he's just seen his mom and dad shot dead.

But he can't say they're his mom and dad

or else he'll get shot too, so he just stands there.

But they've still got his sister.

EILEEN: Here we are, home again! Jiggedy-jig!

Now you sit down, I'll put the kettle on.

I haven't got much in. Didn't have time with the emergency.

What do you fancy for tea?

I thought faggots and peas. Is that nice?

-Faggots would be great. -I did shop at Vaughan's

but I've started going Vivian's now.

His faggots are better.

Love a faggot, thanks.

-[KNOCK ON DOOR ON TV] -Hang on, we ain't open…

He's nice, ain't he, Wicksy? Handsome boy.

All right, all right.

-What you waiting for, Christmas? -All right, hang on.

You know your flatmate, Roscoe?

-Cheers, mate… -Yeah.

He wears make-up.

Yeah.

They're a nice little gang, your mates. I like them.

They're nice and they're funny.

A bit different, aren't they?

I was thinking, uh… they're a queer little lot, I suppose.

-[ON TV] What's that? -Women.

Yeah.

Well, I think that's nice.

-[ON TV] Oh, have you tried? -Yeah.

-Well, what happened? -Smack in the mouth from me best mate.

You need takin ' out, Ian, come here.

All the same, you shouldn't go to France, it's a waste of time.

Who's going to France?

There is no person in France.

I'm not following.

It's France, which I said was stupid because

there's no person but you keep insisting.

So I'm telling you once and for all, there's no point, okay?

Cheers, mate. That should work. I'll see ya later…

Think we'll go get you checked out tomorrow. Yeah?

…still got the bruises to prove it, though.

WOMAN: It might just mean an increase in dosage.

So what does it feel like? Does it make you confused?

Uh, I dunno.

It's like I'm having two thoughts at once.

It all comes in a rush and I get a bit panicky.

There it goes.

What does?

Do you see it?

-There it goes again. -What are you lookin' at?

Do you see? The light.

[RASPS] Oh, my God!

It's okay, I've got you, Colin.

I've got you.

[LOCK CLICKS]

MAN: It's hard to locate the precise cause of the epilepsy

but it's obviously an effect of the inflammation inside his brain.

We can attack the symptoms, but the cause is incurable.

I have to ask, do you know what that cause is?

No.

I'm afraid the infection exists

because your son has AIDS.

Evidently he's had this, um…

HTLV-III or HIV.

But do you understand?

Has Colin said anything? Have you heard of AIDS?

Have I heard of what?

It's the disease that…

Ended the life of Rock Hudson?

AIDS is associated with the homosexual male population.

But is Colin gonna be all right?

I did say it's incurable.

What does that mean?

[DOOR CLICKS]

You're not allowed out.

But I need the toilet.

There's a commode over there.

Well, why can't I get out?

OFFICER: Your son is infectious

so we've been granted a court order for his detention

under the Public Health Act of 1984.

No one is allowed in

and he's certainly not allowed out.

You mean he's under arrest?

It's important to say that none of this

is our fault.

AIDS is transmitted by sex with men.

If he chose to be part of that cesspit

well, who am I to judge?

But my judgment is vital

when his disease becomes a public menace.

Because that's what he is now, you see?

Your son is dangerous to others.

But can I just ask, what's to stop me taking him out of here right now?

The law, Mrs. Morris-Jones.

The law of the land forbids you.

-You mean he can't get out? -That's right.

EILEEN: He's a prisoner?

[CAR HORN HONKS]

But he's got epilepsy. That was official.

They've just got it wrong.

Colin can't have AIDS, he's never had it off with anyone.

ROSCOE: Don't be stupid, of course he has.

He's never said.

Well, when did you actually talk to him instead of taking the piss?

Oh, you're just as bad!

Yeah, well, he did talk about some boy.

Never said who, like years ago, before he moved in.

That's about 20 quid. I've got 200 in the bank.

-What for? -I don't know, lawyers.

Anything, we've got to get him out. His mom says she's got savings

but I don't think it's much.

Pete can help, he knows the right people.

I got paid for that supply, I've got about 80 quid spare.

Do you know what we need? A phone. We need a phone in this place.

We should really, really get a phone.

-JILL: Coming with me? -ASH: Yeah.

I'll let you know how I get on.

-La! -La!

-JILL: Gladys Pugh… -RITCHIE: I can't believe it.

Gets him, could get anyone.

I've never had sex with Colin.

Oh, that's not the fucking point!

I share a room with him.

[ROSCOE SOBS]

[WAILS]

RITCHIE: Hi, Mom.

Wow, what have we done to deserve this particular honor?

It's a weeknight.

Are you okay?

Do you need money?

Look, are you all right?

Just saying hello.

We 're just sitting down now.

I made a lasagna, it was very nice.

[CLIVE CLEARS THROAT]

CLIVE: Bumped into Paul Birch.

His son's applied for a graduate diploma in law.

It's a one-year conversion course.

He said it's worth thinking about.

Because have you got any work of your own? No, you have not.

Oh, "Lots of love," says your father.

"How are you?" says your dad. For God's sake, Clive!

Have you got any work?

I've got auditions.

Oh, I keep seeing people on the telly who are rubbish.

I say, "Richie could do that, he'd be much better."

-Are you okay? -Yeah.

And everything's all right?

-Yeah. -How's Jill?

She's fine.

Well, maybe you two could come over.

She's not my girlfriend, Mom.

Still, never say never.

Or we could come and visit.

Or… or maybe I could come without your dad.

No, it's tricky. I get asked to audition at a moment's notice.

-You are all right, aren't you? -Yes.

And there's nothing wrong?

I just thought maybe

life would be so much easier if…

If…

We had a phone.

The installation's something like 30 quid on its own and then there's the bills

but I could phone you more often.

Well, we can help with that.

-Could you? -Course we can.

Oh, I knew it was money.

-That's what we're here for. -Great.

Look, I better go, I've got some lines to learn.

Oh, what for?

Just this thing.

Well, take care

and let me know how much the phone is.

-Night-night. -Night.

I love you.

["YOU THINK YOU'RE A MAN" BY DIVINE PLAYING]

♪ Toy ♪

♪ You think you're a man but you're only a boy ♪

♪ You think you're a man, you are only a toy ♪

♪ You think you're a man but you just couldn't see ♪

♪ You weren't man enough to satisfy me ♪

♪ You think you're a man but you're only a… ♪

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

-[KNOCK ON DOOR] -INTERCOM BUZZES

-[KNOCK ON DOOR] -DONALD: Ritchie!

Ritchie!

[MUSIC BLARES ON HEADPHONES]

Ritchie!

Ritchie!

[WOMAN SPEAKS WELSH ON TV]

[LETTERBOX RATTLES]

[WOMAN CONTINUES IN WELSH ON TV]

Happy now, are you?

[SHRIEKS] Happy now!

[DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE]

Here I am. Sorry I took so long.

-Oh! -Oh, Pete Burrows!

Every time I see that face, it means trouble.

-Can't I have a quiet life for once? -Uh, never.

-Mm-hm. -God, it's good to see you.

-Good to see you. -Uh, this is Jill and Ash.

This is Elizabeth.

So, first things first.

Let me say what they've done to your friend is appalling

and I'm here to get him out. Now.

Pete, get me a coffee, white, two sugars.

You two, I want you to tell me everything.

Give me every single detail

of what those little Welsh bastards have done

'cause I'm gonna enjoy this.

There is a precedent for your actions.

Page six. 14th September, 1985.

A man was detained at the Monsall Isolation Hospital

outside Manchester.

Please note page seven.

Upon appeal, he was released immediately.

Further to that, your court order is, um…

Using a very precise legal phrase here

a mess, an unholy mess.

You made an application under the Public Health Act of 1984

which is incorrect.

The provisions for infectious diseases fall under the regulations of 1985

making this null and void.

Obviously, that's before we even talk about compensation

for testing my client's blood without permission.

And there's a legal term for that too.

Expensive.

But above and beyond everything else

the most important thing I've come here to tell you today is this.

We're here to help.

PETE: We just want to help.

We can help.

Because this disease is terrifying

and no wonder you're scared.

Frightens me to death.

But we've got guidelines.

We can help your staff, I promise you.

So, we could go to court, all guns blazing

or we could just step back together.

We could pause and step back

and think…

And put Colin first.

So what do you say?

-[KEYS JANGLE] -[LOCK CLICKS]

-Mom! -Look at you, little chicken!

Oh, come here, darling…

There we are.

They wouldn't let me out, I was stuck.

-Where have you been? -I've been trying.

They said you'd gone to Japan.

Did they? Who said that?

I dunno. There was a little man.

MAN: You're gonna get a tiny bit confused every now and then, Colin.

But we'll do all we can.

We're gonna get you moved back to London.

They've got experts, sod this lot!

And you'll be close to your friends.

I can stay round the corner. We'll be fine.

I do get confused. Why is that?

EILEEN: It's because of your illness.

It turns out it's a little bit more than epilepsy.

Dr. Williams is here because, uh…

I wanted to be in the room when he tells you.

Why? What is it?

Tells me what?

What's wrong with me?

I'm sorry.

EILEEN: You don't have to be sorry.

I'm not dirty.

No one said you were.

I never did anything bad.

I really didn't.

Can they make me better?

You're moving back to London. They'll know a bit more there.

COLIN: But they haven't got a cure, have they?

Have they?

I don't know. They're trying.

COLIN: I think…

I-I dunno, I…

I can't remember things properly.

I think it was him.

Who?

He gave it to me.

Who do you mean?

The football shirt.

-Who's that? -COLIN: But…

Does everyone die?

Of AIDS?

We don't know.

Does every single person die?

Yeah, they do.

I read your stuff, that's what it says.

It says no one survives.

Oh, Mammy, make them do something.

-I don't want to die. -THEY SOB

The thing about AIDS, all your defenses get lowered

so when people say coughs and colds can kill you

that's because ordinary illnesses run out of control.

They go mad, 'cause they can't be stopped.

DOORBELL BUZZES

And that's inside his brain?

Yeah. And once the brain's in trouble, everything goes.

They think it's this virus called JC.

Thanks, Leona.

And because Colin's so weak, he can't fight it off…

MAN: Hi, Jill.

…so the virus goes crazy.

He's going senile, like old people

and he's only 24.

Here we go. Just be nice.

Hey, I'm always nice.

Hi there. La!

-La! -La!

He's taught me, see? La!

-[CHUCKLING] -We'll go and get a coffee.

RITCHIE: Don't mind me, I can sit here.

ASH: No, best not have too many.

-Be right back, do you want anything? -I'm fine, thanks.

Do you know what Jill said?

"Be nice." Like I'm horrible.

I can't imagine what she means.

So, how are you? How's things?

I saw David Dukes, he sent his love.

He said, "Get well soon." And Ruth and Steven Jones says hello.

COLIN: God, this is weird.

Ritchie's being nice to me.

-[LAUGHS] -Am I that bad?

Oi, cheeky.

I really must be dyin'

Oh, Gladys, don't.

Oh, he's devil may care today.

Did they say we had a meeting of the Pink Palace?

We said we can't have your mom paying the rent

and we refuse to move anyone else in. Never.

But Ash can pay a bit more and Jill, and I'll get myself some bar work

so your bed's still there for when you come home.

I do miss you.

We miss you.

We really do. Every day.

Even though you never said a word

we miss you not saying it.

I miss you hopping out of the shower in the morning

'cause I always thought you looked so sexy.

Right, good, well.

-I am. -Oh, it's all coming out now.

I always fancied you.

Did you not know?

Uh, no, I never did.

But you're wise, Colin, I'll give you that.

You've got very good taste.

COLIN: You'd walk around in that towel.

-I'd take myself off and have a wank. -Right, okay.

I'm sorry, he can't quite see the line sometimes.

Stop it now, love.

Colin, did I tell you I went into Printalux the other…

You look good right now.

Oh, my God.

-JILL: No, Colin, don't. -Colin, there's people here, love.

-We should go. -Colin, stop it.

-Stop it! -All right now.

Let's get everyone out, quick as you can.

Thank you. On your feet.

Don't stare, folks, come on.

Show's over. Off we go, thank you.

I don't know, why does it have to be so cruel?

It's bad enough he's dying!

And now this…

EILEEN: [SOBS] For Christ's sake, why?

Mr. Ashwin Mukherjee, please.

Roscoe Babatunde?

Mr. Richard Tozer?

And then make an appointment to come back at the desk.

Should have the results in six weeks

so within those six weeks, it's best to be sensible. Okay?

[SIGHS]

MAN [ON TV]: Oh, yes, the M25 is a huge opportunity

not just for London, um, but for the whole country.

It represents a benefit.

Um, I-I think we can probably assume that…

We 're gonna become a focal point, um

a place of ambition for the whole world.

NEWSREADER: The leader of the opposition, Neil Kinnock

has demanded an immediate investigation into the rising…

-[CAMERAS CLICK] -MAN: There you go…

Yeah. Thank you!

-[DISHES CLATTER] -[INDISTINCT CLAMOR]

MAN: Service!

Let's go!

[MUSICIANS PLAY "RONDEAU" FROM "ABDELAZER" BY HENRY PURCELL]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERS]

[BIG BEN CHIMES]

RITCHIE: They were strangers to me.

They were strangers to life.

Now they're nothing but clothes and meat and a stink upon the breeze.

But give the child to me

give me the stranger's child.

I ask you, sir.

Give the stranger's child to me.

Okay, I'll be there at 12.

Thanks.

Thanks, thanks.

-I got it! -[CHEERING]

Twelve weeks! 130 quid a week!

[LAUGHING]

There's one thing I should tell you, because somebody else inevitably will

it really doesn't matter

but you were the second choice.

I don't care. As long as I got it. [CHUCKLES]

They wanted that Donald Basset.

You know the one who got The Chimney Sweep?

Oh, I know him, yeah. I know him.

What, did he turn it down?

Uh, not exactly.

Turns out he's gone home.

For good.

What do you mean? He's given up?

There's a lot of boys who go home these days.

More and more of them, every month.

Going home.

And I don't think we'll ever see them again, do you?

Ritchie.

Promise me…

Don't go home.

-[DOOR OPENS] -Mr. Ashwin Mukherjee?

Roscoe Babatunde, please.

Richard Tozer?

It's good news. There's no sign of HIV.

You're all clear.

And yep, there's nothing to worry about.

The test came back negative.

[LAUGHS]

You are fucking kidding me?

No way, seriously? I've had everyone, that's not fair!

[CACKLING]

And it was a good show, I think.

We always have one or two people walking out when the guillotine comes down

but we had about six tonight!

So that was good. Success.

You had a man faint one week, didn't you? Fell head first.

We did.

I told you, remember?

Yeah.

You remember.

Yeah, he remembers everything. Don't you?

I think he does.

He just stares into space.

But let's give him a rest, shall we?

Time you two went home and got some sleep.

Night, Colin.

We'll see you tomorrow. Night, darling.

EILEEN: I asked back home about the funeral service.

-[ASH SIGHS] -Well, it has to be done!

This one firm, they buried my mum, my nan and my great grandmother

and they said no.

They said absolutely not.

They said their staff didn't think it was safe

to handle a body with AIDS.

Yeah. The man in charge, I've known him for 35 years

and he said no.

He said try Cardiff.

So I tried Cardiff, the man there said it might be possible

but the cremation would have to be done at the very end of the day

possibly night, for fear of contamination.

So there we are.

We won't have a buffet, we'll have a supper

-with very few people, I suspect. -Oh, Eileen, I'm so sorry.

-Oh… -What happens, happens.

I'll see you tomorrow, my loves.

I don't suppose we'll ever find out who gave it to him.

I know, but it's not like that, Ash.

Don't go looking for a villain, it'll just be some bloke.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

Thanks.

[DOOR SHUTS]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

COLIN: Hello! I'm Colin.

Well, don't just stand there, in you come. That's a good lad.

That's Mike and my lad, Ross.

EILEEN: You makin' friends?

Yeah.

EILEEN: There, now. Lucky them, I say!

What do you do, go for drinks?

WOMAN: We're out tonight, you two, we're going to see that Cannonball Run.

If you boys are in, I can leave some cheese and crackers in the fridge

if that's okay?

I'll be in, yeah.

I'll stay in.

I'm always in on a Thursday night.

Are you out every Thursday night?

Oh, we tend to be, yeah.

It's what Mike and me call our cinema club.

Okay. Good to know, thanks.

[GROANS] Shut up, you little bender.

Yeah!

I don't care! You've got it wrong.

My son is a normal man.

He's not one of those filthy, dirty queers!

Whatever's wrong with him, I'm telling you, it's not that…

Night, then.

La!

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello? Hi, hi there.

EILEEN: I'm sorry, darling.

-He's gone. -Okay…

Oh, bless him.

I'm so sorry.

He's gone.

[SOBS]

[JILL SOBS]

Was he all right?

Did he wake up?

Mr. Richard Tozer?

Have we got a Richard Tozer?

["WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER" BY QUEEN PLAYING]

♪ There's no time for us ♪

♪ There's no place for us ♪

♪ What is this thing ♪

♪ That builds our dreams ♪

♪ Yet slips away from us? ♪

♪ Who wants to live forever? ♪