When I was in the boob, I done a degree, a bit of physics.
There's this law by this guy, Isaac Newton.
He reckons for every action, there's a reaction. So I've been living my life like that.
My beautiful wife.
I don't think I love you anymore, Jimmy.
Detective Sergeant McIntyre.
You bang people up and then you slip into their wives.
It's my granddaughter. I'd appreciate it if you wasn't to supply her.
That man's Mehmet Guzman -- owns a load of pizza shops.
Tony Chivers. Now, they're definitely shifting drugs from there.
- He's a dangerous man -- big man. - Are you threatening me?
I'm taking on the debt of my granddaughter and her boyfriend.
I'll pay it off by working for you.
I'm done with being a good boy.
(BIRDSONG)
I don't think I should be taking marriage guidance from a geezer whose wife...
.. whose wife makes him sleep in the garage.
Yeah. Sue gets a lot more annoyed with me these days.
Jackie will come round, you know.
You and her. You'll get through this.
People do.
He's a copper, Roy.
- She had an affair with a copper. - Yeah, I know, I know. I know.
But you've got to concentrate on what you can fix.
- Ellie's home now. - Not quite.
My probation officer says my helping Ellie is within my skill set.
Whatever that bollocks means.
Right, I got to see that Tony Chivers.
- Get my orders. - You what?
I got no choice, Roy.
(GROANS) I'll drive you.
Well, I've just spent half the morning trying to sort a mechanic.
- Where's my taxi? - It'll be here in a minute.
- Still holding his coat for him, then? - It's my coat.
I've got to watch his back. It's what you do for family.
- Yeah. - This ain't The Godfather, Roy.
He's only your bloody brother-in-law.
She doesn't like me very much, does she?
No, no, Jimmy, it's not that she doesn't like you.
She loathes and detests you with a passion you can't even imagine.
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, I know.
The guy will give you a package.
You give him the cash and then you take it to this address.
What's in the package?
Fairy dust. What do you think, Jimmy?
We'll need to sort you a nice big pistol.
Look... I don't mind delivering the cash.
But not the drugs, and...
I don't want to handle a gun.
This ain't Parcelforce, Jimmy!
- You just don't get it, do you, Jimmy? - Yeah.
You don't. You were a dinosaur when you were knocking over vans, now you're a fossil.
Go on, off to the crematorium.
- Got any money? I need to get pissed. - You sure that's a good idea?
Listen, I was nicked in this jacket in the summer of 2003,
I'm freezing my bollocks off and my ears are turning blue. So I think I need to get pissed. Don't you?
(ENGINE STARTS)
- Where do you want to go now? - Brenda's.
- Brenda's? - Brenda's. - That closed down years ago.
- Nah. - (LAUGHS) Yeah.
- Give us the keys... - No, you... - Give us the keys. - You are...
- Give me the... - You're too pissed.
- No, no, no. - You're not driving.
- Roy! Roy! Give us the... Give me the keys. - Get off!
- Give me the keys. - If those two nick you, you've had it, mate.
Hey, it's Pinky and Perky.
Pinky and... Give me the... Roy, give me the... Don't mess about.
- (GROANS) - Roy! Roy! Roy!
- Roy! Roy! - Are you OK, sir? You all right?
Roy. Roy.
- All right, sir? - Back off! I know what I'm doing. I know what I'm doing! Back off! Back off!
Roy! Roy! Roy!
Roy! Come here, come here, come here!
Come here, come here, come here. Come here, come here, come here.
♪ Nellie the elephant packed her bags and said goodbye to the circus
♪ Off she went with a trumpety-trump, trump, trump, trump
♪ Nellie the elephant packed her bags and said goodbye...
Get an ambulance!
I know I don't say the things that should be said.
But we don't talk like that, do we, Roy?
But when things happen,
you're always there.
You're like the Thames or... Big Ben.
I've never told you how much I appreciate you.
When I thought I was gonna lose you today,
it was like... what was left of my heart just got ripped away.
I know everyone thinks that I take you for granted.
You...
the kids, Jackie.
But I've just lost the only woman I've ever, ever loved...
Now...
I know that you're truly, truly...
.. the worst money launderer and biggest fucking prat in the world, but...
.. you're my mate and I love you,
and you deserve a better friend than me.
(MOANS SOFTLY)
You saved his life.
- I had no idea he had a dodgy heart. - No-one did.
Roy's never taken care of himself.
Are you?
I'm so mad at you.
I've been pretty bloody angry myself, Jimmy, and for longer.
But I don't know whether I can ever forgive you.
And probably you can't forgive me for the life that I've led you.
We should talk, properly.
- I mean, not the usual. - Yeah, we should.
- How about lunch tomorrow? - Where?
Somewhere you can't kick off.
- What about Tagliavore's? - He's not there any more.
I don't want to talk to anyone. I just want to talk to you.
I just want to talk to you. That's all.
All right. All right.
Let's try and be civilised, eh?
(SIGHS)
I think I've been a bit harsh... Jimmy. I do.
No, I do, Jimmy. I put my hands up. I went too far.
A father to a son, or a son to a father. It should be the other way around but it's not.
That's fine. That is fine. I can live with that.
So I've been having a think and I...
Yeah, I think there might be something you can do for me.
Ah, one of our dealers got slapped by a crew from across the borough the other night.
But I know something they don't know.
I've heard about a regular pick-up.
Lazy silly billys.
Product and a lot of cash... every night, same place.
Two errand boys in an Alfa.
We hit them... just after they collect.
Just like old times. Standard smash and grab.
You and me. It's what you're good at, Jimmy.
- I said I wouldn't go near drugs. - No.
Wash your mouth out.
You don't have a choice.
I'm offering you a one-off job... to pay the tab in full...
for your little grandkid and her stupid boyfriend.
They're not safe where you've stashed 'em.
Silly billy.
Two grand. Two G's.
It's a bonus.
Walking-around money.
Please take it, Jimmy.
(SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING)
Hi.
- Ellie's in her room. - All right.
- How's Roy? - Yeah, he's fine.
He's a...
Is that Aaron still here?
It's 'buy one, get one free' with them two, Dad. Ellie said.
(SIGHS)
Night, Granddad.
- Night, Mum. - No more screen.
Night, love.
- (KNOCKS SOFTLY) - Ellie?
You're in the clear.
You don't owe that Tony a penny.
And Aaron?
Yeah, him and all.
- Thank you. I love you. - I love you too, darling.
We're in the clear.
Thank you, Mr Rose.
(SIGHS)
(BIRDSONG)
- Morning. - Morning.
Elliot got these leaflets from the health centre.
They're having assessment sessions today.
- Assessment for what? - For drug addiction.
For depression.
Ellie, you've got to get clean.
That means going down the health centre and being assessed for a rehab programme.
Yeah, like it's that easy.
It's not easy. I'll come with you if you like.
Yeah. We could see, couldn't we?
- I'll go. - Ah.
- I mean, if Ellie's going, I can. - In the meantime, get some private help.
You treat yourself.
I couldn't find any leaflets for Grandad.
Yeah, nice one, Carl.
I'm really glad that Ellie's getting help. It's great news.
Yeah.
Look, you never gave me a chance to explain...
Well, go on, then.
I didn't know when you were getting out. And erm...
I was struggling with Julie and Ellie, on my own,
and Steve was just there...
- I bet he was. - He helped me in lots of different ways.
And I suddenly realised that...
.. I could have a different sort of life.
But when your release date was set, I ended it.
(CHAMPAGNE CORK POPS)
- We always used to come here, didn't we? - Yeah.
After you'd hit a van and were still high on it.
- Untouchable. - (CHUCKLES)
- Magic evenings. - They were, yeah.
Before the knock on the door.
I never want to hear that knock again, Jimmy.
Neither do I.
You get a brief to draw something up, saying that I'll agree to a divorce, then I'll sign it.
- If that's what you really want. - I don't know what I want.
It wasn't true, what I said.
I do love you.
I just want a normal life.
Yeah, so do I.
Ah... (CHUCKLES)
Happy birthday.
I thought this would be civilised.
You know, when I was banged up and they turned the lights off,
I still see your eyes.
I get lost in your eyes.
Where did you get the money, Jimmy?
- I took an advance on my wages. - (EXHALES)
You know Ellie and her boyfriend had a tab with that Tony Chivers?
Yeah.
Well, it ain't as simple as that.
I took it on.
How did you take it on? With what?
- You're not working for him? - (SIGHS)
Dear God, Jimmy.
You could be back in prison for good. You have to tell Kerry or the police.
I'm protecting my family the only way I know.
You and that copper can't do that.
I have protected my family with no help from any man for 22 years.
I did the best I could, Jimmy.
What did you do?
I brought you some apples.
Oh, great (!)
- Jimmy didn't bring you back from the dead so you could stuff your face with junk. - We talked about this.
I'm gonna be treated different from now on. Men are not cars. Women are not traffic wardens.
They're not ruddy doormats either.
Oh, I'm glad you're still here.
Me too, you silly moo.
- When me and Jackie get divorced... - Hey, Jimmy, come on.
When and if me and Jackie get divorced,
and if anything happens to me,
it might only be a few quid or a 12-year-old coat...
- You haven't got a pot to piss in. - No, but I want everything to go to Jackie.
Right, I've got a will and testament here, right?
I want you to read it properly and make sure it's kosher.
The pair of you sign it at the bottom.
You too, Sue.
If this is what I think it is -- a decision...
Stop. Stop. I've got something to say.
Look, what I'm about to tell you goes against... goes against all my upbringing.
- This is about Jimmy, isn't it? - Yeah.
I don't know what he's doing, but he's started working for Tony Chivers.
Chivers has got him in some sort of bind and I think he feels he's got no choice.
He's trying to protect us...
but it's him that needs protecting.
So you want me to protect Jimmy?
I'm not being funny, but how the hell would I do that?
Maybe he can be persuaded to give evidence against Chivers.
Tell you what he knows about his connections -- dealers and stuff like that.
Jimmy? A grass?
- That's never gonna happen. - Please, Steve.
For me.
Are you being pressurised into doing something you don't want to do?
- No. - You sure?
Yeah.
I'm not comfortable about this, but at least it's controllable and we can talk after.
All right?
Yeah.
- Ready? - Yeah.
Five minutes alone.
Please?
- Jimmy? - Yeah, sure, that's... that's fine.
Five minutes.
All right.
This wasn't my idea, but I can see that the situation has certain advantages.
I know what you're up to, Jimmy.
Likewise.
This isn't about you and me.
I want certain people off the street.
That way you get some credit and I get some collars.
So... you want me to be a grass.
Well, let me tell you,
if there was the tiniest chance of that,
you'd be the last copper on earth.
It wouldn't be grassing if you were trying to protect your family.
- You have no idea... - You're working with Tony Chivers.
- Bollocks. - Not what I've heard.
He asked me once, I said no. End of.
Anyway, who told you this shit?
Your wife.
Get out!
Take your hands off me.
Out!
♪ Te deseamos todos
♪ Cumpleanos feliz ♪
- (DOORBELL RINGS) - Oh, thank you!
I'll go.
(CHATTER)
- Get your nanny for me. - Are you not coming in?
Just get your nan!
Gran. Gran. Granddad's at the door.
Excuse me.
- You don't know what you've done. - What choice did I have? I begged you to stop.
Is that why you slept with him? Is it? To get to me?
Oh.
Of all the people you had to tell, you tell that bastard.
I know many, many people, Jackie.
People whose secrets I keep and they keep mine.
And if they hear that I'm a...
(WHISPERS).. grass...
.. a grass...
.. none of our family are gonna be safe.
Tony put you in the firing line and you let him.
- Steve is giving you another chance. - Oh, well, maybe I'll send him a thank-you card.
- I don't want you to die. - You'd rather it was Ellie?
No-one need get hurt, because Steve will stop this.
What do you want me to do?
I want you to stand in the witness box instead of the dock.
Do the right thing. Just for once!
You have no idea what you've done!
No idea.
Come here. Come on.
Come here, boy. Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
You know I love you. You know I will always love you.
Don't worry about all this.
Yeah? Yeah?
Listen. Go back inside. Go on.
Back inside. Nice and warm.
I love you.
When?
Tomorrow night. I need a clean car. I'll call you.
- Where? - You don't need to know where.
- I'll pick you up. - Weapons?
They'll have them. So?
- What about me? - What about you?
You said you don't touch guns.
You could always pick up another Molotov cocktail.
- This is high risk. - Well, these are high stakes.
I'm writing off 20 grand.
So I'm relying on you watching my back?
That's comforting.
Jimmy Rose, it's only two guys.
You can handle it.
Why me?
You remind me of my old man.
I feel sorry for you.
Plus, you're a thief. It's your speciality.
If anything goes tits up,
I'm only losing a pain in the arse, not someone I actually care about.
Honesty -- well, that's refreshing.
And after?
We're good.
All debts paid.
Ellie and Aaron had their assessments today.
They might be able to get on a residential rehab course.
What about you?
What about me? I'm all right.
If you can't talk to me, you need to talk to someone.
- You can't be on your own any more. - You're right.
I haven't been coping very well for a while now, Dad.
I can see that.
What is it? Is it some kind of depression, or something worse?
(LAUGHS)
I'm just crackers, Dad. (LAUGHS)
Oh, come here. Come here.
Come here.
It's fear.
First of the things you think you can't cope with.
And then of everything.
Aaron... what are you doing?
I can't do this, Ellie.
What?
- I can't do it. - Yeah, you can.
Listen to me.
I've been like this longer than you. Much longer than you know.
Listen to me.
As soon as I walked into that place today, and the nurse recognised me,
- I knew I couldn't do it. - You can.
- You'll have a better chance without me. - Don't say that.
You don't need me.
- I do. - No, you don't. - I do.
- Look at the state of me. - We're gonna do it. We're gonna get better together.
You've got a mum that loves you. A brother that loves you.
And a granddad that loves you.
ELLIE: But I love you. I love you.
- Give me some sugar. - Aaron.
- Please. - No.
- (SOBS) - Has he gone?
- He's... he's left me. - Oh, God.
- Oh, baby. - (SOBS)
If Chivers knew I was talking to you, everyone would know.
I'd be dead before it got to court.
- You wouldn't have to give evidence if we had him red-handed. - No.
Whatever it is you're doing for him, it's never gonna protect your family.
He wants me to courier a drugs deal. Be the muscle.
- It's tonight. I don't know where yet. - Is that it?
If you don't want it, it's fine by me.
I need more than that to justify putting a team on standby with my Super.
Yeah.
What about a wire?
I'm not even gonna answer that.
All you gotta know is there's drugs there
and some very, very dangerous people.
Oh, and by the way... Chivers will be tooled up.
That's it.
- So I sign and it's done? 40 years. - We don't have to do this now.
- I wanna do it now. - What happened with Steve... - I done what you wanted. I spoke to him.
(PHONE BUZZES)
Yeah?
Ten minutes. It was Tony.
What do you mean? I thought it was all over.
You thought it was all over.
It'll never be over, cos now I'm a fucking grass.
(SIGHS)
(RING TONE)
Yeah.
Ten minutes. Denham Centre car park.
I don't know where else we're going yet.
- Can you be there? - It's a little tight.
We might miss you. We'll use the mobile trace.
Love that phone, Jimmy.
Lose that and we lose you.
Make sure the GPS is on.
Right, everyone, let's go!
We're moving. Let's go!
GPS...
Come on, let's go. Let's go!
What's the GPS?
Be careful, Jimmy.
I don't want to lose you. Not like this.
Well, let's hope your boyfriend comes through.
(FRONT DOOR CLOSES)
(TYRES SCREECH)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Not unless you invite me in for dinner.
If you're looking for a wire, you know me better than that.
(MOBILE RINGTONE)
No, Jimmy. No, Jimmy!
Why would you bring a phone with you, Jimmy? Now, pull over.
- (RINGTONE CONTINUES) - Jimmy, stop.
Get it out. Whip it out of your panties real slow.
I want to see who's phoning you.
It's my probation officer, Tone.
That's why I had to bring it with me, Tone.
Put it on loudspeaker.
How do you do that? I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know how to? Give me it here.
KERRY: Hello? Jimmy?
- Are you there? - Kerry?
I need to talk to you. It's important.
It's a little bit inconvenient at the moment, darling. And you're working very late.
I just picked up a message from your employer -- Andy. He said you chucked the job in.
Yeah, well, it turns out I'm not a DIY type of guy, you know.
Drive!
(PHONE RINGS)
Jackie. Have you heard from Jimmy?
His phone's dead. Haven't you heard from him? I thought you were his protection?
Only if he cooperates. He's chucked his phone in the car park. The trace is stationary.
So now he's solo, just how he likes it.
Give him more time. Please.
Once a crim, always a bloody crim.
I'm gonna call probation.
I'm gonna tell them the whole story, then he'll be back where he belongs.
- You got your lunch money, darling? - Yeah.
This is where I leave you.
You're not coming with me?
This was always gonna be a solo run, Jimmy. But I'll be watching.
So, are you gonna shoot me in the back if I have it on my toes?
Pick up the goods, dump the motor and we'll hook up later.
If you try and do a runner, remember... I've got addresses of your nearest and dearest, so...
I'm fond of you.
- Try not to get shot. - How do you expect me to do that?
Pray.
(GUN CLICKS)
Here we go.
(LOW CHATTER)
Another magic evening, Jackie.
For what you are about to receive...
(SHOUTING AND GROANING)
(GUNSHOT ECHOES)
(GUNSHOT)
(TYRES SQUEAL)
Yes! Yes, yes!
(ALARM STARTS BLEEPING)
(PHONE RINGS)
Jimmy? Where the fuck you been?
- Do you want pepperoni on yours? - You're where? Are you mad?
You better get yourself down here lively.
(RINGING TONE)
- Yes? - Mr Guzman?
- Mr Rose. - It seems your Tony has torched your gaff,
the one on Bromley Lane.
(SHUTTER WHIRRING)
(CLUNK)
(SHUTTER RATTLING)
Tony, what's this?
Armed police! Get down! Drop your weapons!
Stay where you are! Armed police!
(SHOUTING)
- Get on the floor now! - Get on the floor!
Put your weapon down now!
STEVE: Thanks for the call. I thought you'd done a runner.
- I should have done. - You may still be in breach of your licence.
We'll contact probation and inform them of your cooperation.
- Can I go? - No.
You have to make a statement.
I'm not going down the nick.
Oh.
We could do it now or I could come over later.
Do it now.
You go anywhere near my home and I will be in breach.
Are you sure you still have a home, Jimmy?
Jimmy?
He came through.
I realised something last night.
If I lost Jimmy, I'd be devastated.
If I lost you, I'd be sad.
I knew I wasn't going to like it.
I do want another life.
But I'm not sure it's you, Steve.
- (DOORBELL CHIMES) - Oh, God help us.
- Hello! - Hello.
Hello, darling.
Mwah. You all right?
Yeah.
- Come through. - Hiya, Grandad.
Hello, darling. Hey. Hi.
I know. I know. It's tough.
- You can only do what you can do. Mm? - Yeah.
- Do you want a bit of toast? - No, I'm all right, thanks, Grandad.
What's going on with you two?
What?
(CHUCKLES)
- So you're not going back to prison, are you? - Nah.
So you did the right thing?
Well, that's a matter of opinion.
Oh, I've also got you this.
Mm. What's that?
- A selfie on a stick. - No, just selfie stick.
Come round here. Come round here.
Here we go. Here we go.
All smiling? Come on, darling.
All right? Hold it. Hold on.
Hold on. Here we go. Here we go.
Joe, smile. Stop being a wet blanket.
Got the baby in? Hold it. Here we go. Here we go.
Ready?
Here we go. One, two, three...
(ALL CHEER)
Joe, do you know how old I was when I first got nicked?
I don't want to hear your deprived childhood crap, Dad. Sorry.
- Listen to me. - No. You listen to me.
Because the thing is, at least your father was always there for you.
You know, there's a price to be paid for the life that I've led.
And I've paid it...
and I'm really, really sorry for that.
I'd like to thank Sue for organising this welcome-home party.
And, of course, Jacks, for letting us have it in here, in her home...
- Pleasure. - .. rather than the garage I've been living in.
It was quite a surprise, actually. Nearly gave me a heart attack.
Roy!
Um...
I'd like to propose a toast.
To... all of us and our wicked ways.
And to survival.
- Uh... - Survival.
OTHERS: Survival.
Yes, which I'm in two minds about, as it happens.
- Two? You've barely got one. - Oh, thanks very much!
- I had my hair cut for you, didn't I? Eh? - Oh.
- It's nice. - Oh!
- That's what's different! - Oh, no.
Have you just realised?
(LAUGHTER AND CHATTER IN BACKGROUND)
You know I love you, right?
Try that again without the question mark.
I really love you.
And I really love you, Jimmy.
No question.
(CHATTER)
Should have done it long ago.
(LOW CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)
(LOW CHATTER)
JOE: I just hate it that he's right, you know. I hate it.
- It's OK. - I hate it so much.
No pasa nada, carino.
- Really. - I love you so much.
I do, too.
(DOOR CLICKS SHUT)
(CLICK)