Close to Me (2021) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Well, you seem to be alive, Jo.
Just.
What does a girl have to do
to get an ambulance around here?
Jo!
Jo!
Please, Jo!
Please don't leave me, girl!
How long had she been there?
It can't have been long.
Come on, Jo! Please don't leave me!
This is Jo. She's had a serious head
injury and a loss of consciousness.
Let's get her into CT.
Come on, Jo!
Please don't leave me, girl!
Come on, Jo!
Jo!
She's losing consciousness.
How could she hurt herself so badly
just falling down the stairs?
- Could Mum have
- Don't let her hear you say that!
I'm only saying
what everyone's thinking!
Shut up, Finn!
- I'm gonna get a drink.
- Mum? It's Sash, can you hear me?
She'd been drinking,
which could explain the fall.
What can we expect,
in terms of recovery?
Difficult to say at this stage.
After effects may include
poor concentration, disinhibition
Finn
Finn.
Hey!
Hello!
Hello.
Is Finn all right?
He's fine.
You fell down the stairs, Jo.
They put you in an induced coma
to help you recover.
You've been in hospital a week.
Don't tell him to come back home.
Not when he's only just started.
Do you mean Finn?
Well, he went to uni
a year ago, love.
I don't understand.
It was last September.
It's the last thing I remember.
It's okay. It's all right.
It's all right, it'll all come back.
Promise.
It is possible that your wife
will never recover her memories.
I can hear you! It's a curtain,
not a fucking wall!
Jo
Her disinhibition is
completely normal.
But be warned, it may last some time.
Mrs. Harding, look at you!
Pouring your own drink.
You're on fire!
Yeah, this time tomorrow
I'll be doing your job.
Oh, Rob
Rob, look at me!
- I'm a fucking mess.
- It's okay.
Your motor skills are improving, Jo.
Which is great.
Let's see how that memory's doing.
Anything new coming back?
No.
The best way to get the memories back
is being around familiar things.
So, I think you're good to go.
We'll see you
at your next appointment.
Any change in your symptoms,
he brings you straight back in.
Are you all right, Mrs. Harding?
Need a hand in there?
Mrs. Harding?
Unbelievable!
He brought skinny jeans!
- Are you smoking again?
- Sorry.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Just really, really hot.
Do you want me to stop?
No, no. I just wanna go home.
I still can't believe I dyed my hair.
It suits you.
I just don't understand
how I could be drunk.
Why would I be drunk?
I never get drunk.
That's not strictly true.
You do sometimes.
But not on my own.
You were on your own
when I found you.
I can't find my phone.
You look different.
Get used to you not remembering.
And I've lost weight.
Started swimming again.
With both kids gone.
Swimming and smoking.
- Clever.
- Yep.
Where are your glasses?
I wear contacts now.
Are you having an affair?
No.
- Am I having an affair?
- Bloody hope not.
Fuck, Jobo.
I thought you were dead.
I walked in,
and you were just lying there.
It was the worst moment of my life.
Cos it's all about me.
Jesus, Jo, is this
what you've become?
A lone drunk who can't even manage
a flight of stairs?
Something doesn't feel right.
- What?
- Stop the car.
Please, stop the car!
What is it?
I can't go. I can't go in there.
Okay.
We'll just sit here for a bit.
Okay?
Come on.
Jo, I'm sorry!
Jo
Get this off.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Get that.
Yep.
Fuck!
- Sorry. Did it catch you?
- No.
- I'll just
- Yeah.
What the hell
have you been up to, Jo?
And who have you been up to it with?
- What are you doing?
- The last thing I really remember
is Finn leaving for uni.
I need something tangible.
And I need you to help me.
We could have done it
with a bit of paper!
I've lost a whole year, Rob!
Look who's home!
Holy shit, you've got a crutch!
I darling.
- Cathy, we've just got back.
- I'm not stopping.
Ella's listening to her music,
so I've literally got till the end
of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman."
Here.
You do remember who I am, don't you?
I've lost 13 months, Cathy,
not 25 years of annoyance.
Just checking!
Rob said you'd gone all Dory on us.
Hey, I didn't say that!
Okay, I'm gonna leave you to it.
Don't stay too long.
So, did we get shit-faced together
the night I fell?
No.
Cos we haven't actually
spoken to each other.
For a while.
We had an argument.
What?
When?
I can't remember.
- Was around Maytime, I think.
- May?
But that's months ago.
Wow! You must have
really pissed me off.
It was the other way around.
But can we not talk about it now?
Do you mind?
Can we be friends again?
I've really missed you.
I will remember, though. Eventually.
The doctors are not so sure, but
I'm going to remember.
Please, she's tired.
I just wanted to see you.
And now I have, so
Let me find a bit that's not bruised.
I will pop back tomorrow, okay?
So just
You call me if you need anything.
Night.
- I have to call my dad.
- Your dad is in bed with a cold.
Which is where you should be.
Call him tomorrow.
Perhaps it fell under the cupboard
when I fell down the stairs.
You don't need your phone now.
Come on, bed!
Where's Bobbin?
World of Leather's looking after him
until you get better. Come on, bed!
- Who?
- Wendy.
Jenkins. Our neighbour.
Newish. Well, new to you.
She likes to sit out in the sun,
so we call her
Anyway, she's a dog lady. Woman.
She likes dogs.
I'll fill you in in the morning,
but let's get some rest.
Is anything coming back?
No.
Rob?
Is that you?
Rob!
What is it?
There's someone in the house.
It's just us!
- No, I saw someone.
- Okay.
I'll go and look.
I've been in every room.
There's no sign of anyone.
All the windows and doors are locked.
There's no one here.
That doctor in ICU said
you'd get confused.
Plus, all the medication you're on
- Am I going mad?
- No.
You are not going mad.
Yes, you should definitely stick
to translating, Jo.
No wonder you're hiding
your face, little mermaid.
I'll get you a new phone.
I don't want a new one,
I want the old one!
What is all this stuff?
Women from your book group brought
it over while you were in hospital.
Worried I'd starve.
That's Owen.
I miss old Frank.
You wouldn't remember.
We had to put up with him gardening
with his shirt off all summer.
- I'm sure I hated every minute.
- Oh, you really can't remember that?
Really?
I thought once you've seen that,
you can't un-see it.
- Should we make him a drink?
- No, he brings his own.
Tears of a vegan unicorn,
in an environmentally-friendly
water pouch.
How you doing?
Can't get into my computer.
The password doesn't work.
- Well, you might have changed it.
- And I can't get through to my dad.
Hello?
Sorry, Jo.
Yeah, head injury.
Some memory loss, but she'll be okay.
Okay?
You're a long, long way from okay.
Jo!
Christ.
How are you? I heard about your
I don't remember you.
I don't remember much
of anything last year.
That's full-on.
I look like my husband beat
the shit out of me, don't I?
I'm sorry, Rob told me your name,
but I've forgotten it.
It's Owen. Should you be out?
I'm going to see
I've forgotten her name too,
but she lives down there and she's
She's looking after my dog. So
I really think you should
go inside, Jo. It's cold out, and
- I'll go and get Rob. Yeah?
- I'm fine!
Jo!
Look, Bobbin died.
In January.
You and I buried him together
in the garden. I'm sorry.
He's
But
I'm going to fetch him now.
He's with
Rob said
He's dead?
What's going on?
What's going on?
Why did you say that lady
was looking after my dog?
Because you'd had a fall.
You'd had a terrible fall.
Stop saying I had a fall!
That's what they say about
old people. "Oh, she had a fall."
I'm not old!
Stop hiding things from me!
You need to calm down.
This isn't like you.
Maybe I changed.
Maybe this is the new me.
Owen
- Where's he buried?
- He's over there.
Come on, girl.
You're such a liar!
Thank you.
Are we close? You and me?
Well, I have handled your lobelia.
Jo.
I was gonna tell you.
The doctor said to me
you'll recover quicker
if I didn't bombard you,
if you weren't so stressed.
I was gonna tell you.
I just want you to get better, Jo.
I love you. I really love you.
It was stupid. It was stupid of me.
I'm sorry I shouted at you.
I embarrassed you
in front of what's-his-name.
I'd have shouted at me as well.
I'm sorry.
- Is this my coat?
- Well, it's not mine.
Can you turn that off, please?
Did you just remember something?
Not really.
A trip to the vet, I think.
How did Bobbin die?
He was just too old. He had a problem
with his liver and couldn't
I'm sorry. I know
how much he meant to you.
Jo, have I done something wrong?
I feel like you're a bit
We haven't really talked about
what happened the night I fell.
I find that very strange.
It was just a fucking awful accident.
There isn't really
much to talk about.
What was I doing before it?
Like, I still don't understand why
I would have been that drunk.
You're home. That's the point.
You're alive.
And you will recover. That's what
we've got to concentrate on.
- You will recover!
- Okay.
- Mum?
- Sash!
Dad? Hi!
You're upright!
I still can't get used to that hair!
Oh, I know! Yeah, you have
been telling me for months.
I think it looks nice.
- No, it's lovely!
- Yeah.
It's just different.
- Right? It's different.
- Yes.
I got all your shopping,
and I cooked.
What?
I should hit my head more often.
Well, when I say I cooked,
I mean that I got us a pizza.
Is Finn making an appearance?
No. Of course not. Finn's at uni.
I'm really sorry.
I can't actually stay too long.
I've got to cover
someone's shift at the bar.
The bar?
You're working at a bar now?
Yeah.
In April you helped me move out
of the dreaded bedsit.
Do you remember?
No more sticky carpets.
Okay.
So put it up there.
Really?
Okay.
And in December
I introduced you to Thomas.
It is so weird
that you don't remember him at all.
Here. I'll show you.
So
I really love him, Mum.
He's 32, and he works in the bar.
Yeah, he's There. He's amazing.
- He's really nice. You like him.
- Yeah.
He's everything
we've ever wanted for you.
Actually, he owns the bar
that I work in.
What's your code?
It's 2048. Why, Mum?
Maybe there's something
that can help me
Can you give it back? There's stuff
I don't want you to see.
- Don't you have any pictures of me?
- I don't know!
I'll see what I can find,
and then I'll e-mail them to you.
Sorry.
I feel like
the two of you are hiding things
from me.
- No!
- No. That's not the case.
- I can't find my phone anywhere!
- Jo.
My photos! My texts!
- I didn't back anything up!
- Mum.
Okay, look. Here. There. There.
That's a couple that I took of us
when we went to that open house.
The one with all the sculptures.
We had a really lovely time.
Is it nice up there, Sash,
on your high horse?
I just don't like lying to her.
Look, I told you,
we're not lying to her. We just
- She doesn't need to know everything.
- All right. Whatever. I've gotta go.
Bye.
Bye! See you.
Hi.
No. No, none the wiser.
Of course, she was drunk.
Well, yeah.
And there's the fact that Dad's been
really worried about her.
Thomas, don't say that!
No. She's not mad enough
to do that to herself.
Do you hear that?
I mean, come on.
Do you really think
you're still capable
of doing that sort of thing?
Bobbin
Come on.
Sit.
Good boy.
You?
What, having an affair?
No, I think that's highly unlikely.
Anyone shows you the slightest bit
of interest and you run a mile.
I mean, you're not exactly
much to look at.
I know, sorry.
You know, men definitely like you.
The thing is, I know you don't do
anything to encourage them, but
it is hard to be around sometimes.
Those family holidays
we took when the kids were little.
You in your bikini.
I got a knot in my stomach
any time Jim suggested
you two go for groceries.
Or go get wood.
To coin a phrase.
Anything else you wanna tell me?
No.
Oh, God
Hello. Fairbridge Court,
how can I help?
Hello?
Fairbridge Court Nursing Home.
Can I help you?
Yes, I'm looking for my
- Oh, hi, it's Mrs. Harding, isn't it?
- Yeah.
I'll put you through
to your father's room.
Thank you.
Hello, Dad?
I want you to stop calling me.
Dad, it's Johanna!
Stop calling me,
and stop stealing my money.
And I don't want
these fucking pills anymore.
Dad, it's me.
I know what you've been up to.
Double-dipping bitch!
Listen, some days
he's really quite lucid
and he can absolutely recognise
But other days he's
I'm so sorry. I was gonna tell you.
I was just waiting for the
This kicked in
about ten, eleven months ago.
- It's dementia.
- No!
- We had to move him.
- No!
No! No, you said
- No, you said he had a cold!
- I had to say that.
No, you said, "He's not coming
to visit you because he has a cold!"
- Liar.
- I'm sorry.
Jo!
- I think someone stole my phone.
- No, no.
You left it somewhere,
in a shop or something.
I'll get you a new one, okay?
- I don't want a new one!
- Okay.
- I want my old phone!
- I know. I'm sorry.
I want my pink phone.
You put your dad in a home.
You don't have a clue, do you?
About what sort of person
you've become.
I know I miss my dog.
You wore this when you buried Bobbin.
Is none of this coming back to you?
No.
I
I think I saw someone
in the garden earlier.
Someone who was watching me.
Really?
Maybe I just imagined it. Just
There you go.
Thank you.
Finn?
Finn?
Finn!
What are you doing here?
You've got to come and see this!
It's incredible.
But it's the middle
of the night. Rob!
Mum! If you don't come,
you'll totally regret it.
Rob!
Dad's already down there.
He sent me to fetch you.
They're trying to save them.
It's a whole pod.
They can't get back in
without our help.
Let's get in the car!
They're down there.
They're not letting it go.
Watch your step.
Excuse me. Come on.
Excuse me!
Stand back!
Rob!
Rob!
Rob!