My Place (2009) s01e07 Episode Script

(INTRIGUING PIANO AND CELLO MUSIC) I'm a witch.
Brrrmmmm! I am the magician! I'm not weird.
You're gonna get in so much trouble! (LAUGHTER) GIRL: Oooh! (GIRL SQUEALS) My name's Jen, and this is my place.
When I was two, my dad died.
It's good having a dead dad.
The government gives you money because he got dead fighting in the war.
People have to be nice to you all the time.
At school, I just get a talking to instead of the cane.
And mums and aunties and grandfathers can't run after you as fast as a dad when you've done something wrong.
(HAMMERING) Jen! Come on, we're late! I'll meet you there.
Mum! No such luck.
Auntie Bridie, do you think I could? No.
You don't even know what I'm going to say.
Oh, let's see.
There's a new newsreel playing at the pictures, and you spent all your money on ice-cream last weekend? Not all my money.
Well, in my opinion, your mother gives you too much anyway.
Whoever heard of a 1 0-year-old who has a room all to herself? Or a 28-year-old who had to share a room with her sister? Grandpa? I just used up all my shrapnel, love.
Where's Mum? She's at work, that's where she is.
Keeping you in ice-cream.
Oh, no! Don't you dare! Whoa! Hi, Mum.
How was work? Oh, that's quite a welcome.
I need some money for the pictures.
Ah, what's playing? Abbott and Costello.
You've seen that.
I know, but it's a new newsreel, about the Royal Family.
What about for lollies? Did the Legacy money come yesterday? As long as you're home by five.
Jen! Be home by five.
Yes, Mum.
Five! MAN ON NEWSREEL: We add our respectful congratulations to those of the Empire on the birth of a son to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
The baby will be baptised Charles Philip Arthur George, and as the firstborn son of the Royal couple is heir to the British throne.
These pictures were taken in the privacy of the palace grounds, following the royal marriage almost one year ago.
And what a wonderful picture the happy couple make.
This is indeed a happy time for both the Royal Family and the whole of the British Empire.
ALL: Mr McPhail! Mr McPhail! We left our umbrellas inside! Our mums will give us a hiding if we don't bring them home.
Come on! He's coming! BOTH: Found them! (ALL GIGGLE) "Demolition Notice.
"1 0 December, 1 948.
" (PIANO CRESCENDO) (ROMANTIC MUSIC) (SIGHS) He looks exactly like my dad.
He has medals too, just like the Prince.
And his hair is the same.
Definitely.
Wow.
My dad's hair isn't real.
(BOTH LAUGH) Hair is important.
He has to be handsome.
ALL: Definitely.
And nice.
Nice? Clark Gable in 'Gone With The Wind' wasrt nice.
Yeah.
But your father was nice, wasrt he? I don't know.
I don't remember, because he died in the war when I was little.
Nice is nice, but not important.
But handsome is.
Definitely.
Definitely.
Definitely.
(BELL PEALS) I've gotta go.
See you tomorrow.
'Bye! See ya.
WOMAN: Smart, isn't it? Well what's going on down the road? You're lucky I got to the shop in time.
The canal had flooded and all the eggs escaped from their can'tons.
So I had to belly flop from street to street chasing them up.
And did you have to balance the biscuits on your head? What about the fish? Were they gobbling up the soap? So what else have you been doing today? We went to the pictures, and then we went to the clubhouse for a while.
But we're going to have to find a new one soon: They're going to knock ours down.
What, the big house by the tree? A man put up a notice today.
(SIGHS) Bloody vandals.
I've gotta go.
My mum's gonna kill me! (WONDROUS MUSIC) Mum, you're never gonna guess what's outside! Jennifer Josephine, what time do you call this? I make it a freckle past a hair.
(LAUGHS) Well, she's never late for the pictures.
Oh, too right.
If you miss the newsreel, that's the best bit.
(CHUCKLES) Mum doesn't go to the pictures.
Jen, this is my friend Wal.
You wanna check out the car? Yes, please.
(MUM LAUGHS) She goes like a rocket.
You can wind it up to 80 miles an hour.
(IMITATES FAST CAR'S ENGINE) OK, miss.
Tour's over.
Now, Aunt Bridie's gonna be cooking your tea tonight.
Why? Can't you? She always burns the sausages.
I'm not gonna be here.
Wal's taking me out to eat.
In the city.
Great to meet you, Jen.
I'll be home in time to tuck you in.
(STARTS CAR) Pa! Apparently Mancini's got a menu that's seven pages long.
Two whole pages of dessert.
I wonder if they have bombe alaska.
Looks like a bomb went off in the stove.
BRIDIE: Who wants tea? PA: Thanks very much.
(CAR PULLS UP OUTSIDE) MAN ON RADIO: Well, can you tell me whether she's made a reservation? She hasn't? No reservation? Thank you.
(HANGS UP PHONE) (JEN'S FOOTSTEPS CREAK) She's not there.
She hasn't made a reservation.
So she was lying to Phil.
(ROMANTIC THEME MUSIC) SECOND MAN ON RADIO: Will Eve Stanley find some way out of the tangle she is in? (CAR DOOR OPENS, ENGINE RUNS) Thank you.
Thank you.
(KISSES, LAUGHS) (GASPS) Goodnight.
RADIO: will be answered in the next chapter of 'When a Girl Marries'.
Dedicated to those who are in love (SWITCHES RADIO OFF) You've got your father's hair, you know that? Yes.
You know, I'll always love your father, Jen.
Whatever happens, hmm? Did you rub off your lipstick? Night, missy.
Mwah! Who's this Wal, anyway? Well, er, he's been coming into the pub for about a year.
He'd only ever order one beer, because he hates the taste.
(CHUCKLES) He's nice, isn't he? Hey! Hello! Hello, there.
Oh, I could do with something to eat.
Look at this.
We've got sandwiches.
Want some tomato? Oh, good! (LAUGHS) Oh, chutney! You got that? Yep.
Mmm, yum.
Good.
Onions.
Do you want some onions? Gherkin? (BRASS Y MUSIC) My father was a war hero.
My mother says I look just like him.
Well, he must have been very handsome.
He was.
He looked like Prince Philip.
Who do I look like then? I should ask easier questions.
Prince Charles will grow up to be the handsomest of them all.
What about Montgomery Clift? Oh, he's a nine out of ten.
Yeah.
Laurence Olivier is an eight.
His nose is a bit too pointy to be anything higher.
Definitely.
Noses are important.
(GIRLS GIGGLE) Hey, Jen.
Kath home? Ugh! Who is he? He's my mother's cousin.
He just got out of the, er, lunatic asylum.
Well, he's a three.
With the car, maybe a four.
Maybe.
Uh-uh-uh! Don't you go in there.
Why not? Because your mum's in there with Wal, that's why.
(KATH AND WAL LAUGH) Miss Miller? What are you doing here? Well, I came to say goodbye to the house.
Not that I liked it very much.
Had a nasty habit of producing very nasty children.
Isn't it nearly teatime, Jen? I don't want any tea.
Ohh.
Well, what's the matter, Jen? There's a toad in our house.
Oh, well.
You know what they say about toads is when you kiss them, they turn into princes.
That's frogs.
WAL: Thanks.
(WOMEN LAUGH) Oh, that's nice.
(LAUGHTER ECHOES) Doesrt mean I'm gonna love you any less.
And it certainly doesn't mean I don't love your father anymore.
My heart made room for you when you came along.
It made room for Wal too.
You don't have to marry him just to go ride in his car, you know? (CHUCKLES) He has got a lovely big house being built for us out in the suburbs.
Mwah.
You're gonna love it, Jen.
Jen! Oh, good.
Can I give you this? What is it? It's a wedding invitation.
Is it for me? No, silly.
You don't need one.
You're in the bridal party.
It's for you to give to Miss Miller.
You're seeing her, aren't you? Come on! (CHUCKLES) Wal's coming over to go over the plans.
I've gotta get afternoon tea on the table.
(DOOR CLOSES) Two pounds of butter, three of flour, one pound of sugar.
Soap.
You want the powder or a bar of Bright? The Bright.
Mmm.
So, we've still got the lamingtons.
And the custard tarts, pavlova Pavlova, yep.
And I think Miss Miller said that she was gonna make a cake.
Miss Miller gave us that.
That's very generous of her.
It was a wedding present, to my parents.
KATH: Talking about maybe just getting some legs of beef and lamb So, the roast And the vegies.
Yep.
(COUGHS) (COUGHS) Oh! (COUGHS AND RETCHES) Quick, Bridie! Oh, Wal, are you alright? (WAL RETCHES VIOLENTLY) Must have gone down the wrong way.
Come on, let's get you cleaned up.
Are you finished? (WAL CONTINUES COUGHING) WAL: I love you.
KATH: Me too, Wal.
Oh oh, a man will go to great lengths not to talk about carnations.
(LAUGHS) Or chrysanthemums.
Mum? Mmm? Can you play me Dad's favourite song? Please? Do you remember the words? (BOTH SING) @ After you've gone and left me crying @ After you've gone there's no denying @ You'll feel blue You'll feel sad @ You'll miss the bestest pal you ever had (WAL JOINS IN) @ There'll come a time @ Now, don't forget it There'll come a time @ When you'll regret it @ Some day when you grow Ionely @ Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only @ After you've gone @ After you've gone away.
@ (WAL AND KATH LAUGH AND CHAT) Do you know why your mother never goes to the movies? Because she's only got enough money for you to go.
(PIANO PLAYS, WAL AND KATH LAUGH) So did you see it? What did it look like? It was so pretty, seriously.
Yeah, and it was like My mother got an invitation in the post to your mother's wedding.
No.
My mother loves my father.
He was a war hero, like Prince Philip.
Then who's getting married? Isn't Eddie Bishop's mother called Kath too? It's probably her.
Oh.
Her.
Oh.
Right.
I wonder what it'll be like.
I know.
I can't wait to see it.
It looks so good.
I've heard so many people talking about it.
Jen, isn't that your mum? Oh, my God! Jers mother is getting married to her loony cousin! (GIRLS LAUGH) JEN: No, no, no, no.
You see that's that's not her.
KATH: Oh, Jen! Hey.
Mwah.
(LAUGHS) Oh, that was such a funny movie.
What about the bit when he went into the water with all his clothes on? Don't forget the bit before that with the bird.
Jen, there was this bird Stop! Stop, let me out! Jen? Jen, what's going on? MAN: Fire in the hole! (WHISTLE BLOWS) KATH: Jen! (EXPLOSION) Jen! Jen! MAN: Over here Jen! MAN: Clear the area! I have to get in there! My treasure chest is in the fireplace! I'll go.
I'll go! KATH: Wal! No! Fire in the hole! Wal! Wal! (BANG!) Is that it? (ALL LAUGH) Oh, wow.
Indian clubs.
(KATH KISSES) Are you alright? JEN: This is for you.
JEN: It's good having two dads.
I still have my old one, every time I look in the mirror, but my new one is good for helping me work stuff out, like what Indian clubs are for.
(JEN LAUGHS) And for making me laugh.
Funny's important.
Definitely.
(INTRIGUING MUSIC) (GIRLS LAUGH) GIRL: Wait for me! GIRL: It's just like heaven.
(GIRL SQUEALS) Duck for cover! Cover!