Doc Martin (2004) s05e07 Episode Script

All right, Norman.
Let's go to work.
Dr Ellingham Can I just say I think you made the right decision.
About you and Louisa Glasson - never meant to be.
What's happened to your face? My face? Nothing.
Unless you mean my new lipstick.
I thought I'd try a different shade.
Right.
And you probably noticed my hair too.
No.
Dr Ellingham, always teasing me! See you later.
When I first opened the sanctuary, I got maybe one unwanted cat a month.
Now I get two or three a week.
Is that right? Which is why this fundraising evening is so important to me.
Yeah.
You keep saying.
So I hope you've bought plenty of food and drink.
I'll get it when you've paid me.
Paid you? I've told you, I need the money up front.
You said there'd be no cost.
I said the wine would be AT COST.
If you think I'm going to give you a whole lot of free food and wine, you're barking up the wrong tree.
Well, I'll have to cancel the evening.
Well, I'm sorry, but times are hard.
They are, if you're a cat! I don't know how I'm going to feed the poor things.
I mean, are you quite sure? Here, Doc, Doc! Hang on.
I need your help.
It's Mrs Dingley.
She's come a cropper.
Shush! It's nothing serious.
Just put a bag of ice on it.
Do you have any ice? Some.
Not a lot.
Could you fetch it, please? If the pain gets any worse, come and see me in the surgery.
Right.
Doctor.
Do you think I could ask? If you pester me for a donation, the answer's still no.
Well, you can't blame me for trying.
Yes, I can.
Miserable bugger.
I heard that.
So you'll go to Clappy-Time at the library? Yeah, maybe.
It's James.
I have to go.
You will find something nice to do, won't you? Yes, I expect so.
Aw, bye-bye, darling.
Be a good boy.
Go! Hey! Inside! Looks like you're busy.
But you're going to come in anyway.
Are you here as a patient? Yes and no.
Are you considering changing your mind about Louisa? No.
So, as your doctor, what can I do for you? I've run out of Oralube.
You could have telephoned for a repeat prescription.
I assumed you'd want to see me.
My symptoms might have changed, my condition deteriorated.
Has your condition deteriorated? Not in the least.
So you're going up to London as planned, and Louisa will stay here with the child? Yes.
Good.
You parents stayed together for your sake.
No-one got out unscathed.
We don't want a repeat of that.
Well, this has been fun If you want to discuss it further, Martin, you know where I am.
Thank you.
Hello, there.
We're looking for Bert Large.
He's around somewhere.
OK, we'll sit here and you can run inside and fetch him for us, yeah? What do you want? Where are my manners? I'm Alastair Tonken.
And this here is my little boy Norman.
All right? You work here, do you? Off and on.
There he is.
Hello, Bert.
Lovely to see you again.
You can probably guess what we're here for, I'm sure.
Can we talk about it somewhere else? No.
Here is quite nice, thank you, Bert.
All I want to know is - have you got it? Got what? What's he on about, Dad? Dad? Your dad has borrowed £1,000.
You what? Don't worry.
He can probably pay it back.
The only thing is that if he can't, then there might be some of those - oh, what do you call them? What is the word I'm looking for? Repercussions.
That's it.
Yeah.
There might have to be some repercussions.
You didn't see the sign? Says you shouldn't park in the harbour when the tide's in.
If we had seen the sign, we never would have parked in the harbour.
Couldn't get near the car last night.
The water was up to here.
So you just left the vehicle where it was? No! We drove it away and we put it back there just now Of course we left it where it was! Was anything stolen? No.
Somebody smashed the back window and fiddled with my wife's clothing.
You didn't put your wife's clothing in the boot? It's just a coat.
Real fur, though.
Fox, not mink.
You went to a loan shark? That's not what he calls himself.
But you know that's what he is.
And if we can't pay him back, there's going to be repercussions.
Come on, that could mean anything.
Exactly.
And you saw Norman.
If he wants to smash up the restaurant, who's going to stop him? OK, things don't look good right now.
You told me, Dad, you said you went to the bank.
I admit I've been economical with the truth.
It's a shame you weren't economical with anything else because we're going to go bankrupt! Well, if you hadn't spent all that time with Ruth, instead of helping me here.
So now it's my fault? I'm not saying that.
I'm just asking you to help me.
No, Dad.
You got us into this mess.
You get us out.
Well, thank you very much.
Are you open? The door's unlocked.
Most people would take that as a good indication.
You told me to come and see you if the pain got worse.
You got any time today? See the receptionist.
I want to see the doctor.
Has he got any time today? Do you want those cuts looking at? No, I don't.
They're just my cats.
I've actually come about my knee.
Do you want to see it? No.
No.
Sit down.
Go on.
Any chance of a cup of coffee? We're not open.
I don't think there's a cafe in this village that isn't full of kiddies crying or even worse, someone singing to try and stop the kiddies crying.
It's lovely to be somewhere so peaceful.
Shame about the coffee.
I'm trying to think.
What about? Well, if you must know the restaurant's in trouble and I'm trying to come up with new ideas.
Well, why didn't you say so? I ran a very successful restaurant in Andalusia for seven years.
I am full of good ideas.
If you fancy a brainstorm over a nice cup of coffee.
Black or white? I'll be back in five minutes.
You get that percolator on.
If you'd elevated your knee, it wouldn't be this swollen.
By coming to see me to tell me that it hurt, you've made it even worse.
Are you going to give me a lift home? You can put my bike on the top of your car.
I'm a doctor, not a taxi driver.
Stay off your feet for at least two days.
Stay off my feet? Who's going to feed my cats and kittens? They can't feed themselves.
Get someone to help you, then.
I can't even afford to feed the animals, let alone pay an assistant.
Sit down with your leg up as often as possible with your foot raised.
In the meantime, I'll give you a prescription for some anti-inflammatories.
Your glasses have broken.
I know that.
They're my old ones.
Do you have a new pair? Somewhere.
I don't know where they are.
These do the job, if I want to read something.
You should go to the optician and get some more.
What, and waste all that money? Give that to Mrs Tishell.
Will she be able to read your writing? If she holds it the right way up, yes.
So come on! Have you flooded the carburettor? I've no idea what it means, but it's what people always ask me when my car fails to start.
You really need to think about getting this tractor repaired.
And the bowser can't hold its water.
Should I call the vet? No, the water bowser.
By the time I get to the pasture, there's nothing left for the sheep to drink.
That's IF I even get there.
I can probably fix the bowser myself, but you should think about getting a new tractor one of these days.
I don't imagine they come cheap.
Well, maybe three or four grand second-hand.
Let's deal with one thing at a time.
For the fencing in the top field, you needed £800.
No, sarge, I have yet to release the vehicle to the registered keeper.
I want to know what to do with the big rock in the back of the car.
Might be fingerprints or No, I know it only appears to be criminal damage, but there are traces of blood all over the broken window.
Should I take samples for DNA? Hello? For my leg, keep the swelling down.
Yes.
Yes, yes.
That's what I would have prescribed myself.
While I'm here, I want to ask about some glasses.
What about them? Well, have you got any? Help me with my reading.
I don't want anything too pricey.
All my spectacles are on the rack by the door.
I got the message that you were holding some pessary rings for me.
Yes.
Yes, Dr Ellingham, I've got them right here.
Are these for long sight or short sight? I was just thinking perhaps we could meet tonight.
For a chat about everything? The pessary rings.
How much for these? My eye! God! My eye hurts.
It really hurts.
Take your fingers out.
Hold your head still.
Tilt your head up.
Look up.
What have I done? I've hurt it.
Be still.
Hold still.
Have I damaged it? No, it's just some arcus senilis.
What's that, for heaven's sake? A cream-coloured circle around your iris.
It's common in people of your age.
It can be a symptom of high cholesterol.
Come to the surgery.
I'll do a blood test.
I can't come today.
I've got people coming over from Delabole to look at some cats.
If cats are more important than your health, I couldn't care less.
Or I'm also free tomorrow night.
Just put the pessary rings on my account, please.
Thank you very much.
It's you.
How's James Henry? Fine.
What are you doing in here? I've come to buy him a dummy.
No.
He's not to have a dummy.
Louisa and I have discussed this.
I'm sure you've discussed lots of things, but people change their minds.
No! No dummies.
You're not to sell this woman a dummy.
Whatever you say, Dr Ellingham.
Do I have your permission to purchase James Henry some nappies? Yes, of course.
Hello, Sally.
Hello.
And hello to you, James Henry.
Don't you look just gorgeous today? Yes, you do! There was blood all over the vehicle.
I've taken some samples.
But I need your help to identify any possible suspects.
My help? Now, I know you can't show me any medical records or discuss individual patients, but if I were to mention a few names and one of those names were to coincide with someone who came in here for treatment to cuts or abrasions to their hands or arms Mrs Dingley cut her wrist.
Florence Dingley.
Runs the cat home.
Is that Dingley with a D? What's going on? Nothing, Doc.
I was just Just Telling me off for dropping litter in the street.
It will never happen again, Officer.
Yes, well you see it doesn't.
Otherwise Spanish theme night? Yeah.
We do the place up like an Andalusian bar.
We serve tapas - that's little Spanish dishes and we keep the sangria flowing all evening.
Just one problem - I can't afford no tapas nor that sangria.
Well, what's in your freezer? Right, I'll chop these up small, fry them in olive oil, lashings of garlic.
As for the sangria we take your cheapest plonk, add orange juice and cooking brandy and ole! This looks like rubbish.
Hang on a minute.
That's the new house red, that is.
Perfect.
Right, I've got to pick up my grandson.
So I'll start on the tapas tomorrow.
Who's got the baby? A girl called Angie Grappy.
She only wants two quid an hour.
Thursday is Spanish theme night.
No, it's not.
Listen, we ask the Tonkens for a few more days to pay, and in the meantime, we make a fortune with this tapas and sangria.
No, you will never make a fortune selling anything, whereas I have £800.
Now I've got a bit in the bank, there's some cash around the house.
We put it all together, and we might have a grand.
That's great.
Yeah.
But what about the interest? What? What interest, Dad? The Tonkens don't lend money for free.
We've got to find another 100 quid.
Dad.
Don't worry.
We'll manage.
Yeah, but how? Out of the way! Out of the way! What are you doing? And another 200 quid here.
Quite a lot of loose change, I'm afraid.
Hope you don't mind.
Not at all, Bert.
I'm a very reasonable man.
Pleasure doing business.
Not that our business is concluded just yet.
No, I know that we owe you another 100 quid for interest, but if we can have until the end of the week.
You don't owe me 100 quid.
Really? - You owe me 350.
- What? There's a late-payment penalty clause.
So we're wanting 350 quid from you two by this time tomorrow.
Six o'clock.
We can't do that.
Well, you'll have to, unless you'd rather face the consequences.
You said there'd be repercussions.
They're very similar to consequences.
What on earth is it, Norman? Look.
I think he's bothered by them marks on your neck.
Are they contagious? No.
Just Better wash your hands, Norman.
Martin.
Louisa.
I haven't got long before school.
I brought my notes on the christening.
Some ideas for catering, a guest list and suggestions for music.
Who's got the baby today? What? Who's taking care of James Henry? Well, my mother, of course.
Are you sure about that? Why are you asking? Well, I saw I thought I saw a girl wheeling James in his pushchair yesterday.
Martin, my mother's looking after the baby all day today, just like she looked after him all day yesterday.
I'm sorry, but I'm late.
Could you have a look at this? Yes.
You OK? I feel a bit sick.
I think one of them prawns was off.
Shall I chuck 'em? No, shove them back in the fridge.
Stop scratching.
It's driving me mental, Doc.
Stop it! How long have you had it? Started itching yesterday.
Changed your washing powder recently? No.
Tried a new aftershave? You been in close contact with any domestic animals - cats, dogs? No.
Are you suffering stress at the moment? Well, life with Dad is always stressful.
Put your shirt on.
They're hives.
They'll go of their own accord.
In the meantime, I'll prescribe you some ointment to ease the irritation.
Hives? Well, how comes I've got 'em? What are they? Circumscribed dermal oedema.
Patches of irritated skin caused by any number of reasons.
But you say you can rule out stress? Yes.
Al! I was just on my way to see you.
Well, I'm sort of busy, so My son would like a word.
Norman, show him your hand.
It seems Norman has caught whatever it is you have.
It's only hives.
I see you've been to the doctor.
What did he say? He asked me if I'd changed my washing powder or my aftershave.
He give you a prescription? Yeah.
Excellent.
Good morning, Al.
And how are you today? Been better, Mrs T.
Got this.
Is it hives or something more serious? I never discuss my clients' prescriptions.
But you can tell us if hives are contagious? If you want medical advice, I suggest you ask Dr Ellingham.
What is it about me that women don't like? You know that Mrs Dingley, that cat woman, she couldn't bear to look at me, let alone hold a conversation.
Were you asking her for money? I was asking her for MY money.
You leave her alone! This is only for external use.
Ooh! Would you excuse me? Here we go.
Here.
Thank you.
Hello.
Em! And thank you in advance for the 350 quid we'll be collecting tonight.
There's no way We'll be at that restaurant at 6pm.
You make sure you're there.
Agh! You look absolutely terrible, if you don't mind my saying so.
I think I'm going to be sick.
It really hurts.
Just here.
Should I take those prawns off the menu? I think I'm gonna use your loo.
All right, Ange? No.
I'm knackered.
Miss Glasson's mum's too ill to look after the baby today, so I've got him again.
Any chance I could see the doc? I'll have to check.
Why have you got my baby? Eleanor's not very well today.
Did you have him yesterday? Yeah.
But I'm not here to talk about the baby.
It's my ankle tag.
Your what? My ankle tag.
If I start to sweat, it gets really sore, like it's rubbing against the skin.
Can you take a look, Doc? This is really super.
Carry on, children.
Be back in a moment.
What's wrong? Why have you got James? I thought it was better I have him, rather than leave him in the custody of a child convict.
What? Your mother subcontracted to a girl called Angie.
Not Angie Grappy? I don't know what her full name was.
No doubt PC Penhale will have it on his police computer.
Right, OK, I'll deal with it.
Well, will you? Or just return him to your mother and hope for the best? You've made your point.
Now will you please go away? Your mother couldn't care less about our baby.
But YOU could A man who's about to leave his son and move hundreds of miles away for the sake of his career? Yeah, you really care about our baby.
That is a complete distortion.
No, enough! I'm in the middle of a lesson.
And what about James Henry? Not your problem, Martin.
Right.
We have a visitor.
Aw! This lot ought to make a profit, but I'm not sure it'll be 350 quid.
Of course it won't.
Anyway, they want it tonight.
So what are we going to do? We could act like men.
How would that work, exactly? We stand up to the Tonkens.
We say, 'No, you can't have your money.
Now, leave us alone.
' You want protection? In case they don't like us acting as men.
The son Norman, if he takes a swing at my dad he'll probably kill him.
But you don't know he'll do that.
Just to make sure he don't, can you come with us? I'm not some kind of bodyguard to be used as and when you feel you might be in danger.
But you've got nothing better to do.
That's where you're wrong.
I'm in the middle of an ongoing enquiry concerning criminal damage to a motor vehicle.
I'm just waiting to hear back from the CRB.
That's Criminal Records Bureau.
And then I intend to interrogate the suspect.
Can't it wait? No.
Anyway, your business with a loan shark is a civil matter.
So I can't get involved.
What do you mean by 'civil matter'? It's not a criminal offence, if you don't pay back a loan.
Mr Tonken can take you to a civil court, but if he's not licensed with the Office of Fair Trading, he probably won't risk it.
So what you're saying, what you're actually saying, Joe, is you're not going to help us.
I'm saying I can't.
My hands are tied by the law.
You know what, Joe? The law is an ass.
Why do you ring me when the surgery's right there? I didn't want to see HIM.
I need a lift to another doctor.
Isn't there a clinic in Wadebridge? I can't believe you let Angie Grappy look after my baby! I was ill.
I couldn't cope with a baby.
But you're well enough to come and cook for Bert? Please don't tell me off! You can't even look after your own grandson? Not now, Lulu, I'm not strong enough.
I feel sick.
In that case, you're coming over the road with me.
When did the pain start? It only got really bad today.
I think it's something I ate.
This isn't food poisoning.
It's an umbilical hernia.
It's never played up like this before.
What do you mean 'before'? I had it checked over in Spain.
Why didn't you get it dealt with? I had places to go, people to see.
It's obstructed your intestine now.
Morwenna! Congratulations.
You have a strangulated hernia and need an operation as soon as possible.
Morwenna! Call an ambulance and tell them it's urgent.
They'll probably guess, if I've dialled 999, cos people only do it Just call them! Call someone and have it repaired.
It'll be cheaper than paying you to stand around staring at it.
Yeah.
OK.
I think it's time you told me.
Told you what? What it is that's bothering you.
It's erm It's nothing.
Just Your work has ground to a halt.
You have hives and insomnia.
You look as vacant as the chickens.
It's clearly not nothing.
Look, I just I don't really want to talk about it right now.
Al My My dad borrowed some money from a couple of blokes and I had to pay them back.
Or they were gonna Well, we don't know what they were gonna do, but they were gonna do something.
That's not a good situation.
Very uncomfortable, I imagine.
I was just trying to help Dad.
I er I gave them your fence money.
I see.
And were you going to tell me this? Probably not.
Right.
I was gonna find the money, before I had to pay for the fence.
Al That is, once I'd found the money from somewhere.
In the meantime, you'd just keep fobbing off the old lady? Sorry.
Morwenna! If you're asking about the ambulance again, don't bother.
Is it here? It's not coming.
They put the call down as Portweggan.
The ambulance has just arrived there.
Call another one.
Yeah, I did ask.
They're trying to find one.
Are you happy to wait? Of course not! What happens if this one takes ages? If it's left much longer, the intestine will become gangrenous and she'll die of septicaemia.
Or she'll need major surgery and a colostomy.
Which is why I'm going to operate.
What? Wash your hands.
Why? You're going to help me.
Yes! Only do what I tell you to do when I tell you to do it.
Right.
I won't have to use a needle, will I? I'm really not good with needles.
Shut up.
A scalpel I could probably manage.
Or I could help instead.
No.
Martin! I was just going to get some surgical packs.
You will look after her? Yes, of course.
I'll carry out the procedure to the best of my ability.
It only takes a few minutes.
My first incision's about 5cm long, just above your mother's navel.
Then I use forceps to hold the skin back.
Then I'll go in and cut and remove the hernia sac.
All right? Yes, OK.
Aren't you forgetting something? What? I'm still awake.
Yes.
And you will be throughout the procedure.
I thought that injection was supposed to knock me out.
No, that was morphine to numb the pain of your hernia.
God.
You keep that thing away from me.
Shush.
I'm just going to give you a local anaesthetic, so you don't feel anything when I make the incision.
How long does it take to work? Just a few seconds.
I like to listen to some music when I'm at the dentist's.
You're not at the dentist's.
So just be quiet.
Charming! I'm going to make the first incision.
Are you ready to swab the blood? Blood? OK.
I'll try not to pass out.
What are you doing now? Be quiet.
Right.
What are you doing? That's it.
Just need to close up now.
I can close up, if you like.
I'll give it a go, if you talk me through it.
Don't be ridiculous.
You can go in here.
You'll like it together in here.
You go in with Sammy.
No, you don't.
Mrs Dingley? You coming to us, and early.
I like that.
Well, you won't like this.
We're not gonna pay you.
That's funny.
Well, we mean it.
You've still got an hour to change your mind.
Now, if you'll excuse us, we've got to go and see little Mrs Dingley.
And I've got a feeling she's not going to be too pleased to see us.
What a shame Norman! Thanks, Martin.
Yes.
Right.
I'm going to take James in the ambulance with Mum.
Right.
Are you sure it went OK? Yes.
She'll be fine.
Doc, PC Penhale's on the phone.
He says he needs you.
Doc's on his way.
When he heard it was me, he said he'd drop everything.
Well, didn't exactly say that, but I know that's what he meant from the way he hung the phone up.
- What's happened here? It's all under control.
We want to talk to Mrs Dingley.
But if there's been some kind of an accident Oi! You leave her alone.
I was merely enquiring after Mrs Dingley's health.
Course you were These are the loan sharks I told you about, Joe.
Who are you calling loan sharks? Mrs Dingley? Over here.
I'm not here to ask Mrs Dingley for money.
You say that now with the police here, but we know you've come to bully her till you get what you want.
I don't know what you're on about.
How many fingers am I holding up? I'm not an idiot.
Two.
Follow this one without moving your head.
I need to have a look in your eyes.
Hold still.
What are you doing? I'm looking in your eyes.
I can see tiny spots on your retina.
Do you often get little shapes floating around in front of your eyes? Shapes? All I can see is a big bright light.
Now it's gone.
Now it's come back again.
Not only do you have arcus senilis, you also have birdshot chorioretinopathy.
Is that good or bad? No, it's not good, but with steroids and immune- suppressants, you won't go blind.
That's a relief because my poor cats need me.
Can you get rid of those people? I could arrest them, but only if they start a fight which causes terror to the public.
That's the legal definition.
Shut up, all of you! Here, Doc.
Has my son got hives? How should I know? Well, can you take a look? Fleas.
Flea bites.
Have you got a dog? How long have you had it? A few days.
Mrs Dingley gave it to Norman because she didn't have the Well, anyway, she just gave it him.
Does it sleep in the van? With Norman.
And when did your rash first appear? Dunno.
It was yesterday.
Right, then.
That's where your rash came from.
Would you like a diagram? I have a patient.
You heard the doc.
Get rid of the kitten.
No.
It's for your own good, Norman.
We're not going to pay you any more money.
There's nothing you can do about it.
That's right.
There might be nothing I can do about it perhaps, but I wouldn't like to predict what Norman's gonna do the state he's in.
He's like a wild beast when he's upset.
Can I just stop you there? Up until now this has been a civil matter.
However, what you just said sounded like a threat to me.
I wasn't threatening anyone.
Good.
That would be a criminal matter and I'd have to take action.
If you harass these gentlemen, I will arrest you.
But But they owe me money! Mrs Dingley does too.
You can't expect me to just walk away.
Walk away? No.
Drive away? Yes.
I don't want you coming near this village again.
If you do, I shall have to take a close look at this van of yours.
Check it's roadworthy, check it's taxed, check it's insured.
That will take a very long time and I will do it over and over again.
Do I make myself clear? Go on, Norman, get rid of the cat and let's get out of here.
Bye, Mummy! Bye! You know, you wouldn't fall so much, if you bought some new spectacles.
Yeah, I know.
I will, I promise.
A little soap wouldn't go amiss either.
Can I question this suspect, Doc? What do you mean 'suspect'? I believe Mrs Dingley knows something about criminal damage to a motor vehicle in the harbour car park.
God.
I don't think this is a great time.
No, I want to make my confession.
Mrs Dingley, he's a policeman, not a priest.
I broke the window in that car.
Well, I saw the tide was coming in and I saw this dog on the back seat.
There was a dog? No.
It turned out to be a fur coat.
So you broke the window to save the dog that turned out to be a coat? Yeah.
I know.
I'm sorry.
I'll pay for the window.
No, I can't, actually.
I can't.
I'm very sorry, but I can't.
Sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Never mind, Mrs Dingley.
No harm done.
Apart from the criminal damage.
But we'll say no more.
Right, boy, we do one of these every week, we'll soon be in the black.
Proper job.
Right, I'll go and check on the prawns.
Thanks for coming.
So you have a proposal for me? I've been thinking.
What if I offered you And And And also my scooter.
And I'll pay you back in one go.
Well, almost.
Well, thank you, Al, but I don't think you've thought this through.
How are you going to turn up for work without the scooter? I sort assumed that I didn't work for you any more.
You didn't for a while.
Could you get me a glass of Rioja? Si.
How's your mother? Comfortable.
Whatever that means.
But the consultant said you saved her life.
Yes, and her bowel.
I'm really grateful.
So Did you enjoy it, being a surgeon again? I didn't do it for fun, Louisa.
Still it must have been nice to have a bit of practice before you go back to London.
I was just going to ask if you could look after James for a while.
Now? Yeah.
Why? Well, you could just say, 'I'd be happy to help.
' I would be happy to help.
Good.
I wanted to pop across the road.
It's Spanish theme night at the restaurant, and Mum asked me to report back.
Yeah.
I'm assuming you don't want to come.
No.
No.
I didn't think so.
Right.
I'll be back in a while.
Thank you.
Louisa? Yes, Martin.
Could you ask them to switch the music off? It's very loud.
Yes, Martin.
Just finish off the washing up, and we'll have some fun.
Martin! Hello, love.
Clive! She seems to have formed a fixation on me.
Why? I think you'd better tell me what's been going on here, Doc.