Coming Up (2003) s09e06 Episode Script

You know, about everything we spoke about, yesterday.
This programme contains strong language DOOR OPENS What you looking at, porn? Yeah, love it, Dad.
Can't get enough of it, been watching it all night.
Probably, haven't got a girlfriend yet, have ya? Yeah, well, neither have you.
Hey.
Oh, Jesus.
Oh, Jesus.
So what d'ya reckon then? Reckon what? You know, about everything we spoke about, yesterday.
Streamlining job sharing with other independents.
I've set the meetings up, Dad.
I've set the meetings up, Dad.
No, I haven't thought about it.
Well, I couldn't, could I? I was on a roll, hey? Seven wins on the trot.
PHONE RINGS HC Haulage.
Who was that? Don.
Don.
Don? Don's wife.
Don's wife.
Beryl? Yeah, he's not going to be in today.
What, is he sick? No, he's hurt his ankle, playing badminton.
Badminton? Yeah, I'll ring the agency.
No, no, no, no, no, no way.
Come.
Why not? Come on.
It'll be great, it's about time.
Time for what? Time for what? You and me, out there, on the road, together.
Together? What, for a whole day? No, look, it'll never work, plus I'm needed here and I'm working on this new business plan, it's and I'm working on this new business plan, it's You are the man for the job, Barrie.
I won't take no for an answer.
And hold up your little podgy arms.
"Daddy, lorry.
" Here, you won't get a set of guns like these sitting behind a desk all day.
So what we got? After we pick up the flat bed, we got two pick up and drop offs and then just Morley's.
Ere, there's a nail in this tyre.
Ere, there's a nail in this tyre.
You what? They can have us for that, it's a definite pull.
They can have us for that, it's a definite pull.
font color="white"All right, stop going on will ya? I'm missing Don already.
Get in, we'll sort it out tomorrow.
Size isn't everything.
You sure about that? Yeah, and I ain't little any more either.
Ready to rock and roll? Yep.
Yep.
ENGINE STARTS Listen.
This is where you belong, son, up here in the cab.
It's left here.
I know, I've dropped off here a million times.
Here, watch this.
Gets them every time, gets them every time! Make you sick, don't they? Cab happies.
They're one of the biggest haulage contractors on the road.
Taking food from our mouths.
It's a well-run outfit, did you know they won the Queens Award? What the fuck does the Queen know about haulage, hey? Do you want to be like them, soulless? Just want to modernise.
Just sick of being stuck in the past.
Wankers! Why's it all empty? Jim.
Jim.
What's going on, Steve? I'm sorry, Jim No, you're not.
Last three loads, triple the size.
Hey? You knew you was going under.
There was no way of knowing, I thought we had a buyer.
Don't fucking lie to me, I've been in this game too long, mate! Still got your big car, I see, house in Surrey no doubt, hey? Oi! Get back in there.
You're a fat cat bastard! They've gone bust, haven't they? They've gone bust, haven't they? How much, Barrie? What? What? How much, I said.
20 grand? Two words, extended credit.
It's good business practice.
You're not blaming me for this? You should have read the signs, seen it coming.
I would have driven right through his big iron gates if I'd have known he owed us that much! This is still my business, I am still boss of this company.
Hang on, this is our business! And the real haulage business died years ago! And the real haulage business font color="yellow"died years ago! Yeah? Yeah! And who say's so? And who say's so? I do and if you don't trust me to run things my way, then there's no future for El Hat.
Or us.
ENGINE STARTS What we doing here? Come on.
I want to show you something.
Do you see that, do ya? What? While there's road, son.
There is always a future.
The Roman's said that.
No, they didn't.
No, they didn't.
One of 'em might of.
You know when the Express Dairy went under, 500 workers just thrown on the scrap heap.
I loved that job, loved it.
Your grandad took it personally.
That's what killed him.
Nothing to get up for.
You know he said he'd throttle the men who invented tetra paks and poly bottles.
He would have done and all, strong bugger, felt the back of his hand a few times.
He'd have done more than throttle them, I can tell you.
I saw him tear a telephone directory in half once with his fucking bare hands.
Nah, we should have held a protest.
That would have made the politicians sit up, take notice - no milk in the morning.
For their muesli.
Dad? Yeah? Do you go on like this when Don's here? Do you go on like this when Don's here? No, he tells me to shut up.
PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS Did your Mum make that for ya? Yeah.
Yeah.
Never made 'em like that for me.
You fancy a swap? Not really, no.
Here y'are.
How is your mum? Yeah, she's good.
We're good, we're fine.
You know when I first met your mum, she looked like the dark-haired one out of Bananarama.
Who are they? Who are they? Greatest girl band in the world, ever.
And all three of them, well, two of them, gorgeous.
Your mum had hair the colour of conkers.
What's funny, conkers? No.
Mum, she's dyed her hair blonde.
Still, her loss.
PHONE RINGS It's no wonder she threw you out.
Eddie, mate, yeah.
I'll be there.
Listen, mate, thank you.
All right.
Bloody hell, what you so glum about? I dunno, what you so happy about? A contact of mine, an old mate, has come through with some extra work.
Really? Yes, really, we got to make up that 20 grand that rat fucked us over for, haven't we? Now? Now.
Where? Where? Newcastle, man.
Newcastle? Newcastle? Yeah what's wrong with that, don't you like Geordies? Don't worry about it, neither do I.
Canna understand a word they say, man! Right.
ENGINE STARTS What we picking up, Dad? You what? You what? I said, what's the load? Ceramic tiles.
You wait there.
All right, geezer, good to see ya.
Here.
So where to now, with our load of ceramic tiles We're gonna park up.
Go to sleep.
You know What's that you're listening to? Hey! What? What's that you're listening to, I said.
Just some dubstep.
Dubstep?! What the fuck's dubstep? What, like Puff Daddy? No, not like Puff Daddy! Something I did.
Something you did? Something you did? Yeah, me and a couple of mates.
What, you You dubstep? Yeah.
How long you been doing that? How long you been doing that? Dunno, about a year.
Just after I left.
Yeah.
I always liked it.
Or P Diddy, as he now likes to be called.
Him changing names, what's all that about? Prince, another one, "Formerly known as.
" Dickhead.
Here.
What now? What now? You still got that ring I give ya? Yeah, somewhere.
You used to love that ring.
Not now, eh, Dad? Always looking at it, you was.
Had a carved head of Geronimo's on it.
Just like mine.
Yeah, well, didn't make me brave, did it? Hey, it did.
Back then it did.
When you believed in me.
SIRENS You all right? You all right? Yeah, why shouldn't I be? There's a lot of police about today.
There's a lot of police about today.
There always are.
Bet you wish we'd sorted that tyre out now.
Bet you wish we'd sorted font color="yellow"that tyre out now.
Maybe.
So this job What about it? What we carrying again? What we carrying again? I told you, ceramic tiles.
"Driver of the Year.
" Do you remember those day's out, Barrie? Eh? The families, all of us together.
You, me, your Mum.
Dad! Dad! What? I've never seen what you see.
Well, you will, son, it's in the blood.
All right.
Yeah, I'm here.
Five, five minutes, something like that.
All right, nice one.
Jimmy Boy.
Shirley.
Been a while.
Yeah, it has, hasn't it, eh? Still as handsome as ever.
Still as handsome as ever.
Well, I'm getting older.
Aren't we all, eh? Aren't we all, eh? Tell me about it.
Two teas, please, love.
This, this is my boy.
Course, darling.
You all right, mate? Sugar? No, I'm all right.
I'll, er, I'll talk to you later, yeah? I hope so.
You hold that thought.
Look at you two miserable bastards.
Not breaking up the party, am I? Who's this, your son? Barrie, isn't it? Good looking boy.
You sure he's yours? Good looking boy.
You sure he's yours? Yeah, course I'm fucking sure.
Must take after his mum, then.
Take after your mum, son, do ya? Yeah, thank god I do, eh? Hey, go on.
Out of order, Jim.
Bringing the boy.
What the fuck are you doing? What the fuck are you doing? Not now.
Not now?! Not now?! You hypocrite! You fucking liar! You had no right, no right getting me involved in this shit! You had no right, no right getting me involved in this shit! Listen! Times are hard.
OK? And we just got stuffed for 20 grand, you remember? And we just got stuffed for 20 grand, you remember? But not like this, Dad, not like this.
Honest day's work, for an honest day's pay, eh, Dad? That's what you've always said, drilled in my head.
All my life, having a pop at me to do the right thing.
We need the money.
We need the money.
No, I've heard it, Dad.
We need the money, Barrie.
We need the money, Barrie.
No, I've heard it! I'm sick of your fucking bullshit! Do you know, I thought you was honourable, straight! Granddad, fucking Granddad! Grandad would fucking kill you for this, he would kill you for this! Fucking kill ya! God, you stupid fucking Look, Barrie I ain't your son any more.
Where are the toilets? Yeah, round the side, love.
I see you don't take after the old man, then? He has to tap his with his foot.
And what makes you think I want to take after him? Quick! Come with me.
Your dad.
He's in a lot of trouble.
Look, the police have got him.
I've got the paperwork in the cab.
Yeah, course you have.
Oh, Dad.
Dad! My fingerprints and my dad's fingerprints.
What about them? They're all over the boxes.
What you gonna do? Dunno.
I've gotta do something, I can't just leave him in the shit, can I? ENGINE STARTS SIREN WAILS