Band of Gold (1995–1997): Season 1, Episode 6 - Clean - full transcript
I'm packing the Lane
in. I mean it. I am!
Good! So get your
filthy paws off me!
Me and your husband
had it off on a regular basis.
I'm going for t'leisure centre
contract Ferguson's after.
You're joking! I've
got an application form.
I can't do the odd job -
I'll end up back on t'Lane.
Richard's your way out?
He might be. Him and
some qualifications.
'He might want to kill me! Talk
to him. Ask him what he wants.'
and what about what I want?
This is your job!
My job is to investigate murder,
not pander to hysterical women.
You're like the rest of them.
Don't judge me, Rose.
I'm trying not to judge you.
I could have really loved you.
Don't go! You said
you wouldn't leave me.
I'm going. You'd
better come, too.
No! I like London! I'm
not running back up there.
Then, I'll go without you!
(Screams)
Tap on window
tap on window
(gasps)
Hello?
Who is it?
Scraping
Jesus! What the
hell are you doing?
I was lobbing rocks at your
window. I thought you were dead.
I thought you were in London.
I were. But I'm back.
Can I doss here till
I get a place to live?
I've got Anita staying with me!
I've got nowhere else to go.
It's like a bloody hotel here!
Hey! Have you seen
anybody? I've been robbed!
You're not still here, are you?
Someone's nicked all me money.
It's not the end of the world.
Do you want to borrow some?
They need a good
reason to take your kid.
Well, they have. And the people she
is with have got a dog called Sandy!
She don't want to come home.
Tell her you'll get her a dog.
Yeah, I could do.
I hate bloody dogs!
They say she can come
home when I'm right.
But you are right and
you want her home.
Get on that phone!
I will, when they open.
So... how was London?
I'm glad I'm back.
Was there much doing down there?
I dunno. I packed in hustling.
I'm trying to sort meself out.
That's two of us, then!
Hard though, isn't
it? Bloody hard!
What about Tracy?
She wouldn't come with me.
She's doing plenty of business
but she blows most of it on crack.
Door opens
bloody hell, the
old tart's back!
I'm not a tart, Anita! Okay?
Sorry I spoke. I think
I'll go back to bed.
You need looking after.
Especially now
your friend's gone.
She said she'd never leave me.
She lied. She didn't care about me.
Like me mam - runs from everything
and pretends everything'll be okay.
I'm not doing any more drugs.
Who are you kidding?
Nothing wrong with it, if
you can handle yourself.
It's good stuff.
It won't hurt you.
I don't want to see you out of
pocket, so I'll make it up to you.
Here you are. What
do you want for this?
Nothing. Have it on me.
Now, if I was you, I'd go
home, get some shut-eye.
I'll see you later and we can
put the world to rights, eh?
Will you move?! I'm
trying to make a cup of tea.
Anyway, you shouldn't be
doing that. It's not even dirty!
You're sending me barmy. I'd have
Emma back if you'd leave me alone!
Knocking on door
god! Who the bloody
hell's that now?
What she doesn't realise is
it's me who's keeping her sane.
Hi! Can you look after t'girls?
I've got work and their
dad has an interview.
I'd have said no, but he's
been odd since our Gina.
I've dropped him. I'll get him.
It's all dirty!
It's worse than a mad
house here this morning!
This is me mate, Rose. Hiya.
This is Joyce, Gina's mam.
Can you drop joanne off at school?
If it's too much trouble, just say.
She can't. It gets
her all worked up.
It's all right.
Sure? I didn't know what to
do. It's all Bob were good for.
I have to go, I'm an hour late. I'll
ask Gloria about working for us.
I've filled in some of it. If
you can, have a look at it.
I'll be back by 10. She'll be
okay once I'm gone. And thanks.
Ta-ra. Bye, everyone!
What's this "working for us"?
We are gonna shaft Ferguson!
Well, that's it. All tenders
must be in by Friday.
They'll let us know
the following week.
Do you think you'll get it?
It's mine, bar the formalities.
Once we've got this one,
other contracts will be a doddle.
Do you fancy eating out tonight?
We could go to the brasserie.
It's Thursday! I
know what day it is.
I go to the club on Thursday.
I go every Thursday.
I thought you'd like a change.
You could go on Friday instead.
No, I'll stick to Thursday.
I'm expected there on Thursday.
It'd mess the whole thing up.
When we've heard about this
contract, we could go on holiday.
Barbados, maybe. You
always fancied the Caribbean.
Your Nanna'll be picking you up.
Right, ta-ra!
She's there!
Emma! Emma!
Come on...
I want to march in
there and take her!
No, we've got to
do this properly.
Call that foster woman, then
I'll help you finish your form.
What do you know about
it? I did this course in London.
I learnt all about businesses.
How come?
Someone talked me into it.
Who?
It doesn't matter.
I packed it in.
Listen, Carol, don't let them
make all the decisions for you.
Joyce, you're slacking! You
should be finished by 8.30.
A cleaner should be invisible.
You're not invisible if the
office staff have to step over you.
The machine broke down.
The toilets and
offices are done.
Come and see me
when you've finished
I can't. The kids
are with someone.
Aren't they back
with their father yet?
They will be once
he's got a job.
You could manage the
leisure centre contract.
It's a big job, but
you may be up to it.
Eight of you could manage it.
Eight? Why eight?
I had an assessment done.
They decided on eight cleaners.
They know what they're doing.
I'd pay you more so
it's worth your while.
How much will the others get?
Same as they always got.
Look, if you don't want it,
say so. I'll pick someone else.
Right, all done. Thanks,
love. I owe you one.
No. You've done plenty of
favours for me. What did he want?
Oh, 40 extra hours
for peanuts. The usual!
Me and some women may
be starting up on our own.
We've not sure about money
yet, but we'd pay more than him.
'We'll need 8 cleaners.'
but you said 6 before.
The form's messed up now!
We must get this right.
Ferguson's assessment
people say 8.
Company secretary...
I could be that.
I'd like to be a secretary.
Not that kind of
secretary, you daft bat!
She knows about business.
Someone's here, aunt Carol.
Oh, hi!
I was passing so I
thought I'd pop in...
..But obviously it's
not a good time so...
I was just leaving.
I'm still here, but
not for much longer.
I'm just visiting.
Shall we go through into t'room?
No, I can come back later.
You wanted to talk
to her about Emma.
Yeah. I want her back
home with me. Now!
(Snorts)
Good stuff that, eh?
Yeah...!
That's right. You
have a good time.
Phone
there's plenty more
where that came from.
Are you gonna answer it?
No.
Plenty more where
he came from, too!
They'll start with a visit home.
If that goes well, Emma
can spend a weekend here.
And then she'd be able
to come home for good.
I'm glad you came back.
Rose...?
Are you asleep?
No, I'm listening to you.
What's up?
Nothing.
What are you crying for, then?
Are you gonna tell me?
I met someone when
I were in London.
His name were Richard.
I really liked him.
I thought he liked me, too.
He acted as though he did.
Got me on a course and all that.
But when he found out
about my past, he changed.
It was like he hated me.
You can't run from who
are and what you were...
..You've got to face up to it.
That's why I come back.
I thought he'd understand.
He understood everybody else.
Why couldn't he understand me?
'Don't get dolled
up. We're cleaners!'
'not me. I'm gonna be the secretary
and they always wear make-up.'
'oh, god - we're late!'
That's a pound each,
girls. I haven't got a pound.
That's for me and her.
Keep the change, love.
You wanted to come by taxi!
But I didn't say I
had any money!
Frigging hell!
Come on, girls!
How many will be in there?
It's a panel, so
there'll be a few.
Have I time to go to the toilet?
No! You should have
gone before you came.
Stop fiddling about. I'm not!
If I'm not wanted here, I'll go.
You two, pack it in!
We are in this together.
We're gonna see
this through to the end.
I've gotta find the ladies.
It says conference room b.
Scrubit international? Councillor
baker and the panel are ready.
Councillor baker? Oh, shit!
Is there a problem?
No. No problem.
I'm gonna have to go.
What's the matter?
I've done him.
He's into spanking.
Baker is Ferguson's man.
Knock on door
hello...?
Hello.
Come in.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
I'm glennis minkin, the
leisure centre manager.
This is councillor baker.
Robert price, our
internal auditor.
Anesh patel, our
financial advisor.
Scrubit international...
An interesting name.
We wanted
something hard-hitting.
We wanted it to say what we
were - that we weren't small-time.
This is just a start - we're
gonna get much bigger.
Yes, that concerns us.
The fact that you're
a new company.
Isn't a big contract
like this a bit ambitious?
I mean, you've not worked
together as a team before.
We have sort of
worked together before.
But just as cleaners, presumably?
Not managing a company.
We're not a company,
we're a co-op.
We'll all work together
for the same wage.
What's the dynamic of your team?
What are its strengths
and weaknesses?
Then there's the money.
We're talking about
an 80k contract.
Employing people,
wages, national insurance...
..Accounting for
every single stamp.
All that needs sorting.
And you need a banker's reference before
we even start to consider you seriously.
I've done a business course.
Doing a course and running an
80k contract are not the same thing.
I know. But we can only prove
we can do it if you try us out.
If it doesn't work out, then
you don't renew the contract.
If people aren't given a chance,
how do they ever get started?
We'll work hard.
We've got a lot to prove.
And we'll do things properly.
Door closes
hello... I'm Anita braithwaite.
I had to go to the
ladies. I'm with them.
Yes, yes. You'd better sit down.
Sorry. But when you've
got to go, you've got to go.
Ferguson had it set up!
What a complete waste of time!
We couldn't know
baker'd be there.
No? That's why
George had him done.
We should've known
to have a bank account!
What with? Let's just forget it.
No, we've got this far.
We only need a bank
reference. That's easy to get.
Minkin wants them? But my quote
is lower and I have the experience.
They're local women. She likes
that. She thinks they're interesting.
Interesting?!
Either they can do
the job or not. Simple.
It's not simple, George.
Not simple at all.
One of the women
works for you. Who?
Joyce Webster. And I've
met two of the others before.
Go on.
One is your friend, Anita.
The other was the woman
whose house she took me to.
I don't believe this!
She knows things
about me. Private things.
So it's not simple at all.
We're both in a bit of a pickle.
They know nothing!
Nothing! Believe me.
They do. I'm telling
you, they know.
Then do something about it.
They'll not get that contract.
I'll see them in hell first!
So, basically, you haven't
got an account with us...
..And you're all unemployed.
That's right, isn't it?
You have no management
experience, no business plan...
..And absolutely no
collateral whatsoever?
I can see you're
not gonna say yes.
How dare you come here and ask me
to do this! Who do you think you are?
A woman who was dumped
on by your husband - like you.
It's time you left.
I saw that look of hate in your eye
when I came round here and told you.
Look at this place.
This stuff cost a fortune!
Where does he
get his money from?
He runs a successful
cleaning business, remember?
He's also a bastard loan shark.
People have been
killed because of him.
Was this suite bought
with blood money?
Or that?
Has a woman been to hell
and back so you could have this?
Please, put that down!
I don't know what you want.
I don't owe you anything.
I mean, you slept
with my husband!
Why should I want to help you?
Don't think about helping
me. Think about revenge.
He had you for a mug for long
enough. All those Thursdays...
I'd ask him, "does your wife
know you're having an affair?"
And he used to
say, "Kathleen? No!"
"She's too thick
to work it out."
Time you got your own back.
And can you think
of a better way?
Sinner? What does that mean?
He's been here.
He knows where I live.
He can get to me any
time he wants now.
Who are you on about?
Phone rings
he killed Gina. And
now he's gonna kill me.
Come on, Carol...
He left dead flowers
at Gina's grave
hello?
Hello...?
'Who is it?'
sinner!
Rose!
Carol Johnson on the phone, sir.
Seems someone left some
dead flowers on her doorstep.
It's a nightmare. We need bank
references. We've no chance.
I wish we'd never started.
Look what I got this morning.
Hey, that's fantastic!
Have you rung them?
No. I've a lot
to sort out first.
What do I do with the kids?
Some weeks I'll have
to go to scarborough.
Well, it's nice in scarborough.
If you've been
offered a job, take it.
It'll get you out of this rut.
With nothing to do,
you only dwell on things.
You must get your
life back together
knocking on door
who's that, Nanna?
God knows!
Joyce, come with
us to the police.
You have to tell newall about
them dead flowers on Gina's grave.
What's she doing here?!
She's come to see me.
She's scum, Joyce.
Mind you don't catch owt!
Who does he think he is?!
Hang on a minute!
I want to talk to you! Piss off!
I want to talk to you!
Revs engine
Carol! Run me
over, if I'm just scum!
Revs engine
what's the matter,
lost your nerve?
Revs engine
hustlers don't have
feelings, remember?
So go on, put your foot down!
Turns engine off
here, just take her for me.
If you want to say
summat, say it!
The night you came to my
house, you asked if Gina was good.
Well, I'm telling you
now, she was good.
Better than you'll ever know.
She was a clean, decent
person. Till she met you!
Think what you like about
me. But she was special.
She was devoted to her kids.
You were lucky to have met her.
She were a whore!
That's my Gina
you're talking about!
To think I told her
to go back to you!
No wonder she went on t'Lane!
I don't want my kids
anywhere near her!
Then take them home.
You know who she is, don't
you? Yeah, I know who she is.
How can you let
her in the house?
It's easy!
See her? She's
your flesh and blood.
Just like Gina was mine.
I never imagined that she'd
be gone. Not in my lifetime.
You never expect
to Bury your child.
I know me dad will
die and I'll be upset.
But never, not for
one single second...
..Did I think I'd go to my
own daughter's funeral!
I'm not ever going
to get over it! Ever!
I have to live with
it, make sense of it.
Carol helps me do that.
No-one else has
been there for me.
So don't ask me how
I can do this or that.
I'd sell me own body
to have Gina back!
If that makes me a whore, then
I'm a bloody whore, and proud of it!
Banging on door
Tracy, I need to talk to you.
Tracy... please! Go away!
I want Rose's address.
Piss off! She ain't got one.
But you know where she is.
Will you give
this to her for me?
So who was he?
Nobody. Nobody is a
nobody, Tracy. Come on.
Punter or ponce?
Neither!
Will you go and play upstairs!
What's up with your
face? What do you think?
A crank's after me, me kid's in care
and we've lost the cleaning contract
you want me to do cartwheels?!
We may not have lost the contract.
Course we have!
We're not gonna get
a banker's reference.
Anyway, that minkin
woman hated us.
Rose... What?
I said we aren't
gonna get that contract.
No. It were a nice dream
while it lasted but it's gone.
We could have
really made our Mark.
Got rich.
Made a place for
others to follow.
What "place for others"?
We weren't opening a charity!
London's rotted your brain!
Phone rings
who's that?
It might be that crank again.
Who is it?
Yeah. Hang on a minute.
Nita! It's for you!
Hello. Anita
braithwaite speaking.
Yeah.
Right.
Fantastic!
Right.
So we'll see you
tomorrow? Brilliant!
You're doing the right thing.
And... thanks.
Well?
That was Kathleen Ferguson.
She's going to be our backer.
Kathleen Ferguson? You liar!
Straight up.
We're gonna meet her tomorrow at
nine outside the west Yorkshire bank
yes!
Will the council give
me £80,000 a year?
The answer, in
this frock, is no!
I look like I should
be on t'Lane.
I never wore it for
work, but suit yourself!
I'd give you me blue
striped top if I could find it.
She looks okay. And it's only baker.
But we must be in with a chance.
When are we meeting
Joyce? Six, in the pub.
Knocking on door
She's brought Emma back!
We'll go out the back.
If I'm not in t'pub, I'll
be at the leisure centre.
Hello, my little treasure pie!
Have I missed you!
I've missed you, too.
I'm sorry I just turned up...
..But if we do the visit today you
could have the weekend with her.
Thanks, Joyce. For everything.
What I said about
Gina, I didn't mean it.
I loved her. I'd have
done anything for her.
I had no idea how
bad it's been for you.
I just expected
you to take t'kids on.
I don't know what I'd
have done without you.
Did you ring about that job?
Yeah. They want
me to start next week.
If we get this cleaning contract,
I'll be working with Carol.
I want to be straight with you.
If you want to make other
arrangements for the kids, you can.
I don't care, so long as they're
safe and with people who love them.
I got it all wrong, Joyce.
I'm sorry!
It's all right, love.
I think we both did.
I was so worried about
what bloody Bob'd say.
I told her I couldn't look after the
kids and I should've never said that.
If I hadn't have said that
she might still be alive!
You've always done
the best you can.
You mustn't think that.
Come on, Joyce. It's not
your fault. Don't blame yourself.
You'll be back in your
own bed on Saturday.
Will you like that? Why
can't I sleep here tonight?
Because auntie pat's
expecting you back.
Well, why can't you ring her?
You'll be home to stay soon.
And you don't want
to upset Sandy.
Sandy chewed Barbie's
leg. I don't like him.
Thank god for that!
What's not going to happen? You getting
the contract. It's impossible. Forget it.
I know that... how can I put it?
Things are a little delicate, but I
can't help you, my hands are tied.
Next year, when the library cleaning
comes up for renewal, I can help out
but this one's
allocated, so to speak.
"So to speak"?
Yes, I'm sorry. But there it is.
Just drop the whole thing
or things could get difficult.
And I mean very difficult.
Is that a threat? No. It's
more of a friendly warning.
We'll see what our backer
has to say about that.
Who's your backer?
I wasn't aware you had one.
What?! Kathleen?!
And you believed them?
God, they must be desperate!
They actually said her
name? They've got a nerve!
You told them they
weren't getting that contract?
I have to go Bernard.
I'll call you back.
What the bloody hell's
going on? Kathleen!
Kathleen!
Kath!
Hi, stranger. What
are you doing here?
I'm after Rose.
Have you seen her?
Car horn
What the frig do you want?
I have to talk to you.
Not now. I'm sorry about what
happened, but I was off me head.
It's okay, I understand.
I'm finished with all that now.
I'm not doing it any more.
You have to! I need you to!
I can't breathe without you!
Find someone else.
Stop hassling me, will you?!
You don't understand, I
need you to walk for me!
Leisure centre, please.
I think you should
see this, sir.
Check the back!
Knocks on door
knocks on door we
found these by the bin.
Carol!
Entryphone buzzes who is it?
Carol Johnson for
councillor baker.
'I'm late, but he's
expecting me.'
pull the door and
wait in reception.
Right, what are we drinking?
Did Tracy catch up with you?
Lift door opens
lift door closes
Councillor baker!
Is anybody about?
Councillor baker!
What's happening?
Somebody turn
the lights back on!
(Screams)
Why won't it bloody open?!
Because I haven't released it.
Thank god for that!
Oh, I didn't know it were you...
Did you get the flowers?
There's no point in running.
There's nowhere to go.
(Screams)
I've given up the Lane.
I don't do it any more.
I'm not a hustler any more.
You're a thief.
You stole money from me.
You can have it back.
If only it was that easy.
I killed the wrong girl.
I killed Amanda
smeaton because of you.
She'd be alive today
if it wasn't for you.
Now it's your turn...
Come to me... No!
Tracy! He's killing Carol!
Help me! Help!
I can't swim!
I'll phone t'police!
Let it happen.
Breathe in the water.
Let it cleanse your soul.
Carol!
I've got her! We've got her!
Get her on her
side. Get her over!
Breathe, Carol! Breathe!
Damn you, breathe!
There she is! She's coming!
They're on their way.
Jesus! I've landed in hell!
Well, Tracy Richards, you
came home. Bloody good job I did.
Or I'd have had
to drag you back!
I'm not staying.
We'll see about that.
I missed you. I missed you, too.
Come here...
We got him. Us. Me, Rose,
nita and Joyce got him, right?
I'm not saying any different.
Just don't take all the credit.
I'm not.
I won't.
They'll move me on somewhere
else now, so you'll be rid of me.
You could come
with me, if you like.
You're mad! How long
do you think we'd last?
So you're going to be a
cleaning lady instead, then?
We'll get our own contract.
Next time we'll beat
George Ferguson
that won't be difficult.
For the past two months he's
been investigated by the fraud squad.
We should have let him drown.
No, we'd have had to live with
it. And it'd not bring Gina back.
George Ferguson is about to
be nicked! Fraud's on to him!
Bloody fantastic!
And they know all about baker.
So we still have a chance!
We're gonna do it!
We're gonna bloody do it!
Too right we are! To us!
To Gina!
Carol!
I don't frigging believe it!
Will somebody tell him?!
♪ Love hurts
♪ love scars
♪ love wounds
♪ and Mars
♪ any heart
♪ not tough
♪ not strong
♪ enough
♪ to take a lot of pain
♪ take a lot of pain
♪ love is like a cloud
♪ holds a lot of rain
♪ love hurts. ♪
Subtitles by itv signpost
in. I mean it. I am!
Good! So get your
filthy paws off me!
Me and your husband
had it off on a regular basis.
I'm going for t'leisure centre
contract Ferguson's after.
You're joking! I've
got an application form.
I can't do the odd job -
I'll end up back on t'Lane.
Richard's your way out?
He might be. Him and
some qualifications.
'He might want to kill me! Talk
to him. Ask him what he wants.'
and what about what I want?
This is your job!
My job is to investigate murder,
not pander to hysterical women.
You're like the rest of them.
Don't judge me, Rose.
I'm trying not to judge you.
I could have really loved you.
Don't go! You said
you wouldn't leave me.
I'm going. You'd
better come, too.
No! I like London! I'm
not running back up there.
Then, I'll go without you!
(Screams)
Tap on window
tap on window
(gasps)
Hello?
Who is it?
Scraping
Jesus! What the
hell are you doing?
I was lobbing rocks at your
window. I thought you were dead.
I thought you were in London.
I were. But I'm back.
Can I doss here till
I get a place to live?
I've got Anita staying with me!
I've got nowhere else to go.
It's like a bloody hotel here!
Hey! Have you seen
anybody? I've been robbed!
You're not still here, are you?
Someone's nicked all me money.
It's not the end of the world.
Do you want to borrow some?
They need a good
reason to take your kid.
Well, they have. And the people she
is with have got a dog called Sandy!
She don't want to come home.
Tell her you'll get her a dog.
Yeah, I could do.
I hate bloody dogs!
They say she can come
home when I'm right.
But you are right and
you want her home.
Get on that phone!
I will, when they open.
So... how was London?
I'm glad I'm back.
Was there much doing down there?
I dunno. I packed in hustling.
I'm trying to sort meself out.
That's two of us, then!
Hard though, isn't
it? Bloody hard!
What about Tracy?
She wouldn't come with me.
She's doing plenty of business
but she blows most of it on crack.
Door opens
bloody hell, the
old tart's back!
I'm not a tart, Anita! Okay?
Sorry I spoke. I think
I'll go back to bed.
You need looking after.
Especially now
your friend's gone.
She said she'd never leave me.
She lied. She didn't care about me.
Like me mam - runs from everything
and pretends everything'll be okay.
I'm not doing any more drugs.
Who are you kidding?
Nothing wrong with it, if
you can handle yourself.
It's good stuff.
It won't hurt you.
I don't want to see you out of
pocket, so I'll make it up to you.
Here you are. What
do you want for this?
Nothing. Have it on me.
Now, if I was you, I'd go
home, get some shut-eye.
I'll see you later and we can
put the world to rights, eh?
Will you move?! I'm
trying to make a cup of tea.
Anyway, you shouldn't be
doing that. It's not even dirty!
You're sending me barmy. I'd have
Emma back if you'd leave me alone!
Knocking on door
god! Who the bloody
hell's that now?
What she doesn't realise is
it's me who's keeping her sane.
Hi! Can you look after t'girls?
I've got work and their
dad has an interview.
I'd have said no, but he's
been odd since our Gina.
I've dropped him. I'll get him.
It's all dirty!
It's worse than a mad
house here this morning!
This is me mate, Rose. Hiya.
This is Joyce, Gina's mam.
Can you drop joanne off at school?
If it's too much trouble, just say.
She can't. It gets
her all worked up.
It's all right.
Sure? I didn't know what to
do. It's all Bob were good for.
I have to go, I'm an hour late. I'll
ask Gloria about working for us.
I've filled in some of it. If
you can, have a look at it.
I'll be back by 10. She'll be
okay once I'm gone. And thanks.
Ta-ra. Bye, everyone!
What's this "working for us"?
We are gonna shaft Ferguson!
Well, that's it. All tenders
must be in by Friday.
They'll let us know
the following week.
Do you think you'll get it?
It's mine, bar the formalities.
Once we've got this one,
other contracts will be a doddle.
Do you fancy eating out tonight?
We could go to the brasserie.
It's Thursday! I
know what day it is.
I go to the club on Thursday.
I go every Thursday.
I thought you'd like a change.
You could go on Friday instead.
No, I'll stick to Thursday.
I'm expected there on Thursday.
It'd mess the whole thing up.
When we've heard about this
contract, we could go on holiday.
Barbados, maybe. You
always fancied the Caribbean.
Your Nanna'll be picking you up.
Right, ta-ra!
She's there!
Emma! Emma!
Come on...
I want to march in
there and take her!
No, we've got to
do this properly.
Call that foster woman, then
I'll help you finish your form.
What do you know about
it? I did this course in London.
I learnt all about businesses.
How come?
Someone talked me into it.
Who?
It doesn't matter.
I packed it in.
Listen, Carol, don't let them
make all the decisions for you.
Joyce, you're slacking! You
should be finished by 8.30.
A cleaner should be invisible.
You're not invisible if the
office staff have to step over you.
The machine broke down.
The toilets and
offices are done.
Come and see me
when you've finished
I can't. The kids
are with someone.
Aren't they back
with their father yet?
They will be once
he's got a job.
You could manage the
leisure centre contract.
It's a big job, but
you may be up to it.
Eight of you could manage it.
Eight? Why eight?
I had an assessment done.
They decided on eight cleaners.
They know what they're doing.
I'd pay you more so
it's worth your while.
How much will the others get?
Same as they always got.
Look, if you don't want it,
say so. I'll pick someone else.
Right, all done. Thanks,
love. I owe you one.
No. You've done plenty of
favours for me. What did he want?
Oh, 40 extra hours
for peanuts. The usual!
Me and some women may
be starting up on our own.
We've not sure about money
yet, but we'd pay more than him.
'We'll need 8 cleaners.'
but you said 6 before.
The form's messed up now!
We must get this right.
Ferguson's assessment
people say 8.
Company secretary...
I could be that.
I'd like to be a secretary.
Not that kind of
secretary, you daft bat!
She knows about business.
Someone's here, aunt Carol.
Oh, hi!
I was passing so I
thought I'd pop in...
..But obviously it's
not a good time so...
I was just leaving.
I'm still here, but
not for much longer.
I'm just visiting.
Shall we go through into t'room?
No, I can come back later.
You wanted to talk
to her about Emma.
Yeah. I want her back
home with me. Now!
(Snorts)
Good stuff that, eh?
Yeah...!
That's right. You
have a good time.
Phone
there's plenty more
where that came from.
Are you gonna answer it?
No.
Plenty more where
he came from, too!
They'll start with a visit home.
If that goes well, Emma
can spend a weekend here.
And then she'd be able
to come home for good.
I'm glad you came back.
Rose...?
Are you asleep?
No, I'm listening to you.
What's up?
Nothing.
What are you crying for, then?
Are you gonna tell me?
I met someone when
I were in London.
His name were Richard.
I really liked him.
I thought he liked me, too.
He acted as though he did.
Got me on a course and all that.
But when he found out
about my past, he changed.
It was like he hated me.
You can't run from who
are and what you were...
..You've got to face up to it.
That's why I come back.
I thought he'd understand.
He understood everybody else.
Why couldn't he understand me?
'Don't get dolled
up. We're cleaners!'
'not me. I'm gonna be the secretary
and they always wear make-up.'
'oh, god - we're late!'
That's a pound each,
girls. I haven't got a pound.
That's for me and her.
Keep the change, love.
You wanted to come by taxi!
But I didn't say I
had any money!
Frigging hell!
Come on, girls!
How many will be in there?
It's a panel, so
there'll be a few.
Have I time to go to the toilet?
No! You should have
gone before you came.
Stop fiddling about. I'm not!
If I'm not wanted here, I'll go.
You two, pack it in!
We are in this together.
We're gonna see
this through to the end.
I've gotta find the ladies.
It says conference room b.
Scrubit international? Councillor
baker and the panel are ready.
Councillor baker? Oh, shit!
Is there a problem?
No. No problem.
I'm gonna have to go.
What's the matter?
I've done him.
He's into spanking.
Baker is Ferguson's man.
Knock on door
hello...?
Hello.
Come in.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
I'm glennis minkin, the
leisure centre manager.
This is councillor baker.
Robert price, our
internal auditor.
Anesh patel, our
financial advisor.
Scrubit international...
An interesting name.
We wanted
something hard-hitting.
We wanted it to say what we
were - that we weren't small-time.
This is just a start - we're
gonna get much bigger.
Yes, that concerns us.
The fact that you're
a new company.
Isn't a big contract
like this a bit ambitious?
I mean, you've not worked
together as a team before.
We have sort of
worked together before.
But just as cleaners, presumably?
Not managing a company.
We're not a company,
we're a co-op.
We'll all work together
for the same wage.
What's the dynamic of your team?
What are its strengths
and weaknesses?
Then there's the money.
We're talking about
an 80k contract.
Employing people,
wages, national insurance...
..Accounting for
every single stamp.
All that needs sorting.
And you need a banker's reference before
we even start to consider you seriously.
I've done a business course.
Doing a course and running an
80k contract are not the same thing.
I know. But we can only prove
we can do it if you try us out.
If it doesn't work out, then
you don't renew the contract.
If people aren't given a chance,
how do they ever get started?
We'll work hard.
We've got a lot to prove.
And we'll do things properly.
Door closes
hello... I'm Anita braithwaite.
I had to go to the
ladies. I'm with them.
Yes, yes. You'd better sit down.
Sorry. But when you've
got to go, you've got to go.
Ferguson had it set up!
What a complete waste of time!
We couldn't know
baker'd be there.
No? That's why
George had him done.
We should've known
to have a bank account!
What with? Let's just forget it.
No, we've got this far.
We only need a bank
reference. That's easy to get.
Minkin wants them? But my quote
is lower and I have the experience.
They're local women. She likes
that. She thinks they're interesting.
Interesting?!
Either they can do
the job or not. Simple.
It's not simple, George.
Not simple at all.
One of the women
works for you. Who?
Joyce Webster. And I've
met two of the others before.
Go on.
One is your friend, Anita.
The other was the woman
whose house she took me to.
I don't believe this!
She knows things
about me. Private things.
So it's not simple at all.
We're both in a bit of a pickle.
They know nothing!
Nothing! Believe me.
They do. I'm telling
you, they know.
Then do something about it.
They'll not get that contract.
I'll see them in hell first!
So, basically, you haven't
got an account with us...
..And you're all unemployed.
That's right, isn't it?
You have no management
experience, no business plan...
..And absolutely no
collateral whatsoever?
I can see you're
not gonna say yes.
How dare you come here and ask me
to do this! Who do you think you are?
A woman who was dumped
on by your husband - like you.
It's time you left.
I saw that look of hate in your eye
when I came round here and told you.
Look at this place.
This stuff cost a fortune!
Where does he
get his money from?
He runs a successful
cleaning business, remember?
He's also a bastard loan shark.
People have been
killed because of him.
Was this suite bought
with blood money?
Or that?
Has a woman been to hell
and back so you could have this?
Please, put that down!
I don't know what you want.
I don't owe you anything.
I mean, you slept
with my husband!
Why should I want to help you?
Don't think about helping
me. Think about revenge.
He had you for a mug for long
enough. All those Thursdays...
I'd ask him, "does your wife
know you're having an affair?"
And he used to
say, "Kathleen? No!"
"She's too thick
to work it out."
Time you got your own back.
And can you think
of a better way?
Sinner? What does that mean?
He's been here.
He knows where I live.
He can get to me any
time he wants now.
Who are you on about?
Phone rings
he killed Gina. And
now he's gonna kill me.
Come on, Carol...
He left dead flowers
at Gina's grave
hello?
Hello...?
'Who is it?'
sinner!
Rose!
Carol Johnson on the phone, sir.
Seems someone left some
dead flowers on her doorstep.
It's a nightmare. We need bank
references. We've no chance.
I wish we'd never started.
Look what I got this morning.
Hey, that's fantastic!
Have you rung them?
No. I've a lot
to sort out first.
What do I do with the kids?
Some weeks I'll have
to go to scarborough.
Well, it's nice in scarborough.
If you've been
offered a job, take it.
It'll get you out of this rut.
With nothing to do,
you only dwell on things.
You must get your
life back together
knocking on door
who's that, Nanna?
God knows!
Joyce, come with
us to the police.
You have to tell newall about
them dead flowers on Gina's grave.
What's she doing here?!
She's come to see me.
She's scum, Joyce.
Mind you don't catch owt!
Who does he think he is?!
Hang on a minute!
I want to talk to you! Piss off!
I want to talk to you!
Revs engine
Carol! Run me
over, if I'm just scum!
Revs engine
what's the matter,
lost your nerve?
Revs engine
hustlers don't have
feelings, remember?
So go on, put your foot down!
Turns engine off
here, just take her for me.
If you want to say
summat, say it!
The night you came to my
house, you asked if Gina was good.
Well, I'm telling you
now, she was good.
Better than you'll ever know.
She was a clean, decent
person. Till she met you!
Think what you like about
me. But she was special.
She was devoted to her kids.
You were lucky to have met her.
She were a whore!
That's my Gina
you're talking about!
To think I told her
to go back to you!
No wonder she went on t'Lane!
I don't want my kids
anywhere near her!
Then take them home.
You know who she is, don't
you? Yeah, I know who she is.
How can you let
her in the house?
It's easy!
See her? She's
your flesh and blood.
Just like Gina was mine.
I never imagined that she'd
be gone. Not in my lifetime.
You never expect
to Bury your child.
I know me dad will
die and I'll be upset.
But never, not for
one single second...
..Did I think I'd go to my
own daughter's funeral!
I'm not ever going
to get over it! Ever!
I have to live with
it, make sense of it.
Carol helps me do that.
No-one else has
been there for me.
So don't ask me how
I can do this or that.
I'd sell me own body
to have Gina back!
If that makes me a whore, then
I'm a bloody whore, and proud of it!
Banging on door
Tracy, I need to talk to you.
Tracy... please! Go away!
I want Rose's address.
Piss off! She ain't got one.
But you know where she is.
Will you give
this to her for me?
So who was he?
Nobody. Nobody is a
nobody, Tracy. Come on.
Punter or ponce?
Neither!
Will you go and play upstairs!
What's up with your
face? What do you think?
A crank's after me, me kid's in care
and we've lost the cleaning contract
you want me to do cartwheels?!
We may not have lost the contract.
Course we have!
We're not gonna get
a banker's reference.
Anyway, that minkin
woman hated us.
Rose... What?
I said we aren't
gonna get that contract.
No. It were a nice dream
while it lasted but it's gone.
We could have
really made our Mark.
Got rich.
Made a place for
others to follow.
What "place for others"?
We weren't opening a charity!
London's rotted your brain!
Phone rings
who's that?
It might be that crank again.
Who is it?
Yeah. Hang on a minute.
Nita! It's for you!
Hello. Anita
braithwaite speaking.
Yeah.
Right.
Fantastic!
Right.
So we'll see you
tomorrow? Brilliant!
You're doing the right thing.
And... thanks.
Well?
That was Kathleen Ferguson.
She's going to be our backer.
Kathleen Ferguson? You liar!
Straight up.
We're gonna meet her tomorrow at
nine outside the west Yorkshire bank
yes!
Will the council give
me £80,000 a year?
The answer, in
this frock, is no!
I look like I should
be on t'Lane.
I never wore it for
work, but suit yourself!
I'd give you me blue
striped top if I could find it.
She looks okay. And it's only baker.
But we must be in with a chance.
When are we meeting
Joyce? Six, in the pub.
Knocking on door
She's brought Emma back!
We'll go out the back.
If I'm not in t'pub, I'll
be at the leisure centre.
Hello, my little treasure pie!
Have I missed you!
I've missed you, too.
I'm sorry I just turned up...
..But if we do the visit today you
could have the weekend with her.
Thanks, Joyce. For everything.
What I said about
Gina, I didn't mean it.
I loved her. I'd have
done anything for her.
I had no idea how
bad it's been for you.
I just expected
you to take t'kids on.
I don't know what I'd
have done without you.
Did you ring about that job?
Yeah. They want
me to start next week.
If we get this cleaning contract,
I'll be working with Carol.
I want to be straight with you.
If you want to make other
arrangements for the kids, you can.
I don't care, so long as they're
safe and with people who love them.
I got it all wrong, Joyce.
I'm sorry!
It's all right, love.
I think we both did.
I was so worried about
what bloody Bob'd say.
I told her I couldn't look after the
kids and I should've never said that.
If I hadn't have said that
she might still be alive!
You've always done
the best you can.
You mustn't think that.
Come on, Joyce. It's not
your fault. Don't blame yourself.
You'll be back in your
own bed on Saturday.
Will you like that? Why
can't I sleep here tonight?
Because auntie pat's
expecting you back.
Well, why can't you ring her?
You'll be home to stay soon.
And you don't want
to upset Sandy.
Sandy chewed Barbie's
leg. I don't like him.
Thank god for that!
What's not going to happen? You getting
the contract. It's impossible. Forget it.
I know that... how can I put it?
Things are a little delicate, but I
can't help you, my hands are tied.
Next year, when the library cleaning
comes up for renewal, I can help out
but this one's
allocated, so to speak.
"So to speak"?
Yes, I'm sorry. But there it is.
Just drop the whole thing
or things could get difficult.
And I mean very difficult.
Is that a threat? No. It's
more of a friendly warning.
We'll see what our backer
has to say about that.
Who's your backer?
I wasn't aware you had one.
What?! Kathleen?!
And you believed them?
God, they must be desperate!
They actually said her
name? They've got a nerve!
You told them they
weren't getting that contract?
I have to go Bernard.
I'll call you back.
What the bloody hell's
going on? Kathleen!
Kathleen!
Kath!
Hi, stranger. What
are you doing here?
I'm after Rose.
Have you seen her?
Car horn
What the frig do you want?
I have to talk to you.
Not now. I'm sorry about what
happened, but I was off me head.
It's okay, I understand.
I'm finished with all that now.
I'm not doing it any more.
You have to! I need you to!
I can't breathe without you!
Find someone else.
Stop hassling me, will you?!
You don't understand, I
need you to walk for me!
Leisure centre, please.
I think you should
see this, sir.
Check the back!
Knocks on door
knocks on door we
found these by the bin.
Carol!
Entryphone buzzes who is it?
Carol Johnson for
councillor baker.
'I'm late, but he's
expecting me.'
pull the door and
wait in reception.
Right, what are we drinking?
Did Tracy catch up with you?
Lift door opens
lift door closes
Councillor baker!
Is anybody about?
Councillor baker!
What's happening?
Somebody turn
the lights back on!
(Screams)
Why won't it bloody open?!
Because I haven't released it.
Thank god for that!
Oh, I didn't know it were you...
Did you get the flowers?
There's no point in running.
There's nowhere to go.
(Screams)
I've given up the Lane.
I don't do it any more.
I'm not a hustler any more.
You're a thief.
You stole money from me.
You can have it back.
If only it was that easy.
I killed the wrong girl.
I killed Amanda
smeaton because of you.
She'd be alive today
if it wasn't for you.
Now it's your turn...
Come to me... No!
Tracy! He's killing Carol!
Help me! Help!
I can't swim!
I'll phone t'police!
Let it happen.
Breathe in the water.
Let it cleanse your soul.
Carol!
I've got her! We've got her!
Get her on her
side. Get her over!
Breathe, Carol! Breathe!
Damn you, breathe!
There she is! She's coming!
They're on their way.
Jesus! I've landed in hell!
Well, Tracy Richards, you
came home. Bloody good job I did.
Or I'd have had
to drag you back!
I'm not staying.
We'll see about that.
I missed you. I missed you, too.
Come here...
We got him. Us. Me, Rose,
nita and Joyce got him, right?
I'm not saying any different.
Just don't take all the credit.
I'm not.
I won't.
They'll move me on somewhere
else now, so you'll be rid of me.
You could come
with me, if you like.
You're mad! How long
do you think we'd last?
So you're going to be a
cleaning lady instead, then?
We'll get our own contract.
Next time we'll beat
George Ferguson
that won't be difficult.
For the past two months he's
been investigated by the fraud squad.
We should have let him drown.
No, we'd have had to live with
it. And it'd not bring Gina back.
George Ferguson is about to
be nicked! Fraud's on to him!
Bloody fantastic!
And they know all about baker.
So we still have a chance!
We're gonna do it!
We're gonna bloody do it!
Too right we are! To us!
To Gina!
Carol!
I don't frigging believe it!
Will somebody tell him?!
♪ Love hurts
♪ love scars
♪ love wounds
♪ and Mars
♪ any heart
♪ not tough
♪ not strong
♪ enough
♪ to take a lot of pain
♪ take a lot of pain
♪ love is like a cloud
♪ holds a lot of rain
♪ love hurts. ♪
Subtitles by itv signpost