Ghosts (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Happy Death Day - full transcript
On Pat's "death day," he prepares for his family's annual pilgrimage to the site of his demise. But, realizing that Alison is a conduit between the dead and the living, he begs her to pass on a message from the other side--a plan that gets complicated when Pat realizes a shocking truth about his marriage. Meanwhile, Mike struggles to come to terms with his bathroom-based paranoia, and Kitty tries to find out where babies come from.
BOYS CHATTERING
Good morning, patrol!
ALL: Good morning, Skipper!
Welcome to day one, activity A,
and A is for archery!
Yes! OK.
We'll all get a chance
to shoot at the target
but, before we do, I just need to
run through some do's and do nots.
There you go, Frank, pass that down.
Alexander, you take the bow. Pass it
down, get used to the feel of it.
It may surprise some of you to know
that most accidents happen
after the arrows
have hit the target.
Boys run down the range
and can easily trip up,
so safety rule number one is no...
I... Er...
That's gone through, that.
Clean through.
GASPING AND CHOKING
I'm panicking. Right.
EXHALES
Who can drive?
We might need one of you to drive.
No, that's a silly idea.
Don't look at me, kids. Make a path!
You don't want to see this
in your dreams.
Someone call Carol, please!
You've got to go to the New Forest
next week. That's out.
HE SHRIEKS
Oh, it's cold, innit?
HE GASPS
Ah!
HE STRAINS
ARGH!
That's better.
ENGINE STARTS AND MUSIC BLARES
GEARS CRUNCH
CRASH!
HORN BLARES
SNORING
Michael.
Michael...
Mike!
HE SNORTS
Morning, handsome.
WHISPERS: Listen...
I can't hear anything.
Exactly.
The builders haven't arrived yet.
That pigeon isn't in here.
We're all alone.
Oh! Yeah.
Yeah.
BOTH GIGGLE
Er... What?
Are you sure we're alone?
Mike, there are no ghosts in here.
It's freaking me out that
you can see them...
Mike, Mike, Mike... We are alone.
Argh!
Ooh, yeah...
QUIETLY: Get out!
There's one in here now,
isn't there? Yeah, just...
HORN TOOTS, CHATTER OUTSIDE
COOING AND FLUTTERING
HE GROANS
Are we ever alone?
Castle Man, he go de-da-ka,
de-da-ka!
You go.
Interesting.
Erm... Funny hat dude, he...
Hey!
Ooh...
DRILL WHIRS
What's all this commotion?
BUILDERS CHATTERING
SHE SHRIEKS AND SCREAMS
Ew! Ew!
Unacceptable!
Ugh! Emergency meeting!
Now, it's clear that this new enemy,
these builders,
are deep in our territory.
It's an occupation.
We shall fight on the beaches.
We shall fight...
..on the landing?
Yes, all right. Don't be glib.
But how do we fight?
We have no rocks, no sticks,
no bears.
Bears?
HEAVY SIGH
Oh, yes, very good, Thomas.
We'll just sigh at them.
You don't understand, do you?
Almost certainly not.
She does not comprehend
the profundity of my
feelings for her.
Thomas in big love with Kim Wilde.
Kim Wi...? Alison?
He's got the hots for Alison!
Oh, it's far more complicated
than that, damn your eyes!
I am attempting to compose a poem
of such intricate beauty
to reflect the way I feel.
I cannot be expected to plot
with you halfwits
and work on my art!
Ooh!
You can't just appear like that,
not when we're in bed.
Were you and Mike making a baby?
Er, what? No! No.
I mean, I was hoping we'd get in
a bit of practice, but...
Practice?
You know, getting jiggy with it.
How's-your-father?
He's dead, I think.
You don't know what I'm talking
about, do you?
I thought babies were made
when you pressed ears together.
LAUGHING: Oh, no! Who told you that?
My sister. How do you make a baby?
Well... OK.
So, when a man and a woman
love each other very, very much...
..or not, actually -
sometimes that can be more fun.
Alison! You'll have to ask
one of the others. I've got to go.
Hi, Terry. You all right, mate?
Ah! There you are. Jolly good.
Now, look here.
I mean, I thought the Blitz was bad,
but your builders make the Luftwaffe
look like a youth group.
No offence, Pat. We know your lot
were capable of killing.
Please, not now!
Oh. Sorry. I'll...
No, not you, Terry.
I was just talking to... Mike.
SHOUTS: Not now, Mike!
MIKE: What?
Right.
Yes, Terry. How are you?
How's it going?
Yeah, good, good.
We've finally managed
to make the roof watertight
in the, erm...
..the back bit.
BOTH: The east wing!
East wing. Thank you... Terry.
But we have found something else.
The drainage from
the east wing is cracked.
I don't know when it was put in.
1894.
1894. Erm, probably, between...
Not now, what?
Not now! Huh! Hmm?
What's he like, Terry?
Right. Well, it needs a lot of work
to make sure it doesn't breach.
I can do you a quote
on top of the old one,
which has gone up a bit, I'm afraid.
We don't have any more money.
Great, great!
We'll probably just put
our heads together
and run some numbers up the flagpole
and just see if any of that
makes any sense.
PHONE RINGS
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Yeah, by all means.
What are you doing? We can't just
agree to more work like that.
We're burning through money
quicker than actually burning money.
Mike, it's fine. This is all part of
being project manager.
It's a negotiation.
You get them on side,
do a bit of wheeling, dealing.
You gotta be mates,
if you want mate's rates.
He's coming, he's coming, he's
coming.
Listen, Tel,
let's chat numbers later,
and in the meantime, how about
a nice cup of old Rosie Lee?
Oh, yeah. No milk, four sugars.
OK... Watch out!
For the sugar, Terry!
Come on, that's too many.
Isn't it, Mike? Yeah.
Just checking -
that was a ghost thing, right? Yep.
There are ghosts in here,
which is why you went weird?
Just one there and one there. Yes,
we're here, we're here. Here we are.
Yep. OK.
HE SIGHS
Pat, are you not well?
Hmm? Oh, no, I'm fine.
It's just that tomorrow's
my death day
so, you know,
I always get a bit emotional...
How are babies made?
Alison, my Alison.
You are like a...
..like a...
Yeah. Sorry, I appreciate it's
such short notice and that,
but we've just got so much rubbish
to clear up.
HE MOANS SOFTLY
I mean, loads of it. Seriously.
Builders are awful, aren't they?
I had a terrible time when I was
extending the Bramptons back in '86.
It's a modest Oxfordshire pile.
11 bedrooms, tennis courts,
wet room,
blah-blah-blah-blah.
Sounds frightfully expensive.
Oh, no, I didn't pay for it, no.
I ran it through MPs' expenses.
The great British taxpayer
covered it.
Wonderful idiots! Now, where was I?
Oh, yes, builders. Well, I mean,
they're all thieves, aren't they?
Tinkers to a man.
All the noise, the football chat,
the potty banter.
Ooh! Wait a minute, that's it!
What's what?
All we have to do is watch
these builders closely
until they commit some sort of
misdemeanour, report it to Alison...
And she'll send them away with
a flea in their ear.
Yes! Let's get organised.
I have flea in ear.
But you're dead.
So is flea.
I also have worms.
Ugh.
Ah! There's two in here.
A proper pair of oiks.
This'll be like shooting fish
in a barrel,
which I did for real once.
Party Conference, Bournemouth.
Great fun.
I might sneak off a bit earlier
today, Wixy.
This is going to be easy. Shouldn't
be a problem. Where are you off to?
I need to get back
to that community project thing.
Oh, yeah, the kids' playground
at the hospital.
Well, I mean, there's being nice,
that's one thing,
but that's just weird nice.
All right. There's plenty more where
they came from. Come along.
Ohh! Pat!
SHE SIGHS
You all right?
Tomorrow's my death day.
Oh! Happy... death day. Hmm.
I'm really sorry, Pat.
I've actually never asked you,
how did you die, exactly?
Sorry, no. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
I just wanted to lighten the mood,
and it hasn't worked. Sorry.
That must be really hard for you.
Yeah, it is, yeah.
But on the plus side,
I get to see my family, so...
Oh! What? What?
Yeah. Every year,
they come to pay their respects.
They'll be here tomorrow,
over there.
Oh... Yeah, it used to be a tree,
but it blew down in
the great storm of 1987.
I mean, people say it was a storm,
but it was a hurricane, Alison.
Well, that'll be nice,
to see your family.
And I thought, wouldn't it be great
to pass on a message to them?
Oh, no, Pat. I don't think
that's such a great idea.
Oh, it is.
know that I was OK.
The whole family come! Daley,
he's my son, and his girlfriend,
they'll be there,
and... and Carol's husband Morris.
She remarried?
It's fine.
I'm very happy for them.
Morris was actually my best mate,
so it was really lovely when
he married Carol.
He was always such a support to her,
even before I died.
Hmm. He was always round.
He had his own set of keys.
I remember, one Sunday,
I came back from camp
and I found all his clothes
in the hallway.
Everything, his socks, his knickers,
they were all strewn up the stairs.
Oh, no. Mm.
Yeah.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Carol!
Anyone dead in here?
Ow!
SHE TUTS, WATER RUNS
Don't worry, it's only a matter of
time. Builders are born to hustle.
It's in their DNA. Oh, hang on
a minute. Ah, there we are!
That's perfect. Here he comes!
Our work here is done.
BOTH CHUCKLE
Oi, Mike! Yeah? What?
You dropped your wallet, mate.
You've got to be joking.
Damnation! Tough nuts
to crack, this lot.
Reminds me of Monty
in the desert in '42.
Oh, yeah? Totally hemmed in.
Interesting. But he persisted.
Oh, this is happening now.
Where are you off to?
I'm going to the pub.
Mike, it's barely midday.
Yeah, well, sometimes, you know,
a guy just wants to...
You're doing a Glastonbury,
aren't you?
OK. So, I admit I have some issues.
Mike, you left the festival
to go for a poo.
Not just the campsite,
the entire festival.
So I need poo space. It's hard
enough when people are close by,
let alone when there might be ghosts
in there with me.
You've got this covered,
though, yeah?
Project manager? Yeah!
Get us that deal! Sure.
They're not watching you!
I am! Oh, my God!
Stop sneaking up on me!
SHE GASPS
GIGGLING
Hello, Terry. Can I get you a tea?
No, you're all right.
Oh, Alison...
My Alison...
You are like...
You are like a...
Garrison?
African?
I say tarragon. Hexagon?
Algorithm? Or hessian?
Or marathon.
Please, will you hush?
I cannot hear myself think!
MURMURING
You know nothing of poetry!
Off he goes.
Talisman?
Oh, that's brilliant. I said that.
No, you didn't.
I said that five minutes ago.
No, you didn't.
I didn't hear you say that.
Well, I did.
I thought of it myself, anyway.
LADY BUTTON: You want to know how
babies are made, Kitty?
Well, the bees, you see, like men,
visit the flowers.
Some bees like just one
type of flower,
though it turns out not your flower,
cos your flower just
isn't good enough,
so there you are, on display,
waiting for the big, strong bee with
his big pollen sacs underneath him,
and he goes to a different flower,
and sometimes, Kitty,
the bee only likes other bees,
and you think, well, why have you
chosen that bee and not my flower?
But they don't care, you see?
They just buzz around
and ignore you!
That's fascinating...
LAUGHTER
Er, look...
SCREECHING ON PHONE
What's going on here? Monkey.
Oh, no, no, I mean...
That's good fun. Oh, good Lord.
I mean, that's just...
LADY BUTTON: What's all that racket?
Ah, now, Fanny, I insist,
you really do not want to see.
This really isn't something you
should be looking at...
How on earth are they
both doing that?
Absolutely... Do you know what,
Fanny? I-I-I think you should go
and report this
to Alison straight away.
Yes... Yes!
It's shocking behaviour. Shocking.
You're absolutely right.
MONKEYS SCREECH
Alison! Alison!
Right, then, drainage issue. Yeah.
Yeah, well, that's a tricky one.
I have never been so outraged...
There's no way two ways about it.
..in all my life! The big issue is
finding where to dig.
Those builders have been watching
some grotesquery
on their magic lanterns. For that,
we need to get the old ground
radar in... It's disgusting!
Two monkeys doing unspeakable
things! And it wasn't budgeted for.
Oh, the video!
Well, it's more like an ultrasound,
but it does have
a screen on it, yeah.
Sorry, Terry, I was actually just
thinking about that, um,
that YouTube video, in the safari
park... That's the one.
..with the monkeys. Yes.
Have you seen it?
Yeah, yeah, I have, yeah.
It's pretty funny, yeah.
It is funny, actually.
A real Button wouldn't stand
for this sort of behaviour!
Well, could you not watch it,
please, Terry,
because, um, it's not acceptable
behaviour.
Not in this house.
Not in this house.
Filthy. Dirty. Filth...
Right, well, why don't we have
this chat tomorrow, yeah?
Oh, sorry, Terry, I... Yeah.
It's OK, Alison,
I've changed my mind.
I don't want you to talk to my
wife. Right. Good.
I want you to kill her.
Well, don't you see?
With any luck, she'll become
a ghost, like me.
And we can be together
for ever and ever.
Great, great, yeah.
So, shall I push her in the lake
or, ooh, take her up to the roof
and just throw her off?
Either's fine,
just don't mark her face.
Of course I'm not going
to kill your wife, Pat!
It's a terrible idea!
I'm so sorry.
What have I become?
I'm a monster!
I'm a monster man!
HE SIGHS
ANOTHER SIGH
Do you mock me, sir?
This is my sighing place.
Hey!
Pat not feel good today.
It's death day tomorrow.
Family come.
No, fine! I wasn't trying to work,
or anything.
Let's make an evening of it.
Bring wine!
And figs!
I actually don't know
if I want them to come any more.
I hate to be the one to tell you
this, Patrick,
but eventually no-one will come.
That's just the way of it.
What Thomas try to say is...
..you die...
..time pass, everything change.
Family not come any more.
Is pain,
but you heal.
Yeah.
You remember them here.
And maybe, one day,
you find new family.
Who fancies a pint, then? I'm
gasping. You're buying, though.
Wait up, guys!
Ohh. He stinks. He does a bit.
Mm.
Only real issue is core strength.
That's known as a Norwegian picnic -
you won't make many babies that way,
but it sure is a lot of fun.
A lot of fun! Ha!
A Himalayan campsite
is an altogether more
complicated position,
involving four people
and a rope swing.
Now, the key to that is good
ballast...
Morning! Little treat for my
favourite builders! Oink-oink!
Bacon roll?
Oh, yeah, lovely, thank you.
Cheers! Have a lovely day.
Cheers! Thank you.
Have a lovely day.
Mmm!
Mmm! What's with the bag? Gym.
The pub figured me out pretty
quickly, so...
Why don't you have a spa break
while you're at it?
Mike, we can't afford
to be joining gyms.
It's a trial day. It's free.
How are you getting on with your
wheeling and dealing?
Good, actually.
Well, I've got to go.
I've actually really got to go.
Morning. Morning!
Morning, Terry!
How are you? Yeah, fine.
Just wondering if we could have
a chat about the drainage issue
and see if we can come to
some sort of arrangement.
Yeah, yeah,
we'll find time for that.
Look, we're going to finish off
that internal lattice work today
so I need you to take
those curtains down.
Can do, Terry. And I've got some
bacon rolls going, if you fancy one.
No, I'm a vegan.
Of course you are.
SOFT GRUNT
Oh, God!
HE CHUCKLES
Morning!
Hey, guys. Hey, Wixy!
TURNING UP MUSIC
# In my imagination there
is no hesitation
# We walk together hand in hand
# I'm dreaming
# You fell in love with me
# Like I'm in love with you
# But dreaming's all I do
# If only they'd come true... #
SINGING ALONG SOFTLY
Oh...
Ah!
CAPTAIN: Look at that!
This could be our chance!
But we'll need help. Fetch Mary.
Don't push me,
you cack-faced turnips.
Come quickly!
SHE GASPS
'Tis the Devil's work!
SHE SIGHS
He is amongst us.
Quick! The Devil?
What are you talking about?
Right, quick as you like!
Right, here we go.
Come on, be quick.
All right. Don't pressure me,
don't pressure me.
Go on! You know what to do, push.
Push! Come on.
JULIAN STRAINS
What? What is it?
Oh, I just thoughts I saw a swan.
What?
When we used to see a swan in our
village, that was the Devil at play.
Well, nowadays that just means
that there's a swan.
Oh, right.
Look, there's loads of swans.
Then the Devil is busy.
STRAINING
Come on, man! Come on.
Push it!
Yes! You've got it.
It's in! Well done, Jul...
Oh, here we go, here we go.
Oh, good Lord,
he's actually going to take it.
He's taking the box. Take it,
take it! He's taking the box!
Yes! Yes!
That one be Lucifer's lackey,
for sure.
No, wait, I also saw a goose!
Just a couple of chaps
in the library... Hi.
Hello there. Just a couple
of chaps in the library.
Er, everything all right with you?
No! No, I've lost
my engagement ring.
Oh, no. Oh, no!
Oh, dear. Listen, we don't want to
be a couple of telltale-tits,
but... Julian, er, saw...
Yes, I saw one of the builders
heading out of the east wing
just moments ago
looking tres, tres shifty.
Which one?
The handsome one.
Erm, the... chap with the arms.
Very strong.
Probably. What?
Thanks.
I am actually pretty gobsmacked
that you think it might've
been one of us.
Please, I just need you to open your
bags so I can check.
LADY BUTTON: Come on!
Empty your pockets, riffraff!
All right.
There you go.
Uh-oh. Oh, dear.
Sticky fingers! Hmm.
Is this it?
I'm so sorry.
I didn't even know it was in there.
I didn't take it, honest.
Ho-ho-ho! Likely story.
Chinny reckon.
It could have been knocked off
the workbench!
You are so right.
Yep. And I'm... I'm so sorry.
TERRY: It's a bit late
for that, Alison.
Today is going to be our last day.
Get in it! No, please don't go.
Look, it's not my fault.
I've been under a lot of stress
lately and...
Would it help if I told you that
this house is haunted
and I am being plagued by ghosts
who are making my life a misery?
Not really, no.
Ooh! A carriage! Someone's coming!
Carol!
OK. You win.
What do you want me to say to them?
I've had a think, Alison,
and I've decided it's best
you don't say anything.
I don't want them to worry about me.
Let them get on with their lives,
and I'll get on with my...
..death.
See you, then, mate.
Sorry it didn't work out.
What? You're leaving?
Yeah, it all got a bit... you know?
So, Pat, I did talk to them,
but I didn't tell them about you.
I asked about them.
I figured you might like to know
that your son Daley
is an accountant.
He's very happy.
Carol's busy with the bowls club
and Morris is very sweet too,
but unbelievably small.
Thank you.
Oh, and they called him Pat.
Your grandson.
BABY CRYING
He's got my legs!
Guys, I've got a grandson
and his name's Pat.
Oh, I'm so proud I could burst.
HE GASPS AND PANTS
Guys, this is it!
I feel great. I think I'm moving on!
I can see the light.
Can you see the light?
You were all my family in a way,
and I loved you all, apart from
Julian, who I didn't really trust,
and, Lady Button, you need
to chill out, just relax, OK?
And, Captain, the war's over, man.
It's over...
And... That's it, then, Wixy.
Yeah. We'll come back for the rest.
Ah, this is awkward.
No...
Bye, Wixy. Bye, Kevin.
Bye, lunchbox.
A baby. That's nice.
Still not quite sure
how they're made.
Oh, erm....
And...
MONKEYS SCREECHING
Really?
Do they love each other? I hope so.
Terry just said they were leaving.
What's going on?
The charm offensive
became... offensive.
So, no deal on the drainage?
Well, it's held out this long.
It's not as if...
SPLASHING
Oh, no.
Huh!
Alison... Argh!
Please stop doing that!
I was blocked,
but that has passed.
I have composed a poem
to express my feelings.
Sure. "Alison, we'll respect
your boundaries.
"It's bedtime so we'll probably
stay out of your room."
I'm dreaming
that you're in love with me
Like I'm in love with you...
But dreaming's all I do
If only they'd come true
I should be so lucky
Lucky, lucky, lucky...
BOTH: I should be so lucky...
In love?
What magic is this?
Our minds are entwined.
How do you know my verse?
Oh, I hate to tell you this,
but that is Kylie Minogue.
What is a Kylie Min-ohg?
She's an Australian singer,
and that's one of her songs.
I think you might have heard it
on the radio.
It's catchy, isn't it?
HE GASPS
What have I done?
Please send correspondence
to Miss Minogue,
apologising in the sincerest
possible terms
for stealing her beautiful words.
The shame is almost
too much to bear!
What have I done?!
SHE LAUGHS
What's so funny?
Oh... No, it doesn't matter.
Oh, I'm sorry I didn't help you
with the drains.
Never mind those ghosts,
I think this house
is going to finish us off! No.
We'll figure it out. Or rob a bank.
And you know what?
I won't let them get to me, either.
Ooh, the full monty!
Yeah!
Here I am. Huh?
Come on! I'm not afraid of you!
Hah! Get a good look!
I don't care. Watch it!
Yeah, not scaring me. I'm not...
IN THE DISTANCE: ..scared!
OWL HOOTS
CLUNKING
What was that?
It's probably nothing.
Good morning, patrol!
ALL: Good morning, Skipper!
Welcome to day one, activity A,
and A is for archery!
Yes! OK.
We'll all get a chance
to shoot at the target
but, before we do, I just need to
run through some do's and do nots.
There you go, Frank, pass that down.
Alexander, you take the bow. Pass it
down, get used to the feel of it.
It may surprise some of you to know
that most accidents happen
after the arrows
have hit the target.
Boys run down the range
and can easily trip up,
so safety rule number one is no...
I... Er...
That's gone through, that.
Clean through.
GASPING AND CHOKING
I'm panicking. Right.
EXHALES
Who can drive?
We might need one of you to drive.
No, that's a silly idea.
Don't look at me, kids. Make a path!
You don't want to see this
in your dreams.
Someone call Carol, please!
You've got to go to the New Forest
next week. That's out.
HE SHRIEKS
Oh, it's cold, innit?
HE GASPS
Ah!
HE STRAINS
ARGH!
That's better.
ENGINE STARTS AND MUSIC BLARES
GEARS CRUNCH
CRASH!
HORN BLARES
SNORING
Michael.
Michael...
Mike!
HE SNORTS
Morning, handsome.
WHISPERS: Listen...
I can't hear anything.
Exactly.
The builders haven't arrived yet.
That pigeon isn't in here.
We're all alone.
Oh! Yeah.
Yeah.
BOTH GIGGLE
Er... What?
Are you sure we're alone?
Mike, there are no ghosts in here.
It's freaking me out that
you can see them...
Mike, Mike, Mike... We are alone.
Argh!
Ooh, yeah...
QUIETLY: Get out!
There's one in here now,
isn't there? Yeah, just...
HORN TOOTS, CHATTER OUTSIDE
COOING AND FLUTTERING
HE GROANS
Are we ever alone?
Castle Man, he go de-da-ka,
de-da-ka!
You go.
Interesting.
Erm... Funny hat dude, he...
Hey!
Ooh...
DRILL WHIRS
What's all this commotion?
BUILDERS CHATTERING
SHE SHRIEKS AND SCREAMS
Ew! Ew!
Unacceptable!
Ugh! Emergency meeting!
Now, it's clear that this new enemy,
these builders,
are deep in our territory.
It's an occupation.
We shall fight on the beaches.
We shall fight...
..on the landing?
Yes, all right. Don't be glib.
But how do we fight?
We have no rocks, no sticks,
no bears.
Bears?
HEAVY SIGH
Oh, yes, very good, Thomas.
We'll just sigh at them.
You don't understand, do you?
Almost certainly not.
She does not comprehend
the profundity of my
feelings for her.
Thomas in big love with Kim Wilde.
Kim Wi...? Alison?
He's got the hots for Alison!
Oh, it's far more complicated
than that, damn your eyes!
I am attempting to compose a poem
of such intricate beauty
to reflect the way I feel.
I cannot be expected to plot
with you halfwits
and work on my art!
Ooh!
You can't just appear like that,
not when we're in bed.
Were you and Mike making a baby?
Er, what? No! No.
I mean, I was hoping we'd get in
a bit of practice, but...
Practice?
You know, getting jiggy with it.
How's-your-father?
He's dead, I think.
You don't know what I'm talking
about, do you?
I thought babies were made
when you pressed ears together.
LAUGHING: Oh, no! Who told you that?
My sister. How do you make a baby?
Well... OK.
So, when a man and a woman
love each other very, very much...
..or not, actually -
sometimes that can be more fun.
Alison! You'll have to ask
one of the others. I've got to go.
Hi, Terry. You all right, mate?
Ah! There you are. Jolly good.
Now, look here.
I mean, I thought the Blitz was bad,
but your builders make the Luftwaffe
look like a youth group.
No offence, Pat. We know your lot
were capable of killing.
Please, not now!
Oh. Sorry. I'll...
No, not you, Terry.
I was just talking to... Mike.
SHOUTS: Not now, Mike!
MIKE: What?
Right.
Yes, Terry. How are you?
How's it going?
Yeah, good, good.
We've finally managed
to make the roof watertight
in the, erm...
..the back bit.
BOTH: The east wing!
East wing. Thank you... Terry.
But we have found something else.
The drainage from
the east wing is cracked.
I don't know when it was put in.
1894.
1894. Erm, probably, between...
Not now, what?
Not now! Huh! Hmm?
What's he like, Terry?
Right. Well, it needs a lot of work
to make sure it doesn't breach.
I can do you a quote
on top of the old one,
which has gone up a bit, I'm afraid.
We don't have any more money.
Great, great!
We'll probably just put
our heads together
and run some numbers up the flagpole
and just see if any of that
makes any sense.
PHONE RINGS
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Yeah, by all means.
What are you doing? We can't just
agree to more work like that.
We're burning through money
quicker than actually burning money.
Mike, it's fine. This is all part of
being project manager.
It's a negotiation.
You get them on side,
do a bit of wheeling, dealing.
You gotta be mates,
if you want mate's rates.
He's coming, he's coming, he's
coming.
Listen, Tel,
let's chat numbers later,
and in the meantime, how about
a nice cup of old Rosie Lee?
Oh, yeah. No milk, four sugars.
OK... Watch out!
For the sugar, Terry!
Come on, that's too many.
Isn't it, Mike? Yeah.
Just checking -
that was a ghost thing, right? Yep.
There are ghosts in here,
which is why you went weird?
Just one there and one there. Yes,
we're here, we're here. Here we are.
Yep. OK.
HE SIGHS
Pat, are you not well?
Hmm? Oh, no, I'm fine.
It's just that tomorrow's
my death day
so, you know,
I always get a bit emotional...
How are babies made?
Alison, my Alison.
You are like a...
..like a...
Yeah. Sorry, I appreciate it's
such short notice and that,
but we've just got so much rubbish
to clear up.
HE MOANS SOFTLY
I mean, loads of it. Seriously.
Builders are awful, aren't they?
I had a terrible time when I was
extending the Bramptons back in '86.
It's a modest Oxfordshire pile.
11 bedrooms, tennis courts,
wet room,
blah-blah-blah-blah.
Sounds frightfully expensive.
Oh, no, I didn't pay for it, no.
I ran it through MPs' expenses.
The great British taxpayer
covered it.
Wonderful idiots! Now, where was I?
Oh, yes, builders. Well, I mean,
they're all thieves, aren't they?
Tinkers to a man.
All the noise, the football chat,
the potty banter.
Ooh! Wait a minute, that's it!
What's what?
All we have to do is watch
these builders closely
until they commit some sort of
misdemeanour, report it to Alison...
And she'll send them away with
a flea in their ear.
Yes! Let's get organised.
I have flea in ear.
But you're dead.
So is flea.
I also have worms.
Ugh.
Ah! There's two in here.
A proper pair of oiks.
This'll be like shooting fish
in a barrel,
which I did for real once.
Party Conference, Bournemouth.
Great fun.
I might sneak off a bit earlier
today, Wixy.
This is going to be easy. Shouldn't
be a problem. Where are you off to?
I need to get back
to that community project thing.
Oh, yeah, the kids' playground
at the hospital.
Well, I mean, there's being nice,
that's one thing,
but that's just weird nice.
All right. There's plenty more where
they came from. Come along.
Ohh! Pat!
SHE SIGHS
You all right?
Tomorrow's my death day.
Oh! Happy... death day. Hmm.
I'm really sorry, Pat.
I've actually never asked you,
how did you die, exactly?
Sorry, no. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
I just wanted to lighten the mood,
and it hasn't worked. Sorry.
That must be really hard for you.
Yeah, it is, yeah.
But on the plus side,
I get to see my family, so...
Oh! What? What?
Yeah. Every year,
they come to pay their respects.
They'll be here tomorrow,
over there.
Oh... Yeah, it used to be a tree,
but it blew down in
the great storm of 1987.
I mean, people say it was a storm,
but it was a hurricane, Alison.
Well, that'll be nice,
to see your family.
And I thought, wouldn't it be great
to pass on a message to them?
Oh, no, Pat. I don't think
that's such a great idea.
Oh, it is.
know that I was OK.
The whole family come! Daley,
he's my son, and his girlfriend,
they'll be there,
and... and Carol's husband Morris.
She remarried?
It's fine.
I'm very happy for them.
Morris was actually my best mate,
so it was really lovely when
he married Carol.
He was always such a support to her,
even before I died.
Hmm. He was always round.
He had his own set of keys.
I remember, one Sunday,
I came back from camp
and I found all his clothes
in the hallway.
Everything, his socks, his knickers,
they were all strewn up the stairs.
Oh, no. Mm.
Yeah.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Carol!
Anyone dead in here?
Ow!
SHE TUTS, WATER RUNS
Don't worry, it's only a matter of
time. Builders are born to hustle.
It's in their DNA. Oh, hang on
a minute. Ah, there we are!
That's perfect. Here he comes!
Our work here is done.
BOTH CHUCKLE
Oi, Mike! Yeah? What?
You dropped your wallet, mate.
You've got to be joking.
Damnation! Tough nuts
to crack, this lot.
Reminds me of Monty
in the desert in '42.
Oh, yeah? Totally hemmed in.
Interesting. But he persisted.
Oh, this is happening now.
Where are you off to?
I'm going to the pub.
Mike, it's barely midday.
Yeah, well, sometimes, you know,
a guy just wants to...
You're doing a Glastonbury,
aren't you?
OK. So, I admit I have some issues.
Mike, you left the festival
to go for a poo.
Not just the campsite,
the entire festival.
So I need poo space. It's hard
enough when people are close by,
let alone when there might be ghosts
in there with me.
You've got this covered,
though, yeah?
Project manager? Yeah!
Get us that deal! Sure.
They're not watching you!
I am! Oh, my God!
Stop sneaking up on me!
SHE GASPS
GIGGLING
Hello, Terry. Can I get you a tea?
No, you're all right.
Oh, Alison...
My Alison...
You are like...
You are like a...
Garrison?
African?
I say tarragon. Hexagon?
Algorithm? Or hessian?
Or marathon.
Please, will you hush?
I cannot hear myself think!
MURMURING
You know nothing of poetry!
Off he goes.
Talisman?
Oh, that's brilliant. I said that.
No, you didn't.
I said that five minutes ago.
No, you didn't.
I didn't hear you say that.
Well, I did.
I thought of it myself, anyway.
LADY BUTTON: You want to know how
babies are made, Kitty?
Well, the bees, you see, like men,
visit the flowers.
Some bees like just one
type of flower,
though it turns out not your flower,
cos your flower just
isn't good enough,
so there you are, on display,
waiting for the big, strong bee with
his big pollen sacs underneath him,
and he goes to a different flower,
and sometimes, Kitty,
the bee only likes other bees,
and you think, well, why have you
chosen that bee and not my flower?
But they don't care, you see?
They just buzz around
and ignore you!
That's fascinating...
LAUGHTER
Er, look...
SCREECHING ON PHONE
What's going on here? Monkey.
Oh, no, no, I mean...
That's good fun. Oh, good Lord.
I mean, that's just...
LADY BUTTON: What's all that racket?
Ah, now, Fanny, I insist,
you really do not want to see.
This really isn't something you
should be looking at...
How on earth are they
both doing that?
Absolutely... Do you know what,
Fanny? I-I-I think you should go
and report this
to Alison straight away.
Yes... Yes!
It's shocking behaviour. Shocking.
You're absolutely right.
MONKEYS SCREECH
Alison! Alison!
Right, then, drainage issue. Yeah.
Yeah, well, that's a tricky one.
I have never been so outraged...
There's no way two ways about it.
..in all my life! The big issue is
finding where to dig.
Those builders have been watching
some grotesquery
on their magic lanterns. For that,
we need to get the old ground
radar in... It's disgusting!
Two monkeys doing unspeakable
things! And it wasn't budgeted for.
Oh, the video!
Well, it's more like an ultrasound,
but it does have
a screen on it, yeah.
Sorry, Terry, I was actually just
thinking about that, um,
that YouTube video, in the safari
park... That's the one.
..with the monkeys. Yes.
Have you seen it?
Yeah, yeah, I have, yeah.
It's pretty funny, yeah.
It is funny, actually.
A real Button wouldn't stand
for this sort of behaviour!
Well, could you not watch it,
please, Terry,
because, um, it's not acceptable
behaviour.
Not in this house.
Not in this house.
Filthy. Dirty. Filth...
Right, well, why don't we have
this chat tomorrow, yeah?
Oh, sorry, Terry, I... Yeah.
It's OK, Alison,
I've changed my mind.
I don't want you to talk to my
wife. Right. Good.
I want you to kill her.
Well, don't you see?
With any luck, she'll become
a ghost, like me.
And we can be together
for ever and ever.
Great, great, yeah.
So, shall I push her in the lake
or, ooh, take her up to the roof
and just throw her off?
Either's fine,
just don't mark her face.
Of course I'm not going
to kill your wife, Pat!
It's a terrible idea!
I'm so sorry.
What have I become?
I'm a monster!
I'm a monster man!
HE SIGHS
ANOTHER SIGH
Do you mock me, sir?
This is my sighing place.
Hey!
Pat not feel good today.
It's death day tomorrow.
Family come.
No, fine! I wasn't trying to work,
or anything.
Let's make an evening of it.
Bring wine!
And figs!
I actually don't know
if I want them to come any more.
I hate to be the one to tell you
this, Patrick,
but eventually no-one will come.
That's just the way of it.
What Thomas try to say is...
..you die...
..time pass, everything change.
Family not come any more.
Is pain,
but you heal.
Yeah.
You remember them here.
And maybe, one day,
you find new family.
Who fancies a pint, then? I'm
gasping. You're buying, though.
Wait up, guys!
Ohh. He stinks. He does a bit.
Mm.
Only real issue is core strength.
That's known as a Norwegian picnic -
you won't make many babies that way,
but it sure is a lot of fun.
A lot of fun! Ha!
A Himalayan campsite
is an altogether more
complicated position,
involving four people
and a rope swing.
Now, the key to that is good
ballast...
Morning! Little treat for my
favourite builders! Oink-oink!
Bacon roll?
Oh, yeah, lovely, thank you.
Cheers! Have a lovely day.
Cheers! Thank you.
Have a lovely day.
Mmm!
Mmm! What's with the bag? Gym.
The pub figured me out pretty
quickly, so...
Why don't you have a spa break
while you're at it?
Mike, we can't afford
to be joining gyms.
It's a trial day. It's free.
How are you getting on with your
wheeling and dealing?
Good, actually.
Well, I've got to go.
I've actually really got to go.
Morning. Morning!
Morning, Terry!
How are you? Yeah, fine.
Just wondering if we could have
a chat about the drainage issue
and see if we can come to
some sort of arrangement.
Yeah, yeah,
we'll find time for that.
Look, we're going to finish off
that internal lattice work today
so I need you to take
those curtains down.
Can do, Terry. And I've got some
bacon rolls going, if you fancy one.
No, I'm a vegan.
Of course you are.
SOFT GRUNT
Oh, God!
HE CHUCKLES
Morning!
Hey, guys. Hey, Wixy!
TURNING UP MUSIC
# In my imagination there
is no hesitation
# We walk together hand in hand
# I'm dreaming
# You fell in love with me
# Like I'm in love with you
# But dreaming's all I do
# If only they'd come true... #
SINGING ALONG SOFTLY
Oh...
Ah!
CAPTAIN: Look at that!
This could be our chance!
But we'll need help. Fetch Mary.
Don't push me,
you cack-faced turnips.
Come quickly!
SHE GASPS
'Tis the Devil's work!
SHE SIGHS
He is amongst us.
Quick! The Devil?
What are you talking about?
Right, quick as you like!
Right, here we go.
Come on, be quick.
All right. Don't pressure me,
don't pressure me.
Go on! You know what to do, push.
Push! Come on.
JULIAN STRAINS
What? What is it?
Oh, I just thoughts I saw a swan.
What?
When we used to see a swan in our
village, that was the Devil at play.
Well, nowadays that just means
that there's a swan.
Oh, right.
Look, there's loads of swans.
Then the Devil is busy.
STRAINING
Come on, man! Come on.
Push it!
Yes! You've got it.
It's in! Well done, Jul...
Oh, here we go, here we go.
Oh, good Lord,
he's actually going to take it.
He's taking the box. Take it,
take it! He's taking the box!
Yes! Yes!
That one be Lucifer's lackey,
for sure.
No, wait, I also saw a goose!
Just a couple of chaps
in the library... Hi.
Hello there. Just a couple
of chaps in the library.
Er, everything all right with you?
No! No, I've lost
my engagement ring.
Oh, no. Oh, no!
Oh, dear. Listen, we don't want to
be a couple of telltale-tits,
but... Julian, er, saw...
Yes, I saw one of the builders
heading out of the east wing
just moments ago
looking tres, tres shifty.
Which one?
The handsome one.
Erm, the... chap with the arms.
Very strong.
Probably. What?
Thanks.
I am actually pretty gobsmacked
that you think it might've
been one of us.
Please, I just need you to open your
bags so I can check.
LADY BUTTON: Come on!
Empty your pockets, riffraff!
All right.
There you go.
Uh-oh. Oh, dear.
Sticky fingers! Hmm.
Is this it?
I'm so sorry.
I didn't even know it was in there.
I didn't take it, honest.
Ho-ho-ho! Likely story.
Chinny reckon.
It could have been knocked off
the workbench!
You are so right.
Yep. And I'm... I'm so sorry.
TERRY: It's a bit late
for that, Alison.
Today is going to be our last day.
Get in it! No, please don't go.
Look, it's not my fault.
I've been under a lot of stress
lately and...
Would it help if I told you that
this house is haunted
and I am being plagued by ghosts
who are making my life a misery?
Not really, no.
Ooh! A carriage! Someone's coming!
Carol!
OK. You win.
What do you want me to say to them?
I've had a think, Alison,
and I've decided it's best
you don't say anything.
I don't want them to worry about me.
Let them get on with their lives,
and I'll get on with my...
..death.
See you, then, mate.
Sorry it didn't work out.
What? You're leaving?
Yeah, it all got a bit... you know?
So, Pat, I did talk to them,
but I didn't tell them about you.
I asked about them.
I figured you might like to know
that your son Daley
is an accountant.
He's very happy.
Carol's busy with the bowls club
and Morris is very sweet too,
but unbelievably small.
Thank you.
Oh, and they called him Pat.
Your grandson.
BABY CRYING
He's got my legs!
Guys, I've got a grandson
and his name's Pat.
Oh, I'm so proud I could burst.
HE GASPS AND PANTS
Guys, this is it!
I feel great. I think I'm moving on!
I can see the light.
Can you see the light?
You were all my family in a way,
and I loved you all, apart from
Julian, who I didn't really trust,
and, Lady Button, you need
to chill out, just relax, OK?
And, Captain, the war's over, man.
It's over...
And... That's it, then, Wixy.
Yeah. We'll come back for the rest.
Ah, this is awkward.
No...
Bye, Wixy. Bye, Kevin.
Bye, lunchbox.
A baby. That's nice.
Still not quite sure
how they're made.
Oh, erm....
And...
MONKEYS SCREECHING
Really?
Do they love each other? I hope so.
Terry just said they were leaving.
What's going on?
The charm offensive
became... offensive.
So, no deal on the drainage?
Well, it's held out this long.
It's not as if...
SPLASHING
Oh, no.
Huh!
Alison... Argh!
Please stop doing that!
I was blocked,
but that has passed.
I have composed a poem
to express my feelings.
Sure. "Alison, we'll respect
your boundaries.
"It's bedtime so we'll probably
stay out of your room."
I'm dreaming
that you're in love with me
Like I'm in love with you...
But dreaming's all I do
If only they'd come true
I should be so lucky
Lucky, lucky, lucky...
BOTH: I should be so lucky...
In love?
What magic is this?
Our minds are entwined.
How do you know my verse?
Oh, I hate to tell you this,
but that is Kylie Minogue.
What is a Kylie Min-ohg?
She's an Australian singer,
and that's one of her songs.
I think you might have heard it
on the radio.
It's catchy, isn't it?
HE GASPS
What have I done?
Please send correspondence
to Miss Minogue,
apologising in the sincerest
possible terms
for stealing her beautiful words.
The shame is almost
too much to bear!
What have I done?!
SHE LAUGHS
What's so funny?
Oh... No, it doesn't matter.
Oh, I'm sorry I didn't help you
with the drains.
Never mind those ghosts,
I think this house
is going to finish us off! No.
We'll figure it out. Or rob a bank.
And you know what?
I won't let them get to me, either.
Ooh, the full monty!
Yeah!
Here I am. Huh?
Come on! I'm not afraid of you!
Hah! Get a good look!
I don't care. Watch it!
Yeah, not scaring me. I'm not...
IN THE DISTANCE: ..scared!
OWL HOOTS
CLUNKING
What was that?
It's probably nothing.