The Child in Time Page #2

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Good. Would you mind

bringing my old music sheets?

They're in the sideboard, I think.

- OK.

- You don't mind?

- No, no problem.

- Thank you. Kettle's on.

HE CHUCKLES:

TV:
Now I've got some top

tips on how you can take charge

of selling your own home

and save thousands of

pounds in the bargain...

She's not a cat.

I know she's not a f***ing cat.

- I'm trying to find her.

- Well, you lost her.

I didn't mean that.

Why don't I just sit on my arse

all day and watch TV as well?

DOOR SLAMS:

HE CLEARS HIS THROA - Morning, morning.

- Prime Minister.

How are we?

- Prime Minister.

- Morning.

Let me read to you an extract.

It's from the first draft of what

I will be personally recommending

to be the Authorised Childcare

Handbook. Now just one line.

"We could do worse than

conclude, as many have before us,

that from respect for school and home

we derive our deepest

loyalties for nation."

Simple and profound.

Sorry, am I being dim

here? What does it mean?

Discipline.

- Respect.

- Doesn't it have a hint of ultra?

Am I the only one hearing

this? I mean, it sounds harsh.

Like parents, it's the

responsibility of Government

to create boundaries.

Families and schools who...

... operate within these

boundaries will be rewarded,

- those who don't...

- The naughty step.

CHUCKLING:

The naughty step, hmm?

Keys.

I love you.

I love you more.

I am so competitive.

DOOR OPENS:

KEYS CLATTER:

DOOR CLOSES:

Not find her, then?

Play your piano.

What is it you want? Do

you want me to give up?

Yes.

I want you to give up,

because you always let me down.

You never bring her home.

And you're drinking too much.

I'm supposed to drink too much.

SHOUTS:
I can't live here any more!

F***!

Oh, f***!

Oh, for f***'s sake!

LAUGHTER IN DISTANCE

INAUDIBLE:

PHONE RINGS:

Hi. I... I'm here.

JULIE:
Where?

I , erm...

I'm in the village, I think I...

I turned right instead of left.

Oh, you prick.

Er, no, well, I'll be with

you soon. How far is it?

About ten minutes. Everything all right?

Hmm? Yeah. Yeah, no, yeah. I'm

just, er, I'm being a prick.

Kettle's on.

- Ta-dah!

- Oh, my goodness.

Yeah.

What happened to you?

Well, I swear to God, when

I left the flat this morning,

I was spotless. You

never said there'd be mud.

You're covered in it.

You best get out of those clothes.

I'll put them through the wash.

- Thank you. Shoes off here?

- Definitely.

Strip.

You can wear my dressing gown,

which fortunately used

to be your dressing gown.

Yeah, for all of a week.

You never wore it.

I never had the chance.

This is nice. It's lovely.

I like it.

Thank you.

Been working out?

Being funny?

Have I... have I been here before?

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