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Fruit Pastilles do not count

as fruit and you know it.

You'll be turning me

vegetarian if I'm not careful.

If in doubt when I'm not here,

ask Doris on the till.

She'll tell you what's

healthy and what's not.

Doris?

She doesn't look all that well to me.

She can keep an eye out for you.

Looks like I should be

keeping an eye on her.

Oh, for goodness' sake! All I want to know

is you can stand on your own two feet!

It's more than my life's worth, Neil.

I thought eggs were good for you.

Mary, you alright, duck?

Yes, yes.

Just the price of these tinned peaches.

Taken the wind right out of me.

Neil.

I have been praying very hard

about this, and you know what?

I think you're ready for

a place of your own.

I've got a place of my own. This place.

A place of your very own.

Not too far away. A little flat.

Move out?

Of my home?

Well, somewhere nice, you know

where you can start

to be more... independent

and manage, you know.

But I do manage.

When have I ever gone without?

Do you think it's God's will?

Well, that's a difficult one,

but I think it might be, yes.

Not my mum's will?

I think on this occasion,

as is so often the case

your mother's will and God's will

might be one and the same thing.

Is that the choir?

Yes. Are you joining?

We're still short of baritones.

I'd love to help you out more but

I've got a lot of stuff to do.

Oh, really? Like what?

I'm behind on my bird-watching.

The Gerry Cottle Circus are in town.

I'm writing an extra verse

for the Lord's Prayer.

You're not joking, are you?

There's still half your Stoke

City programmes up there.

I'll come back for them.

All grown up? My Neil.

Don't worry, Mum. I'll not forget you.

This is very kind of you, Malcolm.

Give to him who asks you. And from him

who wants to borrow do not turn away.

Matthew:
5.

Oh, I wouldn't say no to half

a lager at the student union.

Malcolm:
1.

You alright, Neil?

Yes. Let's get this over with.

We'll have it dark.

Here, Malcolm.

Ok.

Don't know how all that came loose.

Not got an eagle in there, have you?

What do you think of that?

What's the Neil Baldwin football

club when it's at home?

My own team.

Picked by me, managed by me,

captained by me.

- At least you can't be dropped.

- Exactly.

You're Vice President.

Am I? Right. Not President then?

Gary Lineker is President. I'm just going

to write to him to tell him the good news.

In other news,

Stoke City have announced...

the departure of their manager,

Graham Paddon

after just 18 games in charge.

The club's board thanked him for

his hard work and dedication

and have said they'll act quickly

to find a replacement...

Come in, Mark.

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