WOMAN ON TV: He's waiting
for you out on the balcony.
GIRL GASPS ON TV
MELODRAMATIC MUSIC ON TV
This programme contains very strong
language,
offensive sexual references and
scenes some viewers may find
distressing
HE CHUCKLES
MUSIC CONTINUES
So you'll come
in the morning, yeah?
Yeah, yeah. No, I-I'm all right.
Yeah, the boy's all right.
Yeah.
WOMAN'S VOICE OVER PHONE
Sue...
Sue, I can't...
Listen...
Come in carefully.
OK?
No, I've got to go now.
I've got to go.
SUE STILL TALKING
HE HANGS UP
DOOR CREAKS
DRAMATIC MUSIC ON TV
MUSIC CONTINUES
MUSIC STOPS
HE EXHALES
You've got some...
Here.
I missed the end.
Can we rewind it?
Come on. Bedtime.
- Busy day tomorrow.
- OK.
Danny?
I love you, mate.
You too.
g*nsh*t
KNOCK ON DOOR
Steve?
KNOCK ON DOOR
Steve!
Danny?
Danny?
Danny, love, it's...
I'm Sue.
I'm your dad's sister.
Are you there?
Danny!
HE BREATHES SHAKILY
Er, police.
BANGING ON DOOR
- MAN: Danny!
- SUE: Danny, love!
Open up, Danny!
It's the police.
Please, just open the door!
Danny, can you hear me?
Danny, if you can hear me,
open the door.
BIG-BAND MUSIC
♪ Seven days, seven days... ♪
We're coming in, Danny!
♪ And there's not
a word from you... ♪
No, please! Please!
Don't take me out there!
Don't take me out there!
♪ Seven days without love... ♪
Don't take me out there,
please! No!
- ♪ Tell me, what am I to do? ♪
- Steve?
♪ Seven days I have cried... ♪
DANNY SHOUTING
Steve!
♪ How I long to feel your touch ♪
♪ Why d'you go, why d'you stray ♪
♪ When I love you, oh, so much? ♪
MUSIC FADES OUT
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
Weetabix?
Weetabix.
No?
HE YELLS
We're here to help you, Daniel.
This is a safe place.
BOY: Tell me again
about the monsters.
They've always been here.
Out there.
But...
WHISPERS: ... if we can hide...
if we're quiet
and patient enough...
then maybe one day they'll go...
and we'll get our chance
to start again.
WHISPERS: I can wait.
Danny? Danny, come on.
Danny, you're all right.
It's OK. Come on.
You're all right.
You're all right. I've got you.
Take your time.
Take a deep breath, all right?
I'm here. All right?
All right, I've got you.
You're all right.
You're all right.
- All right, Sue?
- Yeah. Yeah, thanks.
f*ck off, nose.
All right, just take a breath.
- Here y'are. He's coming.
- It's all right.
HE SNARLS
All right, don't crowd him,
you two. Go on, go and sit down.
You go in there, Danny.
All right?
BOY SNARLS
Not seen that before.
So?
So... it's nice. It's very cool.
It's a f*cking jacket.
All right. Jesus Christ, Aaron.
Do you know what? I'm too tired.
Sorry, Danny.
All right, yeah.
That there, that's Aaron.
And, er, that's Tammy,
and that's Joe.
JOE IN A GRUFF VOICE: 'Ello.
Er, yeah. And, er,
that's their dad, Paul.
Just their dad.
b*at yer.
Right, so, can I get you a cup
of tea or anything?
I don't know.
All right. It's fine.
Er, Aaron, do you want to
show Danny your room?
Aaron!
Here y'are, tell you what, mate,
I'll show you up. Come on.
- Thanks, Paul.
- All right. No problem.
Right, what's wrong?
Well, nowt. I just didn't know
I'd have to share my room
- with a complete mentalist.
- Christ, what do you expect?
His dad has just
bloody k*lled himself!
He's going to need
a bit of time, love.
But he'll settle in.
- What, is he staying?
- Look...
... you two are going to be
as thick as thieves.
I don't need a mate.
♪ I see a candlelight ♪
♪ Down in
the little green valley ♪
♪ Where morning glory vines ♪
♪ Are twining round my door ♪
♪ Oh, how I wish ♪
♪ I were there again
Down in... ♪
MUSIC CONTINUES FAINTLY, ECHOING
MUSIC FADES
HE CRIES OUT AND BREATHES SHAKILY
- No, please. Please, please.
- It's all right. Hey, hey.
You've just had a bad dream,
all right? You're OK.
- It's fine. OK?
- f*cking hell!
Come on, you two, now, please.
Come on.
Don't be sitting there
all day, all right?
And if Danny comes down,
just be nice to him.
Keep an eye on him, make him
a sandwich or something,
I don't know.
Just call me if you need me.
- All right...
- Right, out, now. Come on.
- DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
- Oh, yes, please! Ohhh!
- I thought you were working.
- I am working.
I'm allowed a break, aren't I?
TV: Here's the kick!
Oh, he just stayed in the back!
Oh!
Hello. How you doing, mate?
Come on, come and sit down, mate.
- Come and watch a bit of telly.
- OK.
What is it?
You never seen Soapbox Race
before? It's brilliant.
Oh, he just kept a hold of it!
It's very bright.
Er, yeah. Yeah, it is bright.
What did you...?
Erm, y'know, when you was back
at home, what did you watch?
Films...?
All right, go on, then.
Like what? Which ones?
Casablanca.
And... His Girl Friday.
And... Millions Like Us.
That was our favourite, with
Patricia Roc and Gordon Jackson.
Did they ever drive round
in a big block of cheese or...?
- No.
- Ah, well, still good, though, yeah?
Yeah, I'm going to, erm...
I think I'd better
just get on with it.
TV: ... a recipe for disaster...
He's nice.
Yeah.
Where's your dad?
TV: Here we go again...
What?
Did...? Did he die?
- No.
- Oh.
So where'd he go?
He just went, all right?
Right, so that's everything
I need for today.
So, obviously, we'll be
seeing you next Friday.
So that's it, yeah?
Yeah, unless there's
anything else you need.
Oh, no, no. No, that's fine,
yeah. Ten minutes' chat.
No, yeah, we're fine.
We're all sorted now.
PHONE QUACKS
- Do you think you should turn that off?
- Sorry.
I am sorry. To be honest, though,
most abuse cases
don't have the support
that Danny has, so...
Yeah, no, it's fine, yeah.
See you next week, then.
DOOR OPENS
DOOR CLOSES
What does she mean...
... "abuse"?
Well, it's when
someone doesn't...
... treat someone very well.
I weren't abused.
Oh, God, no.
No, I know you weren't, love.
Bloody hell.
Come here. You're fine.
It's all right.
♪ Snow time ♪
♪ Ain't no time ♪
♪ To stay ♪
♪ Outdoors and spoon ♪
♪ So shine on ♪
♪ Shine on, harvest moon... ♪
- What are you doing?!
- I wasn't going out!
- Don't lie to me.
- I'm not.
- Don't lie to me!
- I'm not!
- Danny, don't lie to me!
- I'm not!
All right.
I'm sorry, mate.
It's just... you scared me,
you little nut.
We stay in, where it's safe.
OK?
QUIETLY: OK.
HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY
- Who are they?
- Just people.
Are they your friends?
Yeah.
They seem nice.
They're c**ts.
- What does that mean?
- It means...
... they're f*cking...
... horrid and ghastly.
Oh.
Is that why you're always
on your own?
It's very boring, in't it?
What is?
Just sitting here
looking at pictures of c**ts.
HE CHUCKLES
Yeah.
Yeah, it is.
Maybe I could meet
your friends sometime.
Well, you'd have to leave
t'house first, wouldn't yer?
BIRDSONG
How long's he been like that?
Ages.
Well, at least he's smiling.
Looks like a pervert.
Fancy a beer?
- What about Danny?
- He's fine. Come on.
Your mum'd flip if she knew
I was having a drink in the day.
But this way, I can tell her
we're bonding.
Ah!
So, what's new?
Pfft... Nothing.
Hey, how's that Kelly girl
getting on?
- Why?
- Just wondered.
Haven't seen her around
for a while. Is she all right?
Yeah.
Nice girl, I thought.
Yeah...
So? Why don't you
give her a call?
Nah.
It's roast beef, innit?
What?
She's a slag. That's what you call
it when they get f*cked so much,
their pussies look like...
All right, come on, Aaron, mate,
that's...
You don't even talk like that.
Er, actually, I clearly do, mate.
All right?
And actually,
you're not my f*cking mate,
so why don't you just f*ck off?
♪ It's so peaceful Doo-doo ♪
♪ In the country Doo-doo ♪
♪ It's so simple and quiet ♪
♪ You really ought to try it ♪
♪ You walk about ♪
♪ And talk about ♪
♪ The pleasant things in life ♪
♪ It's so restful Doo-doo ♪
♪ In the country Doo-doo ♪
♪ It's the right kind of diet ♪
♪ You really ought
to try it... ♪
TRAFFIC ROARS PAST OVERHEAD
TRAFFIC NOISE GROWS LOUDER
HE PANTS
- TV ON
- DOOR OPENS
You all right, love?
Yeah.
Where's Danny?
Erm... He's in t'garden.
What, on his own?
Yeah. He's fine.
Where is he?
Erm...
Danny?
Danny!
f*cking hell. Where is he?
- He were just here!
- Oh, Jesus Christ, Aaron!
... sake!
Hello.
WOMAN SCREAMS
Danny?
- Oh, Jesus Christ.
- What's he doing in here?!
I don't bloody know! Why wasn't
someone watching him?
We were!
I just had a quick break.
Jesus!
- What you doing?
- I don't know.
I'm so sorry, Siobhan.
I... I know it's all mad and...
... new and...
Danny, you can't do that.
She was scared.
You really scared her.
Danny?
I want me dad.
♪ What more do I need? ♪
♪ They can take away the chairs ♪
♪ The carpet from the stairs ♪
♪ And all that they can see ♪
♪ It won't mean anything
as long as I've got you ♪
♪ You're everything to me! ♪
♪ They can take away the plates ♪
♪ The number from the gates ♪
♪ And even take the key ♪
♪ It won't mean anything... ♪
Come on, mate.
What was it Jesus said?
Man cannot live
by Jaffa Cakes alone.
Something about Jaffa Cakes.
Usual drill, mate.
Dad, do you have to go out?
Danny, they can't get you
in here.
You know that, don't you?
Yeah, of course.
Good lad.
DOOR CLOSES
Dad?
Are you OK?
All fine, mate, don't you worry.
All right, mate,
nearly out of range.
Love you.
Love you.
BIRDSONG
g*nsh*t
DOOR OPENS
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
VIDEO GAME g*nf*re CONTINUES
My mum said
that Sam's mum found you
when she got out of the bath.
Yes.
HE LAUGHS
I'm sorry that I, er,
weren't watching you.
Oh, that's OK.
What were it like out there?
Really strange.
Why?
Didn't see any monsters.
HE LAUGHS No sh*t.
You do know there aren't
any monsters really, don't you?
My dad wouldn't lie to me.
HE SLURPS
Aaaah!
Come here.
Sorry I tried to go out.
I won't do it again.
I lost your mum, Danny.
I'm not going to lose you, too.
♪ No other love ♪
♪ Can warm my heart ♪
♪ Now that I've known ♪
♪ The comfort of your arms ♪
♪ No other love... ♪
01x01 - Episode 1
Danny's mother d*ed when he was just a baby; his father tells him the world is full of monsters and keeps him in isolation for 18 years.