01x05 - I Love Her Man

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PHONE VIBRATES

PHONE VIBRATES

PHONE RINGS

Aria, there's been an accident.

Bosco and Memet.
PHONE VIBRATES

PHONE RINGS

HE HUMS

I'm on my way there now. I'll
call you when I know more.

Do you know how much
trouble you're in?

You done f*cked up this time.

Completely, totally
irresponsible.

Reckless!

Drink-driving?!

SHE SIGHS

On a dual carriageway.

It's like... It's
like you're mad!

I wasn't drinking, Dawn, man.

They breathalysed me and I told
them it was an accident, all right?

Just a dumb accident. What, so a
dumb accident flipped your car?

How, Memet?

I must have lost
my mind for a sec.

HE SIGHS

Mem.

Yo.

We good, yeah? No,
bro. We're not good.

We're very far from good, innit?

Your mum's inside.
She wan' talk to you.

Shout me later, yeah?

You're a good
friend to that boy.

A very good friend.

Let's get you home.

Son! Oh, God. Bos! Whoa, whoa!

Easy, Mum. Sorry. I'm all right,
Mum. I'm good. Are you sure?

Let me look at you.

You look like you've gone ten
rounds with Anthony Joshua.

Where's Memet? I wouldn't
say you're all right at all.

Come sit down. He better be ready
for the telling off of his life.

And he calls himself your
friend? It's all right, Mum.

I don't think you're
all right, Bosco.

I don't think you've been
all right since you come out.

And I'm trying to help you,
but you keep pushing me away.

And that makes me so sad
because we used to be so close.

All right. All right, man.

Prison was just...

Things were just hard in there.

I don't think I had one day
where I just felt all right.

As in even one day where I made
sense of where I was, how I felt.

I...

I don't know if I'm making
sense. You ARE making sense.

It's not even just
in there, you know?

It's all now. It's like...

..I've served my time, but I'm
still serving it. Do you get it?

It's just like I'm back
in there. I feel like...

Oh! Mark.

Where the hell are you? Because
you're not here, are you?

I totally forgot. You forgot?
Family emergency, sorry.

Vita. Yeah, I'm at my mum's now.
All right, you're at your mum's.

I'm sending a driver. OK,
I'll be ready when he's here.

Get a wiggle on,
yeah? All right, cool.

Carry on.

Carry on?

I'm here pouring out my heart to
you and you're, what, doing up work?

Don't worry about it. Just go and
chase after Mark or something.

Bos... What?!

Is Memet OK? Memet's fine.

SHE SIGHS

DOORBELL RINGS

Be gentle with the bwoy.
He's had a rough time.

If you did have a bwoy,
you would understand.

Bosco! Your father's here.

DOOR CLOSES

You better get something
for that shoulder there.

Yeah, nah, I just think
I need to go to bed.

Gwan a yuh bed?

Right.

Mi fada used to
always say to me,

"De show mus gwan,
an money haffi mek."

Never figet dat.

The tour is done, Dad.

Yes, but me and Dawn try a figure
out a way fi keep the money a flow,

you see me? I tink
we have a plan.

A plan?

I'm tired, Dad. I
can't... Tired?!

We have work fi duh, bwoy!

HE SCOFFS

What are you doing?

Don't worry. I ain't
moving back in.

I'm leaving in a sec. I just need
to grab a couple of things quickly.

OK.

Happy at your dad's?

Yeah, I am, actually.

Been learning stuff
about the family.

Stuff I wish I'd known before.

PHONE VIBRATES

Ah. Ignore me. Talk
about it another time.

See you soon.

See you later, Lennox! Yeah,
I'll call you later, darling!

SHE SIGHS

DOOR SLAMS

♪ Yeah, girl, yeah, girl

♪ You did it right
there, girl There, girl

♪ You're running like
you're a You're a

♪ Do it anyway

♪ You wanna, yeah,
girl Yeah, girl

♪ You making me obey,
girl You bad, girl

♪ You're running up the
whole world Your world

♪ Do it any way you wanna

♪ All my rags, I bought 'em

♪ All the shots, I call 'em

♪ You forgot? No problem

♪ No problem, no problem

♪ I'm the flame, pure fire

♪ Burning like desire

♪ Sit back and I'll remind ya

♪ Remind ya, remind ya

♪ Yeah, girl, yeah,
b*tch This is me

♪ Your nightmare The
girl of his dreams

♪ But I go for blood
so call me a vampire

♪ Eat the competition
up with my teeth, uh

♪ Brown skin so I
taste like cognac

♪ I got a boomerang
chilling in my backpack

♪ And it's real, this
ain't BBL... THEY WHISPER

♪ Oatmeal d*ck,
yes, I'm eating well

♪ Not your girl, exotic

♪ Dreamy like hypnotic

♪ What you want, I got it

♪ I got it, you not it

♪ I run rings round
these rappers with bars

♪ Your little similes
making me laugh

♪ I'm the teacher, you
can never, ever test me

♪ I upgrade these
brothers like Jay-Z. ♪

Wow.

That rap was great.

However, Honey, looking at you
all together, it's just that...

Ah, when I look at you beside
them, it's just a bit...

What's the word?

Busy. Excuse me, Phil?

Yeah. Ah...

You're almost the perfect fit
for us. It is such a shame.

You told me that you wanted me in
the band. That's why I came back.

I thought this was a done
deal. I'm sorry, Honey.

We're going to have to get back
to this. Today is... phwoar...

It's back to back.

Thank you SO much for your time.

HONEY SIGHS

Snaked by Phil now.

It is a shame.
f*ck all of this.

She just didn't look right.

You hit the nail on the
head, the aesthetic...

Sorry I'm late. Bosco
was in a car accident.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Come on, now. This is Vita time.

Enough about your
brother, please.

Are you still pissed off
about the Bulla stuff?

I saw that he bust
case, somehow.

Don't worry about him. I pulled
some strings to get him out.

Let's just focus
on you, shall we?

Listen, I've lined something
up for you tomorrow.

Please, not another chat
show! No. No, no, no, no, no.

I've worked very hard
to get you a spot

performing at the World's
Dream Record Showcase.

All the top US guys
are going to be there,

and it'll be a perfect opportunity
for you to show them...

..why you're their
next crossover star.

Crossover?

I'm only just blowing up here. How
can you send me over to the US?

What's to say we
can't do both, hmm?

Mm, yeah. I'm not really
into the corporate ting.

But I do have this banging cover that
I've been talking to Laurent about.

It's a whole legacy thing,
trust me. No, no, no. No covers.

We need something
original, light, fun.

We need something
that's going to...

..you know, like,
really sell in America,

give them exactly what they want, so
they can sell the sh*t out of you.

I am a person. You
know that, right?

I'm not some product.
I'm still finding myself.

I'm still figuring
out my sound, my look.

I know what I'm doing, trust me.

And there's plenty of time to find
yourself later down the line, OK?

Now, first thing tomorrow,

we're going to try on some
different looks for you, OK?

I know the owner of this
up-and-coming brand that

can't wait to dress you.
You're going to love it.

Bosco, the label want back their
money for the cancelled shows.

Afta yuh dun mash up de tour

and f*ck up de deal
wid de record label.

Which is a big problem,

because we put all of that
capital into Champion Crown.

Yuh neva know freedom expensive?

But you know what?
Positive vibrations.

How'd you like the
sound of 30K plus VAT?

I like the sound of it, but I want
to know who's giving it to me.

I have arranged a private gig.
Like a corporate type ting? Hmm.

I don't really rock with them
bankers and dem man there.

Banker? Pfft!

No. A politician.

Dev Agarwal!

Well, not him, though.

His daughter is a big,
massive, huge fan.

And they want you at her
sweet 16th. Me? Mm-hm.

Perform at a Tory MP's yard?

It's tomorrow.

HE LAUGHS

Who do you think
I am? SHE LAUGHS

I think you're someone
that needs the money.

I'm not a performance
monkey, Dawn.

Yuh mash up we
opportunity, Bosco. Again.

Listen, you both
want the same ting...

..mek money, and raise
up Champion Crown!

And this is how we get it,

even if you don't like it.

An yuh betta don't f*ck dis up.

PHONE RINGS

What do you want, Vita?

Are you with anyone?

No. And look, before
you start, yeah,

that girl... I wasn't even
calling to talk about that.

I don't care about that. I was
ringing to see if you were OK.

Yeah, I'm fine.

Your car flipped off the road.

I don't know what else
you want me to say, man.

Were you driving, Memet?

You know what? I wasn't even meant
to go on that tour, man, yeah?

But once again, like a dickhead,

I got pulled into the world
of the Champions, man.

But, yo, I'm starting to
realise you lot are messy,

and I think everyone just needs
to go and do their own ting, yeah?

Including me.

CALL ENDS

Never alone any more, are you?

Sorry, give me a sec.

Hi! How you doing?

What's that? It's the first
dress from my new collection.

Wh...? And it's
called the Vita.

As in... the me? Who else?

What?! I want you to
wear it when you...

..perform at my
fashion show tomorrow.

I thought Yemi had Touchtone
doing that. But I want you.

And not to scare
you or anything,

but it's probably the most
important thing I've done to date.

London Fashion Week,
you know? Tayo...

I wouldn't ask you if I wasn't
100% certain you'd k*ll it.

And I'll pay you.

Just has to be mates' rates, cos
this show has k*lled my finances.

You know I would, Tayo,

but I've got this showcase
that Mark's lined up for me.

Why don't you ask Honey?

Yeah, that might be a bit tacky
with the whole Yemi ting, V.

Why are you trying to
pop down my whole thing?

I'm not. I'm not.

V, are you sure you
can't get out of it?

You know if I could, I would.

Aight. Well...

..I'm still proud
of you, you know.

Even though you're... out
of my price range now.

I'll never be too expensive
for you, Tay. Hmm.

I'll leave this here anyway.
It could only be for you.

EXCITED CHATTER

BOSCO RAPS IN BACKGROUND

♪ I said lock them boy in a booth
right now till something comes

♪ I am your father,
you are my youngest son

♪ Champion to the world

♪ Winners only, that's why they
say that I'm champion to your girl

♪ Gucci all in my waist, uh

♪ Every champion needs a belt

♪ Winners recognise winners

♪ If you're a
champion, I could tell

♪ I could tell. ♪

APPLAUSE

Hey, everyone.

Thank you so much for coming
to celebrate Sophia's 16th!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Happy birthday! Happy
birthday, Sophia!

Enjoy the party.

Champion of the world, what?!

Can we cut now?

No! We've still got work to do.

You don't know how embarrassing
this is, Dawn. Please.

Bosco, just tink
about the money, yeah?

Yuh couldn't put
likkle life inna it?

Well, the client
was happy with it,

and that's all that matters.

HE SUCKS HIS TEETH

PHONE RINGS All right,
let's get this PR package

over and done with, yeah?

Aunty Sissy? You're
safe, man. Superstar.

Come, have some food. They
have everything, soft cheese...

Aunty Sissy?

What yuh seh?

Yeah, all right. Yeah.

You must be here to get a trim,

because I don't know
why else you'd be here.

If I wanted a trim, it
wouldn't be from you.

Yeah, I saw what
you done to Tayo.

The poor girl's got some
angular-looking hairline,

box an' ting.

HONEY LAUGHS

You idiot!

I'm not good.

I miss my best friend.

I miss you too.

Friends again, eh?

I tried to... I drove to
Birmingham with your brother,

and I was looking around
for you. Every time I try...

No, you go first.

You see how my mum's always on
at me about the music stuff?

Well, I found out that she used
to be a singer, and I want to talk

to her about it, but everything's
just been moving so fast.

I even had to let down Tayo
today, and I felt so bad about it.

She needs me to sing at her
fashion show, but Mark's got me

doing this dumb showcase for these
Americans that don't even care if...

What you doing tonight?

I'm going to be crying about being
rejected from a girl band. What?!

Yeah, it's a long story. I'll tell
you about it another time. Why?

I think I've got an idea.

What was that?

I said Vita Champion,
not her brother. Oh!

Well, I saw "Champion"...
Well, you got it wrong.

Oh, that's unfair
of you, Sophia.

What's unfair is you got that guy
to sing a song that was, what,

a million years old?! Now
my friends think I'm lame!

Charming!

HE BREATHES SHAKILY

I need to get out of here, man.

All right.

It's OK, yeah?

What di raas you tink you do?

Pull up yuh
bloodclaat self, bwoy!

Get up!

NOW!

You a Champion man!

And Champion man no weak!

Mi a wait inna da car.

What the f*ck is
wrong with you, man?

Mine yuh own raas
business, gyal!

BOSCO SOBS

It's like the whole
world's against me, man.

You ever think it might
be the other way round...

..and that it's you
against the world?

Eh?

Bosco, look at me. Look at me.

You need to really think about
who has been there for you

from the beginning, yeah?

Tink bout dat.

HE SNIFFLES

Think long and hard.

DOORBELL RINGS

You look awful.

What's happened?

You ever get lonely, Chan?

What?!

Where did that come from?

I'm being serious.

I'm trying to open up to
you and you're laughing.

Honest answer?

Well...

..when we were together, yeah.

Not at the beginning, because...

..since we were at school, I spent,
like, every hour of every day

with you and your
side-chicks Memet and Vita.

SHE LAUGHS

But...

..after the fame, it was like...

..you kind of checked out on me.

I told myself it'd
be temporary...

..and that you needed to get used
to people wanting your attention.

And your time.

And as soon as you did,
I'd have my Bosco back.

And then I got pregnant.

SHE CHUCKLES

And after Milan was born...

..it was fine for a bit.

And then you kind of went away.

SHE CATCHES HER BREATH

You left again.

Even before prison...

..that feeling, that...

..that loneliness, it came back.

HE EXHALES

I'm so sorry, Chan.

I didn't know you
felt like that.

Well, why would
you? I was an idiot.

I was too busy focusing...

HE EXHALES

I'd never do that to you
again if I had you back.

Never.

And that's where I want to be.

As soon as I sort this money
sh*t and get my head straight...

..all I want is the
two of you back.

Bosco...

You're what I need, Chan.

Why won't you tell me where we're
going? Why don't you like surprises?

Well, whatever it is,
it better be good. Oh?

And what reward
do I get if it is?

HE CHUCKLES

You'll have to wait
and see. Is it, now?

sh*t.

Come on, Vita. Come on.

Oh!

I will tell you just how much I
love you once your make-up is done

and I've found two of
these missing models, yeah?

Thank you for doing this. Hey!

Can we get Vita
into make-up? Hi.

Hey. You look amazing.

Hey. Hey.

Where the hell are we? I thought
we were going fine dining.

Just you wait and see.

Wait here while I go and make sure
the DJ's got your backing track.

Hey.

Heard you were looking
for an amazing singer.

What are you doing here?

Saving your arse.
Where's Vita?

She's not coming, Mark.

Oh, f*ck.

HE SIGHS

OK. You got three
songs up your sleeve?

Say no more.

Yeah, go for it.

Oh, sh*t.

SOULFUL R&B PLAYS

This is for you, Mum.

♪ See, I was just gold

♪ I was just golden
till you came around

♪ You came around

♪ And maybe I

♪ I was a bit boring

♪ Least I wasn't falling down

♪ Mm-mm

♪ He came in, took my heart

♪ Ran away into the night

♪ Like a thief, yeah

♪ Thief, yeah

♪ Were no witnesses,
just one casualty

♪ Left no signs of injury

♪ I can't believe that he

♪ Stolen

♪ He took it Stolen

♪ My heart Stolen

♪ There was no-one
to hear me screaming

♪ Took my heart and
now I'm bleeding

♪ It was stolen

♪ Stolen

♪ You were not permitted to take
anything that belonged to me

♪ But you did, yeah... ♪

You all right, Aria?

Aria?

♪ ..Had your eyes on the prize the
moment you realised I was sweet... ♪

Hey, babes, what's wrong?! Aria!

♪ ..Oh, no

♪ He took it

♪ My heart

♪ Stolen, yeah

♪ There was no-one
to hear me screaming

♪ Took my heart and
now I'm bleeding

♪ It was stolen

♪ Stolen

♪ Stolen

♪ He took it

♪ Stolen My heart

♪ Stolen

♪ Stolen, yeah

♪ There was no-one
to hear me screaming

♪ Took my heart and
now I'm bleeding

♪ It was stolen

♪ Stolen. ♪

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

♪ You still believe in love?

♪ Yes, yes, I do

♪ Oh, even though it hurts

♪ Yes, I do, oh

♪ Even when it's tearing me
apart it's like a work of art

♪ Yes, I do, oh

♪ I still believe in love

♪ Yes, I do. ♪

Fantastic!

Oh, my God, you f*cking
smashed it! Come here!

Yeah, I always do.

I mean it, that was incredible.

Now, listen, yeah? Talk some more
tomorrow, but I have a feeling

these guys are going to want
to see a lot more of you, OK?

Well done. Hmm?

You were amazing. Thank you.

What was that?!

You had no right to do that.

That song was not yours to sing.

I thought you'd like it, Mum.

You took the only thing I've ever
had for myself and ruined it.

Sorry to interrupt, Aria.

Maybe you two should have this
conversation somewhere else.

I was paying tribute to you, Mum.
I wasn't taking anything from you.

Paying tribute to me?

I never asked you to do that!

I just don't get you!

You always support Bosco,
but it's different with me.

You're not strong
enough to do this, Vita!

And the sooner you see that, the
better. Me not strong? Says you.

You're so closed off I don't
even know if you love or hate me.

So where did being
strong ever get you?

You must think I'm one of your
little friends. No, I don't!

Because friends like each other,
and you don't like me at all.

Furthermore, friends aren't
jealous of each other.

Tell me how you can be
jealous of your own daughter.

You're meant to support
me. Me? Jealous of you?

Yes, Mum! Yes.

Jealous.

And just because you're a failed
singer doesn't mean I have to be.

ONLOOKERS GASP Hey, you!

Get your hands off
my mum. Are you mad?!

You OK, babe?

Why are you two so f*cking cosy?

Fam...

..are you doing a ting on
my sister behind my back?

Bro... Are you f*cking with
my sister behind my back?!

CAMERA SHUTTER
CLICKS f*ck you, man.

You're meant to be my
right-hand man. Are you mad?!

It ain't like that, bro.

I love her, man.

BYSTANDERS EXCLAIM

Hey! Hey, hey! Guys, guys!

Stop! Stop this, now!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Break it up! Break it up!
No! No, no, no! Stop it now!

What is going on?!

- I'm so sorry, Tayo.
- Lennox, we're going.

All right, can you put
your cameras down, please?

DOOR OPENS

OK?

Just want to go home.

Er...

..it's all got a bit mad, innit?

I should have told Bos before.

But...

..at least now he knows.

We ain't got to hide any more.

You know? We...

..we can still do all the things
we said we were going to do.

Like, we can actually
be together, V.

And you know Bos, man. He'll...
He'll come... It's too late, Mem.

I'm not the same Vita any more.

You were right, maybe we should
all just do our own thing.

What? Of course you're the
same... same Vita, man.

Yo...

..didn't you hear
what I said in there?

Mem, you're always going
to be looking after Bosco.

You can't help it.

I can't do that
with you any more.

And it's true,

we are all messy, and I'm
trying to stay away from that.

Clearly you can't.

V...

..you ready?

I got to go.

You good?

Chan?

Chan, where are you?

Hmm?

SHE CHUCKLES

Guess what? What?

We're moving to New York, Chan!

Oh! Wait, we're what?

Baby, you should have been there.
I mean, the showcase went well.

It went so well that
the label's US execs

want me to set up
shop over there.

SHE SIGHS

I thought you'd be pleased.
I mean, you love New York.

Yeah, but...

..it's a bit of a big
decision, isn't it? Yeah.

Yeah, no, course it is.

But, I mean, this is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, babe.

Yeah, I know, but... And we could
have an amazing life out there.

They're going to... They're going
to set us up with an apartment,

we can find a school for
Milan, you can work remotely.

Hey, listen, we can talk about the
details tomorrow, eh? Tonight...

..we celebrate, OK?

SHE SIGHS

Are you sure we don't need
to go back to the hospital

for that shoulder?

This guy, man.

He's fine. Stop fussing.

Can't get nutten
right these days.

Dad!

You all right?

Uh... What's up, Beres? You don't
have your own home to go to?

BOSCO EXHALES

I'll leave you lot to it.

Beres, what's happened?

Dad, what's wrong?

Go inside. Leave us.

My father passed, Ari.

My dad, he gone.

Oh, B, I'm sorry.

Mi haffa guh, um...

..um...

..need fi come a
Jamaica fi bury 'im.

Yeah, course. When you going?

Tomorrow night. I fly.

You'll come too?

I can't come all the
way to Jamaica, B.

He did love you, Ari.

Him woulda want yuh deh.

Look, we is family, man.

You was always a
Champion to him.

And I know...

I know, I know...

I know. It's all right.

TV ON

TV OFF

So what's wrong with the
great Beres Champion now?

His father passed.

I said I'd go over there
for the funeral. Over where?

Jamaica. Where else?

You can't be serious.

My family need me there, Len.

No, no, no. Don't
even try that, Aria.

Can you hear what you're
saying? You're leaving me to go

and bury the father of
your ex-husband in Jamaica,

and that's how you drop it.

Like, no discussion, I'm just
supposed to accept that? So, what?

I'm a likkle idiot? No. And
it's bigger than you, Len.

Beres is in pieces, and I
need to... What about me?

What am I? Your likkle shop
bwoy? Your likkle 'ousekeeper?

The man who keeps everything
running just nice. Although...

HE CHUCKLES DRILY

..when the end of the day comes,
you can barely look at me.

If truth be told, I'm
starting to feel like, say,

if I wasn't around, Beres would
just step back into your life,

and you'd let him.

Like I was never even here.

TV ON

Let's just go to bed.

It's late, a lot's happened...

I love you, Aria,

but how can I accept this?

Lennox...

SHE SIGHS

Dad...

What you want?

I'm sorry for your loss, innit?

Yuh nuh haffi get
too soft 'bout it.

Him did live good.

When are we going?

What?

To bury Grandad in Jamaica.

Yuh nah come a Jamaica.

Mi a guh bury mi fada.

Mi nuh have no time fi look afta bwoy
pickney who can't stay outta trouble.

What?! Yuh outta
jail ten minute.

Yuh guh mash up de tour,
shame yuhself, shame me.

Yuh have work fi
duh yahsuh, Bosco.

Yuh need fi focus,
get yuh head straight.

Vita, she's... Nuh
matta what Vita do.

Dis wah mi seh when
mi talk bout focus.

Stay here, suh man.

Write some new songs and...

..get bettah.

All right?

BOSCO SIGHS

DOOR SLAMS

HE SCOFFS