01x07 - Moist Yute

[bunniefuu]

Good fi see you, my bwoy.

Your boy?!

What about Junior, Dad?

Suh you come fi cuss me off?

Come. Man-to-man.

Mek a tell yuh how it guh.

Yo.

Bosco?

Yuh hear wha mi
jus seh, bwoy? Hmm?

Sorry.

Mi say, now mi return,

it's time fi launch
Champion Crown.

Strike while de iron
hot. Yeah, yeah.

I'm ready, trust me. Look, we nuh
want this opportunity for pass we.

Now is time for
focus, you see me?

Whatever happened in
Jamaica stay a Jamaica.

Yeah, but... We have a
legacy fi build, nuh true?

HE EXHALES I hear you, Dad.

Dawn will call you with
the next steps tomorrow.

HE EXHALES HEAVILY

LIVELY R&B MUSIC PLAYS ON PHONE

SHE CHUCKLES HAPPILY

DOOR OPENS

Yo, these JA Fest articles
you sent over are mad.

I wouldn't call them mad,
I'd call them correct.

Why don't you see how
incredible you are?

Anyway, here's your
management contract.

I'm going to make you
a star. Mark my words.

But first, I want to talk
to you about something that

isn't in the contract.

OK.

So listen...

I'm going to need you
to think really long

and hard about the people you've
been surrounding yourself with.

I'm talking about your family.

You need to bring in new blood.

That is how you can be
the Vita you want to be

without the rest of
them pulling you down.

That Champion legacy stuff,
it doesn't even mean anything.

It was just my dad's
way of controlling us.

I'm doing this for me now.

Right...

..where do I sign? Oi!

You need to go over this with a
lawyer before you sign anything.

God, did them people
not teach you nothing?

Oh, and... you're going
to need somewhere to stay,

so I've sorted you
a place to live.

DOOR OPENS

Getting the rest of my stuff.

Going somewhere nice?

Did you enjoy the rest
of your trip? Yeah?

Any more siblings I
should know about?

All right.

Me deserve that one.

HE CHUCKLES

You're laughing?

You deserve more than that.

Look, man, dese are
big people tings.

Yuh too young fi
understand wha gwan.

From when I was young,
I've been understanding

more than I should have.

Have you ever been our dad?

And I ain't just
talking about Junior.

I'm talking about the fact
that you've only ever seen us

as a brand, never a
family, never as people.

All right. Enough now, V.

Enough? Sorry, have you
looked at Bosco, really?

Like, really looked at him?

Cos I know you don't want to
see it, Dad, but he is fragile.

Fragile, wah?

Stop chat foolishness.

De bwoy haffi learn
how fi hangle himself.

I don't think Memet was driving
that night when they crashed.

I think Memet lied
to protect Bosco.

Because everyone but you can see
that Bosco is about to break.

Yuh done?

Cos mi have work fi duh.

OK.

Bye, Dad, yeah?

Take care of yourself.

Whoa. Isn't it stunning?

Yeah. It is.

So, while I remember...

..I spoke to the editor
of The Face this morning.

And guess what?

They've confirmed
the cover. Oh, yes!

It's the quickest yes I've
ever had from a client.

The best bit?

Now you don't even need to
leave your yard to work.

It's perfect, isn't it?

Yeah. It's perfect.

I've got some producers
I'd like you to work with,

so I'ma set up some
meetings, yeah?

It's fine, actually. I
think I know someone.

KETTLE BOILS

DOOR OPENS

You all right, Mummy?

"Mummy"? So you couldn't get
me a present from Jamaica, no?

I see your dad's
already got to you.

What's he been whispering
in your ear this time?

Don't be like that.

That man lied to me for 25
years, and he lied to you too.

And I know that
must be burning you,

so don't come in here and
act like nothing's changed.

He already explained
that what he done weren't

malicious or badmind, he just
didn't know how to tell us.

And... if it happened to me,
I'd probably do the same thing.

Spoken like the son
of Beres Champion.

HE SCOFFS

Anyway, Champion Crown launch
next week is going to be a proper

game-changer for us. I
don't care about any launch!

I don't care about
Champion Crown!

You didn't even tell
me Lennox had gone!

I made the wrong choice, and
you're doing the same thing,

and there's nothing I can say or
do to change that, is there, Bosco?

You will always k*ll yourself
to please your father.

At least he made
something of himself!

What do you want me to
do?! Take over Aria's?

Get out.

Here we go!

Your kid does something you
don't like and you kick them out.

I mean it! Get out!

MUG SHATTERS

HE SCOFFS

DOOR SLAMS

Bosco's still not
chatting to you,

and Junior's how much
younger than him?!

Like, six months.

And what's his looks saying?

Honey...

HONEY LAUGHS I'm
playing. I'm playing.

Raah. That's the Champion
family done, then.

Never thought the
day would come.

Anyway, I've spoken
enough about me.

Tell me something about you.

I'm going to America!

What?! How come?

Mark set me up with
some New York manager

and I'm going over there to show
them what I'm all about. No?!

Come here! Well done!

I'm excited, but I'm
shook. America's huge.

I'm going to be some loner with,
what, Mark as my only bredrin?

Maybe Milan can take your place as
my best friend. What do you mean?

Well, you know they're
all moving out there?

Mark's going to be working
for World... Stream.

I thought Chantelle
would have told someone.

Obviously not.

Look, I need to talk to
Chantelle. But listen...

Well done. I'm proud of you.

What's going on?

HE SIGHS

I just tried to withdraw my
wages from the account and...

..coming like the Sahara.

Drier than dry, B. Yeah, well...

..me haffi move some
tings round, you know?

Until me father
money come through.

And how long before it makes a grand
appearance? It soon come, Dawn.

What do you mean, "Soon come,
Dawn"? Give me likkle time, nuh?

People need paying.
No worry 'bout that.

Mek mi mek some calls.
Mi wi sawt it out.

Mi like dem hair yah.

But wha dis?

You lost your mind?

You smoke crack?

Mm?

You know what I used
to like about you, B?

You always had a plan.

But now it coming like
you just running on charm.

And, trust me, that cyaan last.

Mi nuh pay yuh fi
look tru mi paperwork.

Mi pay yuh fi keep
Bosco money straight.

SHE SCOFFS

But you don't pay me, B.

And it look like Bosco ain't
going to get paid either.

What does he think about that?

Him nuh know.

But he's a director.

Isn't he?

SHE SIGHS Wait...

Listen, I'm doing what's
best for Champion business.

So you just been telling
him lies about "your ting,"

when actually he's just
your little puppet?

Mi ah look afta him. You can
tell yourself what you want,

but you've got to tell that boy the
truth, or I can't be a part of this.

Since when has me as big people

consult likkle
children bout wha gwan?

Well, since when did big people
tek whe all a dem pickney money?

So wha? Yuh nuh have no
mark against your name?

Why, yuh neva involve?

Look here, I did not know
you lied to that boy.

Look, soon, Champion
Crown, we'll be in control.

You're in control now, B.
And where's that got Bosco?

That boy was safer in
prison than with you.

DOORBELL RINGS

Ah...

Vita, you look well.

Must have caught the sun
performing at JA Fest.

Who set that little gig
up for you, then, eh?

Are you moving to New York?

You'd better come in.

How can you lot do this to him?

Not everything's about
your brother, Vita.

So you know.

It's an amazing
opportunity, Vita.

You're taking the best thing
my brother has away from him.

And you're cool with that?

No, I'm not cool with it, but...

..you're not a parent, you wouldn't
understand. No, I'm not a parent,

but I know that he's already
missed two years of her life,

and you're taking her away
for the rest of it? Come on.

Oh, all right, drama queen.
It's a plane ride away, yeah?

Anyway, I did think
you'd be a bit more upset

about your manager leaving.

Word on the street is you're
working with Yemi now.

Right under my nose as well.

Unbelievable.

I signed with WorldStream, not you.
And after all the strings I pulled.

The followers I bought,
the image I gave you,

and this is the thanks I get?

What is Milan going
to do without her dad?

What's he going
to do without her?

And what are you
going to do without

always being pulled
into Bosco's sh*t?

Maybe it's time to
live your own life.

Just, please, let
me tell him myself.

MUSIC PLAYS

CHEERING

Feeling this one, yeah?

Yeah, I see you, I see you.

Yeah. OK, OK. Listen,
listen, listen, listen.

♪ South London's finest

♪ Been fighting a
w*r like 15 years

♪ I'm always
outnumbered like this

♪ You know I come from deep in
the trenches... ♪ MUSIC STOPS

♪ They ain't really from
down under like this

♪ It's mad... ♪

TEMPO CHANGES

Yo, just put it down.

CHEERING

You good, yeah?

Look, there should have been
some words between us about me

and V, but I want you to know
it weren't no sleazy, like...

I don't want to know all
that information, bro.

It's nothing.

I've come to talk to you
about something else.

Man been feeling brand-new
since the accident.

Hey...

..might have to call my
next single Brand-New, cuz.

Listen to this, though.

We need to get back in the studio
before Champion Crown launches.

Me, you, couple gyal, one,
two Henny, what you saying?

I don't think it's a good idea
for us to work together, man.

What? Why? Last time we did that,
you ended up smashing phones

and sh*t, bro.

Like, I ain't on what
you're on, B. Not any more.

Aight. Well, think
about it, though, yeah?

Do need a favour, though.

Beg you let me stay at your
yard for a couple nights.

What?! Come on, man, it's a couple
nights. You almost k*lled us, bro.

And you've been keeping up
a f*ck with my sister!

The past is the past! You
don't need me, Bos! Yeah?

You need to talk to a professional
about your mental, bro.

What you trying to say? I'm
f*cking mad or something?

Is that what you're telling me?

Told you, I've been
feeling better than ever.

I'm f*cking winning out
here, you know? I'm winning!

Oi, mate... Get your
hands off me, man.

Do you know who I am?

You know what?! Don't you ever
say you're my bredren again.

Come on, let's go.
Yeah, I'm going, man.

BOSCO CONTINUES SHOUTING

DOOR CLOSES

Yo! This place is too cold.

You going somewhere?

I'm staying, innit?

Can't leave you all alone
in a big place like this.

Can I?

Anyway, you told Yemi I
could have a key for work.

She's stocked you up, innit?

You hungry? Yeah, I could eat.

Yeah, so could I.

But you relax, and I'll
make us dinner, yeah?

You know, signing with Yemi was
the best thing you could have done.

You're going to be
proper looked after now.

Paradise was just the beginning.

Yeah. I'm excited.

Not even just about this.

I can make all the music I
want, without Mark snaking me.

WE can make all
the music WE want.

I'll be right here with you.

CHILLED R&B PLAYS ON RADIO

Remi Burgz here on the BBC
Radio 1Xtra Drivetime show,

and I've got a huge guest
in the studio today.

Big Bulla, how you feeling?
What you saying? You good, yeah?

I'm good, but not
as good as you.

Your new track, Cancel Culture,

has just flown into the
charts at number two.

It's a banger, what can you say?

Well, listen, to the people that
don't know, what's the song about?

Basically, certain man try edge man
into the cancellation zone, innit?

So obviously I had to
clear up the story.

They're feeling it, innit?

You get me? I have to tell
them what really happened.

Well, you heard it here
first on BBC 1Xtra.

Cancel Culture by Big Bulla.

BIG BULLA RAPS

MUSIC DISTORTS OMINOUSLY

SOULFUL GROOVE PLAYS

PHONE VIBRATES

HE EXHALES HEAVILY

It's only midday.
Come back to bed.

Are you going to tell Yemi why
I'm late for the photoshoot?

It's The Face! This could
be so good for me, you know?

I remember when Bos got on the cover
of it. Broadened his whole audience.

But guess what? Yours is
going to be even better.

SHE CHUCKLES

You sure you can't
stay ten more minutes?

Ten minutes?

You know I can do a
lot in ten minutes.

SHE CHUCKLES

I'll see you later. Are
you going to be here?

Wherever you are, I am.

Moist yute. Get off.

Jesus Christ.

Why yuh look so?

Just 'low me. I'm...

..just tired.

Tired? This doesn't look
like just tired to me.

Did you read the Champion Crown
documents before you signed them?

What for?

Oh, Bosco! Man! What?!

SHE EXHALES HEAVILY

Go on.

Champion Crown is a
subsidiary of your old label,

so all your money now is going
to go to your dad, the director.

Dawn, what you talking about?
I am a director. Mm-mm.

Me and Dad are 50-50. You are not
a director, B. You are the artist.

All your recordings
now are Champion Crown!

He'll control it all.

You've signed it all away!

That can't be true. I could talk to
him, though. Listen, I am so sorry.

He lied to you for so long.

It's the man you have all been
waiting for, Bosco Champion!

Yes, my lad.

MICROPHONE FEEDBACK

MICROPHONE FEEDBACK
I'm sorry. I can't.

Hey, wh...?

What you go tell the bwoy?

The truth, Beres. The truth.

I'm really sorry about that...

..but Bosco is-is
not feeling too good.

You know? Um...

Talk amongst yourselves.
Enjoy your drinks. Yes?

Yeah.

HE BREATHES HEAVILY

BERES, DISTORTED: You
know what you just do?

You raas fool!

Everything me do for you.

All the opportunities me
create so you can succeed.

Champion name don't
mean nothing to you.

All you ever did -
you just lied to me.

Everyone warned me.
Everybody who? Everyone!

Even Vita. You and Vita
don't know nothing -

the two of you are pickney!
The proof is there!

Dad...

..you hid a whole son from us.

From me.

So wha yuh did wha mi fi do?

Bring 'im back 'ere

an explain to yuh
mada wah mi duh?

If mi did tell har di trute...

..you woulda neva
have yuh sister.

Listen,

every ting we built

is because mi haffi hide Junior.

You should have owned your sh*t!

Why don't you ever
just tell me the truth?

All right, listen. Listen.

Champion Crown is
me an yuh, yeah?

Father and son.

Listen, just give me a chance
to sort this out, yeah? Yeah?

Come, man. Eh! It's
too late, Dad. Come!

f*ck!

THUNDER RUMBLES

I mean, I've absolutely
loved what I've heard so far.

So when can we expect an
album? Very, very soon.

I'm so excited for the new
music I'm making at the moment

and I'm really looking forward
to sharing it with you all

when it's ready. And I'm
just enjoying the journey.

I didn't think that doing my
own thing would feel this good.

Well, from what
I've been seeing,

you look like you're
having a lot of fun.

Why are you here? Come
out of my way, man.

No, can't do that, I'm afraid.
Hey, whoa. I need to get in there.

And so let's take
it to the personal.

Absolutely not. Next
question. ARGUING OUTSIDE

CRASHING AND SHOUTING

Can you cut the camera, please?

Did you tell him
that we were here?

I didn't think he was going to come
here. Right, let's take a break.

I need to speak to you.
Just give me one second.

Bos, just calm down. How can I?!
Everything's falling apart, man.

All right, all right.
It's going to be OK.

I never thought Chantelle would
ever, ever do something like this.

But New York's like, what,
a six-hour plane ride away?

What are you talking about?

I thought she told you.

Mark's moving her and
Milan away for work.

I spoke to her.
You're chatting sh*t!

Chan would never do that to me.
She'd never take Milan away from me.

Sorry, Bos.

When did you find out?

Huh. I can't trust
any of you, man.

Bos, please, it
wasn't like that.

Oi!

Get off me, man! You don't
need to handle him like that!

Stop.

How many more times are we
going to speak about this?

If you go after him,
you're showing me

that you're not serious about
any of this, or about you.

SHOUTING

I'm honestly so sorry
about all of this.

Get off me!

Would you like some marshmallows,
Milan? Yes, please. Yeah?

Girls, what are we having?

A nice hot chocolate. Mmm.

How many marshmallows
would you like?

- Four big ones.
- Four?!

I tell you what - I'm
going to have one.

And give Mummy a
kiss. Mmm. Mwah!

Eurgh! Eurgh!

MILAN HUMS A TUNE

REPEATED KNOCKING AT DOOR

What?!

Oh.

What's going...?
What are you doing?

Hello, baby. Oh, come here.

Oh.

Daddy's here, it's all OK.

"It's all OK"? What are you
talking about? Chan, Vita told me.

It's cool. I-I'm not angry.

I don't want you to go!

I thought it was going to
be just the three of us.

Bosco, New York isn't
even confirmed yet.

I wanted to talk
to you about it.

What do you mean, "The New
York thing is not confirmed"?

I think you'd
better leave, mate.

I'm not going nowhere
without my family.

Milan, upstairs,
Mummy's coming. OK.

Your family?! Yeah?

That's my fiancee and
stepdaughter you're talking about.

They're MY family.

Seriously, bruv, you've
got five seconds... Chan...

..we can be together, yeah?
Oh, wow! I'm ready now.

I'm a better man than before.

f*ck it. If you want to
get married, let's do it.

You know we always
loved each other.

I just didn't have
my sh*t together.

I've been thinking about
it since the other day.

What's he talking about?

Mark... I'm sorry.

It was a mistake.

No, it wasn't.

It couldn't have been.

OK...

Mark...

Mark, it was stupid.

Mark, it was just a slip-up.

Mark... Just give me a second!

All right?

DOORBELL RINGS

f*ck's sake!

Milan?

Milan?

Mark! Mark!

Mark, he's taken her!

sh*t!

Chan, where you going?!

Only one person is going
to know where he is.

I'll call you when I
know more. Well, who?!

Chan!

Emergency, which service?
Yeah, police, please.

Good thing you didn't
sell this place.

You been OK?

What do you think?

PHONE BUZZES

What brings you here, Aria?

Been a long time since you've
called me by my full name.

Been a longer time since we...

..sat down and had a chat.

Well, the floor's all yours.

PHONE BUZZES

ARIA TUTS

No, no, take it.

I'm used to it by now,
not having your attention.

How's that?

No distractions.

If you say so.

I know you've...

..put up with a lot from me.

From my family. It's my
family too, you know?

I see Vita and Bosco as my own.

But it's like you
don't want me to.

You pushed me out.
I know, I know.

And every time I couldn't stand to
see Bosco in that place, you went.

Every time Vita needed help and
I couldn't give it, it was you.

And I know how lucky I am, Len.

I know how lucky we all are.

I know that every day
you've been with me...

..running the shop,
running the house...

..running round
after those kids...

..you never complained once.

Not once in six years.
You always kept me level.

Always kept me sane.

And I took that
for granted, Len.

I took YOU for granted.

And if I could rewind time...

..I'd tell you every day...

..how kind you were,

how loving,

how selfless.

And make sure you knew...

..that I appreciated you.

That I haven't ever...

..known a love like
the one you gave me.

Hey. Hush.

Hush.

Now, you know I never
like to see you cry.

Your face all twis' up and your
mascara running down your chin.

How can you make jokes
at a time like this?

Give me a lickle time, Ari.

You can have all the
time you need, Len.

Can I ask you something?

Yeah, anything.

When you went away, did anything
happen between you and...

..that man?

No, Len.

I couldn't do that to you.

PHONE BUZZES

Come on, V! Our
lives are popping off

and you're sitting here looking
like somebody died. Wha gwan?

Yo! Been looking
everywhere for you.

Have you checked your phone?

Sorry, I've been busy.

It's fine. Hi, Laurent.

Have you heard my amazing
news? What, America, yeah? Mm.

It's going to be a vibe, and not
long till Vita joins me, innit?

What's she saying? You didn't
tell me you were flying off.

Relax, you're worse than Memet.

I mean that the second
her album drops,

she's going to be going worldwide
and leaving all of this behind.

You don't need this
no more. I'm here now.

Now, who wants a drink?
Me, please! Champagne only.

Tequila? No. Yes.

Do you want some? Ice cream
always makes me feel better.

Nah. It's all you, baby.

We need to go, Milan.
But I'm not finished.

Come on.

♪ Oh, baby

♪ I will never, ever let you go

♪ I'll bring you flowers
in the pouring rain

♪ Living without you is
driving me insane... ♪

PHONE BUZZES

♪ We were making
love by Wednesday

♪ And on Thursday and
Friday and Saturday

♪ We chilled on Sunday... ♪

Have you seen him? Who?
Bos? Yes, yes, Bosco.

He's taken Milan.
Whoa, whoa. What?

I don't know what to do, Mem.

I'ma call V. You called Aria? I've
tried, but no-one's answering.

All right, look. I'ma drop you
my location. Come meet me, yeah?

Don't worry, Chan,
we'll find him, OK?

OK.

PHONE BUZZES

Three, two, one!

♪ Work it a little

♪ Get hot just a little

♪ Meet me in the middle... ♪

So you were going to leave
without saying goodbye?

Who told you we were here?

I've just watched you and Vita
sing every song from the noughties.

No, you know this is
my favourite spot, man.

Should have got a proper invite.

Well, you'd better
sing, then, innit?

I've got time for
one song, maybe two.

My God, we should all
do one! Yes! Gimme dat.

Enter the Dragon! THEY CHEER

Everyone, everybody, put
your hands in the air.

PHONE BUZZES

♪ Do you really like it,
do you really like it?

♪ We're lovin' it,
lovin' it, lovin' it

♪ We're lovin' it like this

♪ Do you really like
it, is it, is it wicked?

♪ We're lovin' it,
lovin' it, lovin' it

♪ We're lovin' it like that... ♪

Woo! Here mi go.

Uh, uh, uh, uh.

♪ Hardcore, you know the score

♪ Rhymes so good I
deserve an encore

♪ All about the style we bring

♪ We make you laugh like when
you was a little child again... ♪

Yo. Hey.

I just tried Vita, call declined.
This is all her fault, you know?

If she'd just let me
talk to Bosco myself.

Oh, my. He's gone live.

Back to where it all began.

Look, baby, look at the view!

See, you lot who chase
fame? You're mad.

I don't even know who
I am any more, man.

Do you recognise
that roof, Chan?

Let's go. Oh...

What's happening? We
think we know where he is.

It's all good, it's all good, right?
Just don't panic, don't worry.

One second, babe. Daddy
wants to show you something.

Look at this.

YOUNG BOSCO RAPPING

Is that Mummy?

And Uncle Memet?

Yeah!

We used to be together
all the time back then.

You were all very small.

HE LAUGHS

Yeah, we was.

♪ That's how I got
this flow right here

♪ But I can't report what
that gold digger said

♪ I dare one of these MCs my age

♪ Everyone's dead
if I MC my rage

♪ The alphabet's
missing the M... ♪

LAUGHTER

♪ Meet me in the middle... ♪

THEY HUM

Oh! Look who it is! Aah!

Hah! Look at her!

My friend.

South London to the
world, EP out soon!

Yeah!

Are you happy? Yeah,
I am, actually.

Hey, take a picture. Take
a picture. Oh, stop it!

THEY LAUGH

And then when Auntie Vita
and Uncle Memet come,

and then we'll see the
Emperor States Building,

and Daddy will be funny
like the video again.

Maybe.

Daddy's different now, though.
Daddy was... happy back then.

Aren't you happy now?

People... want too
much from Daddy.

Daddy's let down
a lot of people.

Guess what?

You're going to America!

Milan! Milan, where are you?

Why are you screaming for, Chan?

Are you OK?

You know I wouldn't
hurt my baby!

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I was
just trying to say goodbye.

It's not forever, Bosco!

You're not good.

I don't think you've been
good for a long time.

Are you OK?

Don't know what I'm doing, bro.

Well, that's OK.

You need help, bro.

Just let us be
there for you, man.

SIRENS APPROACHING

Call the feds, bro?

I can't go back, man!

Bro, hold on! Aight?
We can explain to them.

It was all a big misunderstanding,
right, Chan? Yeah, it's fine.

I'll tell them it's fine. They're
not going to hear that, man!

I can't go back!
Bos! Bos! Bosco! Dad!

SIRENS APPROACHING

♪ Bosco, cold lyrics,
hot flows and I got low

♪ Bosco, lost form but
I never lost control

♪ Bosco, mega MC or
John Doe, God knows

♪ Bosco, 24/7 on road not home

♪ 15-year-old Lewisham boy

♪ Watch when I see
you and that boy

♪ You got plans? What
plans, man? Ruin that boy

♪ Keep smiling I'll
just ruin that joy

♪ 15-year-old Lewisham boy

♪ Watch when I see
you and that boy

♪ You got plans? What
plans, man? Ruin that boy

♪ Keep smiling I'll
just ruin that joy. ♪