"The Tameness of a Wolf"
Season 6 Episode 603 | 48m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer.
Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert's least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine.
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"The Tameness of a Wolf"
Season 6 Episode 603 | 48m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert's least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine.
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[POUNDING ON DOOR] >> YO HO, DOC!
DOC!
[POUNDING] >> THE HELL IS THAT?
>> DOC!
>> MARTIN?
>> WE FOUND HIM ON THE BEACH.
>> I’M THINKING HE’S GOT A LITTLE HYPOTHERMIA OR SOMETHING.
>> WELL, STOP THINKING.
GET HIM INTO THE CONSULTING ROOM.
CAREFUL.
[ALARM BEEPS] [JAMES CRIES] DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
>> NO.
WE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.
>> HE WAS JUST LYING THERE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
>> HE DEAD?
>> NOPE.
>> YOU SURE?
>> GO AWAY.
>> HUH?
>> HELLO?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> OH!
HEY!
OHH.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME?
>> IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
>> YOU EVER SEEN THIS MAN BEFORE?
>> NOPE.
SORRY.
>> THIRSTY.
>> CAN YOU GET HIM A DRINK OF WATER?
>> WHAT?
I’VE GOT TO GET JAMES DRESSED.
FINE, YES, I’LL FETCH YOUR GLASS OF WATER.
>> GOT TO GO NOW.
>> NO, YOU DON’T.
YOU STAY THERE.
YOU WERE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON THE BEACH.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THAT HAPPENED?
[JAMES CRIES] >> SORRY, MARTIN, I’VE GOT TO GO UP THERE.
>> YES.
YOU APPEAR TO BE DEHYDRATED.
DRINK THIS, AND STAY THERE WHILE I GET DRESSED.
>> MORWENNA?
MORWENNA?
>> AL?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I’M MOVING IN.
>> IT’S A BIT EARLY.
>> I WANTED TO CATCH YOU BEFORE YOU WENT TO WORK, SO... >> IT’S NOT FOR HOURS.
>> NO, YOU KNOW IT’S QUARTER TO 8:00?
>> WHAT?
OH, GOD.
WHAT-- >> MORWENNA?
>> CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME?
>> ROBERT.
>> FULL NAME?
>> ROBERT CAMPBELL.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, MR. CAMPBELL?
>> CORNWALL.
>> MORE SPECIFICALLY?
>> PORTWENN.
ARE YOU DR. ELLINGHAM?
>> YES, I AM.
ARE YOU REGISTERED WITH THIS PRACTICE?
>> NO, NOT YET.
>> WHO’S YOUR G.P.?
>> I DON’T HAVE ONE.
I’VE BEEN ON THE MOVE.
>> YOU WERE UNCONSCIOUS WHEN THEY FOUND YOU.
HAS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE?
>> NOT SO FAR AS I’M AWARE.
BUT I REALLY HAVE TO GO.
OOH-- >> SIT BACK DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
BREATHE DEEPLY.
DO YOU FEEL LIGHTHEADED?
>> I’M FINE.
BEEN A LITTLE TIRED, THAT’S ALL.
>> THERE’S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING TIRED AND PASSING OUT.
>> DO YOU LIVE HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY?
>> THAT’S NOT YOUR CONCERN.
>> BUT THERE ARE A FEW OF YOU AROUND HERE, ELLINGHAM?
>> I’M GOING TO TAKE SOME BLOOD NOW.
WHEN DID YOU LAST EAT SOMETHING?
>> I HAD SOME BREAKFAST...
YESTERDAY?
>> YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS COULD BE LOW--THAT’LL MAKE YOU LIGHTHEADED.
[LOUISA SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] >> WHO’S THAT I CAN HEAR UPSTAIRS?
>> STOP TALKING.
>> YOUR WIFE?
MOTHER?
AUNT?
>> BE QUIET.
TAKE MR. CAMPBELL’S DETAILS.
I’LL BE DOWN IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
I NEED A CUP OF TEA FIRST.
RIGHT.
[PHONE RINGS] OH, HOLD ON A SEC.
PORTWENN SURGERY.
OH, HELLO, MR. BARNETT.
HOW ARE YOU?
NO, I SAID, "HOW ARE YOU?"
I THINK YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO RUB IT ON YOUR RASH.
YOUR RASH.
NO, I DON’T SUPPOSE IT DID TASTE VERY NICE.
I’M SORRY, I WON’T BE LONG, MISTER...RUDE.
YEAH.
NO, I’M NOT COMING ’ROUND.
>> YEAH.
YUM, YUM, YUM.
>> MORNING.
>> OH, MIKE, HELLO.
YOU’RE EARLY.
>> NO, I’M BANG ON TIME.
>> ARE YOU?
>> HELLO, LITTLE MAN.
>> THAT’S FINE.
I CAN MANAGE, MIKE.
>> HELLO, DOC.
>> MICHAEL.
>> SO I THOUGHT WE’D GO TO MINNIE’S PLAYTIME THIS AFTERNOON AT THE LIBRARY.
>> I DON’T THINK THAT STARTS TILL NEXT WEEK.
>> NO, IT STARTED LAST MONDAY.
>> WELL, I DON’T WANT HIM COOPED UP INSIDE ALL DAY.
>> WE’LL BE ON THE BEACH AFTER THAT.
SHOULD BE GOOD WEATHER FOR SAND CASTLES.
>> BUT SUNBLOCK--HE’LL NEED SUNBLOCK.
>> PACKED IT.
PACKED A 50.
>> OK. >> COME ON IN, SONNY JIM.
>> OH, IT’S--IT’S JAMES, ACTUALLY.
YOU’LL BE BACK AT 5:00, YEAH?
>> ON THE DOT.
>> AND YOU WON’T BE LATE?
>> NOPE.
>> BYE-BYE, DARLING.
SEE YOU LATER.
>> YEAH.
>> SEE YOU ALL LATER.
>> BYE.
>> YOU KNOW THAT SIGN’S THERE FOR A REASON?
>> OH?
WHAT REASON COULD THAT BE?
>> TO STOP YOU FROM PARKING.
>> NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB, THEN, IS IT?
>> IF YOU FAIL TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE, I SHALL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A FIXED PENALTY NOTICE.
>> OH, I SHOULD JUST BE TWO MINUTES, CONSTABLE.
>> REALLY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SEEING AS IT’S YOU, DR. ELLINGHAM... >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OW!
>> CAREFUL.
>> BE QUIET.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN PAIN?
>> IT’S BEEN HURTING ALL NIGHT AND ALL MORNING.
I’VE BEEN SICK 3 TIMES.
>> WE HAD A MEAL AT BERT’S RESTAURANT YESTERDAY, SUNDAY LUNCH.
>> IT TASTED FUNNY.
>> WHAT DID YOU EAT?
>> WELL, I HAD SOME FISH-- "SEA BASS" IT SAID ON THE MENU.
>> NOT YOU.
WHAT DID YOU EAT?
ROAST CHICKEN.
DO YOU THINK IT’S FOOD POISONING?
>> IT’S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.
I NEED TO EXAMINE A STOOL SAMPLE TO BE CERTAIN.
CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH ONE?
>> WHAT’S THAT?
>> POO-POO.
>> MUM!
>> NOT TO WORRY.
I’LL GIVE YOU A STERILE CONTAINER, AND THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE LAVATORY, PUT A SMALL PIECE OF POO-POO IN IT, AND LET THE RECEPTIONIST HAVE IT.
>> MRS. WEAD JUST DROPPED THIS OFF.
SHE SAID BECKY’S ILL, BUT CAN YOU READ HER NEWSPAPER AND GIVE HER THE OK TO START PRINTING?
>> YEAH, I’LL READ IT LATER.
>> BECKY WANTS TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU BY LUNCHTIME.
>> OH, DOES SHE?
YEAH, I’LL JUST POP IN A MINUTE.
>> EVERYTHING OK?
>> YEP, FINE.
>> AND NOW ANOTHER BLUE ONE ON TOP.
YEAH.
HELLO.
YOU OK?
>> YEAH, ME.
YOU?
>> GREAT.
YEAH, WE’RE HAVING A LOVELY TIME, ISN’T WE, JAMES?
HEY, DO YOU THINK MOMMY’S CHECKING UP ON US?
HEH HEH HEH!
>> OH, NO.
I JUST HAD TO POP BACK FOR SOMETHING.
OH, THIS LOOKS FUN.
SHOULD WE PUT THIS ON THE TOP?
SHALL WE?
AH, THERE.
>> UM, LOUISA?
>> WHAT?
>> THERE’S BLUE ON TOP.
>> DOES IT MATTER?
>> NO.
WELL, YEAH.
>> WHY?
>> WELL, THEY’RE IN ORDER, ISN’T THEY?
>> OK.
HAPPY NOW?
>> YEAH.
OK, ON WITH THE RED ROW.
>> RUTH, PLEASE.
>> RADIO PORTWENN HAS SURVIVED MANY YEARS WITHOUT ME.
>> WE’VE HAD LETTERS, POSTCARDS, AND E-MAIL, WOULD YOU BELIEVE?
THE LISTENERS LOVED YOU.
>> EVEN SO, I DON’T THINK PSYCHIATRIC ADVICE SHOULD BE DISPENSED IN 60-SECOND SOUND BITES.
>> BUT YOU DO IT SO WELL WITH WIT AND WARMTH, COMPASSION.
AND IT’S SO RARE TO HAVE A PROPER EXPERT IN THE STUDIO.
I THINK MOST THE PEOPLE... >> CUT IT OUT!
>> ...LESS THAN ME ABOUT THEIR SO-CALLED SPECIALTY.
THE GARDENING GURU IS ALLERGIC TO SOIL.
THE NEWSREADER’S DYSLEXIC.
AND THERE’S NO ONE ’ROUND HERE WHO HAS A FRACTION OF YOUR EXPERTISE WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH MENTAL PEOPLE.
>> PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES?
>> THEY NEED YOU; WE ALL NEED YOU.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO HELP US.
>> OH, YOU’RE PUTTING ME IN A VERY AWKWARD POSITION.
>> I KNOW.
IS IT WORKING?
>> POSSIBLY.
>> YOU LOST SOMETHING?
>> UH, THE ESPRESSO CUPS.
>> WITH THE SAUCERS, BOTTOM RIGHT.
I HOPE YOU DON’T MIND: I MOVE THINGS AROUND A BIT MORE.
AND YOU MIGHT FIND THE DRAWERS ARE LITTLE DIFFERENT, TOO.
SORRY.
>> SEEMS LOGICAL.
>> YOU’RE OK WITH HOW I’M DOING, ISN’T YOU?
I MEAN, IF THERE’S ANYTHING YOU DON’T LIKE, JUST TELL ME.
>> UH, NO.
I CAN HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE NOW.
>> IS LOUISA ALL RIGHT?
>> YES.
SHE HAD A CUP OF TEA EARLIER.
>> YOUR FIRST PATIENT’S HERE, DOC.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AHEM.
>> MORNING.
>> HELLO, MORWENNA.
>> MORWENNA?
MORWENNA!
>> YOU FEELING BETTER?
>> NOT TOO BAD, THANKS.
>> IS THAT THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER?
>> YEAH.
>> I HAVEN’T APPROVED IT YET.
>> YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO READ IT YESTERDAY, BUT YOU DIDN’T, AND I COULDN’T WAIT ANY LONGER.
>> WELL, YOU SHOULD’VE DONE!
HOW MANY COPIES HAVE YOU HANDED OUT?
LOADS.
I HAVE DELIVERED QUITE A FEW TO THE SHOPS, CAFES, PUBS.
I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING TO.
>> YES, BUT AFTER I’VE GIVEN MY APPROVAL.
WHERE DID YOU GET THEM PRINTED?
>> I USED A PHOTOCOPIER IN ME DAD’S OFFICE.
>> RIGHT.
BECKY, YOU’RE GONNA STOP HANDING THESE OUT UNTIL I’VE READ IT.
>> BUT THAT’S CENSORSHIP!
>> YES, IT IS.
NOW, PICK UP THAT BOX AND COME WITH ME.
I’M REALLY VERY CROSS WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT LISTENED.
>> SO HOW WAS YOUR FIRST NIGHT WITHOUT ME, DAD?
>> I CAN’T LIE, BOY.
I MISS SEEING YOUR TOOTHBRUSH NEXT TO MINE.
HERE, PUT THAT ON AND GO PEEL SOME TATERS.
>> OH.
YEAH.
>> HERE.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
>> WHAT?
>> IT’S THE "PORTWENN JUNIOR JOURNAL."
I FOUND A WHOLE PILE OF THEM ON THE STEPS THIS MORNING.
THERE’S A REVIEW OF OUR RESTAURANT IN HERE.
>> IT IS GOOD?
>> WELL, IT’S BY A BECKY WEAD.
SHE SAYS HER--HER ROAST CHICKEN DINNER "WAS THE MOST DISGUSTING MEAL I’VE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO CONSUME."
>> SO, NOT GOOD?
>> IT GETS WORSE.
>> OH.
>> "I WAS SICK THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND ALL THE NEXT MORNING, POISONED BY THE UNHYGIENIC FOOD PREPARATION."
"POISONED"?
SHE CAN’T SAY "POISONED."
>> WELL, I THINK THAT’S LIABLE.
>> OR IS IT SLANDER?
>> WELL, EITHER WAY, IT’S BAD FOR BUSINESS.
>> WE NEED AN APOLOGY AND DAMAGES.
I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, LOUISA, I’M SURPRISED YOU ALLOW THIS RUBBISH TO BE PUBLISHED.
>> I DIDN’T ACTUALLY SEE THE REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS PRINTED, AND I WOULDN’T HAVE ALLOWED IT INTO THE PAPER IF I HAD.
>> EVERYTHING I WROTE WAS TRUE.
>> FOOD POISONING?
>> THAT’S WHAT DOC MARTIN SAID.
>> HOW COULD HE HAVE KNOWN IT WAS OUR RESTAURANT?
YOU COULD’VE PICKED IT UP ANYWHERE.
>> YOU KNOW, MR. LARGE AND MR. LARGE HAVE A BUSINESS THAT MIGHT WELL SUFFER BECAUSE OF THIS PUBLICITY.
>> GOOD.
>> WHY, YOU LITTLE-- >> BERT, LEAVE THIS TO ME.
BECKY, GO BACK TO YOUR CLASS, AND I WILL COME AND HAVE A WORD WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER.
>> I’M NOT HAPPY, LOUISA.
I WANT A FULL RETRACTION.
>> I WILL SORT THIS OUT, BERT.
>> BUT IF YOU DON’T, YOUR PEOPLE ARE GONNA HEAR FROM OUR PEOPLE.
>> WE DON’T HAVE ANY PEOPLE.
>> SHUT UP.
>> AHEM.
>> WE COULD’VE PRETENDED THAT WE HAD LAWYERS.
>> SHE KNOWS WE CAN’T AFFORD THEM, DAD.
>> HERE.
HANG ON A MINUTE.
>> WHAT?
>> I THINK I KNOW HER.
>> DO YOU?
>> YEAH.
I’M SURE I DO.
I’LL SEE YOU LATER, BOY.
>> I’M GOING DOWN THE HILL TO GET FISH.
>> OH, YOU WOULDN’T GET ME A BARRETT SAUSAGE, WOULD YOU?
>> NO.
I’M OUT OF PRIMIDONE.
>> I KNOW.
>> OH, DID YOU GET SOME MORE?
>> NO.
AT LEAST THE CHEMIST IS OPEN AGAIN.
>> IS MRS. TISHELL BACK?
>> NO.
SOMEONE ELSE IS RUNNING THE PLACE TILL SHE GETS OUT.
I WAS GONNA GO DOWN THERE TOMORROW.
>> I’LL GO MYSELF, TODAY.
>> IF YOU WANT.
>> BERT!
>> NICE TO SEE YOU AROUND THESE PARTS AGAIN... >> JENNIFER.
>> JENNY.
RIGHT.
THAT WEEKEND IN POLPERRO.
>> POLZEATH.
>> EXACTLY.
>> AND PENDOGGETT.
>> OH, YES!
>> YOU SHOULD’VE KEPT IN TOUCH, BERT.
>> I GOT MARRIED.
>> YEAH, SO I HEARD.
YOU CAN TELL A LOT ABOUT A PERSON FROM HOW THEY KEEP THEIR SHOP--EVERYTHING HERE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> YOU’VE CHANGED A BIT: A BIT MORE CURVY.
>> DITTO.
>> OOH!
OH, IF YOU NEED A HAND MOVING INTO THE UPSTAIRS FLAT, MY BOY WILL HELP.
>> WELL, MRS. TISHELL TOLD MY AGENCY THAT IT’S PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO I’VE RENTED A ROOM IN THE CRAB AND LOBSTER.
>> OH, THAT’S A BIT PRICY.
LOOK, I’VE GOT A PLACE UP THE HILL-- IT’S A B&B.
IT’S A LOVELY ROOM, FREE AT THE MOMENT.
>> WELL, I DON’T KNOW.
>> THE CRAB CAN BE A BIT NOISY, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHTS.
>> WELL, IT IS A NICE IDEA.
>> IT IS, ISN’T IT?
OH, HELLO, DOC.
OH, JENNY, THIS IS OUR DOC MARTIN.
DOC MARTIN, THIS IS OUR LOVELY NEW LOCAL PHARMACIST, JENNY CARDEW.
>> YES.
I NEED SOME PROVISIONS.
>> WE’RE NOT ACTUALLY SERVING CUSTOMERS TILL TOMORROW.
>> OH, I’M SURE THAT JENNY CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU, DOC.
>> SO AM I.
>> OH.
RIGHT.
PREDNISONE COMING UP.
>> "PREDNISONE"?
GOOD GOD, WOMAN.
I HAVE CLEARLY WRITTEN "PRIMIDONE."
>> OH.
>> THAT COULD BE FATAL.
>> THANK YOU.
LET’S SEE.
WELL, IT MIGHT HELP IF YOU WROTE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
>> MIGHT HELP IF YOU GOT YOUR EYES TESTED.
>> I KNEW YOU TWO WOULD HIT IT OFF.
>> HMM.
RIGHT.
>> HERE, DOC.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT BECKY WEAD.
>> THERE’S NO TIME.
I HAVE TO BUY AN ONION.
>> DID YOU TELL HER THAT SHE GOT FOOD POISONING FROM MY RESTAURANT?
>> I CAN’T DISCUSS MY PATIENTS WITH YOU.
>> HERE, HANG ON!
I NEED TO SORT THIS OUT!
>> POLLOCK.
>> HI.
>> SOLD OUT OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> SAY HELLO TO DADDY.
SAY "HELLO, DADDY."
BECKY WEAD WROTE A TERRIBLE REVIEW OF BERT’S RESTAURANT.
BERT WANTS AN APOLOGY.
>> IT’S A TERRIBLE RESTAURANT.
A TERRIBLE REVIEW SEEMS ONLY APPROPRIATE.
>> IT’S NOT THAT BAD, ALTHOUGH THE CHICKEN WASN’T VERY GOOD ALLEGEDLY; BECKY SAID IT GAVE HER FOOD POISONING.
>> THAT’S JUST A POSSIBILITY.
>> SO IT MIGHT NOT BE BERT’S FAULT, THEN?
>> I CAN’T DISCUSS MY PATIENTS.
I HAVEN’T HAD THE TEST RESULTS BACK ANYWAY, BUT AS SOON AS I DO GET THEM BACK, I STILL WON’T BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THEM WITH YOU.
>> THAT’S NOT MUCH HELP, IS IT?
>> LOUISA, YOU SEEM A LITTLE TENSE.
>> YES, WELL, OF COURSE I’M TENSE!
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR ME LEAVING JAMES WITH A STRANGER, TRYING TO WORK, WHEN ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS MY BABY AND COUNTING THE MINUTES TILL I CAN GET HOME!
>> WELL, I TOLD YOU YOU WENT BACK TO WORK TOO EARLY.
>> MARTIN, DON’T START!
TO MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE, JAMES HAS DECIDED THAT HE DOESN’T NEED FOOD ANYMORE.
>> I WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HE ATE AN ENORMOUS BREAKFAST, FOLLOWED BY AN EVEN BIGGER LUNCH WITH MICHAEL.
>> OH.
WELL.
GOOD FOR MICHAEL.
>> MORNING.
>> SHH!
HELLO.
>> HE SHOULD BE AWAKE NOW.
>> HE HAD A BAD NIGHT, SO DID WE.
GO THROUGH.
>> THE SOONER YOU GET HIM INTO AN APPROPRIATE ROUTINE THE BETTER FOR EVERYONE.
>> RUTH, HI.
>> HI.
>> TO WHAT DO WE OWE THIS PLEASURE?
>> I HAD HALF AN HOUR TO KILL AND I FELT LIKE A COFFEE, AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
RUTH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
OHH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CELEBRATE?
>> WHAT I ALWAYS DO: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
>> MARTIN?
>> HMM?
UM, YES.
I COULD TAKE YOU TO LUNCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
PICK ME UP AT 12:30.
I’M BUSY ALL MORNING.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> BROADCASTING LIVE ON RADIO PORTWENN.
>> OH, NOT THAT AWFUL PHONE-IN?
>> NO, MARTIN.
I’M READING THE FOOTBALL RESULTS.
[DOOR CLOSES] >> I THINK SHE WAS JOKING.
>> I SEE.
>> ...FOLLOWED BY "ASK THE GARDENER" WITH GORDON SPELLING, WHO’S BACK FROM SICK LEAVE AND RARING TO GO.
BUT NEXT ON RADIO PORTWENN, IT’S THE RETURN OF DR. RUTH ELLINGHAM, WHO WILL BE OFFERING ADVICE TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT.
>> LOUISA?
LOUISA?
DO YOU WANT TO WALK TOGETHER?
>> OH, I’D LOVE TO, BUT I’M LATE.
I’VE GOT TO GET A MOVE ON.
OH, BYE-BYE, DARLING.
BYE-BYE, SWEETIE.
SEE YOU LATER.
>> BYE.
>> SORRY.
>> WHAT YOU’VE DONE ABOUT THAT NEWSPAPER?
>> OH, I HAVEN’T HAD A MOMENT.
>> MEANWHILE, ANYONE THAT VISITS PORTWENN CAN READ THAT MY RESTAURANT’S NOT SAFE TO EAT IN!
>> HAVE YOUR BOOKINGS GONE DOWN SINCE YESTERDAY?
>> WELL, THEY’VE NOT GONE UP.
THAT NEWSPAPER’S EVERYWHERE, BUT THE LIES ARE SLANDER!
>> IT’S ACTUALLY LIABLE.
>> THEN YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
>> I DON’T HAVE ANY TIME, BERT.
>> AND I DON’T HAVE ANY CUSTOMERS, LOUISA!
>> YOU NEVER DID, BERT!
>> I MEAN, WHAT’S THE POINT?
I FEEL LIKE LIFE’S NOT WORTH LIVING.
WHAT’S THERE TO LOOK FORWARD TO?
>> OH, COME ON, SHEILA.
THERE’S PLENTY OF THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
THERE’S THE BOCONNOC STEAM FAIR, THERE’S STOKE CLIMSLAND FLOWER SHOW, AND THE PORTWENN MUSICAL PLAYERS ARE GIVING US THEIR "OKLAHOMA!"
NEXT MONTH.
[SHEILA HANGS UP] HELLO?
>> [NO AUDIO] >> I’M AFRAID WE’VE LOST SHEILA, SO LET’S TRY OUR NEXT CALLER.
>> PERHAPS I SHOULD SPEAK TO THIS ONE.
>> OF COURSE, DR. RUTH.
>> DR. ELLINGHAM, PLEASE?
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, DR. ELLINGHAM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, SHE CAN.
WHAT’S-- >> WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
>> CALL ME BOB.
>> AND WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM, BOB?
>> THERE’S A WOMAN.
>> ISN’T THERE ALWAYS?
>> I’VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS.
SHE MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME, AND I WANTED-- >> I’M AFRAID I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT AFFAIRS OF THE HEART.
>> NOT THAT WE’RE TRYING TO GET RID OF YOU, BOB.
>> YES, WE ARE.
>> I’M SURE DR. RUTH-- >> ELLINGHAM.
>> I’M SURE SHE’D LIKE TO OFFER SOME ADVICE.
>> "ADVICE IS LIKE SNOW: THE SOFTER IT FALLS THE LONGER IT DWELLS UPON AND THE DEEPER IT SINKS INTO THE MIND."
I CAN’T REMEMBER WHO SAID THAT.
>> SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE.
WELL, BOB, I SUPPOSE IF I HAD TO, I’D SUGGEST THAT YOU SPEAK TO THIS WOMAN.
TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL.
>> FACE-TO-FACE?
>> THAT’S ALWAYS BEST.
>> AND SHE WILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT ME?
SHE WILL LOVE ME?
>> I CAN SEE DR. RUTH NODDING HER HEAD.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE ON LINE 3?
OH.
HELLO, BETHANY.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YEAH.
SPILL IT ALL OUT, BETH.
>> CAN I TELL YOU NOW THAT-- SEE, THE THING IS-- [BOB HANGS UP] >> WELL, THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE AN ULCER.
THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER IT’S GASTRIC OR DUODENAL.
>> YOU SAID IT WAS FOOD POISONING.
>> NO, I DIDN’T.
I’M GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU TO HAVE AN ENDOSCOPY.
>> YOU AGREED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CHICKEN.
>> NO, I DIDN’T.
>> TELL HIM, MUM.
>> I THINK--I THINK YOU DID ACTUALLY MENTION THE--THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE.
>> THE POSSIBILITY, YES, BUT NOT THE CERTAINTY OR EVEN THE PROBABILITY.
DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WORDS?
>> DON’T TALK TO MY MUM LIKE THAT!
>> I’LL TALK HOW I WANT; IT’S MY SURGERY.
THE TESTS ON YOUR FECES RULE OUT FOOD POISONING.
IS THERE ANY PART OF THAT SENTENCE THAT EITHER OF YOU IS STRUGGLING WITH?
GOOD.
TAKE THIS AND GO AWAY.
[DOOR OPENS] >> YOU GAVE ME A SHOCK.
>> WHY?
YOU KNEW I WAS COMING.
>> WELL, YES, I DID.
THANKS FOR THE CAKE.
>> THAT’S NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
I DON’T LIKE CAKE.
COME ON.
>> SO SOMEONE’S BEEN IN THE HOUSE.
>> PERHAPS IT’S ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS.
>> I DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN CORNWALL.
AND WHO WOULD KNOW IT’S MY BIRTHDAY?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
MAYBE YOU MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON RADIO PORTWENN.
>> YOU HEARD MY PROGRAM?
>> OF COURSE NOT.
>> I MADE NO ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE RADIO.
>> IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR WOMEN OF YOUR AGE TO EXPERIENCE MEMORY LAPSES.
PERHAPS YOU TOLD ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THEN FORGOT.
>> WELL.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
[PHONE RINGS] >> P.C.
JOSEPH PENHALE, 3021.
OHH.
IS IT A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH?
IT’S JUST, TECHNICALLY, I AM ON MY REFRESHMENT BREAK.
I’M SORRY, MR. NUGENT, BUT IS IT VITAL THAT YOU GET THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR GATE RIGHT NOW?
I DON’T THINK IT’S APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK TO AN OFFICER OF THE LAW IN THAT MANNER.
IF YOU REPEAT THAT THREAT, I COULD ACTUALLY ARREST YOU.
>> I HOPE YOU’RE NOT DRIVING ANYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON.
>> I HADN’T PLANNED TO.
>> GOOD.
>> PERHAPS I HAVE A SECRET ADMIRER.
>> IS THAT A REALISTIC PROPOSITION?
>> WELL, YOU SEEM NOT TO THINK SO.
HOWEVER, A RED ROSE IS A CLASSIC SYMBOL OF ROMANTIC LOVE, AND ONE APPEARED ON MY CAR THE OTHER DAY.
IT’S JUST POSSIBLE I HAVE A RATHER AMOROUS STALKER.
>> IT’S JUST WISHFUL THINKING.
>> OH, MARTIN, YOU KNOW VERY WELL PEOPLE ARE SURPRISINGLY ECLECTIC IN THEIR SEXUAL INCLINATIONS.
>> "ECLECTIC"?
OOH, THAT’S ONE WORD FOR IT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO COME AROUND TONIGHT?
>> I DON’T.
YOU HAVEN’T TOUCHED YOUR FISH.
>> UH, NO.
I-- >> SOMETHING WRONG?
>> NO, I’M FINE.
>> MARTIN?
>> I’M FINE.
POSSIBLY A SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH BLOOD.
>> HEMOPHOBIA?
>> NO.
SO IT’S NOTHING.
IT’LL DISAPPEAR AGAIN.
>> AND IF IT DOESN’T?
>> I-- >> I HAVE A NAME, NAMES, PEOPLE YOU CAN TALK TO.
>> I’M SURE IT’LL GO.
AHEM.
>> POSSIBLY.
>> HMM.
>> STAY BACK.
>> YEAH, 2:00 TOMORROW.
>> NEXT PATIENT.
>> MESSAGE FROM TRURO HOSPITAL.
>> DOC, IT’S MY LEG.
IT’S ACTING UP AGAIN.
>> IT CAN WAIT, AND SO CAN YOU.
IT’S THE BLOOD TEST FOR ROBERT CAMPBELL.
>> DOC?
>> MR. MILLER, I’M NOT GOING TO EXAMINE YOUR LEG IN THE RECEPTION ROOM, AM I?
GO THROUGH TO THE CONSULTING ROOM AND WAIT!
>> ROBERT CAMPBELL... >> YES, I KNOW WHO ROBERT CAMPBELL IS.
>> THE BLOKE THEY FOUND ON THE BEACH... >> YES, I KNOW THEY FOUND HIM ON THE BEACH-- >> HE’S GOT TYPE II DIABETES.
>> I KNOW THAT.
GET HIM IN.
>> I--I CAN’T.
I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
>> YOU TOOK HIS DETAILS DOWN THE OTHER DAY, DIDN’T YOU?
>> I TRIED, BUT-- >> WELL, FIND HIM.
>> HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?
[DOOR CLOSES] OK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
[PHONE RINGS] JOE, IT’S MORWENNA.
I NEED YOU TO FIND SOMEONE FOR ME.
>> IT MIGHT LOOK OK TO YOU, DOC, BUT TO ME, IT FEELS GUMMY.
>> GUMMY?
[PHONE RINGS] NO CALLS!
HAVE YOU LANDED AWKWARDLY OR TWISTED IT LATELY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS?
>> DOC, PICK UP.
IT’S URGENT.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, DOC.
IT’S PENHALE.
>> YES, PENHALE, WHAT IS IT?
>> DO YOU KNOW A BARRY NUGENT, RUNS A DAIRY FARM UP AT NEW CROSS?
HIS GATE’S BEEN BLOCKED BY THIS CAR... >> LOOK, I WAS TOLD THIS CALL WAS URGENT.
>> AND THERE’S THIS BLOKE, ROBERT CAMPBELL, BEEN SLEEPING IN THE CAR.
>> ROBERT CAMPBELL’S A PATIENT.
IS HE THERE?
>> NOT AS SUCH.
BUT I’M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE I FOUND A DIARY IN THE CAR, AND IT’S GOT SOME RATHER UNSAVORY COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR AUNT RUTH.
>> IS IT CAMPBELL’S DIARY?
>> I ASSUME SO.
IT SEEMS HE’S QUITE A OBSESSIVE SORT OF CHARACTER.
>> SOMEBODY LEFT A BIRTHDAY CAKE IN RUTH’S KITCHEN.
>> OH.
THAT’S NICE.
>> GO TO RUTH’S FARM AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN.
I’LL MEET YOU THERE.
>> DOC?
>> I HAVEN’T GOT TIME.
I’LL CALL YOU.
[PHONE RINGS] [WATER RUNS] >> OH!
OH OH OH!
>> I’M SO SORRY, DR. ELLINGHAM.
DID I SCARE YOU?
MR. CAMPBELL-- >> PLEASE, DR. ELLINGHAM, CALL ME BOB.
I KNEW YOU’D RECOGNIZE MY VOICE ON THE RADIO.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT CLEAR WHAT YOU WANTED.
>> I’M AFRAID I DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL FACE-TO-FACE.
>> HOW DID YOU FIND ME?
>> YOU LEFT SO MANY CLUES IN YOUR BOOK.
AND THAT PHOTOGRAPH, THAT SMILE...YOU KNOW, I’VE LOVED YOU EVER SINCE WE FIRST MET: 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS.
I DON’T BLAME YOU FOR TELLING THEM IT WASN’T SAFE TO LET ME GO.
THEY HAD TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS EVENTUALLY.
NOW WE CAN START OUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
>> JUST DOWNSTAIRS.
I DIDN’T LOCK THE DOORS, AND WE DON’T WANT TO BE DISTURBED, DO WE?
>> NO.
>> I WANT TO PROTECT YOU, BOB, KEEP YOU SAFE.
I’LL JUST GO DOWN TO THE KITCHEN.
>> I’VE LOCKED EVERY DOOR AND EVERY WINDOW.
THE PHONE’S DISCON--WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT’S SWITCHED OFF, WHICH IT IS.
WHY DON’T WE HAVE A CUP OF TEA?
THEN YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO SINCE WE LAST MET.
>> NOTHING.
I’VE DONE NOTHING SINCE, UH, YOU KNOW.
>> EVEN SO, I’D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TALK.
>> WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BATH.
>> OH, OF COURSE WE ARE.
BUT DON’T WE HAVE A CUP OF TEA FIRST?
WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
>> YOU CALLED SOMEONE!
>> NO, NO, I PROMISE.
>> BUT YOU LOVE ME!
YOU SAID YOU DID!
>> WHEN DID I?
>> ON THE RADIO.
"SHE WILL FEEL THE SAME AS I DO, SHE WILL LOVE ME," AND YOU NODDED YOUR HEAD!
WE HAVE TO BE ALONE NOW!
WE HAVE TO!
>> PSST!
OK, LET’S TAKE A BREATH.
I GOT EYES ON A MALE, IC1, WHO’S INSIDE WITH YOUR AUNT.
I DIDN’T SHOW MYSELF.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS ROBERT CAMPBELL FIRST.
>> AS FAR AS I’M AWARE, HE’S SOME SORT OF STALKER WITH A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
>> DANGEROUS, VIOLENT?
>> QUITE POSSIBLY.
>> WE NEED BACKUP: SWAT TEAM, CHOPPER COVER, ARMED RESPONSE.
>> CAN YOU GET ALL THAT?
>> NO.
>> IDIOT.
RUTH?
WHERE ARE YOU?
>> IT’S JUST MY NEPHEW MARTIN.
>> YOU CAN’T BE SURE WHO IT IS.
>> IT’S ME, MARTIN!
>> THERE YOU ARE.
[KNOCK ON WINDOW] HE ONLY WANTS TO SAY HELLO.
>> WE CAN’T BE SURE HE’S ALONE.
>> OH, I’M SURE HE IS.
LOOK, WHY DON’T WE SIT DOWN?
COME ON.
IT’S PERFECTLY SAFE NOW.
>> TWO ARMED OFFICERS TO THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING, ONE FOR THE SOUTH.
I WANT A SNIPER ON THE ROOF, AND KEEP THE DOGS IN RESERVE UNTIL I GIVE THE WORD TO RELEASE THEM.
[BARKING] THE DOGS ARE IN POSITION, SARGE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO RELEASE THE HELICOPTER?
>> PENHALE, SHUT UP!
>> SORRY.
SORRY.
>> YOU’RE MAKING IT WORSE.
TRY GOING IN THROUGH THE DOOR.
I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING IN THE WINDOWS.
>> AH.
IT’S LOCKED.
I’LL FIND A WAY IN AROUND THE BACK.
DON’T WORRY, DOC.
WE’LL GET HER OUT.
>> RUTH!
>> IF YOU COME THROUGH THAT DOOR, I WILL KILL YOU!
DO YOU HEAR ME?
I WILL KILL YOU.
GET OUT.
>> NO.
I’M WORRIED ABOUT MY AUNT, AND I’M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
>> THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.
>> YES, THERE IS.
YOU’VE GOT TYPE II DIABETES.
I HAVE YOUR BLOOD TESTS BACK.
>> YOU’RE LYING.
>> OH, YOU MUST LISTEN TO MY NEPHEW, BOB.
HE DOES KNOW WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT.
>> I NEED TO TAKE YOUR BASELINE SUGAR LEVEL, GIVE YOU A SHOT OF INSULIN, AND GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> I’M GOING NOWHERE.
TELL HIM, DR. ELLINGHAM.
>> OF COURSE I WILL, BOB.
BUT BEFORE HE GOES, I WONDER IF PERHAPS HE MIGHT NOT HELP YOU.
DO YOU REALLY THINK, MARTIN, THAT INSULIN IS THE BEST THING FOR BOB RIGHT NOW?
>> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> I THOUGHT PERHAPS LARGACTIL MIGHT DO A BETTER JOB, OR BENZODIAZEPINE?
>> YES, I AGREE.
>> WELL.
AT LEAST THE POLICEMAN SHUT UP.
THAT’S GOOD, ISN’T IT?
>> YOU DON’T THINK HE’S PLANNING SOMETHING?
>> I VERY MUCH DOUBT IT.
>> YOU MUSTN’T LEAVE ME.
>> AND I WON’T, BOB, IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT.
>> YOU WERE ALWAYS VERY KIND TO ME, DR. ELLINGHAM.
>> I’M READY.
>> NO!
>> OH, PLEASE LET HIM DO THIS, BOB.
>> TELL HIM TO GO AWAY!
>> I THINK YOU BETTER DO AS HE SAYS, MARTIN.
>> WHAT, AND LEAVE YOU ALONE WITH A PSYCHOPATH?
>> I’M NOT A PSYCHOPATH.
I AM NOT A PSYCHOPATH!
WANT ME TO PROVE IT?
>> UH, NO.
I BELIEVE YOU.
>> THEN GO.
GIVE THAT BACK!
[BOB SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY] >> LITTLE HELP!
>> I WILL KILL YOU!
>> OW!
>> I LOVE YOU!
>> I KNEW IT.
>> IF YOU TRULY LOVE ME, TOO, YOU’D DROP THAT KNIFE.
>> AH!
I LOVE YOU VERY WELL.
>> NOBODY MOVE!
ARMED POLICE!
I GOT A BATON!
>> OH, FOR GOD’S SAKE.
>> IS THIS THE LOONY?
STAY DOWN!
IF YOU ATTEMPT TO GET UP, YOU WILL BE TASERED.
UGH.
I LEFT MY TASER IN THE CAR.
COULD YOU GO AND GET IT?
>> NO.
>> DR. ELLINGHAM, I LOVE YOU.
>> NOT ME; HE MEANS HER.
AM I RIGHT TO ASSUME THAT HE’S A FORMER PATIENT?
>> YES.
THE CLARA BOW SYNDROME: A PARANOID DELUSION WITH AMOROUS FIXATIONS.
>> AND THAT PROBABLY MADE WORSE BY THE DIABETES.
I’LL MAKE YOU A CUP OF TEA WHEN THEY’RE GONE, IF YOU’D LIKE.
>> WELL, I’M NOT GOING BACK INTO THAT KITCHEN.
>> WHAT, EVER?
>> WELL, CERTAINLY NOT TONIGHT.
I’VE BEEN OUT HERE LONG ENOUGH.
TOMORROW, I’M GOING TO LOOK FOR SOMEWHERE TO LIVE IN THE VILLAGE.
>> BUT YOU KNOW YOU REALLY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM.
HE’LL BE LOCKED UP FOR YEARS.
BY THE TIME HE GETS OUT, YOU’LL-- YOU’LL HAVE GONE AWAY.
>> FINGERS CROSSED.
>> HMM.
>> LOUISA?
>> HI, BERT.
>> WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE NEWSPAPER?
>> WELL, I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND, WELL, I’VE DECIDED NOT TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE, YOU SEE, IT’S JUST A SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, BERT.
>> WELL, YOU’VE DONE NOTHING?
>> WELL, WHAT I’VE DONE IS TO ALLOW A FREETHINKING, INTELLIGENT GIRL TO WRITE AN ARTICLE CRITICIZING A MEAL SHE DIDN’T ENJOY VERY MUCH.
>> I KNOW, BUT-- >> LOOK, I CAN SEE IT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW, BERT, AND I’M SORRY IF YOU THINK BECKY’S BEEN UNFAIR, BUT SHE IS 10.
>> I HAVEN’T POISONED ANYONE... NOT FOR AGES, ANYWAY.
>> WOULD IT HELP IF WE PUT AN ADVERT INTO THE NEXT EDITION OF THE NEWSPAPER?
>> OK. >> GREAT.
WE’LL DO THAT, THEN.
>> BUT I WANT A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RESTAURANT... >> OK. >> AND THE MENU.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND MAYBE A VOUCHER.
>> RIGHT.
>> I COULD TAKE THE PHOTO MYSELF, BUT IT’S UP TO YOU TO PAY FOR THE PRINTING!
>> GOSH, WHAT A DAY.
HOW’S YOUR HAND?
>> IT’S FINE.
>> YOU SURE YOU’RE ALL RIGHT?
>> YES, I’M FINE.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
>> EH, GOOD.
BUMPED INTO BERT, FOUND MYSELF DEFENDING BECKY WEAD--FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, FAIR COMMENT AND THAT SORT OF THING.
>> QUITE RIGHT.
>> SHE’S WRITTEN SOMETHING ABOUT YOU NOW.
>> WHAT?
>> "A BEDSIDE MANNER IS A CONCEPT COMPLETELY ALIEN TO DR. ELLINGHAM.
HE’S PATRONIZING, ABRASIVE, AND COMPLETELY DISEMPATHETIC."
>> THAT’S NOT EVEN A WORD.
>> I KNOW, MARTIN.
BUT APART FROM THAT, I THINK IT’S VERY WELL-WRITTEN FOR A 10 YEAR OLD.
>> YES.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE ALL RIGHT?
YOU LOOK VERY PALE.
>> I’M FINE, THANK YOU.
>> HMM.
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