I got you some breakfast.
I heard you last night, poking around.
Looking for stuff to nick.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I just want to go home.
I don't know why they put me in here.
This is your home, Dad.
Our road, our car outside, same view we've always had.
Trust me.
This house is very similar in certain respects,
I'll grant you that.
But this definitely isn't my bedroom.
I've been here five or six days now.
But what I'd really like would be to be at home again for me birthday.
See Adrian and the girls.
COUGHS
And don't go looking around for anything.
I've got all my valuables hidden away where you can't find them.
'Hi, Uncle Russell. Look what I made.' Hi, Soph.
Yeah, it's very nice.
I'm sure he's got it, Adrian.
'Take his temperature.
'If it's under 38 degrees, he might not have it.
'How's he been with you?'
You know, the usual.
Throwing it all up in my face again.
'It was never gonna be easy, Russell.
'You're just gonna have to give him some time.'
You'd think your own dad would at least try and forgive you.
SIGHS
'You hurt him.
'Mum wasn't around to talk some sense into him.
'Even before all this, he was... He's not been good in himself.
'He's been getting very confused about things.'
Yeah, tell me about it.
He keeps saying he's in someone else's house,
and whenever I ask whose, he doesn't know.
CHUCKLES
'We shouldn't have decorated the bedroom.'
What am I supposed to do?
You know, I ain't got the first clue how to look after him.
'Keep him fed and watered and clean.
'Oh, you better change his sheets, I did them last week.
'And make sure you give him a shower.'
For fuck's sake.
RON COUGHS
What are you wearing?
I don't want to catch it, do I?
Come on, I've got to take your temperature.
That's a turkey probe.
Well, you didn't have a thermometer,
so this was the next best thing.
Where are you gonna put it?
Under your tongue!
Open wide.
RON COUGHS
I can put it up the other end if you like.
OK.
What is it?
It's normal.
It's just a little bit over, but it's nothing to worry about.
You always were a bad liar, that's your problem.
You can't even do that well. All right, it's a bit high.
We're gonna have to get it down. Happy?
Why don't you have a shower? You said you'd been sweating a lot.
Yeah, I think I will.
Give us a hand.
Like that, yeah? Yeah.
RON WHEEZES
I need your help, please.
I don't feel too steady.
Course.
RON COUGHS
RON SPLUTTERS
I feel so bloody awful.
I've just seen the old man's meat and two veg
and I cannot unsee it.
The image is burned in my memory.
I managed to get through to his GP's surgery
and they said that if he's breathing more than 20 breaths a minute
then that's in the danger zone,
it's meant to be 14 or 15.
'What is he?' 19.
What if he needs proper nurses and doctors
and not just me running up and down the stairs all day
with shit food and a turkey thermometer?
'You got enough stuff in the house to keep you going?'
You're joking.
'I counted 37 tins of soup in the cupboard
'and 16 giant packs of loo roll on top of the washing machine.'
'Him and Mum did always live
'like they were on the edge of the apocalypse.'
Yeah, and now it's here.
We can't lose Mum and Dad in the space of a couple of years.
'Is he that bad?'
He's just so weak.
And every time he sees me,
I feel like I'm dragging him down a little bit more.
He's gonna have to find some fight from somewhere
if he wants to get through this, and...
I don't know if I can help him with that.
'Listen to me, Russ.
'Whatever you might think, you're his best hope.'
RON BREATHES HEAVILY
What about your mask?
I couldn't be arsed any more.
Whatever you've got, I must have it by now.
Well, you need it in your line of work, a mask like that.
Dad, will you give it a rest for five fucking minutes?
TV: '..and he certainly did.
'Now, at eight o'clock tonight, millions of us will show our support
'for our wonderful NHS and key workers
'by standing outside our homes and applauding.
'Some people already demonstrate...'
Adrian!
Thank goodness you're here.
I need you to take me home, son.
I've done you some soup. No, I don't want any.
Come on, you've got to keep your strength up.
I'll feed you.
RON COUGHS
Russell's here somewhere.
Keep him out of my way.
Thieving little git.
I don't know what happened to him.
He was such a lovely little fella.
Me and your mum loved him to bits.
But he was such a little liar.
Always.
About anything.
When he was little, he wanted to be older, like you.
So...
So, he lied about his date of birth. CHUCKLES
But he did it to me and your mum!
I said, "Russell, we were there!"
He still lies to me now.
I suppose it just became second nature.
I knew where it was going with the drugs,
and then the thieving, so he could buy more.
You know, I tried to help him.
And you did, too, and your mum, we all did.
But none of us could help him, could we?
No.
No, he was beyond help.
I'm ashamed to be seen with him.
And that's a terrible thing to say, I know.
I feel... I feel like...
I feel like the neighbours don't wanna know us anymore.
In some ways, I'm glad your mum's not here.
I've had enough.
I'll leave it here.
What is it?
I thought you needed cheering up, Dad.
So, I've gone out and I've told the neighbours
that it's your birthday,
and that you've been really ill with the virus.
And they're gonna show you that they do all still care about you.
You what?
Sit up.
Can you do that? That's it. Yep.
RON COUGHS There we go.
It's the whole street tonight.
Leave me out of it.
It's just another load of your bullshit.
I just want to go to sleep.
Just a moment.
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
POTS BANGING
Wahey!
For me?
Yeah.
Yeah, for you, Dad.
Cos they do care about you.
For me?
BREATHES LESS HEAVILY
Russell?
RON COUGHS
How you feeling this morning?
I've still got the cough and this rotten sore throat,
but yeah, a bit better.
That's good.
Th... That's really good, that's great.
You should have seen them all last night outside,
wishing me happy birthday.
Well, they always did look up to you and Mum.
Do you fancy some breakfast? Yeah, yeah.
Russell? Yes, Dad?
I think Adrian's abandoned me here.
So I'm relying on you now, mate.
OK.
COUGHS
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