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Home sweet home. > Not for much longer.
The cases. I'll get them in a minute. I'm fucked.
How lazy are you honey? I'm pretty lazy.
Well if it isn't Mrs. and Mr.
How the hell did you get on? We'd a great time.
Walks, restaurants. I did a bit of fishing.
How's it been going here? The usual, nothing to speak of.
No gossip? What gossip would I have?
The wedding. You one you were nattering to all day. Sally.
Yeah, she wasn't really my type. She has a boyfriend anyway.
She did. Shame. You seemed to be getting on very well.
She wasn't attractive enough for me.
Sweet though.
Hi. Sally, what are you doing here?
How's it going? Good. Morning.
Sally Lyons. You're a fast mover!
We've been away and you've already.. in our house. My house.
Barry, how's it going. Welcome home man. Good to fuckin' see you.
Jane. How'd yis get on? It was alright. I got sick of her after a while.
It's good to see you. Look at the shite I'd to put up with all week.
Ah, look at you two.
Give us a hand with the bags? Absolutely.
So give me all the details.
I'll be with you in a sec. Michael.
I've a favour to ask you. I don't have a penny on me Barry.
I'm having this problem with that fuckin' Gary guy on the stall.
You guys are moving into a new flat. What do you need for that?
I've a feeling you're going to tell me. Furniture.
Who's your man for that? Gary?
No, me. I've shedloads of the stuff and at great prices.
It'd be helpful if I could get rid if some of that.
Just one piece maybe. You fuckin' diamond.
Pop around later and I'll sort you out. I said I might.
Thank you!
(JINGLING).
Fuck.
(JINGLING).
Yes, can I help you?
Are you lost?
Fuck off!
I don't know why you're getting so excited. It's just a concrete shell.
It's our concrete shell. 220,000 euro worth.
25 years of debt.
I've got to go to town to meet Barry. Want to come? No thanks.
I'll head back to the house and make some calls.
There's lots to do. A whole week gone. A whole week married.
8 days actually. They said it wouldn't last!
How the fuck did you do that?
What's your name?
Noel. A bit fuckin' rough, aren't you Noel.
Anyway, I'm off to work. See you around.
Yeah. You're late.
Sorry. I left a message on your mobile.
I lost my mobile weeks ago. I told you that. Did you?
What happened last weekend? I was at a friend's wedding.
I had to look after the stall on my own. That's not on.
I'm sorry. I left you a message. Don't let it happen again.
Did you get me an eclair? I did.
Where is it? I'm eating it. I left you a message.
Who's that? That's Noel.
(GROWLS). Ah piss off then!
That's the boy. Asshole!
This is me. What are you going to do?
I think I'll potter about town and see you for lunch somewhere?
How would you be a distraction?
I find it hard to say goodbye to you.
We've been together every hour for the last week. 168 hours.
How could you want to see any more of me? I don't know but I do.
Come on.
Now?
Good afternoon Sir. How can I help you?
I'd like to buy some furniture. Have you any?
You've certainly come to the right place.
What about this genuine 20th century footstool?
What about this item? You've a very discerning eye. That's a genuine art deco chair.
I'm quite interested in it. How much? 200 euro.
What? I mean 40 euro.
I'll take it! Sold. Here's the money.
Thank you. All the best.
Well done.
Thank you Gary. All in a day's work.
Alison.
Oh my God. Michael! How are you?
I'm good. How are you? Good. Good to see you.
It's been ages. You look great. Hardly recognise you with your short hair. I know.
Surprise. Barry!
Oh my God! Jesus Christ. Alison how are you?
I'm good. How are you? Good. Surviving.
Are you living down here now? Yeah. I'm living with my parents for now.
What are you up to? We can go and get a cup of coffee. Absolutely.
Shite. I have to go back to work. You're working here now?
Yeah, I run a stall over there. Me and Gary.
Are you sure you can't come for a quick coffee? Okay then.
Follow me.
Where are we going? What about the Village Cafe.
Whose is the dog? He's mine.
So why did you call us you cow? I'm sorry, I meant to.
I've been moving down over the last 6 months.
I have some pictures in an exhibition soon.
Things have been a little crazy. You're down here with Mark?
No, I'm not down here with Mark. We split up.
Get the fuck out of it! He was lovely.
We did, honestly. When? About 8 months ago.
Jesus Christ. Yeah, I'll tell you all about it sometime.
Fuck that. You didn't get married did you? No we didn't.
We came very close but we realised it wasn't meant to be.
It was a mutual thing. There's no animosity or anything.
We're both quite happy.
Fuck. I got married! You what? 8 days ago.
Congratulations. I should've invited you.
Damn right you should have!
I would have. I should've called.. But that thing with Raymond..
Forget it. It's fine. I'm very happy for you two.
I always knew you'd end up getting hitched.
Tell us, how's Raymond doing? Grand, he's in fine form.
Same old Raymond. Tell him I was asking for him.
I was thinking of selling it last year, buying a place in the country.
What happened? The lads talked me out of it.
I couldn't throw them out.
I was thinking..
I might do it again. What do you think of that idea?
I don't know. You in the country.
What? Yes, me in the country. I'd give you a month before you cracked up.
There's no cinemas, cafes, bars, women.
I could import. I just think..
I've been doing what I'm doing for nearly 10 years.
I'm still not very happy here. No?
Up until recently that is.
How recently? Dunno.
8 days ago actually. Ooh, 8 days ago.
You are very sweet.
This is a public park, please.
I'm going to give you the phone, the wall mount, the handset and...
...this phone for only 18 euro. I'll give you 3.
No. 16. No, sorry. Thanks. Please?
Almost had him.
You're a joker.
I fuckin' know the guy with the chair was your mate.
What? I've never seen him before in my life!
Barry, look at all this.
Where does it come from, all this that you see?
Every single item here has been sourced by me.
We had an agreement.
I don't know how many times you told me you'd supply stock and nothing.
I have stock. You do? Of course I do? Where is it?
It's at home. I'll bring it in tomorrow.
I'm sick of this. Me too!
Lads, I can't serve you with him.
What are you talking about? He's in here every night.
Come on Tom, he's only a puppy. We'll sit up the back.
Come on Tom. Alright but he better be gone by the time it gets busy.
That's cool. Stick us on two pints.
And a saucer of lightly heated milk if you have it.
He'll go straight to sleep then. You watch.
Good to see you keeping so busy. Yeah, run off the proverbial feet.
Nice to meet you both.
I thought we might keep our meeting with Alison to ourselves.
Good idea. Why?
Just so as to not rock the boat. I agree. Whose boat?
Raymond's boat. Who'd you think I meant?
You know how long he held a torch for Alison.
I thought we'd better to leave well enough alone. Agreed? Fine.
That's for the little fella.
Thank you Tom.
There you go.
Oh Jesus! Oh fuck!
Give us that business supplement. Are you going to read to him?
There's your busfare. Thanks Tom.
I told you he wasn't well. Mop it up.
Michael, have you got a minute? Yeah. Judith, this is Barry.
How you doin' Judith.
I'm sorry to disturb you but you know your friend Raymond.
Does he still own that house on the quays? He does.
That couple I'm with are looking for a short-term apartment for a month. Is he renting rooms?
I suppose he is. I can ask him. Great. They're from Athlone.
They're in court in a few weeks. They need somewhere in Dublin.
I'll give you his number. Excellent.
They're very sweet. They'd only be using it a couple of nights.
It's 087 8859095.
Thanks very much. Seeya.
Raymond.
Lovely.
< Hello Michael. Davey Bolger here.
< I was calling to say we'd love you to audition for that show I was telling you about.
< You're perfect for it.
< I'll be seeing your dad tomorrow. Maybe you could pop in. Thanks.
MUSIC.
# Ebony and ivory..
# Live together in perfect harmony.
# Side by side on my piano keyboard..
That'll get a few quid.
Shite.
Best not.
Owl.
Thanks Ray.
# Who wants to be a millionaire? I don't.
# Have flashy flunkies everywhere. I don't.
# Who wants the bother of a country estate?
# A country estate. No, that's something I'd hate.
# Who wants to wallow in champagne? I don't.
# Who wants a... plane? I don't.
# Who wants their private landing field too?
# I don't and I don't cos all I want is you.
Thank you very much.
Michael, some greens. No, it just goes straight onto my hips.
Can I get some.. What's that?
Do you hear that?
Shh!
This is gorgeous Ray. Really nice potatoes.
What did you saute..?
DOG BARKS. It's a dog.
No.
You'd swear that was coming from your room Barry.
That's strange.
Sounds as if there's a dog in your bedroom. It's a puppy actually.
Why is there a puppy in your bedroom? It's not my fault.
He followed me. I couldn't get rid of him.
I told him to fuck off but he wouldn't listen.
Ah Raymond.
Did you know about this? No. I hadn't a clue. I hadn't.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Noel.
Noel, this is Sally, Raymond who owns the house,...
...Michael who you know and Jane..
What leads you to believe that Noel is a puppy?
Look at him, he's tiny. He's about 20.
That's in dog years. You divide by 7.
Barry, you multiply by 7.
So what, he's 140. He was born in 1862!
For fuck sake Michael! He can hardly breathe.
His little lungs haven't developed properly.
I'm not here to give refuge to stray animals.
He's not an animal Ray. He's Noel.
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Thanks a million Judith. Bye.
No chocolate chip. I got you blueberry.
Thank you.
That was your friend Judith on the phone. Are you my agent now? Why?
She's got that couple coming to see Alison's old room today.
Apparently they're very sweet. I thought you needed the money.
Yeah, of course I do but.. Well, two and two.
Hiya Bar. How are yis?
What's in the sack? Nothing.
Just stall stuff, work stuff.
I'm off. Seeyas.
Jesus fucking Christ!
Fuckin' bin liners are always falling apart when you need them.
Hang on a sec. Go on with your coffees.
That's my trophy. That's my mouse. I was looking for that lastnight.
Is that yours?
And my snooker and my CDs and books. How could that have happened?
Is this stuff really all yours?
I must've lifted the wrong bin liner. That's always happening.
There is no other bin liner. It's my stuff. What are you doing with it?
Alright, I'm desperate. I need some stock for the stall or I'm out of a job.
I'm sorry. That's ridiculous. It's totally out of order.
It's only a few bits and pieces.
The books you've already read and the mouse doesn't even work.
It might if it was attached to a computer Barry! I need them!
I don't care. I have nothing.
Not my problem Barry. Correct me if I'm wrong here.
You live basically rent-free. I cook your meals.
I pay for your electricity, I drive you around and you're robbing stuff from my room.
I am sorry. Read my lips.
Get this stuff back to my room now.
You're serious? Yes.
Totally serious and you know the predicament I'm in with Gary?
Yes!
Alright. Okay.
I'll put them back and I don't need your meals. I'll cook for myself.
I'll pay my fuckin' bills and maybe yis will be happy then!
Or maybe yis would be happy if there was no Barry at all.
If I just disappeared. Would you be happy then?
How would it be then? Now yis are all the happy couples.
I thought he was my friend Noel.
He goes and does this to me.
If I had one pound for every time I'd to listen to his boring stories...
...and give him advice and help him out when he needed a friend.
I wouldn't need to steal from him!
The way he treated you lastnight. What the fuck was that?
And you only a puppy. Fuckin' bastard!
250. That's it, that's your investment back.
What do you mean? That's 50 short.
It's all I have. It'll have to do.
Well Gary. I can't say I'm not happy to be leaving.
This has been a fiasco.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life working on a stall with you.
I don't need the hassle. Come on Noel.
It's been huge. Now goodbye!
Give me that Soda Stream. You're not getting that!
Do you know the trouble I went to to get that? I don't care.
It's the property of the stall now. No it's not. That's ridiculous.
I'll tell you what, if I sell it I'll give you half.
You'll never sell that shite.
Here.
And the bottles.
In the pockets.
Good luck.
Obviously we'd organise a new mattress. The fire works.
I don't know what else to say. It's a really nice room. Suits us fine.
I can't help thinking I recognise you from somewhere.
Maybe the telly. I used to have a spot on RTE introducing movies.
That's it. I'm a great fan of old movies.
Don't get her started on the old black and whites. I love them.
We should go.
You were talking about some book about Hitchcock.. I remember.
It was the first 44 films. I have a copy if you'd like to borrow it.
Oh I would love it.
City centre. Male required to share room until mid Sep. Fuckin' chancer!
Female to share with two others.
All mod cons, close the DART and bus. Lovely.
Give those chicks a call.
This is the one-bedroom. Lovely.
Perfect. How much did you say? 250. Cool.
A week.
Fuck off!
Here we are.
I used to use this room myself.
Sleeping area.
No animals. It says so in the ad. Can I have a little peak?
What's the point? I don't take tenants with animals.
Just a little look. Look at him. He'll be dying soon. He's fucked.
Sure.
It could tear strips off you.
I've seen fellas. Great performers, experienced. Not like you.
They go to pieces in auditions They leave the place crying like sissy girls.
Never set foot on stage again. Ooh, it's no picnic.
I'm only doing this as a favour to Dave. I don't really care.
That's the right attitude. You've no chance of getting the part.
(MAN SINGS).
# Tomorrow belongs to me.
# The branch of the linden..
I'm doing a duet from Guys & Dolls. 'I'll know when my love come along'.
Jaysus, there's an awful lot of high notes in that.
He asked me to prepare a duet. I've been learning it all day.
What key are you doing it in? Key?
I just thought I'd ask the accompanist. I don't like this..
Ssh! Ah fuck him.
I wish we'd more time to prepare something else.
What about rescheduling? Dad!
Emmet, it says here your playing age is 21 to 45.
How old are you exactly? I'm 18 but I can look older.
He's brutal.
I could grow a beard. Thank you Emmet.
Michael, so glad you could make it.
I want to introduce Dean Jordan, our esteemed writer.
This is Michael Quinn. You know Jimmy.
Pleased to meet you. Yeah.
There's a small problem. I'd intended you to read with Rachel, our leading lady.
She seems to be delayed. I don't think she'll be too long.
She's on her way from work so if you don't mind..
I could stand in for her. Really? Yeah, come on.
That's all very well but I can't afford 800 euro.
What have you got? 250.
What do you expect to get for 250? I'm sorry, I can't help you.
Do you have anything else then? No, I've 15 students in here.
Okay. Thanks anyway.
Wait a minute. I have an idea that might help you.
You say you've 250.
Come up the lane with me. There's somebody who may solve your housing problem.
Let's go.
Cool.
# Until then I'll be strong.
# For I know that my love..
PHONE RINGS.
Go on with your singing. Don't mind me.
Hiya lads. Sorry I'm late. < Just in time Rachel.
Thanks Jimmy, we don't need you now. Our diva's arrived.
Do you feel up to a bit of singing? Of course. Where do you want me?
On stage.
That's Michael Quinn, Jimmy's boy. Go easy on him.
Michael. Rachel, nice to meet you. What are we singing?
From Guys & Dolls. 'I'll know when my love comes along'.
It's one of my favourites.
# I'll know when my love comes along.
# I'll know as I run to his arms..
# That at last I've come home safe and sound.
# And till then..
# I shall wait.
# Until then.
# For I'll know when my love comes along.
# I'll know..
# When my love comes along.
# I'll know then and there.
# I'll know at the sight of her face.
# How I care. How I care. How I care.
# And I'll stop and I'll stare.
# And I'll know long before we can speak.
# I'll know..
# In my heart.
# I'll know..
He's Travolta-esque.
# Am I right? Am I wrong? Am I smart?
# And I'll stop and I'll stare.
# At that face.
# Yes I'll know when my love come alone.
I know she's fantastic. You know she's fantastic.
She's got the blood part. It's him.
Give him the part. Give him the part.
That was just fantastic Michael!
You too Rachel. I couldn't have asked for better.
That's very kind of you.
Even though Dean really wanted someone who looked a bit more like him...
...we both agree that you'd be great in the part of Jason.
That's very flattering. Thank you both.
It's a lead role so I'm not sure if you're willing to commit that sort of time.
No, I don't need time to think about it. I'd love to do it.
I've got a very understanding wife and sympathetic boss.
I can't see any problem all at.
Welcome to the show! Thanks Davey. Dean.
Thanks Rachel.
You should've seen my father's face. He was disgusted.
Did he end up getting anything himself? Yeah, he's playing the judge.
Is that a good part? One scene, two lines.
What's the script like? I don't know. I haven't read it.
You accepted the part and you haven't read it? Yeah.
What's your co-star like? My leading lady. She's a good singer.
Rachel's her name. She's nice. Will you have much rehearsals?
5 nights a week for 4 weeks. I thought it was an amateur gig.
Davey says it's amateur not amateurish.
Where's Barry? I don't know.
You drove him away.
I'm getting a bit worried now to be honest.
He'll be back with his tail between his legs before the night's over.
I hope so. You'd think he'd fucking ring or something.
He can be so thoughtless.
Maybe he's going to move in with Alison.
He is late though, even for him. Why would he move in with Alison?
Huh? Why would he move in with Alison?
She's back in Dublin. We met her yesterday.
Who's Alison? What's that?
Nice one.
You've got to see this! What?
Come here.
Lads, come on. Check this out!
Give us two 99's and a choc-ice! Very funny.
What the fuck is this? It's home sweet home.
What is it? It's a cruise air series 3 camper wagon.
Come on around.
Hiya Noel!
Come on Noel. It's the neighbours.
Come on in. Check it out.
What do you think of this?
Can I have a shot here Bar? Yeah Michael.
Grab a seat guys.
You've got your shower and chemical toilet in here.
You've got a fridge there and some overhead storage.
Here's your kitchen area and the living room.
What do you think? Smashing.
It's got power steering.
Look, air-conditioning.
Look you can just..
Agh!
It needs a little bit of tuning but we have the time.
What do yis think guys? Great. It's big.
It's big enough for me and Noeler here.
It's great Barry. The only thing is you can't leave it here.
I've no intention of leaving it here. That's the beauty of it.
A new view every morning.
Oh look, the rock of Cashel. Next day Powerscourt.
Next day hello Tipperary.
You probably need to finish the dinner that Raymond cooked for you..
...while I load my stuff into my new home.
Feel free to look around. Everyone's welcome in my house.
Get you a drink, come on.
Hey. Morning Noeler.
Subtitles: Tracey Carr, RTE 2002.