Your son disrespected me,
he disrespected yuh mother, all her things.
He disrespected this house...
Did the only thing that was right. I tell him to leave.
You did what?!
Dad... Talk to me.
I've been in love with your Uncle Morris
and him in love with me for my entire life.
I know you're gonna find this hard to believe.
Putting yourself first...
is what's best. For you and for Mum.
Well, it doesn't mean you can keep hurting me this way.
That's right, that's right.
You is right, because a man as,
as special and as loyal and as loving...
and as kind as you deserves more.
Listen, Carm!
There's no easy way to say this...
It's about yuh husband!
"People pay more for what they do,
and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become.
And they pay for it very simply;
by the lives they lead.
James Baldwin.
And therein lies the rub.
Carmel, I know you've not been happy for a long time now.
And that we have both been lonely in this antiquated union
for which we once foolishly pledged to
honour, love and obey...
one another 'til death us do part.
So, rather than waste any more of our days.
I freely admit, finally,
that I have transgressed on all three...
And that's a fact that will probably not come as...
a surprise to you.
But why and with whom may...
come as a shock...
because you see, Carmel,
I'm...
I...
I'm...
I am and have always been...
Gay!
- The word yuh looking for is gay! - I know...
I know, I'm just... building up to it.
And now you mess up my flow.
I have to start all over again.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...
I sorry.
Don't feel right. Doin' it here.
You know?
Yes...
It don't feel right to me neither.
I got carried away that's all.
Come...
- Oh... - Up!
One, two, three...
I swear,
if Carmel don't return soon,
I go fly to Antigua meself and deliver the news.
That's if Odette hasn't already.
I told yuh, she wouldn't have.
Yuh good.
- Unless Daniel, err... - No...
Maxie say if he was goin' say anything,
he would have done so already.
And Donna would-a scalped me long time since.
Well, that's one reason to be cheerful, is it not?
What you need is a distraction.
A friend has invited us over this weekend.
What friend?
Pierre. My friend who owns the juice stall, mi tell you about him.
Uh-huh...
He and he partner, Darius-
Step by step, Morris.
Can't expect me to be another Labi Siffre all of a sudden.
Oh, come on now.
A night out will do yuh good.
Yes man.
Okay, I'll go leave you be...
But Barry...
Ah-ha...
At least think about it.
Laters man.
Later.
Carmel...
So, you're home.
Sit down, Barry.
You're looking good, Carmel.
That's an understatement, yuh no think?
I know you've not been happy for some time now.
- And we both... - Barry stop!
No, I can't, you have to let me finish,
because if I don't say this I...
Carmel, I am gay.
Have been the whole time you've known me.
Have been...
my whole life.
I know.
Odette...
Like you always saying,
when women get together, they natter.
After I first heard,
it was almost a relief.
All-a this time I did think it was me.
That I was too fat,
too ugly,
not sexy -
not good enough for you.
All-a that shame I did carry, when it's you.
You are the one with the defect inside.
I can't help how I feel.
- I tried, I, I tried... - You love him?
Yes.
Did you ever love me?
Yes, course I did.
I love you still.
I don't think a man like you is even capable of love.
How you can say that?
Because I spent fifty years of my life betrayed by your lie!
Missing all the clues that were staring me in the face.
Realising my whole adult life been wasted.
Odette says you gave me two daughters,
so it not wasted, but she wrong.
- Don't say that. - She wrong,
'cause it's not just me you betrayed.
Not just me you hurt.
Um-hm.
It's the girls too.
I stayed to protect them.
So that no other man could come in and hurt them.
- You tell yourself that if you want. - It is the...
It the truth, I swear.
You've lied to them their whole lives.
That's your only truth.
Fifty years with a man who used me as a cover story.
How yuh think that make me feel?!
Well, Barry,
I'm not lonely no more.
Remember Hubert from school?
Course you do.
Well, he back in my life and we getting on just fine.
He's smarter than you, more hunky, a better dancer,
and he make me feel like a queen.
I goin' back to him.
My life here...
is done.
First thing I got to do is "lawyer-up",
I starting divorce proceedings
and you not getting off lightly.
Don't worry, I ain't going to dish the dirt.
What good that do me, eh?
Let everybody know what a fool I've been?
I sending in the packers next week.
I'll be here from 10.00am everyday to start sorting through stuff.
And you better not be here.
Neither sight, nor sound.
This house...
represents half a century of misery.
Part of me would love to take a hammer to it.
And you.
But I done my time already.
- Carmel, my dear, please just... - Mm-mm.
I don't want to see or speak to you again.
Let me just say, I sorry.
Truly.
I sorry.
It's gonna be okay, Mum. Hardest part's over.
Darlin', I feel good.
- Mmm... - Free.
I still can't believe it.
Like, I always knew he was a cheat, but, to lie like this...
Wait,
what you mean, always?
Since when?!
No, what I meant was...
You never thought to tell me?
I, I confided in you.
No, I mean, I was...
All this time.
All these years, and here is you,
all along, protecting him!
Mum, I wasn't...
Let me just put the kettle on,
- I'll get you settled down and then.. - Don't bother.
All I want is some rest.
Thanks for giving Granny your room.
That's okay.
Erm...
I got an offer from Harvard!
It's conditional, but doable and a full scholarship.
What about Oxford?
What about it?
What about me, I'll hardly see you!
Mum! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
*** man.
Why can't you be happy for me?
What, then I'd get your loyalty, like Grandad?
Didn't think about telling me, huh?
Didn't think I had a right to know?
It wasn't my place to tell you!
After all I've done for you - everything I've sacrificed.
You know,
you really need to stop being
so mad at people for not being who and what you want them to be!
Who even are you?
I don't know,
but that's precisely what I intend on finding out.
Maybe it's time you did too.
Y'alright, Boss?
Mm-hm.
You know erm,
you can come stay at mine for a while until all of this is sorted.
- If you like. - Thank you.
But I'm not ready for all of that just yet.
- Oh, ha, ha, ha... - Oh, you see that?
That's me with the prince.
Who that? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Hello...
No, stay Morris.
You don't have to go nowhere.
Hi Grandad...
I, I erm,
I came to apologise about what happened.
I don't have anything to do with those boys anymore, or Chris.
- Him girlfriend. - Ex-girlfriend.
Ancient history.
I shouldn't have let them lead me astray.
So you are absolving yourself from any responsibility then?
- I was drunk. - You chose to get drunk, not so?
I guess. But I really am sorry, for disrespecting you.
Both of you. That's not who I am.
If you can believe anything I hope it's that.
Oh, erm...
Go on.
I have an offer from Harvard.
It wouldn't have been possible without you
and all you've done so...
thank you, Grandy.
No, Danny-Boy.
There's no need to thank me.
Is you did the work.
Harvard, eh, eh?
Congratulations!
Thank you.
At least my err, at least my two grandys are happy for me.
I need to go.
Hey...
How's yuh mother?
She's hurting.
Feels betrayed.
By me and you.
I am proud of you.
Thanks.
Harvard.
Grandpappy!
I better be going.
Thank you.
Morris, hol' up.
Seeing as we erm,
we're talking about new beginnings an' all of that,
I erm, I want to come clean.
There's stuff I want to get off my chest.
Stuff I think you need to know...
So I know you never like for me to support you,
but erm, long ago I did set up a trust fund in your name.
And it's still there.
For you to do whatever you want to do with it.
Hm, hm...
But that is not the only thing I've done behind your back.
What am I now, mm?
A Catholic priest you got to confess all your sins to?
If you're startin' on that road,
I'm going to have to reciprocate, okay?
So erm, one, two, three...
Alright, thank you.
Sixty years...
Mmm...
Sixty years I have known you Barry.
And finally, you, me,
we have a future to look forward to...
together.
So let's not dig up our past misdemeanours, hmm.
Glass half full, remember?
Glass half full.
Laters boss.
Later, trust fund baby.
Okay sisters, you can get down...
It was always goin' end up this way Barrington.
Serves you right for choosing the wrong *** all them years ago.
Oh, I feel like I haven't sat down in days.
You know the other day, when I came round looking for Daniel
you knew then, didn't you?
Not at first...
- But then I kinda just... - Figured something was up.
Do you hate me?
I should do.
But then there'd be no one left to blame but myself, so...
Oh my days, D!
- Oh come on... - No, no, no, no.
Come on, it's your favourite song!
Nope.
Oh my God. Come on.
Oh, come on...
Come on...
It can get quite chilly in Massachusetts, apparently.
Thank you.
Why is it taking so long?
- I can't hear him. - Two seconds, two seconds...
Here we are.
Hey.
Hubie, hello baby.
What you sayin'?
What me sayin', what you are sayin'..?
Girl, you look good on camera.
Thank you. What you doin' baby?
Oh, I'm just waiting to see you, again.
You know, see if maybe I...
Mi grandson is here, Daniel.
So, shall I continue?
Y'alright, Boss?
Miracles do happen.
Mm-hm...
Stop my man.
Come on.
- Hold up... - Oh, come on. You look fine.
Barry...
Backside...
What kind of juice you say these people sell again?
Come on...
Look at this place.
Morris...
Hi, so glad you could make it.
Looking sharp.
- Hello. - Welcome Sir.
Thank you for inviting me.
Welcome.
Err Barry, this is Pierre and Darius and well erm... this is Barry.
Thank you for the invite.
Pleasure to finally meet you, Barry.
You too.
Yes, we've heard so much about you.
Really?
All good.
- I got you a gift. - Oh, thank you.
What a lovely place you have here.
Oh, Darius is quite the designer.
Er, he's trying to butter me.
The slander.
Erm, everyone, this is Morris and his boyfriend...
- Barry, Ba-Barry... - Barry.
Come, come, I'll introduce you to...
- This is Eugene. - Hello Eugene.
- And this is Casey. - Oh, Casey...
- That's right. - Oh enough.
Aaron, Aaron...
This is Morris.
- Barry... - Yeah...
Come, join us.
- Thank you. - Here's some champagne.
Oh, you don't have anything a likkle manlier?
Er, we have beer. Er...
You have whiskey?
- Whiskey? - Whiskey.
Ice?
One cube please.
- One cube. - Thank you.
Coming up.
You wanna dance?
No thank you.
- Oh, come on man, dance with me. - You not hear me say no.
You're driving me crazy, you know?
You know something?
No matter who, or how many people you come out to,
it don't mean nothing if yuh still trapped in here.
You see them people, these people here.
- Morris, come on, let's dance! - Them free Barry. Free...
Imagine what that would feel like...
To be free Barry...
Smoking gives you cancer.
And what are you doing here Maxie?
A friend of mine is a friend of Pierre's.
So tell me, do all the east London gays know each other then?
Is it like the masons?
- Is there a secret handshake? - I don't know.
Yuh asking the wrong person.
It will get easier.
- Really? - Yeah, in time.
Girl...
- Oh... - Here you are.
This is Rafi.
- An old friend from C.S.M. - Less of the old, thanks.
- Hello. - Hi.
Rafi, this is Daddy.
Oh, Mr Walker, hi, congrats.
Maxine told me about the big breaking news.
It's exciting.
Oh, no, he's talking about the business venture -
House of Walker not, you know...
Right, yes.
But, congrats on coming out anyway. Doubly exciting.
Oo...
which reminds me.
I have something excitingly extraordinary to show you!
My business card... Maxine Walker CEO.
So, what do you think?
Truthfully...
We should talk.
Family drama.
- I'll leave you to it. - Thank you.
Dancefloor is calling.
This needs a re-think, Maxie.
If yuh serious about this, we have to do it properly.
'Cause you and me, we've been in our comfort zone for far too long.
So what you say we break out, ehn, try something new?
Yeah, yeah you're right. Here...
- I'll see you inside then. - I'll see you inside.
Good evening.
Thank you for this evening.
I know it couldn't have been easy for you.
You know something,
everything is easier with you at my side.
Don't tell me you're gettin' soft on mi now, Barry?
Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
Come on now man,
we have some serious matters to consider.
Such as where we going to live once the house is sold!
Well erm, I've always fancied somewhere with a Fuchsia facade.
Morris, don't take liberties.
What?
Don't take liberties.
I serious man.
Our future is bright, for true, but...
Yuh draw the line at fuchsia!
Yes sah! Yes sah!
Then mi say magenta. Then mi say fuchsia...
You say...
Which, which it, which you want? Fuchsia or magenta?
Oh, how about...