WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:05.080 Welcome, dear listener, and thanks for joining us. I'm and 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:06.639 I'm Stephen, and this is a. 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:09.039 Podcast all about the weird and wonderful world of the 4 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:12.080 dark comedy anthology series Inside number nine. 5 00:00:12.599 --> 00:00:14.919 On each episode, we'll be diving into another one of 6 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:18.719 Steve Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith's twisted tales, putting it under 7 00:00:18.760 --> 00:00:22.000 a lens and examining it within an inch of its life. 8 00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:25.120 So make yourself comfortable, grab a cup of tea, and 9 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:27.399 join us for the ninth degree. 10 00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:34.520 Hello, Hello, Hello, We're back again. 11 00:00:34.840 --> 00:00:36.920 Whoo series seven. 12 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:38.280 I can't believe it. 13 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:41.640 I know we're rattling through. We really are, over two 14 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:44.119 thirds of the way through. How are you? 15 00:00:44.759 --> 00:00:46.399 Yeah, I'm okay, ticking along. 16 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:48.320 Yeah. Any exciting going on? 17 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:53.439 Not particularly No, No, it makes it quite a boring 18 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:55.119 section of the podcast. I can't think of a him 19 00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:55.399 to say. 20 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:57.320 But yeah, yeah, I should make a note. That's what 21 00:00:57.439 --> 00:00:58.280 to talk about here. 22 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:00.240 Yeah. 23 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:05.480 I don't think I got anything exciting. No, just work, Yeah, 24 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:07.640 same old life. 25 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:12.280 Yeah, let's reveal our hair from the end of series six. 26 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:14.319 Yes, it was one of yours. 27 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:21.719 It was. It was empty orchestra, you know, Dawns always 28 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:24.519 making sure that no one's glass is ever empty. Orchestra 29 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:26.560 blaring out sea shanty's and juice. 30 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:35.439 Yeah, nicely done. Thanks, So just remind people that might 31 00:01:35.480 --> 00:01:37.959 be new to joining. We like to try and smuggle 32 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:41.760 in a random episode unrelated to the one we're discussing 33 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:45.159 in the same vein as Stephen Reese do with their heads. 34 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:47.959 So at some point in the episode we will sneak 35 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.239 in an episode title see if you can spy it. 36 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:52.920 Some maybe harder spot than others. 37 00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.680 Yeah, quality may vary, but we back this week with 38 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:04.519 series seven episode one, Merrily Merrily. Lawrence has arranged a 39 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.400 reunion with his old university chums, Callum and Darren at 40 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:10.199 to a remote lake. It's not quite what they were expecting, 41 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:12.800 and Darren has even brought along his new girlfriend. But 42 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:14.639 a lot of water has passed under the bridge since 43 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:16.840 their college days, of course, and as they strike out 44 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:19.400 across the empty lake, the conversation takes them into choppy 45 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:22.680 or waters. Someone was enjoying me a little. 46 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:26.080 There, Yeah, I loved it. 47 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:29.919 Puns there Yeah, great, immediate thoughts. 48 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:34.599 Well, it's interesting actually, because when I revisited it for 49 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:37.360 the first time the other day, I was you know, 50 00:02:37.479 --> 00:02:41.240 I thought I'm sorry wasn't blown away by it, but 51 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:42.960 I've watched it a couple more times since then, and 52 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:44.879 it's grown on me a lot. I think it's it's 53 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:45.800 really actually very good. 54 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:48.879 Yeah, I think i'd agree. I think I watched it 55 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:52.439 the first time earlier on today, since probably since it aired, yeah, 56 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:55.039 and I was like, okay, that was all right, And 57 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:56.960 then I rewatched it and I was like, yeah, actually 58 00:02:56.960 --> 00:02:57.479 I quite like that. 59 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:00.960 Yeah, because I expect it wouldn't be your normal cup 60 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:02.800 of tea in that it's quite a character piece. 61 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:06.960 Yeah, there's not really a lot of plot hugely to it. No, No, 62 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.680 there's no you know, giant secret they're trying to hide 63 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:13.800 as such. I had forgotten the sort of sort of 64 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:16.520 twist at the end. Yes, I remember that the wife 65 00:03:16.919 --> 00:03:18.879 the thing, what the deal with the wife was, but 66 00:03:18.919 --> 00:03:21.960 that was Yes, that was all I could all I 67 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:22.560 did remember. 68 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:30.000 You can say, she's dead heads in the bag, she's 69 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:30.759 not a guinea picker. 70 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:34.639 Yeah, so I did remember that, but I didn't remember 71 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:35.919 what comes after that. 72 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:37.759 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, so. 73 00:03:37.719 --> 00:03:39.800 That was quite a nice little sort of surprise for 74 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:40.400 me in a way. 75 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:41.479 Mm hmm. 76 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:44.000 But yeah, it's not typically the kind of episode I 77 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:46.680 would normally say, I like, it's still quite funny. 78 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:49.879 Yes, lots of humor in it, which is good, and 79 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:53.000 it's quite it's quite a different episode for the show 80 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:54.960 in general, especially for a series opener. 81 00:03:55.479 --> 00:04:00.400 It's quite sedate. M it's not high stakes or anything really, 82 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:01.840 but yeah. 83 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:04.400 I mean the cast that's come together is just perfect. 84 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:07.879 Yes, oh yeah, yeah, they're great. It's nice to finally 85 00:04:07.919 --> 00:04:08.680 get Mark in. 86 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:12.520 Yeah. And it's the perfect, the perfect for him. It 87 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:13.919 really is so satisfying. 88 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:18.160 Yeah, you know, the whole reunion and concept, and it 89 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:20.279 works so well, even though they didn't intend it to 90 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:23.839 be him. No, just a happy accident that it worked 91 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:24.240 out that way. 92 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:27.240 It's a happy accident. Yeah. And it just brings the 93 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:30.519 whole extra layer to it that he really shares that 94 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:33.920 history with them. Yeah that you you know, sure, people 95 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:36.000 can act and that's all very well, but when you've 96 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:39.079 got that real history, it's it's got an extra sort 97 00:04:39.079 --> 00:04:42.439 of depth to it, I think, and especially when you've 98 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:44.360 you know, you might have watched them on things like 99 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:47.759 The League of Gentlemen like years before that for the 100 00:04:47.800 --> 00:04:50.959 audience as well, Like it's it's kind of nostalgic, isn't it. 101 00:04:51.279 --> 00:04:54.199 Yeah, Yeah, it must have been nice for them as well. 102 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:56.639 And plus it's it's sort of their story in a 103 00:04:56.680 --> 00:04:58.959 way as well, Like they did all hang out at 104 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:01.360 university together, it did go down to the lake near 105 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:03.439 the school exactly. Yea, all that kind of stuff. It 106 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:06.240 was almost quite autobiographical in a way. 107 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:09.319 Yeah. I mean that when they wrote about that stuff, 108 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:12.000 they' obviously drawing on their own memories and experiences. 109 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:14.720 Yeah, so it's just nice when Mark fit into it 110 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:16.879 and it could be even more real. Yeah. 111 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:18.720 I think he'd he'd been wanting to be in it 112 00:05:18.759 --> 00:05:19.680 for ages, hadn't. 113 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:23.000 He In schedules I expect. Yeah, he's a busy man. 114 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:24.160 He's always doing something. 115 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:28.800 Oh Yeah. I really commend his performance in this because 116 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:31.519 I always enjoy him and whatever I see him in. 117 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:35.600 But I do feel that sometimes often he gives quite 118 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:37.160 a hammy performance. 119 00:05:37.319 --> 00:05:38.000 I know what you mean. 120 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:40.199 Yeah, And I felt like in this this is the 121 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:42.800 most yeah, like this is the most naturalistic performance I 122 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:46.079 think I've seen from him. Yeah, and it was really good. 123 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:47.959 And he's very funny as well. 124 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:51.199 Yeah, I mean, because he mainly does writing these days, 125 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:52.759 Like you kind of forget how good an actor he 126 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.639 can be. When Yeah, when he really goes for it 127 00:05:56.279 --> 00:05:59.160 and it's not a silly role or a joke roll. 128 00:05:59.639 --> 00:06:02.160 And I mean he's very good at the cartoonish. 129 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:02.439 Yeah. 130 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:05.800 Well, I like there's a BBC version of Wind in 131 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:08.319 the Willows from about two thousand and six that I watched, 132 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:11.839 and he plays Rat in that, and he's so perfect 133 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:14.319 for that that, you know, that's sort of larger than 134 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:15.920 life kind of character. 135 00:06:16.519 --> 00:06:16.920 Nice. 136 00:06:17.279 --> 00:06:22.199 Matt Lucas was Toad, right, Yeah, but seeing him in 137 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:25.480 something really real like this, especially with his two long 138 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:28.519 term friends like that. Yeah, it's just it's just very, 139 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.879 very enjoyable. It is lovely, and the Scottish accent, it's 140 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:38.120 just it really adds to that sort of judge you know, 141 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:40.120 a bit a bit sarcastic. 142 00:06:40.519 --> 00:06:44.680 Yeah. I've actually been to the lake as well. They 143 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:47.360 would be referencing because it's it's not far from me. Really. 144 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:47.879 Where is it? 145 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:50.399 The Orra Sculpture Park. It's like a big oh right, 146 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:55.240 like a big gardens effectively with sculptures obviously in it, okay, 147 00:06:56.160 --> 00:06:57.720 and you can just sort of walk around it and 148 00:06:58.000 --> 00:06:58.959 it's just a nice walk. 149 00:06:59.199 --> 00:06:59.399 Yeah. 150 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:02.480 On the edge of that is the is the Breton 151 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:04.720 Hole where they went to study. Yeah, it's just like 152 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:06.360 I assume back in the day it would have been 153 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:10.040 the gardens of it. Yeah, but yeah, it's really nice. 154 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:13.959 So should we for setting the number nine itself? Is 155 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:19.920 this pedalo? This hired peda mobile this week? Yeah? Oh, 156 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:21.600 and also this is she should say this is the 157 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:25.439 first episode really, that's well, it's all outdoors. Yeah, and 158 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:27.839 we I mean, even in normal episodes, we very rarely 159 00:07:27.839 --> 00:07:29.439 get any outdoor scenes. 160 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:33.279 Anything more than like an establishing shot or something. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, 161 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:35.519 you don't really get any extended scenes outside really. 162 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:38.360 Yeah, so it's very different, which. 163 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:42.160 Must have been challenging, never mind the water involved. 164 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:45.959 So we've got this very run down looking boat higher place. 165 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:47.519 Yeah, it looks a bit Scooby Doo. 166 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:52.000 And we keep getting this close ups on the sign 167 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:55.639 of you know, closed for the season, really sort of 168 00:07:55.839 --> 00:07:57.560 saying people shouldn't be there. Really. 169 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:00.560 Yeah, I did get the vibes that's something bad was 170 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:03.399 going to happen Lake. Yeah, more so than it does. 171 00:08:04.199 --> 00:08:06.360 I felt there was like a malicious intent going on. 172 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:09.240 I think they lead you in that direction, but yeah. 173 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:10.560 I guess that's what they're trying to get you to think, 174 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:10.959 isn't it. 175 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:15.519 Yeah, another one of our creepy violin scores, a bit 176 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:16.319 like the Stakeout. 177 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:21.439 Yeah, very eerie, very effective, it is. So. 178 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:25.959 Yeah, we talked all about Callum, who is a gynecologist. Yes, 179 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:31.480 nice detail, and yeah, that he comes to meet Lawrence. 180 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:35.240 Yes, and what was in a very vaguely worded invitation. 181 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:37.559 By all accounts, no one really knows what the hell's 182 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:38.600 going on in this event. 183 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:43.120 Yeah, what must he have said, come to the lake, 184 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:43.879 we'll go on a boat. 185 00:08:44.799 --> 00:08:47.159 Yeah, I'm not seen you in twelve years or whatever 186 00:08:47.240 --> 00:08:50.080 it was, and left it at that. 187 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:54.840 Yeah, Or maybe it's just a case of people don't 188 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:55.679 read things properly. 189 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:59.120 Well, maybe maybe you told them everything and. 190 00:08:58.279 --> 00:08:59.639 Nobody's reading his round robins? 191 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:04.759 Are they bless him? All his emails are going to spam? 192 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:06.759 But yeah, you get this sense that he's the kind 193 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:10.519 of person who hasn't really moved on since UNI and 194 00:09:10.559 --> 00:09:15.279 these other people have and he's kind of just stayed stuck. Yeah, 195 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:17.399 you know, he's still wearing the scarf and all that. 196 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:21.399 Yeah. Yeah, everyone's moved on without him, which is sad 197 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:23.799 for him. He's just and he's obviously not coping well 198 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:27.159 with it. And then when the bad things have started happening, 199 00:09:27.840 --> 00:09:29.519 all his friends that he thinks are his best friends 200 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:30.399 and nowhere to be found. 201 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:34.960 Mm hmm, Paul Lawrence. Yeah, it's kind of tragic for him. 202 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:37.320 I'm sorry for thinking you're going to murder all these people. 203 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:44.240 So then we get Darren, Oh, Steve, this this character 204 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:52.039 is yes, one of his standbyac very legal gentlemen. 205 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:55.799 I feel like it's the character from League that's in 206 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:59.440 the Blockbusters. Oh yeah, like him grown up a bit. 207 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:02.559 How many killings does it got? 208 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:03.559 The killings? 209 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:12.519 Yeah? Yeah, I love that sketch. So yeah, he's he's 210 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:13.279 he's a thing. 211 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:17.240 He is a thing that happens, and he's again also 212 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:20.679 not read the invitation either, No, and brought along a 213 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:25.360 plus one yes, which Lawrence is very much not tappy about. 214 00:10:27.399 --> 00:10:28.679 And I don't blame him. 215 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:31.399 No, I don't blame him. 216 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:33.360 But then you get the awkward thing of well not 217 00:10:33.399 --> 00:10:35.399 do I do? Now I'm annoyed about it, but there's 218 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:36.840 absolutely nothing I can do about it. 219 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:40.600 No, and he doesn't want to be a dick. He 220 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:42.039 does end up being a bit of a dick. 221 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:46.320 But yeah, passive aggressive, with less of less and less 222 00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:46.799 of the passive. 223 00:10:47.039 --> 00:10:51.879 Yes, exactly as it goes. They also mention this friend, 224 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:55.480 this fourth friend who can't be there, Yeah, because he's 225 00:10:55.519 --> 00:10:59.360 in Germany, which is ken Zy I think Kensy Kens. Yeah. 226 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:02.039 I'm assuming that was deliberate as a like reference to 227 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:04.759 a red herring. Well, no, as a reference to Jeremy 228 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:06.480 Dyson league member. 229 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:09.440 But yeah, well people that know it would be I 230 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:11.639 think I thought it was like, that's going to be 231 00:11:11.639 --> 00:11:14.200 the thing that you need to bear in mind. Oh right, okay, 232 00:11:14.360 --> 00:11:17.159 you know the friend that can't be here. Why can't 233 00:11:17.159 --> 00:11:19.840 you be here? What's happened? Or where is he? What's 234 00:11:19.879 --> 00:11:22.559 going on? That was going to be a plot point 235 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:25.279 later on. Yeah, but yes, also. 236 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:26.919 Works very well for I think it's just a nice 237 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:27.879 nod as it is. 238 00:11:27.960 --> 00:11:29.440 Yeah, but I don't know how much of it was 239 00:11:29.480 --> 00:11:30.639 tended as a red herring. 240 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:33.759 And this, I mean, I know people change as they 241 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:36.759 get older and drift and stuff, but they seem like 242 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:39.799 such different people to be you really do close friends 243 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:45.000 at UNI. Yeah, and they were studying such completely different things. Really, 244 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:48.679 I wonder how they how they became friends. 245 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:50.840 They'll have just been all in the same hall and 246 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:53.240 they've had to be friends. Yeah, but actually none of 247 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:54.879 them really liked each other. None of them would ever 248 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:57.720 have made each other in real life and stayed friends, 249 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:00.559 but they were forced to be friends because of circumstance. 250 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:02.960 I'm going to go, I don't know, maybe Callum Lawrence 251 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:05.320 might have been friends. Yeah, I can't see why either 252 00:12:05.360 --> 00:12:06.639 of them were that friends with dark. 253 00:12:06.519 --> 00:12:12.120 Darren is just so blessing. Yeah, Diane Morgan is just 254 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:14.360 a queen, isn't she. 255 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:17.559 I can't fault the lady. She is amazing and everything 256 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:18.200 she does. 257 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:21.399 She is amazing everything she does, and I cannot imagine 258 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:24.840 anybody else playing this role. It's like it was made 259 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:25.200 for her. 260 00:12:25.519 --> 00:12:28.279 It really was. I mean, I know, I've only really 261 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.799 seen her a lot of quite similar roles. Yeah, but 262 00:12:32.120 --> 00:12:34.279 she does it so perfectly exactly. 263 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:37.120 That's if you find your niche and it works, then 264 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:40.399 with it great. You know. Now, she is a great character, 265 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:44.679 you know, especially the contrast between her and someone like Callum, 266 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:47.480 who is you know, so sort of high brown, sophisticated, 267 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:49.840 and you know, she just comes and looks at the 268 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:51.919 scene and she's like, my mom's got a chair at this, 269 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:55.279 I tell her. 270 00:12:57.480 --> 00:12:59.759 At the height of classes meeting Judge Rinda. 271 00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:03.159 Oh god, yeah, strictly, strictly. 272 00:13:02.919 --> 00:13:05.720 Yeah, not for any of his like and whatever else 273 00:13:05.720 --> 00:13:10.360 he does. Judge, Yeah, it's all about that is on strictly. 274 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:14.200 It's a bit later on, but when you know, when 275 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:16.240 she finally finds out that it's not a big party 276 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:18.200 and like Judge of Wind is not going to be here, 277 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:20.039 and Callum's just like doubt. 278 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:30.879 I think he might just surface from the wall in 279 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:37.759 his wig and robes. Yeah, so that's our main main 280 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:38.679 cast for the episode. 281 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:39.480 Mm hmm. 282 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:43.080 It's a funny little group. But then they end up 283 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.000 in a pedlo for the rest of it, which must 284 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:49.159 have been a nightmare for them. Oh god, I can't 285 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:54.960 even imagine the logistics of doing that. Are you a pedicionado? Well, 286 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:56.480 I had much experience with them. 287 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:58.799 Yeah, I've been on one once, a long time ago. 288 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:01.879 I must have about eight or nine. Yeah, I was 289 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:03.559 on holiday in France with my parents. 290 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:09.159 They have pedalers in France, their parents. I just think 291 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:10.799 of them as such a British thing. I struggle to 292 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:14.080 imagine them existing outside of Britain. I don't know why. 293 00:14:14.120 --> 00:14:16.000 They just seem so naff and tacky and British. 294 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:16.919 Yeah, that's true. 295 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:19.279 The only place I can imagine them otherwise is along 296 00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:22.799 like the Costa del Soul or somewhere by the rosen 297 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:27.080 Cram Pub next to the beach. I've been on a 298 00:14:27.080 --> 00:14:29.440 few times because we used to go to Scarborough stuff 299 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:31.480 with my grandparents a lot, and they had them there 300 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:34.399 in the little little parks and things. They're just so 301 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:38.000 damn slow and you're just peddling and peddling, pedaling like 302 00:14:38.159 --> 00:14:40.799 they just wanted to hurry up and waiting for someone 303 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:43.399 to like how you can pedal for before you feel 304 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:45.039 like you can get someone else to swap with you, 305 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:50.240 before it feels earned that they might jump in. It's 306 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:52.559 just going and going and going, and it's like every 307 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:54.639 little revolution gets you half an. 308 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:57.519 Inch and yeah, takes forever. 309 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:01.799 They used to have an equivalent app the theme park. 310 00:15:02.159 --> 00:15:04.240 It was it was bikes on a rail, so it 311 00:15:04.279 --> 00:15:08.320 was the same concept on a rail right above above 312 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:11.200 this like courtyard, but that meant that the rail was 313 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:13.919 a fixed track, so once you set off you had 314 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:15.759 to complete it. Oh wow to be able to get 315 00:15:15.799 --> 00:15:18.159 back off, because it was like ten foot up, so 316 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:20.480 you were just there pedaling and pedaled and pedaling for 317 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:23.519 it felt like two hours. They seemed like a great 318 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.080 idea until you get on them. 319 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:30.000 Mm hmm. So yeah, strange all setting for the episode 320 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:32.759 little craft really is. 321 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:40.759 But a bus would be weird, but a pedler is fine. 322 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:43.720 But it's I mean in all seriousness, like you know, 323 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:46.960 not to get too wankyory, but like it is. It's 324 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:48.919 a great like metaphor for the whole thing of like 325 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:53.000 just drifting on this lake, like's not known where you're 326 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:55.320 going in life and just sort of drifting to a stop. 327 00:15:55.559 --> 00:15:59.000 Yeah, getting caught in the weeds and stuff exactly. Yeah, 328 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:02.519 with only two people in control of where you're going. Yes, 329 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:04.679 I want to stretch it further. 330 00:16:05.720 --> 00:16:07.759 I love that whole thing where she's desperate to have 331 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:10.639 a go at peddling. Yeah, and then she has a 332 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:13.840 go and it's like, oh, this is our work, isn't it. 333 00:16:13.840 --> 00:16:14.840 She just puts the feet up. 334 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:17.399 Yeah, that's the thing where you can get away with 335 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:21.879 pretending that you're peddling. The person doesn't. Note always find 336 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:23.320 it weird when they don't have a giant's one head 337 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.960 on them. The ones that are just boats are weird 338 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:30.360 to me. Okay, you should have head or a dragon. 339 00:16:30.399 --> 00:16:33.279 We had some dragon ones at Scarborough as well. I 340 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:37.799 don't know what the difference was they were green. Half 341 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:39.159 of my notes are just funny lines. 342 00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:41.799 Yeah. I like the thing of Oh, Callum's going on 343 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:45.840 about his lovely daughters that turn out to be dogs. 344 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:50.600 That's so so relatable. But dog dad of. 345 00:16:50.559 --> 00:17:01.080 Course one's called Liza. Yes, I don't imagine million Lisa, 346 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.559 Donna and Darren met at Five Guys. Of course they 347 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:08.759 did borning. My favorite line of us and Callum have 348 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:11.319 you been in Five Guys? At least. 349 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:17.799 Delivered perfectly, perfectly classic joke. 350 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:21.440 Classic for a reason. 351 00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:27.359 There So Darren was a supply pee teacher. 352 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:31.720 Doing spot science, Yeah, learning about Lucas. 353 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:36.599 Aid Lucas Aiden test tubes. 354 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:42.400 No offense to anyone sitting spots science, of course. 355 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.160 Not you know what sport lovers we are? 356 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:49.400 Yeah yeah, yeah see our sister podcast. 357 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:57.680 Sports Team, And yeah I love that bit about you know, 358 00:17:57.759 --> 00:18:00.880 kids can be cruel and I was just like I was, bitch, Yeah, 359 00:18:00.960 --> 00:18:01.759 calm down a lot. 360 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:01.960 Now. 361 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:07.599 She's an interesting character, like sometimes she's really brash and 362 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:11.799 rough and everything, but sometimes she quite nice and exactly 363 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:13.079 quite eloquent at points. 364 00:18:13.519 --> 00:18:16.599 Yes, she's a lot more of a three dimensional character 365 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:19.960 than Darren. M Yeah, well not that Darren, isn't he 366 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:21.279 does have his moments. 367 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:23.519 But yeah, I think on the whole she's quite a 368 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:24.119 nice person. 369 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:26.599 Really, yeah she is. Yeah, and I can totally believe 370 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:28.359 what she says, Like I could picture her at school 371 00:18:28.839 --> 00:18:31.880 being an absolute bitch, yeah, and then having matured a 372 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:33.880 bit and just chilled, you know exactly. 373 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:35.960 And yeah, she's a bit rough around the edges, but 374 00:18:36.079 --> 00:18:38.400 she's uh, yeah person. 375 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:40.680 She's authentic, she's herself. Yeah. 376 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:49.480 Yeah, she's not putting on any front exactly front. And 377 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:51.200 I think Callum sort of seems to warm to her 378 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:53.359 as well. Yeah, and quite like so by the end 379 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:54.079 of it, I think. 380 00:18:54.000 --> 00:18:56.599 Yes, we missed that great line about actually the cold 381 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:59.960 water will help if you have vaginal irritation. His name's Darren. 382 00:19:05.559 --> 00:19:07.799 I feel like she ingratiates herself to them more with 383 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:10.279 that joke as well, Like yeah, yeah, it's almost like 384 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:11.720 she's an honorary one of the lads. 385 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:17.759 She's put him down. Yeah, because she must be bricking 386 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:19.279 it as well, because she didn't know any of these people. 387 00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:21.119 Well half the boat she doesn't know. 388 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:22.240 M hm. 389 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:25.759 I must feel like quite an outsider. Mm hmmm. The 390 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:29.000 fact that she thinks there's some giant yacht or somewhere Yeah, 391 00:19:29.039 --> 00:19:30.559 I love that around the corner. 392 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:32.839 Yeah. Do you know what makes me die is just 393 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:35.200 every time she says something about, you know, will they 394 00:19:35.279 --> 00:19:38.000 be changing rooms on the yacht and then yah, Callum's 395 00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:39.960 face when he just looks around at Darren, like, oh, 396 00:19:40.240 --> 00:19:45.000 I'm interested to see what he gets the popcorn out. 397 00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:52.920 Oh it's so good. Interesting. But here as well about 398 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:56.759 how Darren has had a change of direction in life 399 00:19:56.799 --> 00:20:01.559 and he is attempting to become a children's all. Yeah, well, 400 00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:06.480 he says he is a children's author. Yeah, you know, 401 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:08.759