? Yes I know I should not do this ?
? Wonder why my heart's so foolish ?
? It's my weakness ?
? But temptation has led me to the situation ?
What time are they on?
Nine.
Like seriously, so you have the money to get us in?
No.
? It's just one I'm good at choosing ?
? The suspicion around me is growing ?
? There's only one way this is going ?
? To end ?
What's your number?
Sorry?
What's your number?
Oh, it's um...
He's really good.
I've listened to them on the YouTube,
they're gonna be great.
Oh.
Ready?
As always.
? My way to higher ground ?
? Be safe and sound ?
? Away, away, away, away ?
Kat Malone, Jane Berriman,
Power Chords Music Management.
We're on the list.
Not on the list.
You're incompetent.
You call yourself a PA, and you can't even
remember to phone and get my name on the list?
What?
You heard me, you skinny-legged,
goggle-eyed, burger-brain reject.
You're fired.
Harsh.
Don't even bother coming into work tomorrow.
What's your boss' name?
Kat Malone.
Miss Malone?
Found your name.
Kat Malone plus one.
My mistake.
You need to find a new job.
I know.
I get it, my eyes are big, but Google-eyed?
Is that a thing?
Do your eyes really go big if you Google too much?
Goggles.
Goggle-eyed.
Oh, yeah.
Sick dick.
? Someone like you ?
? Oh, oh, oh ?
If I ever dance like that, just put me down.
Unless.
? Oh, oh oh ?
? See you soon ?
? And over my way ?
What should we get to drink?
Vodka cranberry or, I know, let's get Taipei bombs.
No, Jane.
They're on.
The Risk Factor, you like?
Yeah, yeah, what's not to like?
That is if you like a band that tick every box
in the desperate need to appeal to all demographics.
So not so much?
No.
Go on.
? Don't think I won't walk away ?
? Don't think that everything's okay ?
? Don't think I won't start again ?
Hi, um, one Taipei bomb and one vodka lemonade.
That's 13 pounds, 50.
Yeah, I'm a guest of Dollar Days, so if you could
just put it on their tab and make it a double?
All right.
I was invited over by the band's management,
which between you and me are incompetent.
I mean, why play this gig if you're not headlining?
Zero point.
I have no idea what their manager was thinking.
Let me help you.
Um.
Thank you.
I'm Kat Malone, music scout.
I loved your set, why don't you and I
grab a seat and talk management?
We've got a manager.
Who, who's your manager?
Me.
Right, I am, I'm so sorry about the drinks,
my bad, I'll pay you back.
What's your number?
No need.
There is, I loved your songs,
and I really think...
Look, just don't go stealing drinks
off musicians, all right?
There's enough people in this business
trying to rip you off, it's tough.
That's because you're playing the wrong places.
Your bass is too dominant.
Your social media is social suicide,
and your set list, confused.
Anything else?
Yes, you have a sound that's so raw.
It's so heartfelt and...
You ready to go, mate?
Yeah.
Who's she?
No one, let's go.
Wait, but no, I have more ideas.
Wait, no, I really think we should chat.
Alex, Alex?
Don't you just wanna squeeze him like a,
like a cuddly koala?
So much?
I'd also like to break his vocal cords
so I never have to hear his whining songs again.
Out.
Alex, hey, Alex, I just want to, aw, shit.
Hey.
Typical.
We're left with the Ab Zombie.
Musically dead, but those are some abs.
You are such a little horn chick.
Yeah, and?
You'd think he'd have a party to go to or something.
Yeah.
Yeah, you would.
Shall we get the night bus?
No!
Don't say anything, Kat!
Hi, um,
my friend over there, she thinks you're fit.
But, she's super shy.
Yeah, she's super cute.
So, basically she just needs a few drinks
and then she relaxes and will talk and stuff.
To you.
Okay.
So?
Is there an afterparty we should know about, or something?
Let me take your number, and I'll text you.
What did you say?
Nothing.
He just randomly gave me the address
to a very cool afterparty.
No.
And we're going.
No, seriously, Kat, tomorrow is...
Another boring day, like every other boring day.
Tonight, it begins.
The future, Dollar Days, they need our help.
It's what we've always talked about doing, since forever.
I'm sorry, I can't.
He likes you.
He'll be at the party.
He's fit, you said he was.
I suppose, for a short while.
Just pretend you belong.
Use your gifts.
What?
Thank you.
Excuse me.
Mm, yeah, yeah, I know.
I know, right?
Yeah, totally.
I love Matthew McConaughey too.
Hey, happy you're happy, that's what I'm good at.
Speak later.
Oh, hi.
You get around.
I...
Oh right, yeah, the free drinks, yeah.
Yeah, very funny, you're funny.
Cool.
It's a shame you don't show that side
of your personality onstage.
What?
Oh, I'm just saying you could show a bit more personality,
a sense of humor when performing.
I totally have a sense of humor.
I know, I just told you that.
No, I just told you that.
Look, what it is that you want?
I don't want anything.
Well then you're clearly not a manager, are you?
I mean, you all want something.
Whether it's an extra cut, push us in a direction
that we don't actually wanna go in,
dilute the music, steal the girlfriend.
No.
I do not want to steal your girlfriend.
That's good to know.
I'm glad you don't wanna sell out, because I'm only
interested in managing authentic artists.
Kat Malone, ha ha.
Good luck, because she's the shit.
Kat.
You're in demand.
I know a lot of people.
He'll cool down by tomorrow.
That's if he makes it to rehearsal.
I'll get a drink then.
How about I come along?
I'd love to hear more of your songs,
and then we can take it from there.
Just give me your number, and I'll text you.
Later.
Jane, let's go.
Can you play me...
It's not up to me, babe.
I don't play the songs.
This one plays me.
Ugh.
Was this is a dream?
No, the dream is just beginning.
Pulled an all-nighter.
Got dressed in the dark, did you?
I would, with a face like that.
Sure scared of catching yourself in the mirror,
aren't you, Kat?
Frog Face.
Yeah?
Hi, Kat, it's Alex.
Alex from the band.
Yes, yes, how are you?
Good.
I've been thinking about what we talked about,
you coming down to rehearsal.
Kat Malone!
Alex, I've got a situation here, crazy client.
Can we talk later?
Yeah, sure, all right.
Mr. Cato?
You know the rules.
You can pick this up at the end of the day.
I do know the rules, sir, and you know,
in the all years I've stared at you,
bored out of my brains in music class,
I have never seen you in such a remarkably well fitted
or well coordinated outfit as you're wearing today.
It was supposed to be a secret.
What was?
The music concert that I'm organizing, right now.
There's so much to be done.
It's for exam results day.
I thought it would be empowering to celebrate
such a momentous day with the ancient tradition of music,
which historically has been used
in various rights-of-passage ceremonies.
What do you want out of this school, Kat?
I mean, you're obviously bright, you're talented,
you can talk the hind legs off a...
Monkey?
I think it's a monkey.
Or is it a donkey?
But when it comes to focus, you don't have it.
You're all over the place.
I'm focused.
I'm focused right now on this concert.
I am, Joy, Rose,
you're performing in my exam results concert, right?
See?
Not in the corridors, okay?
Yes.
And you still get a yellow warning.
I'll be emailing your mother.
? Praying hand, open hearts, yeah ?
? Reaching up to the stars ?
? Will we stand or fall apart? ?
? Beneath our skin full of scars ?
? We're all the same ?
? Yeah ?
? Two sides, one game ?
? It's not musical chairs ?
? With one world to share ?
? Another time, maybe I'd ?
? Yeah ?
? Find myself in your shoes ?
Gran, I'm home.
? Praying hands, open hearts ?
I just don't get it.
Why do I need to sit exams?
I don't even want to go to uni.
Organelles and cell theory is not exactly
everyday conversation in the music industry.
Have you got cystitis?
No.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
I know, and if I had it then I wouldn't be.
But, I don't.
I had terrible cystitis in the '60s,
all those tight-fitting hot pants.
I just like the taste.
There was no circulation down there.
It's really fruity.
I started to wear skirts commando style.
It sorted it.
I bet Bowie never had a yellow warning ruining his life.
See this?
This is your yellow warning.
Gone, no longer exists.
That's how Bowie would have dealt with it.
He chose his own reality, his own fluid identity.
You need to do the same.
Don't let other people's sense of reality dictate yours.
In Kat's dictionary of life, it's only you
who can write its definition.
Gran, I swear I'm not gonna let anyone stop me from...
Kat, get up here now!
No, I don't think you do understand, Kat,
because if you did, you wouldn't behave
in such a cavalier fashion.
A yellow warning, that,
that's only three steps away from suspension.
That's the dream.
Oh, it's not funny.
Oh, it's a little bit funny.
How was your Spanish oral?
You know I don't speak Spanish.
Do you understand why I work my ass off to send you
to the best private school I can afford?
Because when I went to school...
None of the teachers cared.
They didn't.
And we certainly weren't taught extras like Spanish
or music or drama, because what was the point?
We were only gonna get knocked up
or work down the pound store.
You didn't get knocked up.
My point is, I knew that I would prove them wrong
and make something of life.
Living the dream.
All I'm asking of you, Kat,
is to take these exams seriously.
They're going to be used as your predictive grades,
so if you don't, you have no chance of an offer
from any decent university.
But that's not really what I want.
This is New York, sh.
Hello, Liz Malone speaking.
Hi, Brigitte, how are you?
Hasn't the fashion buyer got back to us yet?
I'm off to revise with Jane.
Oh good, send her my love.
And call me if you're going to be late.
Do you think a regular residency at a single venue
would achieve better momentum than
scattered gigs across town?
I think
the aorta carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
to the body tissues and the pulmonary artery
carries blood to the lungs to pick up
a fresh supply of oxygen.
I don't know, do you have to decide now?
I'm meeting them tonight.
Tonight? How are you going to revise?
I'm not.
You have to.
I don't care about exams.
For real?
Yeah, for real.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
I can't mess it up, this is our future.
I need to have a plan in place to convince Alex
that I can push the band past that sticky first base.
I have the answer.
This, is a sure thing.
It'll definitely get you past first base,
banging to all that stickiness.
Firstly, you're gross.
And secondly, my interest in Alex is purely professional.
Good, don't ever make my mistake
of following your heart instead of your head.
Look what it got me.
Here?
With us?
It was summer 1978.
Eucalyptus blossoms stung your nostrils like hungry bees.
Casablanca was a dust bowl.
You could hardly move for the heat.
But the earth moved when I saw her, this girl.
Long, yellow dress.
Hair shining as intensely as the sun.
Lips like,
ah, well, that was it.
She was on her way to London.
I was on my way to heartbreak hell, via Gatwick.
And what did I end up with?
Not the girl.
Not the sunshine.
A kabob plan.
Schupa?
KLT Management, Kat speaking.
Hey, Kat, this is Alex.
Alex, hi, sorry I didn't get back to you earlier.
Hectic day in the office.
That's okay, I know you're busy.
Look, I wanted to cancel you coming down
to rehearsal tonight.
Really?
There's no point.
Why?
Our drummer's just walked out
and joined our ex-manager's new band.
Anyway, best of luck with everything and...
Hang on.
I might be able to help.
I know this amazing drummer.
That's okay, we'll advertise.
Yes, you should.
But why don't you listen to him first?
Alex?
Okay, bring him down.
We'll be there from seven.
Great.
Later.
See ya.
A drummer?
Awesome.
That's a real band.
Hey, that sounded great.
Oh, Brian, this is Kat.
Malone.
She brought the drummer.
Sid.
Hi.
Nice riff, Brian.
Yeah, I think it brings the chorus back from being too...
Early '80s synth pop?
Yeah.
Is something funny?
No, he's just
happy to be here.
So where have you played?
Brixton.
Oh, the academy?
The Tube station.
Sorry, I have a small window here.
Can we get on with the playing?
Sid, just come in when you can, yeah?
Yeah.
- That's nice work. - Thanks, man.
So, what you reckon?
Do you mind if we take a minute?
Sure.
He's the real thing.
And a sweet guy.
I think we should try him out for a couple of weeks.
Great.
Cool, well, thanks for coming.
I think now would be the perfect time to talk management.
I have a vision for you, your band,
and I've written some stuff up.
Number one, you need a regular residency.
This builds up a fan base who become
familiar with your songs.
Number two.
It's here, all in here.
Touring is key, I would contact the right promoters
to get you booked into the most credible venues,
building momentum so that when we come back to London
we can book a really great gig.
Cool, yeah, I mean, the Stones were all about touring.
And Janis Joplin, have you ever seen
her performance at Woodstock?
Yeah, it's so personal it feels like
you shouldn't actually be listening to it.
Yeah, I know, right?
That's how it should be.
That's why I got into this in the first place.
People who love music sharing their music, why else do it?
It's like, it's like you always remember where you were
when you first heard a really great song.
And who you were with.
Anyway, Sid's great.
How about you give me an eight-week trial?
See what I can deliver?
Look, managers...
Six weeks.
Come on, what have you got to lose?
? Praying hands, open hearts ?
Yeah, yeah.
Ooh, no, they won't do an early-week slot.
We're looking for Thursday onwards.
I've got another call coming in, I will,
take another look at the link, and we'll speak later.
? Beneath our skin full of scars ?
? We're all the same ?
? Yeah ?
? Two sides, one game ?
? It's not musical chairs ?
? There's one world to share ?
Yeah, I sent you a link last week,
and I knew immediately that they would be
really up your stream.
? Yeah ?
? Praying hands, open hearts ?
You have to hear this.
It's Alex's song.
Who is that?
Who's it belong to?
Marcus?
He's actually nice.
He's an arrogant, tiny wet wipe.
Give it a break.
They're really good.
Busy?
Yes, so much to do.
Finally, that's what I've been trying to tell you
for the last eight weeks.
Well you've hardly been around for the last eight weeks.
I might not be here, but I'm across
everything you're up to.
You don't know anything.
What I do know is Mr. Cato's holding afterschool revision
on Thursday, and I've signed you up.
Without even asking me?
I'm not going.
You will go, and I will check up on you.
I've got work to do.
Good.
Kat Malone speaking.
Hi, this is Ted Bromwell from the Tumbledown.
We spoke the other day.
Miss Malone!
? Are you ready to start, are you ready to go? ?
? Could you blow the whistle loud enough ?
? To wake up the world, hey hey ?
? Seize a brand new opportunity, hey, hey ?
? Don't forget to leave some room for me ?
? Are you ready to glisten, are you ready to roll? ?
I'm giving you a new favorite band.
? Here's a voice that needs some harmony ?
? Here's a voice who wants to say ?
? Listen to me ?
It'll be awesome, it'll be awesome, come.
? Are you ready to sing, are you ready to shout? ?
? Could you spare a little secret? ?
? Could you let it all out, hey hey ?
? I know there's something you could share with me, hey hey ?
? Something worth repeating all your sins tonight ?
? It could ease your mind ?
? You'll find a lighter chest can breathe more easily ?
? Hey, hey, and now I wanna hear you say ?
? Listen to me ?
Where's your manager?
She'll be here.
We haven't been this busy in a while, how'd you meet her?
Look at that.
It was actually more of a collision really.
Whatever happened, I think you made a good decision.
She's done a great job.
Sorry I'm late.
I got tied up in the office.
Any problems?
No, I think you've gotta start turning people away.
It's great.
What's going on?
He's ID'ing.
But you've got fake ID, right?
Duh, this says I'm 18.
This is a 21 venue.
What?
All the same old stories, kids, eh?
What do we want? Chocolate Bombs.
When do we want it? Now.
What do we want? Chocolate Bombs.
When do we want it? Now.
What do we want? Chocolate Bombs.
When do we want it? Now.
What do we want? Chocolate Bombs.
When do we want it? Now.
Okay, we're closing the doors.
Well, can we not just discuss this?
No.
We got a license to protect, I need you guys gone.
Kat?
Yes.
Let's think solutions.
Uh.
Kat Malone speaking.
Are you taking a piss?
No.
Good, so I spoke to Mr. Cato.
How'd you find revision club?
It was an inspiring experience.
Good, and are you going to revise with Jane now then, or?
Yeah, yes, yup.
Good, and what time do you think you'll be back?
2200 hours?
Oh no no, that's too late,
I want you back at 9:30, latest.
That, that, that could work as well.
All right, see you later.
Great, look forward to it.
Work, so busy.
You're in luck.
You got the night off.
No I don't.
Is that it?
Don't?
Is that the sole sum of your problem-solving strategies?
It's pathetic.
I did warn you, mate.
Come on, man, this is one mistake.
I've made some, so have you.
Yeah, by hiring greedy, cheating managers.
She's not the same.
Okay.
So what do we do now then, huh?
Just pack up and go?
Yeah, I suppose.
I have always wanted to play the Tumbledown, though.
Do you remember at school coming in here?
And you trying to convince the manager
to hear us play at morning assembly?
Yeah.
All our favorite bands have played here.
It's, it's, it's so cheesy.
Oh come on, you owe me.
? From all the books I've read ?
? How to start a revolution ?
? At the bottom of the garden shed ?
What did Brian mean, cheating managers?
Get out!
Next time an audience, yeah?
? Crying in silence ?
? Living in pain ?
? Dreading the mornings ?
? All I've done was in vain ?
? More disappointment than I could ever explain ?
? I have not shed tears yet ?
? But they are on their way ?
? I should leave these stars behind ?
? I just need a little time ?
? Because you hurt me so ?
? By giving me hope ?
? And then letting me down ?
? Now I'm better whilst you're not around ?
? Whilst you're not around ?
Hi, my name's Kat Malone, I manage...
I sent you an email yesterday.
I manage Dollar Days.
Any day of the week would be great.
They have a strong following, and...
Please, Kat.
Keep it down or just not be here?
Not be here?
This is my cafe.
Since when?
Well, I found it.
Faz, is this her cafe?
Just chill, it's just school.
As opposed to?
My career.
Get real.
It is real.
It's more real than you're pathetic life.
Oh, Marcus, oh he sent me a text.
Oh he's so exciting I'm gonna pee my pants.
You should listen to yourself.
I should, it's better than listening
to your endless Marcus, oh Marcus.
You're jealous.
Enough.
In Casablanca Cave, there is no shouting, no conflict.
There's coffee, tea, a selection of pastries.
Conversation of the most philosophical
and congenial variety.
And, music.
You have a music license?
Of course.
? Praying hands, open hearts, yeah ?
? Reaching out to the stars ?
You've done an amazing job with the decorations.
Thanks.
Faz wants you.
Later.
Kat, this is Herbie, my cousin.
Hi, nice to meet you.
So you're the manager of the band?
Yeah, that's me.
They're great.
I have this place, food, drinks, music.
I'd love them to play.
It's the Number One venue in Snowshill.
Is that on the Tube.
The Cotswolds, very pretty.
Oh.
What do you think?
I think we're kind of busy with London gigs at the moment,
but, but it does sound interesting.
How about we exchange details?
? Find myself in your shoes ?
? The subtleties of geography ?
Check this out, the Casablanca gig
just hit 6,000 views.
I look pretty good.
You look fantastic.
Oh, that's it then.
Have you seen the Instagram likes?
That's going crazy.
And the next gig, how's that going?
Yeah, I'm talking to some venues.
Good, that's we're all about, live gigs.
Always have been.
There is this one venue.
It's cool, but it's in the Cotswolds,
and my bands normally only play
it as part of a west country tour.
Hmm.
What did you think?
Well we did talk about touring last summer.
Sid?
Yeah.
I could do with some spiritual reenergizing.
We could play at Stonehenge.
I, I don't think that's a venue.
Yeah, we could meet our virtual fans.
Like the spirits and the ghosts.
I think it's a great idea.
Reach out to a fan base outside of London.
Yeah, if we have one.
Agreed?
All right, let's do it.
Oh.
Do you think that Bowie ever just wanted to not put on
the warpaint and disappear under a duvet?
If he was human.
I've read a very convincing theory that he wasn't.
Yes.
Oh, what's the matter, Kitty Kat?
Everything.
Exams.
Jane, she's behaving so weird lately.
I mean, just because you fancy a boy doesn't mean
you have to change your entire personality.
I mean, she loves the Slits as much as I do.
Don't worry, you girls will be friends for life.
Boys come and go.
But, always, Jane will be there for you.
How's it going with the band?
Okay.
Have you slept with any of them yet?
No.
Free love is a beautiful thing.
The band want to go on tour.
And, well, I don't know how I can do that.
What's stopping you?
Going away, booking gigs, school, mum, it's
impossible.
Isn't it your dream?
Then you don't have a choice.
Ugh, there's not nothing in here.
There's yogurt, Parma ham.
There's coriander hummus.
Ugh, who likes that?
Most people.
But I'm not most people!
I'm an individual, why doesn't anyone understand that?
I have my own ideas and thoughts and dreams,
and funny enough, they don't involve listening
to talent show bands or sleeping with members of the band
or eating coriander hummus.
Well,
that's fine, I'm not telling you to do any of those things.
You're always telling me what to do.
I'm asking you to focus on your exams.
So important for you.
No, it's important for you!
I couldn't give a shit.
You want me to do well so you can show me off,
Kat Malone, best in show, why don't you just
put me on a leash and be done with it?
And then you can swan around at work
and tell anyone what an amazing mother you are,
well, you're not.
If you're serious about these ideas,
then let's do something about it.
Bullet point it, figure out how you're going to achieve it.
You don't understand.
I do.
Think about it.
Do you want me to look over them in the morning?
Mum?
Some work problems.
She had to catch an early flight to New York.
She'll be a few weeks.
She didn't want to wake you, darling.
We're going on tour.
I'm taking the band on tour, Gran.
Adios, exams, two whole weeks away from this dump!
Far away.
It's all set, we're leaving on Sunday.
It will be amazing.
You don't mind sharing a room, do you?
Save a bit of money.
Do you believe it, we're taking a band on tour?
I can't go.
Why not?
I've made other plans.
Like what?
See you tonight, and make sure you bring Marcus.
I just want to spend some time with him.
But he's,
he's everything we've always hated.
He's an Ab Zombie.
He's successful!
Look, we had a lot of fun,
but it was always just a dream.
We can't really do it, not for real.
We can.
If you get caught out, it'll be a disaster.
It won't, you and Marcus, that's the disaster.
Thanks for your support.
You are not supporting me.
Not everything always is about you.
Or Dollar Days or Alex.
I have a life, and I'm fed with having to constantly
pretend to be someone I'm not!
I'm okay with being me!
Oh, table for one, is it?
? Let me ask you simple questions ?
? About something that you thought you knew ?
? You're self-righteous, all knowing ?
? You think you get away with what you do ?
? I can see straight, straight through you ?
? And you know I don't like what I see ?
? All those cobwebs that you're hiding ?
? You can't hide them for long from me ?
? Because I'll clean up your act ?
? And you'll have nothing left ?
? None of your so-called friends will wanna see you again ?
? You lie and cheat your way to the top ?
? But the truth comes out in the end ?
? In case you forgot ?
The van is 60 pounds a day?
Okay, thanks, I'll get back to you.
You're not celebrating the end of exams?
Everyone's celebrating.
With their family, with their friends.
Not me.
Boyfriend?
You know I've phoned 22 places already?
22, and I still can't find a van cheap enough so that
I could take the band on a tour
that I somehow stupidly suggested.
Why didn't you say?
Before Casablanca Cave, there was Fast Faz.
Borrow it.
She still goes, I use her for the cash and carry
every other Thursday.
Fast Faz.
Snazzy alliteration.
Thank you.
If anyone can pull this off.
Tada! Da da da!
Doesn't really go with our image.
Okay.
Come on, you're driving.
Oh, I can't drive.
I mean, I have too many points on my license to drive.
Speeding.
I'll drive.
So apart from Herbie's, where else you got lined up?
I'm lining up a few options.
You know where I'd love to play?
The Georgian Dragon.
The Mall Halls broke out from there,
full of record-label rights.
Yeah, that's a great idea.
Have you spoken to Ed Moore?
Yeah, of course, I'm working on it.
Nah, I think someone's fudging the truth.
Fast Faz?
Yeah, put your foot in it.
Mate, this is it.
Fantastic, I was worried you weren't
going to make it on time.
You weren't the only one.
Hi, Herbie, remember me, I'm Kat Malone.
I'll be dealing with all matters professional.
Great directions, where are we playing?
No, I don't work with that promoter,
but if you check them out on YouTube, then you'll see.
Okay, I understand.
Do you never stop?
Uh, no.
What?
You gonna introduce us?
Me?
Yeah, come on, we're on.
Hi, everyone, it's great to be here tonight in?
Snowshill.
Please, can you give a warm welcome to, Dollar Days.
This is going to be great.
It's beautiful, Herbie, it's gonna be brilliant.
Thanks.
? When I was 12, I thought I'd be king of the world ?
Whoo, go Dollar Days.
? I, I, I ?
? But then one day I closed my eyes ?
? And found the world we lived inside ?
? I, I, I ?
? I feel free ?
? I've been amazed, you'd be amazed ?
? How deep it's getting day by day ?
? I, I, I ?
? It never stops, it never ends ?
? But it's okay because I've got friends ?
? Why, I, I ?
? I feel free ?
? No walls around me ?
? I feel free ?
? I feel, I feel, I feel, I feel ?
Oh.
Hello.
Yes, speaking.
The 27th.
They're pretty busy, let me just check their schedule.
You're in luck, they have an opening that night.
Shall we talk terms?
I've booked your next gig.
Where we playing?
Brian, woman present.
Where?
Oh.
Me.
Bloxham, we're playing in Bloxham, Oxford.
At the Georgian Dragon?
At the Humming Hedgehog.
Can we get hotel rooms in the next place, please?
Uh, I'll see what I can do.
So what's it like, this Humming Hedgehog
Oh, full of industry types.
It's a seriously cool crowd.
Barry Manilow.
Neil Diamond.
Kat, they want us to sing cover songs.
It's a request covers night.
Uh.
Is there food after?
Yes.
Come on, covers can be cool.
White Stripe's doing Dylan.
Neil Diamond!
Barry Manilow!
Dire Straits.
Look, this sort of thing, it happens on tour.
Yeah, it does to us.
Okay, I admit it was a badly drawn up...
Badly Drawn Boy!
Yeah, Badly Drawn Boy.
Badly Drawn Boy?
A to B?
You take that first one.
Yes, I need four rooms for tonight please.
? I measure the distance from heaven to hell ?
540 pounds?
? Only time will tell ?
I'll get back to you.
? Would you stop worrying ?
? What anyone says, it don't mean a thing ?
? Just say you believe in it ?
? But you're not quite feeling it ?
? Oh I feel tired of all of these games ?
? Everywhere everything is the same ?
? Tell me you promise you might come with me ?
? The start of a journey from A to B ?
Ah!
Get off, get off and never come back.
I promised you food, didn't I?
I am just going to get some coins.
Hi.
Hello, can I speak to Kat Malone?
You could.
Sorry?
Well, normally, but she's not here.
And where is here?
Good question, I think we're at...
Hello.
He was a bit drunk.
Yeah, I knew it, you're out drinking, aren't you?
Yes.
Yes, I'm sorry, Mum.
I want you straight home, check in on Gran
and then up to bed and we'll talk
about this when I return.
She's not delivered.
We should fire her.
But maybe she's got something amazing up her sleeve.
It's possible.
Why don't we just ask her?
See if she's got anything else booked.
You're listening to him now?
He's been here, what, five minutes?
We were doing fine as we were.
Okay.
How about we just give her another week?
Can't you just do something productive with your holidays?
There's a short course running at the tech.
No.
No, listen, listen.
It's for young entrepreneurs.
I thought after our chat it might be of interest.
You know, that does sound quite interesting.
Well do you want me to book it?
I'll do it.
Do you have your credit card details?
Of course, I'm glad you're so keen.
I am.
It means everything to me.
It just needs powder.
Oh, and you should see the hotel I've booked.
It looks awesome, I want you guys to get
a good night's sleep, busy days ahead.
Where?
Where are we being busy?
I've got some interesting potential venues.
Like what?
Scala.
That's great.
What is it?
The ultimate mass music event.
And it's being livestreamed.
Who's playing?
All the most credible emerging artists.
It's a great showcase.
Cool.
See?
I know what I'm doing, guys.
No!
Ugh.
He took our clothes.
I thought there was no crime in the Cotswolds.
We can, we can buy new clothes.
You can buy them.
That's what I mean.
I can buy new clothes.
In fact, before our next gig, I wanted to talk
to you guys about your style, as a band.
It's, it's, um.
You need a fresh look.
Trust me!
The Georgian Dragon.
I breathe it.
I become it.
Shall we start unloading the van?
You done good.
? Oh oh, oh oh oh ?
Can I help you?
I'm Kat Malone, manager of the band.
Didn't expect you to turn up.
What's the problem?
The credit card details you gave us for the deposit.
Yes?
The bank's investigating.
It believes the card has been cloned.
The owner, the real owner, has been contacted.
First name George, surname Andragon.
Because I am the George and Dragon.
There's been a mixup.
We're not playing tonight.
A mixup?
But I checked their webpage, we're playing.
We're not.
What kinda mixup, yours?
28th of October, Dollar Days, canceled.
I'm sorry, guys, I'm so sorry.
We're still playing Scala.
Are we?
Well.
Don't bullshit, I checked the website
and we're not even on it.
I put myself on the line for you!
The guys, they trust me.
I'm trying to keep this band together.
It's a huge responsibility.
I know.
Do you?
Brian wanted to fire you,
and it's me who pushed for you to stay.
I believed in you.
Was that a mistake?
I, I don't know.
You have to know.
You need to really really want this, it's hard.
That's why people take the easy route
with the talent shows and not playing live.
That's not who we are, is it?
I don't always know exactly who I am.
You're our manager.
But managers who get too close are managers who get fired.
What do you mean?
Our last manager, we worked together, hung out,
we wanted the same things, just a bit too much.
How can it be too much?
Surely that's a good thing.
Um, he wanted my girlfriend, so he took her.
Now they're together.
Come on, let's get a drink.
I'll see if I can buy you some time,
but they ain't happy.
You've gotta sort something fast, all right?
Yeah, the response has been solid.
The audiences love them.
Great.
How's it going with Marcus?
So good, they're playing a gig at Scala tomorrow.
Cool.
Yeah, the band are playing a gig right now.
Awesome.
Yeah, sorry.
It's probably a bit noisy.
Shame you're not here.
I could have got you in tomorrow.
Marcus always wants me at his gigs.
Kat, I...
Yes?
I'll see you back at school.
Yeah, see you then.
We need to talk.
Come on, get up.
Can you stop doing whatever it is
you're doing for like one minute?
You wanna fire me?
Get on with it, just fire me.
Hey.
Why would I wanna do that?
I mean, I've made some pretty dumb decisions in the past,
but even I wouldn't fire the girl
whose relentless, headstrong, unappreciated hard work
has just got our band one million hits.
What?
The video you posted, Journey from A to B.
Badly Drawn Boy has just put it up on his Twitter page,
saying, check this out, it's fresh.
We've gone viral!
I'm sure you do want them to play,
but I'm weighing up options and I can't commit
until I speak to them personally.
Look, I have my own shit to deal with.
Yes, but they are asleep in the hotel
at the moment, so...
I will get back to you as soon as they're up.
Coffee anyone?
Go away.
No?
Okay.
Scala anyone?
Us?
And Badly Drawn Boy, he wants you as his support act!
Need anything?
What are you listening to?
It's 1958, the Beatles' first-ever recording.
In Spite of All the Danger.
Written by McCartney and Harrison when they were only 15.
Now listen to this.
It's 1963, it's five years later.
They now have Ringo, and Lennon's just written
Please Please Me.
Ah, wow.
Allan Williams was their first manager.
He heard them play, but he didn't listen,
not like really listen, he didn't see what they could be.
Brian Epstein, he could.
He had this, like, sixth sense.
Mm, the potential.
The potential.
Everyone's good at something, it's just most people
don't get listened to.
Not hard enough.
When Epstein died, do you know what Paul McCartney said?
If ever there were a fifth member
of the Beatles, it was Mr. Epstein.
That's cool.
Very cool.
Very, very, very cool.
We're the second band on, so we should be all right.
It's not far.
Watch this, I'll get us there on time.
Yeah, in time for last orders.
If I'm driving so slow, why is the engine smoking.
Yeah, right.
No, seriously, it's really smoking.
Oh dear.
Sid!
I thought you filled it up.
I did.
With what?
Diesel.
It's petrol, it runs on petrol.
Oh.
What are we gonna do now?
I used to have a job at an ice cream van.
I'll sort it, I will sort it.
Mr. Freezy Tops definitely ran on diesel.
Kat, we can't miss this.
Grab the gear.
We're gonna leg it.
What about the drums?
I'll come back for anything we can't carry.
Come on!
We're with Jane, we're supposed to go backstage.
You don't have any tickets here.
This is a joke.
There's nothing here for you.
? Crying in silence ?
There's no backstage passes.
Looks like Marcus doesn't want you there.
? Done was in vain ?
Come on, come on!
? I have not shed tears yet, but they are on their way ?
? I should leave these thoughts behind ?
? I just need a little time ?
? Because you hurt me so ?
? By giving me hope ?
? And then letting me down ?
? Now I'm better whilst you're not around ?
? Hope and then letting me down ?
? Now I'm better whilst you're not around ?
So no Kat and no drums?
Any ideas?
? Oh oh oh ?
Sid!
I'm visualizing drums.
Oh man.
Is there anyone we can borrow off?
? Whilst you're not around ?
Yeah, no problem, bro.
I'll send my manager over now.
His name's Carl.
Carl.
Yeah, yeah, he'll sort it for you.
Thanks a lot, man.
Well, you can stop visualizing.
It worked.
They got the drums, they're onstage.
Thanks, man, appreciate it.
No problem.
If there's anything else, there's my card.
All right, guys.
Hello, Scala!
We're so happy to be here.
It's been, quite a journey, but
we're here, so please, can you give
a warm welcome to Dollar Days!
Thank you so much for this.
No worries, pleasure.
? I made myself an institution ?
? From all the books I read ?
? How to Start a Revolution ?
? From the bottom of a garden shed ?
? And I've been thinking I could play your game ?
? I need to color my hair ?
? And I've been thinking I should change my name ?
? I'll be your puppet, I sing because I love it ?
? I, I, I, I ?
? I, I, I, I, I ?
Ow!
? If I could be Fidel Castro ?
? I would thank my lucky star ?
? I'd have a Mojito ?
? And light my Cohiba cigar ?
? And I've been thinking about the USA ?
? Maybe Guantanamo Bay ?
? Hey, now, FBI and CIA ?
? Get the president on speed dial ?
? Here's my Cuban missile ?
? I, I, I, I, I ?
? Tie me down but I won't give in ?
? I say you tie me down but I won't give in ?
Thank you.
And now for someone who needs no introduction,
please welcome Badly Drawn Boy!
Hello, London.
Mate, did you hear them shouting my name?
They all loved you.
There's always that one member of the band
that breaks out to become the heartthrob.
So I've got you an interview slot with BBC Radio London.
You need to be at their studio by nine.
Got it.
Oh, and can you make sure Sid
doesn't say anything strange?
Too strange.
You're not just enjoying this moment?
I am.
Just look at that.
Oh my God, the numbers are going up.
Sure, just a little bit.
Who cares?
I'm not the one with 758,000 people
looking at pictures of me.
Wow.
Yes, wow.
In fact, I'm gonna take a photo now, I need an update.
Why are you smiling?
Because I'm happy?
No, I don't want happy.
You look too approachable.
Imagine you're thinking about organelles and cell theory.
Much better.
See, it's not enough to be good looking.
You need to be mysterious.
Do you think I'm good looking?
You are in the room.
I mean that if good looking is a room, then you're in it.
The doorway.
Definitely in the doorway, good looking.
- Kat. - Jane.
I heard the band play, they were amazing.
Thanks for the backstage pass, Kat.
Where's Marcus?
You've made me look like a complete tit.
I told all my friends on PinkChat I had a backstage pass.
You are such a little virgin.
Look, hi, could we get a selfie?
Sure.
Thanks.
I knew she couldn't keep a hold of a fittie like him.
Thanks, that's going straight on my story.
Yeah, Jane, dumped because she's such
a weez she wouldn't even...
Back off, Frog Face!
And you, you post one word and I will shove those
crappy hair extensions of yours right up your ass.
I thought Scala had an entrance policy, no weirdos.
Do you guys know each other?
We are not friends, we're at school together.
She's in my class.
A-level Spanish, that's all.
School?
Kat?
You're a schoolgirl?
And,
and a manager.
You've been lying to us, right from the start?
You've been deliberately making a fool of us?
It wasn't like that.
Then what was it like?
I thought in this industry of bullshit and dishonesty
and ego, I'd finally found someone
who is smart, genuine and funny.
But you're just exactly the same.
Actually, no no, actually, no, you're not.
You're worse.
Because you made me believe that somehow
I wasn't the only one, that I wasn't alone in all of this.
You're fake, Kat Malone.
He's not responding to my texts.
What did you write?
I was reminding him about the radio interview.
Maybe you should try something a bit more personal.
So what happened with Marcus?
It was fun to begin with.
He made me feel,
I don't know, like, really special.
Then it got heavy.
I should never have pushed you together.
Don't be silly, it was our game.
Somehow, it became real.
And I couldn't be the girl he wanted.
I just wasn't ready.
I'm so sorry.
I think you're the coolest girl I know.
I have an idea.
What?
When we get back, shall we go out one night
and we can pretend to be just us?
Okay.
Oh.
Oh God, she's gonna kill me.
She's back earlier, I think she knows it's me
that's been spending zillions on her card.
You can face it.
Before you say anything, please show me mercy.
You need to come home now.
You know where I am?
Gran's in hospital, she needs you.
You've got to come home now.
So this evening, I'm really happy
to have here in the studio, straight from performing
with Badly Drawn Boy, Dollar Days.
Hi, guys, welcome.
- Hello. - How are you doing?
So you've played Scala,
where else can we expect to see you?
We're gonna be supporting the Risk Factor on tour.
Is that an exclusive?
Yeah, it is.
We've just been confirmed.
We've known the guys for a while, and now that we share
the same management, it makes sense.
Great.
Thanks for having us.
They've dropped me.
I just wanted to bring her a few things,
some personal things, the hospital room's
so stark.
What happened?
She fell and then she lay there.
By herself for over a day.
Where were you?
If I'd been here, none of this would have happened.
Gran would have called, and I would have run down.
She was here alone.
And in pain.
You need to start making better choices.
Not for me, for you.
Mum.
I want to tell you where I've been.
Sh.
I'm here.
I'm sorry about your Gran.
We're hoping she'll be out of hospital
by the end of the week and
we can look after her from home.
More hot water, pastries?
I got it all wrong.
I let everyone down,
Gran, you, Mum,
the band.
Me?
How am I supposed to get to the cash and carry on Thursday?
I've got no van.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Faz.
I'll sort it.
What can I do?
Do what you're good at.
Weren't you organizing some exam results concert?
Uh, that'll be lame.
All the acts, they're just schoolkids.
Just schoolkids?
Okay.
I suppose I shouldn't let them down.
I'll do it.
Thanks.
So, right now, who has my van?
The band.
You got Alex's number?
I think it's time we got it back.
Oh.
Kat Malone.
Mr. Cato.
What'd you get?
Two D's and a C.
The C was for music.
You're so much brighter than that.
Not to worry, let's figure out what went wrong
and I'll organize a meeting with your other teachers
and we'll turn those grades around.
We've still got six months.
I'm looking for Mr. Faz.
I'm here to return his van.
He gave me this address.
Are you Mr. Faz?
I've got his van.
I am not Mr. Faz.
Then tell me, exactly who are you?
I am just a schoolgirl.
But a schoolgirl who loves music more than
anything in the whole world
and who lied to you more than anyone has ever
in the whole world, and I don't know how
to make that right.
Where would be if we hadn't have met you?
We'd still be trundling along,
playing the same circuit of clubs that we always had been.
With our 412 followers.
372.
372 followers.
Me pretending everything's all right.
Everything's all right with the band,
everything's all right with me.
When it most definitely wasn't.
You weren't the only one lying.
Look at us now.
We've got over a million followers,
playing to crowds we could have never dreamt of.
Sharing our music, and it's all real.
And that's all because of you.
You had something to do with it.
We all did, all of us.
We did it together.
If anyone was a fourth member of the band, it was you.
A concert?
Better get going.
? There's still tomorrow ?
? It's okay, we will beg, steal or borrow ?
? Nothing's gonna separate us ?
? Oh oh oh ?
? Oh oh there's nothing I could say ?
? That you don't already know ?
? It's all behind you, let go ?
Thank you, and now, for one night only,
please welcome Dollar Days!
Thank you, thank you,
glad to be back at a venue that is very, very special
to us, the Casablanca Cave.
And a very special thank you to Mr. Faz.
Without you, man, we wouldn't have been here.
This next song is very special to me.
It's one of the first songs I ever wrote.
This song's for you, Kat.
You okay?
? In the middle of something ?
? A million miles from the ground ?
? Funny how a picture changes ?
? When you see it from the other way around ?
? You lock yourself away ?
? To keep control ?
? There's an opportunity to be great ?
? So why you gonna let go? ?
? Are you ready to fly, like a satellite? ?
? Are you ready to fall in love again? ?
? Light up the sky like a starry night ?
? Are you ready to be more than just a friend ?
? Oh oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah ?
? Are you ready to fall in love again ?
You have to hear this.
Can we go again?
You have to hear this.
Go again.
? There's a rhythm that gets you going ?
? Just in your song ?
? Oh life, oh life ?
Do you understand why I work my ass off
to send you to the best private school I can afford?
Because when I went to school.
It's all right, I drank at the wrong time, it's fine.
? Are you ready to fly, like a satellite? ?
? Are you ready to fall in love again? ?
I'll bet Bowie never had a real, bllll, sorry.
I'll bet Bowie never had a yellow warning, ugh, sorry.
? Oh oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah
? Are you ready to fall in love again ?
If anyone was the fifth Beatle, it was Mr. Epstein.
I've just gotten to it in the scene.
Only that.
? Our memories ?
? Take my hand and set us free
What the hell did you fill it up with?
We only used the best of TNT on this.
Four actors died today.
? We should be taking off ?
? Are you ready to fly, like a satellite? ?
? Are you ready to fall in love again ?
? Light up the sky, like a starry night ?
? Are you ready to be more than just friends ?
? Oh oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah ?
? Are you ready to fall in love again ?
? I measure the distance from heaven to hell ?
? How we will do only time will tell ?
? Or when will you stop worrying ?
? What anyone says doesn't mean a thing ?
? Just tell me you're feeling it ?
? And your heart is really in it ?
? I'll pay in kind or in silver and gold ?
? I want to ignore all the stories I'm told ?
? Make me an offer I cannot refuse ?
? You know if I win then that means you lose ?
? Just say you believe in it ?
? That you're not not feeling it ?
? Dwelling on the memories ?
? Is such a waste of energy ?
? It's simple when you see it ?
? In front of you, on walls and bedrooms ?
? Hold your head up ?
Guys, thank you.