SHE SOBS QUIETLY
They said it was nothing.
I know this must be a shock.
Unfortunately, the headaches you've been experiencing aren't very
typical of such a growth.
It was a highly unusual diagnosis.
I need to speak to a lawyer.
Miss Taylor?
Are you OK?
SOFTLY: I don't understand.
I can see that it's a lot to take in just now
and we don't have to discuss everything at the moment.
If you want, you can just take some time to process things.
Would you like me to call someone for you?
That's eight minutes. Thank you both. Sally, that was great.
Samiya, you've come on well.
You did get a bit technical in the middle parts,
but you did very well to calm her down.
So now you see how important it is not to rush a patient
in this situation.
RING TONE
PHONE BUZZING
Hello, stranger! Hi!
CONVERSATION IN BACKGROUND
Hello, how are you? Good. Just had cancer. Oh, wow! Very nice!
Have you met Emma? Hiya. Sally. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
It's my first day. Oh! You'll be fine. You will be fine.
I'm not even an actor, and I manage it, so...
Still pinches the best scenes! Stop it! No, I mean it in a nice way!
RING TONE That reminds me,
we do need to go through that bit.
It's not a rehearsal as such, it's just pinpointing certain moments.
Just... I'm so sorry, I've just... See you later. OK.
Let them relax a bit. Yeah.
CONVERSATION CONTINUES
PHONE BUZZES
Hey! 'Hey, babe! How was work?'
Yeah, it was good. The presentation went well.
'Ah, great. I told you you'd smash it! You nearly home?'
Oh, no, I've just got to the gym.
'Honey, I thought you said you were coming straight home?
'Come on, I told Mum and Dad to expect a call from us at six.'
Oh, I thought you mean tomorrow!
'No, tonight. I told you it was tonight.'
Oh! 'Mum's so excited, I think she knows what we're going to say!'
Ah! I bet she is!
Erm, could you, erm...
I don't know, could you put them off for a couple of hours?
'All right, I suppose I could put them off for a bit...' Sally?
'But I just don't want anyone to ruin the surprise.' OK. Mmm-hmm.
'I can't wait to tell them.'
I've, erm, I've got to go. 'All right, see you soon.'
I'll see you in a bit. 'Love you.' OK. Love you too! Bye!
Sorry! It's fine. Just get yourself settled.
OK, thanks, everyone.
If you could really keep an eye out for all those points we discussed?
Will, you're up.
Mrs Black is a 29-year-old estate agent.
Her husband has noticed a change in her eating habits lately
and has asked her to come and see the GP.
Hello. Good evening. Anna Black? Yes. My name's William.
I'm a third year medical student. Nice to meet you.
I hear your husband has expressed some concern about your eating routine?
Yes. I'm sorry for wasting your time. He insisted I came in.
Do you have any idea why he might be worried? He doesn't like me dieting.
But he needs to understand it's my body
and I will do what I like with it. So you have been on a diet?
Well, I like to keep myself in shape, as everyone does.
How long has it been that your husband has been worried?
Oh, he's been getting a little more agitated recently.
He thinks I'm hiding food and throwing it in the bin
and things like that. And do you?
Well, if he tries to feed me fatty foods, I might give it the slip!
So you lie to him? No, I wouldn't call it that.
Well, what would you call it?
I don't know.
If I'd had a busy day and he wants to have a conversation about it,
I might stretch the truth a little.
Well, it sounds like a lie to me.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
S-sorry.
I'm just trying to ask the right questions
so I can treat you accordingly.
The point is, it's my business.
Why don't we discuss another aspect of it?
Could you talk me through what you eat on a normal Monday morning,
for instance?
Well, I hope you take care. Thank you. So I'll see you next week?
All right, see you, bye. Bye.
PHONE PINGS
You have five more messages.
Message received.
Oh, my God! Congratulations!
And why am I finding this out through Steve's Facebook?
I'm so happy for you. It's going to be amazing!
I'm going to organise you the best hen party, OK?
You don't need to worry about a thing!
Have you started thinking about dresses at all?
Boo! Oh!
Oh, you scared me! How are you? Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine, yeah.
I've just done a pretty amazing psychosis scene. Oh. Gary, coffee.
Yeah, I was just saying I might stick it on the show reel.
Stick what? The old psychosis scene. You should.
Oh, yeah, yeah, that'd be good!
Hey! Is that an engagement ring? Who's the lucky guy? Oh, yeah.
I told you about Steve?
Don't think so. Oh, well, he's my fiance. Oh.
Um, he popped the question last night. Last night?
Yeah, it was a surprise.
But the night before, actually, it was really strange.
I had this dream about a peacock, of all things!
And the restaurant he took me to was The Golden Peacock. No!
Oh, that's amazing, isn't it? That's really... Yeah!
It's like a second sign, or something. Yeah, it was really...
It was actually a really intense dream.
I was in this white room, and there was this peacock opposite me,
and I really wanted to touch it, but it was scared of me.
So I just went up to it to touch it, and it kept moving away,
so I grabbed it and I just kept pulling its feathers out,
and it was screaming and screeching, but I didn't stop.
I just kept pulling its feathers out!
Wow! Amazing. A peacock!
But it's funny because of the restaurant name. Sally?
We're finished up in here with that one.
Are you ready to move on to the next scene right away? Yeah, yeah. OK.
Um, I'll see you later. Will do.
Don't mean to rush you, but it will just make people do it.
Thanks.
This poor girl, she was listening to the role-play.
What a thing to say to her!
INDISTINCT CHATTER
I'll be with you in a minute. Oh, OK, great.
When you're ready.
Can you please bring your attention to Phil? Thank you.
Ms Wright is a 30-year-old primary school teacher.
She's attended the surgery as she thinks
she may have contracted an STD.
Ms Wright, hello. My name's Phil. How can I help you today?
I've been feeling funny down there.
I'm a bit concerned. Sure, OK.
And how long has this been going on? Four weeks. Four weeks, right.
And when you say you're feeling funny, um,
could you perhaps elaborate a little on the exact symptoms? Um...
Abnormal discharge and pain during sex. OK, sure.
Right, well, before I go into any more detail, I just need to
run through a brief sexual health history with you, if that's OK.
So, are you currently sexually active? Yes. You are, OK.
And when was your last sexual health screening?
I'm sorry, I can't remember.
Ms Wright, are you OK? Yeah, I'm fine.
Is there something else you want to talk to me about today?
I've just...
..been feeling so overwhelmed lately.
OK.
Sally, are you OK? Can we start this again? Let's reset ourselves, OK?
Phil, from the top, please. Yeah, sure. Um...
Ms Wright, how can I help you today?
PHONE RINGS
Heya!
Hello?
Sally, are you there?
You there, honey?
Sally?
I just wondered whether you wanted anything from the shop.
Ah, there you are! You sound like you're underwater.
No, no, we're all good. Just making dinner right now.
Hey, you'll never guess what your bloody cat just did?
I was just putting the washing in the machine, right? And he jumps in.
I've got scratches all up my arm, trying to get him out.
I think he's decided that's his new nest.
Mr Bell is 55 years old and has attended with his wife after
experiencing repeated bouts of fainting.
You're a third year medical student on placement at a GP surgery.
The GP has asked you to identify a diagnosis after taking the history.
Hi, my name's Sophie. Hi, Sophie.
Which of you are we dealing with today? She made me come in. OK.
Do you want to tell me a little bit about what's been going on?
Fainted a couple of times. It's nothing I can't handle.
I thought it best he'd see someone. OK.
She stresses out the whole time - stresses me out, more like!
Er, have you had any experience of this before?
No.
Was anyone there when it happened? He was out for a few minutes or so.
I just didn't eat any breakfast. Nothing I can't handle!
No need to go on about it!
And how have you been feeling generally? Me?
Yeah. I've been feeling pretty shit, actually. Lost my job.
Doesn't help with her going on the whole time, trying to cheer me up.
No wonder I faint! Trying to get away from this one, aren't I?
I'm sorry for doing my best.
Maybe I don't want to be cheered up. Maybe I just want a bit of peace.
That makes two of us.
Mr Bell, going back to you, have you noticed any other
differences in your lifestyle recently?
Well, I've been losing my appetite, but then again, I'm stressed, aren't I? I lost the job, as I
What would you do if she's going on at me the whole time?
SPEECH FADES OUT
SHE CHEWS LOUDLY
Can you talk me through what you eat on a normal day?
Well, I mean, as I say, my appetite's gone down a little bit...
SPEECH FADES OUT
BANGING
WHISPERS: I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Ms Bell?
Er...
Um...
What are you on about? What are you talking about? Ms Bell?
Are you OK?
I can't do this any more.
What do you mean? I can't keep lying.
I...I...I don't know what you mean.
You don't know me.
Do you think I'm a nice person? I'm not.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
You don't want to know. How do you know?
How do you know I don't want to know?
Because you always want it easy.
Why don't you just leave?
I don't know.
SHE SOBS
Sally, are you all right?
It's all right, it's all right.