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His Bottle Went

Exterior - Day - A bright sunny day on a river

Penny is rowing Vince around a boating lake hes is laid back whilst she is struggling.

Penny rows over to a nearby pub.

Exterior - Day - A pub beer garden

Penny is worried that Graham (her ex-husband) has contacted her

Penny imagines the scene will get nasty and despite Vince's protestations or tagging along for moral support she does not want him there

Vince will not be talked out of the meeting and Penny warns him that it will be difficult

Vince is amazed that Penny ended up with such a person and Penny explains how she need a change from Vince when they broke up. Penny reminisces about they;re time together

Penny tells of the horror of married life and the sports Graham played. Vince's ears prick up when he hears hes a martial art expert

Penny relives the marriage first year and how she found out hew was cunning and unscrupulous and only interested in money and power.

Penny expands about how the mere mention of Vince's name would cause Graham to fly into a rage and with her parents always mentioning Vince it never used to strop

Penny sorrowful and pretends she wants Vince to come to the restaurant. Vince having hear the about the Judo prowess and the stored anger against himself takes this opportunity to weasel out of it.

Penny looks forlorn

Exterior - Day - The Pinner's drive

Clifford is playing with a globe whilst Les (his father) is polishing the car. He is trying to get him to leave home by joining the navy

Rita arrives with a tea for Les when Cliff breaks the globe

Les reels of the things he has broken - an electric aerial - a garage door and his home computer

Les tries to rationalize it

Vince arrives and storms past them

Interior - Day - Pinner Halls

Vince talks to his dad on the stairs drinking about the proposed meeting describing the family as

Vince hedges around the issue that he is scared

The father has little sympathy

Vince explains that Penny has asked him not to go and that is what he aims to do

Les braces him up

Les tells Vince a story about when he first opened up in the 'metal' game behind Reedbridge station and all went well until George Himbo a small time heavy who was sacked by the Kray brothers for being too violent. He decided to stand up to him instead of paying him off. He tells how he felt extra strength and courage in the fight

Vince is not impressed with the moral tale the father expands the tale

Vince leaves contemplating as Rita calls out

Interior - Night - Fieldings Restaurant

Graham is seated as penny enters alone

Graham is all smarmy and kisses her then pats her bottom

Penny is already being dominated she tries to fight back

Penny persists

Graham tries flattery calling her handsome

Penny tries to calm down but despite having a year apart Graham still winds her up

Penny resorts to Vince's level with bad puns and comebacks

Graham tells Penny he has become a Vegan to which Penny professes she is complete carnivorous

They swap stories about their respective mothers when the penny drops

Penny realises her mother must have told him about Vince

Penny is getting very irate and Graham launches into the non appearance of Vince. Penny is so quick to defend him she puts her foot right in it

Time passes as graham relates his cricketing tales Penny is slumped on the table. She wakes to bring round Graham to the subject of the divorce. It seems Graham's mother has become religious and will cut him out of his inheritance if he divorces

Penny assures him in time he'll be back in but Graham has insider knowledge she is about to croak. Penny is not having any of it until Graham mentions turning the tables making the divorce a way to save the family name.

Graham asks that the divorce be recorded such that

Penny crosses her fingers as she lies to Graham - but he has had a private investigator from Romford follow them. He had been outside the house when the Warrender's went to Bournemouth and Vince and Penny had

Penny is distraught as Graham gains the high ground. Suddenly in a moment of pure timing in walks Vince

Penny is immediately concerned but her first thought is towards her dignity

They sit down with Graham

Vince tries to order a Hamburger but gets no joy so he settles for a Vegetarian brandy

Graham leaves them alone pondering the adulterous pictures

Vince is unphased as Penny looks at the pictures

As they try to some up with a plan Graham returns

Penny gives in but Vince draws the line

Penny is distraught and Graham can't believe it

Graham rises to the challenge but can't understand why Vince wants to lose

Graham rescinds and apologises to Penny

Graham leaves pays for his meals and leaves the negatives

Penny is amazed but Vince is in shock

Exterior - Night - Outside Fieldings

The credits roll as Vince sees Penny off

Vince walks to his car waiting inside is Lennie and 2 others waiting for Graham who has not turned up cos