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WOMAN:

Hiya!

MAN:

Oh, hello.

WOMAN:

Sorry to bother you, but--

MAN:

Not at all.

WOMAN:

Do you know, Mrs. Smith has not been feeling very well and she's in hospital and--

MAN:

Oh, no.

WOMAN:

Yeah, I know. But I'm just wondering, do you know if her cat's been fed? Because I've got access to a key if someone needs me to do that for her.

MAN:

Do you know what? I'm so sorry to hear about that Mrs. Smith. And she's been fantastic to us, Mrs. Smith. You know what?

We were on holiday-- when was it-- Fuerteventura, a couple-- well, no, it must be five years ago now. And we got stuck there! We couldn't get-- all the [INAUDIBLE] on some sort of strike or something like that.

And I would give her a ring and say, could you look after our allotment? Because we had all sorts of things coming up and things that needed doing. And do you know what? She went down there and she looks after the place for-- what?

It must have been three weeks. And I couldn't thank her enough. I mean, she's been absolutely fantastic. I mean, what a neighbour Mrs. Smith is.

WOMAN:

Yeah.

MAN:

I'll tell you what. She has been one of the best neighbours on the entire street. This is a very good street, mind you. There's some lovely people down here.

I've seen you around. You look like a lovely person. But you'll get to know it, the longer you're here, that everybody around there in this community, they look after each other.

WOMAN:

Yeah.

MAN:

And I can't speak highly enough of Mrs. Smith. She's been absolutely fantastic. Now, from one day to the next, I know that I can always trust Mrs. Smith.

And you, you know that you can trust anybody on this particular street and you can go in there for a cup of tea. And you won't be bothered. People like to talk--

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--around here. Course they like to talk. But that's a good thing, isn't it? Because it kind of gives you a sense of community.

WOMAN:

Yeah.

MAN:

So you're very welcome here. And I'll tell you what--

WOMAN:

Thank you.

MAN:

--Mrs. Smith not being well is one of the worst things I've heard for quite a long time. Because I've got a lot of time for that woman. And my wife's one of her best friends as well. I mean, she doesn't see her that often, but she sees her often enough, you know what I mean?

We always say hello on the street. And she'll always say, come in for a coffee. [INAUDIBLE] for a coffee. And I will. And I will go for a coffee because I can do some help for her.