Last Night in Soho

(RECORD PLAYER CLICKS, CRACKLES)

Please lock me away

And don't allow the day

Here inside where I hide

With my loneliness

I don't care what they say

I won't stay in a world without love

Birds sing out of tune

And rain clouds hide the moon

Me? I'm okay

Here I'll stay

With my loneliness

I don't care what they say

I won't stay

In a world without love

So I wait

And in a while

I will see my true love smile

She may come, I know not when

When she does, I'll know

So, baby, until then

Lock me away

And don't allow...

Beautiful gown, darling.

Thank you.

Fabulous.

I don't care what they say

I won't stay in a world without love...

Who are you wearing?

Eloise Turner.

Who are you wearing?

Eloise T, of course.

E. T.

Ellie Turner.

So I wait...

I know not when they come

I know not when they come

I know not when they come

I know not when they come

I know not when they come...

It's good news, isn't it?

Eloise, post!

I know not when they come

Ellie? Coming!

Well, what does it say?

I'm going to London.

I knew you would be.

I'm going to London! I'm going to London.

I'm going to London. I'm going to London.

I'm going to London.

Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin'...

You sure I can take all of these?

I got you hooked on them.

I can't deprive you now.

Do you have enough space?

Hmm?

Don't you need socks?

Socks.

This was one of the first times your mum and me went to London.

God, the shops.

We used to look at all the clothes.

Liberty. Selfridges.

Carnaby Street.

The snooty shopgirls knew we couldn't afford anything,

but they didn't know we could copy it.

Take it.

No, I can't, Gran.

Bring her up when I'm settled.

We'll have dinner at the Criterion, like in the photo.

We didn't eat there. Couldn't afford to.

Just took a picture outside and went to a Wimpy.

When I'm a big-time fashion designer, we'll go. Deal?

I don't think Wimpy still exist.

You know what I mean.

I know how much you want this.

It was her dream, too,

but it's not what you imagine, London.

Gran. You've got to look out for yourself.

I know. But I'm gonna say it anyway.

There are lots of bad guys. You've got to be careful.

There's lots of bad people. I'll be careful.

They're bad apples.

I'm scrappy. I can take 'em.

I'm just saying, London can be a lot.

It was too much for your mum, perhaps,

and she didn't have your gift.

My gift?

She didn't feel things, see things like you do.

I... I worry you'll get all overwhelmed again.

Gran, it's... it's not just that I need to do this for me.

I really want to, for her.

And maybe it won't be so bad.

Maybe up there, I won't be reminded of her so much.

Okay.

Besides...

I haven't even seen Mum in ages.

Bye.

You'll call?

You know I will.

And if it all gets too much in there,

you'll tell me? In the city?

In here.

Please don't do that to yourself.

Don't do it to me, okay?

I love you.

Oh, Ellie.

I want us both to be there.

I won't let you guys down.

You never could.

Don't throw your love away

No, no, no, no

Don't throw your love away

For you might need it

Someday

Don't throw your dreams away

No, no, no, no

Keep them another day

For you might need them

Someday

Don't throw your love away

No, no, no, no

Don't throw your love away

Charlotte Street, please. My pleasure, darling.

First time?

I visited once with my mum, but I was small.

It looks so different now. It changes fast, all right.

But don't you worry, love.

It's still the same old London underneath.

Good.

What brings you down, then?

I'm studying.

London College of Fashion.

So, you're a model?

No.

I design clothes.

Well, I want to. I mean...

I want to be a designer.

Yeah, but you could be a model, couldn't you?

You got the legs for it.

So, what's in Charlotte Street, then?

Uh, student housing.

It's all girls in that building?

If all you supermodels are gonna be in Charlotte Street,

you'll see plenty of me, don't you worry.

You might have found your first stalker.

I'll get out here.

Oh, no, it's a couple more streets, love.

No, I haven't got enough cash.

Oh, I'm sure we could sort something out, sweetheart.

Plus, it's not good round here at night

for young girls on their own.

I want to go to the shop anyway.

Please yourself.

(BRAKES SQUEAK, GEARSHIFT CLICKS)

Excuse me.

Can I help you?

Uh, sorry.

Hey, do you want a hand?

Fine.

You don't look fine.

Well, I am.

Are you Eloise? Yeah.

Yeah, you-you look like an Eloise.

Well, Ellie.

I'm Jocasta.

Did they spell your surname wrong or something?

Oh, no, I've just decided to drop it because I feel like

it's way more singular to be known

by just your Christian name.

You know, like, so famous in your work

that you can actually just go by Kylie.

Minogue? Jenner.

Oh.

Okay, bad example, but... how many Jocastas do you know?

None.

Exactly, babes.

You don't mind I snagged the bed by the window, do you?

No.

we could maybe talk about switching next term.

Yeah.

So, where are you from? Uh, Redruth.

It's in Cornwall.

I'm sorry.

You know, Cornwall, in the countryside.

No, no, I-I heard you, babes.

I'm just, I'm sorry.

Uh...

what about you?

Manchester originally, but I, uh,

moved down here in my gap year.

Uh, I had an internship at an atelier in Savile Row.

Oh, wow. I've just been in Redruth making my own clothes.

I had a hunch you made that.

Yeah, this is Bouchra Jarrar.

Before she sold out and moved to Lanvin, obviously.

Smoke? No.

Is it allowed in here?

Oh, I-I just took the batteries out of the alarm.

I can go outside if you really have a problem with it.

No.