The Magic Faraway Tree

The magic of childhood is always forgot.

But this is the story of one who did not.

Morning. Er...

Evening. Hey.

Sorry. Er...

I, erm, saved you some pasta sauce.

Mm.

Mwah.

-Hi. -Hi.

Whoa.

Whoa, are you okay?

What... What happened at work?

Did they cancel the fridge you've been working on?

No, they approved it.

Well, that's great.

No, it isn't.

Why not? It's amazing. I love this thing.

This knows me better than I know myself.

Round about this time, Timothy likes wine.

Doesn't know me that well.

No, it knows you because

they've put a camera behind this panel here

to monitor people's eating and drinking habits

-without their permission. -No!

I told them it had to go, but they refused.

So, I quit.

-Good for you. That's... -No, it's not good.

This is bad, Tim.

I don't... I don't think this is bad.

The company wants the flat back,

and the car. Everything.

We're homeless.

Okay, it's borderline bad.

I'm gonna have to tell Mum.

She's gonna be so disappointed in me.

No one has any right to be disappointed in you.

-Well, you should be. -What?

I work and you look after the kids. That's the deal.

Have you... Have you met our kids lately?

No devices at the table.

Beth, come on.

Dinner's ready, sweetie.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Put it in the scratchel, please.

-The what? -Oh, it's a screen satchel.

I made them myself.

- Out of oven gloves. - Oven gloves?

You really need to get a job.

Beth is...

I think she might be an influencer.

Okay, tonight, I thought

we could play some games together after dinner.

-Not real-life games? -Yeah, real-life games.

I'm too old for games.

Okay. Well, how about a little bit of dancing?

We all hate dancing.

Okay. But, first,

we have a-spaghetti à la Thompson.

Just like-a Mamma used to make.

Your mum isn't even Italian.

Hey, I'm talking about my way-back mamma.

Joe's a cyborg.

Guys, can we...

Kill, kill, kill!

Come on, mind blast, mind blast, mind blast!

And Fran, I don't remember

the last time I heard Sweet Frannie speak.

I just feel like

their childhood is just...

it's slipping away. I feel like I'm failing them.

How did we end up here?

-If we hadn't had kids... -No, don't... don't say that.

No, we could just run away

and we could just start a new life.

Maybe we can all just run away.

Mm.

-What are you doing? - Would you like some wine?

Not now, Fridge! Ah!

The dream binder.

This is serious, Tim.

Polly, we need this.

And the kids need this. This is...

the soluzione.

One of our dreams from 15 years ago?

Si. Correct.

... zione.

Which one?

Oh, that dream.

The countryside?

Have you gone completely insane?

-What about my friends? -Will there be Wi-Fi?

Don't need it. Look, I brought everyone books.

Books?

Si.

I can't believe you let him talk you into this, Mum.

This is the oppression of the patriarchy right here.

Beth, your dad and I are

totally united on this. Okay?

Why don't we ask Grandma for money?

No, no. We've decided

we're not gonna tell Grandma about this right now.

Because she called Dad a loser?

Your grandma thinks that everyone's a loser.

Especially me.

This is a disaster.

It's gonna be tough, but you're just gonna have

to trust us on this, okay?

But seriously, will there be Wi-Fi?

-You know what? Give me that. -No.

This is a big change.

It's true. You're right.

But I just have this feeling

that it might be just kind of amazing.

There's this wood where we're going,

and it's full of the most beautiful big trees.

Great. Trees.

Literally the most boring things in the world.

My 5G is going!

I only have 3G!

I've only got 2G.

What's less than two? One.

1G?

-A G? What even is that? -Er, so sorry. Excuse me, sir.

-Any taxis around here? -Nope.

No, it's all right, love. I've got it. Erm...

Now are there any taxis?

Nope.

Oh.

So...

- Yeah. - Okay.

We'll just walk. We'll walk.

My legs feel funny.

They feel all achy.

Oh, yeah, that's, erm...

That's exercise, Joe.

Here, you grab... grab an apricot,

and that's gonna boost your energy.

No, no, no. It's good.

It tastes unhealthy.

If it tastes unhealthy, it means it's healthy.

It's gonna add bulk to your stool.

Fran! Goodness, I thought we'd lost you.

Come on, darling. Catch up.

If we're poor now, how can we even afford this place?

Oh. Well, the farmer said

we can pay him at the end of the summer.

During which time, we...

Grow tomatoes.

And there it is! Your answer to everything.

The microclimate here, Beth, it directly mirrors

this little town in northern Italy

-where my family are... -Not from.

We're gonna make my pasta sauce,

we're gonna sell it.

And then we give the farmer his £20,000,

and then the place is ours.

What kind of house only costs £20,000?

A house that is not a house.

Wow, it really is just a barn.

With huge potential.

Okay.

Wow.

It's good.

Oh.

Mm. Ooh, look at this.

This is a cosy spot.

Cosy trailer.

What?

-What? What? -Is it a rat?

There's not even any electricity!

Beth.

How am I supposed to charge my phone?

Look at this!

A landline.

Trusty old steam phone.

- Doesn't work. - I don't understand.

Have we gone back in time?

I'm gonna get the electricity sorted.

- Okay? - Tim?

Yeah.

Is this the kitchen?

Yeah.

-I love the kitchen. -I love it, too.

And the... This is the dining area.

- Mm-hmm. - Yummy, yum-yum.

And then the sort of living area over there.

- Yeah. - Why is there a tractor in it?

Good question, that, actually.

Oh, my God! Who's that?

Oh, it's okay. It's just the farmer.

All right...

Hi.

How you doing? You must be Brian.

That's right. How's it...

- Yeah. Yeah. - Right, now...

... you've got a set of duvets

and all that and bill and pap and whatnot up in there,

get yourselves some kip and that.

After that, it's all on you.

-Yeah. -What did he just say?

No idea.