
Will & Ernie: Father & Son
Clip: Season 8 Episode 2 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Hear from the cast about the pressure Will feels in Season 8 to be a good father.
Hear from Tom Brittney, Charlotte Ritchie, Robson Green, and Tessa Peake-Jones about the pressure Will feels in Season 8 to be a better father than his own was, both for Ernie and the new baby on the way.
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Will & Ernie: Father & Son
Clip: Season 8 Episode 2 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Hear from Tom Brittney, Charlotte Ritchie, Robson Green, and Tessa Peake-Jones about the pressure Will feels in Season 8 to be a better father than his own was, both for Ernie and the new baby on the way.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft piano music) - Will, obviously, has had the father issues for as long as we've known him.
I just wanna set a good example, for the father I never had.
So there's a bit of pressure on him to be the best father he can, to not repeat the mistakes that he had from his father.
- Taking the bike out for a spin?
- I didn't do it!
- What?
What?
Excuse me.
You- - It's fine.
It's fine.
Bonnie very much wants Will to be a bit more of an assertive father, especially as Ernie starts playing up.
- Sterling support, fellow parent.
She has to encourage him to be a bit more disciplined.
- He doesn't really realize how the racing on the bike affects Ernie, who's already lost one father.
- Did you get hurt?
You're bleeding.
- Nah, suit of armor on.
- Will has to confront his own recklessness seeing himself through the eyes of a dependent 10 year old.
And I think it makes him reconsider his choices.
- Hey, what are you doing?
That's my jacket.
- I don't want you to die.
- Ernie, I'm- - You crashed.
- And Will doesn't really know how to handle it quite as well as he should at first because he doesn't want to be a stern father.
Time to put away childish things.
- I think Will, from certainly from Mrs. C's point of view, has a lot more responsibility now.
- Will has no idea what's in store for him.
But, what Geordie tries to instill in Will is that is the most gorgeous kind of love, your family.
- [Ernie] Dear Will, I have something to ask you.
Would you mind if I called you dad?
I'd like that very much.
- To be asked to be his father, it's a huge honor, and it affects Will massively, because he knows he's gonna be a father, but it's now becoming more real.
It means so much to him.
- Does that sound all right to you?
- It sounds wonderful.
- Dad?
- [Will] Yes, Ernie?
- [Ernie] I feel very lucky.
- So do I.
(soft piano music)
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After a fatal accident, Will is devastated while Geordie rushes to exonerate his friend. (30s)
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Cathy, Mrs. C, and Jack discuss what to do about Will's shocking predicament. (1m)
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