After a disastrous formal loan interview, Fleabag has a raw and vulnerable encounter with a Bank Manager in her struggling café. She confesses her personal failings and loneliness, leading to an unexpected moment of professional grace.
FLEABAG: Either everyone feels like this a little bit and they’re just not talking about it... Or I am completely fucking alone. Which isn’t fucking funny.
BANK MANAGER: Right. Well, uh, I should probably... I should —
(He abruptly leaves, but returns a minute later with his folder)
BANK MANAGER: Pe
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