Dom and Yas Scam Jules's Mums, Explained

What happens

Dom and Yas go to the flat of Yas's ex, Jules, hoping to get inside, but the locks have been changed. They reason that someone must still have a key, and Yas suggests Jules's two mums, Janet and Tanice. At the door she invents an urgent need for the loo, and the mums welcome them in for a drink.

What's really going on

The scene is a small con, played for laughs, and its structure tells you what kind of film this is. Yas's plan is not to break in but to charm her way to a key, and the plan works because the mums genuinely adore her. The comedy is in the mismatch: Yas invents an emergency — "I desperately needed a loo" — and the mums, who have known her since she was young, accept it instantly and start fussing. Their greeting, "You are a sight for sore eyes," is warm and completely unguarded, which makes Yas's deception both funnier and a little sad. She has come to rob these people of a key while they welcome her like family, and the scene lets you feel both things at once. Dom, standing there as "my friend Dom," gets pulled in as an accomplice whether he likes it or not.

Key lines & what they mean

“You are a sight for sore eyes.”

The mums' delighted greeting, meaning that Yas is a welcome and comforting sight after a long absence.

“I can't walk up and demand the key.”

Dom's objection to Yas's plan: he refuses to simply ask for the key, which is why they need a cover story.

“Someone must have a key for Jules's gaff.”

Yas's reasoning that a spare key must exist somewhere, which points them towards her ex's parents.

“I still got the key to my year-eight locker on here, okay?”

Yas's joke about why she still carries her ex's key, comparing it to an old school locker key.

Theme

• Deception — Yas lies to two people who trust her in order to get a key, and the film lets the warmth and the con sit together.
• Family love — The mums' unguarded welcome shows the family Yas has drifted away from, and how easily she borrows it back.