All language subtitles for The Darling Buds of May s02e03 Stranger at the Gates 1

What's up, Monty? When are you going to
fish?

Not for stupid tiddlers.

I've got something as well.

Where is it? Look at my net.

There it is. Can you see it, Victoria?

It's in the corner.

Just make sure none of you lot fall in.

Where are you going?

I'm going to watch the grass grow.

It'll be more exciting than this.

Frank, what about those chairs you're
going to take back?

The ones for the concert. I know, I
know.

He says you can pick them up any time.

Yeah. Trouble? Yeah.

I think I've got to get a new
distributor cap for this, so I'll go in

do it this morning.

Oh. Oi, Montgomery, what are you looking
so cheerful about?

I'm bored.

I thought you were fishing with the
girls.

Fishing? You call newts and minnows
fishing?

I've danged about the meadow pot.

Yeah, well, he's growing up, isn't he?

He wants other fish to fry, as I say.

I suppose he'll hang about his room all
day.

No, he won't.

Because I'll need a hand with him
chairs, won't I?

Only another 50 to go.

See this old plaster he's looking at,
Ted?

The whole place needs a repair job.

I know a bloke who could fix it for you.

So do I.

The problem is paying him.

Not much in the old coffers, then, eh?

Last time I looked, there was a couple
of buttons and a dead spider.

Oh, stop!

Stop!

Let me help! Let me help!

Oh, thank you!

Do you have a thing you... a tool?

A spanner? Yes, please.

There.

Everything is normal.

Thank you.

Oh, I'm glad you came along.

You're all wet.

Yes.

I might have drowned.

I don't think so.

Are you a plumber?

No.

Please, is there a farm nearby from
here?

Yes, home farm.

It's that way so far.

Thank you.

All right.

What do you want to see?

I want to see the owner.

Mr Larkin. Is that his name?

Camper? No.

Mr Larkin, you see.

Are you looking for work?

Yes. Can you chop wood?

Of course.

Well, all that needs doing.

My husband hates chopping wood.

Love me, sweet, with all thy heart.

Feeling, thinking, seeing.

Love me in the lightest part.

Love me in full being.

Charlie, you make it sound wonderful.

Thank you. Now, you try it.

You're much better than any of the
teachers at school.

Thank you very much.

Now, take your time and try and think
what Elizabeth Barrett Browning meant

she wrote that poem.

I know what she means.

Do you mean she wants someone to love
her?

Do you know much about farm work, Peter?

A little. I grew up on a farm.

Where was that?

In Denmark.

Oh.

Maybe Ma's got some jobs you can do.

Ma? My mother.

Mr and Mrs Larkin are my parents.

Oh, I see.

What?

It's a most unusual name for an English
person.

It's short for Marie Antoinette.

Oh, dear.

She lost her head, I think.

You think my name's odd?

Meet Zinnia and Petunia.

I'm Victoria.

Hello, ladies. I am Peter.

Hello.

May I see your fish?

Uh -oh.

This one is a piranha.

It's very dangerous.

Dangerous? The minnow, it's harmless.

Oh, really?

Is that so?

Ow! It bit me!

Fish don't bite.

No.

Oh, look at that.

Oh, it must be a two -pounder at least.

Got fish on the brain, you ebb.

I wish we had fish like this in our
river.

So, I decided to come to England to find
work and to improve my English.

Farming work?

Yeah.

Tell me, Peter.

Can you bale hay?

Oh, we can do anything.

Chop wood, mend taps. Yeah, all right,
Marriott. We'll get the picture.

Well, the hay it is, then. Yeah?

Sure. My husband hates baling hay.

I'm ready.

Oh, I'll show you where the pitchforks
are.

Oh, I'll do it, Ma.

Thank you for the interesting tea, Mrs
Larkin. My pleasure, dear.

My pleasure.

Well, I think you've got enough to write
your essay on Elizabeth Barrett

Browning now, Primrose. I could never
have done it without you, Charlie.

awfully. Well, I'm sure you'd have
managed.

Oh, hello.

Oh, hello, Mrs Kinsley.

Hello, Mr Charlton.

Primrose. I do hope we're not
trespassing.

Oh, that's perfectly all right.

You've got a very fine hop garden.

Yes.

But it won't be mine for much longer,
I'm afraid.

Why? I have to sell it.

Oh?

Oh, since my husband died last year, I
just can't run the farm on my own.

Enjoy it while you can.

Come on, Ben.

What are you looking at?

I'm looking at this quarry.

I wonder.

You wonder what?

I wonder how you go about buying a great
big hole in the ground.

This is my father, Mr Larkin, and that's
my brother Montgomery.

Hello, how do you do? Pleased to meet
you. Hello.

You know that dodgy tabernacle kitchen?

Yeah. Peter fixed it. And he chopped all
my firewood. And he baled the hay.

Oh.

Well, I certainly kept you busy, Peter.

Well, I like to work.

Is there, please, perhaps somewhere in
the village that I could stay?

You're welcome to stay in our barn,
Peter.

since you're used to the camping lark.

Thank you, that's most kind.

I'm sure there's something we can find
for you to do around the farm tomorrow,

isn't there, Pop?

Hmm?

Well, well, yeah.

You don't seem to be a stranger to
farming, Peter.

I grew up on a farm in Denmark.

Hello, everybody.

Hello, Charlie.

Mariette, listen, I've got an idea. Oh,
Charlie, this is Peter.

Oh, hello, how do you do? I was looking
at the hop garden on the...

Oh, did he? Oh, thank you. Um, this hop
garden. And that dodgy tap in our

kitchen. Peter saw to it.

Oh. Good. Thanks very much.

She was saying that she has to sell it.
Hey, Pop.

Peter was saying that he wants to
improve his English.

Oh, is he? Well, he's come to the right
place.

Because we parlay the old queen's
English most proficiently, eh? Don't

Mama?

Come on, Peter, show where you can stay.

Mariette? Oh, Charlie, tell me later.

Bye, Peter.

Well, now, we could have a rehearsal
tomorrow if your daughter and her fiancé

are free.

Yes, that would be absolutely good.

Hello, Primrose.

Hello, Mr Candy.

Um... How... May I help you?

I was wondering if you'd listen to a
poem.

Ah, I'm afraid we're a little bit busy
at the moment, but... Love me sweet with

all thou art.

Feeling, thinking, seeing.

Love me in the lightest part.

Love me in full being.

We'll look at it later, Primrose.

Good day, Mrs Arkwright. Shall we say
tomorrow at six o 'clock?

Why, Mr. Candy, you've gone quite red.

I'm not surprised, Primrose.

Mrs. Arkwright is chairman of the local
watch committee.

Then we'll give her something to watch.

Oh, you're making things very difficult.

Come on.

Love me sweet with all thou art.

Feeling, thinking, seeing.

Love me in the lightest part.

Love me in full being.

Can you tell me where is the nearest
shop?

I wish to buy some food.

Oh, you're welcome to eat with us,
Peter.

You're most generous, but I like to be
independent.

Oh, well, Mrs Dawes is in the village.

Hey, girls!

I was at the pub!

You must have had enough of this lot for
one day, haven't you?

Oh, dear.

Oh, he seems a nice enough fellow,
hasn't he?

And the girls seem to like him. Yes.

And that lucky Marriott sign, oh.

Oh, really?

They'll keep Charlie on his toes, then.

I'm quite fancy in myself.

Now, that'll be enough of that, Flo
Parker.

We're not going to have no anky -panky
with foreigners in this house. Thank you

very much.

And eight slices of bacon, please.

Rashes.

And one bag of gumdrops also.

And that'll be five and fourpence.

Hello. Hello.

Hello, Mr. Forchester.

It is Peter.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Peter's working on the farm. And he's an
absolute wizard.

Really? And I bet he'd do your garden if
you asked him.

Oh, I'm sure Mr.

isn't interested in taking over my
little patch.

I'm interested in any work I may find.

Well, actually, my garden is absolutely
ghastly at the moment.

It could do with tidying up.

Well, when I've finished with Mr Larkin,
I will to your place, Count.

Come to your place.

It's foreign.

I'm sorry, my English is still a
little... Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you. Come along, ladies.

Goodbye.

You're blushing, Miss Protester.

I've forgotten what I came for.

Hello.

Sir Montgomery, one of your tricks.

Oh, let the man have his dinner.

That's all right. Come in.

Sit down.

Let me see.

You two are twins, yes?

Okay.

Think of the date of your birthday.

Now, I want you to double the number.

Add 30.

Divide by 4.

Wait, hang on.

Yes?

One moment, please.

Your birthday is on the 15th.

That's right. Yes.

But which month?

This month.

Yes.

Next week, in fact.

How did you do that?

Magic. It's my birthday.

I'm sorry. I only have the strength to
do this once a day.

Didn't I tell you he was amazing?

How's Montgomery today?

Oh, he's all right.

Moping about a bit.

I'm worried about him.

Why? Why are you used to be such a happy
lad?

Well,

he's grown up, hasn't he? I mean, the
kids are too young for him nowadays,

aren't they?

Same, they have to grow up.

Hmm?

What do you mean?

What is that?

Oh, I'm having a much better time now
than when I was a nipper.

Eh? How about you?

Depends on what I'm doing.

What's that supposed to mean when it's
at home, may I ask?

Eh?

Oh!

Oh!

Hit?

What's the rush?

Someone's got to collect the eggs.

Listen, I'm going to deal with you. You
come back to bed in five minutes and

I'll get the eggs. I know your five
minutes is me laughing.

The eggs will be hatched by the time you
decide to get up.

What's that?

Bit nippy, isn't he?

Gives me frostbite just to look at him.

He's got himself a nice -looking body.

Oh, yeah?

Well, what do you call this?

I call that very funny!

Good morning, Mr Larkin.

Ah, morning, Peter.

Oh, you're just a bloke, you are.

What are you like with gates and fences?

So what I thought was this.

If I can persuade the bank, we could buy
the hot garden and supply the brewery

ourselves. I mean, of course, I'll check
with them first, but I don't see why we

couldn't make a real go of this,
Marriott.

What do you think?

I haven't heard a word I have to say.

Yes, I have.

You were talking about hops and last
time it was strawberries.

I wonder if your friend's only got a
changing nappy.

the vicar these days.

How should I know?

Because you seem to have become the poor
man's shadow these last few weeks.

I have not.

Don't worry about Mr.

Candy.

He looks so thin.

He needs fattening up.

Do you think so?

He needs a good woman to look after him.

You know what they say.

A way to a man's heart is through his
stomach.

Now then, Mr Larkin, I gather you're
interested in buying the quarry adjacent

Home Farm.

Yes, yes, that's all right. That's OK
with you.

Might I inquire why you should want it?
It is quite exhausting, you know.

Yes, yeah, I know.

Well, I don't know. I've just got this
thing about I've always wanted a bigger

hole in the ground.

With a view to doing what with it?

With what?

The, um, the hole.

Oh! Uh, well, nothing really. Just go up
there and have a look at it now, then.

I will need written assurance you have
no intention to build on the property.

Build on it?

Well, build on a big hole in the ground.

I mean, who'd be daft enough to do a
thing like that?

I feel impelled to say, Mr Larkin,
anyone daft enough to buy such a hold

in order to look at it?

Oh.

Oh, yes.

I'll take your point.

Very good, sir.

I see you've got a nice sense of humour.

Well, I suppose as long as you don't
exploit the area commercially.

Commercially? No, I don't think so. Mind
you, I'll have to check with Charlie on

that.

Who's Charlie?

Charlie. Oh, Charlie, he's my son -in
-law.

I think he's my son -in -law.

Because you see, Ma and me, we're not
married.

He is.

He's married.

It's to my office, actually, to
Mariette.

So they're legal, you see. But, uh, see,
I suppose I'm not legal.

Finished.

Oh, thank you so much.

You've done an absolutely wonderful job.

Oh, please, Miss Pilchester, this is too
much. Oh, no, I insist.

You've no idea how much I loathe
digging.

Can I help?

Oh, they're from the church hall.

I've been repairing.

Here, let me help.

Oh, I see.

You are most awfully kind.

And strong.

Morning,

Vicky. Morning, Mr. Churchill.

He's gone with the firm hand, too.

I can see you'll be good for business,
Miss Pilchester.

Here are the rest of the plans, Mr.
Watson.

Thank you, Miss Pilchester.

This is Mr.

Oh.

My name's Peter.

This is Mr. Watson.

How do you do?

How do you do?

He is the most marvellous handyman. He's
done my vegetable garden in one hour.

Have a go at mine, if you like.

My lumpy goes giving me chip.

Soon I must pay you commission.

This wall must be repaired, or
everything will fall down.

Don't tell me.

Thing is, we can't afford it. It's not
too difficult.

I will do it.

I can't pay you.

Perhaps a few vegetables from your
garden.

You mean it.

Sure.

I can do it tomorrow.

Pete, my boy, you're a real gent.

Let's go and talk to the brigadier about
his garden.

Cheerio.

You ain't English, are you?

No. I'm from Denmark.

Thought not.

Catch one of our lot doing it for free.

How many trout are you talking about, Mr
Larkin?

Oh, I don't know, really. What do you
think? What, 300, maybe 400?

What about size?

Well, I don't know. I mean, what sizes
have you got?

We have small, medium and large.

A bit like buying a shirt, then, isn't
it?

Not really, no, sir.

You've got some whoppers there, haven't
you? I would suggest if you're stocking

a lake, as you say, that you select the
young breeds.

All right, I'll tell you what we'll do.

I'll have 200 chitlers, 50 medium and 50
of your Moby Dick.

200? I want them delivered.

Here.

Let me try some of that.

Thank you.

I'm so glad my daughter's wedding is in
such safe hands.

I assume...

It belonged to you, Reverend.

Right. Come along.

Look here, Primrose.

This has got to stop.

Just I think because thou art virtuous,
there shall be no more cakes in ale.

Now, you listen to me, young lady.

Don't you like it?

Yes.

It's very nice.

But you must realise what sort of
condition you're putting me in,

mean, you're 15 years old.

I'm nearly 16.

Juliet was younger than me.

My dear girl, the Mrs.

Arkwrights of this world do not pretend
to be experts in romantic poetry.

What they see, they regard as... It's
against the law.

Then the law, sir, is an act.

Aren't you even going to taste it?

What are we coming here for, Pop?

You'll see.

Right.

Put your rod in there.

Pop, there aren't any fish in here.

Who told you that?

There aren't. Everyone knows that.

All right.

Do your old Pop a favour, just to please
me.

Put your rod in there.

Please.

I feel stupid doing this.

See?

Hey! I've got something.

I've got one.

It's a trout.

Get away.

Bless myself.

You've made it look like Kew Gardens.

Really, it was not too much trouble.

Attention!

I've never seen such a first -class
master.

Slope! Oomph!

Dismiss!

Do the soldiers pass inspection?

Every man, Jacqueline.

Well done.

Tell me, sir, I've forgotten your name.

Peter. Peter, yes.

Two shillings, all right?

Yes, sure. Thank you.

I'd invite you in for a chota peg, but I
haven't restocked the mess.

Excuse me?

Oh, I'm so sorry. I keep forgetting
you're not English.

I was saying I would have invited you in
for a drink, but I haven't refilled the

bar today.

Thank you, but I have work at the
village hall now.

I must say it was a lucky day for us
when you turned up.

Won't be long now, me old beauty.

She'll be glad when it's all over.

I think

we'd better take it in turns to stay up
with her

tonight in case there's any trouble.

What I really want to know is if you
would continue to take the hops from

Kentley's field.

That depends.

Depends on what?

The quality.

If they continue to be as good as they
have in the past, then yes, we will.

Quality's everything.

Yes, of course.

Why, are you thinking about buying a hop
garden or something?

Yes.

Do you know anything about growing hops?

A little.

Not much good knowing just a little.

Well, I'd learn the trade, naturally.

Stick it right in there and take a good
sniff.

If you want to start... If you want to
start learning how to make beer, there's

no time like the present.

Go on.

Um, would you mind?

Okay.

Well,

lesson number one.

Fermenting hops, give up a gas that'll
knock you out.

Bring me the quality of hops Mrs.
Tinsley produced, and you'll be in

Then he said you divide by four.

Eleven.

This day isn't right.

My birthday's the 7th of May. You didn't
hear him properly.

I did!

I know how he did it.

How?

Well, I think I can work it out.

Right, girls, what vegetables do you
want for supper?

Goat's lower cheese and baked beans.

Looks like your time's come, old girl.

Oh. Is she ready now? Yeah, looks like
it.

I'd better get Pop.

No, no, there's no need to wake him.

You've been midwife to a cow before
then, Peter.

Yeah, a few times.

One more push. Come on. One more push.

Yes. Yes.

Yes. Gently now. Gently now.

Oh.

Yes.

Does she breathe?

Yes.

Hey, she's got a beautiful, bouncy baby.

Baby what?

It's a baby girl. A baby girl. Is she
all right? Beautiful.

Yes.

Thank you.

Surprised you weren't married.

Good -looking young chap like you.

Well, one day, perhaps.

You got the young lady?

Someone in particular?

Yes.

In Denmark, is she?

No. No, she's here in England.

When are we going to meet her?

It's a little bit difficult.

I'll see.

Her

name

is Eileen.

It's very pretty.

Thank you.

Why is it difficult to meet her?

Does she live a long way away?

No, not very far.

But... it's complicated.

Oh, here you are.

Oh, Peter.

How's Matilda?

Mother and daughter doing fine.

Oh, you mean she's popped?

Yes, thanks to Peter. He sorted out a
little problem for the old girl.

I was going to wake you, but he said he
could manage, and he did.

We managed, Mrs Larkin. Good.

Well, well done.

Thank you for the breakfast.

You go and have a spot of Chateau. You
deserve it.

Yeah.

Good night.

Yes, good night, Peter. Oh.

Good morning, Peter.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Well,

he's turning out a bit of...

Bit of a treasure, isn't he? Now, Peter,
of course, I'll be able to retire at

this rate.

Calf was the wrong way around.

Was he really?

But he went smooth as silk.

We owe a big vote of thanks to that
young man.

Yeah.

You're right, we'll give him one.

We'll have a bit of an ease up tonight,
just to show our appreciation.

That'd be nice.

Thank you, dear.

Two eggs or three?

Three.

And I will do them.

I will make them.

Come on. You go and have a nice kick.

Sweetheart, go on. You deserve it.

Off you go.

All right.

Cows don't have two names.

This one does, because she's special.

Martha, Peter delivered her.

Peter can do everything.

Lucky he was around.

Oh, I don't know. I'm sure Matilda would
manage perfectly well on her own.

But still, good job Peter was sleeping
on the farm.

Yes, it was. A very good job.

Do I detect a touch of the green -eyed
monster?

There's no need to be like that.

Well, I'm afraid I'm getting a little
bored hearing how Peter's such a

chap. Well, he is.

All the village seem to think so.

There must be something wrong with him.

He's a jack of all trades, is there,
Peter?

You're most kind.

Yeah.

And now I think you ought to get another
sort of plastered.

I'm sorry? You will be.

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. Can I
have your attention just for one moment,

please? I'd like you all to raise your
glasses.

Join me in a drink to Peter.

Oh, Peter.

Good on you, mate. God bless you, sir.
Peter.

I don't know what to say.

Well, it's easy what you say. You say,
bottoms up, and then we'll get them all

in again, see?

Go on, then. What do you think you're
going to do? Come on.

Around how you want. Lovely, delicious.

Come on, Peter.

Where do you go? What do you say?

Skull or whatever it is you say? Go on.

Bottoms up. Bottoms up.

I must say, I've never seen my roses
look so trim. Oh, and my wall, huh?

Very adequate.

And my vegetables are a joy to behold.

Yeah, I can vouch for that.

What about a speech, sir? Speech? Yeah,
very good. Speech. Come on. Come on,

Peter. Speech.

Speech.

You know what these foreigners are like
when it comes to the old waterworks.

I have never been made before. feel so
welcome in all of

my life.

I feel that here I am among my best
friends.

My very best friends.

Very good. Very good speech.

Very good.

So we give three cheers for Peter. What
about it? Come on then.

You've got to try the new home farm
special. I'm going to make one, and it's

going to be called The Blonde Bombshell.

Indigo. Peter!

Peter!

Please, Peter.

Right, Montgomery, come on, turn the
television off. Glad we've got company.

Come along.

That's it.

No!

No!

Does it have to be now?

Yes! Oh, leave the poor chap be.

Can I show you? a trick if you won't let
go of my hands.

Okay.

First of all, from this wooden head, we
take

a wooden wibbly wobbly pencil, and then
I

have in my pocket this one toffee. I
take it in my hand like this,

and I give it to Monty.

There it is, behind your ear. How did it
get there?

And also another one from there.

I've one for you. Could you show us some
juggling, please?

Okay, okay, okay.

Quickly, I'll show you some juggling.

Hop, two, one, two.

That's it. Now, he's been on his feet
since the crack of dawn.

Take your coat off.

Thank you. I am hot.

I'll hang it up for you.

Hey,

what's this?

Give it to me, please.

Hello.

What's this?

Peter's passport.

I thought you said you were Danish.

This isn't a Danish passport.

No.

As you see, I'm German.

He's what?

German? But why are they from Denmark?

Well, I'll be... He's a bleeding kraut!

May I have it, please?

He was Danish, Brigadier.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

What's the problem?

I mean, Denmark, Germany, what's the
difference? They're just like Swanley

Sinka. No, actually they're not.

A German.

I think I will leave now.

Where are you going?

Why are you looking at him like that?

This is daft. He's still Peter.

He's the one who delivered Daisy Martha
and helped everybody in their garden.

I'm not having any Nazis round here.

What do you say, Brigadier?

I mean, we all had a belly full of them
in the war, bombing the living daylights

out of us. Oh, look, I didn't mean to
imply that Peter was a... He's stupid.

I don't care where he comes from.

Must admit, it's a bit strange, though,
Peter, calling yourself Danish, isn't

it? No, Mr Larkin, not strange at all.

What I mean is, why bother to hide the
fact that you're German at all?

The answer to that lies in the face of
Mr. Watson here.

Yes, I'm German.

I've had this reaction many times in
England before.

That's why I say I'm from Denmark.

I understand why you feel the way that
you do.

I think it's best I leave now.

Oh, Lord.

It's all my fault.

You ought to be careful who you take on
here, Sid. You could upset a lot of

people giving work to the Hun.

I think it might be better if I... You
too, General.

I'm sorry, Larkin. You seem such a
charming man. But you

haven't changed, Edith. It's just
because he's not what he says he was.

What's in a name?

That which we call a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet.

I just can't believe my ears.

I just don't believe this.

I mean, five minutes ago, we were all
raising our glasses and saying it was

best thing that ever happened to this
place.

Now we're treating him like a war
criminal. I think everyone's being very

horrid. Me too.

Well,

we did fight two wars against his lot.

You shut up, Monty. Just shut up.

I hope you're satisfied.

Please don't go.

It's best for everyone.

No, it isn't.

Believe me, Marriott.

I've had this situation many times
before.

It's best I leave.

I'm sure they'll think different about
it tomorrow.

Some people never change their minds,
Marriott.