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Welcome to Dudley. Hey, you're back to Africa.

Aston mentioned there were children.

They'll be here soon.

You look like a movie star.

There are auditions happening. I could put in a good word. This must be the

order bride.

I'm actually here to attack a potential husband.

Siobhan, I'm the nanny for the Hawks, please.

I don't take kindly to the way you're talking to me. So you're not enjoying my

company? Like it or not, we'll stay in.

Think again.

You think you're bad?

Come on, Enchantress.

Oh, Leah.

What are you doing that for?

Oh.

Go and tell Mama.

You kick me, that's cheating.

Oh. Pretty, pretty girl like you two shouldn't bother yourself with football.

Come on.

Get out of the money.

What are you doing around here?

Mama glad it's done. I'm just watching the game.

Your outfit look good. I make all our clothes.

Mama Gladys says I'm the best dressmaker in Clarington.

That's why I'm going to Kingston to be a seamstress.

Oh.

Ow.

Oh.

You need to ice that or you will bruise.

Especially with fair skin like yours.

I have a towel and some ice water in my truck.

Mm -mm. We have them things at home. Come.

Baby sis, go in. But we never finish the game.

The game?

Game done.

Now.

Come

on!

Let's do it! You see that?

Come on!

So, you lads are doing well?

You just see us play a cricket.

I thought the idea was hands across the sea.

Didn't we agree that the teams would be integrated?

The idea was for them to play with who they felt most comfortable.

They thought he'd picked themselves.

Yeah, he won't be winning for long.

We did invent the game.

Here to take a weird job, pan that, Mr Blake.

No gambling on factory premises, Mr Claude.

So, Clarendon girls play football too?

That's a thing I never know.

You do many things you don't know.

Well, I'd like to find out about these things, so why don't we go out sometime?

I'm not sure about... I mean, I only just arrived in England, you know.

You could just go for a walk or something like that.

A walk? Yeah, man.

Taking some fresh air in a conversation.

That don't sound too bad.

Why don't I think about it?

It won't take too long.

Bye -bye happiness.

Hello loneliness.

Think I'm gonna cry.

You've got a strong voice.

Oh, like in the musicals or something.

That's church.

Back home, you have to sing loud enough to drown out the old people.

He's got his eye on you, then.

It's not so bad, you know.

He said he might be able to get me an audition at Bournemouth Studios.

That's great.

Do you want to be in the films?

An actress?

I want more than this.

I want to be a star.

I want... Look, it's tough doing what we do.

They've no idea, right?

You just keep believing in yourself.

And if you ever need to talk to anyone, I'm here.

Okay?

I...

For

a part, a whole...

I know.

It's bad, right?

Aston never say nothing about taxation and benefits.

This is daylight robbery.

Shelton, you all right?

Come on.

You say you mash up the football pitch?

We miss you at lunchtime.

I make you a little chicken, rice and peas, and dumplings.

Big poo for a big man.

Thank you.

Enjoy. Mm -hmm. Come on.

How am I supposed to afford the

children's spares and come work for a thousand people?

You know, that's why I respect the Indian people then.

Them family unite and they invest money in each other.

That's true. We should do a partner scheme.

Like the people back home.

Pool what we save, pay the fares, and eventually buy our own house. Jeremiah

Build the houses and live in them.

Plant the garden and eat their produce.

We're talking farmland.

That's crazy money.

Whole heap of money.

All right. So listen.

Anybody here want to join a new partner scheme?

Come.

Mrs. Wantage, is everything all right? Mr. Chanterelle, please don't stick

unframed pictures onto the bedroom wall.

It makes the place look cheap.

My wife should win a gold medal for diplomacy.

Is there some kind of problem?

There's no problem, Chanterelle. I'm just trying to sort your door out for

There's a good deal of woodworm down at the bottom here.

Take it down to the shed, give it a good going over.

Mr. Wanted, I'm not sure where you need to... I came up here last night to tell

you that I'd arranged a warm welcome for you at Boreham Wood Studios.

But when I tried the door, it jammed.

I'd rather you just leave my door where it is.

Ah.

It's not your door, is it?

My door.

My house.

My... responsibility... to mend it for you.

The good news is the studio are expecting you tomorrow. Mr Posner came

trumps.

I'll give you a lift. First thing, Diana will be with her sister at one of their

famous breakfasts.

So every payday, we put a chunk of our wages in. And every week, one person

to draw it all down.

You put in one pound, come payday, one of us will draw down, say, ten pounds.

The more people in the partner, the bigger the drawdown.

What? That is serious money. I don't trust these ragamuffin savings schemes.

Back home, people just take the money and gone.

Nobody doing that here.

We're just looking for independence.

Our own houses, enough food on the table, clothes on our backs.

Without all the banking foolishness.

Yes, ma 'am. Hold on now. I can see it now. Soon, we'll have enough for our

own little love nest.

Start a family.

I've been begging them for a council house for the past five years.

I'm always locked in line.

Listen, if we wait for this country to treat us like everybody else, we'll be

living and sleeping in the same room till we're dead.

She just reached from Jamaica.

What's she know?

He's up now, Bernadette.

We're here to support each other.

Mm -hmm. Yes?

Anybody else?

Yes, sir. All right, people.

If we could do it, come back, we'll just do it. Leah, have good intentions.

All right.

Yes, sir.

This is good.

All right. How you doing?

Good luck.

All you mean.

Hosanna. Yeah.

How about we take that walk?

I'd like that, but Ashton and Hosanna only just leave.

Don't worry about them.

You can take the long way home.

It's a beautiful night tonight.

All right, but...

You go first.

If we leave together, it'll be in the Jamaican daily dinner come breakfast

This is near where we run from them teddy boys.

Crazy shed lady lives around here somewhere.

Crazy shed lady?

After she was so nice to us, that's how you want to call her? She find two

Jamaicans hiding in her shed and behave like that was normal?

Mama Gladys would have shoot first and ask questions sometime next week.

These people live better than we do.

Could fit three families in a house like that. Well, ain't you see the house on

the other side of town?

Look here now.

How nice to my keeping car.

Why?

Eat your dinner off them feet.

Probably disinfect them first.

Good to see you laugh like that.

We Jamaicans forget to enjoy ourselves sometimes.

All of us think in this country much better than back home.

Only by this way. Gee.

So how about we take a proper date one weekend, hmm?

Maybe catch a movie.

I don't know about that shelter.

What do you know, Leah?

Evening, Bernadette. Are you on your way home?

Just taking a night air.

Where in Jamaica you're from?

I feel I know you.

I'm from Clarendon.

Eh, eh, eh.

We're Fort George, just up the road from you. You still have family there?

No, everybody here, no.

I thought you said your mother was still there.

Yes, that's right.

Mama Gladys, still in Clarendon.

Well, it's late. I've got to get myself warm.

Good night.

It wasn't nothing.

I was talking about our own room.

Love nest.

That's what you say in a public house, in front of everybody.

Daddy would have been shocked.

I'm sorry.

It won't happen again.

You better not, Aston Brahms.

You still don't make up my mind about you.

Just because they send a ticket for me, don't mean you get to punch it just yet.

What happened?

You look like you just seen a doppy.

Rosanna just remind me she can leave any blasted time she want.

Aspen.

You just frightened.

And you should be too.

If you and she don't click, I promise to escort her all the way home, and I

don't want that.

This has to work.

It's like...

She get mad every time I open my blasted mouth.

I don't know what to do.

It cost a fortune to get her here.

I might have to send her back one piece at a time.

Stop your foolishness.

Why you don't take her to Burningham tomorrow?

Go window shopping, spend time and get to know each other.

That can work.

Hosanna won't say it, but it's not just Chantrelle who wants to be treated like

a princess.

Leah?

You always know what to do.

Leah!

Leah!

Child, you listening to me?

Don't forget, when you finish milking, you have to dig up the yam and sweet

potato and take some callaloo.

And after that, I beg you, kill one of the chickens for dinner.

And make sure you sweep out every corner of the house.

Where's Chantrelle gone?

I don't see her around lately.

Dressmaking in Kingston.

I thought you was a dressmaker.

There is more for me at home than there is for Chantrelle.

She's learning her trade.

She lucky she find her way out, are you?

Mm -hmm.

Have

a

decent grip.

Not too tight, just firm, you know?

The cow look happy.

I'd be happy.

I see you running the place around here when your mother's not around.

That's all you see?

I see you.

You're not just a country girl.

You're strong, but you have style.

And you work hard.

Have a little farm down the road.

And big plants.

But I'd rather do it with somebody.

I have my own work to do.

And Mama needs me.

Your mother's strong to back foot.

Me hear she'll fight Marciano next week.

Let me help you now.

Come anywhere near the house and Mama will beat you.

That's a risk I'm prepared to take.

There's no one to take off my bedroom door.

Well, it don't feel right.

I feel... Come inside.

It's okay.

Can't believe I got an audition.

I'm nervous.

Don't be.

Just imagine you're Elizabeth Taylor.

The thing is, Mr. Wanted said he wanted to take me down there.

Oh, you don't have to do that, Chanterelle. What choice do I have?

So I would just curl up in that chair over there.

You have a spare blanket.

Don't be silly.

You can sleep next to me.

I'm six years old.

We were packed in like sardines every night.

We nearly kicked last night.

And? It was...

I know it was wrong, and... Oh, my God, Leah, tell me now.

It was beautiful.

Beautiful?

You nearly kiss him, and you're happy? You're not totally disappointed?

Hang on. Is that the madhouse?

I have a patient for you. She soon come. Stop your knife.

What does Shelton think about Ephraim and the children back home?

You don't need to know anything about that.

So you lied to him?

Why? You already live in Jamaica and Pinocchio.

Oh, Zana won't say hello?

Don't say nothing about this, you know, shall I?

Central, blessings.

How you doing? Oh, Zana, this is nice.

You all right?

Your big brother is taking me to Birmingham today.

Window shopping.

How much window you going to buy?

What do you mean?

You good, Zana, you know?

Have a nice day in Birmingham.

The Lord will provide.

God bless and keep you.

I can't tell Hosanna anything about Shelton.

It was a disgrace.

Maybe she's right.

Anyhow, nothing happened and nothing's going to happen.

Listen, sis.

This is your time.

You need to loosen up.

Enjoy yourself.

The children coming here is in the future.

Right now, if this shelter wants to give you a squeeze, then let him squeeze

you, yes? What about you?

You find yourself a fancy man yet?

No, but I'd like to, you know.

Someone that's really nice.

Really nice?

That don't sound like you. You prefer a man with big car, big house, big wallet,

big lot, got the money run out.

Oh, but Leah, I never tell you I get an audition.

That's fantastic.

Good luck.

I miss you.

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone without

a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.

Where are you going?

Town. You have an audition to get to. Mr. Wanted is driving me. That's not

happening. Get the bus.

I'll take you to the stop. Come on.

All right. Grand.

Come make we go inside now. I'm looking after Madam

I

can see you're in love with the dress

Why don't we make all your dreams come true, eh?

Excuse me, miss.

The weather is frightening, but thunder and lightning seem to be having their

way. But as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day.

The turn of the weather will keep us together.

So I can honestly say that as far as I'm concerned,

it's a lovely day and everything's okay.

Chantrelle Brahms.

That's me.

I'm the new Dorothy Dandridge.

Think Marilyn Monroe, but prettier.

Why they are to be married?

I will answer.

She was first crowned Queen of the Scots at nine months old.

Poor thing.

As a newborn, they attempted to wed her to Edward, young heir to the English

throne.

Thankfully, a sane uncle pointed out that's such a match. Excuse me, you're

Chanterelle Brahms?

Yes, sir.

Delighted to meet you. I have half a page... Miss Brown, why are you here

exactly?

I want to be in your film.

And a colleague made a telephone call to Mr.

Posner in accounts and asked him to organise this audition for me. He said

wouldn't be a problem. Whatever you've heard, young lady, Mr. Posner is not in

charge of casting and producing this film.

We are.

Look, I'm sure you're a sensation where you're from.

But these auditions are for ladies -in -waiting various for Mary, Queen of

Scots. I don't believe there were any coloured ones.

You're not what we're looking for. Sorry.

Atten, keep your eyes closed.

I'll tell you when to open them.

Blows and skirts, you look good. Atten!

There's a picture of my mummy and daddy on their wedding day.

It's just like her dress.

If I'm to marry anyone, I'd wear this dress.

And so you should.

It'll be the best.

£35 you've ever spent. Jesus Christ, £35.

Madam, do you have some kind of purchase plan?

You see, back home, we can make arrangements, pay things off, peace,

Right.

Let's get you out of that outfit, shall we?

There are real customers here.

We are real customers.

I'll be with you momentarily, madam.

I don't understand.

You should try the market down the road.

Very colourful.

Might be more your price range.

Listen,

Hosanna, don't worry about it.

We will get you the dress you deserve.

I will work hard and save enough money to come back and buy this shop and

personally sack this heighty -tighty, la -di -da, snooty, butterlachs.

Hosanna.

You can wear a duffle coat with a coal bucket on your head to me?

You look a million dollars.

I realize life, my life, would be poorer without

you.

Aslan, get up. If you have me, I know I am no Harry Belafonte.

But will you marry me?

Who needs Harry Belafonte?

He's on screen. You are flesh and blood. Of course I'll marry you.

Give me your finger.

Give me your hand. Give me your hand.

Okay.

You hear that?

She said yes.

We're getting married.

Come on up then.

We are leaving.

Um, the dress.

After I take off the dress.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I'm just glad you're here.

We didn't exactly commit. I said I'd think about it. I thought about it.

And now I'm here.

I suppose you want some of my popcorn now?

Yes, ma 'am. Hand it over.

What kind of audition was that?

Doesn't Mr. Posner have nothing to do with them?

Well, I did offer to take you.

If I'd have been there, I could have smoothed things over, made sure you had

fair hearing.

Made you a little friend instead.

When you write to me in Jamaica, you said I would be paid good money as soon

I reach.

But Mrs. Wantage say I don't get any money until she's satisfied.

Well... I can... I

can fix that for you.

If you fulfil your responsibilities to the children, to Diana, and to me.

I will make sure you are... paid in full.

Thought you were going to make me a cup of tea.

I never thought I'd be jealous of a screen.

I want to know what happened.

Leah, wait, I'm coming.

I'm coming with you.

Leah, wait.

Why you have to grab her up like that?

Why they put that in the movie?

It's a war movie.

Maybe they just wanted to add something dangerous to spice it up. A big man

roughing up a woman is not entertainment.

Not in my book, anyway.

I agree.

There is never a need for that kind of thing.

So... Can we go?

the rest of the film.

Yeah, that was the best part of the evening for me.

We should walk out of more films together.

Well, didn't have a little situation.

And what kind of situation would that be?

Will you be my girl type of situation?

Oh.

Well, if that's the situation... I think the answer has to be...

Yes.

This arrived for you today.

I hope you and everybody doing well in England.

We're dying to hear any kind of news.

Bye, dear.

You're good for nothing husband come round the other night.

Come on, old woman.

It's me for him.

I want to see me pick the game.

I should never have let Leah marry you.

You is a drunk and dirty little city.

Are your children here?

How are you going?

It's me, your father.

What?

She poisoned you against me?

Sailor, come to your daddy.

I just want...

It's good

you run away from him.

Don't worry.

The children are safe with me.

But them miss you.

Please send for them soon.

Your loving mother, Mama.

Here. Tell Ashton to send a barrel and some money.

Things tough out here.

Shathia! Leah! Hurry up! Ashton's waited so long he's got smoke coming out his

ears.

Leah, you're rich. Good.

Now, some of you know that I've been in England for some years now.

And my sister Leah bring Hosanna to me.

And she said, this lady could be your wife.

And after one or two trials and tribulations, we've decided to go

ahead. All things equal.

Me and Azana are getting married.

Blessings, everybody.

This is a time to be surrounded by family and the people you love.

The Bible says love is patient and kind.

Love is not jealous or boastful.

It does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in right.

Let us not love in words or speech, but in deed and in truth.

Well said, Hosanna.

We hear some excellent words of wisdom.

It almost sounds like a prayer.

Everybody, for Aston and Hosanna, make her hear.

Amen. Amen.

I'm going to do things the right way, my darling.

I already write a letter to your daddy asking for your honey marriage.

If you give me his address, I'll send it tomorrow.

All right, stop it.

Watch it now.

Come on.

Okay, then you can have just that little slice. But no to me. And you, Mr.

Cooper, half a slice.

Bad for your health? You want to die?

Oh, what is?

Hosanna.

I'm really happy for you.

Thank you.

I am happy too.

I think I would like it very much if you were a bridesmaid.

Would I wear a big dress with flowers and a veil? No.

That would be me.

Where are Leah going?

Where are you going? I'm celebrating.

I was going for a little walk.

Clear my head, you know.

Come with me. I'll help you.

Don't, um, don't bother send the letter to Daddy.

Why?

I'll do it.

You just go for your work.

All right. Okay?

I'll see you later.

Yeah?

Where are you, Clementine?

I could agree, Dan.

Last orders, ladies and gents.

Last orders, please.

Meet Leo.

What happened?

You all right?

I'm married.

I have a husband back home and three children.

I beg your pardon?

I'm married and I have a husband. You have three children.

Three children.

You just said that.

I know.

I'm sorry, I just...

Sheldon. Sheldon, you have to give me a chance to explain.

Why? It's not what it seems.

I feel so stupid right now. I even asked you to be my girl.

Why you never tell me?

I'm telling you now.