1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Yeah. 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:09,000 Could I have a word with you, please, madam, with Ethel? 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Yeah, come in. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,000 What's up, then? 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Ethel, ask something to say to you, madam. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Go on, Ethel. 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Please, madam. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,000 I want to give him my notice. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 You what? 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,000 You can't leave me now, not when I'm short-ainted like this. 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,000 She's going into munitions. 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Well, you must be mad. 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,000 Would you want to go and do a thing like that for? 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000 After all the trouble, I'd come to make sure everyone in this hotel would be exempt. 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 We'd do any important work here. 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,000 All members of the government have rules, generals, officers on leave. 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,000 They've got to have somewhere to come, somewhere safe, where they'll be looked after, no one will blab. 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Now, why should you suddenly decide to leave? 19 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 You tell Mrs. Trotter the rest, Ethel. 20 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 She's gone and got herself engaged. 21 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Engage, don't... 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,000 Don't tell me. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Yes, it's that young Clive Baker. 24 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Oh, Ethel. 25 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,000 Don't know about you, I don't really. 26 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,000 You're going into munitions, you're engaged to a conchie? 27 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,000 He's not a conchie. 28 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,000 He's a conchie and she's a subjector. 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,000 And he's volunteered for the front. 30 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 And I want to get this war over with... 31 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,000 before he gets killed. 32 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Yeah, well, I still think it'd be more useful here. 33 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,000 But if you've made up your mind, I suppose there's nothing to be done. 34 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000 You let me know when you want to leave, I'll get your wages made up. 35 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,000 I'm our chief and, uh, putting in a bit extra for an engagement prison. 36 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Thank you, Mrs. Trotter. 37 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,000 Yeah, well, we better go and do some work while you are at here. 38 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,000 Mrs. Trotter. 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 That was a nice thing to do. 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,000 I'm not sure if she's so good if she's leaving, she's leaving. 41 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,000 No, I meant about the plaque. 42 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 I'm sure Mr. Starr really appreciated it. 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Poor little Fred. 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Oh, yeah. 45 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Oh. 46 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 He's one good thing that bomb did. 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 It was getting really bloody dog. 48 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 I never could stand him myself. 49 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Who's that? 50 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,000 No, no, no, no, no. 51 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,000 I'm sorry. 52 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,000 I'm sorry. 53 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,000 I'm sorry. 54 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,000 I'm sorry. 55 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,000 I'm sorry. 56 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000 I'm sorry. 57 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, Fred. 58 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,000 It's enough of that. 59 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Oh. 60 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,000 Come on. 61 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:44,000 This collar's too big for you now, and you haven't earned the right to wear it. 62 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,000 But I hope in time you'll grow into it. 63 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,000 Oh, cool, Blimey. 64 00:02:54,000 --> 00:03:04,000 He'd like to line up all politicians, profiteers, pacifists, news paper men. 65 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Yeah, I agree with that. 66 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,000 And the four or five thousand red tabbed-off, we did staff officers at present at fourth 67 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,000 core headquarters and chuck them in the river wiser. 68 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,000 He's there. 69 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Hey. 70 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 He's there. 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Oh. 72 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,000 He's there. 73 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Especially the... 74 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Blimey, the censor must have raised a blow on her at this lock. 75 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,000 No censor when it comes to me. 76 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,000 It's like the diplomatic bag. 77 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,000 Sounds real gluey. 78 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,000 See you all on now, friend. 79 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,000 My bloody years, not for it to show for it. 80 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,000 So far, best friend's gone now, Major. 81 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,000 All the best ones are made last tick. 82 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Oh, but lonely. 83 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Fancy, Phil. 84 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,000 Oh, sweet, young titch. 85 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Oh, dead. 86 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Now, on top of all that, we've got to close the place. 87 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 You mean shut up, Shob. 88 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,000 Yeah. 89 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Nosey young devil and the council came around the other day. 90 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Said this was a public place. 91 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,000 I ask you. 92 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Said it wasn't safe on account of what the bomb did. 93 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,000 Not sure what a bill was it been. 94 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 It was a seven or eight weeks sitting around, 95 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,000 twilling up thumbs and getting covered in dust. 96 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,000 I've got some lead. 97 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,000 Oh, well, I'll find you another bill. 98 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,000 What am I going to do with the staff? 99 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Can't open a guest, Smiles Factory. 100 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,000 Can't even go and see Charlie. 101 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Unless you smuggled me across in your little black bag. 102 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,000 I just might be able to wangle your past if you were to do some 103 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,000 important war work over in France. 104 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,000 Yeah. 105 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Can't. 106 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Major, what could I do? 107 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Well, go out the dugouts. 108 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,000 See if they're at water bowls or field. 109 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,000 On my way back and forth, I sometimes stay in the line. 110 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,000 Waiting for the mail, but of course, the line's full of store dumps 111 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 and hospitals and transit reinforcement camps. 112 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 They're all pretty well organized. 113 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,000 But there is one thing that badly needs doing. 114 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,000 You see the chaps coming on leave from the front, 115 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,000 rolling up in trains and buses and carts and Lord knows what else. 116 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 And then they're left. 117 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 Stranded, waiting for the next boat. 118 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 No canteen, no shelter. 119 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Four devils sometimes have to wait on the key all night in the pouring rain. 120 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 You don't get enough food. 121 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,000 No tea, nothing. 122 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,000 No, nothing. 123 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,000 Oh, man. 124 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,000 It's a real gap in the army's defenses. 125 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 It needs someone like you to start something up. 126 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Get it going. 127 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Oh, stop mucking about that bloody puppy. 128 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,000 You get me there, Mrs. Cochran up here. 129 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Double quick time. 130 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Yeah, but wouldn't be nowhere to go, would they? 131 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000 Probably the hospitals and stores. 132 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,000 There is no cafe down to the docks with a bit of a kitchen behind it. 133 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,000 Of course, it's empty now and a bit rundown, but it is bang on the key. 134 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,000 Is it? 135 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,000 I happen to know the Quartermaster General's department would help all they could. 136 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,000 They'll have it a key on that, yeah. 137 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 You're not pushing me, British Isles. Are you major? 138 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,000 Yes. 139 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Oh, yeah, come in, you two. 140 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,000 I'm out. 141 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Are you govin'? 142 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Oh, major. 143 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Now, how to you two like the idea of sittin' on your bums in this place? 144 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Right, I'll be able to just get it together again. 145 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,000 Well, not very much, but we've been wondering it. 146 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 That is Mrs. Cochran and I've been wondering it. 147 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,000 Yeah, well, I've been wondering, too. That's what I sent for you. 148 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 You two are gonna do your bit to help win this war. 149 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,000 You're both gonna volunteer for service overseas. 150 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Well, I'm not for one. 151 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 Oh, yes, you are, Mrs. Cochran. 152 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,000 You, me and Mary, we're going to up across to Belong, have a bit of a holiday, open up a canteen. 153 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 I'm sure funds could be allocated. 154 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Now, I'm paying. Major can arrange the passes and he can drive. 155 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,000 Well, what about my lead? 156 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Major, this was all your art here. I'm here, payin' orders. 157 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Now, what are we gonna need? 158 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,000 I'm gonna need your lead. 159 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Please, please, please, please. 160 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,000 Please, please, please, please. 161 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,000 I know. 162 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Please, please. 163 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 High five. 164 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 I know. 165 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Should I have a tricer? 166 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,000 He said no one managed perfectly well. 167 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 It's probably flooded or magneto trouble. 168 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,000 I was a chauffeur in the old days. 169 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 I'll just check theoffirl, please. 170 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Don't touch it. 171 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,000 Sergeant, I happen to know that as much about the internal combustion engine as anyone in Great Britain. 172 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,000 And especially about this particular bottle, and baking the oil information. 173 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,000 Bloody thing won't start up. 174 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,000 If Imore time, Sergeant. 175 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:33,000 I'm ready for the scrappings, didn't you, as me? 176 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,000 I will find me or the car. 177 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Oh, come on, Major. 178 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,000 This lever's a present for the cars and buy you a new one. 179 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 How far is it, anyway? 180 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Oh, well... 181 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,000 Oh, well, push it that far, can't we? 182 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Come on, everyone. 183 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Post. 184 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Go, go, go. That's not for me. 185 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Go, go, go. 186 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,000 Go, go, go. 187 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 Go, go, go. 188 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Hey, Madam myself. 189 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 Hello, Major. 190 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,000 You and me, Cassey, Cassey, around the corner, eh? 191 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,000 No, thank you very much. 192 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Excuse me, Madam. 193 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Thank you. 194 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Thank you all very much. 195 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,000 Well, here we have a look. 196 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 All right. 197 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:56,000 I'm afraid it's not, er, well... 198 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Oh, no, it's lovely. 199 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Just what we was looking for. 200 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:03,000 I can't approach you at all. 201 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Anyways, just see. 202 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Yeah, what was it here? 203 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:10,000 Oh, yeah. 204 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,000 It's all covered. 205 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,000 Now, I'm going to have a lovely time, 206 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 catching a bit of some ice, probably, Mary. 207 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000 All right, I'm going to get started. 208 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,000 You do have some more, we'll be out of there. 209 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,000 That's fine. 210 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,000 I'll be off then. 211 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,000 I don't think you want... 212 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,000 I don't think you won't, Major. 213 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,000 What? What? What? 214 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,000 You won't be off. 215 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Not to, er, clear up that bus. 216 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 Good, now you've been a very good ball, Major. 217 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,000 So why don't you just pop outside, 218 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,000 get some of them songs you'll always use to give us another end? 219 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,000 Not very well. 220 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,000 All right, gotta get this lot cleared up, then. 221 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,000 I'm going to get this one out. 222 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,000 Who are you? 223 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:09,000 My name's Mary Phillips, Mum. 224 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,000 I mean, what are you doing here? 225 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,000 How'd you do? 226 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,000 My name's Mrs. Trotter, 227 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,000 the Benton Co-Tail, Duke Streets and James London. 228 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,000 And I'm here to open a buffet for the troops. 229 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,000 I'm afraid this site has already been requisitioned, Madam. 230 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,000 For Mrs. Farthing Whiteley and the Army overseas buffets. 231 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 You're the pitch to the Major here. 232 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,000 You know all those clever. 233 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Well, I'm very sorry to hear that. 234 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,000 So I really am, Mrs. Farthing. 235 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 Farthing Whiteley. 236 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 There seems to be some misunderstanding. 237 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,000 But I should be obliged if you would leave her immediately. 238 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 I shall do no such thing, Army, and I'm staying here. 239 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 That is, unless you and your gal would care to join me. 240 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,000 And work under me. 241 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:05,000 Captain Windham Bragg, Deputy Assistant Proverb Marshal Porter-Balloyne. 242 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,000 I have here an order from the Agidrant General's Department, 243 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,000 requisitioning these premises on behalf of Army overseas buffets. 244 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,000 I want to chuck us out, Major. 245 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,000 Major Smith Barton, 17th Lancers. 246 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,000 King's messenger and military assistant of the Quartermaster General. 247 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,000 I have here an order signed by General Sir John Carnes, 248 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,000 requisitioning these premises on behalf of Mrs. Trotter. 249 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,000 And I think that trumps you on every point. 250 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,000 And stand to attention and salute when you meet us at Bexar Officer. 251 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:44,000 And, Prey, what is to be the name of this buffet of yours, Madam? 252 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,000 Oh, well, hasn't got one yet. 253 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,000 Oh, yes it is. 254 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,000 I just remembered. 255 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,000 Louisa's. 256 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,000 Very good. 257 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,000 We shall see. 258 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Come, Mrs. Fitzsimmons. 259 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 No, I don't think I will. 260 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,000 I think I'll get back to the hotel. 261 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,000 Very good. 262 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,000 I'm absolutely petrified of that old battle axe. 263 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,000 No, not on my own. 264 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,000 Not your old silly Billy's, Mrs. Hup. 265 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Clear review to remember, Mrs. Trotter. 266 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Billy's over here. 267 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 He's on the staff, so I thought I'd come over and see if I could talk to you. 268 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,000 Come over and see if I could help. 269 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,000 Oh, that's nice. 270 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Help, ooh. 271 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Oh? 272 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Well, yes. 273 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,000 No, I mean, well, anyone. 274 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,000 You, if you like. 275 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Oh, well. 276 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Yes, I could do with an extra pair of hands if you don't mind hard work. 277 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,000 I've never actually worked before. 278 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,000 I think it would be rather fun. 279 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,000 I'll just nib back to my villa and get my opinion things. 280 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,000 Oh, Mrs. Trotter. 281 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,000 Puffing. 282 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,000 Puffing? 283 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,000 My name. 284 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Oh, yes. 285 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,000 Thanks. 286 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,000 Puffing? 287 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,000 Well, right. 288 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,000 You'll be getting the PC next, you will. 289 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Oh, that was nothing, right? 290 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,000 Here you go. 291 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,000 I'll touch you. 292 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,000 I'll touch you. 293 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,000 I'll touch you. 294 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,000 I'll touch you. 295 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,000 I'll touch you. 296 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,000 I'll touch you. 297 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,000 I'll touch you. 298 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,000 I'll touch you. 299 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,000 I'll touch you. 300 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,000 And the pocket of wood is business. 301 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:41,000 There we are. 302 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,000 That'll be tough as evening, please. 303 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,000 Oh, are you well? 304 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Yes. 305 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Are you good? 306 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Yes. 307 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,000 What are you doing? 308 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,000 I'm not good. 309 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,000 I'm not good. 310 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:51,000 I'm not good. 311 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,000 I'm not good. 312 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,000 I'm not good. 313 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,000 I'm not good. 314 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,000 I'm not good. 315 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,000 I'm not good. 316 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Sorry, I'm sorry. 317 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,000 I'll tell the wife. 318 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,000 I'm not good. 319 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,000 I'm not good. 320 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Oh. 321 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,000 Yes, please. 322 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,000 Oh, turn on the what, please. 323 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Sorry? 324 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,000 Tea and a what? 325 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 Um, may I go and get you the tea? 326 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,000 Don't have what? 327 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,000 I'll let you do, sir. 328 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,000 That's your what, there? 329 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Ah, I'll let him. 330 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,000 He's standing. 331 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 He's still going to call some jammy wads. 332 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,000 How's it going? 333 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,000 How much? 334 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 Oh, whatever you like, there's a box there. 335 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,000 There's a tube. 336 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,000 Are you? 337 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,000 Oh. 338 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,000 I'll give you a hand, miss, if you like. 339 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,000 Oh, thanks. 340 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,000 I'm called Job. 341 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,000 Mrs. Cochran, we need some more of them jammy wads. 342 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Oh, you're learning fast, mate. 343 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,000 Oh, you've got that there. 344 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,000 Oh, I'm standing. 345 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,000 I did. 346 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:48,000 It was so heavy, I... 347 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,000 Who are you? 348 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,000 Trish, are they why you bought the car good? 349 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,000 Fred, I'll have to dash her up and eat for dinner. 350 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,000 Oh, they're not figure. 351 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,000 It's been such fun, all those brave boys. 352 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,000 Well, she says, name was... 353 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Pilchard. 354 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Can I help, man? 355 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,000 I'd started as a later partner bank before I joined up. 356 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,000 Oh, an expert, then. 357 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,000 Yeah, he gave his hand. 358 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,000 He was a soldier these days. 359 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,000 Well, I was a volunteer. 360 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,000 I'm not a conscript. 361 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,000 Hey, are they? 362 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,000 They just sort that little bit. 363 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000 So you're not going to need the rest of them. 364 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,000 No, I'm an orderly off of the transit camp. 365 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Too young to fight, was you? 366 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,000 I've done a bit of that. 367 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,000 But wounded, was you? 368 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,000 Yeah, just a scratch, but it went a bit bad. 369 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,000 I've got a nice cushy job now, so it's so good to come down and help most of these, have you liked? 370 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,000 Oh, that's nice. Thank you. 371 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Oh, Maggie, you can stop it. 372 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,000 You're off to London on my next boat. 373 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,000 But I've still got a week of my leave. 374 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Well, that's why. You're the only one I can send. 375 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,000 Here. 376 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,000 There's the list of the stuff we need. 377 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000 50 doesn't pot in meat. 378 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000 100 weight best flads can fit. 379 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,000 Did you get them out in the middle, sir? 380 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,000 They're good at sitting around the bench. 381 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,000 But you'll never all fit in the bus. 382 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,000 Oh, a bag of the bus. Need a couple of lorries, at least. 383 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000 You better get him fixed up with that mate that you'll, sir. 384 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,000 This is my old car end. 385 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,000 General Sir John Carrens is the quartermaster general. 386 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Oh, no, he is. 387 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,000 Oh, he's got to the top. 388 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,000 It's my motto, isn't it, Major? 389 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000 It ain't worked out too badly up to an hour, does it? 390 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 Well, there. 391 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,000 I mean, yes. 392 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,000 There. 393 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,000 I never knew a man yet could sew on a button properly. 394 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,000 Thanks, Mary. 395 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,000 You know, the worst thing about it is the dreary boredom of it all. 396 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 We're in between the battles. 397 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Nobody cares of them. 398 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:55,000 Our machine-gathers used to fire off their guns just to get some boiling water to make tea with. 399 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,000 My brother's used to write back quite cheer and letters sometimes. 400 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,000 Well, that's what we all do. 401 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Well, if we didn't, they'd be censored. 402 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Oh, I see. 403 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,000 What did you do then? 404 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,000 When? 405 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,000 I mean, all that boredom. Couldn't you do something? 406 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,000 No. We're just sitting smoke. 407 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,000 I used to try and think of all the nice things I could think of. 408 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,000 We would had stale biscuits and fried bully beef for the 20th time. 409 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:23,000 I'd try and remember the smell of the bakery next door to his back home. 410 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,000 And the taste of the bats and the tatty scones. 411 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Babs and tatty scones? Have I never heard of them? 412 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,000 Oh, the grand and nearly puddens. 413 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,000 And when it was raining, which it was most of the time, 414 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,000 we were up to a niece in mud. 415 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,000 I'd try and remember some of the trips he'd been on. 416 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 Like the paddle boat that took us across the arin. 417 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,000 Where's that? 418 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,000 It's on the Clyde. 419 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Oh. 420 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,000 An island. A big island to be a mountain on it called Gultfeld. 421 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,000 You can see it from the beach back home. 422 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,000 And when it was blue and hazy, well, that meant good weather. 423 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,000 It meant we could go swimming. 424 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,000 Never been swimming. 425 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,000 Never? Never been in the sea. 426 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,000 No. We didn't seem to care very much for the sea. 427 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Well, didn't you ever go in and out in? 428 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Only with the charcoal. 429 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,000 Come on, you two. Up to bed now. 430 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,000 You'll get a chance, Marlady. If you don't get back to camp. 431 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,000 I'll put the lights out and lock up. 432 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,000 Right, sir. 433 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 Personally, I think it's a bit nippy in here. 434 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,000 I'm going to sleep me first. Good night, all. 435 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,000 I'm sorry, sir. We don't serve officers. 436 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 Why, the devil not. 437 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 Damned poor shell. 438 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Lord, easily. 439 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Well, I know. 440 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,000 I know. 441 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,000 I know. 442 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,000 I know. 443 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,000 I know. 444 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,000 I know. 445 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,000 I know. 446 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,000 I know. 447 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,000 I know. 448 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,000 I know. 449 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,000 I know. 450 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,000 I know. 451 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:58,000 I know. 452 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,000 I know. 453 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,000 I know. 454 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,000 I know. 455 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,000 I know. 456 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,000 Well, I know. 457 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Mrs. Torter will be surprised. 458 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,000 I hope so, Mary. 459 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Where is she? 460 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,000 No, they're not ready yet, Mary. 461 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,000 So, don't come in here. 462 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,000 We're in, mate. 463 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,000 And then I'm so sorry, Mrs. Torter. 464 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Oh! 465 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,000 Oh! 466 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Shall I? 467 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,000 Oh, you did not give me a turn. 468 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,000 Yeah, Mrs. Singer, finish off the mix. 469 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Oh, well, I never did. 470 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,000 I'm singing you. 471 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,000 I work over here, didn't you know? 472 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Yeah, so, wait. 473 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Don't we, Mrs. Crockerd? 474 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,000 It's 50s, doesn't it, France, it's yesterday tea time. 475 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 No one knows Airman, he's sausage rolls. 476 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 Airman, then sausage rolls, will it? 477 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 4,200 this week, so far. 478 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Yeah, God knows Airman, he's saying. 479 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000 He's porridge chips by the underweight, 480 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 love tea and coffee to float the home flake. 481 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Don't think you're mad. 482 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,000 He is so awake. 483 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,000 Barca, the lot of us. 484 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Mad but magnific. 485 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:56,000 Whoa! 486 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 I've come to collect a fresh detachment 487 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,000 from the holding metallic. 488 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Oh, well, when they come, they're coming here. 489 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,000 They all come in here. 490 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,000 Well, they're not due till tomorrow, 491 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000 so I'm putting up at the hotel room. 492 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,000 I was hoping you could come house on dinner with me there. 493 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Oh, well, no, I'm sorry, Charlotte. 494 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,000 I can't get away from this place. 495 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 We run off our feet, then the poor buggers miss the leaf boat. 496 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,000 We can manage your money, isn't it, Ma? 497 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,000 Now that we're organized, some of the service now, 498 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,000 we keep like coming into health anyway. 499 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,000 You sure? 500 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Of course she's sure. 501 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Anyway, it's an order. 502 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,000 We've been going through the sugar-like mad dogs. 503 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Charlie, here's a near good lord. 504 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,000 Hello, Puffin. 505 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,000 I didn't expect to find you here. 506 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,000 How don't you know? 507 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,000 I'm having a round this canteen with Mrs Trotter. 508 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,000 You know Mrs. Of course you do. 509 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Yes, yes, yes, please. 510 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000 Well, tell me, how's Billy? 511 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,000 My billykins, oh, he's after something very important 512 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 at fourth court headquarters. 513 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Of course, he's done his bit up at the front of being a regular. 514 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,000 They need him to everybody to plan everything. 515 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,000 He's a little new people. 516 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Such amateurs. 517 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,000 Oh, not you, Charlie. 518 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,000 Not the guards. 519 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,000 He gets most weekends down here. 520 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,000 But he always seems so tired. 521 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,000 Oh, that's bad luck. 522 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,000 What's good luck, Charlie, is you turning up now. 523 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,000 Listen, Phoenicia and the Duchess are having a jolly little 524 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,000 shemi party tonight. 525 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,000 Two pay lots of jolly people coming. 526 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,000 Froggy and Monica and Juliet's over to see Marcy, 527 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 who has an odd sort of wound, if you ask me. 528 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,000 We won't go into that now. 529 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,000 And I need a handsome young man to escort me. 530 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,000 Oh, that does sound nice, Charlie. 531 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,000 A really jolly evening. 532 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,000 Look, I'm terribly sorry, Puffy, 533 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 but I'm afraid I've already got myself booked up. 534 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,000 I don't know what it is, it's a child. 535 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,000 No, no, no, absolutely respectable. 536 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,000 I'm terribly sorry, of course. 537 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Oh, so am I. 538 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,000 I thought I could rely on you. 539 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:39,000 Excuse me. 540 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Give my regards to Billy and see you again soon. 541 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Yeah. 542 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,000 Oh, you fool, you are. 543 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,000 Nice jolly show me party with Phoenicia and the Duchess and, uh, 544 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,000 now, see, never know what that might lead to. 545 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,000 Louisa, are you having dinner with me or not? 546 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,000 It's Thursday, it'll be slack tonight. 547 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,000 All right. 548 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,000 Good. 549 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,000 I've ordered a taxi to pick you up with it. 550 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,000 I'll do it. 551 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Of course. 552 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,000 Cheat, keep. 553 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Hmm, aren't they? 554 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,000 I ain't got nothing to wear. 555 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,000 Smell like a chip shop. 556 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,000 I'll give you aunt. 557 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,000 It won't be the first time I've been your lady's mate. 558 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,000 Oh, bloody a scummy lap, oh, sorry, madam. 559 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,000 Oh, um, what's wrong with you? 560 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000 Put my soda ganst to something. 561 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Fine as hell of place to wash off. 562 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,000 We haven't all got maids and villas to go to. 563 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,000 Just as I would be in for a few days, 564 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,000 I've got a rush off to Paris to do a bit of shopping. 565 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Night. 566 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,000 Good lights. 567 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Good written sight, say. 568 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,000 Something I must snob, not really. 569 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,000 But she's all plessy as that taffy, not a brain and a red. 570 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,000 Cut them all more like. 571 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:52,000 After all this time, she hardly knows difference between a jam and a ham sandwich. 572 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,000 And she just can't get it into a red. 573 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,000 The 20 woodbains cost five cents. 574 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Yeah, well, when she comes back, we'll end her back to it. 575 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,000 So, what's her name? 576 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,000 Mrs. Ploughton Bradley. 577 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:14,000 There's a long, long trail of winding into the land of my dreams. 578 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,000 Where the nightingales us. 579 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Oh, yeah, that's very nice, Mary. 580 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,000 I remember the last time he did that for me. 581 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,000 I said you looked like a duchess, but he still do, man. 582 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,000 All my gas made on a night off. 583 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,000 I saw in the tattle, it's very chick to dress simply this year, 584 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,000 and jewelry is definitely in back form. 585 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 Oh, they said badges. 586 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,000 Here's my little badge. 587 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,000 There. 588 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,000 The text is here, Mrs. Dorta. 589 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,000 Oh, thanks, Jup. 590 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:50,000 All right. 591 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,000 Jup. 592 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,000 I love a lovely evening, right? 593 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,000 Yes, dear. 594 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,000 Yep. 595 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,000 When was that last time you told us you looked like a duchess, Mary? 596 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,000 That was a long time ago, Mrs. Cockwood, before your time. 597 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,000 They're not singing that song. 598 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,000 You didn't quite get that last line. 599 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,000 Was it too black for the girls? 600 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,000 No, Mrs. Volligweil, it was not. 601 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,000 It was not. 602 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Yes, he must sit. 603 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,000 Set it to Lisa. 604 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,000 Yeah, that was a nice meal. 605 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,000 Mind you, I'm a bit off cooking. 606 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,000 After this, I don't think I've all got to look a fried egg in the eye again. 607 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,000 Put the lights out in a minute, Charlie. 608 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,000 What on earth for? 609 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,000 Oh, nothing's shocking. 610 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,000 It's a good time. 611 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,000 All right. 612 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,000 I should think that's platoon way. 613 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,000 Our gunners were signing a bit of a show just before I left. 614 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,000 That'll be the Bosch, countering. 615 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:14,000 How far is it? 616 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,000 40, 45 miles. 617 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:18,000 But watch it most nights. 618 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,000 It looks like a forest fire. 619 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,000 Yes. 620 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,000 But no one seems able or willing to put out. 621 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,000 We're here because we're here because we're here. 622 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,000 So, you really feel about the wall, is it? 623 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,000 We all do. 624 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,000 There's no point in it anymore. 625 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,000 It's just a huge, idiotic waste of life. 626 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,000 No more the night in shining armour, right? 627 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,000 He went west together with his white horse 628 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,000 and a great big black cloud of high explosive, 629 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,000 somewhere near Ginchey last September. 630 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,000 The day we lost 15 officers and 450 men. 631 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,000 I'm known as grandpa now or the old survivor. 632 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,000 I don't like new soldiers, have a nice, safe, big hit back home. 633 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,000 Lighty. 634 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,000 That's old history. 635 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,000 Did you know it was Hindu Sarni for help? 636 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,000 Yeah, I saw it before, is it? 637 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,000 No. 638 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,000 No, I couldn't leave. 639 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,000 Not well, actually, one piece and I haven't cracked up yet. 640 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,000 I hated really, but I couldn't leave it. 641 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,000 The battalion's the only real thing to me anymore. 642 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000 Even today, I keep wondering what's happening there. 643 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000 If the rations got up all right, Billin Knowles is doing. 644 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:30,000 It's crazy. 645 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,000 Young officer, just come out, join my company last week. 646 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,000 Going on his first raid. 647 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,000 Just about now. 648 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,000 You're meant to be like an old hen. 649 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,000 Yes. 650 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Is it all in either this spring offensive they're all talking about? 651 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,000 Yeah, I suppose so. 652 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,000 Oh, they don't tell us anything. 653 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,000 We eat the air and rumoured crack. 654 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,000 Oh, well. 655 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,000 That's it, he's only room with him. 656 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,000 It's offensive every year. 657 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,000 Like the snowdrops, you know. 658 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:21,000 I'd like being shown like Helen's spray with machine gun bullets to get the winter shivers out of your bones. 659 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,000 Good for Morales, as a general. 660 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,000 Notly enough, it is. 661 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,000 We're all feeling chirpy already. 662 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:33,000 I don't know if anything's better than sitting in the cold, shivering, being sniped at. 663 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,000 Cursing the news. 664 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,000 And politicians, and profiteers, and pacifists. 665 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,000 And bishops. 666 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,000 They're the latest hate. 667 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,000 Especially the one who talks about death in battle as the great adventure. 668 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,000 Why were you right to him? Give him a good baller king. 669 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,000 He wouldn't understand. 670 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,000 I couldn't. 671 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,000 I couldn't even tell you all these things if we're in London. 672 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:56,000 I know I couldn't. 673 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,000 It's only because this place is a sort of no man's land for both of us. 674 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,000 Yeah, well. 675 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,000 He was always good at writing. 676 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,000 That's been not the truth. 677 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,000 Not even part of it. 678 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,000 I mean, not what I really think that is. 679 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:20,000 I suppose because life has become rather precarious, 680 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,000 every second seems so important. 681 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,000 I regret what a stuffy, useless, selfish fellow used to be. 682 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,000 He wasn't. 683 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,000 I was, really. Everything I did was for my own enjoyment. 684 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,000 Well, it wasn't the same. It was just the same. 685 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,000 Things had changed now. 686 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,000 It's over a bit for the better. 687 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:48,000 It's pathetic that it's taken a stupid, brutal war. 688 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:54,000 Scores of my own men killed, terribly wounded. 689 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:00,000 Incredible endurance and courage there is in people. 690 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,000 And unselfishness. 691 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,000 It's only that example that's kept me going. 692 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,000 Sorry, joying like this. 693 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:15,000 Must be the brandy. 694 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,000 Here. 695 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000 Remember them wire cutters you asked me to get in your letter? 696 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Oh, yes. 697 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,000 We've got them from the army and like the stores. 698 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,000 I was going to get the major. 699 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,000 Oh, see you later here. 700 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:32,000 Oh, marvellous. 701 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,000 You're the absolute the best. 702 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,000 Make all the difference. 703 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,000 Here you must be awfully tired. 704 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,000 The taxi will be waiting. 705 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,000 I'll come and see you in the morning. 706 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,000 There ain't no taxi. 707 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,000 I'll stop here. 708 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,000 I thought... 709 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,000 Oh, you haven't any night things. 710 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Well, I got myself as a sin. 711 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,000 Got my own skin come to that. 712 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,000 They're good enough for you. 713 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Been parking down that bloody buffet, I tell ya. 714 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,000 It's not often I get a nice cozy bar counter, keep me warm. 715 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,000 That'd have been, eh? 716 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,000 I ain't slept in one of them since I was a kid. 717 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,000 Yeah, that's nice and soft. 718 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,000 Goose, there's eight. 719 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,000 Lovely. 720 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,000 There's a few poo nights, is it about? 721 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,000 Nice, what are they? 722 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,000 Bed bugs, French for bed bugs, beef, hate, juicy bed bugs. 723 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,000 They don't off, make them eat. 724 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,000 I won't stay if you don't want me to. 725 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,000 Would you stay very much? 726 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,000 Not in anything in the world. 727 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:54,000 Don't accept me, will you? 728 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,000 Well, come on, then, let it go. 729 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:01,000 Well, it's just that I thought that long ago we'd agreed. 730 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,000 Well, to be great friends, leave it at that. 731 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,000 Just a frame out, absolutely, look back on it. 732 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:15,000 Yeah, well, always take things down at their frames and dust them down at me. 733 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,000 Oh, it's a pretty silly, tricky thing to say anyway. 734 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,000 Just seemed not the best thing at the time. 735 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,000 Seen the fix we was in. 736 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,000 What worked all out for a bit? 737 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,000 What I didn't reckon was that you were like the tooth, Hank. 738 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,000 I can't get rid of the thought of you. 739 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,000 And now, all I would like you said, 740 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,000 well, every second's precious and this is Tom Tiddler's Grand. 741 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,000 Well, I just thought like this, not... 742 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,000 Call the book. 743 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,000 Yeah. 744 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,000 I've never been on fact for you. 745 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,000 No one's crossed me out. 746 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,000 We must be mad. 747 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,000 Wasting all these years. 748 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,000 Yeah, now we had to wait. 749 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,000 I had to get the hotel out, me sister. 750 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,000 Oh, things are different now. 751 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,000 I had to be sure. 752 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,000 I was always sure. 753 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,000 Oh, I'm a sure me, not again. 754 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 And now, will you marry me? 755 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,000 Yeah. 756 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,000 It's all over. 757 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,000 When the guns are stopped. 758 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,000 We're still here. 759 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,000 We're still over too. 760 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,000 But I've always wanted you to. 761 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,000 Yeah, and I've always thought. 762 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,000 I've never been on a 763 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,000 You thought. 764 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,000 When you take me up to Yorkshire, 765 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,000 all them toughy-nose Yorkshire ladies say, 766 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,000 Paul Charlie's really copped at this time. 767 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,000 Got caught by that common cook woman from London, 768 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,000 over years. 769 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,000 You're jumping your fences too far. 770 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,000 We're going to be jumped sometime. 771 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,000 We're going to deliver visually. 772 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,000 Yes, we do. 773 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,000 All people up there on your estate, they miss you. 774 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,000 It will duties look after. 775 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,000 They need you as much as I do. 776 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,000 Let's stop doing things because what other people think of. 777 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,000 Just tonight. 778 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,000 I'm going to do what I think. 779 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,000 I'm going to do what I think. 780 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:52,000 Nice looking fories in tonight, 781 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,000 especially their masses. 782 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,000 But their language enough to set the place on fire. 783 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,000 Worse than Mrs. Tropper and that's saying something. 784 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,000 Still they don't mean any harm by it. 785 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,000 Oh, Mrs. Tropper, late. 786 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:09,000 You got a bed, Mrs. Cochran. 787 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,000 I lock her. 788 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,000 Right, I'll take the copper with me. 789 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,000 Hope she won't be too late. 790 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:24,000 I really want to know. 791 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,000 I don't want you to back. 792 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:28,000 I know he was special, but I didn't know. 793 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,000 She had that lock in. 794 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,000 I haven't seen it for years. 795 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,000 Well, well. 796 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,000 Good luck to him. 797 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,000 That's what I say. 798 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,000 Night, Mary. 799 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,000 Night. 800 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,000 Nine pounds, four shawoms and frottums. 801 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,000 Thanks, Jock. 802 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,000 Mary. 803 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:49,000 Yes? 804 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,000 I might not be able to get in tomorrow. 805 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,000 Doesn't matter. 806 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,000 Well, in fact, I might not be back for quite a while. 807 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,000 Have you been posted? 808 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,000 Yeah, that's right. 809 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,000 I'm off with a draft in the morning. 810 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Oh, really, Sue? 811 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,000 Any cocoa left? 812 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000 Yes, of course. 813 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,000 I'd just like to see Mary. 814 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,000 Well, I've never met a girl like you before. 815 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,000 I mean, you're just a saint. 816 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,000 Come on. 817 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,000 That's two honisters. 818 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,000 There we have. 819 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,000 You saw me take that money, didn't you? 820 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,000 Yes? 821 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,000 I've never stolen a penny in my life before, never. 822 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:40,000 Here, I'll give it to you back. 823 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,000 No, keep it if you need a Jock. 824 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,000 Be you're not more than that. 825 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,000 I just wish you'd asked for it this home. 826 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,000 Well, I couldn't. 827 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,000 Oh, I have or not. 828 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,000 Mary, I know you're not telling me. 829 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,000 But you see, I've been lying on it. 830 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:02,000 But you see, I've been lying all this time. 831 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,000 Well, I'm not... 832 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,000 Mary, I'm a deserber. 833 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,000 But, Jock, you mean you're from the way? 834 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,000 Well, there's plenty to do that, they say. 835 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,000 And not always to blame. 836 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,000 There's a few of us here. 837 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,000 We mostly live in rough, but the south basin. 838 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,000 Some froggies as well. 839 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,000 What happened? 840 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,000 Oh, come on, Jock, you can tell me. 841 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,000 Well, we were in one of the new divisions. 842 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,000 We got pushed up into song battle last July. 843 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,000 Nobody knew what it was like. 844 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,000 But we were pathetic, just a mob. 845 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,000 Well, we had to go and hold a wood, that was the orders. 846 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,000 But hardly arrived when the shell just like hell. 847 00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,000 The officer was killed and it was bloody chaos. 848 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,000 Vraining and misty. 849 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,000 So we got on the stretch, the edge of the wood, and it was dead jerry's 850 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,000 and how dead blokes all over the place. 851 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,000 A lot of taffys. 852 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:15,000 It could be in your brother's lot, Mary. 853 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:22,000 Anyway, an officer comes along and he's gone. 854 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,000 He says we're at hold the line, but there was only three of us. 855 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:31,000 And there was a sergeant wounded in the trees. 856 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,000 Grown in. 857 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,000 So we set out to get him, but he was bad off. 858 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:41,000 And said to shoot him. 859 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,000 We couldn't do that. 860 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:53,000 And just then, there was a crack someplace. 861 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,000 And my mate Hamish got it here. 862 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,000 So I got back in the trench and it was getting dark 863 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,000 and the began to stonk it like hell. 864 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,000 Two Irish blokes ran along saying that the jerry's were coming 865 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,000 and these had orders to scoot out of it. 866 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,000 Well, so I just legged it after them. 867 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,000 Ran and ran like hell in a real panic. 868 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,000 Well, when light came, I was way back among the old lines. 869 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,000 I thought my rifle had mussed him a kit. 870 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:32,000 And I just sat there in a sort of daze. 871 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,000 Well, they told us the order. 872 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,000 Disaster in the face of the enemy court martial firing scored no excuses. 873 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Is that true? 874 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,000 The shitting them up with the boring every morning. 875 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:50,000 That was a bloody idiot. 876 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,000 If I go back to an officer then, I might have got away with it. 877 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,000 But the thought of that would. 878 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,000 Can't you get in a ship or something? 879 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,000 Well, that's what most of them try and do. 880 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,000 Well, I couldn't go home, Mary. 881 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,000 My mother's not well and my father's very strict. 882 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,000 Very strict. 883 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,000 He'd not stick for it. 884 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:13,000 That's a good answer. 885 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:15,000 Anyways, too late. 886 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,000 Well, the bloody MPs picked me up today, wasn't the scene of pay book. 887 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:21,000 I said it was up at the camp. 888 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,000 Well, they've got me. 889 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,000 I mean, they've got me number. 890 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:29,000 They could pick me up anytime. 891 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,000 I've got to run for it. 892 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:37,000 Well, I'd best scoot off now. 893 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,000 I think you best spend the night here. 894 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,000 They'll get you in the end, Jock. You know they will. 895 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,000 You've nowhere else to go. 896 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:48,000 You'll be safe here. 897 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:51,000 And in the morning, when the Major comes down from St. Orm up, we'll ask him. 898 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,000 He'll know what to do for the best. 899 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,000 But he's an officer and you want me to trust him on my life. 900 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,000 You trusted me with a Jock. 901 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,000 Now, come on. I'll find you some blankets. 902 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:12,000 Easy as he can do about me. 903 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,000 I'll sell it to him on iTunes or even the Mac. 904 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,000 operating a LOT of years ago. 905 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,000 Let's take a look. 906 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,000 There was nothing next week, but it's it. 907 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:41,000 I mean, after all he's done for us, Major, I'm so young. 908 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,000 No, Mary. 909 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,000 I mean, it's absolutely nothing I can do. 910 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,000 Well, you could see him. Talk to him. 911 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:48,000 That'd be better than nothing. 912 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,000 Yeah, I don't let you from star. 913 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,000 Our hotel's ready to open Monday week. 914 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,000 Try to get back. 915 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,000 Oh, yes, of course. What about this place? 916 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:57,000 Oh, I fixed it. Salvation's going to take it over. 917 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:58,000 I'm not having that woman here. 918 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:00,000 And I want that official from that general of yours. 919 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,000 I understood. 920 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:02,000 Or I'll make it. 921 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,000 I remember. 922 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,000 I'll write it down. 923 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:07,000 Hey, if you talk to him, come here. 924 00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,000 Please! All right, all right. I'm coming. 925 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:11,000 Major, about Jock. 926 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,000 Where is he? 927 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,000 Over there in the store room. 928 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:20,000 I'm very sorry, I am. 929 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,000 There's nothing I can do. 930 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,000 You know what I think? 931 00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:27,000 Sir? 932 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:32,000 Face the museum? 933 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:36,000 Best way. 934 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:38,000 Only way, right? 935 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,000 Yes, sir. 936 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,000 Reksey Wall. 937 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:54,000 How will I, John? 938 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:57,000 Eighteen, sir. 939 00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:59,000 How old were you when you were joined up? 940 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:01,000 Not quite seventeen, sir. 941 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:04,000 Not. 942 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,000 I'm still a credit. 943 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:09,000 Yes, sir. 944 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,000 I'll see what I can do. 945 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:17,000 I'll be about to laugh. 946 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:29,000 Oh, hello, Major. You've seen the general? That was quick? 947 00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:31,000 No, but I shall quite soon. 948 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:32,000 Well, don't forget. 949 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:36,000 No, I've tried a knot in my manager. 950 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:46,000 Tomorrow morning, you'll get on the eleven o'clock leave, Bert. 951 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:49,000 I can't get you a pass or anything. 952 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,000 But I'm going on the boat. You can carry some of my luggage. 953 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,000 Follow me up the gangway. 954 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,000 If you're caught, I won't know you. 955 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,000 I can't get involved. 956 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,000 No, sir. Of course not. 957 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,000 When you get to Folkestone, you tell us some civvies, 958 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,000 go to the recruiting depot and enlist. 959 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:08,000 Give them your real name at age. 960 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:12,000 When you've sworn the oath, tell the officer the truth. 961 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:13,000 Everything. 962 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:14,000 Everything? 963 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,000 Yes. 964 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:20,000 Make it quite clear that you were underage when you first joined up. 965 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:25,000 With any luck, there'll only be some sort of brief inquiry. 966 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:27,000 There have been several cases like this recently. 967 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:29,000 And we are very short of soldiers. 968 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:32,000 That's all I want, sir. A second chance. 969 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:34,000 I hope you'll get it. 970 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:40,000 So fifty-fifty chance, that's it. 971 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,000 Me and my leader better stay here. 972 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:43,000 All right? 973 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,000 Right, sir. 974 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:49,000 Thanks, Mary. 975 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:50,000 Good luck. 976 00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:58,000 Hey, sir. 977 00:46:58,000 --> 00:46:59,000 I got off. 978 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:00,000 You're too blooming like, look at this. 979 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:01,000 Oh, sir. 980 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:03,000 All but the bleeding boat. 981 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:04,000 Official. 982 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:05,000 Guess what that is. 983 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:06,000 Good Lord. 984 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:07,000 Pass is canceled. 985 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,000 Leave the war zone by Friday. 986 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:11,000 It's from one of your mates, have a red quarters. 987 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,000 The Anderson General, something to do with me. 988 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:14,000 A very important trap. 989 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:15,000 Can't argue with him. 990 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,000 Well, if you can't, I can. 991 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:18,000 But, Louisa, you're going back anyway. 992 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:21,000 Yeah, I know, but on my own terms, not like this. 993 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:24,000 This agitator general, whatever he's called. 994 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,000 I've been sitting down here since Christmas. 995 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:31,000 When am I going to see the general? 996 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:32,000 When he's disengaged. 997 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:33,000 Now, listen, am I? 998 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:36,000 Oh, have you known, madam, that you're very lucky to be seeing him at all? 999 00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:37,000 Well, it's important. 1000 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:38,000 It's serious. 1001 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,000 That is his baby. 1002 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:43,000 But civilian complaints are usually handled by one of his deputies. 1003 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,000 After they've been stated in writing and giving at least a week's notice. 1004 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:46,000 Well, I ain't got a week. 1005 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:47,000 And that's his fault. 1006 00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:50,000 And if I don't get satisfaction, I should not to generalize himself. 1007 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:52,000 And you can tell your general that from me. 1008 00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:04,000 The general will see you now, madam. 1009 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:05,000 Please be as brief as possible. 1010 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:06,000 He's a very busy man. 1011 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:10,000 Mrs. Potter, is there? 1012 00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:17,000 No, I think we've voted to him. 1013 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:24,000 Well, Mrs. Potter, is there? 1014 00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:28,000 Well, Mrs. Potter, and what are your complaints? 1015 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:34,000 That you are turning me out of France without rhyme or reason, and not one word of th- 1016 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:38,000 No, we're so pey. 1017 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:41,000 So pey, Joe, well, I never did. 1018 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:43,000 I don't know, I don't know. 1019 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:44,000 How's I to connect this? 1020 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:48,000 Trouble some ogre of Mrs. Potter running a canteen and blind with you. 1021 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,000 Well, how indeed, are you? 1022 00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:51,000 You've come up in the world, aren't you? 1023 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:53,000 Worst job in the army discipline? 1024 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,000 D.C. Fanny, yeah, that's funny coming from you. 1025 00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:58,000 Well, of course you've only seen me at play. 1026 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:00,000 Tell me, now what he's all this about. 1027 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,000 Well, I don't know. That's what I'm asking you. 1028 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:06,000 Well, I haven't the foggiest idea. I just signed things. 1029 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,000 Well, come on, I mean, we're... 1030 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:09,000 Do sit down. 1031 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:10,000 No. Right. 1032 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:11,000 Well, it's going to be. 1033 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:12,000 Yeah. 1034 00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:16,000 Now, then, let's look at the fire and see what all this is. 1035 00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:20,000 I'm going to ignore it. 1036 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:22,000 Well, here we are. 1037 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:26,000 Now, it is a legend, Mrs. Potter, that you are a bad influence on the troops, 1038 00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,000 but you're just sort of a good order and middle-of-the-discipline. 1039 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:35,000 In that, on many occasions, you did use foul language yourself in your canteen. 1040 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:39,000 Got me? Use foul language? 1041 00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,000 I've heard of. 1042 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:47,000 Secondly, that on one occasion, you washed your hair in the sink. 1043 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,000 Oh, yeah. 1044 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:53,000 That's their puffing, telling tales. 1045 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:57,000 And thirdly, that you are an immoral woman, 1046 00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:03,000 in that you spent the night in the hotel loove with an officer. 1047 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,000 Oh, yeah. 1048 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,000 What happened to that little girl you bought back there hotel? 1049 00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:11,000 You remember when he was last on leave? 1050 00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:14,000 When your wife was up in Scotland? 1051 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,000 That little dancer from the hippodram. 1052 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:20,000 Oh, what a little darling. 1053 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:24,000 No, I'm not here. 1054 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:29,000 Oh, dear. Well, Uncle, the reason I'm sorry about all this... 1055 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:31,000 Oh, it don't matter. 1056 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:32,000 What about a little drop of whiskey? 1057 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:34,000 Yeah, wouldn't say no. 1058 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:38,000 Nobody ever tells me anything. I don't know what goes on. 1059 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,000 Some blithering idiot of a minion. 1060 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:43,000 I'll tell you his name, and I'll kept him windy bakes. 1061 00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:45,000 Windy? 1062 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:48,000 Not that chap, Windom brag. 1063 00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,000 Oh, Lord. 1064 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:51,000 Well, what should we do with him? 1065 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,000 Send him back to England. 1066 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:55,000 Yeah, why don't we let him bully his own sex for change? 1067 00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:57,000 The Germans sold up at the front. 1068 00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:59,000 Good idea. 1069 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:02,000 And what about that woman who seems to have been somewhat jealous of you? 1070 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,000 Mrs. Farting brightly. 1071 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,000 Mrs. Farting brightly. 1072 00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:09,000 What should we do with her? 1073 00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:11,000 Send her back to sorry where she came from. 1074 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:14,000 Then you can pack off on Mrs. Billy Fitzsimmons and all. 1075 00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:18,000 Guys, by the name of Puffing, you'll find her in the Ritz hotel, Paris. 1076 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:19,000 It's splendid. 1077 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:20,000 And you can stay as long as you like. 1078 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,000 From what I hear, you're doing a marvelous job. 1079 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,000 Oh, no, no. I'm off anyway. 1080 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,000 You got me getting the old hotel ship shape? 1081 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:28,000 From where new nicks come on, leave. 1082 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,000 Now, I'm going to end the old caboodle over the sunny end. 1083 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:31,000 There, good luck. 1084 00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:32,000 Yeah. 1085 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,000 You better have this. 1086 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:35,000 We're all about it. 1087 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,000 420 pounds. 1088 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:38,000 Profit. 1089 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:39,000 Oh, voluntary. 1090 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:40,000 Couldn't help wanking it. 1091 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:41,000 But that's marvelous. 1092 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:43,000 Now, you spent on this whole just mind. 1093 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:45,000 Not brand-in cigars for you and General Heig. 1094 00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:46,000 I've probably. 1095 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:49,000 Well, maybe just once a guy, all right? 1096 00:51:49,000 --> 00:51:51,000 Yeah, well, I better get off. 1097 00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:52,000 You get on with a war. 1098 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:54,000 I wish you stayed with you. 1099 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:56,000 You know, with you what the hell we might actually win the war. 1100 00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:57,000 Yeah. 1101 00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:58,000 Sorry. 1102 00:51:58,000 --> 00:51:59,000 No. 1103 00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:05,000 Oh, um, by the way, I believe I still owe you a little bit, uh, 1104 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:08,000 Louisa, for that last party in the hotel. 1105 00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:11,000 Oh, don't you worry about that, Sophie. 1106 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:14,000 Uh, well, leave that to you for one more. 1107 00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:17,000 All right, I'll see if you've just tried to do it. 1108 00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:18,000 I can't. 1109 00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:19,000 Yes, sir. 1110 00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:43,000 There you go, apocalypse. 1111 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:44,000 Yeah. 1112 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,000 Great luck. 1113 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:47,000 All right, there you go. 1114 00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:49,000 Actually, I'll have to bang on you. 1115 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:51,000 Come on, look. 1116 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:53,000 Okay, okay, okay, okay. 1117 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,000 Oh, oh. 1118 00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1119 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:01,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1120 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:03,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1121 00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1122 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:07,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1123 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:09,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1124 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:11,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1125 00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:13,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1126 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:15,000 The jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1127 00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,000 The jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1128 00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:19,000 The jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1129 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1130 00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:23,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1131 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:25,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1132 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:30,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1133 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:32,000 With the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1134 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:35,000 And the jolly good fellow, of the jolly good fellow, 1135 00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:40,000 And the jolly good fellow, the jolly good fellow, 1136 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:45,000 Go Kathy, wanna sing it? 1137 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:48,000 Melk, sing it Missa, boys. 1138 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:53,000 five, eight, a separation is as close as we can to you 1139 00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:55,000 What do you think of that then? 1140 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,000 It's really lovely, isn't it? 1141 00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,000 Something to treasure that is. 1142 00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:02,000 Yeah, we'll frame that. 1143 00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,000 Hang it on the wall. 1144 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,000 They're all dumb by us. We're mean without there, Elp. 1145 00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:09,000 They're about jock, are you elderly? 1146 00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,000 How do you know? They're good, sir. 1147 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:12,000 They've taken him back. 1148 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,000 Oh, that's good, Mary. 1149 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:16,000 And what about the major? He was the biggest help of all. 1150 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,000 I'd say what's that about me? 1151 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:20,000 Oh, he's just saying, uh... 1152 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,000 Well, a lovely chucky was, Major. 1153 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,000 Look at that. 1154 00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,000 Impressive. We deserve it. 1155 00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:26,000 It's out. 1156 00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:30,000 Incidentally, Louisa, you seem to have impressed the powers that be. 1157 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:33,000 Chief of Staff wants to know if you'd be willing to allow part of this 1158 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:36,000 to tell them to become a convalescent home for wounded officers. 1159 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:39,000 Oh, I bet that then. 1160 00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:42,000 What are you two think? 1161 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:44,000 Why not? 1162 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:46,000 Why not, indeed? 1163 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:47,000 We've done a bit for the Thomas. 1164 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:49,000 Nast the tale of the officers. 1165 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:52,000 Oh, this is going to need a deal of organizing. 1166 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:54,000 Here, we're going to need camp beds, 1167 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,000 mattresses and pillars. 1168 00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:56,000 Now, this is your job, Major. 1169 00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:01,000 Don't forget, Mary, you can deal with the linen and the blankets. 1170 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,000 We're going to need some pretty girls. 1171 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:04,000 Well, I look after that. 1172 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:07,000 How about having old Joe Henry Neil for seeing some of that? 1173 00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:09,000 Hey, we're going to need a lot of booze and all.