1 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,040 Where am I? 2 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:16,874 In the village. 3 00:02:17,125 --> 00:02:19,040 What do you want? 4 00:02:19,166 --> 00:02:21,124 Information. 5 00:02:21,166 --> 00:02:23,332 Whose side are you on? 6 00:02:23,416 --> 00:02:25,707 That would be telling. 7 00:02:25,791 --> 00:02:29,207 We want information... 8 00:02:29,833 --> 00:02:31,749 Information... 9 00:02:32,333 --> 00:02:34,290 Information. 10 00:02:34,458 --> 00:02:36,499 You won't get it. 11 00:02:38,958 --> 00:02:42,707 By hook or by crook... ...we will. 12 00:02:44,666 --> 00:02:46,415 Who are you? 13 00:02:46,458 --> 00:02:48,374 The new Number Two. 14 00:02:48,458 --> 00:02:50,665 Who is Number One? 15 00:02:51,166 --> 00:02:54,082 You are Number Six. 16 00:02:55,791 --> 00:02:59,165 I am not a number. I am a free man! 17 00:22:44,416 --> 00:22:46,207 Where is this? 18 00:24:43,458 --> 00:24:45,832 - Where is this place? - Eh? 19 00:24:45,958 --> 00:24:48,957 A road. Where is there a road? 20 00:25:47,750 --> 00:25:50,707 Going down Water Lane now... 21 00:27:34,791 --> 00:27:36,415 Hold it! 22 00:28:44,416 --> 00:28:45,707 Yes? 23 00:28:45,875 --> 00:28:48,832 - Who owns this house? - I beg your pardon?! 24 00:28:48,916 --> 00:28:52,624 I'm sorry, I meant I'd like to see your master. 25 00:28:52,708 --> 00:28:56,249 - My mistress is not at home. - Could I wait...? 26 00:29:31,875 --> 00:29:33,915 What's the number of that car? 27 00:29:41,875 --> 00:29:46,999 - Terribly interesting. - KAR120C. 28 00:29:47,333 --> 00:29:49,624 - What's the engine number? - Do tell me. 29 00:29:49,708 --> 00:29:53,249 - 461034TZ. - Marvellous. 30 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:57,499 I know every nut and bolt. I built it myself! 31 00:29:58,416 --> 00:30:02,999 Then you're just the man I need. It keeps overheating in traffic. 32 00:30:03,083 --> 00:30:06,040 Perhaps you'd care to advise me. 33 00:30:08,625 --> 00:30:10,415 Come in. 34 00:30:28,916 --> 00:30:30,540 This way. 35 00:30:33,541 --> 00:30:35,624 Make yourself at home. 36 00:30:36,375 --> 00:30:38,540 I'll organise tea. 37 00:30:38,625 --> 00:30:40,832 - You would like tea? - Very much. 38 00:30:40,916 --> 00:30:44,582 I'm Mrs Butterworth. And you are? 39 00:30:45,250 --> 00:30:48,915 - An exile. - A nameless exile? 40 00:30:49,875 --> 00:30:51,707 Er, Smith. 41 00:30:53,958 --> 00:30:56,332 Peter Smith. 42 00:30:56,416 --> 00:30:59,624 Enchanting. I'll only be a moment. 43 00:30:59,791 --> 00:31:04,832 Then you can enlighten me on the intricacies of KAR120C. 44 00:32:00,083 --> 00:32:03,832 Refreshments on the way. Now, tell me more. 45 00:32:03,916 --> 00:32:07,082 - What's the date? - Saturday, March the 18th. 46 00:32:07,416 --> 00:32:10,540 - Tomorrow's my birthday. - You're an odd fellow. 47 00:32:10,583 --> 00:32:15,832 - Sorry. You must think I'm crazy. - Who isn't these days? 48 00:32:16,125 --> 00:32:20,290 You know, this, er, this was my house. 49 00:32:20,375 --> 00:32:22,374 Really? In better days? 50 00:32:22,458 --> 00:32:25,415 - Before I went away. - You must miss it. 51 00:32:26,041 --> 00:32:29,040 The lease had six months to run. 52 00:32:29,125 --> 00:32:32,749 Well, I have it for ten years, furnished. 53 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,999 - Is the inventory in order? - I'll bet. Except for a missing body. 54 00:32:35,083 --> 00:32:37,124 Except for a missing body. 55 00:32:37,208 --> 00:32:40,665 Have you been prying into my private affairs? 56 00:32:44,125 --> 00:32:46,207 Forgive me. I'm very sorry. 57 00:32:47,041 --> 00:32:50,457 - Can you do me a favour? - Are you growing a beard? 58 00:32:50,791 --> 00:32:52,457 - No. - Pity. 59 00:32:52,750 --> 00:32:57,624 I do like bearded men. I couldn't get Arthur to grow one. 60 00:32:57,708 --> 00:32:59,790 - Arthur? - My late husband. 61 00:32:59,875 --> 00:33:03,207 A navy man. Unhappily, now deceased. 62 00:33:03,291 --> 00:33:05,540 Come in. 63 00:33:06,250 --> 00:33:08,915 Oh, thank you, Martha. 64 00:33:10,458 --> 00:33:14,582 Is this the, erm, gentlemen you said called earlier? 65 00:33:15,416 --> 00:33:16,832 It is, madam. 66 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,790 The description was not flattering. 67 00:33:19,875 --> 00:33:24,832 Delve deeper, Martha. Who knows what treasures lie there? 68 00:33:24,916 --> 00:33:27,374 - All right. - Thank you, madam. 69 00:33:27,458 --> 00:33:29,582 Sit down, Mr Smith. 70 00:33:35,708 --> 00:33:38,832 - Sandwich? - Thank you very much. 71 00:33:48,291 --> 00:33:50,957 - You're very kind. - It's a pleasure. 72 00:34:04,333 --> 00:34:07,332 I've never tasted better fruitcake. 73 00:34:07,458 --> 00:34:11,082 I'm a very good cook. It's a hobby of mine. 74 00:34:12,916 --> 00:34:16,707 Mrs Butterworth, I asked if you'd do me a very great favour. 75 00:34:16,791 --> 00:34:18,457 Certainly. 76 00:34:20,458 --> 00:34:27,040 Behind this desk was an area of rot, it was made good some 12 months ago. 77 00:34:27,125 --> 00:34:33,082 The bathroom door slides open to the left. The sink is on the right. 78 00:34:33,125 --> 00:34:36,374 The hot and cold taps are the wrong way round. 79 00:34:36,458 --> 00:34:39,165 I had them changed. 80 00:34:39,250 --> 00:34:43,374 You needn't prove anything. I believe you. 81 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,415 I'm sorry. I'm not used to that. 82 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:52,999 - How can I help? - Could I see the lease of the house 83 00:34:53,583 --> 00:34:55,915 and the logbook of the car? 84 00:34:56,041 --> 00:34:58,082 How mysterious. 85 00:35:02,958 --> 00:35:04,499 Thank you. 86 00:35:11,250 --> 00:35:13,040 This is a new one. 87 00:35:13,416 --> 00:35:16,832 Yours is, er, the first name on it. 88 00:35:16,916 --> 00:35:19,249 No previous owner is shown. 89 00:35:19,333 --> 00:35:24,874 The estate agents arranged it all. The car was a reasonable price. 90 00:35:24,958 --> 00:35:27,624 I've always had a taste for speed. 91 00:35:27,750 --> 00:35:28,999 Yes. 92 00:35:32,750 --> 00:35:37,540 The, erm, estate agents were Stumbell and Croydon? 93 00:35:37,625 --> 00:35:43,082 Most reputable. Mr Croydon was charming. Did you meet him? 94 00:35:43,166 --> 00:35:47,124 No. That wasn't the firm I did business with. 95 00:35:47,208 --> 00:35:48,874 How odd! 96 00:35:49,166 --> 00:35:50,957 Yes, indeed. 97 00:35:51,958 --> 00:35:57,582 Mrs Butterworth, you've been most kind, allowing me to intrude. 98 00:35:57,666 --> 00:36:02,165 I have to make two calls - one in the country, one in town. 99 00:36:02,250 --> 00:36:04,707 So I'll say goodbye. 100 00:36:04,791 --> 00:36:08,082 Mr Smith, you mustn't go like that! 101 00:36:09,125 --> 00:36:14,415 Some of Arthur's things, you're very welcome. I've kept them all. 102 00:36:15,291 --> 00:36:19,582 It's stupid, but even if there isn't a man about the place, 103 00:36:19,666 --> 00:36:23,207 I like to feel there is. Do you understand? 104 00:36:23,208 --> 00:36:24,207 Yes, I... 105 00:36:24,250 --> 00:36:28,082 I know you're in trouble. Have you any money? 106 00:36:28,166 --> 00:36:30,499 - No. - How will you get about? 107 00:36:30,583 --> 00:36:35,374 - I can manage. Thank you... - Don't be so silly and proud. 108 00:36:35,458 --> 00:36:39,957 Come on, I'll hunt some clothes out. 109 00:36:40,583 --> 00:36:42,999 As long as you stop the overheating. 110 00:36:43,041 --> 00:36:44,999 - It's a deal. - Bon voyage. 111 00:36:45,041 --> 00:36:48,624 - Mrs Butterworth, you've been... - No speeches. Off you go. 112 00:36:49,875 --> 00:36:52,082 - Don't forget to come back. - I won't. 113 00:36:52,166 --> 00:36:55,957 - I'll bake you a birthday cake. - I'll hold you to it. 114 00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:25,874 Anyone at home? 115 00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:35,540 Pretty spot. Mixed architecture. Italianate. Difficult. 116 00:37:35,625 --> 00:37:39,832 Mediterranean? What do you think, Thorpe? 117 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:45,790 I'd like a fortnight's leave there. A life prison? Not like Sing Sing. 118 00:37:46,208 --> 00:37:50,707 Sorry to stop your golf, Colonel, but this is no joke. 119 00:37:50,791 --> 00:37:54,207 My dear fellow, you mustn't blame Thorpe. 120 00:37:54,666 --> 00:37:59,165 After all, you yourself were often... sceptical. 121 00:37:59,291 --> 00:38:04,165 That's why you were a good man. Why we were sorry to lose you. 122 00:38:04,291 --> 00:38:05,999 The evidence is there. 123 00:38:06,125 --> 00:38:09,957 A set of photographs of a holiday resort. 124 00:38:10,916 --> 00:38:15,040 And a rough navigational log on a newspaper. 125 00:38:15,125 --> 00:38:20,374 It was the best I could do - The Village store did not stock sextants. 126 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:24,957 Indeed, indeed. If the place was as you say. 127 00:38:26,791 --> 00:38:29,707 - "The Tally Ho". - A daily issue. 128 00:38:29,791 --> 00:38:32,874 - Morning or evening? - Daily, at noon. 129 00:38:33,958 --> 00:38:37,290 The Facts Behind Town Hall. Town Hall? 130 00:38:37,375 --> 00:38:39,957 - That's right. - Town Council? 131 00:38:40,041 --> 00:38:41,540 Correct. 132 00:38:42,333 --> 00:38:46,415 - Were you a member? - I could have been. It's democratic. 133 00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:48,749 - Democratic? - So they claim. 134 00:38:48,833 --> 00:38:52,082 And they're all numbers. No names. 135 00:38:52,166 --> 00:38:55,832 - No names at all. - Just numbers. 136 00:38:56,041 --> 00:38:57,249 I see. 137 00:38:57,333 --> 00:39:01,207 A complete unit of our own society, 138 00:39:01,250 --> 00:39:06,457 a place to put people who know too much or too little. 139 00:39:06,750 --> 00:39:09,957 A place with ways to break a man. 140 00:39:10,083 --> 00:39:11,582 Intriguing. 141 00:39:11,666 --> 00:39:14,832 It has its own cinema, newspaper, 142 00:39:15,291 --> 00:39:18,790 its own TV station and credit cards. 143 00:39:18,875 --> 00:39:25,040 And if you spill your secrets you are retired into the old people's home. 144 00:39:25,708 --> 00:39:30,790 - But no escape? - They have an impressive graveyard. 145 00:39:30,875 --> 00:39:35,999 - Which you avoided? - The Village was deserted. 146 00:39:36,750 --> 00:39:41,082 Perhaps they were on the democratic annual outing. 147 00:39:44,458 --> 00:39:48,665 The Town Hall. Number Two's residence. My house... 148 00:39:48,791 --> 00:39:51,790 Now don't get excited. 149 00:39:51,875 --> 00:39:55,332 You must forgive us, but we have a problem. 150 00:39:55,416 --> 00:39:57,582 Tell him, Thorpe. 151 00:39:58,458 --> 00:40:01,624 You resign... You disappear... 152 00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:04,207 You return... 153 00:40:04,666 --> 00:40:09,499 ...with a yarn that Hans Christian Andersen would call a fairy tale. 154 00:40:09,708 --> 00:40:13,165 And we must be sure. People defect. 155 00:40:13,625 --> 00:40:16,374 An unhappy thought, but a fact. 156 00:40:16,458 --> 00:40:20,457 They defect from one side to the other. 157 00:40:20,541 --> 00:40:26,124 I also have a problem. I'm not sure which side runs this village. 158 00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:29,165 A mutual problem. 159 00:40:30,208 --> 00:40:32,624 Which I will solve. 160 00:40:32,958 --> 00:40:34,915 Quite. 161 00:40:34,958 --> 00:40:38,832 If not here, then elsewhere. 162 00:40:42,916 --> 00:40:44,749 - Thorpe! - Sir? 163 00:40:44,833 --> 00:40:46,957 - Check. - Yes, sir. 164 00:40:47,458 --> 00:40:52,124 Check every detail in our ex-colleague's report. 165 00:40:52,541 --> 00:40:54,874 Of course I helped him. 166 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,249 I'd help anyone in trouble. 167 00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:02,499 Wouldn't you? 168 00:41:14,958 --> 00:41:18,290 Keep checking. Report when you find anything. 169 00:41:19,458 --> 00:41:22,499 - All corroborated except the boat. - The beach? 170 00:41:22,583 --> 00:41:23,957 - Gypsies. - Romanies. 171 00:41:24,083 --> 00:41:28,415 - The roadblock? - Not for you. An escaped convict. 172 00:41:28,541 --> 00:41:30,957 Was there no name on the boat? 173 00:41:31,083 --> 00:41:33,249 Would you advertise gunrunning? 174 00:41:33,333 --> 00:41:37,999 No, I most certainly would not. Would you, Thorpe? 175 00:41:38,750 --> 00:41:40,165 No. 176 00:41:40,291 --> 00:41:41,999 You satisfied? 177 00:41:42,291 --> 00:41:46,832 Let us say the dice are loaded in your favour. 178 00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:51,957 All right. Let's get to work. Commander, how's it going? 179 00:41:53,083 --> 00:41:58,374 On the basis of your log, allowing for your primitive device 180 00:41:58,458 --> 00:42:00,957 and your laggard craft, 181 00:42:00,958 --> 00:42:05,374 I estimate average speed at three and a half knots. 182 00:42:05,666 --> 00:42:09,415 - You had fair winds? - Mostly. 183 00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:12,290 There is no allowance for tides. 184 00:42:12,375 --> 00:42:15,707 No. I had no charts nor any means to assess them. 185 00:42:15,791 --> 00:42:19,290 Precisely. You slept for how long? 186 00:42:19,375 --> 00:42:22,082 Four hours out of each twenty-four. 187 00:42:22,166 --> 00:42:26,749 Remarkable. So, in your 25 days at sea 188 00:42:26,833 --> 00:42:31,832 you averaged three and a half knots for 20 hours out of 24, 189 00:42:31,916 --> 00:42:34,874 on a northeasterly course, putting us at... 190 00:42:34,958 --> 00:42:41,207 20 hours under fair sail, maximum travel on true course... 1,750 miles. 191 00:42:41,291 --> 00:42:43,499 Where was the lighthouse? 192 00:42:44,916 --> 00:42:45,832 Here. 193 00:42:45,916 --> 00:42:49,499 250 miles to the inch. 194 00:43:00,500 --> 00:43:05,332 That is my maximum possible travel. What about minimum? 195 00:43:05,416 --> 00:43:08,624 At least 400 miles differential. 196 00:43:08,708 --> 00:43:11,957 Say 500, with drift and tide. 197 00:43:13,291 --> 00:43:17,957 Yes, on a north-easterly course in an equable climate, 198 00:43:27,250 --> 00:43:29,457 somewhere about here. 199 00:43:36,083 --> 00:43:41,290 Coast of Morocco, southwest of Portugal and Spain. 200 00:43:41,541 --> 00:43:43,207 An island? 201 00:43:55,916 --> 00:44:01,540 You've got 500 by 1,500 to sweep. 750,000 square miles. 202 00:44:02,083 --> 00:44:03,957 Quite an area. 203 00:44:03,958 --> 00:44:06,582 We just heard we can refuel in Gibraltar. 204 00:44:06,666 --> 00:44:11,457 Good. We'll sweep as far as we can today, and again tomorrow. 205 00:44:12,208 --> 00:44:16,207 And tomorrow and tomorrow... Very stubborn, Number Six. 206 00:44:16,291 --> 00:44:19,207 James, call me that again and there'll be trouble. 207 00:44:19,291 --> 00:44:21,332 Won't be a minute. 208 00:44:22,916 --> 00:44:24,374 Good luck. 209 00:44:24,500 --> 00:44:25,999 Thanks. 210 00:45:31,208 --> 00:45:32,582 Interesting fellow. 211 00:45:32,625 --> 00:45:36,749 He's an old, old friend, who never gives up. 212 00:45:50,833 --> 00:45:55,165 Turn. Sweep back. 1 5 degrees southwest. 213 00:46:03,958 --> 00:46:07,624 Sweep nine degrees southwest. 214 00:46:22,791 --> 00:46:25,415 That could be it. Go closer. 215 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:30,832 There it is. 216 00:46:31,458 --> 00:46:33,999 We've found it. That's it. 217 00:46:42,583 --> 00:46:44,665 Be seeing you! 218 00:48:47,583 --> 00:48:50,040 Many happy returns!