1 00:01:08,875 --> 00:01:10,877 (Birds chirping) 2 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:31,878 (Barks) 3 00:01:43,167 --> 00:01:44,589 (Neighing) 4 00:01:44,708 --> 00:01:46,836 (Barks) 5 00:01:51,083 --> 00:01:52,676 (Mooing) 6 00:01:59,583 --> 00:02:01,176 (Tyres screeching) 7 00:02:17,042 --> 00:02:19,044 (Groans) 8 00:02:31,792 --> 00:02:33,260 Mrs Peel? 9 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:35,968 Mrs Peel? 10 00:02:38,458 --> 00:02:39,880 Are you ...? 11 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,547 Are you all right? 12 00:02:41,667 --> 00:02:45,046 Mm. I think so. 13 00:02:45,167 --> 00:02:47,966 - How about you? - I'm a bit shaken, that's all. 14 00:02:48,083 --> 00:02:51,087 Ooh, and a bruise you'll just have to take my word for. 15 00:02:51,208 --> 00:02:52,630 What happened? 16 00:02:53,417 --> 00:02:54,885 Dog. 17 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,297 Oh, yes. 18 00:02:57,292 --> 00:03:00,717 - Did we hit it? - No. My reflexes are in top form. 19 00:03:00,833 --> 00:03:06,135 Oh ... They needed to be, too. Streaked across the road just like that. 20 00:03:06,250 --> 00:03:09,550 - Wasn't chasing anything either, was it? - No, I don't think so. 21 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:11,920 Strange behaviour for a dog. 22 00:03:12,500 --> 00:03:13,922 Well? 23 00:03:14,958 --> 00:03:18,167 - What's the verdict? - A good punch will push it into shape. 24 00:03:20,750 --> 00:03:24,584 Oh, the old girl? Well, she'll need lifting tackle. 25 00:03:24,708 --> 00:03:27,086 I'll ring the garage as soon as we get to the camp. 26 00:03:27,208 --> 00:03:28,926 How far's the camp? 27 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:31,386 Oh, about half a mile, if you don't mind walking. 28 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,094 I'll need to change my shoes. 29 00:03:40,583 --> 00:03:41,926 Ah ... 30 00:03:44,958 --> 00:03:48,292 You know, this stretch of road hasn't changed in years. 31 00:03:51,083 --> 00:03:54,337 Cross the bridge, through the trees, across green, grassy banks, 32 00:03:54,458 --> 00:03:57,086 to RAF Station 472 Hamelin. 33 00:03:57,208 --> 00:03:58,926 (Groans) 34 00:04:00,417 --> 00:04:03,921 I've driven across this road, ooh, 100 times during the war. 35 00:04:04,042 --> 00:04:08,127 Well, since you know it so well, it's remarkable you couldn't stay on it. 36 00:04:19,167 --> 00:04:22,592 Must confess, it's not the first time I've ended up in the ditch around here. 37 00:04:22,708 --> 00:04:28,340 Huh, I remember one Christmas, 15 of us in a four-seater car. 38 00:04:28,458 --> 00:04:30,335 The fire brigade had to cut us loose. 39 00:04:30,458 --> 00:04:32,756 Amazing, really, we had time to win the war. 40 00:04:36,042 --> 00:04:38,010 I thought you said the main gate was ... 41 00:04:38,125 --> 00:04:41,925 Short cut. Secret back entrance. Very handy after lights out. 42 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:51,174 After lights out? But how could you see in the dark? 43 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:53,715 Now there should be a bit of a gap here. 44 00:04:53,833 --> 00:04:55,506 Ah-ha. 45 00:04:55,625 --> 00:04:57,844 Experience and remarkable vision. 46 00:04:59,208 --> 00:05:02,382 Cat's Eye Steed, that's what they called me. 47 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:05,219 Returning from a mission, hunched over the controls, 48 00:05:05,333 --> 00:05:08,382 eyes rimmed with fatigue, the men groaning in the back ... 49 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:11,504 - Where'd you been? The Ruhr? - No, the local pub. 50 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,753 There's a gap in the wire, a place you can slip through. 51 00:05:27,292 --> 00:05:31,001 One, two, three, 52 00:05:31,125 --> 00:05:33,127 four, five, six, er ... 53 00:05:34,917 --> 00:05:37,511 Do you know the back way into every camp in Britain? 54 00:05:37,625 --> 00:05:40,754 There's one in Scotland I must have missed out on. 55 00:05:47,417 --> 00:05:49,465 I know the camp's closing down and they're giving a party, 56 00:05:49,583 --> 00:05:51,176 but why are we invited? 57 00:05:51,292 --> 00:05:53,920 I told you, I spent a lot of time here during the war. 58 00:05:54,042 --> 00:05:57,171 It was an agent's launching pad. You'd get a posting and ... 59 00:05:57,292 --> 00:05:58,919 - You personally? - Sometimes. 60 00:05:59,042 --> 00:06:02,592 A couple of nights later, you'd be on a plane bound for wherever it was. 61 00:06:02,708 --> 00:06:06,667 - Ah, there she is. - Looks a bit bleak. 62 00:06:06,792 --> 00:06:09,716 You should see it in the cold light of a hangover. 63 00:06:09,833 --> 00:06:12,882 RAF Camp 472, Hamelin. 64 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,549 As from tomorrow, it won't exist. 65 00:06:16,417 --> 00:06:19,842 There used to thousands of men here and now there are about 30. 66 00:06:19,958 --> 00:06:22,427 - And tomorrow none. - The end of an era. 67 00:06:22,542 --> 00:06:24,636 Sic friat crustulum. 68 00:06:25,625 --> 00:06:28,174 - "That's how a cookie crumbles." - The Latin cookie. 69 00:06:28,292 --> 00:06:30,465 What's going to happen to the survivors? 70 00:06:30,583 --> 00:06:34,133 They'll be scattered all over the globe, Aden, Singapore, Germany, 71 00:06:34,250 --> 00:06:36,378 wherever there's a British air base. 72 00:06:48,458 --> 00:06:52,167 Look right, look left, look right again and then phwwwt! 73 00:07:14,583 --> 00:07:19,339 Ah, the jolly old Officers' Mess! That really takes me back. 74 00:07:20,250 --> 00:07:22,753 I remember once after a rugger match with the Navy 75 00:07:22,875 --> 00:07:24,798 we had a beer drinking contest. 76 00:07:24,917 --> 00:07:28,171 The two finalists were Pee-Wee Hunt and Bussy Carr. 77 00:07:28,292 --> 00:07:31,091 - Now Pee-Wee Hunt ... - (Bicycle bell rings) 78 00:07:32,375 --> 00:07:34,878 I'll tell you the rest of the story later. 79 00:07:38,542 --> 00:07:42,251 Ah! Don't waste any time these boys. 80 00:07:42,375 --> 00:07:46,130 Probably been at it since breakfast. Good to see them all again. 81 00:07:48,125 --> 00:07:49,752 Bumper do! 82 00:07:50,708 --> 00:07:52,710 (♪ Piano music) 83 00:08:20,833 --> 00:08:22,676 (Switches music off) 84 00:08:23,833 --> 00:08:25,835 (Clattering) 85 00:08:27,208 --> 00:08:28,710 (Clattering stops) 86 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:35,798 (Bell pings) 87 00:08:35,917 --> 00:08:38,045 Anyone home? 88 00:08:40,417 --> 00:08:43,626 Come out, come out, wherever you are! 89 00:08:47,542 --> 00:08:52,002 As our host isn't here to receive us, do have a drink, Mrs Peel, Mr Steed. 90 00:08:52,125 --> 00:08:54,503 So glad you could come to our little shindig. 91 00:08:55,375 --> 00:08:57,548 Shade too much grenadine. 92 00:08:57,667 --> 00:08:59,590 Your recipe I suppose. 93 00:08:59,708 --> 00:09:02,257 Naturally. Wherever I linger, I leave my mark. 94 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:05,504 We have all the ingredients for a party. Where are all the people? 95 00:09:05,625 --> 00:09:09,550 - You're sure you got the right day? - Well, it looks like a party. 96 00:09:09,667 --> 00:09:14,298 "President and members of the Mess request ..." etc, "Saturday, 11:00 a.m." 97 00:09:14,417 --> 00:09:18,047 Well, they can't have been gone long or gone far. 98 00:09:18,167 --> 00:09:20,386 I know where they are. 99 00:09:20,500 --> 00:09:23,549 There's an old training plane out there. Two-winged job. 100 00:09:23,667 --> 00:09:25,260 They take it out and do stunts. 101 00:09:25,375 --> 00:09:29,005 Ha! Last time it ended up with the police from three counties after them. 102 00:09:29,125 --> 00:09:31,378 You must see this! 103 00:09:47,750 --> 00:09:49,252 I don't hear a plane. 104 00:09:49,375 --> 00:09:51,594 It takes a bit of coaxing to get it started. 105 00:09:51,708 --> 00:09:54,052 So will you when you're that age. 106 00:10:01,250 --> 00:10:03,252 (Liquid gushing) 107 00:10:04,417 --> 00:10:06,135 Mrs Peel ... 108 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,254 Well, I never. A Sergeant Henderson special. 109 00:11:19,375 --> 00:11:21,298 He made a cake when the old CO retired. 110 00:11:21,417 --> 00:11:23,886 It was the biggest cake you ever saw, 111 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,174 and there was a rather shapely WAAF girl inside it. 112 00:11:27,292 --> 00:11:29,590 They iced it down, wheeled it in, 113 00:11:29,708 --> 00:11:32,427 and everybody sang, "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow". 114 00:11:33,417 --> 00:11:35,385 But nothing happened. 115 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:38,174 The lid didn't spring up and the girl didn't jump out. 116 00:11:38,292 --> 00:11:40,545 Have you noticed the time? 117 00:11:40,667 --> 00:11:42,294 Huh ... 118 00:11:42,417 --> 00:11:44,044 What happened to her? 119 00:11:44,167 --> 00:11:45,510 (Chuckles) 120 00:11:45,625 --> 00:11:50,631 Apparently, when they iced the lid down, they cut off the poor girl's air supply. 121 00:11:50,750 --> 00:11:53,674 (Tuts) Only just got her out in time. 122 00:11:55,042 --> 00:11:58,546 Lots of memos about it. It all got very ugly. 123 00:11:59,542 --> 00:12:01,544 (Mechanical whirring) 124 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,923 (Rattling and whirring) 125 00:12:48,917 --> 00:12:50,919 (Rattling and whirring) 126 00:13:25,750 --> 00:13:27,172 Ugh! 127 00:13:33,083 --> 00:13:34,756 Steed ... 128 00:13:52,958 --> 00:13:55,586 "No milk today, thank you." 129 00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:01,802 Our host, Squadron Leader Risdale, 130 00:14:01,917 --> 00:14:05,547 "one pint, one straw yog daily, except Thursdays." 131 00:14:06,958 --> 00:14:08,926 "Block A, chalet seven." 132 00:14:17,875 --> 00:14:19,218 Geoffrey? 133 00:14:19,333 --> 00:14:21,836 (Bangs on door) Geoffrey! 134 00:14:23,042 --> 00:14:24,510 Geoffrey? 135 00:14:25,750 --> 00:14:27,252 Geoffrey, where are you? 136 00:14:27,917 --> 00:14:29,544 Geoffrey, old bean? 137 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:31,669 (Whirring and vibrating) 138 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:54,002 (Whirrs) 139 00:14:59,167 --> 00:15:00,885 (Switches razor off) 140 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,219 Geoffrey, old bean? 141 00:15:03,333 --> 00:15:06,917 Ah, here he is. Geoffrey Risdale. 142 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:11,094 How do you do? He needs a bit of a dust. 143 00:15:11,208 --> 00:15:14,337 Do you suppose he hopped a plane when he heard you were coming? 144 00:15:14,458 --> 00:15:16,677 - Eh? - Singapore. 145 00:15:17,875 --> 00:15:20,879 So that's where the old blighter's been posted to. 146 00:15:24,333 --> 00:15:27,382 I suppose all the lines go through to the camp's the switchboard. 147 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:29,844 Come and have a look at this. 148 00:15:32,625 --> 00:15:35,879 - My wedding present to Geoffrey. - Oh? 149 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,469 My batman got this for me. 150 00:15:38,583 --> 00:15:40,881 Yes, a fine fellow. Name of Pratt. 151 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,174 He didn't drink. He didn't smoke. Had eight kids. 152 00:15:44,292 --> 00:15:46,386 What shattered this glass? 153 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:48,719 - Caruso? - He's dead. 154 00:15:48,833 --> 00:15:51,006 So's Pratt, poor fellow. 155 00:15:54,083 --> 00:15:56,927 And I'm beginning to wonder about Geoffrey. 156 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:00,635 The control tower ... 157 00:16:01,917 --> 00:16:04,796 Bird's-eye view of the camp from there. 158 00:16:16,250 --> 00:16:19,333 If there's anyone's around, we should see them from up here. 159 00:17:08,958 --> 00:17:11,381 (Footsteps running) 160 00:17:22,167 --> 00:17:23,669 (Gunshot) 161 00:18:01,625 --> 00:18:03,548 Well, the shot came from around here. 162 00:18:03,667 --> 00:18:06,511 One thing's for certain. They can't have flown away. 163 00:18:16,542 --> 00:18:18,044 There's nobody ... 164 00:18:19,375 --> 00:18:21,377 There's nobody up here. 165 00:18:25,333 --> 00:18:27,176 Not a soul. 166 00:18:28,583 --> 00:18:32,213 - One dead rabbit? - It's not dead. Look. 167 00:18:32,333 --> 00:18:33,835 Unconscious. 168 00:18:37,708 --> 00:18:39,506 Why? What did it? 169 00:18:40,833 --> 00:18:42,676 Rabbit punch? 170 00:18:51,167 --> 00:18:52,714 Hello? 171 00:18:53,875 --> 00:18:55,877 Hello, hello? 172 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,048 Hello? 173 00:18:58,167 --> 00:19:00,670 Hello. No one here. 174 00:19:00,792 --> 00:19:05,878 It might be comforting if there were ... another human being. 175 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,753 Razors still running. 176 00:19:08,875 --> 00:19:11,048 Petrol gushing. 177 00:19:11,167 --> 00:19:12,794 Unconscious rabbit. 178 00:19:14,292 --> 00:19:16,670 One dead milkman. 179 00:19:16,792 --> 00:19:19,215 10,000 bottles of milk. 180 00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:24,092 Thirty highly trained technical men 181 00:19:24,208 --> 00:19:27,052 just up and dance away from ... 182 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:28,965 Hamelin. 183 00:19:29,083 --> 00:19:31,085 (Mechanised whirring) 184 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,422 Steed! 185 00:19:58,042 --> 00:20:00,215 Well, he was here, the milkman. 186 00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:04,213 - And he was dead. - First a murder, then a body snatch. 187 00:20:04,333 --> 00:20:07,086 Makes a change from unconscious rabbits. 188 00:20:07,208 --> 00:20:09,210 (Rattling and whirring) 189 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,877 Meet you under the clock. 190 00:21:34,875 --> 00:21:36,877 (Bottles clinking) 191 00:21:43,458 --> 00:21:45,301 (Chains clanking) 192 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,799 (High-pitched vibration) 193 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:24,794 (Rattling and vibration stops) 194 00:23:41,708 --> 00:23:43,255 (Exhales) 195 00:25:29,417 --> 00:25:31,419 (Glass shattering) 196 00:25:34,542 --> 00:25:36,544 (Clattering) 197 00:26:14,458 --> 00:26:17,632 I'm not doing any harm, sir! Honest! I'm not doing any harm! 198 00:26:19,542 --> 00:26:22,716 - Who are you? - Hickey, sir. Benedict Napoleon Hickey. 199 00:26:22,833 --> 00:26:24,835 - What are you doing here? - Nothing. 200 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,882 No harm, that is. I'm looking. There's no harm in looking, sir. 201 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,048 Looking for what? 202 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:35,334 Victuals, sir. Sustenance and comforts. 203 00:26:35,458 --> 00:26:38,428 I've been living off dustbins all my working life, sir. 204 00:26:39,083 --> 00:26:42,462 From Biggin Hill, Mildenhall, 205 00:26:42,583 --> 00:26:44,210 Cardington, Hamelin here ... 206 00:26:44,333 --> 00:26:47,177 - All air bases. - Oh, yes, sir. "Cerpantly." 207 00:26:47,292 --> 00:26:49,420 None of that Army or Navy rubbish for me. 208 00:26:49,542 --> 00:26:52,011 I'm loyal, I am. Loyal to the Air Force. 209 00:26:52,125 --> 00:26:55,379 Always have been. Best dustbins in the business. 210 00:26:55,500 --> 00:26:58,049 - Surprising what they'll throw out. - Surprising? 211 00:26:58,167 --> 00:27:02,092 Hmm, take these boots. Done 40 operational flights. 212 00:27:02,208 --> 00:27:04,677 I wasn't in them at the time, mind you. Not me. 213 00:27:04,792 --> 00:27:07,011 I'm a "conscimentious subjector". 214 00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,550 I detest war. Or violence. 215 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:14,961 - Or stamp collectors. - Stamp collectors? 216 00:27:15,083 --> 00:27:18,633 Filthy habit, collecting stamps. All that old saliva? 217 00:27:18,750 --> 00:27:22,505 More disease gets spread that way. Generations of old saliva. 218 00:27:23,625 --> 00:27:25,627 Foreign saliva, too. 219 00:27:28,625 --> 00:27:30,753 - How long have you been here? - This camp? 220 00:27:30,875 --> 00:27:34,960 Oh, about eight months. Pity it's closing down tomorrow. 221 00:27:36,042 --> 00:27:37,965 It's good garbage, it's good garbage. 222 00:27:38,083 --> 00:27:40,302 I mean, how long have you been here and looking? 223 00:27:40,417 --> 00:27:41,760 Oh, not long, sir. 224 00:27:41,875 --> 00:27:46,005 I felt a bit dry. I thought I might find a drop in the bottom of a bottle. No luck. 225 00:27:46,125 --> 00:27:48,844 - Seen anything unusual? - Unusual, sir? 226 00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:50,926 A young lady, for instance. 227 00:27:51,042 --> 00:27:52,840 That wouldn't be unusual, would it? 228 00:27:52,958 --> 00:27:56,007 I mean, there's nothing unusual about a young lady. 229 00:27:56,125 --> 00:27:58,127 Come on. I'll give you a drink. 230 00:28:10,625 --> 00:28:12,969 Oh, that's lovely, sir. Lovely. 231 00:28:13,083 --> 00:28:15,461 Now, Hickey, you were out there for some time. 232 00:28:15,583 --> 00:28:18,462 I've never been inside this building before. Not inside. 233 00:28:18,583 --> 00:28:21,462 I know my place. Outside amongst the dustbins. 234 00:28:21,583 --> 00:28:24,336 - Were you on the camp this morning? - It's nice in here. 235 00:28:24,458 --> 00:28:26,381 Mind you, I heard 'em singing away. 236 00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:29,094 - You heard them singing this morning? - Nice and cosy. 237 00:28:29,208 --> 00:28:32,052 Hickey! Did you hear anything in here? 238 00:28:32,167 --> 00:28:34,761 They've all gone away, sir. The camp's closing down. 239 00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:36,877 That's tomorrow. The camp closes tomorrow. 240 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,004 Yeah, it's a shame. Summer coming an' all. 241 00:28:41,458 --> 00:28:44,337 Like people dying just before Christmas. 242 00:28:44,458 --> 00:28:46,335 Always seems a shame. 243 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,631 Nothing lasts, does it, sir? 244 00:28:52,917 --> 00:28:55,511 I saw them running up the flag this morning. 245 00:28:56,625 --> 00:28:58,343 For the last time. 246 00:28:59,292 --> 00:29:01,135 What did they do then? 247 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:05,878 - I felt funny. - Did you see them come back in here? 248 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,503 My ears ... I felt funny. 249 00:29:08,625 --> 00:29:09,968 Dizzy. 250 00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:13,003 As though I'd had a few drinks. 251 00:29:13,667 --> 00:29:15,544 I hadn't had a few drinks, though. 252 00:29:17,792 --> 00:29:20,090 But you felt drunk. 253 00:29:21,417 --> 00:29:23,511 Do you think there'll be another war, sir? 254 00:29:24,083 --> 00:29:25,460 I hope so. 255 00:29:26,542 --> 00:29:28,715 Good for business. 256 00:29:28,833 --> 00:29:31,427 Dustbins are always full during a war. 257 00:29:31,542 --> 00:29:35,422 (Chuckles) Hickey, when you felt funny, what time was this? 258 00:29:35,542 --> 00:29:40,173 And rationing. I enjoyed that. My name on a little ration book, my name! 259 00:29:40,292 --> 00:29:42,636 Haven't done much reading since. 260 00:29:43,542 --> 00:29:46,466 Was it early this morning or later in the day? 261 00:29:46,583 --> 00:29:50,008 Lovely sunrise you get over runway number four. Lovely. 262 00:29:50,125 --> 00:29:53,299 Heard the clocks start striking. Then it stopped. 263 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:56,548 Just like that, the clock stopped striking. 264 00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:58,340 That was 11 o'clock. 265 00:30:02,792 --> 00:30:04,419 (Scratching) 266 00:30:04,542 --> 00:30:06,294 (Barking) 267 00:30:08,250 --> 00:30:09,627 (Whimpering) 268 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,593 (Dog whimpers) 269 00:30:16,917 --> 00:30:19,921 Rosy! You come back, eh? There's a good girl. 270 00:30:20,042 --> 00:30:22,636 You come back! Should've seen her this morning. 271 00:30:22,750 --> 00:30:26,209 Took off like a mad thing. Over the fields as though the devil was chasing her. 272 00:30:26,333 --> 00:30:28,427 - But you come back, didn't you? - Your dog? 273 00:30:28,542 --> 00:30:31,842 Useful stuff, string. I've got the best collection in the southeast. 274 00:30:31,958 --> 00:30:34,802 - Does Rosy belong to you? - In a manner of speaking. 275 00:30:34,917 --> 00:30:37,466 It pays to make friends with the guards' dogs. 276 00:30:37,583 --> 00:30:39,961 (Chuckles) Funny dog for a guard to have. 277 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:43,007 Still, she's got sharp ears. You should hear her bark. 278 00:30:43,125 --> 00:30:46,584 - She belongs to a guard? Which guard? - Fellow on the main gate. 279 00:30:46,708 --> 00:30:48,426 Help yourself. 280 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,502 (Creaking) 281 00:31:31,917 --> 00:31:33,919 (Groans) 282 00:31:34,708 --> 00:31:36,051 Mrs Peel? 283 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:04,422 (Groans) 284 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,253 (Whirrs) 285 00:33:42,958 --> 00:33:45,256 (Rowdy conversation) 286 00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:48,969 (♪ Piano music) 287 00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:56,927 Steed! John Steed! 288 00:33:57,042 --> 00:34:01,252 - Well, it's good to see you. - It's Steedy boy. Welcome back! 289 00:34:02,083 --> 00:34:04,711 - Glad you could make it. - And bang on time as usual. 290 00:34:04,833 --> 00:34:07,632 Well, he's always on time when there's drink to be had! 291 00:34:07,750 --> 00:34:11,425 Help yourself to a drink. Join you in a minute. Must finish off this match. 292 00:34:11,542 --> 00:34:12,885 - Right. - 27. 293 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,843 That's it. 294 00:34:14,958 --> 00:34:17,336 103. You're not going to beat this. 295 00:34:19,375 --> 00:34:21,093 174. 296 00:34:21,208 --> 00:34:24,052 Take it easy. What are you playing for? Your gratuity? 297 00:34:24,167 --> 00:34:26,590 Now then is it still one dash and half a splash? 298 00:34:26,708 --> 00:34:28,051 Yes, that's right. 299 00:34:28,167 --> 00:34:30,636 I remember after all these years. How's your memory? 300 00:34:30,750 --> 00:34:33,378 The squadron toast. You can't have forgotten that. 301 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:36,959 "End of the fight, fly right. Bottoms up, liquor down." 302 00:34:37,083 --> 00:34:39,711 Fly right. Bottoms up, liquor down. 303 00:34:40,708 --> 00:34:42,585 I'm terribly sorry. 304 00:34:49,708 --> 00:34:54,669 Ah, the camp mascots, Bertha and Billy. I must say I don't know which is which. 305 00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:56,635 Still, I expect they do. 306 00:34:57,375 --> 00:34:59,048 Are you feeling all right? 307 00:34:59,167 --> 00:35:02,751 - Er, I had rather a crack on the head. - Really? How did you do that? 308 00:35:02,875 --> 00:35:04,718 Well, is that my cue for me? 309 00:35:04,833 --> 00:35:07,803 I don't think you know, do you? Phillip Leas, our tame dentist. 310 00:35:07,917 --> 00:35:09,590 - John Steed. - How do you do? 311 00:35:09,708 --> 00:35:11,631 Did I hear you're not feeling too well? 312 00:35:11,750 --> 00:35:13,627 - I've had a bit of a ... - Crack on the head. 313 00:35:13,750 --> 00:35:16,299 - Ah, let's have a look then. - It's just here. 314 00:35:16,417 --> 00:35:18,169 You must pardon my glee, Mr Steed, 315 00:35:18,292 --> 00:35:22,126 but since the real MO left here, I've been in charge of first aid. 316 00:35:23,542 --> 00:35:26,295 He's having the time of his life playing at being a doctor. 317 00:35:26,417 --> 00:35:28,465 There's nobody here to contradict him. 318 00:35:28,583 --> 00:35:30,460 - That hurt? - Oops! 319 00:35:30,583 --> 00:35:33,427 There is a slight bump. No abrasion. 320 00:35:33,542 --> 00:35:35,840 - Made you feel a bit groggy, did it? - A little. 321 00:35:35,958 --> 00:35:38,381 Well, there's a chance of mild concussion. 322 00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:41,219 Might get a bit of giddiness. Mind a bit hazy. 323 00:35:41,333 --> 00:35:44,177 - Might even get the odd hallucination. - Oh, dear! 324 00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:46,169 (Leas) How did it happen? 325 00:35:46,292 --> 00:35:49,091 I swerved to avoid a dog and the car ran off the road. 326 00:35:49,208 --> 00:35:52,587 I should stay off that, if I were you. There'll be more for me, then. 327 00:35:52,708 --> 00:35:56,758 Sorry to hear about Mrs Peel, by the way. I was looking forward to meeting her. 328 00:35:56,875 --> 00:35:59,219 - What's that about Mrs Peel? - Easy. 329 00:35:59,333 --> 00:36:02,337 - What happened to her? - You are shaken, aren't you? 330 00:36:02,458 --> 00:36:04,005 What did he mean about Mrs Peel? 331 00:36:04,125 --> 00:36:07,254 Merely that she couldn't make the party, that's all. 332 00:36:07,375 --> 00:36:10,879 She phoned her apologies through about an hour ago. 333 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:12,468 Excuse me. 334 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,877 What's this? CO's inspection? 335 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,468 (Chuckles) 336 00:36:25,583 --> 00:36:28,006 - Here. - The doctor ... I mean, the dentist ... 337 00:36:28,125 --> 00:36:31,129 Ah, don't worry about Leas. One won't do you any harm. 338 00:36:31,250 --> 00:36:34,675 - That's not what he said. - You look as though you need it. 339 00:36:34,792 --> 00:36:38,877 It's a sad day for Hamelin 472, Steed, splitting up. 340 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,219 - Do you remember these? - Oh ... 341 00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:44,086 Light the blue paper and retire immediately. 342 00:36:45,333 --> 00:36:48,337 Well, you won't get all these chaps under one roof again. 343 00:36:48,458 --> 00:36:51,382 They'll all be in different parts of the world. All scattered. 344 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:54,629 This time tomorrow, I shall be en route to Singapore. 345 00:36:54,750 --> 00:36:58,960 Porky there, on his way Aden. Wiggins, off to Berlin. 346 00:36:59,083 --> 00:37:02,132 - When did you get up this morning? - About 9:30. Why? 347 00:37:02,250 --> 00:37:04,628 - What did you do then? - What are you talking about? 348 00:37:04,750 --> 00:37:08,175 - It could be important. Please. - I climbed into a bath, shaved. 349 00:37:08,292 --> 00:37:10,044 - Use an electric razor? - Yes. 350 00:37:10,167 --> 00:37:11,510 Then what did you do? 351 00:37:11,625 --> 00:37:14,253 Well, I got dressed, left the house, came over here. 352 00:37:14,375 --> 00:37:17,584 Had the milkman called? The milkman? Had he delivered the milk? 353 00:37:17,708 --> 00:37:20,257 Well, I don't know! I suppose he had, yes. 354 00:37:20,375 --> 00:37:23,254 - What time did you get here? - Just before you, about 11:00. 355 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,548 - Is Hickey still on the camp? - Hickey? 356 00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:28,671 - Lives off the airfield. The scavenger. - Scavenger? 357 00:37:28,792 --> 00:37:30,920 - Corporal? - Sir? 358 00:37:31,042 --> 00:37:34,672 Have you seen a tramp hanging about the station? 359 00:37:34,792 --> 00:37:36,419 A tramp, sir? No, sir. 360 00:37:36,542 --> 00:37:40,968 Have to stay well hidden or security would soon throw him out on his ear. 361 00:37:42,458 --> 00:37:46,383 John, all these questions. Would you mind telling me what it's all about? 362 00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:49,549 Oh, it's all right. Just put it down to this bump on the head. 363 00:37:51,583 --> 00:37:53,711 - Well, see you in a minute. - Yes ... 364 00:37:58,875 --> 00:38:00,798 Feeling any better? 365 00:38:00,917 --> 00:38:02,544 Oh, yes, I'm fine. 366 00:38:02,667 --> 00:38:05,341 A little fresh air, I'll be as right as rain. 367 00:38:05,458 --> 00:38:06,926 Good idea. 368 00:38:24,875 --> 00:38:26,297 (Dog whimpers) 369 00:38:28,458 --> 00:38:30,506 (Barks) 370 00:38:49,583 --> 00:38:51,051 (Whimpers) 371 00:38:59,042 --> 00:39:01,170 (Bottles clinking) 372 00:39:25,917 --> 00:39:28,386 Excuse me, will you? Phil, where's Steed? 373 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:30,923 Said he was going to pop out for some fresh air. 374 00:39:31,042 --> 00:39:32,464 Did he? 375 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:12,002 Morning. 376 00:40:12,125 --> 00:40:13,752 Good morning. 377 00:41:18,167 --> 00:41:20,010 - What kept you? - Easy! Don't panic! 378 00:41:20,125 --> 00:41:22,969 Who's panicking? We've still got these two to put back. 379 00:41:23,083 --> 00:41:24,881 Hurry up before they wake up. 380 00:41:56,125 --> 00:41:57,752 (Door opens) 381 00:43:35,250 --> 00:43:36,718 (Groans) 382 00:43:36,833 --> 00:43:39,757 Mrs Peel! Nice to see you again. 383 00:43:39,875 --> 00:43:41,877 I've heard of being scared of dentists, 384 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:43,968 but when they have to tie you to the chair ... 385 00:43:44,083 --> 00:43:45,756 What happened? 386 00:43:45,875 --> 00:43:48,298 I suddenly felt dizzy and I must've passed out. 387 00:43:48,417 --> 00:43:51,045 Next thing I knew, I was here, but how I got here ... 388 00:43:51,167 --> 00:43:52,635 Probably a milk float. 389 00:43:52,750 --> 00:43:55,720 They do a regular service, door-to-door every five minutes. 390 00:43:55,833 --> 00:43:58,882 - Why a milk float? - The most innocent thing they could find. 391 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,924 What would you think if you saw a milkman doing his rounds? 392 00:44:02,042 --> 00:44:04,340 Steed, these ampoules. 393 00:44:04,458 --> 00:44:07,086 - "C11." - C11. 394 00:44:07,208 --> 00:44:10,178 It's a derivative of the truth drug used in brainwashing. 395 00:44:11,042 --> 00:44:14,251 Suppose someone were to put this entire camp into a coma, 396 00:44:14,375 --> 00:44:17,925 a hypnotic state, and then brought them here, and went to work on them. 397 00:44:18,042 --> 00:44:19,589 With that. 398 00:44:22,333 --> 00:44:26,839 Don't play around with that, Steed. It's nitrous oxide, laughing gas. 399 00:44:26,958 --> 00:44:30,667 Ha-ha! All right, so that's what happened. What ne...? 400 00:44:30,792 --> 00:44:33,511 Your watch, 12:20. 401 00:44:33,625 --> 00:44:36,003 They wake up at 12 o'clock, 402 00:44:36,125 --> 00:44:38,548 and yet all the clocks on the camp say 11 o'clock. 403 00:44:38,667 --> 00:44:40,590 Back where they started. 404 00:44:40,708 --> 00:44:44,417 One hour of their lives gone just like that. 405 00:44:45,417 --> 00:44:48,216 - They don't remember a thing. - But perhaps they do. 406 00:44:48,333 --> 00:44:50,051 One particular thing. 407 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:55,130 Steed, the unit's breaking up, isn't it? Dispersing all over the globe. 408 00:44:55,250 --> 00:44:57,969 Well, if I'm right and they have been brainwashed, 409 00:44:58,083 --> 00:45:01,087 then something could have been planted into their subconscious. 410 00:45:01,208 --> 00:45:03,927 Something that could be triggered off at a moment's notice. 411 00:45:04,042 --> 00:45:09,378 A potential saboteur in every strategic air base in the world. 412 00:45:09,500 --> 00:45:11,343 (Machine whirrs) 413 00:45:11,458 --> 00:45:14,587 - Steed, must you? - Oh, it's fun. 414 00:45:15,292 --> 00:45:17,294 (Indistinct conversations) 415 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:21,547 (High-pitched ringing) 416 00:45:37,917 --> 00:45:40,591 There's still one piece of the jigsaw missing. 417 00:45:41,667 --> 00:45:46,252 Coma, hypnotic state ... It can't be as easy as that. 418 00:45:46,375 --> 00:45:48,377 (High-pitched ringing) 419 00:45:53,750 --> 00:45:55,252 Ultrasonic sound! 420 00:45:55,375 --> 00:45:56,547 (Switches machine off) 421 00:45:56,667 --> 00:45:59,546 Sounds well above the speech frequency range 422 00:45:59,667 --> 00:46:02,011 relayed over the loud speaker system. 423 00:46:02,875 --> 00:46:06,209 - It's effective in only a limited area. - How limited? 424 00:46:06,333 --> 00:46:08,461 About the size of an average airfield. 425 00:46:08,583 --> 00:46:11,302 That's it, Steed. It's got to be. 426 00:46:11,417 --> 00:46:13,670 But how could that knock out a lot of people? 427 00:46:14,417 --> 00:46:19,093 The electrical activity of the human brain has a fundamental frequency, 428 00:46:19,208 --> 00:46:21,552 call it a limit of sound vibrations, 429 00:46:21,667 --> 00:46:24,045 at a point beyond which, it'll break down, much like a bridge. 430 00:46:24,167 --> 00:46:26,795 You mean, why soldiers break step before they march over it? 431 00:46:26,917 --> 00:46:29,887 Mm-hm. Otherwise it vibrates too much and disintegrates. 432 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:31,343 - The bridge? - Yeah. 433 00:46:31,458 --> 00:46:34,382 Ultrasonic sounds affect the brain in much the same way. 434 00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:38,173 They've juggled the sounds around 435 00:46:39,083 --> 00:46:41,131 and come out with the right frequency. 436 00:46:41,250 --> 00:46:43,378 - Hence the ear muffs. - Mm-hm. 437 00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:45,343 So they don't knock out their own people. 438 00:46:45,458 --> 00:46:47,711 (Leas) Quite a creditable explanation. 439 00:46:51,125 --> 00:46:55,835 I could pretend it was years of experiment, my lifework, but it wasn't. 440 00:46:55,958 --> 00:46:57,631 It was an accident, 441 00:46:57,750 --> 00:47:00,048 found that by raising the speed of the drill, 442 00:47:00,167 --> 00:47:03,046 I could induce myself into a hypnotic state. 443 00:47:03,167 --> 00:47:04,589 I took it from there. 444 00:47:04,708 --> 00:47:07,962 Ultrasonic apparatus, high-speed drill. 445 00:47:08,083 --> 00:47:12,168 Simple, but remarkably effective, don't you think? 446 00:47:12,292 --> 00:47:13,635 Quite remarkable, yes. 447 00:47:13,750 --> 00:47:16,720 - What's the next step? - An auction. 448 00:47:16,833 --> 00:47:20,542 30 pre-conditioned brains to the highest bidder. 449 00:47:20,667 --> 00:47:22,715 Ought to make me a rich man. 450 00:47:22,833 --> 00:47:24,961 But first I have to deal with you. 451 00:47:40,833 --> 00:47:42,255 (Groans) 452 00:47:53,583 --> 00:47:55,756 (Screams) 453 00:48:03,792 --> 00:48:06,466 (Gas hissing) 454 00:48:17,375 --> 00:48:18,718 Hey! 455 00:48:23,583 --> 00:48:25,335 (Grunts) 456 00:48:34,667 --> 00:48:36,669 (Raucous laughter) 457 00:49:21,125 --> 00:49:23,423 (Manic laughter) 458 00:49:30,417 --> 00:49:32,590 (Steed laughs raucously) 459 00:49:39,292 --> 00:49:41,545 Steed, what is it? 460 00:49:41,667 --> 00:49:43,465 What's so funny? 461 00:49:44,667 --> 00:49:46,544 What is it, Steed? 462 00:49:49,042 --> 00:49:50,715 (Both laugh) 463 00:50:08,250 --> 00:50:10,093 Relaxing, isn't it? 464 00:50:10,208 --> 00:50:12,461 I promised you a quiet drive in the country. 465 00:50:12,583 --> 00:50:15,006 What could be quieter than a milk float? 466 00:50:15,125 --> 00:50:18,004 Especially the way you drive! Ha-ha! 467 00:50:18,542 --> 00:50:20,465 Who's driving?