Original subtitles

Welcome to Dudley!

Oi! Go back to Africa!

Aston mentioned there were children?

They'll be here... soon.

You look like a movie star.

There are auditions happening. I could put in a good word.

This must be the mail-order bride?

I'm actually here to assess a potential husband...

Siobhan. I'm the nanny for the Hawksleys.

I don't take kindly to the way you're talkin' to me.

So you not enjoying my company?

Like it or not, we're staying.

THEY GIGGLE

You think you better than me? Think again.

You think you bad? Come on, then, Chantrelle.

Ow! Leah! What you do that for?

Ow. I go and tell Momma.

You kick me! That's cheating!

Ow!

Pretty-pretty gal like you two

shouldn't bother yourselves wid football.

Come on, you get our of the mud.

What you doin' round here?

- Momma Gladys don't... - I'm just watching the game.

Your outfit look good.

I make all our clothes.

Momma Gladys says I'm the best dress-maker in Clarendon.

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

Ow... Ow...

Oh... You need to ice that or you will bruise,

especially with fair skin like yours.

I have a towel an' some ice water in me truck.

Mm-mm. We have dem tings at home.

Come, baby sis, go in.

- But we never finish the game. - The game?

Game done now.

ALL SHOUT EXCITEDLY

Yes! Come on!

Let's do it. You see that? Yeah, man!

So, your lads are doing well.

Hmm. You should see us play cricket.

I thought the idea was "hands across the sea"?

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

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

The sides picked themselves.

Yeah, you won't be winning for long. We did invent the game.

Care to take a wager on that, Mr Blake?

No gambling on factory premises, Mr Claude.

SUCKS TEETH

Pass it!

ALL SHOUT

Here! Here, here, here!

CHEERING

Referee!

All right.

WHISTLE

Come on, come through, come through!

Shoot, shoot!

Oof!

WHISTLE Foul!

ALL SHOUT

Come, now, Leah. Come.

CHEERING

FACTORY WHISTLE

OVER PA SYSTEM: 'All right, that's time.

'Can we have all workers back to their stations, please?'

PANTS

So... Clarendon girls play football too?

Hmm. That's a ting I never know.

We do many tings you don't know.

Well, I'd like to find out about these tings.

So why don't we go out sometime?

I'm not sure about...

I mean, I only just arrive in H'Ingland, you know?

We can just go for a walk or someting like that.

- A walk? - Yeah, man.

Take in some fresh air. Mek conversation.

That don't sound too bad.

Why don't I tink about it?

Don't take too long.

# Bye-bye, happiness

# Hello, loneliness

# Tink I'm gonna cry

# Bye-bye, love

# Bye-bye, sweet caress

# Hello, emptiness

# I feel like I could die

# Bye-bye, my love

# Goodbye. #

You've got a strong voice.

Oh!

Like in the musicals or somethin'.

That's church.

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

He's got his eye on you, then?

He's... not so bad, you know?

He say he might be able to get me an audition at Borehamwood Studios.

That's great. Do you wanna be in the films?

- An actress? - Well, I want more than this.

I want to be a star.

I want...

Look, it's tough doing what we do.

They've no idea, right?

You just keep believing in yourself.

And if you ever need to talk to anyone,

I'm here, OK?

Thank you.

And...

Four pound.

A whole week. SUCKS TEETH

I know. It's bad, right?

Aston never say nuttin' about taxation and benefits.

This is daylight robbery!

- Mm-hm. - Shelton?

- Y'all right? - Yeah, man.

Hear say you mash up the football pitch.

We missed you at lunchtime.

I make you lickle chicken, rice an' peas, an' dumplin'.

Big food for a big man.

Thank you.

- Enjoy. - Mm-hm. Yeah, man.

How am I supposed to afford the children's fares

and somewhere for us all to live with this lickle pittance?

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

Them family unite an' invest money in each other.

- That's true. - We should do a pardner scheme.

Like the people back home.

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

Jeremiah 29: "Build the houses and live in them.

"Plant the gardens and eat their produce."

You talkin' farmland. That's crazy money.

A whole heap o' money.

All right? So, listen, anybody here want to join a new pardner scheme?

Come.

Right.

Mrs Wantage. Is everything all right?

In future, Chantrelle,

please don't stick unframed pictures onto the bedroom wall.

It makes the place look cheap.

Oh!

My wife should win a gold medal for diplomacy.

Is there some kinda problem?

Hmm? No, there's no problem, Chantrelle.

Just trying to sort your door out for you.

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

I'll take it to the shed, give it a good going-over.

Mr Wantage, I'm not sure why you need to take...

I came up here last night to tell you

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

But when I tried the door...

..it jammed.

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

Ah...

but it's not your door, is it?

It's mine.

My door.

My house.

My...

..responsibility to mend it for you.

The good news is the studio are expecting you tomorrow.

Mr Posner came up trumps.

I'll give you a lift. It's first thing.

Diana will be with her sister at one of their famous breakfasts.

I'll keep you company.

HE WHISTLES

LIVELY CHATTER

MUSIC: 'Money Honey' by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters

# You know, the landlord rang My front door bell

# I let it ring For a long, long spell

# I went to the window I peeked through the blind

# And asked him to tell me What was on his mind... #

- Cheers. - Right.

So, every payday, we put a chunk of our wages in,

and every week, one person get to draw it all down.

You put in one pound?

Come payday, one of us will draw down say ten pound.

The more people in the pardner, the bigger the draw down.

- What? - That is serious money.

I don't trust these ragamuffin saving schemes.

Back home, people just tieve the money an' gone.

Nobody doin' that here. We just lookin' for independence.

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

Without all the banking foolishness.

Yes, man. Hosanna, I can see it now.

Soon, we'll have enough for our very own lickle love nest

and start a family.

THEY LAUGH

I been beggin' dem for a council house for the past five years.

I'm always the last in line.

Listen, if you wait for this country to treat us like everybody else,

we'll be livin' an' sleepin' in the same room till we dead.

She just reach from Jamaica. What she know?

Ease up now, Bernadette.

We have to support each other, yes?

Anybody else?

- Yes, sir. - All right, people.

If we go do it, come mek we jus' do it.

- Leah have good intentions. - All right.

SUCKS TEETH

This is good. All right.

Hosanna?

Miss Leah.

So, how about we take that walk?

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

Don't worry about them. Can tek the long way home, hmm?

It's a beautiful night tonight.

All right.

But erm... you go first.

If we leave together,

it'll be in the Jamaican Daily Gleaner come breakfast time.

HE CHUCKLES SOFTLY

LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

This is near where we run from them Teddy boys.

Crazy Shed Lady lives around here somewhere.

Crazy Shed Lady?

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

She find two Jamaicans hiding in her shed

and behave like that was normal?

Momma Gladys woulda shoot first an' ask question sometime next week.

THEY CHUCKLE

These people live better than we do.

Could fit tree families in a house like that.

Well, wait till you see the houses on the other side of town.

Mm! Wow.

Look 'ere, now. How nice the man keep him car.

Boy...

You could eat you dinner off them seats.

Probably disinfect dem first.

THEY LAUGH

It's good fi see you laugh like that.

We Jamaicans forget to enjoy ourselves sometimes.

All of us tinkin' this country much better than back home.

- Only by this much. - Hmm.

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

Maybe catch a movie?

- I don't know about that, Shelton. - What don't you know, Leah?

Evening, Bernadette. Are you on your way home?

Just takin' the night air.

Where in Jamaica you from? I feel I know you.

Er... I'm from Clarendon.

Eh-eh!

We're Fort George, just up the road from you.

You still have family there? No, everybody here now.

I thought you said your mother was still there?

Yes. That's right.

Momma Gladys still in Clarendon.

Well, it's late. I better get myself home.

Good night.

Come on.

It wasn't nastiness, I was talking about our own home.

Love nest.

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

Daddy would have been shocked.

I'm sorry.

It won't happen again.

It better not, Aston Brahms.

Still don't mek up my mind about you.

Just cos you send that ticket for me

don't mean you get to punch it just yet.

DOOR OPENS

LEAH: Hey, Hosanna. You good?

HOSANNA: Talk to your brother.

What happen?

You look like you just see a duppy.

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

Aston...

..she just frighten.

And you should be too.

If you an' she don't click,

I promised to escort her all the way home, and I don't want that.

This has to work.

It's like she get mad every time I open me blasted mout.

I don't know what to do.

It cost a fortune to get her here.

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

Stop your foolishness.

Why you don't tek her to Birmingham tomorrow?

Go window shopping. Spend time an' get to know each other.

That can work.

Hosanna won't say it,

but it's not just Chantrelle who wants to be treated like a princess.

Leah...

you always know what to do.

Leah?!

Leah?!

Child, you listenin' to me?

Don't forget when you finish milkin',

you have to pick the yam an' sweet potato

an' pick some callaloo,

an' after that, I beg you kill one of the chicken dem for dinner.

An' mek sure you sweep out every corner of the house.

You hear me, child?

Where Chantrelle gone?

I don't see her around lately.

Dress-makin' in Kingston.

I thought you was the dressmaker.

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

She learnin' a trade.

She lucky she find a way out of here.

Mm-hm.

COW MOOS

You have a decent grip.

Not too tight. Just... firm, you know?.

The cow look happy.

I'd be happy.

So, I see you running the place around here

when your mother's not around.

That's all you see?

I see you.

You're not just a country girl.

You strong, but you have style.

And you work hard.

Look...

..I have a lickle farm down the road.

And big plans.

And I'd rather do it wid somebody.

I have my own work to do.

And Momma needs me.

SCOFFS Your mother strong to back foot!

HE CHUCKLES

Me hear she fightin' Marciano next week!

Mek me help you, nuh?

Come anywhere near the house and Momma will beat you.

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

THEY LAUGH

GASPS

What's going on?

Mr Wantage took off my bedroom door.

It don't feel right.

- I feel... - Oh, come inside.

It's OK.

Oh, come on.

CHANTRELLE SNIFFS

I can't believe I got an audition.

I'm nervous.

Don't be.

Just imagine you're Elizabeth Taylor.

Hmm.

The ting is...

..Mr Wantage say he want to take me down there.

Oh, you don't have to do that, Chantrelle.

What choice do I have?

So, I will just curl up in that chair over dere.

You have a spare blanket?

Chantrelle, don't be silly.

You can sleep next to me.

I've six sisters!

We were packed in like sardines every night.

We nearly kissed last night.

And?

It was... I know it was wrong, and...

CHANTRELLE: 'Oh, my God, Leah, tell me now.'

It was beautiful.

"Beautiful"? You nearly kiss him, and you happy?

You not "totally disappointed"?

Hang on. Is that the madhouse?

I have a patient for you, she soon come.

Stop your noise.

So, what does Shelton think about Ephraim and the children back home?

He don't need to know anyting 'bout that.

So, you lie to him?

Why, you are the livin' Jamaican Pinocchio!

Oh, Hosanna wan' say hello.

Don't say nuttin' 'bout dis. You know what she like.

Chantrelle? Blessings. How you do?

Hosanna, this is nice. Y'all right?

You big brother is taking me to Birmingham today.

Window shopping.

How much window you goin' buy?

What you mean? CHANTRELLE LAUGHS

You good, Hosanna, you know?

Have a nice day in Birmingham.

'The Lord will provide. God bless an' keep you.'

There.

I can't tell Hosanna any ting 'bout Shelton.

She'd say it was a disgrace, and maybe she right.

Anyhow, nuttin' happen and nuttin's goin' to happen.

Listen, sis. This is your time.

You need to loosen up. Enjoy yourself.

The children coming 'ere is in the future.

And right now, if this Shelton wants to give you a...

'squeeze, then let him squeeze you, yes?'

So what about you? You find yourself a fancy man yet?

No. But I'd like to, you know?

'Someone that's really nice.'

Really nice? That don't sound like you.

You prefer man wid big car, big house, big wallet, big...

Lord God, the money run out.

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

'That's fantastic. Good luck!'

I miss you.

LINE CLICKS

MUSIC: 'Blue Moon' by Billie Holiday

# Blue moon

# You saw me standing alone

# Without a dream in my heart

# Without a love of my own... #

WHISPERS: Where you goin'?

Town. You have an audition to get to.

- Mr Wantage is driving me. - That's not happening.

We'll get the bus. I'll take you to the stop. Come on.

- All right. - Grand!

THEY GIGGLE

# Blue moo-oo-oon... #

ASTON: Can I have those, please? Those ones.

- Thank you very much. - Thank you, sir.

For a beautiful lady.

Come on. You hungry?

DIALOGUE INAUDIBLE BENEATH MUSIC

Come, mek we go inside.

No harm lookin' after all.

OK.

Madam, I can see you're in love.

With the dress!

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

MUSIC: 'Isn't This A Lovely Day?' by Ella Fitzgerald

Excuse me, miss.

Chantrelle Brahms.

Straight through, miss.

# Seem to be having their way

# But as far as I'm concerned... #

And cut.

# It's a lovely day

# The turn in the weather Will keep us together

# So I can honestly say

# That as far as I'm concerned

# It's a lovely day

# And everything's OK... #

Chantrelle Brahms?

That's me.

I'm the new Dorothy Dandridge.

Think Marilyn Monroe, but prettier.

# It's a lo-o-o-o-ovely day... #

You ask why they are to be married?

I will answer.

She was first crowned Queen of the Scots

at nine months old.

Poor thing.

As a newborn, they attempted to wed her to Edward,

young heir to the English throne.

Thankfully, a sane uncle pointed out that such a match...

Excuse me, erm... YOU'RE Chantrelle Brahms?

Yes, sir. Delighted to meet you. I have half a page...

Miss Brahms, why are you here exactly?

I want to be in your film.

And a colleague make a telephone call to Mr Posner in accounts

and ask him to organise this audition for me.

Said it wouldn't be a problem.

Whatever you've heard, young lady,

Mr Posner is not in charge of casting and producing this film.

We are.

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

but these auditions are for ladies in waiting, various,

for Mary, Queen of Scots.

I don't believe there were any coloured ones.

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

SOBS QUIETLY

DOOR OPENS, CLOSES

Aston, keep your eyes closed. I'll tell you when to open them.

- Blouse and skirt, you look good! - Aston!

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

This is just like her dress.

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

And so you should.

It'll be the best £35 you've ever spent.

UNDER BREATH: Lord Jesus Christ! £35?

Madam?

Do you have some kind of purchase plan?

You see, back home, we can er... make arrangement.

Pay tings off, piece, piece.

Right.

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

- There are real customers here... - We ARE real customers.

I'll be with you momentarily, madam.

I don't understand.

You should try the market down the road.

Very... colourful. Might be more your price range.

Listen, Hosanna, don't worry about it.

We will get you the dress you deserve.

I will work hard, and save enough money

to come back and buy this shop.

And personally sack

this hoity-toity, la-di-da, snooty battle-axe.

SHE GASPS

Hosanna.

You can wear a duffel coat with a coal bucket on your head.

To me, you'd still look a million dollars.

I realise...

..life, my life, would be poorer without you.

- Aston, get up! - If you'll have me...

I know I am no Harry Belafonte...

..but will you marry me?

Who needs Harry Belafonte?

He's on screen. You're flesh and blood.

Of course I'll marry you!

Give me your finger. Give me your hand. Give me your hand.

You hear that? She said yes.

We're gettin' married!

Come on, Aston.

We are leaving.

Erm... the dress.

After I take off the dress.

Sorry to keep you waitin'.

I'm just glad you're here.

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

I thought about it. And now I'm here.

I suppose you want some of my popcorn now?

Yes, man. Hand it over.

ROMANTIC FILM SCORE

FOOTSTEPS

What kind of audition was that?

They say Mr Posner have nuttin' to do wid dem.

Well, I did offer to take you.

If I'd have been there, I could have smoothed things over,

made sure you had a fair hearing.

But you took your little friend instead.

When you write me, in Jamaica,

you said I would be paid good money as soon as I reach.

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

Well...

..I can...

I can fix that for you.

If you fulfil your responsibilities

to the children, to Diana...

..and to me...

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

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

'Open up, sailor! Come on, open up!'

'What do you want?

'Hey! Here, what do you want?'

AUDIENCE LAUGHS

LEAH CHUCKLES

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

Shh! I want to know what happens.

You all right?

Leah! Hold on, I'm comin'.

I'm comin' wid you.

Leah! Wait!

Why he have to grab her up like that?

Why they put that in the movie?

It's a war movie.

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

A big man roughin' up a woman is not entertainment.

Not in my book anyway.

I agree.

There is never a need for that kinda ting.

So...

..come, we go.

I'm sorry you miss the rest of the film.

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

We should walk out of more films together.

Well... I tink we have a lickle situation.

And what kind of situation would that be?

A "will you be my girl?" type of situation.

Oh.

Well, if that's the situation...

..I tink the answer has to be...

..yes.

RINGS BELL

KEY IN LOCK

This arrived for you today.

MOMMA GLADYS: "I hope you an' everybody doing well in H'Ingland.

"We're dying to hear any kind of news.

"By the way, your good-fi-nuttin' husban' come round the other night."

Come on, old woman.

It's me, Ephraim.

I wan' see me pickney again!

BANGING ON DOOR

I should never have let Leah marry you.

You is a drunken, dutty lickle snake!

See you children here?

Oh...

Where you goin'?

It's me! Your father.

What happen?

She poison you against me?

Selah! Come to your daddy!

- I jus' want... - Hey, hey, hey!

HE GRUNTS, SHE SHOUTS ANGRILY

"It's good you run 'way from him.

"Don't worry, the children are safe with me.

"But they miss you.

"Please send fi dem soon.

"Your loving mother.

"Momma.

"PS. Tell Aston to send a barrel and some money.

"Tings tough out here."

She's here! Leah, hurry up.

Aston's waited so long, he's got smoke coming out his ears.

Leah! You reach. Good!

Now...

some of you know that I've been in H'Ingland for some years now.

And my sister Leah bring Hosanna to me.

And she said, "This lady could be your wife."

And after one or two trials and tribulations...

..we've decided to go ahead. All tings equal...

..me an' Hosanna are gettin' married!

CHEERING

Congratulations!

Blessings, everybody.

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

Mm-hm.

The Bible says, "Love is patient and kind.

"Love is not jealous or boastful.

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

"Let us not love in words or speech,

"but in deed and in truth."

Well said, Hosanna.

We hear some excellent words of wisdom.

It almost sound like a prayer.

Everybody, for Aston and Hosanna, mek-a hear you say, "Amen!"

ALL: Amen!

I'm gonna do tings the right way, my darling.

I already write a letter to your daddy,

asking for your hand in marriage.

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

- Go on, Aston! - All right, stop it.

Go and have some cake. Come on.

OK. And you can have just a little slice.

But not to me.

And you, Mr Cooper, half a slice.

Bad for your health. You want to die?

What dis?!

Hosanna?

I'm really happy for you.

Thank you. I am happy too.

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

Will I wear a big dress with flowers and a veil?

No. That will be me.

Where Leah gone?

Erm...

Where you goin', Aston? We celebratin'.

I was, erm...

I was goin' for a lickle walk. Clear me head, you know?

Come, let me help you. Come.

Don't, erm... Don't bother sending the letter to Daddy.

Why?

I'll do it.

You just go for your walk.

- All right. - OK?

I'll see you later. Yeah?

Where are you, Clementine?

Lickle Greydon?

BELL RINGS

Last orders, ladies and gents. Last orders, please.

Miss Leah?

What 'appen? You all right?

I'm married.

I have a husband back home, and tree children.

I beg your pardon?

I'm married and I have a hus...

You have tree children.

Tree children. You just said that.

I know.

- I'm sorry, I just want... - How could you?

You lied to me.

Shelton!

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

- Why? - It's not what it seems.

I feel so stupid right now.

I even aks you to be my girl.

- Why you never tell me? - I'm tellin' you now.

I sorry.

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