Original subtitles

In short, I am sure that Wintermas,

Arden's renewed Christmas festival,

it will be successful and an inclusive celebration that we all need.

And lastly, I am excited to confirm that the wonderful

Wintermas Christmas lights will be turned on tomorrow night.

by the well-known adventurer,

Hawke Wilde.

Yeah! Yeah!

The man who crossed the Arctic backwards has agreed

to make an even more dangerous journey to Arden.

I hear the Council is going to pay Hawke

Wilde £22,000 from the schools budget.

I don't apologize for being ambitious, Martin.

Now, if there are no more questions. Thank you.

did you talk to him

- about Wilde's fees? - No!

Why the hell would he do that?

Councilor Davis.

I bring troubling news about the reindeer.

There are no reindeer.

That? Because?

Looks like they were canceled

- For you. - Of course not!

Yes, I know, Mr. Morris, but that cancellation was

sent from a fake email account set up under my name.

No! No no. I need those reindeer!

You've got a message.

Merry Christmas, Elaine.

I am the voice in the dark.

I hope you are enjoying all my little gifts.

Don't worry. There are much worse things to come.

Get ready for total humiliation.

A translation by Wendy

.: Shakespeare & Hathaway :. - Christmas Special 2022 -

oops!

silly me

What are we looking at?

- It looks incredible! - That? That?

Yeah, it's my friend's apartment in Florida.

Go there for Christmas.

After the year I had, I could use a top up.

- Is very pretty. - Yes, it is, isn't it?

I love Florida.

I always imagined that I would move there for good one day.

Who knows? Maybe I'll leave for Christmas and never come back.

Christmas crisis at the town hall.

Look! They have a Hansel and Gretel house.

Yes, very festive.

I love it.

Ice bar!

I don't remember it being in the manger, but I'll take it.

- Vegan cocktails? - Maybe not.

What was wrong with a good old-fashioned Christmas festival?

Hawke Wilde wouldn't turn on the lights to begin with.

Did you see that documentary about him?

Behind that cheesy smile, he's a real bastard.

He's just like you, isn't he?

Without the smile

Don't worry. There are much worse things to come.

Get ready for total humiliation.

Do you think this "voice in the dark" is the same person

who sent those bogus emails and leaked Hawke Wilde's fees?

- to the press? - Yeah.

They are clearly trying to sabotage my festival

and I need them to identify them.

Why would anyone want to ruin such an amazing event?

Well,

Wintermas is bold and ambitious.

And those are two words that scare a lot of people on this Council.

- Anyone in particular? - Yeah.

- Who? -Angela Jacklin.

- What, the mayor? - Yeah.

She is desperate to keep the Christmas festival

like the stale old relic it was for the last 40 years.

And he hates us. Like Thatcher.

She can't stand strong women.

What do you want today?

Meat or poultry?

I'll start with bird.

Turkey to the right. Left roast.

Millie and Rosie want me to come with them to see Wintermas tomorrow.

No, I don't think so, honey.

- Why not? - Because there will be thousands of people there

- and you're only 15 years old. - And?

I could take you.

Forget it.

I was thinking, after dinner, maybe we could...

No, I will not see "How beautiful it is to live" again.

In fact, I was going to suggest "Miracle on 34th Street" for today.

No! No movies. No turkey.

I'm not going to do this anymore.

Come to see this.

Elaine sent it over and says it's

from a meeting they had a month ago.

Your festival is cynical

Tacky and vulgar, Elaine.

A reflection of her creator, in fact.

Angela. Yes, because to do something exciting and different

It's always scary for narrow-minded fans like you.

That is why it is necessary to protect traditions such as Christmas:

to save us all from vulgar, self-centered,

attention seekers.

Why the world needs more prejudiced snobs right now

- like you, you mean? - I demand a veto!

You are silent, fool!

You're a civilian mayor, Angela.

You have no authority.

Oh.

As you know, I am in favor of increasing cultural inclusion.

- However... - Shut up, you cowardly weasel.

Elaine Davis, two failed marriages may have left you

bitter and twisted...

- Here we go. -... But that's no excuse

to turn Arden into a mini version of Blackpool.

- That was amazing. - TRUE?

Elaine has a tongue, doesn't she? And our mayoress clearly

-Not a fan of hers. - We'll have to talk to her tomorrow.

- Please, let me go with you. - No, I'm sorry, Sebastian.

You have to stay here.

We've got a guy coming in to bleed the radiators.

Shall we go get one of those hot chocolates

with marshmallows?

- I think so. - Yes. Let's do it.

- I want some cream on mine. - Oh really?

BIRMINGHAM-ORLANDO FLIGHT CONFIRMED ONE WAY ONLY

I know Liv is resisting right now, love,

but do not worry.

I told you I would protect her and I will.

AMY SAYS: PLEASE STOP THIS!

How long are you going to be in Florida?

As much as I can.

What are your plans for Christmas, Santa Claus?

You already know.

No.

I'm going north to Santa's home.

- You are happy? - That?

Where are you going?

She goes talk to the mayor. I have paperwork to finish.

That? Fra...?

Yeah.

Our Council meetings can get quite lively.

Yes, that's a way of saying it.

Elaine and I want the same thing.

- The best for Arden. - Of course.

Yeah.

The turning on of the lights.

I bet that's important to a mayor.

The whole city watches her. Center of attention.

I can't deny that she was wanting it.

Yes, indeed.

I'm sure he was upset when Elaine hired

Hawke Wilde to steal the show from her.

Elaine Davis is desperate to have my job next year

and Wintermas is her pathetic attempt to dazzle

the rest of the Council into voting for her.

That woman is ruthless.

She abandoned her own son to marry a millionaire

and left him two years later for the money.

We call her Lady Macbeth.

Is that why you're trying to embarrass her?

What does she mean?

Leaks to the press and fake emails.

Was not me.

I can't deny that I would love to see that woman fail.

But Arden wouldn't blame Elaine if Wintermas was a disaster.

They would blame the mayor.

TEXT MESSAGE FROM ELAINE

Our technician found it like this first thing in the morning.

- Found that? - The ice bar!

It will take two days to freeze again.

Yes. Look, that

They cut it clean.

It seems that our Voice in the Dark

- is teetotaler - Yeah.

And when I got to the office this morning,

they had pushed this under the door.

"Ready for doomsday?

The Voice in the Dark».

READY FOR JUDGMENT DAY? THE VOICE IN THE DARK

What we need is CCTV footage from last night.

I'll talk to George, the newsagent.

He is paranoid that the boys steal his candy.

He has cameras everywhere.

Hello.

Hello, do you Are they private detectives?

Guilty on all counts.

I'm Frank Hathaway.

This is Sebastian Brudenell.

And I am Lou Shakespeare. Hello.

- How can we help? - They did this in front of my house.

- I want to find out who. - What a shame!

- It looks like it must have been beautiful. - Yes it was.

The police don't seem interested, so I thought you guys...

We are happy to help.

Yes, although I must warn you that we are already working

- in another case. - Alright.

Sebastian could take this one.

- Sebastian? - If that's okay with you, Sebastian?

- Of course. - Great!

We are training him.

He will soon become a full partner. Isn't that right, Lou?

Would you mind waiting at reception, sir?

- Devonport. - Devonport. Thank you.

Sorry. Thank you.

What's going on?

Do you realize I never had my own case?

Exactly. It's time for you to step up.

Lu and I won't be here forever, right?

That is, of course, unless you think you're not up to it.

- I'm up to it. - Good Guy.

Don't let me down

What is happening?

I think Frank wants you to replace him.

- That? "Yes. There was something he didn't tell me before."

Now I know what it is.

He is going to leave us.

It's going to be you and me from now on.

- Here you go, Sebastian. - Thank you.

He worked on many cases like this before?

Hundreds.

He is in good hands.

Fantastic.

Well

- Wants to...? - Yes, thanks.

Who is Amy?

My late wife.

Christmas was her favorite day of her year. And Liv's too.

When Amy died, I decided to make it Christmas every day.

That was five years ago.

Five years. My God!

Yes. I still like it as much as ever.

And her daughter?

Yes. She loves it too, deep down.

Who do you think she did this?

I...

I honestly don't know anyone

that cruel, but I won't be intimidated.

The turkey is in the oven, as usual.

Will you join us for lunch?

Yeah.

- Why not? - Marvelous.

Hi Matt!

I've been having Matt since he

moved in, but he's a very busy man.

While he analyzes the crime scene,

Can I tempt you with a fruit tart and a cookie?

Clear. Thank you.

Excuse me.

Sebastián Brudenell, private investigator.

- Can we talk for a moment? - Yes of course.

Great.

Did he come for the damages?

- Correct. - I'm not sure if it's relevant,

But I did see someone outside Rob's house last night around midnight.

Great.

Midnight.

Can you describe them?

It was dark and they were wearing

hoods, so I couldn't see their faces.

But all things considered, I'd say they were probably women.

That is very useful.

- Thank you. - Good luck.

It's great that George from the newsstand

- gave us the video, right? - Yes Yes.

You can always trust George.

It seems the Voice in the Dark

has been babbling to the press again.

Here.

"An anonymous informant described Wintermas,

the vision of the Council headed by Elaine Davis,

Like expensive, chaotic

chaos run by a ruthless bully."

Look.

Caught red-handed.

It would be, if we could see his face.

He forgot something.

TRUE!

Yeah.

Yeah. That's a strong pint.

I'll go put on a Christmas carol.

- Are you okay, honey? - Hello.

I'm Sebastian.

I'm here for the damage.

I know.

It must be fun having Christmas every day.

But I guess it could get tiresome after a while.

What do your friends say when they come over?

They do not come.

Who did it?

A witness says that she was a woman, and it's

clearly someone who wants your father to stop.

- Was not me. - Alright.

I would never do something like that to my father.

What did you just say?

I asked her if she was involved in the vandalism.

That?

I'm sorry.

It's clear that she wants me to loosen up about Christmas, so...

You have no idea what Liv went

through, what we both went through!

Does she realize that she has vision problems?

No, she didn't know that.

Please get out of our house and go find out who did this.

Hello? What is she doing?

I found this.

Any idea how they got here?

You are the detective, but I imagine the

culprit put it there to cover his tracks.

Unless he's accusing me.

It is doing?

Let's get this straight, shall we?

In less than an hour, you've managed to annoy a partially

blind schoolgirl and antagonize everyone involved in the case,

including the client.

I'm glad you think it's funny.

Don't worry Seb. Everything will be fine.

Remember your first case.

Yes. And look at me now.

I could run the place on my own, right, Frank?

Want some advice from a veteran?

- Please. - Do not rush.

Be nice to people and take your time.

Crap.

You see an opportunity and you take it.

She holds the reindeer by the antlers.

Shrimp that falls asleep, it carries current.

So take your time and dive right in?

Thank you.

I'm going to put those pearls of wisdom into action.

Tim Wetherall is coming in on your six.

What are you doing talking to Martin Philips?

What, the journalist?

He-he was reporting on Wintermas. - The leaks.

Hello Mr Wetherall?

We are private investigators.

Elaine Davis hired us to identify

to the Wintermas saboteur.

Good.

- Hello. - Hello.

Is Martin Philips a friend of yours?

I don't think it's your business.

I'm not sure Elaine Davis would agree,

Mr. Anonymous Informant.

Elaine and I disagree on some things.

Quite a few things, actually.

Why not say it to his face?

Because he wants to be mayor as much as she does.

And if Wintermas is a success, she'll win.

I accepted, quite late in life,

that it is the ruthless who claim the loot.

So if you can't beat them, sabotage the festival, is that it?

I'm not the Wintermas saboteur!

I spoke to Martin Philips a couple of times,

but that's all i did. Really!

OK, where were you last night?

He was working on my plot.

In the dark?

I was with someone.

Last night?

I was here. Working.

All night, I'm afraid.

We speak with Tim Wetherall.

Yes, he told us everything.

What he does in his private

life is none of our business.

All we're interested in is who's

trying to sabotage Wintermas.

But in order to do that, we need you to confirm

that you were with Tim the whole night before.

And again, as I said, details are not necessary.

It's not my...

Look.

This morning on my way to the bathroom at about 8 am.

m., I saw a young man outside Elaine's office door.

I only saw him from behind, but he

was putting a letter under his door.

I have a list

of all male staff members

under the age of 40

who were at City Hall before 8 a.m. m., which means

that one of those 15 men is our Voice in the Dark.

Good job, Lou.

- Thank you. - Did you get anything?

I found out that Rob's neighbor,

Matt, is an expert in computer security.

- AND? - That's all.

Elaine wants news.

It's time to break the news that her vice mayor is a Judas.

The advice?

It can't be him, surely.

Shrimp that falls asleep...

Hello.

Came...

I came to apologize.

Can?

Hello.

Sebastian.

- Rob asked me to fix them. - Good.

He wanted to say I'm sorry. To both, actually,

for earlier. I think I was a bit impulsive.

Apology accepted.

- Do you still think my daughter did it? - No I dont think so.

Excuse me, Matt. May I use your bathroom?

Above, at the bottom.

Thank you.

What are you doing?

You've been sabotaging Wintermas.

You are the Voice in the Dark.

He's accusing random people again!

He's also the one who defaced his house, Rob.

- That? -Look at the paint on his nails.

Matt?

They can't screw this up!

- Ruin what? - Give me your phones.

No!

Matt? Whatever happens, we can talk about it.

Open this door! Can you hear me?

Back off.

No, I can't open it.

Aid! Up here. Hello?

What now, Sherlock?

Tim Wetherall admits he's the leak,

but he denies being the Voice in the Dark?

- Yes. - He has an alibi.

- for last night. - Which is it?

He and the mayor were working late.

Yeah, they were working all night. Together.

Working on what?

- Private things. - Extracurricular activities.

He already knows, throwing himself fully.

Lady Bracknell and that killjoy?

Oh! That is an image that I will never get out of my head.

Hawke Wilde will turn

on the lights in five hours.

You have five hours to catch that lunatic and stop him.

- before I ruin everything, okay? - Yeah.

do you think we have time

- for a mulled wine? - No.

Thank you for this.

- It's not my fault. - No?

First he accuses my daughter, then he turns

to Columbo accusing Matt when he's next to me.

And then he does absolutely nothing while he takes us hostage!

When he says it like that...

I messed everything up, right?

What are Frank and Lu going to say?

Pablito nailed a little nail, Pablito nailed a little nail,

What nail did Pablito drive in?

Pablito nailed a nail.

What the hell is he doing now?

I'm doing what I do before I go on stage.

You see, I'm not a detective, really.

It's a..? Is he an actor?

I have faith. I am incredible.

It's me. I have faith. I am amazing.

Fantastic!

I am confident. I am amazing. It's me.

Alpha Services, may I help you?

I'm Zach, personal assistant to Elaine Davis at Arden Council.

I have an urgent message for Hawke Wilde.

Do your bosses really want to make you a partner?

Not after this chaos.

I let them down.

And I let you down.

I'm sorry.

She's talking to someone who screws up every day.

Look how wrong she was about Matt.

What is he doing?

Trying to figure out what the hell she's up to.

That's Matt's dad.

He was the vicar around here. Pretty close.

Has it been a year since he died?

It has to be difficult.

Still, that's no excuse, right?

I assume that is his mother?

Yes, his mother died when he was ten years old.

Same age as Liv when my Amy passed away.

Which makes it even harder to understand why he would want to bother her.

Why does Olivia still have her dad?

Maybe in part Matt is jealous of it?

"And then one of you will start to shrink, like green

wood, and eventually everything will be crooked."

- What's that? The Bible? - "As you like."

- Touchstone talking about marriage. - TRUE.

How did Matt's father die?

He fell off the roof of the church,

trying to remove a neon Santa Claus.

The parish council placed him there against his wishes.

Tragic.

- And strange. - Yeah.

A neon Santa Claus?

And he didn't feel the need to mention it?

Not well. He's starting to make sense.

What's that noise?

That's my fire alarm.

Christmas dinner. My God!

Olivia! Fire!

Matt, help us! Fire!

He is going to die!

I'm supposed to take care of her and she's going to die.

What did I do?

Help someone please!

Thank God. She's out.

There's a bottle of water in a bag by my desk if you need it.

No. What I need, Matt, is to see my daughter.

She could have died because of you.

This all has to do with your father, right, Matt?

His beliefs, his anniversary.

My father couldn't bear to see the

true meaning of Christmas being lost.

Do you think he would have disapproved of Wintermas?

He would have hated it.

Very good. But going this far, putting Olivia in danger...

His memory of her is being desecrated!

Who? by whom?

Elaine Davis?

Matt?

- Matt? - Come back here!

That man is a psycho!

He seems to think that Wintermas is

some kind of personal attack on his father.

- I can not believe it. - That?

He is leaving us.

Red truck, yellow truck, red truck,

yellow truck, red truck, yellow...

Sebastian is busy. As brevity is the soul of wit,

please leave a short message.

He doesn't answer, he doesn't call us back.

This is not like him, Frank.

I'm sure he'll be fine.

Hello? We can help?

I can't find my father.

His name is Rob Devonport.

First I almost killed Olivia and now

she's going to think I abandoned her.

What kind of useless parent am I?

I promised Amy that she would keep our daughter safe.

Do you make every day like Christmas?

It's a scary world.

There are crazy people like Matt out there.

But for a child, at Christmas everything is wonderful.

You. She looks a bit like my mother.

She was terrified that I would move to London to study drama.

She was totally convinced that I would be

mugged or stabbed or kidnapped by the aliens.

Anyway, she let me go.

And she knows what?

I had it like never before.

I think all she wanted was to see me happy.

Her daughter has just faced a house fire alone.

She maybe she is more resilient than she thinks.

Not one of Banksy's best.

List? Come on.

There is someone outside.

It's Frank. Frank!

Hello! Help up here!

- Look up. Look up. - Above!

She will realize that something is not right.

Brilliant.

That? No! Comes back!

We will never get out of here!

He doesn't answer.

I'd better call Keeler.

This is your fault.

You forced Sebastian to take this case,

even though it was obvious he wasn't ready.

- You didn't leave me with many options. - I?

- What are you talking about? - You know what I mean.

- Deserter. - Deserter?

- There's only one deserter here and it's... - You.

- Is that a Santa hat? - There was no one inside.

He's over.

I'm going to grab the reindeer by the antlers.

Do not rush.

Yes. I could have hit you by accident.

- Thank God! - Sebastian!

We were very worried.

she yes. I told him you'd be fine.

This could be the most wonderful moment of my life!

Liv! I'm so sorry.

Me too.

Did you find your vandal?

I found much more than that.

But please, let's get out of this prison first.

- Bye bye. - Bye bye.

So is Matt sabotaging Wintermas because he's grieving?

He claims that Elaine is disrespecting her late father.

But what I can't understand is why she feels so personal.

-Is that her father? - Yeah.

-And his mother? Sh e-she Died when he was little.

Mom is not dead.

I know. She will always be with you.

No, I don't think she's dead. - You know, here?

No. Matt's mother. Matt's mother is not dead.

I recognize her hair.

It just can't be.

You're right.

This is personal.

Hello?

We identified the Voice in the Dark.

Thank God for that!

It's Matt Jacobs.

It's his son, isn't it, Mrs. Davis?

We don't know what he's planning.

- But if I were you... - I'll take care of it, Mr. Hathaway.

And do not worry. He will pay you all.

Angela said that Elaine abandoned her child.

Maybe to Matt, she really was like she was dead.

All I know is someone's got to stop it

and that someone is the three of us.

Excellent.

Where have you been?

Something came up.

It's five to eight. Where is everybody?

- They must have heard the news. - What news?

That Hawke Wilde is not coming.

- That? - According to Twitter, you told him

that it was too dangerous to attend.

I can't believe it.

Who's gonna turn on the lights? Angela, as mayor...

I'm not anybody's understudy, dear.

This is your disaster.

You can clean up the mess.

So you don't mind if I tell your husband

about your sad affair with Mr. Bean?

I don't want to but...

Nice try, Cruella.

I confessed to my husband this afternoon.

It's called dirty conscience.

look it up.

One, two, one, two.

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.

It's wonderful to see so many of you here tonight.

As some of you may know,

Unfortunately,

Hawke Wilde can't be here tonight,

but luckily, I am.

I like it a lot...

Five four three two one.

I love you Papa.

How could you, Matt?

That? Being selfish?

Make my own family suffer?

You knew dad would hate this with every fiber of his being.

Precisely today!

Haven't you hurt us enough already?

I'm so sorry, Matt.

I wish it were true.

No more Christmas every day, okay?

You're sure?

It's time to keep going forward.

We're going to make a good one on the 25th though, right?

I promise.

Olivia!

- They are your friends? - Yeah.

Don't come back too late, okay?

I love you Papa.

I love you too.

Here you go, dear.

It is a "reindeer-vetch".

- I am the "Sant-ro" of attention here. - You two.

"Noel" checking.

Very good.

- Let's toast, then. - Let's toast.

Because our guy closed his first case on his behalf.

I never doubted it. Well done.

So do you think he's ready to take over?

I believe it. Yeah.

I can't believe you're leaving us, Frank.

- That? - I told him.

wait.

She's the one who's running away to Florida.

- What do you mean? She-she has a one-way ticket.

- That? It's true? - Yes, but...

Brilliant. Are the two leaving?

- That? - Marvelous!

No! I only have a one-way ticket because I'm stopping

in New York on my way home on a different airline.

So won't you go?

No. Why would you want to leave them?

you are...

They are everything to me.

I thought you were training Sebastian to replace you.

That? To replace me?

It's very funny.

Why is it so funny?

Why is it funny that he doesn't replace me?

Yeah, it's not fun.

Lu, don't go to Florida.

Let's all spend Christmas together.

That would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it?

But you go north.

Actually, I'm not going.

I only said I was going north because I didn't want it to seem

- that he had nowhere to go at Christmas. - Oh really?

What a fool you are!

It is an open passage.

Yeah, I could probably postpone my winter break.

- Are you serious? - Yeah!

Yeah!

This is going to be amazing.

- I won't watch the queen's speech. - Yes, you will.

- I love the queen's speech. - We could play riddles.

- No, we can not. - Why not?

"I am-Claus" she says it.

And I have the final "sled"!