All language subtitles for Upstairs Downstairs S05E01 On With the Dance WEB-DL DDP2 0 H 264-squalor (1)_track3_[eng]

(waltzing orchestral
theme music)

-[Rose] In here, there you are.

-[Lily] It's all dark!

- Well, we'll let the blind
up and open the window!

- Oh, it's stuck Rose.

- Oh, let me.

- What's this room, Rose?

- It's the day nursery,
leastways it used to be,

when the Major and Miss
Lizzie was children.

Hasn't been used
for a long time,

oh not since, not since
before the war.

- Oh, can you see anything?

- I can't, I can't get
me shoulder through.

- Oh, well can I
try then, please?

- If I can't, you
won't be able to.

Come on, we best go downstairs.

Whew, this place could
do with a good airing.

- What's in all them
cupboards, Rose?

- Ah, toys and books, mostly.

Belonged to the Major
and Miss Lizzie

when they was children.

Not so many, now.

Mrs. Bellamy gave
a lot away to the

poor children in the East End,

seeing as how she didn't
have no kiddies of her own.

Come on, close the door
and I'll lock it.

- Yes Rose.

- Hear, listen! Can
you hear it now?

- Not the Victory March already?

- It's due to pass through
Belgrave Square

at 20 minutes to 11, exactly,
according to the newspaper.

- Mrs. Bridges.

- What is it, Ruby?

- I can hear a band in
the street outside.

- Yes Ruby, it's the
Victory March!

What Mr. Hudson and me
was just speaking about.

- Mr. Hudson! Mr. Hudson!

We can't see from the
nursery window,

on account of them bars
being in the way.

- It's getting ever
so near, Mr. Hudson,

it must be in Punt
Street by now.

- Couldn't we slip out the
corner of Eton Place and watch?

Only Miss Georgina will
be going past soon,

marching with the VAD, so we
might get a glimpse of her.

- And there's to be tanks going

past and sailors and soldiers!

-[Rose] Please, Mr. Hudson?

- Oh, we can't have
all the servants

scampering out of the house.

- Oh go on, Mr. Hudson, let them

go out and see what they can.

After all, it isn't
every day we have

a procession at the
end of the street.

- Oh, very well, just
out to the corner

of Belgrave Street, and
no further, mind!

Now behave yourselves,
no pushing

or shouting on the pavement!

- Thanks, Mr. Hudson!

- Can I go too, Mrs. Bridges?

- Oh, I suppose so.

- Oh, I'm gonna get
me hat on then.

- Oh, come as you are, Ruby,

you don't need a hat,
it's warm outside!

- Aren't you going out
to see, Mr. Hudson?

- Oh, I'm too old to be
pushed around in crowds

by young policemen, Mrs.
Bridges, it's not dignified.

Besides the Victory March
is bound to be recorded

in great detail by
the newspapers,

with plenty of pictures,
no doubt.

- Well, I'd like to see
it, come to think of it.

- You wish to go
with the others?

- No, I do not, but I
would like to see it,

seeing as how they're coming
so close to the house.

- Then you shall, Mrs. Bridges.

- What?

- I'll take you to a place where

you'll maybe see
something of it!

- What, out?

-[Mr. Hudson] Not out, in!

- Where?

-[Mr. Hudson] Upstairs.

- Oh!
- Come along!

- But, out the window, Rose said

- Never you mind what Rose
said, just you follow me.

- Where did you get that from?

- Oh, it was my father's, Kate,

for deer stalking in the
hills where he was head gilly

for Lord Invermore and a gouger.

Come along now, quickly quickly.

(cheering and music outside)

We'll just be in time,
if we make haste.

- Oh, hold on Mr. Husdon,
I'm not as young as I was!

- There, you can see!

- Oh yes!

There's hundreds of
soldiers marching along,

all with their bayonets
gleaming in the sun!

Look at them generals,
riding in front!

What lovely horses!

You have a look, Mr. Hudson.

- That would be Sir
Douglas Hague,

and the Marshall Force,
the lot of them.

There's the naval
detachment, now.

All spit and polish!

I can't read the names of
the ships on their caps,

it's too far away.

- Any sign of the nurses yet?

- Oh, there's hundreds of
fighting troops to go by first,

but it'll have started
out by now.

- Them folks should feel proud,

marching in the Victory
Procession!

That little girl,

our little Miss Georgina.

- Aye, she'll be a proud
wee lass today.

- Oh, thank god that's
over, my feet

are bloody well killing me!

- Georgina!

- Well, they are!

- How far do you reckon
you've marched today?

- Well one of the Queen
Alexandras behind us

said she read in the paper
it was over five miles.

- Jolly good for you,
keep you slim.

- It's all very well
for you, sitting

down in a covered stand
all the time.

- I didn't sit down all day!

Had to stand up and
hand out the free

souvenir programs to
all the high ups.

Including an Indian prince
who handed me five pounds.

- Did you give it back?

- I had to, unfortunately.

(giggling)

- All I want to do
now is tear off

this wretched uniform
and burn it.

I don't think I'll ever
get up the stairs.

- Want me to carry you up?

- Oh you couldn't,
I'm a dead weight.

On second thoughts, perhaps
I won't burn my uniform,

it might be needed
again one day.

- I sincerely hope not.

Ah, Hudson, we're back
from our half day,

Miss Georgina's walked
over five miles,

and she's got sore feet!

- Oh indeed, Miss?

- Did you see the procession?

- Oh yes, sir, from the
drawing room balcony.

The maidservants went
down to the corner

of Belgrave Street.

- It was a funny feeling,
marching so near to the house.

- I understand Rose
and the others

caught a wee glimpse
of you, miss.

We were very proud and excited.

-[James] There, wasn't
it worth sore feet?

- Well, I'm glad they
managed to see it.

I'm not doing any
good sitting here,

I must go upstairs and change.

- So must I, come on then.

Come on, I'll give you a hand.

(tutting)

- Mind where you're
going, my girl!

- Oh, I'm ever so
sorry, Mr. Hudson,

I didn't expect you to
be standing just there.

- Well I was, wasn't I?

- Oh I know, and I'm
ever so sorry,

I didn't mean it, honest!

- Miss Georgina's gone
off to change,

make haste now, run
her bath for her.

- I was going to, Mr. Hudson.

- Then come downstairs
for your tea,

it's gone four o'clock.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

Oh, and thanks for letting
us see the procession,

Mr. Hudson, it's something
I'll never forget.

She went by ever so close
to where we were standing,

we could almost touch her.

And Rose, she shouted out,
"Miss Georgina" to her.

But she couldn't hear us,
you see, for the band.

- Mr. Hudson, tea's
nearly ready.

- Thank you, Rose.

And you'll never guess who's in

the servant's hall,
come to see us.

- I have no idea.

- Best go in and
see for yourself!

- Edward, Daisy.

- Hi Mr. Hudson.

- They just popped in
for a cup of tea,

and to see how we was.

- That's right.

- I see.

-[Daisy] Well you haven't
changed a scrap, Mr. Hudson.

Has he, Eddie?

-[Edward] No, but I
have, eh Mr. Hudson?

- Have you, Edward?

- Well yeah, he shaved off his
'tache, haven't you noticed?

And let his hair grow.

- I'm what they call a
civilian now, Mr. Hudson,

a door to door salesman.

- Yes, he goes 'round
from house to house,

ringing the doorbells,
selling hairbrushes,

shoelaces, combs and
that out of a suitcase!

- Only temporary, mind,
he's thinking

of chucking that in, getting
a more permanent situation

as doorman in a furniture
place, at Romfordworth.

- Yes, then we can buy
a nice little house

out in the country
with a garden,

and Daisy can have her baby.

- Daisy is expecting come
Christmastime, Mr. Hudson.

- So I observe.

Congratulations, both of you.

- I'm gonna knit something
nice for it.

- There we are.

- And how soon do you expect to

take up this new
situation Edward?

- Oh, I wrote off an answer
to advert last night,

so I should hear this
week, I expect.

- I see.

- Oh, there's Lily, come
in your place, Daisy.

Mr. And Mrs. Barnes,
what used to work here.

-[Lily] Afternoon.

- Hello.

- Lily, eh?

Oh, I feel sorry for you, Lily,

working under Rose, you ask
my wife what she's like.

Proper old fusspot, never
satisfied, are you Rose?

- Here, you two see
the Victory Procession?

- Couldn't manage it, Eddie
was out working at his job.

He hasn't got time for
no Victory Processions.

- Mind you, the bus
I was on got held up

for half an hour while
the procession

marched down the Lambreth Road.

I could hear the band,
only I couldn't see it,

only the crowds!

- We all saw it, didn't we?

Leastways, all but Frederick.

He went with the Major
to the Royal Pavilion

outside Buckingham Palace, so
he got the best view of all!

- Who's Frederick?

- Oh, that's Frederick!

You remember him, Edward,
Trooper Norton,

used to be the Major's
soldier servant.

Well he's working here now
as footman, aren't you Fred?

- That's right, good afternoon.

- Well, how's the knobs
then, eh? Flourishing?

- The knobs?

- I think Edward is referring
to the family upstairs.

- Then he should say so.

- Well why should he, he's
not working here no more.

- For you information, Edward,

the Major and Miss Georgina
are in residence here,

and both uh, flourishing,
as you put it.

His Lordship and Lady Bellamy
went over to Versailles

for the signing of
the peace treaty,

and remained in Paris
for their honeymoon.

- Hmmm, I expect they'll
be wanting

to move into a new house
when they come back,

with Her Ladyship's children.

- What?

All of you lot here just to wait

on Miss Georgina and the Major?

- I shouldn't fancy you've
got enough to do, have you?

- Frederick, if you
can spare a moment.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- Before you commence your
tea, I should like to go

through the cellar book with
you and check the port wine.

His Lordship will
be taking a number

of bottles with him,
which should be earmarked.

If you would kindly come
with me to the pantry.

- Certainly, Mr.
Hudson, at once.

- I shall be making you
responsible from now on,
Frederick,

for checking and ordering
the spirits.

- Very good, Mr. Hudson.

- Ha, wonder that bloke
doesn't salute

Mr. Hudson every time
he gets an order.

Well, he's the type.

- Frederick is a very
good footman, Edward.

-[Lily] Oh, but he's
ever so quiet,

though, not like you was.

-[Rose] Lily and me
think he's quite

good looking, don't we Lily?

-[Lily] Yes, that's right.

- Yeah well, Daisy and
me can't stop too long,

gotta be getting back,
haven't we love?

Going for a walk through
Hyde Park,

see all the singing and dancing.

They've got fireworks later.

- You people going to
see the fireworks?

- No, not tonight.

- And we are not people
neither, Daisy.

- Is it alright to go in there?

Well only Rose said to draw the

curtains, now it's nearly dark.

- They're not in there.

- Oh.

- The Major ordered
whiskey and soda before

they left the dining room,
but can't find him now.

- Oh, perhaps they've
gone out then.

- Better take this
back downstairs,

wait till he rings or something.

- Well, shall I go
and ask Mr. Hudson?

- No, don't do that, Lily.

I keep asking Mr.
Hudson what to do,

I don't want to look
helpless, do I?

- Well, I best go in there
and draw the curtains.

You suit yourself.

- Hello, Fred, that for me!

- Soda Miss? Say when.

- No don't, you'll
splash the walls.

- It's for the Major,
but I can't find him.

- Can't you? He's
up in his room.

- Oh, I see.

- Always goes up to his room
these days after dinner.

I think he'd fancy us a bit
quieting down, so it is.

- I'll take this
up to him, then.

- That's right, don't
forget to knock.

- Eh?

- Knock.

- Well Mr. Hudson said
never knock on doors.

- Well you always knock
on bedroom doors and that.

And besides, Miss Georgina's
in there with him.

- Oh, I see.

- Listen to this, Who's
Who In Paris.

"Among society notables
to be seen

at Maxims toasting the
peace treaty in champagne,

were Sir Thomas and Lady Reed,

the Honorable Mrs. Alfred
Cauldwell, with a large party.

And tete a tete in a corner,
handsome Viscount Bellamy,

former civil lord
of the admiralty,

dining with his dazzling
new wife, Virgina,

who was Mrs. Charles Hamilton.

Lady Bellamy, told me
she and Lord Bellamy

will be returning to London
shortly to look for a townhouse.

- Good luck to 'em.

How are you feet?

- Rested, thanks.

- Who is it?

- Excuse me sir, your
whiskey and soda.

- Ah, come in Norton.

-[Georgina] Norton? It's
Frederick, isn't it Frederick?

- As you wish, Miss.

- Norton to me, Trooper
Norton, always will be.

- Soda sir?

- Thank you, Frederick.

Little did I realize,
when he used to bring

me my revolting stew
in a mess tin,

in a dugout with all the
shells bursting outside,

that one day you'd be serving me

whiskey and soda
in my own house.

I bet you didn't either.

- Did occur to me as a
possibility, sir.

When I came here with your kit,

after you was posted missing.

- Well how can it have,
everyone thought I was dead?

- I didn't, sir.

- Really?

- He had faith, didn't
you Frederick?

- Must've had, Miss.

(loud banging outside)

-[Frederick] It's only
fireworks, sir, in Hyde Park.

- Oh, they're just starting!

With lovely golden
and green sparks!

Goodness, that went high,
it must've been a rocket.

Do you come and look, Jumbo,
it's such marvelous colors!

- Close the window,
will you Georgina?

-[Georgina] Why?

- Uh, because I want you to hear

a new record I've just
bought at Selfridge's.

It's a new jazz band
playing rather a jolly tune.

You listen to this.

(fireworks exploding)

(jazz music playing)

-[Hudson] You've not finished
the housework already, Rose.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson, all done.

- But it's not 11 o'clock yet.

- Well we didn't have
very much to do.

You can put them brooms and
that dustpan away, Lily,

cupboard in the passage.

- Yes Rose.

- Oh, and when you're
done, you can

sit down and get on
with your darning.

- Yes Rose.

- She's a good girl, that Lily.

Quicker than what Daisy
was, I shouldn't wonder.

- Oh yeah, she's quite willing.

Bit wasted though,
if you ask me.

- What do you mean
by that, Rose?

- Here, what with
the drawing room

and the study being shut up,

and the late Mrs.
Bellamy's room,

not to mention the morning
room not being used hardly.

- Not being used?

Well, where do they sit then,
the Major and Miss Georgina?

- He sits in his room, mostly.

- Miss Georgina spends much
of her time out these days,

Mrs. Bridges, visiting
friends and going to parties.

- And she's up by eight
most mornings,

and makes her own bed!

- That'll be her training,
I expect,

she's learned it
in the hospitals.

- I keep telling her, leave
your room for Lily to do,

but she's up, washed, dressed,
all her clothes tidied,

long before Lily's got a
chance to get up to her.

- What is it, Frederick?

- I've cleaned the silver
and put it away, Mr. Husdon.

Anything else?

- Not that I can think of.

Unless you'd care to brush
the Major's gray suit,

the one he wore last night.

- I have done, Mr. Hudson,
and put his uniform away.

- Very well, then you'd
best consider

the next hour or so
your own, Frederick.

- Thanks, Mr. Hudson.

- Seems to me Rose is
right, there's not enough

work for a full staff
to do in this house,

not anymore there isn't.

- Aye, that's the truth
of it, Mrs. Bridges.

- Some of us is going to
have to look for new places.

Don't have to be fortune
teller to see that.

(phone ringing)

- Hello, Salon three oh, oh
yes yes good morning milord!

Yes, yes I see.

I trust you and Lady Bellamy
had a pleasant sea voyage.

Very good, milord.

Oh yes yes, I'll look
them out for you,

have them all ready.

Yes, I will certainly
inform the Major, milord.

Very good, thank you.

They're back from Paris,
safe and sound,

His Lordship and Lady Bellamy.

- Staying at the Hyde
Park Hotel, again?

- Aye, but he wants two
or three of his suits,

a cigar case, and a few other
items he left behind here.

- Oh.

- Coming over to fetch
them at teatime,

I have to inform the Major.

- I see.

How did he sound?

- Remarkably cheerful, Mrs.
Bridges, and who's to blame him?

Well I'll go upstairs
and look out his things.

- Why not take Frederick
with you,

to help you pack the cases?

Give him something to do.

- I can manage without
Frederick, thank you, Mrs.
Bridges.

- Settling down alright,
are you?

- Very well indeed,
milord, thank you.

- Good, I thought you would.

James?

- The Major's upstairs,
milord, in his sitting room.

- Oh, I see.

-[Frederick] This way, milord.

- It's alright, Frederick,
I can find my own way.

- Very good, milord.

- You'll get on with
your other work,

I'm sure you've got
plenty to do.

James!

- Oh, welcome back Father!

- Good to see you!

Everything alright?

- Yes yes, I suppose so.

Well, how was Paris,
did you enjoy it?

- Oh, it was fascinating.

Versailles was like one great
international garden party.

-[James] Yes, we read about
you and Virginia in The Sketch.

- Oh you did, did you?

Well I just came 'round
to fetch a few things.

Hudson's packing
a valise for me.

- So I gather.

- With your permission,
of course.

- He doesn't need my
permission, Father!

- He's your butler, James.

- And yours!

- Well, I no longer
live here, do I?

Do you prefer to sit
up here, in your room?

- The morning room depresses me.

- I would have thought
it rather more depressing

to shut yourself up
in here all day.

After all, the life
of the house always

centered around the
morning room.

- Yes, that's what
Georgina says.

-[Lord Bellamy] Then why do it?

- Well you know, I seem
to prefer my own

company to anybody
else's these days.

Don't know why.

I'm just quite happy to sit up

here with my own
books and things.

- You must try and
cheer up, James.

- It's not easy, Father.

- I know, I know.

Well, it's very quiet in
the house, I can see that.

- The servants haven't
got enough to do.

I can't give them all
notice, not all of them,

not after all these years.

-[Lord Bellamy] No no
no, of course not.

- Otherwise one would seriously

have to think of selling
this house.

For one thing, where
would Georgina go?

She has no other home but
this until she marries.

Besides, I want to live
here, it's my home.

- It was mine too, James.

- Yes.

Have you and Virginia
found anywhere yet?

- A house?

Well Virginia's seen
one or two she likes,

but nothing is settled yet,
you know, it takes time.

- Then live here,
Father, please!

It would save you having to,
well to find somewhere else.

I can't manage it alone, please.

- It's a kind thought,
I'm very touched.

I'm sure Virginia
would be too, but

- But what?

- Well, Virginia would
have to decide, you see,

it must depend on her.

Of course, she is my wife,
she will be the mistress

of any house we choose
to live in.

She's entitled to have her say.

- Surely you could persuade
her to move in here,

there's plenty of
room, God knows!

- Yes yes, well there's
plenty of room,

but as you know, she has
very much a mind of her own.

She's not someone
to be talked out

of anything easily once
her mind is made up.

-[James] Yes but you
haven't actually

bought anywhere yet, surely
you can persuade her!

- I'll talk to her about
it this evening,

that much I promise.

But don't put too much
faith in it, James.

You must remember that
newly married people

usually prefer some
degree of privacy.

-[James] Oh, with two children
dashing about the house?

- Well, Alice and William are
her children, James, not mine.

- I see.

Well don't even bother
to ask her, Father.

I can see you're not
in favor of the idea,

so let's just forget
all about it, shall we?

-[Lord Bellamy] What's
the matter, James?

- Nothing, Father.

- You had a rotten
deal, old boy,

don't think we aren't
all aware of that.

Beastly time in the war,
and then losing Hazel.

But we have to go on in life,
not just turn our backs on it.

You're alive, you
have enough money

to live on in some
degree of comfort.

Time to start a new
life, to find

something worthwhile to do.

Don't give up, James,
don't give up.

Right now, I'll speak
to Virginia about

what you suggest, it's
the least I can do.

- Thank you, Father, I'm
sure you'll do your best.

- Well, I must find Hudson,
see if he's packed my case.

Oh, give my love to Georgina,
Virginia's and mine.

- Yes yes, she'll be
back sometime I suppose.

- May I call you a taxi, milord?

- Oh yes, thank you, Hudson,
if my things are ready.

- All packed in their
case, milord.

- Yes, I see.

- Will you be sending over for

the remainder of your
belongings later?

So that I can instruct Frederick

to have things packed and ready.

- I may, Hudson, I'm not sure.

- Milord?

- Until Her Ladyship
has decided on a house,

well I might as well
leave my things here,

rather than clutter up our
rooms at Hyde Park Hotel.

- Quite, milord.

- Well, I think I'll
sit in the morning room,

while you telephone for a taxi.

- Oh, I'm not certain
that Rose has

raised the blinds yet,
or aired the room.

- It's alright, Hudson,
it doesn't matter.

- I'm afraid since the
Major comes downstairs

so rarely these days, plus
Georgina's so often out.

- Hudson, it doesn't
matter about the state

of the morning room,
just get me a taxi.

- No doubt, the Major
will be closing down

the house altogether,
in due course,

and dispensing with the staff?

- I have no idea,
Hudson, don't ask

me to look into the future.

Things are far from certain.

- Quite, milord.

- Ruby, fetch a tray.

- With a cloth on?

- With a cloth on, it's
for the Major's supper!

He's having it upstairs
by himself,

at half past eight, look sharp.

Which is it to be?

- I don't know, Mrs. Bridges.

- You don't know?

- I do not.

- But you went upstairs
specially to find out!

- In His Lordship's words,
things are very unsettled.

- I should think they
are unsettled.

I know I am.

- That goes for the entire
staff, Mrs. Bridges,

I'm well aware of it.

However, His Lordship will
decide in his own time.

- She will, not him.

- We must be patient,
and wait and see.

- Yes, I suppose so.

That cloth's filthy, get a
clean one out of the drawer!

- Yes, Mrs. Bridges!

- Good morning, Hudson!

- Good morning, milady.

- Hudson.

- Milord.

The Major gave orders for you

to be shown into the
drawing room, milord.

- Oh really, I see.

- Rose has opened up
one end of it, milord.

- Well then, we'll go up.

Don't bother, Hudson, we'll
make ourselves at home.

- I'm afraid the Major
has gone out,

he should be back shortly.

- We're early anyway.

- Come along, Virginia.

- I've put a decanter of
sherry in there, milord.

- Good.

- I've never seen
your drawing room.

- Come in, my dear.

God, it smells musty.

I do apologize.

- What a beautiful room.

- Yes, it was once.

Looks more like a furniture
store now.

It's seen some interesting
happenings in its time.

I'm sure this house is full of
memories for you, my darling.

- Inevitably.

- I think that's partly
why I'm so anxious for us

to live in our own house,
somewhere else.

- Yes, well I could
do with some sherry.

- Just a little, please.

- I know that James
is very anxious

to speak to you about
his suggestion.

- Which is why we were invited
to lunch today, isn't it?

I rather wish he hadn't
raised the matter.

- Why not?

- You're putting me in a very
awkward position, Richard.

- I am?

Oh come now, Virginia,
you knew very well

that we were both invited
here to discuss

the future of this house.

- Yes, and what am
I to say to him?

I don't want to come
and live here!

I know that it's a
beautiful house,

but it's not my home, it's
not even yours anymore!

Richard, that little
house in Clarendon Street

would be perfect for us!

And I could make it so
comfortable and charming!

- There's plenty of room
here, for the time being.

- No! And please, don't
try to force me.

- Oh Father! Virginia!

Sorry, I had to go to the
bank and get some money.

- I've just been admiring
your drawing room,

such elegance, that ceiling!

- Yes yes, it's a splendid
room, isn't it?

We thought we'd open
it up for a change.

Sort of, celebrate your return.

- To London!

- To Eton Place.

Well, I see Hudson's
used his initiative.

- Yes, we helped
ourselves, James.

- Virginia and I have
seen a fine little house

in Clarendon Street,
just north of Hyde Park.

- Oh.

- Yes, and it's just about
perfect for your father and me,

and at a price we can afford.

- Yes, I see.

Did you mention to Virginia
what I said the other day?

- Yes James, yes I did.

But as I told you, a woman
who has married again

with her own children,
quite naturally

- Oh James, come and sit down

and let me try to
explain it to you.

- There's no point, Virginia,
there's really no point.

- James, please come
and sit down.

I do understand how you
feel, please believe that.

I know that it's very
sad and quiet for you,

all alone in this house.

Perhaps you'll want to
sell it eventually,

and find some comfortable
rooms somewhere.

- And where is Georgina
going to go?

Can you tell me that?

This house is her home,
it's mine too.

And since the house is
mine, the responsibility

for Georgina is mine as
well, no longer my father's.

- Yes, I understand that,
James, but there are

- And what, what about
the servants?

If I have to sell this
house, they'll have

to be given notice, all of them.

After all these years,
that is unthinkable.

- I know that, James, I know,

but you must see this from
my point of view, as well.

I have married your father,
whom I love very dearly,

and now we both look forward
to a new life together,

a fresh start, away from
all our sad memories.

I have my two children
to consider,

I want them to grow up
in a home that's theirs,

not someone else's.

You've been through so
much in this house, James,

you and your father, happy
times and sad times as well.

I know that those memories
and the house itself

will belong to you both
forever, but in the past.

That war's over now,
James, and we all hope

that you can find a new kind
of happiness and a new life.

And allow your father
to find his

happiness and his
new life, as well.

- Yes, I suppose I can't
argue with what you say.

Though the idea of you
two coming to live

here was just a thought,
a silly thought.

- I hoped you'd understand.

- My greatest wish is for
you and Father to be happy.

Georgina will get
married one day,

I suppose, have a
house of her own.

Meanwhile, it's just that, well,

six people to wait
on one tiresome,

bad-tempered, unemployed
widower.

Not so sensible, really.

- Luncheon is served, sir.

- Oh, thank you Hudson.

- Now come along,
Virginia, I want

to hear all about Versailles,

and tell me, how was Paris?

- Oh, it was so exciting.

Did you father tell you that
we went to an American embassy

reception and President
Wilson was there?

- Morning Hudson.

- Morning sir.

- Are they ready?

- In the servants' hall, sir.

- Well we'd better go down.

- Yes sir.

- The Major's coming,
Mrs. Bridges.

- Good morning.

- Morning sir.

- The staff, sir.

- Yes, thank you, please
sit down Mrs. Bridges.

- Thank you.

- Well I expect you
can all guess

why I asked you to see
me this morning.

But I'm afraid this is a
very sad occasion for me,

because as you may have heard,

my father and stepmother
are going

to move into a house
on their own.

And since Mrs. Bellamy's death,

I have felt unable to
justify living by myself

in so large a house as this
one, with a full staff.

So I'm afraid the time
has come for me to say

my thanks to you
all for the years

of devoted and loyal
service, anyway those

of you who have been with
us since before the war,

to thank you all, and
I'm afraid to say

that the time has come
for me to think

of selling this house
and moving into rooms.

So obviously, I can no
longer maintain a full staff.

So if you could all
consider yourselves

under a month's notice,
I mean to give yourself

time to find positions
in other households.

I really and truly am sorry
that such a time should come,

and I can only repeat my
grateful thanks to you all.

Uh, that's all I wanted to say.

- If I might be permitted, sir,
to speak on behalf of us all

we had anticipated such
an eventuality as this,

and please be assured that we

understand your difficult
position.

We have talked among ourselves

ever since it became
clear that there

were difficulties such
as you describe, sir.

And I'm authorized
to say, on behalf

of all of us below
stairs, that we are

ready and willing to
continue your service

for reduced wages, if that could

in any way influence
you to change your mind.

At least for the time being.

- Well that's very good
of you, Hudson,

of all of you, and uh, naturally

I'm very touched by your offer.

But it really isn't a
question of your wages.

You see, this house is far
too big for me on my own,

and Miss Georgina and I, we've
reached the end of a chapter.

That's really all I can say.

Thank you.

- Very well, about
your duties now.

- Come along, Ruby, help
me with the vegetables.

- After all these years, eh?

- You'll get another
place easy enough, Rose.

You're healthy and young.

So will Lily and Frederick.

- I suppose so.

- I'm not so sure
about you, Ruby.

- I'll find work in a
hotel, easy Mrs. Bridges.

I've seen advertisements
in newspapers

for kitchen maids for
hotels and boarding houses,

and they pay good
money nowadays.

- Well, you better
go out and find

yourself such a job, then.

- I shall.

- I suppose you'll be thinking
of retiring now, Mr. Hudson.

That is, if you've gotten
enough saved.

- I hadn't anticipated giving
up service yet awhile, Rose.

- If it's a question of finding
a little house somewhere,

and putting some money
down, there's always

the money that my Gregory
left me in the bank,

and you could have some
if it would help.

- Oh, that's a very
kind thought, Rose,

and much appreciated.

But you'll need all your
savings for yourself.

In old age, a woman can become
needy sooner than a man.

As long as I'm blessed
with good health,

I shall continue service
as butler,

provided a suitable
place can be found.

Otherwise, there will always
be odd jobs to be filled.

Perhaps as a porter in a club,

or one of these new
apartment houses.

-[Rose] We've had a good run.

- Aye, the very words Mrs.
Bridges used the other day.

- All good things
come to an end.

- That's the only way
to look at it, Rose.

- I'd best go sort
out the laundry.

- Am I late?

- No no, Hudson hasn't
announced luncheon.

- Oh good, I was having
a dancing lesson,

we did the foxtrot and
the black bottom.

- You want a glass of sherry?

- No thank you.

Oh cheer up, Jumbo,
it's a lovely day.

- Maybe outside.

Not indoors, not in this house.

- What do you mean?

- I've just given the servants

a month's notice, all of them.

It wasn't a very agreeable
occasion.

- Darling, you are
going to sell then.

- What choice do
I have, Georgina,

I can't go on here now.

You'll just have to cuckoo
with Val or Courtney,

or live at Southwell
for a bit or something.

- Yes, I see.

Well, I'll find a bed
somewhere, don't worry about me.

- I do, I do worry about you.

- Well you mustn't, what's
more important

is that you find a
comfortable flat or rooms.

- That's no problem,
I'll find somewhere.

It's an inspiration, servants,

all that goodness and loyalty,

their faces will haunt me
for the rest of my life.

- Oh don't!

-[James] You know they offered
to go on for less wages.

- Oh dear, how awfully weepy,

I do wish you hadn't
told me that.

Anyway, I think they've
been happy here.

It's been like a home to them

for such a long time, hasn't it?

- It has.

-[Georgina] Try not
to think about it.

Tell me some news, I haven't
seen you since Wednesday.

- Oh, there hasn't been much
news, been pretty quiet here.

I had a letter from Father.

He and Virginia are bringing
the children down next Friday.

William's got a dentist
appointment

and Alice needs some new
clothes, or something.

They're staying at the
Hyde Park Hotel again.

- I'm longing to
see the children.

Couldn't we invite them
to tea one day,

while they're in London?

- Hmmm, at Gunter's?

- No, here!

- Are you suggesting
I should entertain

those two brats while Father
and Virginia go shopping?

- Yes I am!

Oh, I'll be here to help
you, I adore children.

- Oh, well if you're
going to take part,

and now mind you do.

- They're done, Mrs.
Bridges, but Rose says

could they have another
plate of paste sandwiches

in the dining room,
please, and more jelly?

- What, more sandwiches?

- Well that's what Rose
said to say, and more jelly.

- I don't know, I'm sure.

- Only the children
have eaten up all

what was on the table,
and Miss Georgina

says they're still hungry!

- Oh, poor mites!

That's what comes of
living in big hotels!

Ruby, fetch out the
fish paste again!

I'll cut some more bread.

Oh dear, goodness me.

Oh, I'll put them in the lift
when they're ready, Lily.

You better go on up
with that jelly,

and there's a fresh
jug of lemonade.

- Yes, Mrs. Bridges.

- Oh my goodness, I hope
them two cakes'll

be sufficient that I
made for them special.

- Lily!

Where are you going with that?

- Well back in the
dining room, Mr. Hudson.

- Have they not finished
their tea yet?

- Oh no, Mr. Hudson,
Master William's

had a whole plate of sandwiches

and there's more coming
out from the kitchen.

And they've had two iced cakes
and a full jug of lemonade.

- To wash it all down, no doubt.

- That's right, Mr. Hudson.

- As long as the wee
bairns are not

ill on the dining room carpet.

- Oh no, Mr. Hudson, Miss
Georgina will see to that.

- What time are the children
being fetched, Mr. Hudson?

- Oh, about half past six
or so, Miss Georgina thinks.

(loud whistling)

- Ruby, whistle.

- Who is it?

Ow!

- Whatever's the matter, Ruby?

- Someone blew in me ear!

Who is it?

-[William] Is that you, Alice?

Can you hear me?

- It's Ruby, who do you want?

-[Alice] What?

- Ruby, who is it?

-[Alice] Did you say
something? Where are you?

-[William] Upstairs!

- It's children monkeying
about with the whistle.

- Oh, little devils!

(whistling)

- Leave it, Ruby, they're
doing no harm, yet.

- I'm talking from upstairs!

-[Alice] What?

- What?

- The bedroom landing,
two floors up.

Now I'm going to blow,
mind your ear!

- Oh, it's cold!

(laughing)

- There you are, Alice!

- She's been talking to Master

William upstairs, haven't you?

- Have you?

Well you'll come along
with me now,

we'll go into the drawing room

and I'll teach you Chopsticks.

- What's that?

- It's a funny tune on the
piano, we can play it together.

Thank you, Rose.

- It's a pleasure,
Miss Georgina.

- Goodness, what a huge piano!

- It's a very good one, but
nobody ever plays it nowadays.

- Can I open the lid?

- Yes, just a minute,
let's take this off.

- There, hope it's
still in tune.

Come and sit beside
me on the stool.

- Can I play?

- We're going to play together,

have you got enough room?

- Yes, thank you.

- Give me your fingers, and
I'll show you Chopsticks,

it's very easy, I was taught
it by some soldiers in France.

It goes

(playing "Chopsticks")

Very good.

- Listen, someone's
playing the piano.

- Steady on, not too fast!

(playing "Chopsticks")

- Can I play the piano too?

- May I play the piano, please!

Yes, you may.

Come sit here, and you
can play the top bit.

- I'm playing the base.

- The what?

- The base.

- Give me your hands,
and I'll put

your fingers on the
right notes, ready?

(playing "Chopsticks")

- Ask the Major what
time he wants

his dinner, would you
please Mr. Hudson?

- Yes indeed, Mrs. Bridges.

(random piano notes playing
and giggling)

Do listen to the
wee rascals now.

(laughing)

- That piano hasn't been
played for years!

Not since Miss Lizzie left home.

(playing "Chopsticks")

- Oh I'm sorry, James,
are you being deafened?

I'll stop them if you like.

- Oh no no no it's
alright, I was just

wondering if William would
like to come and see my train.

- Would you care to see
Uncle James's train, William?

- Yes please.

- Oh yes, well come upstairs
with me and I'll show you.

- Please may we do it again?

- Yes, alright, ready?

One two three go.

(playing "Chopsticks)

Faster!

- Everything alright, Hudson?

- Oh yes, indeed, milord.

- Your poor piano!

- It never gets played.

Let's go and sit down.

- Milord!

- I've forgotten, of
course, it's all shut up.

Let's use the drawing room.

(random piano notes playing
and children yelling)

They appear to be enjoying
themselves!

- Oh I'm sure they are, but
are you Hudson, and the others?

- Oh yes, milady, things have
been quite lively in the house

since the children
finished their tea.

- I think they've gone
up to the nursery now.

- I must round them up and take

them away before they
wreck your house!

- Well let's go and assess
the damage, shall we?

(toy engine whirring)

- Snapped off again.

- Can I see?

- Oh yeah sure, you have a go,

I'll find you the key,
where's the key gone?

- There's little
cups and saucers

and all for their tea,
even a tiny milk jug!

- Is there a shawl, Rose?

- Oh, I'll have a look
Miss Georgina.

- Thank you.

(toy engine whirring)

- Just pop this one
on the back now.

There we are, that should
go in there like that.

- Look Mummy, a tiny milk jug

for when the dolls
have their tea!

- Oh yes, it is small!

- Oh, Virginia, Father.

Pass us that will
you it's sticking

a bit just here in the track.

- Come along now, children,
I'm afraid it's time to go.

- Aw!
- Oh, Mummy!

- Not yet, really?

- Oh yes yes yes, we must,
it's gone half past six.

Now come along downstairs
and get your coats on.

- I'll go and fetch their
things, my lady.

- Alice and I have been playing

the piano together, haven't we?

Rather well, we thought.

- Yes, and blowing the whistle!

Mummy, it's such a lovely house,

you can talk through the
whistle to someone upstairs

all the way from the basement!

- And there's lots of rooms
to hide in, and cupboards!

- For hide and seek.

- Yes, I'm sure there
are, but you must

say goodbye now and
come downstairs.

- Please?
- Oh Mummy!

- Now we mustn't outstay
our welcome!

- You could never do that,
Virginia, and you know it.

- Well couldn't they
stay for just

another half an hour,
please Virginia?

- Why not let them, if
they're having fun?

- I want to stay here
forever and ever,

don't you William?

- Oh yes, so that we can blow

the whistle to each
other every day!

- Come on, let's go down.

- I'll come down myself, I'm
having a bit of trouble with

this signal, aren't we William?

- Very well, but just
for half an hour.

- Would you like to see if
you can find another dress.

- Yes, let's see!

- Stop that there, hook that
in there, all feels fine.

(playing piano)

- Go on playing.

- No, I mustn't.

- Oh, that was lovely!

- Play it again!

- Some other time!

Where are they?

- Rose is getting
their coats on.

- Thank you both for giving
them such a lovely afternoon.

- We enjoyed ourselves,
didn't we James?

- Yeah, not so much for years.

It is a pity they can't stay.

- Beg pardon, milady,
we're just going

to see Mrs. Bridges,
shan't be a minute.

- We're going to thank
her for our tea.

- Oh, I'd like to take them
down to the kitchen, may I?

- Of course.

- Thank you.

- Very good, milady.

- Rose, would you ask
Hudson to think

about getting us a taxi?

- Very good, milord.

- Mrs. Bridges.
- Oh!

- Good afternoon, milady.

- The children just
wanted to come

and thank you for their tea.

- Oh, it was a pleasure,
I'm sure, milady.

- This is William and Alice.

- Oh my goodness gracious me!

And did you enjoy your
teas, my dears?

- Yes, thank you, it
was a lovely tea.

- Especially the jelly!

(laughing)

- Especially the jelly!

Oh my goodness me!

Well next time Mummy
brings you here to tea,

I'll make you some of
my strawberry tarts.

How would that be?

- Oh, they'd love that!

- I hear Miss Alice is
quite a musician, milady.

- Not really yet, but she's
going to start lessons

on the piano as soon
as we settle in London.

- Oh yes, milady.

- Well we mustn't keep
you, say goodbye

to Mrs. Bridges, children,
and then we must go.

- Bye Mrs. Bridges.
- Goodbye.

- Goodbye, my dears.

- Thank you, Mrs. Bridges,
you've been so kind.

- It's been a pleasure,
milady, it really has been.

- His Lordship is up in
the drawing room, milady.

- Thank you, Hudson.

- Your taxi should be here
in two or three minutes.

- Thank you!

- Well the servants
loved having them here.

- Especially Rose.

- Yes, they seem remarkably
cheerful,

considering they're
under a month's notice.

- What did you say?

- What else could I do, Father?

I can't go on living here now.

- We've said goodbye
to Mrs. Bridges,

so as soon as the taxi comes.

- Yes we must go.

- There you are, William,
pop gun for you,

mind you don't shoot
Alice with it.

- And this is for you, Alice,

Rose made a little
bonnet for it.

- Thank you, how lovely.

- Rose seems to have a
wonderful way with children.

Better than my old nanny!

- Yes, she has.

She'd make a marvelous
children's maid.

- Who'd do the housework.

- Well, Lily, we only
need one housemaid now,

isn't that so, James?

- Oh yes.

- And Frederick would
valet Uncle Richard

as well as you, James.

- Would he?

- Yes! Lily's such a good
housemaid that, well,

Rose would have the time to
Virginia's lady's maid as well.

That is if

- Does there really
have to be any if?

-[Hudson] Your taxi is here.

- Oh thank you, Hudson.

Well thank you, Georgina
and James,

for looking after
these two for me,

they've had a lovely time,
you've really spoiled them.

If it's alright, I think
you'd better telephone

the agent tomorrow morning
Richard, and withdraw

the offer for that house in
Clarendon Street, don't you?

- Virginia, are you sure?

You know what you're
saying, I mean, please

- Oh yes, I'm sure, Richard.

I may be a pretty stubborn
and obstinate person,

but I do know when I'm beaten!

Now come along, children.

- Mummy, does that mean
we're going to stay forever?

- I don't know about forever.

(waltzing orchestral
theme music)