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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,480 Are we set? 'Good morning to you both. 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,000 'Stand by, 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,240 'live on green.' 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:10,480 Here we go. 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Miss Blyton, you must be one of the most prolific authors of all time. 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:16,480 Yes. 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:17,760 I probably am. 8 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,160 Although, there have been subterranean rumblings regarding 9 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,320 the... The idea that I don't write my own books? I'd like to make it 10 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,840 clear, here and now, 11 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,440 that those rumours 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,320 have absolutely no foundation in truth. 13 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,640 Of course! I never suggested for a moment... 14 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,080 It is very important that I make it clear 15 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:36,960 for the sake of all my young readers out there. 16 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,680 They trust me implicitly. 17 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,200 Whether they're in palaces or tenements, 18 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:42,480 they take from my books 19 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:43,920 a feeling of security, 20 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,640 a sense of being anchored 21 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,240 and a sure knowledge of what is right and what is wrong. 22 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:50,760 I've said it before, 23 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,040 and I'll say it again - 24 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,280 I am the guardian of our children's morals. 25 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,800 But how can I uphold this position 26 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,720 if there is the merest hint 27 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,360 that I am not all that I seem? 28 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,600 DRIVER SNEEZES 29 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:53,760 Excuse me. 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,480 This is the third cold you've had this month. 31 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,560 If you haven't got rid of it by the end of the week, 32 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,600 I'm going to have to give you your cards. Fit by Friday, 33 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:05,880 or you're sacked. 34 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Lovely. 35 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,200 Oh, lovely! 36 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,800 Madam. 37 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,280 CLAMOURING 38 00:02:37,920 --> 00:02:40,480 Any response to the accusations, Miss Blyton? 39 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:47,600 What about the accusations you don't actually write the books yourself? 40 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,200 ALL SHOUT QUESTIONS 41 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:52,160 Miss Blyton? 42 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:53,240 Shall we get you inside? 43 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,160 I'm sorry about all this, Miss Blyton. 44 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,600 The children are waiting, though. 45 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,760 They're all very excited to see you. Coat, coat. Yes, of course. 46 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,800 Thank you. Thank you, very much. 47 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,560 How lovely! 48 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:08,640 Lovely! 49 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:11,800 Quieten down now, please, children. Hello, everyone. How are you? 50 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,520 ALL: Hello! Fine. 51 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,840 You look marvellous, you look all so smart. Now, 52 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,520 look what I've brought here. ALL: Wow! 53 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,800 Today, I'm going to read to you 54 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,160 from my book, The Secret Island. 55 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,320 But first of all, 56 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,560 is there anything you'd like to ask me? 57 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,280 Me, miss! Me, miss! Oh... 58 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,480 Goodness! 59 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:32,920 Let me see. 60 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:34,080 Where shall I start? 61 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,560 Do you know, children, 62 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,320 I happen to think 63 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,600 that childhood is a magical time. 64 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,040 Hey, Hanly! Yes? Come here. 65 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,960 Ha-ha - gotcha! 66 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,480 HE LAUGHS Come back! 67 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:57,960 Hey! Whoa! 68 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,160 Carey... Come here. 69 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,000 HE GIGGLES 70 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,240 And Enid... 71 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,680 What's this one? 72 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,840 Sycamore. 73 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,760 Good. What about... 74 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,160 What about this beauty, eh? 75 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,280 Beech. 76 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,800 Look at that. 77 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,040 Look. 78 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,880 Eh? Isn't that beautiful? Thomas, 79 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,960 these boys are hungry. They need their lunch and they're cold. 80 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,320 Does that bother you at all, or don't you care? 81 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,600 Come on, boys. 82 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:25,720 Come on. 83 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,320 CLOCK TICKS 84 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,320 Oh, for God's sake, Theresa - stop it! 85 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:54,760 You disgust me! 86 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,360 All this time, how could you do this? 87 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,320 It is YOU who drove me to it! 88 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,520 SMASHING 89 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,960 MUFFLED SHOUTING CONTINUES 90 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,560 Is that all you care about? 91 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,080 Enough! Nobody! 92 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,680 Enid? 93 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,120 Come on. 94 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,800 In you get. I'll tell you a story. 95 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,520 SHOUTING CONTINUES Children, I'm Snapple the dog. 96 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,120 We're enjoying a holiday at the seaside. 97 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,520 CRASH 98 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,840 Snapple was the sweetest, loyalist dog in the world. 99 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:30,920 Snapple would never let them down. 100 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,160 But he was always getting into trouble. 101 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,360 Mother had prepared them a lovely picnic 102 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,360 with all the things the children loved best. 103 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,080 But the children hadn't noticed 104 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,320 that Snapple had run off without them... 105 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,960 Wake up, boys - we've got something to tell you. 106 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,240 Your father's left. 107 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,360 Left what? 108 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,080 He's left us. No! 109 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,400 Your father has found another woman, Enid. 110 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,400 Enid, come here! 111 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,920 Enid! 112 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,080 Enid! 113 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:19,080 Enid, listen to me! 114 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,160 Enid! 115 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,880 HANGERS CLATTER 116 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,000 "She pulled back the curtains... 117 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,960 "..and looked down over the cliffs. 118 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,720 "There was the secret path. 119 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:54,640 "The one that no-one else knew. 120 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,800 "And the way down to the rocky cove, 121 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,320 "with its hidden tunnel. 122 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,000 "There, she could escape." 123 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:08,680 Enid. 124 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:11,800 You'll be back. 125 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,240 I won't. 126 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,480 What am I supposed to say to people? 127 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,040 Tell them the truth. 128 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,240 I'm training to be a teacher, not joining the circus. 129 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,600 It's not right, you should... Stay at home and darn socks? 130 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,640 I know. 131 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:25,920 You've told me. 132 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:32,280 What about your brothers? 133 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,400 "Dear Sirs, 134 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,800 "I'm sending you my book of poems and short stories 135 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,880 "for your kind attention. 136 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,920 "Though I am training to be a teacher, 137 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,840 "my real ambition is to become an author... 138 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,400 "..and I do hope you will find potential 139 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,480 "in my work. 140 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:00,920 "Yours faithfully, 141 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,200 "Enid Blyton." 142 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:09,680 "Dear Miss Blyton. Although we did enjoy your writing..." 143 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,440 "..most entertaining, 144 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,840 "but unfortunately have no room on our current list..." 145 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,080 "..our editorial meeting last week. 146 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,720 "However, we regret to inform you that..." 147 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,960 "..though we were by your writings, 148 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,760 "they do not have a place in our current list. 149 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,840 "My advice to all young writers 150 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,280 "is to keep trying. 151 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,840 "When I'm grown up, 152 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,680 "I won't forget the things I think today. 153 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:36,520 "I won't forget the sort of things I like to do and say. 154 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,880 "I won't be like the folk I know who seems so very old, 155 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:43,680 "and quite forget the things they did 156 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:45,160 "when they were eight years old. 157 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:48,640 "There's lots of other things, of course, 158 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,280 "that I'll remember, too 159 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,600 "and then, when I'm grown up 160 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,720 "I'll know what children like to do. 161 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,760 "I'll know the things they're frightened of, 162 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,000 "I'll know the things they hate, 163 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,360 "and oh, I hope they'll love me 164 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,760 "though they'll know I'm long past eight." 165 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:09,320 "Dear Miss Blyton, thank you for sending us 166 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,880 "your manuscript, poems and stories. 167 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,440 "Would you be so kind as to call our office to make an appointment 168 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,320 "so that we can discuss your work further? 169 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,920 "Yours sincerely, Hugh Pollock." 170 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,000 So, 171 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,800 Miss Blyton, suffice to say, um... 172 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,360 We can do something with your stories, most definitely we can. 173 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:33,200 Shall we talk about it over lunch? 174 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:35,920 Absolutely! 175 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,360 First of all, let's get you signed up, shall we? 176 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,000 If I could have your autograph... 177 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,560 ..where I put the cross, here. 178 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,520 SHE LAUGHS 179 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,440 Congratulations, Mrs Pollock! 180 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,440 Mr Pollock! You are no longer Miss Blyton! 181 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,720 No looking whatsoever, you understand? 182 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,120 Mm-hm. 183 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,600 Don't look. Don't look! 184 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,240 Hm, heavy. Open it, then. 185 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:29,720 SHE GASPS 186 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Thank you, thank you, thank you! 187 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,720 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 188 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,520 You've got to be quiet. 189 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:52,760 That one? Mm-hm. 190 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,440 No, not that one. 191 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,840 That one? Mm-hm. 192 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,520 Not that one. 193 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,240 What's wrong with that one? 194 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:03,640 No. 195 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:04,760 I like it. 196 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,880 Well, I don't. I don't! 197 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,680 THEY LAUGH Right! 198 00:11:08,680 --> 00:11:11,240 I like it! Ow! 199 00:11:12,680 --> 00:11:14,120 It's my book! 200 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,720 Put that down, right now! 201 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,840 I'm going to have two children. Two? Mm. 202 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,440 At the very least. 203 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,160 Well... 204 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,560 How can I explain this? 205 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:39,640 Your uterus, 206 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,800 to put it frankly, is that of a 12 or 13-year-old girl. 207 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:44,360 What? 208 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,400 It seems not to have developed properly. 209 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,280 Goodness. 210 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:50,320 Does that mean... 211 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,560 Not at all. Although, 212 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:55,640 it does explain why you've been having difficulties in that area. 213 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:56,760 No, we shall give you 214 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,520 a course of hormone injections, 215 00:11:58,520 --> 00:11:59,640 which should sort you out. 216 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,680 Oh. 217 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:04,680 By the way... 218 00:12:04,680 --> 00:12:06,880 I wondered if I could ask you to sign this 219 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,240 for my granddaughter? 220 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,120 Of course. I'd be delighted. 221 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,000 She's Enid Blyton mad. 222 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,400 What are my, er... 223 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,880 chances, incidentally, of, um... 224 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,680 conceiving? 225 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:27,080 About 50-50. 226 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,880 Possibly a little better. 227 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,560 I'm a very determined woman, 228 00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:34,680 Dr Beresford. 229 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,400 If I want a baby, 230 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,120 I'm jolly well going to have one. 231 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,440 BABY CRIES 232 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,120 Shh! 233 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,680 Stop it. 234 00:12:57,680 --> 00:12:59,000 Stop it! 235 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:11,520 DOOR SLAMS 236 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,120 "Dear children, 237 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,040 "I have such news - 238 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:16,240 "can you guess what it is? 239 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,000 "Well, I'll tell you. 240 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,480 "A new pet has arrived in our family. 241 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,440 "It's a dear little sister for Gillian 242 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,000 "and a new friend for Bobs the dog. BABY CRIES 243 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,440 "She's such a sweet little thing. 244 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,760 "So good-natured. 245 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,240 "Hardly ever cries." BABY CRIES 246 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,400 Oh, for heaven's sake. 247 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,000 BABY CRIES 248 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,480 She's making a hell of a racket, what's the matter with her? 249 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,360 No idea, Buns. 250 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,360 Gillian was exactly the same. 251 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,880 What is one supposed to do? 252 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:55,960 I'm trying to write my column for Teachers' World. 253 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,640 Could you have a few days off? 254 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,240 I've a deadline to meet. 255 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,240 Never missed a deadline in my life and I'm not about to start now. 256 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:03,800 BABY CRIES 257 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,080 Maybe we should pick her up, what do you think? 258 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,080 I don't want you to spoil her, Hugh. 259 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:11,560 She's got to learn. 260 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:15,320 On the other hand, if it will stop this racket... 261 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,640 Come on. This cannot go on. 262 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,160 BABY CRIES 263 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,120 DOOR SLAMS 264 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,040 CRYING STOPS 265 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,440 CRYING STARTS AGAIN 266 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,800 She's very darling, 267 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,280 but loves the sound of her own voice, as you can hear. 268 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,160 Did your elder daughter have a nurse? 269 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:50,920 Oh, yes - from day one. 270 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,880 Otherwise I'd never have got any work done. 271 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,360 BABY CRIES 272 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,120 I must say, I do find them terribly trying when they're tiny. 273 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,560 I imagined I'd be rather better at it, frankly, but... 274 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,440 I don't seem to know what to do with them. 275 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:08,800 Well, don't worry - 276 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,040 most women feel they're failing somehow. 277 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,720 They imagine everyone else is coping terribly well. 278 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,160 Of course, they're not. 279 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:16,480 Well, that's a relief. 280 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,120 Come and meet her. 281 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:19,520 You see? 282 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,280 It's absolutely frightful. Isn't it, Bobs? 283 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:29,720 CRYING STOPS 284 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,320 Oh, my God. How did you do that? 285 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,440 Well, I'm a midwife... 286 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,720 That helps, but really, it's just confidence. 287 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,480 That's all. 288 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,600 She's a very beautiful little girl. 289 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,840 I suppose she is rather nice, isn't she? 290 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:49,720 But so naughty. 291 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:52,920 She's only a week old. 292 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,680 Mm. And wilful already, as you can see. 293 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,640 A one-week-old child has no concept... 294 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:01,280 Now, I'm a great believer in lots of bracing fresh air. 295 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,440 When she's not out in her pram, she will be here, in the nursery. 296 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,560 Between the hours of four and five, the children spend an hour with me, 297 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:11,000 unless of course I'm up in London. How does that sound to you? 298 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,640 That all sounds very clear. 299 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,240 Oh, good. 300 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,880 I'm glad. 301 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,000 And please, call me Dorothy. 302 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,360 I will. 303 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,400 And you must call me Enid. 304 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,240 BABY COOS 305 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,200 Phew! 306 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:37,520 Fan mail. 307 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,560 Oh, lovely. 308 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,640 Lots! 309 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:44,480 Shall we go through the new book? 310 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:45,920 Oh, that's such a waste of time. 311 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,320 You don't have to proof read everything I write. 312 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,200 SHE LAUGHS 313 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,080 That's so funny! 314 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,040 Care to share the joke? 315 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,600 It's, er... 316 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,360 Oh, never mind. You wouldn't understand. 317 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:03,800 SHE LAUGHS 318 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,120 That is the sound of a contented baby. 319 00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:25,400 Isn't it bliss? 320 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,520 God, I wish Dorothy was staying with us for ever. Who's Dorothy? 321 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:31,720 Oh, for heaven's sake, Hugh - you know who she is. 322 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,200 The nurse. Oh, it's Dorothy, now, is it? 323 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,080 Very cosy. Don't be silly, Buns. 324 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,600 She's my new friend. 325 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,400 I thought I was your friend. 326 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,120 You still are. 327 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:44,880 Silly. 328 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,560 Now, we're going to check proofs in a minute. Who's we? 329 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:57,200 Dorothy. She's helping me proof-read 'The Adventures of Bobs'. I see. 330 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,600 So she's a trained nurse and a qualified... 331 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,520 Oh, stop fussing, Hugh. Look, it's still light outside. 332 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,240 How about a game of French cricket? No, thanks. Come on. 333 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,920 Otherwise I'm going to put you in a story - 334 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,160 'Horrid Hugh, who hated fun'. 335 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,920 Come on - out you come. 336 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,120 I'll beat you. 337 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,640 Huh! Oop! 338 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,360 Whoop! Nearly. It's not good enough. 339 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,200 Cheer up. 340 00:18:33,120 --> 00:18:34,600 You're not allowed to move closer. 341 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,560 You've got to do it from where you picked it up. 342 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:39,800 Come on, Hugh. 343 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,400 Wahey, yes! Hooray! 344 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,640 Six to me! 345 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,760 Six to me! I win! 346 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,640 Go on, Hugh. 347 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,560 Cheer up. 348 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,160 Pen. 349 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,360 Pen. 350 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,920 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 351 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,360 "The chair rose up in the air, 352 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,560 "flapping its wings strongly 353 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,400 "and made for the door. 354 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:02,440 "Out it went and rose high into the air at once. 355 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,760 "The children hung on tightly in the greatest delight. 356 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,160 "Thank goodness everything was all right again! 357 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,160 "Good old Wishing-Chair. 358 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,120 "What would they do without it?" 359 00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:17,040 BOBS WHIMPERS 360 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,200 He's had a good innings, Enid. 361 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,120 I thought the vet said he would be fine. No. 362 00:20:30,120 --> 00:20:32,480 No, he didn't, sweetheart. He said... 363 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:33,920 FOOTSTEPS RECEDE 364 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,120 "Bobs is in such a playful mood today. 365 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,320 "I don't know what's got into him. 366 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,880 "Do you know, he's already hidden 367 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,680 "one of my slippers, stolen a sausage from the kitchen - 368 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,720 "right under cook's nose..." SHE LAUGHS LOUDLY 369 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,080 "And chewed a hairbrush to shreds." 370 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,840 "And then ran around the house like a puppy, 371 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,840 "and dropped it at my feet as if it were a present. 372 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,720 "It's not even lunchtime. 373 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,520 "He's such a mischievous little chap." 374 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,600 TYPEWRITER DINGS 375 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,160 LAUGHTER 376 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:21,520 No! 377 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:22,840 No, no, no, no! 378 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,880 LAUGHTER 379 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,440 HYSTERICAL GIGGLES 380 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,040 You do it! You do it! You do it! You do it! 381 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,000 Drinks, anyone? 382 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:37,760 Oh, we've got one. 383 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,080 Thanks, Hugh. 384 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,400 SHE LAUGHS 385 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,840 Try it, I want to see you say it again. 386 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,120 THEY LAUGH 387 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,040 Going through my list. 388 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,040 Uhhhh... 389 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,560 Gillian, don't, don't. Come on. 390 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,840 Come on, let's just do another one, then. Come on. 391 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,680 Come on. 392 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:05,720 Smile, that's good. 393 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:06,960 All right. 394 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,200 Oh, um, Enid... 395 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,720 Here he is. Hugh, For goodness sake, where have you been? 396 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,880 Sorry I'm not permanently available, Enid - 397 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,480 I do have to go to work from time to time. 398 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,360 Oh, well, hurry up. Nearly ready. Stand here. 399 00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:18,640 Next to me. 400 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,040 Come closer. No, closer, darling. 401 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:22,440 All right. 402 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,480 Um, girls, now... Maybe this time, yes, look at the book. 403 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,120 Look at what I'm writing, as if, you know, as if I'm reading it to you. 404 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:30,920 All right. Ready? Big smile. 405 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,320 And Hugh, try and smile, please. 406 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:37,400 Is that all right? 407 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,160 Come on, then - faster, faster, faster. 408 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,120 My poor father. He would have loved to have seen the girls 409 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:46,880 growing up. When did your mother die? 410 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,040 Um, not long after I left home. 411 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,560 She would have wanted them to be good little housewives. 412 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,040 That's what she wanted me to be. 413 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:57,920 My father, he was different. 414 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,080 He was... 415 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,440 He expected things. 416 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,560 He was brilliant. He was funny, 417 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:06,760 he was utterly reliable. 418 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:09,360 Perfect, really. 419 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,120 Perfect. 420 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:14,520 Heaven's sake. 421 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:23,320 He's been quite difficult lately. 422 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,280 Thinks there's going to be another war on. 423 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:27,800 Nonsense, I tell him. 424 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,000 Well, he's working on a book with Mr Churchill, isn't he? 425 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,080 He's bound to be in the know about these things. 426 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,360 Yes, but he's so gloomy. 427 00:23:34,360 --> 00:23:36,880 It's hard for men of his generation, Enid. 428 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,120 They haven't really recovered from the last war. 429 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,400 Their nerves are still shot to pieces. 430 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,080 Yes, but he was so dashing when I met him. 431 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,240 He was so strong. 432 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:48,720 Such a stalwart. 433 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:52,560 And such fun. 434 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,000 Probably putting on a brave face. 435 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,520 Don't you think? 436 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,600 It's my turn! 437 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,360 THE GIRLS ARGUE 438 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:01,520 Now! Now, girls... 439 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:02,960 It's not fair! 440 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,000 Nanny, can you take the girls inside at once. 441 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,480 That noise is quite intolerable. 442 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,040 Come on. 443 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,240 Tea. More tea. 444 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,160 What do you mean, your father was perfect? 445 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,960 In what way was he perfect? 446 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,120 He left you, Enid. 447 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:21,640 Yes, my father is dead, Hugh. Perfect. 448 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,120 Irreproachable. Godlike father walked out on you 449 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:26,720 without so much as a backward glance. You told me so yourself, 450 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,360 in an admittedly rare moment of frankness. 451 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:31,480 I mean, I know you're not overly keen on the truth - 452 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,120 you prefer bunnies and picnics 453 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:35,600 and talking bloody golliwogs... You're drunk. 454 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,240 CLOCK TICKS 455 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,760 I'm so sorry. 456 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,960 Let me just remind you where all this comes from. 457 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,000 Let me remind you 458 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,520 that I do make a not inconsiderable contribution myself, Enid. 459 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:47,920 I realise that your idea of success 460 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,000 is directly related to the fan mail you get, 461 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,080 but some of us go to the office every day. 462 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:53,720 Yes, but my books pay for all this. 463 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,440 Who commissioned your books, woman? 464 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,720 Oh, your contribution was incidental, Hugh. 465 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:58,880 And if you really think 466 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,440 it had any more than a glancing effect on my success, 467 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,320 you must be out of your mind. Enid! 468 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:07,000 And my father was twice the man you'll ever be. 469 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,800 And don't you forget that. 470 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,760 CHILDREN'S VOICES: "Miss Enid Blyton..." 471 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,000 "Miss Enid Blyton... 472 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,560 "Dear Miss Blyton... 473 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,400 "Green Hedges, Beaconsfield. 474 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,600 "My name is Annabel. 475 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,280 "I'm writing to tell you how brilliant I think your books are. 476 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,520 "I have been having adventures just like the ones... 477 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,040 "..in my garden where I have made a den 478 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,160 "called Pixie's Hollow. 479 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,880 "I keep hoping I'll see some pixies, but I haven't yet." 480 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,800 "I love your books so much, 481 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,440 "especially 'Hurrah for the Circus'. 482 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:53,800 "I wish you were my mother. 483 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,400 "We could have so much fun. 484 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:56,720 "Love from Edward." 485 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,480 "Dear Edward, 486 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,880 "I know that were you my son, 487 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,480 "we would have such, such fun!" 488 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,560 MAN ON WIRELESS: 'These are today's main events. 489 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,880 'Germany has invaded Poland 490 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,280 'and has bombed many towns. 491 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,840 'General mobilisation has been ordered in Britain 492 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,720 'and France. 493 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,440 MUFFLED RADIO IN OTHER ROOM 494 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,720 'Orders completing the mobilisation 495 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,760 'of the Navy, Army and Air Force 496 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,720 'were signed by the King at the meeting this afternoon 497 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,800 'at the Privy Council. 498 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,080 'Details will be given later in this news.' 499 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:38,240 ENID WRITES 500 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,240 Ah, girls. 501 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,240 This afternoon, there are some children coming for a tea party. 502 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,720 They won a competition to launch my Famous Five. 503 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,360 Anyway, this is work, 504 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:01,080 so will you run along up to the nursery 505 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:02,640 and not a peep, all right? 506 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:03,760 Jolly good. 507 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,240 DOORBELL 508 00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:17,120 Hello, my dears! 509 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:19,280 My name is Enid Blyton. 510 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:20,720 Do come in. 511 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:21,800 Come in. 512 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,680 Welcome to my famous high tea party. 513 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,120 You must be starving! 514 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:27,800 Have you got your milk bottle tops? All: Yes! 515 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:28,880 Marvellous! 516 00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:32,240 ENID LAUGHS 517 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,080 LAUGHTER 518 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,480 Who were those two children on the stairs, Miss? 519 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,400 Oh, they're my girls. 520 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,440 Aren't they invited to the party, Miss Blyton? 521 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,600 Oh, no. No - they see me all day, every day. 522 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,360 Bored to tears with their silly old mummy. Yes. 523 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:58,520 I had to squeeze my writing in between trips to the seaside 524 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,000 and picnics and games, and... You know. All the things 525 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,240 that children love to do. 526 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,720 SHE SLURPS HER JELLY 527 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Don't you just love raspberry jelly? 528 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,080 Yummy! Mm, 529 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:11,160 love the way it wobbles in your mouth! 530 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,920 CHILDREN GIGGLE 531 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,960 Now, did you remember 532 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,080 to bring your milk bottle tops 533 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,080 for the poor children at Great Ormond Street? 534 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:21,120 ALL: Yes! 535 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:23,080 Goodness, you have worked hard. 536 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:26,720 Weeee! 537 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:33,320 DOOR CREAKS 538 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,120 FLOORBOARDS CREAK 539 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:43,880 Do you know, last year, 540 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,160 I made more money than the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 541 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,320 I had 23 books published. Good for you. 542 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:52,960 How was the tea party? 543 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,360 Marvellous. 544 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,040 Where have you been, incidentally? I went to the pub. 545 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:01,560 Not a crime, is it? 546 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,360 No. 547 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:06,840 No, of course not. 548 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,200 No, the party was a huge success. 549 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,160 We, um... We ate every scrap of jelly. 550 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:15,840 We're about to go to war, Enid. 551 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,360 Will you stop going on about it, Hugh? It's so depressing. 552 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,400 Reality often is. Really? 553 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,160 I would have thought you were too pickled to notice. 554 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,560 Oh, forgive me. 555 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,520 Perhaps we should stick to raspberry jelly, 556 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,000 with lashings of ginger beer, like you and your little fans. 557 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,360 They are not my fans, they are my friends. 558 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:32,960 They are children, for God's sake! 559 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,920 Boring, Hugh, and you're drunk. We are about to go to WAR! 560 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,480 Does that bother you remotely? 561 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,400 Hell, no - let's just stick with the Famous Five, shall we? 562 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,480 If you're going to be quite so unpleasant, 563 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,400 I'd rather you slept in the spare room, Hugh. 564 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:52,720 Fine, I'll do that. 565 00:29:58,520 --> 00:29:59,760 DOOR CLOSES 566 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,320 HANGERS CLANK DULLY 567 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,520 Miss Blyton, you're probably 568 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,760 the most popular children's author of all time. 569 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,320 Actually, I describe myself quite simply as an author 570 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:31,760 who happens to write for children. 571 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,000 Of course, forgive me. 572 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,520 I wonder if you could tell us, Miss Blyton, 573 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,520 what do you think is the secret of your extraordinary success? 574 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,200 Well, it's quite simple, really. 575 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,800 'I'm able to enter a child's world, you see? 576 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:46,120 'I seem to understand instinctively 577 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,560 'what it is that children want from a story. 578 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:52,880 'They don't want brutality, or squalor, or violence. 579 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,240 'No - they want familiarity, they want reassurance, 580 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,080 'and most of all, they want to escape' 581 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,600 to a magical world of adventure. 582 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,760 Without their parents! 583 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,680 Well, you now have two young girls of your own. Hm. 584 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,080 How do you juggle the demands of motherhood and writing? 585 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,000 How many words is it in a day? 586 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,280 6,000. 587 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,400 Good gracious. 588 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,960 Mm. I think Trollope was very similar. 589 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,400 Really? 590 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:20,280 No, of course one has to juggle. 591 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,240 But children need their mothers. 592 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,400 Mothers are the heart of any household. 593 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,400 'No, I try and spend as much time as I possibly can 594 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:31,800 'with my girls whilst also fulfilling my professional duties.' 595 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:35,600 It's tricky, but I think I manage it! 596 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,880 I'm sure you do! Thank you, Miss Blyton. 597 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:43,440 PHONE RINGS 598 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:48,880 Yes, yes - of course. 599 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:51,560 No, no - I quite understand. 600 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:52,920 Thank you. 601 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,160 Goodbye. 602 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,360 Enid, I'm afraid I have to go away. 603 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:10,880 What? 604 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,400 I've been asked to take charge of the Home Guard in Surrey. 605 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,000 Why Surrey? 606 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,920 Because that's where they asked me to go, Enid. 607 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:22,520 It's where my old regiment's based. 608 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,040 You could have said no. 609 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:25,280 Why didn't you say no? 610 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,360 Because there's a bloody war on. 611 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:28,720 Oh, I see. 612 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,200 You didn't have the guts to explain to them 613 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:32,560 that you had responsibilities. 614 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,160 That you have a family. 615 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:36,720 So typical, Hugh. 616 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:41,200 So utterly thoughtless. So utterly selfish. 617 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:42,280 What about US? 618 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:43,720 It's not about you. 619 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,320 You can't just walk out on your family! 620 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,000 This is ridiculous. I'm not walking out on anyone, I have a duty to do. 621 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,960 You've a house full of staff, here, Dorothy popping in morning, noon... 622 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,560 Oh, fine! Go on, then - get out! Go to Surrey. 623 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,800 Abandon us. Leave us to fend for ourselves! 624 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:03,920 MUSIC: 'Run, Rabbit, Run' by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler 625 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:10,800 HE SINGS ALONG 626 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,240 # On the farm 627 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,040 # Every Friday 628 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,600 # On the farm 629 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,640 # It's rabbit pie day... # 630 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,400 MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYS 631 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,080 MUFFLED SINGING 632 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,400 # ..little song 633 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,080 # Run, rabbit Run, rabbit 634 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,000 # Run, run, run 635 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,560 # Run, rabbit Run, rabbit 636 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,160 # Run, run, run 637 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,200 # Bang, bang, bang 638 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,760 # Goes the farmer's gun... # 639 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,520 DOOR CLOSES 640 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,000 Hugh? 641 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,360 'Your father's left. 642 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,040 'You're lying. 643 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,000 'Daddy would never leave me. 644 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,560 'He told me I was the most important thing in the world to him.' 645 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,520 "The little boy who came to live next door 646 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,280 "was not a very nice little boy. 647 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,240 "He wouldn't let the children join in 648 00:34:27,240 --> 00:34:29,280 "any of his games. 649 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,760 "He was secretive and spoilt 650 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,600 "and thought only of himself 651 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:36,240 "so the children decided to punish him." 652 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,320 He is rather sweet, isn't he? 653 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,280 Yes. Now, don't get too attached. 654 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:49,560 If you want to give them names, 655 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,080 it should be Bunny Meat Ration One and Bunny Meat Ration Two. 656 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:55,680 But, Mummy, I don't want to eat our rabbits! 657 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,480 We may jolly well have to. Now, pop them back in the hutch 658 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,680 and let's get on with digging for victory, shall we? 659 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,240 What are we planting today? 660 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:04,560 Um, runner beans, Mummy. 661 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:05,960 Mm, delicious. And what else? 662 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,360 Well, I thought we'd put carrots and radishes here. 663 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,880 Madam, there are some gentleman here for you. 664 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,160 Goodness, is that the time? 665 00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:14,880 The beans are going to have to wait. 666 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,800 What?! But... No. Inside, now, girls. 667 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:19,960 No, don't argue - you know how I loathe children who argue. 668 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:21,240 Oh, please? 669 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:24,320 Nanny can help you stitch blankets for the troops. That'll be fun. 670 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:25,880 Come on. Come on. 671 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,400 It's not fair. Don't sulk, Imogen. Don't sulk. 672 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,880 Are they in the drawing room, Maggie? Yes, madam. 673 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,120 Hello. 674 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:41,680 My husband's still stuck 675 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:43,880 on manoeuvres somewhere in darkest Surrey. 676 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:45,960 I'm afraid you'll have to make do with me. 677 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,520 Well... Is that too disappointing? 678 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,600 Not at all. 679 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,720 It's an honour and a delight. 680 00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:54,200 Oh, good. 681 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,240 So relieved. 682 00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:58,120 Right - anyone want a drink? 683 00:35:58,120 --> 00:35:59,760 LAUGHTER 684 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,680 Like a horse! Well, you made that happen! 685 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:04,520 No, you can tell a lot by a man's tooth. 686 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,240 Really? I mean teeth. Yes! 687 00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:09,280 LAUGHTER DOWNSTAIRS 688 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,840 LAUGHTER AND CHATTER 689 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,280 ENID GIGGLES 690 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:26,280 Dorothy! 691 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,360 What a surprise! Goodness. 692 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,640 Sorry, am I interrupting something? I didn't realise you had company. 693 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,160 Er... No. 694 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:34,640 Don't be silly. 695 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:36,200 No - come in. 696 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,920 Come in. Lovely to see you. 697 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:41,800 No, um... 698 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,040 These chaps came to see Hugh, didn't realise he was in Surrey. 699 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,360 Had to make do with me. Um... Do you want a drink? 700 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,040 Right, yes - I'll have a small sherry, thank you. 701 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,080 Jolly good. 702 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:53,680 Er, sit down. 703 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:57,520 This is fun. 704 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,000 LAUGHTER We've had such fun! 705 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,480 LAUGHTER 706 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:08,640 Goodbye! Bye! DOOR CLOSES 707 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,440 CLOCK CHIMES 708 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,360 Weren't they delightful? 709 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,400 Enid... This is not a good idea. 710 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,720 What? Are you out of your mind? 711 00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:20,160 Think of the scandal 712 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,280 if it gets out that you're entertaining the troops 713 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:24,600 while Hugh is away. Imagine if he finds out! 714 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:26,800 Oh, Hugh's having some fandango with some floozy. 715 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:30,080 I'm sure he couldn't care less about what I get up to. 716 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:31,520 "A fandango with a floozy?" 717 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:32,680 An affair. 718 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:34,920 I'm absolutely sure of it. 719 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:36,920 He's always been the most appalling flirt. 720 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:39,160 Tries to charm every woman he meets. 721 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:40,720 Have you never noticed? 722 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:41,760 No. 723 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,200 Oh. 724 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,240 Well, obviously, he wouldn't flirt with you. 725 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:47,320 Why obviously? 726 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,920 Well, you know. He respects you too much. 727 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,200 Enid... 728 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:55,560 This... 729 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,560 It's not appropriate. 730 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:00,760 You shouldn't be entertaining soldiers in your house. 731 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:02,360 Oh, Dorothy. 732 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:05,120 I am left here all on my own, 733 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,000 I work very hard for the war effort 734 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,960 and I am bored to tears. What else am I supposed to do? 735 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:13,040 Well, my sister's getting up a bridge party at the weekend - 736 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,360 why don't you come along? 737 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,760 Because it sounds absolutely frightful. 738 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,680 SEDATE MALE VOICES 739 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,320 Hm. 740 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,800 Well, this is fun. 741 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:33,360 A bridge party without the bridge. 742 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,040 Oh, Miss Blyton, 743 00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,760 I really don't know where Kenneth's got to. 744 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:41,080 I've told him all about you and he's so looking forward to meeting you. 745 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,200 Mm. 746 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:45,880 DOOR OPENS 747 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:47,240 Oh, thank goodness - here he is. 748 00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:49,480 Yoo-hoo! Kenneth! Over here! 749 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,360 We're over here with Miss Blyton. 750 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,480 Sorry about that. Woman with indigestion. 751 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,320 She thought it was a heart attack. 752 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,880 Your bridge salvation has arrived. 753 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,560 Of course, I... know you two ladies. 754 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,600 Kenneth Waters. Enid. 755 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,840 Blyton - your fame, if not your bridge prowess, proceeds you. 756 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:10,560 PRE-cedes. 757 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:11,640 Sorry? 758 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:13,800 Proceeds - money obtained from an event, 759 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,760 precedes - to go before. There are proceeds from my fame, 760 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,120 but thus far none from my bridge playing. 761 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,800 I think you'll find the word is "precedes". 762 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,440 Ah. 763 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:27,720 Good Lord. 764 00:39:27,720 --> 00:39:31,160 Popped in for a game of bridge, had my grammar brushed up by an expert. 765 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:34,720 It's obviously my lucky day. Now, I should just warn you, this... 766 00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:37,840 contraption is mighty unreliable and I do sometimes have problems 767 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,920 hearing calls, so I beg your forbearance in advance. 768 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:43,640 I hope that's the right word, is it? 769 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,440 Miss Blyton? 770 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,600 Perfect. 771 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:51,680 Excellent. 772 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,280 Well, shall I? 773 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,120 It's kind of extraordinary, you know. 774 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,920 Normally, I can't hear a word anybody says, 775 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:05,840 but yours are all crystal-clear. 776 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:08,680 Must be something to do with the timbre of your voice. 777 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:10,720 Have you always been, um... 778 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:12,080 No, no, no, no. 779 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:13,840 I was torpedoed during the war. 780 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,280 Still, luckier than many. 781 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:21,880 Shall we take our coffee in the lounge? 782 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:23,720 Love to. 783 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:26,120 Excuse us. 784 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,760 It's not actually coffee. It's hot and brown and liquid, 785 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,240 but there the similarity ends. 786 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:32,880 It's not creosote, is it? I do draw the line at creosote. 787 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,040 LAUGHTER 788 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,800 Snap! Ha! 789 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,320 You're not at all how I imagined an author to be, you know. 790 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,240 I thought authors were all vague and wiffly, 791 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:50,960 waiting for a muse, that sort of thing. 792 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,560 Oh, useless - they're a lot of nonsense. 793 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,360 If you want to write, you sit down and write. 794 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,280 Do your children read my books? 795 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,840 Er, I don't have any. 796 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,360 Always wanted them, but... 797 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:05,520 No luck, I'm afraid. 798 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,760 And your, er...wife? 799 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:10,400 The marriage is not... 800 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,800 How shall I put this? 801 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,080 Not a happy one. 802 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:18,080 But tell me about you. Tell me everything - parents, brothers, 803 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:19,440 sisters - the lot. Husbands? 804 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,040 Good Lord, how many have you got? Hm! Just the one. 805 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:24,120 And that's...? 806 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:27,400 Not happy. No. 807 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:28,920 MUSIC PLAYS 808 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:34,080 MAN: Cheerio. 809 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:35,320 Cheerio! Night-night. 810 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:37,280 What I don't understand is, 811 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:38,640 why did you leave home so young? 812 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:40,720 I suppose... 813 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,680 After father left, I couldn't wait to get away. 814 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:46,880 And then I never wanted to go back. 815 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,240 Couldn't face any of them. 816 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:51,520 What about your mother? 817 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:53,960 Dead. 818 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,600 Oh, sorry. 819 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,720 You know, for years, I thought it was my fault my father left. 820 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:02,000 I thought I... 821 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,960 must have done something terribly wrong. 822 00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:08,360 That I had some sort of black... 823 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:10,960 Black wickedness inside of me. 824 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:13,840 Otherwise, why did he go? 825 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:16,400 Well, of course he didn't leave you. 826 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,160 He left your mother. 827 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,280 I'm sure he loved you with every fibre of his being. 828 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:22,960 How could he not? 829 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:27,960 Gosh. 830 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,120 I haven't talked about this to anyone before. 831 00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:35,760 Must be your sympathetic bedside manner. 832 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:37,400 Not that we're in... 833 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:47,200 That was a lot more fun than I anticipated. 834 00:42:48,720 --> 00:42:51,360 And Kenneth, that charming surgeon... 835 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,920 Is married, Enid. 836 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,440 DOORBELL RINGS 837 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:01,400 How lovely, thank you. 838 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:13,280 Are they from Daddy? 839 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,320 Yes. Yes, they are. 840 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:21,840 " 'Let's explore the island!' yelled Anne, 841 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:23,480 "who was now climbing up the rocks. 842 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,480 " 'Oh, do come on! Oh, DO come on!' 843 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,960 "It was a natural little harbour, 844 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:32,480 "sheltered below the high rocks. 845 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:36,280 "The water was like glass and had hardly a wrinkle. 846 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:39,080 "George felt very happy. 847 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:41,840 "She'd often been on her island before, but always alone, 848 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:43,560 "except for Tim. 849 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:48,240 "She'd always vowed that she never, never would take anyone there, 850 00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:51,240 "because it would spoil her island forever, but it hadn't 851 00:43:51,240 --> 00:43:55,080 "been spoiled - it had been made much nicer." 852 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:01,760 Girls! 853 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:03,960 Girls, come here. 854 00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:06,440 There's someone I want you to meet. 855 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:10,200 Girls, 856 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,440 this is Mummy's friend, Mr Waters. 857 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:14,040 He's coming to supper. 858 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:15,280 Isn't that marvellous? 859 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:18,960 Well, what do you say? 860 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:21,240 How do you do? How do you do... 861 00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:22,960 Maybe don't shake hands. Ah. Perhaps not. 862 00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,480 Why don't you show us what you're up to? All right! 863 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:27,120 Let's... 864 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:30,800 It's marvellous, isn't it? 865 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:33,080 Digging for victory. Yes. 866 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:36,600 Where are you taking me? 867 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,360 It's a secret. Kenneth, tell me! 868 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:52,720 What do you think? 869 00:44:52,720 --> 00:44:54,840 I've rented it for six months. 870 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:58,040 Just to make sure your reputation remains unsullied, 871 00:44:58,040 --> 00:44:59,680 I rented it under a false name. 872 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:01,760 What false name? 873 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:03,200 Well, just... 874 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,800 Popped out of my mouth, I couldn't help myself. 875 00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:08,240 Kenneth, what false name? 876 00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:09,680 Well... 877 00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:12,920 Dorothy. 878 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:14,720 Dorothy Richards. You did not. 879 00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:17,440 That is a terrible thing to do to poor Dorothy! 880 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:18,720 She'll never know, will she? 881 00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:21,000 THEY LAUGH 882 00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:35,720 Father! Father! Hello, girls! 883 00:45:36,840 --> 00:45:40,520 Where's your mother? She's gone out with Uncle Kenneth. 884 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:42,400 Who? Uncle Kenneth? 885 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:43,920 Yes, Mr Waters, her friend. 886 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:45,280 Oh, yes. 887 00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:47,160 Oh, yes, I know - him. 888 00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:48,360 You know him? 889 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:50,480 Mother mentioned him to me. 890 00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:52,480 Do you want to come and see our rabbit? 891 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:54,400 All right. We did have two, 892 00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:58,000 but Mummy and Uncle Kenneth ate the other one. 893 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,600 Oh, really? That's a shame. 894 00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:02,200 Hugh! 895 00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:03,800 What are you doing here? 896 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:06,800 How did you get in? 897 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:08,320 Technically, I still live here. 898 00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:13,320 Oh. Oh, good. Because actually, I think we need to talk. 899 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:14,560 Girls? Nursery. 900 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:18,800 See you shortly, children. 901 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:27,240 Shut the door, Hugh. 902 00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:32,640 Oh, incidentally, I'm sending Gillian away to school. 903 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:33,960 I think it will do her good. 904 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,840 Any objections? Would it make any difference if I had? 905 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:38,640 Probably not. 906 00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:39,840 Sit down, Hugh. 907 00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:46,120 Do you never stop? 908 00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:47,320 No, I don't, Hugh. 909 00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:49,040 Because I know what works for children. 910 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:51,400 I know what they want and I know what they need. 911 00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,680 They want something they can rely on. 912 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:55,240 And I intend to keep on providing that. 913 00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:57,560 I don't know how you get them published - there's no paper. 914 00:46:57,560 --> 00:46:59,160 Oh, got round that. 915 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:00,760 Six different publishers. 916 00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:03,240 Six different paper rations. Simple. 917 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:04,680 HE LAUGHS 918 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:08,720 Only you, Enid, could turn a war into a business opportunity. 919 00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:12,360 That sort of remark, Hugh, is one of the reasons why I want a divorce. 920 00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:14,080 A divorce? Yes. 921 00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:16,280 I want this over. I want this marriage to be over. 922 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:17,760 On what grounds? Adultery. 923 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:20,400 Well, that could be a little bit risky. Do you think your sales 924 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:21,600 would survive the scandal? 925 00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:23,480 "Enid Blyton takes lover." 926 00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:25,920 Imagine that on the front of the News of the World. 927 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:27,360 Not MY adultery, Hugh - yours. 928 00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:31,000 I know about the girl you've been seeing. 929 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:32,760 And as you say, 930 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:34,680 the damage to my reputation will be too great. 931 00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:37,440 What about my reputation? You don't HAVE a reputation, Hugh. 932 00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:40,000 Although, sorry, of course you do - as a drunk. 933 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:42,640 Since I left this house, I've hardly touched a drop. 934 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:44,040 Why do you think that might be? 935 00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:46,320 Really, I don't know and I don't much care. 936 00:47:46,320 --> 00:47:47,920 All I do know is that I cannot... 937 00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:50,280 You are SUCH a hypocrite, Enid. 938 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:53,080 Can you really take the moral high ground with your fans 939 00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:56,240 when this is what you're like? The only reason your little fans 940 00:47:56,240 --> 00:47:58,400 adore you is cos they don't actually KNOW you. 941 00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:02,080 You're beneath contempt. 942 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:06,040 DOOR SLAMS 943 00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:16,840 HANGERS CLANK DULLY 944 00:48:16,840 --> 00:48:18,240 'Your father's left. 945 00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:21,120 'Your father doesn't want to live with us any more, he's gone away. 946 00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:23,080 'Your father has found another woman, Enid.' 947 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:33,520 Here's a little honey. 948 00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:35,800 There you are. Thank you. Aren't you excited? 949 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:47,040 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 950 00:48:50,200 --> 00:48:53,280 "The first day or two of a new term is always an exciting time. 951 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:56,120 "There's a lot of unpacking to be done 952 00:48:56,120 --> 00:48:59,840 "and best of all, there are tuck boxes to empty. 953 00:49:01,640 --> 00:49:04,560 "The twins missed their home and their mother at first, 954 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:05,880 "as did most girls. 955 00:49:07,080 --> 00:49:09,280 "But there was so much to do that there was no time 956 00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:11,240 "to fret or worry." 957 00:49:20,200 --> 00:49:22,160 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 958 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:38,040 Maggie, there's someone on the drive - can you see who it is? 959 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:48,080 I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. 960 00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:52,080 I'm sorry, I don't know where to start, 961 00:49:52,080 --> 00:49:54,360 so I'll come straight to the point. 962 00:49:55,480 --> 00:49:57,480 I'm Kenneth's wife. 963 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,040 Kenneth? 964 00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:03,680 This is very difficult for me. 965 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,000 You could at least try to be honest. 966 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,160 I'm sorry, I have no idea WHAT you're talking about. 967 00:50:09,160 --> 00:50:12,040 I know that you and he... 968 00:50:15,240 --> 00:50:16,520 That... 969 00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:18,360 You're having an affair with my husband. 970 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:22,480 Sorry, this is ridiculous. I'd like you to leave. 971 00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:24,600 You've been seen together! 972 00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:27,120 Will you keep your voice down?! I've a child in the house. 973 00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:29,280 You've been seen with my husband. 974 00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:32,760 Look, I am a public figure, I'm seen with a lot of people. 975 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:36,640 Now, what did you say this man's name was? I know about the house 976 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:38,720 you've rented in Knightsbridge. 977 00:50:38,720 --> 00:50:40,000 Oh, dear. 978 00:50:41,360 --> 00:50:42,880 You're clearly terribly upset. 979 00:50:45,880 --> 00:50:47,400 Why don't you sit down a moment? 980 00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,360 Sit here. 981 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:50,600 SHE SOBS 982 00:50:52,600 --> 00:50:55,240 Er, I'm sure this is all a big mistake. 983 00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:58,320 I'll just get you something to drink. 984 00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:07,600 Here. 985 00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:09,680 Knock this back, yes? 986 00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:12,960 Now, look - how can I help you 987 00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:15,640 unravel this appalling muddle, Mrs, um...? 988 00:51:15,640 --> 00:51:17,920 Sorry, your name was...? 989 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:21,320 Really, I nearly died on the spot. What can have possessed her? 990 00:51:21,320 --> 00:51:23,280 I don't know how she found out about this place. 991 00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:25,560 I thought I'd taken the papers with me when I moved out. 992 00:51:25,560 --> 00:51:27,760 Thank God you put it in Dorothy's name, 993 00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:29,040 that's all I can say. 994 00:51:30,040 --> 00:51:31,600 I think I managed to convince her. 995 00:51:32,920 --> 00:51:34,360 Good Lord. 996 00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:37,640 Now she'll think I'm having an affair with Dorothy Richards! 997 00:51:39,080 --> 00:51:40,520 Oh, no! 998 00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,000 She must think I've taken leave of my senses! 999 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:44,240 That's so cruel! 1000 00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:53,000 Apparently, it's common knowledge 1001 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:54,600 that I'm having an affair. 1002 00:51:54,600 --> 00:51:56,000 With Kenneth Waters. 1003 00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:57,440 You? 1004 00:51:57,440 --> 00:51:59,840 We have a love nest in Knightsbridge, apparently. 1005 00:52:01,320 --> 00:52:03,160 Where on earth could that have come from? 1006 00:52:03,160 --> 00:52:04,320 I can't imagine. 1007 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:06,840 Very peculiar. 1008 00:52:06,840 --> 00:52:08,640 Anyway, it's lovely that you're here, 1009 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:10,440 because I have some news. 1010 00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:11,680 Can you guess? 1011 00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:14,080 I could probably sue for slander. 1012 00:52:14,080 --> 00:52:16,000 Don't be absurd! Oh, don't worry, Enid - 1013 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,240 I won't. Course not! 1014 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:20,520 It's not as if anyone's died, is it? 1015 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:23,280 No. My news... 1016 00:52:25,720 --> 00:52:31,040 Hugh and I are getting a divorce so that Kenneth and I can marry. 1017 00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:32,480 Oh, Lord. 1018 00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:34,080 Aren't you happy for us? 1019 00:52:34,080 --> 00:52:36,160 Won't it create the most awful scandal? 1020 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:38,320 And the girls will be devastated. 1021 00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:41,400 Oh, don't be ridiculous. Gillian's away at school, now. 1022 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:43,680 And Imogen's... She's too young to understand. 1023 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:46,400 But remember how YOU felt when YOUR father left. 1024 00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:48,840 That was an entirely different kettle of fish. 1025 00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:51,600 My father and I were kindred spirits. 1026 00:52:51,600 --> 00:52:54,280 Hugh's been an absolutely useless father. 1027 00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:55,880 The girls won't miss him at all. 1028 00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:58,520 Oh, for goodness sake, Enid - that is absurd. 1029 00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:01,040 If you want this divorce to go smoothly, you're going to have to 1030 00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:03,520 take Hugh's feelings into account somewhere along the line. 1031 00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:05,920 Of course I'm going to take his feelings into account. 1032 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:07,240 Obviously. 1033 00:53:09,080 --> 00:53:11,720 I'm not a complete monster, Dorothy. 1034 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:14,280 Do you want another one, Gillian? 1035 00:53:14,280 --> 00:53:17,000 No, thank you. Hobnob? What about you? No, thank you. 1036 00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:19,080 You must want another one. 1037 00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:20,360 No, thank you. No? 1038 00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:25,320 Well, I... 1039 00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:27,600 think we must be done, then. 1040 00:53:27,600 --> 00:53:28,840 Get Maggie to, um, clear. 1041 00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:33,640 Are you having a nice birthday? Yes, thank you, Daddy. Maggie! 1042 00:53:33,640 --> 00:53:35,760 Will you come and clear, please? 1043 00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:37,360 Are you coming back to live here again? 1044 00:53:37,360 --> 00:53:38,720 Well, um... 1045 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:45,880 Well, it's... Imogen, it's... Children, why don't you, um, 1046 00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:47,240 go out and play in the garden? 1047 00:53:47,240 --> 00:53:49,600 Yes? Go on, Gillian. 1048 00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:54,440 Don't be silly, Imogen. Daddy's got important work to do for the war. 1049 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:56,520 We're lucky to have him at all. 1050 00:53:57,520 --> 00:54:01,040 Think about the poor children whose daddies are fighting far away. 1051 00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:04,040 Think of the poor children whose daddies are dead, even. 1052 00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:06,360 Now, run along. Play with the others. 1053 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:07,800 Stop making a fuss, right? 1054 00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:10,120 Go on. Shoo! 1055 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:17,120 You rang, madam? 1056 00:54:17,120 --> 00:54:18,440 Very funny, Hugh. 1057 00:54:18,440 --> 00:54:21,080 Now, I've been thinking. 1058 00:54:22,200 --> 00:54:24,000 I realise how much the girls mean to you, 1059 00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,600 so I don't want you to be excluded entirely from their lives. 1060 00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:29,520 Oh, I like that - entirely. How jolly decent of you. 1061 00:54:29,520 --> 00:54:30,920 I'll give you unlimited access. 1062 00:54:30,920 --> 00:54:32,640 Thank you, Lady Bountiful. 1063 00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:35,040 If you let me sue YOU for adultery. 1064 00:54:36,840 --> 00:54:39,760 We both want to start afresh, so let's get on with it. 1065 00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:44,080 And you'll let me see them any time I like? 1066 00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:45,200 Absolutely. 1067 00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:46,320 And then it's over? 1068 00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:48,240 And you won't interfere in my life in any way? 1069 00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:50,120 Why would I do such a thing, Hugh? 1070 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,200 Because I know you, Enid. 1071 00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:55,200 Come along, Hugh - haven't got all day. 1072 00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:56,440 Yes, or no? 1073 00:55:01,680 --> 00:55:02,760 Agreed. 1074 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:04,640 Hang on - there's something we have to do, first. 1075 00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:07,400 Enid... 1076 00:56:07,400 --> 00:56:08,560 Will you marry me? 1077 00:56:08,560 --> 00:56:09,960 Yes! 1078 00:56:14,720 --> 00:56:16,240 THEY LAUGH 1079 00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:31,120 PHONE RINGS 1080 00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:36,920 Oh. Hugh. 1081 00:56:36,920 --> 00:56:38,400 No, I'm sorry, Hugh. 1082 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:41,640 I'm afraid she's visiting some little friends. No. No point. 1083 00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:45,160 She won't be home for hours. Mm. No. That's no good, either. 1084 00:56:45,160 --> 00:56:46,640 What about the following week? 1085 00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:48,760 Yes. Why don't you try that? 1086 00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:50,120 Absolutely. 1087 00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:52,320 Yes, of course I will. Yes, I promise. 1088 00:56:52,320 --> 00:56:55,600 Oh, for heaven's sake, Hugh, I really must dash. Goodbye. 1089 00:56:57,960 --> 00:56:59,800 IMOGEN LAUGHS 1090 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:19,600 Yes, hello. 1091 00:57:19,600 --> 00:57:21,280 Mr Hawes, please. 1092 00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:22,880 Enid Blyton. 1093 00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:25,400 Yes, I want you to promise me that when the war is over, 1094 00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:28,520 Hugh Pollock does not come back to his job at Newnes. 1095 00:57:28,520 --> 00:57:31,360 No, I'm sorry - I really am your most valuable author, 1096 00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:33,200 Hugh Pollock is no longer part of my life 1097 00:57:33,200 --> 00:57:35,080 and I simply cannot have him in the building. 1098 00:57:35,080 --> 00:57:37,720 I don't think you're quite hearing what I'm saying. 1099 00:57:37,720 --> 00:57:40,480 If Hugh comes back, to Newnes, I'll leave, 1100 00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:42,520 and I'll take my books elsewhere. 1101 00:57:42,520 --> 00:57:44,960 I'm sure you understand where your priorities lie. 1102 00:57:46,320 --> 00:57:48,560 Good. How very sensible of you. 1103 00:57:48,560 --> 00:57:50,560 Goodbye. 1104 00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:55,840 Your mummy said she just wanted to have a little word with you, 1105 00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:58,160 so I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. 1106 00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:01,160 KNOCK AT DOOR Come in. 1107 00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:06,840 Ah, there you are. Come in, dear. 1108 00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:08,560 I've got some wonderful news. 1109 00:58:08,560 --> 00:58:09,800 Yes, Mummy? 1110 00:58:09,800 --> 00:58:11,160 Sit here, darling. 1111 00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:13,800 There. 1112 00:58:13,800 --> 00:58:15,400 Now... 1113 00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:18,200 Uncle Kenneth and I are going to get married next week. 1114 00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:19,400 Isn't that marvellous? 1115 00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:22,240 Mm, I don't know. 1116 00:58:22,240 --> 00:58:25,040 Really, Imogen - you can be extraordinarily dense, sometimes. 1117 00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:26,440 Don't you know what this means? 1118 00:58:26,440 --> 00:58:28,160 No. 1119 00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:30,000 It means you'll have a new father. 1120 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,240 But... 1121 00:58:31,240 --> 00:58:33,200 But what about my old daddy? 1122 00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:35,560 Don't be silly, Imogen. Don't you like Uncle Kenneth? 1123 00:58:35,560 --> 00:58:37,000 He's been so good to you. 1124 00:58:37,000 --> 00:58:39,720 I only want my old daddy. Yes... 1125 00:58:39,720 --> 00:58:42,400 Well, you can want and want until you're blue in the face, 1126 00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:46,040 but your father has joined the war effort in America. 1127 00:58:46,040 --> 00:58:48,640 Is that still in England? 1128 00:58:48,640 --> 00:58:50,760 No, it's a very, very long way away from here. 1129 00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:54,320 And he won't be coming back for, ooh, a very long time. 1130 00:58:54,320 --> 00:58:57,880 But, don't you see, Imogen, it does give us a chance to start 1131 00:58:57,880 --> 00:59:00,360 our new lives as a new family. 1132 00:59:00,360 --> 00:59:01,800 And in this new family, 1133 00:59:01,800 --> 00:59:03,240 Uncle Kenneth will be Father. 1134 00:59:03,240 --> 00:59:04,360 No! 1135 00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:10,760 Well, I can see you're a little upset. Of course you are. 1136 00:59:10,760 --> 00:59:13,160 But what do we do when we're upset? 1137 00:59:13,160 --> 00:59:15,320 We take all the bad things 1138 00:59:15,320 --> 00:59:17,000 and we put them away 1139 00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:18,440 right at the back of our head. 1140 00:59:18,440 --> 00:59:19,920 Until, poof! 1141 00:59:19,920 --> 00:59:21,640 They disappear. 1142 00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:26,680 Now, if anybody asks you, just say that... 1143 00:59:26,680 --> 00:59:29,640 Well, Uncle Kenneth is your father. 1144 00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:31,560 It'll be our special secret. 1145 00:59:31,560 --> 00:59:33,160 What do you think? 1146 00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:38,480 Trust me, Imogen - 1147 00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:40,240 new beginnings are always marvellous. 1148 00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:43,040 Now, run along, darling. 1149 00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:45,400 I've got an absolute pile of work to get through. 1150 00:59:47,720 --> 00:59:49,560 Upstairs, there's a good girl. 1151 00:59:49,560 --> 00:59:50,840 As a special treat, 1152 00:59:50,840 --> 00:59:53,840 I may read you a story tonight, you lucky girl! 1153 00:59:55,760 --> 00:59:57,280 DOOR SLAMS 1154 01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:03,040 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 1155 01:00:27,800 --> 01:00:29,800 'At her famous home, Green Hedges, 1156 01:00:29,800 --> 01:00:32,080 'Enid Blyton enjoys a game of tiddlywinks 1157 01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:34,280 'with her husband Kenneth and their two daughters. 1158 01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:37,360 'Watch out, girls - it seems that mother might be beating you!' 1159 01:00:38,360 --> 01:00:39,600 Thank you. 1160 01:00:39,600 --> 01:00:40,920 Is that it? Yes, thank you. 1161 01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:42,080 Excellent. 1162 01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:43,360 Tidy up, girls. 1163 01:00:43,360 --> 01:00:45,840 Father and I are going out to supper. We certainly are. 1164 01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:47,080 Come along. 1165 01:00:48,360 --> 01:00:49,800 Well, that was all right. 1166 01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:00,600 Enid? 1167 01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:04,000 Yes? 1168 01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:05,520 May I help you? 1169 01:01:06,920 --> 01:01:08,680 You don't recognise me, do you? 1170 01:01:08,680 --> 01:01:09,800 No. 1171 01:01:09,800 --> 01:01:11,520 Should I? 1172 01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:13,080 It's Hanly. 1173 01:01:15,240 --> 01:01:16,400 Hanly... 1174 01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:17,760 Your brother. 1175 01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:19,800 Yes. Yes, I know. 1176 01:01:20,880 --> 01:01:23,000 You look a bit surprised. 1177 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:25,040 Well, you...didn't telephone. 1178 01:01:27,600 --> 01:01:29,080 Is something wrong? 1179 01:01:30,080 --> 01:01:31,320 Mum's dead. 1180 01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:36,240 Oh. 1181 01:01:39,840 --> 01:01:41,000 Wouldn't mind a cup of tea. 1182 01:01:46,800 --> 01:01:47,960 Yes, of course. 1183 01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:03,160 How long has it been 1184 01:02:03,160 --> 01:02:04,480 since we last saw each other? 1185 01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:06,000 30 years. 1186 01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,280 Something like that. 1187 01:02:10,680 --> 01:02:13,840 I hear you're divorced? 1188 01:02:13,840 --> 01:02:15,800 Remarried? Yes. 1189 01:02:15,800 --> 01:02:16,880 Six months ago. 1190 01:02:18,560 --> 01:02:20,680 Her funeral's next week, 1191 01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:23,160 I brought your invitation. 1192 01:02:23,160 --> 01:02:24,480 I would have sent it... 1193 01:02:25,720 --> 01:02:27,880 Thought it might get lost amongst your fan mail, 1194 01:02:27,880 --> 01:02:29,960 like my other letters. 1195 01:02:34,280 --> 01:02:35,520 Hanly, I... 1196 01:02:35,520 --> 01:02:38,080 Thanks for your support, Enid, over the years. 1197 01:02:40,520 --> 01:02:41,760 I've been very, er... 1198 01:02:43,440 --> 01:02:45,520 Well, I... 1199 01:02:45,520 --> 01:02:47,840 She was ill for over ten years. 1200 01:02:48,800 --> 01:02:50,400 Her mind went. 1201 01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:52,040 Sorry. HE SCOFFS 1202 01:02:52,040 --> 01:02:53,320 Really?! 1203 01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:55,480 Could've fooled me. 1204 01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:57,920 You know what I've never got, 1205 01:02:57,920 --> 01:03:00,440 Enid, is why you cut me and Carey out as well as Mum - 1206 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:02,000 what did we ever do to harm you? 1207 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:03,880 Well, it was all her fault. 1208 01:03:03,880 --> 01:03:06,560 She drove Father away and then she drove me away. 1209 01:03:06,560 --> 01:03:08,800 That is absolute rot, Enid. 1210 01:03:08,800 --> 01:03:11,320 He was a womaniser, any bit of skirt... You have no evidence 1211 01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:13,800 for that, that sounds like one of Mother's inventions. 1212 01:03:13,800 --> 01:03:15,280 You didn't answer my question - 1213 01:03:15,280 --> 01:03:16,960 what did Carey and I do? 1214 01:03:24,160 --> 01:03:25,560 I never wanted to see anything... 1215 01:03:26,800 --> 01:03:28,880 ..that reminded me. 1216 01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:30,720 Of what? 1217 01:03:31,840 --> 01:03:33,040 Everything. 1218 01:03:33,040 --> 01:03:34,480 Mother. 1219 01:03:35,800 --> 01:03:37,880 All that strangulated respectability. 1220 01:03:40,560 --> 01:03:41,880 Father going. 1221 01:03:44,880 --> 01:03:46,480 I'm sorry, Hanly. Um... 1222 01:03:46,480 --> 01:03:49,320 My husband, he'll be home soon. 1223 01:03:49,320 --> 01:03:52,240 He's working terribly hard. He's a surgeon. Um... 1224 01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:54,520 Anyway, I think it's best that you're not, er... 1225 01:03:55,680 --> 01:03:57,680 Maybe after the funeral. 1226 01:03:57,680 --> 01:03:59,240 You're coming, then? 1227 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:06,560 I'll go, shall I? 1228 01:04:14,240 --> 01:04:15,520 This is some place. 1229 01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:18,600 Yes. 1230 01:04:18,600 --> 01:04:20,040 Bit grander than Beckenham. 1231 01:04:20,040 --> 01:04:21,440 Yes. 1232 01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:25,000 Different world. 1233 01:04:26,520 --> 01:04:27,840 Different girl. 1234 01:04:35,600 --> 01:04:36,840 DOOR SLAMS 1235 01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:46,360 THUNDER RUMBLES 1236 01:05:15,160 --> 01:05:17,040 SHE WAILS 1237 01:05:36,840 --> 01:05:40,240 Come on, Enid! Come on! It's picnic time! 1238 01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:42,680 Come on! Let's go! 1239 01:06:13,360 --> 01:06:14,720 Aha! 1240 01:06:16,520 --> 01:06:19,200 Hooray, I win. Damn! I was right behind you. 1241 01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:21,520 Poor Imogen was right at the bottom. 1242 01:06:21,520 --> 01:06:23,560 Actually, darling... 1243 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:26,280 Yes, five o'clock. Time for you to go back to the nursery. 1244 01:06:28,440 --> 01:06:29,520 Mummy, 1245 01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:32,280 who was that man that came this afternoon? 1246 01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:35,000 What man? 1247 01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:37,040 And he said, "Mum's dead". 1248 01:06:37,040 --> 01:06:39,720 Did he mean your mum? 1249 01:06:39,720 --> 01:06:41,600 No idea what you're talking about, Imogen. 1250 01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:43,240 But you said your mum was dead, 1251 01:06:43,240 --> 01:06:45,320 how could she be dead if she just died? 1252 01:06:45,320 --> 01:06:47,360 Will you get up and go to bed at once! 1253 01:06:47,360 --> 01:06:49,080 There will be no supper! 1254 01:06:49,080 --> 01:06:52,560 And there will be no special hour with Mother and Father tomorrow! 1255 01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:54,800 What on earth is she talking about, Enid? 1256 01:06:54,800 --> 01:06:56,120 SHE SOBS 1257 01:06:56,120 --> 01:06:58,400 Darling, darling...? 1258 01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:00,000 She's such a sneak. 1259 01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:01,520 She is SUCH a sneak. 1260 01:07:01,520 --> 01:07:04,000 How DARE she? What's she talking about, Enid? 1261 01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:06,200 What is it, darling? Darling? 1262 01:07:07,400 --> 01:07:09,000 My mother... 1263 01:07:10,760 --> 01:07:13,400 My mother has been dead to me since the day I left. 1264 01:07:13,400 --> 01:07:14,840 Don't you understand? 1265 01:07:14,840 --> 01:07:16,400 Now she actually is, 1266 01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:19,320 and little Imogen has obviously been spying on me. 1267 01:07:19,320 --> 01:07:22,400 Shh, shh, it's all right. It's all right, there, there. It's OK. 1268 01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:24,480 I understand, of course I do. 1269 01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:27,240 Darling, dry your eyes. It's all right. 1270 01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:34,800 She needs to be sent away to school. That's all there is to it. 1271 01:07:34,800 --> 01:07:37,480 Well, I couldn't agree more. She's always been difficult. 1272 01:07:38,760 --> 01:07:41,880 We spoilt her, Kenneth. She needs to pull her socks up. 1273 01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:45,640 I'll call the school tomorrow. 1274 01:07:45,640 --> 01:07:46,960 Right, right. 1275 01:07:53,520 --> 01:07:55,600 Oh, for goodness sake - if they won't fit in there, 1276 01:07:55,600 --> 01:07:58,600 put them in the front seat, there's plenty of room. 1277 01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:03,040 I'm sorry, sir. 1278 01:08:03,040 --> 01:08:05,000 Just get a move on - we've got a train to catch. 1279 01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:07,360 Come on, Edith! Sorry, sorry. 1280 01:08:07,360 --> 01:08:09,160 In the back, darling. 1281 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:11,800 Imogen, don't be silly. Come on. 1282 01:08:11,800 --> 01:08:12,920 Open the door, please. 1283 01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:14,560 Imogen, let your mother into the car. 1284 01:08:14,560 --> 01:08:16,000 I don't want her to come. 1285 01:08:17,200 --> 01:08:18,440 Just stay here. 1286 01:08:18,440 --> 01:08:19,640 I'll take myself. 1287 01:08:42,280 --> 01:08:45,360 WIRELESS: 'In the small hours of this morning, May 7th, 1945, 1288 01:08:45,360 --> 01:08:49,120 'I saw the formal acknowledgement by Germany's present leaders 1289 01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:52,840 'of their country's complete and utter defeat by land, 1290 01:08:52,840 --> 01:08:54,080 'in the air and at sea.' 1291 01:09:09,640 --> 01:09:10,720 What is it? 1292 01:09:10,720 --> 01:09:12,080 Nothing. 1293 01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:14,440 Darling, something's the matter - what is it? 1294 01:09:15,720 --> 01:09:18,800 People are saying that I don't write my own books, Kenneth. 1295 01:09:18,800 --> 01:09:20,120 What? Who? 1296 01:09:20,120 --> 01:09:21,920 Don't know - some awful man in the paper. 1297 01:09:21,920 --> 01:09:23,280 It says that 1298 01:09:23,280 --> 01:09:25,680 I have a team of people, churning them out like a factory. 1299 01:09:25,680 --> 01:09:27,000 So cruel! 1300 01:09:27,000 --> 01:09:29,080 It's so unfair! How can they say these things? 1301 01:09:29,080 --> 01:09:30,440 That's ridiculous. 1302 01:09:30,440 --> 01:09:33,280 They don't know what they're talking about. 1303 01:09:34,560 --> 01:09:36,040 Take it away. 1304 01:09:46,640 --> 01:09:48,080 You call your agent? 1305 01:09:48,080 --> 01:09:49,160 What about? 1306 01:09:50,080 --> 01:09:52,200 The newspaper business. 1307 01:09:52,200 --> 01:09:53,520 Oh, yes. 1308 01:09:53,520 --> 01:09:54,800 Yes. He's dealing with it. 1309 01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:56,480 Good. 1310 01:09:56,480 --> 01:10:00,080 There's, um... something else. Mm? 1311 01:10:02,400 --> 01:10:03,800 I'm pregnant. 1312 01:10:03,800 --> 01:10:05,360 What? 1313 01:10:05,360 --> 01:10:07,120 I'm pregnant. 1314 01:10:09,200 --> 01:10:10,320 Oh, my God. 1315 01:10:12,360 --> 01:10:14,040 Are you sure? 1316 01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:17,000 Saw the doctor today. 1317 01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:18,360 Er, I... 1318 01:10:18,360 --> 01:10:19,840 It's unbelievable! I... 1319 01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:22,520 I-I never thought it would happen, I... 1320 01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:23,920 Neither did I. 1321 01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:25,440 You are amazing. 1322 01:10:27,680 --> 01:10:29,200 I'm 47, Kenneth. 1323 01:10:29,200 --> 01:10:30,720 It's actually quite frightening. 1324 01:10:30,720 --> 01:10:34,400 What if there's something wrong with it? I'll look after you. 1325 01:10:34,400 --> 01:10:37,360 I always do, don't I? You'll be fine. 1326 01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:39,080 You're the most extraordinary... 1327 01:10:40,520 --> 01:10:42,000 ..clever creature! 1328 01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:43,320 Oh! 1329 01:10:43,320 --> 01:10:44,560 Ohh! 1330 01:10:47,320 --> 01:10:48,720 TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACK 1331 01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:53,520 "We tried to take the burdens from the backs of the three children, 1332 01:10:53,520 --> 01:10:55,160 "but they cried out in pain. 1333 01:10:55,160 --> 01:10:59,120 " 'Don't! Don't! It hurts when you try and pull them away'. 1334 01:10:59,120 --> 01:11:02,880 "They can only lose them by going to the Land of Far-Beyond, 1335 01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:06,400 "through difficult ways and hard paths, 1336 01:11:06,400 --> 01:11:09,480 "otherwise they must carry them for the rest of their lives, 1337 01:11:09,480 --> 01:11:11,520 "and alas, they will grow bigger 1338 01:11:11,520 --> 01:11:12,880 "and bigger 1339 01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:16,120 "for there is no chance of losing a burden of this kind 1340 01:11:16,120 --> 01:11:19,160 "in the wicked City of Turmoil." 1341 01:11:21,360 --> 01:11:22,720 Put it here. 1342 01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:24,280 Is it a good idea? Just here. 1343 01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:26,280 What? 1344 01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:28,160 I really think I ought to go up. 1345 01:11:28,160 --> 01:11:29,600 Oh, don't be silly, Maggie. 1346 01:11:29,600 --> 01:11:32,560 I'll be absolutely fine, stop fussing. Now... 1347 01:11:32,560 --> 01:11:34,280 There's one. 1348 01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:37,320 Marvellous. 1349 01:11:37,320 --> 01:11:39,080 Ah, wonderful. 1350 01:11:39,080 --> 01:11:41,040 What about this one, here? Madam! 1351 01:11:42,040 --> 01:11:43,520 Madam! 1352 01:11:47,240 --> 01:11:48,520 Kenneth... 1353 01:12:05,280 --> 01:12:06,520 I'm so sorry. 1354 01:12:07,920 --> 01:12:09,960 I so wanted to have your child. 1355 01:12:11,800 --> 01:12:13,520 Darling.. I know how much it meant to you. 1356 01:12:14,800 --> 01:12:17,120 You mustn't blame yourself. 1357 01:12:18,280 --> 01:12:21,240 The most important thing is that you're still here. 1358 01:12:21,240 --> 01:12:23,320 I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you. 1359 01:12:23,320 --> 01:12:25,160 I'll be fine. 1360 01:12:25,160 --> 01:12:26,960 I'm strong as an ox. 1361 01:12:26,960 --> 01:12:28,120 That's right. 1362 01:12:28,120 --> 01:12:29,440 Stay positive. 1363 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:34,000 I'm sorry, darling. 1364 01:12:35,160 --> 01:12:36,760 Darling, I'm sorry. 1365 01:12:36,760 --> 01:12:37,840 It was a... 1366 01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:40,000 It was a boy, Enid. 1367 01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:41,560 Oh, no. 1368 01:12:46,760 --> 01:12:48,240 Now, you... 1369 01:12:48,240 --> 01:12:49,920 You... 1370 01:12:49,920 --> 01:12:52,000 You must get some rest. Hm? 1371 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:53,440 Just get some sleep. 1372 01:12:56,840 --> 01:12:58,320 That's right. 1373 01:12:58,320 --> 01:12:59,640 That's right. 1374 01:13:12,920 --> 01:13:14,240 SHE SOBS 1375 01:13:25,520 --> 01:13:28,960 " 'What are you? Are you a toy?' 1376 01:13:28,960 --> 01:13:31,400 "asked Big Ears. 'I've never seen one 1377 01:13:31,400 --> 01:13:32,720 " 'quite like you.' 1378 01:13:32,720 --> 01:13:35,640 " 'No, I don't think so', said the strange person, 1379 01:13:35,640 --> 01:13:37,080 nodding his head. 1380 01:13:37,080 --> 01:13:39,280 " 'I belong to old man Carver in the woods. 1381 01:13:39,280 --> 01:13:40,880 " 'He made me. 1382 01:13:40,880 --> 01:13:43,280 " 'What's your name?' asked Big Ears. 1383 01:13:43,280 --> 01:13:45,640 " 'I haven't got one', said the nodding man. 1384 01:13:45,640 --> 01:13:47,440 " 'What do you suppose my name ought to be?' 1385 01:13:47,440 --> 01:13:50,680 " 'Noddy, I should think.' " 1386 01:13:50,680 --> 01:13:52,240 Oh, look. 1387 01:13:52,240 --> 01:13:54,280 Here he is. What a lovely little chap. 1388 01:13:54,280 --> 01:13:56,120 Sweet, isn't he? 1389 01:14:40,600 --> 01:14:42,000 Look at all these letters! 1390 01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:44,800 Darling, the receipts are fantastic, the show is a huge hit 1391 01:14:44,800 --> 01:14:47,480 and they want it back next year - what more could you possibly want? 1392 01:14:47,480 --> 01:14:50,480 I WANT people to stop saying that I don't write my own books, Kenneth! 1393 01:14:51,480 --> 01:14:54,240 Look at this. "It seems to me that it is not possible for one person 1394 01:14:54,240 --> 01:14:57,040 "to produce the number of books that Miss Blyton claims to write". 1395 01:14:57,040 --> 01:15:00,040 "I suggest that you are a liar and a fraud, 1396 01:15:00,040 --> 01:15:01,120 "Miss Blyton. 1397 01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:04,760 And, "Why are all your working class characters criminals? 1398 01:15:04,760 --> 01:15:06,640 Well, at least that one breaks the monotony. 1399 01:15:20,600 --> 01:15:22,280 These people are beastly, darling, 1400 01:15:22,280 --> 01:15:24,440 but you really must try and get over this. I know. 1401 01:15:24,440 --> 01:15:25,720 But... 1402 01:15:25,720 --> 01:15:27,000 SHE SOBS 1403 01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:29,280 The more I think about it, the worse it gets. 1404 01:15:29,280 --> 01:15:31,040 What about my children 1405 01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:33,440 who read my books? They'll think that I'm a fraud. 1406 01:15:34,520 --> 01:15:36,040 They'll think that I've... 1407 01:15:36,040 --> 01:15:37,360 Let them down. 1408 01:15:40,520 --> 01:15:43,920 They're saying my life is a lie, Kenneth, and I'm NOT a liar! 1409 01:15:43,920 --> 01:15:46,960 Of course you're not, darling. Of COURSE you're not. 1410 01:15:46,960 --> 01:15:48,520 Come on... 1411 01:15:51,840 --> 01:15:53,280 HE SIGHS 1412 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:27,920 'Are you coming back to live here again? 1413 01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:31,720 'But what about my old daddy?' 1414 01:16:37,240 --> 01:16:40,680 'What did Carey and I do to offend you?' 1415 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:45,120 'I don't want her to come.' 1416 01:17:00,960 --> 01:17:02,400 If you can't beat them, join them. 1417 01:17:04,080 --> 01:17:05,640 I'm not a bad person, am I? 1418 01:17:05,640 --> 01:17:07,360 Of course not. 1419 01:17:07,360 --> 01:17:08,840 I've never heard such rot. 1420 01:17:13,560 --> 01:17:16,560 By the way, you look very pretty in this early morning light. 1421 01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:17,800 SHE LAUGHS 1422 01:17:28,480 --> 01:17:29,800 Now, moving on. 1423 01:17:29,800 --> 01:17:31,720 Critics do often say of your books... 1424 01:17:31,720 --> 01:17:34,960 Really, I don't care about any critic over the age of 12. 1425 01:17:34,960 --> 01:17:36,720 Nevertheless, they do suggest 1426 01:17:36,720 --> 01:17:39,320 that your books are perhaps a little old-fashioned. 1427 01:17:42,800 --> 01:17:44,800 Well, I only care about children. 1428 01:17:45,840 --> 01:17:48,000 And they will always love my books, 1429 01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:49,360 because... 1430 01:17:49,360 --> 01:17:51,040 Well, I understand what they want. 1431 01:17:52,480 --> 01:17:55,800 I know about all the secret places they like to escape to. 1432 01:17:57,880 --> 01:18:00,400 I don't think that will ever change. 1433 01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:01,880 Do you? 1434 01:18:01,880 --> 01:18:03,960 I'm sure it won't, Miss Blyton. 1435 01:18:23,400 --> 01:18:25,360 HE SIGHS 1436 01:18:25,360 --> 01:18:28,280 Well, that went marvellously. 1437 01:18:28,280 --> 01:18:30,440 I think you deserve a little drink, darling. 1438 01:18:30,440 --> 01:18:32,400 What'll you have - G&T? 1439 01:18:35,440 --> 01:18:37,120 G&T? 1440 01:18:37,120 --> 01:18:39,120 HE CHUCKLES Gin and tonic! 1441 01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:40,560 Oh! 1442 01:18:40,560 --> 01:18:41,880 No. Yes! 1443 01:18:41,880 --> 01:18:43,560 Please. 1444 01:18:43,560 --> 01:18:44,920 You all right? 1445 01:18:44,920 --> 01:18:46,080 Hm? 1446 01:18:47,520 --> 01:18:48,880 I was, um... 1447 01:18:50,640 --> 01:18:52,680 I was just wondering, um... 1448 01:18:52,680 --> 01:18:56,760 Trying to remember the name of my brother. 1449 01:18:56,760 --> 01:18:58,360 Hanly. 1450 01:18:58,360 --> 01:19:00,720 Oh, yes. Hanly. 1451 01:19:02,280 --> 01:19:03,520 How ridiculous. 1452 01:19:04,600 --> 01:19:05,960 How could I forget that? 1453 01:19:08,680 --> 01:19:09,720 The other one? 1454 01:19:09,720 --> 01:19:11,120 Carey. 1455 01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:12,440 Yes. 1456 01:19:12,440 --> 01:19:14,120 Carey. 1457 01:19:14,120 --> 01:19:15,480 What about them? 1458 01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:18,800 Um, shall we have that, um... 1459 01:19:18,800 --> 01:19:21,080 What was the drink you mentioned? 1460 01:19:21,080 --> 01:19:22,240 G&T. 1461 01:19:22,240 --> 01:19:23,720 Yes. 1462 01:19:23,720 --> 01:19:24,920 That sounds delicious. 1463 01:19:24,920 --> 01:19:26,200 Let's have one of those. 1464 01:19:26,200 --> 01:19:27,560 Coming right up. 1465 01:19:28,760 --> 01:19:30,840 You should, er... take your coat off, darling. 1466 01:19:36,880 --> 01:19:39,600 Does the house seem very empty to you, Kenneth? 1467 01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:41,200 CLOCK TICKS 1468 01:19:41,200 --> 01:19:42,760 HE POURS THE DRINKS 1469 01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:00,440 SHE WHISPERS " 'Goodnight, secret Island', 1470 01:20:00,440 --> 01:20:01,760 "said the others. 1471 01:20:01,760 --> 01:20:03,400 "And then they slept. 1472 01:20:03,400 --> 01:20:05,320 "And they dreamt of their island, 1473 01:20:05,320 --> 01:20:09,120 "of the summer days when they'd go there once more 1474 01:20:09,120 --> 01:20:12,600 "and live merrily and happily all alone, without the grown-ups 1475 01:20:12,600 --> 01:20:14,120 "in the hot, hot sunshine. 1476 01:20:14,120 --> 01:20:17,040 "Of winter days in the cosy cave. 1477 01:20:17,040 --> 01:20:19,480 "Of cooking over a campfire 1478 01:20:19,480 --> 01:20:22,160 "and sleeping soundly on heathery beds. 1479 01:20:23,240 --> 01:20:25,440 "Dear Secret Island, 1480 01:20:25,440 --> 01:20:27,320 "DEAR Secret Island, 1481 01:20:27,320 --> 01:20:30,160 "only wait and you shall have the children with you 1482 01:20:30,160 --> 01:20:31,600 "once again." 1483 01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:33,800 There. 1484 01:20:33,800 --> 01:20:35,280 The End. 1485 01:20:37,240 --> 01:20:38,720 Marvellous. 1486 01:20:40,160 --> 01:20:41,400 Marvellous. 1487 01:20:44,520 --> 01:20:46,240 Bye! 1488 01:20:46,240 --> 01:20:47,880 QUIET CHATTERING 1489 01:22:08,800 --> 01:22:11,000 Subtitles by ITV SignPost 98205