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["Pomp and Circumstance"]

["Pomp and Circumstance"]

Come to the wedding.

No, I... I seem not.

People are gonna know about you sooner or later.

I don't care about that.

You ought to get out more.

Since warrens and wins at the stage, you're too much on your own in this place.

I have you.

Even so.

Does that worry you? Does that only have you?

It could do a lot better.

So you say.

I filled a gap for you. Not soon.

You really want to believe, sir, don't you?

Don't worry.

I do not ask of you my future, and you're right about this place.

I was lonely when you first came here.

Emile was away at boarding school, and the people who work here, mostly gone.

I was lonely.

Why else would I let you stay?

Perhaps one day I can go to Germany for some kind of a life.

Do not fear.

I know there will be more waiting for me.

I'm sick of you!

Hey!

How's the party going?

Go, hey, hey!

Hey!

Hold it!

Oh, dear!

Oh, dear, I'm saving the smile still later.

That's it.

Come on, kiss the bride, none.

Now you're talking.

Oh, come on again.

Twice in one day.

See you next week.

Okay, what about the receptionist?

I can't go in the club, I'm bad.

I'm just eating joke.

Go, see you.

Happy girl.

Hi!

Hi!

Hi!

Hi!

Hi!

Hello, honey.

Hi!

Now, the wife should get a lump in me through.

You want to have time for yours to get your both married up?

Your wish in mum was here.

You too?

Hi.

No good wish, you know?

No.

She had a mixed feelings about it anyway.

His choice.

I like his choice and I think your mother would have too.

Why do you have to run him down all the time?

He thought the world of you and he was a lad.

And now he thinks different.

Well, if he does, it's because of things you've said.

You'll be...

You'll be literally all the time.

Why wasn't power here?

I'm not a keeper.

You're all but...

You listen to gossip, Dad?

I'm not stupid, Blake.

And I don't like being taken as such.

So you don't have to make up any more daff reasons why you're not sleeping in your bed.

That's one little game we can put an end to right now.

Do you want to come with me or go with one of the others?

I'll come with you, of course.

It's bite of all that's been said.

You're dragged it out of me.

Now, don't let spoil all that day.

I'm not a bad guy.

We wait here.

For how long?

Too dark.

When it is dark, what will happen?

The border's just beyond the gap and the trees up there.

When it's dark, our friends will cut through the wire.

Then there'll be an explosion, a diversion of the guards.

We drive the car as far as we can go, then we leave it.

And run very fast, through the gap in the wire, and across the border to the west.

I shall rumble.

Does Emile know I come in Paula?

No.

Blake?

No, no, she.

Are they here in the trees?

The men who will help us?

I hope so.

Why do they help us?

Because they believe in freedom and democracy.

What do they know of such things?

They know better than any of us.

Those have lived without it.

I'm afraid of my freedom.

Afraid?

After so much time, to live my own life.

To decide, to ask myself, what shall I do?

Yes.

Yes, it was like that for me when the war ended.

What shall I do, I asked myself?

I was happy here, when my husband was alive, before he became a prisoner.

Even without my freedom.

He was good to me, from when we met.

You don't know what it was like here after the war.

Not as a woman, you are.

You're lucky to be a man in the world.

Perhaps.

You are lucky.

I shall run.

God, I shall run.

I shall run.

I don't think the surplus has anything to do with Butler or Church, frankly.

Simply an improvement in the terms of trade affecting the country.

Maybe.

Come in.

I'm just glad to see you.

Roger.

Excuse me, just a moment, please, gentlemen.

I'm in my stomach.

You do this?

Thanks, I sent you out to keep an eye on me.

No, of course not.

It's a bit stuffy in there.

It's the first radius where I was waiting, I've been to.

Not exactly your stamping ground, is it, eh?

Worky men's club?

Where do you drink?

I don't much.

Home bird?

Probably.

I didn't have much of a home life when I was young.

Father's order that.

Well, it's a cool one thing to know.

You don't get on all that well, do you?

No, not really.

Who told you?

Ross?

Probably.

Have you heard from him lately?

I had a card from New York when he goes for another.

I've heard that the bloke who's married in Ross,

he's buying Lake House, is that right?

Richard?

Yes, yes he is.

And your father said Paola could stay on at the flat when she's worried.

Want me to talk to Richard?

She'd like to know where she stands.

How's her meal?

Still liking school?

Yeah, thank God.

It's one less thing to worry about.

Your father's paying for that.

He's not a bad bloke.

He can afford it.

Don't believe in shortly.

Hey, you're on the committee, roundie.

Can we have some service?

Well, it's a minute past opening time, I suppose I can serve you.

What do you want?

Two pints.

And have one yourself.

Oh, just a half of me.

Oh, well, the night is young.

Not for you, it isn't.

Nobody could say that freedom and democracy begins at open, could they?

We're going.

Oh, come on, wait a minute.

Hey, you can pull my flaming pints first.

All right.

Well, wait.

Always been a good wait at our care.

Oh, in your lab.

Remember what mum used to say?

Everything comes to him that waits.

I take it your way for sophomore year.

Dad, right.

Well, come on, then. You have a train to catch.

I'll start the club.

He's going to have that on me.

Good luck.

It's all luck, mate.

Hi.

Adam.

Hmm.

Hmm.

What a funny man you are.

Funny ha ha, though. Funny peculiar.

Sure.

Sure.

It might be a bit of an estimate, eh?

I think I'd see the face, I've never thought.

Yeah.

Well, we didn't have time to tidy up after the bridegroom left this month.

Oh, the bed's made.

Oh, yes, I make my own. So does care.

The blakes won't be made, no.

You're too soft on him.

Come on, you.

Sorry I can't offer you a drink.

Oh, tea would be marvellous.

I'll put the kettle on, shall I?

Are you still determined to leave the committee?

Yes, I only came back because you couldn't find anyone to take the place.

I was thinking about Keir.

He's young.

A bit more on the left than you perhaps.

Well, you could ask him.

Yes, I will.

It's going to seem funny not having him around the house.

I've got you string bean here since you came back from London.

Well, you've got blakes, too.

When is it, Tom?

Blake has.

You heard.

Not general gossip.

Just observation.

The old times I've been out there clearing away the last remnants.

The last remnants.

Of my marriage to John.

Things that have been there since before the war.

It's odd, really.

Like prying through someone else's positions.

Will he ever come back from America, do you think?

Oh, he's coming back for Christmas, I believe.

But he won't stay, I'm sure.

He's a very consistent man, once he's made his mind up about something.

I wish Blake had made his mind up.

You've married, Pailla.

Well, they could have young Emil back from that school.

She's obviously fond of that, the way she's cared for him.

And she's no one else in Germany as far as I know.

Seems right to me. Ideal.

People used to say John and I were the ideal couple.

We were full of romantic nonsense in them days, really.

It was that what he was.

Well, I was a little bit old.

It was that what he was.

Well, weren't we?

It certainly were before the war.

All the nerdy films.

Very confused.

No, not all of them.

I wonder how many wartime marriages started in the back rather stores.

One on threat and it's worth of darkness.

No, the black eye was three.

Love me tonight, tomorrow I might be dead.

And it was two, of course.

I wish he'd get married.

It's not house train, might you?

I bet his ears are burning.

Friends gone?

Yes.

I'll be spot.

All right.

I drove down to see whether Mummy was back, but she must still be at the wedding.

Who's ready?

Pick's brother, Kia.

Oh, not invited.

It's a matter of fact I was.

Blake Heywood would have been there, of course.

Yes, I suppose he would.

Is that why you stayed away?

No.

I wish you wouldn't keep mentioning Blake.

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that I did.

It's over.

Don't you believe me?

Would we be engaged to be married if I didn't believe you?

Engagement can be broke.

You can also drag on.

Oh, I'm complaint.

You're wicked.

Am I?

You never let me know what you're thinking.

Let's get Christmas over, shall we?

I'll tell Mrs. Dudley you're here.

Unless you'd rather we went out to eat.

Yeah, please.

I love this house.

I don't know why you're so determined to leave it.

Yes, you do.

Ghosts can be exercised, you know.

Father's ghost, perhaps.

There's that other one too.

A small boy, very, very unhappy.

You know, there's something I could never understand about Mark.

To have a father like yours and yet to be so contemptuous of him.

Mine was a tyrant.

Away?

Summer mate.

My thing was good?

The beer was.

You should have come.

I had reasons.

Yeah, she was there, one of your reasons.

You didn't go because Beth Warren told us going, right?

How could I not go?

I'm off at power, I know about you and John Warren.

No.

Yes.

Along with the rest of the population.

But I told no one.

Not even you.

Not to hurt you.

How could anybody know?

He had servants, there's not much you can hide in a place this size.

It was not like you and I.

No?

He was kind.

A gentleman?

You think that's funny?

No, I don't think that's funny.

I think it's sad, I feel sorry for you.

You wanted to marry me.

You missed your chance there, didn't you?

Do you think I should have?

Most people in your position would have.

I think you should have.

Do you think I should have?

Most people in your position would have.

To be safe.

Yeah, to be safe.

I think that's what hurt her wanted most of all with me to be safe in England.

And what did you want from her?

Oh, I used to put women on a pedestal in those days.

It wasn't just that they were in short supply, I believed all the other rubbish.

But not so now.

No.

Not so now.

That's it.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Daddy!

Oh!

Oh!

I love one of those when you finish pulling that.

This is it.

You're a fast one, aren't you?

Sorry for coming.

Where is he then?

Over time.

I never thought he'd go back to the ironworks.

Fingers can't be choosers.

There's two for every jump around here since they've finished the main building on their TV site.

Anyway, he says he's interested to see what changes nationalisation can be.

And what changes has it made?

None, he says.

All they've done is changed the boss.

That'll be 11 points.

Isn't it free to family?

I thought you were jacking this in anyway.

What?

All in points for the proletariat.

Said I was.

He did.

That was before the wedding mind.

Only went over.

He doesn't know I'm here.

And you won't be himself, does he?

I'm here for the money, not the chat.

Robert, this kid could be dead.

Like a rocket when he finds he still does not need the oven.

It is in the oven as a matter of fact.

He's bothering you, I'll get him to suspend it.

It's alright to make allowances for the people minded.

Thanks, I'll remember that.

Find a bidder in a scotch. What was that all about?

No, Alan sent a message round to see if I wanted to carry on.

They're a bit short-handed today.

So I said I'd help them out anyway.

Couldn't let Keanu within being at work.

But do you want to carry on?

Well, we could do with a money.

I don't want him giving the piss right.

He's worn out doing all the time.

I'll give him an handover Christmas and then maybe he'll get used to it.

Last thing's at the yard.

Oh, he's still just scratching her living.

He wanted to go into all of each.

I don't know whether the capital made him give up or whether he's just given in.

What's the matter about the forest?

Yes, you could be right about that.

Ever you ever walked out?

No.

Bill and I didn't have much in common except for the war.

Sure.

I haven't thought that was quite a bit.

I'm close, that dog.

Is Amy on the other side of it too?

Better for him if he was.

What makes you think it would be better for him?

There's not much for him if he puts his trust in me.

You're his father.

Where else should he put it?

His mother's where somewhere in his Germany.

Who knows who cares?

What am I supposed to do about it?

Nothing you can do for her except to provide her home for the boy.

I'm not the homemaking kind it seems.

What kind of a home anyway? Any kind of a home?

Perhaps.

Any kinds better than none is it?

Perhaps.

You may not have made what you want of your own life.

Couldn't you find some kind of purpose in giving him the chance to make something of you?

I'm glad you must have been in this lost pack meal.

You packed her up too.

It wouldn't have worked you both knew it. That was bad luck.

It was bad luck with Amy, it was my other team.

I haven't made such a success of my life that I didn't know what a part luck can play.

That girl would play.

What?

Whatever vision you have of the post-war world as regards you, you're all places.

You far cry from this?

When draws man?

I didn't ask.

Is it what she wants?

I didn't ask that either.

I think it will work. That kind of man usually does.

Kind of you ought to settle for.

Like yours that was.

It does.

Like yours that was.

Yes.

I'll be back to you.

I'll be back to you.

You can't get sent.

I'll be back to you.

How are you?

Can't you mean that much?

I'm cashing.

Will it raise your head?

I like.

It was shot out pretty badly.

But you'll be alright.

Of course you will.

What happened to you?

It's not serious.

The important thing is that we made it.

Did I run?

Oh yes. You ran.

She put me through the whole drill.

Changing Nabbies feeding him, I couldn't understand why she was trusting him.

Then it turns out she wants to join the WBS and leave him with me while she goes off.

Which she fully intends to do.

Don't you get bored stiff on your own old day.

You're not on your own. You've got Owen.

Looking after a baby is a full-time job.

Not for me it isn't.

I thought we'd settle for this.

We have.

Well it's not going to be settled that way.

It is you know.

Emmy it will not come home for Christmas.

If we stay with the parents of a friend, Blake's ought it would be better.

And Blake always thinks he knows what's best.

Usually means what's best for Blake.

Well he's afraid.

I think of caring too much for Emmy.

When he can do so little.

He could do a heck of a lot more.

Blake's out of favour with Peg at the moment.

No he isn't.

Well to some extent maybe.

Did you tell him what Richard said about that?

What did Richard say?

Well I went to see him yesterday.

He said they could stay here so long as he does not need a place.

He found the needed eventually.

The scheme the architects working on anticipates using the whole place.

What scheme?

I said too much already.

So I must go.

Eventually?

I couldn't say when.

I thought it would be so.

He did not like promising me.

He can't choke you out.

You are right.

I'm a German I have no rights.

Did you tell Blake?

No.

No when the time comes.

I will go.

Why am I here anyway?

I only came to bring him his son.

Are you sure it's going to be all right?

Having dinner with ex-husband isn't quite the same as meeting old school friends you know.

It's all being carefully planned.

I think this is actually happening tonight.

Of course the procedure will be the same as usual.

Three marks for each object and a total of 20 in the play that we have at our disposal.

Here are the three experts who are meeting the challenge from the Prague Museum.

First of all our old friends Morten O'Hila.

And then next to him.

Professor Schorner we are dying.

D-nationalization next year Richard.

And I won't be here to see it.

I don't if anyone is going to celebrate.

It will be basically paperwork.

Here.

You'll buy back into the industry.

Of course.

If Arthur would have been glad to hear it.

I take no great pleasure in that.

He had a great deal of respect in many quarters.

Not in this particular quarter.

How's Mark going on?

In his work I mean.

It's loyal conscientious.

I've made a considerable share of this state over to him.

Does he know that?

Not yet.

I won't be able to give him the kind of guidance he needs from the other side of the Atlantic.

I'd appreciate it if you keep your eye on him.

He takes far more notice of you in any case.

I doubt if he's any great ambition.

No, I don't think he has.

Not like you.

You've great faith in this country haven't you Richard?

Haven't you?

We make haste slowly.

This is a time of great change.

The rest of the world compasses by.

I sometimes feel there is so much wrong it will never be put right.

If I was a politician which I am not thank God I suspect I'd be far more.

Radical and best.

Best just enjoys it.

That's what I'd deport about politics most I think.

The things we suffer they enjoy.

I missed you.

I missed you my love.

Mark.

And there's my grandson.

Once you kick out already has she?

You come home to dad.

No, not yet.

Books, damn roof's leaking again that all we've got is worth out.

You don't mind me leaving him there do you?

I've come and clear him away in a few days.

I can't stop.

Blake's waiting for me.

Blake? Why is he not coming in?

No, I met him in the club.

He offered to give me an hand.

You don't turn an offer like that down not from Blake.

You two had a row.

Not that I know of.

Just wondered if he usually turns friendly to one of us when he's at a row with the other.

Oh yeah he's not coming home tonight.

He told you to tell me did he?

Just threw it into the conversation.

It's a bit of a joke in it Blake and all these women.

Which one is it this time?

Same one as last time as far as I know.

I'm glad somebody finds it funny.

Well sorry I can't stop.

Martha says will you come and have Christmas dinner with us?

Oh well, Peg's already asked me.

And Blake.

Blake going?

He says he is.

Well, I'm not bother asking him then.

You mind?

You can't split yourself in two can you?

I'll have to go, you know what he's like when he's kept waiting.

Look out for yourself.

I looked after him.

You know.

You can't split yourself in two.

They're happy aren't they there's two upstairs?

Yes I think so.

It was a good marriage.

I can remember thinking in the time what a lucky chance it was.

The two famines being joined as it were.

At the end of a war in which the class barriers were supposed to be.

It was really broken down.

It seemed like a good home and it really hasn't worked in that direction has it?

No.

It's just made two people happy.

Are you happy?

I think so.

Yes.

Yes I think I am.

Haven't quite decided what I'm going to do on the stage yet.

Very much a gentle measure of the moment but I should do something of course I shall do something.

He's singing him to sleep.

You should go and eavesdrop it's quite a performance.

I think you better duck.

Champagne.

Yes.

For the wedding.

What wedding?

You're wedding next month.

Oh my god.

I'm terrible sorry Richard.

I completely forgot.

My wedding next month.

Yes.

I see.

Really do wish someone would tell me about these things.

I'm awful sorry.

Excuse me.

Mark told me he meant it as a surprise for Christmas Day.

I know.

What a terrible gaff.

Christmas was a happy time when I was a little girl in Germany.

Unless you happen to be Jewish.

Why is it when I say something good about my country?

Must you always say something not so good?

I'd just like to keep the record straight.

Did you say such things to her?

Sometimes.

She was always making excuses for the master race.

But I don't do that.

You did when you first came.

I was afraid.

I don't know why.

I thought perhaps we deserved to be afraid.

For the things we turned our eyes from.

And now I'm afraid in another way.

Which way?

I'm not sure of the future.

When I came here there was hope.

My brother was alive and in time I would take Emil to see him and Hatta.

And now all of that is gone.

I'm afraid in a way.

How long have you been up?

Hours.

Not long really.

I hate winter mornings.

I started at the ironworks on a morning like this.

15 off for the bus for me.

Snap 10.

Terrified.

I can't imagine you terrified.

Can't you?

It's your last chance.

Rosie's wedding.

You go to the altar and you carry her away.

Like in the stories.

You have such stories in England?

Happy ever after stories you mean?

Don't you want to be?

Happy ever after?

I'll settle for being happy right now.

That's not enough for a woman though is it?

Where are you going?

Back to bed.

I thought I was the only boarding to the Insomniac.

Not an Insomniac old man, Justin early riser.

I'm off.

Harris has called me a taxi.

I thought I'd look in at Lake House before I went to Beth's.

There's no bureau with some photographs in.

So you won't be coming back here then?

No.

I should be going to London after the wedding.

Good of you to have me.

It's a pleasure.

We'll be over there to see you on of these days.

I've said very happy memories of New York.

Safe harbor after a long and nasty convoy.

Well I'll see you over the church.

I always look for pride said there.

I asked you to call me at eight.

I'm sorry I forgot.

Forgot your daughter was being married today.

Not quite back.

Working?

There are just some things I have to read.

Did you come down in the night?

Yes.

Sorry if I woke you.

I was awake.

I was wishing you'd come down.

Were you?

Why?

Just to talk?

We can talk now.

And they've gone now.

Uncertainties.

A few.

They usually go and it starts to get light.

I'm glad daddy's coming this morning.

Yes it was a nice idea.

Probably won't see him again for years.

Oh I didn't hear.

He may not settle out there.

He won't come back.

Why should he?

There's nothing for him here.

I'm going to miss this place so much.

All my life is here.

All of it.

It is too late.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss this place.

John.

Emmaia?

Oh, yes, yes, of course.

It's not an inconvenient time, I hope.

Oh, no.

I meant to call it Christmas, but somehow around.

Christmas with some her rather I didn't quite make it.

How are you?

I'm very well.

And Emmie?

He's very well too.

I should have called while he was home.

He did not come home for Christmas.

Oh.

He went to see the parents of a friend.

Lakeshort it would be better for.

And you? What did you think?

I missed him.

He's become like my own son since we came to England.

It must have been a very lonely Christmas for you without him.

I should have called.

So am I pride that kept me away?

Pride.

I knew if I saw you I should have to ask if you were still felt unable to marry me.

No, no, no, don't say nothing.

I can see from your face that you're real.

You will have the same reasons I take it.

Reason?

You had good reasons you said that I would not understand.

Are you going back to England?

No, I go back to East Germany tomorrow.

But that's a terrible risk for you.

Riz? The wartime habit.

I think it's what keeps me from England.

I'm more afraid of being bored.

When I can go from here, I shall first write to Paula.

You're worried that Blake might not let a meal go, aren't you?

That he'll have become attached to him.

We won't let him go.

Paula won't let that happen. She's German.

As I am, as an immigrant.

We are German.

Maybe I'm really German too.

Maybe home is where the heart is.

Are you closed?

Go on.

What are you doing here anyway? I thought you were working today.

This afternoon, I meant, oh, a grief woman. I didn't pack into lap was ten last night.

Why did you go this morning then?

Why are you still dreaming in bed?

I went to Granddad's old house to pick up the rent.

Oh, I was sitting here.

You can put your off the land away. I didn't get anything.

Blake beat me to it. It was nothing this week.

I didn't learn something, though.

The Ramsdons are moving out in spring.

Oh, a commodity for us.

Yeah, there's a catch.

Blake still wants to sell it.

He wants the money for his business.

At least he told Ramsden that when Ramsden said he was giving notice.

He's deaf from me, I guess.

Yeah, well, how can we split the money? We can't split the house.

But what happens if we get checked out next week?

Well, call if I have a council house.

No, wouldn't we?

If the list wasn't half a mile long already.

Hey, up.

It's the secretary of the Wits Stanton Labour Party.

Yeah, temporary acting unpaid.

There's a management committee meeting here at half-eleven.

What's your policy on housing?

Build more.

But we're not in office nationally.

Those fault is that.

Oh, ours.

Well, according to the last thing you wrote in tribute.

Hey, he reads it.

Oh, Beth, Washington showed it to me.

Too many old men running the party.

That's what he said.

I didn't mention my name, but I know when I'm being spoken to.

Pity doesn't practice what he preaches.

Who doesn't?

You doesn't.

You were offered my job and you turned it down.

A young upon comment would take the place of an old lesbian.

It was you put Beth Warrens on onto me, was it?

You're always saying you don't agree with this, that and other?

If you want things, change.

Come in and change them.

And give us a rest.

I'd be committed if I did.

To what?

Labour established me.

Oh, it's a broad church.

This room for even your outlandish views under this flag.

I wouldn't be honest.

I only fly one flag.

Me own.

Hey, you see, we're all out of step but our care.

You only just realise that.

Oh.

Your mother's upstairs will rise.

You're not pushed for time, are you?

Not much to spare.

Well, give them a minute or two.

I'm sure he was down on the dot.

You're going straight down to London after the wedding, which it tells me.

Yes?

Will you be coming back here before you go to America?

No.

I had intended to, but no.

I shall not come back.

Peg.

Peg hoped you'd come to dinner again before you left.

We'll just bring her over there and have dinner with me one day, perhaps.

I don't understand why you decided to go there.

I wouldn't have thought it was you at all.

I think a lot of people would agree with you.

I don't totally understand myself.

Something to a worth age, probably.

It's nothing to do with me.

With you?

What else gave you that idea?

I just wondered if you...

If there was...

If there was something you wanted to get away from...

From you?

Why should I want to get away from you?

Well, not me, exactly.

I mean, well, I'm just me.

I mean, I don't count it.

Except that I'm one of the family and...

Well...

It's all been a bit of a disaster, really, hasn't it, since the war?

I mean, I...

I haven't been much help, have I?

You've married Peg. You're happy.

What more could a father want?

A little gratitude, perhaps.

A little affection.

You can't give what you don't feel, that you don't have.

I do know a little, I think.

It was when Richard told me you were going off to David.

I suddenly realized I might never see you again.

It reminded me of a day years ago.

It'd taken me to ample forth for the first time.

And I was excited about it because you'd been there.

And because...

Well, it was all a bit of an adventure, really, I suppose.

And then you went off.

Well, I knew that I was supposed to stay and that you'd go, but...

When it actually happened, I was...

terrified, lost.

It'd always been very close, out until then.

Yes, yes, we were.

I couldn't understand how you could just go off and leave me feeling like that.

But you couldn't have known, of course.

Oh, yes, yes, I knew.

I felt the same when I first went to ample forth.

And so my father walking away.

But it passed.

The beginning of term was always difficult, but it passed.

I felt it all the time I was there.

The whole time.

I never understood.

And you bled me.

Who else?

That's lovely, darling. Just take it nice and slowly.

I'll make sure the video's all right.

That's it.

You look stunning, Ross.

I'm glad you came.

Just the four of us together.

The last time.

She believes in God, that the people who put these stones here must have believed in theirs.

Something to give your life to.

I was something to sacrifice.

Something that she picked up to put on the altar.

I know what it's like to feel a knife come down.

I didn't know you cared so much.

I don't.

I'm just angry.

I don't like being used.

I use you.

I use you not to be lonely.

I use you not to be alone in the dark.

We're all alone in the dark.

We all like to think there's a light burning for us, and it will find it.

That's what these stones are all about.

Dreams.

Dreams of light.

Centuries of them.

What's my bit of a dream in all this time, eh?

It's a laugh.

So you're not mad with me, sir, that I use you?

I use you, too.

You know I do.

And is that all you want from me?

It was in the beginning.

And now?

I don't know what I want.

Do you know this hat, though?

Oh, I thought I knew.

She was what you dreamt of on cold desert nights looking across the sand towards Rommel.

And over there, they're dreaming of a tube.

Lily Marlene.

We're all one flesh.

Even dreaming.

And, Ros, was it nothing more?

Well, a hell of a lot more was Ros.

All to do with the officer's mess, she was.

The officer's mess!

Sort of club I belong to in the war.

Gave me ideas above my station, as they say.

I thought I could come out after it was over.

Beat the bastards at the rungame.

I sold out on every idea me, that I would put into me, to join them and beat them.

Everything he ever taught me about history.

He was right. I was wrong.

I was wartime only.

There for life.

It all lined up against you.

The army of the righteous, captains and kings.

Whitehall warriors.

God, on their side.

The army of the righteous.

Here she is.

Take good care of her.

Dear brethren,

people decide to marry for a multitude of reasons.

And among those reasons, true unselfish love should be paramount.

It is indeed that kind of love which was brought us together into this church.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

Hey, leave that alone.

I said leave it alone.

It won't hurt me. Give it here.

I put you in the hospital.

Cut. I'm going to go put me there.

It's going to make a suggestion.

They'll make it quick.

They'll get a trolley out again or back and worry up to the doors.

That's only a cock's ride.

The army of the righteous is the only one who is right.

It's a speedy gun, Sally, is he?

That was a cheeky.

Give it a wash right here.

It needs it.

What do you think of it?

It's a bit scruffy, isn't it?

It's a bit scruffy.

Blake, your sister's come to see you.

Blake, take care.

Can't wait, can he?

Give him a chance. He's been at it since first thing.

Hello.

What can we do you for?

I've come to help.

Picsid time, doesn't she, eh?

I don't know. Just right for a cup of tea.

That's right. Put you in the kitchen where she belongs.

As the kid. Which one?

A little one.

I asked about the big one. I had a few plants with him last night.

Don't I know it keeps me about two little hours.

Shig's papers are somewhat like the realto.

Well, the kettle and the makings are over there.

It's worse than the last place.

Yeah, well, it would still be at the last place of your husband's lot add and chugged us out.

It wasn't Mark, it was Richard.

Come to that, it wasn't even Richard.

The mining company is nationalized, you know.

Somebody in London decides what to do with the land.

Yeah, well, somebody in London decided Blake Awood was doing too well.

So tell him his lease is up.

Anyway, it won't be nationalized for much longer.

A few more weeks, and we'd be back to private ownership in the bad old days.

Yeah, well, Richard and Mark should have hung on.

I mean, the new owners might decide to leave things as they are.

You can't make your mind up, you two, can you?

He's against private ownership. You think they might be better for you.

Don't look me with him. I'm a capitalist, he's a worker.

I'm also your dad.

Doesn't mean a thing in a business world, I'd sack you as soon as look at you.

He would too.

Oh, if, uh, if you had a word without care, yeah.

I am not a chance.

What do you want with Keir?

Keeping nose out. It is urgent, you know.

Yeah, well, as soon as I get a chance, I'll tell him I can't do it until I see him, can I?

Hey, up, my first customer, keep your fingers flat.

What's all this about, Keir?

Yeah, you're worse than your mother was.

Sure a secret and she would eat like a bone.

Well, I am family, aren't I? I'm entitled to know.

Well, it's something and nothing, really.

Blake wants Grandad's house sold. He wants, uh, to use his share to build up this place.

It's up to Muggings here to talk Keir into agreeing.

Oh, I see.

I always think Keir living in Grandad's house.

He seems to be happy enough where he is.

Well?

Is that the co-op funeral department?

I'm going to go to the house.

Ted?

Hello? Come in a minute.

What do you want?

Come here.

What's all this?

Hey, not that Mr. Richard got you that line on your desk.

You've seen what it says here.

I can read, you know.

It's so damn confidential it's the first I've seen of it, and I'm supposed to be head of the estate's to bond.

Who gave it here?

Bethel brought it in.

She said Mr. Richard wanted me to see it before it was locked away.

Oh, that's what he told me yesterday.

Well, you were out, weren't you? You were at Millamoree, he told you.

You know what this is.

You also do it, sir.

Demolition order on Omdaman Street.

Yes. The real thing. Not sometime in the future now.

Hang on. They're giving him fair notice. They'll all get a letter.

When?

Two or three weeks.

There's one or two things to sort out with head office and council.

You know who lives in Omdaman Street, don't you?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, Woodin is Mrs.

Well, I'm sorry we can't convince you.

We need you, Kia.

We need a strong constituency party, and that means a strong secretary.

You know how easily political apathy sets in, particularly in a so-called safety.

They've not been in for two years yet.

Thank you. Yes, but they're disintegrating.

With Eden's sick, Churchill's desperately overworked.

Work never bothered Churchill.

He's an old man.

What difference does that make?

Do I detect a note of defeatism?

No, you don't.

When the time comes, we'll get back in.

But in the meantime, I want to be a working-working class writer.

And I'm not the stuff secretaries are made of.

Can I at least count in your support?

I don't want him to go out to work at all. I want him to stay at home and write. That's what he's good at.

Yes. But how do we convince him of that?

I've had three articles published since I got back. Three articles in over a year.

Dear wonder! You come home tired out. Look at him.

That's how he looks when he comes off shift.

I must go.

What did I do?

No, no, I must. I won't stop trying.

Thank you. Bye.

Better know what that was about.

I know, damn well you do.

One of you come about.

I don't like to be mad at me again. He once ground our job sold.

He says he needs a money.

He knows where we live.

Is that what I've got to tell him?

Gotta talk to him sooner or later, haven't we?

Still don't see why we don't live in your granddad's house. This place is coming down.

How many more times do you want to tell him woman? It's been coming down for 20 years. It's good for a few more yet.

And how am I going to raise the money to pay Blake his share? Send you out on streets.

Hey, that's enough of that. Just tell him.

Hey, don't look at me.

Look, Mark, demolition is an emotive issue. It's capable of rousing great passions and I don't wish that to happen.

More important things to think about at the moment.

It's not a word. You understand? Not one single word.

Maybe you might tell your brother-in-law and within 24 hours it'll be all around the town.

The more time you give people to complain, the more chance there is there will.

I'm sure no.

Is that fairly clear?

Good.

Mrs. Jackson telephoned me, said that you'd ask for some more copies.

Yes, I did.

Well, make sure they're locked away, will you? Yes.

Richard, Major Bell's here to see you.

Ian, how nice to see you.

How to see you. Do come in. Thank you.

Hello, Major. Thank you, Mark.

Please, do sit down. Thank you.

Too early for a drinkhouse, but...

Oh, heaven's yes.

And in my parade I'm not going to be the most welcome visitor, Zima, fundraising.

What's that in, Adolf?

New bath at the house of law. Even more important.

Really?

Thank you.

Now, look, as we both know, Eton isn't a fit man.

That's common knowledge.

Yes, but it's rather worse than we thought I'm afraid anything could happen.

And if he doesn't come back and Churchill's stag is along with the foreign office on top of the premiership, he may well go down too.

Yes, he's far from fit himself.

I point exactly.

And if he does, and there's no Eton to take over, we may well be in for an election.

And if we are, then we want to win the seat.

Even if it doesn't mean taking it away from the family.

We may plenty of inros. There's absolutely no reason why we shouldn't win.

Well, if not this next time, certainly the time after, but he does take money.

I've put you down for $5,000.

Really? It's nice to know that I'm so highly regarded.

Well, I'm sure we're all working for the same ends.

I was always taught by my father, who was rather more direct in his business dealings than the Warrington, who used to live here, that...

There's nothing more important in life than the Quid Pro Quo.

Apparently it makes the world go round.

You mean there's some way I can help you?

There is, as a matter of fact.

As you know, iron and steel are up for grabs, and I want two things.

I want the mining company back.

They all expected that.

And I want the iron works.

Full control from raw ore to finished steel.

But it's going to cost money.

Big money.

Anyone in mind?

Lock out of brad.

You're certainly aiming high.

Where else? But can you deliver them?

Well, I dare say I could talk to them.

I may say they hold you in very high regard as a captain of industry.

Good.

Well, tell them that I hold them in high regard too. A shrewd investor.

Now, are you ready for that drink?

Why not?

I'm just a little bit less than one.

I'm just a little bit less than one.

You look like I feel.

Blake said you're grafting, has he?

Yeah, yeah, since seven o'clock this morning.

I think you should stick with Blake. You make you rich.

I'm not kidding. He's got brass written all over it.

I want one woman who could give birth to the two of you. I'm blowered if I know.

You were involved and all.

That really baffles me.

Did you tell Blake what I said?

Yes, I did. And I'm sick of playing messenger boy.

He said if he doesn't see you before, he'll see you next week when you come round to our place.

Oh, you are coming, aren't you? For coronation.

Coronation, is this it?

Coronation? I'm television.

You've not got one, have you?

Well, we'll have. They bring it round on Friday.

You, with your television?

Why not? All those tufts have got them.

You are coming.

Oh, yeah, we'll be there. He's Blake, bringing anyone?

He's bringing power.

Don't just go himself a television.

He writes good English now?

He does.

That school's been good for him.

Where's the washing soda?

Underneath.

Why don't we go in and up again?

I thought perhaps on Sunday.

I'll make him a parcel of his favourite cakes in that special chocolate.

Thank you for being like a mother to him.

I think of him as my son too.

I think we'll be good for him together.

Perhaps.

But how is still his mother?

Why haven't we heard from her?

Perhaps she's stopped thinking about us.

I can't believe she forgot her.

No, I mean in Germany, one sings about the next meal and...

getting through the night without an ock on the door.

Maybe we should not pay much.

For I heard the blunt.

Yes?

No, I'm Sally McAllister from the League.

I've taken over from Mrs. Grant.

Oh, Mrs. Grant has gone home.

Yes, she has.

How are you?

Okay. Thank you.

Is there anything you need?

No writing paper?

Do you write a lot of letters?

I write.

But I don't get letters back.

Oh dear.

Is there anything we can do?

Oh, I don't know.

I'm trying to write to my...

my sister-in-law.

My sister-in-law is in England with Emil.

He's my son.

She took him out of East Germany to England.

And I stood behind with my husband.

But Emil is not the son of my husband.

There was an English soldier.

Yes, I know, Mrs. Grant did tell me.

Your husband died in prison.

And you were shot when you tried to escape.

You deserve a little peace.

I want to go to England to find my son.

It's not like that.

We'll have to get you better first.

Whereabouts in England did your sister-in-law go?

Oh yes. At first. She wrote to me.

But for many months now, there has been nothing.

She went to Cumberland in the North.

To a beautiful house by a lake.

With many trees and gardens.

She said that the house was full of beautiful things.

And that Emil played in the gardens by the lake.

And he was very happy.

She said too that he had met Emil's father.

The soldier.

And that they would look after Emil until I came to England.

But then I moved my apartment in East Berlin.

Since that time I've heard nothing.

Perhaps my letters do not get to her.

She will be worried. She will not know if I'm alive or if I'm dead.

MUSIC

Oh, he's Keir coming in.

She's not home yet. At least he wasn't when I left.

Oh, late shift eh?

Yeah.

Oh, will he be in later on?

I doubt it.

I don't think he's looked like he has me.

Yeah, he looked a bit sharp the other night.

Yeah, he looked sharp every night.

He's wasting himself.

Right, he's doing what he wants to do.

Is that just always right?

It's our fault.

We should have left him in London.

Never. This is where he belongs.

No, it is.

That's where we belong. He likes to think he does to me, doesn't he?

I was talking to Beth Warren to the about him and she should know if she's a member of Parliament.

She says he's a very good writer and he ought to be earning his living at it.

Yeah, well, he can do other things as well.

Not tending a furnace he can't.

All right, get him to take on Secretary's job here.

Why? Why? It's just time. Anybody can do that.

Thanks, I did it for 20 years.

Can you write like him?

Can you use words like he can? Can you?

He's a clever man. Lucky, too. All that talent in a wife like you.

Well, telling that.

I don't need to love he knows it.

Hi, George. Oh, Willie.

Hey, have they delivered that television set of yours yet?

Yeah, they have. It's sitting on my sideboard like a jewel, it is.

Oh, hey. You must be me, don't, Willie.

I thought that was common knowledge.

Well, mind having a look at that one of these days.

Anytime you like.

Oh, no, I want to ask you for coronation. I've got a house full.

But any other time, bring the Mrs..

Hi, well, just for an hour or two.

Hey, I'm watching them things can damage your eyes.

Well, if you do too much of it, it can. Still.

You do too much of it. You damage some of it, don't you?

Hey, it's really tough.

Hey, you heard the buzz that's going around.

Richard Wellington taking over at fireworks.

No, no, you're the mining company you mean.

No, I don't. I mean, the ironworks.

Get off.

I know he's after mining company, but he couldn't find money for both of them at the cost of fortune.

Yeah, I thought it was funny. So it's all at the time.

Oh, give us a bottle of brown ale, lovely.

Hey, whoa.

Left your osmone yet, Chuck.

No, not yet.

Dibber's a wink when you do.

Look after yourself, George.

Yeah.

Well, some fishings on until the day.

And you see you come round early in the morning if you want to see it from the beginning quarter past ten.

There'll be coffee, sandwiches, cake, and a bottle of beer later on. You'll go shorter now.

Shall I wear my dance front?

Yeah, why not? We'll make a party on it.

Does Mark know you're here?

He knows I'm here, but he doesn't know what about.

I didn't tell him any lies. I simply said I didn't want to be cooped up in the house all day,

so I was going to get my bike out and come over and have a chat.

And you left him holding the baby?

Literally. No, I won't do him any harm.

He enjoys the responsibility.

He does you know he enjoys responsibility.

That's what I'm saying. I'm not arguing with him.

No, but...

I wonder if that means Richard's winning, doesn't he always?

He doesn't often lose.

I wonder what he thinks of Mark. He never gives him a chance. He gives him anything important to do.

I sometimes think Mark should leave the family business completely and set up on his own.

What does Richard think of Mark?

I wish I knew.

I wish I knew what Richard thought about anything.

We're not like you and Mark. We don't pour out our hearts to each other.

I don't think if Richard were going bankrupt, I'd be the last person to hear about it.

This is a lovely house.

Yes, it helps.

It's funny.

If you married Blake, you'd be living in Durt's house now, not here.

Do you ever think of Blake? Try not to.

Ross?

Mommy!

Darling, two birds with one stone.

House big.

Marvelous.

And the family.

Blooming. That's good to hear.

Why didn't you phone?

I just popped in to say goodbye on my way down to London.

Time for a drink. A very small scotch. Some instant energy for the drive down.

Do you have to go tonight?

Yes, I must. I have to get started at the crack of dawn tomorrow.

What it is to be an honoured guest at the coronation.

Hi, darling. They can't start without me.

You in the Abbey?

Of course. Stacked behind a pillar in the North Transit.

On television?

Well, I'd better be around, not going.

What's your worry?

A very nice navy tailored suit with a paisley pattern blouse.

And a hat?

Yes, of course I have.

You're knowing you won't be all that frivolous.

Well, it's a formal occasion.

Where's Richard?

He's in there.

Business dinner.

Local Tory hierarchy.

You too.

Me, Shitty, yeah.

Well, mommy, it doesn't matter.

No, but I must go.

Well, we want to hear all about it.

Unsee the suit.

Don't worry, you will.

I can't afford a hope, it's only where once.

Not on MP, so I don't.

Say goodbye to Richard for me, will you?

That's what I do.

There's... a pleasant surprise.

Hello, Richard.

You know you're in Bell, don't you, thunder?

Never mind. Tommy Lockhart.

Beth Warrington.

You're Mr. Bryan tonight, I've met before, haven't we?

Yes, we have. Hello.

Sir Thomas, nice to meet you.

A pleasure to meet you, Mrs. W

Beth Warrington to me.

After all, what does it matter?

We're almost there.

There's almost being the operative word.

Now, we have made it quite clear now that Neville know myself,

want our names linked with this, until our offer has been accepted.

Of course.

We're only human, Richard.

We just don't want to run the risk of being associated with a failure.

Gentlemen, we won't fail that. I can assure you.

We won't fail.

Now, Port, Brandy?

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Why didn't you go to bed?

I said, why didn't you go to bed?

Oh, my, all right. What time is it?

Of course, two eleven.

I'm far from all right.

Don't look like that.

I'm bred like a Whippet.

I'm not going the same way Jack did it.

I know.

But you're working in ironworks all hours God sends.

You're not stuck behind an office desk like your pegsus,

but it's bound to tire you out.

Not the only thing that tires me out.

All right. We'll give up that as well.

It will, I'll just like come here.

Tell them what they can do with the furnaces.

You want me to write, don't you, for a living?

Of course I do.

Well, then can't you see stupid if I give up the ironworks?

I've got nothing to write about.

Well, what have you got for God's sake?

I'm going to typewriter gathering dust.

That was the last time you used it.

When was the last time you used the brain God gave you?

When I got married.

And I'm beginning to have me doubts about that.

If I'd known you with this daft that I thought twice.

Oh, it's, er...

It's me who's deaf, is it?

What about the fellow who goes out to work so I can write about it?

And comes on worn to a frazzle.

And instead of sitting down at his typewriter,

he sits down in front of fire every night and drops off.

I suppose he qualifies for the brain's trust.

Give us a kiss and shut up.

You have one unit so don't think you're in.

Oh, God, who's that?

I can't look like the clever one.

You look through a door and tell me.

Go on.

Oh, hello.

Have a good time, are we?

No worse than usual.

It's your blade.

Long time no see.

Yeah.

I'm sorry to call so late, sir.

I won't keep you a minute.

Did, er...

Did Dad have a word with you about Granddad's house?

He said you wanted to get it sold, yeah.

I need the money.

What about the Ramsdans? They're sitting tenants.

They're going at the end of August, er.

Gonna live with their son.

So we could sell it at the beginning of September.

Right.

What do you want me to do?

Agreed?

Agreed.

You don't have to do anything.

I've had it valued to feel barely did it for me.

Be prepared. I wasn't a scout.

He says we shouldn't have any trouble getting 350 for it.

So I'll put it in the paper tomorrow, right?

Yeah, right.

Well, thanks for your time.

I didn't want a cup of tea.

I don't want to be in this house again.

He was nice enough.

Of course he was. He wanted some.

I like a fool. You let him have it.

That's the last we have to do with him.

He's my brother.

It's me you should have thought twice about getting word.

You're right, soft devil.

Yeah.

Come on, Mark.

I don't have a play handle at the end of the late.

Richard will play handle with me if I don't get these tapes locked away.

It's a bank holiday. You should be working on a bank holiday.

I have five minutes.

I can't say I'm looking forward to it.

Blake here, I'm the word for each other.

How can you do business if you're not speaking?

In what business?

Oh, selling Grandad's house.

Dad was telling me.

Blake wants to get his hands on the money.

And Kia's agreed?

Well, that's what I'm saying. How can he if they're not speaking?

Oh, no, no, Blake, there was swallow his pride if this money involved.

Kia shouldn't sell that house, babe.

I know. That's what I said. I'm really going to.

Pig.

I can't say anything.

I can't say anything.

I've just said a word with the doctor.

I'm sorry.

I'm not so good as I think.

Well, these things take time.

Did the doctor say how long it would be before you'd be fed to travel?

Yes, he said it could take many months.

Beginning of December.

Will you still be here?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, thank you.

Is it right, thinking of selling Grandad's house?

Shh.

Is it right, thinking of selling Grandad's house?

Wonder how much this lot's settled back?

Given a chance.

Oh, look, there's money!

Look, there's money!

Good Lord, he is.

Oh, that hat.

It's taking time.

That happens he's changing the truck.

No, she would want everyone to see for a go.

She's probably having a cup of tea like we are from an easy effort.

Look!

Kia, are you unblinked selling Grandad's house?

Oh, stop miteering about Grandad's house!

Now look, this is once in a lifetime.

For God's sake, shut up about the damn house.

It's theirs to do at the pleasement.

There's nothing to do with that dad.

I can't love this thing off.

Look, it's happening.

Hey, hey, I'll do that.

Well, what's the matter with you?

Well, it's for everybody's good.

But to be pleased, if you didn't repeat what I said outside this room,

it could get Mark into trouble.

Home to the streets being demolished.

You what?

You'd be getting a letter in a week or so, but...

Well, I'm afraid you won't get much notice.

You're saying we should be living in your Grandad's house?

That's the only sensible thing to do.

Mark's known about it for a week,

but he didn't know what you were doing with Grandad's house.

As soon as he did, he told me.

So don't say anything, please.

How do I get my money?

Oh, there's a point.

Well, if you get Blake half of what it's worth, you can keep the house. It'll be yours.

Why didn't I think of that? Give him a check, Booklove.

There's no need to be sarcastic.

She's only telling you of your own good.

Can't you get a mortgage?

It's steelworker. They wouldn't look at him.

There's no point in telling you you're a writer, isn't it?

Don't fret. We'll find somewhere.

Blake, you can't just sell a perfectly good house when it's needed.

Don't get him, me. I'm not the villain of this piece.

It is a lot that are pulling them down.

That house is half mine. We said we'd sell it and we shook on it.

So have you ever been going to welch it on the deal?

Who said anything about welching for Christ's sake?

I know we shoot guns. I know what the deal is.

Just sell the bloody house. We'll find another.

Oh, I didn't want to cause any trouble.

And he sure kept me a mouthshot. Don't get it.

Shut up! Shut up! The world will be a shut up!

I'm sorry.

I don't know what you'll think of us.

In Germany, we have families too.

My granddad.

That's my father's father.

He kept twenty gold sovereigns in a shimilether bag.

He kept him in the collar box behind his bowler out on the wardrobe shelf.

Every now and then, he'd take him out and count them.

When he did, he'd call me and me two brothers and me sister into the bedroom and he'd let us touch him.

Feel the gold.

Twist them in our fingers to the court the light.

There there he used to say for when they needed.

Well, I reckon they were needed about twenty times during his lifetime, but they stayed exactly where they were until he died.

And most of them need was gone.

And damn it, that's gonna happen in this house.

Don't do anything daft.

I told you to share it.

Now, there's 215 pounds here.

The house is valued at 350, you say, so half shares 175.

So if I take away one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Some hundred and seventy-five, here you are.

Are you sure? Do you want me to burn them?

Defer him.

No, they're for you.

You give them to him.

Right, you've got your money, you've got your house.

Stick those in the bank for me, Gramsam.

Oh, Dad.

Check them.

No, if you don't mind.

You're a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

I'm a good doctor.

The Queen is waiting, guys.

My dear Emil,

today I've seen the doctor,

and he has told me that it will be many months,

perhaps not until the end of the year,

before I will be able to get out of my bed

and travel to England to see you.

And I do so long to see you.

I hope you are now at school and working hard at your lessons,

and that you are a good boy and not a worry to your teachers.

It is so long since I've heard from you and Tanta Paula,

that I start thinking perhaps you have gone from the house where you were living,

and that you are not getting my letters.

I can only hope that someone knows that you are not.

But where you are,

and will send them to you.

You know, it really is amazing how the workforce swallowed all that guff about nationalisation.

Did they really feel they were masters of their own destiny?

You've been on both sides, Richard.

Did the men genuinely believe they were the bosses?

I don't think they ever wanted it, you know.

I suppose they were after some utopia where there are no bosses at all,

and in a way they got what they wanted.

Bosses no one could find.

Once you got beyond the iron and steel board,

you found yourself in no man's land without a signpost inside.

You know, there were times I didn't even know which minister I was responsible to.

All quite deliberate, of course, a carefully orchestrated cacophony.

Only one message rang loud and clear.

Decisions cost money.

Can you blame them?

Why spend millions on a new process when it takes the unions years to agree to work the damn thing?

Don't knock the unions too hard, never.

They're too scared about losing jobs, that's all. You can't blame them for that.

Don't tell us you're going soft to us.

No, simply issuing a warning note.

They don't want us back, Tommy, make no mistake about it.

They tolerate me in the top office as a lackey, but they don't want me back as Lord and Master.

Oh, no.

We must introduce democracy.

What we need is a liaison committee between the mine and the ironworks.

Workers and management meetings say once a month everything out in the open.

And the workers' representatives are democratically elected.

As democratically as it can be arranged.

After all, justice must be seen to be done, even if it isn't.

Well, I make no excuses. It's a crazy world.

To do right you have to do wrong.

Prime Minister Orbis, no difficult. Heavens.

We're all after the same thing.

Quite.

Cheers, gentlemen.

Cheers.

Well, when will you let me know?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Oh, Heaven, yes.

Tell me it's the right answer.

Two, three, four, three, seven, four.

Come on.

Hell, I can't be able to paint with them.

Keep playing, Mum.

In one minute you've prided on with the mine and the ironworks.

Next they've whipped them back again.

Did you think they earned them?

No, but at least they had summered.

Now they've gotten out again.

John, you go room A, isn't it?

Was your party preached public ownership a knot stator on the ship?

Remember?

Oh, I remember.

That as I remember was your party too.

Ah, well, I'm a writer and I'm uncommitted.

Just let me see you for that.

I'll have to go. I'll have Martha doing the packing.

Well, I won't keep your plan here.

See ya.

Sad.

See you tomorrow.

Yeah, right.

Uh, Scotch.

Please.

That's Scotch, ain't it?

A bit stunned off, isn't it?

No, no, no, they're flitting tonight.

Mm-hmm.

As long as it's not a moonlight.

How can it be a moonlight?

Coming them down tomorrow.

No sense of humor, these mining company lads, everything.

Mm.

Talking about you are richer than his pals.

They're not going to have it all their own way if they do take all that thionworks.

Who says?

Behind me.

Talking to any MOSGRAPH.

Right, check with them as dash.

Jackie McGivin.

New convener.

Send him up from Swansea.

Why, what's wrong with Walter Pitt?

Yeah, he's past it, innit?

New war, new general.

What are you, this one's a right, and...

Is your bird gone?

Anybody asks, he's corpier for his wife's health.

Yeah, he's corpier.

You don't believe we're all trying to make a living, would you?

A good one, telly boy.

A good one.

There's a match of something landing, and a few bits in the back bedroom.

And then there's just a few bits there and here.

Bye.

All right.

I'll leave it with us.

I'll be up in a minute.

Okay.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

How's it going?

Not so bad, could have done with a bigger lorry.

No, Blake didn't offer to, aren't he?

Well, after the way you looked at him.

Which way were you dreaming when I came in, backwards or forwards?

I was thinking that chair was getting shut up, all stuffings coming out of it.

All stuffings coming out of it.

I'm not going to get it.

I'm not going to get it.

I'm not going to get it.

I'm not going to get it.

I'm not going to get it.

I'm not going to get it.

All stuffings coming out of me, but I'm good for a couple of years yet.

Yeah, well, given the choice, I'd rather get shut up the chair.

You can have us both.

Come here.

Memories.

Oh, well, I've been some badons.

Well, just as long as you break even.

You feel cold?

Yeah, I am a bit.

Well, we get a find going.

In our new home.

Come on.

We've got work to do.

Never mind the banisters.

There'll be much wood this time tomorrow.

I like that one.

Oh, yes, he was very happy that day.

When did you take these?

Last time he went to see him.

I had some...

Developed.

Developed.

In the town.

Where was I when you took them?

You were talking to the headmaster.

About the schoolwork.

You should have waited for me.

I know I didn't see.

All right, come with me.

I thought you were at the club.

I thought you were at the club.

Yeah, I am.

I just nicked back for that brochure on the television set.

Now it was then the dastame about it.

I never mentioned the thing.

It's upstairs.

Yeah, I'll get it for you.

All right, sir.

Oh, I never knew.

Oh, he's growing up into a bunny lad, isn't he?

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah, you can see the man in there already.

The way you stand in there.

I want him to grow into a good German.

Does that make you angry when I say that?

No.

A good German's as good as a good anybody else.

Dumps out better than a bad Englishman.

It's only the bad Germans we suffered from.

Doesn't say how much it cost.

Do you want me to write it in the corner?

No, I don't.

And stop being Sasaki.

Tell him off for me, will you?

You want to know?

Tell me off.

You are a bad boy.

Funny how things work out.

Would you have married out of?

Is she to come to England instead of you?

Oh, yeah, I did on the right thing, all right.

But you would have been the wrong thing.

You're as much of a mother to her as she could ever be.

And you'd be more of a wife to me.

When?

Today. No, tomorrow.

No, there's no hurry.

My birthday's on the 19th of December.

And I think I would like to be married on my birthday.

My mother was married on my birthday and my grandmother was married on her birthday.

And it would be nice if I...

I love you.

We saw the light on the door open or else we wouldn't have bothered.

Thought you'd be finished by now.

It's dragging on a bit.

Where have you been? Somewhere nice.

Pictures. High noon.

He frontes himself as Gary Cooper.

Oh!

I'll be back soon.

We went to first house.

Don't like to leave the baby sister too long.

We got Mary Squires from the post office.

Oh, she's a nice girl.

Yeah, she is.

We'll, er, we'll leave you to it then.

Oh.

Ah, you know, this, er, just wouldn't have been happening for you two.

Oh, I'll give it over.

Nobody found out, did they?

Not so far. I'll keep your fingers crossed.

It's not so bad at times.

Oh, they're back.

Oh, no.

Well, don't worry, we're just off.

Hey, come on, you, whoever bit helps.

Oh, right.

Which is the largest.

That one.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

See you tomorrow.

Bye-bye.

See you tomorrow.

Bye-bye.

Nearly done.

Leave it.

I don't want to.

I'll leave you out.

By the way, I've decided to am in notice in tomorrow.

I'll take that job at the Labour Club as secretary.

It pays now, but it'll keep me nearer things.

And I'll have a lot of time to do all that right in, you want me to do.

Well?

Stepping the right direction, I suppose.

Are you never satisfied?

No.

Good riddance.

I saw Martha yesterday in the village, and she says they've settled in nicely into their new home.

Well, leave for them.

It's too soon for these things.

Christmas comes earlier every year.

It's needed.

It's needed everywhere, but in Germany, we do it one week before.

Yeah, I know.

How do you know?

Oh, her tea used to tell me all about your little customs.

So you still remember her?

Only when you remind me.

It's you, I'm marrying.

Well done.

It's better, isn't it?

Well, no.

I've got some very special news for you, young lady.

We're going to England.

Yes.

Oh, no, you're joking.

Hello?

When?

Well, as soon as I can arrange it, probably the middle of December.

But how are we going?

We'll go from here to Beline, Beline to Folkston, and then I'll hire a car and we'll drive right up through the middle of England.

We'll stop off overnight somewhere.

I thought perhaps Lamington's spout, Stratford, or Neven.

How does that sound?

Wonderful.

Then I'll be with Amy for Christmas.

Take me home.

I'll be right back.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Hey, care.

Care.

Ally, break your sweat.

Oh, heck.

You can go on a fair lick, have you?

Can't wait to get away from place.

Well, you come back for then.

Have you got to get rid?

Morning, visiting.

Yeah.

Can see that.

I've been having a chat with that new convener of yours.

No, Jackie Mcgibbon.

Hey, he's a good minute.

Is he?

I'm in mind up yet.

Are you watching?

You can make them off.

He says off to the number two firms.

They'll see where they get with her chopping and changing.

Last night's edition, one minute.

He's going to be a good minute.

Oh, no.

I'm going to be a good minute.

I'm going to be a good minute.

Oh, no.

I'm going to be a good minute.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

All right, this is your one minute.

Bosses are back there next.

They're going to get a fire in the runs.

You'll see.

Now we had that.

We'd have access to the road on the south side.

But we ever wanted to...

Oh, have to do Mr. Richie.

Afternoon, I'm at it.

Could you leave me for a just a quiet moment?

It was Mr. Warren.

Oh, you don't mind?

Certainly, so certainly.

Something wrong?

Quite the opposite.

I thought I'd pop in and tell you how pleased I am.

Oh.

Oh, that's nice to hear.

Especially with the demolition work.

It's always a tricky business at the best of times, but I thought you handled that last batch rather well.

Yes, yes, they did go quite smoothly.

Good.

Well, that's it then.

I didn't get rid of the last batch.

Well, that's it then.

I didn't get rid of armage for any fell purpose, you understand?

It's just that I want you to know that I'm fully aware where the bright ideas are coming from.

Oh, well, that's nice of you to say, say, Richard.

Really big business now, the estate side.

Well, keep up the good work.

Yes, right.

That'd be all well.

Fine, thanks.

Good.

Oh, it's...use me.

It's all right, Paolo. Major Bell's just waiting for Richard.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Oh, thank you. I never drink tea in the afternoon.

Now, the army tends to lead one away from such a feat practices.

Oh, come now.

Only as far as the gin and bitter.

Which you must be.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

You're so good, Richard.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

You're so good.

I'm sure.

You're so good, right?

I'm sure.

I'm sure.

You're such a good friend and bitter.

Which you must admit is a step in the right direction.

Would you like one?

Oh, no.

Thank you, really.

If you don't want me for anything.

No, nothing at the moment.

Thank you.

I may need one or two things from the village later on.

If you're going in, will you be in the flat?

Yes.

I'll be in the flat.

I'll bring you.

Can I take something?

Thank you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Oh, what are you doing here?

Yes, you.

You're so stupid.

You're so stupid.

You're so stupid.

No, no, no.

Why are we going to the village?

Was it telephone marrying my mistress, who used to be your mistress?

Isn't you?

It's new.

I'll bring your decadent German ways round here,

unless of this immoral talk in front of your future husband.

My beach husband, who was moral.

I see.

I never know what it is against me for the rest of my life, are you?

That is all behind me.

Yes, but can I ever be sure?

You want to be sure?

No.

She knows you come here.

I said she knows you come here.

I heard what you said.

Where did you leave the car?

Off the road.

I walked from there.

I cut down some branches, I covered it, it'll never ever be found again.

Why do you tease me?

Because I'm frightened of you.

And you are right to be.

Yes?

Oh, it's quite right.

Well, if you wait a moment, I will get the pencil in paper.

Hello, Rosie.

Oh, hello, Blake.

I'm fine, thank you.

And you?

Oh, I'm very well.

How long I have got some news for you, and I?

Well, we thought you would be the first to know.

We'll get him married on the 19th.

Of this month?

But that's next week.

Is that when it is?

Well, if you say so, that's when it is.

I hope you'll be very happy.

Oh, I'm sure we will be.

Not very rich mind you, but happy.

After all, money is never done, is it?

No.

Look, I'm so too appear.

Rude is parlor there. I am in rather a rush.

Yeah, of course you are.

She's here.

Hello?

Thank you very much.

Yes, I hope so too.

Yes, I have you.

Yes.

Yes.

Hundreds and thousands.

Oh.

Oh, yes.

Yes.

Right.

Is that all?

Yes. Thank you again.

Goodbye.

You really are a little boy.

When I marry, I will have two little boys.

Really?

Really?

Why did you tell her?

Why not?

You mustn't let women hurt you.

What makes you think women hurt me?

For now on, I will be the only one to hurt you and I will do it very gently.

And on Sunday, we go to Windermere and pick up Emilees.

Right.

And then we spend Christmas together.

All right, don't forget.

There's an important event before then.

I know.

You know, it's crazy, but I'm quite looking at it.

I'm looking forward to being your wife.

You know, there is a lady in England.

She's a member of your parliament.

She knows about Paula and Emile.

Have you tried to contact her?

No, she's of the government.

Well, it's very unwise to talk to people of the government.

You see, there's still one thing that worries me.

It's why your sister-in-law didn't get your letters.

I mean, if she left the district, should she have a form of an address?

Perhaps not.

Maybe she didn't like the English people.

She could have just packed her bags, taken in meal,

and gone to some other place.

Yes, but she had run into you.

You have never been to East Germany.

The security police opened many letters and destroyed them.

Also, she could have written to my first apartment in East Berlin.

You see, when I moved from there, there was trouble.

So, I did not say where I was going.

Ah, we'll find him.

It'll be a treasure hunt.

Treasure hunt?

Yes, that's what it is. I like it.

It's a very small country.

There can't be very many nine-year-old German boys.

No, we'll find them.

We'll stop off at your lake house, and if we don't get any answer,

there will go on up to Glasgow.

You mean to your house?

Oh, no, no, I'm selling my house.

Well, step my sisters.

Oh.

Is the house unhappy for you?

They tell me your husband died.

My husband was a sergeant and the second camaroneans.

His friend, Guncarrier, ran over the only mine

that they hadn't found in this town.

That was to do the war ended.

So I came out to find his grave, and I thought,

oh, well, might as well stay on here and help.

So I joined the lake.

But, you see, there was something else that I wanted to do.

I wanted to find out why.

I wanted to find out why people killed each other.

I mean, we believe that we have torn.

If we don't know from the river,

we have to go to the river.

We have to go to the river.

I mean, we believe that we have torn.

If we don't know from our own experience,

we believe what we're told.

Now, we were told that the Germans were terrible people,

and that we believed that.

It's just like you believed in Hitler and Goebbels.

That's true.

I remember, I was only a young girl, but they remember

there were pictures in our newspapers

of Germans who they told us had escaped from Sudetland.

They were bleeding, they'd been beaten by the Czechs.

Many had died, so they told us.

So we began to hate the Czechs.

We wanted them there, too.

You know, I'll do it here.

Don't care.

Come on.

Let's leave all this behind.

You know I'm frightened.

You mustn't be.

Hey, where's your teapot go?

Leave it on side. I'll see you to it.

Oh, what do you think to it?

It's about the decorating in that front bed.

Yeah, never knew he had it in it.

Neither did I.

He never left it a finger at home.

Well, I had a stupid sister to do all the donkey work alone, didn't I?

Well, will you go to wife now?

Hey, nay, she has to go out to work to support him.

Oh, you know, I'm not going to go to the house.

I'm going to go to the house.

I'm going to go to the house.

I'm going to go to the house.

Yeah, she has to go out to work to support him.

Oh, you know that, Mark?

Well, great institutions for families, aren't they?

They make you feel really good.

Don't talk to me after all the decorating you've done.

I used to use you as a shining exam.

I'm not the only helpless husband around here, I'd say.

Here's just as bad as me.

And now look at you.

Sorry.

Come on then, useless useless useless.

Let's see if you can put your son on air to bed without the property.

Hey, why didn't you bring him with you?

I'm more contracting away from his grandmother.

She's a little bit here then.

Until Christmas, she's staying with us.

What time does the boss get in?

Martha isn't the boss, I am.

She supports me.

How much longer are you going to let her do that?

Not much longer.

Yeah.

And keep your nose out.

What do you mean not much longer?

Something happening?

Just keep your nose out.

You'll know soon enough and no sooner.

Come on, Mark. We'll get nothing here.

They won't be living here if it wasn't for us.

He doesn't know what gratitude is.

It's a hard day.

It's a hard day.

You give that and add a big hug from his granddad?

I will.

He'll get nothing from his uncle Keir though.

Thanks.

See ya.

There's some adapting on the right in front.

What's new politics when it's a dome?

It's a new monthly.

It's going to be good.

They've got some great people.

Well, they won't you.

Heh heh heh.

No, I'd equal a month for the first 12 months.

What are they committing themselves, aren't they?

They like what I've done for Tribune.

What's Martha think about it?

She's pleased.

Didn't kick her legs in there, but then she never does.

Thing is, I think they'll want me down in London permanent.

How do you think she'll take to that?

Then she's your wife.

Come on, she told me.

Come on, she talks about me to you more than she does to me.

Well, there's because we've both got your interest at that.

Yes, I know. I'm grateful. How do you think she'll take to it?

He'll add...

Well, she's ambitious for you. I know that, but...

I don't know.

I know what your memory would have done.

She'd have followed me to Timbuktu.

She'd have packed the suitcases and bought the train tickets and thought about it.

Women are different nowadays, huh?

Oh, that's a great help.

I'll tell you one thing. I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you don't make a go of it.

She'll need your dog's life.

I'll deserve it, won't I?

Yes, you will.

Hey, is that the time?

I, uh, said I keep an eye on the club while Ted Marshall's away.

You're coming down for one?

If you insist, are you buying?

Yeah, that, um, German woman who lives in the house with you.

Dachin?

Yes, there's a flat upstairs. She has that.

Why, are you interested?

No.

But, uh, she is very attractive.

With a lover, I'm sorry to have to tell you.

I'm afraid you're rather late in the game. A rich lover.

Not yet, but he will be.

Capitalist signs of socialist houses tend to become very rich indeed.

Oh, he's that one. The one with a boy.

That's the chap.

Gets a part of it, doesn't it? Your wife was telling me about him.

Yes, she knows him rather better than I do.

Well, sorry I was late. Oh, nothing important.

Just popped in to thank you for your invitation.

I thought I might bring a couple of friends along with me, if I may.

Lord Thrillkeld and Tommy Barclay could be very useful.

By all means, bring them along.

Well, here's to Monday.

The end of nationalisation will return to sanity for the British steel industry.

Monday.

Monday.

Are you busy for the next hour, sir?

Why?

A little visit I'd like to make.

You might find it interesting.

Oh, no?

Yes. Why not?

Look, I'll tell you what.

My wife goes around to assistance Wednesday afternoon.

Now, if I change my shift, you can go around to our place.

Well, I suppose you must find some.

Of course she knows all my fear.

Oh, I told her, sweet.

I said, you've got your ideas at one, and I'll kick you out and pick you up.

And pick you up that young Martha A. would have that dreamy husband of hers.

I hope you did your silly devil.

No, I'm not that duffed.

But it's like the woman sings on the wireless.

It's a secret love.

Oh.

We better not tell that dreamy husband of mine then, have we?

No, you always come at a long time, you.

I get a lot of smashing and all.

I always do, well, any trouble?

Well, only for a minute.

Better buy a chop.

I love you one of these days.

Not you, we're staying in.

How was he yet to drag me out?

We're celebrating his news.

Oh, the articles.

Yeah, it's good, isn't it?

I told you, she can't contain herself.

It's your dew.

You've earned it.

I get excited about some of your burns.

Well, what are they, one?

Well, they said they want to come in and there's your act in steward while tense, aren't they?

Yeah, hang on, isn't it?

What's that on?

Who is it?

It's Mr. Warrington.

Cheeky bastard.

No.

No.

No.

I'm just too short of it.

I'm just too short of it.

I'm just too short of it.

I'm not too short of it.

I'm not too short of it.

I'm not too short of it.

How can you get in here, John?

No, please.

Really?

Thanks.

Good evening, gentlemen.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Oh, I beg your pardon.

Ladies and gentlemen.

It's very nice of you to have me here in your club.

Thank you.

I simply wanted the opportunity to tell those of you who will be working for me on Monday,

either in the mine or the iron works, how delighted I am to be working alongside you in a primary rather than a secondary role.

As you know from next week, the mine and the iron works will be under one ownership,

and many of the obstacles between ourselves and success will be removed.

There is no reason why with your support the two companies cannot look forward to a prosperous and happy future.

And now, if you will allow me, I'd like to buy you all a drink.

Well, all right for drinks.

Thank you, Mr. Warrington.

We've got us all.

Good.

A very happy state to be in.

Long may it continue.

The time comes when every glass is empty as we all know too well, so you will allow me, I'd like to buy you the next.

Let me know if that doesn't cover it.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Sticking in the fighting from George.

Good night.

Yes, it was quite an enjoyable experience.

They had no idea how to take it.

I'm not surprised.

I don't think Daddy ever went to that club and offered them a drink.

I'm sure he didn't.

He was far too gentlemanly.

Whereas my father, yes, he would have been proud of me.

Divide and rule.

You know when I offered them the drink, they were one or two quite definite moments of approval.

Yes, a seed was definitely planted.

So, if you have the workforce, might be tempted to think of me as not such a bad fellow after all.

Whereas in reality.

See, where is that to now?

Tiger led us to the club when he should be getting on with his article.

Dad, shut her up, will you?

I wouldn't dare.

Neither would you.

It's not for the club.

It's for the local constituency party which I happen to be secretary.

There's a big difference.

I know what the difference is.

It's just so you never notice.

One goes with the other, you see, love.

By being secretary, he gets a subject matter for his articles.

No, he doesn't.

He gets second-hand opinions from all them dead legs propping up the bar.

He's got opinions of his own.

You had a spell of this when we muddled, didn't you?

Every damn thing I do is wrong.

Why don't you write about what happened yesterday?

The boss trying to buy his workers off with a pint of butter each.

He didn't bring champagne, did he?

Oh, from the brewery, he was telling me.

Twenty cases a champagne went up to Lakehouse for his party,

didn't bring any to the working men's club, did he?

The lad's wouldn't have thanked him for it if he had.

He has to be up with him.

Yeah, she's right, you know.

It's what it's all about.

I know, she's right.

She's never wrong.

The last unset fire to her.

You wouldn't think so to hear the arguments.

No, I haven't come to see you now.

I want to have a word with you.

Oh, really?

Is there something I can get you, Beth?

Drink?

Yeah, thank you.

Please, do sit down.

Well...

Cheers.

I didn't usually take any notice of rumours unless they're likely to become the kind of fact

that it would be dangerous to ignore the rumour stage.

Yes, I think I understand that.

I don't know where it's leading, but I understand the premise.

Rumour has it that you intend to run down the ironworks.

That you intend to close certain unprofitable areas.

And that you intend to prune the workforce in others.

I wouldn't have chosen those words, but then I'm a businessman.

Not a political animal.

I'm not terribly good at emotive rhetoric.

Is it the case?

Because if it is, I shall do everything in my power to stop you.

I have a responsibility as the man of mine.

Yes, Beth. I'm well aware who you are and where your responsibility lies.

Are you?

My responsibility lies with my constituents.

Most of whom will spend their lives in the industry.

Many of whom will shortly be working for you.

I want them to go on working.

For me?

For anyone.

As long as they can work safely and securely.

We know what unemployment means in this town.

We're not going to go back to those days.

The trade unions will make sure of that.

I don't blame them for it.

What I do blame them for is using their power.

The power that your party lavishes on them to emasculate our industry.

To keep full employment not in the furtherance of assigned economy, but at its experience.

Ooh, the economy. The Tory economy. That is a chestnut, Richard.

Is it?

Well, let me tell you something.

Do you come here to listen as well as lecture?

Yes, indeed.

I think I'm doing rather well.

Well, do better. Listen a little more.

The British steel industry has got three, four, maybe five good years ahead.

After that, when we've reached some kind of saturation point, it's going to be every man for himself.

I intend to be fit for that race when it comes, Beth.

I want to get rid of every ounce of surplus flesh.

I don't want to preside over an overmanned industry that just can't compete.

But give you and your trade unions there, and that is precisely what will happen.

When that race comes, Richard, you won't be there. We will be back in control.

Perhaps, maybe, and then you can make your own mistakes.

As most assuredly you will. But I'm telling you how I intend to run that industry until the wreckers do move back.

Look, recently I was in Germany, and I can tell you now that in five years, less even, they could leave us far behind.

And God help us if the Japanese decide to take up steelmaking in any big way.

We're in a race, Beth. And we've got to be ready for that race.

I said steelmaking, it isn't steelmaking. It's steelmaking and steel selling.

And if who can make steel, but it's far from easy to sell it in a declining market, particularly if your labour costs a sky high because of overmanning.

And your profits are not sky high?

You people have been milking the industry for years, and now you refuse to feed either the industry or the people.

There are such things as subsidies, Richard, and we intend to subsidise labour-intensive industries.

Steel is not the most important commodity in this town. A job is the most important commodity.

You cut back the jobs and you will ever fight in your hands, and not just from me.

Leading the troops into battle, are we?

I don't want to see this town split from top to bottom. Nobody wants industrial action less than I do.

Nobody wants it, Beth, but we go on having it. And please do say strikes. If you mean strikes, industrial action means nothing.

It's just a euphemism for industrial inaction.

Tell me, Beth, hand on heart.

How much you motivated by the needs of your constituents, and how much by that unquenchable desire to bring this government down?

As far as I'm concerned, the two are the same thing.

I hope you don't mean that.

Oh, yes, I do.

Mother-in-law, I wouldn't put anything past you bloody politicians.

Can we go?

Oh, just a moment.

You never make this much fuss for me.

You don't care. You spoil my makeup.

We're not going to pick Emily up from school.

Yes, but I want to look good for him.

Just like a mother.

I feel like a mother. He has no one else. He needs me.

He'd better get used to she'll in ya.

Mmm.

When I look on your face, you should be in that thing.

You don't go down the camera this sort of thing.

Oh, say it out in this life. You don't think you're happy?

Who says we're not?

Well, if you feel like that, what you're doing here helping?

No.

I'm in the union and I'm following the union.

But it don't mean to say I have to agree with everything it does.

And I'm telling you, this will do now.

Ah, here they all ask.

All set to march with a zinc here.

Aye, course I am.

What about us MP? Who should be there?

Show me there, don't fret yourself.

Why don't we ask Richard Warren to see he wants a joint club?

Are you sure you won't come?

Brance wouldn't be delighted to see you.

Well, how can I? The caters are due in a minute.

I don't leave them to it.

Couldn't power a supervisor.

If you were here, she could. She's gone to pick up a meal from school.

Oh, with Blake, how would I presume?

Cumberland's answer to Errol Flynn.

Are all the boys in your class going home for Christmas?

Oh, the boys are my form, yes.

I'll bet you the teachers are glad of the rest.

Yes, Mr. Richardson who teaches matamatik says he's glad that we all go, so he can have a piece of Christmas.

Say that in German.

And it's in German.

No, no, no, I mean a piece for Christmas.

Frilly he has ran out of it.

Read like a spider.

Amen.

Turn on your left.

Thank you.

We're on the right road.

I do as you are coming.

Don't be ridiculous, Ross.

I'm the socialist happy for this area.

It's my constituents who are marching tonight and I'm marching with them.

Can you see me drinking champagne with me?

I'm going to ask you to read the book.

I can't you forget politics and be my mother for a night.

It isn't a question of politics.

It's a question of everything that matters to me in life.

You're married, you've got a home of your own. Mark is married with a family.

This is my life now. When you really need me, I'll be there.

Yes, I know and I'm very proud of you.

I enjoy telling people that my mother's an MP,

especially a socialist one.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

You can't have got him by privilege.

I don't know.

The Labour Party loves its aristocrats just as the Tories love their cloth cut.

Aristocrat.

Well, hardly.

But I was quite a cat.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

I'm a socialist.

This is my mother.

I'm sorry.

I don't quite catch on this.

It's McAllister.

Sally McAllister.

I've just come from Germany with a fro brand.

From here to brand.

Do you know that?

Yes, yes, of course.

Well, thank God for that.

That's the first hurdle over.

Well, I'm trying to trace her son, Emil, and I'm Mr Blake.

I'm trying to trace her son, Emil.

I'm trying to trace her son, Emil.

I'm trying to trace her son, Emil.

I'm Mr Blake Hayward, and her sister-in-law, Fraulein Palabrand.

Yes, they're here.

Here?

Yes.

Mote.

It's Mote.

Hote?

Oh.

Paola.

Are you believing us to the tight hole, Mrs. Wellington?

Well, if that's what you want, Mr. McAllister.

On what day today's?

Martha, where is George?

Probably at home.

The lake was sticking Emi around to see.

You care he's doing a good job with secretary?

I'm glad somebody's at home.

Aren't you?

You really want to know?

Well, of course I want to know.

I think he could be spending his time better up in the working class with his articles

and smoothing your life out for you.

Isn't that what he's doing?

Smoothing my life out for me?

Helping the working class?

I think the same way he does, you know.

How do you know how he thinks?

Of course I've talked to him.

You've talked to him?

When?

Three o'clock in the morning when he can't get his breath because of what furnaces have done to him.

Is that when you've talked to him?

Oh, Mrs. Orington popped in to say how much she likes the way you do his secretary's term.

Oh, good.

Hey, Blake never turned up.

Trust Blake.

Oh, no, he gave him his job.

He says he'll do something to usually do.

Oh, what's he playing?

He said he was bringing the lab.

He's been an unexpected developer.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

No, Lisa, no, they're all alone.

The last night, the

a little bit.

I

Was she oh she's exhausted

It was such a shock seeing her to so suddenly well that was a shock for her to too we hadn't expected to find you here why not

well I

Rather leave that for her to explain

We haven't heard from her for so long she'll tell you what happened

I go see what no no darling. No your mother's asleep

She's very tired to come into down with us. Yes. You'll stay for some supper. Yeah. No no system

You'd be driving in the dark anyway

Unless you decide to change your mind stay the night. No, I better get on but well

I won't refuse something to eat

Come and help me in the kitchen and miss that anything I can do

Why didn't her to write for so long I think you'll have to ask her to that question yourself

Am I right on what I'm thinking she did right

Mr. Hayward

It's not that I'm not concerned for you or for her to

But if what we're both thinking is true. It's not for me to involve myself

You

You

You

You

We should be with them now we shouldn't we then belong

I'm a manager

I don't get too excited and keep your fingers crossed

There's a rumor going the rounds that Richard may announce a couple of new directorships tonight

You

State sites pretty big now

They need someone on the board and knows what it's all about

And you think I'm not thinking anything

Just do as you're told and keep your fingers crossed

You

We were united during the war on the church

Brothers and sisters this is a week

Tomorrow marks a black day for the industry

of this time

Once again the conservative party

Has handed to the capitalists the opportunity to return

to the bad old days of

master and man of

Exploitation of the worker

of excess profits and

the making of personal fortunes

At the expense of your help and your well-being

It is up to us comrades

Every single one of us

To summon up our strength and deny that

Believe it or not came to the cabinet minuscule

Not I hasten to add the president's way

Well my dear friends

It really is a privilege

To have you with us here tonight to celebrate the return to sanity of the British steel industry

Released from the shackles and I speak as someone who has served under both systems

Release from the shackles of nationalization

There is no reason why we cannot go on to make Whit Stanton one of the happiest and most prosperous towns in the country

That is certainly our aim

Productivity I'm happy to tell you is on the uptone

My dear wife Ross would be bringing out a brand new warring to model during 1954

What precise specifications will be I'm not quite sure

But at least one union around here can't be accused of restrictive practices

Just one more item news

As you know from next week the Whit Stanton mining company and the Warrington iron works

Will fight under one banner?

Operate under the watchful eyes of one board of directors of which I have the honor to be chairman

Complacency I can assure you will not be one of our thoughts

My colleagues and I are always seeking to whiten and broaden the experience of the board

To bring on people with old loyalties and new ideas

And so it is with the greatest of pleasure that I have to tell you that in addition to Tommy Lockhart who is away in the States at the moment

And will join us on his return an invitation has been extended to and accepted by another old friend

Naturally he will take part in all our discussions, but his chief responsibility will be the company of states

ladies and gentlemen Ian Bell

He's coming he will catch cold he has no cold. Oh, no parlour. He won't catch cold. You've made him into strong boy

You won't catch cold in me real

Mr. Barrington is having a party now you go upstairs and unpack your clothes. Yes, that's a good boy, and then you have to go to sleep

You

Come on

Good night good night

He's a lovely boy that's because of Paula

She's looked after him so very well

You

You

Don't know how good it is to be here

We

Have with us tonight I

Remember of Parliament who knows full well the feelings of you all

He was elected by you to serve the best interests of the community and this she will do

But what happens at West Minister is not enough

It is up to us all

Every brother and every sister here

He believes in the dignity of work and the equality of

To be vigilant

the fight

A fight for the day when once again you will be in control of your industry

Your future

I got a farm of being forced at the end of millimule

And

Through the town

I'm back to the club on those way

Those of you with bad ass posters

See them stacked away safely on the club premises

And before you go brothers and sisters put your hands together

Oh Jackie

Oh

Some so fat top Dunny were given well you want to get on and get it written down before you forget my only know

I thought don't say

God I love to have been a fly on the wall at the other place very one of the place

Lake house, but they weren't talking about the dignity of work. I'll spare you tell you

It's not worth worrying about

Oh, no, it's it's not that it's just this damn headache

Oh

Be better at home

Yes

Wish to God I was the man everybody thinks I am I wish to God I didn't care

It's

It's over a year since I haven't heard from you parlor you didn't get my letters

No

Well, maybe the secret police took them

But I don't understand you see some of them I wrote when I was already in the West

After I crossed the border when I was still in hospital

These two you didn't get

Well, I'll say my goodbyes

Guys, thank you for all you have done it's hard for me to say how much I owe to you

Now you will write yes

You

You

Why why

I wanted you

You destroyed her letters didn't you pretend it she didn't care anymore

I wanted you a year ago

Mr. Boy you wanted wasn't it wasn't it

That's the time sure it's love to mother you have told you I

Yes, I forgot. Sorry

Mr. Thompson says you must always speak in English. Yes

Emil

Did Tante parlor read my letters to you no

Well at the time of your birthday I sent my love to you did you not tell you that no I

Was here on holiday and I let it came with a German stamp

I thought it was for me, but Tante policy that it was not I

see

Wow

It was just no

I never you are here

Why you are here for the wedding Tante power says I must say nothing, but that is why you are here. Yes

Yes, mochi why will my father marry can't the power when you are my mother?

Well, just go to sleep now

Oh

Oh

Oh

Oh

Link

And Arthur's worried about you

That's great. I

Love that she hates my guts, but she's worried about me

Mom would love that real Christian

Let's stem that despise you be good unto them. Just this for all right. I'm worried about it

It's an accident of nature that made us brothers. It's not to worry about it's in your blood

It runs in families don't drive let me take you take me away

Oh

Where's that?

We're dead lives you mean

I think dad said enough don't you

Especially me you know what I do if I was dead

I'd say sod off

So that's a name in place

Blake don't drive

Yeah

So

I

Waste of time it wouldn't listen I didn't expect it would

What you going back in the meeting no, they've been knocking off in a minute to

You'll be all right. It's not the first time he's gone out via drunk

Will you don't want you on the telephone

Hmm

Half an hour ago take a dineck as a passage and even notice oh

Yeah, I was talking to that bloke on new politics like he asked me to in his letter

Well, that's how I'm in it where he lives not as office

So I like stealing it so wants you to write that stuff for him once more than that

Well, hmm. He wants me on the paper full-time. It had mean living in London

You're killing

Told him there wasn't much chance

You told him what

No, you don't want to live in London. I said fine time to ask means it when you've told him we don't I didn't say we wouldn't I said

There wasn't much chance I said we'd think about it anyway

I've got to go and see him next week about the other stuff

You don't want to live in London do you? Yeah? Oh

I'm following one against is it or should we do toss for it? I'll drop it for now, but what I'm chat

What happened to you?

I've fetched him out to see to Blake. Has he drunk?

It's a masterpiece of understatement. I thought he might be heading in that direction

Two women one that bore his child the other is about to wed and they happen to be sisters in law

And then there's a lad torn between all three of them. Why don't you sit in this chair by the fire?

It's very comfortable

I've been month in bed in hospital to stand is a nice change

You seem to have made a life here for yourself

Life

Yes, I suppose you could say I've made a life for myself. That's good

Is it?

I married Helmut to survive to make a life for myself and the meal

In what was left in Germany after the war

And before that I did other things to survive things I would not like to speak of

Of which I am ashamed

Some of us the war has never ended

And for some of us it never will it will go on in what we

Do in what we are in

What we dream yes for some of us it will be sir

Ace Blake is you remember him?

I first met Blake when I had no one in this world

My husband was dead my father was not to be found

Blake became my hope

Then he left for England and the Russians came

Then your brother became my hope

We pass from one to the other like possessions

Sometimes to be a possession is good

To be cared for to be enjoyed

Excuse me can I have a drink of water, please?

You will have to ask you a matter now

Following the big three conference with a Winston Churchill and French Premier Joseph Laniel

Traveling with them are Mr. Eden and other members of the British

I sent your baby sister home

Which discussed beautifully with President Eisenhower and chief of medical

I just popped in for a night cap on my way here

Demonstrations depressed me I don't know why I was yours. Oh, I'm not very clever actually

Oh

Why don't you stay the night good heavens? It's only ten minutes drive well the spare bed was slept in the night before last the blankets

Are in the airing company Tony needs making we can all get roaring drunk. Oh speaking as a responsible member of Parliament

Well, I wouldn't I wouldn't vote for anyone who didn't get smashed at least once in their life

Oh, well if you put it like that, I'll have a large Scotch for starters. Well, I'll get the bedmaiden then it's done. No, I'll do that

The way's a turn and you've got to put it away from the wall to make it proper

No, when did you make a bed properly? I'm gonna do my best, don't I? Do you know where the sheets are? Of course I know where the sheets are

Thank you for staying

It's a pleasure the fire will probably be out at home

In the old days Ros was usually there and it was nice and warm and cozy

Now there's nobody there all week when I'm away in London. I have nobody to make my bed. Thank you

Oh, I think he wants me to tell you Richard's let him down

Well, that was bound to happen sooner or later. Go on

Mark was expecting a directorship director in charge of estates

What he's doing now in fact, but without the Q does

Richard announced at the due tonight that it's going to major Bell

And Richard know that Mark was expecting it. He must have done

Well, he might have broken it to him gently beforehand

He was right there wasn't he not to put Mark on the board

Because mark isn't after that sort of job you mean?

I kept thinking how odd it was that someone as astute as Richard could imagine. Oh, I mean I

Assumed he'd said something to make Mark believe I don't know

It was the way he did it knowing

Well, you won't ever tell mark. I thought he wasn't right for the job. Will you? Of course not

You know in a funny sort of way

It's what makes mark wrong for that position because that's all it is he can do the work

It's that not fitting in

Sort of shyness in a way that made me want to marry him

Personality problem

I suppose that

What will he do now do you think?

Oh, I don't know

I'm not going to say anything this time

Oh, I know what I want him to do

I'm always chipping in putting in my own paper. There's dad. I'd say

This time I want to leave it to him

I

So what do you think you're doing Ross?

I've had to leave Bell and the others twiddling their thumbs to come after you

Don't they have homes to go to you know damn well some of them are staying the night. Well, I did but I forgot actually

Sorry about that. I'm not usually given to impulsive acts

How did you know I'd come here the obvious place, isn't it?

Home to mother when the marriage goes wrong. What are you talking about the marriage isn't going wrong?

Isn't it

We can't say what have I done now nothing that's avenge your own code of conduct. I'm sure

In fact in most respects you were probably justified

In doing what not giving mark the job. He was obviously expecting

I

See

He told you he was expecting it today. No

Didn't even end up my mind until I saw his face when you made the announcement

It wasn't even the fact that he didn't get the directorship. He was obviously expecting that upset me it was

It's a callous way you made him aware of the fact. I didn't know he was expecting it. Oh come on now. I didn't know

There were one or two moments when I thought he would have liked a directorship, but

He's just wrong for the board and I gave him credit for having enough personal insight to see that

Anyway, I can't go into all that now. We have to get back I

Made an excuse for you. I said a friend that had an accident

They're bound to ask so you better invent something on the way back

And I'm coming back of course

Ros

Please

A lot of things mummy used to say which didn't register at the time beginning to make a lot of sense these days

Oh, what things did she say?

About women needing more satisfaction in life than trotting along behind some man

Especially the kind of man who thinks he has a God-given right to be served

And you're suggesting that I fall into that category

Well if the cap fits

Don't say I didn't warn you

Blake

We're gonna be here all night

So how much are you gonna pay for this job then?

Disgusted so I did things like money

Well, you better do because if you don't I will a lot more expensive in London

I'm doing it for the money beyond what we need to live you get what you're worth

I'm setting a thought you're trying to get what I think you were

I'm not the only people on the beach. There you go. You see you're running yourself down

I'm not running myself down and think about a dozen blokes could do the job as well as I can in your opinion in my

Unball opinion

You're gonna raise every obstacle you can again to get in this job. Are you you wouldn't want me to do it?

I didn't want to would you?

Come on, let's get out. Would you?

You don't know what you do want you?

You blame everything on the wall.

The wall gave us expectations of something better. It's a piece that lets us down.

It's you that let yourself down. Life gives you nothing for expectations. It gives you what you're holding your hand.

I'm not going to do it.

What time is it?

Going on one.

Did you come back before?

I called him. You were still at the club.

Hey, you left the night on.

How are you?

Kirtle have told you how I am.

I shouldn't have gone to that meeting. You should have carried on talking things over with you.

I've spent too much of my life putting other people's backyards in order.

I'm tired, Dad.

Alright. We'll talk in the morning then.

I'm tired inside. I'm tired in the bone.

I'm tired of life. Is that what you mean?

I'm tired of running around in bloody circles. Bored.

I got lost on the way somewhere.

On the way to where? Where was it you set out for?

I don't know that anymore.

I used to know when I was a lad before the war. The iron works.

I wanted to be like you.

There's not much of an ambition.

You're in the valley yourself.

You're more respected around here than men at the top of the tree.

Yeah, well, I never wanted to get to the top of the tree. No ed for Iids, I reckon.

You've got a lad of your own now.

It belongs with his mother.

You used to think you belonged with her. You went back to Germany to try to be with her.

Not the man she knew in Germany.

You're the father of her child. Yeah, well, that doesn't count.

It doesn't count the way things were.

You weren't there at the end of the war. You don't know what it was like.

It wasn't a real world. It was bigger than life.

When it took me uniform off, I shrank to life's size.

No, it's under value in himself.

It's true. That's what she sees now.

She'll need you now. The stage is in hold from what you've said.

If it's what she wants, will you wed her?

It's what she wants.

No, she's not.

No.

Blake is here.

What is coming here?

No, he's gone to the house.

Don't you want to see him?

Of course I do.

But I'm going out now.

You don't mind if he stays with you?

He stayed with me for quite some time already.

I'm sorry, Paula.

I came here for my son and I forget that to you he must also have become a son.

It was best he went away to school. I was growing too fond of him, perhaps.

Time goes by and you have no children of your own.

I'm not trying to make excuses.

Excuses for what?

You've been here a week now. I've tried to tell you what.

I've tried.

Beth is here.

I'm here to help you.

You've missed it.

You'd be running an hour earlier if I had.

I'd rather wait in here than in that fridge that you call the waiting room.

I remember to eat what was in it and all.

When you get to me when you get to London.

Yes.

Here's Beth as my mother.

I used to get nag to death about food when I came home.

Never a word about what it's like flying a bomber over amber with a flag coming up.

I know what it's like in London.

You think you do? From two day trips you leave.

Anyway, I'm coming back tomorrow for those sick.

Why do you want to live there if you think it's that bad?

I'd be there to keep an eye on you.

Anyway, I'll have to get on.

I'm going to be there.

Anyway, I'll have to get on.

We're open.

Oh, I didn't forget.

There's somebody in here asking about this waiting for Thomas' taxes to take you to the warring.

Good happens.

Hey, London.

Hmm.

He was in the army with Blake, brought powder and a kid over from Germany.

Maybe I'll take this and keep him company, isn't it?

Hi.

Get back, Beth.

All right, okay.

All right.

Well, I'm surprised you remember me.

Of course I remember you.

We had an argument once.

We never did finish it.

Oh, I didn't remember an argument.

A slight difference of opinion, possibly.

Oh, I was hoping you were looking for me to carry it on.

I was looking for taxi, actually.

Taxi?

Really?

They told me to speak to Mrs. Haywood, then.

A very nice lady at the bar over there.

Mm, no wife.

Yes.

Congratulations.

Will you see Blake?

Yes, I'm sure.

How is he?

All right.

Emil's mother's here from Germany.

Yes, I know.

You still live there?

Yes, yes, I do.

Why?

I never really came back from the war.

I lived in East Germany for a time.

Got out while the going was good.

Some people might think so.

I didn't like the way things were going there, as a matter of fact.

Well, you see, that's the problem with you.

I've got cross to left winged intellectuals.

Revolution is never quite what it seemed in the books.

You wouldn't have found it a problem, then.

I have known roughly what to expect.

Mm.

You've been there, I take it.

We seem to be having that slight difference of opinion again.

Yeah, you seem to be winning.

You're going to London, your wife, husband.

Interview for a job.

No, what line?

Writing.

New, political, weekly.

My God.

You'll be a middle class left wing intellectual with a vengeance when you get mixing with that last.

I would have thought you'd have stayed with your chums in the proletariat.

It's an interview, I haven't said I'll take it.

I wouldn't have thought you'd even have considered it.

Well, there's not just being considered, is there?

When would you want to know?

Well, Christmas is nearly on us.

What about the first of next year?

That's what would have been a good time to make a new start.

I'll let you know.

Off with the old and I'm with the new.

That's what they say, isn't it?

That's what they say.

All the best.

Goodbye.

You did Blake one.

Well, business my dear, just business.

No pegs out shopping for Christmas.

Mmm.

I don't want it to know, you see.

Well, not until something settled anyway.

What?

Look, Father, I hope you don't think I'm ringing just because of this business with Richard.

I'll understand if there's nothing you can do.

Well, I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what.

I'll understand if there's nothing you can do.

Why should you anyway?

Why didn't you want your friend to come to the flat?

Oceans, I ask.

You know about Paula.

Blake and Paula.

Yes.

She destroyed the letters I sent.

It must make it very difficult for you to stay there under the circumstances.

Yes.

Even though I understand.

It is difficult.

Blake thought you were dead.

Without my friend's waters, I would have been dead perhaps.

I understand he's a friend of yours also.

I came up with him when he brought Paula and Aylia here.

If I go back to Germany, I think he will help us.

Is that what you want?

Yes.

If Emil also wants it.

Have you asked him?

I've only been here one week.

I want to know what it is he wants himself.

If I ask him, he might say what he thinks I want him to say.

So I hope people tell me before it is necessary to ask.

I'm going to ask you.

How are you? How is your leg?

Oh, so so.

My English gentleman.

It's very good to see you.

Is anyone called in to use your loo?

I'd rather not be so bitter.

You don't think he's going to apologise, do you?

I don't expect an apology as such.

I think he just popped in to show there are no hard feelings.

With nothing said.

Just by making his gracious presence felt.

I mean, say something. I'm sure it will.

You're very hurt, really, aren't you?

It hurts me more to hear you talking about him like this.

Whatever my feelings may be, you're married to him, Ross, for the rest of your life.

Am I?

You're not a lip-serving Catholic like me, you're the real thing.

You only gave up Blake because he wouldn't become the Catholic.

Maybe.

Well, suppose I stopped being a Catholic.

You couldn't.

In any way you're having a baby.

Richard wouldn't give you a divorce, not in a thousand years, you must know that.

He's up to something with Blake.

It's business, he says, but...

No, I don't know.

He's got a thing about Blake and me.

He's very suspicious of me, you know.

I'm not the child you idiot, you know we're better than that, I hope.

No, it's...

This one goes on in my head that nags at him.

Oh, it does go on in your head.

Well, time we were off.

And that's...

You sure you've nothing else to say?

I assume you've said it all already, haven't you?

Yes, I think I probably have.

If he's got any doubts about going to live in London, they're not connected with me, you know.

You gave me that impression.

When you were home, what about you?

I think it's what he needs.

And I'm going to see he goes, whether he wants to or not.

Whatever other considerations might seem to get in the way.

You know, her wish his mother had known you better.

She'd have been at peace.

You're exactly what she would have wanted for him.

She'd have been...

There's troft as little mint balls as she used to say.

Thanks.

What for?

You're telling me?

Yeah, the question is, if it's not you and it's not me that's holding him back, what the hell is it?

Any ideas?

Don't lie, Dad.

You always think you know all about him and they never stop surprising you.

When's he due back?

Early tomorrow.

I'll seek him out, give him a kick up the backside.

Mm-hmm.

Bless you.

There's Blake.

Hi, Act.

Nope.

I'm going to get back to the club.

Oh, sorry. I can disappear in a puff of smoke if you want me to.

Hey!

Thanks.

For what?

For telling me.

I'll be at the club if you want me.

What's she got against you?

Her nature.

You've chipped up a bit.

I think my ships come in.

Richard Warrington sent for me.

Now that the denationalized in road transport, he's running down his old age fleet using private contractors.

He's ready to back me with a loan and a contract.

And what have you told him?

I told him I'd think about it.

There's only one answer, isn't it?

You want to read that contract very carefully before you jump in.

He'll have you tied up always if I know out about him.

Dad, what else have I got?

I'll never get the yard off the ground unless I have some help.

What could I offer a meal?

Unless I jump at a chance like this.

I'm going to marry her too with the yard, Rami, Nick.

Is that what you want to do?

I'm going to marry her too.

Not a question or what I want to do.

It's what I have to do.

I came back from the war with a lot of expectations.

I'd have to learn to live with less than I thought life owed me.

Count me lessons.

Latted me own.

Wife I can respect, work to provide.

That's all that most of the lads wanted after the war.

It's not too late for me, is it, Dad?

That'll depend on you, won't it?

I'll be back.

Another five minutes, he says.

That'll make it just an hour late.

It's a change at crew, he said.

We've got something at all about the interview.

No.

Good of you to come out this early.

Snow bother?

You'll be worn out after travelling all night.

Do you know, it's just like going to go back to sleep when we bring him to see the trick.

I'd better go and check if he is asleep.

We won't wake up in the car once he's asleep, he never does.

I'll just go and check.

Good husband, you've got...

I don't think that's whooping.

Don't tell him that.

The war didn't seem to have unsettled him like it has to, okay?

Don't you believe it?

It's terribly restless now.

I was expecting promotion and he didn't get it.

I don't think he knows what to do.

Sometimes they need a shove.

Shatter is confidence if he felt he needed a shove from me.

It's not exactly grooming, we've done it the best of times.

I think we got it around here.

You and Keir are all of us.

All of us, I think.

I can't see it changing much and I don't care in London where I'm still standing.

I don't want to leave.

I love it here.

I suppose I love it.

I hate it and all it's getting me down.

Everything acts standard much longer.

I'm taking you not coming to the yard this morning.

Nope, I thought I'd try and go and see her today.

Yeah, I thought you might.

You know, you could get four lorries in that yard.

If you cleared it up.

Oh, for those of me, I love that one.

I thought you'd do one of me to take Richard Worrington's money.

I was thinking, if he's willing to back him, maybe the bank will be too.

And there's John Worrington.

You wanted to set your foot one too.

Yeah, well that was when he thought it was Maron's daughter.

I didn't want to feel it was Maron's money.

Yeah, well you wouldn't be now.

He's in the States.

Hegs in touch with him.

Still trying to sort things out for me.

You make me feel ashamed.

Only father. No shame, no obligation.

Influence.

I didn't know that I have any great influence with Ross.

You have your own experience of separation and divorce.

Do as I say, not as I did.

And it must have been painful.

Oh, it was.

But don't assume I regret it.

Don't you?

Very much in some ways, very much.

In other ways, no, quite definitely never.

My father used to say I'm my own man.

Well I can say I'm my own woman and be just as proud of the fact.

Proud perhaps, but what about happy?

Oh, there's a lot of unhappiness inside Marit.

I didn't know what Ross is feeling these days.

She doesn't consult me to that extent anymore.

I didn't want her to marry Blake Hayward.

I tried not to influence her unduly,

but maybe she took more notice of me than I knew.

You mean that's what you really wanted?

Blake Hayward.

Religion was against her.

And class.

Powerful forces, Richard.

But are we happy when we surrender?

You know, we're happy when we surrender.

You saw her marriage to me as a kind of surrender?

Yes, I did.

And it worried me.

It isn't the best of reasons for Marit is it?

Giving up the fight.

You got roses in your cheeks.

Hello.

Marit suits you, huh?

I think so.

God have seen you.

I used to feel embarrassed when I was a little bit nervous.

You know, Rose is in your cheeks.

Hello.

Marit suits you, huh?

I think so.

God have seen you.

I used to feel embarrassed about trying not to see you in case it embarrassed you.

It's been difficult when you live in Ex-Dore, or less.

When is the wedding?

I don't know. It seems they're not very good at weddings.

Did I have fun while I lasted?

Yes, you were.

I wonder if I was guilty about it if you hadn't been.

Sign off for waste of time.

No, far from it.

Glad about that.

Have a good Christmas if I don't see you before.

Yes. And you?

Message for your old man.

Tell him thanks for his offer, but I'll not be taking him off.

I'll be back.

It's starting two, six, four.

Oh, he's out.

It's me, Peg.

You sound awfully clear.

Oh, I don't believe you're in you. You're over here and you pull him a leg.

Oh, well, I wish you were. We miss you.

He didn't tell me he'd wrong you. Wait till he complains about the phone bill.

Oh, what did you want him for?

Oh, heavens, you can tell me. You know I'm good at keeping secrets.

Oh, especially if it'll upset me.

Oh, no.

Come on a minute.

Speak to your grandson.

When did he come?

Yesterday.

You would have come to see you, but we expected you would come here.

Yeah, well, I was sort of myself out.

Oh.

Was it difficult?

Well, that depends on you.

Only only?

I've come up.

Dose letters. I sent you power.

She told no one.

Have you asked her?

Hello.

But I've given her a chance to tell.

And she hasn't.

She is ashamed.

So she shall be.

You called them.

Yes, I do.

How can you come then?

You have been in Germany.

You should know why, German women are driven to do these things.

You've seen.

But you have not learnt.

She knew that one day I would come that she would lose him you.

Oh, she's got nice you.

That's off.

I thought you were to marry her.

I didn't know you were alive even.

I have to make her home for any hope.

Things haven't got too well for me these last couple of years.

My chance came up yesterday.

And even though I've got the incentive.

I couldn't take it in the end.

I couldn't bring myself to the kind of crawling it would have meant.

What incentive?

Asking you to marry me.

Blake.

It wouldn't work.

Why not?

All we have got is a son.

We've begun with the peace.

And we belong to the war.

You and I.

It wasn't you sir.

Maybe not, but most of it was that.

We pretended it to be more because that's what you do when you wish to be civilized.

To be more than the animal.

To be a human being.

When's that?

We need him to hold the party together.

It was fighting between the factions the cost of the last election.

You're looking for excuses for your own shortcomings.

You love the people.

You've done better to take your advice from tribuny.

Of course.

I wouldn't have given it if I hadn't thought so.

I never knew when to take you seriously.

All the time.

Well, I never thought you'd leave here for the bright lights.

It's here that Armageddon will be fought.

Not in the corridors of Westminster.

When the trumpet sounds, I'll return.

You'll probably find you're a moderate then.

In the house.

That means I should be very happy.

It is purely a political decision. Is it no personal ambition?

To be sorted.

And Martha will hate it down there after a while.

It's not her.

I know.

Well then why?

It's called getting it out of your system.

Look at that.

Hello, Blake.

Back again.

I must go. Make sure he takes the shoes off.

I hope you can do that.

I won't talk to you.

He dropped his scarf as we came up so far and I will go and see.

I think he headed on as we passed the summer hunt.

Well, I'll go and see.

Doidshan got you down at Luster.

No, only the politicians in the East.

You're going back?

Yeah.

He's out.

They're just going back with the boy.

I'm staying here.

Oh.

I bet you've had a few laughs at me over the years.

Why should you say that?

Oh, like, Drivel A's a talk and we have billited together.

What I was going to do when it was all over.

We all indulged in fantasies.

They kept us going for five years.

Still a traitor to your class.

I don't see it like that, but yes, if that's how you see it.

I'm sorry. I reminded talk.

The only brave new world I ever wanted was one would suit it me.

I never saw it as five years as we sacrificed for whatever it was we fought for.

I saw it as a debt to be paid.

I was waiting for the postman and he never came.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.

Oh, what a monster I love when you show the snow.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.

I've got a card from Cole.

Cole?

Cole?

Oh, it's Colin.

Oh, one forgets.

Oh, I don't.

Oh, but then it was my brother.

Give a good heart, he said.

It's the day we were married.

The day he killed himself.

It'll last your lifetime, he said.

The egg.

Don't.

I used to say you died in that jock POW camp, but he didn't.

He came back to say that.

I'll bet you do forget.

I forget two sometimes if I'm honest and I shouldn't.

When I remember, they live.

They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.

Say that to myself too sometimes.

Oh, well.

I never expected to be this old myself.

And here I am.

Thank God.

Do you?

When I remember, I do.

You know, I sometimes think we ought to get away from here.

You do? Where?

Somewhere new.

Far away.

What your father did.

You really would.

Well, not running away. Not that.

There's nothing I'd want to run away from in any case.

America suit you.

You wouldn't, would you?

Your father's there.

I'd rather like to get to know him.

I never really have.

Well, that'd be something positive, wouldn't it?

His dad's still in the meeting.

No, he's on his way.

Try to get his painting.

What do you want?

Scorches and soda, please, love.

Love?

Sound like one of us now.

Why did they elect me to be there in P. George?

Well, they haven't upset you, are they?

Oh, they weren't being critical.

They were just asking questions they felt obliged to ask.

I thought you'd have been used to them by now.

No, that's not why I asked.

I am not one of them, am I?

Say why.

I told you at the time, didn't I?

You were a warrington, one over.

You were a woman, and they liked you.

I liked the last bit, babe.

You know, they'll come a time when they don't need middle class people like me.

Labor's more than just a working class party to me.

If the middle class that joined us ever leave, I reckon we'll have failed.

Here, I reckon it's a failure of the leadership that lost us a last election.

We needed another five years of austerity.

Not much of a prospect when you've had five years of war and another five picking up the pieces.

They kept telling us how to get there, but never where we were going.

They couldn't paint that picture and make it real.

Maybe they lost sight of it themselves.

No sight of what?

Jerusalem, the promised land.

You think I don't understand why you asked her to marry you?

It was because of Emir.

I had to ask.

Are you still angry that I brought the letters?

Herter understood why you did it. I didn't.

I have a lot to learn.

So I'm forgiven?

My mother never hit me. All she ever said was, don't do it again.

Something else she used to say.

I usually find it, or you least expect.

Find what?

What you seek.

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