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First, the parish notices about our Christmas activities. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
We've had the Christmas collection for old people of the parish, | 0:00:52 | 0:00:57 | |
which raised the sum of £400 - | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
a record amount, | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
due mainly to a substantial donation by our lord of the manor, Mr DeVere. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:08 | |
Our thanks are due to him. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
And then, last night, we had the estate staff party. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:17 | |
I gather a good time was had by all. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
Our thanks must go to all those who worked hard to make it a success... | 0:01:21 | 0:01:27 | |
..especially to our lord, Mr DeVere. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, we shall make the church ready for our candlelight procession | 0:01:34 | 0:01:40 | |
and blessing of the crib at the midnight service. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
In the afternoon, the women will decorate the church. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
We can expect an even better display than usual, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
owing to another generous donation from Mr DeVere... | 0:01:52 | 0:01:58 | |
our lord of the manor. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, | 0:02:01 | 0:02:08 | |
our strength and our Redeemer. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
My text today comes... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
Well, the words of his mouth were not acceptable in my sight. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:21 | |
-It was rather a good sermon. -The sermon was a lovely length, | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
but, "Mr DeVere this, our lord of the manor that." | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
Well, something is rotten in the state of Denmark. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
He's from Czechoslovakia. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
The rector didn't utter one word about all my hard work. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:41 | |
This year, I was just "the women". | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-"The women will decorate the church." -You will do it, though? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
Yes. Well, me and the women. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
-I've a mind not to, nor do all the other things. -What other things? | 0:02:50 | 0:02:56 | |
-The crib. -Have you got it here? -Must've come over from the manor. | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
-Ned got it from the attic. -Ned? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
Brabinger's spending Christmas with his granddaughter, | 0:03:03 | 0:03:08 | |
-so Ned's lending a hand. -Oh. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
Ned, what on earth are you doing? | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
-Preparing a surprise, Mrs Fforbes. -In the dark? | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-Look better in the dark. -What do? | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
Fairy lights. Look. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
Ned, that's lovely. Isn't it, Aud? | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
Cheers the place up. Thank you, Ned. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
Remember how the lights on the tree at the manor used to blink? | 0:03:33 | 0:03:38 | |
Yes, but we can't have everything. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
We can, ma'am. I've made a little transformer with a circuit breaker | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
-that makes the lights go on and off. -Is this wise? | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
-I'm rather wary of your electrical expertise. -It's safe, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:55 | |
Well? | 0:04:04 | 0:04:06 | |
Well what? | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
-I thought you said they came on again. -There seems to be a failure. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
-We'll forget about your Belisha beacon. -Won't take long to repair. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
No. In fact, I forbid you to mess about with electricity. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
If you say so, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
-Ned, I thought you mended the bird table. -I did. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
-How did it get like that? -Oh, I can't think. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
There was a robin on it this morning. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
Are you sure it wasn't an eagle? | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
-What was the robin doing? -Fighting off one of the farm cats. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:47 | |
I see. Oh, by the way, where did you put the crib? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
Oh, I couldn't find it. I searched the whole house. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
-He's got it. -He'll do the crib, then. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
I won't let him do my one remaining duty. He doesn't know where it is. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
-Perhaps he's found it. -No chance of that. I know where it is. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:10 | |
He'll never find it. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
-One headless shepherd. -One three-legged donkey. -One wingless archangel. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:20 | |
One camel minus hump. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
One hump minus camel. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
One wise man bearing gift. Donkey's leg, by the look of it. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:31 | |
-Mother, where did you find this? -In the butler's pantry. Aggh! | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
-What? -One dead mouse. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
Well, at least it's got all its bits. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
Rector, I'm afraid we can't use that. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | |
Well, as I say, the crib has always been provided by the manor. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:53 | |
Oh. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
Would you like another sherry? | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging." Proverbs 20. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
Yes, please. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
I'm sure it's not beyond your powers to patch it up. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | |
-Another one? -No, three's my limit. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
-You've had four. -Better be going. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
-Will you pass the lodge? -It's on my way. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
Can you drop this in on your friend and mine? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
Certainly. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
Yes, I'll see myself out. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
Bye-bye. Bye-bye. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
-Oh, yes. Good morning. -Good morning. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
And thank you for your custom(!) | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
You heard what he said. We'd better start getting this thing patched up. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:52 | |
-I'm not one of the world's patchers. -We need it by tomorrow. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:57 | |
I have influence in high places. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
-But not THAT high. -Leave it to me. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
Why don't I pop over and ask him if I can find the crib? | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
No. If he thinks he's got something I want, he'll make an issue of it. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:14 | |
No. We'll have to find another crib. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
-How? It's Christmas Eve tomorrow. -Yes, it is. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
-We'll have to make one. -Make one? | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
Ned can make the stable. You can make the animals. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
-What will you make? -Mother and child. -Can you? | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
I'm clever with my hands. I was the Rodin of the Lower Remove. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:39 | |
I can't make animals. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
You made lovely animals for that WI competition. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
When we had to make an animal out of a vegetable. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
I won with a carrot giraffe judged to be far and away the best. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:54 | |
Yes, and you were the judge. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
How do you think your frogs made out of marrow came second? | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
Frogs aren't right for this. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
Nothing about "shepherds keeping watch over their frogs by night". | 0:08:05 | 0:08:10 | |
Oh, Ned, we're going to make a Christmas crib. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
-Do you think you could make a stable? -A stable? | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
-I'm good at model aeroplanes. -A stable, not a Sopwith Camel. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:24 | |
What shall I make it from? | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
Anything. Adopt, adapt, improve. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
Oh. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-What's that? -This letter just came for you, delivered by the rector. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:37 | |
Not fussy who delivers the Christmas post these days. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
-Oh! It's a Christmas card from our lord. -Who? | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
Mr DeVere. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
What a plan of his new Brent Cross outlet has to do with Christmas, I don't know. Here's a note. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:56 | |
"My mother and I would be so pleased if you'd spend Xmas Day with us here." | 0:08:56 | 0:09:02 | |
"Xmas"! Makes it sound like a skin complaint. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
Ned, telephone the manor, present my compliments to Mr DeVere, | 0:09:05 | 0:09:12 | |
tell him I am unable to accept his kind invitation for Christmas Day. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-Why not? -No reason. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
-Are you sure? -How would I feel at the manor? | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-Last year, the family came. Best Christmas ever. -Yes, I know. I was there. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:30 | |
Oh, yes. Remember playing sardines around the house after lunch, | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
and coming in exhausted from the Boxing Day hunt and watching Basil Brush? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:42 | |
Pulling crackers and Martin moaning about British industry. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:47 | |
Because his Chinese puzzle was made in Hong Kong! | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
No, I couldn't go there this year. Anyway, I've a previous engagement. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:58 | |
-A previous engagement? -With you. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
-Me? -You always spend it with me. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
Ah, well, times change. I can't manage it this year. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-Why not? -A previous engagement. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
You never have previous engagements. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:13 | |
-Well, I have this year. -Where? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
Up at the manor with Mr DeVere. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
-You are spending Christmas Day with Mr DeVere? -Yes. -Why? | 0:10:19 | 0:10:24 | |
-He asked me. -No reason to accept. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
-You don't like Richard... -Oh, it's "Richard" now?! | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
He says to use his Christian name. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
The nearest he gets to Christian is stirring his coffee with an apostle spoon! | 0:10:34 | 0:10:40 | |
Be more complimentary. It IS Christmas and he IS doing his stuff. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:45 | |
Only to salve his conscience over making a fortune from supermarkets. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:50 | |
It's an excuse to make people buy things they can't afford | 0:10:50 | 0:10:54 | |
which people they don't like and don't want don't like. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:59 | |
You're beastly about poor Richard. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
-If you end up alone, you've only yourself to blame. -Possibly. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:06 | |
One did think that one's best friend would support one, especially at Christmas. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:13 | |
-Don't make me feel guilty. -I won't. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
I suppose it'll be on Christmas Day | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
that the full implication of my new situation will come home to me, | 0:11:18 | 0:11:24 | |
spending it all alone. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
You're making me feel dreadful. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
No, no, don't feel sorry for me. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
If I get through this first Christmas without undue trauma, | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
it'll be a feat of moral courage to keep me going the rest of the year. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:42 | |
-I... -I shall just resign myself to spending a very boring Christmas here, all alone. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:48 | |
One shouldn't desert one's friends, especially at Christmas. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
I don't want you making sacrifices. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
-I'll come to you. -That's settled! | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
We'll come straight back here after matins. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
Come back with your oxes and asses. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
-Made from vegetables. -No, save them. We'll need them for Christmas lunch. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:10 | |
-HAMMERING -Oh, blast! | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
-Do you have to be so noisy? -Nearly finished, ma'am. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
Oh, well, Joseph will have to be bald. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:26 | |
Now, what do you think of those - the Holy Family? | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
Oh, very nice, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
-There, ma'am. The stable. -Excellent. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
Who said we couldn't knock up a crib if we put our minds to it? | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
Let's put the figures in. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:45 | |
Oh, dear. You've made the figures too big, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
You mean, you've made the stable too small. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
Well, ma'am, you didn't say any size. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
I left that to your intelligence. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
How was I to know you were going to make something the size of a bird...table? | 0:13:03 | 0:13:10 | |
Ned... | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
-Ned... -"Adopt, adapt, improve." | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
That's what you said, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
I said nothing about "destroy". | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
You'll have to make a larger one. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
If Bertie's kennel disappears, there'll be trouble. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
-Cooey! -In the studio, Marjory. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-Morning, Miss Frobisher. -Hello, Ned. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-Aren't those lovely?! -Thank you. -Haven't you made them too small? -Too small? | 0:13:39 | 0:13:46 | |
Well, surely. I mean, look. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
-You said nothing about size. -Well, I have now. MY size. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:54 | |
-Perhaps mine should go outside the stable. -Oh, no, that'll look silly. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
That donkey isn't right. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
They were meant to have come from Nazareth on it. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:05 | |
That wouldn't have got out of the drive. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
Look, "the women" are at it already. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
Afternoon, Mrs Eacham. Hello, Lily. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
I'll supervise the flowers when we've set up the crib. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-Put the lights on. -Yes, Mrs Fforbes. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
No, the chancel. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
No, that's the organ. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
That's it. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
That WAS it. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
He can't even manage a switch. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
That's right. Don't touch another thing. ..All right. Over here. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:45 | |
What on Earth...? Marjory, look at that. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
-Oh, it's divine! -It's anything but divine. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
It is common and vulgar and new. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
-Remove this monstrosity. -Yes, ma'am. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-It's arrived! -Is this your work? | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-Snazzy, eh? -Frightfully. -Might have known. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
The rector told me the crib was always provided by the manor. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:08 | |
Not by the manor, by ME. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
Ever since I can remember, and before me, the family... | 0:15:10 | 0:15:15 | |
Since the year 2000 BC. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:16 | |
They didn't have cribs in 2000 BC. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
By tradition, I do the crib every year, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
and at a cost of considerable time and effort, | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
-a crib I have done. -Oh, ha-ha! Ahh! | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
I think we've done better than that, don't you? | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
Wait till you've seen this in its full glory. Watch this. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:39 | |
MUSIC PLAYS: "Jingle Bells" | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
Now, I'll speed it up, so you can see the complete cycle. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
It does that once every 15 minutes. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
-Ingenious, if I may say so. -No, you may not. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
People in Oxford Street watch that for hours. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
-In Oxford Street? -Yes. It was in one of my shop windows. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
-When I was told to provide a crib... -A crib, not a planetarium. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
I suppose it has nodding donkeys with flashing eyes(!) | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
-There's a guiding star. -Of course. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
Oh, it ought to twinkle. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
This is meant to be Bethlehem. It looks like Tokyo High Street. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
-It's supposed to have a circuit breaker. -Why not have a neon sign - "DeVere's Pork Pies"? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:38 | |
No circuit breaker to make the star twinkle. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-I've got one of those, sir. -Could I borrow it? -Yes, of course, sir. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:49 | |
-I'll go and fetch it. -Thank you, Ned. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
We'll have that little star twinkling fit to bust. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
-It's super. -I knew you'd all like it eventually. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
-BLEEP BLEEP -What's that? -Wanted on the phone. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:05 | |
My goodness! There isn't a telephone in there too, is there? | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
BOTTLES CLINK | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
-What's that? -A crate of sherry, in case the rector calls round. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:20 | |
-Crib's arrived. -What's it like? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
Ritzy. I'd like a weekend there. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
Ahhh! | 0:17:26 | 0:17:28 | |
We have come a long way together. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
You are too young to remember. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
Did I ever tell you of the Christmas we had together all those years ago, | 0:17:39 | 0:17:44 | |
-just after your father died? -Often. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
We were so poor, we only had a stick of brushwood for a Christmas tree | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
and we couldn't afford decorations. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
HE MOUTHS ALONG We got orange peel, silver paper... | 0:17:53 | 0:17:59 | |
TOGETHER: ..and for Christmas dinner we had carrot stew. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:05 | |
Oh! | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
But in spite of that, looking back on it, | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
and thinking of all the Christmases we had before and since, | 0:18:12 | 0:18:17 | |
I think that that one was the most miserable of the lot. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:22 | |
What? | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
But if anyone had come to the door and offered us shop-bought stuff, we'd have told them where to go. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:31 | |
-My God, I've done it again! -What? | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
Audrey - what have I done to her? | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
I dread to think, since she won't come here. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-She made a crib herself. -What out of? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
-Orange peel and silver paper. -Just like our decorations. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:49 | |
-I got one from the store. Think how we would have felt. -Hopping mad. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:54 | |
Just how Audrey's feeling now. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
-Where are you going? -To remove my crib. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
-Marjory? -Yes. -You know it's the thought that counts. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:07 | |
-Yes, you said that about my present to you last year. -Did I? | 0:19:07 | 0:19:12 | |
We should regard this as a thought. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
It's his present to the parish and we should have been more gracious. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:19 | |
"We"? Have you changed your mind? | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
No. As a crib, it's horrid, but as a thought, it's acceptable. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
-What shall we do with ours? -Hide it. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
-Could I have a word? -You mustn't let Ned... -Never mind about Ned. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:34 | |
I'm going to take my crib away. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
-Yours is so much better. -How can you say that? There's no comparison. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:42 | |
You've got to admit that mine lacks a certain je ne sais quoi - that's French, by the way. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:48 | |
-Yours has more "quoi" than mine. Mine's going. -No, I insist! Mine is. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:54 | |
Now, now, what's all this about? | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
We have two cribs and I think we should have Mrs Fforbes-Hamilton's. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
I insist that we have Mr DeVere's. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
I see. Perhaps I should be the judge. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
Very well. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
Ah...yes! | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
Ah. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:17 | |
When you think of the amount of work that has gone into it, | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-this is much more in keeping with the spirit of Christmas. -Indeed. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:27 | |
My impartial judgment is that I find myself taking Mrs Fforbes-Hamilton's part in this dispute. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:34 | |
I quite agree. It should be Mr DeVere's crib. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
-But... -So be it. Come along, Marjory. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
ORGAN PLAYS | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
-Happy Christmas. -Happy Christmas. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
-Happy Christmas, Richard. -And to you, Audrey. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
ORGAN PLAYS: O Come All Ye Faithful | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-Going? -The blessing of the crib. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
I'm very sorry about your crib. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
I haven't given it another thought. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
I think I've got everything fixed up all right now. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
Let us pray. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
Almighty God, who, as on this night, | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
did cause his only begotten son to come down from Heaven and be born. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:48 | |
Vouchsafe, we beseech thee, so to bless and hallow this crib | 0:21:48 | 0:21:53 | |
wherein usher in the wonders of that sacred birth. Amen. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
MUSIC PLAYS: "Jingle Bells" | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
MUSIC GRINDS TO A HALT | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
MUSIC PLAYS VERY FAST | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
AND WINDS DOWN AGAIN | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
NATIONAL ANTHEM ON TV | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
Isn't she wonderful? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
To think, she had to learn all that by heart. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
Right, formalities over. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
It's a book and a film and it's five, no, six words. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
Marjory, are you quite well? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
If it wasn't for the hunchback... Oh, I've given it away. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:58 | |
-What ARE you doing? -Charades. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
-Time for party games. -You can't have party games without a party. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:06 | |
We always used to have party games up at the manor. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:10 | |
Sardines. That's what I'll miss most about this Christmas. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:15 | |
-We could play sardines. -In a house this size? | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
At the manor, squeezing oneself into a hole was a game. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
Here, it's a permanent occurrence. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
You've been a misery all day. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
Why not have a drink? Drown your sorrows. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
I would, if there were any here. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
We could have been at the manor now. I bet they're having a great time. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:39 | |
-Mother? -Hm? -Oughtn't we to be doing something? | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
It's getting dark. Draw the curtains. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:53 | |
Well, what about the other ones? | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
It's something to look forward to. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
If not charades, what about blind man's buff? | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
-With two of us? -I'm only trying to cheer you up. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:19 | |
If I hadn't been pig-headed, we'd be at the manor playing sardines. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:24 | |
-It was rather intimate, squashing into our hidey-holes. -Yes. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:29 | |
I hid in the butler's silver safe. Martin was the first to find me. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:34 | |
It quite revived our marriage... | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
till I realised who it was. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
-You should've gone up to the manor. -I know. -But if you didn't want to... | 0:24:41 | 0:24:46 | |
Of course I did, for obvious reasons. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
But, no, I had to insist on spending my first Christmas alone, | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
just to prove I'm not the sort that cracks up easily, and it's not true. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:59 | |
So much for my brave face. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
Oh! | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
Good old Ned! | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
They do flash off and on... | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
every two days. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:17 | |
-Visitors, Mrs Fforbes. -Who? | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
-Mr DeVere and Mrs Pol...ou... His mother. -Well, show them in. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:26 | |
Will you come this way, please? | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
Audrey, Marjory, happy Christmas. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
-Happy Christmas, Richard, Mrs Polou... -Happy Christmas. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
-And to you, Miss Frobisher. -Happy Christmas one and all, especially one. -Down, Marjory. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:41 | |
-Come and sit down. Oh, thank you. -Thank you. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
-What brings you here? -We were bored. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
-You seem to be having a great time. -Oh, we are, aren't we? | 0:25:49 | 0:25:53 | |
-Aren't we, Marjory? -What? Oh, yes, we are now. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
-Well, drinks anybody? -Yes, I'd love one. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:02 | |
-Oh, sorry. -Oh, thank you, sir. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
This IS going to be fun. You've joined us just in time for sardines. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
-Oh, no, thank you. I couldn't eat another thing. -It's a game. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:17 | |
-An old English game? -I'll be it. You'll never find me. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
(In the broom cupboard under the stairs.) | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
-Wait a minute. I don't think I understand this game. -Splendid! | 0:26:25 | 0:26:30 | |
I'll explain it. Come with me. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
Close your eyes and start counting... | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
..to a thousand. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
Subtitles by BBC Scotland - 1997 | 0:27:11 | 0:27:15 |