0:00:05 > 0:00:07This film contains some strong language
0:03:27 > 0:03:31..Earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34dust to dust.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58So sorry, my dear Mrs Henderson.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Your husband was a great friend to my country.- That's so kind of you.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Please join us at the house for a small luncheon in his honour.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Thank you so much, Leslie, but I think I'll take my own car.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10STIFLED SOBS
0:05:10 > 0:05:14WAILS
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Madam.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I know Robert would want me to be available to help you in any way.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Thank you so much.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- He was an estimable man. - Yes. Yes!
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- And a very dangerous business competitor.- Yes!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Oh. Yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Excuse me.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- I am bored with widowhood.- My dear, you've just scratched the surface.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I have to smile at everybody. I've never had to smile at everybody.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- In India, there were always people to look down on.- People are sympathetic.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- You have lost your husband. - Well, I didn't mislay him!
0:06:53 > 0:06:58It was most inconsiderate of Robert to die. What am I supposed to do now?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The first rule of widowhood, my dear -
0:07:01 > 0:07:04important conversations occur at lunch.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08It's really not so bad. Widows are allowed hobbies.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Hobbies?- Yes! Embroidery. Things like that.- Are you mad?!
0:07:13 > 0:07:17I graduated to weaving. Would you care to see my tapestries?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I'd rather drink ink. - Committees are good, of course.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I serve on quite a few charities.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Once your husband dies, it's quite permissible to help the poor.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32And now there's no-one to stop you buying things.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Also, of course, there's a great deal of time for lovers.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Margo, I'm nearly 70!- That's true. But you're also very rich.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45The one cancels out the other.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I don't know anything about embroidery.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Ow! Oh!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Now, I believe we may call it a refuge.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09We do not want any term alluding to unwed mothers in the title.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Nor do we wish for the public to know the purpose of the house.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18But I've told my friends I'm helping to build a home for future bastards.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20SCATTERED COUGHING
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Sorry.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- Home, madam?- I need some fresh air. Let's drive.- Yes, madam.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I think I should see Alec.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Hello, Alec.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45INAUDIBLE
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Let's return to London, please.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15I'd rather like to visit Old Windmill Street again.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Good day, madam.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36(Oh!)
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Mind your back!- Oh!
0:10:46 > 0:10:52- Oh, Laura! Oh, what on earth...? - Margo. Renovations, dear.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- It's a... - It's a theatre. It's a theatre!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Isn't it delicious! I own it. - Own it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02You said there was no-one to stop me buying things, so I bought a theatre.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05But I meant bracelets and earrings!
0:11:05 > 0:11:09What on earth are you going to do with a theatre?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Well, I thought music hall or... What do they call it in America?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Vaudeville. Actually, I haven't thought about it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Oh, what am I going to do with it? - You need someone to run it for you.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Oh, you think? Oh, I knew you'd give me sensible advice.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28But who?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Oh, that's an easy assignment. I know just the man.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37He's out of work at the moment, but he's very good at running theatres.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I can't imagine where she is.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43She was meant to be here 20 minutes ago.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Well... That's that, then.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I can't hang around here all day. I've an important meeting to go to.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- I'm sorry, old chap, but... - Oh, he was terribly ill in the car.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Nerves, I imagine. Little sweet. Hello, Leslie.- Hello.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Who on earth are you?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- This is Vivian Van Damm.- Don't be silly. That's not a British name.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10In actual fact, my father's a lawyer in Bishopsgate,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13although some of his ancestors are from Holland.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Oh, dear God, you're Jewish.- As it happens, I'm not.- Of course you are.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Just look at yourself. Show business is filled with Jewish people.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24One must make do. We haven't met. I'm Laura Henderson.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Yes, I imagined you were. You're 20 minutes late.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31And you're rude.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Perhaps he's the wrong man.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37No, I don't think so. Where are you going?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Leslie, where's he off to? Do stop him.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I'm here to offer you a position! - You can't offer me a position
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- if I'm walking out on you.- But that's why I'm offering it, dear.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53You've got gumption. Don't you adore that word? And you smoke cigars.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Anyone who runs my theatre must smoke cigars. It's so manly, so...- What?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Jewish.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I have a theatre.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I have a theatre.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Just sitting there, waiting for a brilliant manager
0:13:15 > 0:13:18to come and turn it into a commercial proposition.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22A manager who might bring enjoyment and amusement back into the West End.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24A manager with vision and courage.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28And if that isn't you, then, my intuition has failed me.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32So, by all means, hurry off, Mr Damm Van.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- Van Damm.- Oh, if you insist, dear. If you insist.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Whose idea was it to gut the building?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Mine!- Well, well...
0:13:50 > 0:13:54There should be a sign saying "Windmill Theatre" up there. See?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- You're going to retain the name? - I find it helps your driver
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- if it's named after the street. - What do you know about the theatre?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Oh, almost nothing.- I must have total control of the production side.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Is that clear? All artistic decisions are mine.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14You may voice an opinion if you must but I have the final say.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Understood?- Of course.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I think we'll make a splendid team!
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Let's go and sit down in that charming little cafe.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I'm sure its business will improve when our musical revue opens.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Who said we were doing a musical revue?- Well, I assumed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36All those decisions are mine. Remember?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41That's perfect. Just there.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Higher!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46No. No, no, no. Come back. Come back to the middle.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Higher!- Oh...!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Higher.- Right. I've had an idea. Let's go inside.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- It is a radical idea. - Oh, jolly good. What is it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Non-stop performances.- Non-stop?
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Yes. Instead of two shows a day, we run our show all day long.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Five or six performances a day,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17one after another. It's never been done in England before.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Every theatre here is exactly like every other theatre.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26No-one is attempting anything new. It's good to stir things up, no?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- We'd be a sensation!- I've no idea what you mean, but I admire passion.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Yes, well, what else is there?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36How much will this experiment cost?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40I mean, what do I stand to lose if it fails?
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Well, anything up to, er, £10,000.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49What fun!
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I'm in a sporting mood today, Mr Van Damm. It must be the weather.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- And what'll we do?- A musical revue.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- What'll we call it? - Well, I thought, "Revudeville"!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Oh, yes!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06That's lovely.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Ladies and gentlemen,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I've invited you here this evening to sip a bit of sherry -
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I'm told cocktail parties are out of date -
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and to announce the most amusing news.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The Windmill Theatre will open on February 3rd
0:16:27 > 0:16:32with the most revolutionary programme ever seen in England.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37In this enterprise, I'll be carrying on the work of my late husband,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41who spent a great deal of time and money helping stage people,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44especially those in the field of variety.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Is that true? - She's making it up.- Oh.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49As you know, these are difficult times.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53So many of our variety performers have been forced onto the milkline.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Breadline.- Breadline. Breadline.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Revudeville is an attempt to create...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Employment!- Employment!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Employment for these delightful creatures.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Our productions will be guided and overseen by our resident genius,
0:17:08 > 0:17:13our brilliant general manager who comes to us from central Europe,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Mr Vivian Van Damm.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- We won't be able to work together, you know.- You're a perfect match!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31So, you found yourself a Continental.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Nonsense. He's as English as you or I.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38He's terribly alive, don't you think? Just something one can sense.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Laura, you have an infatuation. - Don't be ridiculous!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's the show business I'm attracted to.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Tomorrow, we have auditions! Isn't that exciting!
0:17:48 > 0:17:52People come in and entertain us and we say, "Stick around" or "Buzz off"!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54BOTH GIGGLE
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- FEEBLY:- # You may not be an angel
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- # Cos angels are so few... # - Thank you. Next.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- TUNELESSLY:- # But until the day that one comes along
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- # I'll string along... # - Next!
0:18:26 > 0:18:30# But when...something came along
0:18:30 > 0:18:34# I'll sing along with you... #
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Next!
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- SHRILLY:- # You may not be an angel
0:18:43 > 0:18:48# Cos angels are so few
0:18:48 > 0:18:53# But until the day that one comes along
0:18:53 > 0:18:57# I'll string along with you. #
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- (Good Lord.)- Thank you, Miss Kramer. That'll do.- Poor thing.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Next!- My dear, would you just wait over there.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Mr Van Damm, I spent many years in the Far East with my husband
0:19:10 > 0:19:13witnessing what pagan rituals, but I've never seen anything
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- as barbaric as this.- Welcome to the theatre. Next!- Very nice, dear.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Buy yourself a decent meal.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- Who's the young man at the back? - Ssh! Concentrate on the auditions.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33# ..comes along, I'll string along with you... #
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Next. - JAUNTY PIANO TUNE
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- (We'll have him.) - We will?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43We will.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Next.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54MIDDLE-EASTERN-STYLE PIANO TUNE
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Why do you keep looking at that boy? - That boy, as you call him,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11was the featured performer at the Pavilion. I snatched him away.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14He was a big help to me. He's got excellent taste.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- He agrees with all of my choices. - Including these demented pharaohs?
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- Book them.- Right, VD.- Are you mad?! They're not in the least authentic.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Ssh.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43And over. Over. Step, shuffle, change. Kick up the toe.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And fix, six, seven, eight.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Step, pick up. Step, pick up. Step, pick up. Forward. Heads up.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Thank you, ladies. Let's change over.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57See what they're like from the back. And pay attention to their height.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02And over. Step, shuffle. Lift, kick up the toe.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Tap, shuffle. And round, two, three, four.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Step, pick up. Step, pick up. Change. Forward. And heads up.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Do you find these women attractive? - Some of them are very pretty.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Oh, yes, I can certainly see that, but do they intrigue you as a man?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Ah.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I have other inclinations.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Oh. Oh! Oh!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29How delicious!
0:21:29 > 0:21:33And use your backs. Yes. Good girls. Next group.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38And use your back, girls.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Yes! Last group.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44But Mr Van Damm seems to have an intense appreciation, doesn't he?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Are the girls ready? And...
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- He's practically sniffing them! - And last group.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Some of these girls are very good. - Indeed.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- I'm going to call our chorus The Millerettes.- Millerettes?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Mmm. "Mill" as in Windmill. - What's the "er" for?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Millerettes should be Millettes. The "er" clogs it up.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Millettes doesn't scan. - It's accurate!- Doesn't sound right.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14But Millerettes sounds like a man named Miller has a chorus line.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- We do Vaudeville, not dictionaries! - We should still use correct English!
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Millerettes is a good name, and it's not your decision.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24In fact, you shouldn't be in the theatre until dress rehearsal.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- In fact, I'm going to ban you. - Don't you dare! You have no right!
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- I can do anything I please!- Then, I shall cancel the opening!- Fine!
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- This show will not go on.- Indeed. - They're ready to start again, VD.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41My dear, you must never interrupt a perfectly good argument.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- I've completely lost my train of thought.- So have I.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Come on. Mustn't keep the Millerettes waiting.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52That name is intolerable. It suggests midgets working in a factory.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Millettes sounds like a medical condition.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58JAZZY MUSIC
0:23:03 > 0:23:08# Can't you see that all the dull days and grey skies are over?
0:23:08 > 0:23:13# Can't you see that we'll be living from now on in clover?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16# We're letting in the sunshine
0:23:16 > 0:23:18# It's shining everywhere
0:23:18 > 0:23:23# We're letting in the sunshine for all of us to share
0:23:23 > 0:23:25# For all of us to share
0:23:25 > 0:23:28# We're letting in the sunshine
0:23:28 > 0:23:32# For all of us to share
0:23:32 > 0:23:35# All of us to share! #
0:23:36 > 0:23:39ALL CHEER
0:23:50 > 0:23:54BOTH MOUTH
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Oh, stop thanking each other. Let's find some champagne.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02What a wonderful hobby, my dear!
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I wonder if there are any more theatres for sale!
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I don't understand. We were such a success.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Then everyone copied us.- Now we're a disaster?- There's the accounts.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- We're losing a fortune.- You mean, you can be a triumph one week,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- and a disaster the next? - I'm not certain it's worth going on.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Oh, you people make me weary. You've no courage!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43What I say is, "Stick a thing out and it will come round."
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- I'm trying to save your finances. - I don't need your protection.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52We've put on some good shows, but they're obviously not daring enough.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Why don't we get rid of the clothes? - Pardon?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Let's have naked girls.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Don't you think?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Now, this has been on my mind for some time. I never dared mention it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I, too, lack courage, it seems. Now, what I propose is, we have nude women
0:25:08 > 0:25:12in Revudeville, as they do in Paris. At the Moulin Rouge, for instance.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16DOG WHINES Baby, we'll find you some milk.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Paris, after all, is just filled with naked women wearing bananas
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and, dare I say it, making everyone else go bananas in return. Keep up.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- (Yes...)- It would be innovative and draw the crowds.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31I would make back all of my money, you would enjoy yourself
0:25:31 > 0:25:34being surrounded by countless breasts and we'd all be happy.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37What you're suggesting isn't possible.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41That kind of thing isn't done here. Nudity? In England?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45You tend towards safety sometimes. You're rather bourgeois,
0:25:45 > 0:25:50I do mean that in a kind way, but I suspect it's not advisable in the show business.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54What you're forgetting is, we need a licence from the Lord Chamberlain
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- for whatever we put on the stage. - The Lord Chamberlain?- Yes!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02What, Tommy? Little Tommy Baring? Don't be silly.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06I have, of course, taken that into account. He's a very sweet man.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10He and his dreary wife are on holiday in France, but when he returns,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- I'll throw a fly at him.- Pardon? - That's a fisherman's term, dear.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It has to do with hooking a trout. You do lead a narrow life.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Meanwhile, do begin work on our new idea.- Without permission?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Oh! We've found your milk.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Mrs Henderson's request is, of course, entirely out of order.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Of course. I'm well aware of that.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Oh, Tommy!- Laura. How wonderful to see you.- You don't look a day older.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41What a touching little lie. I do know a bit about why you're here.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Oh?- Mmm.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48I find that lines have to be drawn somewhere, my dear Laura,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52and nudity is on the wrong side of the divide.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I have problems enough with the length of skirts.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I've had inches added to them for a new Offenbach production.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Well, we won't have that problem, as we won't have skirts.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07Sir, if I may, we have very strict rules in these areas, Mrs Henderson.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Oh, this office is so stuffy! Why don't we take a bit of a walk?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Sir?- A walk. Yes. Lovely.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Why didn't you return to India?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I was only ever Robert's wife in India.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It seemed a bit absurd without a Robert.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Now I find it most amusing to run a variety show and I'll tell you why.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Robert used to take me to the music hall often. He was fond of them.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34On the condition I stayed behind the curtain in the box!
0:27:34 > 0:27:38In those days, it was considered terribly improper for a married woman
0:27:38 > 0:27:42to be seen at a music hall. But times have moved on.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45And we must move with them, mustn't we?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Oh, look. A tent.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53- Unusual to see a tent in the park. - Quite. I had it constructed earlier.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Did you obtain a licence?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Oh, come inside, you old fogey. I've prepared lunch.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- The be all and end all is they are naked.- Like paintings in a museum!
0:28:06 > 0:28:09These sandwiches are particularly good.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11It's an excellent season for salmon.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- We haven't exactly reached salmon season yet.- You're so literal!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18You're thinking bosoms. I'm thinking breasts.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23- What is the difference?- The difference is in your soul. Cheese?
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Thank you. Of course, paintings in a museum are still, are they not?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Still?- The figures do not move. I suppose there's something in that.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Mmm. This cheese is very good indeed.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- If this girls did not move... - Tableaux?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Precisely.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45..then one might make a direct corollary with an art gallery.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I can, perhaps, see the possibility of some artistic merit to that.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- They never move?- Never. - Yes, that would be like a museum.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Which was, my dear, your suggestion. You must be very pleased.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- I'm warming to the idea. My secretary, of course...- More wine?
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Ah, yes. Thank you. What about, forgive me, the foliage?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Foliage?- You know, beneath the... - Beneath what? Try the Brie.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- Thank you. Beneath the...- I had it flown in from France.- Excellent.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- The foliage beneath...- My husband was very fond of this cheese.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Dear, I'm attempting to address the disagreeable, somewhat sordid topic
0:29:23 > 0:29:28- of the pudendum.- What is that?- Good heavens!- Do have some more wine.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- The female part!- Oh, the pussy! Why didn't you say?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36I had not expected you, of all people, to use such language.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40The word was popular in the mid-19th century. Not everyone speaks Latin.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Then, I'd prefer you to refer to it as...the Midlands.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49Oh, dear. You men do get into such a state about the Midlands, don't you?
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Well, you needn't worry. Our lighting will be so subtle,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56the disputed area will be barely visible.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59And anyway, we'll have a barber.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02GIGGLES
0:30:02 > 0:30:06You are the most exasperating woman. You always were.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- I take that to mean you'll permit us to have a go.- If no-one moves, yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- GASPS - Perhaps.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17I'll reserve final judgment until the opening night.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22I'm delighted, dear ladies, that you wish to be a part of our endeavour.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Thank you very much.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Saliva.- Behave!
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- I never realised how similar breasts are to shoes.- What do you mean?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Well, they come in so many sizes. I've always found them overrated.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Well, you're not a man. - Alas(!)
0:30:46 > 0:30:49All right, ladies. Off you go.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- What do you make of her? - She's beautiful.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Yes. - But the nipples.- Too large?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09They're not British. Could be Italian.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11We must have British nipples.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18And how about her?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20The right one's bigger than the left.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- GIGGLES - Ssh! Ssh!
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Her?- Fried eggs.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30GIGGLES LOUDLY Sorry.
0:31:30 > 0:31:36Thank you very much. Could you all please wait in the wings. Thank you.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- So, what basically are you looking for?- Personality.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Something in their smile, eyes. - I suggest you look in their faces.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Yes, of course!
0:31:48 > 0:31:51We're looking at the wrong kind of girl.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- We shouldn't have theatricals. Maggie, make a note.- My dear.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Bertie and I are going to tour the countryside
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- and discover some English roses. - Oh, good!
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Now you're getting the hang of it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It's been an unsuccessful trip, my friend.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11What I'm looking for is...personality.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Youth. Beauty.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Certainly not talent. Anyone can have talent.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20And they must be well brought up.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I think many of the young women we've been seeing
0:32:24 > 0:32:27come from rather awkward backgrounds.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31TYRES SCREECH HORN BLARES
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Shine your lights on the water!
0:32:45 > 0:32:49The young girl is a dancer! Excellent coordination!
0:32:53 > 0:32:57That's it. Come on. There we go. There you are.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- You're all right. - Let me see.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- GASPS:- Oh, my God.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I'm so sorry. I'm so embarrassed. I didn't mean to cause any trouble.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- No need to be embarrassed. You've found a knight.- Hmm?
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Two knights...in shining armour.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22- My God! What a beautiful smile. - Exquisite.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Have you ever considered going on the stage?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37# Sweet inspiration
0:33:37 > 0:33:41# So often out of reach...
0:33:41 > 0:33:44HUMS THE TUNE
0:33:44 > 0:33:47# ..and everyone
0:33:48 > 0:33:51# Sweet inspiration
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- # We often... # - Peggy moved.- Oh, you moved.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- She mustn't move.- I'm sorry, Mr Van Damm.- The law insists
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- that you be absolutely still. - Why don't we take a break?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Yes. Good idea.- Rest your arms, girls. Get the circulation going.
0:34:12 > 0:34:18There's, er, teacups and, er, tea just downstairs.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Oh! Oh, it's so sweet.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26You're perched in the orchestra pit like little birds.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- We feel safe down here. - Are you all right?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Yes, thank you. My arm went numb.- I would sometimes see people in India
0:34:34 > 0:34:38standing still for hours on ends. Fakirs. It was all rather spiritual.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Oh, I see.- You must think yourself onto a higher plane.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46We'd all like to be on a higher plane. Preferably over the Channel.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Oh! ALL GIGGLE
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- Oh, you're the one that was... - Drowning.- Oh!
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- Come on. - Oh. I like that girl you ran over.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Why don't you and the dog look at the programme proofs in the office?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- You're trying to get rid of us.- Yes. We're coming up to a delicate time.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Maggie, take Mrs Henderson up to the office.- Oh...!- Out.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Well, of course. You're in charge.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Right. Time for you to disrobe.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Do we have to do it now, Mr Van Damm?- Well, when else?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- I was just asking.- I could have left you in the water.- Come on, girls.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Let's do it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38I can't!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Where's she going? - She can't face it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- What's wrong with everybody? - I'm sorry, Mr Van Damm.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57There's no work outside. I just thought, "Well, it's a job."
0:35:57 > 0:36:02All of my friends are starving. I was lucky to have employment.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06You can't imagine how it feels. We're just standing there.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Even my boyfriend hasn't seen me naked, and we've been to bed!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It's like it's...medical.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Do you think I would ever subject you to anything improper or tawdry?
0:36:18 > 0:36:22I am enabling you all to earn an honest salary
0:36:22 > 0:36:24in this most difficult of times.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28After a hard week's work, you take home enough to maintain your home,
0:36:28 > 0:36:32help out your parents and even save a little bit for the future!
0:36:32 > 0:36:36And all you have to do is display certain blessings
0:36:36 > 0:36:38you received from the Lord.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Why do you think God gave you all your bits and pieces?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47So that you might be ashamed of them? So you might hide them away?
0:36:47 > 0:36:53Isn't great art, after all, the celebration of nature?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- That's what this is.- Art?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Absolutely. You are the Venus de Milo.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- The Mona Lisa. - The Mona Lisa wore a dress.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Some do, some don't.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Tomorrow, we'll go to the museum and look at some paintings.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Botticelli. Now, he was inspired.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Inspired by God.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I'm placing a weighty burden on your shoulders,
0:37:18 > 0:37:22but I know you have the moral strength to carry it.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Why don't we try it again?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26All right?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I'll see you on the stage.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Let's give it a go. I don't fancy working in my father's chemist.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Art.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Art.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44SNEEZES
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Sorry.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- There is a draught in here. - You expect draughts in a theatre.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- What happens if we get cold?- Bertie, get someone to close the doors
0:37:54 > 0:37:58and check all the windows, will you? Thank you.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- All right?- Yes, thank you. - Does everyone have to watch us?- Who?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Well, them.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09You're going to have an entire audience watching you!
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- Yes, but they'll be strangers.- And they won't be standing so close.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Will they?! - We can hear them breathing!
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- A man has to breathe. - Heavy breathing.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21It doesn't seem fair for them to be dressed when we're not.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Okey-dokey. I know what to do.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Come on, gentlemen. Come on. You, too. Fair is fair.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34- Ladies, come on. - LADIES GIGGLE
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Come on! Strip!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- ALL LAUGH - You, too, Mr Van Damm.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Don't be ridiculous. Someone has to maintain authority here.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- Take your clothes off, please. - No.- Off! Off!
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Off! Off! Off! Off! Off! Off! Off!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01All right. All right!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Bloody childish.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Mrs Henderson! Mrs Henderson, don't go in there!
0:39:08 > 0:39:10GIGGLING
0:39:10 > 0:39:12SILENCE DESCENDS
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Why, Mr Van Damm...
0:39:22 > 0:39:24you ARE Jewish.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27DOG WHIMPERS
0:39:31 > 0:39:34# Sweet inspiration
0:39:34 > 0:39:39# So often out of reach
0:39:39 > 0:39:44# You come sometime to each and everyone
0:39:45 > 0:39:47# Sweet inspiration
0:39:47 > 0:39:50# We often have to wait
0:39:50 > 0:39:53# But still you're better
0:39:53 > 0:39:58# Late than never
0:39:58 > 0:40:00# Everyone
0:40:00 > 0:40:04# Lives in expectation
0:40:04 > 0:40:07# Sweet inspiration
0:40:07 > 0:40:14# Of you! #
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- I think I saw a priest in the audience!- No! You're hallucinating!
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Everyone looked so rich! - Oh, I hope so.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43When I take off my clothes, I think, "This will bring me champagne."
0:40:43 > 0:40:47I think, "One more day and it hasn't happened yet."
0:40:47 > 0:40:50DOOR SLAMS I brought the Lord Chamberlain.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54He felt he had to say a few words of encouragement to you.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- Now, isn't that delicious! - ..Well done.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Well done.
0:41:00 > 0:41:06May I be...permitted to say...
0:41:06 > 0:41:09that... Oh, good heavens!
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Good heavens, I...I...
0:41:13 > 0:41:16What an artistic enterprise
0:41:16 > 0:41:18you have, erm...
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Ahem... A testament, really, to the British p...!
0:41:24 > 0:41:26It's a magical evening, hmm?
0:41:26 > 0:41:30I quite understand what you were feeling.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I myself have exhibited my breasts.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38I was at a party with the Duchess of Denbigh and Countess Albery,
0:41:38 > 0:41:42and we took off our blouses - oh, in private, of course -
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- and looked at each other's titties! - ALL GIGGLE
0:41:45 > 0:41:48My, how we laughed!
0:41:49 > 0:41:52The Lord Chamberlain was very taken with you, my dear.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55ALL GIGGLE
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Mrs Henderson.- Mr Van Damm. We've had quite an evening.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- The Lord Chamberlain was very pleased.- Meet Natalie.- Natalie?
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- My wife.- Vivian's spoken about you so often, I feel that I know you!
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Well...I certainly don't know YOU. Excuse me.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33You can be rude to me, but not to my wife!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Wife? When did you acquire a wife?
0:42:35 > 0:42:40- Why haven't you told us?- What do you mean?- You never mentioned her.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45- I believe a figure of authority must maintain a sense of privacy!- A wife!
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- What exactly is the problem?- Who on earth said there was a problem?
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Have a wife if you insist. Just don't let her interfere with your duties.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Why would she do that?- Because that's what wives do - I know.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- I was a wife. I interfered all the time.- So sack me, then.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04If you're unhappy with me, just say it and I'll leave.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07But don't you dare, ever, ever talk to my wife like that again.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Oh, don't you worry, I'll keep my eye on you.- You do that.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17I hope you realise I will never, ever set foot in this theatre again!
0:43:19 > 0:43:22You two behave like an old married couple.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Well, it seems that would make him a bigamist.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27Oh.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Champagne, then.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35It is rather as I thought - your heart has stirred.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Then, I must consult a physician.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43This should have been such a pleasant night.
0:43:50 > 0:43:57# You told me there wasn't a lesson in loving that you hadn't learned
0:43:57 > 0:44:01# Oh, yes
0:44:01 > 0:44:03# Oh, yes
0:44:05 > 0:44:09# So you met someone who set you back on your heels, goody, goody
0:44:09 > 0:44:14# So you met someone and now you know how it feels, goody, goody
0:44:14 > 0:44:16# So you gave her your heart, too
0:44:16 > 0:44:19# Just as I gave mine to you
0:44:19 > 0:44:23# And she broke it in little pieces and now how do you do?
0:44:23 > 0:44:27# So you lie awake just singing the blues all night
0:44:27 > 0:44:28# Goody, goody
0:44:28 > 0:44:31# So you think that love's a barrel of dynamite... #
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- I want you to flank her.- Flank her? - Stand either side of her.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- Oh.- Aren't I in silhouette, like in the picture?- Silhouette.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- Silhouette, Harry. - Now, the sun must rise behind you.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47- Orange.- We see the rays of the sun like in the picture.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52A new dawn over the new world.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56EGYPTIAN-STYLE MUSIC CHEERING
0:45:04 > 0:45:05Goody, goody.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09Goody, goody.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Goody, goody.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17- And now...! - How...- ..do you do?
0:45:17 > 0:45:22# So you lie awake just singing the blues all night
0:45:22 > 0:45:23# Goody, goody... #
0:45:23 > 0:45:27JAZZY, INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF TUNE
0:45:39 > 0:45:43SERENE, CHORAL VERSION OF TUNE
0:46:01 > 0:46:03SHRIEKS
0:46:03 > 0:46:05ALL LAUGH
0:46:16 > 0:46:19You philistines! Out! Get out!
0:46:19 > 0:46:22JEERS
0:46:22 > 0:46:26How am I going to explain this to the Lord Chamberlain?
0:46:26 > 0:46:30# So you lie awake just singing the blues all night
0:46:30 > 0:46:32# Goody, goody
0:46:32 > 0:46:37# So you think that love's a barrel of dynamite
0:46:37 > 0:46:39# Hooray and hallelujah
0:46:39 > 0:46:42# You had it coming to ya
0:46:42 > 0:46:44# Goody, goody for you
0:46:44 > 0:46:48# Goody, goody for me
0:46:48 > 0:46:53# And I hope you're satisfied You rascal, you! #
0:46:57 > 0:47:01ALL CHEER ENTHUSIASTICALLY
0:47:15 > 0:47:19Coming through. Excuse me, Mr Van Damm. Sorry.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22I forgot me fin!
0:47:24 > 0:47:28- Good afternoon, Doris.- Afternoon. - How's your mother?- Fine, thank you.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- Have you been writing to her? - Yes. She told me to tell you
0:47:31 > 0:47:35she's disappointed I'm a starfish. She thinks I should be a mermaid.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37Ah. I'll send her a note.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- And who have we here? - Catherine The Great.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44Have you forgotten the tableau with the horse? Come along! Wakey, wakey.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49- You might show a bit more respect. I should've... - Left you in the water!
0:47:49 > 0:47:53- Afternoon, girls. How are you? - Better now.- Was something wrong?
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- My bum cheeks went numb.- She was leaning arse over backwards.- Shush!
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- In the Alaskan tableau, of course! - Rupert soon got the blood flowing!
0:48:01 > 0:48:05- Who's Rupert?- Well you might ask. - Oh, behave yourself!
0:48:05 > 0:48:08We must be cautious about too much frivolity.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12- The Windmill is a very serious business.- ALL: Yes, Mr Van Damm.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23- Do I give it to the students again, sir?- ALL: Mr Van Damm.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26At your own discretion, dear boy.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32It's beastly. I can't walk into my own theatre.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36I hear wonderful things about the new shows and I'm missing all the fun!
0:48:36 > 0:48:40- You did say you would never set foot in The Windmill again.- Quite right.
0:48:40 > 0:48:43The man's a monster. I want nothing to do with him.
0:48:43 > 0:48:48You're like my granddaughter, who moans about boys she has her eye on.
0:48:48 > 0:48:53Adolescents and women in their eighth decade are very similar.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57You obviously require a battle plan.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01My second husband, the general,
0:49:01 > 0:49:04always advocated attacking from the rear,
0:49:04 > 0:49:08which, although it did nothing to enhance our marriage,
0:49:08 > 0:49:11did bring him some success on the field.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Oh, just slip in there, as it were,
0:49:14 > 0:49:17and establish your beachhead.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24- Excuse us! This is a private dressing room.- It's only me!
0:49:24 > 0:49:29Sorry. But I did not want to be seen in the theatre.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Oh, I have missed your company.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36I thought I'd just drop by to see if you needed anything.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38Actually, if this may be our secret.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42- Mr What's-his-name doesn't know I'm here.- We're fine, thank you.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45- My poor dear, I'm having some cheese sent up to you.- Cheese?
0:49:45 > 0:49:49- I'm not convinced you eat enough. - Yes, she's just skin and bone(!)
0:49:49 > 0:49:52Shut up. I weigh exactly what I weighed when I started this job.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57- Something's wrong. She's not eating chocolate.- So very, very head girl.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01- So sensible.- See? It's unanimous. You're positively scrawny.- Ha!
0:50:01 > 0:50:05You may laugh, but I know men. Men look at bosoms, but I notice bones.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08- SCREAMS What?- Spots!
0:50:08 > 0:50:10No-one will notice.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14You must promise to let me know if you have any complaints or problems.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18Does Mr Van Damm... Oh, my dear.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21I wore a similar wig to a ball in Delhi.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24- Didn't look nearly as becoming as it does on you.- Thank you.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28- You remind me a bit of myself. - Too thin?- You'd be surprised.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32- Don't tell anyone I've been here. - It's just between us girls.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35- You all get on rather well. - Yes, we're like a family.
0:50:35 > 0:50:40There hasn't been any improper behaviour from Van Damm, has there?
0:50:40 > 0:50:44- He's very good to us. - He's like a father.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47- He treats us for what we are. - And what is that?- Artists
0:50:47 > 0:50:52I have seemingly handed him a kingdom - complete with harem.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Then, my dear, you must infiltrate,
0:50:55 > 0:50:59like a delicious, if overripe, Mata Hari.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03Might I propose subterfuge?
0:51:03 > 0:51:05Ah.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09Good afternoon.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17- Amazing. You get all kinds. - I have a very odd feeling, VD.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20LAUGHTER
0:51:20 > 0:51:22What I need is a rubber trumpet.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Yeah. I've had an offer to join a rubber band.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Please, no. Please don't do this.
0:51:28 > 0:51:33- Mrs Henderson, you are a fraud! - Oh! Oh! Oh!
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Don't you dare manhandle me!
0:51:36 > 0:51:41- Make a fool of yourself, if you must, but not of me.- No! Ah!
0:51:41 > 0:51:43What do you think you were doing?
0:51:43 > 0:51:46I simply want to make sure you are doing your jobs properly.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49It was most unpleasant of you to grab my hairpiece.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52That's made of authentic Chinese hair.
0:51:52 > 0:51:57Well, now you'll have some time to calm down. Examine your behaviour.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00My husband put me on top of a cupboard once.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04You have so much in common. CHUCKLES
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I'd like you to behave.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10No doubt your husband said that to you as well.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Oh, Mr Van Damm, I just can't help myself.
0:52:14 > 0:52:19- Oh, well, cheerio. - No, don't you dare leave me here.
0:52:19 > 0:52:23No, don't you dare! Don't you dare leave me!
0:52:26 > 0:52:29MUSIC: Chu-Chi Face
0:52:33 > 0:52:36This act is not half bad.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47Thank you very much.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53- You can't have an animal on stage with naked women.- Yes, I see that.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- It's a shame. - I've got a new song.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58Let's hear it.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02# There's a lake in the park There's a house by the lake
0:53:02 > 0:53:05# There's a... # Slower.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13# There's a lake in the park
0:53:13 > 0:53:16# There's a house by the lake
0:53:16 > 0:53:18# There's a girl in the house by the lake in the park
0:53:18 > 0:53:21# And the girl in the house in the park by the lake
0:53:21 > 0:53:24# Is the girl in the little green hat
0:53:24 > 0:53:26# And tonight after eight That's when I've got a date
0:53:26 > 0:53:29# When the moon's riding high and the stars light the sky
0:53:29 > 0:53:32# With the girl in the house by the lake in the park... #
0:53:32 > 0:53:36- What?! - You'd better see for yourself.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39# No trees in the park at all
0:53:39 > 0:53:41# But she'll wait beside the lake I'll be welcome at the house
0:53:41 > 0:53:44# I'll meet her by the garden wall
0:53:44 > 0:53:46# There's a ship on the shore There's a sailor on the shore
0:53:46 > 0:53:48# There's a girl in his arms She's the girl I adore
0:53:48 > 0:53:50# So goodbye to the house by the lake in the park
0:53:50 > 0:53:52# And the girl in the little green hat. #
0:53:52 > 0:53:55- Bye, Mrs Henderson. - GIGGLE
0:54:05 > 0:54:09Try the river, it's Tuesday.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11- Get me a taxi.- Yes, VD.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- Tea? - Yes, please. To take away.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18We need caffeine. We're exhausted.
0:54:18 > 0:54:23You're exhausted?! All you girls do is just stand there.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27And that, I am told, is the definition of a star.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40This has got to stop. We're running a serious theatre.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42The entire West End is laughing at us.
0:54:42 > 0:54:46I haven't worked for years to achieve a position of respect
0:54:46 > 0:54:51only to be perceived as a joke. If all you want to be is a dilettante,
0:54:51 > 0:54:55- take your money and go someplace else.- I can't hear you.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04I'm not simply frivolous. And I don't ever want to be taken for granted.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08I wish to ascertain that artists who audition for us
0:55:08 > 0:55:12are being treated with the proper respect. It turns out they are.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14I am perfectly satisfied.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18On another matter entirely -
0:55:18 > 0:55:23billing. The programme says, Mrs Henderson Presents Revudeville.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26It's absolutely charming, but perhaps unfair. Shouldn't it be,
0:55:26 > 0:55:30Mrs Henderson Presents Revudeville, a Vivian Van Damm production?
0:55:30 > 0:55:33I rather like that, don't you?
0:55:36 > 0:55:39I am going to have a joyride now. Isn't that exciting?
0:55:49 > 0:55:52I am not a servant!
0:55:52 > 0:55:57You can't buy me off with a piece of billing! Do you hear, bloody woman?!
0:56:13 > 0:56:16Is it well stocked with petrol?
0:56:16 > 0:56:18What do you mean?
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Do you think we might make it to France?
0:57:06 > 0:57:09I don't think I'll be back for a while.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36EXPLOSION
0:58:13 > 0:58:15- Mr Van Damm.- Mrs Henderson.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18Welcome back.
0:58:20 > 0:58:23MUSIC: La Marseillaise
0:58:23 > 0:58:28# Entendez vous dans notre campagnes
0:58:28 > 0:58:33# Mugir ces froces soldats?
0:58:33 > 0:58:37# Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras
0:58:37 > 0:58:42# Egorger nos fils, nos compagnes
0:58:42 > 0:58:46# Aux armes, citoyens!
0:58:46 > 0:58:50# Formez vos bataillons!
0:58:50 > 0:58:55# Marchons! Marchons!
0:58:55 > 0:58:59# Qu'un sang impur
0:58:59 > 0:59:07# Abreuve nos sillons! #
0:59:56 > 0:59:59Do you mind if I sit here?
0:59:59 > 1:00:01Suit yourself.
1:00:17 > 1:00:20I am so sorry, Mr Van Damm.
1:00:22 > 1:00:27I imagine...you have family.
1:00:32 > 1:00:35- Yes. - I can't bear feeling helpless.
1:00:35 > 1:00:38I always think there's something I can do.
1:00:42 > 1:00:46But sometimes, of course, there's nothing.
1:01:04 > 1:01:06Champagne, madam?
1:01:23 > 1:01:25Don't you feel a bit over-safe?
1:01:25 > 1:01:27Caution, my dear.
1:01:27 > 1:01:31We're not certain what to do about the theatres.
1:01:31 > 1:01:35- Whatever do you mean? - They're a frivolous distraction.
1:01:35 > 1:01:40Exactly what young soldiers need. Wouldn't you say?
1:01:42 > 1:01:45There are other considerations.
1:01:45 > 1:01:48Intelligence tells us the Luftwaffe will bomb London.
1:01:48 > 1:01:51My intelligence tells me that.
1:01:51 > 1:01:54- It'll be dangerous for people to congregate, won't it?- Tommy!
1:01:54 > 1:01:58Don't be silly! Congregate underground.
1:01:58 > 1:02:02My theatre is beneath street level. It's the safest place to be.
1:02:02 > 1:02:05Let's have no more of these foolish ideas.
1:02:07 > 1:02:09Oh, Tommy.
1:02:39 > 1:02:43# We stand in awe and ask what power divine
1:02:43 > 1:02:45# Inspired the sculptor
1:02:45 > 1:02:50# Of such flawless art
1:02:50 > 1:02:55# For there is life in every curve and line
1:02:55 > 1:02:57# To charm the eye and satisfy... #
1:02:57 > 1:02:59EXPLOSION
1:03:10 > 1:03:13RUMBLING
1:03:13 > 1:03:17# There is no time No space of endless years... #
1:03:17 > 1:03:20THUNDEROUS EXPLOSION
1:03:20 > 1:03:22SCREAMING
1:03:51 > 1:03:54APPLAUSE CHEERING
1:04:14 > 1:04:18'Fires were started again last night in the East End.
1:04:18 > 1:04:22'Londoners awoke after the tenth consecutive night of bombardment
1:04:22 > 1:04:25'by the German Air Force.'
1:04:26 > 1:04:29We have a huge challenge before us.
1:04:29 > 1:04:33It's up to us, the Revudeville,
1:04:33 > 1:04:38to fortify London in a way that sandbags and anti-aircraft cannot.
1:04:38 > 1:04:42They may bomb our city, destroy our homes,
1:04:42 > 1:04:46kill our friends and neighbours, but through it all,
1:04:46 > 1:04:49our show will continue.
1:04:49 > 1:04:55We will never stop performing and we will never close.
1:04:55 > 1:04:58(He thinks he's bloody Winston Churchill.)
1:04:58 > 1:05:02Some of our family are going. Called up.
1:05:03 > 1:05:07Thank God our Bertie has a heart murmur.
1:05:09 > 1:05:13It may be wise for some of you to move into the theatre. We have room.
1:05:13 > 1:05:16And because we're underground, we're safe.
1:05:16 > 1:05:20Of course, we'll all have our war duties as well as theatrical ones.
1:05:20 > 1:05:23But, we will pitch in.
1:05:23 > 1:05:26And we will do our bit.
1:05:26 > 1:05:29That is beautifully put, Mr Van Damm.
1:05:29 > 1:05:33I am sure we will all make the necessary sacrifices.
1:05:33 > 1:05:36Yesterday, I wanted to buy a new hat. I desisted.
1:05:36 > 1:05:41I put the money in National Savings instead.
1:05:41 > 1:05:43We shall come through.
1:05:46 > 1:05:50# Poor old London Town is falling down
1:05:50 > 1:05:54# Lots of places going up in flames
1:05:54 > 1:05:57# But if you're in the know
1:05:57 > 1:06:00# And find out where to go
1:06:00 > 1:06:06# You'll find the love is very much the same... #
1:06:06 > 1:06:09DRUMBEAT
1:06:09 > 1:06:11CHEERING
1:06:11 > 1:06:13# We're babies of the Blitz
1:06:13 > 1:06:15# Our boudoir is blown to bits
1:06:15 > 1:06:18# We're living underground Patrolling on our wits
1:06:19 > 1:06:23# By day, we're knitting mufflers or cutting canteen cakes
1:06:23 > 1:06:26# But that role doesn't ruffle us cos we've got what it takes
1:06:26 > 1:06:31# It's no longer safe to tarry at Cafe de Paris
1:06:31 > 1:06:33# So we're ladies-in-waiting now
1:06:33 > 1:06:35# To do our little bits
1:06:35 > 1:06:40# No wearing dungareeses to hide our silken kneeses
1:06:40 > 1:06:43# Keep the old flag flying We're the b-b-babies of the Blitz
1:06:46 > 1:06:50# Tin hats may hide our coiffures for a while
1:06:50 > 1:06:54# Their shelter boots conceal our dainty feet
1:06:54 > 1:06:56# But beneath this tough external
1:06:56 > 1:06:59# There's something that's eternal
1:06:59 > 1:07:03- # Ask the Air Force - Or the Army- Or the Fleet
1:07:03 > 1:07:05# We're babies of the Blitz
1:07:05 > 1:07:07# And when their leave permits
1:07:07 > 1:07:09# We welcome back the boys
1:07:09 > 1:07:12# Who fly the Hurricanes and Schmitts
1:07:12 > 1:07:16# Whilst bosses of munitions and businessmen
1:07:16 > 1:07:19# Must park their inhibitions And make whoopee
1:07:19 > 1:07:21# And make whoopee And make whoopee now and then
1:07:21 > 1:07:26# We like sophistication and recreation
1:07:26 > 1:07:28# We're what the doctor ordered
1:07:28 > 1:07:30# After chasing Messerschmitts
1:07:30 > 1:07:33# So long as there is rhythm
1:07:33 > 1:07:35# And good meals and we are with them
1:07:35 > 1:07:38# They won't exterminate
1:07:38 > 1:07:40- # The babies- Babies- Babies
1:07:40 > 1:07:42# Babies of the Blitz! #
1:07:42 > 1:07:45APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
1:07:53 > 1:07:56RUMBLE OF EXPLOSIONS
1:08:26 > 1:08:29Ken said you were up here. I didn't believe him.
1:08:29 > 1:08:32- Why ever not? - It's bloody dangerous, that's why.
1:08:32 > 1:08:36- Come on down.- Oh, dear, oh, dear.
1:08:36 > 1:08:40The aircraft have passed. Look, you can see them over the East End.
1:08:40 > 1:08:44You're ever so cautious, Mr Van Damm.
1:08:44 > 1:08:48One shouldn't be overly so at times like these.
1:08:48 > 1:08:51Everyone should be cautious.
1:08:50 > 1:08:51EXPLOSION
1:08:58 > 1:09:02You don't seem to take war too seriously, Mrs Henderson.
1:09:05 > 1:09:08I wonder what you were like when you were young.
1:09:08 > 1:09:11Rather dashing, I dare say.
1:09:11 > 1:09:14And filled with hope.
1:09:14 > 1:09:17My mind turns towards young men these days.
1:09:17 > 1:09:21You see, Mr Van Damm,
1:09:21 > 1:09:26I take war far more seriously than you can ever dare imagine.
1:09:53 > 1:09:55CHEER
1:10:20 > 1:10:21# That's all
1:10:21 > 1:10:27# Blue nightfall above me
1:10:27 > 1:10:29HUMS
1:10:29 > 1:10:32# Bring me that someone
1:10:32 > 1:10:34# To love me... #
1:10:34 > 1:10:38No, you'll have to cover her faster than that.
1:10:38 > 1:10:41- You need to be a lot faster. - Those things weigh a ton, Bertie.
1:10:41 > 1:10:44Go on, take five minutes.
1:10:54 > 1:10:56Oh, my dear, how generous.
1:10:59 > 1:11:03- My goodness!- Gin. Helps steel our nerves for the air raids.
1:11:03 > 1:11:07It does seem they're no longer bombing during the tableaux.
1:11:07 > 1:11:10That's because Mr Van Damm sent Hitler our programme.
1:11:10 > 1:11:14Professional courtesy between Fuhrers.
1:11:14 > 1:11:17You're all so energetic and courageous.
1:11:17 > 1:11:20We're the only theatre still playing in the West End.
1:11:20 > 1:11:23Then you all go out with the soldiers after the show.
1:11:23 > 1:11:26But I don't. I never go out.
1:11:26 > 1:11:28My dear, why ever not?
1:11:28 > 1:11:34Before I started stripping off for a living, I was always falling in love.
1:11:34 > 1:11:36I was hopeless.
1:11:36 > 1:11:38Never again.
1:11:39 > 1:11:42So I have become a right little priss.
1:11:42 > 1:11:44A naked spinster.
1:11:44 > 1:11:47And that is the way I like it.
1:11:47 > 1:11:52Who would have dreamed that standing on a stage without any clothes on
1:11:52 > 1:11:55would be the safest place to be.
1:11:57 > 1:12:00# Then deep in my arms
1:12:00 > 1:12:04# What can he say, but, yes?
1:12:05 > 1:12:08# That's all blue nightfall
1:12:08 > 1:12:11# Above me....
1:12:13 > 1:12:17WOLF WHISTLING
1:12:17 > 1:12:20# ..to love me
1:12:20 > 1:12:23# To love me
1:12:24 > 1:12:28# To love me. #
1:12:40 > 1:12:42Could you, er, come this way, sir.
1:12:42 > 1:12:45Mrs Henderson would like to speak to you.
1:12:53 > 1:12:57- Who's the flower for? - (For the girl inside the fan.)
1:12:57 > 1:13:00- Speak up, dear. - The girl in the fan.
1:13:00 > 1:13:03Oh, yes.
1:13:03 > 1:13:06- How old are you?- 21.
1:13:08 > 1:13:12- 21? - Too young for her, I suppose.
1:13:12 > 1:13:14Come back tomorrow night.
1:13:17 > 1:13:19Sweet.
1:13:25 > 1:13:28I was always afraid that I'd end up in a florist shop.
1:13:28 > 1:13:30- And now you are. - I'm getting hay fever.
1:13:30 > 1:13:33- And who is Paul? - I have no idea.
1:13:33 > 1:13:36Are you girls decent? Oh, good.
1:13:36 > 1:13:41I have brought someone. This is Paul. GIGGLE
1:13:41 > 1:13:44Oh, I see. Erm, girls, can you, er...?
1:13:57 > 1:14:00- (I was looking forward to, er...) - Speak up, dear.
1:14:00 > 1:14:03- Would you mind if I had a moment alone?- Of course.
1:14:03 > 1:14:05Thank you.
1:14:05 > 1:14:08- You've sent all these flowers. - Don't be foolish.
1:14:08 > 1:14:12I recognise your florist. He can't afford this sort of thing.
1:14:12 > 1:14:16- He comes from a very distinguished family.- Mrs Henderson.
1:14:16 > 1:14:18Truth is so prosaic.
1:14:18 > 1:14:22He's young, that's all. And rather well put together, wouldn't you say?
1:14:22 > 1:14:24That face.
1:14:27 > 1:14:32He's young. And in five days, he goes to the Front.
1:14:32 > 1:14:36And he may not come back. And it is so lonely out there...
1:14:36 > 1:14:38- In the trenches. - Yes, I know the word.
1:14:38 > 1:14:41Books have been written about the last war.
1:14:41 > 1:14:43I have actually read some of them.
1:14:43 > 1:14:47I suppose he saw me on stage and fell in love.
1:14:48 > 1:14:50Mrs Henderson,
1:14:50 > 1:14:53one night my bicycle went off the road.
1:14:53 > 1:14:56And the next thing I knew, I was an illusion.
1:14:56 > 1:14:59Cos that's all we are up there. But the odd thing is,
1:14:59 > 1:15:02I am still in that river, and I want to be rescued,
1:15:02 > 1:15:06but not by some drum roll or applause, or a soldier's fantasy.
1:15:06 > 1:15:11Oh, dear, you are such a tiresome generation.
1:15:11 > 1:15:17You want love. We got along nicely without it, thank you very much.
1:15:17 > 1:15:21I don't see why that boy's fantasy is any more foolish than yours.
1:15:27 > 1:15:29Oh, damn.
1:15:31 > 1:15:35- She loved your flowers, dear. - What flowers?
1:15:47 > 1:15:52# You are the promised kiss of springtime
1:15:52 > 1:15:59# That makes the lonely winter seem long
1:16:00 > 1:16:06# You are the breathless hush of evening
1:16:06 > 1:16:12# That lingers on the brink of a lovely song
1:16:12 > 1:16:19# You are the angel glow that lights a star
1:16:19 > 1:16:22# The dearest things I know
1:16:22 > 1:16:27# Are what you are
1:16:27 > 1:16:30# Someday
1:16:30 > 1:16:34# My happy arms will hold you
1:16:34 > 1:16:37# And someday
1:16:37 > 1:16:42# I'll know that moment divine
1:16:42 > 1:16:47# When all the things you are
1:16:47 > 1:16:51# Are mine
1:16:52 > 1:16:55# Time and again I've longed for adventure
1:16:55 > 1:16:58# Something to make my heart beat the-faster
1:16:58 > 1:17:05# What did I long for? I never really knew
1:17:05 > 1:17:08# Finding your love I found my adventure
1:17:08 > 1:17:12# Touching your hand My heart beats the-faster
1:17:12 > 1:17:16# All that I want In all of this world
1:17:16 > 1:17:18# Is you
1:17:18 > 1:17:21# You are the angel glow
1:17:21 > 1:17:25# That lights a star
1:17:25 > 1:17:31# The dearest things I know are what you are
1:17:33 > 1:17:39# Someday my happy arms will hold you
1:17:39 > 1:17:44# And someday
1:17:44 > 1:17:48# I'll know that moment divine
1:17:48 > 1:17:54# When all the things you are
1:17:56 > 1:17:59# Are
1:17:59 > 1:18:05# Mine... #
1:18:12 > 1:18:14Trouble, boss.
1:18:17 > 1:18:20- Is it that bloody woman again? - Oh, no, not this time, VD.
1:18:23 > 1:18:26Open up. Do you want me to knock the door down?
1:18:26 > 1:18:32- You'll hurt your shoulder. - Get inside.
1:18:33 > 1:18:36- You can't do this! - Why not?- You're part of our family.
1:18:36 > 1:18:39- That's a terrible choice of words. - What?!- I don't want to discuss it.
1:18:39 > 1:18:42But you have to tell me what's behind this. You owe it to me.
1:18:42 > 1:18:46- My concern for the aesthetics of Revudeville.- What?
1:18:46 > 1:18:50I don't think you want a nude on stage who is pregnant.
1:18:50 > 1:18:53(Christ!) We were having a private discussion.
1:18:53 > 1:18:56- Can we have a quick change?- Yeah.
1:19:03 > 1:19:05That was a particularly fine programme.
1:19:05 > 1:19:09- I am so very pleased with myself. - Please, go back to the theatre.
1:19:09 > 1:19:13We don't have time for your nonsense. We have a crisis.
1:19:13 > 1:19:15Why? What ever is wrong?
1:19:15 > 1:19:18Maureen has sent me a letter of resignation.
1:19:18 > 1:19:21- Don't be ridiculous. Why would she? - She's pregnant.
1:19:21 > 1:19:25- 'Two minutes, girls!' - Oh, my dear.- I need some air.
1:19:25 > 1:19:28You can work as a singer for the next few months.
1:19:28 > 1:19:31- We'll keep you on salary until... - I can't think clearly. I need air.
1:19:31 > 1:19:36- I'm so sorry. Was it...? - Who else would it be?
1:19:36 > 1:19:40He sent me a letter. He's going back to his girlfriend.
1:19:40 > 1:19:43His girlfriend. They all have girlfriends.
1:19:43 > 1:19:46The crazy thing is, I fell for him.
1:19:46 > 1:19:49It's not your fault. I'm a grown girl. I knew what I was doing.
1:19:49 > 1:19:53- But he had such a sweet face. - They all have sweet faces.
1:19:53 > 1:19:57You live in your own world, Mrs Henderson.
1:19:57 > 1:20:01I'm sorry. Excuse me. I don't want to say something I shouldn't.
1:20:01 > 1:20:04- I need some tea and some air. - She said it's not your fault.
1:20:04 > 1:20:08- That can only mean one thing. - Which is?- That it IS your fault.
1:20:08 > 1:20:10- What have you been up to? - Nothing.
1:20:10 > 1:20:15- Have you been giving her advice? - Excuse me. I want to take some air.
1:20:15 > 1:20:17You can't go out. The sirens went.
1:20:17 > 1:20:20- We didn't hear anything. - A few minutes ago.
1:20:20 > 1:20:23- Maureen has gone out. - Why didn't you stop her?!
1:20:23 > 1:20:27- Where is she going?- For some air. - No, for tea, she said.
1:20:27 > 1:20:30EXPLOSION
1:21:31 > 1:21:35You foolish, foolish woman. Look what you've done.
1:21:35 > 1:21:39I thought yes, she's selfish and rude and eccentric,
1:21:39 > 1:21:44but that goes with her class. I can live with that. I was a fool.
1:21:44 > 1:21:48You don't know anything about the real world, do you?
1:22:58 > 1:23:01# Tropical charms
1:23:01 > 1:23:06- # Lend us your loveliness... # - APPLAUSE
1:23:06 > 1:23:10It's not the same. Let's cut the number.
1:23:10 > 1:23:12The boys love it, boss.
1:23:15 > 1:23:19I am from the Lord Chamberlain's office. This is for you.
1:23:19 > 1:23:22- I have to close your theatre.- What?!
1:23:22 > 1:23:26It's causing too many people to congregate in front of it. Sorry.
1:23:27 > 1:23:31- Telephone the newspapers. Get them down here.- Yes, boss.
1:23:31 > 1:23:33Maggie?
1:23:34 > 1:23:36I know where to find her.
1:23:36 > 1:23:39Tell her to come to the theatre immediately.
1:23:43 > 1:23:47Mrs Henderson would like to see Lord Cromer as soon as possible.
1:23:47 > 1:23:49Here. At the theatre.
1:23:49 > 1:23:53- I don't think the Lord Chamberlain is available.- Nonsense.
1:23:53 > 1:23:57Mrs Henderson wishes to see him. Pray, pass the message.
1:23:59 > 1:24:03There's nothing I can do. The theatre is closed.
1:24:03 > 1:24:07Clear a path, please. Please, clear a path.
1:24:07 > 1:24:14- We ain't moving until you open up. - There's nothing I can do.
1:24:14 > 1:24:16- I see the press are here, Van Damm. - Yes.
1:24:16 > 1:24:18I don't know how they got hold of it.
1:24:25 > 1:24:28- Good afternoon, Mrs Henderson. - Maggie.
1:24:30 > 1:24:32This way.
1:24:35 > 1:24:38There seems to be a nationwide desire to keep this theatre open.
1:24:38 > 1:24:42Nationwide?! Please don't be delusional.
1:24:42 > 1:24:45I have learnt in these many years of dealing with "artists"
1:24:45 > 1:24:48to detest imagination.
1:24:48 > 1:24:51Excuse me. Excuse me.
1:24:53 > 1:24:58This street must be clear. It presents a very clear public danger.
1:24:58 > 1:25:01I may have to ask the police to interfere.
1:25:01 > 1:25:03I'll talk to them.
1:25:03 > 1:25:05What a commotion.
1:25:05 > 1:25:09They think the theatre encourages what they call over-congregating.
1:25:09 > 1:25:11It seems that we're too popular.
1:25:11 > 1:25:16- We'd stay open if we were a failure? How ridiculous!- Listen, everybody.
1:25:16 > 1:25:20We have no choice. The government is forcing us to close.
1:25:20 > 1:25:24One more light dimming in the heart of London.
1:25:24 > 1:25:26He's turning into Winston again.
1:25:26 > 1:25:28What Herr Hitler was unable to do,
1:25:28 > 1:25:32our own leaders are determined to accomplish.
1:25:32 > 1:25:36They are going to close the Windmill.
1:25:36 > 1:25:39Oh. Excuse me. Excuse me. Would you let me through?
1:25:39 > 1:25:42Excuse me. Excuse me. BOOING
1:25:42 > 1:25:46Thank you. That's most kind. Thank you. Thank you.
1:25:46 > 1:25:48Excuse me.
1:25:49 > 1:25:51Hello, everybody.
1:25:51 > 1:25:53May I... Hello, Tommy.
1:25:53 > 1:25:56May I introduce myself. I am Mrs Henderson.
1:25:56 > 1:26:00You might see my name on the board over there. Mrs Henderson Presents.
1:26:00 > 1:26:05I'm Mrs Henderson and I've presented the Windmill for four years now.
1:26:05 > 1:26:07Let me tell you why.
1:26:07 > 1:26:11Are you able to see me? CROWD: No.
1:26:11 > 1:26:14- Here you are, ma'am. - That is so sweet.
1:26:14 > 1:26:18- Are you American?- Yes. - Strange people, lovely manners.
1:26:18 > 1:26:21Thank you, dear. Now...
1:26:21 > 1:26:24there was a war before this one.
1:26:24 > 1:26:26It was meant to end all wars.
1:26:28 > 1:26:31I lost my son in that war. My only son, Alec.
1:26:31 > 1:26:33He was 21.
1:26:33 > 1:26:38He perished through poison gas, I believe...
1:26:38 > 1:26:41TEARFUL ..on a field in France.
1:26:43 > 1:26:46After, some time after,
1:26:46 > 1:26:49I went to his room to clear away his things
1:26:49 > 1:26:52and I discovered the most amazing thing -
1:26:52 > 1:26:55what I believe you call a French postcard. LAUGHTER
1:26:55 > 1:26:59Photograph of a naked woman. He had been hiding it.
1:26:59 > 1:27:04And I realised that Alec had probably gone to his death
1:27:04 > 1:27:09without ever seeing a woman naked in real life.
1:27:09 > 1:27:13Well, I thought that was the most...
1:27:13 > 1:27:15awful thing.
1:27:17 > 1:27:22When you lose a son in the war, you do know, whatever anyone might say,
1:27:22 > 1:27:25that his death has been in vain.
1:27:27 > 1:27:31It won't stop others from following other wars, other young men.
1:27:31 > 1:27:34Years later, after my husband had died and I was on my own,
1:27:34 > 1:27:39I decided to buy a theatre and put on a nude revue so that boys like Alec
1:27:39 > 1:27:42would never be in the same predicament.
1:27:43 > 1:27:46As long as the Windmill exists,
1:27:46 > 1:27:51there's no need for a sad little postcard stashed underneath a bed.
1:27:51 > 1:27:53LAUGHTER
1:27:53 > 1:27:58Sometimes my feelings towards our young men in uniform...
1:27:59 > 1:28:03..have lead me to foolish actions,
1:28:03 > 1:28:06which I do, in my very soul, regret.
1:28:06 > 1:28:09But I do know this,
1:28:09 > 1:28:13that my desire to present this gift to our young men
1:28:13 > 1:28:15has not been wrong.
1:28:16 > 1:28:21If we are to ask our youth to surrender their lives,
1:28:21 > 1:28:24then we should not ask them to surrender joy.
1:28:24 > 1:28:27Or the possibility of joy.
1:28:28 > 1:28:33And if we cause too many people to congregate in the street...
1:28:34 > 1:28:38..who gives a fiddler's fuck?! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
1:28:41 > 1:28:44There, I've said it.
1:28:44 > 1:28:48SIRENS WAIL Oh, dear, another air raid.
1:28:48 > 1:28:52Don't you think everyone will be so much safer inside?
1:28:52 > 1:28:55- CROWD: Yes! - Oh, for Christ's sake, Van Damm.
1:28:55 > 1:28:58Take down that stupid sign and let your public in.
1:28:58 > 1:29:01APPLAUSE
1:29:11 > 1:29:13UPLIFTING MUSIC
1:29:28 > 1:29:31# The sails of the windmill were turning
1:29:31 > 1:29:36# Four years of the war had begun
1:29:36 > 1:29:40# And we know they'll keep turning for many years more
1:29:40 > 1:29:45# When the war will be over and won
1:29:47 > 1:29:50# Blow, winds from the south
1:29:50 > 1:29:53# Blow, winds from the north
1:29:55 > 1:30:00# Turn the sails of the windmill round
1:30:02 > 1:30:04# Blow, winds from the east
1:30:04 > 1:30:09# Blow, winds from the west
1:30:09 > 1:30:15# Oh, the wind is a welcome sound... #
1:30:18 > 1:30:20TRUMPET SOLO
1:30:30 > 1:30:33I thought so.
1:30:35 > 1:30:40- You're going to ask me to come down, aren't you?- I wouldn't dream of it.
1:30:42 > 1:30:44Now you know my secrets.
1:30:44 > 1:30:46Yes.
1:30:46 > 1:30:49- And I know none of yours.- No.
1:30:49 > 1:30:54Well, actually, I think you do.
1:30:57 > 1:31:00- We have made rather a go of it, haven't we?- Yes.
1:31:00 > 1:31:05You're irritating but I wouldn't have missed this for the world.
1:31:05 > 1:31:07- I feel quite the same.- Hmmm.
1:31:07 > 1:31:11Even though you are a very irritating man.
1:31:14 > 1:31:18- So, we'll continue? - I'm game, if you are?- Oh, yes.
1:31:19 > 1:31:23- Passes the time of day.- Yes.
1:31:24 > 1:31:27Let's watch the rest of the show.
1:31:27 > 1:31:31You go inside. I'll stand here for a while.
1:31:31 > 1:31:33As you wish.
1:31:35 > 1:31:40- Would you fancy a dance? - A dance?! Where?- Here.
1:31:40 > 1:31:43- Won't it be dangerous? - You're quite right.
1:31:43 > 1:31:49I am a very cautious man, but it won't be dangerous, not tonight.
1:31:49 > 1:31:53- Just one dance? - Mr Van Damm.- Mrs Henderson.
1:31:53 > 1:31:55# Blow, winds from the south
1:31:55 > 1:31:59# Blow, winds from the north
1:31:59 > 1:32:05# Turn the sails of the windmill round
1:32:07 > 1:32:10# Blow, winds from the east
1:32:10 > 1:32:14# Blow, winds from the west
1:32:14 > 1:32:20# Oh, the wind is a welcome sound
1:32:22 > 1:32:24# Blow, winds from the south
1:32:24 > 1:32:28# Blow, winds from the north
1:32:28 > 1:32:35# Turn the sails of the windmill round
1:32:35 > 1:32:38# Blow, winds from the east
1:32:38 > 1:32:43# Blow, winds from the west
1:32:43 > 1:32:46# Oh, the wind
1:32:46 > 1:32:55# Is a welcome so-ound! #
1:32:55 > 1:32:57CHEERING AND WHISTLING
1:33:16 > 1:33:20- Ow! You've severed my toe. - Nonsense. I didn't touch it.
1:33:20 > 1:33:24- You're rather clumsy.- That's not something you say to a partner.
1:33:24 > 1:33:26You should've taken lessons beforehand.
1:33:26 > 1:33:30I am a very good dancer, thank you very much.
1:33:36 > 1:33:40In India, only delicate men are good dancers.
1:33:40 > 1:33:44- The ungainly are not so. - Listen, you old battle-axe...
1:33:44 > 1:33:46Don't you dare speak to me like that!
1:34:05 > 1:34:08# There's a lake in the park There's a house by the lake
1:34:08 > 1:34:10# There's a girl in the house in the park by the lake
1:34:10 > 1:34:12# And the girl in the house by the lake in the park
1:34:12 > 1:34:15# Is the girl in the little green hat
1:34:15 > 1:34:17# And tonight after eight that's when I have got a date
1:34:17 > 1:34:19# When the moon's riding high and the stars light the sky
1:34:19 > 1:34:22# With the girl in the house by the lake in the park
1:34:22 > 1:34:24# The girl in the little green hat
1:34:24 > 1:34:26# There's no water in the lake There's no roof upon the house
1:34:26 > 1:34:29# No trees in the park at all
1:34:29 > 1:34:31# But she'll wait beside the lake I'll be welcome at the house
1:34:31 > 1:34:34# I'll meet her by the garden wall
1:34:34 > 1:34:36# There's a ship on the lake There's a sailor on the shore
1:34:36 > 1:34:37# There's a girl in his arms She's the girl I adore
1:34:37 > 1:34:40# So goodbye to the house by the lake in the park
1:34:40 > 1:34:42# And the girl in the little green hat
1:35:41 > 1:35:44# There's a storm on the lake There's a ship in the storm
1:35:44 > 1:35:46# There's a girl on the ship in the storm on the lake
1:35:46 > 1:35:48# And the girl in the lake on the ship in the storm
1:35:48 > 1:35:51# Is the girl in the little green hat
1:35:51 > 1:35:53# As the ships starts to dip she is losing her grip
1:35:53 > 1:35:55# Every dip makes a tip, not the girl but the ship
1:35:55 > 1:35:58# But the girl on the ship has the pip from the trip
1:35:58 > 1:36:00# The girl in the little green hat
1:36:00 > 1:36:02# She has been sailing quite enough She has been clinging to the rails
1:36:02 > 1:36:05# She has been dying to be home once more
1:36:05 > 1:36:07# Cos the lake is rather rough and the girl is rather pale
1:36:07 > 1:36:10# She is glad to get her feet on shore
1:36:10 > 1:36:12# As she gave up the ship and the captain and his men
1:36:12 > 1:36:15# For a round-ticket trip through my arms once again
1:36:15 > 1:36:17# Now I am back in the park with the house by the lake
1:36:17 > 1:36:19# With the girl in the little green hat! #
1:37:02 > 1:37:04# We're babies of the Blitz
1:37:04 > 1:37:06# Our boudoir is blown to bits
1:37:06 > 1:37:09# We're living underground, patrolling our wits
1:37:10 > 1:37:14# By day we're knitting mufflers or cutting canteen cakes
1:37:14 > 1:37:17# But that role doesn't ruffle us cos we've got what it takes
1:37:17 > 1:37:22# It's no longer safe to tarry at Cafe de Paris
1:37:22 > 1:37:24# So we're ladies-in-waiting now
1:37:24 > 1:37:26# To do our little bits
1:37:26 > 1:37:31# No wearing dungareeses to hide our silken kneeses
1:37:31 > 1:37:34# Keep the old flag flying, we're the b-b-babies of the Blitz
1:37:37 > 1:37:41# Tin hats may hide our coiffures for a while
1:37:41 > 1:37:45# Their shelter boots conceal our dainty feet
1:37:45 > 1:37:47# Beneath this tough external
1:37:47 > 1:37:50# There's something that's eternal
1:37:50 > 1:37:54- # Ask the Air Force - Or the Army- Or the Fleet
1:37:54 > 1:37:56# We're babies of the Blitz
1:37:56 > 1:38:00# And when their leave permits We welcome back the boys
1:38:00 > 1:38:03# Who fly the Hurricanes and Schmitts
1:38:03 > 1:38:07# Whilst bosses of munitions and businessmen
1:38:07 > 1:38:09# Must park their inhibitions
1:38:09 > 1:38:10# And make whoopee And make whoopee
1:38:10 > 1:38:12# And make whoopee now and then
1:38:12 > 1:38:17# We like sophistication and recreation
1:38:17 > 1:38:19# We're what the doctor ordered
1:38:19 > 1:38:21# After chasing Messerschmitts
1:38:21 > 1:38:24# So long as there is rhythm
1:38:24 > 1:38:26# And good meals and we are with them
1:38:26 > 1:38:29# They won't exterminate
1:38:29 > 1:38:31- # The babies- Babies- Babies
1:38:31 > 1:38:33# Babies of the Blitz! #