0:00:37 > 0:00:45This programme contains strong language.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'Roses are red,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'violets are blue,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02'I'm about to fuck up, so what else is new?'
0:01:08 > 0:01:10# Travellin' through
0:01:10 > 0:01:13# A tunnel under sea
0:01:15 > 0:01:18# You never know if it cracks in half
0:01:18 > 0:01:21# You're never ever gonna see me
0:01:21 > 0:01:27# But you can have it all if you like
0:01:30 > 0:01:33# You can have it all if you like
0:01:33 > 0:01:40# And you can pay for it the rest of your li-i-fe
0:01:44 > 0:01:46# Li-i-fe... #
0:01:48 > 0:01:50BURGLAR ALARM RINGS
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Oh, shit!
0:01:52 > 0:01:57# I wouldn't believe your wireless radio
0:01:58 > 0:02:02# If I had myself a flying giraffe
0:02:02 > 0:02:06# You'd have one in a box with a window
0:02:06 > 0:02:11# You can have it all if you like
0:02:13 > 0:02:18# You can have it all if you like
0:02:18 > 0:02:24# And you can pay for it the rest of your li-i-fe
0:02:24 > 0:02:32# Li-i-fe... #
0:02:33 > 0:02:37This is what I call my memory corner.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42That forget-me-not reminds me of my first love.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44That flower evokes my late husband.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48This dianthus came from a cutting my mother gave me.
0:02:48 > 0:02:54And I always think of my daughter every time I look at a primrose.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00# So you can have it all if you like
0:03:01 > 0:03:06# You can have it all if you like... #
0:03:07 > 0:03:11'This must be hard for you to understand.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13'It's hard enough for me.'
0:03:15 > 0:03:17TYRES SCREECH
0:03:17 > 0:03:21'Why would any guy violate his parole
0:03:21 > 0:03:25'when he's already spent half his life behind bars?'
0:03:25 > 0:03:27It's about bloody time.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30'Call it unfinished business if you like.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33'Nicking a bunch of flowers is very different
0:03:33 > 0:03:37'than what they put me away for at 18.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40'The time I spent inside was Hell on Earth.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46'But in a way I welcomed it. I felt I deserved it after what I'd done.
0:03:46 > 0:03:53'After 15 years I'd accepted that this was what my life would always be.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57'But a year before I met you all that changed.'
0:03:57 > 0:04:01We have some news which might be of interest to you.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05We're transferring you to Her Majesty's Prison Edgefield,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08a more progressive institution. You're an ideal candidate
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- for the work they're doing. - Congratulations.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14You've been reclassified to Category D.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19I've only just got used to this place. I don't fancy the change.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So, if you don't mind, I'll stay put.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- So this is what fresh air smells like.- Follow me.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09I'm Governor Hodge, and this is our head of lifers, Mr Dudley.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13You gentlemen have been selected from prisons across the country
0:05:13 > 0:05:17to join other inmates in our open system.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20As you may have noticed when you arrived,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24there are no high walls, razor-wire fences or security cameras.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Nothing to stop you walking away.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Here at Edgefield we function on trust. Show us you can be trusted,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37then you're well on your way to being paroled. However,
0:05:37 > 0:05:42if we detect any signs of anti-social behaviour,
0:05:42 > 0:05:47you will be immediately transferred back to a secure prison.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54(Am I dreaming, or are they serving us tea and biscuits?)
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Holly's from the WRVS.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01The Women's Royal Voluntary Service run the visitors' canteen.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Holly, meet our new arrivals. - Hello.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Help yourselves to tea, gentlemen. You must be parched.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- C'mon, don't be timid. - I can recommend the camomile.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Camomile it is then.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Not bad, eh? - Yeah, it's all right.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45My name is Fergus. Fergus Wilks.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Dudley told me you'd be arriving today.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I've been looking forward to meeting you.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57My last bunk mate achieved his freedom over two months ago.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's a bit solitary in here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05It'll be good to have someone to pass the time of day with.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10I keep myself to myself. I'm not looking to bond with no-one.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- I'll do my time, keep my nose clean, alright?- Perfectly understandable.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19I felt the same way myself when I was your age.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24But, after a while, I found my own company pretty damn boring,
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- if you want to know the God's honest truth.- Watch it, old man!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- For fuck's sake! - I'm really sorry.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Sorry. - Jesus.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I don't like that fella.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Strange one, isn't he? - What's he in for?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57He's a menace to society, like the rest of us.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- What're you in for?- Halfway through a six-stretch for armed robbery.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- You?- Murder. - Same here. I'm innocent.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08I'm not. Caught me on video, didn't they.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18You're a bit of an early bird, aren't ya?
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Shit, shaved and showered before I'd even put my two feet on the floor.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28By the way, a word of advice. They'll put you lads to work today.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Do yourself a favour and stay clear of building maintenance.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Laundry is the place to be. Come winter, when everybody's balls
0:08:38 > 0:08:42are frozen, you'll have the warmest seat in the house.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46I've a certain influence in laundry matters. In fact,
0:08:46 > 0:08:53the Governor doesn't let anyone touch his shorts but me.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Not a lot of people know that.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00This isn't a holiday camp. Everyone works, no free rides.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Not for the Governor, not for me, and certainly not for you lot.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08You'll work a job where you'll learn a trade,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11thus be prepared for employment upon release.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Together we'll find the job which suits you best.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19We have half a dozen job options for you, Mr Briggs,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22yet Dudley informs me you remain unemployed. How so?
0:09:22 > 0:09:28- I don't care where you put me.- It's not a question of where WE put you,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- it's more a question of where YOU put yourself.- It's all the same.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Doesn't make any difference whether I'm doing laundry,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40peeling potatoes, or carving rocking chairs out of trees.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46With my record, when I get out, I'll be lucky to get any job at all.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- So, whatever.- You leave me no choice but to make the decision for you.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- Where are you going?- Home. - Can I come?- Very funny.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Stay and watch me play. - I already have. You're terrible.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oi! I'm a bloody marvel, me.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Can I help you? - What's wrong with him?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- He's in for his chemotherapy treatment.- Cancer?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Yes. Along with retinitis pigmentosa,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45osteoporosis, and arthritis in his feet.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Do me a favour? Don't tell him I came here.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Ahh!
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Did you miss me?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Didn't even notice you were gone.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32You were right about building maintenance. It stinks.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- Thanks for saving my plant.- I just gave it a bit of water, that's all.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Sometimes it takes very little to put things right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48# I'll remember... #
0:12:49 > 0:12:52There you are. Merry Christmas.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Does he still tell all his mates he's Daddy's dad?
0:13:10 > 0:13:16Go and speak to him, Jimmy. Don't expect too much.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21All right, then.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I hear, er, school's going great.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Tony, you've got a stiffy.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- So? - It's against regulations.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:13 > 0:14:16C'mon, I'd like you to meet my sister Mary.
0:14:16 > 0:14:22- I've told her about you.- I'm no good with families.- You're becoming a bore
0:14:22 > 0:14:24You can have these anyway.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Merry Christmas.- Oh, for fuck's sake, don't do this.- Too late.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I've done it already, haven't I?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Are you sure this is a good spot? - Give me the seeds.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07HE COUGHS
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Are you alright?- Fine.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13You know it's a total waste of time.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17It's so cold, those little buggers don't stand a chance.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22They said that about me, didn't they? I proved them wrong.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I turned me life around.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Turned your life around? What are you talking about?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32You're a blind, crippled old fart whose been locked up all his life.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Even if you get parole you won't have any time left to enjoy it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- I'll never be paroled, Colin. - What?- Nah.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44I'm one of the few in here who'll never walk out.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49I'll spend the rest of my days in Edgefield.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15What a ball! What a ball!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Milk?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Cheers, Holly.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Hello, Tony.- Hi.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34- It's really sweet, but it's against regulations.- I know it is.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Will you just put it in your hair?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It's just lovely.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51- Where'd you find it? - I found it growing near the pitch.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Um, I better get back.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59They've got no chance without me.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02I'll see you later, yeah?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Spring is here!- What?
0:17:16 > 0:17:22You can't see a thing. I don't know why you bother with those specks.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28- They hide my wrinkles.- Oh, I've got better things to do, you know?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30We should've marked the spot.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I'm sorry, old man, I've had enough of this.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Colin?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46You've found them, haven't you?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Are they beautiful?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Very.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- They never stood a chance, Fergus. - I told ya.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- It's all about defying the odds. Adversity is your ally.- What?
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Make friends with your misfortunes, otherwise you'll always be angry.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Toss it back, will you?
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- What did you go and do that for? - You ruined our bleedin' flowers.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- I what?- From now on, this area's off-limits!- Lads, come and get this!
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- What's the matter?- The pitch is off-limits. Wanna know why?- Why?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48In case we trample their little pansies.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Oh, dear. Now wouldn't that be a catastrophe?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Look here, I don't think we give a shit about your fuckin' flowers!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Go on, Raw!
0:19:01 > 0:19:04WHISTLE BLOWS
0:19:04 > 0:19:06That'll do.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10We don't look upon altercations very fondly here at Edgefield,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13much less those resulting in bloodshed.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16And all over a... pansy?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18A violet, sir.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Er, double violet, actually.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- A double violet? - And a scented one at that.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30In this terrible limestone soil of ours?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Pity.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Your football inflicted this damage?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40We didn't see no bleedin' flowers. We were just playing.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44If you and your team-mates wanna continue playing football,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- assist Mr Briggs and Mr Wilks in their horticultural endeavour.- What?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Mr Briggs, you've just cleaned your last toilet.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- You have your greenfingers to thank. - That's bollocks.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- These flowers are a fluke... - Gentlemen,
0:19:57 > 0:20:03a new work programme has just been born here at Edgefield. Gardening.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Gardening, sir? - That's right, Dudley. Gardening.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17- Look at the buds on this. - I'd like to get a whiff of that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20The Governor's expecting a proper garden by next spring.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22It ain't gonna be easy.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28- I'd take laundry duty any day over this shit.- This is women's work.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Look, I think we'd gladly give up football.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35I mean, gardening ain't for the likes of us.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44They're right, Fergus. Who are we kiddin'? We're no bloody gardeners.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49I saw the look in your eyes when you spotted those flowers.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54It was love at first sight. We've been prisoners long enough.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Let's be gardeners.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Think about it. This was the Governor's idea, right?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- Yeah. So?- Who d'you think carries the most weight
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- when your parole review comes round? - Er, the Governor!- Right.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13So, we plant a nice little garden,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17and you lads stand to get the Governor's personal recommendation
0:21:17 > 0:21:21for release. Not a bad idea, wouldn't you agree?
0:21:21 > 0:21:27So let's just get on with it and cut the crap, shall we?
0:21:29 > 0:21:36We've prepared a list of things we need. Um, there's a fork and spade,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38obviously. A pair of shears.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- Some branch loppers. - Don't forget the hoe.
0:21:42 > 0:21:48- Oh, yeah. A hoe.- And a weed wand. - A weed wand? How interesting.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It's looks like a bicycle pump
0:21:50 > 0:21:54with a blow torch on t'end. Aim it at them nasty weeds,
0:21:54 > 0:21:59pull the trigger, and bam, nukes 'em right down to the roots.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05- Anything else, gentlemen? - Hats... and gloves, I suppose.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Yeah.- Tony?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13A bottle of suntan lotion would be nice.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Indeed it would. And have you calculated the cost of these items?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Yes, sir. We've prepared a budget.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Very well.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I, too, have prepared a budget.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Are you alright there, my love?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Is this a good idea?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Should you put spades and forks in murderers' hands?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09The best place to seek God is in a garden. Dig for Him there.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11George Bernard Shaw.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30This'll do, won't it?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- What d'you think, Colin? - I dunno.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- It's not good for sunlight.- We're in England. Don't build your hopes up.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Come on.- No, it's no good.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- My God, Susan, have you read all these?- No.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Then it's high time someone did.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01"Georgina Woodhouse says it all comes down to two basic questions.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06"What d'you want your garden to do, and what flowers d'you wanna grow."
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Fergus, what do I want my garden to do?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I thought it was OUR garden, Colin.
0:24:16 > 0:24:1882, 83, 84, 85...
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- Don't tell me what to do.- Hold on. - I'm tired of waiting.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- This spot's good. - You're always in a hurry.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I ain't gonna be here forever.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- I'm gonna make something of myself. - Oi! Don't do that.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I ain't stayin' on no sidelines. I got as much say as anyone.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- The daffodils, they're going here. - Who said anything about daffodils?!
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Hey! Hey!
0:24:46 > 0:24:52If you don't mind, the old man'll decide where the garden goes.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59# High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man
0:24:59 > 0:25:02# The love train rides from coast to coast
0:25:02 > 0:25:04# DJ's the man we love the most
0:25:04 > 0:25:08# Could you be squeaky clean and smash any hope of democracy?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11# As the headline says you're free to choose
0:25:11 > 0:25:15# There's egg on your face and mud on your shoes
0:25:15 > 0:25:19# One of these days they're gonna call it the blues
0:25:19 > 0:25:25- # Sowing the seeds of love - # Sowing the seeds of love
0:25:25 > 0:25:31- # Sowing the seeds of love - # Sowing the seeds of love
0:25:35 > 0:25:38# I spy tears in their eyes
0:25:38 > 0:25:42# They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention
0:25:42 > 0:25:46# Food goes to waste! So nice to eat, so nice to taste
0:25:46 > 0:25:49# Politician grab you with your high ideals
0:25:49 > 0:25:52# Have you no idea how the majority feels?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54# So without love... #
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I'm leaving, Tony. Today's my last day at Edgefield.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Why?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Because...
0:26:03 > 0:26:08every time I look at you I go all wobbly.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11The feelings I have for you are inappropriate.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Before I bring further dishonour to the Women's Royal...
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Meet me in the woods behind the garden.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25You see this?
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Biggest in the world.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32My God! Let's enter.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- You're dreaming, old man.- I've never won an award in my entire life.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42- This could be my big chance. - You're a sandwich short of a picnic.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Right, it's time... to germinate.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10With a little cooperation from Mother Nature,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14we should have a jolly nice little garden come the spring.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21"HM Prison Edgefield
0:27:21 > 0:27:24"more closely resembles life on a university campus
0:27:24 > 0:27:28"than a citadel of reform for Britain's worst blights."
0:27:28 > 0:27:31"The so-called open prison is, in fact,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34"an open invitation to disaster." Bastards!
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Why does your family never come to visit you?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46They want nothing to do with me.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Will you never tell me why you're in here?
0:27:50 > 0:27:56If God could find it in His heart to forgive me after what I've done,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59he's not gonna quibble over your sins, lad.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02You're sure about that, are you?
0:28:03 > 0:28:09I killed my wives. I passed the first two off as accidents but,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14when I got round to the third...
0:28:14 > 0:28:19It wasn't the police that worked it out. I gave myself up.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I'd come to terms with the fact
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- that alcohol turned me into something terrible.- I'd say.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33I'll be doing porridge till the day I die,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36which could be any time, my friend.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Not many more opportunities for heart to hearts.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I'm not the confessing type.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03We start the vegetable garden next. I fancy them more than the flowers.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08It's what I'm gonna do when I get out. Be a gardener.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- Whaddya think, John?- Mum says it won't be until I'm at university.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20- I'm gonna be out in about 18 months. - That'll be up to the parole board.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45I painted it for myself, just in case I don't make it to spring.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48You'll make it.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10Splendid. Just splendid.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's a great day for you gentlemen, and a great day for Edgefield.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- What did I miss? - I was just telling your colleagues
0:30:17 > 0:30:21how pleased I am with your horticultural endeavour.
0:30:21 > 0:30:27We now have heaven under our feet as well as over our heads.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I'm such a fan, Mrs Woodhouse.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38To Majorie. I have one quick question.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43I have an unruly cotoneaster shrub. What should I do?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Go for the chop, dear. Give it a nice haircut.
0:30:47 > 0:30:53- One should never be afraid to use one's loppers.- Thank you very much.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59- Who should I inscribe this to?- To Colin, Fergus, Tony, Jimmy and Raw.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05- Raw?- I was wondering if you might be so kind as to visit
0:31:05 > 0:31:07a garden my husband's employees have planted?
0:31:07 > 0:31:13They did it all on a micro-budget and were inspired by your writings.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Hello. I'm sorry, but now that my mother's finishing,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- we'd like a cup of coffee. - Splendid. We can give you one.
0:31:21 > 0:31:28We're only 10 minutes away. Please? It'd mean so much to the men.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32You say we're on a punishing schedule and we're running late.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I can't tell lies the way you can. I can't.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42- I blush up like nobody's business. - Social know-how isn't lies, Primrose
0:31:55 > 0:31:59That woman didn't say anything about a prison, did she?
0:32:06 > 0:32:11Such a jumble, all these disconnected dabs of colour.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16I really rather like it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Who'd have thought the violet would be so compatible
0:32:20 > 0:32:23with that straggling group of daphne mezereum.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Really, quite a success, considering that arctic winter of ours.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Big smile, Mrs Woodhouse! - I beg your pardon?
0:32:30 > 0:32:35I hope you don't mind, but open prisons being the brunt of
0:32:35 > 0:32:40such bad press lately, we thought Edgefield could use some good PR.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46If you'll just stand in the middle next to the prisoners.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53So, Mrs Woodhouse, what d'you think of a garden made by murderers?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- Murderers? - Just one or two of them, ma'am.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I really rather like it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Perhaps you and your daughter would care to join us for lunch?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Thank you all very much,
0:33:10 > 0:33:15but we're on a punishing schedule and we're running late.
0:33:15 > 0:33:21- It's been a long morning. We'd be delighted to join you.- Good.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23This way.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Mr Briggs, have you always had greenfingers?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Only when he picks his nose. - Don't mind him.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34- Too many blows to the head. - I started about six months ago.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- So you have made strides. - Nothing you couldn't do, I'm sure.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42In my case, the apple fell far from the tree.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46To my mom's profound disappointment, I'm a disaster in the garden.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51- Really?- Her father was even worse. Refused to get out of the hammock.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Course, the gin and tonics didn't help.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05So, tell me, what stops you chaps from just, you know, absconding?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10That'd be stupid, ma'am. There's too much at stake.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13We'd go back to a closed prison.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18And we've all seen our share of dark days at Wormwood Scrubs.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20All right, gentlemen, back to your duties.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32- It was an honour to meet you. - Watch out for slugs and sooty mould.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38- They can absolutely make life hell. - Bye. And best of luck to you.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45So tell me, who did what and to whom?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49It's quite a notion for a prison, isn't it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52The tomatoes are more confined than the prisoners.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57You sound like our local MP. Prison works by keeping people locked up.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02Gerald wouldn't be allowed to let them out on work release programmes.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05I don't suppose this qualifies, but I've been commissioned
0:35:05 > 0:35:10to do the gardens at Ozlebury House. My gardeners are so over-extended,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13they'll stage a mutiny if I ask them.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Hello!
0:35:26 > 0:35:28This way! Over here!
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Primrose, see if our client's around.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37- They'd love to meet the boys. - No-one's called me a boy since 1929.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43- Some have it all, the rest have fuck all.- That's the way it goes.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Some people, they see this as just a mound of earth.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53But I see it as the commencement of our homage to the Goddess Flora.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Hello!- Hello! - Hello, everybody.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Georgina, darling.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04- Mwah, mwah!- So kind of you all to give Georgina a hand.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- I'm Laurence, this is Nigel. - How d'you do?
0:36:07 > 0:36:12Anything we can do to make your time here more enjoyable, please ask.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- I hope you like shepherd's pie. - And trifle.
0:36:15 > 0:36:22- Excuse us. We've got work to do. Go on, off you go.- See you later.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Let's get started.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31No more lectures, and hosting yet another event for the Orchid Society
0:36:31 > 0:36:36is equally abhorrent. No! NO! You can't treat wisteria so cruelly.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39You cut into the hardwood, it'll never flower next year.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Sorry. You'll have to discuss the dates with Primrose.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Primrose! Primrose! Where is she?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48BUZZING
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Oh, no. No!
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Oh, no.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Argh! Get off!
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Argh!- Teatime!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- SHE GASPS - Primrose! Bees!
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Just a little honeybee. Perfectly harmless.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19It may be to you, but it could be death to me. Let it alone!
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- GASPS:- I'll get it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26We need to get her to hospital.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- She'll be alright, won't she? - Yes, yes.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41It's an allergic reaction. Nothing too serious.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- The only time she gets a week's rest.- All right.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- See you then, then.- Oh, no.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54I'll be by tomorrow morning to collect you all. Mother's orders.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- What the devil's he up to? - I'm only just beginning to imagine.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Tony, we do have a loo, you know?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Nigel, you're a spoilsport.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54All right, sweetheart?
0:39:05 > 0:39:10That's from the Lady and the Unicorn series. The lady
0:39:10 > 0:39:12and her handmaiden are holding carnations.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Don't go for carnations much, me. What'd you pay for it?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Couldn't put a price on it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- Been in my family for 400 years. - Hope you got a good alarm system.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Falstaff's the only alarm we need. Aren't you, boy?
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- How's everything going, Mr Briggs? - Good. How's your mother?
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- They took her off the defibrillator today.- Glad to hear it.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45- You don't fancy giving me a hand?- I'd be more of a hindrance than a help.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Don't be silly. Come and help me with this.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59Don't be so timid. If you just go for it. Just rip it apart. That's it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Great. OK?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Now we place it in the ground.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Home. Well, you know what I mean.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27That's all right. It is my home.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32I think Mother will be really pleased with what you've done.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Thanks, Miss Woodhouse. - Primrose.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39It's a lovely name.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I despise it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Good night.
0:40:49 > 0:40:55- Guys, guys, we're out of here. - Cheers, Miss Woodhouse.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25I know, babe, I know.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Just... Wait, wait.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Listen. Listen to me. Ssh. Now don't go worrying about money.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- I'm gonna figure it out. - SOBS:- Oh, Tony.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41What have we done?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Silver foliage?!
0:41:48 > 0:41:52It was quite clear in my design I wanted purple foliage.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55When this clay soil goes cold in winter,
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- the silver will never survive. - It will. I've seen to it.- Have you!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02A problem that's plagued Gloucestershire gardeners
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- for over two centuries. - Plant quartz crystals in the clay.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09They radiate warmth. They don't interfere with the roots,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13or add any chemical compounds to upset the clay's natural PH balance.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Upon what d'you base this conclusion?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18I've been experimenting at Edgefield.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23I suppose no-one's ever bothered to mix clay and quartz together.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28No, I don't suppose they have. Well, Mr Briggs,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30you have quite a future.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48You have the most brilliant and talented prisoners you'll ever meet.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52The work they did for me at Ozlebury House was simply stupendous.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55One has a great deal of talent.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00- I wish to sponsor their first show garden.- At Hampton Court?
0:43:00 > 0:43:04I can just see the front page of the Daily Mail.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Her Majesty surround by murders, rapists and such.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13- Now there's a photo op.- It might do us good. It'll boost attendance.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17I'm against it. We have the public's safety to consider.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23My personal recommendation has paved the way for many an upstart's entree
0:43:23 > 0:43:27into this charmed circle, including yours, Julian.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32Let us not forget what Her Majesty the Queen had to say on the subject.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35"Gardening has been a national obsession for centuries."
0:43:35 > 0:43:38"There cannot be any other occupation
0:43:38 > 0:43:41"that absorbs equally every section of society."
0:43:55 > 0:43:58- We're going to Hampton Court! - Oh, brilliant!
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Hampton Court! Hampton bloody Court!
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Hampton Court Palace.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I were thinking of a field of tulips
0:44:15 > 0:44:18with a bubbling brook through t'middle of 'em.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22And wooden shoes overflowing with poppies.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25What about doing something typically English
0:44:25 > 0:44:29but with a tropical slant? Recreating Stonehenge...in Hawaii.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35I was thinking about a vegetable garden, like on the moon?
0:44:35 > 0:44:40A scented garden would be nice, full of English roses, honeysuckle,
0:44:40 > 0:44:42lilies.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45I'm seeing wild flowers, all shapes and sizes.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- Bluebells, sunflowers, daisies... - Daisies, tulips,
0:44:48 > 0:44:51fuckin' bluebells! I can't take this any more.
0:44:51 > 0:44:57- You lot are a disgrace to the prison system! - ALL LAUGH
0:45:21 > 0:45:25Greek legend says that when Aphrodite was hurrying to the side
0:45:25 > 0:45:29of her dying lover Adonis, she was scratched by thorns
0:45:29 > 0:45:33as she pushed her way through a white rose hedge.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36And, for ever after, the blooms have been tinted red with her blood.
0:45:39 > 0:45:43A scented garden's a lovely idea for Hampton Court.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45It was Ferguson's choice.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48His sense of smell is one of the few things he's got that still works.
0:45:51 > 0:45:56Primrose, did you know that a white rose signifies purity,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00a yellow rose marks the end of an affair,
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- and a red rose signifies passion. - Really?
0:46:04 > 0:46:06I-I never knew that.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25How's that?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28Not too hot, I hope.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Now then,
0:46:32 > 0:46:36this comes from Miss Georgina's private supply.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42The caviar of them all, it is.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47Now listen, I don't want you getting stressed out
0:46:47 > 0:46:51just because you're in the mother of all garden shows.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55I mean, it's hard to believe, I know,
0:46:55 > 0:46:59but just because you come from a little prison garden
0:46:59 > 0:47:04doesn't mean to say you can't compete with the big boys. You can.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08You've got just as much chance as any of the others.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11D'you know, Susan,
0:47:11 > 0:47:16I think we've got the chance of a prize at Hampton Court. I truly do.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19I hope so, sweetheart.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25- ON TV:- 'Can you tell us exactly what happened?'
0:47:25 > 0:47:29'We arrived home from the opera to find the house ransacked.
0:47:29 > 0:47:34'They took it all. Artefacts dating back to the 16th Century.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36- 'It's a devastating loss.'- Gerald.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39'I know the police are investigating,'
0:47:39 > 0:47:43- but d'you have any idea who might've done it?- No.
0:47:43 > 0:47:48You have to consider the prisoners from HM Prison Edgefield.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52I believe they were doing some work in your garden only a month ago.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57The perpetrator of the crime was apprehended this morning in Bristol.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01He had a plan of Ozlebury House on him.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Says he bought it off one of the gardeners.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07The police suspect one, or all, of you.
0:48:07 > 0:48:13You get until the morning to sort out which of you sold those plans.
0:48:13 > 0:48:18If I don't hear anything by then, you'll all be shipped back
0:48:18 > 0:48:22to a real prison. Is that clear?
0:48:22 > 0:48:25This couldn't have happened at a worse time.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29- What about the flower show? - Cancelled.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38What are you looking at?
0:48:38 > 0:48:42You were the only one who set foot in the house.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46- They invited me in for a piss. - Little shit!
0:48:46 > 0:48:52Boys, boys, I swear on my babies' lives it wasn't me.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54What? Mate?
0:48:54 > 0:49:00You short-termers always, always screw it up for us lifers.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Sarah, if the kid hears about that robbery,
0:49:05 > 0:49:09tell him I had nothing to do with it. Nothing whatsoever.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11And tell him about Hampton Court.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Because I'm sick of disappointing him!
0:49:18 > 0:49:20Raw, where are you going?
0:49:20 > 0:49:25I'd rather sleep in the potting shed than stay here.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Cheers, mate.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36RADIO: 'Next week, Georgina Woodhouse tells us about
0:49:36 > 0:49:40'the Hampton Court Flower Show, the gardening event of the summer.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43'The outdoor gardens represent the cream of the horticultural talent.
0:49:43 > 0:49:48'Today's big names and stars of the future, all digging for victory.'
0:50:19 > 0:50:24Minister, it's one black mark in an otherwise untarnished record.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28One too many from the point of view of public confidence.
0:50:28 > 0:50:34- After all, the young man's still at large.- Don't close us in, Peggy.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38Most men are coming to the end of some long sentences.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40They've got to be prepared.
0:50:40 > 0:50:45If they're not, they're far more likely to commit further offences.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48We've been in the outfit a long time.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51You know I respect the work you're doing here.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54But, until this thing cools down,
0:50:54 > 0:50:58all work release programmes in the private sector are suspended.
0:51:34 > 0:51:40Does the Secretary of State support or decline the prisoner's release?
0:51:40 > 0:51:46I see from your file you've served the greater part of your sentence.
0:51:46 > 0:51:50Do you feel you're ready to rejoin society?
0:51:57 > 0:52:01I'd imagine I'm the only one here who knows what it means
0:52:01 > 0:52:05to have taken a life. You think about it every day.
0:52:07 > 0:52:14And you wish that someone would come and take yours and get it over with.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16But then, one day,
0:52:17 > 0:52:21you discover that you can give life.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Create life.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Grow something that needs caring,
0:52:26 > 0:52:28feeding.
0:52:32 > 0:52:37To those of you sitting here thinking that rehabilitation through gardening
0:52:37 > 0:52:41just sounds too stupid to swallow, that's your right.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45But most of my life was spent in a bang-up jail,
0:52:45 > 0:52:49and a prisoner is all I thought I'd ever be.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52But today, whether you parole me or not,
0:52:52 > 0:52:56I no longer think of myself that way.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00I'm a gardener.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06I'm a gardener.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11A bloody good one as well.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15And to any of you wrestling with your own unresolved issues,
0:53:15 > 0:53:19you know, displaced anger, that sort of thing,
0:53:19 > 0:53:21I recommend it highly.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41Goodbye. Do your best for me while I'm away.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44I'll visit as much as I can.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46I'll miss you.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51I'll miss you, too.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Ah, go on.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59I hope I never see you again.
0:54:06 > 0:54:12- Bag the roses at the first sign of frost.- I won't forget.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15You can depend on me, son.
0:54:26 > 0:54:32I was 18, and totally wasted, the night I caught them together.
0:54:33 > 0:54:40She was the girl I was planning to marry...he was my brother.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42My baby brother.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49I lost it.
0:54:50 > 0:54:55I just went for him... I didn't know what I was doing.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00When he stopped fighting back I realised what I'd done.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03My parents never spoke to me after that.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08They acted as if both their boys died that night.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18All I've got left of him is a photograph.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Take this with you, to the outside.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42I don't want it to die in here with me.
0:55:51 > 0:55:56Remember, Briggs, one small fuck up and you'll be straight back here.
0:55:56 > 0:56:02- Now then, are you sure you don't need a lift?- No, thanks.
0:56:02 > 0:56:08- Sorry about Hampton Court. It meant just as much to me.- I know it did.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12- Good luck out there. - Good luck in here.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20We just lost our best gardener.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30# You say
0:56:30 > 0:56:33# You want
0:56:33 > 0:56:36# Diamonds and rainbow gold
0:56:38 > 0:56:41# You say
0:56:41 > 0:56:44# You want
0:56:44 > 0:56:47# Your story to remain untold
0:56:48 > 0:56:51# But all the promises we made
0:56:53 > 0:56:56# From the cradle to the grave
0:56:58 > 0:57:03# When all I want
0:57:03 > 0:57:05# Is you...
0:57:11 > 0:57:19I hope you like it. It's all I could find in your price range.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36- OK?- Yeah.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55It's been a long time, Primrose.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57For me as well.
0:57:59 > 0:58:0115 years.
0:58:04 > 0:58:08Well, not quite that long.
0:59:06 > 0:59:10So, tell me, how are you adjusting to your new life?
0:59:10 > 0:59:14I think the transition's been made much easier by your daughter.
0:59:14 > 0:59:20- Those who have no-one, I don't know how they do it.- It must be hard.
0:59:20 > 0:59:25Mother, you always attributed the failure of all your relationships
0:59:25 > 0:59:30to the fact that none of the men were any good in the dirt.
0:59:30 > 0:59:33Well, I've found one who is.
0:59:34 > 0:59:37Have you?
0:59:38 > 0:59:43And he could really use your help finding him a job.
0:59:48 > 0:59:50- SHE GASPS:- Oh, my!
0:59:52 > 0:59:54Oh, my!
0:59:54 > 0:59:56Excuse me.
0:59:56 > 0:59:58Ohh!
0:59:58 > 1:00:01A bit dramatic, don't you think?
1:00:06 > 1:00:12- That was very rude, Mother. - Oh, you know how fond I am of Colin,
1:00:12 > 1:00:15but the man was serving a life sentence.
1:00:15 > 1:00:19- God only knows what he did. - He killed his brother.
1:00:19 > 1:00:23- It was an accident! - Who knows what might trigger it off!
1:00:23 > 1:00:27It could be over the most trivial thing. I shudder to think
1:00:27 > 1:00:31of the consequences if you burnt the Sunday roast.
1:00:31 > 1:00:35It's funny how open-minded you are about him publicly.
1:00:35 > 1:00:37But when it comes to my happiness,
1:00:37 > 1:00:40he's judged by what he was, not by what he is!
1:00:42 > 1:00:47That's what I like about plants. They don't answer back.
1:01:18 > 1:01:20He's destroying that topiary.
1:01:21 > 1:01:23The border needs fortifying.
1:01:23 > 1:01:26The guy doesn't know what he's doing.
1:01:26 > 1:01:30We'll find you a garden of your own. Don't worry.
1:01:30 > 1:01:35You've been saying that all summer, and still I'm a delivery boy.
1:01:35 > 1:01:39I've been to every nursery and garden centre in the area,
1:01:39 > 1:01:44but, you know, I'm an ex-con. I don't get a look-in.
1:01:44 > 1:01:49What's it gonna take? A personal reference from the Queen?
1:02:13 > 1:02:17The housekeeper gave the plans to her boyfriend.
1:02:17 > 1:02:21- He tried blaming us to save her ass. - Tony wasn't lying.- Hey,
1:02:21 > 1:02:24hear about Hampton Court? They've invited us back
1:02:24 > 1:02:28- to do the garden for next year's flower show.- No shit?
1:02:28 > 1:02:33- You lucky bastards!- How are we gonna do a garden without you?
1:02:33 > 1:02:36Whaddya mean? You've got Fergus. He's artistic.
1:02:36 > 1:02:42Fergus ain't doing too well. He's, um, gone downhill since you left.
1:02:42 > 1:02:48- Really? Tell him I'll pop in for a visit real soon.- 'OK. Nice one.'
1:02:48 > 1:02:51- Gotta go. Take care.- 'See ya.'
1:02:54 > 1:02:56"Roses are red..."
1:03:04 > 1:03:09I'm about to fuck up, so what else is new?
1:03:10 > 1:03:15They say that to abandon ones life for a dream
1:03:15 > 1:03:21is to know its true worth. I've got this crazy idea in my head
1:03:21 > 1:03:26that I'm good enough to win something at Hampton Court.
1:03:27 > 1:03:30"It's a helluva way of going about it,
1:03:30 > 1:03:33"but I've always done things the wrong way round.
1:03:33 > 1:03:38"Please forgive me for this, because I certainly won't forgive myself.
1:03:38 > 1:03:43"I hope this is the last time anybody ever sends you yellow roses."
1:03:51 > 1:03:53Hello, boys.
1:03:57 > 1:04:00I'm very disappointed in you, Mr Briggs.
1:04:00 > 1:04:06Our hope at Edgefield is, once a man is released, he never returns.
1:04:06 > 1:04:12That said, I'm expecting you to pull out all the stops at Hampton Court.
1:04:18 > 1:04:20Huh?
1:04:24 > 1:04:27What's this thing doing back here?
1:04:28 > 1:04:31I wasn't quite ready for the outside.
1:04:37 > 1:04:39Welcome back, greenfingers.
1:04:52 > 1:04:57I'm a bit miffed to see how well you guys have done without me.
1:04:57 > 1:05:00- Ain't like the old days though. - Hello, Colin.
1:05:00 > 1:05:05- There's a waiting list to get in here now.- We've been thinking.
1:05:05 > 1:05:10We want you to come up with a design for Hampton Court.
1:05:10 > 1:05:15Gentlemen. The Home Secretary and the Prisons Minister.
1:05:18 > 1:05:22- Most impressive, gentlemen.- The Home Secretary's quite a gardener himself
1:05:22 > 1:05:27You exaggerate, Peggy. I'm what you'd call an armchair gardener.
1:05:27 > 1:05:31More a reader of other people's exploits than, er,
1:05:31 > 1:05:34an actual tiller of the soil.
1:05:34 > 1:05:37The Home Secretary's come up with an idea.
1:05:37 > 1:05:40Mind you, it only just hatched over lunch.
1:05:40 > 1:05:45I thought we'd go for a bit of the unexpected.
1:05:46 > 1:05:51A rock garden. Lots of prickly, hard plants,
1:05:51 > 1:05:56with not the slightest hint of colour, representing incarceration,
1:05:56 > 1:06:00with the goal of freedom symbolised by a juicy red strawberry archway.
1:06:00 > 1:06:04I didn't break parole only to be laughed out of Hampton Court.
1:06:04 > 1:06:07There's something bigger at stake than a flower show.
1:06:07 > 1:06:11After years of fighting the Home Office, we're making inroads
1:06:11 > 1:06:16to ensure the survival of open prisons. Put your ego aside,
1:06:16 > 1:06:20give some consideration to the many inmates working through the system
1:06:20 > 1:06:25- who've yet to experience a place like this.- But a rock garden!
1:06:25 > 1:06:28D'you honestly think we stand a chance of winning anything?!
1:06:28 > 1:06:32That all depends on your definition of winning, doesn't it?
1:06:38 > 1:06:41About as subtle as a haemorrhoid.
1:06:41 > 1:06:45The only thing missing is a bloke with the pickaxe.
1:07:00 > 1:07:06So, Colin, what was it like being with a woman again?
1:07:06 > 1:07:11Well, it weren't that great if he came back here, was it?
1:07:11 > 1:07:14Every day I miss her.
1:07:16 > 1:07:21Primrose was the greatest thing that ever happened to me.
1:07:27 > 1:07:31Remember, these only need one hour a day under these lamps, OK?
1:07:31 > 1:07:34- You got it? - Yeah, got it.
1:07:37 > 1:07:40Hey, we need every last one.
1:07:40 > 1:07:43This archway's gotta be bursting with strawberries.
1:07:49 > 1:07:53Where d'you think they'll bury me, Colin?
1:07:54 > 1:07:59Westminster Abbey's out of the question, I'm afraid.
1:08:00 > 1:08:02I've been thinking
1:08:02 > 1:08:06that being cremated is the way to go.
1:08:06 > 1:08:11"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
1:08:11 > 1:08:13Yeah, all right, old man.
1:08:14 > 1:08:16Any female visitors lately?
1:08:17 > 1:08:19No, I haven't.
1:08:19 > 1:08:24The way you left things, I'm not surprised.
1:08:25 > 1:08:27Fergus,
1:08:27 > 1:08:35- d'you think I'll ever be capable of loving someone?- Ah, yes.
1:08:35 > 1:08:37Oh, yes.
1:08:39 > 1:08:44I spent my life in prison. That's how it went.
1:08:45 > 1:08:47But you're different.
1:08:48 > 1:08:51You've got things to do.
1:08:51 > 1:08:58So the next time they let you out, don't go fucking it up.
1:09:01 > 1:09:04SQUEAKS
1:09:11 > 1:09:16- Raw!- Bloody hell!- There's two weeks left. We can't replace them.
1:09:16 > 1:09:21I did what you told me. Timer must be broken.
1:09:21 > 1:09:23- Bloody mice! - I don't believe this.
1:09:23 > 1:09:26I've got a bunch of red peppers.
1:09:26 > 1:09:28- Let's fill up the trellis with them.- Red peppers?
1:09:28 > 1:09:33C'mon, Colin, don't lose the faith. We've still got the cactus. Look.
1:09:33 > 1:09:38- Colin. Colin.- Oh, what now? - Fergus.
1:09:46 > 1:09:52# We say we walk together
1:09:52 > 1:09:57# Baby, come what may
1:09:57 > 1:10:00# There come the twilight
1:10:00 > 1:10:05# Should we lose our way
1:10:05 > 1:10:08# If as we're walkin'
1:10:08 > 1:10:13# My hand should slip free
1:10:13 > 1:10:16# I'll wait for you
1:10:16 > 1:10:21# Should I fall behind, wait for me
1:10:21 > 1:10:28# We swore we'd travel, darling, side by side
1:10:29 > 1:10:33# We help each other
1:10:33 > 1:10:37# Stay in stride
1:10:37 > 1:10:42# But each lover's step falls
1:10:42 > 1:10:45# So differently
1:10:45 > 1:10:48# But I'll wait for you
1:10:48 > 1:10:53# If I should fall behind, wait for me! #
1:10:53 > 1:10:57It appears that HMP Edgefield and flower shows aren't meant to be.
1:10:57 > 1:11:02From the looks of it, we're all a bunch of deadbeats, no-hopers,
1:11:02 > 1:11:07the dregs of society, right? Wrong.
1:11:07 > 1:11:09I know different.
1:11:11 > 1:11:18If Fergus Wilks were alive, he'd tell me not to give up without a fight.
1:11:18 > 1:11:20"Adversity is your ally, lad."
1:11:20 > 1:11:24I've had my fill of adversity, now I'm looking for allies!
1:11:24 > 1:11:28Anyone who wants come with me and make history at Hampton Court,
1:11:28 > 1:11:30step forward!
1:11:48 > 1:11:53I believe I have the last word on the subject, Mr Briggs.
1:11:53 > 1:11:55Good luck.
1:11:57 > 1:11:59MUSIC: "Radetzky March" by Strauss
1:12:30 > 1:12:36- INHALES:- Mmmm! Savour the perfume, and the pleasure filling the air
1:12:36 > 1:12:39at the gardening year's most anticipated event,
1:12:39 > 1:12:42the Royal Horticultural Show's summer extravaganza
1:12:42 > 1:12:44at Hampton Court Palace.
1:12:45 > 1:12:48Henry VIII's glorious palace by the River Thames
1:12:48 > 1:12:52has seen nearly 500 years of spectacle and pageantry,
1:12:52 > 1:12:56but I think even Henry couldn't fail to be impressed
1:12:56 > 1:12:58by this feast of flowers.
1:12:58 > 1:13:02I'm Georgina Woodhouse. I remember my first flower show victory.
1:13:02 > 1:13:06I'd just given birth to my daughter Primrose
1:13:06 > 1:13:09and I was desperate to get back to gardening.
1:13:09 > 1:13:15Every year, Hampton Court showcases something new and unique,
1:13:15 > 1:13:19and this year we have found an entry that must be one of the most unusual
1:13:19 > 1:13:22in the show's history. It was made without sponsorship,
1:13:22 > 1:13:27on a tiny budget, and from the confines of a prison.
1:13:27 > 1:13:31I am here with the men from Her Majesty's Prison Edgefield.
1:13:31 > 1:13:35Tell me, how does it feel to be exhibiting at Hampton Court?
1:13:35 > 1:13:40- It's terribly exciting.- I'd like to thank all my mates back at Edgefield
1:13:40 > 1:13:43- who lent a hand. - ALL CHEER
1:13:44 > 1:13:48Colin, tell me about your design for the show.
1:13:48 > 1:13:50It's a wild flower garden,
1:13:50 > 1:13:54and it's all about finding beauty in the most unlikely of places.
1:13:54 > 1:13:58It's dedicated to our friend Fergus Wilks.
1:14:32 > 1:14:35It wouldn't be the same without you, Fergus.
1:14:44 > 1:14:48Colin! Colin, hurry up. The judges are here.
1:14:51 > 1:14:53- They hate it. - They don't get it.
1:14:53 > 1:14:57They look more like rock garden types to me.
1:14:57 > 1:15:02Trying to read those judges is like trying to unravel the mystery of
1:15:02 > 1:15:06- the Mona Lisa's smile. See you at the gala.- What gala?
1:15:06 > 1:15:09Sorry, it's for VIP's and non-prisoner competitors only.
1:15:09 > 1:15:12Fine by me. I had nothing to wear anyway.
1:15:12 > 1:15:14GENERAL CHATTER
1:15:25 > 1:15:28Oh, look, there's the boys over there.
1:15:29 > 1:15:31Got a confession to make, lads.
1:15:31 > 1:15:36I left those heat lamps on too long on purpose.
1:15:36 > 1:15:42I've got a confession, too. I let them mice eat all them strawberries.
1:15:42 > 1:15:45Well, thanks for owning up, guys.
1:15:45 > 1:15:47Just leaves one question, dunnit?
1:15:47 > 1:15:50Who torched that bloody awful rock garden.
1:15:54 > 1:15:56BOTH LAUGH
1:15:59 > 1:16:02It's a mistake. I'm not up to it.
1:16:02 > 1:16:07You won't meet anyone if you never go out. Look who's there. Colin!
1:16:09 > 1:16:12This is all about spite. Now you have my blessing,
1:16:12 > 1:16:16you're deliberately trying to defy me.
1:16:16 > 1:16:22I know I've not been an ideal mother, but I love you, Primrose,
1:16:22 > 1:16:24and so does Colin.
1:16:24 > 1:16:29He's just had a little bit of garden fever, that's all.
1:16:29 > 1:16:31I so want you to be happy.
1:16:31 > 1:16:33I really do.
1:16:52 > 1:16:54- Primrose.- Hello.
1:16:55 > 1:16:57You look stunning.
1:16:57 > 1:17:00Thank you.
1:17:20 > 1:17:24So, this is who you left me for.
1:17:26 > 1:17:30I hate to admit it, but she's fantastic.
1:17:44 > 1:17:48Colin! You planted primroses.
1:17:52 > 1:17:56You were a total shit to leave me the way you did.
1:17:56 > 1:18:02- Second biggest mistake I never made. - There's more to life than gardening.
1:18:02 > 1:18:04I know.
1:18:11 > 1:18:13- Are you seeing anyone?- No.
1:18:15 > 1:18:17Neither am I.
1:18:20 > 1:18:25I keep hoping that when I get out next spring,
1:18:26 > 1:18:30that you might be there waiting for me.
1:18:43 > 1:18:45GENERAL APPLAUSE
1:18:47 > 1:18:51Marigolds for the Millennium has walked away with the silver gilt.
1:18:51 > 1:18:53It's SO exciting.
1:18:53 > 1:18:56And to Fontley's Nurseries in Hampshire,
1:18:56 > 1:18:59a gold for fuschias and delphiniums.
1:19:00 > 1:19:02Congratulations.
1:19:02 > 1:19:07This concludes the medal winners in all the major categories.
1:19:07 > 1:19:12Now it is not every year that we bestow the Tudor Rose Award,
1:19:12 > 1:19:15but by unanimous ratification of the Royal Horticultural Society's
1:19:15 > 1:19:18judging committee, we have singled out a garden
1:19:18 > 1:19:21for that most coveted of awards.
1:19:23 > 1:19:25And this year
1:19:25 > 1:19:27it goes to
1:19:27 > 1:19:30the feng shui Garden of Harmony.
1:19:39 > 1:19:43We salute all the gardeners who grew for gold,
1:19:43 > 1:19:45as well as those who didn't.
1:19:45 > 1:19:51So, until next year, thank you for watching and happy gardening.
1:19:51 > 1:19:53(So unfair.)
1:19:53 > 1:19:55Men?
1:19:56 > 1:19:58Excuse me.
1:19:58 > 1:20:03I got into the prison service some 30 years ago
1:20:03 > 1:20:07because I envisaged doing something positive with men like you.
1:20:07 > 1:20:12To force you to go to your core, rebuild your integrity.
1:20:12 > 1:20:15I lay far greater store in that victory
1:20:15 > 1:20:20than in any medal they had to offer today.
1:20:22 > 1:20:25You're holding up rather well.
1:20:25 > 1:20:29I have a lot to be happy about.
1:20:29 > 1:20:33It's the best carrot I've ever tasted.
1:20:35 > 1:20:37Thank you, son.
1:20:37 > 1:20:41Was it a mistake not going with a more typically English garden?
1:20:41 > 1:20:45You know, no graffiti, no crashed cars, no concrete?
1:20:45 > 1:20:47Oh, I like a bit of rough.
1:20:47 > 1:20:50Excuse me?
1:20:51 > 1:20:55Her Majesty requests the presence of the gardeners of Edgefield
1:20:55 > 1:20:59- in the Royal palace. - Her Maj...? The Queen?
1:20:59 > 1:21:04HRH herself. She was quite impressed with your garden.
1:21:04 > 1:21:06- Holy shit!- Ohh!
1:21:06 > 1:21:09Unofficially, she thought you were robbed!
1:21:10 > 1:21:14- C'mon, John.- Come along, gentlemen. Let's not keep Her Majesty waiting.
1:21:14 > 1:21:17- Sorry, sir. Gardeners only.- Ah.
1:21:17 > 1:21:19Excuse us, would you?
1:21:28 > 1:21:30# I have sold myself
1:21:30 > 1:21:32# Through and through
1:21:32 > 1:21:37# I have walked in the darkness too
1:21:37 > 1:21:40# Felt a red sun
1:21:40 > 1:21:42# The living proof
1:21:42 > 1:21:46# Washed my hands in the honest truth
1:21:47 > 1:21:50# I have carried this weight
1:21:50 > 1:21:52# Time after time
1:21:52 > 1:21:56# I have bettered the dumb and the blind
1:21:56 > 1:22:00# I've seen dignity fail and colours run
1:22:02 > 1:22:06# Seen justice denied by the voice of a gun
1:22:06 > 1:22:11- # And we walk - # Yes, we walk
1:22:11 > 1:22:16# And we walk with the power every day
1:22:16 > 1:22:18# Never lettin'
1:22:20 > 1:22:22# The light slip away
1:22:26 > 1:22:29- # Reaching out - # Reachin' out!
1:22:29 > 1:22:31- # Reaching in - # Reachin' in!
1:22:31 > 1:22:33- # Touching truth - # Touching truth
1:22:33 > 1:22:36- # Touching skin - # Touching skin
1:22:36 > 1:22:38# Never letting
1:22:38 > 1:22:45# The light slip away
1:22:45 > 1:22:50# Walk with the power, walk with the power
1:22:59 > 1:23:03# Walk with the power, walk with the power... #
1:23:12 > 1:23:14Bit of advice, lads.
1:23:15 > 1:23:17Don't forget to curtsey.
1:23:26 > 1:23:30# Walk with the power, walk with the power
1:23:40 > 1:23:44- # And we walk - # And we walk
1:23:44 > 1:23:47# With the power every day
1:23:59 > 1:24:01# Yeah, we walk
1:24:16 > 1:24:20- # Yeah, we walk - # Yes, we walk. #