1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:04,300 Britain, Britain, Britain! 2 00:00:04,300 --> 00:00:09,200 There's an old saying in Britain, "Britain is top banana." Yeah! 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,100 But why is it so great? Well, I'll tell you why it. 4 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:16,100 It's because of the people that live in Britain. 5 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:21,300 And it is these people what we will be following in this award-breaking series. 6 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,600 Inside 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister, 7 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:38,300 one of the most important people in this country after myself and my friend Colin Graham, 8 00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:42,900 is going through the morning papers with his aide Sebastian. 9 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:53,800 - What about the broadsheets? - "Guardian" go with "Disaster for government." 10 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,300 The "Times", "Prime Minister under fire." 11 00:00:57,300 --> 00:01:00,300 The "Telegraph", "Black day for PM." 12 00:01:02,300 --> 00:01:07,000 - You all right, Sebastian? - Yeah, just got something in my eye. 13 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,000 "Independent", "Poll defeat puts PM on the ropes." 14 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,500 - Want a tissue? - No, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. 15 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:20,900 The tabloids? What does the "Sun" say? 16 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:24,700 (SOBBING) Oh, no! 17 00:01:24,700 --> 00:01:27,700 - What? - I can't show you. 18 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,800 Come on, it can't be all that bad. 19 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,600 They've said you're dead as a dodo. You're not as dead as a dodo! 20 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,600 - All right, Sebastian. - You're not as dead as a dodo! 21 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,400 - Come on. You're being very silly. - I'm not! 22 00:01:44,300 --> 00:01:48,400 (INCOHERENT SOBBING) 23 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,900 It doesn't matter. Don't get upset. I'm not upset. 24 00:01:53,900 --> 00:01:56,900 I want you to be Prime Minister for ever. 25 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,700 - I'm not planning on going anywhere. - Good. 26 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:05,500 (PHONE RINGS) 27 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:13,400 Hello. 28 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,200 OK, thank you. I'll be down. Thank you. 29 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:22,900 My car's here, Sebastian. 30 00:02:22,900 --> 00:02:26,400 - I have to leave now. - OK. 31 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Where are we going? 32 00:02:32,100 --> 00:02:35,400 Thank you, Sebastian. That will be all. 33 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,600 Pubs are very popular in Britain, with over five pubs per person. 34 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,800 Packet of pork scratchings. 35 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,900 Another packet of pork scratchings. 36 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,000 Box of matches. 37 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,900 Anything else? 38 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,500 And four pints of snakebites, please. 39 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:20,800 Have you got any ID? 40 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:26,600 No, but yeah, but no, Albany said I'd said Samina's got a moustache, which she has. 41 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:32,200 But Paul told Yasmin I showed him my tit on the school trip to Wookey Hole, but I never. 42 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:38,400 - If you ain't got ID, I'm not serving you. - No, ask Kevin's brother. He reckons I look 15. 43 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:43,000 Anyway, my friend Theresa goes to school with Gary Soper's sister, 44 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:49,000 and he's the hardest person in Cotham, 'cause once he found a tyre and threw it at a swan. 45 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,800 - Come on, get out. - I have got ID but I burnt it. I don't need it. 46 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,700 - You've dropped your ID card, Vicky. - Yeah, I just remembered I never burnt it. 47 00:04:00,900 --> 00:04:06,600 That's SO unfair! Hayley went down the Firkin and they gave her four Pernod and blacks. 48 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,800 She's so lucky. She's got her own council flat, three kids, and she's only nine. 49 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:16,900 - I'm not serving you. - Don't matter, 'cause we've got one of these. 50 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,200 Come on. Let's go. This place is rubbish. 51 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:28,600 As a special treat, Lou has taken his friend Andy to the seaside. 52 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,800 Right, can I have, please, a whippy with a flake? 53 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,400 Have you decided what you're having? What do you want? 54 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,500 - Just a cone. - And another whippy, plain. 55 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:45,100 - No, just a cone. - Just a cone on its own? No whippy? 56 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:47,800 - Yeah. - It'll be very dry. 57 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:53,000 - Yeah, I know. - Tell you what. Have a little bit of ice cream. 58 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:58,200 You like ice cream. You said it was the perfect complement to a hot summer's day. 59 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,100 - What's it to be? - Cone. 60 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:04,100 And then just a cone on its own. 61 00:05:04,300 --> 00:05:06,500 Thank you. 62 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,800 I want a whippy. 63 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,400 0ver at Kelsey Grammar School... 64 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:48,400 Right. We have a new boy here today. One or two of you will know him already. 65 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:54,200 He's been put down a year from the fourth year and his name is Thorpe. Say hello, Thorpe. 66 00:05:55,500 --> 00:05:57,800 All right? 67 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:04,600 If you need an operation in Britain, you can either perform it yourself in your home 68 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,100 or you can check into a hospital. 69 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:16,700 At Saint Mohammed's in Shriek, stage hypnotist Kenny Craig has gone to see his mother. 70 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,800 That puts me on 84. 71 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,000 Your go. 72 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:32,500 - Want some help, love? - No, thank you, Mother. 73 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,600 - What's that? - "Cupboardy." 74 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,800 - That's not a word. - It is. It means "cupboard-like". 75 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:48,000 Well, I've never heard of that. Pass me the dictionary. 76 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Mother, look into my eyes. The eyes. Don't look around the eyes. Into the eyes. You're under. 77 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:59,800 In a moment, you will believe that "cupboardy" is an actual word, not a word that I made up. 78 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,500 Three, two, one, you're back in the room. 79 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,700 Oh, "cupboardy". 80 00:07:06,700 --> 00:07:09,700 As in "cupboard-like". Well done. 81 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:17,000 - That puts you on 106. - Yeah, 106. 82 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,500 Hello, Mrs Craig. 83 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:22,300 Is this your toy boy (?) 84 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:25,200 No, this is my son Kenny. 85 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,900 Oh, yes, of course. The famous hypnotist. 86 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:32,400 - Who is winning? - I am. I'm winning. 87 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,200 - He just put down "cupboardy". - "Cupboardy"? There's no such word. 88 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:43,800 Look into my eyes. The eyes. Don't look around the eyes. Look into my eyes. You're under. 89 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,800 "Cupboardy" is an actual word in the dictionary. 90 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:51,300 You did the toy-boy gag last week and it didn't work then. Drop it. 91 00:07:51,300 --> 00:07:54,100 Three, two, one, you're back in the room. 92 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,100 You're right, Mrs Craig. He can't really do it. 93 00:08:04,700 --> 00:08:06,200 Oh, thanks (!) 94 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,200 (RINGING) 95 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:15,600 - I don't want to buy any dusters. - No, we need a room. 96 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,200 - We're full. - It's says "vacancies". 97 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,800 - No, we're full. - Any other guest houses you can recommend? 98 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,800 Not in this town, no. Good day. 99 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,400 - Let's just go home. - Yeah. 100 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:42,800 Just as one group is finishing at this community centre, another begins. 101 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,000 Inside, the weekly "FatFighters" meeting has just begun. 102 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:52,500 I have never suffered from obesity myself, although I do have one very fat hand. 103 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,200 Crisps. High in fat, low in fat? Anyone? 104 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,000 - Crisps. Paul? - High in fat. 105 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:06,600 High in fat, but low in protein and low in fibre, 106 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,200 so it's not all bad news. 107 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,200 OK. Another one. Er... 108 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,900 Lettuce. Lettuce. 109 00:09:14,900 --> 00:09:19,500 High in fat, low in fat? What do we think? Lettuce. Moira? 110 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:21,800 - Low in fat. - Sorry? 111 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,700 - Low in fat. - Again. 112 00:09:24,700 --> 00:09:27,100 Low in fat. 113 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:30,100 She said, "Low in fat"! 114 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:32,700 All right, don't patronise her. 115 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:35,500 Low in fat. Well done. 116 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:38,300 OK, we've got time for just one more. 117 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,200 Dust. Anybody? 118 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,200 No? High in fat, low in fat? Dust. 119 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,600 Anybody? No? Dust. 120 00:09:48,900 --> 00:09:58,100 Anybody? No? Dust. 121 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:04,600 Anybody? No? Dust. It's actually very low in fat. You can have as much dust as you like. 122 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:09,800 OK, moving on. Today is a very special day at "FatFighters". 123 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,800 We have a new member. 124 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:19,400 She is a new member. Her name is Barbara, and, would you believe, we are related. 125 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,900 Is she your daughter? 126 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:24,400 No, she's my sister. 127 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,400 - Nice to see you, Barbara. - Thank you. 128 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,600 There are normally more people, but Hank Marvin's playing the Pavilion tonight. 129 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:36,000 Stay where you are. So, big hello to Barbara. 130 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,100 - Hello. - Hello. 131 00:10:38,100 --> 00:10:43,600 She can't speak English and he's married, so no luck. Not that that usually stops you. 132 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:49,200 It's funny. When we were growing up, Barbara used to tease me. Do you remember? 133 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,000 - No. - You used to say I was a greedy-guts. 134 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,800 The shoe is now on the other sock, 135 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:01,600 because I may be one or two pounds overweight, but YOU are SOMETHING ELSE! 136 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:07,700 She's had two kids, each by different men. But that's not for here. And she's piled it on. 137 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:10,500 Well, I want to lose about a stone. 138 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:16,500 A stone? More like five. Anyway, what's important is, we're here to help. 139 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:21,800 What advice can we give to Barbara to turn her tragic life around? Paul? 140 00:11:22,700 --> 00:11:28,200 - Cut out biscuits. - Cut out biscuits. Good. Anyone else? Mary? 141 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,200 Instead of sugar, use artificial sweetener in tea. 142 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:38,400 Something about sugar. But, really, the most useful advice is to look at the person inside. 143 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,300 You're obviously an incredibly unhappy person. 144 00:11:41,300 --> 00:11:45,900 - No, I'm not. - You deserve to be. Mum doesn't speak to you. 145 00:11:45,900 --> 00:11:50,200 She thinks if you died, the world would be a better place. 146 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,700 Mum speaks to me. I spoke to her yesterday. 147 00:11:52,700 --> 00:11:57,800 Barbara, we'd be grateful if you could leave family matters for outside. Thanks. 148 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,400 OK, the weigh-in. 149 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,000 Let's start with, er... Barbara. 150 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,400 Will you be all right to get up, or will you need sticks? 151 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:12,400 Right, you may have noticed we have a new boy here today. 152 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:17,400 His name is Uppingham, and he comes to us from the 17th century. 153 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,200 Say hello, Uppingham. 154 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,800 Hello. 155 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,400 (VIRTUOSO PLAYING) 156 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:36,700 What time does Sainsbury's shut tonight? 157 00:12:36,900 --> 00:12:39,200 Eight? 158 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,800 Oh, shit. On a Thursday? 159 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:53,700 It's evening at the Scarecrow and Mrs King pub in the Welsh mining village of Llandewi Breffi. 160 00:12:59,900 --> 00:13:04,900 - Another Bacardi and Coke, please, Myfanwy. - Coming right up. 161 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:10,700 I wish there were things for gay people to do. It's lonely being the only gay in the village. 162 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:18,700 What are you on about? There's loads of things to do. Just look in the local paper. Now... 163 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:21,700 Lesbians, bisexuals, 164 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:24,300 trans-gender... 165 00:13:24,300 --> 00:13:27,300 Here we are. Gay section. There you go. 166 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:32,800 There's a gay night on Thursdays at the BJ and the Bear pub in Aberfanwy. 167 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,700 Oh, no. I couldn't get over to Aberfanwy. 168 00:13:35,700 --> 00:13:40,900 - It's only half a mile away. - No, the stone path is quite treacherous. 169 00:13:40,900 --> 00:13:43,800 But the number 4 goes to Aberfanwy. 170 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:48,400 Oh, no, I couldn't possibly get on a bus. I'm gay, you see. 171 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:54,000 Gay men's choir. Gay rambling society. 172 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Gay book club. Gay sex club. 173 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,300 Gay Nation of Islam. 174 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:04,300 Not much going on, is there? 175 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:10,800 Oh, gay Trekkies. Now, that is right up your street. You love "Star Trek", don't you? 176 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,400 Well, I don't like "Deep Space Nine". 177 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,400 Gay Trekkies meet on Mondays at eight o'clock. 178 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,400 - I've missed it. - Right here. 179 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:26,500 - Let me see that. - That must be them over there. 180 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:31,400 - They don't look like "Star Trek" fans to me. - Of course they are. 181 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:36,600 - Well, they can't be gay. - I tell you, dear, he was hung like a Klingon! 182 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,200 Go over and talk to them. 183 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:45,900 No, I couldn't possibly walk over there. These hot pants give me terrible chafing. 184 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:48,100 Daffyd. 185 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:53,100 (SQUEAKING) 186 00:14:55,700 --> 00:15:00,200 Greetings. I've just been speaking to the barmaid. 187 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,800 She says would you mind drinking up and leaving? They don't want your sort here. 188 00:15:08,900 --> 00:15:12,500 - Well, I did try. - (SQUEAKING) 189 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,000 Have you got any Savlon? I'm red raw down here. 190 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,800 With nothing on the telly but repeats of "Dr Who", 191 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,800 "Medics" and that episode of "Blackadder Il" I'm in, 192 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,900 Lou and his friend Andy choose a videotape. 193 00:15:27,900 --> 00:15:32,500 - Have you seen anything you might like? - I want that one. 194 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,800 That one? 195 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,800 - That is "Pride and Prejudice". - Yeah, I know. 196 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:43,000 - I'm not sure you'll like that one. - I want that one. 197 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,500 It's all set in the olden days. No, I'm not sure you'll like that. 198 00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:52,100 - You like Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal. - Yeah, I know. 199 00:15:52,100 --> 00:15:57,700 Just to be safe, why don't we get a film with guns in it as well, in case you don't like this? 200 00:15:57,700 --> 00:16:02,100 - I want that one. - You know I'm going to see Maria. 201 00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:06,200 - I can't get another one if you don't like it. - Yeah, I know. 202 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,600 - Are you sure you want this one? - Yep. 203 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,400 I don't like it. 204 00:16:15,300 --> 00:16:21,000 Well, I'm sorry, but you're stuck with it. I told you. I've got to go and see Maria. 205 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,700 I'll be back around six. 206 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:48,200 (ACTION MUSIC) 207 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:52,000 # Monster Trucks, Monster Trucks, Monster Trucks... # 208 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,100 0h, I do like to be beside the seaside. 209 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:01,600 0h, I do like to be beside the seaside, as the famous song goes. 210 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:08,300 At his guest house, not-very-good transvestite Emily Howard is showing a gentleman round. 211 00:17:08,300 --> 00:17:12,500 I don't normally allow single gentlemen to take rooms. 212 00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:16,000 No, a lady ought not open her house to menfolk. 213 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,800 - What lady? - Me. I am a lady. 214 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,600 - Are you? - Yes. 215 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,500 This will be your room. It was going to be a nursery. 216 00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:30,300 Being a lady, which I am, I was rather hoping to have children one day. 217 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:32,800 - Really? - Yes! 218 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,400 But it wasn't to be. 219 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,700 I'm fine, I'm fine. 220 00:17:38,700 --> 00:17:45,300 This is my room. It has my lady's things in it. My lotions, my petticoats, my lady's things. 221 00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:48,300 - You must not come in here. - Sorry. 222 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:51,000 Come in. Oh, er... 223 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,800 Don't know what they're doing there. 224 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:58,500 You must know there is no lock on the door. 225 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:03,200 A man like you could burst in and see me in the altogether. 226 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,600 - We don't want that. - Yes, we do. 227 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,800 So, er... how much did you say it was? 228 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Well... it's a guinea for the night. 229 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:18,900 But this is a lady's house and there are rules. 230 00:18:18,900 --> 00:18:23,400 - Oh, yes? - No tobacco smoke. No coarse language. 231 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,000 And I lock the door at 8 p.m. Sharp. 232 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:31,100 - That might be a problem. I'm working late. - Really? What do you do? 233 00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:35,200 - Might interest you. I'm a female impersonator. - Wot? 234 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,900 Yes, I'm appearing at Bachelors. 235 00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:40,900 Miss Terri Lene. 236 00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:45,800 Get out! Get out! Agh! It's disgusting! Vamoose! Get out of my house! 237 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,200 - Go! - Don't worry, pal, I'm off. 238 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:55,900 Just out of interest, who does your dresses? 239 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:05,500 Tower blocks were introduced to Britain in the 1960s and were an instant success. 240 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:11,800 People love the sense of social alienation, entrapment and the stench of urine in the lifts. 241 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,800 Here on the seventh floor, 242 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:23,100 theatrical leg-end Bernard Chumley is preparing for a visit from an aspiring young actor. 243 00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:25,800 Ah, you must be Joe. 244 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,600 - Yes. - Yes. Do... Do come in, young Joe. 245 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,000 Through there. 246 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:40,100 It's the... It's the room at the end, young Joe. 247 00:19:46,700 --> 00:19:49,100 Please, do take a seat. 248 00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:52,000 That one's a bit wet. 249 00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:57,500 - Tea? - Thank you. 250 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:06,000 I read your letter with great interest. Have you written to lots of other important actors? 251 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:11,200 Yes, but nobody else has actually invited me round to their... 252 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,600 home. 253 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,500 Well, it was such a charming letter. 254 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:20,500 And the, er... photograph. 255 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:23,900 And so, er... Tea? 256 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:27,100 Thank you. 257 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,700 Yes, it was so exciting to pass the audition and get a place at RADA, 258 00:20:32,700 --> 00:20:35,500 but the fees are astronomical, £6,000 a year. 259 00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:39,500 - Do help yourself to a potato crisp. - Thank you. 260 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,600 So, who else did you write to? 261 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:48,400 - Well, Sir Derek Jacobi wrote a nice letter. - Terrible stutter. 262 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:52,300 - And Sir Anthony Hopkins. - He's a "sir" now, is he? 263 00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:56,400 - He gave me £200. - Bastard! Didn't send me a penny. 264 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,400 You've always wanted to be an actor, have you? 265 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,500 Yes, ever since I was a boy I've spent every... 266 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:06,800 - Polo mint? - No. I've spent every penny on the theatre. 267 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:11,200 I imagine you've seen Muggins here quite a few times. 268 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,300 - No. - Oh. 269 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,600 Your sister Kitty I've heard of. She had an accident. 270 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,100 Yes. Terrible. 271 00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,600 Lost the use of her legs. 272 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,800 Of course, I can look back at it now and laugh, but at the time it was very... 273 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,300 - Boiled egg? - Oh. No, thank you. 274 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:37,100 (KNOCKING ON WALL) 275 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,500 Don't worry, Kitty! It's just the gas man! 276 00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:47,900 - Maybe she needs to go to the toilet. - Oh, no, no, no. She went yesterday. 277 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,200 - Got a girlfriend yet? - No. 278 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,100 I bet you have. I bet all the girls are after you. 279 00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:03,100 Yes, I'd better be off. I'm having tea with Sir lan McKellen at the Savoy. 280 00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:05,600 I see. Sugar puff? 281 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,900 - No, thank you. - I didn't push her. She fell. 282 00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:16,300 Yes. Actually, this is rather embarrassing. Could you help me with my tuition fees? 283 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:18,700 Yes. Yes, of course. 284 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,600 - There you are. - Thank you. 285 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,100 Have you got change? 286 00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:40,000 During the summer months, literally tens of people flock to Scotland for their holidays. 287 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,900 Oh, we're easy to find. 288 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:45,900 When you see the hanging tree, take a left. 289 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:48,800 When you come to the old well, take a right. 290 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,800 If ye pass a scarecrow, ye've come too far. 291 00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:56,800 Yeah, that's right, opposite IKEA. 292 00:22:57,700 --> 00:23:01,700 Ah, Squire Mackenzie, I trust you enjoyed your stay. 293 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:10,800 Yes, I shall be submitting a very positive review to the "Chronicle". 294 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:16,400 Just one thing. The three courses for 15 poonds set menu. Is that available on a Sunday? 295 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:21,100 If you were to ask me on a Monday, I'd say ye-e-es. 296 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:25,800 If you were to ask me on a Tuesday, I'd say... ye-e-es. 297 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:30,700 - If you were to ask me on a Wednesday... - It's a very simple question. 298 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:37,100 - Do you serve the set menu on a Sunday? - If you ask me on a Monday, I'd say ye-e-es. 299 00:23:37,100 --> 00:23:39,800 If you ask me on a Tuesday, I'd say... 300 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:43,300 (MERRY TUNE) 301 00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:45,200 ...ye-e-es. 302 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:49,600 - If you were to ask me on a Wednesday... - Oven chips? 303 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,000 Just through there. 304 00:23:53,700 --> 00:23:58,200 Where was I? Oh, yes. If you were to ask me on a Monday... 305 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:03,400 For goodness' sake, it's a simple question. Do you serve the set menu on a Sunday? 306 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:08,800 I'll tell ye, but through the medium of dance. Children! 307 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,100 (TOOTLING "SCOTLAND THE BRAVE") 308 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:26,000 Does that answer your question? 309 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:32,500 Right, you may have noticed we have a new boy here today. His name is Charlie. 310 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:38,000 I don't want any of you to treat him any differently. Say hello to everybody, Charlie. 311 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,000 Hello, Charlie. 312 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,600 Yes, he's a dog. 313 00:24:45,300 --> 00:24:49,000 This is the residence of Dame Sally Markham, the famous novelist. 314 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,800 I had a house like this, until I lost it. 315 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:56,300 If you find it, please post it back to me, care of the BBC. Thank you. 316 00:24:56,300 --> 00:25:01,000 Young Toby was having a ripping time on his toboggan. 317 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:05,000 Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 318 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:09,700 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... 319 00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:12,400 How many pages? 320 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,500 34. 321 00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:17,500 Clarissa was similarly overjoyed. 322 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:22,100 Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 323 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:24,000 ooooooooooooooo... 324 00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:28,600 "Oh, dear," she said. "I've hurt myself." 325 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,400 Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 326 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,500 aaa... Oh, publish. 327 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:41,700 Today, former 0lympic athlete Denver Mills has been booked to promote Hug-a-Leper Week. 328 00:25:41,700 --> 00:25:44,700 Thank you for helping us at short notice, Steve. 329 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,600 - Denver. - Denver. Sorry. 330 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,200 Is Geoff Capes all right? 331 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,800 The Capester? He'll be fine. 332 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:57,600 He just had to have his dog put down and he's a bit upset about that. 333 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,600 He's only doing the bigger-money jobs this week. 334 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:04,900 - Have you got your speech? - Got it right here, boss. 335 00:26:04,900 --> 00:26:09,400 Hug-a-Leper Week is all about dispelling myths about leprosy. 336 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,800 About bloody time. 337 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:16,500 There are people who think that lepers are still banished to colonies. 338 00:26:16,500 --> 00:26:19,500 - They're not, are they? - No. 339 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,400 Some people think that lepers' limbs just fall off. 340 00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:28,500 No, I mean, that's just... That's just wrong. 341 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:37,900 For too long, people who suffer from leprosy have been the butt of jokes. That's got to stop. 342 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,700 Yeah. 343 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,800 - You want to go through your speech? - No, I'll be fine. 344 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,600 - Fruit pastille? - Thanks. 345 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,300 Couldn't get me one, could you? 346 00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:05,400 Thank you. I tell you, I missed these out in Ghana. 347 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:10,900 - What were you doing in Ghana? - Missionary work. That's when I caught leprosy. 348 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:16,100 - Thankfully, mine has been cured now. - Has it? 349 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:20,900 But today you'll meet lots of people in various stages of the disease. 350 00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:48,100 Oh, no. I pressed "reset" instead of "start". 351 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:52,100 Have to do it again. Just get you some more eggs. 352 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:58,800 And so we conclude our journey round Britain. I hope you've enjoyed the shoe. 353 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:05,100 Sorry, I won't be here next week as I'm going into hospital to have a hysterectomy. Good byte! 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net