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Spinster governess marries shipping tradesman and moves to his home in Bristol with hopes of a place in society, as they set out to move up in the world while using slavery as their means of progress, she realizes slaves are human and not animals and proceeds to help them find freedom.
Starring: Warren Clarke, Emma Fielding, Ariyon Bakare
Spinster governess marries shipping tradesman and moves to his home in Bristol with hopes of a place in society, as they set out to move up in the world while using slavery as their means of progress, she realizes slaves are human and not animals and proceeds to help them find freedom.
Starring: Warren Clarke, Emma Fielding, Ariyon Bakare
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00:00:00You
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00:01:03Do not hate you Sapphire, but you have to learn your French verbs
00:01:10Try to apply yourself we've only been doing this for ten minutes
00:01:14Show a little grace have a little poise you'll never be an elegant young lady
00:01:20I am an elegant young lady
00:01:23Sapphire I won't apply myself and you can't make me
00:01:27You're nothing more than a servant
00:01:29Mama said so and I am going to see Papa's horses now
00:01:39How dare you I'll tell mama she'll have you dismissed for this
00:01:47Sapphire
00:01:51Oh
00:02:04Good gracious
00:02:06It's Francis I
00:02:09Know how much you loved your father Francis, but this conduct of yours
00:02:14It's time you found your settled place in the world
00:02:18You're still quite young you must not be in mourning anymore people think it's strange
00:02:25Your father asked me to find you a suitable position in the parish near to the vicarage, but that is proving somewhat difficult
00:02:34You you know that you've always been welcome here at Whiteleys
00:02:38It's just that your aunt that is to say or your aunt and I I know in what low regard Lady Scott held my father
00:02:45That's not true Francis that remark does you no credit
00:02:50My father was a good man
00:02:51It's merely that on certain matters of religion
00:02:54My wife feels he did not approve of the way we lead our life here and that you disapprove of us similarly
00:03:00I would not presume to disapprove of Lady Scott
00:03:03And it's very wise of you
00:03:05My point is this you wish me to seek a post as governess further afield
00:03:10Oh
00:03:11There's no rush of course
00:03:14Whiteleys will always be your second home
00:03:16people advertise every week in the Bristol newspaper I
00:03:20Will of course supply you with any letter of introduction
00:03:25Thank you uncle
00:03:39I
00:03:54Do not feel that your accomplishments and station render you suitable for the post of governess you seek in my household
00:04:01Accordingly I write to you on a more delicate matter. Hmm one that I must also address to your uncle
00:04:07I should like to submit a proposal of marriage
00:04:13Though I live by commerce it is a respectable trade with fine prospects. Oh, he's in the the Africa trade
00:04:19I have abstained from marriage until my later years because I feel the fruits of contentment
00:04:27Only from the mature tree of industry
00:04:32yours
00:04:33Zion Cole, he's a man of property. He has ships. I think we should ask him to call at the very least
00:04:41I
00:04:44Suppose it could do no harm. It is as he said a respectable trade
00:04:49Marriage we had not thought you still had hopes in that direction. I don't have hopes
00:04:55It seems that mr. Cole has taken his time and his letter has an appealing ring as he says
00:05:02Contentment
00:05:04My father valued that above all things uncle. I think I should like to see him
00:05:11Very well, if that's what you wish
00:05:13We shall make some inquiries
00:05:16Then we should look at the shine on his boots
00:05:31Oh
00:06:02Mr. Cole, ah
00:06:06How do you do I
00:06:10Excuse me, I won't be
00:06:21It is indeed a fine prospect
00:06:32I
00:06:33You fond of books. Mr. Cole
00:06:36well
00:06:37My company books are rarely out of my sight
00:06:41but
00:06:42Generally, no
00:06:45Well, yes, that is I
00:06:50Used to be fond of
00:06:53Tom thumb by mr. Fielding, I believe
00:06:56Do you not mean Tom Jones?
00:06:59No
00:07:02Tom thumb, I think
00:07:11Tech Jackie Tacitus it is an account of the Romans in Britain
00:07:21The Romans in Britain you say I
00:07:25I had no idea. Don't worry. They've gone now
00:07:35Oh
00:07:44Perhaps it is time for you to join my uncle. Ah, indeed. Yes
00:07:55I
00:07:56Well, certainly the sums of money in your company in large. Mr. Cole
00:08:03How many ships do you have to?
00:08:06The Daisy and the Rose the Daisy's home quite soon. Godspeed her
00:08:15Can I be quite frank mr. Cole, I don't think that my niece can live in a warehouse on the quay at Bristol
00:08:22And your sister is there too, how can there be room rest assured we'll not be there much longer
00:08:29I'm on the rise, sir
00:08:31I've set my sights on a new house in Queen Square
00:08:35It's the finest square in all of Bristol. And do you have the capital for such a house?
00:08:41Well, I'm on the lookout at present your Lordship
00:08:44Yes, you do know that my late brother left miss Scott without any money
00:08:49Your Lordship I seek a wife
00:08:54Not a banker
00:08:58Well
00:09:01If you'll excuse me
00:09:03Oh
00:09:17Well, my dear he seems a man of average integrity as for his recommendations in the round
00:09:28He is much in need of improvement my dear yes, I know
00:09:32But there's a simple honesty about him that I like
00:09:37Frances you know that once you are his wife, you'll be as much his property as his ships and his stock. Yes, of course
00:09:48Would you like me to proceed to a settlement proceed
00:10:01Ah
00:10:16Now then mr. Cole I could recommend some bankers of mine in London who could arrange a loan
00:10:22a thousand pounds perhaps
00:10:24Your Lordship is very kind and Francis must have an allowance of course from you
00:10:30Three hundred fifty pounds a year
00:10:33Would your Lordship accept her?
00:10:36300
00:10:38320 pounds it is
00:10:44Shake
00:10:59I think you may kiss your wife
00:11:29You
00:11:59Oh
00:12:30Oh
00:12:40You have to walk from there you can't take the carriage along the key
00:12:43It's
00:12:56Working dock my dear we load it on load whenever the ships are in
00:13:01What smells a lot worse where the tide is out not long now my dear
00:13:14And this is my dear sister Sarah
00:13:19Pleased to meet your acquaintance
00:13:20I'm so sorry you could not come to the wedding at Whiteley's we had business here
00:13:24The rope maker was refusing to attend to the rose not to be told who but it is rusks
00:13:29I
00:13:43Will take a breath of air
00:13:44I'll join you presently my dear
00:13:47Sarah and round here will take care of your needs I trust
00:13:59Oh
00:14:21The room is prepared we'll have tea in the parlor first
00:14:30Oh
00:14:32Thank God you are here. I had the bailiffs at my house to execute the debt
00:14:37I'm waiting and waiting for my ship. She will be in any day
00:14:41How late is she two months?
00:14:44Well three, but I'm ruined if you don't help me a hundred pounds would keep them off. You know me Josiah
00:14:50I've never lost a ship. I'd like to help you Sam, but I'm newly married
00:14:5550 then for the love of God Josiah
00:14:59Oh, sir, I'm very sorry
00:15:29Oh
00:15:51Mind your tongues gentlemen my wife is a lady the niece of Lord Scott of Whiteley's. Yes, it's all this
00:15:59Only a hundred times Oh Johnny
00:16:02Where you live them?
00:16:04She's got a piece of ground for the king. Where do they live? Ah the merchant venturers. They all live in Queen's Square
00:16:11That's where I shall be
00:16:13With my coat of arms above the door
00:16:18So mrs. Cole
00:16:28Oh
00:16:58Solving
00:17:28Oh
00:17:38No, not tonight Sally I'm newly married
00:17:58I
00:18:29Merciful father
00:18:33Look after Daisy
00:18:37Send her home safe to me
00:18:41My dearest Daisy
00:18:45Harmon
00:18:58Oh
00:19:06Do you wish to come to bed husband? Thank you
00:19:14I'm obliged
00:19:28Oh
00:19:58Oh
00:20:26He's no good
00:20:29I
00:20:31Don't too much I
00:20:36Apologize I
00:20:40Should go to sleep in my own room
00:20:58I
00:21:23Came to me
00:21:25Only last night you went to everyone and his boat was sighted in the bristle roads this morning
00:21:32Another day you need him in a rich man
00:21:40Cover him up. Don't just leave him there
00:21:52Come on
00:21:55Morning there's no need to knock. You're the mistress here
00:22:15Servants wait for us
00:22:17Princeman spells
00:22:20My life's work to see this house run as smoothly as our trading company company books are no better than those I do them both I
00:22:31Hope you will help me to fulfill my duty to be a good wife to your brother
00:22:40And a good sister to you my brother and I are in partnership
00:22:43In the soluble partnership, you'll have to take your duty as it comes like any wife can't help you with that well
00:22:52This is plain speaking I speak as I find
00:22:55I'm a simple traders daughter and I'm the daughter of a simple country person who taught me the value of civility
00:23:01Your idle country manners won't profit you here honest work is what matters in Bristol
00:23:06I'm gonna be working more for all of us soon for you, especially
00:23:10What do you mean?
00:23:12Surely Josiah's told you of our new venture when the daisy comes in
00:23:18Of course most fully he's explained everything most fully
00:23:25You'd be after some of those
00:23:32Gentlemen gentlemen
00:23:35Josiah Cole I
00:23:37Wrote to you. Mr. Waring about the house you put on the market in Queens Square
00:23:41I still await a reply. Oh, I don't think you'd care for my house Cole
00:23:46It's on the wrong side of the river for your little warehouse and you'd find my neighbors very poor
00:23:52We keep ourselves to ourselves over there. I
00:23:55Have recently married mr. Waring and my wife who is the major nation's colonel if you will excuse us
00:24:00We have pressing business to discuss
00:24:02I
00:24:09View the insurance for the rose yet. I can't get a Sarah
00:24:14See, it's difficult now for men like us
00:24:17It's all in the hands of Stephen Waring and the other turkey cocks of the merchant ventures
00:24:23Only ensure themselves. I can't break in
00:24:27Should we talk about money matters at dinner?
00:24:32Idea I rely on you to teach us more elegant ways the rules must say you we can't delay hurt. I know I know
00:24:42I'll find a way
00:24:46Is this wearing a gentleman
00:24:49what
00:24:50One of the greatest in all Bristol, then we should introduce ourselves to society
00:24:56Tell them that we have arrived
00:25:02I
00:25:11Couldn't hire a carriage my dear. Is this good enough gentlemen?
00:25:24This way gentlemen
00:25:33I
00:25:38I'm sure these streets cannot be healthy. Mr. Cole. How did you come to live here?
00:25:41I was born here madam born on the stone floor of the warehouse and proud of it
00:25:47Thanks to the trade I shall rise
00:25:51We are going over the other side of the river
00:25:53That is where our future is
00:26:03It's the Africa trade that built all this men like me
00:26:09Stop here. That's the one
00:26:13Open the door
00:26:18That's her Waring's wife morning mrs. Waring
00:26:24Allow me to introduce myself
00:26:27I'm Josiah Cole an acquaintance of your husband
00:26:30This is my wife miss Scott that was of Whiteley's, you know, how do you do?
00:26:40Whiteley's Lord Scott is my uncle mom
00:26:44I'm delighted to make your acquaintance
00:26:47delighted
00:26:48Well, um your uncle and lady Scott be calling on you in Bristol. Oh indeed. There will be constant visitors. I don't doubt
00:26:56really I
00:26:59Would so much like it
00:27:01that is
00:27:03Perhaps you will permit me to introduce you
00:27:06Let's be most pleasant, but first mr. Cole and I must find a new house a more suitable establishment
00:27:13Oh, but my dear mrs. Cole this house is for sale
00:27:18I'd be so pleased if you if you like I'll make an appointment with my husband should you wish to view
00:27:25Thank
00:27:27You mrs. Waring my pleasure
00:27:31Good day
00:27:41Magnificent this house a
00:27:44square
00:27:46It's almost Roman my dear. Would you not say Josiah? We have not seen inside it. It might not suit
00:27:51Oh
00:27:53It will my dear
00:27:55We shall have all new furniture
00:27:58We'll buy mainly Chinese style
00:28:01There's someone on the queue makes Chinese dragons
00:28:04Porcelain, you know, just like the real thing. We shall have a brace in every room
00:28:09Perhaps just one fair Josiah. Very well, my dear. I shall be guided by you
00:28:21I
00:28:34Got this medley
00:28:36You ready for sale?
00:28:38Yes, Josiah
00:28:40Are you she's sure yet? No, but
00:28:45You must go without it day after tomorrow
00:28:49The school agrees that is Sarah's not the owner of the Rose I am
00:28:54My affairs have been improving of late
00:28:57I'm happy to take the risk
00:29:01There is one other thing I want the tight pack I
00:29:05Want you to collect 600 slaves?
00:29:09600 she can't carry more than 300
00:29:12A
00:29:1350 can be yours
00:29:15your own private profit
00:29:17on this time I
00:29:19Want you to sell to send your Calvador?
00:29:22for gold bullion
00:29:24You're not a reach him Josiah. You want to trade with the Spanish?
00:29:28That's treachery than the Union flag. That's as near as damn it piracy. That's the Liverpool way
00:29:33It's the way of profit John
00:29:36It's a gamble
00:29:38You're a gambling man. So am I
00:29:41Just think of it 50 of your own choosing for gold
00:29:50I'll do it. I'm in good now John
00:30:04You wonder she could sell to Africa she surely can the Rose is a hardier ship in Bristol
00:30:10Ready rigged and racked her gunnels
00:30:13sure, it's knives spirits muskets the Negroes
00:30:18To shoot the Africans. Of course now don't shoot him. We trade for him
00:30:37You'll see your first ship away
00:30:41Soon you'll see you first to lay anchor the daisy
00:30:46Josiah Sarah spoke of a new venture way to be engaged in when the daisy comes in. Oh, that's quite right. My dear. We're up
00:30:53Fetching some black and more slaves back here to England
00:30:57But I thought the trade
00:31:00Do the slaves go from Africa to the plantations in Jamaica
00:31:05in general, yes
00:31:07we
00:31:09Exchange them for sugar and rum, which we bring back here
00:31:14Sometimes the niggas come back to just one or two at a time
00:31:19Footman and page boys ladies maids
00:31:22Sarah and I wish to bring back some more. That is all
00:31:25to turn from pagan savages into
00:31:28upright Christians
00:31:35Francis
00:31:39I
00:32:09Oh
00:32:32No, my dear daisies all must pass the roads in the Bristol Channel
00:32:39Oh
00:33:09Oh
00:33:40Come on
00:33:54No
00:34:02Right, we have one Fulani one your woman
00:34:09Three wall off one man dink a boy or an e-boat
00:34:15One's all up
00:34:17One yard and mail
00:34:20You see who's marksman he's be a wizard or some such better watch out for his spells man
00:34:39I
00:34:46Had no idea what you expect
00:34:48They're savages. I mean they look that condition. Yes, they're a natural condition in the wild
00:34:56Wait, so clean them up in a week or so. They won't look so bad
00:35:01And you could begin their lessons
00:35:04Their lessons in English in good conduct in civility
00:35:09Sarah I couldn't teach savages
00:35:12Just say I didn't tell you did he
00:35:15Do you think he just married you as an adornment?
00:35:18He wanted you for this so we can train him up and sell him on at a profit
00:35:22You should think yourself lucky only nine survived the voyage. There were meant to be 15
00:35:34Lord give me the strength for this task
00:35:37Give me wisdom
00:35:41Give me obedience
00:36:06I
00:36:29Name is Francis
00:36:33Francis
00:36:36I shall name you
00:36:41You should be near me
00:36:44Mary
00:36:47Ruth
00:36:49Matthew Mark
00:37:06And you shall be Moses say it Moses
00:37:22Ah
00:37:22Co how are you? Your ship is in I see I have been speaking with my wife
00:37:30I hope we can reach agreement on my house
00:37:33Mr. Warrick
00:37:35Sir
00:37:36Come and see me at my office
00:37:46Table
00:37:49Say it table
00:37:54Table see table
00:38:03Table
00:38:05Table
00:38:10The master asked me to tell you that he is bringing sir Charles Fairley this evening
00:38:15Sir Charles has come into dinner. I must speak to cook you can end the lesson now bait take him down
00:38:23He's one of our most important customers we sell him a hundred slaves a year
00:38:27I don't go news of him, but we do not receive him at Whiteley's. Well, we receive him here
00:38:32Change your dress nothing do showy. I shall wear my cam brick
00:38:38Clear water would suit you down to your toes mrs. Cole my plantation, you know
00:38:44the days
00:38:45Sparkle like jewels and the nights shimmer like silk
00:38:50Sadly I'm no poet or I'd conjure it up for your proper like Samuel here. He's our chief master of divine art. Hey Samuel
00:38:58Oh
00:39:00Do the Negroes live well in Jamaica why indeed like Lords ain't that so Samuel
00:39:06Never seen a people so well fed and watered
00:39:10Venison for breakfast mangoes for tea fine little cottages for them all singing and dancing all day long. They are
00:39:17I'm a deal too soft on the darkies. Wouldn't you say Josiah? Oh indeed sir Charles
00:39:23Samuel is one we sold you is he not you said he spoke verse
00:39:27Absolutely
00:39:29Chuck us some couplets say Samuel love us a lyric
00:39:39This islands mine by Sycorax my mother which thou takest from me
00:39:48When I came first
00:39:50Thou strokest me
00:39:53And made much of me
00:39:55Would give me water with berries it and
00:39:58Teach me how to name the bigger light and how the less that burn by day and night
00:40:06And then I loved thee and
00:40:08Showed thee all the qualities of the isle the fresh springs
00:40:13brine pits
00:40:16barren places and fertile
00:40:18Isle
00:40:21Cursed be either did so
00:40:23all the charms of Sycorax
00:40:27toads
00:40:28beetles bats
00:40:30light on you
00:40:39Doesn't understand a word of it of course just says it like a parrot
00:40:43Remarkable he's like the learned Spaniel at st. James's fair. Oh, yeah
00:40:50How are your slaves fair in Josiah? Oh, they're very fine sir Charles
00:40:55They're in my cellar this very minute
00:40:57I have taken on John Bates to season them and my wife is to teach them English
00:41:02Excellent excellent man Bates with me a clear water take my advice listen to his advice
00:41:09Now
00:41:12Time for business I fear Josiah
00:41:23Mrs. Cole she's one to get the main brace raised a
00:41:31There's an idea
00:41:33Let's have one of the slave girls brought up here have ourselves and sporty
00:41:38I
00:41:39said Charlie I
00:41:42Do not think that would be quite
00:41:45right and proper
00:41:48Right and proper I
00:41:50Know what's rotten proper man. I'm a damn baronet man come on Josiah. Don't be a pineapple. Let's stir the stock
00:41:59They're all locked away for the night sir Charles
00:42:03My wife has the key to the cellar well fake it then wake her up
00:42:07You can't be under the cat's paw in the first year of marriage
00:42:32I
00:42:45Said you wanted the keys
00:42:48Go back to your bed surely. She is mistaken. You cannot wish to disturb the slaves at this hour
00:42:53She is not mistaken
00:42:56Give me the keys
00:42:58But why should you want to see one of the women slaves at this time night?
00:43:02It's just
00:43:08Mrs. Cole you amazed me now give me the keys and go back to your chamber I cannot
00:43:17You are shameless woman
00:43:20shameless
00:43:23You come downstairs half-dressed you you accuse an honored guest an honest customer
00:43:31You you disobey my word you are disgraceful madam
00:43:37You should fetch the woman yourself that is an order face the woman yourself
00:44:01Wake up mr. Bates the master wishes to see one of the women slaves
00:44:31I
00:44:38Choose the strongest
00:45:01I
00:45:31Oh
00:46:01Oh
00:46:31Oh
00:47:01Oh
00:47:09The slaves are assembled for their lesson in the kitchen I
00:47:17Owe you an apology
00:47:20You'll excuse me. I'm feeling unwell
00:47:23So Charles's behavior was not fit for an English home
00:47:28It's not my choice
00:47:31I did nothing on my own account
00:47:35So Charles's return to London I
00:47:42Have apologized dammit let that be an end to it
00:47:51They are waiting downstairs
00:48:01Good
00:48:05God Francis they used to far worse other ships on the ships the sailors do just as they please
00:48:15Scotland which meant such as in will allow us to move up in the world to Queen Square square
00:48:22Francis please
00:48:25We will make plans for them
00:48:27They will have proper rooms. They'll have beds
00:48:31They'll have clothes and shoes. They will not be chained in the house
00:48:35They will be well fed
00:48:37And they will stay unmolested
00:48:43We will say no more about last night
00:48:48We will say no more very well
00:48:54Morning mrs. Cole
00:49:01Oh
00:49:11Moses come here stay where you are. It's alright. Mr. Bates
00:49:28You were listening
00:49:31You understood what was being said didn't you?
00:49:37Speak to me Moses
00:49:45I have nothing to say to you
00:50:02Leave us mr. Bates leave us
00:50:21Table
00:50:26Table
00:50:29Table
00:50:35Table say it table
00:50:50My name is Francis
00:50:53Francis
00:50:57Francis
00:50:59Ruth say it Ruth
00:51:07Yalama
00:51:13Elizabeth
00:51:23Rachel
00:51:50No
00:51:53Up a little bit
00:52:00So we teach
00:52:08Look
00:52:10You teach
00:52:21That will be all there will be no lesson today
00:52:40I
00:53:10I
00:53:17Can't keep my pastry light with savages groaning in the cellar
00:53:21Oh
00:53:36You're a comedy earth mom
00:53:39Are you spite?
00:53:42To rob their owners of their purchase price we must fetch the doctor. I don't know good stop this nonsense for it start
00:53:52Oh
00:54:00That one's for opening a locked jaw ma'am
00:54:03You see if they refuse to eat crank open pour down soup then they either drown or swallow what we need is a gag
00:54:11Keep a trap shut
00:54:14Grab something a little bit smaller than this. Mr. Kaj. Can you make that up easily? Miss Cole?
00:54:21I
00:54:39She's not God shall eat earth and die of it yours
00:54:51I
00:55:21I
00:55:46Must eat food
00:55:48As soon as you eat, I'll take this off
00:55:59She must eat food
00:56:18Oh
00:56:48Tried to help I was trying to help
00:57:18I
00:57:25Should she not have a more fitting burial Sarah
00:57:28Fitting for what?
00:57:29She was a heathen. She can't be placed in consecrated ground
00:57:33But they'll find a restful plot for her
00:57:36Outside the church wall. I had not realized she was so ill you find such losses of the Sun and Moon of this business
00:57:43You make the death of a woman sound like something simply to be ended in a ledger
00:57:47Indeed it is in crimson ink. Don't think I undervalue this calamity. She was worth at least 70 guineas
00:57:52How can you say that she was under our roof under our protection under your protection? You're the teacher
00:57:58You should have seen how ill she was dear you
00:58:03My dear husband
00:58:05There's been a most grievous event the woman I know
00:58:11Sarah has told me I must take some responsibility
00:58:14But I feel we should do more to improve the comfort of the slaves my dear. I'm due at the custom house
00:58:19I have business there all day
00:58:22We will debate this another time. I
00:58:25Will not be in today
00:58:31The slaves are in the kitchen mom their lesson
00:58:35Bring them upstairs. We'll have it in here
00:58:39Right and remove their chains, please
00:59:02You should tell them that I am very sorry
00:59:07How am I to tell them
00:59:11Only equal it is you spoke the same language as me I
00:59:17see
00:59:20So that was
00:59:24Her African name it was a name she gave herself
00:59:33After you came for her
00:59:36It means I
00:59:39Will die of shame
00:59:44I'm sorry
00:59:48But we must continue with the lessons it is all the more important they all learn English now
00:59:57This
01:00:00Is a house
01:00:03I
01:00:05Elizabeth has give me an apple has given me
01:00:13Given given good
01:00:18Elizabeth why did you give Matthew the apple I give him the apple
01:00:26Because he hungry hungry
01:00:30Hungry
01:00:32Hungry
01:00:35Very well now I must tell you all what will happen next week
01:00:42We are moving to a new house a large house
01:00:53You will all be measured for new clothes
01:00:55And you will all have silver necklaces with your names
01:01:25With the weight
01:01:43Take it away
01:01:45Oh
01:01:54Mr.. Bates has the experience mr.. Cole. They are my pupils. I must teach them do we not agree
01:02:01Thanks
01:02:03Come on Matthew stand up
01:02:09Come with your mom
01:02:16Matthew what were you thinking of I do not want to move I want to go
01:02:25Matthew this is your home you can't run back to Africa
01:02:30Oh
01:02:39We are here Africa is here far far away you cannot go home
01:02:47Now
01:02:51Hold out your hand
01:03:00I'm sorry if it hurts, but you mustn't behave like that again
01:03:05Mr.. Bates take him downstairs begging your pardon take him downstairs mr.. Bates
01:03:13And don't you dare strike my slaves again
01:03:29I
01:03:36Don't like John Bates, I don't want him at our new house
01:03:42Very well my dear I shall be guided by you
01:03:47but
01:03:48You must love the slaves up at night
01:03:50And watch them during the day
01:04:00Oh Sarah, she's inside
01:04:22Sarah this house was our father's pride
01:04:29No
01:04:31We started here
01:04:33But now we must rise
01:04:36Our father was not able to do that so we must do it for him
01:04:42If he could have risen a Queen's where he would have done so Sarah
01:04:46our own ships outside our windows
01:04:50Masts key
01:04:54We're only moving across the river
01:04:59Come we're waiting
01:05:29Oh
01:05:47This is cold I have a surprise
01:05:51Oh
01:05:58My father's furniture from Whiteley's my hops are cold. Yes. Yes my dear, but don't we here
01:06:10Are they not splendid
01:06:21Oh
01:06:40Moses Matthew mark in here and Elizabeth and the children in there
01:06:51Oh
01:07:05My sister pushed me in the river good
01:07:13My sister
01:07:16pushed me
01:07:18in
01:07:21The river then I push her in the well
01:07:28What is that thing
01:07:39It is a key a key
01:07:42for the ship
01:07:43No a key for the door
01:07:46Mrs. Cole has the key yes
01:07:50You have the key
01:07:53For mrs. Cole
01:08:01We shall start again my sister pushed me in the river repeat
01:08:12Good morning, mr. Cole
01:08:15And mrs. Cole I am delighted
01:08:25What do you make of it my dear it's the color of pewter
01:08:37Gracious it's quite
01:08:40Brackish it is most efficacious for colic and hot blood. I should remember to contract neither condition
01:08:50I've been making some inquiries. I
01:08:54Gather the spar will soon be on the market
01:08:58By the hot well, how could we afford it quite easily my dear
01:09:03The rose will bring home a healthy profit this is precisely the place of fashion to suit our new circumstances
01:09:11But I would need your help, of course
01:09:14the benefit of your discernment and fine manners
01:09:19your connections could
01:09:22gather people of quality from all over I
01:09:27Wish the two of us to be
01:09:30Partners in this endeavor my dear
01:09:38Newcomers are always welcome in Bristol
01:09:42Especially a lady such as yourself mrs. Cole
01:09:47Do you have many acquaintances in Bristol my dear sister-in-law is my foremost companion
01:09:54Mr. Woolwick is here
01:09:57Show him in Moses I
01:10:01Was brought up in the country I'm not used to living in the town
01:10:07Mr. Woollick
01:10:09I'm so glad you could call
01:10:11Do you know mrs. Shaw and?
01:10:14Mr.. Mrs.. Waring I were tied as a glove here
01:10:18Stephen and me spend many a fine hour in the coffeehouse taking this town forward keeping it up to the mark
01:10:24Keeping yourself steeped in rum all day you mean
01:10:29Will your uncle and lady Scott be visiting soon. Oh to be sure they will insist on meeting you all
01:10:37Why here is mr.. Cole now
01:10:43Good afternoon ladies
01:10:47Mr.. Waring mr.. Woollick Josiah
01:10:51How fair is it on the hunting field oh very fine sadly I wish I had more time for it
01:11:01To set up a string of hunters you know
01:11:05Will you take tea husband?
01:11:07No, thank you my dear, but I have ordered punch for the gentleman in my study
01:11:12If they would care to take a glass well do not imprison them for too long
01:11:20I
01:11:33May I say mrs. Cole how impressed I am by your house slaves
01:11:37You're training them yourself for sale. I believe that is right
01:11:42Ruth come here make a currency
01:11:50Exquisite
01:11:52Mm-hmm
01:11:54tray bell figure
01:11:57How much 70 pound oh
01:12:01dear
01:12:02She may be dead within the year. I've had three little black girls. They all died on me that one. What's his name?
01:12:09Moses
01:12:10How much 90 pounds guineas?
01:12:14Very well, I shall have my husband talk to mr.. Cole, but I do not feel he's ready yet, mrs.
01:12:21Sure, he's not trained for table service. I must have more time with him. Oh, I'm quite agreeable
01:12:27Well Moses I am to be your new mistress
01:12:31Do you think you shall please me?
01:12:33Or shall I have to beat you?
01:12:43Oh
01:12:47Here's to you mrs. Cole
01:12:49And here's to me
01:12:51Because I have just been offered membership of the merchant venturers themselves
01:12:57It worked it worked
01:13:00What do you mean?
01:13:02It was all down to Francis
01:13:04Francis told me how to do it
01:13:06Tea in the parlor my child's arrival the offer of punch in my study
01:13:12Then I could hardly credit it was Lord Scott a partner in my ships
01:13:17Of course as I would I care to attend a venturous supper party next week be delighted says I oh
01:13:26Francis you are
01:13:29The best little school mistress in all the world
01:13:33We have made more progress in one day than a lifetime of training
01:13:38Pretend and what we're not it seems
01:13:40You're not in partnership with Lord Scott. Just hire
01:13:44You've not been writing to homes. No, of course not
01:13:47But it was all the scheme. It was all the scheme of Francis. Don't you see her scheming?
01:13:53You mean you're content just I have for us to turn ourselves into liars and moneybags to claim kinship where none exists
01:14:01To make me sit all morning with a band of pretty women all daft as badgers
01:14:05Well, our business is done in another room
01:14:12Now I have to pretend intimacy with the Scots are white these people I never met and would roundly detest if I did
01:14:21You still have your place in coal and sons I
01:14:24Do not desire
01:14:26I'm not seeing the books of the Rose since she sailed. I don't know who the partners are who gave us insurance
01:14:32And where'd you find the money for this house?
01:14:35the rest of its extravagance
01:14:39I had meant to tell you I
01:14:44Had borrowed a
01:14:47Thousand only from some friends of Lord Scott
01:14:53We don't have to repay until the Rose comes in
01:14:59Against a ship at sea
01:15:01Oh
01:15:03It had to be done
01:15:06And let us see a return on our investments
01:15:09Francis was doing our best up there to talk down the slaves. She said Moses could not be sold
01:15:14I did not look to your business brother and beware of those who'd meddle in it
01:15:21Should I know my word
01:15:31I
01:16:01I
01:16:31I
01:16:42Come in
01:17:01Moses
01:17:04Tell me where did you come from I
01:17:10Was born in a city called oil, where is that?
01:17:15Many miles away in Europe
01:17:20The people are not so cruel
01:17:23We do not trade in slaves in oil all niggers are slaves that is not true I
01:17:28I
01:17:30Come from a city, which is cleaner than this one
01:17:33much cleaner
01:17:35We trade we farm we hunt we fish
01:17:39We mine gold it work brass
01:17:43Why
01:17:45You even have some of our leather work here savages can't cure leather. No, mr. Coe slippers
01:17:52Then
01:17:54We sell our leather work to the Arabs and they in turn sell it on to you
01:18:00You have named it after the traders are not the makers
01:18:03But for your urban leather to get to North Africa would be an impossible journey thousands of miles
01:18:07Oh, we have many great trade routes and many mighty cities along the routes
01:18:16When we had
01:18:21Slavers came
01:18:24It became unsafe
01:18:29I'm afraid all that may be finished
01:18:33Moses I
01:18:36Know that you're our property, but I
01:18:40Hope you do not think ill of us. My name is not Moses. It is more
01:18:48Well Moses is your new name
01:18:51It is a fine name
01:18:54Moses was a great man. He was a teacher and a prophet and he led his people out of
01:19:01Well, he led them out of slavery
01:19:05Yes, I know
01:19:16I
01:19:17Must tell you this
01:19:19That no less a body than His Majesty's Privy Council has lately been
01:19:25investigating the supposed cruelties of the trade and
01:19:30You should know this the abolitionists have mustered
01:19:34But three men to testify in support of their cause
01:19:39three
01:19:42Let us be clear as to the state to which our opponents would have us consigned
01:19:50Bristol would be brought to beggary by abolition. So would London so would England herself
01:19:57Thousands thousands would be thrown out of employ on sea and on land
01:20:02Fine men like our new member there Josiah Cole would see their capital cast to the winds
01:20:09And all for what gentlemen all so that France can harvest what we have sown reaping our
01:20:17Prophets like the summer corn and confining Negroes in ships far far more barbarous
01:20:23You can be sure than those of our good. Mr. Cole there
01:20:40We must run
01:20:41We must run now
01:20:43We must go home, I do not know if that is wise you heard them
01:20:49She want to sell us to that woman with the children die
01:20:52It is too dangerous in the day, and we do not have the key at night, and I do not think that Francis
01:21:00Mrs. Cole
01:21:01Wishes to sell us yet. Have you learned from half the way home? Can you get the key? It is not just the key
01:21:09We need clothes to keep on
01:21:13We need money for food, I think mrs. Cole will help us in time, but we must wait
01:21:22like the lion in the grass
01:21:42Stephen
01:21:44That was a plumber's speech a plumber's speech. Oh, thank you Josiah
01:21:49We've just been talking of you truth to tell have a seat
01:21:54Yes, we were wondering whether you had an eye to
01:21:58Investments at the moment I gather you've been making inquiries at the hot well spa
01:22:05You know that we venturers own the freehold. I'm sure
01:22:08well, I I
01:22:10Did hear that you were of a mind to free it up mm-hmm indeed we are how would it suit you?
01:22:16Don't listen to him Josiah. He's selling you a vote
01:22:19You know that bilge water up there gives me nothing, but the fart in 40s
01:22:25mrs. Wallach mine
01:22:26Makes her feel like a young filly. She says
01:22:29Brings up the old Bathsheba in her you know what I mean well
01:22:33They care just once it for himself, but it's our tradition to offer new members first refusal on whatever takes their fancy
01:22:41Well
01:22:43What with the price basically it's two thousand down then nine hundred per annum for a ten-year lease
01:22:50Well, we could loan you the capital sum of course. I'll let you have it myself if that would suit
01:22:55I'll tell you what Josiah. I'll take the well and you can have mrs. Wallach
01:23:01She'd never pick the right curtains for the place
01:23:04Don't breathe in mrs. Wallach whereas mrs. Cole I can't but feel she has
01:23:11Precisely the connections to make a success of the well to make it a place of fashion again
01:23:18But Josiah, please don't feel an obligation
01:23:25Gentlemen I think I would like to accept your offer
01:23:33Oh
01:23:44This is cold I have obliged to you obliged to you
01:23:58You are a Ruby my dear I
01:24:02Would go anywhere with you I
01:24:06Would go to the pyramids of India
01:24:10You are my pyramid
01:24:13my Cleopatra
01:24:17Pick him up and take him into a study and sleep it off in there
01:24:24He's as drunk as a butcher's print yes, thank you mark
01:24:31You are my pharaoh
01:25:01Oh
01:25:20Lady Scott, it's such a pleasure to see you. We've been at Bath and thought we might call
01:25:26Frances seems in fine spirits
01:25:29She's been writing to me of the hot well
01:25:32It was a bargain a bargain your lordship
01:25:36Its profits will tide me over you see between ships
01:25:40Very glad to hear it
01:25:42We have it delivered every day now from the well that is said to be most invigorating for tadpoles perhaps my dear
01:25:48Oh
01:25:53Josiah that that is Josiah, and I were hoping that you and Lord Scott might visit the hot well during the summer months perhaps
01:26:00Take out a subscription
01:26:02Josiah thinks it will rival bath
01:26:05Perhaps
01:26:07So does this mean your husband has given up his charming maritime enterprises? We'll never give up our ships. We'll never give up the trade I
01:26:15Know nothing of trade. I was merely conversing
01:26:18And I know nothing of conversation. I was merely saying my brother, and I will never give up our ships
01:26:26More tea art no, thank you my dear
01:26:32Those creatures are most singular
01:26:37Most singular that they are remind me of someone who is it I?
01:26:41Know it is your husband
01:26:45I
01:26:47Perhaps your lordship would be interested in now
01:26:50coming in with me
01:26:52Not I Josiah. I should make a very poor partner. I know nothing of running a spa
01:26:58Well as to that
01:27:00Neither do I yet
01:27:05So everything has turned out for the best he treats me well uncle but
01:27:10Sometimes I find his business his business is doing very well Francis pays your allowance
01:27:16Your life must revolve around your household
01:27:20Not your husband's ships
01:27:22Are you?
01:27:24Are you otherwise content? Oh yes?
01:27:39I
01:27:56Don't know you could read a
01:28:01White man taught me
01:28:04My king sent me to study with him on the coast I
01:28:08Learned English and Portuguese
01:28:11Tell me is this picture a map of England
01:28:16Yes
01:28:19Where are we?
01:28:22Yeah, Bristol is here, and here's my home Whiteley's I have a picture of it somewhere
01:28:38I
01:28:43These are the woods near my home
01:28:49When I was a little girl I used to go there at dusk and watch the stars come out
01:28:55And in the spring these woods
01:28:59full of daffodils
01:29:02Come in
01:29:05Elizabeth I am to meet mr. Cole at the hot well
01:29:13Please bank up the fire
01:29:23Always her fire have you made it walk?
01:29:27Oh
01:29:32Mr.. Cole our new proprietor and the elegant mrs. Cole how gratifying and
01:29:40How does this chill weather please you are you well I?
01:29:44Am thank you
01:29:45How is business I?
01:29:47Would say more than a little above average the cold weather is a positive boon
01:29:54It's an ill wind that blows us some good at the hot well as I always say
01:30:01Tea will it be oh shall you drink some of your own waters
01:30:08Tea I think
01:30:23What do you think my dear by way of improvements
01:30:27well
01:30:28Some musicians might be hired to play some works by mr.. Handel perhaps
01:30:33His water music even that is the way of things at bath. I believe
01:30:39I'll see if he can be engaged
01:30:42What else do you think?
01:30:44It seems a little dowdy
01:30:46Oh
01:30:48some hangings
01:30:50Perhaps damask or some painted tapestry the very thing I was thinking myself
01:30:56Mrs.. Cole now I hate to mention pecuniary matters, but I do know that mr.
01:31:02Wendlesham in the colonnade has some very fine painted taffeta
01:31:0750 pounds for a hundred yards
01:31:1250 pounds
01:31:14Hi
01:31:17Well if that is the way of things so be it
01:31:44I
01:31:46I
01:32:10Three wise kings followed a star to find him
01:32:15They fell down on their knees and gave praise they offered up presents gold
01:32:21frankincense and
01:32:23They were African kings. I think they were from the east Moses. Well those things are from Africa
01:32:30Yes, and other places, too
01:32:32Mur is from the bark of the tree
01:32:36Frankincense is what we prefer from the air and gold
01:32:40Gold is one of our metals. Yes, and other people's metals to look here it is
01:32:47behold
01:32:49Wise men came from the east to Jerusalem Matthew chapter 2
01:33:00Where is Matthew this morning?
01:33:09He went in the middle of the night through the attic window we did not know to this morning we must find him
01:33:16Let me go
01:33:25Moses and mark go and search him down by the quayside after mr.. Cole's gone out find him
01:33:33I hope if you find him do not bring him back
01:34:03I
01:34:20Have you found him yet? No, I do not think he's at the dock. What are you talking about?
01:34:26Matthew was gone
01:34:28He's run away, and you know no
01:34:33I've just discovered it
01:34:38Matthew's run away
01:34:46The rascal the devil by God, I'll flail the skin from his back myself
01:34:53I'll get your baits in his battle to him. They'll soon have him back
01:34:59And you know what then
01:35:02Huh
01:35:05I'll have him flogged and put in irons
01:35:09And shipped out to sir Charles Fairies plantation, and do you know how long you lost her?
01:35:19Fortnight a ghost
01:35:27I hope you have been idle madam
01:35:31I hope you've been an idle fool and mislaid him
01:35:37For if I thought you let him go on in it
01:35:42You wouldn't be bitterly sorry
01:36:01I
01:36:17Gave him half a day perhaps that's enough to get him away
01:36:25It was wrong of him
01:36:29He's our property
01:36:31I
01:37:01I
01:37:18Mr.. Bates has been searching for Matthew
01:37:22But he's not yet found him
01:37:25It is likely is frozen to death in one of the warehouses
01:37:29Or fall it into the dock
01:37:35Mr.. Bates has kindly procured one of these
01:37:44It is for piercing the tongues of slaves
01:37:53Savvy
01:37:55It is used on the plantations
01:37:58For those who misbehave I
01:38:01Thought you might be interested to see it I
01:38:09Shall take the cost of Matthew from your allowance that is 100 pounds subtracted from 300 pounds
01:38:18Which one is Ruth
01:38:25You're a new mistress mrs. Waring will be here in a moment
01:38:29I met her at the corner of the square and agreed a price I
01:38:34Told her to come at once
01:38:38Let me warn the rest of you
01:38:42If any of you run I shall sell the others on the docks like barrels of sugar
01:38:52You'd all be sent to the plantations see
01:38:58I
01:39:03Need
01:39:28Oh
01:39:43Is this an inconvenient moment
01:39:51She's leaving her friends come along dear
01:39:54Yeah
01:39:56Today mrs. Cole miss Cole
01:40:05Mrs.. Waring, please let me know
01:40:25It's so small for a rat
01:40:43He's a loser how much
01:40:45I'm not speaking of it
01:40:48If they had taken him they would see if they catch him would I kill him?
01:40:55You
01:41:02Must tell Francis not to kill him how many more of us must die
01:41:12We will all tell her
01:41:15She will listen
01:41:17She will listen to you
01:41:20You
01:41:24I
01:41:54I
01:42:24Oh
01:42:55You can hear this commotion throughout the house
01:42:59Fasten your shirt Moses Francis will you not dance with me?
01:43:11Think she will tell the master. I don't think so
01:43:20Nobody's cross
01:43:22Goodness he's burning up like kindling
01:43:52Oh
01:44:12Francis
01:44:15Francis
01:44:18I'm sorry, but you must come
01:44:22It's Luke
01:44:23He's very ill
01:44:26What time is it gone 11
01:44:36If he's no better in the morning, I'll send for the doctor
01:44:42Very well, I'll send for him now, but I don't know how I can go
01:44:46Mr.. Cole is asleep, but I'll have to let you out
01:44:52Very well, come on
01:45:01You know to a child Lane you must wear this it's freezing
01:45:07It's called dr. Hadley
01:45:09I
01:45:17Just hope that it is not serious. You're in bondage. I take it I beg your pardon
01:45:24You're a slave
01:45:26Yes
01:45:28Well you seem like a man of education speak very good English I was taught by a countryman of yours in oil
01:45:36You a Christian no I was never baptized well, let's go
01:45:49Yes, you can be fairly liberal with this and
01:45:55Yeah a few drops of laudanum just for the pain
01:46:02Moses
01:46:05I
01:46:28Don't know if that would be possible
01:46:30It's just that my husband
01:46:36I understand the enormous expense
01:46:45I'm sorry of course you must come back
01:46:50Well
01:46:54Good night to you
01:47:04Francis, thank you
01:47:19You
01:47:23You saw the rose yourself coming out the bite of Benning sir
01:47:27Sales rate spread the lovely sight she was
01:47:30Fully loaded fully I was stabbed like kindling in a woodshed sir
01:47:34They were crying and puking and shitting as ever they were packed so tight. They couldn't breathe
01:47:39You couldn't have got a rat in between them sir
01:47:44Great news
01:47:46This is good news
01:47:48Go down to the kitchen get yourself some food
01:48:04Here go offer him give him this
01:48:18Oh
01:48:30That's what you're doing miss Cole
01:48:34Mrs. Cole asked me to buy her some flowers did she indeed?
01:48:38Francis Moses has been on an errand for you. I understand
01:48:42Flowers I sent him for some flowers
01:48:45Be laying fires before breakfast not running after you
01:49:15I
01:49:18Was Luke he's not better dr. Hadley will be here shortly
01:49:26These are beautiful crystals not all dirt and grime
01:49:33Why did you buy them because I dance with Brown
01:49:45I
01:50:07Forgot to lock you all in last night. You should have told me
01:50:10I
01:50:13Will you scold me
01:50:18No, I want you to teach me to dance
01:50:40I
01:51:10You